The most intolerable thing for any king is not the threat of an enemy country, but the threat of someone in his country to his throne. If someone threatens his position, he will not hesitate to fight back in order to maintain his current position.

Soon, the king of Wei relieved Xinling Jun of his military power. Xin Lingjun understood the reason why he was abandoned, and he was even more desperate for his brother King Wei. He didn't go to Brother Wei Wang to defend himself, but "Xie is sick and not going to court".

Since then, Xinlingjun, who has no official and light, sings and dances with the guests every day, indulges himself in drunken dreams and death, and gets by, what major events in the world, what the society and society, what sense of distress, what to protect the family and defend the country, he has thrown it aside, no! When he woke up from a dream at night, he threw a handful of turbid tears, released them from the bottom of his heart, hugged them tightly, and cried bitterly in despair and unwillingness......

Four years later, in 243 B.C., King Xinling "fell ill and died of alcohol." Everyone said that he died of drunkenness, is it true?

When the bad news of Xinling Jun came out, Lü Buwei of Qin State immediately ordered the Meng Kuo Overseer Army to attack Wei State, capture 20 cities, and establish a new eastern county. The fact that Qin used the captured cities of Wei to set up its own counties was tantamount to great irony for Wei.

For his younger brother Xinlingjun, King Wei Anxi was extremely conflicted in his heart: when his younger brother was alive, he was afraid that his younger brother, who had high prestige and strong ability, would threaten his throne, and he was always on guard in his heart; After the death of his younger brother, the Qin army came to attack, and no one in the Wei State could go out to defeat the enemy. When his brother was alive, he could not sleep well, and when his brother died, he was very sad.

Shortly after the death of Xinling Jun, Wei Yuan, the king of Wei Anxi, became ill in a rage. Before he died, he didn't know if he was about to face his ancestors and ancestors, especially his younger brother Xinling Jun Wei Wuji, did he feel ashamed, or did he have some regret from the bottom of his heart?

Eighteen years later, the Wei state fell to the state under the powerful offensive of the Qin army. Xinlingjun's strong personal ability pale in the face of power. Xinlingjun saved the country twice, defeated Qin twice, and can be called "unparalleled national soldiers". Li Bai has a poem to praise: "The noble son of the Great Liang is covered with clouds." Save Zhao and restore Wei, and the world will hear about it. ”

The four princes of the Warring States period have distinct personalities and blood, their personal abilities are limited by the environment, and the fate of the country is bound by the times, with ebb and flow, and they cannot be measured by simple success or failure. Their wisdom is a rare spiritual wealth, and their practice of cultivating and employing people is still talked about, and they are the epitome of outstanding talents in the Warring States Period. They also have shortcomings, just like ordinary "social people", which is the reason why they have attracted countless fans for more than 2,000 years.

Without these wise men, can the famous "Four Sons of the Warring States" in history still be invincible?

As the saying goes, "one hero has three gangs", in the autumn and Warring States, the princes competed for hegemony, and disputes continued. The princes had to recruit wise men to get a piece of the pie in the war, and these "wise men" also used their best to eliminate disasters and solve problems for their masters.

The above-mentioned wise men are also known as doormen and monks. During the Autumn and Warring States Period, scholars appeared in society as a special class, and at that time, the stay of scholars could even determine the rise and fall of a country, so the style of raising scholars slowly formed, and gradually differentiated into two kinds: one is the style of monarchs and scholars, such as Wei Wenhou Shizi Xia, Liduan Ganmu, etc., the number of these monarchs and scholars is hundreds or thousands; The other is the style of the nobles' personal supporters, and this is typical of the people raised by the four princes of the Warring States Period.

The four sons of the Warring States period are Xinlingjun, Meng Weijun, Pingyuan Jun, and Shenjun. The name of "Four Sons" originated from Zhang Hua's "Ranger Chapter" in the Western Jin Dynasty: "The four sons of Pianpian are known as virtuous in the turbid world, and there are more than 3,000 diners. In fact, there are countless introductions and comments on the four princes of the Warring States period in history, so I will not repeat them here, and today, what the author wants to do is to unveil the mystery of "more than 3,000 diners".

In many historical dramas, most of the porters appear as resourceful or eloquent. However, the monks in history, all their talents are not only confined to words and strategies, but as long as you have a skill, and are good at self-recommendation, gold will always shine, then under the door of the four princes of the Warring States, there are mainly the following categories:

The first type, the samurai. There are samurai under the four princes, but the proportion of samurai under Meng Weijun is the largest. "Meng Weijun has attracted the world's heroes, and more than 60,000 people have entered Xue Zhong." The purpose of his large number of samurai and chivalrous men is actually to expand his personal power, in addition, the samurai can also play the role of protecting the fiefdom, protecting the city and the tribe, "Warring States Policy" contains: "Meng Wei is in Xue, and the Chu people attack it", and at this time, these warriors raised by Meng Weijun have become his protective force.

