During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Jin Dynasty also destroyed the Yu State that borrowed the road, and achieved the classic military fraud tactic of "false way to cut down the Qi", which was the pioneering work of "strategic deception" in the history of ancient warriors. However, as early as the time when The Duke of Jin proposed to borrow the Yu Kingdom, Yu Guo's grand master Bai Lixi strongly opposed it, and even died to advise Yu Jun.
However, Yu Jun was worried that if he did not borrow the road, then the Jin state would probably attack Yu by force, and with the strength of the Yu state, it would not be able to resist the powerful Jin state at all, rather than that, it would be better to lend the way to the Jin, the Jin state as the overlord of the Spring and Autumn Period, how could a big country fulfill its promise. Bai Lixi saw that the bitter persuasion was useless, and in a fit of anger, he said bluntly in the court: "If you borrow the Way to Jin, Jin Yan has the heart to not destroy Yu, the monarch is so cowardly, and the Yu kingdom is also dead!" ”
Other ministers also stood up against borrowing the way to Jin, but no matter how much they persuaded, Yu Jun had already made up his mind and made up his mind to lend the way to the State of Jin. When the jin army marched into the state of Yu, it was true that according to the covenant, it did not violate the yu state's subjects, qiu, and also destroyed the state of Yu's confidant, and for a time, the upper and lower levels of the State of Yu were grateful to the Duke of Jin, and even "Yu Jun" praised the public words of the Jin Dynasty and believed it.
The Jin army returned to the division again and passed through the State of Yu, and the people all treated the Jin army with melons, fruits and vegetables, however, when the Jin army approached the capital of the State of Yu, the ambitions of the tiger and wolf were thoroughly revealed, and the powerful Jin army directly laid siege to the capital of the State of Yu and captured Yu Jun and his courtiers, and at this moment, Yu Jun completely woke up, but at this time it was too late to wake up, and the State of Yu had now become a territory of the State of Jin.
After Baili Xi was captured, because Qin Mugong proposed marriage to Jin, Baili Xi was sent to Qin as a dowry slave of Qin Mugong's wife. Since then, Bai Lixi has been directly reduced from a doctor to a slave. However, what is surprising is that Baili Xi was later excavated by Qin Mugong and became the Doctor of the State of Qin, and later helped the State of Qin to dominate Xirong. So, what kind of person is Bai Lixi? In this article, we will take a look at Baili Xi.
Bai Lixi was originally born in The Cold Gate, the family was very poor, in the early years of study in the State of Qi, in order to eat a full meal, Bai Li Xi knelt down on the street and begged, and later, was taken in by The Uncle of the State of Qi, and became a doorman under the door. Bai Lixi was very confident in his talents, and he firmly believed that his talents would definitely be appreciated by Ming Jun, and then he would add officials to the knighthood and enjoy the fame and fortune.
However, the ideal is full, the reality is bone, Bai Li Xi sought an official in the State of Qi, Bai Li Xi's talent was not recognized by the King of the State of Qi, but also suffered ridicule from the Guest Secretaries of the State of Qi, he was a person with extremely strong self-esteem, he could not stand the ridicule of his colleagues, and fled the State of Qi in a huff.
Bai Li Xi traveled around the Central Plains for a while, he found that there was no Bole he wanted to follow among the kings of the kingdoms, when Bai Li Xi originally planned to live in seclusion in the mountains and forests for the rest of his life, however, the heavens reopened a door for him, Bai Li Xi was passing through Yu Guo, Yu Hou thought that Bai Li Xi was dressed in shabby clothes, but he talked very well, and Bai Li Xi had a kind of sage spirit.
Therefore, Yu Hou personally visited Baili Xi's residence, and at this time, Bai Li Xi was already extremely desperate, but Yu Hou's visit made him see a glimmer of light, although the Yu Kingdom was not large, and it was sandwiched among the kingdoms, surrounded by enemy countries, which was equivalent to surviving in the cracks, but the yu state king and subjects were united in their hearts, and also enabled the Yu state to stand among the princes for a long time.
What's more, Yu Hou treated him with the etiquette of a doctor, which made Bai Lixi very comfortable. Therefore, Bai Lixi agreed to Yu Hou's request, and after following Yu Hou to Yu Guo, what Bai Li Xi saw and heard along the way made him have great anxiety about the future of Yu Guo.
Although the State of Yu was united in its work, it was limited by the narrowness of its jurisdiction, the withering of people, and the fact that the State of Yu had no mountains and rivers to defend, such a country would eventually be annexed by a big country. However, having received favor from others, Bai Lixi still decided to try to change the Yu Kingdom.
