The characteristic of a wise man is to see who is smarter than himself, while the characteristic of a fool is to see who is more stupid than himself. King Qin Zhaowang is more stupid than himself. You see how stupid King Huai of Chu was. I cheated him into visiting the state of Qin, so he came foolishly and was imprisoned to death. Zhao Shengduo is stupid. I cheated him into drinking in the state of Qin, so he was stupid. As a result, I caught him and asked him for Wei Qi's head. I sent it to him obediently. To deal with these idiots, I don't want to wipe out thousands of troops. So King Zhao of Qin wanted to destroy Zhao state of South Korea. His mother and uncle were dwarfed, and the princes and countries were frightened.
However, it backfired. In the battle of Changping, he thought that he would kill 450000 enemies, but in the end he lied about his achievements. The battle of Handan was supposed to be easy to destroy Zhao, but it didn't mean that it would be impossible to fight for two years. The Qin army even failed to encircle Handan, so that Zhao Sheng, the king of Pingyuan, could lead a huge delegation to visit Chu. Mao Sui's self recommendation is the result of this visit, which makes people all over the world know that King Zhao of Qin was a fool and was taken by his subordinates. The biggest blow to people, the deepest injury is the betrayal of relatives. Fan Ju is shameful. He asks him to tell Baiqi to clean up the mess, but he does not. His grandson Ying Zichu also adds fuel to the fire. He talks about Zhao guobing and Ma Zhuang everywhere, for fear that the ministers and the people don't know that Baiqi is fooled. The fatal blow finally came. The Qin army collapsed in Handan, with countless casualties. Wang Ji, the governor of Hedong County, abandoned his land and fled. Zheng Anping, the deputy commander of the Qin army, led 20000 Qin troops to the enemy. In Hanoi, Hedong County, Taiyuan County, Shangdang county and Hanoi county were all lost.
Like a big investor who has been speculating in stocks for several decades, he has managed to accumulate millions of assets by buying and selling them. With a big drop, 90% of his assets have gone to ashes. He not only lost all his life's earnings, but also nearly cleaned up the legacy left by his mother and uncle. King Zhao of Qin can't stand this series of heavy blows. The most important thing is his 70 year old face. At that time, he broke down and went crazy. "Qin Benji" records the crazy words of King Qin Zhao: "in 54 years, Wang Jiao saw God in Yong."
Who is the culprit driving King Qin Zhao crazy? On the surface, it is in vain. He lied about his military achievements and committed the crime of deceiving the monarch. Therefore, he misled King Qin Zhao to fight against the state of Zhao. It was difficult to ride a tiger, which eventually led to a great collapse and heavy losses to the state of Qin. Not really. Three feet of ground freezing is not a day's cold. The courage to lie, to be a thief and to do bad things is always cultivated little by little. Bai Qi dares to tell such a big lie, saying that killing 400000 people in one fell swoop will not be his first crime.
According to historical records, as early as the 14th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty, Bai Qi lied about his military achievements when he was young. In the 13th year of emperor Zhao of Qin Dynasty, Bai Qi came out and led the army to attack Xincheng with the title of Zuo Shu Chang, but he was defeated. However, in the following 14 years, he led the army to attack yique again and said that he beheaded 240000 people. It is said that the flaws of such lies are obvious, and it is not difficult to expose them. The total force of the battle of Han Wei Yi que was only 240000 (Qin general Bai Qi defeated our army's Yi que by 240000). Have you beheaded all the enemies in vain to escape? Wei Ran often leads the troops to fight. He should know that this is impossible. You lead the army to attack yique, and you kill all the enemies, but why didn't you occupy yique? Mi Yue is not stupid. This flaw should be clear at a glance. However, Bai Qi told such a big lie and beheaded 240000, which was unprecedented and unprecedented in history at that time. When he returned to Xianyang, he was not punished. On the contrary, he was promoted to the rank of daliangzao.
Why? There are two reasons.
First, Bai Qi is a man of MI Yue and Wei Ran. Aunts and grandmothers reward slaves but not talents, so that we can see that those who follow me will prosper and those who oppose me will perish. If you don't be obedient and sell yourself to others, no matter how well you do it, you can do it for nothing, no matter how capable you are. For example, Sima Cuo, King Qin Zhao once defeated Qianzhong county and Hanoi County, which is more than Bai Qi's lifetime. But Sima CuO doesn't sell his life and become a grandson in front of my mother, and I won't reward you for fighting any more places. So Sima was only a 12 level zuogeng, 4 levels lower than daliangzao and 7 levels lower than Wu Anlun Hou. On the contrary, Bai Qi lost the battle of attacking the new town in the 13th year, but when he came back, he was promoted to the rank of nobility by two grades, and the rank of nobility reached zuogeng. This is even more like Sima Cuo. It is a common stratagem for kings to reward slaves but not talents, but it is the most shameless stratagem. If there is such a style as leadership, we can basically conclude that it is not a good person.
Second, MI Yue and Wei Ran needed such a victory, even if they lied about their military achievements, in order to subdue the officials and consolidate their position. King Zhao of Qin ascended the throne by foreign armed interference and collusion. When King Qinwu died, no one was appointed to inherit the throne, and King Qinzhao was not the eldest brother of King Qinwu. Therefore, it was up to the minister, Queen Qinhui and queen Qinwu to decide who should inherit the throne. However, MI Yue took advantage of her younger brother Wei Ran to control military power, colluded with the armed forces of Yan and Zhao States, opened the way, escorted King Zhao of Qin back to China, and forced her to become king of Qin. For this reason, she also killed many ministers, princes, and even queen Hui of Qin. Because his son, King Qin Zhao, did not get the right throne, in order to consolidate the throne and suppress the opposition forces, he urgently needed to prove his wisdom and greatness, so Bai Qi lied about his military achievements. It is even possible that MI Yue and Wei Ran suggested and encouraged Bai Qi to lie about his achievements in war, so as to prove that he was wise and correct in armed usurpation of the throne, making a silly son king of Qin, killing his son, Minister and Empress Dowager.
However, MI Yue and Wei Ran did not expect that they connived at and encouraged Bai Qi to lie about his achievements in the war, and finally brought it back to their son, King Qin Zhao. For the sake of King Qin Zhao, the biggest pain in life is not having no money, no power, no women and no flattery, but losing face, failing, being fooled and finally achieving nothing. It's like a big stock speculator who finally jumps out of a building to commit suicide, not because he's poor, but because he's busy all his life and fails. King Qin Zhao broke down and went crazy. This is the retribution of his mother's uncle's misdeeds.
