The Story of Historical Originality Part I
The great governance of Qi conquered many vassals of the separatist regime and finally dominated the Central Plains. However, only Chu relies on its own strength. Don't respect the orders of the king of Zhou and don't listen to the orders of Qi. It constantly invades neighboring countries and plunders land and property. If the State of Qi can't conquer Chu, its hegemony will exist in name only, and the position of its leader will be hard to consolidate. So Qi Huangong called ministers to discuss the strategy of conquering Chu.
At that time, several generals of Qi called for a good fight, suggesting that heavy troops should be mobilized, and then the princes' military forces should be combined to attack Chu, so as to deter Chu by force. Guo Xiang Guanzhong pushed his way through the crowd, and he analyzed: The reason why the State of Chu resisted the orders of the King of Chu was that it relied on the strength of soldiers and the wealth of the country to be aggressive. Now, if we send troops to fight with Qi and Chu, even if we win, we will exhaust the property accumulated by Qi for several years. Besides, after the war, the people of Qi and Chu don't know how many people will die and abandon the battlefield. ? This sentence made Qi Huangong frown, leaving all the ministers speechless. When people asked Guan Zhong what his coup was to conquer Chu, Guan Zhong smiled and said nothing, as if he had already thought about the countermeasures.
Soon, the merchants of Qi were ordered to buy deer in Chu, and they threatened everywhere. Qi Huangong is a good deer. It can pay a lot of money. ? At that time, there were many deer in Chu, just ordinary food animals, and the price was not expensive. Seeing that it was profitable, Chu merchants started this business one after another, and the price of deer soared. King Chu Cheng and his ministers were amused. They think that spending Qi's money on deer is no different from Wei Haohe's death ten years ago. From then on, Chu can sit back and relax and wait for Qi to be weakened, but unexpectedly, Chu took over the world in this way. King Chu Cheng secretly ordered the deer price to continue to increase.
The Chu people saw that the price of a deer was already the same as that of several thousand kilograms of grain, and no one would give up this good opportunity to make a fortune, so they left the workshop to work, left the farmland to farm, bought hunting equipment, went deep into the mountains and forests to catch deer, and almost killed all the deer in Chu. The officers and men of Chu were jealous and stopped training. They changed their marching equipment into hunting equipment and secretly went up the mountain to join the deer hunting army.
Chu Fu, copper coins pile up into mountains. Who knows that in the second year, Chu was in great famine and farmland was barren, and only 20% to 30% of grain and rice were harvested. Chu people want to buy food from neighboring countries with copper coins, but they can't buy it anywhere. It turned out that Guan Zhong had already contacted with other countries, forbidding vassal States to trade with Chu and not selling food to Chu. King Chu realized that Qi Huangong's good deer was Guan Zhong's plan, and it was too late to regret it. When Guan Zhong saw that the time had come, he asked Qi Huangong to order an expedition, gather the troops of the Eight-Route Governors and set off for the border of Chu, which is likely to sweep away the remnant clouds and destroy them. At this time, Chu soldiers were hungry and emaciated, and their combat effectiveness was greatly weakened. How can they compete with the elite and powerful men of Qi State and various powerful people? In desperation, Chu Cheng was forced to send his ministers to bow to Qi Huangong for peace, saying that he would obey the orders of Qi State and would not separate one side and bully neighboring countries. In order to show sincerity, he gave eight carts of gold and silk, sent a teacher to treat the eight-way princes, and prepared Mao Jing to offer good luck in front of the Qi army, and then paid tribute to the Zhou Emperor.
Guan Zhong's surrender without a fight played an important role in consolidating the prestige of the overlord of Qi State.
