Chapter 335: Somewhat sour Wang Chen, the backlash from his disciples
Wang Chen smiled and replied: "Even if it is the right time to raise a disciple, we must not make the same mistakes as Zhao Sheng and Huang Xie. If the disciples raise disciples to the point where they are backlashed by disciples like Huang Xie, then that will be the real Such sorrow!"
Yes, Wang Chen is sour. After all, he no longer has the high status he had when he was in Wei State, nor does he have the power and financial help of the families behind him.
Now he has been reduced to no different from the other people who were captured together, even worse than Guo Xiu, but Guo Xiu has no intention of doing this.
The social atmosphere of the Warring States Period allowed those high-ranking officials to have a legal "private group", and today's troubled times of the Three Kingdoms also have this condition.
These people are not only a group of heroes with special skills, but also a mixed group of three religions and nine streams.
In that ancient society without ID cards, it was inevitable that there would be some criminals hiding incognito.
They travel across the world with their sharp tongue.
These idle helpers were full of food all day long (or kept a low profile), waiting to stand out. At that time, it was said that "a scholar will die for a confidant." Among them, there were many outstanding people, and there were also people who were like chickens and dogs.
The four princes all competed to support scholars. Wei Wuji, the king of Xinling, was both talented and virtuous. He defeated the Qin army twice and became famous far and wide.
Because of his great achievements, he had to indulge in wine and sex in order to find relief. In 243 BC, he died of injuries caused by wine and sex.
Eighteen years later, Wei was destroyed by Qin. Wei Wuji was a chivalrous and courageous man, wise and brave, and was the most influential political figure in the later period of Wei. His unique behavior and personality made him unique on the political stage of Wei.
Mengchang Juntian Wen pioneered the style of cultivating scholars during the Warring States Period. He was a very influential political figure during the Warring States Period. He was famous for cultivating guests and had a relatively independent private political force.
In terms of social interactions, ways of thinking and choices of political behavior, Tian Wenjun has many brilliant points.
Before Yan invaded Qi, Qi's political defeat had already been revealed. Tian Wen refused his advice because of his land, so he fled to Wei and surrendered to Wei Wuji, the king of Ling. He was soon appointed as the prime minister by Wei, and he became deeply friends with Zhao and Wei. Well, he also urged Wei to send troops to assist Yan in defeating Qi.
After Tian Shan of Qi State expelled Yan and restored the country, Tian Wen left Wei State and retreated to Xuedi, a feudal city. He was compared with the princes and maintained a neutral attitude of non-cooperation with Qi State. After Tian Wen's death, his sons competed for the throne. Qi and Wei The country then destroyed Xue.
Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng, who was fashionable and courteous, was also an active figure on the political stage in the late Warring States period, but judging from his ability and political achievements, he can be regarded as a mid-level political figure at best.
Zhao Sheng was the prime minister of Zhao State who had been in office for a long time. He influenced the politics of Zhao State with his actions and activities, and to a certain extent, influenced the customs and political situation of various countries.
Huang Xie was a figure who had been in power for a long time in the late Chu State. Because of his hospitality and participation in alliances, he also had a certain influence in other countries. However, he did not have outstanding political talents and did not play a positive role in the salvation of the Chu State. , his life can be summarized in eight words: he has meritorious service in establishing a king, but he is powerless in resisting the Qin Dynasty.
Wei Wuji, Lord of Xinling, and Lord Mengchang, Tianwen, are characters worthy of a special mention. We will briefly summarize them here without going into details.
Let’s talk about Zhao Sheng, Lord of Pingyuan, who was famous for keeping three thousand guests, and Huang Xie, Lord of Chunshen, who was less resourceful and wise and sought peace.
Zhao Sheng, a nobleman of Zhao State in the middle and late Warring States Period, brother of King Huiwen Zhao He, and King Wuling Zhao Yong, when he was planning to divide the country among his eldest son Zhao Zhang, Zhao Sheng proposed to stop him. For this reason, he was replaced by Zhao Heren after the "Sand Dune Incident"
As the Prime Minister of the country, he was granted the title Pingyuan (now Pingyuan County, Shandong Province) and was named Pingyuan Lord.
Zhao Sheng followed the example of Tian Wen, Lord Mengchang of Qi State, and used his family wealth to support guests, which promoted the culture of raising scholars during the Warring States Period, and became friendly with Tian Wen, Wei Wuji and others.
Zhao Sheng was once lured and detained by the Qin State, but was later redeemed with the help of Wei Wuji and others, and he remained the Prime Minister of Zhao after returning to the country.
When the Qin State annexed Han Shangdang, he strongly advocated accepting the surrender of Feng Ting, the governor of Shangdang. Zhao Sheng said: "We sent millions of people to attack the country. After many years, we have not captured a single city. Now we don't have to waste an inch of troops."
