Emperor Shuang: The counterattack started from the Gaopingling Incident Chapter 336: Screening Zhao Sheng and Huang Xie who are not worthy of imitation
Chapter 336: Screening Zhao Sheng and Huang Xie who are not worthy of imitation
Chen Guangqin blushed and nodded in agreement: "What Brother Chu Dao said is that even if someone is as powerful as Lord Pingyuan or Lord Chunshen, he will end up miserable if he doesn't carefully screen his disciples when recruiting retainers. It can be seen that recruitment
It’s not as if the diners are expensive!”
Zhao Sheng's friendship contained a sense of loyalty. King Ying Ji of Qin wanted to capture Wei Qi, Prime Minister of Wei, for some reason. Wei Qi was afraid and fled to Zhao Sheng. Ying Ji invited Zhao Sheng to Xianyang in the name of making friends and forced him to hand over Wei Qi.
Zhao Sheng replied: "I heard that those who are noble and become friends will be humble; those who are rich and be friends will be poor. My husband, Wei Qi, is my friend. Even if he is really in my place, I can't bear it.
Come out."
Facing the King of Qin's despotic power, he refused to hand over Wei Qi, showing a strong sense of loyalty as a friend. However, among Zhao Sheng's friends, there were few stories about Zhejie Corporal and respectful ministers. When Wei Wuji was a guest in Zhao State, he met the gambler Mao Gong.
The pulp seller Xue Gongxiang was friendly, but Zhao Sheng believed that this was "out of the ordinary, and he was afraid of damaging his reputation." He publicly criticized this, which clearly reflected his view on communication.
Zhao Sheng has a kind of magnanimity and courage to change his ways in the world. This is an important factor in his ability to win people's hearts, but that's all.
Previously, a lame neighbor asked him to behead a beautiful lady. He agreed in person, turned his back on her and laughed at her, saying, "What a fool! Are you trying to kill my beauty just because of a smile?" Later, he heard what the guests said.
, that is, he used his sword to chop off the head of the beauty upstairs. It was very inappropriate to cut off the grass and kill people, but it also showed his courage and handling style to correct his previous understanding.
He once criticized Wei Wuji for staying in Zhao as a guest, but Wei Wuji commented on him: "When Wuji was in the country, he often heard that Zhao had Mao Gong Xue Gong, and he wished he could travel with him. Today, I am holding a whip for him, and I am afraid that he will disdain him.
To me, Lord Pingyuan is ashamed, so why should I be a good scholar? Lord Pingyuan is not a sage!"
After Zhao Sheng heard this, he blamed himself: "Zhao has two sages, and Lord Xinling knows them, but I don't know them. I am not as far away as Lord Xinling! With his appearance, Zhao Sheng cannot be compared to human beings." And he came in person.
Wuji's residence, he took off his hat and bowed his head, thanking him for his mistake. Because he could quickly correct his wrong understanding and express his regret in person, he reconciled with Wei Wuji.
During the reign of Lin Xiangru, Zhao State was able to avoid major military conflicts with Qin State. After the meeting at Mianchi, Yingji took the initiative to send hostages to Zhao, invited the good friends of the two countries, and once moved military targets to South Korea. Later, Zhao Sheng assisted the government, and he successively organized
Two events finally brought the disaster of Qin State to Zhao State.
The first thing he did was that he took in Wei Qi, the deceased minister of Wei State. Wei Qi was the enemy of Qin Prime Minister Fan Ju. In order to please Fan Ju, King Qin Yingji wanted to win the title of Wei Qi. Zhao Sheng took in Wei Qi. Yingji proposed at that time
He questioned him and threatened that he would "determine to attack Zhao and seize Wei Qi".
The second thing is that the Qin State captured the Yewang of South Korea (today's Qinyang, Henan Province) after an arduous war, and formed a strategic siege of Shangdang's land, determined to win it.
Feng Ting, the defender of Shangdang, considered that the seventeen cities of Shangdang and a large area of territory would not be owned by South Korea. If he surrendered to Zhao, he would gain Zhao's protection of Shangdang and create a joint resistance between South Korea and Zhao against Qin. Perhaps
It is possible to defeat Qin,
So he sent a letter to the State of Zhao asking for surrender. The ministers of the State of Zhao had a fierce debate on whether to surrender. King Xiaocheng Zhao Dan was hesitant and summoned Zhao Sheng to make a decision. Zhao Sheng said: "Send millions of people to attack the human country. It will take more than years.
We haven't captured a single city. Now we can capture seventeen cities without spending an inch of troops fighting for food. This is a huge advantage that cannot be lost."
Zhao Sheng insisted on accepting the Shangdang's surrender in order to gain a small gain. In this way, Qin's military power was immediately directed at Zhao, and the prelude to the Qin-Zhao War was finally kicked off, leading to the subsequent Battle of Changping and the Handan Crisis.
It is true that the Qin State's policy of peace with Zhao after the Mianchi Meeting was only a temporary measure. The implementation of its general strategy of annexing other countries would sooner or later cause a large-scale military conflict with Zhao State.
