Bacon once said: "Reading history makes people wise, reading poetry makes people smart, mathematics makes people thoughtful, science makes people profound, ethics makes people solemn, and the study of logic and rhetoric makes people eloquent." Today, I want to introduce it to you

Bacon once said: "Reading history makes people wise, reading poetry makes people smart, mathematics makes people thoughtful, science makes people profound, ethics makes people solemn, and the study of logic and rhetoric makes people eloquent."

Today, I want to talk to you What you are introducing is a history book called " Zizhi Tongjian", written by Sima Guang. I told you before about Wu Qi's reforms, Shang Yang's reforms, and surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao in the first part of the book. Next, I will continue to talk about the follow-up chapter of the first part of Zhou Jizhong: The Guest Dies The State of Qin .

Before the book "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" came out, the Chinese people at that time had a tendency to completely deny traditional culture and believed that what came from foreign countries was good. Therefore, in order to protect the country and preserve species, the slogan "preserve Chinese studies and revitalize Chinese studies" was put forward.

In 313 BC, King Qin wanted to conquer the state of Qi, but considering that Qi and Chu had a mutual assistance treaty, he sent Zhang Yi to the state of Chu. Zhang Yi came to the State of Qi alone and asked the King of Chu to break off diplomatic relations with the State of Qi without sending a single soldier. The King of Chu was very happy after hearing his suggestion and ordered him to be heavily rewarded.

(Zhang Yi)

After returning to China, Zhang Yi deliberately pretended to be injured and did not go to court for three consecutive months. Zhang Yi's move made the King of Chu very puzzled, and he thought: Is it because I have not completely severed diplomatic relations with Qi State, so Zhang Yi has never gone to court? So, the King of Chu sent people to the State of Qi to insult the King of Qi. After the King of Qi was furious, he decided to lower his status to please the State of Qin, and Qin and Qi became friends. After Zhang Yi learned about this in his hospital bed, he also began to go to court every day. King Qi was very happy to see Zhang Yi, whom he had not seen for a long time.

(Character Profile)

Zhang Yi (? - 309 BC) was a native of Wei State Anyi (now Zhang Yi Village, Zhang Yi Village, Wangxian Township, Wanrong County, Shanxi). During the Warring States Period, he was a famous political strategist, diplomat and strategist.