Chapter 14 The Pros and Cons of Relatives

Without the help of the maternal family, that is, the relatives, in many cases, a new monarch is likely to be in a lonely situation. Pen%Fun%Pavilion www.biquge.info?net??

Although Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was already old at that time, Zhang Jiashi didn't think that Liu Che couldn't see this, or that while Liu Che had deep trust in Huo Guang, he was also wary of Huo Guang not being Duke Zhou, but Hou Yi Hanxun.

Of course, there is also a possibility, that is, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was worried that some of the deeds of Zhao Ji and Empress Dowager Xuan would be repeated again, so he chose to force Mrs. Gou Yi to die.

In the years after the death of King Huiwen of Qin, that is, during the reign of King Wu of Qin, Empress Dowager Xuan did not record anything out of the ordinary.

However, after the reign of her son Yingji, that is, King Zhaoxiang of Qin, Empress Dowager Xuan may have been dedicated to the country, or perhaps had other selfish intentions, and soon after she had an affair with King Yiqu, a great calamity in the northern part of Qin, and gave birth to two sons.

As for why Empress Dowager Xuan did not dare to do this during the reign of King Wu of Qin, it was mainly because Empress Dowager Xuan was not an opponent of King Wu of Qin even if she was considered to be the strength of her younger brother Wei Ran at that time.

Although King Qin Wu's death is a bit of a mistake, it does not mean that King Qin Wu is a dumb king.

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There are many positive records in the "Historical Records" about the governance of King Wu of Qin:

The "Historical Records, Volume 71, and the Biography of Gan Mao" records:

The king welcomed the rich in the rest of the soil. Gan Mao arrived, and the king asked why.

Gan Mao said: "Yiyang, a big county, Shangdang, Nanyang has been accumulating for a long time. The name is the county, but in fact, the county is also. Today, the king is twice as dangerous, and it is difficult to attack it for thousands of miles. In the past, the Lu people had the same name as Zeng Shen to kill people, and they sued their mother and said, 'Zeng Shen killed', and his mother weaved freely. After a while, one person told him that he had participated in murder, and his mother was still weaving freely. Another person told him that he had participated in the murder, and his mother threw himself off the plane and walked over the wall. The husband and his mother believed in it, and the three of them were suspicious, and their mother was afraid. The sage of today's ministers is not as good as Zeng Shen, and the king's letter and ministers are not as good as Zeng Shen's mother's letter Zeng Shen, and the suspicious ministers are not special three, and the ministers are afraid of the king's vote. The beginning of Zhang Yi west and the land of Bashu, outside the West River in the north, take the mediocrity in the south, and the world does not take many Zhang Zi and takes the virtuous king. Wei Wenhou ordered Le Yang to attack Zhongshan and pull it out in three years. Le Yang returned to talk about merit, and Wen Hou showed a slander book. Le Yang bowed again and said: 'This is not the work of the minister, but also the power of the lord. 'Now the minister, the minister of the detainee. The two of them, Lizi and Gongsun Zheng, coerced Han to discuss it, and the king will listen to it, because the king bullied the king of Wei and the ministers suffered the resentment of the princess. The king said, "If the widow doesn't listen, please make an alliance with the sub-union." ”

Prime Minister Gan Mao will attack Yiyang.

Gan Mao can be said to be a representative of a miscellaneous family, and his talent is quite outstanding, because he was able to be introduced to King Qin Huiwen by Zhang Yi and Zhu Liji, and his ability can be seen.

And King Wu of Qin can be said to trust Gan Mao quite a lot, and even appointed him as the prime minister, and he can be regarded as a monarch who knows how to make good use of people.

And Gan Mao's departure from the Qin State and the refuge in the Qi State was not a matter of the time of King Wu of Qin. On the contrary, Empress Dowager Xuan had a very important action in this incident.

