After King Yingzheng of Qin succeeded to the throne, the strength of the five major forces within Qin changed greatly.

The first major force is the Ying clan, and the Ying clan used Lu Buwei and other forces to defeat the relatives surnamed Mi and forced the Empress Dowager Huayang to retire to the deep palace. The Ying clan regained control of the high-ranking officials of the court.

The second major force was originally a relative surnamed Mi, but due to Lü Buwei's deliberate entrapment, the military upstart has replaced the relative surnamed Mi and controlled most of the military power of the Qin State, which has aroused the high vigilance of the Ying clan. The new upstarts in military exploits, among which the Montessori father and son, Wang father and son are the most popular.

The third major force was originally a military upstart, and the meritorious clan once again strengthened its power through the alliance with the Ying clan, and its influence on the military and politics was greatly enhanced. Among them, Feng Quji's brothers, Zhao Tuo, and Ren Huan are the leaders.

The fourth major force is the Hundred Schools of Thought, led by the unrivaled Qin Prime Minister Lu Buwei.

The fifth major force was reduced to a relative surnamed Mi, whose strength was greatly reduced, and fell from the second place to the valley. However, the relatives surnamed Mi have a wide range of connections in Qin and Chu, and it is unknown whether they will be able to flop in the future.

During the Warring States Period, under the prime minister of the Qin State, there were also left prime ministers and right prime ministers.

Therefore, the power of the prime minister of the Qin State is actually very small, and everything must be decided by the court, and the selection of the prime minister has always fluctuated greatly. For example, Changping Jun Qiqi and Shangqing Doctor Cai Ze were Qin ministers for a short time, and it was Lu Buwei's turn to take over. And Changping Jun Qiqi and Shangqing Doctor Cai Ze, who have been Qin Xiang, naturally don't take Lu Buwei seriously. Not to mention those military generals who hold military power and have made outstanding achievements.

At this time, Qin Xiang Lu Buwei was in name only, but the three thousand diners could not cover the sky with one hand. Therefore, Lü Buwei has been currying favor with the Wang family and the Meng family all along, and fighting against the Ying clan.

At this time, there were some new situations, which made Qin Xiang Lu Buwei very passive.

All the power of Qin Xiang Lü Buwei comes from the trust and support of Qin Wang Yingzheng and the Empress Dowager Zhao Ji, but now Qin Wang Yingzheng is very angry, and the reason is very simple: Recently, it has been rumored in the whole city of Xianyang that Qin Wang Yingzheng is actually the illegitimate son of Qin Xiang Lü Buwei.

At this time, the attitude of the five major forces also affected the attitude of King Yingzheng of Qin, and the wise King Yingzheng of Qin finally chose to follow the advice of Qin Prime Minister Lü Buwei. This move made Qin Prime Minister Lü Buwei even more proud, prompting him to deal more intensively with Chang'an Jun Chengjiao and the supporting forces behind it.

Cheng Jiao's reputation was shattered, and his relatives, who were his supporters and one of the five major forces of the Qin State, naturally suffered a huge blow. The relatives surnamed Mi originated from the intermarriage of Qin and Chu dynasties, so some relatives with the surname Mi were reused, such as the Chu relatives led by the Empress Dowager Qin Xuan. In addition to Qin Xuan's Empress Dowager Miyue, the most famous is this Mrs. Huayang.

However, Changwen Jun Mi Ling, Chang Ping Jun Qi Qi, and Mrs. Huayang's younger brother Yang Quanjun Mi Chen escaped this punishment for various reasons.

After the rebellion was put down, Qin Prime Minister Lü Buwei also fell. It is in line with the historical trend of "power comes from royal power"!

After the pacification of the Three Jin Dynasty, the strength of the new military nouveau riche can already be ranked among the best with the Ying clan, and the meritorious family and the hundred schools of thought have become the middle-level force, but the relatives surnamed Mi have become the bottom force.

"The Qin State is located in the west, and those who win the Central Plains must first take the Three Jins." The Three Jin Dynasty guarded the west gate of the Central Plains, and now that the Qin State has obtained the Three Jin Dynasty, most of the Central Plains is also exposed to the Qin State soldiers!

