Chinese text, the truth we don’t know
The most common understanding of the character Zou Ji is that everyone has only known it in a text " Zou Ji Says the King of Qi to Advice " that I have learned in middle school. This text vividly describes how Zou Ji persuaded him to open up his own ideas through his own experience.
This story inspired us a lot, but we have never understood the causes and consequences of this story. We know even less about what kind of person Zou Ji is.
Today we will start from this story and take a look at the story that happened in Qiguo court, but there are very wonderful power struggles. Let’s see if Zou Ji was a wise minister who was dedicated to assisting King Wei of Qi, or a treacherous minister who was only jealous of the virtuous and capable people?
1 Keep your strength and keep your low profile, Zou Ji waited for a good opportunity
The story starts from Dong Qi Huan Dong Wu in the 18th year of Tian Wu (357 BC). That year, Duke Huan of Qi passed away, and his son Tian ascended the throne because of Qi , and is known in history as King Wei of Qi.
Are you curious that Qi State is not the fiefdom of Jiang Taigong ? How could it become Tian’s surname?
Because there is a relatively complicated power change here, let me briefly explain that after the prince of Chen destroyed the country, he fled to Qi, changed to the surname Tian, constantly implemented benevolent government, and seized the power of the Jiang family step by step.
Wait until After the death of Duke Qi Kang in the 26th year (379 BC), Jiang Qi died, Tian Qi replaced Jiang's family and officially became the master of Qi. It was passed down to King Wei of Qi. It was already the fourth generation. . When King Wei of Qi ascended the throne, he faced a situation of internal and external troubles. Foreign countries dominated the Central Plains and repeatedly led various countries to eat up the land of Qi. There were corruption rampant in the country, and the royal family was in power, and they were like puppets.
Since there are ministers and officials in Qi State headed by Tian, Tian Yinqi, as the king of Qi State, could only hide in the deep palace to drink and have fun, play the piano and play music.
The clans of Qi State were very satisfied with King Wei of Qi, but when the old ministers of the previous kings saw the dynasty control the royal family, they were worried and went to the palace to persuade him. King Wei of Qi disappeared from his father and old ministers.
But the old ministers still persevered in searching for Tian Yinqi. If they annoyed Tian Yinqi, they would drag the old ministers who advised them to beat them up.
Zou Ji was also an old minister of the previous kings, but he never advised his colleagues, because it is useless to persuade him now, so it is better to wait for the opportunity.
In the second year of King Wei of Qi (354 BC), perhaps Tian Yinqi felt that drinking and having fun all day was boring, and he thought about dealing with the national affairs by himself.
So he sent many envoys around him to various places to learn about the situation. As a result, he found that Jimo was well-managed, but Ah was very bad.
He ordered to summon doctor Jimo. When he saw doctor Jimo, Tian Yinqi said to him:
"Since you came to Jimo, someone has been talking bad things about you by my side.
But after I sent someone to investigate Jimo, I sent someone to investigate Jimo. , find the area under your jurisdiction, the land has been reclaimed, and the people can live their own lives, and the officials' office It is also very timely to manage political affairs.
It is all your contribution to the eastern part of my country. The reason why you have made contributions but others want to slander you is because you have not curry favor with the people around me.
Therefore, I want to reward you highly . "
so he granted fiefs to Jimo doctors.
Then Tian Yinqi summoned Doctor A and said to him:
"Since you became Doctor A, someone has been saying good things about you to me.
However, after I sent someone to A to investigate, I found that the fields there were barren. The people live in poverty.
At the beginning, when Zhao Guo attacked my country Zhencheng , you did not go to rescue. When Wei Kingdom seized Xue Ling, you didn't even know. The reason why people say good things about you every day is that you spent a lot of money to bribe the people around me.
So I want to punish you. "
So Doctor A was cooked to death that day and all the subordinates who praised Doctor A were also guilty of it.
This operation made King Wei of Qi gain the favor of the people of Qi, but made the royal families in power some I was worried.
Although King Wei of Qi rewarded and punished the officials under his command, there were still no one around him around him.
So how did Zou Ji appear to King Wei of Qi, and how did he help King Wei of Qi to gain power step by step ?
2 The time has come, Zou Jiqinli Yu Wang
When Zuo Ji saw that King Wei of Qi wanted to cheer up, unlike when he was a puppet, Zou Ji knew that he was waiting for the opportunity to come.
