Chapter 127: History Has No Ifs
Moreover, although the Qin State was still relatively backward compared to the prosperous countries in the East, the emaciated camel was also bigger than the horse, and it was not so easy to destroy. After the Qin State carried out the Shang Dynasty reform, with a solid foundation, the country's economic and military strength have been rapidly improved. Although Wei is said to have obtained a very important area, after all, it is a Jin state divided with three countries, and in terms of population and land area, it cannot be compared with the previous Jin state. The reason why Qin was able to dominate the world was that the political environment at that time was divided into three parts of the Jin state, which greatly weakened the strength of the Wei state.
If Wei destroyed the Qin State at that time, the other vassal states would not sit idly by, and would definitely send troops to intervene, when the country was divided, each vassal state was very afraid that a country would be too powerful and break the balance of the world, which was also the reason why Liu Bei and Sun Quan united during the Three Kingdoms period. The same is true during the Warring States Period, when the Qi State besieged Wei to save Zhao because it was afraid that the Wei State would be too powerful and threaten its own development. In the middle and late Warring States period, the six countries in the east united to crusade against Qi, and it was precisely because of the peak of the country's power that Qi reached its peak after destroying the Song Dynasty, which caused panic among other vassal states, and all this was for the sake of the house, there was one country that was too powerful, so if Wei wanted to destroy Qin, then other countries would not sit idly by.
In fact, the most important reason behind this is that although the comprehensive national strength of Wei in the early Warring States period was very strong, it was not able to reach the point of dominance of one country, and they were indeed in the hegemony of the Central Plains, and in fact, they also inherited the hegemony of the Jin State in the Central Plains in the Autumn Period. If we look at the entire autumn history, we will find that it is actually the Jin State and the Chu State that are competing for hegemony in the Central Plains, and the other vassal states are just a flash in the pan, and the time for hegemony is very short, but the Wei State did not inherit the territory and strength of the Jin State. In order to maintain their status as a great power and avoid being attacked by other vassal states, they were only able to ally with Han and Zhao in the early Warring States period. So in terms of strength, they don't have it.
Unfortunately, history has no ifs. History has no ifs, so history cannot be changed. But there are no limits to our imagination, so let's make a bold assumption: if history developed like this......
If the Zhao orphans are killed. Zhao's orphan, can be said to be the most famous orphan in Chinese history, is the father Zhao Shuo, and Tu'an Jia in the same dynasty and deep resentment, slaughtered and killed the whole Zhao family, only one orphan escaped the net, this is Zhao Shuo's widow, it is rumored that when he hid out of the palace, he once said that the sky: "If the sky has eyes, protect the Zhao family, then do not cry." "If you don't cry, you live. Among them, it also relies on Gongsun Pestle and Cheng Ying, one to protect the young master with death, and the other to raise him unjustly, and to treat the young master as an adult, which is for Zhao Wu, then the Zhao family, and Zhao Wenzi. There are three divisions behind it. And the Jin kingdom died because of this. The Jin State was originally the overlord of the Central Plains, divided into three kingdoms, and its Zhao and Wei were all heroes for a while, and they had resisted the humiliation of Qin. It can be seen that the national strength of the Jin State is not trivial. But the consequences of the division are also serious. This is in the autumn and Warring States period, which emphasizes strength, with the strength of Zhao Weizhi, he can protect himself, but it is not enough to dominate the world. The three-point process is actually infighting, which hurts the vitality of the body. The Jin State, which was originally the overlord of the Central Plains, has greatly reduced its strength since Zhao Wu, and the position of the leader of the alliance has been surrendered. Although there is a short-term hegemony of the mourning duke, it is also a return to the light, because although the mourning duke has the ability, but the life span is too short, and the national prestige of the Jin State cannot be fully revitalized. Behind it is the rise of the Qin State. Just imagine, if the Jin State is still the Jin State, and there are talents of Han, Zhao and Wei, can the Qin State be so strong? It is doubtful whether the great cause of the unification of Great Qin can be realized. It is also difficult to predict how Chinese civilization will develop.
It can be seen that if the Zhao orphans didn't sleep soundly and didn't make noise when they escaped from the palace, how could they deceive the guards' investigation? If this pass is not passed, of course, the Zhao clan will be wiped out, and of course the three families will be divided into Jin without words. So it is not known whether the world is the world of the Jin family. Of course, all ifs.
Of course, it all starts with ifs. If the above becomes a reality, then Chinese history will be rewritten. However, if this "if" is really true, will there be future generations here to criticize the past and the present?
After the Jin was divided into three families, the Wei State took the lead and had the most fertile grain-producing land in the world, which was an external factor. Internally, Wei Wenhou used Li Kui, and after a series of changes, the economic strength gradually became stronger, and then Wu Qi trained the world-famous Wei Wushu, making the military strength the first of the Seven Kingdoms. After some preparations, Wei launched a war against Qin.
Why did Wei attack Qin? This starts with the Three Jin Alliance. After the Jin Dynasty was divided into three families, the relationship between Wei, Zhao, and Han was not good at first, and there was a tendency to fight among themselves. Zhao wanted to win over Wei to attack South Korea, South Korea wanted to win over Wei to attack Zhao, Wei Wenhou's brain was the most sober, at that time there were many princes, only the Three Jin Alliance could develop better, and Zhao and Han had no opinion, so the Three Jin Alliance was born. At that time, Zhao was in the north, Korea was in the east, and Wei was in the west, so it could only be compared with Qin.
