Volume 3 Zhou Ji 3 The First Year of King Shen Liang (320 BC) ~ The Seventeenth Year of King Zhao (298 BC)
Last time, it was said that Su Qin ran to the State of Qi to avoid disaster, but in the end he was assassinated by a doctor of the State of Qi for political reasons. Since Su Qin was dead, Zhang Yi, who had long been unable to hold back, could finally roll up his sleeves and show his fists. But don't worry, there are still some preparations to be done.
It turned out that at this time, the two countries of Palestine and Shu were pinching each other, and no one could do anything, so they all asked the Qin state to send troops to help. Old Qin listened to the music, this is really just want to sleep when someone sent a pillow. Asking foreign soldiers for help in the war between the two countries has always been an act of drinking and quenching thirst -- others are not living Lei Feng, of course, it is easy to ask God to send God, and if you encounter a black-hearted and cruel person, this kind of thing can also be done by falsely cutting down the road. However, at this time, South Korea actually took the initiative to provoke the Qin State. Zhang Yi advised Qin Huiwen Wang Si to simply attack Han with all his might and open up the road to Zhou, at which time he could "blackmail the Son of Heaven to order the world." Shudi is a barbarian land, and it is useless to fight it. At this time, another minister, Sima Guo, did not think so—it was precisely because Shudi was a barbarian that for us they had come to send people's heads, not to fight white, and this was still what they took the initiative to ask us to go, which can be described as justified. And if you attack Han and force Zhou, the division is unknown, and it will immediately become the target of everyone--now that the Qin State does not have absolute strength, don't be so crazy. King Huiwen of Qin eventually adopted Sima Que's advice and incorporated Shu into his territory—from then on Sichuan officially became the territory of China.
Although the State of Qin, which was regarded as Rongdi by the Shandong states at that time, regarded Shudi as Rongdi, the terrain of Sichuan's basin was actually very suitable for farming - the land was fertile and rarely disturbed by the outside world, and it was no wonder that it was called "the country of heaven". However, because of the closed nature of shu land, it is easy to form a division here. In the twenty years after the destruction of Shu, the two guards appointed by the State of Qin both rebelled. Although they were all mistakenly pushed back by Sima Shi, they also foreshadowed the future of Shu's continuous division. After that, whenever there is chaos in the world, Shudi will "hide in a small building to become a unified". However, although Sichuan is easy to become a country of its own, it is more than enough to be successful and insufficient to forge ahead. First, because it is a basin terrain, it is a back attack, and the difficulty coefficient is slightly higher; second, the passage with the outside world is narrow, which belongs to the kind of thing that cannot come in and out. Finally, the life in Shudi is too comfortable, and it is easy to consume people's will. Therefore, Zhuge Liang will go all out to the Northern Expedition, because as long as he relaxes, the whole person will be completely destroyed, and finally he can only wait to be slaughtered. In fact, none of the historical shudi separatist regimes could fight them out.
It's almost a waste
By the way, Ba and Shu were two countries at that time, basically corresponding to the current Chongqing and Sichuan - it seems that the dispute between these two places has existed since ancient times.
On the other hand, although Su Qin died, his younger brother Su Dai and Su Li's brother continued to work as lobbyists in a promising profession. At this time, the State Minister of Yan wanted to seize power, which was close to Su Daitao. After eating the soft mouth of the people, Su Dai advised the King of Yan to trust his courtiers. At this time, the King of Yan was the son of Su Qin's cheap son, King Yan Yi, and his name was Duo. I don't know if the future Emperor Xiaohui of Jin was an idiot or not, but King Yan was definitely an idiot. When Su Dai said this, this person really handed over all the state affairs to Zizhi. And later, he listened to the rumors, handed over the power of Prince Yan to Zizhi, and finally simply gave the throne to Zizhi, and instead became a courtier--the paradoxical thing is that according to the history books, all this was done by King Yan himself, and if no one really forced him, he could only explain it with low intelligence.
Zizhi took power, of course, Prince Yan was not happy, so at the instigation of King Xuan of Qi next door, the city of The United General was attacked by Zizhi - I did not expect to win the battle, and the city was beaten by this second and fifth boy in turn. As a result, the State of Yan was in chaos, and the State of Qi took the opportunity to invade, captured a large area of territory, and killed Zizhi and the King of Yan, and was shocked for a while. Prince Yan succeeded to the throne as King Zhao of Yan. King Zhao realized that he had been tricked by King Xuan of Qi and was determined to take revenge. Therefore, King Yan Zhao followed the story of the ancients' horse bones in Qianjin City and recruited talents from all over the world. The Wei people Le Yi heard the news and came to the Yan Kingdom and began his legendary experience.
