Wang Jian is from Pingyang East. When I was a teenager, I liked the art of war and served the king of Qin. Qin Shihuang destroyed Korea, Zhao and Wei successively, drove away the prince and defeated the Chu army several times.
Li Xin, the general of Qin State, was young and brave. He once pursued Yan Taizi Dan to Yanshui with thousands of soldiers, and finally defeated the Yan army to catch Taizi Dan. The king of Qin thinks Li Xin is virtuous and brave. One day, the King of Qin asked Li Xin, "I want to attack the State of Chu. How many soldiers do you think are enough? "
Li Xin said: "No more than 200,000 people." The king of Qin asked Wang Jian, and Wang Jian said, "No 600,000 people are impossible." The king of Qin said, "General Wang is old, why are you afraid?" ! General Li is decisive and brave, and his words make sense. So he sent Li Xin and Meng Tian to attack Chu with 200,000 troops.
Wang Jian's words were not adopted, so he shirked his illness and returned to his hometown Pingyang for the elderly. Li Xin attacked Pinghe, Meng Tian attacked Diyi and defeated the Chu army.
Li Xin then attacked Yan State and Ying State and won, so he led his troops to the west and joined forces with Meng Tian in the city. Chu Jun kept chasing them for three days and nights. As a result, Li Xin's army was defeated. (Chu Jun) broke into two barracks and killed seven captains. Qin Jun escaped.
The king of Qin was very angry after hearing the news. He personally took the express train to Pingyang. When he met Wang Jian, he apologized and said, "Li Xin really insulted Qin Jun because I didn't adopt your plan. Now I hear that the Chu army is marching westward every day. Although the general is ill, can he have the heart to abandon me? " Wang Jian declined politely and said, "Old minister, I am sick and tired, and I have no talent. I hope your majesty will invite another famous soldier. "
The king of Qin apologized again and said, "All right, general, don't say any more." Wang Jian said, "Your Majesty must regard me as a last resort. It is impossible without 600,000 people. " The king of Qin said, "Listen to the general's plan." So Wang Jian set out with 600,000 troops, and the king of Qin personally went to Bashang to see him off.
Original text:
Wang Jian is a native of Dong Yang. Serenade: OK, this is for Qin Shihuang. Li Xin, the general of the Qin Dynasty, was young and brave. He tried to drive Yan Taizi Dan out with thousands of troops, but he was defeated. The emperor thought he was brave. So the first emperor asked Li Xin, "I want to capture Jing and satisfy the generals with geometric figures?" Li Xin said, "But with 200,000 people."
The first emperor asked Wang Jian, and Wang Jian said, "There must be 600 thousand people." The first emperor said, "General Wang is old, so why are you afraid? General Li is strong and brave, and his words are also. " So Li Xin and Meng Tian cut down 200,000 southern trees. Wang Jian said no, because he was sick and often stayed in Yang. Gui Xin attacked peace, Meng Tian attacked sleep, and defeated the Jing army.
The letter attacked, destroyed and led troops to meet Meng Tian's father in the west. Therefore, the Jing people did not give up for three days and three nights, and Li Xinjun was defeated and left. Hearing this, Qin Shihuang was furious and hurried to see Xie Wang.
Said, "I don't need a general. Li Xinguo humiliated Qin Jun. Today, I heard that Jing Bing is going to the west. Although the general is ill, he will abandon me alone! " Wang Jian asked, "Your Majesty will use his ministers, and there will be 600,000 people." The first emperor said, "Listen to the general." So Wang Jian sent 600 thousand soldiers, and the first emperor sent them to Bashang.
This article is from General Wang Jian, Historical Records written by Sima Qian in the Western Han Dynasty.
Extended data writing background:
Historical Records, formerly known as Taishigong or Taishigong Gong Ji and Taishigong Historical Records, is a biographical historical book written by Sima Qian, a historian of the Western Han Dynasty. It is the first biographical general history in the history of China, recording the history of four years and more than 3,000 years from the legendary Huangdi era to Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty.
In the first year of Taichu (BC 104), Sima Qian began to create Taishi Gongshu, later called Shiji. This book was used for 14 years before and after completion.
During the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the kingship was abolished, and the ancient cultural classics were destroyed by the Qin Dynasty, which led to the loss of precious classics in Mingtang and Shishi. After the establishment of the Han Dynasty, Xiao He revised the law, Han Xin affirmed the military law, Zhang Cang formulated the articles of association, and Shu determined the etiquette. Scholars with good personality and knowledge gradually played a role, and literary lovers from all over the world constantly collected and presented abandoned ancient books such as poems and books.
Sima Bei is a Taishi, sorting out and discussing history. The Annals of Sui Shu's Classics contains: "Tan took Zuo's Chunqiu, Mandarin, Shiben, Warring States Policy and Chunqiu of Chu and Han as the basis, and then became a family." It can be seen that Sima Tan, the father of Sima Qian, intends to continue compiling the historical events after Chunqiu.
Sima Tan used to be an official of Taishi, taking the revision of history as his sacred mission. Unfortunately, his ambition was not rewarded. In the first year of Yuanfeng, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty held a meditation ceremony. As an important official of the imperial court, Sima Tan missed the opportunity to participate in contemporary events, resulting in lifelong regret and death of grief. Before he died, he told his son Sima Qian, "Today, the son will be unified by Chitose and sealed Mount Tai, but I can't do it. This is fate! When I die, you are a surname, and I will never forget what I want to write ... "
Sima Qian replied: "Boy is not sensitive, please go and learn about the old news of our ancestors." It can be seen that Sima Qian completed his historical work according to his father's wishes. "Historical Records" takes the book of Guan Chan as one of its eight books, that is, seeing the meaning of his late father. Sima Qian followed the Spring and Autumn Annals and wrote Historical Records in the first year of Emperor founding ceremony.
About the author:
Sima Qian (former 145-? ) was born in xia yang (now south of Hancheng, Shaanxi). Historians and essayists in the Western Han Dynasty. Sima Tan's son, Ren Taishiling, was imprisoned for defending Li Ling's defeat and surrender, and later served as the secretariat. He worked hard to complete his own historical records, and was called Shi Qian, Tai Shigong and the father of history by later Buddha.