Zou Ji was good at playing the piano, and King Wei of Qi was also good at this, so Zou Ji used the discussion of piano skills. In the first place, I went to the palace to pay homage to King Wei of Qi.
King Wei of Qi saw his father's old minister Zou Ji, and came to visit him, and he was like alike, so he let him live in the right room of the palace.
One day in March of the fourth year of King Wei of Qi (353 BC), Qi King Wei was playing the piano in the book pavilion. Zuo Ji pushed the door open and said, "The king's piano is so good! "
King Wei of Qi was displeased after hearing this, put down the piano and pressed Jiandao : "Mr. I have just arrived not long ago and haven't explored the truth yet. How can I know that my piano is good? "
(The subtext of this sentence is: I trust the gentleman, and I stay in the palace. I didn't expect that the gentleman not only did not help me, but you also flatter me. What's your intention?)
The subtle voice, Zuo Ji naturally listens to it After coming out, he answered calmly:
"King, I said that you played well because your string is thick and looks like Spring is as warm as a king;
Your little string is clear and clear, like a record of a national record;
Your fingers are very tight and relaxed, like issuing a government order;
Your chords are complementary to each other, roving and twisting without interfering with each other, just like these four seasons.
So I know that your piano is good. ”
(Zou Ji’s subtext is: King, I know your situation, so I have come to give you some advice. Now I will tell you about the policy strategy. Do you understand?)
Obviously, King Wei of Qi did not understand , because he said, "Sir, you are very proficient in music. "
Zuoji saw that King Wei of Qi did not understand, so he pointed out: "King, the music is inherently connected with governing the country and governing the country, so the ancients often included the music in the way of governing the country and maintaining the country. "
rhythm, or rhythm. King Wei thought to himself that you scholars and officials have always beat around the bush and never say anything directly, so he complained: "Yes! When talking about music, who can compare with Mr. Wu, but what does the governance of peace have to do with silk and bamboo orchestral? "
When I saw King Qi Wei, Zuo Ji calmed down and said:
" For the king, he is like this big string and as warm as spring, so that the treacherous people will not be vigilant;
is the prime minister, Imagine that little Xianming Clear and clear, making those who are not afraid of the regicts;
issue a government order, and let go of the string tightly and soothly, so that the people can be clear and not disgusted;
follows the rules of the four seasons, like chords, harmonious And the sound is in harmony with the height and the roar is tortuous without interference.
The sound is repeated without chaos, which is a clear and clear political situation; the connection between the upper and lower, the front and back is to continue the country's destiny and not to perish:
So the tone of the piano is the same as that of national governance.
Therefore, there is no better understanding of the principle of governing the country and stabilizing the people than -tone . "
After hearing this, King Wei of Qi said ashamed: "I only realized today that the gentleman is devoted to me, and I am ashamed. "So Zou Ji was promoted to the counselor and could enter and exit the palace at any time.
According to Zou Ji's suggestion, King Wei of Qi began to restrain his edge, treat others generously, and no longer reward and punish ministers easily, which also made the royal family who became afraid of King Wei of Qi slow down. Relax slowly.
Zou Ji understands that the Qi court belongs to the king too few. It is necessary to cultivate the king's power, and the royal family cannot be disgusted.
Since Zou Ji understands what the shortcomings of King Wei of Qi are, how to help King Wei of Qi grow stronger Where is your own wings?
3 Understand the truth, Zou Ji advised King Wei of Qi again to prevent the royal family from being disgusted and to be able to recruit talents for King Wei of Qi, Zou Ji thought for a long time.
One day, Zou Ji asked who served his clothes. Wife, "Madam, do you think your husband is handsome or your husband is handsome?" His wife was tying his belt at this time, so she leaned her head on his back, "Of course my husband is more handsome! Mr. Xu is no match for my husband. "
is Xu Gong in the north of the city, one of the most handsome men in Qi at that time.
Zou Ji didn't believe his wife's words, so he went to the concubine's room.
The concubine saw the master coming, and went to greet him with fear and fear. Zou Ji didn't sit down, so he asked his concubine: "Anu, who is more handsome than your master or Xu Gong in the north of the city? "
The concubine didn't dare to raise her head and said timidly: "I was the master at that time, and Mr. Xu couldn't do anything to you better. "Zou Ji left his concubine's room with satisfaction.