By fighting for food, you can gain seventeen cities. This is a huge benefit that cannot be lost."
As a result, he was burned and triggered the Changping War between Qin and Zhao. After the war, the Qin army approached Handan. Zhao Sheng actively united with Wei, Chu and other countries to fight against Qin. He organized his forces to hold on for three years, and finally repelled the Qin army with the assistance of Wei Wuji.
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After Zhao Shengren was granted the title of prime minister, he had property and capital, so he invited guests widely, and thousands of people often sat down to eat.
Different from Wei Wuji's foster scholar, Zhao Sheng's foster scholar is not for the needs of political struggle, nor does he use the guest group as a tool for personal political activities, but to gain the reputation of a good scholar.
Throughout his life, Zhao Sheng's political goals were always the same as those of the monarch. He did not pursue political interests independent of the monarch. Therefore, he was not suspected of taking advantage of his guests. His main purpose of keeping guests was to gain popularity through extravagant means.
social reputation.
Zhao Sheng adopts a method of catering to his guests, sometimes even to the point of being pathological.
Looking back, I see that the beauty upstairs in my house laughed at the cripple next door, which was inappropriate, but it was far from being killed.
In order to cater to the guests' psychology, Zhao Sheng did not hesitate to sacrifice the lives of his harem maids and concubines. He pathologically fell in love with the scholars, and for a time he won the reputation of a good scholar, which attracted many guests.
Zhao Sheng kept guests in order to gain a good reputation and build his own social reputation. He did not pay much attention to direct political goals. Therefore, he kept 3,000 guests, and few of them were talented in literature or military strategy.
Huang Xie, when Xiong Heng, King of Qingxiang of Chu, was in power, he went to Qin with Prince Xiong Wan as a Taifu as a hostage, and more than ten years later, he designed a plan to make Xiong Wan escape back.
Xiong Wan, King Kaolie of Chu, returned to the country to rule and appointed him as Ling Yin, with the title Chun Shen Jun.
During the period when Huang Xie was in charge of state affairs, he participated in several alliances with other countries to fight against Qin, but all failed. Under the strategic threat of Qin, he moved the capital of Chu to Shouchun (southwest of today's Shouxian County, Anhui), barely maintaining the situation.
After Huang Xie took office and was granted the title, he gained great position and great wealth. He admired the style of cultivating scholars like Tian Wen of Qi State and attracted thousands of diners under his sect.
Unlike Tian Wen, Zhao Sheng, Wei Wuji and others, Huang Xie has always been the actual ruler of the Chu State. His keeping of guests is not to gather power and self-respect, and he does not have many direct political motives, but to satisfy his pursuit of a certain fashion.
Psychologically, he used this to decorate his appearance in order to expand contacts and reputation among other countries.
Huang Xie lived a peaceful life, lavishly raising thousands of guests, and two notable figures emerged. One was Li Yuan, who planned a concubine for Huang Xie to steal the country, and was later regarded as the uncle of the country by Xiong Wan.
The other one is Zhu Ying, who once said to Huang Xie: "Li Yuan is the king's uncle, and he is under the king. Although he is submissive on the outside, he is unwilling on the inside. Moreover, the same thieves are jealous of each other, and it is inevitable that the King of Chu will
When he dies, Li Yuan will seize power first and kill you to silence him."
He suggested that Huang Xie arrange for him to be Lang Zhongling and command all the officials in the palace in case Xiong Wan died. Li Yuan used his sister's relationship to attack first. Huang Xie laughed when he heard this and said: "Li Yuan is a weak person, but he is also troublesome."
I am so sincere, is this happening?"
He did not believe that Li Yuan would harm him and rejected Zhu Ying's opinion.
Seeing that Zhu Ying had no choice but to leave without saying goodbye, Huang Xie did not establish a self-centered guest group like other guest-growers, nor did he pay attention to playing their role in serving his own political goals.
As far as Huang Xie is concerned, he has no outstanding military or political achievements, except that he once appointed Xun Kuang (the thinker Xunzi during the Warring States Period) as the order of Lanling (today's Lanling Town, Cangshan, Shandong), and had earlier assisted Xiong Wan in escaping.
Except for the two affairs of the Qin Dynasty, he did not make any big achievements in his life.
He lacked courage, wisdom and strategy. He sent troops to resist Qin three times but returned without success. Finally, he was afraid of Qin and moved his capital.
He did not listen to the advice of his retainer Zhu Ying, and more than half a month after Zhu Ying left, Xiong Wan died of illness. Li Yuan heard the news first, and after entering the palace, he laid an ambush to trap and kill him in the palace.
He was manipulated by Li Yuan to act, and was eventually harmed by Li Yuan. He had thousands of guests, but he could not even protect his own life. It was extremely sad to be harmed by the guests he had raised.