According to the corresponding records, the king of Han sent Gong Zhong to the Qin State to ask for help. King Qin Zhao had just ascended the throne, and Empress Dowager Xuan was a native of Chu, so she refused to send troops to rescue. Gong Zhongxuan went to entrust Gan Mao, and Gan Mao made a statement to King Qin Zhao on behalf of Korea: "Gong Zhongxuan is precisely because he is expected to be rescued by Qin, so he dares to resist Chu. Now that the Yong clan is besieged, the Qin army refuses to go down to the mountain to rescue, and Gong Zhongxuan will despise the Qin State and not come to the court with his head held high. Uncle Han will also let Korea unite with Chu in the south, and once Chu and Korea unite as a force, Wei will not dare to disobey it, so it seems that the situation of attacking Qin will be formed. Do you think it's advantageous to sit back and wait for someone else to attack rather than to take the initiative to attack someone else?"

King Qin Zhao said, "Okay." So he sent the army down to save South Korea. The Chu ** team immediately withdrew.

King Zhao of Qin sent Xiang Shou to pacify Yiyang, and at the same time sent Lizi and Gan Mao to attack the Pi clan of Wei. Xiang Shou, a maiden relative of the Empress Dowager Xuan, has been very good with King Qin Zhao since he was a teenager, so he was appointed by King Qin Zhao. Xiang Shou arrived in Chu first, and King Chu Huai heard that King Qin Zhao respected Xiang Shou very much, so he generously courteously treated Xiang Shou.

Xiang Shou garrisoned Yiyang for the Qin State and prepared to attack Korea accordingly. Han Xiang Gong Zhong sent Su Dai to Xiang Shou and said, "The beast is besieged and in a hurry, it can knock over the hunter's car." If you break Korea and humiliate Gong Zhongxuan, Gong Zhongxuan can still clean up the situation in Korea and serve the Qin State, and he will think that he will definitely be able to get the blessing of the Qin State. Now you give the solution to the state of Chu, and give Du Yang to the next little order Yin, so that Qin and Chu can make friends. The union of Qin and Chu is nothing more than another attack on Korea, and Korea will definitely perish. For Korea to perish, Gong Zhonghao must personally lead his private disciples to stubbornly resist the Qin state. I hope you are well thought out. ”

Xiang Shou said: "I united Qin and Chu, not to deal with South Korea, you explain this meaning to Gong Zhong for me, saying that the relationship between Qin and South Korea can be cooperated." ”

Sudai replied, "I would like to give you a word." People say that respecting what others respect is the only way to earn the respect of others. The King of Qin is not as close to you as he is to Gongsun Zheng, and the King of Qin is not as close to you as he is to Gan Mao. But now that these two people can't directly participate in the affairs of the Qin State, and you are the only one who can make decisions with the King of Qin on the affairs of the Qin State, what is the reason for this? Gongsun Zheng favored Korea, while Gan Mao favored Wei, so the King of Qin did not trust them. Now the State of Qin and the State of Chu are competing, but you are partial to the State of Chu, which is the same path as Gongsun Zheng and Gan Mao. What do you rely on to distinguish yourself from them? People say that Chu is a country that is good at change, and you will definitely make trouble in forming friends with Chu State. You might as well plan a strategy with the King of Qin to deal with the power of the Chu State, and be friendly with Korea and guard against the Chu State, so that there will be no worries. In order to form a relationship with Qin, Korea must first hand over the affairs of the state to Gongsun Zheng, listen to his handling opinions, and then entrust the country to Gan Mao. South Korea is your enemy. Now that you have proposed to be friendly with South Korea and guard against Chu, this is a diplomatic alliance that does not avoid enemies. ”

Xiang Shou said: "That's right, I really want to cooperate with South Korea. ”

Su Dai replied: "Gan Mao promised Gong Zhong to return Wusui to Korea and let the people of Yiyang return to Yiyang, but now you are blindly thinking about taking back Wusui, and it is difficult to do so." Xiang Shou said, "In that case, what should we do? Wu Sui can't get it after all?"

Su Dai replied: "Why don't you take advantage of the prestige of the Qin State and claim back Yingchuan from the Chu State on behalf of Korea? Yingchuan is the place of sustenance of Korea, if you ask for it and get it, this is your decree to be implemented in the Chu State and take the territory of the Chu State to make Korea grateful to you." If you ask for it and don't get it, then the grudge between Korea and Chu cannot be resolved, and you will fight against Qin. Qin and Chu are competing for strength, and you blame Chu little by little to make Han gradually move closer to you, which is greatly beneficial to Qin. ”

After hearing this, Xiang Shou weighed the pros and cons, and couldn't make up his mind for a while, so he said casually: "What should I do?"

