Although the Central Plains countries gradually recognized the status of Qi as the leader, some ethnic tribes living in remote areas turned a blind eye to it. One day, Qi Huangong was discussing with Guan Zhong when someone came to report that róng, a northern minority, had invaded Yan State again and robbed food, livestock and property. Yan sent for help. Qi Huangong asked Guan Zhong for advice. Guan Zhong said, "Rongshan always disturbs the Central Plains, which is a worry for the stability of the Central Plains and must be conquered." Qi Huangong listened to Guan Zhong and led an army to save Yan.
When Qi Huangong's troops arrived at Yanyuan, they realized that Shan Rong had fled with the robbed population and property. Guan Zhong said, "Although Dan Rong has escaped, he will come to harass again. We might as well chase them to the end and completely defeat them in order to achieve long-term stability in the north. " Qi Huangong listened to Guan Zhong's advice and pursued Shanrong to the north. Yan Zhuanggong, the monarch of the State of Yan, said to Qi Huangong, "There is an endless country nearby (now yutian county, Hezhou) that has always been in contact with us. They also had a grudge against Shan Rong. Can you ask them to lead us to attack Shan Rong? " Qi Huangong immediately sent someone with a gift to a country without a dock for help. Endless countries also sent troops to participate in the war.
The leader of Shanrong is called Milu. He heard that Qi, Yan and Wu Dong were fighting together, but he knew that he could not defeat them, so he fled to the north with some cronies and treasures. The soldiers and civilians who had no time to escape surrendered. In order to convince Shan Rong, Qi Huangong ordered not to hurt Shan Rong's soldiers and people. Dan Rong was treated leniently and thanked Qi Huangong. Qi Huangong asked them, "Where did your leader go?" They said, "I must have gone to the lonely bamboo country to borrow soldiers." Qi Huangong decided to attack the Milu deer, conquer the solitary bamboo country, and completely eliminate the hidden trouble of northern unrest.
Besides, Milu fled to a remote bamboo country and asked the monarch for help. In reply, he sent General Huang Hua to lead his troops and the Milu to face the Qi army. Unexpectedly, Huang Hua was defeated by the Qi army as soon as he came out. Huang Hua fled back and said to Li He, "It has nothing to do with our country that Qi Hou led an army to capture the milu deer. I think it's better to kill the milu deer and make peace with Qi Hou, so as to save ourselves. " Another minister made a suggestion: "There is a place in the north called' Dry Sea' and' Lost Valley', where the desert is vast and the roads are difficult to distinguish. If the Qi army can be introduced into the' lost valley', it will be possible to annihilate the entire army of Qi Hou without hurting a single soldier. "
Huang Hua listened to the idea. So he went to kill the milu deer, cut off his head, and presented the milu deer's head to the army of Qi Hou, saying that Arija led the army to escape, and he was willing to yield to Qi Hou, lead the way for the Qi army and pursue Arija. When Qi Huangong saw that Huang Hua offered the head of the milu deer, he believed it and led a large group of people to chase after Huang Hua northward. Huang Hua led the way, and Qi Hou's troops followed. After entering the desert, I just turned a few corners and couldn't find my way. The vast yellow sand (yín) is like a quiet sea, which can't tell the east, west, north and south, nor can it tell the front, back and left. Qi Huangong wants to ask Huang Hua what is going on, but where is his shadow? Only then did I know that I had been cheated by Huang Hua. At this time, the sun has set and the night has covered the earth. It was dark all around, and the northwest wind kept blowing, making the soldiers tremble with cold. Very not easy to wait until dawn, only to find that people have dispersed. Qi Huangong ordered to find a way out quickly, but a large group of people were wandering around, and they couldn't get out of this mysterious valley. At this moment, Guan Zhong suddenly remembered that most old horses knew the way home, so he said to Qi Huangong, "Old horses know the way. Many horses without a final country belong to Shan Rong. It is better to choose a few old horses without a final country and let them go ahead. Maybe you can find a way out. " Although Qi Huangong was skeptical, there was no other way. He agreed to give it a try. So Guan Zhong picked a few old horses and let them walk in front, followed by a large group of people. Several old horses walked unhurriedly, and sure enough, they walked out of the valley and returned the same way. Everyone had a narrow escape and admired Guan Zhong's resourcefulness. Since then, "an old horse knows the way" has also become a widely circulated idiom.
