When Wei Huiwang Wei Yan ascended the throne, it was the heyday of the Wei state, with the century-old foundation created by Wei Wenhou and the prestige laid by Wei Wuhou's southern conquest of the northern war, it can be said that it was Wei Huiwang who showed his skills and the grand ambition of the world. However, it is a pity that the State of Wei did not further lead the Three Jins and swept the world, but instead suffered continuous defeats in the rising Qin, Qi and other states, and the territory was swallowed up by the cannibal whales again and again. Under the leadership of King Hui of Wei, the national strength of the State of Wei continued to decline, "defeated by Qi in the east, lost more than 700 miles to the qin land in the west, and humiliated by Chu in the south", and by his death, the State of Wei was no longer able to stop great Qin's eastward exit. Obviously, it was a good hand, why was it beaten by King Wei Hui?
1. Although the country is strong, it will perish if it is belligerent
The founding monarch of the State of Wei, Wei Wenhou, "Wenshi Zixia, Youtian Zifang, And Li Duan Ganmu", reused Li Wu's transformation method, Wu Youwu defeated the Qin State several times, and he also personally worshiped the great Confucian Xia of the time as a teacher, and Zixia became the so-called "Imperial Master" and personally sat in Xihe, which not only had a very significant effect on the border princely states of the Qin, Chu, and Zhao states, but also made the Wei state become a cultural suzerainty among the Central Plains countries, attracting the world's celebrities and becoming their ideal serving country. However, under the command of Marquis Wu of Wei, although the State of Wei was strong in force, it was obvious that it had ceased to be a "small hegemon" in the Warring States, because of the improper use of personnel and the meritocracy of people, which led to the loss of a large number of talents in the State of Wei during the Wei WuHou period, which also gave King Hui of Wei a bad start.
The most dangerous thing is that during the period of Marquis Wu of Wei and King Hui of Wei, although Marquis Wu of Wei was on a par with his father Marquis Wu of Wei in terms of combat command, and even won many beautiful battles in the Southern Expedition and the Northern War, he obviously underestimated the ambitions of the Zhao State in the Three Jins, and the contradictions escalated in the constant friction, and the once unbreakable Three Jin Alliance collapsed, and the State of Wei suddenly became the target of everyone. In the period of King Hui of Wei, although there was a famous general Pang Juan, after the Battle of Guiling and the Battle of Maling, the State of Wei not only lost Pang Juan, it can be said that its military strength was completely declined, and the wei wu pawns that had once moved the world had been exhausted, so that King Hui of Wei lamented that "the east was defeated by Qi, and the eldest son died; the west was lost in Qin for seven hundred miles; and the south was humiliated by Chu", in addition, the State of Wei also because of several military operations to defeat Han Zhao, and the outcome of the State of Wei in the land of four wars can be imagined.
2. Attack the spear of the other and the shield of the other
The biggest reason for the defeat of the State of Wei in the future was the loss of talent, and these people did not "pit" the motherland in the future when they were high-ranking officials of other countries. The first to bear the brunt was the famous military figure Wu Qi, who was the most important general during the reign of Marquis Wenhou of Wei, who was the greatest contributor to the wei state's capture of the qinxi river land, and also the soul of Wei Wuzu, who also appointed Wu Qi to change the law after Wei Wuhou reigned. However, the Marquis of Wei Wu had no way, and his suspicions forced Wu Qi away, and afterwards he was also punished, "and Wu Qi mourned the king, and the south and the barbarian Yue, so there were Dongting and Cangwu", and in the twenty-first year of the Zhou An King (381 BC), the stronger Chu army and the Zhao state combined forces defeated the Wei army.
During the reign of King Hui of Wei, there were more talents released, sun bin defeated Pang Juan twice, especially after the Battle of Maling, the strength of the State of Wei was seriously weakened, from the number one power to a second-rate power, and the situation in which the State of Wei dominated the Central Plains for more than a hundred years was gone. The second king of Wei Hui to let go was the well-known Shang Martin, directly setting up an insurmountable strong enemy for the State of Wei, under the leadership of Shang Martin, the State of Qin gradually became stronger, and repeatedly challenged the neighbor state of Wei, and finally in the twenty-first year of Qin Xiaogong (341 BC), "Wei Martin fu Jia shi attacked the Duke of Wei, because of the attack on his army, it was destroyed to return to Qin", and King Hui of Wei was forced to cede part of the land in Hexi to seek peace. And King Hui of Wei also missed Zhang Yi, who could stir up the world with only two thin lips in the future, Zhang Yi was also the most ruthless against the State of Wei, and in the State of Wei, he only wanted to "make Wei do things for Qin and the princes to be effective", and to carry out the strategy of strong Qin and weak princes, and the State of Wei was getting weaker and weaker in the continuous loss of talents, in stark contrast to the strong Qin.
