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Chapter 297 The ancestor of military strategists, Sun Wu... (for subscription)
"Pity."

"Such a wise Duke Huan of Qi ended up in such a fate."

"If you look at the national power of Qi at that time, he is very likely to dominate the world."

Many people kept shaking their heads.

Chen Fan also liked Qi Henggong very much.

But in the end, Duke Huan of Qi was not a perfect person. In his later years, he became arrogant and indulgent.

"However, in fact, Qi State has always been very powerful in the Spring and Autumn Period. Even if Qi State lost its hegemony status, it still belongs to the eastern power. Countries in the Spring and Autumn Period did not dare to offend Qi State easily. But in Qi Jinggong's period, The strength of Qi State began to become stronger again. In the early years, Duke Jing of Qi had always admired the great achievements of Duke Huan of Qi, his ancestor, so he had been diligently exempted from governing before, making Qi State stronger and stronger. Even, faintly The trend of quasi-hegemony. At the same time, during Qi Jinggong’s period, he also reused some important officials such as Yan Ying.”

Compared with Guan Zhong, the Prime Minister of Qi Henggong, Yan Ying is another Guan Zhong of Qi.

even.

In terms of personal morality and other aspects, Mr. Tai Shigong's evaluation of Yan Ying is very good, even surpassing Guan Zhong.

"Here, let's talk about Yan Ying. Yan Ying was the elder of the three dynasties, and he experienced Qi Linggong, Qi Zhuanggong, and Qi Jinggong successively. It's just that Qi Jinggong, like Qi Huangong, began to become more industrious in his early years while serving the people diligently. Enjoy it. For this reason, Yan Ying, who served as Xiangguo, has been teaching by example when he was assisting Qi Jinggong, hoping that Qi Jinggong can become a famous king."

"Once, Qi Jinggong went to the old place of Ji State to play, and got a golden pot. He opened it and saw that there was a cinnabar document in it. It was written that if you don't eat, you will turn fish, and don't ride a rough horse. Jinggong said: Well said! According to the meaning of this sentence , Eat fish but not the other side, because you hate the smell of fish; ride a horse and don't ride a bad horse, because you think it can't travel long distances."

Yan Ying said: "That's not the case. I think these eight characters contain the principle of governing the country: don't turn over when eating fish, it means don't use up the power of the people! Don't ride in a bad carriage, it means don't put villains in Beside!"

Jing Gong asked: "What you said is reasonable, but I have a question. Since Ji Guo had such a document, why did it still perish?" Yan Ying replied: "Its demise has its own reasons. I heard that a gentleman has a wise saying." , hang it on the gate, and let him supervise him all the time. But Ji Guo has such a good word, but pours it into the pot like water, what good will it do if it doesn't perish?"

This story comes from "Yanzi Chunqiu", because Yan Ying is too virtuous, so Yan Ying is called Yan Zi.

this book.

Most of them are a book recording Yanzi's words and deeds, just like "The Analects of Confucius".

Then, Chen Fan continued: "During Qi Jinggong's time, although Qi State was also very powerful, it had lost its position as the overlord. At this time, Jin State's strength has become stronger. Jin State wants to attack Qi State. But after all, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, so the state of Jin is not sure. Therefore, the state of Jin sent an envoy, Fan Zhao, to the state of Qi."

"After Fan Zhao came to Qi State, Qi Jinggong entertained him graciously. During the banquet, everyone drank a lot of wine. Taking advantage of the wine, Fan Zhao wanted to test Qi Jinggong, and then asked Qi Jinggong, can I use your cup for I served a glass of wine. Qi Jinggong didn't feel anything, so he used his own cup to serve Fan Zhao a glass of wine. Fan Zhao was very happy, drank the wine, and then returned the cup to Qi Jinggong. But Yan Ying threw the cup away Go out. Because according to the etiquette at that time, monarchs and ministers drink in their own cups. Although Fan Zhao is the envoy of Jin, he is only a minister, while Qi Jinggong is the king of a country. Ministers and monarchs have different statuses. Naturally, you can't use the wine cups used by the courtiers."

"After Fan Zhao returned to the country, he told the King of Jin about this matter. He also thought that now is not the time to attack Qi. At that time, I borrowed Qi Jinggong's cup to drink and wanted to test Qi Jinggong. I didn't want Yan Ying to see through. Fan Zhao felt that, Qi has such virtuous ministers, even if Jin wants to attack, it will not gain much. In the end, the king of Jin gave up his plan to attack Qi."

For thousands of years before, many people believed that "Yanzi Chunqiu" was a fabricated book, and it was a book like Ming Dynasty stories written by others.

but.

In the previous life in 1972, a bamboo slip version of "Yanzi Chunqiu" was unearthed from the Yinqueshan Han Tomb, and the fake book theory is self-defeating.

But in the Yanzi Spring and Autumn Period, the most famous one is the prose "Yanzi Envoy Chu".

Yanzi's envoy to Chu is Yan Ying's envoy to Chu.