The Qi army went out of the valley and defeated the solitary bamboo country. A Li He and a Huanghua were also killed by the mutinous soldiers, and the lonely bamboo country was destroyed. After the victory, Qi Huangong said to Yan Zhuanggong, "There are 500 kilometers of land around Shanrong and Solitary Bamboo. I will give it all to you. " Yan Zhuanggong said quickly; "It's not a big deal. Thanks to your help, we saved our land. Now we are very grateful. How dare we take your land? " Qi Huangong said, "You're welcome. The northern border is very important. You should take care not to let the border people invade and pay tribute to the heavenly king. This is an honor for all of us. Besides, Qi is so far away from here that it is beyond the reach of the whip and can't be managed! " So on say, Yan Zhuanggong is not good to refuse.
On the day when Qi Huangong led his troops back to China, Yan Zhuanggong personally saw him off. Along the way, the two chatted and walked, and the more they talked, the more speculative they were, and they unconsciously went out of the border of Yan. Until they parted, Qi Huangong suddenly remembered Zhou Li's rules and said, "Since ancient times, governors have forbidden sending princes abroad. How can you violate the rules? " He said he would cede fifty miles of land to Yanyuan. Yan Zhuanggong has got 500 Li of land. He won't take another 500 Li from Qi, but he is determined to be recognized as the overlord. He keeps his word and obeys the rules, so he has to accept it. In this way, Yan got five miles of fertile land.
When all the governors saw that they personally led the army to save Yan and won the battle, they were not greedy for land, and no one did not obey him from the heart. Since then, Qi Huangong's prestige as the overlord has been even higher.
The sly hare has three holes to drill.
During the Warring States period, etiquette in some countries liked to make friends with and adopt people with certain skills, be his "guests" and give him advice, so as to enhance their prestige and maintain and consolidate their position. This practice once became a trend. For example, Meng Changjun of Qi State, New Ling Jun of Wei State, Chun Shen Jun of Cai State and Ping Yuanjun of Zhao State all adopted many public guests, and people called them "quadruplets". Here, we tell you the story of Meng Changjun.
Meng Changjun's name is Tian Wen, the son of Tian Ying. Tian Ying served as a lieutenant in the Battle of Maling commanded by Sun Bin. Because of his active combat, the State of Qi sealed him in Xuedi (now southeast of tengxian, Shandong Province) and named him. After Tian Ying's death, Tian Wen inherited his father's official position and fief, and was called Meng Changjun.
Meng Changjun knows that it is necessary to employ a large number of public servants and win the support and support of many people, which is a necessary condition for gaining fame and consolidating his position. So he looked for talents everywhere, no matter how high or low, as long as he had a skill, he treated them as guests. In this way, his reputation for loving sages spread slowly. Some heroes from other countries, even some prisoners who escaped from prison, came to him, regarded him as their confidant and worked for him.
Once, a man named Feng Gui came to Meng Changjun. Meng Changjun saw him in rags, sandals on his feet, a sword tied around his waist, and no scabbard. Knowing that he was a poor man, he asked him, "What do you think, sir?" Feng Gui said, "I am too poor to live. I want to find something to eat here. " "What skills do you have?" "I have no skills." Meng Changjun said with a smile: "Then you can stay first." People in Meng Changjun look down on Feng Gui because he is poor and incompetent. They arranged for him to live in a poor room and gave him rough meals every day. A few days later, Meng Changjun asked, "What is that Feng Sui doing?" Answer: "He plays that sword every day and sings while playing; Jian, let's go home. There are no fish and shrimp here. Meng Changjun felt that this matter had spread and he had no face, so he had Feng Gui moved to the middle room and gave him fish and shrimp. "。 A few days later, Feng Gui sang again: "Jian, let's go home. There are no chariots and horses here. It was reported that Meng Changjun and Meng Changjun had a chariot and horse sent. "。 Who knows, not long after, someone came to report that Feng Gui still sang every day and said, "Sword, let's go home, we have no money to support our family. Meng Changjun was very angry and thought, Why is this poor man so dissatisfied? But in order to attract more people, he sent someone to send money to Feng Gui's old mother. Feng Gui stopped playing and singing.
