Zi Zhi Tong Jian

Chapter 8 Zhou Ji's three divisions

Chapter 8 Zhou Ji's three divisions (7)
【Translation】

The 57th year of King Zhou Nan (258 BC)
(After the covenant was signed) King Chu sent Chunshen Jun Huang Xie to lead the army to rescue Zhao, and King Wei also sent General Jin Bi to lead an army of [-] to rescue Zhao.At this time, the king of Qin sent an envoy to the king of Wei and said: "I attack the state of Zhao, and sooner or later I will conquer it. If anyone among the vassal states dares to rescue the state of Zhao, once I destroy the state of Zhao, I will definitely mobilize the army to attack it first!" The king of Wei was afraid, so he quickly sent someone to stop Jin Bi from moving forward, and stationed troops in Yecheng to stand firm, in name to rescue Zhao, but in fact they were stepping on two boats.King Wei also sent General Xin Yuanyan to sneak into Handan of Zhao State secretly, trying to persuade King Zhao through Mr. Pingyuan, and planned to respect King Qin as emperor together, so as to make Qin State stop its troops.At that time, Lu Zhonglian from Qi happened to be in Handan. After hearing about this incident, he came to see Xin Yuanyan and said: "Then Qin is a country that abandons etiquette, justice and ethics and advocates murder and meritorious deeds. If such a country is allowed to rule the whole world unscrupulously, then I, Lu Zhonglian, can only die by jumping into the East China Sea. I will never be a subject of Qin State! What's more, Wei State has not seen the harm that King Qin will bring to it after becoming emperor. I will let King Qin boil King Wei. Turn it into meat sauce!" Xin Yuanyan asked unhappily: "How can you make the king of Qin cook the king of Wei into meat sauce?" Lu Zhonglian said: "It is indeed possible. If you don't believe me, listen to me slowly. Back then, Jiuhou, E Hou and King Wen are the three princes in the court of Shang Dynasty. Jiuhou had a daughter who was very beautiful, so he dedicated her to King Zhou, but King Zhou hated her very much, so he chopped Jiuhou into meat sauce ; Ehou tried his best to defend Jiuhou and complained loudly, so he was also made into jerky by King Zhou; when King Wen of Zhou heard about it, he just sighed deeply and was detained in the warehouse in Canli for a hundred days. I want him to die too. Today's Qin State is a big country with tens of thousands of military vehicles, and Wei State is also a big country. Both countries have strong national strength, and each has a reputation as a king. After winning a battle, I want to obey its command and respect King Qin as the emperor, so as to put myself in the position of being slaughtered and made into meat sauce! If King Qin proclaims himself emperor without any hindrance, he will perform the etiquette of the Son of Heaven He will issue orders to all countries in the world, and will replace the ministers of the monarchs of various countries, deprive the positions of those he despises, and pass them on to those he values; The daughters of Qin State and concubines who like to tell stories will be ordered to be married to the monarchs of various countries. Imagine that these people are in the harem of Daliang, can the king of Wei still deal with it? And general, what can you do to keep them What about my old favor in front of the monarch?" After hearing this, Xin Yuanyan felt terrified, got up and bowed again and again, and said: "I just found out today that Mr. is really an expert in the world! Let’s talk about respecting Qin as emperor again.”

[Original text]

At the beginning, Wei Gongzi was benevolent and corporal, causing 3000 diners.There is a hermit in Wei called Hou Ying, who is seventy years old and has a poor family. He is the prisoner of the Yimen in Daliang.The young master set up wine to meet the guests, sat down, and the young master rode from the left side of the car to welcome Hou Sheng.Hou Sheng took his clothes and hat, uploaded directly to the young master and refused to let him sit, and the young master held the bridle more respectfully.Hou Sheng also said that the son said: "I have a guest in the market, and I would like to ride by in vain." The son led the car into the market, and Hou Sheng saw his guest Zhu Hai. Young master, the young master's face is more peaceful; thank you for the guests and take the car to the young master's house.The young master led Hou Sheng to sit up and praised all the guests, who were all surprised.

