What is the story of Tian Ji, a famous player of Qi State during the Warring States Period, about Tian Ji horse racing?

Tian Ji horse racing Tian Ji, a character's life, often competed with Qi's sons and put a large sum of money as a bet. Sun Bin found that horses have almost the same feet, which can be divided into upper, middle and lower levels, so he suggested that Tian Ji increase the stakes and assured him that he would win. Tian Ji and the son set their daughter as a bet, horse racing. Sun Bin asked Tian Ji to replace the excellent horse with the inferior horse, and competed with the excellent horse in Qi Weiwang, and the first game was defeated; Later, Sun Bin asked Tian Ji to replace Zhongma and Dismount with superior horses and compete with Zhongma and Dismount in Qi Weiwang respectively. As a result, Tian Ji won the bet of Qi Weiwang's daughter with two wins and one loss. Sun Bin became famous. Tian Ji recommended Sun Bin to Qi Weiwang, and Qi Weiwang asked him about the art of war and asked him to be his own art teacher.

In the Battle of Guiling in 354 BC, Zhao attacked Wei, an ally of Wei, and captured Qihe (both in Changyuan County, Henan Province), which led to Wei's interference. Wei sent troops to surround the capital of Zhao (now Handan City, Hebei Province). The following year, Zhao sent messengers to Qi and Chu for help. Summon the ministers to discuss, Zou Ji opposed the rescue, while Duan suggested that we divide our forces and attack Xiangling (now Suixian County, Henan Province) all the way south, so as to tire Wei Jun, and then rescue Zhao while Wei Jun attacked Handan, which not only saved Zhao, but also weakened Wei and Zhao. Qi Weiwang adopted Duan He's suggestion and divided his troops into two ways. Qi troops besieged Wei Xiangling all the way, and Tian Ji and Sun Bin rescued Zhao all the way.

In 353 BC, the Qi army was divided into two roads, all the way to meet the enemy of the Song Dynasty, and Gongsun Cang led the troops to besiege Xiangling of Wei. Lead Tian Ji and Sun Bin all the way to save Zhao. Qi Weiwang intended to make Sun Bin the main commander, but Sun Bin refused on the grounds of torture and physical disability. So Tian Ji was appointed as the general commander and Sun Bin as the strategist, and they sat in the car and made suggestions. At this time, Wei Jun's main force has breached Handan, the capital of Zhao, and Pang Juan led an army of 80,000 to attack Wei, and Tian Ji and Sun Bin led an army of 80,000 to the border of Qi and Wei. Tian Ji wanted to go to war directly with Wei Jun's main force, but was stopped by Sun Bin. Sun Bin believes that Wei has attacked Zhao for a long time, consuming the main force outside, being weak and tired at home, and having an empty domestic defense. We should adopt the tactics of introducing from the east to the west, encircling Wei to save Zhao, taking the lead in Wei's capital and forcing Wei to retreat.

Zhao Ziran was saved. Sun Bin then suggested that Tian Ji go south to feint Wei Pingling (now northeast of Dingtao County, Shandong Province), because Ping Ling City is small, but it has a large area, a large population and strong troops. Dongyang (referring to the area east of the girder of Wei capital) is a strategic place, which is difficult to conquer; Moreover, Ping Ling has Song in the south and Wei in the north. It's easy to cut off the route of providing foodstuff by passing through the city hill on the March. A feint here can confuse Wei Jun very well and give Pang Juan the illusion that the commander-in-chief of the Qi army is incompetent. Tian Ji adopted Sun Bin's strategy and went to Ping Ling. At the end of Ping Ling, Sun Bin suggested to Tian Ji that the doctors from Linzi (now Zibo City, Shandong Province) and Gaotang (now Gaotang County, Shandong Province) led the troops to attack Ping Ling directly, which attracted the main force of Wei Jun, and the two Qi armies attacking Ping Ling were indeed defeated. Sun Bin asked Tian Ji to send a light bus to the suburbs of Wei Jingliang, provoking Pang Juan to force him to lead the army to Huiyuan; On the one hand, let Tian Ji send some troops to pretend to be at war with Pang Juan's troops, so as to defeat the strong with the weak and despise the enemy. Tian Ji obeyed Sun Bin's request one by one, and Pang Juan really lost the trench, and went into battle day and night to save the girder. Sun Bin led the main force to ambush in Guiling (now southwest of Changyuan County, Henan Province) and captured Pang Juan in one fell swoop. The battle of Guiling didn't defeat Wei Jun's main force, and Qi didn't formally attack Weidu's girder. Handan, the capital of Zhao, is still occupied by Wei. In 352 AD, Wei Huiwang led the South Korean army to defeat the allied forces of Qi, Song and Wei which surrounded Xiangling. The State of Qi was forced to ask the General Jing She of Chu to mediate, and the countries called a truce. Before 35 1, Wei Huiwang and Zhao Chenghou formed an alliance by the Zhanghe River and withdrew from Handan, the capital of Zhao State. At about this time, Qi released Pang Juan and let him return to Wei as a general.