After a year, he became more and more famous and became the prime minister of Qi. By this time, there were already three people at his door. How much does it cost to raise such a large group of people? Although he made a lot of money, he also felt at a loss. He thought about it, thinking that Xuecheng had released a lot of usury, and the interest had been confiscated for many years, so he decided to send someone to collect it. This kind of debt collection is thankless, and you have to know a set of accounting business. Nobody wants to get Meng Changjun into trouble. Someone recommended Feng Gui and said, "This guy is tall and talkative, and he has no other skills. He may be able to collect debts. " Meng Changjun called Feng Gui and said to him, "I am too busy to take care of my husband. Please forgive me. Now please go to Xuecheng to collect my debts. I wonder if you would like to go? " Feng Ben readily agreed: "OK, I'll go." So I got my horses and chariots ready, packed my bags, took my bonds and set off. When he left, he asked Meng Changjun, "Do you want to buy anything back when the debt is collected?" Meng Changjun said, "You can buy whatever my family lacks."
When Feng Gui arrived in Xuecheng, the relatively wealthy people came to pay interest, and the poor families who could not pay their debts had long since disappeared without a trace. With the money collected, Feng Gui bought a few big fat cows and more than a dozen jars of wine, held dozens of banquets, invited all debtors to drink, and informed them that no matter what money they could afford, they would come, and it didn't matter if they could afford it. Check the bonds. On the day of the party, all the debtors came, and Feng Gui warmly entertained them. After drinking, Qian Feng checked the bonds with the debtors one by one and asked about the situation. At that time, whoever can give interest will receive their money; If you have no money at the moment, you will make an appointment to return it; If they are too poor to pay back, they simply take back their bonds and burn them all with torches in front of everyone. The debtor was really surprised and happy. I don't know what's going on. At this time, Feng Gui stood up and said, "We lent you money in Meng Changjun because we saw that no one had the capital to farm and do business, making ends meet;" Originally, he didn't want to charge interest, but he had a large group of clients to support, so he asked me to charge interest. Now that the bonds have been checked, everything that can be returned has been returned. If there is no money for the time being, the return period is agreed. Please ensure delivery on time. Meng Changjun said that if you can't afford the interest, you don't even need the principal and interest. So I burned all these people's bonds. This is the grace of Meng Changjun, don't forget! " Words, said everyone cheered, are very grateful to Meng Changjun's kindness.
Meng Changjun flew into a rage when he heard that Feng Gui was burning bonds. He immediately sent someone to call Feng Gui back and scolded him angrily: "OK, I want you to charge interest. Take the money, kill the cows, buy wine, have a big banquet and burn bonds. What flavor are you making? " Feng Gui unhurriedly replied, "Don't worry, son! Please think about it, how can we get all the people in debt without a banquet? If the debtor doesn't come, how can we know who can afford the interest and who can't? Now, if you can afford it, the deadline has been set, and you can hand it in when it expires. What he can't afford is that he still can't afford it in ten or eight years. In his hurry, he simply went somewhere else. What are those bonds for? If you force them, you won't get much money, but you have a bad reputation. Is it worth it? I burned these useless bonds to make the people of Xuecheng grateful to you and praise your good reputation everywhere. Isn't this a great thing? When I left, you asked me to pick out what your family lacked and take it back. I think you have all the treasures, delicacies and delicacies here, but you lack kindness to the poor. So I bought it back for you. " Meng Changjun was speechless-speechless with pain, so he had to say, "Forget it, forget it, sir, have a rest." Since then, I have been cold to Feng Gui again.