The next day, a guest came to visit Zou Ji. Zou Ji sat with him and chatted. Zou Ji asked him: "Five branches, who is more handsome than Mr. Xu! "
Five answered admiringly: "Of course it's Mr. Zou, you are even more handsome! "Zou Ji sent the guest out with even more satisfaction.
On the third day, Xu Gong came to visit Zou Ji in person. Zou Ji was shocked when he saw him. He thought that others said that Xu Gong was handsome. When he saw him today, he was indeed worthy of his reputation! Looking at himself, he was far inferior to Mr. Xu. After the two discussed the matter, Zou Ji asked his servants to send Mr. Xu out of the door.
At night, Zou Ji was lying in bed and wondering what happened in the past few days. Why did he I can't compare to Mr. Xu, and others say that I am more handsome than Mr. Xu. Suddenly, Zou Ji figured it out:
"My wife thinks I am handsome, that is to favor me;
The concubine thinks I am handsome, that is to fear Me;
The guest thinks I am beautiful, and that is what I want. "
So the next day, Zou Ji quickly went to the court to pay homage to King Wei of Qi, and asked as soon as he came up:
"King, who do you think is more handsome than Mr. Xu! "
This made King Wei of Qi a little confused, but King Wei of Qi understood that Zou Ji must have profound meaning, so he answered truthfully:
" Although you are handsome, you are still a little different from Mr. Xu. "
Zou Ji smiled slightly and said:
" King, I really have good eyesight. I know that my appearance is indeed not as good as Mr. Xu.
But my wife prefers me, my concubine is afraid of me, and my guests ask me for it. They know that I can't compare with Mr. Xu, but they insist that I am more handsome than Mr. Xu.
Nowadays, you have a territory of thousands of miles in Qi, 120 cities, and there are so many concubines and close ministers in the palace, and no one does not prefer you;
There are so many ministers in the court, and no one is not afraid of you;
There are so many people in the country who don’t want to ask for you:
From this point of view, you are blinded more than me! "
King Wei of Qi slapped and shouted:
" I understand the doctor's advice! "
So King Wei of Qi issued an edict, posting it to the four gates of the capital:
"The king has an order that anyone who can point out my faults in person will receive the best reward;
who advise me in writing, Receive a medium reward;
can criticize and discuss my faults in public places and pass them into my ears, and receive a low-level reward. "
Just as soon as the order of King Wei of Qi was issued, many ministers came to give advice. There were so many people in the courtyard in front of the palace gate like a market;
A few months later, people came to give advice from King Wei of Qi from time to time;
A year later, even if someone wants to give advice, there is nothing to say.
Although there are fewer speakers to King Wei of Qi, the scholars who were impressed by King Wei of Qi came to Qi to surrender to Qi Wei. King, from then on, King Wei of Qi has his own power.
In response to this, the Qi royal family members reacted that their king was stupid and that they did not pay any money to scold themselves. They all disliked them.
And only one person saw the power inside, that is, they arrived at Qi. Sun Bin , who had not long been in the country, he understood that this trick to win people's hearts was really amazing.
As a representative of the royal family, will Tian Ji allow King Wei of Qi to strengthen his power, and what measures will he take to fight back?
In September of the same year, we are familiar with Tianji horse racing is about to be staged.
This story is really like what we have learned before, just to highlight Sun Bin's wisdom?
Then let's go to the scene to learn more!
4 Tian Ji's horse racing will show clues of contradictions.
When Zou Ji proposed horse racing to King Wei of Qi, King Wei of Qi immediately agreed. At the same time, Tian Ji, the royal family member, also liked horse racing, but Tian Ji's horse was not as good as King Wei of Qi, and he was defeated by King Wei of Qi many times.
This time Tian Ji heard that the king was going to hold a Marseille, so he signed up very actively.
On the day of the competition, according to the previous record, the young masters wanted to bet on King Wei of Qi to win, but they were under Tian Ji and King Wei of Qi respectively. After the bet, Tian Ji was still losing as usual at the beginning.
But when Sun Bin looked at the horse's feet of Tian Ji and King Wei of Qi, he found that they were upper, middle and lower horses, Tian Ji was only slightly inferior to King Wei of Qi.
So Sun Bin suggested that Tian Ji increase the bet and promise him that he will definitely win.
Tian Ji believed Sun Bin and raced horses according to Sun Bin's arrangement. After King Wei of Qi seemed to Tian Ji's horses appear in the order of appearance, he asked Zou Ji whether he should compete with Tian Ji again. Zou Ji nodded and thought he could compete again, so he got on and off his horse. Betting heavily.
