Throughout the ages, there are no heroes to be found, and Sun Zhong is looking for a place. Dancing on the pavilion and singing platform, the wind is always blown away by the rain and the wind. The setting sun, grass and trees, ordinary alleys, and humane slaves once lived. I think of those days, when they were fighting with iron horses, they could swallow thousands of miles like a tiger.

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Yuan Jia hastily enshrined the wolf in Xu, and won the hasty visit to the north. Forty-three years ago, I still remember the beacon fire on Yangzhou Road. Looking back, under the Buddha and Li Temple, there is a sacred crow drum. Who can ask: Mr. Lian Po

Come on, can you still eat?

——Xin Qiji's "Yong Yu Le·Nostalgia for the Past in Beigu Pavilion, Jingkou"

Xin Qiji had no way to serve his country, and he had no passion for it, but he could only sigh sadly because of the incompetence of the government. He knew that he was not alone, and he was not alone. In those days, Sun Zhongmou was so miserable that his oars and oars flew away while talking and laughing.

However, in history, nine out of ten people are unhappy with their grudges. Although Lian Po in the past was famous for a while, wasn't he often jealous of the king of Zhao and tolerated by the greedy ministers?

Not long ago, due to Qin's counterintuitive plot, Lian Po was replaced by Zhao Kuo, and Changping was ultimately defeated. Now, Zhao was desperate, and King Zhao could only continue to trust Lian Po. But once the crisis passed, Lian Po

What will be Po's fate?

In fact, before this, Lian Po had deeply felt that the world was in trouble and people's hearts were not as old as before. After Lian Po was dismissed from his post, he stayed at home doing nothing. Seeing that Lian Po had lost his power, his disciples started to fight for him one by one.

After leaving, few people even looked at Lian Po.

After the Battle of Changping, Lian Po regained the attention of the king and was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the three armies. At this time, those who had left him all returned to him. Lian Po thought to himself that these people were following Yan's trend.

Among his generation, few people are truly loyal to him. Instead of raising a group of disloyal people who may turn against him at any time, it is better to be alone and pure. Therefore, Lian Po directly rejected their request and let them find their own way out.

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What made Lian Po even more astonished was that not only was this guest not ashamed of his behavior, but he also told Lian Po plausibly that in the era of chaos, the guest's decision to leave or come back was based on the owner's wealth.

That should be a very common thing. Just like buying and selling

Generally speaking, if a person is rich and powerful and has ambitions to achieve great things, he will naturally be willing to join him. If a person has no money and no power, even ordinary talents know that a gentleman will naturally leave if he does not stand behind a dangerous wall. So it is clear.

The truth is clear, everyone understands it tacitly, and there is no need to blame each other.

Lian Po didn't say anything else. He knew that with his own efforts, it would be difficult to change the values ​​​​that the world had already formed. If the disciples were like this, what about the king? Maybe one day, when he is useless, the king will not do anything.

Abandon yourself hesitantly. Even if you can still be of great use, what will happen to you if the monarch finds someone who can better replace you?

Lian Po didn't dare to think about it, because what was supposed to come would always come, and there was no use worrying. Lian Po could only use all his strength to preserve the great rivers and mountains of Zhao.

In 247 BC, King Qin Yingzheng ascended the throne. Two years later, King Zhao Xiaocheng, who had always relied on Lian Po, died, and his son, King Zhao Daoxiang, took the throne. The year of his birth is unknown, and he died in 236 BC.

In 1999, his surname was Zhao, and his given name was Yan. Originally, the throne of King Zhao Xiaocheng should have been succeeded by the prince who was still a hostage in Qin. However, with the help of Minister Guo Kai, Zhao Yan got his wish and became the king of Zhao.

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This approach will of course arouse opposition from many prince factions and loyal monarch factions, and Lian Po is considered a member of King Zhao Xiaocheng's faction.

Speaking of King Zhao Daoxiang, we have to start with his posthumous title. There is a word for mourning, which is mainly explained from three aspects: first, when fear arises, it is called mourning; secondly, when someone dies early in the middle of the year, it is called mourning;

Finally, perform labor and sacrifice, saying "mourning"

.The word Xiang has two interpretations: the land is virtuous, which is called Xiang, and the armor, which is labor-intensive, is called Xiang. This shows that King Zhao Xiang died before his ambition was fulfilled, and he also liked war, hoping that through war, he could reshape the Zhao Dynasty.

country's strength.

Of course, King Zhao Daoxiang has achieved his goal

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Under ideal subjective conditions, although he came to the throne two years later than King Qin, he did not serve as a puppet monarch for eight years like Qin Shihuang. Because at the beginning of his accession to the throne, he vigorously attacked powerful ministers and concentrated on the whole country.

