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Su Qin (380–284 BCE), was an influential political strategist during the Warring States period of ancient China. He was born in Chengxuan Village, Luoyang in present-day Henan Province. According to legend Su Qin was a disciple of Guiguzi, the founder of the School of Diplomacy. He was the chief advocate of the Vertical Alliance system, which sought to create an alliance of the other states against the state of Qin. The opposing theory, "Horizontal Alliance" ( Lían Héng) supported alliances with the State of Qin.

After finishing his studies with Guiguzi, Su Qin travelled for several years and on his return lamented that "My wife doesn't recognize me as her husband, my sister-in-law doesn't recognize me as her brother-in-law, and my parents don't recognize me as their son!". All these misfortunes he blamed on himself and he thereafter shut himself in his room to study. To prevent falling asleep from long hours of study, he would stab himself in the thigh with a sharp instrument. This practice gave rise to part of a Chinese idiom or "chengyu" 懸梁刺股 which means "to study assiduously and tirelessly". Years later, when Su Qin returned with full honors following his success with the Vertical Alliance system, his family received him with great reverence, causing him to remark on their change of behavior towards him, leading to the rise of another Chinese idiom 前倨後恭 which means "a change of attitude from arrogance to respect".

At his most brilliant Su Qin persuaded the leaders of the six kingdoms of Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao and Wei to unite against the Qin state through the use of his splendid rhetoric and thereafter wore robes decorated with the insignia of the six states. The allies of the Vertical Alliance advanced on the State of Qin but were easily defeated due to internal discord between the former enemies.

One theory suggests that he and Zhang Yi mutually reinforced each other's viewpoints in order to achieve their personal goals.

Read more...: Canvassing the Six States   Defeat of the Vertical Alliance and the death of Su Qin   Contemporary verification of Su Qins real identity   Cultural reference  

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蘇秦(? - 前284年),己姓,蘇氏,字季子,東周雒邑(今河南洛陽東)乘軒里人,相傳為鬼谷子徒弟。戰國時期縱橫家、外交官和謀略官。

蘇秦與張儀同出自鬼谷子門下,跟隨鬼谷子學習縱橫之術。學成後,前往秦國遊說,結果潦倒而歸。隨後刻苦攻讀《陰符》,一年後遊說列國,被燕文公賞識,出使趙國。蘇秦到趙國後,提出合縱六國抗秦的戰略思想,並最終組建合縱聯盟,任「縱約長」,兼佩六國相印,使秦十五年不敢出函谷關。聯盟解散後,齊國攻打燕國,蘇秦說齊歸還燕國城池。後自燕至齊,從事反間活動,被齊國任為客卿,齊國眾大夫因爭寵派人刺殺,蘇秦死前獻策誅殺了刺客。

有說法認為他和張儀兩人彼此呼應,共同達到個人的目的。西漢司馬遷《史記·蘇秦列傳》載:「是時周天子致文武之胙於秦惠王。惠王使犀首攻魏,禽將龍賈,取魏之雕陰,且欲東兵。蘇秦恐秦兵之至趙也,乃激怒張儀,入之於秦。」

漢書·藝文志》縱橫家有《蘇子》31篇,早佚。帛書《戰國縱橫家書》存有其遊說辭及書信十六篇,其中十一篇不見于現存傳世古籍。

Read more...: 生平   發跡之前   遊說六國過程   得志燕國   出使趙國   合縱六國   智激張儀   說韓   說魏   說齊   說楚   成功合縱   六國聯盟15年   身亡   個人著作   正史記載   歷史評價   蘇秦生平之異說   軼事典故   懸梁刺股   前倨後恭   注釋   參考書目  

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