Tian Ji trusted Sun Bin's talent very much. He said that he could win, and he would definitely win. Tian Ji also placed a heavy bet on his horse. He encouraged other young masters to place heavy bets with him, so that he could kill Qi Wei hard Wang Yibi.
Sun Bin's arrangement was to let Tian Ji use a low-level horse to compete against King Wei of Qi, and let Tian Ji use a high-level horse and a medium-level horse to compete against King Wei of Qi, respectively. In the end, Tian Ji relied on With the result of two wins and one loss, he won the bet of King Qi Wei.
won the money, and Tian Ji proudly showed off to King Wei of Qi, saying that he was just a lucky person to win King Wei of Qi. Then Tian Ji and his clans left in a swagger.
King Wei of Qi saw Tian Ji's proud look and was so angry that he came back to the palace angrily, he came to Zou Ji to ask about this.
When King Wei of Qi saw Zou Ji coming, he complained: "Doctor, today, you know that you will lose in such a bet, why do you still let me gamble with me?"
Zou Ji explained: "King, I guess, I guess , the person who arranged this for Tian Ji must be a well-known military master. Although the king lost the bet, why not get talent? "
King Wei of Qi was puzzled: "Doctor, my performance today is really Crazy, even if there are talents, they will still surrender to Tian Ji, not to me! "
Zou Ji further explained:
"The king, the royal family is still strong now, and the king is still weak, so it is not surprising that talents surrender to the royal family.
It is precisely the performance of the king today that the royal family can reassure themselves to recommend talents to you.
This is because today's bet is clearly Tian Ji's demonstration to you on behalf of the royal family, but you endured it.
The royal family must think that you are weak and can be bullied, so they feel that even if you recommend talents to you, you There is no way to be important. In the end, talents will still choose to rely on them.
Therefore, they will feel at ease to do this! ”
After hearing this, King Wei of Qi smiled with satisfaction and said, "It's still the doctor who thinks deeply!"
As expected, not long after Tian Ji recommended Sun Bin to King Wei of Qi. King Wei of Qi asked Sun Bin about the art of war. Sun Bin knew everything and said everything. King Wei of Qi sighed, "Sun Bin is indeed a genius who uses military service."
Because Zou Ji was very helpful to King Wei of Qi, in October of the same year, King Wei of Qi appointed Zou Ji as prime minister.
Shortly after Zou Ji accepted the seal, the local famous scholar Chunyu Kun went to pay homage to him. When Zou Ji heard that Chunyu Kun was coming, he immediately went to the door to greet him. After the two entered the inner hall, Zou Ji bowed and said, "Sir, sir." What advice can I give here? "
Chunyu Kun replied, "The prime minister dares not. I only have some simple opinions and hope it will be beneficial to the country."
Chunyu Kun provided a total of five suggestions to Zou Ji, one of which is "the cart is not corrected, It cannot hold the specified weight; if the zither is not standardized, it cannot achieve the five tones."
(The profound meaning in the words is the governance of a country, just like a cart running and a zither playing chords, there must be certain institutional constraints so that all officials can be coordinated and consistent.)
Zou Ji thanked: "Thank you for your advice, Ji, He will definitely live up to the entrustedness of his teacher." So Zou Ji began to carefully revise the law and supervise the traitorous officials, purging the officialdom of Qi, and significantly curbing the corruption.
After seeing that his internal troubles were relieved, King Wei of Qi thought about starting to deal with external troubles. Then how did King Wei of Qi do it?
5 The war between Qi and Wei, and the generals and ministers officially began to fight openly and secretly
It happened to be in the fourth year of King Wei of Qi (353 BC), the capital of Zhao State was besieged by the Wei army. Zhao State sent envoys to Qi State and Chu State to seek help respectively.
King Wei of Qi summoned the ministers to discuss together, and King Wei of Qi said to the ministers: "The ministers think that I should save Zhao or not, which one is better?"
Prime Minister Zou Ji said: "King, save Zhao, save Zhao, King It is not beneficial to Qi, so why not save it! "
Duan Ganlun opposed, saying, "King, letting Wei attack Zhao will be even more unfavorable to us!"
King Wei of Qi asked, "Doctor Duan, why is this?"
Duan Ganlun replied, "King, if Wei allows the State of Wei to annex Handan, it will only further strengthen the power of Wei. Wei has always been in opposition to Qi. At that time, then There will be endless troubles to our Qi State”
King Wei of Qi said, “You, what you said is very true.”
