Zhao Haoqi of Qin Dynasty was one of the longest reigning monarchs in the history of China. During the fifty-six years of his reign, there were famous wars of Changping, Yi Que, Qi, Wu, Yan Yi and Huayang. Qin is a legendary king who created more than 1/3 idioms and allusions in the history of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Anyone who has seen the last film "The Rise of the Daqin Empire" knows the story of Ying Ji, but in his later years, he still has some regrets besides being wonderful. However, in any case, Qin's life can be said to be half that of the Warring States period. Next, let's review Qin's legendary life.
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First, Ying Ji (325 BC-25 BC1year), also known as Zhao Haoqi. Won the surname Zhao, Ze and Su. During the Warring States Period, the monarch of the State of Qin (reigned from 306 BC to 25 BC1year) was the son of King Qin Huiwen and the half-brother of Qin Wuwang, and he was one of the longest reigning monarchs in the history of China. For Zhao Xiang, the king of Qin, his rule lasted for more than 50 years, which is already a quarter of the historical span of the Warring States Period. As far as Qin's age is concerned, it has reached 75 years old, which is undoubtedly less than half of the history of the Warring States. On this basis, considering the influence of Qin Xiang on the history of the Warring States, it can undoubtedly be said that he influenced half of the history of the Warring States.
In the fourth year of Qin Wuwang (307 BC), Qin Wuwang died suddenly. At that time, the reigning Xuan Di wanted to make childe the king of Qin. However, King Wuling of Zhao insisted on welcoming Ji, the son of Yan, as the king of Qin and succumbed to Zhao's pressure. Empress Xuan finally established Ying Ji, the son of Qin, and Zhao Xiang, the king of Qin. Therefore, the experience of Zhao Haoqi, the king of Qin Xiang, is actually similar to that of the king of Qin Zhuang Xiang. Both of them were taken hostage in other vassal States, and finally returned to Qin State with the help of nobles and inherited the throne of Qin State.
Of course, at the beginning of his reign, Xuan Di still held the power of Qin, which was a situation that the king of Qin did not want to accept. However, since Zhao Haoqi has been away from the State of Qin for a long time, he has no foundation in the State of Qin, so he can only hide his strength and bide his time. It is worth noting that many wise monarchs in history often have a period of keeping a low profile, such as Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, who had no real power at first. By cutting off Ao Bai and other powerful ministers, Kangxi could truly become the king of a country. As far as Qin Xiang is concerned, with the help of Qin, the Empress Dowager was finally abolished, thus consolidating the status of the monarch of Qin State and setting a precedent for Qin Shihuang's pro-government in the future.
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In the sixth year of Qin Zhaoxiang (30 1 BC), the four countries of Qin, Han, Wei and Qi jointly attacked Chu, and Chu was defeated in Chongqiu (Biyang, Zhumadian, Henan Province), and Tang Mei, the general of Chu, was killed. This is the famous battle of hanging sand. Through the battle of hanging sand, Qin weakened Chu and alienated the relationship between Qi and Chu, which laid a good foundation for Qin to break one by one in the future.
In the 14th year of King Xiang of Qin (293 BC), Han and Wei jointly attacked Qin. In this regard, the Zhao Haoqi faction of the State of Qin sent leitian to meet them, and fought in Yi Que (south of Luoyang, Henan Province), defeated the allied forces composed of Wei and South Korea, won a total victory, beheaded 240,000 people, and captured the commander-in-chief of the allied forces of Wei and South Korea and the general of Wei, Gong Sunxi. This is the famous battle of Iraq. In the early days of Qin's rule, the six Shandong countries were relatively strong, namely South Korea and Wei, and they dared to take the initiative to attack Qin. Of course, in the later period of Zhao Haoqi's reign of Qin, both South Korea and Wei were afraid of Qin. This is undoubtedly an important achievement of Zhao Xiang, the monarch of Qin Dynasty.