And Qin Wei Zhao, the wife of King Pingyuan of Zhao, the sister of Prince Wuji, the envoy of King Pingyuan, the crown cover belongs to Wei, and let the son say: "The victory is so self-attached to marriage. With the son's high righteousness, he can rush people's difficulties. Also. Now that Handan came to Qin at dusk and Wei could not save it, even if the son lightly wins and abandons him, he will not pity the son and sister evil?" The son was troubled, so he asked the king of Wei to order Jin to rescue Zhao, and the guests and debaters lobbied Wanduan, The king finally refused to listen.

The son is a guest, and he has more than a hundred rides in a chariot. He wants to fight and die in Zhao; he passes through the Yimen and sees Hou Sheng.

【Translation】

At the beginning, Wei Wuji, the son of the state of Wei, was a kind and courteous corporal, and he supported three thousand diners under his door.There was a hermit named Hou Ying in the state of Wei, who was already 70 years old at the time. His family was extremely poor, and he worked as a gatekeeper for the barbarian gate in Daliang, the capital of Wei.Once, the son Wei Wuji held a grand banquet to entertain the guests. The guests were already seated, but Wei Wuji ordered his subordinates to prepare chariots and horses.Hou Ying just put on old clothes and hats casually, got into the carriage directly, and sat up proudly without giving in.Wei Wuji drove the car himself, which seemed even more respectful.On the way, Hou Ying said to Wei Wuji again: "I have a friend who is a butcher in the market. Please let the car go around to him." Wei Wuji then drove into the market, and Hou Ying got off to meet his friend Zhu Hai. At the same time, he secretly squinted at Wei Wuji, seeing that Wei Wuji's attitude was still pleasant, so he said goodbye to his friends and boarded the carriage, and arrived at Wei Wuji's mansion.Wei Wuji led Hou Ying to sit on the guest seat, and introduced and praised him to all the guests. The guests were all surprised (for Wei Wuji treated Hou Ying so courteously).

At this time, the Qin army besieged Handan, the capital of Zhao State. The wife of Zhao Sheng, the Pingyuan Lord of Zhao State, was Wei Wuji's sister. To be married to you is to admire your noble personality and your style of urgency. But sooner or later, Handan will fall into the hands of Qin State, and Wei State's rescue is delayed, even if you despise me and despise me Don't I feel sorry for your sister?" Wei Wuji was extremely anxious after hearing this, and repeatedly asked the king of Wei to order the general Jin Bi to send troops to rescue Zhao, and even sent eloquent guests to lobby in every possible way, but the king of Wei was still unconcerned. move.In desperation, Wei Wuji had no choice but to gather more than a hundred guests from his family in chariots and horses, and prepared to go to Zhao to rescue him.When he passed Yimen, he saw Hou Ying.

[Original text]

Hou Sheng said: "The young master encourages you, and the old minister can't follow!" The young master went, walked a few miles, and was unhappy, so he returned to see Hou Sheng.Hou Sheng said with a smile: "I know that the son will return it! Today, the son has no reason to go to the Qin army. It's like throwing meat at a tiger. What merit is there!" The son asked again.The man from Hou Yingping said: "I heard that Jin's despised soldier talisman is in the king's bed, but Ruji is the luckiest, able to steal it. I heard that the son avenged his father for Ruji, and Ruji has nothing to say when he wants to die for the son. As soon as Cheng opens his mouth, he will get the tiger talisman, capture the soldiers of Jin and Bi, rescue Zhao in the north, and defeat Qin in the west, this is the merit of the five uncles." The son did as he said, and he got the soldier talisman.

