Gongsun Yan, a native of Wei Zhiyin and Jin Dynasty. He once served in the Wei Dynasty and was appointed as Xishou, so people called him Xishou, as if this was his original name. "Anthology of Historical Records" quotes Sima Biao as saying: "Rhinoshou, the official name of Wei, is today General Huya." Rhinoceroshou should be a military official.
Gongsun Yan was in Qin in King Huiwen of Qin in the fifth year (333 BC). He was built by Daliang and later lived in Wei. Chen Zhen, the envoy of Chu, was also a political strategist. He passed through Wei and offered advice to Yan. He said, "Wei Xiangtian wanted to make an appointment with the princes to get married, but the King of Chu was suspicious but did not believe it. If you invite King Wei , say that you have friendship with the king of Yan and Zhao, envoys have come to invite you many times. The King of Wei has agreed to you. , I will give you a car, you don’t need more, just take it if there are thirty. The son was displayed in the court and publicly declared that he would go to the kingdom of Yan and Zhao. "Gongsun Yan did as he was told. The king of Yan and Zhao sent envoys to welcome Gongsun Yan to their country. When the king of Chu heard about it, he was furious. , thinking that Tian Xu was bullying him, he didn’t listen to Tian Xu’s words at all. Qi State heard that Gongsun Yan was going to Yanzhao, so he also sent people to entrust him with state affairs. As a result, Gongsun Yan carried out the affairs of the Three Kingdoms and gained considerable power.
Gongsun Yan advocated the integration of verticality, Zhang Yi advocated the integration of horizontality. They were political and personal rivals. In 322 BC (the third year of the reign of King Huiwen of Qin), Zhang Yi became Prime Minister of Wei. Gongsun Yan managed to gain the support of the Korea authorities and undermined Zhang Yi's policy of uniting Qin and Wei. In 319 BC, Zhang Yi was forced to go to Wei, and Gongsun Yan replaced Zhang Yi as Wei prime minister. In 318 BC, Wei, Zhao, Han, Yan, and Chu jointly attacked Qin. This attack did not win, and the army returned to Hangu Pass. But this attack was still a famous attack on Qin. Xirong Yiqu had contacts with Wei. Once, Lord Yiqu came to Wei. Gongsun Yan took this opportunity to advise Yiqujun to be more vigilant against Qin. He said, if there is nothing in the Central Plains, Qin will burn, kill, and plunder you; if there is something in the Central Plains, Qin will send heavy coins to make friends with you. Later, the Five Kingdoms attacked Qin. It happened that at this time, Qin Yiwenxiu was pure and beautiful, and there were hundreds of beauties, leaving Yiyi to the king. Lord Yiqu gathered his ministers to discuss the matter. Lord Yiqu said, this is what Gongsun Yan said back then. So he raised troops to attack Qin and defeated the Qin people.
"Historical Records" states that after Zhang Yi's death, Gongsun Yan "entered the Qin Dynasty, tasted the seals of the five kingdoms, and became a long-term covenant."
The so-called "Long Treaty of the Five Kingdoms" seems to refer to the attack on Qin by the Five Kingdoms in 318 BC.
"Mencius·Tengwen Gongxia" records Jingchun's remarks: "Gongsun Yan and Zhang Yi are not honest men! When he is angry, the princes are afraid, and when they live in peace, the world is destroyed." In the minds of some people at that time, Gongsun Yan was the same as Zhang Yi. They are equally famous, but not many deeds have been handed down. There is a biography of Gongsun Yan in "Historical Records", which is attached to the biography of Zhang Yi. " Warring States Policy " also has only a few sporadic records.
The strategist of "Hanshu·Yiwenzhi" has "Thirty-one Chapters of Su Zi" and "Ten Chapters of Zhang Zi", which are special books about Su Qin and Zhang Yi. I wonder if their works have been lost for a long time. . There is no special book about Gongsun Yan. "Hanshu·Yiwenzhi" also recorded books by strategists such as Kuai Tong, Zou Yang, Zhu Fu Yan, Xu Le and others of the Western Han Dynasty. It can be seen that in the early Western Han Dynasty, the style of strategists still existed. But compared to the strategists of during the Warring States Period, there is a big difference.
