Living in the past Yan Wang Ji Duo

The State of Yan was a small country, and Sima Qian said that the country was "forced to be barbaric, and among the countries of Neicuoqi and Jin, the most weak and small, and the number of destroyers was numerous." The country's ability to survive among great powers for hundreds of years was, in Sima Qian's view, due to the benevolence of zhao gong.

There was a strange name among the historical monarchs of the Yan Kingdom, named Ji Duo. This Ji Duo did something that stunned Zhongzhong, engaged in a Zen concession, and almost destroyed the Yan Kingdom.

This matter was first and foremost a conspiracy by the State of Qi. The State of Qi sent Su Dai, su Qin's brother, on an envoy to the State of Yan. He asked Su Dai, how about King Xuan of Qi? Su Dai said no, he couldn't call him hegemonic, because he didn't trust the minister. Ji Duo is a person who is good at accepting the opinions of others. When Su Dai said this, he thought to himself that if he wanted to dominate, it seemed that he needed full trust in the ministers. Therefore, he reused the powerful courtiers of the time. This is not enough, someone has come up with a bad idea, ancient Yao let the world in Xu Yu, Xu Yu did not. Yao not only continued to have the world, but also gained a good name, which can be used as a reference. This was not enough, Yu felt that his son Qi was not capable enough, and as a result, he recommended Bo Yi to succeed him. Later, Qi was not convinced, gathered a group of people, overthrew Bo Yi, and became the son of heaven himself. This is Yu wants Qi to get this position through his own efforts, this can also be referenced, give the power to Zizhi, Zizhi is just a name, and everyone supports the prince, the prince has actual power, and finally can still be the monarch, this is a good thing. Listening, it makes sense, so he simply ceded the throne to Zizhi and became a courtier himself.

This is a farce in the Warring States period, in the case of the decline of the royal family and the competition for hegemony, Ji Duo disregarded the current situation of the real society, and actually used the ancient Zen concession system to give the royal power to the son, which is a completely pedantic act. Zen Rang has a special social background, in the ancient period, the productive forces are extremely backward, the social system is not perfect, the material is extremely scarce, at this time to be the king of a country to dedicate more than to obtain, so Zen Jean is feasible. In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, with the development of the productive forces, the role of power became more and more obvious, and it was impossible to survive without the concentration of power. The situation in the Yan state after Zizhi came to power should have been very bad, and Sima Qian said that he ruled for "three years, the country was in chaos, and the people were afraid." Later, Shogun Shi was plotted with Prince Ping to overthrow Zizhi, but without success. This in turn brought a catastrophic blow to the State of Yan, "after several months of hardship, tens of thousands of dead, fear of the people, and the departure of the people", see Sima Qian's description, when Zizhi estimated that in order to eradicate dissidents and consolidate his position, a massacre was carried out in the State of Yan. But it also made him completely lose public opinion. The State of Qi took advantage of the void to enter, the Yan army gave up resistance, Ji Duo was killed, and ZiZhi fled.

However, this time the State of Yan did not destroy the state, the reason is unknown, it may be that the Men of the State of Qi were merciful, or with the support of other princely states such as the State of Zhao, so that the Yan could exist. The Yan people embraced the prince as king, and it is disputed who this prince is, some people think that it is Prince Ping, and now it is generally believed that he was a hostage in the Zhao state at that time. It is more likely that Ji is in charge, which also shows that the Yan kingdom is not destroyed with zhao's support. On the other hand, after Ping's failed attempt to overthrow Zizhi, it is impossible for Zizhi to allow him to live.