Later, the King of Qi listened to Qin Chu's rumors and was afraid that Meng Changjun would bully the king and pose a threat to himself, so he was relieved of his post as prime minister. When the public saw that their master had lost power, they all left. Only Feng Gui followed him wholeheartedly. Yichangjun had to go back to his fief Xuecheng to live in seclusion. Before he entered the city, he saw people helping the old and the young and welcoming him in the street. He couldn't help crying and said to Feng Gui, "Today I personally felt the kindness your husband bought me." Feng Gui said, "The sly rabbit has three holes to ensure its safety." : Now you only have a place to live in Xuecheng, where is enough? I'll find you two more places to live: one in Xianyang, Qin, and the other in Linzi, the capital of Qi. "He told Meng Changjun his plan, and Meng Changjun agreed, giving him many horses, chariots and gold as expenses. Feng Gui went to the State of Qin.
At that time, the prime minister of Qin died and his seat was empty. Zhao Xiang, king of Qin, has always admired Meng Changjun. He wanted to worship him as prime minister from the beginning. Later, he spread rumors and slandered Meng Taste to force him to come here. Feng Gui used this to lobby Zhao Haoqi, the king of Qin. As soon as he saw the king of Qin, he asked, "Did your majesty hear about the recall of Meng Changjun by the king of Qi?" The king of Qin said, "I heard." Feng Gui said, "Qi's prosperity is due to its merits. How can he not resent the way the King of Qi treated him today? Meng Changjun knew all about the personnel and secrets of Qi. If he reaches the state of Qin, the king can win the state of Qi and dominate the world. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! I hope the King will do it quickly, or the King of Qi will wake up and re-appoint Meng Changjun, and the State of Qi will argue with the King again. " The King of Qin was very happy and immediately sent messengers to hire Meng Changjun with 1000 Jin of gold and 100 floats.
At this time, Feng Gui rushed to Linzi, the capital of Qi State, met King Qi Min breathlessly and said, "Did your majesty hear that the State of Qin wants to take Meng Changjun as the prime minister?" King Qi said, "I haven't heard of it. Is it true? " Feng Gui said: "I saw with my own eyes that they sent 100 floats and brought us 1000 Jin of gold. It's fine if he doesn't go, but if he really wants to be the prime minister of Qin, isn't Qi finished? The king should immediately reappoint him as prime minister and give him more fiefs. He is an old minister of Qi, and will not refuse. At that time, although Qin is strong, he can't take away other people's prime ministers, can he? " Hearing this, the King of Qi was dubious. He sent someone to see if the envoy of Qin really came. He panicked when he heard that he had entered the country. He quickly sent for Meng Changjun, worshipped him as the Prime Minister, and gave him a salary of 1,000 families. The emissary of the State of Qin arrived in Xuecheng, closed his eyes and closed his eyes. Knowing that he became the prime minister of Qi again, he was very helpless and had to go home empty-handed.
People who left heard that Meng Changjun had become prime minister again and came to see him again. Meng Changjun was very angry and said to Feng Gui, "When I lost power, they didn't help me, so they all ran away. Thanks to Mr. Wang's efforts, I was able to serve as Prime Minister again. How dare they come to see me again? If anyone comes to see me again, I will spit in his face and scold him. " Feng Gui said, "You don't have to do this. You need everyone's support to be prime minister now, but you can't drive away the guests in a rage. Then who will work for you? It's not as warm as you used to entertain them, which also shows that your measurement is great. " Meng Changjun said, "Do I dare not listen to your words?" Thanks to the support of many public figures, Meng Changjun has been prime minister for several years.
The story of Feng Gui burning bonds shows that usury appeared in the Warring States period. At that time, with the great development of commerce, money was widely used when buying goods.
Once a friend is an enemy, a life-and-death struggle.
Qin Xiaogong reused Shang Yang and carried out reforms, making Qin the most powerful country at that time. Many monarchs in the central plains followed him, saying that they were recruiting talents everywhere and were bent on making the country strong. Seeing Wei's domestic troubles and foreign invasion, the national situation is declining day by day. He was even more anxious, so he used a lot of money to recruit talented people to help him run the country.
