Sun Bin's fortune-telling secret

Horse Racing in Tian Ji, from Historical Records, tells the story of Tian Ji and Qi Weiwang's tactical victory in the competition. This story reflects Tian Ji's extraordinary wisdom and outstanding military talent.

But what does this story tell the world? Is this just a horse race between Tian Ji and Qi Weiwang? What happened to Tian Ji? In fact, Tian Ji's horse racing victory seemed to be famous in World War I, but it was actually a stupid victory, which also brought disaster to Tian Ji later.

Tian Ji was born into a noble family in Qi. He has been familiar with the art of war since childhood. He was clever and soon followed suit, which not only made his family applaud, but also attracted Qi Weiwang's praise and reuse. At the same time, he lived up to expectations and made great achievements for Qi, becoming one of the seven heroes of the Warring States.

In fact, Tian Ji does not have such admirable military talent. The reason why he can fight for his country on the battlefield is overwhelming, mainly relying on a strategist who gives advice. He is Sun Bin.

Sun Bin, once an emissary of Qi, came to Daliang and met Daliang. As a military genius, he talked with him, and after consulting with him, he took him back to Qi and introduced him to the then general Tian Ji.

Tian Ji didn't believe this man's ability at first. As a result, after a long talk with him, he also realized that this person's strength should not be underestimated. If he can get his help, the army will no longer worry that no one is available, and the war will be overwhelming.

On one occasion, Qi Weiwang hosted a banquet for many princes and grandchildren, and invited all the ministers to attend. Qi Weiwang held a horse race, and the stakes were as high as thousands of dollars. Tian Ji took Sun Bin to the competition. After understanding the rules of the game, he said to Sun Bin, "Sir, how do you win this game?"

Sun Bin brewed for a while and said, "General, don't worry, I have a good method. Let your horse dismount against the king of Qi, your middle horse dismount against the king of Qi, and your horse dismount against the king of Qi, so that you can win two games. "

Hearing this, Tian Ji suddenly realized that he was full of praise. When it came to the official competition, he really played three rounds with Qi Weiwang, step by step, and finally won the competition, winning 1000 yuan.

This is the famous "Tian Ji Horse Racing". After drinking, Tian Ji introduced Sun Bin to Qi Weiwang and said, "This man is very clever. If he can be reused by the king, he will definitely add wings to the tiger and help the king achieve something. " Hearing this, Qi Weiwang agreed to Tian Ji's request. Tian Ji fought for his country this time, and Sun Bin was his strategist.

With the help of Sun Bin, Tian Ji is invincible. The battle of Guilin and the battle of Maling, the two men cooperated tacitly and won in one fell swoop. This war not only made them famous in World War I, but also made Qi in an invincible position during the Warring States period and became the overlord. Because of this war, Wei suffered heavy losses and turned from prosperity to decline.

However, as a military commander at that time, Tian Ji was not only good at fighting, but also had no wisdom to fight for power in the court. In addition, he was careless and did not know how to converge, which led to the jealousy of ministers and soon ushered in disaster.

There was such a minister in the court of Qi State, who was described in classical Chinese as "more than eight feet tall and handsome ... the people of Qi State were beautiful." He is the Prime Minister Zou Ji. Through the classical Chinese "Zou Ji satirizes Qi Wang", we know that Zou Ji's appearance was definitely one of the best at that time. He advised modesty and admonition, stayed close to sages, stayed away from villains, and knew that he was in a high position, eloquent, intelligent and beautiful, and was a rare saint in himself.

Zou Ji and Tian Ji were also officials in North Korea and worked for Qi, but the relationship between them was not harmonious, there was bad blood between them, and disputes often occurred. In the imperial court, they are also checks and balances.

But over time, Tian Ji won more and more victories and became more and more famous, which made Zou Ji very uneasy. He is worried that Tian Ji's prestige will gradually surpass that of Qi Weiwang, which is not good for him. After much reasoning, he decided to strike first and design a disaster for Tian Ji.

He asked his doorman Gong to arrange for someone to find a fortune teller in the street. Stoudemire found a fortune teller with gray temples and whispered to him, "I am the confidant of General Tian Ji. The general has worked hard on the battlefield for many years and made great contributions. Now he doesn't want to be a servant, but he wants to show his ambition. Sir, how about you help me predict good or bad luck? "

Then he took out a heavy bag of silver from his sleeve and gave it to the fortune teller. The man thought it was heavy and didn't refuse. After the calculation, Stoudemire left, and as soon as his front foot left, Gongsun Yue took people to catch the fortune teller.

In a blink of an eye, Zou Ji came to Qi Weiwang and said to him with indignation: "I don't mean to offend, but it is related to the country, and I dare not leave. In recent years, Tian Ji's reputation has gradually surpassed that of the king, and he himself is arrogant and has no idea of convergence. Now he still wants to stand on his own feet and has a rebellious heart. Please ask the king to cure him! "

When he said this, he sent someone to take the fortune teller to the temple. The fortune teller dared not lift his head, but said a lot with trepidation. He filled in all the charges against Tian Ji. Qi Weiwang became angry from embarrassment after hearing this, and immediately ordered the arrest of Tian Ji.

Tian Ji was terrified when he heard the news, but he was forced to flee to Chu overnight. He knew Zou Ji didn't like the esteem of his king, so he hindered and framed himself, but there was no room for manoeuvre, and Qi Weiwang wouldn't tolerate himself any more.

Sure enough, the king of Qi was furious when he knew it, and at that time the matter was widely involved. Many heroes who had good relations with Tian Ji in peacetime were also detained by Qi Weiwang. This great uproar gradually spread in Qi State.

Tian Ji is Qi Weiwang's right-hand man. Why did Qi Weiwang punish him for listening to one side of the story? In fact, this is not all framed by Zou Ji. The king needs capable officials to stabilize the country for him, and he is also afraid that they will serve the Lord of Gao Zhen, which will lead to rebellion.

The King of Qi was afraid that Tian Ji's prestige would grow and shake his country, so he wanted to get rid of it long ago, and Zou Ji's plan was just what the King of Qi wanted, so he threw himself under the sword.

In fact, Tian Ji is loyal to his country and a trustworthy courtier, but he is humble, just as he didn't know how to hide his strength in the horse racing bureau, dared to be king and showed his sharpness, which will inevitably lead to death.

The story of horse racing in Tian Ji not only shows people Tian Ji's extraordinary talent, but also tells the world that it is one thing to have skill, but if you want to live to the end, you must know how to be reasonable, know how to advance and retreat, and protect yourself in front of your superiors, so as to avoid disaster.