As the dividing point of Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period and the symbol of the transformation from a slave society to a feudal society, Han, Zhao and Wei The division of Jin is a famous event in history and the first story of the opening of " Zizhi Tongjian ". Sima Guang focuses on expounding his own views from two aspects of talent and virtue.
After a long war of hegemony in the Spring and Autumn Period, many small vassal states were annexed by major powers. Some countries have undergone changes, and the power has gradually fallen into the hands of several doctors. These doctors were originally royal nobles. In order to expand their power, they actively fought against foreign countries. In this way, their power became increasingly greater. The power of the king also declined, and the real power was controlled by the six officials (Han, Zhao, Wei, Zhi, Fan, and Bank of China), and also included large families such as Xi and Luan. They each have their own territory and armed forces and attack each other. In the end, the four remaining families of Zhijia, Zhaojia, Hanjia and Weijia are the most powerful among them.
In order to expand its own strength and eventually replace Jin, the state affairs of Jin, Zhiboyao, who was in charge of Jin, relied on his strength to obtain land from Han Kangzi, Wei Huanzi, and after being rejected from Zhao Xiangzi, he attacked Zhao in 455 14 years ago, and coerced the Han and Wei families to send troops. Zhao Xiangzi retreated to Jinyang held on. Zhibo besieged Jinyang for two years but could not get out of the way, so he drowned in Jinshui and flooded Jinyang City. In the crisis, Zhao Xiangzi sent Zhang Mengtan to persuade the Han and Wei families to turn against each other, let the Zhibo army go back to the camp, defeated the Zhibo army, and captured and killed Zhiboyao. The three families destroyed the Zhi family and divided the land. This battle is . The battle of Jinyang , which laid the foundation for the future "three families to divide Jin". The dream of Zhi's generation on behalf of Jin was finally completed by Tian's family in , Qi's country .
Han, Zhao and Wei's three families divide Jin and defeat the Zhi family should be a long and complicated process. The Battle of Jinyang is only a landmark event. Sima Guang blames Zhi's failure on Zhibo's talent but not worthy of virtue.
Zhi's failure can also be considered from the perspectives of IQ and EQ. Zhi's strength, which had long been controlling the government affairs of Jin State, was stronger than Han, Zhao and Wei, and had the basic foundation for the final replacement of Jin. Zhibo, the head of Zhi's family at that time, was also a leader who was able to be literary, martial and talented. There was no problem with winning the two families to destroy the family first. The final failure may be that Zhibo's emotional intelligence was insufficient, and he was blinded by the victory at that time, or did not want to think about it. Zhibo underestimated or ignored the determination of the Han and Wei families to be self-reliant, and finally gave Zhao a chance to turn defeat into victory, and his own power was also divided by the Han, Zhao and Wei families.
From the victory of the three families of Han, Zhao and Wei, and the failure of the Zhi family, we can see that when we set a goal and work hard for it, we need to devote ourselves wholeheartedly, not underestimate any possibility, and persevere in order to achieve the final victory.