Wei ren Pang Juan heard that he wanted to recruit talents, so he decided to discuss it with his classmate Sun Bin first. Sun Bin is from Qi. He came to Wei and studied military affairs with Pang Juan, a college student who claimed to be Guiguzi in seclusion. Sun Pang was congenial to each other and became sworn brothers. Pang Juan told Sun Bin his intention to recruit, and Sun Bin was quite supportive. So Pang Juan said goodbye to the teacher, packed his bags and set off. When leaving, Pang Juan said to Sun Bin, "If my brother goes to Wei this time, if he has a chance to get promoted, he will definitely recommend his brother, so that we can share the wealth." Sun Bin said gratefully, "OK, I'll wait for your good news."
After Pang Juan arrived in Wei, he spread his knowledge and methods of fighting to Wei Huiwang, gained the trust of King Hui, and served as a general and strategist. After practicing military forces for a period of time, I started from a small country, fought the Song State, and won several battles in succession, which scared Wei, Song, Lu, Zheng and other small countries to pay tribute to Wei. At that time, Qi came to invade the border and was also beaten back by Pang Juan. Wei Huiwang has more confidence in Pang Juan, and Pang Juan is particularly proud of it.
One day, Mozi's apprentice Bird Liu Li met him and asked him why he didn't go out to start a career. Sun Bin said, "I have an appointment with my younger brother Pang Juan. He will definitely recommend me as an official. " Bird Li Li said, "Isn't Pang Juan a general of Wei? Why didn't you go? " Why don't I run for you and see what he means? "
When the birds arrived in Wei, they found Pang Juan's arrogant attitude and knew that he had left Sun Bin. So I went to see Wei Huiwang directly and recommended Sun Bin to him. Wei Huiwang asked: "Is this person comparable to General Pang?" The bird smiled and said, "There is only one Pang Juan in your eyes. Let me tell your majesty the truth. Sun Bin learned the art of war from his grandfather Sun Wuzi. He is invincible! Pang Juan can't compare with him! " Wei Huiwang called Pang Juan and asked him why he didn't introduce Sun Bin. When Pang Juan thought about it, he couldn't hide it. He said, "Sun Bin is from Qi. If you are invited to be an official in Wei, I am afraid that he is still interested in Qi, so he has never recommended it to Qi Wang. " In fact, Pang Juan knew that Sun Bin's knowledge and technology were better than his own, so he was jealous, so he didn't recommend it to Wang Wei. What he said is just an excuse. Hearing Pang Juan's words, he was very disapproving and asked Pang Juan, "According to you, foreigners can't work for Wei?" Hearing this, Pang Juan had to push the boat with the current and said, "Since your Majesty wants to call him, I will write him a letter."
Sun Bin received a letter from Pang Juan, said goodbye to the teacher and went down the mountain happily. See Pang Juan, nature is left thank you right thank you. Pang Juan took him to see Wei Huiwang. Wei Huiwang intends to worship Sun Bin as deputy military adviser and share military power with Pang Juan. Pang Juan, the boss, was unhappy and said, "Sun Bin is my brother. How can a brother be right and a brother is a vice? " Why don't you let him be your guest first, and when he makes meritorious deeds, I will step aside and be the deputy. "Although Ke Qingshi has no real power, its position is not low. So, Sun Bin became Wei's guest, and he really appreciated Pang Juan!
After half a year, suddenly a man with a neat accent inquired about Sun Bin along the street. Sun Bin called him into the house and asked him for help. The man said, "My name is Yi Ding, and I'm in business. Your cousin asked me to send a letter to Ghost Valley. I heard that you are an official in Wei, so I came here by a detour. " Give this letter to Bin Sun. When Sun Bin saw it, it turned out to be a letter from my cousin who had been separated since childhood. The general idea is that he has been wandering in a foreign land, and now the King of Qi has called him back, hoping that Sun Bin will go with him to build a family business. Sun Bin thought he was a guest of Wei. How could he leave with his own exposure? I wrote a letter stating that I can't go back now. I will do something for Wei in the future, and then I will try to get away and go home. And gave Ding Yi money to take the letter back.
