Chapter 60 Meng Changjun leads the joint vertical

In 304 BC, Qin and Chu countries met in Huangji.In 303 BC, Lord Mengchang organized Qi, Wei, and Han to join forces and sent troops to crusade against Chu. According to the "Warring States Policy", when Meng Changjun was still planning to join forces, the doctor Gongsun Hong said to him: "If you want to do great things, you must first understand the situation of your opponent. Your main opponent is the King of Qin, and the King of Chu is just his An accomplice. Why don’t you send someone to Qin to spy on them first. If the King of Qin is wise and powerful, you don’t need to bother; if the King of Qin is incompetent, you can do nothing later.” Mr. Meng Chang thought this suggestion was good, so he sent Gongsun Hong as an envoy Qin State.

When King Qin Zhao saw Gong Sunhong, he knew that he was sent by Lord Mengchang, so he deliberately asked, "How big is Xue Gong's fief?" Gongsun Hong said: "The radius is a hundred li." King Qin Zhao smiled and said, "Qin has a land area of ​​thousands of miles, yet dare not confront others; now Xue Gong's land is only a hundred miles away, and at best he is a land rich man, so he dares to attack Qin?" Gongsunhong broke out in a cold sweat unconsciously, thinking that this King of Qin is not simple, and he saw through my intentions at a glance.But his mouth was still very firm, and he replied: "Xue Gong has his own advantages."

King Qin Zhao said: "Oh? Please tell me and listen." Gong Sunhong said: "There is a kind of person who only seeks to be righteous in doing things. Even if he is not a minister of the emperor or a friend of the princes, he is willing; He will not flatter and be a minister. There are only three such people in the world, counting Xue Gong. When it comes to governing the country, there are only three such people who can make the king achieve the career of king and hegemony, including Xue Gong. Five people. If the king, as the awe-inspiring king of Wancheng, insults the diplomatic envoy regardless of his status, he will draw his sword and splatter your clothes with blood. There are ten people in this world including me .”

King Qin Zhao froze for a moment, then smiled and said: "Oh, why are you doing this? I was just joking with you. Please go back and tell Mr. Xue that I admire him very much and hope to have the opportunity to deal with him. " Gong Sunhong still said neither arrogant nor humble: "Yes." When Gongsun Hong went back and explained the situation, Lord Mengchang realized that King Qin Zhao was not a simple person.However, he was not afraid of this, on the contrary, he became more determined to join forces. I'm afraid, then it's not Mr. Mengchang. In the autumn of 303 BC, as soon as the armies of Qi, Wei, and Han came under pressure, King Huai of Chu sent Prince Xiong Heng to Qin as a hostage, asking Qin for support.

The state of Qin sent "Ke Qingtong" (the original text, whose surname is unknown) to send troops to rescue. After weighing the pros and cons, Mr. Mengchang decided to withdraw the troops decisively. After this incident, the relationship between Qin and Chu should have been improved to a higher level.Unexpectedly, after Xiong Heng arrived in Qin State and lived for less than a year, he got into a dispute with others because of drinking, killed a doctor of Qin State, and fled back to Chu State privately.As a result, a rift appeared in the relationship between the two countries, and even the Queen Mother Xuan became disgusted with Chu.

Lord Mengchang seized this opportunity and launched the Three Kingdoms campaign against Chu again in 301 BC.King Huai of Chu had to ask Qin for help again.In order to persuade King Qin Zhao, he sent a heavyweight person——Chen Zhen. When King Qin Zhao saw Chen Zhen, he was very affectionate and said, "You were originally an old minister of Qin State, and you had a good relationship with the former king. Later, because of some misunderstandings, you left Qin State to serve the King of Chu. Now Qi State When fighting against Chu State, some people say that rescue is beneficial, while others say that rescue is not good. As an old friend of Qin State, why don’t you give your allegiance to the King of Chu, and also offer some advice for the widow?”

When Chen Zhen heard this, his eyes became hot.Back then, he left Qin State mainly because he and Zhang Yi couldn't piss in the same pot.He actually has no opinion on Qin State and King Qin Hui.Moreover, with the passage of time, Qin Huiwang and Zhang Yi have both passed away, and he himself is also very old. He has long looked down on those past grievances and grievances, and on the contrary, he has some nostalgic feelings.He said to King Qin Zhao: "Didn't Your Majesty hear the story of a Wu man who came to Chu to be an official? The King of Chu liked that Wu man very much. Once the Wu man was ill, and the King of Chu sent someone to inquire about it. asked, "Is he really sick, or is he homesick?" The left and right ministers said, "We don't know if he is homesick. If he is, he will definitely pronounce the accent of Wudi to express his homesickness." ' Now, I also want to pronounce 'the local accent of Wu' for the king."

