Tian Ji didn't talk about the horse race in the follow-up, and he reaped the consequences
Everyone is familiar with the story of "Tian Ji Horse Racing", which describes the horse race between Tian Ji, the general of Qi State, and King Qi Wei, the king of Qi State, and Tian Ji won with his ingenious strategy.
However, few people may know that it was this "ingenious" victory that brought evil consequences to Tian Ji a few years later, making him a fugitive, what really happened in this?
Tian Ji Horse Racing: Legend has it that Tian Ji, a famous general of Qi State, loves horse racing, whether he is busy or not, he will make an appointment with the nobles of Qi to race together, and after a long time, his reputation will spread.
During a horse race, King Qi Wei challenged Tian Ji. As the monarch of the Qi Kingdom, King Qi Wei owned a herd of high-quality racehorses, and Tian Ji suffered many defeats. However, at the end of the game, Tian Ji changed his strategy.
He first used his worst-quality horse against King Qi's superior horse, then his medium-quality horse against King Qi's medium-class horse, and finally his inferior horse against King Qi's inferior horse.
As a result, Tian Ji defeated King Qi with a record of two wins and one loss, winning the prize money and the praise of the people.
Although the content in the textbook has ended, the chain reaction caused by this competition is still fermenting in Tian Ji. The next story, we will invite another old friend, Sun Bin, to reveal it for us.
Sun Bin is a descendant of Sun Wu and one of the sixty-four famous generals in ancient times. He studied the art of war since he was a child, and he was gifted and talented, and he was a rare talent.
After Sun Bin was framed by his fellow disciple Pang Juan, General Tian Ji overrode public opinion with his talent and courage, recruited him into his command, and treated him with supreme courtesy. Sun Bin knew Tian Ji's sincerity and friendship, and assisted Tian Ji with the same firm determination and loyalty.
And that famous horse racing victory is the crystallization of Sun Bin's wisdom and strategy. At the same time, the well-known story of "encircling Wei to save Zhao" is a historical portrayal of these two heroic generals.
In 354 BC, Zhao attacked Weiguo, a vassal state of Wei, and forcibly occupied two cities of Weiguo. Wei then sent troops to besiege the capital of Zhao. Zhao urgently asked his ally Qi for help.
After careful consideration, King Qi Wei decided to appoint Tian Ji and Sun Bin as generals and lead troops to support Zhao.
Tian Ji originally planned to attack Zhao directly, but at Sun Bin's suggestion, he changed his strategy. Sun Bin believed that the main forces of Wei at this time were all in Zhao State, and its capital must be empty.
Therefore, he suggested that Tian Ji attack the capital of Wei in order to force the Wei ** team to return to defense, so that the crisis of Zhao could be easily resolved.
Tian Ji agreed with Lao Sun's views and acted according to his advice. As a result, Wei's army was not only attracted back, but also fell into Sun Bin's ambush circle halfway, and Wei's main general, Pang Juan, was captured alive.
Under the guidance of Sun Bin's wisdom, Tian Ji won countless victories, the glory was attributed to him alone, and he was rewarded by the king of Qi, and he gained both fame and fortune. However, it is always dangerous to be a master of high merit.
Tian Ji's rise after horse racing, while his fame was rising, the previous victory over King Qi began to cause an uproar. You must know that King Qi Wei is the master of the country, and when he has the best resources in the country, he actually loses to his own courtiers, and he will inevitably be unhappy in his heart.
On the other hand, with the assistance of Sun Bin, Tian Ji had almost no defeats, and his prestige among the people and army of Qi was increasing day by day, which made King Qi Wei even more suspicious of him.
Sun Bin noticed Tian Ji's strangeness and said to him: "You are currently famous and have a high prestige in the country, do you consider making a big difference and making a difference?" ”
He suggested that Tian Ji raise troops to stand on his own, but Tian Ji was loyal to his lord King Qi Wei and had no intention of rebelling, so he categorically rejected Sun Bin. After Sun Bin understood Tian Ji's position, he knew that he was not a suitable master, so he resigned from his staff and quietly left the Qi State.
Tian Ji's sworn enemy, Zou Ji, the prime minister of Qi State, began to attack him. Zou Ji, the protagonist of the ancient textbook "Zou Ji Satire on the King of Qi", has outstanding talents and serves as the prime minister of Qi.
However, he was narrow-minded, and seeing that Tian Ji's status and power were gradually increasing, and his own status was threatened, he decided to secretly frame Tian Ji.
Zou Ji disguised himself as Tian Ji's subordinates through his subordinates, and ran to ask the fortune teller Tian Ji if he had the intention of rebelling. Later, he brought the fortune teller's words to King Qi Wei, which made Tian Ji suspected of rebellion.
King Qi Wei sent someone to spy on Tian Ji, who realized the seriousness of the problem and fled to the state of Chu. It was not until King Xuan of Qi succeeded to the throne that Tian Ji was invited back to Qi again to reinstate his post.
The story of Tian Ji's horse racing still has far-reaching implications today. For young people, it teaches us to learn to be compatible; For migrant workers, it reminds us to make the right decisions according to the situation and situation, so as not to lose big things because of small things.
No matter how times change, this wisdom will never go out of style.