Unexpectedly, this is a trap set by Pang Juan. Ding Yi was dressed up by Pang Juan's confidant and defrauded Sun Bin of this letter. According to Sun Bin's handwriting, Pang Juan revised the contents of the letter to read: If the King of Qi doesn't mind, I will try my best to serve Qi. Then he took this fake letter and reported Sun Bin to King Hui, saying that he was having an affair with Qi. Pang Juan also added fuel to the fire, saying, "Since Sun Bin has devoted himself to Qi, he will certainly not contribute to Wei any more. He has good skills. Once the State of Qi uses him, the State of Wei will be in trouble. It is better to kill him early, so as to avoid future troubles. " King Hui is worried that killing the invited guests casually will make everyone laugh at him. Pang Juan said: "Then I will persuade him that if he is willing to stay, the king will reward him;" If he asks to leave, it means that he has two ideas, and the king will leave him to me to punish. " Now when Pang Juan went to see Sun Bin, what he said was of course another story: "I heard that my brother received a letter from home? Congratulations! " Sun Bin honestly talked about the contents of a letter from home. Pang Juan said, "Why don't you ask your Majesty to take a month or two off and go back and have a look?" Sun Bin said, "I'm afraid of causing misunderstanding, so I won't let you go." Pang Juan said, "Try it and I'll tell you something." The next day, Sun Bin sent a leave of absence to King Hui. King Hui saw that Sun Bin really wanted to go. In a rage, let the soldiers tie up Sun Bin and give it to Pang Juan. When Pang Juan saw Sun Bin, he pretended to be surprised and said, "This ... this is a great injustice! I'll see the king at once to protect you. " He only wandered outside for a while, then came back and said to Sun Bin, "Your Majesty must put his brother to death. After my repeated intercession, my brother's life was finally saved. However, according to Wei's law, if you want to dig your kneecap and tattoo your face, your brother will be wronged. " Sun Bin said, "This is all the result of your intercession. I will never forget your great kindness. " Pang Juan immediately ordered the knife and axe to be punished manually, and Sun Bin's two kneecaps were removed. Sun Bin gave a cry, and it was killing me. At this time, the thugs tattooed his face and painted it black. Pang Juan pretended to send someone to take Sun Bin to the hotel to rest and heal. Send him meals every day, often visit him and tell him happy words. After more than a month, Sun Bin's wound healed, but he couldn't move his leg, so he had to lie down and was completely disabled.
Besides, Sun Bin was sad to see that his daily life depended entirely on Pang Juan. He wants to repay him, but he is disabled and feels powerless. Pang Juan once asked him, "Do you have the book Sun Wu's Art of War? Please lend it to me. " Sun Bin said: "No, but I have studied this book carefully and can recite it." Pang Juan asked him to write, and Sun Bin agreed.
At that time, writing books was not an easy task. There is no paper and pen, so we can only carve words with a knife and draw on bamboo or sawdust. Sun Bin is a cripple, so it is difficult to sit up. It's even harder to carve it again. But Pang Juan was in a hurry and sent an old man named Cheng Er to supervise. Fortunately, Cheng Er has a kind heart and sympathizes with Sun Bin's experience, so it's not too hard for him.
One day, Pang Juan called Cheng and asked how many words Sun Bin could write in a day. Cheng Erdao: "Mr. Sun's legs and feet are inconvenient. It is good to write two or three lines a day. " Pang Juan was furious and said, "So slow, when will it be finished? Keep an eye on it and urge him to write quickly! " Cheng Er didn't understand why the disabled were forced into dogs, so he asked the person in front of Pang Juan. Someone told him quietly: "The strategist saved his life just to take out the book in his stomach. When he finishes writing, he will be useless! " Cheng Er didn't expect the strategist to be so vicious, so he told Sun Bin the truth. Sun Bin was surprised and thought, Pang Juan is a beast with a human face. How can I pass on art to him? On second thought, if I don't write, he will kill me in a rage. What shall we do? Yes, I have an idea.
