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During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were four famous gentlemen in the world, namely Zhao Sheng, the plains ruler of the Northern Zhao Kingdom located in the Central Plains; Wei Wujie, the Emperor Xinling of the State of Wei in the south of the State of Zhao; the Chunshen Junhuang Xie of the Further Southern Chu State; and the Meng Tian Wen of the State of Qi in Shandong.
Among them, only one person was called a true prince, that is, the Xinling Jun, who was admired by Sima Qian, while the other three were deficient in virtue.
The image of Chun Shenjun in film and television dramas
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > Chun Shenjun's ability is not good, and the Chu state style is irretrievable</h1>
Chu Guochun Shenjun Huang Xie is a typical example. He has 3,000 customers, recruits a wide range of benevolent people in the world, and in terms of numbers alone, he is the largest of the four gentlemen. Chun Shenjun's lineage is slightly different from the other three, the other three are all queens, and he is one of the six major families, the bloodline of the Huang family. In the Chu Kingdom, he is in a high position, can speak eloquently, and is definitely a talent.
Chun Shenjun also made a contribution to the rescue of Prince Xiong. Crown Prince Xiong was a proton in the State of Qin, and the State of Qin used this to contain the State of Chu. Chun Shenjun himself stayed in the Qin State and let Xiong Quan pretend to be an envoy of the Chu State, which enabled the prince to return home safely. Chun Shenjun also had great power over the court as a result, and was extremely strong.
However, the problem was that Chun Shenjun's assistance did not reverse the decay of the Chu state, but on the contrary, it deteriorated. In the subsequent war against Qin, Chun Shenjun also made a wrong judgment, so that even if the team reached Hangu Pass, but encountered the Qin army that left the pass, it was defeated and retreated, and finally ended in failure.
In addition, the most crucial reason why Chun Shenjun cannot be called a true gentleman is that he connived at the arrogance and lasciviousness of his doormen. There are hundreds of disciples under his door, and the number of people is large, and naturally there are some low-quality people. Under normal circumstances, the doorman has nothing to do every day, and in this idle day, some people begin to indulge.
After Chun Shenjun learned about it, he was actually unmoved, turning a blind eye to this matter, and the doormen were even more unscrupulous, which made the people resentful for a time.
All of the above is enough to prove that Chun Shenjun is in a high position and holds great power, but he has failed to defend his family and guide the coalition army, and his ability is indeed not very good. Coupled with high authority, pride and complacency, refusal to accept the opinions of others, and connivance with the arrogance and lust of the doormen, in the end, it is impossible to be commensurate with a true gentleman.
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Zhao Sheng, the prince of the Zhao Kingdom Plain, the son of King Wuling of Zhao, and later the prime minister of the Zhao State, held a high position of authority, regarded his people as grass and mustard, and his character was really worrying.
Korea wanted to cede the land of shangdang to the Zhao state, implying that it wanted to provoke a dispute between the Qin state and the Zhao state. Regardless of the obstruction of others, Pingyuan Jun insisted on taking the land, and said bluntly, "I got a good piece of land for no reason, why not enjoy it, I must accept it!"
Plain Jun
Sure enough, the Qin army launched an attack on the State of Zhao, but Pingyuan Jun made a major mistake in the strategic layout, and the State of Qin deliberately let the countries isolate the State of Zhao and make it have no reinforcements to save each other, and then used the reverse strategy to let Zhao Kuo replace the general Lian Po of the State of Zhao, which is the famous Battle of Changping in history. When Zhao Kuo, who was talking on paper, met bai qi who killed the god, the result could be imagined.
Pingyuan Jun is a typical Li Lingzhi dim, and he cannot know people to make good use of them, and finally completes the irreparable consequences.
If those who are in high positions of the country cannot think about the problem comprehensively and just stare at the small profits in front of them, the final result will not be much better. The protégés he cultivated were only for others to see, time-consuming and labor-intensive, and in the end, they only satisfied the minds of the recruiters to sell their reputations.
After the Battle of Changping, the State of Qin raised an army to besiege Handan, and then there was the famous Mao Sui in history, and the Plain Jun allowed Mao Sui to go there to relieve the plight of Handan, although this victory returned, but the small merits could not be overdoed, and the indelible losses brought by the Pingyuan Jun to the Zhao State could not be offset.
Plain Junli Ling Zhi Di has nothing to defend, if there is anything desirable in this person, it is to be able to cherish talent. Just like Zhao Kuo's father, Zhao Hao, the usual work content is to collect taxes, and once when he received the head of the Pingyuan Junmen guest, the doorman refused to pay the tax when he had someone to cover himself.
Zhao Hao was not easy to fool, so he directly killed this doorman. One of Pingyuan Jun's disciples was killed like this, as the saying goes, beating a dog depends on the owner, can Zhao Hao escape the disaster safely? When PingYuanjun asked about Zhao Hao's reasons, Zhao Hao only said: "Obey the law and abide by the law." Unexpectedly, because of this reply, Ping Yuanjun not only did not punish Zhao Hao, but felt that Zhao Hao was a talent, so he recommended him to the King of Zhao.
Mao Sui introduced himself to Pingyuan Jun
From this point of view, although Pingyuan Jun has the character of knowing people and being good at duty, which is worthy of recognition, it cannot cover up his Li Lingzhi. The so-called small things are irrelevant, the big things determine the survival, and the plain king cannot be called a true gentleman in the end.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > Meng Yujun was narrow-minded and treasonous for his own selfish desires</h1>
Although Meng Yijun was one of the four gentlemen of the Warring States, he had an indelible stain, and his achievements were mainly concentrated in two major events, one of which was to regard life as grass.
