"Sad husband! There is such a trend, and it was robbed by the power accumulated by the Qin people. "It means: pathetic! There is such a situation, which is coerced by the power accumulated by Qin. "Sad husband! This situation was snatched away by the power accumulated by the Qin people. " This article is from On the Six Kingdoms by Su Xun, a writer in the Song Dynasty. The full text satirizes the present from the past, criticizes the current disadvantages, and warns the rulers of the Song Dynasty not to repeat the mistakes of the six countries' demise with the lessons of the six countries' demise.

On six countries

The downfall of the six countries was not bad for soldiers, but bad for war and Qin. If you are guilty of Qin, you will lose your vitality, and you will be defeated. Or: the six countries mourn each other and lead the way to Qin? People who don't take bribes will lose their lives, and they will lose their strong support, so they can't do it alone. Therefore, the disadvantage lies in the bribery of Qin.

In addition to capturing Qin, the small ones captured the city and the big ones captured the city. Compared with the income of the Qin dynasty, it is actually one hundred times more than the people who won the battle; In fact, the death of princes is a hundred times that of the defeated. Then the great desire of the Qin dynasty, the great misfortune of the princes, is not in war. Think of my grandfather, dew cream dew, cut thorns to make room. Children and grandchildren don't cherish it very much, and giving it to others is like throwing away dirt. Cut five cities today, ten cities tomorrow, and then sleep for one night. Looking around, the pool is coming again. However, the vassal's land is limited, and the desire to storm Qin is insatiable. The more complicated it is, the more urgent it is. Therefore, the victory or defeat of the enemy without fighting has already decided the outcome. As for subversion, what is reasonable is reasonable. The ancients said: "Serving Qin with the earth is more like carrying firewood to put out the fire. The salary is endless and the fire will not go out." This statement is correct.

Qi people didn't blame Qin, and finally the five countries moved out. What a pity! And won without helping the five countries. Since the five countries fell, they must be together. The prince of Yan, from the beginning, avoided it very far, and was able to keep his land, but he was unjust to Qin. Therefore, although Yan was a small country and then died, it was also effective to use troops. For Dan, with Jing Qing as the plan, the disaster started soon. Zhao tasted five battles in Qin, two defeats and three wins. After the Qin Dynasty, Zhao was attacked again, but Li Mulian did it. Mu Mu was slandered and punished, Handan was the county, but there was no end to fighting, which was regrettable. When Zhao Yan's Qin Dynasty was completely destroyed, it could be said that it was a desperate situation, and it was a last resort to die in defeat. In order to make the Three Kingdoms love their places, Qi people should not be attached to Qin, assassins should not, and good generals should still be there, so the number of victories and defeats and the principle of survival are not easy to measure compared with Qin.

Oh! I bribed the state of Qin to seal the princes of the world, served the wizards of the world with the heart of Qin, and strived to go west. I'm afraid the people of Qin couldn't eat any more. Sad husband! With this trend, it was robbed by the power accumulated by the Qin people, and the moon was lacking day by day, in order to tend to extinction. People who serve the country are robbed by accumulated power!

Husband and Qin were vassals, weaker than Qin, but there was still a tendency to win without taking bribes. The story of the world falling from the six countries is that it is under the six countries again.

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The six countries perished not because their weapons were not sharp and the battles were not well fought, but because they bribed Qin with land. Bribing Qin with land lost its own strength, which is the reason for its demise. Someone asked, "Did the six countries perish one after another because of bribing Qin?" A: "Countries that don't bribe Qin will perish, because there are countries that bribe Qin. The reason is that the country that did not bribe Qin lost its powerful foreign aid and could not save it by itself. So the drawback lies in bribing Qin. "

In addition to seizing land by war, the state of Qin also received bribes from governors. Small towns, big cities. Compared with the land obtained by taking bribes and defeating other countries, (the former) is actually a hundred times more. Compared with the land lost in the defeat, the six governors (bribing Qin) actually lost a hundred times more land. Therefore, what Qin wants most and the governors of the six countries are most worried about is not war at all. Think about their ancestors and fathers, braved the cold, frost and rain, and cut through thorns to own a little land. Children and grandchildren don't cherish the land very much and give it to others, just like throwing grass. You can have a good sleep only if you break five cities today and ten cities tomorrow. Get up tomorrow and go to the border. Qin's army is coming again. In this case, the vassal's land is limited, and Qin's desire for violence can never be satisfied. The more he was given, the more anxious he was to invade. So there is no need for war. Who is strong and who is weak, who wins and who loses, has already been decided. To the point of destruction, that's the truth. The ancients said, "Taking Qin with the ground is like holding firewood to put out a fire. When the firewood is burned out, the fire will be extinguished. " That's true.

Qi never bribed Qin, but in the end it perished with the five countries. Why? Make friends with Qin instead of helping the other five countries. The five countries have long since perished, and so has Qi. At first, the monarchs of Yan and Zhao both had long-term strategies, which could defend their country, uphold justice and not bribe Qin. Therefore, although Yan was a small country, it later perished. This is the effect of playing Qin. It was not until later that Yan Taizi Dan sent Jing Ke to assassinate the king of Qin as a tactic to deal with the state of Qin that it caused disaster. Zhao and Qin fought five times, lost twice and won three times. Later, Qin attacked Zhao twice. (General Zhao) Li Mu beat back the attack of Qin one after another. When Li Mu was framed and killed, Handan (the capital of Zhao) became a county (a county of Qin). Unfortunately, Zhao resisted Qin with military force and failed to persist. Moreover, the two countries are at a time when Qin is about to destroy other countries. It can be said that they have exhausted their intelligence, and the situation in the country is isolated and critical. Death after defeat is really a last resort. If Han, Wei and Chu cherish their land, Qi will not be attached to Qin. The assassin (of Yan State) did not stab the King of Qin (of Zhao State). Li Mu (of Zhao) is still alive, so the fate of victory and defeat and the logic of survival may not be well measured if compared with Qin.

Alas! If (the princes of the six countries) bribe the land of Qin to be sealed to the world's counselors, treat the world's wizards with the heart of Qin, and join Qi Xin in the west (against Qin), then I'm afraid the Qin people can't swallow any more food. How pathetic! There was such a favorable situation, but it was coerced by the long-term power of Qin, and it cut land every day and every month, so that it went to extinction. People who govern the country should not be intimidated by long-standing power!

The six countries and the state of Qin are vassal States. Their strength is weaker than that of Qin, but they still have the advantage of defeating Qin without bribing it. If we rely on such a big country, but follow the precedent of the demise of the six countries, it will not be as good as the six countries.