Qianjin City Horse Bone
However, King Yan Zhao's revenge move has been holding back for a little longer, so let's first turn our attention to the Qin Kingdom. Zhang Yi thought that Su Qin was dead, and it was finally Grandpa's turn to show his skills. When it comes to the qi state invading the Yan state, Old Qin wants to use this as an excuse to cut down Qi. However, at this time, Qi and Chu formed an alliance, so Zhang Yi ran to fool King Huai of Chu, saying that as long as the State of Chu and the State of Qi broke off diplomatic relations, the State of Qin would give the Land of Shangyu within a radius of six hundred miles to the State of Chu. King Huai of Chu agreed—he didn't want to think about how the State of Qin could easily give up the land of Shang Yu, which was the fiefdom of Shang Martin in those years. The Chu chancellor Chen Yi reminded the King of Chu Huai that Zhang Yi had not even paid a deposit with his empty mouth and white teeth, and we had to wait until we did get the territory before breaking off relations with the State of Qi. King Huai of Chu did not listen, and insisted on breaking off diplomatic relations first, and at the same time sent someone with Zhang Yi to the important places of the Qin State. Zhang Yi deliberately closed the door to thank guests, and the King of Chu Huai did not wake up, thinking that his sincerity was not enough, so he specially sent someone to scold King Qi Xuan. King Xuan of Qi was furious and allied himself with Qin. At this time, Zhang Yi came out and said to the Chu emissaries: "From here to here, the land of the six miles is dedicated to the king of Chu." What the? Six hundred miles? I didn't say that the King of Chu heard it wrong, right? When king Huai of Chu heard this, he was furious and sent an army to attack Qin—but without the support of the State of Qi, he was defeated and lost; what was worse was that Han and Wei took advantage of the fire and robbery, and King Huai of Chu had to cut the land and ask for peace.
Later, King Huiwen of Qin wanted to exchange territory with King Huai of Chu. King Huai of Chu said, "I don't want territory, I'll exchange Zhang Yi for it!" Zhang Yi listened, yo! I don't touch you, you still take the initiative to touch me, then let you see the means of seeing Xiao Ye! So I really ran over. As soon as he arrived at the place, King Huai of Chu locked up Zhang Yi and prepared to kill him. Zhang Yi had already made preparations and bribed Jin Shang, the favored minister of king Huai of Chu. Jin Shang fooled King Chuhuai's favorite concubine Zheng Gui, saying that the King of Qin would redeem Zhang Yi with the land and the beautiful woman, and when the Qin woman came, your position in the harem would be in jeopardy. Zheng Gui turned around and fooled King Huai of Chu, saying that killing Zhang Yi qin would beat us, it was too dangerous for me to go back to my mother's house! King Huai of Chu could not grind it, so he released Zhang Yi. Zhang Yi felt that the difficulty coefficient of this matter was too low, not exciting enough, Xiao Ye I still had to play a big one! So Zhang Yi persuaded King Huai of Chu to unite with the State of Qin and formally threw out his "LianHeng" strategy.
The so-called Lianheng is to unite with the Qin state to deal with the other five countries. Judging from the map, if the six eastern kingdoms want to unite with the Qin state, they will be connected with the Qin state horizontally from east to west, so it is called "lianheng". Zhang Yi persuaded King Huai of Chu that he was not addicted, and followed in the footsteps of his brother Su Qin, running one by one to Han, Qi, Zhao, and Yan; before going to the Chu state this time, he had already persuaded the State of Wei to implement Lianheng. After this circle, the trend of convergence and vertical disintegration, and the trend of continuous horizontal has become.
Then some people will ask, judging from the final annihilation of the Six Kingdoms by Qin, the Six Kingdoms should obviously be united, why are they so stupid to engage in continuous horizontal? Some people attributed it to the short-sightedness of the monarchs of the Six Kingdoms, or Zhang Yitai's ability to flicker. If you just look at Su Qin and Zhang Yi's words, you will feel that they all make sense - this feels right, because it is true that no matter whether they are combined or vertically, it cannot be regarded as a completely wrong choice for every country at that time! Our descendants know the plot, and from God's point of view, we naturally feel that we should be combined. However, the Seven Heroes of the Warring States are in the chess game, each person is a hunter and a prey, in this case, it is impossible to predict everything in advance, and it is already very strong to predict a dozen steps. Because the Qin state is the strongest, it is aimed at the Qin state, but in fact, at that time, for each country, there was a corresponding "combined vertical and horizontal" strategy! Although the Qin state is strong, it is only slightly dominant in the opening of the chess game, even against the weak chicken Korea, the qin state's winning rate is not 100%, and even if it wins, it will not be too easy and happy. Therefore, the Qin state must also constantly adjust its strategy according to the changes in the chess game, and cannot blindly do it. If at this time someone advised the Six Kingdoms to take the Qin State as the most threatening opponent, otherwise it would be annexed by it in the future, I am afraid that even the Qin State itself would not believe it. Therefore, whether it is vertical or horizontal, it cannot be counted as right or wrong, but it is the best choice that countries try their best to make according to the current situation. Just like that, it gives lobbyists room to roam the world.
Of course, Zhang Yi's story is not over, and we will leave it to continue to talk about it next time.