Power in one body.

Lian Po was the primary target of King Zhao Daoxiang's attack.

As the saying goes, one emperor and one courtier. Just when Zhao's national strength was restored and Lian Po was determined to assist the king and prepare to restore the glory of Zhao, the treacherous minister Guo Kai appeared. Guo Kai was the red man next to King Zhao Mouxiang.

Before he ascended the throne, Guo Kai was a close confidant around him. But this person did not have any real

His talent is just good at flattering others, and he is a complete villain. Lian Po's temperament is just like that of Bai Qi: straight forward, and hates evil as much as enemies. The two were officials in the same dynasty, so it was inevitable to have enemies and grudges. Even

One time, King Zhao held a banquet, and Lian Po accused Guo Kai of something wrong in front of everyone, thus laying the root of trouble.

Later, in the Battle of Changping, Qin used Fan Ju's counterintuitive plan, saying that Lian Po had an affair with Qin, and passively avoided the war. What Qin feared was not Lian Po, but Zhao Kuo, the son of Zhao She. So King Zhao

Prepare to use Zhao Kuo to replace Lian Po.

Even though Lin Xiangru and Zhao Kuo's mother tried hard to dissuade him, King Zhao refused to listen. The reason was that in addition to King Zhao being domineering and arbitrary, Guo Kai's slander was also an important factor in King Zhao making such a decision that harmed the country and the people.

reason.

Throughout history, treacherous ministers and cowardly kings always go hand in hand and complement each other. Therefore, "Shang Jun Shu·Xiu Quan" says: "If the king is fond of the law, upright men will be in front; if the king is good in words, then the ministers who ruin the reputation will be on the side." That's right.

It was due to King Zhao's incompetence and his use of traitors that Guo Kai and others had an opportunity to take advantage of him.

The predecessors are the disciples of the future, and they spent their entire lives in vain, almost invincible, but were ultimately defeated by Fan Ju's words. Isn't Lianpo today facing such a crisis? Of course, this cannot be entirely attributed to

Those greedy ministers slandered that if the king could understand others and restrain himself, and not be jealous of the virtuous and capable, the greedy ministers would

How can he easily frame a loyal minister and good general? Lian Po started with King Zhao Huiwen, then assisted King Zhao Xiaocheng, and now King Zhao Daoxiang, he can be said to be a veteran of the three dynasties. No matter how stupid he is, he still knows that he has a high position and power.

If the tree is beautiful in the forest, King Zhao may be wary and suspicious of it.

Sure enough, as soon as King Zhao Yaoxiang came to the throne, he put more emphasis on Guo Kai. Lian Po naturally fell into a dangerous environment where the king was fearful, the sycophants hated him, and his life was precarious. Soon, King Zhao Yaoxiang listened to Guo Kai's advice.

, relieved Lian Po of his military power, dismissed him from all official positions, and replaced Lian Po with Lecheng.

At the same time, he also sent an envoy to ask Lian Po to return to Handan and wait for orders. Lian Po naturally knew that as soon as he returned, he was likely to be killed. In anger, Lian Po led an army to attack Le Cheng, and all Zhao soldiers

He admired Lian Po and was naturally unwilling to see his general being humiliated, so he developed a common hatred for the enemy. Soon, Le Cheng could no longer support himself and had no choice but to flee back to Handan.

At this moment, there are two paths before Lian Po: either start an army to cause trouble and establish a new leader; or change the dynasty and establish himself as king. Lian Po is good at fighting and can intimidate the princes. For him, he must achieve the great cause of being a king.

It was really easy. But he did not establish a new master, and he did not establish himself as king. In the end, he chose to "run to Wei Daliang". What is the reason for this?

In fact, before this, there was a precedent of Le Yi running to the State of Zhao. Lian Po went to the State of Wei just to awaken the King of Zhao. Le Yi was a famous general of the State of Yan at the time and once led an army to defeat the powerful eastern country Qi. Unfortunately,

Later, when the new king of Yan came to the throne, he was suspicious of him and forced Le Yi to defect to Zhao. Later, Tian Dan of Qi State defeated the Yan army, and the state of Yan was in critical condition. In the end, he had no choice but to send an envoy to Zhao to ask Le Yi to come out again.

Lian Po wanted to use this move to enable King Zhao to reflect on his mistakes and then use him again. Unfortunately, "using a virtuous person is like turning a stone, and removing a nefarious person is like climbing a mountain" ("History of the Song Dynasty: Biography of Liu Fu"), appointing a virtuous person is like turning a stone.

