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Chapter 331 The Inventor of the Spear and Armor

[The first conspirator in history, who harmed Hou Yi to such an extent that not even a trace of him remained. Historical trivia and historical figures]

He is the earliest known conspirator in Chinese history and the first treacherous minister of the Xia Dynasty. He not only committed adultery with the concubine of the descendant of the Xia King, but also killed her and made meat patties with her, and distributed them to the poor people. In this video, we will learn how the Xia Dynasty went from a small bully to a cruel ruler of a country.

After Hou Yi seized the throne, he became the sixth monarch of the Xia Dynasty. In the relatively peaceful environment at that time, he lived a corrupt and decadent life just like Tai Kang who lost his country.

In addition to his love of touring and hunting, he indulged in beauties and fine wine almost every day, which laid serious hidden dangers for his own future.

Beside Houyi, there was a man named Han Zhuo, who was born around 2013 BC and was a Korean, which is near today's Weifang, Shandong.

Han Zhuo was smart when he was young, but because of his parents' pampering, he became overbearing and domineering. He relied on his strong body to beat and scold his neighbors at will, and even often took other people's things for himself.

At the age of 13, he was like a bandit. Someone once confronted his family, and although his parents gave him a few lectures, he still held a grudge.

Soon, he not only tied up his parents, but also burned down the theorist's house. People could no longer tolerate it and reported it to the patriarch.

Han Zhuo was eventually deported permanently. However, Han Zhuo didn't care about it at all. When he left South Korea, he didn't even say goodbye to his parents. He had no attachment to his homeland, but he didn't know where to go after leaving.

Just when he was confused about his future, the news that Hou Yi had conquered the capital of Xia reached his ears. He was very surprised by Hou Yi's deeds and decided to follow him.

On the way, Han Zhuo stayed at a family in the mountains. After learning that the owner had good skills, he used his intelligence to win the other party's love and became the owner's adopted son. After more than a year of study, Han Zhuo successfully graduated and then decided to continue to join Hou Yi.

However, when he left, he did something very cruel.

He was worried that his master would accept other disciples and that people with the same abilities would appear in the world. So he returned to his master's home and poisoned him with wine laced with poison. He then killed his family and burned down the house. Only then did he feel at ease to embark on the journey to join Houyi.

After many twists and turns, Han Zhuo finally arrived at the kingdom of Zhenxun, which is now southwest of Luoyang, Henan. After many difficulties, he finally met Hou Yi himself.

Houyi was deeply attracted by the eloquent Han Zhuo, so he adopted him as his son despite the opposition of important ministers and arranged for him to be a small leader in the army.

Han Zhuo did a good job and made many achievements in the battles with the princes. In just one year, he became a general. He also took this opportunity to win Hou Yi's trust by various means, and made friends with the powerful and reduced his hostile forces as much as possible.

At that time, Fangyi, a state under the Xia Dynasty, was supposed to pay tribute every year, but suddenly rebelled and broke away from the jurisdiction. Houyi ordered Han Zhuo to lead the army to conquer them.

Han Zhuo returned with a great victory and restored Fangyi to the Xia Dynasty. Houyi was very satisfied with his performance and not only promoted him to deputy general manager of the army, but also arranged a wedding for him.

After that, Han Zhuo's status rose rapidly and he became the chief minister of the Xia Dynasty. Hou Yi also became a hands-off manager because of this "good helper" and indulged in fun every day, which gave Han Zhuo the opportunity to form a clique and expand his power.

Han Zhuo's ambition did not stop there. He also wanted to slowly corrupt Hou Yi and then seize the throne. He knew that Hou Yi was playful and lustful, so he collected beautiful women and fine wine from all over the country and trained a hunting army for him.

Houyi was very satisfied with his adopted son's performance and believed that he was the most trustworthy minister in the world. He also praised Han Zhuo in front of everyone as the blessing of his life.

However, many ministers saw through Han Zhuo's ambition and advised Houyi not to be deceived by his illusion and to demote him from his official position and punish him.

But Houyi disagreed, thinking that Han Zhuo was closer to him than his own son and it was impossible for him to have any ulterior motives.

When Hou Yi was 58 years old, he met a young girl while traveling in a chariot. This girl was both talented and beautiful, and he admired her deeply. After investigation, he learned that she was the daughter of a certain prince, named Chunhu, and was only years old.

Hou Yi then forced her to be his concubine. Although Chun Hu was very reluctant, she had no power to resist the old man who was hated by others and was the ruler of a country after all, so she had to obey reluctantly.

