Zhang Yi
Zhang Yi
Zhang Yi (?)? In 309 BC, Wei guoanyi (now Zhangyi village, Wangxian Township, Wanrong County, Shanxi Province) was born. He was a famous strategist, diplomat and strategist in the Warring States period.
In his early years, he joined Guiguzi and learned the art of vertical and horizontal. After leaving the mountain, he initiated the "Lianheng" diplomatic strategy and lobbied the six countries to join the Qin Dynasty. Appreciated by King Huiwen of Qin Dynasty, he was appointed prime minister. He was ordered to send envoys to all countries to persuade them to break through the "vertical" with "horizontal", so as to urge all countries to be kind to the state of Qin and be granted the title of Wu Xinjun.
In 311 BC, after the death of King Huiwen of Qin, King Wu of Qin succeeded to the throne. Zhang Yi lost her trust and fled to Wei state as prime minister.
In 309 BC, Zhang Yi died.
Life of the characters
Be humiliated and join Qin Dynasty
Zhang Yi is a native of Wei. At the beginning, she worked with Su Qin as a teacher of Guiguzi and learned the art of lobbying. Su Qin thought that her talent and learning were inferior to Zhang Yi. After finishing their studies, Zhang Yi and Su Qin went to lobby the princes.
Later, Su Qin convinced Zhao Suhou and was able to lobby the vassals of all countries to implement the alliance. However, he was worried that Qin would seize the opportunity to attack the vassals and destroy the alliance before it was concluded. After much consideration, Su Qin couldn't find a suitable person who could be sent to work for him, so he sent someone to quietly persuade Zhang Yi to join him.
So Zhang Yi went to the state of Zhao, submitted a famous post, and asked to meet Su Qin. However, Su Qin ignored Zhang Yi. When he entertained Zhang Yi, he only used food for servants and maids. He also humiliated Zhang Yi in public, saying that Zhang Yi was so talented that she was so poor that it was not worth taking him in. Then he sent Zhang Yi away. When Zhang Yi came to see Su Qin this time, she thought that she was an old friend and could get benefits. However, she was humiliated. In a rage, she thought that only the state of Qin could threaten the state of Zhao, so she went to the state of Qin.
After Zhang Yi left, Su Qin secretly sent someone to help Zhang Yi arrive in the state of Qin and help him meet King Huiwen of Qin. King Huiwen of Qin took Zhang Yi as his guest minister and discussed with him the grand plan of attacking the princes of various countries. At this time, the people who helped Zhang Yi said that Su Qin deliberately angered him so that Zhang Yi could have a better development in the future. Zhang Yi said: "Oh, these tactics are all in the scope of my study, but I didn't realize it. I'm not as clever as Mr. Su! Besides, I have just been appointed, how can I plan to attack the state of Zhao? Please thank Mr. Su for me. How could Zhang Yi dare to talk about attacking Zhao when Mr. Su was in power? "
Prime Minister of the state of Qin
In the 10th year of emperor Huiwen of Qin Dynasty (328 BC), King Huiwen of Qin Dynasty sent childe Hua and Zhang Yi to besiege Puyang of Wei state, attack and occupy Puyang. Zhang Yi took the opportunity to persuade King Huiwen of Qin to return Puyang to the state of Wei, and sent his son Yao to the state of Wei as a hostage. Zhang Yi also took the opportunity to persuade the king of Wei: "the state of Qin treats the state of Wei so leniently, so the state of Wei must repay it with courtesy."
Therefore, the state of Wei dedicated the fifteen counties of Shangjun and Shaoliang to the state of Qin to thank King Huiwen of Qin. Therefore, King Huiwen of Qin appointed Zhang Yi as prime minister (ancient official name), ranking first among all officials, to participate in military and political affairs and diplomatic activities.
