Speaking of The First Emperor qin shi huang of the ages, everyone can think of his heroic feat of sweeping through the six kingdoms and unifying the world. Why was King Yingzheng of Qin able to unify the whole country in just ten years? A very important aspect is that the Qin king Yingzheng inherited a politically, economically, and militarily powerful Qin state. So, how did the Qin state develop and become stronger? In its development from weak to strong, who are the kings who play a key role? What is their contribution? Today, Xiaobian will take you to understand the rise of the Qin State.
According to historical records: From the founding of the Qin Dynasty to the qin king's reign, a total of 36 monarchs have experienced, and they are either brave and good at war, or have political vision, or are mediocre and do nothing. Among them, 6 kings made outstanding contributions to the development and rise of the Qin state and played a decisive role.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Qin Feizi was sealed</h1>
In the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the surname Yin was nomadic in the Weishui River Basin. Later, because Feizi gave feizi meritorious service to king Xiao of Zhou, king Xiao of Zhou gave Feizi the title of Qindi (present-day Tianshui, Gansu) to Feizi, gave him the surname Win, and became the first prince of the Qin state, known as Qin Wei. In the late Western Zhou Dynasty, Feizi's descendant Qin Zhong (秦仲) was awarded the title of Grand Master of the Western Dynasty and later passed on to his eldest son, The Duke of Qinzhuang.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > the qinxiang state</h1>
In 778 BC, Duke Zhuang of Qin died and Duke Xiang of Qin took the throne. At that time, the Rong Di (western minority) was still very powerful, directly threatening the foundation of the Qin state; the other Qin state was only named "Qing Dafu" and did not fully gain the trust of the Zhou royal family. Qin Xianggong knew very well that the Qin people were seeking survival in the cracks, and a little carelessness would lead to the disaster of extinction. Qin Xiang was judging the situation, and in the year of Qin Xiang 's reign (777 BC), he married his sister Mu Ying to the King of Xirong, so that the two families had no war for ten years, and Qin Xianggong's decision-making showed his keen judgment and strategic vision. In 771 BC, King Ping of Zhou made Duke Xiang of Qin a vassal and gave him lands west of Qishan (these lands were effectively controlled by Xi Rong). At this time, Qin Xianggong enjoyed the same status as the States of Qi, Jin, and Zheng, and had to exchange envoys with the various princely states of Shandong and visit each other, and Qin was officially established.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Qinmu openly expanded its territory</h1>
In 659 BC, Duke Mu of Qin succeeded to the throne, and after succeeding to the throne, he appointed Baili Xi and Uncle Jian as his vassals, and tried his best to govern, defeating the Jin state, capturing the Jin Huigong, and destroying the liang, rui, and shui states. In the twenty-third year (637 BC), Duke Mu of Qin helped Duke Huai of Jin return to the throne, and in the twenty-fourth year of Duke Mu of Qin (636 BC), he helped Duke Wen of Jin return to the throne and realize the good of Qin and Jin. In the thirty-third year of Qin Mugong (627 BC), Qin Mugong sent troops to attack the Central Plains, and after the fiasco of the "Battle of Kun" and the "Battle of Pengya", he knew that the road to the east would not work. In the thirty-seventh year of the Duke of Qin (623 BC), Qin Mugong developed westward, appointed Yu (personal name, now the ancestor of the surname and yu surname) as a counselor, gradually destroyed the Rong state, was rewarded by Zhou Tianzi with a golden drum, continued to attack the Shu state and the state of Guanxi (west of Hangu Pass), opened up thousands of miles of land, was appointed by King Xiang of Zhou as "the uncle of the Western princes", dominated Xi rong, and made certain contributions to the development of the Qin state and the integration of the ancient western nationalities, known in history as one of the "Spring and Autumn Five Hegemons".
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Qin Xiaogong change the law to be strong</h1>
Duke Xiao of Qin was the son of Duke Xian of Qin and reigned from 361 BC to 338 BC. During the reign of Duke Xiao of Qin, he reused the Wei martingale (i.e., the Shang martingale) to implement the reform method, rewarded farming, and moved the capital to Xianyang (present-day Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province), established a county administration, opened up the Mo, and continuously improved agricultural production while strengthening the centralization of power. Externally, Qin made peace with Chu and made a pact with Han, and Lianqi and Zhao attacked the Wei capital of Anyi (安邑, in present-day Xia County, Shanxi Province), expanding the territory to the east of Luoshui, and since then the national strength has become stronger, laying the foundation for Qin to unify China.
Standing wood for faith
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > Qin Huiwen Wang Lianheng Six Kingdoms</h1>
King Huiwen of Qin was the son of Duke Xiao of Qin, who ascended the throne at the age of nineteen, and in 325 BC, proclaimed himself the King of Qin and became the first king of the Qin state, known in history as "King Huiwen of Qin". During his reign, Wen had Zhang Yilian across the Six Kingdoms, Wu had Gongsun Yan, Li Lizi, Sima Cuo, Northern Expedition Yiqu, Xiping Bashu, East Out of Hangu, and South To Shangyu, laying a solid foundation for Qin to unify China.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Qin Zhaoxiang King's long-distance close attack</h1>
Qin Zhaoxiang wang yinji was the son of King Huiwen of Qin, reigned from 306 BC to 251 BC, also known as King Qin Zhao. One of the longest reigning monarchs in Chinese history, during his 56-year reign, the famous Battle of Yique, the Battle of the Five Kingdoms, the Battle of Yanyin, the Battle of Huayang and the Battle of Changping took place. At the beginning of the reign of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, his mother Empress Xuan was in power, with Wei Ran as the general of Xianyang and Wang Shuli as the chancellor. In the 41st year of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, the Marquis Wei Ran, Huayang Jungong, Jingyang Jungongzi, and Gaoling Jungongzi, who were then known as sigui, abused their power, and a situation in which private wealth was heavier than that of the Qin royal family, king Zhao, following the advice of Fan Ju of Wei, reclaimed Empress Xuan's power, expelled Sigui, worshiped Fan Ju as his prime minister, and adopted Fan Ju's long-distance and close-range attack strategy, laying the foundation for victory in the Qin unification war. During his reign, King Zhaoxiang of Qin appointed Bai Qi as a general, and successively defeated the Three Jins, the State of Qi, and the State of Chu, and captured the Hedong And Nanyang Counties of the State of Wei, and the Qianzhong Commandery and Yingdu of the State of Chu. Launched the Battle of Changping, carried out a devastating blow to the Zhao state, killed 400,000 prisoners of war, and the Zhao state was devastated from then on. Later, he captured the Eastern Zhou king Duluoyi, captured the King of Zhou Zhao, moved Jiuding to Xianyang, and ended the eight-hundred-year rule of the Zhou Dynasty, and the strength of the Qin state reached its peak.
In 247 BC, the Qin Emperor Yingzheng took the throne, and from 230 BC to 221 BC, he spent ten years to destroy the six kingdoms of Han, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Yan, and Qi, completed the unification of the country, and established a centralized multi-ethnic state.
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