The famous "five bad ideas" in history, one is worse than the other, are you one of them?
In the 5,000-year-long history of China, there have been endless talents and talents, who often emerge at critical moments and create far-reaching marks for history. Looking back on the period of the Zhou Dynasty, Jiang Ziya's resourcefulness assisted King Wu of Zhou and laid a solid foundation for the foundation of the Zhou DynastyIn the Three Kingdoms era, Zhuge Liang became Liu Bei's right-hand man with his wisdom and courage, and made great achievements for him to win the world. It can be said that on the stage of history, those strategists with outstanding wisdom are often able to lead the times and create extraordinary causes.
However, in the long course of history, there are also some so-called "capable people" who put forward unbelievable bad ideas, and these decisions are not only unbelievable, but also lead to their own tragic ends. For example, bizarre schemes such as the princes of the Beacon Fire Opera and the flooding of Jinyang City, these bad ideas are not only absurd, but also leave a staggering mark in the long river of history. In addition, there are some "bad ideas" in history that cannot be ignored, and they have become a link in the chapter of history. Let's find out.
Thousands of years ago, the territory of the Great Qin Empire was vast, but there was a history hidden in it. In this history, a strategist emerged, named Li Si, who was not born in the loess land of Great Qin, but a wise man who came from afar. Li Si was ambitious and contributed his efforts and wisdom to the great cause of Qin Shi Huang.
When Qin Shi Huang was in power, Li Si splashed ink and carried out profound reforms for Great Qin. His strategy and courage helped Ying Zheng unify the six kingdoms and establish the territory of the Great Qin Empire. However, after the death of Qin Shi Huang, this brilliant strategist made a mistake that will be indelible for the rest of his life.
It was during Qin Shi Huang's eastern tour that he arrived at the sand dunes, a desolate place where major changes were about to take place. Realizing that his life was at the end of his life, Qin Shi Huang hurriedly drafted an edict entrusting his eldest son Fusu to succeed to the throne, and ordered the envoy to send it to Fusu as soon as possible. However, he did not expect that the prime minister next to him, Li Si, who had helped him build a great cause, would actually embark on a path that betrayed his loyalty.
Zhao Gao, an ambitious minister, found Li Si and blew the wind of usurpation. Li Si was originally a close confidant of Qin Shi Huang, but under the guidance of Zhao Gao, he actually developed selfish desires and betrayed his former allies. Because the Qin State pursued Legalist ideology and implemented severe punishment and strict laws, which increased the burden on the people, Li Si knew that if Su ascended the throne, it would reduce the burden of the people and weaken his personal power. So, for the sake of personal glory and wealth, Li Si betrayed his loyalty and conspired with Zhao Gao.
After the death of Qin Shi Huang, Li Si intercepted Fusu's edict, tampered with the name of Yingzheng's youngest son Hu Hai, and personally sent poisoned wine, ending Fusu's life. He thought he was in control of everything, but he didn't realize that the price of betrayal was ruin.
Zhao Gao and Li Si took Yingzheng's body to Xianyang, paving the way for Hu Hai to ascend the throne. The situation quickly got out of Lis's control. Zhao Gao took the opportunity to frame Li Si for rebellion and threw him into prison. In the end, Li Si's hard-fought conspiracy came to an end with a tragic ending.
Just when Liu Yilong was critically ill and in danger many times, he began to deal with his own aftermath. However, the situation has undergone a huge reversal due to the appearance of Liu Yikang. Liu Yikang suggested that Liu Yilong get rid of Tan Daoji, so as not to follow in Xie Hui's footsteps. Because Liu Yilong was suspicious of Tan Daoji, he ordered Tan Daoji to be recalled and placed under house arrest. Then, the generals under Tan Daoji were imprisoned one after another.
Faced with the fate of imminent punishment, Tan Daoji left a thought-provoking piece of advice: "If you do this, you are destroying the Great Wall." Liu Yilong ordered Tan Daoji to be executed on charges of treason.