However, as Zhao Sheng's top decision-maker, instead of delaying the outbreak of this conflict as much as possible and taking advantage of the relatively peaceful local environment to actively deploy defense strategies, Zhao Sheng adopted the wrong policy and set himself on fire, greatly advancing the date of the Qin-Zhao conflict.
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He damaged the relationship with Qin for the sake of personal loyalty and created an excuse for Qin to invade. What was especially wrong was that he ignored the specific situation and consequences at the time and accepted the surrender of the Shangdang guard for the sake of immediate interests.
Without any military preparation, they had to fight for and protect what Qin had in their hands, and unknowingly pushed Zhao to the forefront of competing with Qin.
It can be seen that Zhao Sheng is a man who does not know his strategy and is generally confused. He could not listen to the opinions of the opposition Zhao Bao at that time. He was greedy for immediate unreasonable gains and finally made an unforgivable strategic mistake, which led to
A catastrophe for the country.
Zhao Sheng was ignorant of strategy, often had uncertain opinions when dealing with some specific political issues, was at a loss when things happened, and lacked a well-thought-out self-determination.
After he took in Wei Qi, King Yingji of Qin wrote a letter inviting him to come to Xianyang for a banquet. Minister Yu Qing thought the Qin people were treacherous and advised not to go;
Lian Po quoted Lin Xiangru's case of returning the jade to Zhao intact, and believed that refusing to go would make Qin suspicious, so he advocated going to the meeting;
Zhao Wangdan also expressed his position: "I also take this as the good intention of King Qin and cannot violate it."
Zhao Shengsui was ordered to go west to Xianyang. Regarding such an issue that was related to his personal life and the reputation of the country, he had no opinion of his own and just acted according to the emperor's orders.
Zhao Sheng often lacks independent self-assertion at critical moments and panics when faced with problems. This is a manifestation of his weak political consciousness and ability.
It is for this reason that he has been in a high position for decades, but he has not made many outstanding political achievements. Instead, he has brought trouble to the State of Zhao. He is not as good as the previous Lin Xiangru, although he only climbed up from being a guest.
Lin Xiangru came from a humble background and had no chance to display his talent. He had no choice but to join the eunuch Miao Xian, a close confidant of King Zhao Huiwen, and became a sacrificial servant in the eunuch Miao Xian's house.
Pingyuan Lord Zhao Sheng relied on his royal status and strong family wealth to support thousands of diners, which promoted the custom of raising scholars during the Warring States Period, gained a good social reputation, and strengthened ties and exchanges with various countries.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! However, he is in a high position and has low political awareness. He does not understand the interests of political changes in various countries, cannot grasp the strategic direction of the country's political struggle as a whole, and lacks the
The courage that politicians should have.
During his political tenure, he led the disasters of Qin to his own country but was unable to turn the tide, and finally led the country to defeat.
It is said that when Tai Fu Huang Xie followed Prince Xiong Wan to Qin as a hostage for sixteen years, the Qin State had no intention of sending him back. When he heard the news that King Xiong Heng of Chu was ill, he negotiated with Xiong Wan to return to the country and succeed to the throne.
Huang Xie played an important role in Xiong Wan's establishment of the king.
First, when he heard that the King of Chu was ill, he immediately decided to return to the country. This decision that could not be delayed gave Xiong Wan the opportunity to become king;
Second, he first got through Fan Sui's joints, skillfully stated the pros and cons, and won his approval. Although it did not have immediate results, it paved the way for subsequent actions;
Third, he pretended to be Xiong Wan and asked him to run away. He provided a false cover for him in Xianyang, which eliminated Qin's suspicion and bought time for Xiong Wan to return home;
Fourth, after Xiong Wan returned to the country, he surrendered himself to plead guilty. Ying Ji was helpless about the established fact. Coupled with Huang Xie's surrender attitude and Fan Ju's intercession, he was immediately released by the Qin State.
Before Xiong Wan returned home, he expressed to Huang Xie: "If things happen, Chu State should share it with Taifu." After he succeeded to the throne as King Kaolie, he was very grateful to Huang Xie because of his long-term understanding and relationship with him.
Relying on this, he entrusted the state affairs to Huang Xie, and then he was able to support thousands of followers.
Huang Xie was actually in power in Chu State. He failed to curb the country's decline, but instead caused Chu State to lose its last bit of courage to resist Qin.
During his reign, his disciple Li Yuan Xianmei stole the government and succeeded in political speculation, but at the cost of fooling the emperor and ministers and confusing the state affairs. It caused strife and vendetta among the courtiers, leading to the young ruler and widowed queen taking charge of the state affairs.
During the years, coups in Chu State occurred one after another, and its kings changed several times.
Guo Xiu also nodded and said: "I think that among the four great princes of the Warring States Period, only Meng Chang and Xinling are worthy of imitation. Zhao Sheng and Huang Xie are not worthy of imitation."