In 453 BC, the three families of Han, Zhao, and Wei were divided into Jin, thus laying the foundation for the situation of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States, and in the struggle for hegemony of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States, it was natural that famous generals were indispensable, and countries not only needed generals like Bai Qi, Wang Qi, Lian Po, Li Mu and so on.
However, Zhang Yi struggled for the Qin kingdom for half a lifetime, but in the end, he did not end up well and was expelled by the King of Qin Wu, so what was going on?
As we all know, the Zonghengjia are good at lobbying and speculating on people's hearts, and at the same time rely on some tricks to make the other party count, and the credibility of what they say is extremely low, everything is based on reality, everything is decided according to the changes in the actual situation, and on the stage of the Warring States period, the Zonghengjia can be said to be quite active.
His thoughts played a pivotal role in the situation at that time, among them, Zhang Yi can be said to be second to none in all the Zongheng families, but looking back at Zhang Yi's life, he contributed his life to the Qin State, helped the Qin State to become strong step by step, and finally did not end well and was expelled by king Qin Wu, why?
Zhang Yi
Zhang Yi, a native of the State of Wei, a minister of the Warring States period, learned some strategists because of his early years of worshiping Ghost Guzi, so he was also a strategist and a Zongheng family, and after completing his studies, Zhang Yi was not deeply used by the State of Wei.
Instead, he turned to the State of Qin, which was deeply appreciated by King Huiwen of Qin, and discussed with him the grand plan to attack the various princely states, and compared with the Six Kingdoms of Shandong, the State of Qin undoubtedly gave Zhang Yi a great opportunity to display his talents, and from then on, Zhang Yi began to serve the State of Qin with all his heart.
In 328 BC, King Huiwen of Qin sent troops to besiege the Wei state of Puyang, and Zhang Yi was also very uncomfortable seeing that his country was occupied by the state of Qin, so he persuaded King Huiwen of Qin to return Puyang to the state of Wei and lead a hostage to the state of Wei.
At the same time, he also took the opportunity to say to the King of Wei: The State of Qin is lenient to the State of Wei, and the State of Wei cannot be treated with courtesy, and when the King of Wei heard this, he felt that it was extremely reasonable, so he gave his fifteen counties to the State of Qin.
In doing so, Zhang Yi not only allowed the King of Qin to get his own benefits, but also made the feelings between Qin and Wei deeper, and in this way, Zhang Yi was promoted by King Huiwen of Qin to be a minister, under one person and above ten thousand people.
Zhang Yi deceived
In 320 BC, for the benefit of the State of Qin, Zhang Yi decided to go to the State of Wei to take up an important position, the main purpose was to take the opportunity to persuade the State of Wei to obey the State of Qin, but the King of Wei was reluctant, so no matter how Zhang Yi persuaded, the King of Wei resolutely did not listen to his advice.
When King Huiwen of Qin learned of this, he was greatly angry, and immediately sent troops to attack Quwo and other places in the State of Wei, and at the same time secretly gave Zhang Yi a higher treatment, which made Zhang Yi even more ashamed in his heart, feeling that he had nothing to repay King Huiwen of Qin, so from then on, he began to willingly run away for the benefit of the Qin State.
In 319 BC, King Hui of Wei died of illness and King Xiang of Wei ascended the throne, and Zhang Yi again went to great lengths to persuade King Xiang of Wei, but King Xiang of Wei still did not obey.
Therefore, Zhang Yi secretly sent Qin forces to attack the State of Wei, and the final result was as Zhang Yi expected, the State of Wei was defeated, and in this way, with the efforts of all parties, King Xiang of Wei had no choice but to withdraw from the alliance and reconcile with the State of Qin.
In addition, Zhang Yi is also extraordinary in leading troops, it can be said that he is a comprehensive talent, in 316 BC, King Huiwen of Qin sent Zhang Yi to wait for an opportunity to annex the Shu state, Zhang Yi saw the vast and rich land of the Ba state at a glance, he captured the monarch of the Ba state in one fell swoop, and established three counties, and finally, effortlessly, he annexed Bashu and other places.
After that, the State of Qin wanted to attack the State of Qi, but considering the initial alliance, he sent Zhang Yi to the State of Chu to lobby the King of Chu, at this time, Zhang Yi had ceded six hundred lands as bait, so that the King of Chu Huai severed relations with the State of Qi, the King of Chu Huai did not think about it, so he was calculated, and in the end, only six miles of land were obtained, and the relationship with the State of Qi broke down.
Later, when King Huai of Chu learned of this, he was very angry, so he sent troops to attack the State of Qin, and originally wanted the State of Qin to suffer a heavy blow, but he was unexpectedly defeated, and from then on, the State of Chu went into decline.
However, Zhang Yi, who fought for the Qin state for half a lifetime, did not stay in the Qin state in the end, in fact, because Zhang Yi was ready to return to the Qin state to report his achievements after lobbying the Six Kingdoms of Shandong.
However, before he went to Xianyang, he heard that King Huiwen of Qin had died and King Wu of Qin had ascended the throne, and King Wu of Qin had originally disliked Zhang Yi very much, so after ascending the throne, he expelled Zhang Yi at the first time, and Zhang Yi had to return to the State of Wei, and the reason why King Wu of Qin did not like Zhang Yi was that he felt that Zhang Yi had long been fooling the Six Kingdoms of Shandong for the benefit of the Qin State.
After he took the throne, he naturally did not get the trust of other countries, so he expelled Zhang Yi, and in the second year of King Wu of Qin, Zhang Yi died of illness in the State of Wei, so it seems that Zhang Yi has also fallen to the roots, although Zhang Yi's second half of his life is not complete, but his life is also a great contribution to the Qin State, what do you think?