Gongsun Situ was beaten with a black nose and a swollen face. He left the palace, thinking that he had boasted in front of Shangzhu Kingdom, and now he went back empty-handed, without any face. What's more important is that if Chu and Qi do not form an alliance, Zhang Han will defeat them one by one. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He came to the gate of Qi State Palace and burst into tears. Someone reported this to King Qi. The King of Qi said: "He wants to imitate Shen Baoxu. He is really an ignorant rat!" He ignored him. Gongsun Qing cried until night. The King of Qi ordered people to carry Gongsun Qing in a carriage and drag him out of the city. Gongsun Qing was thrown outside the city by the soldiers. He was alone and felt extremely helpless. He looked up to the sky and cried loudly: "There is no one in the great country of Qi?" At this time, Tian Heng, the prime minister of Qi, came back from outside to do business. He happened to hear Gongsun Qing's words and cried. Come forward and ask about the situation. When Tian Heng learned that Gongsun Qing came to unite Qi to resist Qin, he admired him very much. Now he heard that he was driven out by the King of Qi, and he was deeply moved. So he helped Gongsun Qing into his car, gave him some words of comfort, and drove him into the city to the Prime Minister's Mansion. Tian Heng asked his grandson Situ to wash up and change clothes first, and then held a banquet to calm down the shock, treating him with the courtesy of a scholar.
During the banquet, Tian Heng said to Gongsun Qing: "Sir, for the sake of Chu and for the sake of uniting with Zongzong to fight against Qin, you have wronged yourself to this extent. You are really a loyal and righteous man. May I ask, sir, how Chu plans to deal with Qin?" Gongsun Seeing Tian Heng's good attitude, Qing was moved and said: "I heard that Emperor Yao didn't have a few subordinates, Emperor Shun didn't have much land, but they eventually owned the whole world; Yu the Great had less than a hundred tribes. But they were able to become kings among the princes; King Tang and King Wu of Zhou had no more than 3,000 warriors, no more than 300 chariots, and no more than 30,000 soldiers, but they could be crowned emperors. They really knew how to govern the world. It makes sense! Therefore, a wise king must be able to predict the strength of the enemy externally, and be able to control the strength and weakness of his own soldiers internally. He cannot clearly know that the strength of the enemy and ourselves are very different, but try to compete head-on. That can only be to attack the stone with an egg. Seek destruction!" Tian Heng asked hurriedly: "In your opinion, what should we do?" Gongsun Qing said: "I personally measured the situation of the world: now the land of all the vassal states combined is five times that of Qin. The combined armies of all the countries are more than ten times that of Qin. If the five countries unite and do their best to deal with Qin, how can Qin not be destroyed? But the five countries don't think so, and each of them cares about their own interests. Take now for example, Yan State is in the far north, Zhao State and Qin State are stalemate at Jingxing Pass, Wei Jiu and Li You are confronting each other in Liang District, and the three countries have no time to care about diplomacy. At present, Chu State has been defeated and its morale is low. , there is no way to start a large-scale contest with Zhang Han. Only your Qi State has Mount Tai in the south, Langye in the east, Jishui in the west, and the sea in the north. It can be said that it is a country with fortresses on all sides. You can rely on its geographical advantages to fight. , Defending can preserve the foundation, so I worked tirelessly to come thousands of miles to form an alliance with Qi. It was with a sincere heart that I stated to the King of Qi the reason for jointly resisting Qin. This was also the joint strategy advocated by Gongsun Yan and Su Qin. Now Five of the six kingdoms in Shandong have become independent. If everyone learns from the past and does not repeat the fate of the six kingdoms, then only an alliance can deal with Qin!" After hearing this, Tian Heng said with emotion: "If everyone can Like your husband, how long can the Qin State exist? I will lead my husband to visit our king tomorrow and we must promote an alliance between Qi and Chu!"