After Bai Lixi was awarded the title of Doctor of the State of Yu, he began to carry out reforms, first of all, to strengthen the connection between the State of Yu and the surrounding powers, under his initiative, the State of Yu and the State of Jin formed an alliance, and against the threat of the neighboring State of Yu, Bai Li Xi used the technique of fake soldiers to disintegrate the attack of the State of Yu several times and reduce the border troubles of the State of Yu.
However, no matter how Bai Lixi reformed and rectified, the strength of the Yu state was still too weak, and when the ally Jin Guo made a request to use the Yu state to destroy the yu state, Bai Li Xi understood in his heart that Yu Guo's national fortunes were basically over, and all he could do was to continue the lifeline of the Yu state for a few more years.
When the Jin state made a request for false dao cutting, Bai Li xi could not persuade Yu Hou, who was eventually deceived by the "strategic deception" of the Jin state, resulting in the demise of the Yu state and the enslavement of Bai Li Xi.
As a dowry, Bai Lixi could not bear this humiliation of subjugation on the way to the Qin state, so he took advantage of the guards' lack of attention and secretly escaped himself, all the way to his hometown of Nanyang (Chu Guowan). After returning to the Chu kingdom, Baili Xi no longer studied the way of strategy, but concentrated on raising cattle for the king of Chu, and the cattle raised by Baili Xi were not only delicious, but also tender.
Therefore, Bai Lixi's governing ability is not famous in the world, but this cattle breeding craft is famous in the Chu country, which can't help but make Bai Li Xi very emotional, he studied hard for many years, but finally lived by a craft.
Just as Baili Xi was looking at the sky and sighing, at the Palace of the King of Qin in the northwest of the Chu Kingdom, Qin Mugong learned that Baili Xi was a rare talent, so Qin Mugong was ready to arrange emissaries to go to the Chu Kingdom with heavy money to redeem baili Xi.
However, at this moment, Qin Mugong's staff told him:
"If you spend a lot of money, then the king of Chu is likely not to let people go, and even thinks that the hundred miles of Xi are strange and it is possible to reuse him, on the contrary, if as long as he buys five sheepskins at the price of buying slaves, then the king of Chu will not be suspicious!"
Qin Mugong listened and shouted, "Miao! Finally, he sent someone to visit the King of Chu in the name of the alliance and offered to buy some slaves in the Chu kingdom. King Chu listened: "This feeling is good, send money back to buy people, this business is stable and profitable." Therefore, the king of Chu asked Qin envoys to choose slaves at will in the palace. Under the search of qin envoys, they found Baili Xi, called a few soldiers to directly stunned Bai Li Xi, and brought him back to the Qin state.
When the unconscious Bai Lixi woke up, he found himself sitting on a carriage, next to several literati dressed in Qin costumes. Bai Lixian asked, "Dare to ask, why am I on the carriage?" The envoy of Qin replied, "There are people in the Qin kingdom who have thought of you, so they sent us to redeem you and return to Qin." ”
Bai Lixi opened the window and looked at the convoy, when he saw Qin Bing, he almost knew it, but Bai Li xi still had to pretend to be confused, after all, if it was so easy to let the Qin people use themselves, then, wouldn't he be self-deprecating.
Bai Lixian then asked, "How much does it cost me to redeem me?" Qin Ling smiled and replied, "Five sheepskins!" Bai Li Xi listened, laughed and sighed: "I didn't think that my Bai Li Xi body could only be worth five sheepskins!" ”
After the carriage arrived in Qin Capital, the Qin envoy directly took Bai Lixi to the restaurant to eat; when the group walked to the restaurant, they saw that there was a person in the courtyard of the restaurant waiting for a long time. Bai Lixi was good at observing people, and he looked at it a few times, only to see that this person was extraordinary and had the aura of a superior person.
Bai Lixi pondered for a while, the Qin State had not heard of a certain doctor or nobleman, who had great prestige in the Qin State, and suddenly Bai Li Xi patted his head, and suddenly understood that this person was probably Qin Mugong. However, Bai Lixian was still unable to show his thoughts, and he understood that he still had to hide it.
