Chapter 7 7. Sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight, Chen Zhen cleverly planned to defeat Han Wei

In 338 BC, Qin Xiaogong, who appointed Shang Yang to reform the law, died, and the crown prince Yingsi came to the throne. He was the famous King Hui of Qin in history.While following the laws and regulations implemented by Shang Yang, Qin Huiwang actively recruited talents from all walks of life for his own use.Because of this, counselors from all over the world rushed to Qin State continuously. They crossed the sea and showed their abilities, contributing to the foundation of Great Qin, which made Qin State gradually stronger.It was at this time that Chen Zhen, a lobbyist, came to Qin because of his reputation.

Chen Zhen was not only born with an eloquent mouth, but also a very strategic person.Not only did he use strategy to assist King Qin Hui to achieve a hegemony, but he also left many stories that people talk about. two countries. Chen Zhen came to Qin State admiringly, full of good vision for the future, but at the beginning, he was often excluded by his colleague Zhang Yi, unable to show his talents. When they first arrived in the state of Qin, Chen Zhen and Zhang Yi both worked for King Hui of Qin. Since King Hui of Qin valued them both, Chen Zhen and Yi Zhang would often compete for favor with King Hui of Qin.

Once, Zhang Yi said to King Hui of Qin: "Chen Zhen sent a large amount of money as an envoy between Qin and Chu. He should have improved the relationship between Qin and Chu. But now the state of Chu has not behaved to the state of Qin. He became more friendly and friendly, and on the contrary, he has a very good personal relationship with Chen Zhen." King Hui of Qin asked Zhang Yi strangely, "Why?" "It's because Chen Zhen thinks more about himself than the king. I also heard that Chen Zhen wants to defect to Chu State. He has treated you like this. Why don't you let him leave?" Zhang Yi replied. .

King Qin Hui was very angry when he heard this, so he summoned Chen Zhen. "I heard that you want to leave Qin and go to Chu. Is it true?" King Hui of Qin asked Chen Zhen. "I have this idea." Chen Zhen replied. "Sure enough, Zhang Yi is right." Qin Huiwang said very unhappy. "It's not just Zhang Yi who knows about it, it can be said that everyone on the road knows about it." Chen Zhen replied. "Why do you have such an idea?" "If the concubine to be sold has already been bought by someone who heard the news without going out of the house, it means that she is a good concubine; and if the woman who was abandoned by her husband can remarry in the local If I am not loyal to my king, then how can the king of Chu treat me as a loyal minister? How can he want me to go to him? ?Now my loyalty has been abandoned by you, my lord, so where will I go if I don’t go to Chu?” Chen Zhenwei replied.

After listening to Chen Zhen's explanation, Qin Huiwang realized that he had wronged Chen Zhen, so he tried his best to keep him, and later treated Chen Zhen better.But Zhang Yi still opposed Chen Zhen everywhere. In order to fear that she would fall out of favor in front of King Qin Hui, Zhang Yi even more unscrupulous to exclude Chen Zhen.A year later, King Hui of Qin appointed Zhang Yi as Prime Minister, and Chen Zhen was disheartened and fled to Chu State in desperation.But what he didn't expect was that he was not reused by Chu State, but instead sent him as an envoy to Qin State.This made Chen Zhen very unhappy.People tend to think of their old friends when they are sad, and so does Chen Zhen.At this time, he thought of King Qin Hui, and even missed him a little.

When he was on a mission to the state of Qin, he had to pass by the state of Wei. Chen Zhen's old friend Xishou was working in the state of Wei.At this time, Xishou was not proud of being in Wei, and he also understood Chen Zhen's current situation.Therefore, at the beginning, Xishou refused to meet Chen Zhen. "I can change your master's fate. If he doesn't see me, I will leave immediately." Chen Zhen asked Xishou's servant to pass on the message. Xishou, who was drinking alone, heard what Ding said, so he came out to meet Chen Zhen. "Why do you like drinking booze? I remember that you never drink!" Seeing Xishou drinking booze, Chen Zhen asked him.

"There's nothing to do now." Rhinoceros replied. "I can give you many things to do!" Chen Zhen said. "Then how can I have something to do?" Xishou asked. "Now Xiang Guotian of Wei State needs to invite the princes of other countries to form an alliance, but the King of Chu is skeptical about this. Now you only need to say to the King of Wei: 'I have old friendship with the monarchs of Yan and Zhao, so , I want to visit them.' If the king of Wei agrees to let you go, you can make a big noise and say that you want to go to Yan and Zhao." Chen Zhen said.

