Qin State destroyed the five kingdoms, and in the end only Qi State remained. What was Qi State's thinking at that time?

During the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period, there were many vassal states at that time, with the highest number reaching more than 140, but at the end of the laugh, it was the least conspicuous state of Qin. Qin’s geographic location was in the poor position at the time. The transportation was inconvenient, the land was not fertile, and there was a powerful enemy behind. Therefore, many countries were not very wary of Qin, and Qin was eventually defeated. Very good development environment, unified the other six countries and established China's first unified dynasty.

▲Qin Wangyingzheng

The reason why Qin is strong is that there are powerful enemies behind it, and the people are strong. The second is that the rulers of Qin are good at appointing talents, such as Zhang Yi and Shang Yang. The third is that after Shang Yang's reform, national power has been rapidly developed, and it has quickly gained the capital to compete with the powerful Qi and Wei states. Fourth, the Qin State’s energy reserves have defeated the enemy in the west, expanded the territory of the Qin State, and has more resources to fight and unify the eastern country.

Qin adopted the strategy of close attack and distant diplomatic relations when unifying the six countries. It had a good relationship with Qi, which was far to the east, but the surrounding five countries fought for territory. In the end, the five kingdoms of Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, and Wei were destroyed one after another. Qi was finally destroyed, but Qi also had a peaceful time for half a century. But in the past half-century, what exactly did Qi think? Was it worrying about feeling lucky or had other ideas?

▲Qin's army

feels lucky

Qi should feel lucky, because it did not become an enemy of Qin and became the last country to be destroyed, unlike Zhao who wanted to compete with Qin and finally made neighboring South Korea the first to be The extinction is really unpredictable. No one would have thought that South Korea was the first to be destroyed in the war between Zhao and Qin. It is said that even if Zhao Guo has a strong military strength, two of the four generals at that time still had many military talents. In the end, the country was destroyed. At that time, the five countries joined forces and Zhao Guogang had carried out the reform of Hufu riding and shooting. It has been greatly improved, and Zhao's comprehensive national strength is not weaker than Qi.

▲Jing Ke

and Yan Guo had their last dying struggle. They sent Jing Ke to stab King Qin and finally Jing Ke died, but King Qin was unharmed. Wei also had a strong army at the time and also fought fiercely, and finally destroyed the country. On the other hand, Qi State didn't have any antagonism with Qin State and didn't lose anything. It was very fortunate to have gained half a century of tranquility.

is worried. Everyone knows the truth that one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers. If Qin finally destroys the other five countries, there will definitely be a war between Qin and Qi, and they may not be able to win by then. At the beginning, Qin had good relations with Qi, and he also instructed Qi not to intervene in the war between Qin and other countries. Qi was also happy to watch the theater without any effort, but finally found that Qin was very ambitious but was unable to recover. With the strength of his own country, it is hard to beat Qin. In the end, Qi Guo had been waiting for the final sentence all day, waiting for the final battle.

▲The kings of Qi and Langya

took a fluke

Qin's army suppressed the border at that time, but did not launch an attack, but sent envoys to explain the pros and cons to Qi. Saying that you did not send troops to resist me and made a great contribution, I would not take action against you, but I want to establish a unified country, so if the title of Qi is not, I will compensate you. In addition, Qi State had a good impression of Qin State at the time and agreed to Qin State, the whole country surrendered, and Qin State won the behemoth Qi State without a single soldier.

▲ Qin's territory

regrets

after Qi's surrender, Qin did not come up with the compensation promised at that time. He also exiled King Qi and ordered that King Qi not be allowed food. On weekdays, the respected King Qi can only dig wild vegetables to fill his hunger, and his heart is full of regret, because his inaction at the beginning has brought such consequences to himself. It might be better to fight for a different ending than before.

At that time, Qi's comprehensive national strength was very high, and its background was also very thick. But because they did not cooperate with the other five countries to fight against Qin, in the end all six countries were destroyed. If Qi State had joined the team against Qin State at that time, perhaps the result would be a different story.

References: "Historical Records"

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