One was defeated and committed suicide, one died after his car was broken apart, and two died happily.
1. Sun Bin
Sun Bin had just come out of the Ghost Valley but he didn’t know that people’s hearts are sinister. His junior brother Pang Juan had repeatedly shown his kindness, so when Pang Juan, who was a general in Wei State, invited Sun Bin, he was happy to do so. Go to. Unexpectedly, Pang Juan was jealous of Sun Bin's talents, and framed Sun Bin in front of the King of Wei, and pretended to plead with the King of Wei.
Unknowingly, Sun Bin was grateful for Pang Juan's pleading, and wanted to write "Sun Bin's Art of War" and give it to Pang Juan. Fortunately, a boy servant told Pang Juan the truth, so Pang Juan could not succeed. Sun Bin then began to pretend to be crazy, and later took advantage of Pang Juan's laxity to secretly meet with Qi Envoy, who helped him go to Qi State for treatment and recommended him to General Tian Ji.
Sun Bin showed his talent by helping Tian Ji race horses, and Tian Ji recommended Sun Bin to the King of Qi. After Sun Bin's remarks, the King of Qi recognized Sun Bin's talent and immediately worshiped him as military advisor. So later there were famous battles such as besieging Wei and rescuing Zhao, setting up an ambush at Maling, etc. After the Battle of Maling, Sun Bin resigned from his reward and disappeared without a name.
2. Pang Juan
After Pang Juan went down the mountain, he arrived at the Wei State, which was in the midst of four wars. He conquered Han and Zhao, conquered Chu and resisted Qi all year round, and established the Ghost Valley in troubled times. The reputation of a disciple. He was afraid that Sun Bin would threaten his position, so he secretly sent someone to invite Sun Bin to the state of Wei for surveillance.
After Sun Bin arrived in Wei, Pang Juan fabricated charges and sentenced Sun Bin to death and tattooing. He cut off Sun Bin's feet and tattooed his face, hoping to bury him in the world and not be known to the world. After Sun Bin fled Qi State, he launched his revenge on Pang Juan. He first defeated Wei's reputation in Guiling, and then besieged and annihilated Pang Juan in Maling. After the defeat, Pang Juan was desperate and committed suicide in the rebellion.
3. Su Qin
Su Qin went out to lobby the monarchs of various countries, but was rejected by Zhao, Chu and other countries one after another, so he turned to Qin, but the King of Qin did not stay Get off him. With no other choice, Su Qin arrived in Yan State. Marquis Yan Wen was finally persuaded by him, and he was able to travel to various countries with carriages, horses, gold and silk. He went to Zhao again to lobby for the alliance between Yan and Zhao, then went to South Korea, Wei, Qi, and finally to Chu.
Under Su Qin’s lobbying, the six countries united as a whole. Su Qin has been with the family for a long time. Equivalent to the Secretary-General, Su Qin was able to bear the seal of the Six Nations and be the commander-in-chief of the Six Nations Allied Forces. The six countries united to fight against Qin, which shocked Qin. However, Su Qin's final end was not good. He was assassinated in Qi State, and was later torn to pieces by the King of Qi for treason. His death was quite miserable.
4. Zhang Yi
After completing his studies, Zhang Yi went to lobby the princes. Zhang Yi's aggressive strategy provided convenient conditions for Qin to go eastward, and through diplomatic means, it was achieved without bloodshed. land of other countries. Zhang Yi's tongue stirred up the six countries and provided great help to Qin's eastward march and its strategy of conquering diplomatic relations.
After the death of King Qin Huiwen, the new king was King Wu who loved to wield swords and sticks. He did not like Zhang Yi who loved to engage in diplomatic intrigues. Zhang Yi later fled Wei and became Wei's prime minister. He died a year later.
Extended information:
Sun Bin, Pang Juan, Su Qin and Zhang Yi, as the four most famous disciples of Guiguzi, were quite talented and famous during the Warring States Period, but in troubled times, they were alone. If you are talented and famous and want to show your talents, you must have a gambling mentality. After all, the external environment changes rapidly, and life and death can also happen overnight.
The philosophical views of politicians (represented by "Guiguzi") were deeply influenced by the philosophy of "Laozi". The Taoist thoughts of the political strategists are reflected in their social activities of vertical and horizontal "shaking and closing"; under the guidance of Taoist thoughts, the political and political strategists strive to "change yin and yang" so as to achieve the goal of "the weak defeating the strong".
As a summary of the lobbying experience of politicians, "Gui Guzi" incorporates the essence of Gui Guzi's lifelong academic research, and its value is self-evident. As a representative work of political strategists, this book provides a lot of reference for later generations to understand the thoughts of political strategists and Taoists.
The Ming Zhengtong "Tao Zang. Tai Xuan Bu" contains the book "Gui Gu Zi" and does not record the name of the annotator. However, most of his annotations avoid Tang taboos and are based on those annotated by Yin Zhizhang of the Tang Dynasty.
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