In the thirty-first year of King Xian of Zhou (338 BC), Duke Xiao of Qin died, and his son King Huiwen of Qin took the throne. King Huiwen of Qin exterminated the Shang martingale, but did not abandon the law of the Shang martingale, so the national strength of the Qin state was still increasing. In the thirty-fourth year of King Xianwang of Zhou (335 BC), the State of Qin sent troops to attack Korea and capture the city of Yiyang. Seeing that the State of Qin was getting stronger, Su Qin, a native of Luoyang, came to the State of Qin and offered a plan to Annex the World to King Huiwen of Qin, but King Huiwen of Qin did not adopt it.
In the thirty-sixth year of King Xianwang of Zhou (333 BC), Su Qin saw that he had no room for development in the Qin State, so he left the Qin State and immediately went to the Yan State to lobby Yan Wengong: "The reason why the Yan State was not attacked by the enemy was because the Zhao State was used as a barrier in the south. If the State of Qin wanted to attack the State of Yan, it would have to travel thousands of miles; if the State of Zhao were to attack the State of Yan, it would only be within a hundred miles. Now you do not worry about the troubles within a hundred miles, but pay attention to things thousands of miles away, and there is no more mistake than this. May the Great King be able to unite with the Zhao Kingdom and become a close and seamless community of destiny, then the Yan Kingdom will certainly have no worries. Duke Wengong of Yan took Su Qin's advice and funded his vehicles and horses to lobby Marquis Suhou of Zhao.
Su Qin
Su Qin came to the State of Zhao and said to Zhao Suhou: "In this era, there is no country east of mount Kun more powerful than the State of Zhao, and it is the State of Zhao that poses the greatest threat to the State of Qin, but the reason why the State of Qin does not dare to send troops to attack the State of Zhao is because it is afraid that Korea and the State of Wei will calculate him behind." If the State of Qin attacked Han and Wei, without the obstruction of famous mountains and rivers, it could slowly encroach on them until it approached the capital. Korea and the State of Wei could not resist the State of Qin, and would inevitably belong to Qin; the State of Qin would transfer the flames of war to the State of Zhao without the restraint of Han and Wei behind them. Today, the total land area of the princely states is five times that of the Qin state, and the total military strength is about ten times that of the Qin state. If the six kingdoms unite as one and jointly attack the Qin state to the west, the Qin state will definitely be breached and destroyed. Now many people advocate that all countries should tie up the Qin state and achieve the hegemony of the Qin state by cutting off the land, so that they can personally gain glory and wealth, but they have no worries about their own country being harmed by the Qin state. Therefore, these people used the power of the Qin state day and night to intimidate the princes in order to make them cede the land. Therefore, I hope that the king will seriously consider it! I privately planned for the king that it would be better for Han, Wei, Qi, Chu, Yan, and Zhao to unite against the Qin state, so that the generals of all the countries under the heavens would ally with each other on the Huanshui River, exchange hostages, conclude a covenant, and jointly swear an oath: 'If the Qin state attacks one of the six kingdoms, the other five countries will send elite troops, either obstruct or go to the rescue.' If one of the nations does not keep the covenant, the other five will go on a crusade against him! The princely states formed an alliance against the State of Qin, and the State of Qin would certainly not dare to send troops out of Hanguguan to invade the country east of mount Kun. After hearing this, Marquis Zhao Suhou was very happy, treated Su Qin preferentially, and respected and favored him, gave him a rich reward, and sent him to unite the princely states.