That night, Sun Bin went crazy. Cheng Er brought the rice, glared at it and shouted, "Why did you take poison to hurt me!" " "Say that finish, he knocked all the food on the ground, threw the written sawdust into the fire, and kept cursing loudly. When Pang Juan heard this, he rushed over and saw Sun Bin unkempt and prone on the ground, crying and laughing, kowtowing to him, and shouting "Mr. Guigu, help". Pang Juan was afraid that he would pretend to be crazy and be dragged into the pigsty. Sun Bin fell asleep on the dunghill, woke up and picked up pig excrement and stuffed it in his mouth. Knowing that he was really crazy, Pang Juan stopped forcing him to write Sun Tzu's Art of War, but secretly sent someone to watch him. Sun Bin dragged a pair of lame legs, climbed out and entered the pigsty. He is crazy all day, poor thing.
Later, Bird Slip knew what had happened to Sun Bin, and discussed with Tian Ji, the minister of Qi State, the way to rescue Sun Bin: First, she sent someone to Wei in the name of giving gifts. Wei Huiwang was very happy to receive the gift. In the middle of the night, the birds mixed in the task sneaked into the pigsty. Sun Bin was really sad and happy to see him. He said, "I didn't expect a dead man like me to see you again!" " On the first night of the mission back home, Bird Slips hid Sun Bin in a sealed car, changed clothes and put them on by another person, but escaped from the pigsty. At dawn, Pang Juan is on a farewell mission, and the motorcade hiding Sun Bin has already started. A few days later, people pretending to be Sun Bin also ran back. Pang Juan didn't care, thinking that Sun Bin fell into the well and died! Who would have thought that by this time, Sun Bin had already arrived in Qi safely and became a guest of Tian Ji.
In the 16th year of Zhou Xian (353 BC), Wei Huiwang sent Pang Juan to attack Zhao State and surrounded Handan, the capital of Zhao State. The monarch of Zhao was very anxious, so he sent someone to Qi for help. Qi Weiwang promised to send troops and planned to worship Sun Bin as a general. Sun Bin refused, saying, "If I am disabled and become a general, people will laugh at Qi's absence." So instead, he worshipped Tian Ji as a general and Sun Bin as a strategist, and let him sit in the chariot and give advice. Sun Bin said to Tian Ji on the road, "Zhao is no match for Pang Juan. Handan has been occupied by Wei, so we can't catch up. It is reported that we are going to attack Xiangling. Xiangling is an important town of Wei. When Pang Juan heard the news, he must come back to save him. At that time, we will beat him halfway and win the battle. " Tian Ji thought it was a good idea, so he ambushed the army in a place called Guiling, which was the only way back from Wei Jun.
Sure enough, when Pang Juan heard that the Qi army was going to attack Xiangling, he panicked and said, "If Xiangling is lost, the capital Anyi will be shaken." He soon withdrew from Handan to rescue Xiangling. In this way, I just entered the encirclement set by the Qi army. Pang Juan hasn't figured out what's going on. His army was completely defeated. When he saw the word "Sun" written on the flag of the State of Qi, he couldn't help but be surprised: "Ah, this cripple is still alive, I was taken in by him!" Say and lead the beaten army, desperately deus ex, awkwardly escaped.
Tian Ji and Sun Bin made contributions, and Qi Weiwang praised them, which made Prime Minister Zou Ji jealous. He constantly spoke ill of Tian Ji to Qi Weiwang, which aroused the king's suspicion of Tian Ji. Tian Ji surrendered military power, and Sun Bin resigned as a military adviser.
When the news reached Pang Juan, he became proud again, thinking that he was invincible from now on. It happened that Zhao wanted to avenge Handan and unite with South Korea to fight Wei. After consulting with Wei Huiwang, Pang Juan decided to fight South Korea first, and then he led the national army to South Korea. South Korea was defeated, and seeing that the situation was not good, it quickly asked Qi for help.
