Le Yi was ordered by King Yan Zhao to lead the Yan army to occupy the entire State of Qi except Ju and Jimo with half a year's achievement. Under Le Yi's arrangement, the Yan state concentrated the right army and the front army to besiege Ju, and the left army and the rear army besieged Jimo, and failed to conquer it for three consecutive years.
Le Yi cut qi hou yan and qi situation
In this situation, some people in the Yan kingdom began to slander Le Yi in front of King Yan Zhao. Therefore, at a cocktail party, King Yan Zhao not only severely reprimanded the detractors, but also made a generous statement, which roughly means that the previous kings of the Yan kingdom had worked hard and paid tribute to corporals, in order to enrich the country and strengthen the army, rather than coveting the territory of other countries, and went to attack the city. The State of Qi had no way out, and taking advantage of the internal turmoil in Yan, it not only invaded the State of Yan on a large scale, but also killed the former king. In the face of national shame, at the beginning of the reign, he recruited talents and swore that if anyone who could succeed in fighting and avenge the shame of the Yan kingdom would share the Yan kingdom with it. Today, Le Yi has avenged the Yan kingdom, "broken Qi", and "destroyed the Temple of Qizong". In the case of the great revenge of the Yan state, the Qi state city pool that Le Yi obtained belonged to it and had nothing to do with the Yan state. If General Le Yi can take charge of the State of Qi and join the princes of the State of Yan, the two countries will become friendly neighbors and resist the invasion of the nations, which will be "the blessing of the Yan Country and the wish of the widows."
Yan Guo detractors
Zizhi Tongjian Vol. 4 Zhou Ji IV: The first king raised the country to honor the sages, and the non-greedy land was left behind by his descendants. The morality of the people who have been preached is too weak to be able to bear their lives, and the people of the country are not smooth. Qi wei has no way, and takes advantage of the chaos of the lonely country to harm the previous king. The widows are in the throne, and the pain is deep in the bones, so they extend the group of courtiers and invite guests to seek revenge. Those who have succeeded in it still want to share the Yan kingdom with it. Now Lejun personally broke the Qi for the widow, destroyed the temple of his ancestors, and avenged the first revenge, and the Qi state gule jun owned, not Yan's income. If Le Jun can have Qi, he will be happy with Yan and the nations, so as to resist the difficulties of the princes, the blessings of the Yan kingdom, and the wishes of the widows. How dare you say so!
King Yan Zhao made a generous statement
King Yan Zhao was very talented in acting, and the more he talked, the more emotional he became, and finally he actually killed the slanderer, and immediately rewarded Le Yi's family, that is, Le Yi's wife gave the queen a dress, and Le Yi's son gave the prince a dress. What was even more unexpected was that King Yan Zhao also equipped Le Yi with king-level car driving equipment, sent Xiang Guo to the front line of the State of Qi, and officially appointed Le Yi as the King of Qi.
The Zizhi Tongjian Vol. 4 and Zhou Ji 4 records that Le Yi was afraid and did not accept it, prayed to the book, and swore an oath of death.
After the death of King Yan Zhao, the crown prince took the throne and was known as King Hui of Yan. When King Hui of Yan was making him crown prince, he was not interested in Le Yi, and he did not expect that this news was known to Tian Dan, who was besieged in Jimo City, and immediately arranged a counter-plan.
The Zizhi Tongjian Vol. 4 and Zhou Ji 4 records that King Gu of Yan had already suspected Le Yi, and when he rebelled, he summoned Le Yi to ride the general. Le Yi knew that the king was not good at replacing him, so he ran to Zhao. General Yan was indignant and disagreed.
Considering the above series of events in connection, the "Historical Ni Theory" believes that Le Yi was replaced, so that it was reasonable to flee. Le Yi was persecuted not to be able to serve as a king in the State of Qi, nor to return to the State of Yan as a vassal, it was his strong supporter King Yan Zhao.
King Yan Zhao's "good intentions"
First, Le Yi's ability to "break the Qi" is fast and beyond imagination
King Yan Zhao, who spared no expense in recruiting talents and soldiers, after more than 20 years of hard work, achieved little success, made the country rich and the people strong, and greatly increased his military strength.
The "History of the Yan Zhao Gong Family" records that the Yan kingdom was rich, and the soldiers and soldiers fought lightly.
When King Qi's "annihilation of the Song Dynasty and arrogance" caused public outrage, how could King Yan Zhao miss the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to cut Qi.
The Zizhi Tongjian Vol. 4 and Zhou Ji 4 records that King Yan Zhao, who caressed his people day and night, benefited from the wealth of the people, but conspired with Le Yi to fight.