The son went, and Hou Sheng said: "The general is outside, and the emperor's orders are not accepted. It is like the Jin and the contempt, but not to send troops. If you ask him again, the situation will be in danger. The minister and guest Zhu Hai, his man of strength, can be with him. If Jin Bi listens, he is very kind; if he does not listen, he can be attacked!" So the young master asked Zhu Hai to join him.As far as Ye, Jin Bi was in harmony, doubting it, he raised his hand and looked at the young master and said: "I have a hundred thousand people stationed on the border, and now I replace them with bicycles. How about it?" Jin Bi, the son then ordered the army to rein in the army, saying: "If a father and son are both in the army, the father will return; if brothers are in the army, the elder brother will return; if the only son has no brothers, he will return." advance.

【Translation】

Hou Ying said: "Sir, you can just do it yourself, I can't go with you when I'm old!" After Wei Wuji left, he walked for several miles, feeling depressed all the time, so he turned around to see Hou Ying again.Hou Ying said with a smile: "I knew that the young master would come back! Now you have no choice but to fight the Qin army in person. This is like beating a hungry tiger with meat. What will be the result!" Wei Wuji then went down Ask the car again for advice.Hou Yu asked him to retreat from the left and right followers, and whispered to him: "I heard that Jin Bi's troop dispatching talisman is in the bedroom of King Wei. Ru Ji is his favorite concubine, so there must be a way to steal it. I heard Said son, you helped Ru Ji avenge the murder of his father, and Ru Ji vowed to do things for you, and she would never hesitate to die. Now as soon as the son speaks, you can immediately get the tiger talisman for dispatching troops, take away Jin Bi's military power, and go north to rescue Zhao , to resist and strengthen Qin in the west, and establish the achievements of the Five Hegemons." Wei Wuji then followed his method, and he really got the soldier talisman.

Before leaving, Hou Ying said to the son again: "The general is out in battle, and the king's orders can be disobeyed. If Jin Bi still refuses to surrender his military power after checking the military talisman with this, and instead asks the king of Wei for instructions, then the matter will be dangerous. Yes. My friend Zhu Hai is a brave man and can go with you. It would be best if Jin Bi obeys. If he doesn’t obey, Zhu Hai can beat him to death!” So ​​Wei Wuji went to invite Zhu Hai to go with him.When they arrived in Yecheng, after Jin Bi had inspected the military talisman, he still expressed doubts, raised his hand and looked directly at Wei Wuji and said, "I led an army of [-] to station on the border, and now you come here alone to replace me, what is going on? What about it?" At this moment, Zhu Hai immediately took out a [-]-jin iron vertebra from his sleeve, and beat Jin Bi to death in one fell swoop.Wei Wuji then reorganized the army and ordered: "If a father and son are both in the army, the father can go back; if both brothers are in the army, the elder brother can go back; if the only son has no brothers, he can go back to serve his parents!" Eighty thousand soldiers were ordered and marched forward.

[Original text]

The 58th year of King Zhou Nan.Wei Gongzi Wuji defeated the Qin army in Handan, and Wang Yan broke the siege of Handan.Zheng Anping was trapped by Zhao and sent [-] people to Zhao. Ying Hou was offended.Since Prince Wuji lived in Zhao, he did not dare to return to Wei, and stayed in Zhao with his guests, so that the general would return his army to Wei.Zhao Wang and Pingyuan made a plan to seal the son with five cities.Zhao Wang swept away to welcome himself, took the host's gift, and led the young master to the west steps.The young master bowed sideways, and from the east steps, he said that he had sinned, that he had done nothing to Wei, and had no merit to Zhao.Zhao Wang and the young master drank until dusk, and couldn't bear to offer five cities, so the young master backed down.Zhao Wang took Gao as his son Tang Muyi.Wei Yifu dedicated his son to Xinling.The young master heard that Mao Gong, a scholar of Zhao Youchu, hid in a botu, and Xue Gong hid in a pulp seller, and wanted to see them.The two refused to see each other, but the young master followed them step by step.Mr. Pingyuan heard it but not it.The son said: "I heard that Lord Pingyuan is a good man, so he turned his back on Wei and rescued Zhao. Now Lord Pingyuan is traveling with you, but he is arrogant and does not ask for scholars. Since then, the two of you are afraid that they will not do what you want. Do you think Mr. Pingyuan is ashamed?" To pretend to leave.Mr. Pingyuan thanked you without the crown, but stopped.Lord Pingyuan wanted to seal Lulian, but the envoy returned three times, but he refused to accept it.He also took a thousand pieces of gold as Lu Lian's life, and Lu Lian laughed and said: "Those who are most valuable to the world are those who help people overcome difficulties, resolve difficulties, and solve chaos without taking anything. Even those who take it are businessmen's business, and even those who can't bear to do it !” Then he resigned from Mr. Pingyuan and left, never to be seen again.

