After Su Qin finished his studies from the Ghost Valley, he was full of ambition, hoping that he could make a difference and successfully lobbying the monarch in the hope of obtaining glory and wealth. But he was very helpless, he went around for many years, still without success. Returning to his hometown, due to the ridicule of his fellow villagers and other factors, he studied hard behind closed doors, until he studied the strategy of continuous horizontal and vertical, and felt that he finally had the capital to win a rich road for himself. So he went out of the mountains and went to the Qin Kingdom one after another, and Zhao Guo and others wanted to persuade the monarch to adopt his own suggestions, but he had no choice but to run into walls everywhere. In the end, he waited for a long time in the Yan Kingdom to succeed, and what we want to know today is the process of his union and his fate after that.
Figure 1: Portrait of Su Qin
Su Qin succeeded in convincing Marquis Wenhou of Yan and sent an envoy to the State of Zhao with his patronage. With his knowledge of King Zhao's ambitions and analysis of the current situation, he also succeeded in convincing King Zhao to join the alliance of Hezhong. However, at this time, King Hui of Qin had already sent troops to attack the State of Wei to the west of the State of Zhao, and there was a tendency to continue to advance to the east. In order to smoothly implement his plan to unite the alliance and prevent the situation of collapse before it succeeded, Su Qin had to find a way to delay the pace of the Qin army.
Figure 2: Portrait of Yan Wenhou
And the wife that Su Qin chose was his brother-in-law, Zhang Yi. Su Qin's approach was also very rough, at that time, he was already proud of the spring breeze, he first gave Zhang Yi the hope of going to defect, and then he humiliated Zhang Yi extremely at the banquet. Zhang Yi was furious and determined to oppose Su Qin. Su Qin saw that Zhang Yi had followed his own ideas, so he continued to secretly send people to guide Zhang Yi to the Qin Kingdom, and secretly gave Zhang Yi a lot of financial support along the way. This made Zhang Yi successfully reach the Qin Kingdom, and then was appreciated by King Hui of Qin. It was only at this time that Su Qin sent someone to inform Zhang Yi of everything he had done to him, and Zhang Yi was very touched when he knew it, and promised Su Qin that as long as Su Qin was still in the Zhao State, the Qin State would not attack the Zhao State.
Figure 3: Portrait of Zhang Yi
Su Qin's major troubles had been eliminated, and he could go to the remaining four countries to lobby without worries. The first country he visited was South Korea. After meeting King Xuan of Han, he first analyzed the advantages of Korea, pointing out that in addition to The great terrain of South Korea, the army is also very large, and it is also very good at smelting weapons. Then he recounted the disadvantages of Korea, if you serve the Qin state, you must cut the land to seek peace, in the long run, the appetite of the Qin state is getting bigger and bigger, and the area of Korea is getting smaller and smaller, and after a long time, Korea is not far from extinction.
Like a boiled frog in warm water, Korea's power was weakened little by little, and finally the Qin state could basically take Korea without bloodshed. In the end, Su Qin persuaded King Xuan of Han that Korea's national strength was strong, and its army was also so strong, that it should not be willing to live under the Qin state. After hearing Su Qin's analysis, King Xuanwang's face changed drastically, and he immediately agreed to Su Qin's plan. The third country that Su Qin wanted to persuade had also been collected.
The second monarch that Su Qin persuaded was King Xiang of Wei. He still followed the same routine as before, first from the current situation of the State of Wei, although the place was small but densely populated, the national power could be said to be on par with the State of Chu, and now serving the State of Qin, but paying tribute every year. These are not to mention, once the State of Qin sends troops to attack the State of Wei, no country will send troops to save each other. He then used the examples of the Yue King, the Wu King' Cutting, and the words in the Book of Zhou to admonish the State of Wei. Moving with affection and reason, he successfully persuaded King Xiang of Wei to join the Alliance.
