King Hui of Yan used the heart of a gentleman to take advantage of a villain's belly. He should not have hated Yue Yi if he could have let go of the hatred in his heart.

If the king and his subjects are of one mind, Qi will surely be completely destroyed and Yan will surely rewrite history.

Then, history could not repeat itself. The famous general Le Yi, full of ambition, was eventually drowned by the hatred and suspicion of King Hui of Yan.

"Le Yi is the descendant of Le Yang, a famous general of the Wei State."

"Le Yang was buried in Lingshou, Zhongshan State. Later, Zhongshan was destroyed by Zhao."

"Le Yi is a man of talent and good at military tactics, and he is highly regarded by the people of Zhao."

"After the Shaqiu Rebellion during the reign of King Wuling of Zhao, Le Yi left Zhao and went to Yan, where he was appointed as the second minister."

"He suggested that King Zhao of Yan contact Zhao, Chu, Wei and other countries to jointly deal with the powerful Qi, so he was sent to the countries to promote the alliance."

"In 284 BC, Yue Yi led the troops of Zhao, Qin, Han, Wei and Yan to attack Qi and defeated the Qi army at Jixi."

"After that, Le Yi returned to his country with the troops of Han and Qin. Wei invaded Song and Zhao took Hebei."

"Le Yi led the Yan army alone to pursue the defeated Qi army all the way to the Qi capital Linzi."

"After conquering Linzi, they took all the treasures, property, and sacrificial vessels from Qi and transported them to Yan."

"King Zhao of Yan was overjoyed and personally went to Jishang to comfort the troops. Le Yi was named Lord of Changguo."

"Le Yi stayed in Qi for five years and successively conquered more than 5 cities of Qi, all of which were converted into counties of Yan, except for Ju and Jimo."

"When King Hui of Yan came to power, Tian Dan used a sowing of dissenters to have Yan replace Yue Yi with Qi Jie."

"Yue Yi was afraid of being punished, and thought that a good start might not necessarily lead to a good finish, and a good beginning might not necessarily lead to a good end, so he fled to Zhao, and was granted the title of Guanjin, and was given the name of Wang Zhujun."

"After the Yan army was defeated by Qi, King Hui of Yan recalled Le Yi to show that he would not forget his contribution. He also appointed his son Le Jian as the Lord of Changguo.

"Le Yi then established a relationship between Yan and Zhao and was appointed as a guest official by both countries, but he did nothing else."

"Le Yi is a descendant of Le Yang, a great general of the State of Wei during the Warring States Period. Le Yang led his troops to fight against the State of Zhongshan and was granted the title of Lingshou for his military merits."

"In the eighth year of King Nan of Zhou, after King Wuling of Zhao adopted the policy of wearing Hu clothing and riding and shooting, Zhao State became powerful and annexed Lingshou. As a result, Le Yi became a citizen of Zhao State."

"Le Yi was very intelligent since he was young and was fond of military tactics. He was recommended to be an official during the reign of King Wuling of Zhao."

"In the third year of King Shenjing of Zhou, King Kuai of Yan caused chaos in the country by abdicating the throne to Prime Minister Zizhi. The neighboring state Qi took the opportunity to attack Yan."

"Le Yi advised King Wuling of Zhao to plan to unite with Chu and Wei to attack Qi and save Yan. King Wuling of Zhao therefore sent Le Chi to escort Prince Zhi of Yan to be the king, and King Zhao of Yan was able to ascend the throne."

"In the 24th year of King Nan of Zhou, King Wuling of Zhao abdicated the throne to Crown Prince Zhao He. Four years later, in the 28th year of King Nan of Zhou, civil strife broke out in Zhao State, and King Wuling of Zhao died in the Shaqiu Rebellion."

"At this time, King Zhao of Yan was determined to avenge his previous humiliation after ascending the throne because of the national feud with Qi. He was determined to reform, listened to the advice of Prime Minister Guo Wei, and recruited talented people."

"Le Yi then fled to the State of Yan, and was appointed by King Zhao of Yan as the second prime minister, in charge of the military affairs of the State of Yan."

"In the 28st year of King Nan of Zhou, after years of hard work and efforts, King Zhao of Yan believed that the time had come to attack Qi, and he began to plan a war against Qi."

"Le Yi was well aware of the power gap between Yan and Qi, and he immediately made a suggestion to King Zhao of Yan. He believed that Qi still had some power as a hegemon, and that if they wanted to attack Qi, they should unite with other countries."

