The relevant history of Wu Yue is basically finished, and the content of the two issues of the Jin Kingdom will be finished next week, and then we can start talking about the Warring States.
When it comes to the history of the Warring States Period, many people will always have a feeling: the Qin State, which is like a tiger and a wolf, has eaten and wiped out the six countries of the East that are stupid and sweet.
In this regard, we must first clarify a point of view: the Qin State is indeed like a tiger and a wolf, but no one in the six eastern countries is stupid and sweet.
Qi was the first "Central Plains Policeman" in the Spring and Autumn Period, and it was commonplace to be rampant and domineering, and Qi Xianggong was notorious, and children were afraid when they heard it.
During the Warring States Period, the Yan State was engaged in internal strife, and the Qi State took the opportunity to enter and almost destroyed the Yan State.
The Song State finally survived to the Warring States Period, and under the leadership of Song Wangyan, it had the strength of being known as the "eighth in the world", but was destroyed by the Qi State.
After destroying the Song State, the Qi State went to war with the Chu State, the Zhao State, the Wei State, and the Korean State one after another, not to mention the arrogant and domineering energy.
As a result, Qin, Chu, Zhao, Wei, Han, and Yan formed a coalition and almost wiped out the Qi state.
In the Spring and Autumn Period, the Yan Kingdom, which did not have much drama, looked very weak, but King Yan Zhao reused Le Yi and directly beat the Qi Kingdom to only three cities.
If it weren't for Tiandan's extreme operation, the fate of Qi Guo would be somewhat unpredictable.
After the Battle of Changping, Zhao was not lightly injured by Qin, and Yan Guo's drama Xin was actually ready to take advantage of the fire to rob and get a vote from Zhao State, but he was educated by Zhao State.
Look at such Yan Kingdom, who dares to say that they are stupid and sweet?
Let's talk about Zhao again, the reason why they were robbed by Yan Guo was entirely because before the Battle of Changping, Zhao Guo had been bullying Yan Guo.
Lian Po is a famous general of Zhao Guoda, but if you count it carefully, Lian Po's credit is basically earned by attacking the other five countries.
When the Battle of Changping was going on, Zhao had several opportunities to ask for help, but no one helped at all.
Because in everyone's opinion, the battle between Qin and Zhao is just a brawl between the two hooligans, why do we want to come forward and join in the fun?
As for Wei and South Korea, they also have a period of highlights.
The state of Wei in the high-light period once pressed the state of Qin to the west of Hangu Pass and shivered; South Korea was also very strong in the high light period, and there was a saying at that time that "the strongest bows and crossbows in the world all come from South Korea".
Who is this brother who is good at stubble?
Not to mention, the state of Chu has always been an aggressive country from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States period.
In the Spring and Autumn Period, the one that destroyed the most small states was the Chu State. After entering the Warring States, the state of Chu destroyed the state of Yue.
You must know that the Yue State destroyed the Wu State and became the last overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period.
Such a country can be destroyed by the Chu State, so what other country can he not destroy?
It is said that the Qin State is terrible, but the Qin State at that time did not have so much black history as the Chu State.
Moreover, at the end of the Warring States Period, when the State of Chu was still breathing, it was able to destroy the State of Lu easily.
The so-called Seven Heroes of the Warring States refers to the Qin State and six other countries. If Qin is a country of tigers and wolves, will a country as famous as Qin be stupid and sweet?
The answer is clearly no.
I watched a TV series before, and the characters in the play gave a definition of that era: the world of great controversy.
That is to say, it is a chaotic time when everyone is competing to be the first, and if you don't muster up the courage to kill the enemy, you will be killed by the enemy.
It was also the most unlike era of China, where aggression became the mainstream, and whoever had strong aggression ability was a public idol.
For example, Bai Qi, his proud work is to kill 400,000 soldiers after the Battle of Changping.
Before the Battle of Changping, Bai Qi basically had a record of killing prisoners every time he went on a campaign.
But it was such a killing god, when he was given to commit suicide, there were still many people who were whimpering and wailing, and felt that it was really a big loss.
For example, Shang Ying, his transformation process was extremely bloody, and the prince's teacher was not spared.
But after Shang Ying was killed, many people wailed: Sorry for Shang Jun, sad for Shang Jun. When it comes to Qin Xiaogong's reuse of Shang Marting, it is all envy.
Not to mention the reign of Qin Shi Huang after that.
Qin Shi Huang did not rely on a handsome face to unify the six countries, and the people who were killed by him are estimated to be more than the living people everyone has seen.
But now when it comes to Qin Shi Huang, everyone says that he laid the foundation for China's great unification and is a veritable first emperor.
The person who was ridiculed the most was the one who looked very honest, King Chu Huai.
For example, Zhang Yi promised to give Chu 600 li of land on the condition that he would break off diplomatic relations with Qi State, and King Chu Huai saw that Qian was open-minded and really did so, but Zhang Yi only gave him 6 li of land.
Later, the State of Qin bullied the State of Chu miserably, and also fooled King Chu Huai to a meeting, and King Chu Huai was placed under house arrest as soon as the front foot arrived.
However, how many people will sympathize with King Chu Huai? But when this person is mentioned, most of them have a look of disdain: that person is too stupid, right?
Looking at the history of the Warring States Period, it is easy to feel that this history has no sense of Chinese civilization, as if one second it was still saluting, and the next second it was copied on the other.
In my opinion, in order to sort out the history of the Warring States, it is only necessary to clarify one question: At that point in time, who was an enemy with whom and who was a friend?
There is no set answer to these two questions, which changes with time and place.
Therefore, when we often see some incomprehensible bridges, there is no need to be too confused, because the transformation of friends and enemies is sometimes in an instant.