Su Qin, a famous spy during the Warring States period, his life was like a drama, and finally led to tragedy in a complex political game. Su Qin's death was the last act in his career of devotion to the country, and it was also a footnote to the highest level of espionage in ancient Chinese history.
In 314 BC, King Xuan of Qi took advantage of the civil strife in Yan to send troops to attack Yan, broke the capital of Yan, and killed King Yan. This war led to the destruction of the Yan Kingdom and aroused the hatred of the people of the Yan Kingdom. After King Yan Zhao returned to China and succeeded to the throne, he had a deep hatred for Qi and was determined to take revenge. As a result, Su Qin became a trump card in the hands of King Yan Zhao and was sent to the State of Qi to carry out the plan of discord.
Su Qin's task in Qi was to maintain friendly relations between Yan and Qi on the surface, but in fact to separate Qi and Zhao, leaving Qi in isolation and helplessness, and creating conditions for Yan to attack Qi. As a Zongheng family, he is good at strategy and has won the trust of King Qi Xuan. After King Qi succeeded to the throne, Su Qin's political skills were also fully utilized. He succeeded in brokering an alliance between the Five Kingdoms to defeat Qin, and assisted Yan in indirectly destroying the Song and weakening Qi.
However, Su Qin's ingenious stratagem led to a more complicated situation. After the formation of the five-nation alliance, internal contradictions intensified. Although the countries are ostensibly aligned, in fact they have their own evil intentions, and the alliance has not achieved obvious results. In the process, Su Qin not only succeeded in weakening the Qi state, but also led to the internal strife of the five countries.
In the end, the Six-Nation Alliance, led by the Yan Army, launched the War of the Six-Nation War. Su Qin had assured the King of Qi that the Yan State would never be an enemy of the Qi State, but this was only the surface of a political game. King Qi misbelieved Su Qin, and finally caught Su Qin, and the car cracked him. Because of his ingenious strategy and the complex politics of Yan State, Su Qin finally went to tragedy.
At the same time, Su Qin's discordant technique also brought great results to the Yan Kingdom. The Six-Nation Alliance almost wiped out the Qi State, and the Yan State became a vast power in this war. However, this political game also made the political landscape of the Warring States period more complicated, and the contradictions between countries became increasingly acute.
Su Qin's life is full of legends and mysteries, as a spy during the Warring States period, he used his ingenuity to wield the sharp blade of power in the political struggle. His death also marked the end of an era, leaving behind deep reflections on power and complex politics.