In 342 BC, in the Battle of Maling, Wei defeated the army of Kong Ye, the Han general, in Nanliang (now the west of Ruzhou City, Henan Province) and Huo (now the southwest of Ruzhou City, Henan Province), and sent messengers to Qi for help. Qi Weiwang asked ministers whether to save North Korea as soon as possible or postpone it. Zhang D thinks that if we save Korea later, Korea will oppose Wei, so it is better to save Korea early. Tian Ji believes that sending troops before the Han and Wei armies are exhausted is equivalent to replacing the Korean army to be attacked by Wei Jun, but it will be controlled by South Korea. It's better to save South Korea in the future and wait until Wei Jun is exhausted. South Korea will certainly turn to Qi for help in times of crisis, so as to achieve both fame and fortune. Qi Weiwang quite agreed with Tian Ji's point of view, and secretly reached an agreement with South Korean emissaries, but did not immediately send reinforcements to help South Korea. South Korea, on the other hand, relied on the aid of Qi, and was defeated five times in a row in the battle with Wei, so it had to turn to Qi for help. So he sent Tian Ji and Tian Wei as the main commanders, Tian Ying as the lieutenant, Sun Bin as the strategist, and led the army to aid Korea.

. Sun Bin once again used the tactics of besieging Wei to save Zhao, and led an army to attack Wei Du's girders. When Pang Juan learned the news, he quickly withdrew from South Korea and returned to Wei, but by this time the Qi army had moved westward. Considering Wei Jun's self-reliance, Sun Bin despised the Qi army, which also had a reputation of being afraid of war. We should take the tactics of luring the enemy in depth, luring the enemy in depth and annihilating Wei Jun. Sun Bin ordered the Qi army in Wei to bury 100,000 stoves on the first day, and reduced them to 50,000 on the second day and 30,000 on the third day. Pang Juan marched for three days to check the stoves left by the Qi army, and he was very happy. He said: "I know that the Qi army is timid. It's only been three days since we entered the territory of Wei, and more than half of the Qi soldiers have fled. " So he left the infantry and only led the elite cavalry to chase the Qi army day and night. Bin Sun estimated that Pang Juan can go to Maling after dark. Maling Road is narrow, with many steep passes and obstacles on both sides. Sun Bin ordered the soldiers to cut off the bark of the roadside tree, exposing white wood, and wrote "Pang Juan died under this tree" on the tree, and then ordered 10,000 crossbowmen to ambush on both sides of Maling Road, agreeing that "if you can see a fire here in the dark, there will be 10,000 arrows at once". Pang Juan rushed to the tree whose bark had been cut off that night, and when he saw the words written on the white wood, he lit a fire to look at it. Before I finished reading the words, the Qi army ambushed thousands of arrows, and Wei Jun was in chaos. Pang Juan knew that the defeat was certain, so he drew his sword and committed suicide. Before he died, he said, "It became the name of the vertical shaft!" The Qi army attacked with 56 points, annihilated Wei Jun100000 people, and captured General Wei and Prince Shen alive. After this war, Wei was weakened and lost its hegemonic position, while Qi dominated the East.

