Yan Huiwang

Yan Huiwang

Yan Huiwang? He was the son of King Zhao of Yan and the king of Yan during the Warring States period. He was in power from 279 BC to 272 BC.

In 279 BC, King Yanzhao died and King Yanhui ascended the throne. When King Yanhui was the crown prince, he had a bad time with general Leyi. After King Yanhui ascended the throne, he was suspicious of Leyi because of the Anti Japanese tactics of the state of Qi. He appointed Qijie to take his place, and Leyi fled to the state of Zhao. In 279 BC, Qi general Tian Dan defeated the Yan army with a fire ox array, and died in a robbery. Qi recovered all the lost land. King Yanhui blamed Yue Yi for escaping to the state of Zhao. Yue Yi sent a letter to King Yanhui. In 272 BC, King Hui of Yan died and his son, King Wu Cheng of Yan, succeeded to the throne.

Life of the characters

succeed to the crown

King Hui of Yan, surnamed Ji, is the son of King Zhao of Yan. When King Yanzhao was in power, he made him the crown prince. In 279 BC, King Yanzhao died and King Yanhui ascended the throne.

For fear of defeat

When King Yanhui was the crown prince, he was dissatisfied with general Leyi. After King Yanhui ascended the throne, Qi general Tian Dan learned that there was a conflict between King Yanhui and Yue Yi, so he carried out an anti Japanese strategy against the state of Yan, spreading rumors that "there are only two cities left in the state of Qi that have not been conquered, so he didn't attack them as soon as possible. It's said that there is some discord between Yue Yi and the new king of Yan. Yue Yi deliberately delayed his time by using troops intermittently and stayed in the state of Qi The state of Qi was called king. What Qi was afraid of was that the generals of the Yan faction came. " At that time, King Yan Hui was already suspicious of Yue Yi, and when he heard the provocation of Qi's rebellion, he sent Qijie to replace Yue Yi as general, and wanted to recall Yue Yi. Yue Yi knew in his heart that it was ill intentioned for King Yan Hui to send someone to replace him. He was afraid that he would be killed when he returned home, so he fled to the West and went to the state of Zhao. In the same year, Tian Dan fought with Qijie. Tian Dan designed a series of deceptions to deceive the Yan army. Relying on the troops of Jimo (now Southeast of Pingdu City, Shandong Province), Tian Dan defeated Qijie with the fire ox array under Jimo City. Qijie died. Yan army returned to Yan state, and Tian Dan chased the defeated Yan state. Tiandan went north to catch up with the river, so he recovered all the lost land of Qi. Tian Dan met the king of Qi Xiang from Ju City and returned to Linzi, the capital of Qi state.

Sorry, Leyi

After the great defeat of the Yan army, King Hui of Yan regretted that he had replaced Yue Yi with riding robbers. As a result, he was defeated miserably and lost the land of Qi. At the same time, King Yan Hui resented Yue Yi's surrender to the state of Zhao, and was afraid that the state of Zhao would appoint Yue Yi, so he came to attack while the state of Yan was weak. So King Yan Hui sent someone to reprimand Le Yi, and apologized to him, saying: "the former king entrusted the whole state of Yan to the general. The general avenged the former king for the defeat of the state of Qi. The world is not shocked. How can I forget the credit of the general one day! Just when the late king left, I took the throne at the beginning. It was the people around me who delayed me. The reason why I sent the cavalry robber to replace the general is that the general has been living in the open for many years. It's too hard, so please come back to have a rest and discuss state affairs. However, the general mistakenly heard the rumors and thought that there was something at odds with me, so he abandoned the state of Yan and surrendered to the state of Zhao. There is nothing wrong with the general's plan for himself, but how can he repay the former king for his kindness to the general? " After listening to this, Yue Yi wrote back to King Yanhui, which is the letter to King Yanhui. Therefore, King Yanhui named Yue Jian, son of Yue Yi, King Chang. Leyi and Yan are good friends and travel between Yan and Zhao. Both Yan and Zhao appoint him as guest minister.

Death

In the seventh year of King Yanhui (272 BC), King Yanhui died, and his son, King Yanwu, ascended the throne.

Political initiatives

During the reign of King Yan Hui, because of his dissatisfaction with general Le Yi, Tian Dan, a general of the Central Qi State, took the place of Le Yi as commander in chief by riding robbers. As a result, the Yan army was defeated and killed by riding robbers, and the state of Yan lost the occupied land of Qi.

Historical evaluation

Sima Zhen's Shi Ji Suoyin: "when the king of Yan received the news, he heard the news in the air."

Historical records

Shi Ji, Vol.34, No.4 of yanzhaogong family, Shi Ji, vol.80, No.20 of biographies of Leyi, Zi Zhi Tong Jian, Vol.5

Family members

Grandfather: King Yan; father: King Yanzhao; son: King Yanwu; grandson: King Yanxiao, son of King Yanwu. Great grandson: Yan Wangxi, son of Yan Xiaowang.