The next day, Tian Heng led Gongsun Situ to see King Qi again. King Qi was very unhappy. Tian Heng said sincerely: "Gongsun Situ is a loyal and wise man. He is determined to join forces to fight against Qin. He wants to imitate Mr. Su Qin back then. Why don't you see him?" King Qi said angrily: "This man is arrogant. Arrogant, rude, and not a Situ of Zhang Chu State, what's the use of meeting him?" Tian Heng said calmly: "Your Majesty cannot refuse to accept the wise man's plan based on his own likes and dislikes. Zhang Chu State no longer exists, but Jing Ju is here Tancheng ascended the throne as the King of Chu, which was also a powerful anti-Qin force. I have already talked with Gongsun Situ. He has the talents of Su Qin, the ambition of Shen Baoxu, and the loyalty of Qu Yuan. Your Majesty, you should listen to his advice. !" King Qi thought for a while, then reluctantly said: "Okay, for your sake, let him come to see you tomorrow."
The next day in the morning, after all the officials had finished their court meeting, they all stood on both sides. King Qi summoned Situ, the grandson of Chu State. When Gongsun Situ came to the door of the main hall, he first saw a large cauldron placed at the door. Dry wood was being burned under the cauldron, and the fire was burning brightly. Gongsun Situ saw that it was prepared for him, so he walked into the hall proudly. At this time, the civil and military ministers of Qi State were lined up on both sides. Those generals were like fierce gods, glaring at Gongsun Situ menacingly. Situ came to the royal court, glanced at everyone with disdain, and then only made a bow without bowing. The King of Qi was very unhappy when he saw this, so he said to the officials at the door: "Bring the cauldron to a boil. We need to use it immediately!" The officials burned the fire even more intensely. Tian Heng was shocked and said: "Your Majesty, how can a country of etiquette use instruments of torture to intimidate people? What's more, Mr. Situ is just a scholar?" Gongsun Situ couldn't help laughing loudly. King Qi said angrily: "Bookworm, don't be too happy. I asked you to speak. If you don't get what you say this time, I will cook you!" Gongsun Situ sneered several times and said: "Your Majesty's death is about to begin. Well, if you cook me today, someone will cook you tomorrow! If you listen to my words, you can avoid death, how about that?"
The King of Qi stared at him and said, "I will kill you like a lamb. Come on!" Gongsun Situ smiled and said, "Now Zhang Han is out of reach. At this time, we Chu, Qi, Wei and other countries unite to deal with him. How can the Qin army Can they be undefeated? But if everyone has their own calculations, after Zhang Han captures the Wei State, he will definitely come to wipe out your Qi State first. At that time, Zhang Han, with the morale of victory, launched a massive attack on the Qi State. May I ask, your Majesty? , how can you deal with their powerful offensive? If the Qi army is defeated, won't Zhang Han have to cook the king?" After hearing this, the king of Qi sneered: "Our country of Qi is thousands of miles away, and it has been a great feudal country in the East since ancient times. . Moreover, there are a large number of people, abundant sources of troops, the number of troops is like grains of wheat in Taicang, and the equipment is extremely well-equipped. In addition, Qi State has a cloud of warriors and a rain of advisers. How can I be afraid of a small Zhang Han?" Gongsun Situ smiled and said: "There are many people in Qi. This is true, but I have never heard of any warriors? Where can Ruyun come from?" The king of Qi said: "I have generals Long Qie and Hua Wushang. , is an invincible general in the world, and my family's Senri Komada Kai, who is even more superb in martial arts, who can defeat him? It's just Zhang Han, why does it matter? How can you, a rat, know the majesty of my powerful country? ? Are you really extremely ignorant? Ah? Haha!" After King Qi finished laughing, the ministers also laughed.
Gongsun Situ suddenly laughed and said: "Long Qie! I have heard of this man, and I don't know him either! But I heard that he is a butcher. Although he is fat and roars like thunder, as long as he goes into battle to kill the enemy, wait His job is to move his head! At best, Hua Wushang is just a digger for the dead. Once the hole is dug, he buries himself and the dead as soon as possible. What does such a stupid person have to boast about? As for your family’s fields Jie is just a little brat, just a watchdog at most. How can he be put to great use? Hahaha! Your Majesty is so arrogant!" At this time, Long Qie, Hua Wushang, Tian Jie and others all drew their swords to kill. Gongsun Situ. The King of Qi was also very angry and ordered the guards to push Gongsun Situ out and cook him. Tian Heng blocked everyone's swords with his body and said, "Although Mr. Gongsun's words are not pleasant to listen to, he is a Situ of the Chu State. Don't you be rude?" The generals retreated. Tian Heng then said to King Qi: "If your Majesty doesn't listen to him, send him away so that he doesn't have to be famous for killing sages?" King Qi got angry and said: "How dare this madman humiliate my three favorite generals! Killing him now will really ruin my reputation! Beat this madman out quickly, I never want to see him again!" The guards all came forward to drive away Situ, the grandson of the company.