The second type is the strategist. There are countless people who have advised the four princes. Among them, the outstanding person under Meng Shanjun is Feng Tan, who collects rent for Meng Shanjun and helps Meng Shanjun establish his prestige; Later, Meng Shanjun was suspicious of the King of Qi, and he used his ingenuity to lobby the king to solve the dilemma for Meng Yanjun. Another example is Li Tong, the king of Pingyuan, who once persuaded Pingyuan Jun to break his family for the country and go to the country in person at the moment of national crisis, and was actually the first strategist under Pingyuan Jun; and Zhu Ying of Huang Xie, Zhu Ying persuaded Huang Xie to kill Li Yuan several times, but Huang Xie did not accept it, and finally died at the hands of Li Yuan. Even Sima Qian sighed: "When there are constant interruptions, we will suffer from chaos." ”

Third, the debater. The most famous debaters in the Autumn Warring States Period were Mao Sui and Gongsun Long under the Plains Jun, Feng Tan and Gongsun Hong under Meng Weijun, in addition to the Xiahou Zhang who was "known for destruction" in the "Warring States Policy"; After the summer of "Jianxian won the Pingling Tomb for Xue Gong", these can all be classified as debaters, and most of the roles of these people are lobbying everywhere, so as to promote the reputation of the master and expand the influence of the fourth prince.

After understanding the types of monks, how are these monks treated? Are these 3,000 diners all treated equally under the door of the fourth son?

First of all, take Meng Shanjun as an example, Meng Shanjun treats those who come to defect and treats them well; There is also Pingyuanjun, he originally had countless customers, one, there was a person who passed under the Pingyuan Jun's building, but he was laughed at by Pingyuanjun's concubine, so this person asked to "laugh at his head", Pingyuanjun should not. Who knows how to count, more than half of the guests under the Pingyuan Jun left, just when the Pingyuan Jun was puzzled, someone told him that it was the one who did it, and the Pingyuan Jun did not hesitate to "cut off the head of the beauty of the laughing man, and make the door of the self-made one". In addition, like Xin Lingjun to Hou Huan, and Shen Jun to Li Yuan, they are all convinced.

Although the fourth prince is kind to people of insight and can be said to be at all costs, the three thousand guests are not treated equally, just like the concubines in the harem, which are also divided into three, six, nine and so on. Historical data contains, "There are doormen, there are customers, customers, and customers, and the corresponding is a significant difference in diet, utensils, sitting and lying." ”

Taking Feng Tan as an example, when he was first a gentleman of Meng Wei, Feng Tan's living treatment was extremely low, and he "ate with grass tools"; Because of his talent, he was soon promoted to "a guest under the door" and ate fish; Soon after, he was promoted to a "car passenger" and went in and out of the car. It is also recorded in "The Biography of the Martyrs": "There are three columns in Meng Weijun's kitchen, which are served as guests, fish as guests, and dishes as guests." In addition, in terms of living residence, it is divided into a passing house, a fortunate house and a substitute house, which is divided into providing for the next guest, the middle guest and the upper guest to live, from which it can be seen that Meng Weijun treats the guest differently in terms of his clothing, food, housing and transportation.

Although the guests of the four sons are divided into upper, middle and lower grades, this level is not immutable, it mainly depends on the individual's skills, whether he can be appreciated by the son or make significant contributions. Take Mao Sui as an example, he was originally a guest of Pingyuan Jun's door, and he was unknown for three years, and even Pingyuan Jun called him "a general", even so, Mao Sui still recommended himself, and went to Chu with Pingyuan Jun to envoy Chu, and finally promoted Chu and Zhao Hezong, and won the praise of "three-inch tongue, stronger than a million teachers". Xinling Jun's subordinate Hou Ying, who is seventy years old and has a poor family, Xinling Jun visited and personally drove his royal horse. From this, it can be seen that the treatment of customers is completely determined by their own talents.

There are so many nurses under the door, and the cost of food and clothing should not be underestimated, so is it effective?

Gongsun Long, who is a guest of the Plains Junmen, is good at debating, and has a meeting with Confucius's descendant Kong Chuan's house in the Plains Jun's house, Kong Chuan, said to Gongsun Long: "The minister Julu, the side hears the wind, Mr. Gao's wisdom, said that Mr. Gong's trip, I am willing to suffer for a long time, but I can see it today." However, those who do not take Mr. will not take Mr. White Horse and not Malta. Please go to the study of white horses and non-horses, and wear them as disciples. It can be seen that Gongsun Long made Pingyuan Jun famous; Xinling Jun is also named as a prince because of his cultivation, and each prince is Xinling Junxian, the son of Wei; Shen Jun treated the guests kindly, and his guests were all on their feet, which made the envoys of Zhao State ashamed, and thus promoted his reputation as a good guest. Although this kind of practice of raising a priest cannot achieve immediate results, it indirectly expands the influence of the childe.

The four sons are not only self-interested, but also have direct contributions to the country. Xinlingjun's "many guests" made all countries dare not have the heart to seek Wei for a while, which can be called a meritorious service to protect the country; Zhu Ying, a subordinate of Shen Jun, once said to Shen Jun that the capital of Chu would be moved away from Chen, so as to avoid a head-on confrontation with the Qin army, which could reduce the defensive pressure of Chu and reduce the complaints of the outside world about Shen Jun being the prime minister but repeatedly losing the country, and Shen Jun finally adopted Zhu Ying's suggestion, which made a great contribution to the future development of Chu State.

These doormen not only give advice to Gongzi in ordinary times, but also advance and retreat with Gongzi in times of crisis, which is really a strong backing.

The rise of the style of raising scholars in the autumn and Warring States period affirmed the importance of talent to a certain extent, and provided a stage for people with skills to show themselves, which also affected Lü Buwei, Li Si and others in the pre-Qin period, and became a major fashion in this period.

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