In 257 BC, the famous Qin general Bai Qi was forced to commit suicide because he was rejected by King Zhaoxiang of Qin, an event that had a profound impact on Chinese history. Shortly after his death, the Qin army led by Wang Yi was defeated by the allied forces of the princes (Xinling Jun stole talismans to save Zhao) under the city of Handan, and the Qin state was forced to sue for peace with the princes.
At the same time, Yiren, the prince of Qin, was also imprisoned as a hostage in Handan City.
Do you know the story? The big businessman Lu Buwei saw a business opportunity in Qin Yiren, who was a strange commodity to live in. He united his Aiji Zhao and the prince of Qin to deduce a "love triangle" that shocked the ages, and incidentally created a "by-product" - Qin Shi Huang, which unified China.
This is the famous "butterfly effect", right? Today, let's talk about who was the first to "incite wings" and cause a generation of war god Bai Qi to be killed by King Qin Zhaoxiang?
In 259 BC, after two years of fierce fighting, the elite soldiers of Great Qin, under the leadership of Wu'an Jun Bai Qi, defeated the most powerful Zhao state among the six eastern kingdoms in the land of Changping, killing 400,000 Zhao soldiers.
This was the most insurmountable obstacle on the road to Qin's unification of China. According to the plan of the god of war Bai Qi, the Qin army should take advantage of the victory to pursue and destroy Zhao while it is weak.
At this time, the most famous debater in the late Warring States period, Su Dai (Su Qin's younger brother), appeared in the mansion of Fan Ju, the minister of Qin (Fan Ju's experience is also legendary, and interested friends can check it for themselves).
Here, we only need to be clear: Fan Ju was reused by King Qin Zhaoxiang as a guest; His most outstanding achievement was to move the Empress Dowager Xuan of Qin and Wei Ran and others through eloquence to return power to King Zhaoxiang of Qin; He also put forward a unified strategy of "long-distance communication and close attack".
In the temple of the Qin State, which advocates force, although Fan Sui has the same status as Bai Qi, the god of war, he lacks military merits, so Bai Qi looks superior in front of him. Su Dai, who was also an excellent columnist, understood the relationship between Fan Sui and Bai Qi, so he said directly to Fan Sui: If Bai Qi seizes this opportunity to destroy Zhao State, his military exploits will enable him to surpass you.
Are you willing to be under him? Even if you are reluctant, you can't change it. Moreover, if Bai Qi goes further and exterminates all the six countries of Shandong, those of us who make a living by the art of vertical and horizontal will have nothing to do.
Fan Ju told King Zhaoxiang that the Battle of Changping had exhausted the soldiers and weakened the country's strength, and suggested accepting the land cession requests of Han, Zhao and other countries to restore national strength. King Zhaoxiang agreed, and although Bai Qi was angry, he could only obey the order and return to China.
Soon after, King Zhaoxiang realized that he had missed the opportunity to unify the world, so he ordered Bai Qi to lead his troops to attack Zhao. However, Bai Qi refused to go on the expedition on the grounds that he was seriously ill. In fact, this was because the Six Kingdoms of Shandong had recovered from the shadow of the Battle of Changping and knew that once the Zhao State was destroyed by the Qin State, they would be the next to be attacked, so they united to resist the Qin State.
Bai Qi believed that the Qin State had missed the best opportunity for unification, and that sending troops at this time would definitely fail. Wu Anjun said that Handan was not an easy city to attack, and that the rescue team of the princes had arrived.
These princes have resented the Qin state for a long time, and although the Qin state won the battle of Changping, more than half of the soldiers died, the country was empty, and they went far away from the rivers and mountains to attack the capitals of other countries, and the Zhao state resisted internally, and the princes attacked externally, and they were sure to defeat the Qin army.
Bai Qi's judgment of the battle situation was accurate, but King Zhaoxiang was stubborn, and sending Wang Yi to the expedition led to defeat and retreat. Bai Qi's prophecy came true, but he was also slapped in the face because of it.
King Zhaoxiang was very angry about this and forced Bai Qi to go to the front. However, Bai Qi insisted on his position and resolutely did not go. Wang Yi could not attack Handan for a long time, and the princes came to the rescue, and the battle situation was unfavorable.
When Wu Anjun heard about it, he questioned King Zhaoxiang's decision. King Zhaoxiang was angry about this and forced Wu Anjun to go into battle, but Wu Anjun resolutely called him sick. With the defeat of the Qin army at the front, King Zhaoxiang's dissatisfaction with Bai Qi deepened.
In the end, Bai Qi was given death under the slander of Fan Sui and others. During Wu Anjun's illness, he was unable to participate in the war. The princes took the opportunity to attack Wang Di, who was defeated and retreated, and the envoys frequently sent news.
King Zhaoxiang sent someone to summon Wu Anjun, but ordered him not to stay in Xianyang. Wu Anjun went out of the city for ten miles and arrived at Du Post. King Zhaoxiang consulted with Ying Hou and other ministers, believing that Bai Qi's migration was still dissatisfied.
So, King Zhaoxiang sent someone to give Wu Anjun a sword, and Wu Anjun committed suicide.
Conclusion: Looking back at the process of Wu Anjun Bai Qi's murder, King Qin Zhaoxiang's arbitrariness and Bai Qi's self-righteousness are the main reasons. However, what initially caused a rift between the two Ming monarchs and powerful ministers was the few words that Su Dai said softly in Fan Ju's mansion.
Bai Qi, the god of war, who could have created brilliance again, lost his life and reputation because of a few rumors and complaints, which is really amazing! From this point of view, it is better to have a mouth that can speak well than to be able to command an army of millions, and this sentence is definitely not empty talk.