Daqin: Selling elves at the beginning, Zulong begged me to supervise the country

In the 21st year of the First Emperor of Qin (226 BC), King Qin Yingzheng convened his ministers to discuss the plan to destroy Chu. Wang Jian believed that "it takes only 60 people", while Li Xin believed that "no more than 20 people" could defeat Chu. King Qin Yingzheng Zheng was overjoyed and thought Wang Jian was too old to be used, so he sent Li Xin and Meng Tian to lead 20 troops south to attack Chu. Chu general Xiang Yan responded with 40 Chu troops to 20 Qin troops.Wang Jian therefore resigned from the court due to illness and returned to his hometown. [10-11]

Soon, the Chu army deliberately showed weakness and retreated while fighting. It retained its elite troops to attack Li Xin from behind. It defeated two battalions of the Qin army and killed seven captains of the Qin army. This was one of the rare defeats during the period when Qin destroyed the Six Kingdoms. .

When King Qin Yingzheng heard the news, he was furious. He personally took an express train to Pinyang, apologized to Wang Jian, and agreed to the request for more troops. Wang Jian led an army of 60 and set off [12]. When Wang Jian went on the expedition, he asked the King of Qin to "please have a beautiful farmland." "There are so many ponds" and "please ask for farmland and house as a career for your descendants"; before leaving the border, he asked for beautiful fields five times in a row. Even his subordinates began to worry about whether it was going too far. Only then did Wang Jian express his intention: King Qin He was suspicious by nature, and now that all the soldiers of the Qin State were in his own hands, he could only make many requests to the King of Qin to show that he had nothing else to ask for except money, so as to eliminate the King of Qin's fear that he would support his troops and stand on his own feet. [13]

In the 23rd year of the First Emperor of Qin (224 BC), Wang Jian led an army to attack Chu. After the army arrived at the border of Chu, it was fortified for a whole year. 60 soldiers were hoarded to recuperate and even competed in throwing stones every day for entertainment.Xiang Yan's 40 Chu army did not dare to attack because of their relatively small strength. A year later, they finally could no longer hold back. Just as the Chu army was mobilizing eastward, Wang Jian led his troops to attack and defeat the Chu army, killing Xiang Yan at Qi. More than a year later, he captured the King of Chu and brought him to Chu, and conquered the Chu Kingdom [14-15].Wang Jian then went south to conquer Baiyue and won.

Since then, Wang Jian's experience is unknown.It is said that he retreated bravely from the rapids and died a good death. [3]

Character achievements

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Put down a rebellion

In the eighth year of King Yingzheng of Qin (239 BC), King Yingzheng of Qin appointed his younger brother Chang'an Jun as the chief general, and Fan Yuqi as deputy general to lead the army to attack Zhao. Unexpectedly, Chang'an Jun turned against Zhao at the instigation of Fan Yuqi, and raised an army. The soldiers rebelled.

Yingzheng sent Wang Jian to quell the rebellion.Wang Jian sent lobbyists to infiltrate the rebels, met with Lord Chang'an, and delivered a letter persuading him to surrender. He used both reason and kindness, kindness and power.Lord Chang'an surrendered and the rebellion subsided.Fan Yuqi fled to Yan State.But unfortunately, Chang'an Jun did not save his life. [3][16]

Eradicate the Lu family

When King Qin Yingzheng came to the throne, due to his young age, the state affairs were controlled by Prime Minister Lu Buwei.Lu Buwei had power in both the government and the public, and had an affair with the Queen Mother. Seeing that Qin Shihuang was getting older, he was afraid of the Dongchuang incident and wanted to leave the Queen Mother. He was also afraid of the Queen Mother's resentment, so he offered a fake eunuch, Lao Ai, to the Queen Mother.

Lao Ai and the Queen Mother gave birth to two illegitimate sons in Yongcheng, the former capital of Qin (today's Fengxiang, Shaanxi Province), and they regarded themselves as the false fathers of the King of Qin.With the help of the Queen Mother, Lao Ai was granted the title of Marquis of Changxin, and took over Shanyang, Taiyuan and other places. He collected his own party members, operated in Yongcheng for many years, and established a huge power.

In the ninth year of King Yingzheng of Qin (238 BC), Yingzheng went to Yongcheng, where the Queen Mother was, to perform a suburban ceremony.Wang Jian led troops to suppress Xianyang and sent 3 elite troops to protect King Qin on his journey westward.After the King of Qin left, Lu Buwei took control of the state affairs in the capital Xianyang. Wang Jian remained calm, mobilized his troops, and stood ready to prevent Lu Buwei from waiting for an opportunity to change.Because Lao Ai's crime of fornication in the palace was exposed, she launched a mutiny and attacked the Qinian Palace where King Yingzheng of Qin was located. This was known in history as the "Qinian Palace Rebellion".The King of Qin noticed the conspiracy in time, sent troops to put down the rebellion, pursued Lao Ai, and purged hundreds of people from the Lao Ai group in Xianyang. Because the matter involved Lu Buwei, he was soon dismissed from the post of prime minister.Soon, at Wang Jian's suggestion, he was sentenced to death, and Qin Shihuang took full control of the state power. [17][18-[-]]

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General comments

Wang Jian was an outstanding military strategist of the Qin State and a rare general in the Qin State after Bai Qi.As an outstanding military strategist of the Qin Dynasty, Wang Jian's main achievements include destroying Handan, the capital of Zhao, and annihilating Yan and Zhao; using most of Qin's troops to destroy Chu, and together with his son Wang Bi, he became Qin Shihuang's greatest contributor to the destruction of the six kingdoms.His outstanding military commanding ability made him one of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period along with Bai Qi, Li Mu and Lian Po.Wang Jian fought countless battles in his life. He was wise but not violent, courageous and resourceful. He was extremely valuable in the Warring States Period when there was no limit to killing.In the 26th year of the First Emperor of Qin (221 BC), the Qin State annexed all the vassal states and unified the world. Wang Jian and Meng Tianli made the greatest military exploits[1][19].Wang Jian is the ancestor of the Langya Wang family and the Taiyuan Wang family in the Tang Dynasty[20].

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Sima Qian: "The Wang family and the Meng family contributed much, and their names were given to later generations." "Wang Jian was a general of Qin and the six countries of Yi. At that time, Jian was a veteran general, and the first emperor taught him, but he could not assist Qin in building virtue and consolidating its foundation. , secretly combine to take the appearance, and even destroy the body."[21]

Wang Jian’s image design in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 11

Ban Gu: "If the Qin Dynasty, because of its victory in the fourth dynasty, was blocked by rivers and mountains, it would use Bai Qi and Wang Jian to hunt down the six kingdoms and unite the world. If the Qin Dynasty is extremely deceitful, the soldiers and the people will not follow, and they will be subordinated. The disciples, in return for the enemy's revenge, raised up a cloud and joined forces. As a result, they overran the city and filled the city with people. They fought for the land and filled the countryside with people. The disciples of Sun, Wu, Shang, and Bai were all killed in front of them, and the country perished in the rear. . The retribution comes according to its own kind, and that is the way to go."[22]

Sima Zhen: "Both Bai Qi and Wang Jian were good at using soldiers. They were handed over to Qin generals, and they overthrew Qi and broke through the thorns. Zhao Ren's horses were subdued, and Chang Ping then stopped. Chu fell to Li Xin, and Ba Shang's soldiers marched. Ben and Li succeeded, and the three generations nameless."