Chen Fan said: "Although Yan Ying is the Prime Minister of Qi State, he is very short in stature. When Qi State lost its hegemony, Jin State, Chu State, etc. gathered together and became stronger. At that time, Yan Ying was sent as an envoy to Chu State, The King of Chu deliberately made things difficult for Yan Ying, so he opened a small five-foot-high hole next to the gate for Yan Ying to enter. Such a small hole was like a dog's hole at the time."

Speaking of this, Chen Fan interacted with a group of students: "Everyone, if you were Yan Ying, what would you do if you encountered such a situation?"

At this time.

A student raised his hand and said, "If I were Yan Ying, I would categorically refuse to enter this door."

Then another student also raised his hand and said: "This is not only a humiliation to Yan Ying, but also to the Qi State. If I were Yan Ying, if I kept refusing to enter this door, I would return to Qi State immediately."

For this.

A group of friends in the live broadcast room also continued to express their opinions at this time.

Some said back.

Some said to directly Pk with them in person.

It is also said that even if you die, you will not enter such a doorway.

Regarding this, Chen Fan nodded and shook his head: "It's right not to enter such a doorway. But, everyone knows that the Qi State at that time was no longer the Qi State under the rule of Duke Huan of Qi. However, the state of Chu is gradually rising. With their strength at that time, they surpassed the state of Qi. Although Yan Ying was the prime minister of Qi state, if he went to Chu state as an envoy, if he went back like this. Although it seems that he will not be humiliated, But if you go back like this, then the purpose of going to Chu as an envoy will not be accomplished."

This is actually a diplomatic confrontation between countries.

"Teacher Chen Fan, what can Yan Ying do?"

"Is it really possible to enter this small door?"

"Isn't this drilling a dog hole?"

Everyone is unwilling to be killed.

At this time.

Chen Fan said, "Everyone, don't worry. Yan Ying looked at the dog hole in front of him, and said to the minister, I heard that some envoys go to the dog country, and they will go in through the dog hole. Today, I go out The envoy is the state of Chu, do you want to enter through the dog hole? When the minister heard what Yan Ying said, his face turned red all of a sudden, so he asked Yan Ying to enter through the gate."

"I don't care, it's wonderful."

"That's a perfect answer."

"That's too smart."

Hearing Yan Ying's answer, everyone was filled with admiration.

Such an answer not only refused to enter through the small gate, but also humiliated Chu State.

If the state of Chu is a state of dogs, then he, Yan Ying, is going to enter through this door.

Then.

As a minister of Chu State, would you like to let Yan Ying enter through the small gate, or let Yan Ying enter through the gate?

obviously.

Let alone Chu State.

Even any country is unwilling to admit that it is a dog country.

Naturally, they could only invite Yan Ying to enter through the main entrance.

"It's just that Yan Ying's rhetorical question made the king of Chu upset. After Yan Ying met the king of Chu, the king of Chu made a novel about Yan Ying's short stature. The king of Chu said, is there no one in Qi, and sent you People like this come to be envoys. Yan Ying said, Linzi, the capital of Qi, is three hundred Lu, and the sleeves are covered with shadows, and the sweat is like rain, shoulder to shoulder. There are too many people to count, and the sleeves can be opened to cover the sky and the sun, and the sweat is like rain, people are touching people, shoulder to shoulder, toes touching heels, how can it be said that there is no one in Qi?"

"The king of Chu said, since that is the case, why would he send you to our country of Chu? Yanzi replied, Qi sent envoys, each with their own destinations. Wise envoys are sent to wise countries. Unworthy envoys I will be sent to an unworthy country. I, Yan Ying, am the most incompetent person, so I will be sent to the most incompetent country."

Applause came one after another.

Yanzi once again showed his talent and ingenuity. He not only took back the insult to himself, but also doubled it back.

"It's just that the King of Chu was still upset with Yan Ying, so he asked his subordinates how to humiliate this guy. One of his ministers said that tomorrow I will tie a person to Yan Ying. The King of Chu said, this person is Who? The minister said, this is from Qi. The king of Chu asked again what crime he had committed, and the minister said, the crime of theft. Then the next day, the king of Chu invited Yan Ying to drink. When he drank to a high place, at this time The minister tied a man and came before the King of Chu. The King of Chu pretended to be puzzled and asked, which country was the bound man, and the minister said that he was from Qi, and he committed the crime of theft.

"After the minister finished speaking, the King of Chu looked at Yan Ying intentionally or unintentionally and asked, could it be that Qi State is good at stealing?"

At this time.

Chen Fan started interacting again: "If you were Yan Ying, how would you answer this question?"

"This one……"

A group of students kept thinking.

This is more difficult.

He is even more troublesome than the Chu king's short story about Yan Ying.

After all, Yan Ying's short stature is just a matter of appearance, and making fun of others based on his appearance is not considered honorable.

Whether it's a real fight back, or something else, everyone has a way.

It's just that everyone's ideas are not as good as Yan Ying's.

but.

But now a man from the state of Qi has been arrested, and he is also said to be a thief.

Given the circumstances, this should be true.

It is also impossible for the king of Chu to laugh at Yan Ying with a person from Qi who did not steal.

Since you want to laugh, let's take a real thief, and a thief from Qi.