Su Qin lobbied Zhao Suhou
Just when the State of Qin sent Rhinoceros as a general to lead a large army to attack the State of Wei, defeated more than 40,000 Wei troops, captured the Wei general Long Jia, captured Diaoyin, and prepared to continue the march to the east. Su Qin was worried that the Qin army attacking the Zhao state would undermine the plans of all countries to unite against Qin, and considering that no one else could be sent to the Qin state to lobby, he used the strategy to provoke Zhang Yi and let him go to the Qin state. Zhang Yi was a native of the State of Wei, and in his early years he studied the art of vertical and horizontal with Mr. Ghost Valley with Su Qin, who thought that his talent was inferior to Zhang Yi. Zhang Yi lobbied the various princely states, but did not meet the Ming Emperor who knew him, and was trapped in the Chu state, and Su Qin deliberately recalled him and humiliated him. Zhang Yi was enraged and thought that only the Qin state could pose a threat to the Zhao state, so he came to the qin state. Su Qin secretly sent his subordinate petty officials with money to fund him, so that Zhang Yi could meet the King of Qin. The King of Qin was very happy and appointed him as a guest secretary. At this time, the people sent by Su Qin bid farewell to Zhang Yi and said: "Mr. Su Qin is worried that the Qin army attacking the Zhao state will break the alliance of unity and indulgence, and believes that only you can run the state affairs of the Qin state, so he deliberately provoked you and sent me to secretly fund your expenses, which are All Mr. Su's plans." Zhang Yi said with emotion, "Oops! It turned out that my actions were all arranged by Mr. Su, but I didn't know it at all, so I couldn't compare with Mr. Su. Please thank Mr. Su on my behalf, when Mr. Su is doing things, I will definitely not say anything else! ”
Zhang Yi
So Su Qin went to persuade King Xuanhui of Han: "There are hundreds of thousands of armored soldiers in the land of more than nine hundred miles in Korea, and the world's strong bows, crossbows, and swords are all produced in Korea." South Korean soldiers shot arrows with crossbows on their feet, firing hundreds of rounds in a row without stopping. With the brave soldiers of Korea, draped in strong armor, with powerful crossbows, and sharp swords in their hands, it is not a problem to be a hundred. If the king submits to the Qin state, the Qin state must make sure that you cede the two cities of Yiyang and Chenggao. This year it was given, and next year it is proposed to cede other land. In this way, there will be no land to give, and if it is not given, it will be abandoned and will cause disaster. Moreover, the land of the great king is limited, and the greed of the Qin state is endless, and it copes with infinite greed with a limited amount, which is like the common saying that spending money to buy resentment, seeking bitter food, and losing the land without a battle. As the saying goes: 'I'd rather be a chicken head than a cow's tail.' 'Great King, you are so wise and have a powerful army in Korea, but you have fallen into a oxtail reputation, I am privately ashamed of the great king!' King Xuanhui of Han accepted Su Qin's suggestion.
South Korea's strong bow and crossbow
Su Qin went to the King of Wei again and said, "The territory of the Great King is thousands of miles around, and although the place is not very large on the surface, the village and town houses are very dense, almost to the point where it is impossible to find grazing." Densely populated, with many cars and horses, it drives day and night, rumbling and rumbling, as lively as the three armies walking. I estimate that the strength of the Great King is not weaker than that of the Chu State. Now I have also heard that the soldiers of the Great King, Wei Wu's soldiers of 200,000, the Cangtou Army of 200,000, the Fighting Army of 200,000, the 100,000 of them serving miscellaneous services, 600 chariots, and 5,000 warhorses, but they listened to the shallow views of the Qunchen and wanted to submit to the Qin State, hoping that the Great King would consider it in detail. Therefore, King Zhao sent me to suggest to you that a covenant be made together, and I hope that you will make a clear decision. King Hui of Wei agreed with him.