The Central Plains, also known as Zhongtu, Zhongzhou, and Huaxia, refers to the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River centered on the area from Luoyang to Kaifeng. In a narrow sense, it refers to today's Henan Province. When corresponding to foreign races, the Central Plains also refers to China in general.

The Central Plains, which originally means "the wilderness in the middle of the world", is the birthplace of Chinese civilization and civilization, the cradle of the Chinese nation, and is regarded as the center of the world. With the great integration of the Chinese nation and the expansion of the Central Plains civilization, the Central Plains region gradually spread outward, expanding the exchanges between the Han nationality and various ethnic groups with the Central Plains culture as the core. The culturally advanced Chinese nation is called China because it is different from the four yi.

The Central Plains region is the region with the most dynasties in China, the longest history of building the capital, and the largest number of ancient capitals, Xia Dynasty, Shang Dynasty, Western Zhou, Eastern Zhou, Xuanhan, Eastern Han, Cao Wei, Western Jin, Northern Wei, Later Zhao, Ran Wei, Qianyan, Eastern Wei, Northern Qi, Sui Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, Wu Zhou, Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, Later Zhou, Liao Dynasty, Northern Song Dynasty, Southern Song Dynasty, Jin Dynasty, Republic of China, etc., there have been more than 20 dynasties, and more than 300 emperors have built or moved their capitals here, and the Central Plains has always been China's political, economic, cultural and transportation center, and has been a " Those who win the Central Plains win the world", chasing the Central Plains, can stand in the world. Among the eight ancient capitals of China, which have historical records or archaeological evidence showing that there were major regimes for a long time, the Central Plains region occupies four, namely Luoyang, the ancient capital of the Thirteen Dynasties, Kaifeng, the ancient capital of the Eight Dynasties, Anyang, the ancient capital of the Seven Dynasties, and Zhengzhou, the ancient capital of the Xia and Shang dynasties, in addition to Shangqiu, Nanyang, Puyang, Xuchang, Dengfeng, Xiayi, Yanshi, Yucheng, Huaiyang, Xinzheng and other ancient capitals.

The north, west and south of the Central Plains are surrounded by Taihang, Barberry, Bear's Ear, Waifang, Tongbai, Dabie Mountains, the central and eastern parts are the endless North China Plain, and the Yellow River, which is known as the cradle of the Chinese nation, passes through from west to east. The main stream of the Huai River and Haihe River systems, as well as the Danjiang River, a tributary of the Yangtze River system, also flow through this place. Since ancient times, the Central Plains has been a choke point and is regarded as "the center of China and the world".

We often hear that those who win the Central Plains win the world, and historical experience has also continuously verified this proposition, and now I will briefly talk about the truth I understand.

The first thing we will think of is the wealth of the Central Plains in history, but this wealth is only a period of historical wealth, not long-term wealth, after the Southern Song Dynasty in China, the wealth of Jiangnan has far exceeded that of the north, and the subsequent dynasties have largely relied on the support of the north in the north, so wealth is not the main reason for the establishment of this proposition.

Moreover, we can think of the problem of the combat radius in ancient times mentioned in the previous historical article, in ancient times, the combat radius was limited by the transportation capacity, and the Central Plains is located in the center of China's geographical location, so that from the Central Plains to the Quartet, where the combat radius will not be too far, occupy the Central Plains, the problem of combat radius will be solved, and all kinds of conquest activities in history are also through the conquest of the Central Plains and then conquer the Quartet, so the occupation of the Central Plains to solve the problem of the radius of the war is a major reason. But in history, more of the Central Plains came to the fore after the melee of the princes from the Central Plains, so this reason is not the whole problem.

