In the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, countless famous generals emerged. With their high-strength martial arts, they defeated the world and made great achievements for their country. However, some famous generals were brutally killed by the monarch, or were framed to death by the slander of the ministers. But there is such a famous general who helped King Qin Yingzheng unify the Six Kingdoms, but later chose to retreat. He was so brave to let go of his glory and live in seclusion. In addition to huge courage, his wise attitude to save his life Also wise enough. This person is Wang Jian.
Wang Jian was born
Wang Jian, Zi Wei Zhang, born in Pinyang Dongxiang (now Fuping County, Shaanxi). According to the records in the "New Tang Book · Prime Minister's Genealogy Table", it can be inferred that Wang Jian is the 18th grandson of Prince Jin. When he was a teenager, he liked the military very much, so he was appreciated by Qin Shihuang.
first appeared on the historical stage
Wang Jian first appeared on the historical stage in 236 BC. King Qin sent Wang Jian to send troops to attack the State of Zhao. Faced with the uneven Qin army at the time, Wang Jian decisively ordered that the military lieutenants who were dissatisfied with Baishi's salary should go home. In the end, a small but elite group was left. The team, and Wang Jian used this elite force to take down Zhao Guolan and Zhao Guolan and the nine cities in succession. Wang Jian's name is getting louder and louder.
Wang Jian’s design framed Li Mu
These two things also made Wang Jian famous. The first thing is the stalemate between Wang Jian and Li Mu. In 229 BC, Wang Jian led a large army to send troops to Shangjun, preparing to attack the Kingdom of Zhao in one fell swoop. However, Wang Jian didn't even take advantage of Li Mu, the famous general of Zhao Guo who resisted stubbornly. With Li Mu guarding the natural dangers, Wang Jian stayed in a stalemate with him for more than a year without breaking through.
Unable to find an advantage on the front battlefield, Wang Jian moved other thoughts. At that time, a treacherous minister named Guo Kai in the State of Zhao, Guo Kai loved Cai, Wang Jian used his weakness and spent a lot of money to please Guo Kai. After , Guo Kai slandered Li Mu in various ways in front of King Zhao, saying that Li Mu wanted to rebel. Zhao Wangxin thought it was true, so he planned to replace Li Mu.
Li Mu knows that if he is replaced at this time, it will have a major blow to the morale of the army, and this battle may not be able to defend. He did not obey orders using the reason that "you will be out, and you will not accept his orders". However, this action angered King Zhao and convicted Li Mu of "rebellion". King Zhao secretly set a trap to arrest Li Mu, and Li Mu died unjustly.
Seeing that Zhao Mu is dead, Wang Jian led his army to attack the city. It took only three months to capture Handan, the capital of Zhao Kingdom, and Zhao Kingdom was destroyed. Although the traitor Guo Kai should take the heavy responsibility on the road to the demise of Zhao Kingdom, but Wang Jian's trick is counterintuitive and it has to be said that it is very useful.
However, Wang Jian's strategy is really a bit of a villain, which makes him quite criticized by the world. However, historical phenomena believe that for the country, how to win is not important. On the road of the Qin State to unify the six countries, Wang Jian, as a general, naturally puts national interests in the first consideration. Even if you use a conspiracy, what is wrong?
Wang Jian designed to capture Wei Qi
The second thing is to capture Wei Qi. At that time, Fan Ju, the prime minister of the State of Qin, regarded Wei Qi, the prime minister of the State of Wei, as his enemy, and Wei Qi fled to the gate of Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains of Zhao State, as a shelter from the limelight. After Wang Jian learned of this, he invited Zhao Sheng to Hangu Pass to a banquet, took the opportunity to arrest Zhao Sheng, and then threatened Zhao Wang to use Wei Qi in exchange. Wei Qi had nowhere but to commit suicide. Zhao Wang took Wei Qi's head to meet with King Qin, only to redeem Zhao Sheng.
And Wang Jian solved Fan Ju's mortal enemy only with this trick, pushed a favor, and also contributed Wei Qi's head to the King of Qin. It can be said that benefiting others and self-interests, killing two birds with one stone. From here, it can be seen that Wang Jian's ability is not only in leading soldiers in wars, but also in his personal life, high emotional intelligence, and good strategy.
However, such a capable person, after taking Yandu, chose to retire and return home. In fact, after careful tasting, you will find that this is the wisest choice. In order to avoid the scourge caused by the master of high merit, retreating from the rapids as soon as possible may be the most wise move to protect oneself. What do you think about this?