Han Zhuo was not greedy for women, as he only had one wife and one concubine. But he could not resist Chunhu's beauty. Chunhu also heard about Han Zhuo's ambition and decided to have an affair with him to get rid of this disgusting Houyi.

As a result, the two conspired to kill the hostile forces one after another. In just three years, Han Zhuo developed the remaining ministers into the Han Dynasty political party, which made Hou Yi's power unknowingly hollowed out.

One day, Han Zhuo and Chun Hu were caught committing adultery by Hou Yi, who then saw their true colors.

He never expected that Han Zhuo, whom he regarded as his own son, had cheated on him for so long. In a rage, he was ready to kill them, but his body was no longer in its prime and he was no match for Han Zhuo.

He failed to hurt Han Zhuo in the slightest after several attempts. What made him even more unbelievable was that the guards around him were no longer useful to him and remained indifferent to his several orders.

He then regretted not listening to the advice of those loyal ministers. In the end, Houyi was killed by Han Zhuo in his bedroom. Han Zhuo announced his crimes and ascended the throne, changing the country's name to Han, and Chunhu was made the principal wife.

Hou Yi's nightmare did not end until his death. Not only was he chopped into meat paste by Han Zhuo's order, but he was also poisoned. Han Zhuo forced his tribesmen to eat the meat paste, and those who disobeyed were hacked to death. In the end, there were no more Youqiong people in the Central Plains.

We know that the Xia Dynasty ruled for 471 years and did not end there. The turning point was the fifth monarch who was driven away by Hou Yi. So, where did this monarch go in those days? What impact did it have on Han Zhuo's usurpation of the throne?

[The inventor of the spear and armor, with these two things, he realized the first unified tribal dynasty in history. Historical trivia and historical figures]

He is a historical figure that many people have never heard of, but he created the first unified dynasty with two inventions. He used his wisdom to create the earliest armor and spears, which had a profound impact on my country's war history. In this video, we will learn about Shao Kang, the seventh monarch of the Xia Dynasty.

Shao Kang's birth year is unknown. He was from Diqiu, which is now Puyang, HEN Province. This name may be unfamiliar, but you must have heard of the phrase "How to relieve worries, only Du Kang".

The Du Kang mentioned in the video is Shao Kang, who we talked about in the previous video. And Shao Kang's son is the protagonist of this video - Shao Kang's son, namely the Four Pillars.

In those days, Han Zhuo killed Hou Yi and established the Han Dynasty. He thought he had wiped out the remnants of the Xia Dynasty, but he didn't expect Shao Kang to have such a son. When Shao Kang grew up, he vowed to restore the Xia Dynasty and started a series of wars with the Han Dynasty. His son Si Zhu followed him all the time and made great contributions.

There are not many detailed records about some of the wars that Si Zhu participated in, but it can be inferred that he should have been a resourceful person at that time. For example, in the 59th year of Han Zhuo, Si Zhu was ordered to lead troops to attack Han Xin, the second son of Yi Han. Han Xin went to meet him, but was defeated and killed. The record of Han Xin in the history books is: He was tall and strong, as strong as an ox, and inherited Han Zhuo's cunning and wit.

He has been leading troops into battle since he was a teenager. It is difficult for ordinary people to defeat such a person with extremely high martial arts skills and rich combat experience.

However, from some scattered records in history books, Han Xin was lured to death by Sizhu, which reflects that Sizhu was a man of great strategy.

Shaokang died after 21 years on the throne. Sizhu inherited the throne and vowed to expand the territory and bring the Xia Dynasty to its peak. At that time, Dongyi was a general term for the eastern tribes, and they did not belong to the Xia Dynasty. In order to avoid threats, Sizhu decided to move the capital to Laoqiu, develop national strength, and lay the foundation for future expansion.

After a series of developments, the four pillars finally decided to send troops to Dongyi. However, the Xia army did not have a smooth journey during the campaign. They encountered long-range weapon attacks from some tribes and were repelled by the enemy before they could get close, suffering heavy losses.

Finally, Sizhu had to withdraw his troops. After returning to the city, Sizhu spent every day thinking about how to deal with the enemy, almost forgetting to eat and sleep.

When he accidentally saw the scene of skinning a wild boar in the kitchen, he suddenly got inspiration. The knives at that time were not made of metal and were very backward. It was very difficult to cut through the thick skin of the wild boar.

Sizhu came up with the idea of ​​using animal skins to resist the enemy's weapons. So he quickly asked the chef to peel off the thick skin of the wild boar completely, clean it and then dry it. After experiments, it was found that arrows could not penetrate the wild boar skin. So Sizhu began to produce it in large quantities.