Su Dai immediately replied, "That's a good thing." Gan Mao wanted to use the power of Wei to attack Qi, and Gongsun Zheng planned to attack Qi with the power of Korea. Now that you have taken Yiyang as credit, gained the trust of Chu and Korea, and settled them, and then punished the sins of Qi and Wei, the plans of Gongsun Zheng and Gan Mao will be in vain, and their power in Qin will be further weakened. ”

Gan Mao finally proposed to King Qin Zhao to return Wusui to Korea. Xiang Shou and Gongsun Zheng vigorously opposed this, but without success. Xiang Shou and Gongsun Zheng were resentful because of this, and often spoke ill of Gan Mao in front of King Qin Zhao. Gan Mao was frightened, afraid of accidents, so he stopped attacking Pu Han of Wei and took the opportunity to flee. Lizi reconciled with Wei and withdrew his troops.

Gan Mao escaped from Qin and ran to Qi, and happened to run into Su Dai on the way.

At that time, Su Dai was sending an envoy to Qin for the Qi State. Gan Mao said: "I was convicted in the Qin State, and I escaped for fear of disaster, and now there is no place for me. I heard that the poor girl and the rich girl were rubbing twine together, and the poor girl said, 'I have no money to buy candles, but you have a surplus of candlelight, please give me a little of the remaining light, which will not affect your lighting, but will make it as convenient for me to enjoy the candlelight as you do.' 'Now I am in a difficult situation, and you are on an envoy to the Qin State, and you are in power. My wife and children are still in the Qin Kingdom, and I hope you can help them with some spare light. ”

Su Dai agreed, so he sent an envoy to the Qin State. After completing the task, Su Dai took the opportunity to persuade King Qin Zhao and said, "Gan Mao is an unusual scholar. He lived in the Qin State for many years, and was reused for three generations in a row, from the food congestion to the Guigu Valley, where the entire terrain was dangerous and flat, he knew it all well. If he relied on the alliance of Qi with Korea and Wei, and in turn plotted against Qin, it would not be beneficial to Qin. ”

King Qin Zhao said, "Since this is the case, then what should be done?"

Su Dai said: "The king might as well give him more valuable gifts, give him more abundant gifts, and welcome him back, and if he returns, he will be placed in the valley of ghosts, and he will not be allowed to come out for the rest of his life." King Qin said, "Okay." ”

He immediately gave Gan Mao the official position of Shangqing, and sent someone to meet him in Qi with Xiangyin. Gan Mao insisted on not returning to Qin.

Su Dai said to King Qi, "That Gan Mao is a sage. Now that the Qin State has given Shangqing the official position, he has come to greet him with Xiangyin. Because Gan Mao was grateful for the king's gift and liked to be the king's subordinate, he refused to invite him not to go to Qin. Now, my lord, what do you do to treat him?"

King Qi said, "Okay." "Immediately arranged for him to be the official position of secretary and left him in the Qi State. The Qin State also quickly exempted Gan Mao's entire family from taxes and forced labor, and competed with the Qi State to recruit Gan Mao.

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Judging from the above records, Gan Mao was more harmed by Su Dai's joint vertical and horizontal schemes.

But there is no doubt about one thing, that is, when Gan Mao went out to Qi State, although Wei Ran was in power to Qin State, but he was not dead, and Gan Mao was still there, so the two prime ministers of Qin State did not have Wei Ran's share.

It is very likely that it is because Wei Ran wants to go further and add fuel to the fire in the matter of Gan Mao Benqi.

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It is also based on the records of historical records, which are recorded in the "Historical Records, Volume 70, Zhang Yilie's Biography Tenth":

Zhang Yi was afraid of punishment because King Wu of Qin said: "Yi has a foolish plan, and it will work." The king said, "What?"