In the eighteenth year of King Xian of Zhou (35 1 BC), Qi Weiwang revived Tian Ji and Sun Bin, with Tian Ji as the general, Tian Ying as the lieutenant and Sun Bin as the strategist, and sent 50,000 troops to South Korea. Sun Bin adopted the same strategy as the last one, "encircling Wei to save Zhao". Instead of directly saving South Korea, he attacked the capital of Wei (now Kaifeng City, Henan Province). At this time, the capital of Wei has moved from Anyi to Daliang.
As soon as Pang Juan heard that the country was in crisis, he had to withdraw his troops from South Korea. When he returned to the border of Wei, the Qi army had already entered Wei. Pang Juan carefully inspected the camp where the Qi army lived. The villain counted the stoves used by the Qi army for cooking and found that there were enough for 100,000 people to eat. He was surprised and thought, "How can we deal with so many troops?" When we caught up with the Second Camp of Qi Army, the stove was only enough for 50,000 people to cook. He thought to himself, "What is this?" Then chase them to the third camp where the Qi army has been stationed, and the stove is only enough for 30 thousand people to cook. At this time, Pang Juancai took a deep breath and said happily: "I have long known that Qi people are timid. Now, we have only been in Wei for three days, and more than half of the soldiers have escaped. It seems that it will take a few days to wash away the shame of the Guiling Campaign! " So he ordered to chase the Qi army day and night.
In fact, this is all a maze arranged by Sun Bin. At the moment, Sun Bin had been lying in ambush on Maling Road, waiting for Pang Juan to die.
Maling Road, sandwiched between two mountains, is long and narrow. Pang Juan led the troops to come here, it was already midnight in late October, and there was no moonlight. Suddenly, the soldiers in front came to report! "The mountain road is blocked by wood and it is impossible to move forward." Pang Juan scolded them: "We have to report this! Obviously, ice cream is afraid that we will catch up with them and deliberately set up obstacles. Just drive them away! " When Pang Juan commanded the soldiers to move the wood, he found that all the trees around him had been cut down, leaving only a lonely tree at the foot of the mountain, which was faintly white. As soon as he saw it, the bark had been cut off and it was written with vague words. He quickly had the torch lit. Look! Ten characters stand out: "Pang Juan died under this tree! Military strategist Sun Shi. " Pang Juan shouted, "I was cheated by this lame man again!" " "The words sound just fell and I heard a whoosh, and countless arrows rained down on the place lit by torches, so Pang Juan made an arrow target of the Qi army, alas.
Subsequently, the Qi army pounced on Wei Jun from the hills on both sides, killing Wei Bing until he cried for his mother and knelt down for mercy. Sun Bin said, "Now I want you to go back and tell you that Wang Wei will pay tribute to Biao quickly, or we will go west and Wei will be finished!" Say and cut off Pang Juan's head. The Qi army returned home triumphantly loaded with trophies.
Tian Ji and Sun Bin returned home victorious, and Qi Weiwang gave a banquet to comfort them. Zou Ji, jealous of them, was embarrassed and resigned from Guo Xiang. Wang Wei worshipped Tian Ji as prime minister and wanted to give Sun Bin fief, but Sun Bin refused. He dedicated thirteen articles of the Art of War recorded by himself to Wang Wei, and then resigned as a recluse.
The thirteen articles of Sun Tzu's The Art of War that we saw today may have been handed down by Sun Bin. In fact, Sun Bin, as a great strategist during the Warring States Period in China, once summed up his own military experience and wrote a book called Sun Bin's Art of War, but it was later lost. It was not until 1972 that archaeologists excavated a number of bamboo slips from the Han tomb in Yinque Mountain, Shandong Province, that they discovered this book. This book is an extremely valuable material for studying military history. Sun Bin's record of the Battle of Maling in Sun Tzu's Art of War proves that Pang Juan was not shot by an arrow, but was taken alive. This corrected a long-standing mistake. Of course, whether Pang Juan was shot or captured alive, intrigue is harmful anyway.