King Wei of Qi was then prepared to order troops to rescue Zhao and let the Qi army garrison outside Handan.
Duan Ganlun dissuaded:
"King, sending troops to rescue Zhao also requires strategies. How can one country send troops to provide assistance but not affordable benefits?
If you send troops directly to Handan, although it can be rescued The siege of Handan, but this will neither consume the national strength of Zhao nor be defeated by Wei, and Wei also preserved its strength.
Sending troops like this is really harmful to Qi State as the Prime Minister said.
So, instead of staying there It is better to send troops south than to advance like this than to fight Handan Attacking the Xiangling of Wei State can make the Wei army exhausted from the north and south.
Even if Handan was captured by the Wei army, our army can take the opportunity to attack the Wei army when the Wei army is exhausted.
In this way, even if the Zhao army is defeated by the Wei army, our army will It can also take the opportunity to attack and weaken the Wei army .
This is the beneficial strategy with Qi State. "
King Qi Wei said: "Good."
King Qi Wei arranged two armies, and according to Duan Ganlun's plan, Qi State began to send troops southward and attack Xiangling.
The commander of Tian Ji went to rescue Zhao State. King Wei of Qi originally planned to let Sun Bin serve as the chief general, but Sun Bin refused on the grounds of physical disability, so King Wei of Qi had to let Tian Ji be the commander.
(The real reason why Sun Bin rejected King Wei of Qi was that Tian Ji was his direct leader, while King Wei of Qi was only indirect leader, and the Qi State Administration was still under the control of the royal family. If he betrayed Tian Ji at this time, King Wei of Qi would not protect himself at that time. It is conceivable that his fate will be the only one who can imagine)
Tian Ji wanted to fight the main force of Wei, but Sun Bin's thinking was the same as Duan Ganlun. Instead of fighting hard with the powerful Wei army, it was better to besiege Daliang and wait for the effort.
In July, Handan was captured by the Wei army, but at this time, the commander of the Wei army Pang Juan heard that the capital of Wei State was arched, and immediately led the army to rescue. Tian Ji led the Qi army to launch a fierce attack while the Wei army was exhausted. The Wei army was defeated in Guiling.
After hearing the news of Tian Ji's great victory, King Wei of Qi was both happy and worried. He was happy that Qi defeated Wei and further attacked its hegemony. He was worried that such a great victory would further enhance Tian Ji's royal family.
King Wei of Qi came to Zou Ji to ask for advice, and Zou Ji told King Wei of Qi that he could only wait for the opportunity.
As the prime minister of Qi, Zou Ji has always relied on strict laws and became more and more a royal family. Although the clan's son complained to Tian Ji about Zou Ji's targeting, Tian Ji was not able to argue with the ironclad evidence of the crime.
This does not mean that Tian Ji did not take any action, so Tian Ji began a series of open and secret battles with Zou Ji. The news of the disagreement between the generals and ministers of Qi was known to everyone.
In the end, Tian Ji couldn't bear it anymore and sued King Wei of Qi.
In order to protect Zou Ji, King Wei of Qi had to mix in the middle. In order to show his punishment for Zou Ji and appease Tian Ji, he reduced Zou Ji's salary and fief, and increased Tian Ji's salary and fief.
However, Zou Ji's appearance was not deprived. Faced with such obvious partiality by King Wei of Qi, Tian Ji was really angry and had no place to vent his anger. He simply pretended to be sick for several months and refused to go to court to discuss matters.
In response to this, King Wei of Qi not only did not blame Tian Ji, but also sent the imperial doctor to Tian Ji's house to ask about his well-being, which made Tian Ji a little embarrassed.
So will the power structure of Tian Ji and Zou Ji be maintained like this, or will it be broken?
5 Qi and Wei started the battle again, Zou Ji was planning and Tian Ji was finally defeated
Such an embarrassing balance in the court of Qi State was maintained until the 16th year of King Wei of Qi (341 BC), but something happened, breaking such a balance.
That is when Wei State began to send troops to attack the surrounding countries again. This time, the unlucky man was South Korea's turn. South Korea was also very smart and asked Qi State for rescue from the beginning.
At this time, Zou Ji's disciple Gongsun Yue is offering suggestions to Zou Ji:
"Didn't the prime minister always want to trip over Tian Ji! Now is the best opportunity. South Korea asks for help from Qi. Why don't you persuade the king and let Tian Ji lead his troops to attack? Wei Kingdom.