Meng Tianjun passed through the Zhao Kingdom, and the Zhao Guojun warmly entertained Meng Tianjun, who had been getting along well, but unexpectedly the people of the Zhao State were listened to to talk about Meng Tianjun's remarks, mainly to ridicule Meng Tianjun's short figure, Meng Tianjun was angry on the spot, and even killed more than a hundred people in a row.
Meng Yijun
This kind of behavior of Meng Tianjun is exactly the same as that of those famous tyrants, which is outrageous, how can this kind of behavior be a gentleman's act?
People who can't hear others say that they are not good, and even double their revenge, let alone not be gentlemen, are not exaggerated to say that they are villains who must be rewarded, which clearly reflects that Meng Yujun's character is not very good, and over time it will inevitably be unpopular.
According to the "Records of History", Pingyuan Jun, who accompanied Meng Tianjun on the side, watched Meng Tianjun kill his own people, but he was indifferent and did nothing, and it can be seen from here that Pingyuan Jun is definitely not a gentleman.
In addition, Meng Tianjun also had another thing that doomed him not to be called a true gentleman. From ancient times to the present, traitors have not been forgiven by the world, and Meng Tianjun actually helped other countries attack their own countries, not only breaking the principles and abandoning the faith, but also nailed to the pillar of shame, he colluded with the Qin state and the Zhao state to attack the Qi state for his own selfish desires, which was unreasonable in reason and morality.
In addition, Meng Tianjun recruited more than 10,000 customers, but there were few serious people who could be used, indicating that Meng Tianjun's vision was not very good, and he could not discern the pearls, but there was also a possibility. Meng Tianjun does not care about the quality of the doormen, he only cares about whether the formation created is in line with his own wishes, so no matter from which angle of analysis, Meng Tianjun is extravagant and wasteful, hypocritical to the extreme, how can such a person deserve the name of a gentleman?
Although the above three people are ranked among the four gentlemen of the Warring States, they are seriously unworthy of the position, and their behavior is very bad, which is completely insufficient to be crowned with the title of gentleman. Even though all three of them had some achievements in their respective fields, they could not cover up their crimes, and it was really unconvincing to say that they were gentlemen. On the other hand, among the four gentlemen of the Warring States, the remaining Wei Guoxin Lingjun Wei Wujie was a person who could really be called a gentleman.
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Xin Lingjun's life is legendary and politically accomplished. The other three of the four gentlemen were all suspected of creating momentum, and even though the doormen were arrogant and lascivious. And Xin Lingjun recruited celebrities, its purpose is to safeguard the interests of the country, for those who have low moral conduct, Xin Lingjun stubbornly refused, it can be said that he has no selfish intentions to speak of, not only that, Xin Lingjun looks down on life and death, honor and disgrace, accepts people with lofty ideals in the world, and has a broad heart, which is far from being comparable to the other three "gentlemen".
The disciples who remained around Xin Lingjun learned from a thousand people, and Xin Lingjun sent them to the frontiers of the country, the imperial court and other places, trying their best to make everyone show their talents, so they were often praised for their dedication to the country. Moreover, Xin Lingjun had a benevolent heart and was known for his kindness to his disciples and the people, which was in great contrast to Meng Tianjun's bad character of treating life as grass, which was the character and demeanor that a gentleman should have.
Xin Lingjun
Unlike the narrow-minded Meng Lingjun, Xin Lingjun was broad-minded, and in addition, in the military field, Xin Lingjun also had great achievements. During the Warring States period, the strength of the Qin State was strong, often forcibly plundering, stirring up the other six countries could not be peaceful, but there was no way to take it, who made the Qin State strong, therefore, most of the other countries held an attitude of not caring about themselves.
In a major incident in which the State of Qin attacked the State of Zhao, other countries chose to wait and see in order to protect themselves, even if the State of Zhao asked them for help, there was still no state willing to help it, and the State of Wei, because it was jealous of the strength of the State of Qin, also chose to stay still.
Seeing that the Zhao state was about to perish, Xin Lingjun put the interests of the state first, put his life and death on the outside, and stole it by the hand of the concubine of the King of Wei, seizing the military power of the State of Wei. It not only successfully defeated and rescued the State of Zhao, but also consolidated the position of the State of Wei at that time. Since ancient times, Xin Lingjun has been praised for his emphasis on national interests and the lightness of personal life and death honor and humiliation, and this incident is the famous "stealing of symbols to save Zhao" in history.
Xin Lingjun stole the charm to save Zhao
After stealing the charm to save Zhao, the State of Qin began to take revenge on the State of Wei. In the face of the Thousands of troops and horses of the Qin Army, the Wei Army, under the guidance of Xin Lingjun, fought a bloody battle, and timely applied to other countries for help, and finally gathered the strength of many countries to jointly fight against the Qin State, and finally made the Qin army defeated. Xin Lingjun twice led the army to defeat the Qin state, which not only consolidated the position of the State of Wei, but also struck a blow to the arrogance of the State of Qin, so that the Qin army no longer dared to launch a war at will.
In addition, Xin Lingjun also has a book on the art of war, "The Art of War of The Prince of Wei", which can better explain his military talent and achievements.
Whether it is from the aspect of personal conduct or the general righteousness of the country, Xin Lingjun can be called a gentleman, and the other three are either personally style-oriented or treasonous, which is really not comparable to Xin Lingjun.
Therefore, the so-called "four princes of the Warring States" is judged more by popularity and origin, while the personal character style and national righteousness that should really be used as the standard are left behind. Compared with the style of Xin Lingjun, the positions of The Prince of Pingyuan, Meng, and Chunshen jun are indeed somewhat unworthy of their names. From this point of view, the title of Warring States Gentleman is probably only really affordable by Xin Lingjun.