King Yanzhao

King Yanzhao

King Yanzhao? -He was born in Jicheng (now Beijing) of the state of Yan. He was the 39th monarch of the state of Yan during the Warring States period (311-279 BC). The king of Yan is a concubine.

Early exile in South Korea. The Yan King's Kua Chan was located among the sons of the prime minister, which caused civil strife in the state of Yan. In the third year of Zizhi (314 BC), the state of Qi conquered the state of Yan, and the king of Yan Kuai and Zizhi were killed. He was sent back by King Wuling of Zhao. After he ascended the throne, he humbled himself and made a lot of money to recruit virtuous people. His teacher was Guo Kai, and scholars vied with each other for Yan. After a long period of recuperation, the country was rich and the soldiers served. In the 28th year of King Yanzhao (284 BC), he sent Yue Yi to join forces with the troops of the three Jin and the Qin and Chu dynasties to attack Qi. He defeated the Qi army and occupied more than 70 cities. King min of Qi was defeated. The state of Yan entered its heyday.

Life of the characters

succeed to the crown

In 318 B.C., the king of Yan gave the throne to Zizhi, and took back all the seals of more than 300 senior officials to Zizhi. Zizhi took charge of the military and political power of the state of Yan, but this action caused the prince's dissatisfaction.

In the third year of Zizhi's reign (314 BC), the state of Yan was in chaos, and jiangjunshi was conspired with Prince Ping to attack Zizhi. King Xuan of Qi sent envoys to Prince Ping and said, "I heard that the prince is going to rectify the name of the monarch and his ministers and show the status of father and son. Although the state of Qi is not big, I'm willing to wait for your orders." Soon after, King Xuan of Qi sent troops to conquer the state of Yan. He was killed and his son fled. He was caught by the people of Qi and cut into meat sauce.

In the fourth year of King Nan of Zhou Dynasty and the first year of King Yanzhao (311 B.C.), King Wuling of Zhao sent King Yan to be a son of the commoner who was a hostage in a foreign country and escorted him back to the state of Yan from South Korea. After he ascended the throne, he built a golden platform, worshipped Guo Kai as a teacher, worked hard to recruit talents, and intended to revitalize the scarred state of Yan.

invite to one 's side men of wisdom and valor

King Zhao of Yan worshipped Guo Kai as his teacher, and his reputation of loving and respecting the virtuous spread all over the world. Among them, there are many famous people: for example, general Ju Xin came from Zhao, counselor Zou Yan from Qi, Qu Yong from Wei, Yue Yi from Wei, Su Qin from Luoyi There are so many talented people.

Zou Yan is a master of Yin Yang and five elements. He was well-known all over the world at that time, and he was respected when he was in the state of Qi. When he traveled around the state of Wei, King Hui of Wei went to the suburbs to meet him personally. When he arrived at the state of Zhao, the emperor of Pingyuan walked sideways to meet him, and brushed the dust from the seat for him with his sleeves. When King Yanzhao met Zou Yan, he was more respectful than Wei and Zhao. He wrapped the broom in his sleeve, stepped back and swept as he walked, cleaning the road in front of him. At the time of sitting, King Zhao took the initiative to sit on his disciple's seat and asked Zou Yan to teach him as a teacher. King Zhao specially built a Jieshi palace for Zou Yan to live and give lectures.

Xingyan break Qi

Therefore, later generations use the two words of "Yonghui pioneer" and "Jieshi Palace" to compare the use of preferential treatment and respect for talents. These actions of King Zhao should have a great response, and the scholars who went to Yan state were more enthusiastic.

King Zhao opened the door of his country and accepted it widely. He not only welcomed well-known scholars, but also took in all those scholars who were good at fighting with soldiers and who were willing to destroy Qi and who were familiar with the dangerous fortresses and the relationship between the monarch and his ministers. He also gave them generous treatment and accumulated their strength in many ways to make Yan prosper and break Qi. Among the numerous scholars gathered in the capital of Yan to assist Wang Zhaowang in revitalizing the state of Yan, the most outstanding one is Yue Yi.

After the famous general LeYang, Leyi had outstanding talent and profound military skills. He was once recommended as an official of the state of Zhao. In order to avoid the civil strife in the state of Zhao, he went to the state of Wei. He heard that King Yanzhao was courteous and courteous, and he was longing for it. It happened that Yue Yi was sent to Yan state as an envoy of Wei, and the king of Zhao treated each other respectfully. Yue Yi was deeply moved and decided to stay in Yan state. Then the king of Zhao appointed him as the Minister of state, and entrusted him with state affairs and military power.

Reform internal affairs

Le Yi made every effort to assist King Zhao in reforming his internal affairs and reorganizing his army. First of all, in view of the serious situation that the laws of Yan state were broken and officials were engaged in private affairs, Yue Yi taught Zhao Wang to make laws, strictly enforce the legal system, and strengthen the examination and assessment of officials; second, he determined the principle of appointing officials according to their abilities, abandoned the tradition of "relatives" and "valuing others", cleared up the bad deeds of helping to form a party and abusing cronies when he was in power, and made the official administration of Yan state more and more clear; third, he set up a new system of government King Yizhao rewarded the obedient people who abided by the national laws, including the poor and some slaves, with a certain system to stabilize the social order. Militarily, Leyi focuses on the training of tactics and discipline to improve the combat effectiveness of Yan army as soon as possible. King Zhao also paid attention to hanging and asking for orphans to comfort those families who were worried about funeral. For those couples who were happy to have children, King Zhao also sent people to congratulate and care for them. King Zhao and the common people shared weal and woe, shared destiny, and won the support of all walks of life for his rule.

