Chapter 34 Yingji shows the art of employing people
The Qin State swept Liuhe, how could the unified world be without King Qin Zhaoxiang. King Qin Zhaoxiang is also a wise and accomplished king in history, he is a generation of heroes, but also one of the founders of the foundation of the Qin State, is the Qin "Fen VI Yu Lie" of the people who inherited the previous and the next, Qin Zhaoxiang King continued to inherit and carry forward a series of policies of Qin Xiaogong and Qin Huiwen. With the rule of law throughout the country, conquering the world by force, and adhering to this principle to the end, Qin was able to establish the foundation of eternity, he played a big role, and objectively also gave Ying Zheng the opportunity to rise.
King Qin Zhaoxiang is extremely good at both military and political, domestic and foreign affairs, and he has done a very good job, probably inheriting his father's shrewd and brave excellent genes, and inheriting his mother's strong and capable character, we can see a lot of interesting things in him. King Zhaoxiang of Qin, Yingji, Zhao, Mingze, also known as Ji, he is the son of King Huiwen of Qin and Empress Dowager Xuan, the half-brother of King Wu of Qin, and the monarch of Qin during the Warring States Period. King Qin Zhaoxiang has a very prominent characteristic, that is, his forbearance. Yingji is quite forbearing. When the brothers were still competing for the throne, Yingji was able to calm down and took the initiative to go to Yan Kingdom as a hostage. There is no regard for all kinds of party disputes in the country. The more you try to stay away from the political turmoil, the more you will be drawn into it. After King Wu of Qin, that is, the younger brother of King Qin Zhaoxiang, died because of the crown, King Qin Zhaoxiang was quickly welcomed back to Qin by Wei Ran with the support of his mother and powerful minister Wei Ran, and became the new monarch of Qin.
King Qin Zhaoxiang's mother is Mi Bazi, who is the queen of Qin, but not the mother of the main palace. King Qin Zhaoxiang is a concubine, and he is a young swallow and far away from the palace. If it weren't for King Wu's death, and if there was no support from powerful ministers like Wei Ran, Yingji would be just a small chess piece in his life. "The marquis of one country seeks the affairs of two countries with the soldiers of one country" The marquis here is Wei Ran, Wei Ran and Empress Dowager Xuan are sisters and brothers, after King Qin Zhaoxiang ascended the throne, it is a powerful political force supported by Wei Ran.
On the surface, this political force was in charge of King Qin Zhaoxiang, but in fact the power was controlled by Wei Ran and Empress Dowager Xuan, who naturally became the managers of Qin with "Wang Shao, Empress Dowager Xuan's autonomy, appointing Wei Ran as the government, and shocking the Qin State".
Because King Qin Zhaoxiang was young, his mother and uncle assisted him in ruling for more than 20 years. His mother, Empress Dowager Xuan, seemed to always think that her son Qin Zhaoxiang was still the same young child back then, and thought that Yingji had not grown up and matured.
Therefore, holding the power tightly in his own hands, King Qin Zhaoxiang gradually grew up with the passage of time, and gradually understood what belonged to him, he felt that this throne was his own, and his mother's frequent intervention was an impact and challenge to his royal power, and the power of his uncle Wei Ran also posed a threat to the rule of King Qin Zhaoxiang, but Yingji was powerless, as long as his mother and uncle were in one day, his power would never be delegated to his own hands, because the entire situation of this Great Qin was the power of his mother and uncle.
Finally, when her shrewd and capable mother died, Yingji began her own counterattack. For the first time, he showed his iron will and tough methods in front of the world, and he deposed his uncle Wei Ran and got him out of the center of power in a decent way.
Subsequently, he reshuffled the politics of the entire Qin state, established and supported his own cronies, and soon a new leadership collective appeared. In foreign wars, weak Chu, weak Han, weak Wei, weak Qi, weak Zhao, and Zhou were destroyed, and there was a situation in which Qi and Qin were crowned emperors. In terms of talents, the appointment of Wei Ran, Bai Qi, Fan Ju, etc., injected extremely strong development impetus into the Qin State.
Yingji followed the fine tradition of her predecessors and continued to continue the strength of the Qin State, and as a monarch, she was worthy of her mission
This can also illustrate the cleverness of Yingji in history,
The current situation: The Xiongnu invaded this time because they saw the situation in the Central Plains, where did the accident happen? just launched an attack on the Qin army's Yanmen, and Yingji's response at this moment can also show that this person can also grasp the situation this time unexpectedly?
Yingji is not stupid, because he himself also understands how he should arrange, although he can't perfectly solve these problems that suddenly exist at this time? Rather, it is possible to solve these problems in the present and now.
Sima Cuo is a capable minister and a wise general, can he solve these matters smoothly and temporarily? Although this time Pai Sima Co can't solve these things at once, there must be a step in everything, and this time it is also a step short. Yingji's purpose this time also started by considering this step. No matter what the result is, the Qin State this time has indeed caused its own combat strength to be greatly affected because of this, so it has also stopped conquering other countries. This is not how powerful their Qin State is, but it is a last resort.