After several people sat down, Bai Lixi saw the delicacies on the table, directly wiped his hands and ate, Qin Mugong and Qin Envoy looked at each other, and could only toast each other awkwardly. It wasn't until Bai Li xi was full of wine and food that he wiped the oil stains on the side of his mouth and asked, "Where is the deceased person whom the princes said?" ”
The envoy of Qin pointed to Qin Mugong, and Bai Lixi stood up and asked, "I have never remembered that Qin had a deceased person, can the Public recognize me?" Qin Mugong replied, "Although I don't know each other, mr. Daimyo, I have long been like thunder!" Bai Lixian continued to laugh and said, "An old decaying bone, even if there is any fame, it is just a wood." ”
Qin Mugong said: "Jiang Taigong is more than 10 years older than Mr. Jiang when he goes out of the mountain, so why does Mr. Jiang say that he is old?" Since Mr. Chu could not be reused, why not settle down in Qin? Qin Gong treated the virtuous people kindly. Bai Lixi took a drink of the fine wine on the table, then wiped his mouth and said, "The old decay has a plan to govern the country and secure the country, but only tell the Duke of Qin." ”
Qin Mugong smiled and said, "Sir, he has a plan to fix the country and the state, can you say a little bit about it?" Bai Lixi looked at the crowd and said, "All right! So I'll give you a brief introduction! The Qin state now has the misfortune of Rong Di on the outside, and is limited by the mountain inside, like a trapped beast, and does not have the strength to go east to fight against the princes, if it does not change, then Qin will repeat the fate of the Yu kingdom. ”
Qin Mugong listened to the meditation for a long time and continued to ask, "That gentleman has the art of cracking?" Bai Lixi replied, "Of course there is!" But I only told Qin Jun. At this moment, Qin Envoy pointed impatiently at Qin Mugong and said, "This is the monarch of the Qin State." After Bai Lixi listened, he immediately stood up and bowed to Qin Mugong, who stopped him and said, "Sir, you don't need to be polite, please advise Him on the plight of the Qin Kingdom." ”
Bai Lixi sat back in his seat and talked:
"In the eyes of the countries under the heavens, the Qin State is indeed a reckless land, and there is no hegemonic strength at all, so everyone in the world thinks that the Qin State is a dead game, but I think that the Qin State has several major advantages."
Bai Lixi said: "The State of Qin is far to the west, and its territory is only adjacent to the states in the east, so there is no way to intervene in the chaos of the Central Plains for many years, which makes the State of Qin avoid the chaos of military disasters, compared with the countries, the national strength and military strength of the State of Qin can be preserved to the greatest extent, which is a benefit." ”
Bai Lixi saw that Qin Muzheng was listening intently, and he continued to talk:
"Although there is a threat from the Rong people in the north of the Qin state, this is actually a natural advantage, if the Qin state can rely on the fertility of the land in the Guannei Plain, cultivate and recuperate, rectify the soldiers and horses, and he will annex and defeat the Rong people and obtain the northern land to form the land of the four plugs in Guanzhong, then the Qin state will become a hegemon, and this two benefits."
As for the threat of the Rong people that the Qin state is now facing, Bai Lixi believes that it is also a big advantage, he said: "The Qin people have been dealing with the threat of the Rong people for many years, so the Qin state's armament has never been slack for a while, so the prosperity of the army far exceeds that of the countries, and these three benefits." If the monarch and his subjects of the Qin state are united in their hearts and deliberately forge ahead, then the future king of the Qin state can be expected to be hegemonic. ”
Bai Lixi's words not only pointed out the defects of the Qin state, but also pointed out the advantages that the Qin state had, which made Qin Mugong begin to have a bottom in his heart, thinking that Bai Lixi was a capable minister who could govern the country and secure the state, and after the banquet, Qin Mugong directly worshiped Bai Lixi as the doctor and entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, which in fact, Qin Mugong handed over the military and political power of the country to Bai Lixi.
However, in the face of Qin Mugong's heavy reward, Bai Lixi insisted that his benefactor Uncle Jian be made a secretary of state, and said that if Qin Jun used him, the Qin state could be greatly rejuvenated. Therefore, Baili Xi and Uncle Jian became the strong left and right arms of the Qin state; and the King of Qin exchanged five black sheepskins for the Baili Xi, so the Baili Xi was affectionately called "The Five Doctors" by the Qin people.
When Baili Xi assisted Qin Mugong, he focused his energy on people's livelihood and military construction, and under his governance, the national strength of the Qin state began to gradually grow stronger and stronger, and the population also increased; with the assistance of Baili Xi, the Qin state quickly lifted the threat of Xi Rong, and opened up qin for thousands of miles, unifying the northwest region, resulting in the Qin state completely becoming a country of four cypresses, and also promoting the rise of Great Qin.
From the generation of Qin Mugong, the state of Qin began to increase its national strength, and even made the monarch of the State of Qin become one of the five hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, and Baili Xi was also praised by the Qin people as the famous face of Great Qin. However, when Baili Xi was reused by Qin Mugong, he was already over the age of Hua Jia, and after decades of ruling, in the end, he still could not escape the withering of the years, and Qin Mugong died of illness in the thirty-ninth year.
After baili xi died of illness, the qin state did not return to its original form, but still followed the way of governing the country of Baili Xi to continue to develop its national strength, until the emergence of the Shang martingale, the qin state began to transform from a spring and autumn country into a powerful country in the Warring States era, and then through the Qin Xiaogong, Qin Huiwen Wang, Qin Wu Wang, Qin Zhaoxiang Wang, Qin Xiaowen Wang, Qin Zhuang Xiang Wang, and finally unified by Qin Shi Huang.