Seeing this, Gongsun Situ cursed loudly: "Zhu Zi is not good enough for planning! Not good for planning! I am really angry to death. I only hate that my idea cannot be realized. Now it can only cause pain to my relatives and happiness to my enemies! I can only die as a warning." People, you losers, listen up: if the countries in Shandong don't unite and restart the art of unification, there will be no way out for all countries! You bunch of rats! Waste! Short-sighted things!" After saying this, he pulled up his clothes and walked quickly. Run towards the boiling cauldron at the entrance of the palace. Tian Heng saw that the situation was not good and hurriedly asked someone to stop him. But before the guards could catch up, Gongsun Situ had already jumped into the boiling cauldron and died tragically. Later generations wrote a poem that said:
When the throat bone is broken, vomiting comes first, and the righteousness is high and proud.
The wind and clouds on the tongue open Chu's business, and the beauty in the chest goes crazy.
Bao Xu's liver and gallbladder cried for Qin Que, while Qu Zi's spirit sank into the abyss.
Who laughs at scholars who have no vision? Rivers do not waste ancient and modern legends.
The King of Qi and his ministers were shocked when they saw that Gongsun Situ had generously died. Tian Heng said with great grief: "Mr. Gongsun died for the sake of harmony. Heaven can tell you how sincere his heart was! Although he failed to succeed in his plan, he became famous today and will be remembered forever. I am not as good as him, I am not as good as him!" Crying bitterly. King Qi also regretted it and said: "I didn't really want to cook him, I just wanted to scare him, but I didn't expect this person to be so strong!"
When the entourage of Gongsun Situ heard that King Qi had cooked Master Situ, they were so shocked that they fled back to report to Qin Jia. At this time, Qin Jia had occupied Pengcheng. When he heard about the tragic death of Gongsun Situ, he was furious and led his victorious troops north from Pengcheng to attack Qi State, preparing to conquer Linyi and capture the King of Qi alive. Gongsun Situ took revenge.
When the news reached Linyang, the King of Qi hurriedly summoned ministers for discussion. Long Qie, Hua Wushang and others shouted: "We must compete with Qin Jia!" Tian Heng said: "Qi and Chu have fallen out. If we don't defeat Qin Jia now, Qi will never have peace! Now Qin Jia If they come from Pengcheng, Tancheng will be empty. It is better for the king to send troops to attack Tancheng. This is Sun Bin's plan of 'surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao' in the past." The King of Qi followed Tian Heng's plan and worshiped Long as his general and Hua Wushang as his deputy. He commanded 50,000 troops and marched straight towards Tancheng.
When the King of Chu heard in Tancheng that Qi's army was coming to kill him, he hurriedly gathered civil and military officials to discuss the matter. General Dong Jie said: "Our troops have been taken to Pengcheng by the Shangzhu Kingdom. There are no troops to defend here. The situation is urgent. If we hold on here, we will undoubtedly wait for death. It is better to abandon the city and go west to find the Shangzhu Kingdom." King Chu He decided to evacuate Tancheng. After the matter was finalized, everyone quickly packed up their belongings, moved the whole country, and people walked towards Pengcheng. When everyone came to Fu Yang, the King of Chu heard that Qin Jia had gone to attack Qi and was not in Pengcheng, so he walked to the nearest remaining city. There happened to be an army of Qin Jia guarding here, so the king of Chu temporarily made Liucheng his capital.
Qin Jia led his troops halfway and heard that Long Qie was going to attack Tancheng. He was shocked and hurriedly withdrew. On the way, they were attacked by the Qi army again and suffered a defeat, so they had to withdraw their troops and go south. At this time, the sergeant from Liucheng reported to him: "The King of Chu has arrived at Liucheng." Qin Jia had to come to Liucheng dejectedly. The battle between Chu and Qi also ended. Qin Jia was now focused on attacking Xiang County, planning to capture Sishui County before Zhang Han and Xiang Liang arrived.
