Textual Research On The Events Of Su Qin And Zhang Yi

Su Qin and Zhang Yi were the most famous political strategists in the warringstates period,a lobbying campaign they launched had far-reaching implications for the current political situation at that time.Su Qin first put forward a vassal of theUnion combined vertical,to destroy it,Qin State accepted Zhang Yi's advice toimplement the horizontal alliance.However,after the Mawangdui silk book namedas Zhan Guo Zong Heng Jia Shu was unearthed,many scholars have suspected thetruth of Shi Ji and Zhan Guo Ce.They hold that Su Qin and Zhang Yi were notcontemporaries,around the time of Zhang Yi's death year,Su Qin just gained fameand fortune.As a matter of fact,Sima Qian once said it in Biography of Su Qin,many claimsabout Su Qin are unlikelihood.Based on strict textual criticism,he finally draw adefinite conclusion in Shi Ji.Compared to fragmented records in the silk book,records of Shi Ji are systematic,detailed,and of course more valuable.Althoughrecords about the time of Zhang Yi in literature handed down from ancient times arepractically identical,in order to confirm some details,we also should refer to relevantunearthed documents.By means of carrying out textual research on the events of SuQin and Zhang Yi,we will have a more comprehensive understanding of the Period ofWarring States.Last but not least,the research can provide new perspectives forunearthed documents study.