In the fourth lunar month of the 13th year of emperor huiwenjun of Qin Dynasty (325 BC), King Hui of Wei and King xuanhui of Han fought against the state of Qin and respected each other as kings. Therefore, King Huiwen of Qin Dynasty sent Zhang Yi to attack and occupy Shaanxi (now Shanxian County of Henan Province) of the state of Wei, and handed over all the Wei people there to the state of Wei. King Huiwen of Qin ordered Zhang Yi to build Shangjun fortress.
In the 14th year of emperor Huiwen of Qin Dynasty (324 BC), Zhang Yi supported King Huiwen of Qin Dynasty and officially called him king.
In the second year of King Huiwen of Qin Dynasty (323 BC), Zhang Yi and the prime ministers of Qi and Chu joined an alliance in yesang.
Minister of Wei
In the third year of emperor Huiwen of Qin Dynasty (322 BC), Zhang Yi returned to Qin state from yesang, and was removed from phase. For the benefit of the state of Qin, Zhang Yi went to Wei state as the prime minister, intending to make the state of Wei serve the state of Qin first and let other vassal states follow its example. King Hui of Wei refused to accept Zhang Yi's suggestion. In a rage, King Huiwen of Qin immediately dispatched troops to conquer Quwo and Pingzhou of Wei, secretly giving Zhang Yi more favorable treatment. Zhang Yi felt very ashamed and felt that there was nothing to return in return for King Qin Huiwen.
In the sixth year of King Huiwen of Qin Dynasty (319 BC), King Hui of Wei died and King Xiang of Wei ascended the throne. Zhang Yi tried to persuade King Wei Xiang, but he didn't listen. So Zhang Yi secretly let the state of Qin attack the state of Wei. The state of Wei was at war with the state of Qin, and the state of Wei was defeated.
In 318 years ago, the troops of the Han Dynasty led by the Han Dynasty defeated the Han Dynasty.
In the eighth year of emperor Huiwen of Qin Dynasty (317 BC), Zhang Yi once again lobbied the king of Wei to withdraw from the alliance and serve the state of Qin. Therefore, the state of Wei announced that it would withdraw from the North South joint column, and asked Zhang Yi to act as an intermediary to reconcile with the state of Qin; Zhang Yi returned to the state of Qin and became the prime minister again. The next year, the state of Wei served the state of Qin again.
In the ninth year of King Huiwen of Qin Dynasty (316 BC), King Huiwen of Qin sent Zhang Yi and simacuo to rescue Ju and Ba, and took the opportunity to annex Shu. Zhang Yi, greedy for the wealth of Ba and Ju, conquered Ba, captured the king of Ba, established Ba, Shu and Hanzhong counties, and divided the three counties into 31 counties. And built a city in Jiangzhou.
In the 11th year of emperor Huiwen of Qin Dynasty (314 BC), the state of Wei betrayed the state of Qin and joined the alliance. Qin sent troops to attack Wei and captured Quwo.
Zhang Yi plays Chu
In the 12th year of King Huiwen of Qin Dynasty (313 BC), the state of Qin wanted to attack the state of Qi, but worried that Qi and Chu had already concluded a joint alliance, so Zhang Yi was sent to the state of Chu to lobby King Huai of Chu.
King Huai of Chu heard that Zhang Yilai had vacated a superior hotel and arranged for him to stay in the hotel in person. He said, "this is a remote and shabby country. What can you teach me?"
Zhang Yi lobbied King Huai of Chu and said, "if you can listen to me, please break off your contacts with the state of Qi and break the treaty. I'd like to ask the king of Qin to give up the land of six hundred Li to serve the king, and let the women of the state of Qin serve as concubines. Qin and Chu will marry women and become brothers forever. In this way, the state of Qi will be weakened northward, and the state of Qin in the West will also benefit It's a better strategy. "
King Huai of Chu happily agreed to Zhang Yi. The ministers came to congratulate King Huai of Chu, but Chen Fu advised him not to trust Zhang Yi. King Huai of Chu said, "I can get six hundred li of the state of Qin without a single soldier. All the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty are celebrating the news. You are the only one who is stopping me. What do you want to do?"
