Video Clip: Opening Inventory of the Ten Emperors

Chapter 175 Wang Jian's Awesomeness

"Wang Jian is really powerful. The first emperor Yingzheng has such a powerful general, so why worry about things failing."

"Great Qin was able to destroy the six countries, and his contribution is very great."

Tang Taizong Li Shimin watched Wang Jian's inventory video and couldn't help sighing.

"It can be said that when Qin destroyed the six kingdoms, five of them were destroyed by Wang Jian and his son. This also shows the strength of Wang Jian and his son."

"Also, although it is said that Wang Jian only destroyed three countries, it is worth noting that the two countries that Wang Jian destroyed were both powerful. No one dared to say that Zhao and Chu were weak, so his credit is Well-deserved."

"The Wang family has no weak sons."

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Wang Jian not only has strong military ability, but also first-class political ability.

If you compare Han Xin and Wang Jian, in terms of military ability, Han Xin may be slightly better, but when it comes to political ability, Wang Jian almost shows a tendency to crush.

Why is this?
First of all, the overall situation awareness has been the advantage of outstanding people since ancient times.

Only by focusing on strategizing can we make a career.

Up to the country where the emperor ruled, down to the life of the common people, only when the horizon is broadened can they see far and understand how big the world is.

The horizon determines the state, and those with small horizons generally do not have any great achievements.

Through the story of Qin Dynasty general Wang Jian and his son, we can understand how important the overall situation awareness is.

What is the current situation of Wang Jian's defeat of the Six Kingdoms?
That is too much credit.

Even if Qin Wang Yingzheng believed him again, some objective factors made him afraid that he would rebel.

Whether it is the first emperor Yingzheng or other emperors, they will be afraid of this, or it is something to consider.

Just because Wang Jian was a famous general of the Qin State during the Warring States Period, he was known as the number one general of the Qin State.

Wang Jian was Qin Shihuang's attendant when he was young, and he was best at martial arts and military.

After Qin Shihuang came to power, he calmed down the unstable factors of Lao Ai and Lu's family, and then began to conquer the six countries.

Wang Jian first showed his talents and led his troops to capture nine cities in Zhao State.

In 18, he attacked Zhao again and confronted Li Mu, the No. [-] general of Zhao State.

In the 19th year, the leading troops directly attacked the capital of Yan State.

In the 22nd year, Wang Ben, the son of Wang Jian, led his troops to flood Daliang City, forcing the king of Wei to surrender, and the state of Wei was destroyed.

In 23 years, Wang Jian led 60 Qin troops to attack Chu, killed the famous Chu general Xiang Yan, and captured the king of Chu the next year.

Since then, Wang Jian destroyed Zhao, Yan, and Chu, and his son Wang Ben destroyed Wei and Qi. The father and son destroyed five of the six kingdoms.
Such military exploits, even if there are no slanderous ministers to speak, any emperor would be afraid in his heart, this is the master of merit.

According to common sense, with the power and power of the Wang family in the army, as well as the prestige in the Great Qin, if Wang Jian develops a rebellious mentality, the entire Great Qin will be turned upside down immediately, and it is possible for the Qin Kingdom to change hands overnight.

In this case, do you think King Qin is afraid?
Wang Jian naturally understands this truth, so how smart he is.

Wang Jian diverted the contradiction and light, and stood quietly in the shadows.

In the 23rd year of Qin Dynasty, time came to the last step of destroying the six kingdoms, which was also the most difficult step.

Qin Shihuang asked the ministers how many soldiers are needed to defeat the mighty state of Chu, but no one spoke.

Qin Shihuang asked Wang Jian: General Wang, what do you think?
Wang Jian replied: "Your Majesty, if you let me lead the army, there is no way to succeed if it is not enough for 60 troops."

When the first emperor heard that the 60 army was too much.

And Li Xin was young and vigorous, already dazzled by several victories, and immediately asked for a job: "Your Majesty, the Chu State is just a mere state, and we don't need 60 troops. I, Li Xin, are willing to bring 20 Qin troops to wipe out the Chu State."

When Qin Shihuang heard it, there were only 20 troops.

And the self-confidence expressed by Li Xin, Ying Zheng immediately reused Li Xin to attack Chu,

Hearing this, Wang Jian shook his head and sighed.

He didn't say much, and then he retired and returned home.

On this point, how smart is Wang Jian?
With the current situation where the Wang family's achievements are too prominent, if the Wang family leads an army of 20 to attack Chu and wins, there is a risk.

Because Yingzheng saw that your 20 army could destroy the Chu State, if you were given an army of 50 or 100 million, would it be okay?
If Chu was defeated, or other mistakes were made, King Qin and other courtiers would definitely make a fuss about it.

