Su Qin, whose name is Jizi, was born in Luoyang of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty in the Warring States period. He was a famous political strategist at that time. Su Qin's life, seemingly uncertain, has always been loyal to the state of Yan, because the state of Yan is the first country to accept him and willing to appoint him. Su Qin's policy of resisting Qin for Yan's benefit was beneficial to Yan, Zhao, Han, Wei, Qi and Chu. By virtue of his outstanding talent, he put on the seal of the six states, which made the army of Qin dare not cross Hangu pass for 15 years.
Su Qin
I'm a rich scholar
Luoyang people in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty were originally engaged in industry and commerce to get rich. Su Qin left his hometown early and studied in Guiguzi for several years. GUI GuZi is a famous debater. Su Qin followed him for several years, but he didn't get into any fame. At last, he came back home in poverty. Su Qin's family and even his servants laughed at him and looked down upon him. They thought it impossible for him to make a living by talking.
Su Qin's self-esteem was hurt and he was ashamed to read at home all day. One day, he said to himself, "you read all day, but you can't gain fame and power. What's the point of reading more books?" finally, he found out a book called Yin Fu, from which he carefully studied the monarch's psychology. A year later, he thought he could use this knowledge to lobby monarchs.
A bad luck hitter
As a lobbyist, Su Qin's luck is not very good. He first went to the state of Qin to encourage it to unify the world. However, at that time, King Hui of Qin just killed Shang Yang, a great meritorious official, and there was chaos within the country. He felt that the dream of unifying the world was too far away. Su Qin's eloquence for a long time did not arouse any interest from King Hui of Qin. Su Qin had no choice but to leave the state of Qin in disgrace.
His second stop was the state of Zhao. He didn't expect that fengyangjun, the Prime Minister of the state of Zhao at that time, hated Su Qin very much for some reason and was not interested in Su Qin's words.
The continuous losses made Su Qin's followers lose confidence. On the way to Yan, his followers always wanted to leave, which made Su Qin very distressed. When he arrived in the state of Yan, he couldn't even find a chance to meet the Marquis of Yan Wen. It was only a year later that he met the Marquis of Yan Wen. He stated the crisis of the state of Yan to Marquis Wenhou of Yan, and pointed out the benefits of the policy of cooperation and vertical control to the state of Yan. Deeply moved, Marquis Wenhou of Yan decided to use Su Qin, and gave many chariots and gold and silver as his funds. In this way, Su Qin finally got rid of the bad luck and began the road of great strategist.
Super international consultant
If all the countries in the Warring States period were super large companies, then Su Qin's work was undoubtedly equivalent to an international consultant. He pointed out the problems of these countries and helped them solve them. At the same time, the consultancy fees charged were astronomical.
The first stop of his propaganda was the state of Zhao. At that time, Fengyang Jun, who hated him, just passed away. He eloquently analyzed the international situation to Zhao Xiaohou and pointed out the benefits of his propaganda to the state of Zhao. Zhao Xiaohou was moved by his words. He not only gave him 100 chariots and horses, gold Qianlong (equivalent to more than 2000 Jin now), but also Bai Bi Bai Shuang and Jin Xiu Qian.
With economic support, Su Qin easily convinced Korea and Wei, then went east to Qi, convinced the king of Qi, and finally went south to lobby Chu. Because the six countries were afraid of Qin, the alliance of the six countries soon United. Su and Qin naturally became the leader of the alliance and also served as the Prime Minister of the six countries.
After wearing the seal of the six kingdoms, Su Qin was finally able to raise his eyebrows. People who had despised him in the past were in awe of him and laughed at his brother, wife and sister-in-law. When they saw him, they were all prostrate on the ground, and they didn't dare to speak out. Su Qin was filled with emotion and gave his gold and silver to his family and friends. He also gave back to those who had helped him before.
Under the leadership of Su Qin, he Zong policy achieved great success. Su Qin was also named king Wu'an by Zhao.
There is no constant morality
However, the joint vertical policy is not without shortcomings, and there will inevitably be cracks between the six countries. Through the efforts of Qin state, Qi State and Wei state attacked Zhao state together. Su Qin left Zhao state and went to Yan state, and the policy of hezong went bankrupt.
After su Qin arrived in the state of Yan, marquis Wen of Yan died and King Yi of Yan succeeded to the throne. In order to repay Yan's kindness, Su Qin sent an envoy to Qi, using the fact that King Yanyi was Qin's son-in-law to persuade Qi to return the land occupied by Yan. Su Qin made such contributions. Unexpectedly, after returning to the state of Yan, he lost the trust of the state of Yan and was deprived of his official position. The reason was that someone told Su Qin that he had no virtue.
At that time, loyalty, faithfulness and filial piety were three high moral values. In the Warring States period, the international events were full of chaos. In order to survive, it was difficult for individuals to stay at home and fulfill their filial piety. For the sake of the national interest, upright people often swear in person and turn back one after another. Su Qin used the changes of the times to explain the new connotation of loyalty, faithfulness and filial piety, because he ran between many countries, and inevitably fell into the dilemma of one servant and two masters. Su Qin explained his difficulties to the king of Yan Yi with the fable that loyalty can be punished. At last, he got an understanding and resumed his position as prime minister.
In order to repay the kindness, the state of Qi was the victim
Su Qin volunteered to be an undercover agent in the state of Qi because he had an affair with the mother of King Yanyi. The state of Qi and the state of Yan are feuds. For the benefit of the state of Yan, Su Qinyou said that the king of Qi had built a large number of funerals and built palaces in order to consume the power of the state of Qi.
Later, Su Qin and Qi nobles vied for favor, and their opponents sent people to assassinate him. Su Qin was seriously injured. Knowing that he could not survive, he said to the king of Qi, "please crack my car, and then say that I was killed in Qi for Yan's sake. In this way, the people who killed me will come out by themselves, and you can take revenge for me. "King Qi did it this way, and he caught the assassin.
After su Qin's death, what he did for the state of Yan gradually exposed and angered Qi. Su Dai and Su Li, the two younger brothers of Su Qin, studied Su Qin's vertical and horizontal skills and continued to develop in the state of Yan. On the contrary, they caused civil strife in the state of Yan. The state of Qi took the opportunity to attack the state of Yan. Su Dai and Su Li finally attached themselves to the state of Qi. In the era of Su Qin, Qi had always played the role of the unjust leader. Later, he finally got some benefits from Su Qin's younger brother.