When Tan Daoji went to the execution ground, he firmly predicted that Liu Song Jiangshan would die soon. And as he expected, after the Southern Dynasty regime mistakenly killed this good general, it was no longer able to emerge a heroic person who could save the country. Liu Yilong's suspicion eventually led to Liu Song's demise.
This is not the only time in history that tragedy has been caused by a miscalculation of power. During the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the mediocre monarch Zhou Wei listened to the words of the minister, resulting in the accidental killing of the Northern Zhou Dynasty minister Hu Luguang. The Northern Zhou Dynasty, which lost Hu Luguang, did not survive a few years before perishing.
The tragedy of Tan Daoji has become a painful mark in the history of the Southern Dynasties, and his words have reverberated in the long river of history, warning people of the dangers of power and the collapse of the country due to momentary suspicion.
In the context of the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, the battles in the court were complicated, and one of the embarrassing stories was deeply rooted in the pages of history. The protagonist of this story is the queen of Tang Gaozong Li Zhi, the once peerless queen of the king.
The queen who was originally the main family of Tang Gaozong became the queen as a matter of course. In the fierce competition for favor in the palace, she faced competition from Concubine Xiao Shu, and the two concubines competed for each other, and various means emerged in endlessly.
Empress Wang faced an insurmountable obstacle - she failed to give birth to an heir for Li Zhi, while Concubine Xiao Shu gave birth to three sons in a row. This made Concubine Xiao Shu proud, but Queen Wang was difficult to sit idly by. In the fog of competition for favor and power, her cronies came up with an ingenious strategy, which was later called the "murder by knife".
It's a brilliant and breathtaking strategy. Empress Wang's maid suggested that the martial artists who had already become monks be reintroduced into the palace in order to distract Li Zhi from favoring Concubine Xiao Shu. Li Zhi had already had deep affection for Wu Zetian, and when he heard this suggestion, he agreed without hesitation. Soon after, Wu Zetian returned to the palace, and for a while, he was peerless, taking away Li Zhi's heart.
Empress Wang did not foresee that she underestimated Wu Zetian's ambitions. Wu Zetian cunningly used his daughter's life to demote the queen to a concubine and take away her throne. After all, Queen Wang was pushed into the abyss in the whirlpool of power schemes.
This court past is like a wonderful drama, unfolding in the interweaving of power and strife. Although the queen's plan to "kill people with a knife" suppressed her opponent for a while, it eventually became a stumbling block to her own fate. In the chaos of light and darkness in the court, every strategy is like a chess piece, placed on the chessboard of power and conspiracy, who can really control the development of the chess game?
At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the situation was turbulent, Tang Xuanzong fell into the Anshi Rebellion, and the figure who fled south seemed lonely. Faced with an overwhelming array of rebels, he summoned the highly acclaimed generals Chang Qing and Gao Xianzhi at a critical moment and entrusted them with the mission of saving the territory.
Chang Qing and Gao Xianzhi were known for their bravery, but when they were ordered to go north, they encountered unprecedented difficulties in resourcefulness. In a fierce battle, they suffered defeat and were forced to make difficult decisions, temporarily retreating, and in order to preserve their strength, they resolutely abandoned their heavy military supplies and moved forward lightly.
However, the god of fate does not seem to be merciful to Gao Xianzhi. On the way to retreat, the enemy forces raided, forcing them to hastily abandon their supplies and leave the battlefield in a hurry. Gao Xianzhi's decision became a turning point in his fate.
Gao Xianzhi has a prison soldier named Bian Lingcheng, with whom he has always had an indissoluble enmity. The two had been arguing because of disputes in the army, and now, when Bian Lingcheng saw Gao Xianzhi abandon the military supplies, he saw the opportunity and immediately filed a lawsuit to frame Gao Xianzhi for deliberately colluding with the rebels and plotting against the Tang Dynasty.
After Tang Xuanzong received this slander, he was extremely angry at Gao Xianzhi's behavior. Without detailed scrutiny, he ordered Gao Xianzhi and Chang Qing to be put to death in order to quell the border troubles. When the news of the execution of the generals reached the front, the morale of the Don army quickly collapsed, and a series of routs began to spread.
