Zhao Xiangzi died thirty-two years after his reign. After Zhao Xiangzi's death, the successor to the Zhao family were relatively mediocre, and the strength of the Zhao country was not improved until the birth of King Zhao Wuling.
However, from Zhao Xiangzi to Zhao Wuling, several major events have happened in the more than one hundred years.
First, in 403 BC, the three families of Han, Zhao, and Wei were formally canonized as vassals by the Emperor Zhou. This event marked that Chinese history had entered the Warring States Period from the Spring and Autumn Period, and Zhao was among the "Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period". Although he is one of the seven heroes, Zhao Guo's strength is not strong compared with the other six heroes.
Second, at this stage, Zhao Guo frequently participated in the combined vertical and horizontal operations, either attacking Qin or Qi.
Third, Zhao’s threats are becoming more and more. In addition to dealing with the powers of Qin, Qi, and Chu in the Central Plains, he also has to fight the invading Donghu in the northeast and resist the Huns’ invasion in the north. To the northwest, Lin Hu and Lou Fan handed over.
These dangerous situations only wait for King Zhao Wuling to break.
Zhao Suhou died in 326 BC, and his son Zhao Yong succeeded to the throne, and he was the King of Zhao Wuling. At this time, King Zhao Wuling was only fifteen years old.
Seeing that the succeeding King Zhao Wuling was young, he united the four kingdoms of Chu, Qin, Yan, and Qi. In the name of the burial, he sent 10,000 soldiers to Zhao, taking advantage of the young king’s young At that time, he tried to carve up the state of Zhao.
The situation at this time was extremely dangerous for the young King Zhao Wuling, and perhaps the State of Zhao would be destroyed by the five-nation coalition. King Zhao Wuling was extremely calm, and with the help of Tuogu old minister Feiyi, he took the countermeasures of fighting against each other and breaking the net.
King Zhao Wuling ordered: The entire territory of Zhao Kingdom should be placed on a first-level alert state, and the whole country's army will remain alert and ready to fight. Then he sent envoys to make friends with South Korea and Song Dynasty, echoing each other, and bribed Yue Wang Wujiang with a lot of money to encourage him to attack the State of Chu and draw Chu's attention to the south. Then he bribed Loufan and attacked the country of Yan, which was originally a weak country. With the attack of Loufan, the country of Yan would have no time to rob Zhao country.
After removing the threats from Yan and Chu, the collective of Wei, Qi, and Qin has no significant advantage over the collective of Zhao, Han, and Song.
After resolving the five nations’ conspiracy to carve up the state of Zhao, King Zhao Wuling ordered the envoy to go to the Five Nations Allied Forces to spread the letter, ordering the five nations’ troops not to cross the border of Zhao State, and only allow the envoys of the five nations to enter with the monarch’s credential At home, Zhao’s diplomats sent them directly to Handan.
After entering the country of Zhao, the envoys of various countries found that the elites of the Zhao army had gathered in Handan, so they had to put down their abacus and participate in Zhao Suhou's funeral with peace of mind. After the funeral, all the troops of the five countries withdrew.
The young king Zhao Wuling who succeeded to the throne has withstood such a severe test when he first took the throne.
In the nineteenth year of King Zhao Wuling (307 years ago), King Zhao Wuling sat in the palace and summoned Fei Yi to sit beside him. Fei Yi looked at King Zhao Wuling with firm eyes and worried expression, so he asked: "The King Are you considering the changes in the current situation? Or are you measuring the use of military power? Or are you trying to accomplish the achievements of Zhao Jianzi and Zhao Xiangzi? Or are you thinking about how to eliminate the power of Hu and Di?"
King Zhao Wuling looked at the veteran seriously and replied: "As a monarch, we should carry forward the achievements of our ancestors; as a minister, we should support the monarch and try to help the monarch carry forward the country. Now I want to complete the unfinished ancestors In order to build up the merits, I want to teach the people to wear Hu uniforms to train riding and shooting. If you do this, the worldly people will definitely criticize me. What should I do?"
This is the first time Zhao Wuling proposed "Hufu riding and shooting". The so-called Hu clothing riding and shooting, on the surface, is to wear Hu clothing and learn riding and shooting skills. At first glance, it sounds nothing special, but it is an important change in Chinese history.
Of course, this change was not a sudden intention by King Zhao Wuling, but after years of observation, he proposed such reform measures.
At the time, Wang Wuling Zhao had the most headacheIt is not the princes of the Central Plains, but the Huns and Hu people from the north. This group of robbers came in mighty every time, but before Zhao Guo organized the forces to resist, the group of robbers had already robbed them and left. After years of observation, King Zhao Wuling discovered that this group of people did not come and go naturally because of well-trained training. The fundamental reason was that their equipment and fighting methods were different from those of Zhao.
The soldiers of Zhao State continued the tactics left by their ancestors, wearing long robes, using chariots and spears to cooperate with each other, and jointly attack. The Huns and Hu people in the north wore narrow sleeves and short jackets. When fighting, they used cavalry and bows and arrows, which greatly improved the mobility of combat. So when he invaded the kingdom of Zhao, he came and went quickly. Often the soldiers of the State of Zhao had not organized the chariots, and this group of cavalry had already robbed them and returned with a full load.
This is the inspiration of Zhao Wuling King Hu Fu's riding and shooting. He wants to learn the Hu people's fighting style, change the clothing of Zhao soldiers, and build a strong cavalry team for Zhao.
This is a great idea proposed by King Zhao Wuling after many years of thinking, but he is a little worried, he is a little afraid of opposition from the officials and the world's criticism.
The problem lies in the clothes.
The beauty of the service chapter is called Hua, and the etiquette is called Xia. The biggest difference between Huaxia and Hu people is their uniforms and etiquette. In the pre-Qin period, clothing was a symbol of civilization and barbarism. The large robes in the Central Plains meant advanced and civilized, and the short-sleeved tights of the Hu people in the north represented backwardness and ignorance. But the problem is that although the large robe is beautiful, it is extremely inconvenient to do things. Long robes make it difficult for people to do anything. The short-sleeved tights are very light, greatly improving the efficiency of people's work.
Even so, people at that time still did not dare to abandon the robe and wear Hu clothing. Because that represents ignorance and barbarism.
This is the worry of King Zhao Wuling. Hearing King Zhao Wuling's plans and concerns, Fei Yi said firmly: "Hesitated in case of trouble, he will not succeed, and hesitated to act, he will not be famous. Since the king has decided to abandon the bad customs, then don't worry about the criticism of the world. In the past, Emperor Shun personally came to the Sanmiao tribe to dance with the Sanmiao people in order to influence San Miao. Xia Yu came to the naked country naked in order to promote morality and justice. Stupid people cannot understand the true meaning of things after they succeed, and they are smart The people had already been aware of the details before the incident was completed. The king is extremely clever, so what can I worry about?”
After receiving the support of his important minister Feiyi, Zhao Wuling made up his mind and prepared to implement reforms.
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