People with good eloquence and strategies in Chinese and foreign history were called Zongheng in ancient times: Su Qin

Home. Such people help the king with their eloquence and strategy.

In order to become a political advisor, Su Qin studied abroad for many years since childhood. After finishing his studies, he traveled around many countries, hoping to find people who appreciated him. Unfortunately, not only did he not succeed, he ended up in poverty and could only go home in despair.

His brothers, wife, and sister-in-law looked down upon him and laughed at him, saying, What's the use of being eloquent? If you don't work honestly at home in the fields, you will only get worse and worse.

Su Qin locked himself at home and studied harder.

After studying for more than a year, Su Qin felt that he could do it this time. He went to Qin first.

At the time of Su Qin, there were seven relatively powerful small countries in China, namely Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, Wei, and Qin.

These countries often fought with each other, so these hundreds of years were called the Warring States Period. The seven relatively awesome countries are called the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period.

Among the seven heroes of the Warring States Period, Qin was the strongest. Other countries are a little afraid of Qin, and they all hope to make friends with Qin and become friendly countries.

When he arrived at Qin, Su Qin told the King of Qin that Qin had a large population, good terrain, and strong soldiers, so he should eliminate the other six countries one by one and unify China. I am willing to make suggestions for your Majesty and destroy the six kingdoms.

Of course King Qin wanted to unify China, and Su Qin guessed King Qin’s idea. However, King Qin believed that the time had not come yet, so he rejected Su Qin.

Su Qin went to the powerful Zhao State again, but the prime minister of Zhao State did not like Su Qin and did not allow him to see the King of Zhao.

Su Qin went to the relatively weak Yan State again to give advice to the King of Yan. Among the Seven Kingdoms, Yan is a small country and is very afraid of being beaten.

Su Qin told the King of Yan that Yan is a good place. There is plenty of food, and it is also rich in chestnuts and red dates. Even if food is not grown, the people will not be hungry. There shouldn't be a war in such a good place.

The King of Yan said, yes, when the war breaks out, the life of the people will be very difficult. Moreover, the Yan State is weak and cannot defeat others if it goes to war. Do you have a way to prevent Yan from being beaten?

Su Qin said, of course. Qin and Zhao are both big countries, but Qin is far away from Yan, separated by Zhao, and Zhao is close to Yan. Therefore, to destroy Yan State, Zhao State is most likely to do so, not Qin State. You should not make friends with Qin. You should make friends with Zhao and help Zhao resist Qin. In this way, the State of Zhao will not be able to attack the State of Yan, and the State of Qin will not be able to attack the State of Yan.

King Yan was very happy to hear what Su Qin said made sense. He equipped Su Qin with carriages and horses, brought a lot of gifts and money, and went to persuade King Zhao as an envoy of Yan State.

Su Qin told King Zhao that among the seven countries, Qin was the most powerful. If Zhao and Qin make friends, Qin will not attack Zhao, and other countries will not dare to attack Zhao. That sounds good.

However, if Zhao makes friends with Qin, Qin will not be afraid that Zhao will attack itself, so it will free up its troops to attack the two neighboring small countries of South Korea and Wei. Qin occupied South Korea and Wei, and became more powerful and posed a greater threat to Zhao.

Zhao is next to Qin. If Qin wants to unify the world, it will attack Zhao sooner or later. The reason why Qin does not dare to attack Zhao now is because if he comes to attack Zhao, he will worry that other countries will take the opportunity to attack him.

As long as the six countries other than Qin form an alliance to fight against the most powerful Qin, no matter which country Qin attacks, the other five countries will come to help. The armies of the six countries will We can definitely defeat Qin.

So as long as 6 countries form an alliance, no one in Qin will dare to fight.

In this way, aren't Zhao and other countries safe? Other countries will share the good things they produce with Zhao. In the past, these good things could only be obtained after war and occupation. Zhao Guo can get it now without fighting.

