Su Qin and Zhang Yi were both proud protégés of Ghost Guzi
There were many schools of state administration in the Warring States period: Confucianism, Dharma, Taoism, Bingjia, and so on. There is a genre called the "Zongheng School". There is a person in the Zongheng Sect that you must have heard of called "Ghost Valley", Ghost Valley has two apprentices, one is called Su Qin, and the other is called Zhang Yi.
At that time, the seven countries were fiercely fighting for hegemony, the Qin state was strong, and the other six countries were average. The situation is unstable, and the countries are still allies today, and tomorrow they may meet each other. Every country is recruiting talents to enhance its strength, which provides a platform for people with lofty ideals such as Su Qin and Zhang Yi to display their skills.
Territory of the Warring States period
Although Su Qin and Zhang Yi were in the same door, their strategies had their own advantages. Su Qin advocated "combining verticals", but Zhang Yi advocated "continuous horizontal".
Let's start with Su Qin. This Su Qin was really not simple, he only used one mouth to persuade the Six Kingdoms outside of Qin to join forces. The so-called "joint indulgence" means that several countries unite against one country. With the collusion of Su Qin, the six kingdoms of Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, and Wei all united their fronts and were determined to join forces to conquer the Qin state.
At that time, the State of Qin had strength, the king's waist was hard, and the monarch was the King of Qin Wu, who was strong in the country's military strength and destroyed Korea for no reason.
Su Qin first came to the Yan Kingdom and met King Yan Zhao. Su Qinxian and King Yan Zhao analyzed the general trend of the world and agreed that the biggest threat at present was the State of Qin.
Su Qin and King Yan Zhao analyzed the general trend of the world
Su Qin said: "The most powerful one now is the Qin State, but if the Qin State wants to attack us, it is not an easy task. It is necessary to march thousands of miles, and there are many small countries in the middle.
The closest to us is the State of Zhao, and if the State of Zhao wants to attack us, hundreds of thousands of troops will immediately assemble in front of the gate of the State of Yan. Therefore, what the Yan Kingdom has to do now is to first unite with the Zhao State, and then use the same method to unite the other four countries into one, and everyone will deal with the Qin State together, so that the Qin State basically has no chance of winning except for defeat.
Su Qin's words reached the heart of King Yan Zhao, and King Yan Zhao simply regarded Su Qin as a straw to save his life. Immediately said to Su Qin: "Sir, whatever you want, no matter what you want, for the sake of the grand plan, I am willing to sacrifice anything." ”
Su Qin said that he would go to other countries to persuade the kings of various countries to achieve a connivance, and King Yan Zhao, who was very happy, rewarded him with a lot of gold and carriages and horses.
Su Qin came to the Zhao Kingdom with gold and silver jewelry, and the Zhao Kingdom and the Yan Kingdom usually did not violate the river water, and there was no festival. Therefore, for Su Qin's visit, King Zhao Huiwen was very happy and treated Su Qin with great gifts.
As soon as Su Qin saw King Huiwen of Zhao, he boasted: "The people of the world praise you for your wisdom." King Zhao Huiwen's flattery to Su Qin was very useful, and Su Qin continued: "A good monarch, in addition to letting the people live and work in peace and contentment, should also do a good job in relations with neighboring countries, such as good neighborly relations with neighboring countries, the Yan Congress sends fertile land, the Qi national assembly offers a bay rich in fisheries, and the Chu state offers a garden rich in fruits, and then everyone in the world knows that you are the most honorable, so that there is no difference between you and those Spring and Autumn Five Lords." ”
After Su Qin finished looking at King Zhao Huiwen and finding that his expression was a little hesitant, Su Qin continued: "Of course, the Great King can also choose to ally with the State of Qin; however, the State of Qin is allied with the State of Zhao and sends troops to attack Korea and the State of Wei, and after the State of Qin has captured the Six Kingdoms of Wei and Korea, do you think the State of Zhao can still run away?" ”
Korea and the State of Wei were neighbors of the State of Zhao, and King Huiwen of Zhao knew the truth of the cold in his lips and teeth, and understood that once Korea and the State of Wei were destroyed, the State of Zhao would not be far from being destroyed, so he began to slowly agree with what Su Qin said.
Su Qin continued when he saw the drama: "Now that the Qin army is strong and strong, no country in this world is its opponent. However, the land of the other six countries is more than five times larger than that of the Qin State, and the number of soldiers in the other six countries is ten times that of the Qin State, and if the six countries are integrated, then the combat effectiveness is very strong. Instead of waiting for the Qin state to be destroyed one by one, it is better for the six countries to form an alliance and destroy the Qin state first. ”
King Zhao Huiwen listened to his eyes and lit up, Hey! Although the Qin State is said to be powerful, if our six kingdoms are combined, the strength of the Qin State will exceed ten times that of the Qin State, so is it not easy to attack the next Qin State?
King Zhao Huiwen immediately patted his chest and assured Su Qin, "Sir is a big deal, I listen to your arrangement." In order to show his sincerity, King Huiwen of Zhao immediately promised to send Su Qin a hundred luxury cars, twenty thousand taels of gold and a hundred pairs of white jade.