The Story of Historical Originality Part II
During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty declined, and countries such as Qi, Jin, Qin, Chu and Song competed for hegemony. Song Xianggong thinks his title is high, so he wants to be a champion. In 639 BC, he held a meeting with various vassal States on the deer, assumed the posture of a major ally, and arranged the order in which the monarchs of various countries went to the altar according to their titles. The king of Chu was unhappy, but he agreed to form an alliance with the princes in the jar. When the alliance arrived, Song Xianggong's younger brother Mu Yi suggested taking some troops to the alliance and not belittling Chu. "xianggong" didn't listen to advice, and he was afraid that Mu Yi would secretly send troops to escort him after he left, so he took Mu Yi to the meeting. Chu, Chen, Cai, Xu, Cao and Zheng all arrived. When Song Xianggong spoke as an ally, the king of Chu refused to accept it. The king of Chu ordered his subordinates to take off their dresses to reveal their heavy armor and uniforms. With a wave of his hand, he took out the flag and waved it at the altar. The Chu people all stripped off their clothes and showed their armor. They rushed to the altar with weapons in their hands and caught Song Xianggong. The king of Chu declared Song Xianggong guilty to the princes and told them to wait in the jar until he came back holding Song Xianggong hostage. Mu Yi took advantage of the chaos and fled back to Song State, ready to meet them in Suiyang City. The king of Chu wanted to force Song He to surrender together. Song declared his head of state king. The king of Chu had to turn blackmail into negotiation and ask Song what reward he would give if he was sent back. Guo Song replied? It turns out that the monarch was held hostage by you and humiliated our country. It doesn't matter whether you let him come back or not. ? Seeing that Song Xianggong was worthless, the king of Chu was flustered and ordered the siege. As a result, he attacked for three days and had to retreat. Song lifted the danger of national subjugation. Chu failed to achieve the goal of destroying the Song Dynasty, so it was useless to keep it, so he had to be released. When Mu Yi heard that he was released, he immediately sent someone to take Xiang Gong back, and still let him be the monarch of the Song State, and he returned to the throne.
The Story of Historical Originality Part III
Priscilla was originally a doctor in Yuzhou. At that time, the neighboring state of Jin was very powerful, and Jin Xiangong wanted to control the vassals. He had long wanted to destroy the country, but it was inconvenient to pass through Yu State, so he marched to Yu State through the way. At that time, the Minister's Palace and Baijila around them had already seen through the conspiracy of the State of Jin and made remonstrances many times. However, Yu Wang coveted the Baoyu and the steed sent by the State of Jin and refused to listen to advice. As a result, the state of Jin destroyed the state of Yu on the way back to the army. Yu Jun and Priscilla became prisoners of the State of Jin. Later, Qin Mugong sent someone to the State of Jin to propose marriage, and Jin Xiangong promised to marry his daughter to Qin Mugong. As his slave, Prissy followed the wedding procession to the State of Qin. Prissy was ashamed, so she sneaked into the middle of the road and ran to Wan, where she was caught by the Chu people and thought she was a spy sent by other governors. Prissy was over seventy years old at that time, and the Chu people saw that he was honest, so they let him go to herd cattle and horses. When Qin Mugong got married, he found that a dowry slave was missing. Upon inquiry, he found that Prissy who escaped turned out to be a talented doctor in Yuzhou. He regretted it very much and wanted to redeem him from Chu with a large sum of money. Someone dissuaded me from saying that the Chu people let Priscilla let go because she didn't know that he was a capable person. If you invite him with a gift, isn't that telling the king of Chu that Priscilla is an able person? Will he bring Priscilla back? When Qin Mugong heard the reason, he sent someone to give five sheepskins to the King of Chu at the price of ordinary slaves at that time. A slave of our country, named Priscilla, escaped to your country. Please let us redeem him and cure him. ? Chu readily agreed. Priscilla came to Qin and was deeply moved. She talked with Mu Gong for three days. Mu Gong was overjoyed, and when he saw that he was really capable, he appointed Priscilla as Minister of State, giving him great power. The whole country knows that he is a monarch with five sheepskins.
In exchange, so it's called? Five doctors? . Prissy also recommended Uncle Jian to, and together they helped make Qin stronger.