"Then King Zhao of Yan appointed Le Yi as an envoy and ordered him to go to Zhao. Le Yi reported to King Zhao that all the other states thought King Min of Qi was arrogant and were vying to join forces with Yan to attack Qi."

"Then King Zhao of Yan appointed Le Yi as the general, and King Huiwen of Zhao also gave Le Yi the seal of the prime minister of Zhao."

"Le Yi, as the joint prime minister of Yan and Zhao, led Yan to unite with Zhao, Qin, Wei, and Han to attack Qi."

"In the 32nd year of King Nan of Zhou, Le Yi first led the allied forces as the prime minister of Zhao to capture Lingqiu of Qi from the east of Zhao, and then marched south from there to meet the Qi army head-on to the west of the Ji River."

Liu Che: Le Yi was originally from Zhongshan State. Later, King Wuling of Zhao destroyed Zhongshan State, and Le Yi became a citizen of Zhao State.

When he was young, Yue Yi was smart and studious, especially in the art of war. Later, he was recommended to serve as an official in the State of Zhao and won the trust of King Wuling of Zhao.

However, after the Shaqiu Rebellion in Zhao State, King Wuling of Zhao was besieged and starved to death.

Le Yi was not trusted by the successor King of Zhao, and went to the State of Wei in despair.

At this time, King Zhao of Yan was recruiting talented people from all over the world and his reputation spread far and wide. When Le Yi, who was frustrated in Wei, heard about it, he decided to leave.

Later, Le Yi was sent to the State of Yan as an envoy of the State of Wei. King Zhao of Yan heard of Le Yi's talents and treated him as a guest, which further strengthened Le Yi's determination to join Yan.

Finally, after several cordial invitations from King Zhao of Yan, Le Yi finally presented a gift and accepted the invitation.

After entering Yan, Le Yi gained the trust of King Zhao of Yan, who ordered him to assist in governing Yan together with Ju Xin, Zou Yan and others who entered Yan later, and to carry out reforms to enrich the country.

At that time, Yan State had an old enemy, which was the eastern overlord Qi State. King Zhao of Yan entrusted important tasks to Le Yi, Ju Xin, Zou Yan and others in order to make the country strong and revitalize it, hoping to take revenge on Qi State one day.

In this way, with the efforts of Le Yi and others, the national strength of Yan State increased greatly and became increasingly powerful.

In addition, the nomadic tribes such as Donghu and Gaoyi in the north were expelled to the west of the Liaohe River by the famous Yan general Qin Kai. The Yan State reached its peak in terms of territory and national strength.

It is said that everything is ready except for the east wind. Le Yi was just waiting for King Zhao of Yan to give the order to defeat Qi and take revenge.

In 287 BC, the arrogant King Min of Qi, under the instigation of Su Qin, sent troops to destroy the State of Song, breaking the balance among the vassal states.

Seeing that the opportunity had come, the King of Yan formed an alliance with other vassal states under Su Qin's strategy of forming alliances, and appointed Yue Yi as the commander-in-chief of the alliance.

The two armies met on the west side of the Ji River. Yue Yi personally went to the front line and led the coalition forces to attack fiercely. The Qi army, which was hastily prepared to meet the enemy, was defeated. King Min of Qi led the remaining troops to retreat to the capital Linzi.

However, at this time, King Zhao of Yan was dazzled by the victory in front of him. He ignored the suggestion of the famous general Ju Xin to force Qi to cede land and seek peace, and insisted on letting Le Yi lead the Yan army to continue attacking Qi.

As expected, Le Yi lived up to expectations and led the Yan army all the way to attack the Qi capital Linzi. The King of Qi fled to Juyi.

After a fierce attack, Le Yi successfully captured Linzi and plundered all the treasures and property of Qi State, and transported them all back to Yan State.

King Zhao of Yan was overjoyed and ordered Le Yi to continue attacking the remaining capitals of Qi until Qi was destroyed.

Le Yi led the Yan army to fight for more than five years and swept across the entire Qi State. In the end, the Eastern overlord Qi State was left with only two cities, Ju and Mo.

The unprecedented prosperity made the whole country of Yan excited, and King Zhao of Yan became one of the seven great rulers of the Warring States Period.

But the good times did not last long. Le Yi surrounded the cities of Ju and Mo without attacking them, trying to fundamentally disintegrate the State of Qi through a policy of winning over the hearts of the people. This gave the State of Qi a chance to catch its breath and fight back.