The King of Zhao thought that Su Qin was right, so he equipped him with more carriages and horses, brought more gifts and money, and asked him to lobby other kings in the name of Zhao's envoy.

The envoys of Zhao State have greater face. When Su Qin came to South Korea, the King of Han respected the envoy of Zhao State very much.

South Korea is a small country, next to the powerful Qin State, and is planning to become a vassal state to Qin State.

Su Qin told the King of Han that South Korea was famous for its good weapons; South Korean soldiers were also famous for their bravery in fighting. It is very shameful for a country like South Korea to be a vassal state to Qin. Become a vassal state to the Qin State. The Qin State will ask for territory from you. If you give it this year, you will ask for it next year. When will it be the end?

People say that it is better to be a chicken head than an ox tail. How could such a wise king like you throw away such a person?

King Han was moved by Su Qin's words and said excitedly, yes, no matter what, South Korea cannot be a vassal state to Qin. As long as you have the means, I am willing to entrust the country to you.

Su Qin went to persuade Wei, Qi, and Chu. When he meets every king, he will first praise how wonderful the country is, and then praise how wise the king is. Then he said how shameful it was to be a vassal state of Qin. Tell the king again that as long as the six countries are in alliance, there is no need to be afraid of Qin or any country.

The State of Zhao is a big country, and Su Qin is the envoy of the State of Zhao. These kings respected him and thought what he said was reasonable, so they quickly agreed to form an alliance.

The Six-Nation Alliance was established, and Su Qin became the leader of the Six-Nation Alliance. Six countries also gave him the position of prime minister. Su Qin lived in Zhao State, but he was the prime minister of six countries.

The Six-Nation Alliance lasted for 15 years, and Qin did not dare to invade any country. There was no war between the six countries.

Su Qin was a very strategic man. He later died in Qi State and was killed by an enemy.

After Su Qin was assassinated, he was seriously injured but not dead. Su Qin knew that he was going to die. He said to King Qi, "I don't know who assassinated me yet." If you want to avenge me, kill me in public on the charge of rebellion. In this way, the person who assassinated me will take the initiative to stand up if he thinks he has merit. You can just catch him and kill him.

The King of Qi did as Su Qin said. As expected, his assassin came forward and was caught and killed by the King of Qi, avenging Su Qin.

Su Qin has a classmate named Zhang Yi.

When Su Qin was the prime minister of Zhao State, Zhang Yi was nothing. Zhang Yi came to Su Qin, hoping to find an official position.

Su Qin knew that Zhang Yi was more talented than him. If he could be the prime minister of Zhao, Zhang Yi could be the prime minister of Qin. He was worried that if Zhang Yi was given a small official position, Zhang Yi would lose his upward motivation.

Zhang Yi asked to see Su Qin, but Su Qin deliberately made him wait for several days before meeting him. When Su Qin met Zhang Yi, he didn't respect him at all and only gave him servant food. She even deliberately provoked him by saying, "Unfortunately, you are not worthy of being hired."

Zhang Yi was indeed very angry and determined to retaliate against Su Qin and his Zhao State. At that time, the most powerful country to attack Zhao was Qin, so Zhang Yi went to Qin.

Su Qin secretly sent a person with a carriage, horse and money to help Zhang Yi. With the help of this man, Zhang Yi found an opportunity to get close to the King of Qin. The King of Qin appreciated his eloquence and strategy and made him a minister.

The man who helped Zhang Yi came to say goodbye to Zhang Yi. Zhang Yi asked, how should I repay you? The man said, the person who helped you was not me, but Mr. Su Qin. He was afraid that your talent would be buried in a small official position in the State of Zhao, so he deliberately stimulated you and then sent me to help you.

Zhang Yi was very moved and said to herself that as long as Su Qin was in Zhao, Qin would not be allowed to attack Zhao.

Later, Zhang Yi became the prime minister of Qin. Before Su Qin left Zhao, Zhang Yi never let Qin attack Zhao.