What is the reason, we must understand that the most critical force of war and domination lies, this force is the concentration of people, the number of people in the ancient cold weapon era is the combat effectiveness, and whoever can quickly gather a large number of fighters is the king. The geography of the Central Plains is the vast North China Plain, the largest densely populated plain in China, and the Northeast was still a primeval forest at that time and sparsely populated. Under the level of communication and state management in ancient times, the densely populated plains were the easiest to concentrate, and although Jiangnan was rich, the water network was dense, the mountains and rivers were hilly, and it was difficult for people to concentrate in large numbers, but it became a refuge for war, and the population was concentrated for war. The population of China's northeast is scarce, not to mention the grasslands, the deserts in the west, and the Loess Plateau with thousands of ravines, even in modern times, it is very important to recruit troops on the plains, and China's Henan, Shandong and other places are the most important sources of troops in China, while other mountainous provinces are relatively few, and these have historical factors.

Therefore, once the conquerors in history occupied the Central Plains, the most important work was to recruit a large number of people in the Central Plains for war, Li Zicheng's important adviser Li Yan suggested pacifying Henan and was killed, which has become one of the historical reasons for Li Zicheng's defeat, and Li Shimin, Cao Cāo) and others occupied the Central Plains, they occupied the world, so the most important thing to get the Central Plains is to get these war resources, with it can win the world, which is the best war resources in China's territory. Therefore, there is a saying that those who win the Central Plains win the world.

Because Zhengzhou is located in the central part of China, connecting the east and west, north and south, since ancient times, there is a saying that "those who win the Central Plains win the world". The original expression of the meaning of this sentence was at the end of the Warring States Period, when Qin formulated the strategy of unifying the Six Kingdoms, the strategist proposed to the Qin king: "Korea and Wei are located in the center of China, and if you want to dominate the world, you must first occupy this central area." This is the earliest explanation of "those who win the Central Plains win the world". From the Warring States period to the Qin and Han dynasties, through the Wei, Jin, Tang, and Song dynasties, until the Central Plains War, the Northern Expedition and the Liberation War of the Chinese people in modern times, "Chasing the Central Plains" interprets the heroic myth of the historical soldiers who set China.

The phrase "those who win the Central Plains win the world" first appeared at the end of the Warring States Period, when Fan Sui offered the strategy of unifying the world to King Qin Zhaoxiang, saying:

"Today's husband Han Wei, where China is the center of the world, Wang Qiba, will be close to China as the center of the world, and Wei Chu Zhao."

This means that Korea and Wei are in the center of the world, and if Qin wants to dominate, they must seize this region.

Since then, "Zhuolu Central Plains" has become synonymous with dominating the world. So what is the Central Plains? What is the strategic value of the Central Plains region that made the ancients say the famous saying "Those who win the Central Plains win the world"? Can those who win the Central Plains really win the world?

Since ancient times, "the Central Plains is not Huai, and the south of the river is called Yue". The Central Plains region broadly refers to Henan Province and some of its surrounding areas. It can be said that it is an important birthplace of Chinese civilization and the cradle of the Chinese nation.

The ancients said that "whoever wins the Central Plains wins the world" is also because they fancy the rich people's livelihood, economy and geographical location of the Central Plains:

First, the Central Plains region has been rich in products since ancient times, the terrain is flat, and agriculture is quite developed.

In ancient times, the Central Plains region was generally starving, every household could grow grain, and the local soil was suitable for growing crops such as wheat and corn, with a yield of two crops a year. So far, Henan is still an important grain producing area in China. Although the economy of the south surpassed that of the north after the Southern Song Dynasty, the Central Plains region was still quite prosperous.

Second, strategically speaking, the Central Plains region can be said to be located in the center of the "world".

If the Central Plains can be occupied, the radius of external combat will be greatly reduced. A smaller combat radius means that your logistics and transportation will be much less stressful, which can greatly save your army's expenses.

Third, population, arguably the most important reason, was densely populated and concentrated in the ancient Central Plains.

Although the ancient Jiangnan region was also very populous, it was too scattered. In the period of cold weapons, the number of troops is the most important sign of combat power, and whoever has more soldiers has a greater chance of winning. The huge population of the Central Plains is able to provide sufficient soldiers. Once the ancient rulers occupied the Central Plains, the first thing they did was to gather troops and expand their armies.

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