If there are people who are jealous of Wang Jian, they will deliberately speak ill of him.

Even if Ying Zheng took away the entire Wang family directly, he was not sure.

Do you need an army of 60 to defeat Chu?
Not necessarily.

Wang Jian wanted 60 soldiers on the one hand to seek stability. If he went, he would definitely win, so the more the better.

On the other hand, this is Wang Jian deliberately revealing his shortcomings, so that King Qin has more choices. It is best not to choose the Wang family, and ask other generals to show off and divert the light.

Because the 60 army won the war, it is nothing special. Others will only take it for granted and will not over exaggerate Wang Jian's role.

Wang Jian knew in his heart that if he was always at the top and ahead of everyone, it would definitely not be a good thing.

This kind of role, unless it is an emperor, can be as dazzling as possible.

Otherwise, anyone above you can easily get rid of you who are too dazzling.

This is Wang Jian's real subordinate.

The more perfect people are, the less trusted they are by the monarch.

Because for such a perfect person, the king will be afraid, afraid that he will not be able to control him.

It's a pity that things backfired. Li Xin's attack on Chu was defeated, and he lost seven captains, each of whom commanded more than [-] people.

Only then did Qin Shihuang personally drive to Wang Jian's hometown to ask him to come out of the mountain, and promised to send 60 troops.

Wang Jian originally didn't want to go out, because he didn't want to shine anymore, he wanted to keep a low profile.

It's a pity that it was Ying Zheng who invited him, and he couldn't refuse.

Forced to do so, Wang Jian could only agree.

On the day when the troops were dispatched, in front of all the civil and military officials who were seeing him off, Wang Jian kept asking Qin Shihuang for land and houses.

After setting off, before leaving the territory, Wang Jian sent envoys back five times to ask Qin Shihuang for land and land.

Even the subordinates felt that Old General Wang was crazy?

Fighting for the king, even asking for gifts all the time, isn't he afraid of offending the king?
Is Wang Jian's behavior stupid?

Actually otherwise, Wang Jian is the smartest one.

Wang Jian understood in his heart.

My credit can't be more.

People are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being strong. Being too famous is not a good thing.

Wang Jian knew that the King of Qin was suspicious, and now all the soldiers in the country were under his command. He had too much power in his hands, and it was easy for him to be put on small shoes.

Even a king has to be on guard against him at all times.

That's why he asked for more money and land, and insisted on thinking about his children and grandchildren, so that King Qin Yingzheng could believe that Wang Jian only cared about money and would not support himself.

Wang Jian saw the current situation clearly, and exchanged his own shortcomings and selfishness for the trust of King Qin.

This trust is indeed a hundred times stronger than an oath of allegiance.

Qin Wang Yingzheng saw that Wang Jian loved money and didn't love power, so there was nothing to beware of.

Afterwards, Wang Jian and Xiang Yan faced off at the border for a year. During this period, no matter how other courtiers accused Wang Jian of supporting himself and deliberately delaying the battle, Qin Shihuang did not believe it and still supported Wang Jian's strategy.

In the end, Xiang Yan lost patience, and Wang Jian found a loophole to break through in one fell swoop.

After breaking Chu, although Wang Jian was granted the title of marquis, he immediately wrote a letter to tell his old age to return to his hometown. No matter how Qin Shihuang persuaded him, he insisted on retiring.

So far, Wang Jian, the general who helped Qin destroy the Five Kingdoms, successfully retired and had a good death.

Compared with Zhang Han who was forced to rebel against Qin during the Warring States period, Meng Tian who was framed and died unjustly, Li Mu who was beheaded by counter-intrigue, and Bai Qi who was vengeful by the prime minister, Wang Jian's fate is really a thousand times better.

Wang Jian proved with practical actions that even if you have amazing talents, you are doomed to fail if you don't understand the situation, the overall situation, and your own situation.

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"Yes, that's right."

"Those who can't see the situation clearly will definitely fail."

"Look at Han Xin, isn't it because of too much credit and too low political awareness that he was designed to die by Liu Bang?"

"If Han Xin hadn't been greedy for power, like Wang Jian, he would have retired and returned home, would Han Xin have been killed?"

Emperor Yongle Zhu Di shook his head.

For a character like Wang Jian, he is really powerful.

He has outstanding military talents, can lead troops to fight, can conquer cities and conquer territories, and can strategize and win thousands of miles away.

At the same time, Wang Jian has a political mind, understands the current situation, and is calm.

Such a person is the most invincible.

Know when to show off and when to hold back.