After thinking about it again and again, Xishou did what Chen Zhen said. As a result, the guests of Yan and Zhao in the state of Wei heard the news, and immediately reported the news to their respective monarchs in the fastest way. Wei Guo welcomes the rhinoceros head.But there was one person who was very angry, and he was the king of Chu. "Wei Xiangtian wanted to come to make a contract with me, but their rhino heads went to Yan and Zhao countries. This is clearly deceiving me!" Chu Wang was furious. In anger, King Chu ignored Tian Xu's suggestion.But he didn't know that such a result was entirely caused by Chen Zhen, a person who was not valued by him, who was behind the scenes.If he knew, would he treat Chen Zhen differently?

As a messenger, Chen Zhen finally arrived in Qin State, but it happened that South Korea and Wei State had been attacking each other for more than a year.Because neither South Korea nor Wei Guo has the intention of a truce and reconciliation.Therefore, King Qin Hui wanted to stop the war with his own strength.Of course, doing so can not only take advantage of the emptiness to eliminate Han and Wei, but also show their strength to other princes.As for how to do it, he hasn't thought about it yet. It was at this time that Chen Zhen arrived in Qin State. Before Chen Zhen arrived in the state of Qin, King Hui of Qin summoned his ministers to ask him, "I want to make Han and Wei cease fire and coexist peacefully. What do you think?"

The ministers insisted on their own opinions and had different opinions. Someone said: "Yes! We should rescue them and make them stop the war." But some people objected immediately: "They beat them, what does it matter to us? We should preserve our strength." The opinions of the ministers made it difficult for King Qin Hui to make a decision for a while. When Chen Zhen arrived in Qin State, King Qin Hui was very happy and specially summoned him. "Now, the war between South Korea and Wei has not stopped for more than a year. I want to save the people of the two countries. Some ministers say it's better to save them, and some say it's better not to save them. I hope you can think about it for me. This matter." After some pleasantries, King Qin Hui told Chen Zhen about his troubles.

Chen Zhen didn't wait for King Qin Hui to finish speaking, and he was already confident.Instead of talking about the war between Han and Wei, he asked Qin Huiwang: "Does your lord want to unify the world?" "Of course I do, what's your plan?" Qin Huiwang said. Chen Zhen said: "I can't talk about any clever tricks, but I can tell you a story about Bian Zhuangzi stabbing a tiger." Once upon a time, there was a man named Bian Zhuangzi who lived by running a hotel.Bian Zhuangzi likes to be brave, and he often practices martial arts himself, so he is very famous in the local area. At some point, two tigers appeared in the local mountains, often coming out to harm domestic animals, and even biting or killing people.Bian Zhuangzi made up his mind to eliminate harm for the people, so he bought a shiny bronze sword and prepared to kill the tiger. One day, a shepherd boy came running out of breath and said to Bian Zhuangzi, "It's bad! Two tigers are eating my cows! Please help drive the tigers away!" After hearing this, Bian Zhuangzi immediately ran up the mountain with the shepherd boy, carrying the bronze sword.When he reached the mountain, Bian Zhuangzi saw two tigers, one big and one small, biting a cow, and the cow was struggling desperately.Seeing this, without saying a word, Bian Zhuangzi drew his bronze sword and was about to assassinate the tiger. At this time, the boy in his hotel came over and stopped him, and said to him: "Don't be impatient, you see these two tigers, one big and one small, are eating cows with great relish, and they will fight each other in the end if they get something sweet. At that time, they will inevitably fight each other. As the saying goes, "When two tigers fight, one must die". The one that dies must be the young tiger. After the young tiger dies, the big tiger will definitely be hurt. Wouldn't it be easy for you to assassinate the injured tiger at that time." Bian Zhuangzi thought the boy was right, so they hid in the bushes.After a while, the two tigers really fought over the cow. They pounced, bit and scratched again. Finally, the little tiger was killed by the big tiger, and the big tiger was also wounded all over his body and dying.At this time, Bian Zhuangzi rushed over and stabbed the tiger's vitals with his sword, and the tiger died with a long howl. What Chen Zhen told was the story of "sitting on a mountain and watching a tiger fight".The reason for telling this story is to tell Qin Huiwang that Han and Wei are fighting each other, and if they don't stop for a year, they must hurt each other.Big countries will also suffer, and small countries will also be broken.If King Qin Hui wanted to complete the great cause of unifying the world, he had to let them continue to fight, and when they suffered heavy casualties, he would use heavy troops to conquer them, so that he could easily achieve his goal. Later, King Hui of Qin adopted Chen Zhen's strategy of "sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight". When both Han and Wei were hit hard, he sent troops to crusade and won a complete victory. Chen Zhen came to Qin State admiringly, and returned to Chu State because he was not valued; later, he was sent to Qin State because of the coldness of the King of Chu; He adopted the strategy of "sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight", and wiped out the two countries of Han and Wei without any effort, thus leaving a well-known historical story.