Zhang Yi repeatedly deceived the King of Chu Huai, but retreated with all his body

It is said that the State of Qin is strong, so the State of Qi and the State of Chu formed an alliance to deal with the State of Qin together. At that time, Zhang Yi was serving the King of Qin, and if the State of Qin wanted to attack the State of Qi, he first sent Zhang Yi to the State of Chu, hoping to persuade the King of Chu not to act with the State of Qi.

Zhang Yi went to the State of Chu and said to the King of Chu Huai, why should you ally with the State of Qi against the State of Qin, what are the benefits, if you choose to be close to the State of Qin, we are willing to give you a place of six hundred miles in the region. How good is it for Qin and Chu to "marry women and grow up to be brothers' country"? When King Huai of Chu heard this, he was happy and agreed with Zhang Yi's statement, so all the courtiers came over to say hello. However, there were still people in the Chu state who understood, and at that time, Chen Yi happened to be serving the king of Chu, and immediately poured cold water: "Things are not so simple, in my opinion, the Chu state will definitely not get the six hundred miles, and the most likely thing is that Qin and Qi are united, if that is the case, the disaster of the Chu state will come." King Huai asked why. Chen Yi replied that the reason why the State of Qin valued the State of Chu was precisely because the State of Chu and the State of Qi acted together, and if the State of Chu offended the State of Qi and chose to make friends with the State of Qin, then after the situation had changed so much, how could the State of Qin still value the State of Chu and give the State of Chu six hundred miles? In fact, Chen Yi's analysis was very correct, but the King of Chu had already been fascinated by six hundred miles, and he couldn't listen to it at all, so he said to Chen Yi, you just shut up and see how I got the land. So the King of Chu gave Zhang Yi many gifts and sent someone to accompany Zhang Yi to the Qin Kingdom. Then the border with the State of Qi was closed and diplomatic relations with the State of Qi were severed.

After Zhang Yi returned to the Qin Kingdom, he pretended not to grasp the rope when he got on the car, fell off the car, and claimed to have not been on the court for three months. After the King of Chu heard about this, he thought that Zhang Yi might want to see my actual actions at this time, and it was impossible to give me six hundred miles so easily. So he sent people to the Song kingdom to scold the king of Qi and break off diplomatic relations with the state of Qi. The King of Qi was furious, broke the runes, and chose to defect to the Qin state.

At this time, Zhang Yi went to the court, and he said to the envoys of the Chu State, I have six miles of land that I am willing to dedicate to your country. The envoys were all blinded when they heard this, didn't they say that they were six hundred miles away? The envoys had no choice but to return to the country to report to the King of Chu, who was angry after hearing this, and in anger, prepared to send troops to attack the Qin State. Chen Yi asked the King of Chu, I've been shut up for so long, can I speak now? With the current situation, it is better to attack the State of Qin than to unite with the State of Qin to fight the State of Qi, and those who lose from the State of Qin can be compensated back from the State of Qi, and perhaps they can still earn a little. However, at this time, the king of Chu could not listen to it, and sent a general to attack the state of Qin, only to be defeated by the combined forces of the state of Qin and the state of Qi, killing 80,000 people, and also losing Danyang and Hanzhong. The king of Chu did not admit defeat and continued to attack the state of Qin, only to be defeated in Lantian, so he had to admit peace and send out two more cities to finish.

After the peace talks, one day the State of Qin contacted the State of Chu and said that he wanted to exchange land with the State of Chu outside of Wuguan. The King of Chu remembered zhang Yi pit him and replied, "I can give Qianzhong to you, as long as I give Zhang Yi to me." The King of Qin was also a pit cargo, and wanted to send Zhang Yi to the Chu Kingdom, but he was embarrassed to say. After Zhang Yi heard about it, she took the initiative to request to go to the Chu Kingdom. The King of Qin did not hide it, and asked Zhang Yi, "The King of Chu hates you for deceiving him for six hundred miles, what should you do?" Zhang Yi said, It's okay, I went on behalf of the king, he dared to treat me like this, besides, if I am killed, I can get the land of Qianzhong for you, and I can also be considered dead. This touched the King of Qin, and while wiping his tears, he ordered Zhang Yi to prepare a car to drive to the Chu Kingdom.

As soon as Zhang Yi arrived, the King of Chu ordered him to be arrested and ready to be killed. It is said that Zhang Yi had a good friend in the Chu kingdom named Jin Shang, and Jin Shang was deeply trusted by Zheng Gui, the wife of the King of Chu. Jin Shang ran to Zheng Gui and said, Madam, do you know that you may have been abandoned by the King of Chu? Zheng Asked why. Jin Shang said that the King of Qin valued Zhang Yi very much, and he would definitely rescue Zhang Yi, and heard that the King of Qin was preparing to give the six counties to which Shangyong belonged to the Chu State, and also gave the beautiful women of the Qin State to the King of Chu. You must know that the King of Chu attaches great importance to the land, not to mention the beautiful women of the Qin Kingdom, and at that time, the lady you can be snubbed, so you might as well intercede and let Zhang Yi go. So Zheng Gui blew the wind with the King of Chu day and night, saying that now our land has not been sent out, Zhang Yi has already come, this is a great respect for the king, if you kill Zhang Yi, the Qin state is furious to avenge Zhang Yi, what can we do, you have to insist on this, hurry up and send me and my children to Jiangnan, so as not to be harmed by Qin soldiers. The pillow wind was still relatively strong, and the King of Chu Huai finally let Zhang Yi go, still receiving him as solemnly as in the past.

Zhang Yi continued to lobby the King of Chu, suggesting that Qin and Chu send princes to each other as hostages, and also agreed that the daughter of the King of Qin marry the King of Chu, and the two countries would be friends for generations. King Huai of Chu thought that the land in Qianzhong that had been agreed upon this time had not yet been given, and he wanted to agree with Zhang Yi's opinion. Qu Yuan couldn't look at it anymore and said to King Huai of Chu, the last time the great king was deceived, this time Zhang Yi came to the Chu kingdom, I thought you were going to kill him, now not only do not kill him, but also continue to believe his nonsense, how can you do this? The king of Chu said that he promised that he could keep the land of Qianzhong, and I had already promised it, and it would be bad to renege on my promise.

King Huai of Chu thought about not reneging on his promise to Zhang Yi, but when did Zhang Yi value the promise of king Chu. Zhang Yi repeatedly deceived, and was able to take advantage of the situation to safely avoid retaliation, which can be described as the boldness of the artist.