Talent is as easy as turning a stone, but eradicating sycophants is as difficult as moving a mountain. King Zhao Daoxiang is stubborn, how can he

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How is it possible to feel Lian Po’s good intentions?

At that time, Lian Po could have gone to Qi, which was more powerful than Wei, or to Yan, which had stronger military power. Why would he choose Wei, which was defeated by Bai Qi? It can be seen that Lian Po actually wanted to use Wei.

Fighting against the Qin army, Lian Po finally fell into the arms of Wei.

The King of Wei also heard about Lian Po's talents. At the same time, he also knew that Lian Po was in Cao's camp and his heart was in the Han Dynasty. He could not devote his life to Wei. Therefore, when Lian Po arrived in Daliang, the King of Wei did not reuse him. Lian Po was right.

He doesn't care about all this. What he values ​​​​is that one day, King Zhao can really wake up. At present, the power of Zhao State is declining, and Qin State has also besieged Zhao State many times. I believe that people from Zhao State asking for help will arrive soon.

As Lian Po expected, the person asking for help was the eunuch Tang Jiu.

This man and Guo Kai are like a nest of snakes and rats. He is a jealous person. In addition, before this, Guo Kai secretly gave him a lot of money, asking him to speak ill of Lian Po to King Zhao after he came back. I'm afraid.

Lian Po's hopes were about to be dashed.

Under the instruction of King Zhao, Tang Jiu brought a pair of expensive armor and four fast horses and traveled to Daliang at night to express condolences to Lian Po. In fact, he wanted to see if Lian Po could still take on the important task. Lian Po did

The prime minister for so many years was very clear about the intention of King Zhao's move, so Lian Po had a feast in front of Tang Jiu. According to historical records, at that time Lian Po

In order to show that he was still strong, he actually ate a bushel of rice and ten kilograms of meat in one meal. After the meal, he didn't even bother to go to the toilet and directly mounted his horse. He wielded a sword freely. His prowess and prowess were not the same as before. Lian Po wanted to be like Tang Jiu.

I want to convey a message to King Zhao: I can eat and drink, I am in excellent health, and I am still invincible on the battlefield. I hope that the King can use me again.

It's a pity that it's easy to dodge open guns and hidden arrows. Just when Lian Po secretly rejoiced that he still had some strength and the king found him, Tang Jiu, lured by Guo Kai's fame and fortune, truthfully told King Zhao that Lian Po could

Eating a bushel of rice and ten pounds of meat in one meal even intentionally deepened King Zhao's understanding of Lian Po: Lian Po and Tang Jiu were together and went to the toilet three times in a short period of time, which shows his powerful metabolism.

But King Zhao didn’t think so. When a person goes to the battlefield, he must have the ability to endure. Lian Po could not even stop urinating and urinating, which happened frequently. How could King Zhao safely deliver the country’s army to Lian Po? So Lian Po

The last chance to support Zhao State was lost.

However, Lian Po was not disappointed. Just when King Zhao decided not to use Lian Po, the King of Chu quietly welcomed Lian Po to the Chu State and made him a general, in an attempt to use Lian Po to increase the military strength of the Chu State.

Become stronger again. Lian Po also hopes to be able to

With the help of the Chu State's military power, they coordinated the Zhao army's actions against the Qin army to reduce Zhao's military pressure. Unfortunately, after the Chu State moved its capital, the Chu army's talents were withered and their morale was low. Lian Po had just arrived, so they naturally refused to accept it. In the end, Lian Po

It can only be disappointing in vain.

At this moment, no one could understand Lian Po's thoughts. He was always thinking about being able to do something for the people of Zhao and shoulder the heavy responsibility for the Zhao army to fight against Qin. Unfortunately, he had no way to serve the country and could only sigh: "I

I want to use Zhao people."

Lian Po, who was full of concern for the country and the people, finally had no choice but to die in a foreign country because he had no way to serve the country. In 241 BC, this veteran who had supported Zhao's military for decades finally closed his eyes in Shouchun of Chu.

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Lian Po was one of the famous generals of the Warring States Period. He fought countless battles in his life and almost never lost. He conquered cities and territories and recruited disciples to fight against the enemy. He was respected by people at the time. He was a warm-hearted person who spoke uprightly. Once he made a mistake, he corrected it when he knew it. He was open-minded.

, admired by later generations. Sima Qian wrote in "Historical Records"

The book evaluates Lian Po in this way: "Whether Lian Po is used or not is actually related to the survival of the State of Zhao. This can really serve as a lesson for future generations to employ people." It appropriately discusses the rise and fall of Lian Po in the honor and disgrace of the State of Zhao, and also explains the Warring States Period.

Times and talents are the fundamental factors that determine the destiny of a country.
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