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Third, in the twilight of the Qin Dynasty, there are many enemies
After Wei Wenhou, neither Wei Wenhou nor King Hui's foreign policy was very good, and even pushed The King of Wei to the cusp of the storm. In the chaotic wars of Zhao Wei and Han and the Three Jin Dynasties, the hegemony of the State of Wei was constantly challenged by its former allies, which also gave Qin and Qi the opportunity to develop, especially after Qin Xiangong, who had been exiled for thirty years, returned to qin and used the knowledge of the change of law learned from the state of Wei to carry out reforms, and launched a challenge to the state of Wei, respectively, in the nineteenth year of Qin Xiangong (366 BC) The Qin army defeated the Han and Wei armies in Luoyin; Qin Xiangong twenty-one years (364 BC), fought with Wei at Shimen, and defeated the Wei army. The State of Qi was also dissatisfied with the suppression of the State of Wei, and in its capacity as a great power, it co-opted and coerced some small and medium-sized countries around it, formed a clique against the State of Wei, and launched a competition against the hegemony of the State of Wei.
The Western State of Qin became increasingly powerful, and King Hui of Wei had to adopt a defensive policy, and in order to avoid being attacked by the enemy in the abdomen, King Hui of Wei also actively sought alliances, adjusted relations with the State of Qin, and co-opted Zhao and Han to form the Three Jins Alliance again. Through the meeting of Feng Ze, King Hui of Wei apparently continued his hegemony, but this was only Shang Martin's belief that the State of Qin at this time was invincible to the State of Wei, and used the method of "Honoring the King" to paralyze King Hui of Wei. Obviously, King Hui of Wei was particularly fond of this kind of "face project", and actually carried out four "group chats on the king", and the meeting of Feng Ze offended the State of Qi of Korea; the King of Xuzhou, even if it was the last "face" of Zhou Tianzi, was also an impact on the princes of all walks of life, "Xuzhou for a while, in fact, the princes were called the beginning of the king, and the Warring States were an amazing event", and at the same time aroused the hostility of the traditional powers such as Qin and Chu; the three kingdoms of Qin, Wei, and Han, king Hui, and King Xuan of Han were forced to drive a horse to King Qin Huiwen; the five kingdoms of Xiangwang, Wei guo once again attracted Qin, The state of Wei once again attracted Qin, The hostility between the two countries.
In the ensuing Battle of Lianheng, Gongsun Yan, the "Rhinoceros", wanted to unite the Three Jin Dynasties with yan and Zhongshan to resist the attack of the great powers, but the chu state that was the first to challenge was defeated, so King Hui of Wei switched to Zhang Yi's lianheng policy, that is, "attacking Qi and Chu with Wei and Han". However, King Hui of Wei and Zhang Yi each harbored a ghost fetus, and King Hui of Wei used Zhang Yi as a chancellor just to use the power of the State of Qin to resist the pressure of Qi and Chu, while Zhang Yi was "Xiang Wei thought that Qin, and wanted wei to do things for Qin before Qin and the princes to follow suit", asking the State of Wei to defect to the State of Qin, and King Hui of Wei certainly did not want to succumb to the King of Qin, and with the support of the five kingdoms of Qi, Chu, Yan, Zhao, and Han, Zhang Yi was used one by one, and Gongsun Yan was reused, and this attitude of arrogance and arbitrariness was ridiculed by the nations.
King Hui of Wei pushed the cause of the State of Wei to the top again, but it was just a castle in the air, looking bright and beautiful, and without the support of strong hard power, it would eventually be crushed. Under the pressure of the Qin state step by step, King Wei Hui was not thinking about how to enhance his own strength, but everywhere he wanted to empty gloves and white wolves, and even bowed his knees, just to get the "solidarity" of Qi, Chu and other countries, obviously, his dream of doing a good job was ruthlessly broken by King Qin Huiwen, Zhang Yi, Li Li and others, and under the slogans of Wei Wu and the people who were no longer prosperous, King Wei Hui had to bribe Qin and personally put a suffocating rope on the younger generations.