During the Warring States Period, , , Zhao State, can be said to have become the overlord of the Central Plains region for a time. Then, under the auspices of Shang Yang , the Qin State completed the reform, which also made Qin State gradually become stronger and made the other six countries very afraid. However, Qin and Zhao were once preparing to form an alliance, hoping that Zhao would conquer Yan . After the news of the joining forces between these two powerful countries reached Yan State, everyone in Yan State was indignant and directly called Zhao State a Ma Nu. And then, when Yan Prince Dan asked Qin for support, Qin ignored it, so Prince Dan also called Qin a Ma Nu.
What is the inheritance of Yan State? How dare you despise the two powerful countries of Qin and Zhao so much?
The history of the royal family in Yan State is unique
Don’t look at the Five Dominances of the Spring and Autumn Period to Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period , only Yan State did not dominate during the Spring and Autumn Period. However, the ancestral status of Yan State is higher than that of the other six countries in the Warring States Period. Not only is it a descendant of the Ji family of the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty, but it is also a vassal state of Zhaogong and Ji Xian.
In fact, it can be seen from the titles of various countries that Qin has always existed as a vassal state of the Zhou Dynasty and cannot be regarded as a vassal state. It was later officially existed as a vassal state. And the monarch of Chu is only a viscount. The three countries of Jin were divided into three countries. The three countries of Han, Zhao and Wei were found. It can be seen that their ancestors were not considered vassal states, but were just seizing power. Although Qi State is the territory of Jiang Taigong , the Qi State during the Warring States Period was no longer the Qi State of the Jiang family, but the Qi State of the Tian family.
Therefore, only the seven heroes of the Warring States Period were Yan states that existed since , Western Zhou , with a long history and a noble status. However, Yan State had never had a sense of existence. By the early days of the Warring States Period, it was just a weak vassal state. That is, since the middle of the Warring States Period, it has been temporarily powerful.
After King Zhao of Yan ascended the throne, he recruited wise men and worked hard to govern, making Yan a country like hegemony. Most of the famous ministers of Yan came to Yan at this time. He even used the Hezong to attack Qi and led the coalition of princes to almost destroy Qi.
At this time, it was already the end of the Warring States Period, and it was less than 50 years before Prince Dan of Yan was hostage to Qin. Therefore, the arrogance in the bones of the Yan people still exists, and it is normal to disdain other vassal states. But why are the powerful Qin and Zhao states Ma Nu in Yan’s mouth?
Qin and Zhao are originally a family
Many people may not know that the ancestors of Qin and Zhao are actually family members, and they are both descendants of the Ying surname. They were all descendants of the surname "Ying" by Emperor Shun during the Three Emperors and Five Emperors . Bo Yi's family is said to know "beast words". Although this statement is not necessarily reliable, this family is indeed more familiar with animals than others.
The ancestors of Qin were once the generals of the last king of Shang Dynasty King Zhou . Because of this, their family was not valued by King Wu Ji Fa. So they lived with their ancestor's younger brother's family, which was the ancestor of Zhao. So, the Qin and Zhao families are originally one family.
And among the ancestors of Zhao State, a man named Zaofu , who once helped Zhou Wang Mu drive when he suppressed the rebellion. Because of this, he was granted the title of Zhao by King Mu of Zhou, and became the fief of the ancestors of Zhao State.
Although the elder brother, the ancestor of Qin, has been living with his younger brother, there is a man named Feizi in the middle. His specialty was to raise horses. Later, because the horses he raised were particularly good, they were valued by King Xiao of Zhou, so he gave him the fief of Qin, which is Qin Ying's ancestors.
However, at this time, Qin State was just a vassal state of the Zhou Dynasty, not a vassal state, and had no independence of its own. During the Eastern Zhou period, King Ping of Zhou moved eastward and was escorted by Duke Xiang of Qin, because this was officially appointed Qin as a vassal state.
This shows that the Qin and Zhao were of the lowest origins at the beginning, and they were not even considered ministers of the Zhou Dynasty. One was a groom and the other was a horse raising. It is normal for a royal family with the Ji surname like Yan State to look down on them, and they are bluntly said that they are grooms. However, in the end, the royal families of the Ji surname such as the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and Yan State were destroyed by the Qin State, which was also a destiny of God.