King Qin Zhao quickly bowed to Chen Zhen and listened attentively. Chen Zhen said: "Your Majesty must have heard of Bian Zhuangzi. He is a doctor of the State of Lu. He is powerful and capable of fighting tigers. Once, two tigers fought for a man, and Bian Zhuangzi wanted to kill him. Tiger, his friend Guan Yu dissuaded him. When two tigers fight, the weak will die and the strong will be injured. Why not wait until one of them dies and the other is injured? Now that Qi and Chu are fighting, both sides will have casualties. Why don't you wait Woolen cloth?" Chen Zhen's "local accent of Wu" made King Huai of Chu look forward to the autumn water, and did not expect Qin's rescue.

There is no way, he can only bite the bullet and confront Mr. Mengchang. Under the leadership of Qi's famous general Kuang Zhang, Wei general Gongsun Xi, and Han general Bao Yuan, the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms confronted the Chu army led by Tang Mei in Bi (bi) water (in today's Henan Province). At the beginning, the coalition forces didn't know the depth of the water, so they didn't dare to attack rashly.And once people were sent to test the depth, the Chu army would shoot arrows to drive them away, and they would not let people approach the river at all. The two sides stalemate for six months.King Xuan of Qi lost his patience and sent people to the front to reprimand Kuangzhang with extremely harsh words.

Kuangzhang was not easy to provoke, and said to the emissary: ​​"Remove my post, kill me, or even kill my whole family. This is what the king can do. However, the king can't ask me to fight when the time is not ripe." Made it." After the envoy returned, Kuangzhang hurriedly spent a lot of money in the local area to find a guide. Finally, a woodcutter said to him: "Where the Chu army is heavily defended, the water is shallow; where the Chu army is weakly defended, the water is deep." It's that simple. Kuangzhang was overjoyed, and immediately organized an elite army to cross the river from the place heavily defended by the Chu army under the cover of night, and launched a surprise attack on the Chu army.At this time, Tang Mei, the general of Chu, relaxed his vigilance because the coalition forces had not moved for six months, and waited until all the coalition forces had crossed the river before rushing to fight. As a result, Chuisha (now Tanghe, Henan Province) beside the Bi River was defeated. .

As a result of the battle, more than 20,000 Chu soldiers were beheaded, and Tang Mei himself was killed by an arrow. The land north of Wancheng and Yecheng in Chu State was all occupied by the coalition forces. King Qin Zhao, who had been sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight, made a move now. Qin Jun's sword pointed directly at Chu State and beheaded 20,000 people.In the second year, Qin State increased its troops to attack Chu, beheaded 30,000 people, killed Chu general Jing Que, and conquered Xincheng (now Yichuan, Henan Province) in one fell swoop. King Huai of Chu had no choice but to seek peace from Qi State, and sent Prince Xiong Heng to Qi State as a hostage. The battle of Chuisha greatly boosted the prestige of Lord Mengchang, and also made King Qin Zhao have a strong interest in this rich man of Qi. In the winter of 301 BC, King Xuan of Qi passed away, and Prince Tian Sui came to the throne, also known as King Qi Min in history.King Qin Zhao sent Jingyang Jun Yingfu (fei) to Qi State to express his condolences.At the same time, he proposed to King Min of Qi that he wanted to invite Lord Mengchang to visit Qin State. If Qi State was worried, Lord Jingyang could stay in Linzi as a hostage. Ying Fu is the younger brother of King Qin Zhao and the beloved son of Queen Mother Xuan.If Ying Fu is taken as a hostage, Mr. Meng Chang's safety in Qin should still be guaranteed. Lord Mengchang just wanted to see with his own eyes the king who was called "extraordinary" by Gong Sunhong.This is not out of envy of fame, but because in his bones, there is a spirit that loves adventure.He is as rich as the enemy, and powerful in China, but he even regards himself as a knight-traveling the world with a sword in his hand, holding a reception as a hero, this is the life he yearns for the most. According to the situation at that time, if Lord Mengchang made up his mind, no one could persuade him, not even King Qi Min.However, out of concern for the benefactor, the diners dissuaded him one after another, but Mr. Mengchang refused to listen until a real old man appeared in front of Mr. Mengchang. He is Su Qin. He doesn't have to listen to other people's words, but he still has to consider Su Qin's words. After all, he was the first to raise the banner of unity, and his qualifications are there. Su Qin said: "I saw a puppet and a clay puppet talking by the Zishui River this morning. The puppet said, 'You are the mud on the west bank of the river. If it rains heavily and the Zishui River surges, you will be washed away The mud puppet said, "I was originally made of mud on the west bank of the river, and I returned to the mud when it melted. But you, originally made of peach stalks in the east, if the Zishui surges, you will be washed away." Where is it?" Qin is a country of tigers and wolves, if you insist on going there, you may never come back." Only then did Meng Changjun give up the idea of ​​going to Qin. What happened next to King Huai of Chu proved that Su Qin's words were justified.