After Qin claimed to be the Western Emperor, he suggested that Qi claim the throne in the east and then jointly attack Zhao. If King Qin proclaims himself emperor and is criticized by the world, the king will no longer proclaim himself emperor and take advantage of the situation

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After Qin claimed to be the Western Emperor, he suggested that Qi claim the throne in the east and then jointly attack Zhao. If King Qin proclaims himself emperor and is criticized by the world, the king will no longer proclaim himself emperor and take advantage of the situation  - DayDayNews

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After the Qin State claimed the Western Emperor , he also suggested that the Qi State claim the emperor in the east, and then jointly attack the Zhao State . Faced with Qin's aggressive momentum, how will Qi respond?

Su Dai, who was famous as a lobbyist, came to Qi from Yan Kingdom. The King of Qi asked him: "Qin sent Wei Ran to persuade our emperor. What do you think?" Su Dai replied: "I suggest that the king accept it first, but not to proclaim himself emperor for the time being. King of Qin After becoming emperor, if the world does not express opposition, it is not too late for the king to claim the throne again. If the king of Qin is criticized by the world, the king will no longer be the emperor and take advantage of the situation to win over the people of the world. Besides, which one is better for the king now, attack Zhao State or attack Xia Jie State? For example, if you temporarily give up your imperial title to bring the world back to its heart, and then send troops to attack the " Jie and Song ", after conquering the Song Kingdom, the Chu Kingdom, the Zhao Kingdom, the Wei Kingdom, the Wei Kingdom will all surrender in fear. In this way, we nominally respect Qin and let the world hate it. This is Qi's strategy of rebelling against humbleness and becoming more respected. "

Su Dai offered the King of Qi a strategy of rebelling against inferiority and becoming superior. In response to Qin's suggestion, Qi took a step back and accepted Qin's suggestion to proclaim himself emperor. He did not take any actual actions for the time being to see how the world would react after Qin proclaimed himself emperor. If Qin was criticized by the world, Qi would not proclaim himself emperor. On the contrary, Qi could naturally proclaim himself emperor. In this way, Qi State kicked the ball to Qin State to become emperor. By doing so, Qi State would neither offend Qin State nor be criticized by the world. It could secretly accumulate strength and strengthen itself. What's more cruel is that doing so would make Qin State be criticized by the world while Qi State would sit on the sidelines.

Su Dai's strategy was very in line with the interests of Qi. King Qi adopted his suggestion and gave up after only two days of proclaiming himself emperor. Later, King Qin also removed the title of emperor and still proclaimed himself king. Facing a country that is stronger than its own, Qi adopts such a strategy, which is in line with national interests and does not offend the other party. This strategy of rebelling against inferiority for respect is worth learning from.

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