The literati and bureaucrats of Qilu have been a joke since Sima Xiangqi and King Qi Wei.

Tai Shigong said: The customs of Qi are tolerant, broad-minded, wise, and good at discussing. The ground is heavy and difficult to shake! Those who are timid in fighting with others and brave enough to hold thorns will rob others many times!

As for the land of Lu, it is: a land of petty people, stingy, fearful of sin, and far away from evil.

Although these two evaluations are inevitably somewhat suspicious of map cannons.

but……

It may not be true.

At least it is a fact that reflects the appearance of scholar-bureaucrats and bureaucratic landlords in the Qilu area.

Since Queen Wei, Qi has hardly won any decisive war.

They were even hung up and beaten by Yan soldiers at one point, and almost perished.

Qin destroyed the six kingdoms and conquered Qi alone, and surrendered on its knees without any bloodshed.

The army of 500,000 soldiers all disarmed, ***************!

South Korea has more backbone than Qi!

As for the facts of the Chu-Han struggle for hegemony up to now, they all prove the truth: live in peace and happiness, die in sorrow.

Since the days of Santian (brothers Tian Zhan, Tian Rong, and Tian Heng), the landlords and bureaucrats in Qilu have never accomplished anything by relying on their own strength.

Back then, Tian Zhan's uprising did not rely on rising up like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, nor did it rely on Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu to respond to a hundred calls.

Instead, he relied on conspiracy to assassinate the local magistrate and relied on the remaining power of his ancestors to establish himself as king.

The results are naturally self-evident.

Tian Zhan, king of Qi, was killed by Zhang Han in Linji.

Then, the funniest scene in the Chu-Han struggle for hegemony was staged: the Qi nobles, bureaucrats, and landlords started fighting internally despite having strong enemies outside.

After Tian Zhan's death, some Qi nobles and landowners supported the late Qi King Jian's younger brother Tian Jie as king and Tian Jiao as prime minister.

Tian Zhan's younger brother Tian Rong took Tian Zhan's defeated troops and fled to Dong'a in a hurry.

Zhang Han chased after him closely.

Fortunately, Xiang Liang heard about the defeat of the Qi army and immediately sent a large army to reinforce Dong'a.

And defeated the Qin army under Dong'a City.

Zhang Han was defeated and moved westward, so Xiang Liang led his troops to pursue him.

Tian Rong, who had just escaped from death, did not follow Xiang Liang to pursue Zhang Han, nor did he quickly take advantage of the opportunity of victory to regain the lost ground.

But...

Turn around and go back to find trouble with Tianjia.

Expelled Tianjia and his forces from Qi.

At this time, Xiang Liangdong pursued the Qin soldiers, but was besieged by Zhang Han in Dingtao.

At this time, the situation in the world was that the main force of Qin's rebel army under the command of Xiang Liang was in Dingtao.

If Xiang Liang is defeated, it will almost be another battle of Changping.

It is no exaggeration to say that as long as Xiang Liang is defeated, the Qin army can advance to Julu, defeat Zhao first, and then destroy Wei, repeating Qin Shihuang's unification of the six kingdoms.

So King Huai of Chu immediately sent a letter to Qi and Zhao asking for help.

However, the amused King Tian Rong of Qi made a request to King Huai of Chu: Do you want me to send troops? Yes, you can kill Tian Jia who fled to you first and send his head over!

Moreover, Tian Rong not only wants Tian Jiao's head, but also wants the head of Tian Jiao who is on the run and is under the control of King Zhao Zhao Xie!

This is tantamount to putting his status above the heads of King Chu Huai and King Zhao!

How could Chu and Zhao agree?

So, just when Qi, Chu and Zhao were quarreling with each other, Xiang Liang was defeated and killed in Dingtao, and Qin general Zhang Han led his troops to Julu.

Cuo Fei Xiang Yu came out of nowhere and destroyed the cauldron and boat under Julu City, defeating the invincible Qin army in one fell swoop.

The Qin Empire may be able to wipe out the entire rebel army of Qi, Zhao and Chu.

It is precisely because of this that the subsequent tragedy was laid.

After Xiang Yu destroyed Qin, he resented Tian Rong for refusing to save his uncle Xiang Liang, and instead of making him king, he made Tian Shi the king. Tian An and Tian Du, who were also members of the old Qi royal family, became kings.

This made Tian Rong, the most powerful faction in Qidi, very dissatisfied.

Just turn against him.

Therefore, Tian Rong joined forces with Zhao general Chen Yu to rebel.

When things get tough, Tian Rong is indeed very powerful.

Almost crushing them, they destroyed the Three Qi established by Xiang Yu and unified the land.

Unfortunately, Xiang Yu counterattacked later.

Tian Rong was defeated by Xiang Yu before he could even hold on for a single round, and fled to Pingyuan. He was beheaded by locals in Pingyuan County and given to Xiang Yu as a gift...

Only Tian Rong's younger brother Tian Heng looks a little bit like him.

But it's not much better.

Open all the documents from the time of the rebellion against Qin to the fall of Santian.

Under the leadership of the nobles and landowners of the Qi State, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it once became a great and powerful country that dominated all other countries and rivaled the Qin Dynasty.

It actually turned into a joke!

They almost never won any wars with other princes.

Moreover, it collapsed every time.

Whose responsibility is this? Whose fault?

You know, even now, the bravery and strength of Qi warriors are famous all over the world, and their technical and tactical skills are amazing.

Heroes from all over the world appear again and again.

The unity and bravery of the Qi people have been admired, and their loyalty is even more admirable.

But why can't they win any war on a slightly larger scale?

Repeated battles and defeats, repeated defeats and battles...

Is it because Qi people have no heroes?

Aren't Peng Yue and Luan Bu heroes?

Could it be that Qi people are not brave enough and united enough?

The troops of Qi during the reign of Sima Xiangji and King Wei Wei of Qi were so powerful that they made other countries bow their heads.

Earlier, Duke Heng of Qi united the nine princes to rule the world.

With the power of a country, we can support the building when it is about to collapse and turn the tide before it falls.

Confucius praised: "Mi Guan Zhong, I was sent to the left."

Qi soldiers at these times are synonymous with unity, bravery and eliteness.

Even in the era after the establishment of the Han Dynasty, King Tian Heng of Qi committed suicide, and there were still 500 loyal ministers and righteous people who died.

Then why did the soldiers and people of Qi become the group described by Tai Shigong as "cowardly in fighting in public and brave in holding thorns"?

The answer is, if there is a rogue soldier, there will be a rogue general in the nest.

A sheep led by a lion can at least drive away wild wolves.

But a pride of lions led by a sheep may not be able to defeat even jackals, and they will run away when they see a fox!

The root of Qi's problems lies with its entire upper-class nobility and landowners.

These guys live in Qi, a prosperous and prosperous land with abundant products.

And stay away from the flames of war and foreign invasion.

No threat from any direction can threaten them.

This has been the case since the Warring States Period.

Han Feizi said: If a person is helpless internally, he will be invincible, and if he is invincible externally, his country will be permanently destroyed.

Since Tian Dan rescued Qi, the state of Qi has been enjoying peace and prosperity.

The country's nobles and upper class do not need to worry about foreign invasion at all.

Just enjoy and splurge with peace of mind.

Under such circumstances, the influence of Confucianism gradually flourished in Qi.

Scholar-officials, nobles and landowners almost all became supporters of Confucianism.

I remember when Confucius came to Qi, Jinggong wanted to use him as a high official, but Yan Zi tried hard to dissuade him. Everyone in the Qi Dynasty also opposed him, and finally Confucius left in embarrassment.
To be continued...