Zhuge Liang had two admirers in his life, one was Guan Zhong and the other was Le Yi. Compared with Guan Zhong, Le Yi doesn't seem to be very famous, but it is naturally extraordinary to be admired by people like Zhuge Kongming .
Le Yi, of the Yan State during the Warring States Period, the most famous thing he did was to command the coalition forces of multiple countries and almost destroy Qi State.
Yan State was nominally a strong country during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but its strength was basically at the bottom. Qi State was just the opposite. During the hundreds of years of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, most of the time they were the king and the representative of a strong country.
What is the reason why the weak Yan State dares to challenge the powerful Qi State?
The answer is one word - "hate".
Things start with King Kuai of Yan. The reason why a weak country is weak is largely related to the foolishness of the king. When King Kuai of Yan was in office, he did a ridiculous thing, which directly led to civil strife in Yan.
It turns out that King Kuai of Yan wanted to follow Yao, Shun and Yu to "abdicate" his throne to the prime minister. It was too late for others to be afraid that others would seize power. This old man actually wanted to give up the throne under the instigation of his ministers Su Dai and Lu Maoshou.
The result of the abdication can be imagined. The balance of power was broken. The prince Ji Ping, who had originally expected to succeed the throne, was dissatisfied with this decision, and a war broke out with his son for several months, causing chaos in Yan.
The Qi State in the south seemed to see hope of expanding its territory. Taking advantage of the opportunity when the powerful ministers of Yan State were busy fighting for power and profit, they united with Zhongshan State and launched large-scale troops to Yan State. Yan State, which was already in poor national strength, could not resist the attack of the Qi army at all. King Kuai and Zizhi of Yan were killed, and Yan State was almost divided by Qi State and Zhongshan State.
Liangzi, the hatred between Yan and Qi, was formed.
, who was unwilling to sit idly by the Qi State, Zhao State , sent troops to escort Yan Prince Ji Zhi, who was in South Korea, back to Yan State and inherit the throne. He is King Zhao of Yan .
After ascending the throne, King Zhao of Yan never forgot his national hatred and family hatred. He is determined to reform and reform, and strives to govern. He looks forward to one day revenge.
In order to achieve national prosperity, King Zhao of Yan promised to recruit talents. During this period, many knowledgeable people at that time came to Yan State one after another, and Le Yi was one of them and was trusted.
After 28 years of hard work, Yan State has emerged from the shadow of internal struggle, the country's strength has gradually become stronger, and the plan for revenge has been put on the agenda.
It is really the saying that "a real man takes revenge for more than ten years". This wait takes 28 years. Although
has developed for 28 years, Yan State has a poor foundation and a weak foundation. Moreover, Qi State has not yet lie flat every day, and its solid foundation makes it still stand among the strong countries. If you want to take revenge, you must not defeat your enemies by relying solely on the power of Yan.
Therefore, Yan decided to join forces with Qin, Zhao, Wei and Han to jointly attack Qi.
The reason why Qi State caused so many countries to conquer was entirely because the rule of Qi, King of Jin, , was attacked and plundered everywhere, and became enemies with many countries.
The army that attacked Qi was commanded by Le Yi. After five years of war with the Qi army, it captured 72 cities of Qi. The formerly powerful Qi State was left with only two lonely cities, Juyi and Jimo.
The most incredible thing has come. The unstoppable coalition forces, with only two remaining cities, could not capture them for a long time and completely lost their original momentum.
In the past five years, Le Yi has not been idle except for war. On the one hand, he gave money and land and other methods to give a lot of benefits to the other four participating countries, tempting them to withdraw their troops one after another, making the Yan army the only occupying army. On the other hand, in the occupied land of Qi, Le Yi promoted benevolent policies, and changed the levy and levy during the reign of King Min of Qi, which was very popular and supported by the people.
As for why the two cities are left but they do not attack, Le Yi gave the reason that the years of war has cost both sides a huge amount of money, leaving only two cities. By attacking the heart, we can defeat the troops without fighting to reduce the casualties caused by the war.
At this time, a major event happened in Yan State. King Zhao of Yan, who admired and trusted Le Yi very much, passed away. King Hui of Yan succeeded to the throne, but King Hui of the newly succeeded throne was always incompatible with Le Yi.
Qi Kingdom, besieged in two cities, saw hope. They used a plan of separation and distraction to promote Leyi's encirclement of two cities, Ju, Yi and Jimo, but did not attack, but actually wanted to raise the enemy and respect himself. Le Yi promoted benevolent government on the occupied Qi land, but did not use the name of King Yan, but Le Yi, so that the general public only knew Le Yi, but did not know King Yan. Le Yi had already had the intention to become king.
What is the most feared by the king who holds great power? It was a rebellion. These disagreements in Qi State just hit the weakness of King Hui of Yan. Coupled with the previous estrangement between the monarch and minister, King Hui did not stop and wrote an edict to summon Le Yi to return to his country, and cavalry robbed to replace his commander.
When Le Yi received the order, he knew that he would not have good fruits when he returned to Yan State, so he simply threw away his seal and hid in Zhao State.
, who replaced Le Yi, had no talent for commanding. Instead, he was beaten by the Qi army and was driven back to Yan State soon. Qi restored its original territory and welcomed the new king, King Xiang of Qi, back to the capital of Linzi.
Leyi's achievements in more than 5 years of battle have been wasted.
Does Le Yi have the intention of rebellion to establish himself as the king? I am afraid that only Le Yi himself knows the best whether King Hui of Yan really wronged him.
But leading the weak Yan army, defeating the powerful Qi army, and even almost destroying Qi, Le Yi's military talent is unquestionable. Zhuge Liang's ability to make him as famous as Guan Zhong shows this. Although Le Yi defeated Qi in failure, it severely defeated Qi, allowing this long-lasting powerful country to embark on the road of decline, unifying the world for the later period, and eliminating one of the strongest opponents.
Therefore, some people say that Le Yi defeated Qi to make wedding clothes for the unification of the six kingdoms of Qin Ying Zheng .