Wei army
Su Qin went to the State of Qi again to persuade the King of Qi: "The State of Qi is dangerous on all sides, with more than two thousand miles of land, hundreds of thousands of armored soldiers, and a mountain of grain reserves. The elite Qi's three armies can resist the strength of the five countries, attacking as quickly as flying arrows, fighting like ten thousand thunderbolts, and disappearing like wind and rain when retreating, without a trace. With them, even if the army needs soldiers, it does not need to cross Mount Tai, cross the Qing River, or cross the Bohai Sea to requisition. There are 70,000 households in Linzi City, and I speculate that there are no less than three men in each household, and there is no need to go to remote townships and counties to recruit soldiers, and only the number of people who can serve as soldiers in Linzi City is enough for 210,000. Linzi City is rich and solid, and there is no one in the city who does not fight cocks, walk dogs, play chess, and play football. On the streets of Linzi, there were so many cars that collided with each other, and there were so many people that they were shoulder to shoulder, and their clothes were connected into draperies, and everyone sweated like the rain. The reason why Han and Wei were very afraid of the Qin state was because of the border with the Qin state, and the two sides fought, and it did not take ten days, and the victory or defeat could be decided. If The Republic of Korea and the State of Wei had defeated the State of Qin, they would have lost more than half of their troops, and the borders of the four sides would be difficult to hold; if they lost to the State of Qin, the country would face danger. Therefore, Korea and the State of Wei were very cautious about fighting with the State of Qin, and often showed tolerance and submission. Now the Qin state attacked the state of Qi differently, the Qin army had to turn its back on the territory of Korea and the state of Wei, pass through the main road of the Wei state of Yang and Jin, and then pass through the dangerous area of the father of The Qi, the vehicles could not be parallel, the cavalry could only go alone, as long as a hundred soldiers were sent to guard the dangerous point, even a thousand people did not dare to pass. Although the State of Qin wanted to venture deeper, it was afraid of the Activities of Korea and the State of Wei behind it, so the Qin army was suspicious and could only bluff, but did not dare to rush to attack the State of Qi. From this point of view, it is obvious that it is difficult for the State of Qin to invade the State of Qi. You do not carefully consider the helplessness of the State of Qin against the State of Qi, but you want to submit to him to the west, which is a mistake of the State of Qi. Fortunately, the State of Qi did not submit to the name of the State of Qin, but it had the reality of a strong country, so I hope that the King should pay a little attention to plotting this matter! So the King of Qi also listened to Su Qin's advice.
Restoration map of Linzi, Qi state
Finally, Su Qin came to the Chu state to lobby the king of Chu Wei and said: "The state of Chu is a powerful country in the world, with a radius of more than 6,000 miles, a million armored soldiers, 10,000 chariots, and tens of thousands of warhorses. The state of Qin is most worried about the state of Chu, the state of Chu is strong, the state of Qin is weak, the state of Qin is strong and the state of Chu is weak, the two countries are not separated, can not coexist. Therefore, for the sake of the great king, it is better to unite with several other countries to isolate the Qin state. I can let the countries east of Mount Kun pay tribute to you and accept the king's anti-Qin orders; then hand over the Jiangshan Sheji and Zongmiao temples to you, step up the training of soldiers, build weapons, and obey your command. From this point of view, if the practice of the combination of vertical and vertical, the countries will cut the land to annex the Chu state, if you want to connect the Chu state, you need to cut the land to the Qin state, these two strategies are far apart, I don't know which one you want to choose the great king? The King of Chu also obeyed his persuasion.
King of Chu Wei
As a result, Su Qin became the chief of the Alliance of the Six Kingdoms, and also served as the minister of the Six Kingdoms. When he returned to the Zhao state from the north of the Chu state, the carriages and horses were loaded with so many clothes that they could be compared with the kings.
Su Qin carried the Seal of the Six Kingdoms
In the thirty-seventh year of King Xian of Zhou (332 BC), King Hui of Qin sent a rhinoceros to deceive the State of Qi and the State of Wei, and together with them sent troops to attack the State of Zhao, thus breaking the Six-Kingdoms Covenant. Zhao Suhou accused Su Qin, and Su Qin was very frightened and asked to send him as an envoy to the State of Yan to jointly retaliate against the State of Qi. After Su Qin left the Zhao kingdom, the alliance collapsed. The State of Zhao dug up the Yellow River to flood the qi and Wei armies, and the combined forces of the State of Qi and the State of Wei withdrew. The State of Wei offered Yin and Jin to the State of Qin as a condition for reconciliation with Qin.
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