Why? The border is hurt, Qin's own attention can only be placed on his own one-acre and three-point land, if he forcibly attacks, he can only be thankless in the end, Yingji is not stupid He sent Bai Qi back to contain Qin's heart of conquest, the surrounding countries are not afraid of them, but have always lacked an ambition, and this time their own ambition was also completely resisted by Bai Qi? What about the current Qin army's attention focused on the Yanmen on the border of the Qin State?
The reason why Qin sent Sima Cuo this time was that he was more witty and capable in handling things, so the King of Qin sent him. In fact, in history, whether it was the Zhao State during the Warring States Period or the Qin State that later dominated the world, they were inevitably harassed by the Xiongnu. So in the matter of resisting the Xiongnu, both made great efforts. But what is curious is why in this matter, the Warring States did better than the Qin State? The Warring States have the ability to resist the Xiongnu, but the Qin State, which can unify the world, has no way to take the Xiongnu, is it really that the Qin State is not strong?
A closer look reveals otherwise. First of all, from the perspective of the strength of the Xiongnu, during the Warring States Period, although the Xiongnu offensive momentum was very strong, in addition to the Xiongnu, there were other grassland tribes, which checked and balanced each other, and to a certain extent, helped Zhao to resist the Xiongnu. On the other hand, during the Qin period, there were not as many grassland tribes at this time as there were at that time, and there were fewer forces that could weaken the Xiongnu, which made it more difficult for the Qin State to resist the Xiongnu.
Secondly, judging from the strength of the two countries, in fact, the difference between the two is not too big. Zhao not only had King Wuling of Zhao implement the policy of "Hufu cavalry shooting", but also achieved quite a good result in warfare. He also has the general Li Mu, Li Mu's military talent is very good, and in the battle with the Xiongnu, he defeated the Xiongnu. And the Qin State, being able to unify the world with its own strength is enough to show that its strength is extraordinary, but after dominating the world, the vitality of the Qin State is greatly injured and needs to recuperate. Therefore, in the fight against the Xiongnu, the Qin State attacked in the early stage, and later adopted the means of building the Great Wall to prevent the Xiongnu from harassing.
Therefore, it is not that the Qin State does not have the ability to resist the Xiongnu, but that the situation of the two countries is different and the means adopted are different. It is undeniable that the Zhao army was very strong, allowing it to defend itself against the Xiongnu. And the Qin State also has the ability to resist the Xiongnu, but it is relatively conservative, and the Xiongnu are outside the Great Wall.
Each country has obvious differences in the methods of dealing with foreign enemies, but the methods of looking at the problem are different in detail, and Yingji at this moment also doesn't know if Sima Cuo can solve these people or things himself, but he himself also believes in him, and Sima Cuo was able to quickly solve these things when he pacified Shuzhong, and this time it was the same. Why Yingji trusted Sima Cuo so much, it was because before he became the king, because when his father King Qin Huiwen was there, Sima Cuo had been taken seriously, but King Qin Huiwen died soon, and Sima Cuo's role was more prominent after King Qin Huiwen's son King Qin Zhaoxiang succeeded to the throne. Sima Cuo played a greater role in his own time as King Qin Zhao. Sima Cuo was a famous general of the Qin State during the Warring States Period, the ancestor of the historian Sima Qian, and Sima Qian is a descendant of Sima Cuo. Sima Cuo experienced the three kings of Qin Huiwen, Qin Wu, and Qin Zhaoxiang, and in the era of the reign of King Qin Zhaoxiang, Sima Cuo was reused.
In fact, Sima Cuo had already begun to lead the army to fight when he was King Qin Huiwen, and in the war that he chose to attack Ba and Shu, although he had some arguments with Zhang Yi, Sima Cuo made the right decision to help Qin capture Shu, and finally occupied part of the land of Shu State, which was appreciated by King Qin Huiwen. And when there was a rebellion in Shu, Sima Coo put down the rebellion very well, and then made the military strength and strength of Qin State grow rapidly in the Warring States Period. During the reign of King Zhao of Qin, Sima Cuo served as a national lieutenant and led the army to attack Xiangcheng of Wei. However, with the replacement of generals in the imperial court, Sima Cuo's official position was reduced again and again, and later he became a guest secretary and had no real power.
Although the descendants of Sima Qian did not write about his ancestors in large quantities, through the limited text in the history books, we can still appreciate Sima Cuo's superb military talent. Sima Qian regarded marching and fighting as an art, and defeated the enemy with one move in a seemingly casual arrangement. What is even more commendable is that in the context of how much military strength the Qin State is proud of, Sima Cuo has always adhered to his heart, silently accumulating his own strength in secret, and dedicating his strength to the strength of the Qin State. If Sima Co is not a great statesman, who can be?
There is another old saying that is reasonable and does not doubt that people are not suspicious, this is a popular saying, what is the situation, what will it become? These things are not something he can estimate himself, but he himself also believes in Sima Cuo's ability, and he will definitely be able to come up with results? What will be the result, it will depend on the next mile?