"I'm stupid, it's very difficult."

"If it were me, I wouldn't even know what to say."

"Me too."

Everyone kept shaking their heads, unable to think of any good solution.

admit wrong?

This is impossible.

If it's just one person's theft, it's nothing.

But when you go to a certain country, what matters is not only a person's problem, but also a country's problem.

Or simply say, don't the people of Chu country steal?

Although this statement is also possible.

But it's useless to say that when you haven't caught the Chu people stealing.

But now it is obvious that a person from the state of Qi stole in the state of Chu.

Seeing that everyone had nothing to do, Chen Fan smiled: "Even if facing the king of Chu humiliating himself and the state of Qi in such a way, Yan Ying still has no fear. After seeing the king of Chu say that this person from the state of Qi is in the state of Chu Stealing, Yan Ying told the king of Chu a truth, I heard such a thing: oranges grow in the south of the Huaihe River, they are oranges, and they grow in the north of the Huaihe River, they become trifoliate oranges, but the shape of the leaves is similar, and the shape of their fruits is similar. The taste is different, why is this? In fact, there is no reason, but the water and soil are different. Now people live in Qi and don’t steal, but when they come to Chu, they steal. Could it be that the water and soil of Chu make the people good at stealing?”

There is a famous saying here, that is, oranges born in Huainan are oranges, and oranges born in Huaibei are oranges.

As soon as such a truth came out, all the students applauded.

"it is good."

"Yan Zi spoke very well."

"Oranges grown in Huainan are tangerines, and oranges grown in Huaibei are oranges... Hahaha, is it because of the soil and water problems in Chu that the common people are good at stealing?"

"I don't know what the king of Chu's expression was when he heard Yan Ying's words? I think it must be very exciting."

Although Qi lost its status as the overlord of the Spring and Autumn Period.

But regarding Qi State, it is still extremely exciting.

As soon as the story of Yan Ying came out, everyone became more interested in Qi.

However, Chen Fan shook his head and said, "Although during Qi Jinggong's period, he reused Yan Ying and other famous officials, which made Qi's national power recover a little bit. At the same time as some ministers like Yan Ying, he also reused some treacherous ministers who accompanied him to eat, drink and have fun, that is, both loyal and treacherous ministers used the same method. The result of this was that Qi Jinggong was still unable to reproduce the hegemony of his ancestor Qi Huan in the Spring and Autumn Period. "

but.

After talking about Yan Ying, Chen Fan said: "In fact, Duke Jing of Qi can be regarded as a promising monarch in Qi State. Although he also used some treacherous ministers, he is the monarch who has reigned for the longest time in Qi State. The period of his reign lasted 58 years. During his reign, the overall national power has been rising. The reason why he did not dominate is that one is the rise of other vassal states, and the other is that the time is wrong. In addition, there is another most important reason, That means Qi lost a military ancestor."

"The ancestor of the military family?"

It was the first time for many people to hear the title of the ancestor of military strategists.

"Mr. Chen Fan, who is the name of the ancestor of the military family?"

"The ancestor of the military family is Sun Wu."

"Sun Wu."

When Chen Fan mentioned the word Sun Wu, everyone immediately had an impression.

Sun Tzu?

Isn't this Sun Wu who helped King Wu defeat Chu?
"Yes."

Chen Fan nodded: "Many people think that Sun Wu is from the state of Wu, but in fact he is not. Sun Wu is not from the state of Wu, but from the state of Qi. His ancestor is Yu Yanfu, a descendant of Shun. The official Tao Zheng was mainly in charge of pottery. Because of his good management, King Wu of Zhou married his eldest daughter Daji to Yu Yanfu's son Man, sealed him in the area of ​​Huaiyang County, and established the State of Chen. "

"Later, there was a civil strife in the state of Chen, and Chen Wan, the son of Lord Chen Li, fled to the state of Qi. In order to avoid his enemies, he changed his surname to Tian. Therefore, the Tian family has been living in the state of Qi and has gained a firm foothold in the state of Qi. During the period of Duke Jing of Qi, Duke Jing of Qi Give "Tian Shu" the surname Sun, this Tian Shu is Sun Wu's grandfather, so Sun Wu also has the surname Sun."

"Sun Wu was very smart when he was young, and he liked to read books on the art of war. It's just that he believed that some ancient art of war had too many loopholes, and if he fought according to the ancient art of war, the probability of success would be very low. Many times, when analyzing wars between countries, , Sun Wu has his own views. However, in the period of Qi Jinggong, the internal fighting among the various ministers was too serious. Sun Wu knew that even if he was in Qi State, he would be useless. Moreover, the ancestor of Qi State was Jiang Ziya, and Jiang Ziya wrote A military book called "Sima Law". Although the book "Sima Law" also has some truths, it is completely different from Sun Wu's philosophy. Sun Wu felt that it was meaningless to stay in Qi State. In the end, Sun Wu Went to the state of Wu. And under the recommendation of Wu Zixu, the prime minister of the state of Wu, seven times, the king of Wu appointed Sun Wu as a general..."

(End of this chapter)