In 279 BC, King Zhao of Yan died of illness before he could see the moment when Le Yi completely destroyed the State of Qi. Prince Le Zi of Yan succeeded him and became King Hui of Yan.

Tian Dan, a famous general of Qi State, took the opportunity to alienate King Hui of Yan from Yue Yi, and spread rumors that the reason why Yue Yi did not destroy the two cities of Ju and Mo in Qi State was because Yue Yi wanted to stay in Qi State and take the opportunity to become king!

King Hui of Yan, who already had a grudge against Le Yi, believed it to be true, sent General Qi Jie to replace Le Yi, and ordered him to return to Yan.

Le Yi knew that King Hui of Yan had ill intentions and was worried that he would be killed after returning to Yan, so he went to Zhao under the cover of night.

Tian Dan saw that his strategy of sowing discord had worked, so he used another strategy to confuse the Yan army and defeated the Yan army led by Qi Jie in Jimo City, where Qi Jie was also killed. Then Tian Dan led the anti-Yan people in various places to win battles one after another, chased the Yan army to the north of the Yellow River, successfully recovered all the lost territory, and successfully restored the country.

When Le Yi went to Zhao State, he was not neglected. Instead, he was respected and favored by the King of Zhao. He gave Le Yi the Guanjin City of Zhao and named him Wang Zhujun.

King Hui of Yan, who had suffered heavy casualties, finally realized that he had made a serious mistake and sent someone with a letter to the State of Zhao to apologize to Le Yi.

He also said that he was deceived by his subordinates and sent Qi Jie to replace him in order to allow Le Yi to return to the country for recuperation so that he could discuss major plans with him.

However, Le Yi did not see that King Hui of Yan was truly repentant. Instead, in the letter, he blamed him for being disloyal and abandoning the State of Yan, and for being unworthy of the deep friendship of King Zhao of Yan.

At this time, Le Yi had become disillusioned with King Hui of Yan. Faced with his unreasonable accusations, he insisted on not returning to Yan State until he died in Zhao State.

"King Min of Qi appointed Chuzi of Qi as a general and said that if Chuzi did not fight, he would dig up Chuzi's ancestral grave. Chuzi had no choice but to fight. The armies of the five countries defeated the Qi army and broke through the main force of the Qi army. Chuzi also disappeared."

"After this battle, Le Yi was appointed as the general of Yan and led the Yan army to pursue the victory."

"At this time, the Qi general Da Zi led the remaining troops to retreat to Qinzhou. Da Zi asked King Min of Qi to reward the army."

"King Min of Qi was unwilling, and Qi's morale was low and they were defeated by Yue Yi, and Qi's general Da Zi died in the battle."

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"In the 33rd year of King Nan of Zhou, Le Yi conquered Linzi in one fell swoop, and all the treasures in the Qi imperial palace were taken by Yan."

"Since the founding of the State of Yan, there has never been such a great victory. King Zhao of Yan granted Le Yi the title of Lord of Changguo."

"After conquering the city of Qi, Le Yi rested the Yan army, prohibited looting, reduced taxes and levies in the old territory of Qi, restored the old government, and allowed the people of Qi to rest and recuperate."

"The morale of the Qi army was broken, and Le Yi captured more than 70 cities of Qi in half a year."

"After that, Le Yi led the Yan army to besiege the Qi army in three cities: Jimo, Liaocheng, and Jucheng. However, Jucheng and Jimo were the secondary capitals of Qi, and the city defenses were strong. In addition, Tian Dan who stayed in Jimo and Wang Sunjia in Jucheng were resourceful."

"Le Yi abandoned the strategy of violent attack and instead besieged three cities, hoping that the subjects of Qi would truly submit to Yan from the bottom of their hearts."

"Someone from Yan State slandered King Zhao of Yan, saying that Le Yi besieged Qi State in order to become king himself."

"King Zhao of Yan held a banquet and praised Yue Yi for avenging Yan's defeat at the hands of Qi, who was conquered by Yue Yi."

"Even if he really wants to be king in Qi, I am willing to be with him as a country and make friends with him."

"King Zhao of Yan killed the person who had made the slander, gave Le Yi's wife the clothes of a queen, treated Le Yi's son as a prince, and made Le Yi the King of Qi. Le Yi was terrified and refused to accept the offer, willing to die to show his determination."

"During the period when Le Yi besieged Jimo and other three cities, Tian Dan and others actively prepared to restore the country. In the 36th year of King Nan of Zhou, King Zhao of Yan died, and the crown prince ascended the throne as King Hui."