If you win a battle, you have made great contributions to planning; if you lose the battle, Tian Ji will not die on the battlefield, and he will definitely die under the military law."
After hearing this, Zou Ji smiled slightly: "Mr. Gongsun, your plan is good It's OK, but there is a loophole! "
"Oh, the prime minister thought this loophole was, where is it?" Gongsun Yue asked in confusion.
"This matter, let's discuss it until you know the result of the battle!" After that, Zou Ji entered the palace and met King Wei of Qi. He told King Wei of Qi in full about his plan. King Wei of Qi nodded and acquiesced. At the next day's court meeting, King Wei of Qi appointed Tian Ji as the main general, Tian Ying , Tian Pan as the deputy general, and Sun Bin as the military advisor, sent troops to attack the Wei State.
Sun Bin is still an old routine. He did not fight directly with the Wei army, but led his army to Daliang, Weidu, and lured the Wei army back to rescue, in order to solve the Korean trap.
As the commander of the Wei army, Pang Juan, this time, Sun Bin's exhausted military strategy ended, and finally defeated the Wei army in Maling , and he also died here.
With the great victory in the Battle of Maling , the position of overlord of Wei no longer exists. As a result, Qi's power developed rapidly and suddenly became one of the best powers at that time, dominating the East.
Not long after the end of the Battle of Maling, Sun Bin felt that there would inevitably be an accident after Tian Ji returned, so he asked Tian Ji bluntly: "General, do you intend to do something big?"
Tian Ji naturally understood what Sun Bin meant, and he sighed: "The first lord, act in Tian's current identity, regardless of success or failure, and will become an unfaithful person."
Sun Bin saw Tian Ji's estimate, so he advised:
"General, the ancients often said that God would not take it, but he was blamed! Now the general has made great achievements and led his troops outside, as long as he is tired, old and weak Soldiers can just guard the main land.
The roads on the main land are narrow and vehicles are difficult to pass. OK, just need some tired old and weak soldiers to guard the main land, and you will be able to use one as ten, ten as hundred as hundred, and hundreds as thousand.
Then the general led the main force of the army to rely on Taishan , with Jishui on the left and high on the right Tang, the baggage can reach Gaowan directly, and the general only needs light chariots and horses to take down the Yongmen of Linzi, the capital of Qi.
When the time comes, the power of Qi can be determined by the general. At that time, Zou Ji, who was in a dilemma with the general, could only flee in panic. According to the general's achievements, he could not only get the reward he deserved, but also become a prime minister.
It is the general's way of survival! "
But Tian Ji still rejected Sun Bin's advice.Seeing that Tian Ji refused to listen to him, Sun Bin took a look on the way to Qi State and left and retreated to the world.
After learning about Tian Ji's victory, Zou Ji found Gongsun Yue and told Gongsun Yue about his next plan.
Gongsun Yue sent someone to take ten kilograms of gold to the market according to the plan, and then found fortune teller for divination.
The man introduced the diviner, "I am a subordinate of General Tian Ji. Now the general defeated the Wei Kingdom and is famous all over the world. If you want to do something big, please divine it and see what the good or bad is it?"
When the diviner heard this, he heard it. To divine this, he was so scared that he ran away. Gongsun Yue appeared in time to arrest the divination master and the divination master. Then Zou Ji took the two of them to verify the words in front of King Wei of Qi.
After hearing this, King Wei of Qi did not check and immediately sent someone to Tian Ji's army to earn tiger talisman .
Tian Ji heard the rumors in the city that he was going to rebel, and the king sent someone to collect his military talisman. Tian Ji lamented, "I regret not listening to Sun Bin's words!"
Tian Ji left the tiger talisman and rode a horse to the State of Chu overnight. .
After hearing Tian Ji join the State of Chu, King Wei of Qi and Zou Ji just smiled at each other, and they understood each other.
As the right hand of King Wei of Qi, Zou Ji has been helping King Wei of Qi to govern the country and suppress the royal family. Although the methods are not very good, Zou Ji is indeed helping King Wei of Qi to consolidate the royal power and make the country of Qi clear political situation. .
From this point of view, Zou Ji is considered a well-deserved wise minister.
Although Zou Ji made Tian Ji return to the country in a difficult situation, it was not very moral, but from the perspective of the king, Tian Ji had no intention of rebelling, but had the ability to rebel, which was the biggest sin.