One piece and one relaxation, the emperor can't do anything with him.

In the history of China, there are really not many people who can really die well.

Except for Wang Jian, not many.

For example, Guo Ziyi, an important minister of the fourth generation of the Tang Dynasty.

During the Anshi Rebellion, Guo Ziyi served as Shuofang Jiedu envoy and made unrivaled military achievements in countering the rebellion. Therefore, he was given a plaque to avoid death. His portrait was hung in the Lingyan Pavilion specially used to commend meritorious officials, and he was named the king of Fenyang County. .

At that time, Guo Ziyi could be said to be really powerful.

Tang Suzong was afraid that Guo Ziyi, who held a heavy army, might be suspected of rebellion, but Guo Ziyi always maintained a low-key and introverted posture. As long as the emperor called, Guo Ziyi, who was in his 60s, would always appear at the first time, regardless of washing and changing clothes.

How high a level of political awareness can this be?
For a period of time, Guo Ziyi was stripped of his military power because of the eunuch Yu Chaoen's slander.

When the Hu rebel general Pugu Huai'en pushed into the capital, Guo Ziyi was used again and was awarded many positions, but he resolutely resigned many officials and titles, leaving only the post of recruiter and observer.

Later, Tang Daizong married his daughter Princess Shengping to Guo Ziyi's son Guo Yan, which made his power and prestige reach the extreme.

Once, when Guo Ziyi celebrated his birthday, Princess Shengping relied on the emperor's favor and refused to pay homage to her father-in-law.

Guo Yan slapped the princess in anger, and threatened that as long as his father was willing, the world would belong to the Guo family.

Guo Ziyi was shocked when he heard the words, and immediately imprisoned his son, and immediately pleaded guilty to the emperor. Although the emperor did not blame him, Guo Ziyi still beat his son fat.

It is precisely because Guo Ziyi always knows how to lower himself that he is rich and long-lived. He was revered as "Father Shang" by Emperor Dezong, and he died at the age of 85.

Guo Ziyi was the same as Wang Jian, it was he who recognized his own position and who belonged to this world, so that he could die peacefully.

For example, Xu Da, the founding marshal of the Ming Dynasty.

Xu Da is Zhu Yuanzhang's childhood friend, and the two once herded cattle together, and they have a deep friendship.

After the peasant uprising broke out at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang defected to Guo Zixing and was reused.

Later Xu Da also became an officer under the recommendation of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Xu Da followed Zhu Yuanzhang all the way to the south and north, and made great military exploits for the establishment of the Ming Dynasty.

When Zhu Yuanzhang finally sat on the throne of the emperor, he was suspicious and suspicious by nature, in order to prevent the generals from supporting themselves, he either ignored or killed the generals who had made great contributions to him, and dealt with many people.

The wise Xu Da is well versed in the emperor's temperament, he is low-key and restrained, and never takes credit for himself.

In terms of life, he has no requirements, and still lives in the old house, which is very simple.

When Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to give him his house when he was king of Wu out of temptation, he refused to accept it.

Zhu Yuanzhang sent someone to forcibly get him drunk and carried him to the bed.

In the middle of the night, after he sobered up, he jumped out of bed in fright, kowtowed to the ground and shouted: "Capital crime, capital crime."

This made Zhu Yuanzhang very satisfied.

Every time he takes command of an expedition and returns to the court, the first thing Xu Da does is hand over the seal to reassure the emperor.

In view of his performance, Zhu Yuanzhang has no reason to take him under the knife.

So Xu Da became one of the few generals who could be trusted by the emperor, but unfortunately died of illness in his 50s.

Another example is Wei Qing in the Western Han Dynasty, Deng Yu in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Li Jing in the Tang Dynasty, etc.

Their political acumen is really strong.

That's why we can die peacefully.

On the contrary, those who are drifting, who can't recognize their own position, don't have a good end.

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"Great master overlord?"

"How can I doubt that old general Wang Jian will make great achievements?"

"Old General Wang Jian has made great contributions to our Great Qin. I doubt anyone, and I will not doubt him."

First Emperor Yingzheng shook his head.

He knew in his heart that Wang Jian's actions were all to show him that he had no intention of rebellion.

Ying Zheng knew it, he knew it all.

For Wang Jian, he has incomparable trust.

Otherwise, how could he have directly given him 60 troops at that time.

"Hey, I can understand Old General Wang's thoughts."

"It's a pity that I need to consider too many things to achieve this position. Some things really can't be handled perfectly, and there is nothing I can do about it."

"The Wang family is my right-hand man. It seems that I must treat them well in the future."

"What's more, no one in the Wang family has the heart to rebel."