However, King Yan Zhao was not sure of a complete victory over the State of Qi, and Le Yi formulated a strategy for him to unite with other princely states to attack the State of Qi. Therefore, King Yan Zhao immediately sent Le Yi to the State of Zhao, and other envoys to the State of Chu, the State of Wei, and the State of Qin. At this time, the princely states were arrogant because of the arrogance of the king of Qi, and they had the idea of rebelling against the state of Qi, and the propositions of the state of Yan were corresponding to the princes.
What King Zhao of Yan did not expect was that Le Yi made an extraordinary move, "breaking Qi" and "destroying the Temple of Qi" as soon as he made a move, and with half a year's work, even if only the three cities of Liao, Ju and Jimo remained in the State of Qi, and the other cities were all counties in the State of Yan.
Vazi coach Le Yi
Second, Le Yi ruled qi yiren, which worried the "people"
After The State of Qi attacked the city, Le Yi did not practice colonial rule, but practiced benevolent government and courtesy to corporals, which made the Qi people happy.
Regarding what Le Yi did after he entered Qi, Sima Guang recorded two things in the Zizhi Tongjian:
First, I heard that a day-dweller named Wang Ying had a virtuous name, so he ordered that the Yan army Wang Fei's hometown should not be allowed to step within thirty miles.
The Zizhi Tongjian Vol. 4 and Zhou Ji 4 records that Le Yi heard of Wang Xiaoxian, a man of the Day Yi Dynasty, and ordered the military zhonghuan painting to be inaccessible for thirty miles.
Second, after occupying the State of Qi, Le Yi did not present himself as an occupier, not only eliminating tyranny and practicing benevolent government, but also honoring corporals, which made the Qi people rejoice.
The Zizhi Tongjian Vol. 4 and Zhou JiSI records that Le Yi repaired the Yan army, prohibited plunder, and sought the yimin of Qi, showing and honoring it. Forgive their endowments, remove their violent orders, repair their old government, and the people are happy.
Qihuan Gong and Guan Zhong are in the suburbs, the lu of the sages, and the tomb of the king. The Qi people eat Yi in the Yan people more than twenty jun, and there are more than 100 people in the Ji people.
Le Yi restrained Yan Jun
Third, King Yan Zhao's means are clever, and Li Le yi is qi, which is really chased away
Reading history so far, people invariably think that Le Yi is a "benevolent king". Such a Leyi, if he really has a vast and rich State of Qi, it is difficult to guarantee that the future will not be a major disaster for the Yan Kingdom. Although Le Yi was loyal to the State of Yan, he had succeeded in governing the State of Qi, and who could guarantee that his descendants would be friendly to the State of Yan.
Moreover, the relationship between the Prince of Yan, the later King Hui of Yan, and Le Yi, Tian Dan, who was trapped in the isolated city of Jimo in the distant State of Qi, could be known, and it was indeed unbelievable to say that King Yan Zhao knew nothing. The "Historical Ni Theory" believes that Li Leyi, the king of Yanzhao, not only had the consideration of making a plan for the king of Qi, but even instructed or instructed others to slander Leyi.
King Yan Zhao thought deeply
If Le Yi was enfeoffed by King Yan Zhao and came to the State of Qi, it would be difficult to be a man thereafter, and if he resigned from the title given by King Yan Zhao, it would be difficult to stand in the State of Qi, although there were Qi people supporting it, but the Yan people, especially the kings of later generations, would inevitably be infinitely suspicious of him.
The "Historical Ni Theory" believes that Le Yi was already doomed when King Yan Zhao released his "goodwill" and gave him the title. Sima Qian and Sima Guang recorded this period of history, that is, using details to imply that King Yan Zhao, facing Le Yigong and being good at managing the government, experienced from inner entanglement to taking advantage of the situation when dealing with this matter, and his means were clever.
King Yan Zhao, worthy of being a politician who reigned for nearly thirty years, was decisive and mature in the face of Le Yi, who was good at using troops and good at managing government, and on issues related to the national fortunes of the Yan kingdom.
In addition, the State of Qin had the heart to annex the world, and for many years used troops around the perimeter to attack the city strategically, so as to realize Qin, the princes and the nations knew and were helpless. At this time, how could King Yan Zhao, in the face of the State of Qi, which had already arrived, abandon it, establish a strong enemy for future generations, and cause trouble for himself.
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This article is referred to by "History Ni Says" with reference to the following information:
1. "History of Tian Jingzhong's Complete Family"
2. "History of the Yan Zhao Gong Family"
3. The Biography of The Chronicle of Le Yi
4. Zizhi Tongjian Vol. 4, Zhou JiSI
5. "Gangjian YizhiLu Vol. 6 Zhou Ji"