King Zhaoxiang of Qin and King Wu of Qin were two half-brothers, King Wu of Qin was named Yingdang, king of Qin Zhaoxiang was named Yingji, and King Wu of Qin was not only older than King Zhaoxiang of Qin, but also a concubine, so when King Huiwen of Qin died, King Wu of Qin became the successor of the Qin state without suspense; but King Wu of Qin died after only four years on the throne, and after some competition, Yin Ji became the new king of the Qin state with the help of King Wuling of Zhao and his uncle Wei Ran.
King Qin Wu reigned for only four years, and King Qin Zhaoxiang reigned for 56 years, King Qin Wu did not make any brilliant achievements due to his short reign, and King Qin Zhaoxiang took over the king's power during his reign, appointing Bai Qi and other famous generals to march south to the Northern Expedition, weak princes and strong Qin state, of which the famous Battle of Yique, the Battle of Yanying, and the Battle of Changping occurred during the reign of King Qin Zhaoxiang, making great contributions to the future destruction of the qin state and the unification of the world.
Logically, the two brothers seem to have no comparison, and if they have to be compared, many people will definitely think that Qin Zhaoxiang Wang is better, after all, Sima Qian recorded in the "Records of History" that "King Wu is powerful and good." Such a comment, and history also records that the King of Qin Wu liked to compete in martial arts, when the famous Hercules were all appointed as high-ranking officials by him, and he himself eventually died because of lifting the ding, the king of a country, because of the courage to fight fiercely to lift the ding? This looks like a joke!
So what's actually going on? In fact, this requires a stripped-down analysis, what is the most important thing as a king? The most important thing as a king is not how great his talents are, because a person cannot govern the world, he needs to rely on the power of his subjects; so as a king, the ultimate selection of excellent talents and trust in excellent talents, the more excellent talents in the country, the more prosperous and stronger the country will become more and more prosperous.
From this point of view, King Wu of Qin was much better than King Zhaoxiang of Qin; the greatest achievement of King Wu of Qin during his reign was to cut down Han, for which he set up a situation step by step, first conspiring with Zhang Yi to force Zhang Yi to go to the State of Wei in the name of killing Zhang Yi, and later Zhang Yi served as a Xiangguo in the State of Wei, with a high and powerful position, and won the trust and weight of King Xiang of Wei, which was a preparation for destroying the Alliance of Han and Wei.
Then, as soon as he had the opportunity, he consulted the left and right ministers GanMao and Li Liyi, and what opinion he had on his intention to destroy the Zhou royal family and gain the prestige he deserved, but in fact he was essentially asking about the plan to attack Korea and take Yiyang. But his own plan was leaked, so he deliberately asked how to destroy the Zhou royal family, in fact, this is a city government that a qualified king should have, and he will never trust anyone, even the closest and most trusted people, and he cannot reveal his true thoughts.
Yiyang is an important town in Korea, is the most important barrier between the Zhou royal family and Korea to block the eastward advance of the Qin state, if the Qin army wants to send troops to The Valley Pass, it must first control this place to ensure the smooth flow of materials and soldiers. Therefore, South Korea, including the State of Wei, attaches great importance to Yiyang, not only the city is strong, but also there are elite soldiers stationed, material reserves are sufficient, want to capture Yiyang City, difficult, very difficult, but also difficult to do, otherwise the Qin army will never want to send troops out of the Valley Pass.
Fan Li was opposed, but Gan Mao believed that "cutting Yiyang and Ding Sanchuan" was the key to the Qin state's advance into the Central Plains and the achievement of the imperial cause, and put forward a detailed battle plan, which the King of Qin Wu thought was feasible after hearing it, so he let Gan Mao boldly carry it out; then it was time for Zhang Yi to make meritorious contributions, and under the mediation of Gan Mao and Zhang Yi, the State of Wei actually gave up its alliance with Korea and instead allied with the State of Qin, without the help of the State of Wei, the national strength of Korea alone would be basically unable to oppose the State of Qin.
Then it was Gan Mao who led the army to attack Yiyang, it was not so easy to capture Yiyang, Gan Mao attacked for five months and failed to capture, at that time some people in the DPRK questioned; later, King Wu of Qin not only did not let Gan Mao withdraw, but also sent him 50,000 reinforcements, plus Gan Mao scattered his private wealth to reward his subordinates, the morale of the Qin army was greatly boosted, and finally after repelling the reinforcements, he took the city of Yiyang, cut off the enemy by 60,000, and then took advantage of the victory to cross the Yellow River, capture Wusui and build a city.
This is a miracle, if it is not the trust and planning of King Qin Wu, it is basically impossible to achieve, and the benefits of taking Yiyang City will not be said much, only the role of King Qin Wu in this matter. King Qin Wu lifted Ding to death, can only say that the Mandate of Heaven is so, because he was born with divine power, since he dared to lift Ding, he must have the certainty of lifting Ding, who knew that Ding smashed his leg and would lead to death, can only say that his luck was too bad.
The King of Qin Zhaoxiang was too far away in selecting, employing, and believing in people, and there was Wei Ran in the early stage, and as a result, he was deposed because of Fan Ju's three words and two words; then there was Bai Qi, and as a result, he also killed the famous general because he listened to Fan Ju's villain's words; and finally he dismissed Fan Ju from the official. Whether it was Wei Ran, bai qi, or Fan Ju, at that time and even in history, it was a rare talent, especially Bai Qi, who was simply a genius who was difficult to emerge from eternity.
Therefore, the biggest problem of King Zhaoxiang of Qin is that he is easy to listen to people's words, and thanks to the solid foundation laid by his father King Huiwen of Qin and his brother King Wu of Qin during their reign, many people here may wonder, what is the relationship with King Qin Wu? Why do you think King Qin Wu recruited so many Hercules? Hercules are all natural fierce generals, and can drive the national martial arts atmosphere, you say useful or useless? As a result, it was almost consumed by King Zhaoxiang of Qin...
Of course, this is not to say that King Qin Zhaoxiang is not good enough, in fact, King Qin Zhaoxiang is also a promising king, and the merits he established during his reign are not much worse than those of Ming Emperors in the history of qin such as King Huiwen of Qin; here is just for King Qin Wu to hold uneven, in fact, if King Qin Wu can reign a little longer, maybe the Qin State Will be a different ending, and the unification of the world will be completed faster.