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How good is Wang Jian?

Just compare it with other famous generals.

Wang Jian, Bai Qi, Li Mu, and Lian Po were listed as the four famous generals of the Warring States period. These four were the most famous four generals during the Warring States period. , Political vision, are the reasons for being one of the four famous generals.

Of course, among the four, Bai Qi is the most famous. He is known as the first god of war through the ages. He is another fierce general of the Qin State, and he is a new star who only started to shine after the unification of the Qin State.

In "Historical Records", Bai Qi and Wang Jian are in the same biography, which means that in Sima Qian's heart, Wang Jian and Bai Qi can be equally famous.

According to historical records, Bai Qi, Ying's surname is Bai's family, and his first name is Qi. His ancestors were from the Qin family, so it is also called Gongsun Qi in "Warring States Policy".

Bai Qi was known as Ren Tu, and together with Lian Po, Li Mu, and Wang Jian, he was called the Four Great Generals of the Warring States Period, ranking first among the Four Great Generals of the Warring States Period.

When Bai Qi grew up, the national power of Qin State was already very strong. At this time, Qin State wanted to go eastward to seek more benefits. Qin State's goal was not to do nothing else but to dominate the world. It was the time when Qin State needed good generals to conquer the world for itself, and Bai Qi came into being when the times required.

But Wang Jian is different from Bai Qi. He is not famous as early as Bai Qi. Every time Bai Qi fights, his reputation becomes more prosperous. .

Sima Qian of the Western Han Dynasty believed that Wang Jian, as a general of the Qin State, had made outstanding military achievements in pacifying the six countries, and even Qin Shihuang respected him as a teacher, but his reputation was far inferior to Bai Qi.

Most likely, he had made many achievements in the military, but it was difficult for him to help Qin Shihuang establish a virtuous government. In any case, Wang Jian was still an excellent general.

Bai Qi and Wang Jian each have their own strengths, and each has its own advantages.

Bai Qi is known as the human slaughterer, and if he is a prisoner of war, he will never keep any of them. Unlike Wang Jian, he will let the Chu army go if he catches him.

In terms of field battles, Wang Jian may not be the opponent of Li Mu, Bai Qi and others.

Sun Tzu's Art of War has a saying: the first is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the army, and the next is to attack the city.

Wang Jian is a typical figure in the military strategy of going up to fight and plotting.Whoever can win in the war is the best general. Wang Jian is good at using tricks. For example, he used countermeasures to kill Li Mu of Zhao State. From his vigilance, it can be seen that Wang Jian is not just a simple-minded general.

If Wang Jian and Bai Qi each led an army of one country to confront each other, Wang Jian, the representative of the soldiers, would not necessarily lose.

Wang Jian has a more prominent characteristic of using troops, that is stability.

Wang Jian fights for stability, and will make detailed considerations before fighting, and will not fight uncertain battles.

Step by step, stop with silence, and attack later, whether it is to destroy Zhao or Chu, we can see every battle of his. In fact, his tactics are not very clever. Although his tactics are plain, they recruit and control enemies. The characteristic of doing things steadily is also reflected in his leading troops.

This feature is also somewhat similar to Wei Qing.

What's even more commendable is that it is not only manifested in the military, but also loyal to the country as a courtier.

To put it bluntly speaking, Wang Jian was by no means at a disadvantage.

This also shows how powerful Wang Jian is.

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"Wang Jian, I feel that his style is similar to Wei Qing's."

"Who says it's not? Both of them have a steady style of play, and they both have good political acumen. They both know how to advance and retreat. Only when they can see their position clearly at critical times can they protect themselves."

"That's right, Wang Jian can be included in China's top ten marshals, I don't think there is any problem at all."

"When you talk about protecting yourself, it reminds me of Li Jinglong. Tell me, did Li Jinglong deliberately join Zhu Di, and then opened the city gate for Zhu Di to welcome Zhu Di into the city, gain Zhu Di's trust, and protect himself?"

"My God, Li Jinglong, why are we talking about Li Jinglong again?"

At this time, in another parallel time and space, Li Jinglong sneezed several times in succession.

Li Jinglong: "What happened today, why did I sneeze so much."

"It seems that the weather is getting colder, so I need to add more clothes."

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Amidst the discussions among the crowd, the projection on the sky changed again.

There is no doubt about Wang Jian's great achievements, his courage in leading his troops, his many achievements, and his great reputation.

Specially bestowed with one Returning Green Pill, one Shouyuan Pill, and one Substitute Talisman.

Next, the next famous coach will be announced, so stay tuned.

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ps: There was an error in the system yesterday, sorry.

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