How did Tian Ji die? Why was Tian Ji, a famous soldier of Qi State, slandered and rebelled?

Tian Ji, a famous player in the State of Qi, is known for his horse racing. In fact, he is also a famous soldier who has repeatedly made meritorious military service on the battlefield. However, in Qi State, he was excluded by many political enemies, the most famous of which was Zou Ji, the handsome minister of Qi State. But these two men, one is a courtier and the other is a general, were evenly matched. But in the end, Tian Ji was falsely accused of rebellion and went into exile in other countries. Why has the situation changed so much?

Why did Zou Ji successfully slander Tian Ji for rebellion? After Tian Ji's first monarch, Qi Weiwang, acceded to the throne, civil servants appointed Zou Ji, and military commanders appointed Tian Ji. On the one hand, they carried out reforms at home and adopted the suggestions of officials, on the other hand, they strengthened their armaments and defeated the enemy many times, making Qi a temporary hegemon, and all the princes came to North Korea.

However, when Qi was in its heyday, Qi Weiwang ordered the capture of Tian Ji, which triggered a large-scale rebellion in Qi, and many heroes were killed. Why?

Tian Ji

At the forefront of the struggle, Zou Ji, the prime minister of Qi State, is a handsome man of Qi State. He warned Qi Weiwang because of the attitude of his wives and concubines, which made him famous in other countries and even more famous in the history of China. After years of hard work in officialdom, his loyalty to the country gradually evolved into a selfish struggle for power and interests. In the face of Tian Ji, who was awestruck by repeated battles and victories in Qi, Zou Ji was resentful.

Therefore, Zou Ji planned a conspiracy, a conspiracy to discredit Tian Ji's rebellion.

Zou Ji knew that Tian Ji was the royal family of Qi, and he was very close to him, but the king was different from ordinary people. Ordinary people may feel gratified and proud that their brothers and nephews are promising, but the king has a powerful brother and nephew, which can only make the king afraid. Zou Ji knew this, so he got rid of Tian Ji on charges of rebellion.

Zou Ji asked someone to take 340 taels of gold and ask someone to divine in the street. They heard that someone actually used 340 taels of gold for divination, so they gathered around. Zou Ji's men said to the fortune teller in public, "Our master is the general of Qi. Our general fought all the year round and won three out of three wars, which made great contributions to Qi. Now our general is going to plan something big. Please see if it is fierce or auspicious. "

Hearing this, the people in the street all fried the pot. It turns out that General Tian Ji is going to tell a fortune. No wonder there is such a large sum of money. But General Tian Ji is below one person and above ten thousand people. What great things does he want?

Zou Ji saw that everyone in Beijing was spreading the story, and immediately sent someone to Tian Ji to arrest Tian Ji. When Tian Ji learned the news, he wanted to be the king of Qi in the palace, but the palace gate was under martial law, and the guards said that they didn't want to see Tian Ji. Tian Ji had no choice but to die. So Tian Ji quickly retreat, ready to fight.

However, due to Tian Ji's preparedness, some of Tian Ji's cronies have been controlled by Zou Ji first. Tian Ji can only lead his own guards to fight, and reluctantly protect himself from the capital of Qi and flee to Chu.

Throughout the whole incident, Zou Ji always stood in the front line, and the credit for getting rid of Tian Ji was accepted by Zou Ji, and then people's blame for Zou Ji was also borne by Zou Ji. In fact, the real mastermind is Qi Weiwang.

Zou Ji and Tian Ji are different. Zou Ji has always been a civilian and has no army under his command. Even though he has been the prime minister of Qi for many years, Qi Weiwang, who is famous for his prestige, can take him down at one command. But Tian Ji is different. Since Tian Ji hired Sun Bin as a military adviser, he has been in control of the Qi army for more than ten years, and he has won many wars, making Tian Ji even more famous in the army than Qi Weiwang. If Tian Ji is unfaithful, Qi Weiwang's throne will be in jeopardy.

Qi Weiwang himself won the throne of the monarch by usurping the throne. For decades, he worried day and night that he would be put aside by powerful ministers, especially military commanders. Apart from Tian Ji, Tian Ji is a symbol of Qi Weiwang's inner fear.