In the 23rd year of Qin Xianggong (284 BC), the generals of Yan met Zhao, Qin, Han and Wei, and the five-nation allied forces attacked Qi on a large scale, capturing more than 70 cities of Qi. By attacking Qi in the Five Kingdoms War, Qin could kill two birds with one stone, which not only dealt a blow to its rival Qi, but also worsened the relationship between Qi and other vassal states. Therefore, we should be able to understand why Qi treated a vassal state like Zhao coming out of the ruins at the end of the Warring States.
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In the 29th year of the Qin Dynasty (278 BC), the general of the State of Qin attacked Chu in vain, captured the capital of Chu (Jiangling City, Jingzhou, Hubei Province) and burned the tomb of the former king of Chu (Yichang City, Hubei Province). Chu's army was dispersed, and the capital moved to Qiu Chen (now Chen Guo, Huaiyang and Zhoukou). This battle is a famous battle. At this point, the author thinks that the influence of Yan Yong's war on Chu can be compared with that of Changping's war on Zhao.
In the battle between Yan and Li, Chu not only lost its capital, but also lost a lot of military forces. If Chu had the strength to compete with Qin alone before the Yan Yong War, it is obvious that in this battle, Chu can only compete with Qin in conjunction with other vassal States.
In the thirty-fourth year of Qin Dynasty (273 BC), Wei and Zhao allied forces attacked Huayang (xinzheng city, Zhengzhou, Henan) in South Korea. Qin sent troops to support South Korea, defeated Wei Jun in Huayangmen and beheaded 130,000 people. Wei cut Nanyang (west of Xiuwu County, Jiaozuo, Henan Province) and made peace with Qin. Qin defeated Zhao again and drowned 20,000 people of Zhao in the Yellow River.
After the Battle of Yi Que, South Korea gradually fell to Qin, which aroused the dissatisfaction of Wei and Zhao, and the Battle of Huayang broke out. In the Battle of Huayang, Qin joined forces with South Korea to defeat the allied forces composed of Wei and Zhao, which not only weakened the Sanjin Dynasty, but also made South Korea more submissive to Qin. Therefore, when Qin Shihuang launched a war to destroy the six countries, South Korea basically had no resistance and was easily eliminated by Qin.
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Finally, in the forty-seventh year of Qin Dynasty (260 BC), Wang Bi, the left matriarch of Qin State, attacked Zhao State and captured Shangdang (the eldest son of Changzhi, Shanxi Province). Lian Po, the general of Zhao, knew in his heart that he couldn't fight hard, and stood close with each other, waiting for an opportunity to attack. In the battle of Changping, Xiang of Qin deeply felt that Lian Po was a menace to Qin, so he threatened that Qin was not afraid of Lian Po, but Zhao Kuo. Zhao appointed Zhao Kuo to replace Lian Po, so the king of Qin sent generals to replace Wang Bi.
Soon, after defeating Zhao Kuo, Zhao lost more than 400,000 elite soldiers. In the eyes of many historians, the battle of Changping can be said to be an important turning point in the history of the Warring States period. After this stop, the trend of Qin's reunification is basically irreversible, that is, it is only a matter of time.
Of course, making mistakes is human nature. In the next battle of Handan, the king of Qin lost to Zhao, thus giving up the opportunity to unify the whole country, and was finally seized by Ying Zheng, the first Qin Emperor. In the fifty-first year of Zhao Xiang, the king of Qin (256 BC), Zhao Xiang, the king of Qin, sent troops to attack the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and Zhou Nanwang, the last son of heaven in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, also died in this year.
In the fifty-sixth year of Qin (25 1 BC), the king of Qin, who reigned for fifty-six years, died at the age of seventy-five. Although he suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Handan, Zhao Xiang, the ambitious king of Qin, did not recover, but destroyed the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and continued to occupy the territory of the six countries in Shandong, which naturally paved the way for Qin Shihuang to unify the six countries. Generally speaking, from the middle of the Warring States Period to the end of the Warring States Period, from the coexistence of the four great powers of Qin, Qi, Chu and Zhao to the dominance of Qin, Zhao Xiang, the king of Qin, lived a legendary life.