At this time, the Qin State was politically chaotic and the national strength was weakened, and Wu Qi's attack was quite smooth, and he soon captured Linjin and Yuanli of the Qin State, and then took Zheng County, and pushed the troops to the Weihe Plain. Fearing the risk of annihilation, Qin immediately wooed Qi and Chu, but Qi and Chu only attacked Wei's enclave in the east. Wei Wenhou ignored this and ordered Wu Qi to continue attacking Qin. Soon, the Wei state occupied Hexi, and the Qin state was driven to the land of horse grazing.
After occupying Hexi, Wei Wenhou did not continue to attack Qin, but strengthened his rule over the region. Xihe County was established in Hexi, with Wu Qi as the first county guard, and worshiped Confucius's disciple, the then great Confucian Xia as his teacher, and invited him to Xihe County to establish the Xihe School, making Xihe County a cultural center at that time, attracting many Qin talents to study here, resulting in the outflow of Qin talents. It can be seen that this is Wei Wenhou's desperate plan, and it also lays the foundation for the next attack on Qin.
However, although the powerful Wei State was able to beat the Qin State, it did not destroy the Qin State, what is going on? It turned out to be related to the Sanjin Alliance. Although the Three Jin Alliances made Wei, Zhao, and Han no longer fight among themselves, there were also treaties in which one side was in trouble and the other two needed support. At that time, Wei was victorious in the west, but Zhao ran into obstacles and could not resist the attack of Zhongshan. In the war between Korea and Zheng in the south, it was intervened by Chu and Song, and had to ask Wei for help.
Wei Wenhou had no choice, so he sent troops to help Zhao settle the Zhongshan State, and also helped Korea defeat the Chu State and the Song State, but at the same time, he also delayed Wei's best opportunity to destroy Qin. Although in these wars, Wei itself also achieved great results, but the national strength was also consumed little by little. The most critical point is that in the process of Wei occupying Zhongshan State, it also occupied some places in Zhao State, and when attacking Song State, Wei State also occupied some places in Korea, which planted the seeds of infighting between the Three Jin Dynasty.
In the early days of the Marquis of Wei, Wei attacked Chu to occupy Daliang City, and Chu co-opted Qin and Qi to jointly attack Wei. Marquis Wu of Wei returned his attention to the state of Qin, and Wu Qi of Hexi led 50,000 Wei soldiers to defeat the 500,000 Qin army in one fell swoop, all the way into the hinterland of Qin, and had the potential to destroy Qin. However, at this time, there was infighting in the Wei court, and Uncle Wei Xianggong framed Wu Qi, and Wu Qi was forced to flee to Chu, and the battle against Qin stopped. Subsequently, Marquis Wu of Wei released the proton of Qin to return to China, and soon became the monarch, which was Qin Xiangong.
Qin Xian agreed that as long as he was alive, he would not take the initiative to attack Wei, which made Wei Wenhou no longer attack Qin, and Wei's attention shifted from the west to the east. At this time, the Three Jin Alliance was on the verge of collapse, and although the strength of Wei was still the first of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States, the Qi State, the Chu State, and the Qin State changed one after another, and the national strength gradually became stronger. In particular, Qin Xiangong defeated Wei in three battles and recaptured the land west of the river, and Wei no longer had a chance to annex Qin.
Throughout the hundred years of the early Warring States period, the Wei State dominated the princes with strength, and had every chance to destroy the Qin State. However, Wei Guocheng also formed the Three Jin Alliance, defeated the Three Jin Alliance, and was finally dragged into the quagmire of war by Zhao and Han, and there was no time to destroy Qin during the Wei Wenhou period. In the early days of Wei Wuhou, Wu Qi's advance into the hinterland of Qin was the last chance, but unfortunately Wei Wuhou listened to his uncle's slander, which caused Wu Qi to flee to Chu, and Wei had no chance to destroy Qin.
While human beings are retrieving the memories of the past, many people have traveled through historical time and space to convey people's good wishes. But reality tells us that history cannot be changed, and history has no ifs. If there are ifs, there is no history in history.
The wheel of history has brought us civilization and progress, and the process of historical development tells the precipitation of blood and tears, disasters and difficulties. Whether beautiful or sad, history is there – and it can't be changed. When the dust settled, there was only a sigh: it was just ordinary at that time. In fact, people say that if it is just regret or happiness for the past, it is more about the expectation or warning of the future. After all, people need to learn something from history.
Read history to know the present, and cherish the old people when you look at the flowers. We are not all permanent spectators, but we must first be aware of what history has been and what it will be in the future.
In a few years' time, our present is the history of the future. Whether the wind blows without a trace, no one can change our imprint.
"There is no truth in history, only one truth remains", this sentence was said by Mr. Ma Weidu.
This sentence means that every era, everyone, has its own attitude towards history, no one is in that dynasty at that time, no one knows the truth, and the truth is that people are determined by the right and wrong of history at the moment.
The truth is not immutable, but in general, it can be called a truth, and it still needs to be universally agreed upon. To be reasonable, you need to be reasonable. The same is true for the view of history, which also needs to be supported by documents and cultural relics.
From the ape-man who could only eat the leftover bones of tigers and wolves, to the Homo sapiens who jumped to the top of the food chain, from the handprints of primitive people on the walls of the Xuewei Cave to the footprints of Armstrong on the moon, from cognitive reform, agricultural reform, to scientific reform and biotechnology reform, we have used thousands of centuries to ascend to the world stage and become the spirit of all things.
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