He was born with extraordinary strength and was able to carry the weight of a thousand pounds, but he died because of his competitiveness. Although he reigned only four short years, he surpassed many long-term rulers. This is the founding king of the Qin State who combines both civil and military talents - King Wu of Qin.
King Wu of Qin's name was Yingdang, and he was the son of King Qin Huiwen, the former monarch of Qin. In 310 BC, King Huiwen of Qin passed away, and Yingdang, who was only 18 years old, took over the banner of national politics and was known as King Wu of Qin.
King Wu of Qin was a burly man, loved war, and possessed amazing arm strength. Since he was a child, he has been keen to make friends with strong men, and the two generals Wu and Ren Yan during the reign of King Qin Huiwen are all his close friends. After King Wu of Qin inherited the throne, he reused these two generals, often accompanying him. However, his wisdom should not be belittled or ignored.
The Qin State was able to dominate and achieve great ambitions under the leadership of several generations of heroic lords precisely because every monarch was commendable. In addition, King Wu of Qin's way of governing the country was also highly respected by people. After succeeding to the throne, the first thing facing him is how to deal with the complicated international situation.
During the lifetime of King Huiwen of Qin, the State of Qin often intimidated the Six Kingdoms, but as soon as King Huiwen died, all countries began to conspire and calculate against the State of Qin. As a result, Korea, Wei, Qi, and Chu sent envoys to congratulate King Wu of Qin on his accession to the throne. In particular, the Yue State successfully annexed the Wu State and became a southern giant. King Wu of Qin seized this opportunity, ignored the other envoys, and personally received the envoys of the Yue State, and decided to unite with the Wei State to attack the Chu State.
Subsequently, he proposed to the State of Qi to join forces against Han and Wei, and as for the State of Wei, this was more convenient for him to control. King Wu of Qin's mother was originally from Wei, but after marrying the monarch of Qin, although the two countries were related, they did not form a harmonious result. Unfortunately, after the death of King Huiwen of Qin, the state of Qi exerted pressure on the state of Wei, leaving the state at a loss. In order to stabilize the situation, King Wu of Qin personally visited the border of Wei and met with King Xiang of Wei to reaffirm the friendship between Qin and Wei.
Through these actions, the plans of the surrounding countries to carve up the Qin State by taking advantage of the position of the new monarch came to naught. However, just when King Wu of Qin thought he could breathe a sigh of relief, turmoil and chaos began to appear in the country.
Chen Zhuang, the prime minister of Shu, took advantage of the change of new monarchs to assassinate the king of Shu in an attempt to usurp power. Upon hearing the news, King Wu of Qin was furious and immediately sent Gan Mao to quell the civil strife in Shu and beheaded Chen Zhuang as a warning. After only one year in power, King Wu of Qin showed wisdom and courage. However, he was overconfident and felt that the other countries were difficult to match, so he changed the title of the prime minister of the Qin state to the prime minister, set up a left and right prime minister, and appointed Gan Mao as the left prime minister and a general, and Zhu Lijian as the right prime minister, so that they were responsible for building farmland, revising maps, dredging waterways, and building bridges.
At this moment, King Wu of Qin and Zhu Liji were planning to march into the Central Plains, and they regarded Yiyang, a military town in South Korea, as the main road to the Central Plains. So, King Wu of Qin decided to capture Yiyang first. However, he was worried that Zhao and Wei from afar would take advantage of the opportunity to raid him, so he objected. However, Gan Mao resolutely supported King Wu of Qin and took the initiative to ask Ying to attack Korea.
In 307 AD, Gan Mao successfully broke through Yiyang, killed more than 60,000 Han troops, and successfully expanded the territory. After returning from victory, Gan Mao was deeply gratified, and King Wu of Qin went directly to Luoyang with Meng Ben, Ren Contempt and others to meet King Zhou Xun, and his ambition to win the Central Plains had been exposed.
When he saw the dragon pattern red tripod that symbolized Yongzhou, King Wu of Qin said to others: "This is my great Qin tripod, and I should bring it back to Xianyang." Then he asked the soldier: "Has anyone ever lifted this tripod?"The soldier replied: "This tripod weighs more than a thousand pounds, and no one can lift it." The warrior Meng Ben immediately stepped forward to try to lift, and only lifted the Ding to a height of half a foot. King Qin Wu laughed loudly: "If you can lift this tripod, I can not only lift it, but also walk a few steps to defeat you." When he tried to grasp the tripod, he lost his balance, and when the tripod fell to the ground, he hit his thigh, and soon died of his injuries at the age of 23.