At that time, rhinoceros existed in China. Sizhu found that rhino skin was tougher than wild boar skin, so he made a batch of rhino skin armor. When the soldiers put on these animal skin armor, their physical defense was greatly improved. The long-range weapons of the Dongyi tribe no longer had an advantage, and they were eventually defeated.

Having tasted the sweetness, the Four Pillars seemed to have discovered a new world and began to study new weapons.

The spear was a very common weapon in ancient wars. Its main advantage was its length. It not only had a wide attack range, but was also a great nemesis of short weapons. The earliest inventor of the spear was Sizhu.

Later, in the wars with the Dongyi tribes, he relied on the advantages of animal skin armor, spears and warships to integrate the Dongyi and the coastal tribes into the rule of the Xia Dynasty.

The Xia Dynasty entered its heyday and became the first unified dynasty known in history. The Four Pillars therefore enjoyed a high reputation in the court.

[A small figure in the Warring States Period, with a variety of ingenious plans and ingenious layout, set up a fire bull formation and recovered 72 cities in a row. Historical trivia and historical figures]

This was an absolutely wonderful battle against the odds in history. A small figure actually saved the Qi State from extinction with his ingenious layout. In the end, he defeated the Yan army with the unprecedented fire bull formation and recovered more than 70 lost cities in one fell swoop.

In this video, we will learn how Tian Dan in the Warring States Period went from being a grassroots official to the savior of the State of Qi, which only had two cities left.

Tian Dan was from Linzi, which is today's Linzi District, Zibo City, SD Province. His story begins with a feud between the State of Yan and the State of Qi.

During the reign of King Kuai of Yan, he tried to imitate the legend of Tang Yao and Yu Shun and establish a system of "giving way to the virtuous" to the throne. So he handed over all power to Zizhi, the prime minister who was arbitrary in state affairs, and handed over all official positions with salaries of more than 300 dan to Zizhi. As a result, Zizhi took control of the military and political power of Yan.

However, this move aroused the dissatisfaction of Prince Ping. In 314 BC, Prince Ping launched a civil war and attacked Zi Zhi. This civil war directly aroused the anger of the people. As a result, Yan State experienced civil war for several months, tens of thousands of people died, and Prince Ping also died in the war.

When King Xuan of Qi heard about this, he thought that there was an opportunity, so he took the opportunity to attack Yan, captured Yan's capital Jicheng in one fell swoop, and killed Zizhi and King Kuai of Yan. From then on, the two countries had a feud.

Prince Chi, the son of King Kuai of Yan, succeeded to the throne and became King Zhao of Yan. After he came to power, he wanted to strengthen Yan and avenge the humiliation, so he recruited talented people from all over the world. Le Yi became a general of Yan because of his outstanding ability to lead troops.

In 286 BC, Qi was besieged by five other states for conquering Song and was defeated in Jixi. After the war, the four states retreated one after another, and only Yan continued to fight for revenge.

The famous general Yue Yi captured more than 70 cities including the Qi capital Linzi in half a year. Qi was left with only Ju County and Jimo to defend, and King Min of Qi was killed while fleeing.

Just when Qi was about to be destroyed, the appearance of a grassroots official changed the fate of Qi. This person was Tian Dan, a distant relative of the Qi royal family. He served as a "market official" at the time, mainly responsible for the market order in the north of the city, which is equivalent to the current urban management. When Le Yi attacked Anping in Qi, Tian Dan had a premonition that the city would not be spared. When the city was broken, the people would inevitably be in chaos in order to escape, and at that time, both sides of the carriage had a long axle extending out.

If everyone drove away, the carriages would collide with each other and an accident would happen. So Tian Dan asked his clansmen to saw off the axles on both sides of their own carriages in advance.

After Anping City was breached, the whole city was in chaos. Many vehicles were stuck because of the axles on both sides. Only Tian Dan and his people escaped Anping with the help of effective means of transportation.

After Anping fell, Le Yi's army surrounded Jimo City. The defending general took the initiative to fight back, but was killed in the battle. Tian Dan, a distant relative of the Qi royal family, was recommended as the defending general.

Jimo City had a considerable population at that time, and it also stored sufficient supplies and had certain defensive conditions.

Tian Dan analyzed the situation at that time and believed that only by holding on and waiting could he have a chance to turn the tide of the war. So he expanded his army and ordered a desperate defense. This prevented Le Yi from conquering Jimo for more than a year.