Figure 4: Stills of King Xiang of Wei
Su Qin continued to march to the east, and the third destination he was going to was the State of Qi. The person he met was King Xuan of Qi. Su Qin still followed the original saying, first analyzing the current situation of the State of Qi for King Xuan of Qi, with sufficient troops, a large population, and a strong country. Then he pointed out the political mistakes made by the State of Qi before, believing that the location of the State of Qi was easy to defend and difficult to attack, coupled with the strong strength of the country, in fact, there was no need to fear the State of Qin. The policy of serving the Qin state proposed by the ministers was not a good choice. After Su Qin's analysis, King Xuan of Qi was very moved and agreed to the proposal to join the Hezhong Alliance. As a result, the overall situation of the Alliance has been determined, and only the last hegemonic state remains, the Chu State.
Figure 5: Portrait of King Xuan of Qi
After convincing King Xuan of Qi, Su Qin headed southwest to the last country of the United Alliance, the State of Chu. He lobbied the King of Chu Wei, still analyzing the current situation of the Chu State. Pointing out that the strength of the Chu state is so strong, it is obviously the strength of the hegemon, and if it submits to the Qin state, then there is no country that will not submit to the Qin state. Then there is an analysis of the situation in the world, the biggest obstacle of the Qin state is the Chu state, once the Chu state is strong, the Qin state will become weak, and once the Qin state becomes strong, then the Chu state will become weak. Therefore, the two countries of the Qin state and the Chu state cannot coexist in essence, and if the combination is successful, the Chu state can be called king, but once lian heng succeeds, the qin state will be called emperor. Therefore, the best strategy for the Chu state now is to isolate the Qin state and prevent the Qin soldiers from splitting into two ways.
Figure 6: Portrait of King Chu Wei
Finally, Su Qin spoke out to remind the King of Chu Wei that the State of Qin was a country with the heart of a tiger and a wolf, and also had the ambition to dominate the world, and was the common enemy of the princely states under the world, and blindly cutting up the land and seeking peace would only raise the ambitions of the Qin State, and would also damage its own strength, so that the Qin State would gradually encroach on the various princely states. The King of Chu naturally also knew the wolf ambitions of the Qin State, and after Su Qin had chatted with him, he also agreed to join the Alliance.
With this as a starting point, all the members of the Hezhong Alliance persuaded him to complete, and Su Qin also completed his plan. After the six countries reached a joint alliance, Su Qin was appointed as the general governor, and also served as the minister of state of the six countries, wearing the seal of the six countries. Realized their dream of glory and wealth
Su Qin became the minister of state of the Six Kingdoms, naturally he was a nobleman, and on his way from the Chu state to the north to restore the king of Zhao, he met King Zhou Xian, who had abandoned him at that time, and those who had mocked him before, and now they were full of courtesy and respect for him. After Su Qin returned to the Zhao state, he submitted the covenant of hezhong to the state of Qin, and the state of Qin did not dare to spy on the countries outside of HanguGuan for fifteen years. Later, under the strategy of the Qin state, after Su Qin left the Zhao state, the alliance collapsed. Su Qin later arrived in the State of Qi, and also used tactics to get the King of Qi to return the land of the State of Yan.
Figure 7: Su Qin returned home
Su Qin has been holding positions in the State of Yan and contributing to the State of Yan. But it was at that time that some people slandered Su Qin for betraying the country and being a villain who would cause trouble, which made the King of Yan feel angry with him and deposed him from his official position. However, after the King of Yan summoned him to talk to him, due to Su Qin's excellent negotiation ability and speech ability, he successfully saved the heart of the King of Yan, and the official was reinstated, and won more trust from the King of Yan. In the end, Su Qin died under the assassination of the State of Qi.
Summary: After Su Qin ran into walls everywhere for the sake of the longitudinal plan, he met Bole. From then on, he began to officially show his talents. He examined the overall situation for the monarchs of six countries and successfully brought the possibility and basis for cooperation to six countries. At the same time as his own achievements and fame, it also made the Qin state dare not make any large-scale invasion of countries other than HanguGuan for a period of up to fifteen years. In fact, this alliance is also an extremely huge stumbling block in the process of Qin's hegemony. If the six countries can continue to cooperate in this way, the Qin state may not be the final winner, but because each country has its own careful thinking, the alliance will eventually break down. Su Qin was also assassinated and killed by the people of the State of Qi. But his life was undoubtedly magnificent.