Raise troops to attack Qi

With the help of Le Yi and others, Zhao Wang has worked hard for 28 years. He has not only made the country rich and accumulated considerable strength, but also cultivated the folk custom of striving for strength. The conditions for the enemy's joint attack on the country are becoming more and more mature. Raise troops to attack Qi banner and win

Just as king Zhao made great efforts to govern the country and Yan was on the rise, Qi, the enemy of Yan, had reached the peak of strength. However, the monarch of Qi was not compassionate to the people's power at home, and he imposed taxes and levies on the people; he constantly used troops abroad, which made the princes dissatisfied. King yanzhao, who had endured humiliation for many years, thought that the time had come to avenge his humiliation and decided to fight Qi.

Disperse Qi

After all, the state of Qi is an Oriental power, which can't be matched by the power of Yan alone. Leyi put forward the strategy of "working together with the world", which was approved by King Zhao. King Zhao, Leyi and Zou Yan carefully analyzed the situation and clearly realized that Qi, Qin and Zhao were trying every means to expand their sphere of influence at that time. Dingtao of the Song Dynasty is the most prosperous commercial metropolis in the Central Plains. Qi, Qin and Zhao all want to get involved. Once the state of Qi exterminates the state of song, it will inevitably aggravate the contradiction between Qi and Qin and Zhao. At the same time, it will also pose a serious threat to the states of Han, Wei and Chu, and cause their uneasiness. King Zhao made a plan to lure Qi to destroy song and isolate Qi.

On the surface, the state of Yan surrendered to Qi and relaxed its guard. During this period, Su Qin was sent to the state of Qi twice to alienate, instigating the king of Qi to rashly decide to attack Qin in the West and destroy song in the south. King Zhao took this opportunity to send an envoy to contact Wei and Chu, and sent Yue Yi to Zhao to urge the king of Zhao to persuade the state of Qin to attack Qi. The state of Qin was originally established in the state of Qi, who made an appointment to be king in the East and West and divided the whole world. Unexpectedly, Qi broke the agreement to attack Qin and destroy song, and invaded the Central Plains. In order to get rid of this evil spirit, he readily agreed to attack Qi. In this way, there is a tendency for countries to encircle each other from the north, West and south.

United anti Qi

In the 31th year of King Nan of Zhou Dynasty (284 BC), King Yanzhao appointed Yue Yi as the general of the army. At this time, Chu troops had been stationed in Huainan, ready to seize the land of Qi in Huaibei; Qin, Zhao, Han and Wei also sent a general to lead the troops to Qi. King min of Qi didn't expect that Yan's Congress would unite with other countries to attack Qi at first, but when he found that Yan's army had already invaded Qi, he rushed to fight. King min of Qi did his best to cross the Jishui River and resist the enemy. Qi army's morale was low because of years of fighting. In addition, King min of Qi threatened the soldiers who were not good at fighting with cruel means such as digging ancestral graves and beheading. When the Allied forces launched an attack, Qi's army was defeated at the first touch. After the main force of Qi army was annihilated, King min of Qi led the remnant to flee in confusion and returned to Linzi, the capital of the state. King Zhao was very happy to hear the news. He went to Jixi battlefield to work hard. He rewarded his soldiers and made Leyi king of Chang.

Yue Yi rewarded Qin and South Korea's troops and sent them back to China. Then he ordered Zhao's army to attack Hejian and Wei's army to turn southeast to collect the former song's land. He led Yan's army to attack Qi capital. The Yan army marched into Linzi and captured Linzi. The king of Qi Min was forced to flee, and the land of Ju (today's Ju county in Shandong Province) was firmly guarded. Later, he was killed by naochi, the general of Chu. After he occupied Linzi, he took a series of measures to consolidate and expand his achievements. In order to appease the Qi people, after reporting to King Zhao for approval, Yue Yi made great efforts to rectify military discipline and strictly prohibited Yan army from plundering the people. In view of the tyranny of King min of Qi Dynasty, Yue Yi announced to reduce the taxes of Qi people, abolish the draconian laws, and restore some reasonable laws and regulations of King Wei of Qi Dynasty. In the outskirts of Linzi, he ceremoniously offered sacrifices to Duke Huan and Guan Zhong of Qi, awarded more than 100 titles of Yan state to the people of Qi who were obedient, and enfeoffed more than 20 feudal lords in Qi who enjoyed the title of Yan state, which attracted the ruling class of Qi State, basically stabilized the occupation of Qi State, and the whole Qi state was willing to submit to Yan state. Militarily, Leyi continued to attack and occupy all parts of the country. Thus, it took only half a year for the Yan army to capture more than 70 cities of Qi, all of which were turned into prefectures and counties, leaving Ju and Jimo (now Pingdu south of Shandong Province) untouched.

The reason why Leyi can give full play to his outstanding political and military talents is inseparable from Wang Zhaowang's absolute trust and firm support for him. When Leyi was conquering the state of Qi, King Zhao did not intervene at all and let Leyi go. When Yue Yi conquered Ju and Jimo for a long time and someone took the opportunity to slander him, King Zhao denounced him and sent envoys to comfort him. The king of Zhao paid his subordinates for their sincerity.

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At the same time of winning the decisive victory in the war against Qi, King Zhao sent Yan to attack and destroy Donghu, forcing Donghu to retreat more than 1000 Li from the northeast of Yan, and Yan territory expanded to the northeast of Liaodong. Yan also marched South and occupied many parts of Zhongshan state. King Zhao eventually made Yan state one of the great powers and entered the golden age.

In 279 BC, King Zhao died of illness.

King Yanzhao grasped the key factor that the rejuvenation of the state of Yan mainly lies in the talents

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