Zou Ji has been at odds with Tian Ji. After the Battle of Maling, Sun Bin said to Tian Ji, "Is the general going to do something big?" Tian Ji doesn't know why. Sun Bin said: "The general might as well not disarm and return to Qi, and let those tired, old and weak soldiers hold the main land (southwest of Zibo). The roads in the main area are narrow, so vehicles can only pass in turn and collide and pass by. If we let those tired, old and weak soldiers hold the main land, we can treat one as ten, ten as a hundred and a hundred as a thousand. Then the general leaned against Mount Tai, with Jishui on the left and Gaotang on the right. The trench can reach Gaowan (now Huantai County, Shandong Province), and he only needs a light horse to reach Yong Men, the capital of Qi. In this way, the strength of Qi can be decided by the general. Zou Ji must flee at that time, otherwise the general may not be able to return to Qi safely. " But Tian Ji didn't listen to Sun Bin's advice.

Later, Zou Ji sent a servant with a large sum of money to show off the city, find someone to do divination, and introduced himself, saying, "I am the bannerman of General Tian Ji. Now the general has won three wars and won world fame. Now he wants to do something big. Would you please divine and see if it is good or bad? " As soon as the fortune teller left, the palace sent someone to arrest the fortune teller and verify these words in front of him. Tian Ji was frightened and forced to go to Chu.

Zou Ji was worried that Tian Ji would return to Qi with the help of Chu. Doukhi, a lobbyist, said to Zou Ji, "I am willing to leave Tian Ji in Chu for you."

Doukhi went to see the king of Chu and said, "Zou Ji is not friendly to Chu because he is worried that Tian Ji will return to Qi with the help of Chu. The king might as well give Chuna to Tian Ji to show that Tian Ji doesn't intend to return to Qi. Zou Ji will be very friendly to Chu. Tian Ji is a fugitive. He will be grateful to the King of Qi for his fief. If he can return to Qi in the future, it will also make Qi and Chu very friendly. This is the way to use the contradiction between Tian Ji and Zou Ji to benefit Chu. " The king of Chu listened to Doukhi and gave Tian Ji the seal of Jiangnan.

After Qi Xuanwang succeeded to the throne, he learned that Tian Ji had been framed and recalled Tian Ji as the Minister of the Interior.

Historical evaluation Jia Yi: "Wuqi, Sun Bin, Dai Tuo, Ni Liang, Liao Wang, Tian Ji, Lian Po and Zhao She made their soldiers."

Sima Qian: "Qi Weiwang, Yong Sun, Tian Ji's disciple, the princes are in the east."

Zhu: "At that time, Shang Yang was used in Qin, Wuqi was used in Chu and Wei, and Sun Tzu and Tian Ji were both used. Everything in the world is harmonious and balanced, and attacking is virtue. "

Documentary records of Historical Records

Conspiracy in the warring States period

Chronology of ancient bamboo books

History of Eastern Zhou Dynasty

The artistic image and literary image in Historical Records of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Tian Ji appeared in the eighty-eighth episode of Sun Bin's feigned madness, and Pang Juan defeated Guilin. Sun Bin was framed by Pang Juan of the same name and had to pretend to be crazy. With the help of Chunyu Kun and Bird Slip, Sun Bin fled to Qi and lived under Tian Ji. Pang Juan thought that Sun Bin committed suicide by jumping into a well, and did not pursue it. Wei Huiwang ordered Pang Juan to attack Zhao, recapture Zhongshan, and Pang Juan directly attacked Handan, forcing Zhao to cede territory. So Wei Huiwang ordered Pang Juan to take five hundred men to attack Zhao. Zhao Chenghou dedicated Sun Yat-sen's hometown to Qi and asked Qi to send troops to help. Tian Ji was appointed as the general and Sun Bin as the strategist to save Zhao. On the battlefield, Tian Ji set an "inverted eight-door array". Pang Juan, led by Sun Bin, failed to break the array and lost twenty thousand people. Pang Juan learned that Sun Bin was not dead and retreated overnight. Qi won the battle of Guiling. Zou Ji was jealous of the exploits of Tian Ji and Sun Bin and accepted bribes from Pang Juan, so he sent Gong Sun Yue to frame Tian Ji. Tian Ji surrendered the relieving, and Sun Bin resigned as a military adviser to dispel Qi Weiwang's doubts. After Qi Weiwang's death, Qi Xuanwang succeeded to the throne, learned of Tian Ji's grievances, and reinstated the two officials. The rest of the records are basically consistent with the historical records.