【Translation】

The 58th year of King Zhou Nan (257 BC).Wei Wuji led his army to defeat the Qin army under the city of Handan, and Wang Yan withdrew the encircling army from Handan.Another Qin general, Zheng Anping, fell into the siege of the Zhao army, so he led [-] Qin troops to surrender to Zhao. Fan Ju, who had reused Zheng Anping, was punished by the King of Qin.After Wei Wuji broke the siege of Zhao State, he didn't dare to go back to Wei State, so he stayed in Zhao State with his followers, and sent a general to command Wei State's army back home.King Zhao discussed with Pingyuan Lord Zhao Sheng and granted Wei Wuji five cities.Zhao Wang personally participated in the arrangement and cleaning, and went to meet Wei Wuji in person, treated him with the courtesy of the master, and led him to the main hall from the west steps.Wei Wuji turned sideways to express his resignation, and then walked up the east steps that were lowered by one level, and kept saying in his mouth, "It's a sin, a sin, I have failed Wei Guo, and I have no credit for Zhao Guo." Zhao Wang and Wei Wuji Drinking until dark, because Wei Wuji insisted on humility, King Zhao was always embarrassed to tell him about the five cities he had given him.In the end, King Zhao only gave Wei Wuji the city of Wei as Tang Muyi.Later, Wei Guo returned Wei Wuji's original Xinling to him.Wei Wuji heard that there was a layman Mao Gong hiding among gamblers in Zhao State, and Xue Gong was hiding in a wine seller's house, so he wanted to meet them.But both of them refused to see him, so Wei Wuji went to visit him on foot and traveled with them.When Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng heard about it, he didn't take it seriously.

Wei Wuji then said: "I heard that Mr. Pingyuan is a virtuous man, so he abandoned Wei State and came to rescue Zhao State. Now it seems that your traveling with some people is just an act of showing off, not to visit talents. I, Wei Wuji, traveled with Mao and Xue, and I was afraid that they would not accept me, but Lord Pingyuan thought it a shame!" So Wei Wuji packed his bags and prepared to leave Zhao.Zhao Sheng hurriedly took off his hat and stepped forward to apologize, Wei Wuji stayed.Lord Pingyuan wanted to reward Lu Zhonglian again, and sent envoys three times, but he refused to accept it.Zhao Sheng sent someone to send a thousand pieces of gold to celebrate Lu Zhonglian's birthday. Lu Zhonglian said with a smile: "The most valuable thing about a celebrity in the world is to solve other people's problems and troubles. If you have any plans, you are a businessman." I, Lu Zhonglian, would never do that!" So he bid farewell to Lord Pingyuan, Zhao Sheng, and left, never to see him again.

[Comment and Analysis]

In the whole matter of Lord Xinling stealing amulets to save Zhao, Lord Xinling, the son of Wei Gongzi who was a virtuous corporal, was highly praised by Tai Shigong; The prominent Daliang City"; Lu Zhonglian, who is righteous but not emperor of Qin, and solves difficult problems, is also another chivalrous man Li Taibai admires; and Zhao Sheng, the Pingyuan Lord who knows his mistakes and corrects them.In that war-torn era, these characters were all chivalrous people who valued righteousness over profit.They were involved in historical events because of Qin's siege of Handan, and finally, with their efforts in all aspects, they defeated Qin's arrogance.Conversely, it is their wisdom and noble qualities that stand out in historical events that make them famous in history.

(End of this chapter)

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