He said: "For the Qin Society, there are great changes in the east, and then the king can cut more land." Now I heard that the king of Qi hated the ritual very much, and where the ritual was, it would be destroyed by the teacher. Therefore, Yi Yuan begged for the beam of his unscrupulous body, and Qi Bixing was the teacher and cut down the beam. The soldiers of Liang Qi were connected under the city and could not go away, and the king used it to cut down Han, enter Sanchuan, and send troops to Hangu without cutting down, so as to Linzhou, the sacrificial vessels will come out. Coerced the Son of Heaven, according to the book, this royal industry is also. ”

It is to make him give up Feng Xi's Chu, and to make it Qi, and the king of Qi said: "The king hates Zhang Yi very much;

The king of Qi said: "The widow hates the ritual, where the ritual is, it will be destroyed by the teacher, why should the ritual?"

He said, "It is the king's honor." When Fu Yi came out, he made an appointment with the king of Qin and said: 'For the king's plan, there will be great changes in the east, and then the king can cut more land.' Now the king of Qi hates the ritual very much, and where the ritual is, it will be cut down. Therefore, Yi Yuan begged for the beam of his unscrupulous body, and Qi Bixing cut it down. The soldiers of Qi Liang were connected under the city and could not go away, and the king cut down Han with it, entered Sanchuan, and sent troops to Hangu without cutting down, so as to Linzhou, and the sacrificial vessels would come out. Coerced the Son of Heaven, the case book, this royal industry also. The king of Qin thought so, so he had a leather car thirty times into the beam. Today's Yi enters the Liang, and the king cuts it, which is the king's internal rejection of the country and the external invasion of the country, and the wide neighbors and enemies come from within, and the letter is also in the king of Qin. The so-called 'entrusting ceremony' of this minister is also. ”

King Qi said: "Good." ”

but to dismiss the army.

Zhang Yi was an important minister during the reign of King Huiwen of Qin, and in terms of influence at that time in the Qin State, he even had a higher status than the important military minister Zhu Liji.

But after King Qin Wu succeeded to the throne, Zhang Yi was still afraid that he would be killed by King Qin Wu, and it can be said that King Qin Wu was not a puppet at that time, but a new monarch who successfully controlled the state politics of Qin.

Compared with Zhang Yi, Mi Bazi's identity is "insignificant", since Zhang Yi is afraid of death, then this means that if Mi Bazi is not more restrained, then even with Wei Ran's support, then Mi Bazi is not the opponent of King Qin Wu.

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It's just that strictly speaking, the record of Mi Bazi's fornication with Yiqu is not from historical records or records of the Warring States Policy, but from the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Volume 87, Xiqiang Biography":

Four years later, the Yiqu country was in turmoil, and King Qin Hui sent the commander to make the generals, and Yiqu surrendered to Qin. Eight years later, Qin cut down the Yiqu and took Yuzhi. Two years later, Yiqu defeated Qin's division in Libo. Next year, Qin cut down the Yiqu and took the twenty-five cities of Tujing. and Zhao Wangli, Yiqu Dynasty Qin, then Zhao Queen Mother Xuan Empress Dowager Tong, gave birth to two sons. To the forty-third year of Wang Xun, the Empress Dowager Xuan booby-trapped the king of Yiqu in Ganquan Palace, because of the army to destroy it, the beginning of Longxi, Beidi, Shangjunyan.

So in a sense, the matter of Mi Bazi's fornication with King Yiqu is not very credible, but this does not mean that Mi Bazi is a "clean" person.

There is such a record in the Warring States Policy:

Empress Dowager Qin Xuan loved Wei Choufu.

The Queen Mother was sick and dying, and issued an order: "For my burial, Wei Zi will be martyred." ”

Wei Zi suffered. Yong Rui said for Wei Zi, the Queen Mother said: "Take the dead as a knowledge?"

The Queen Mother said: "Ignorance." ”

Yong Rui said: "If the gods of the Queen Mother know the ignorance of the deceased, what is the love of the dead who are empty and alive, and are buried in the dead who are ignorant! If the deceased knows, the first king has been angry for a long time, and the Queen Mother has saved and is not supported, why is it a private Wei ugly husband?"

The Queen Mother said: "Good." "That's it.

This record shows that Mi Bazi was already the queen mother with a male favorite during the reign of King Zhaoxiang, and King Zhaoxiang did not have much influence on this matter in this regard, or the atmosphere at that time.

However, it is likely that this situation has already undergone a very important change during the time of the First Emperor. Eventually, the rumor that the First Emperor killed Zhao Ji, the biological mother of his **Gong Yu, appeared.