When Su Qin saw that King Huiwen of Zhao not only agreed to the request of the combination, but also sent so many gifts, he was more confident in accomplishing this combination of things.
Su Qin then went on to persuade Korea, the State of Wei, the State of Qi, and the State of Chu. In this way, the trend of six countries combining vertical and vertical began to take shape. Su Qin, also because of the promotion of the six kingdoms, was named the leader of the Six Kingdoms Alliance, served as the xiangguo of the six countries, and hung the seal of the six kingdoms, frightening the Qin state for fifteen years and did not dare to send troops to attack other countries.
Next, let's talk about Zhang Yi.
Zhang Yi is confident and open-minded, and she also feels that she is very smart, and she is a famous teacher and student, and she feels that she is very powerful, and she can't wait to show her skills to do a big career.
Zhang Yi, a geek in the Warring States period
At this time, Su Qin was lobbying the Six Kingdoms Alliance to resist Qin, and had already been named the Minister of the Six Kingdoms. The Six Kingdoms obeyed Su Qin's connivance and worked together against the Qin State.
Zhang Yi thought that his old classmate Su Qin had completed his dream, and he could not give up his lofty ambitions, and he must come up with a countermeasure that could compete with it.
Zhang Yi pondered for a long time, and he finally came up with the idea of helping the Qin State to adopt the technique of continuous horizontal and disintegrate the Six Kingdoms Alliance. To destroy the alliance of the six countries, it is necessary to win one by one. Zhang Yi managed to sneak to the Qin state and began to plan.
Zhang Yi came to the Qin kingdom to meet the King of Qin
It can be seen that smart people must learn to create opportunities in trouble. Without Su Qin's joint efforts to unite the Six Kingdoms to deal with the threat of the Qin State, there would be no Zhang Yilian Heng's clever tricks, and his career would not have reached a higher level.
Zhang Yi knew that the King of Qin had ambitions to unify the world, and was worried that other princely states would unite to attack the Qin state. The Six Nations Alliance was a huge threat to Qin, and he believed that a breakthrough should be found first, and then solved one by one.
324 BC, the first year of King Hui of Qin. The relations between the six countries have shown signs of loosening, and the six countries have always proceeded from their own interests, and the slightest change in the situation will shake.
Zhang Yi decided to take the opportunity to sabotage the conspiracy.
For the benefit of the State of Qin, Zhang Yi temporarily left the State of Qin and went to the State of Wei to serve as a chancellor. He intended to first persuade the State of Wei to submit to the State of Qin, and let the other princely states follow suit.
Zhang Yi first came to the State of Wei, but because he was young and crazy, no one in his eyes was inferior, and he was unfavorable to the first debut, originally wanted to show his knowledge with one hand, but unexpectedly it was self-defeating, so angry that King Hui of Wei ordered him to be bombed out on the spot.
Zhang Yi went to the State of Qi again, and the King of Qi Wei sent him to disintegrate the State of Yue and the State of Chu.
Zhang Yi rushed to the State of Yue, persuading the King of Yue to attack the State of Chu, and then went to the State of Chu to persuade the King of Chu to fight against the State of Yue.
As a result, there was no war between Chu and Vietnam, and the Crisis in the State of Qi was not resolved. Zhang Yi could not stay in the Chu state, and he had no face to return to the country of Qi, so he had to go back to his hometown first and wait for the opportunity.
King Hui of Wei refused to accept Zhang Yi's suggestion. When King Hui of Qin heard this, he was furious and immediately sent an army to attack the State of Wei, but the State of Wei still did not accept it.
Later, King Hui of Wei died and King Xiang of Wei took the throne. Zhang Yi persuaded The King of Wei Xiang again, and the King of Wei Xiang did not listen to Zhang Yi's persuasion.
There is no way, the soft can not come hard, Zhang Yi secretly instigated the Qin state to attack the State of Wei, the State of Wei was defeated, and the King of Wei Xiang finally withdrew from the Alliance and submitted to the State of Qin.
The King of Qin also sent Zhang Yi to lobby the Chu state and the State of Yan, and Zhang Yi was even frightened by the King of Chu Huai and the King of Yan Zhao, and lian Meng was once again perfectly deceived.
Zhang Yi came to the Chu kingdom to disintegrate and conspired against the king of Chu Huai
In 311 BC, Zhang Yi persuaded the Six Kingdoms, which basically collapsed, and returned to the Qin State to repay the merits, coinciding with the death of King Hui of Qin and the ascension of King Wu of Qin.
King Wu of Qin did not like Zhang Yi since he was crown prince, and now there are many ministers who say bad things about Zhang Yi, saying that Zhang Yi is untrustworthy, capricious, betraying the country, and so on.
Zhang Yi hid at home and couldn't get sick, and he was worried that King Wu of Qin would kill him.
When the princes heard that Zhang Yi and King Wu of Qin had a rift in their feelings, they all betrayed the Lianheng policy and resumed the alliance.
In 309 BC, Zhang Yi, a strategist who had turned countless people around with a three-inch tongue, died of illness in the State of Wei.
221 BC, the last year of the Warring States. After years of unremitting struggle, the State of Qin defeated the Six Kingdoms and finally unified China.
The State of Qin eventually defeated the Six Kingdoms and unified China