Tang Xuanzong knew that the situation was critical, so he could only watch the rebels move south step by step. In order to maintain his dominance, he had to order to cut off his favorite concubine under Ma Weipo in order to protect himself. However, with this cruel decision of Tang Xuanzong, the prosperity of the entire Tang Dynasty gradually entered the road of decline.
In the long history of the Ming Dynasty, there has been a legendary emperor, that is, Ming Yingzong. He was a monarch with a peculiar temperament, often indulging in feasting and entertainment, and his greatest interest was actually to consider himself martial arts, and often referred to himself as a "marshal general".
At that time, a small tribe named Wara appeared on the northwest frontier, and although it was often harassed, it was not large in scale, and it was not difficult for the Ming army guarding the northwest to deal with it. This time, Wara's attack seemed a little abnormal, which made Ming Yingzong feel restless.
Wang Zhen, the eunuch beside him, seized this opportunity and gave Ming Yingzong a "bad idea". He was clever and persuaded Emperor Yingzong to personally drive the expedition to show his heroic martial arts. Ming Yingzong heeded this erroneous strategic advice and personally led the army to the expedition despite the opposition of the ministers of the court.
In the process of conquest, Ming Yingzong fantasized about the glorious scene of being able to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. However, he never imagined that the civil fort would become the bottleneck of his life. The army stagnated, and this gave Warat an opportunity.
Warat cut off the water source of the Tumu Fort, leaving the Ming army in chaos under the plague of water shortage. Just when Ming Yingzong was confused about the battle situation, Wara took advantage of the situation to attack the main force of the Ming army and captured Ming Yingzong. And Wang Zhen, who instigated Ming Yingzong to fight in person, was also killed in the melee and became a victim of his own evil consequences.
In the battle of Tumubao, the Ming army was destroyed, Ming Yingzong was captured, and the country paid a huge price for it. In order to save the life of Ming Yingzong, the Ming Dynasty paid a huge amount of gold, silver and jewelry to Wara, and this defeat made the Ming Dynasty even worse and greatly weakened its national strength.
This fiasco with Wang Zhen's "bad idea" as the fuse caused Ming Yingzong's prestige to fall to the bottom and his reputation was notorious. As a result, the Ming Dynasty began to decline, and the country's power gradually turned from prosperity to decline. All of a sudden, the government and the opposition were in turmoil, and this embarrassing chapter was left in the long river of history.
In the long river of history, there are many stories of paying a tragic price because of "bad ideas", and they are like heavy lessons, reminding future generations to think twice and avoid impulsiveness when facing choices.
This is an era of resourcefulness and intrigues, and every decision can make or break a country's fortunes. Above the court, the words of the strategists came like a tidal wave, and all kinds of suggestions poured in. As a monarch, you must always keep a clear head and know the merits.
There is a monarch who endures humiliation on weekdays, and the most proud thing is that he is proud of his martial arts, known as the "marshal general". In the Northwest Frontier, a small tribe named Warat began to harass the border frequently. The ministers of the Ming Dynasty wrote one after another, suggesting that the garrison army go to repel it. At this time, the cronies around him patiently admonished and reminded the monarch to act cautiously.
The monarch did not listen to his advice, and was instigated by a eunuch and fell into the quagmire of war. The eunuch Wang Zhen eloquently spoke eloquently, instigating the monarch to personally conquer and reserve martial arts. The monarch listened to this "bad idea" and led the army out in person.
As a result, on the battlefield of Tumubao, the army fell into a water shortage, and the monarch's dream of conquest came to naught. Warat took the opportunity to attack at night, Ming Jun was captured, and Wang Zhen also died tragically on the battlefield due to his own strategy.
This defeat, which was triggered by a "bad idea", caused the entire country to pay a heavy price for it. Just like countless in the long history.
The same lesson, think twice about everything, and don't be impulsive. In the game of conspiracy, every move can be a fatal trap.