Chen Fu replied, "it's not like this. In his view, the land in Shang Yu area could not be obtained, but could be united by Qin and Qi. Once Qin and Qi are united, disaster will surely come. "
The king of Chu asked him to go on, while Chen Fu said: "the reason why the state of Qin was so cautious to the state of Chu was because of Qi and Chu. Now the king will make the state of Chu helpless. How could the state of Qin prefer an isolated and helpless country, and give away the merchants 600 Li?
After returning to the state of Qin, Zhang Yi will certainly break her promise to the king. If she severs relations with Qi northward, it will only bring disaster to Qin in the west, and the army of Liang state will attack Chu together. I've thought out some countermeasures for the king. It's better for us to cooperate with Qi secretly and sever diplomatic relations superficially, and send someone to follow Zhang Yi to Qin. If the state of Qin ceded the land to us, it would not be too late to completely break off diplomatic relations with the state of Qi. If they don't cede the land, it's in line with our strategy. "
But the king of Chu said, "I hope Mr. Chen will shut up and stop talking until I get the land."
Therefore, the state of Chu and the state of Qi broke off their relationship and abolished the treaty. King Huai of Chu granted the seal of Chu to Zhang Yi, and also presented a lot of property. He sent a general to follow Zhang Yi to the state of Qin to receive the land.
When Zhang Yi returned to the state of Qin, he pretended not to hold the rope on the car, fell out of the car and was injured. He didn't go to court for three months in a row. Hearing this, King Huai of Chu said, "is it because I haven't completely broken diplomatic relations with Qi?" He sent people to the state of song and borrowed the Fu Jie of the state of song to the state of Qi to insult King Xuan of Qi. King Xuan of Qi cut off the Fu Jie in anger and made friends with the state of Qin.
After the establishment of diplomatic relations between Qin and Qi, Zhang Yi said, "I have the Liuli fiefdom granted by the king of Qin. I would like to dedicate it to the king of Chu." Zhang Yicai went to court. The envoys of the state of Chu said, "I have come to receive 600 li of Shangyu's land by the order of the king of Chu. I have never heard of any land to be collected."
The envoys of the state of Chu had to return to the state of Chu and tell the king of Chu Huai what Zhang Yi said. In a rage, the king of Chu Huai set up an army to attack the state of Qin. As a result, Qin and Qi attacked Chu and seized the land of Danyang and Hanzhong. The state of Chu sent more troops to attack the state of Qin. The army of Chu was defeated, so the state of Chu ceded two cities to conclude a peace treaty with the state of Qin, ending the war.
Imprisoned Chu state
In the 14th year of emperor Huiwen of Qin Dynasty (311 BC), the state of Qin coerced the state of Chu to obtain the land in Central Guizhou and exchange it with the land outside Wuguan.
"I don't want to exchange land, as long as I get Zhang Yi, I'm willing to give it to Central Guizhou," King Huai of Chu said
King Huiwen of Qin wanted to send Zhang Yi away, but he couldn't bear to say it. Zhang Yi asked to go. King Huiwen of Qin said, "the king of Chu resented that Mr. Chu had broken his promise to give away the land to the merchants. He wanted to revenge on you." Zhang Yi said: "the state of Qin is strong and the state of Chu is weak. Jin Shang and I have a good relationship. Jin Shang can flatter Zheng Xiu, the wife of Chu, and the king of Chu obeys Zheng Xiu's words. Besides, I was sent to the state of Chu on the order of the king. How dare the king of Chu kill me. If you kill me and get the land in Central Guizhou for Qin, this is also my highest wish. "
So Zhang Yi sent an envoy to the state of Chu. As soon as Zhang Yi arrived, King Huai of Chu imprisoned him and wanted to kill him.
Jin Shang said to Zheng Xiu
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