On jing ke's words of stabbing qin.

Assassin has always been a very special identity in ancient China. They may have a very ordinary career and a quiet life on weekdays, but at some point, they will become cold-blooded killer and mercilessly erase their goals from this world. Of course, assassins are also very risky. Once the target of the action is people with higher status, they are likely to be unable to get away after the action, so that their lives will be changed.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in China, assassins were often regarded as righteous people. Later, when Sima Qian was compiling Historical Records, he also wrote a biography of assassins for the famous assassins at that time. In the original text, Sima Qian recorded the deeds of five assassins: Cao Mo, Zhuan Xu, Yurang, Nie Zheng and Jing Ke. Later, people collectively referred to the last four as "The Four Assassins" to commemorate them.

However, three of the four assassins successfully completed the task, but Jing Ke, the most famous assassin, failed instead. What is the reason?

First of all, the factor that can most affect the success of a thing is of course personal ability. After all, even under the same circumstances, people with stronger abilities can succeed, while people with weaker abilities may not be able to do it. Let's use "hide the sword with a fish belly" to talk about Wu Wangliao's assassination of Zhu Yingtai. According to "Wu Yue Chun Qiu", Wu Zixu saw on his way from Chu to Wu that "Zhuan Xu will yield to the enemy when he is at war with others, and his anger is extremely unacceptable." In other words, Zhuan Xu is so majestic that people dare not stop him when they see him, and this majesty obviously comes from his bravery.

Next, look at Nie Zheng. He "killed dozens of people when he assassinated the target. He died because he cut his face and cut his intestines." That is to say, he killed dozens of people in one breath, and after doing these things, he still spared no effort to peel his face, gouge out his eyes and ruin his face to prevent his sister who looks similar to himself from being investigated. With such skills, Nie Zheng is naturally more likely to succeed in assassination.

Yu Jean, who is also a The Four Assassins, is much worse than the above two in force, so that in the end, although he made his throat hoarse by swallowing charcoal, he disguised himself and ambushed the target Zhao Xiangzi twice. However, Yu Rang's perseverance and determination finally moved Zhao Xiangzi, who thought that his cutting his own clothes showed his success in revenging his master. Strictly speaking, Yurang didn't actually succeed in revenge, but he left an allusion that "a scholar died for his bosom friend", which also washed away the shame of some masters who died in defeat.

However, what kind of person is Jing Ke? According to Records of the Historian, Jing Ke was "good at reading and fencing", but this only stayed at the stage of liking. On one occasion, he visited the famous swordsman Nie Gai and discussed fencing with him, who glared at him because of his dissatisfaction. As a result, Jing Ke, who was glared at, ran away in fear. Soon after, Jing Ke played chess and gambled with a man named Lu Goujian. As a result, Lu Goujian had an argument with him, and he ran away without saying a word.

The specific process of Jing Ke stabbing Qin is a "famous scene" in the ancient history of China. At that time, Jing Ke hid the dagger in the map and took advantage of the slow opening of the map to pull out the dagger and stab the king of Qin.

However, although the feasibility of the plan seems to be high, Jing Ke, which implemented the plan, made mistakes one after another. Instead of touching the body of the king of Qin, he was distracted by a healer's bag and was killed. If the same plan is carried out by Nie Zheng, perhaps the king of Qin will be solved cleanly, while Jing Ke is obviously quite incompetent.

Ability first, attitude second. Even the best assassin is likely to fail if he doesn't intend to kill the target. As can be seen from the above-mentioned behaviors before Jing Ke started stabbing Qin, he was either broad-minded and detached from the world, or timid and did not dare to make trouble.

In addition, although Jing Ke was treated well by Taizi Dan after he arrived in Yan State, he didn't want to die for his bosom friend like a respected righteous man at that time, but after Taizi Dan told his plan and request exactly, he refused.

Although Jing Ke finally agreed to assassinate the King of Qin, obviously, compared with assassins with "faith" such as Zhu Yingtai, Nie Zheng and Yurang, he was more out of helplessness. Just like he sang before he left, "The wind is rustling and the water is cold, and the strong man is gone forever", and his mentality is relatively negative. He was not really willing to lay down his life to assassinate the king of Qin from the beginning. Coupled with the lack of ability, Jing Ke's failure is obvious and natural.

Finally, there are influential "teammates". Compared with Zhuan Xu, Yu Rang, Jing Ke stabbed Qin with an assistant, Qin Wuyang, who was chosen as the deputy by Taizi Dan for murder at the age of thirteen.

It stands to reason that Jing Ke should be more successful with the help of a brave man, but Qin Wuyang is just tough compared with his weak people. After seeing the King of Qin, he was "pale and shocked", which not only made the Qin people wary, but also increased the pressure on Jing Ke.

Therefore, Jing Ke's own lack of ability and desire to stab Qin, influenced by his teammates, became the main factor of his failure. Without these influences, other assassins succeeded.