"There has long been a rift between Le Yi and the crown prince's aide Qi Jie, which gave Tian Dan and others hope."

"So they spread rumors that Le Yi stopped attacking the city because he was not trusted by the new king and wanted to be king of Qi to protect his military power. If the Yan army changed its leader, the people of Qi would surrender out of fear."

"This rumor played into King Hui's hands, so he appointed his trusted aide Qi Jie as the general to take over Le Yi's military power."

"Yue Yi knew that returning to Yan State might not end well for him, so he turned to Zhao State."

"Qi Jie had no talent for leading troops. After replacing the generals, Tian Dan continued to use counter-espionage tactics against the Yan army, after a series of plots."

"Tian Dan eventually recovered more than 70 cities seized by Yan State, welcomed King Xiang of Qi, and restored Qi State."

"After Le Yi defected to the State of Zhao, King Huiwen of Zhao granted Le Yi the title of Wangjin in order to intimidate the States of Yan and Qi, and gave him the title of Wang Zhujun."

"King Hui of Yan was worried that Zhao would use Yue Yi to attack Yan when Yan was exhausted, so he sent a letter to Yue Yi, blaming him for abandoning Yan and running to Zhao."

"He explained why he was dismissed from his military power, expressed his regret for being deceived by a traitor, and said frankly that he would never forget Yue Yi's contribution for a single day."

"I hope he will not forget King Zhao's kindness and do something detrimental to the State of Yan."

"Le Yi explained to King Hui of Yan the reason for his departure, saying that he had never forgotten the kindness of King Zhao of Yan, and also pointed out that King Hui was stupid and had a poor judgment of people."

"King Hui of Yan then appointed Le Yi's son Le Xian as the Lord of Changguo. Le Yi then traveled between Zhao and Yan as an envoy, and later died in Zhao."

Li Longji: Le Yi is a descendant of Le Yang, a famous general of the Wei State. Le Yang was a retainer of Zhai Huang, the prime minister during the reign of Wei Wenhou.

In those days, Le Yang's son Le Shu once killed Zhai Huang's son and fled to Zhongshan State to serve as a general.

Although this matter was not instigated by Le Yang, Zhai Huang still had a lot of opinions about Le Yang.

Wei Wenhou was preparing to attack Zhongshan State and hoped to have a good general to lead the army.

Although Zhai Huang had opinions about Le Yang, Le Yang was indeed talented, and it was the responsibility of the prime minister to recommend talents for the country.

Le Yang was appointed as a general by Wei Wenhou and went to attack Zhongshan State.

When he arrived at the front line, Le Yang faced a situation where the enemy was strong and we were weak, so he deliberately used a delaying tactic to paralyze the Zhongshan army.

However, when this news reached the Wei court, it caused an uproar. The ministers of Wei believed that Le Yang was in collusion with Zhongshan State and falsely accused Le Yang of treason.

At this time, something happened that now seems very cruel.

When the King of Zhongshan learned that it was Le Yang who led the army, he killed Le Shu, made a meat soup with it, and sent an envoy to deliver it to the front of the army.

Le Yang first walked around the meat soup for a few times, said, "This is my son," picked it up and ate it. Everyone was shocked when they saw this.

In the Investiture of the Gods, King Wen of Zhou, Ji Chang, ate the flesh of his son Bo Yikao, and Le Yang ate the flesh of his son Le Shu.

Although nearly a thousand years passed, this kind of courage and extraordinary perseverance is unimaginable for modern people.

The purpose of Le Yang eating it was very simple, which was to gain the trust of Wei Wenhou.

The meaning is very clear. If you can even eat your own son's flesh, how could I have any second thoughts about you?

However, when this practice reached the court, it was understood by the ministers in a different way.

If he could even eat his own son's flesh, whose flesh could he not eat?

This is a rough but true statement. After hearing it, Wei Wenhou began to think that Le Yang was a cruel person. Even a tiger would not eat its own cubs. He was even worse than an animal.

Having said that, the King of Zhongshan was also very frightened when he learned that Le Yang had eaten his son's flesh.

He knew that Le Yang was determined to destroy Zhongshan State, and any further resistance would only result in unnecessary sacrifices.

Le Yang eventually defeated the Zhongshan army and destroyed the Zhongshan Kingdom.

Wei Wenhou rewarded Le Yang for his military achievements by enfeoffing him in Lingshou, which is near Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province.

The descendants of the Le family all settled down in Lingshou. Hundreds of years later, Le Yi was born, and another military genius emerged from the Le family. (End of this chapter)

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