甘茂 / Gan Mao
甘茂 / Gan Mao enters the wiki through 《资治通鉴·周纪》52丨 陈庄叛秦 端起碗吃饭放下碗骂娘 as the Qin figure sent to suppress 陈庄 after Chen kills 蜀侯宁通 and rebels in 蜀国.
The episode gives Gan Mao a compact role: he enters Shu in the following year, kills Chen Zhuang, and restores Qin control. His function is to show that Chen Zhuang’s terrain-based confidence underestimated 秦国’s ability to project force into 巴蜀.
《资治通鉴·周纪》57丨古代发毒誓还有这作用？ turns Gan Mao from a compact suppressor into Qin’s left chancellor and a campaign-risk theorist. After 秦武王 sends him to 魏国 to arrange a joint attack on 韩国, Gan Mao reports Wei’s agreement but warns that 宜阳 will be hard to take quickly.
His argument is political as much as military. Gan Mao uses the 曾参 and 乐羊 stories to explain 谣言侵蚀信任, predicts that 樗里疾 / 樗里子 and the Gongsun faction will attack him if the siege drags on, and gets Qin Wuwang to swear at Xirang before the campaign. In this source, Gan Mao therefore anchors 盟誓约束下的统帅信任: a commander exposes predictable slander in advance and turns the ruler’s backing into a public constraint.
《资治通鉴·周纪》58丨赵武灵王如何打造强国 confirms the value of that constraint. After five months without taking Yiyang, Gan Mao faces the predicted court pressure, invokes Xirang, receives reinforcements, takes the city, and forces 韩国 to seek peace. The source therefore turns his earlier risk model into a completed campaign case.
《资治通鉴·周纪》59丨一朝君王一朝臣 turns that victory into a succession-risk case. Under 秦昭襄王, Gan Mao advises returning 武遂 to Han to stabilize Qin’s new position after 宜阳, but 向寿 and the Gongsun faction resent him when the advice is adopted. After Qin Wuwang’s death changes the court balance, Chulizi’s side squeezes him, and Gan Mao flees toward 齐国 when the army reaches Puban. The episode’s title makes him a source case for 靠山更替暴露风险: military merit can be real and still fail to protect an outsider minister under a new ruler.
Connections
- 秦国 - state he serves.
- 陈庄 - rebel he suppresses.
- 蜀国, 蜀侯宁通, and 巴蜀 - campaign and rebellion setting.
- 受任地方长官割据风险 / Appointed Governor Secession Risk - concept whose failed case he closes.
- 秦武王, 魏国, 韩国, and 宜阳 - Zhouji 57 campaign setup.
- 曾参, 乐羊, 谣言侵蚀信任, and 盟誓约束下的统帅信任 - stories and concept used in his persuasion.
- 樗里疾 / 樗里子, 宰相中心治理, and 秦国东进压力 - co-chancellor, court-risk, and successful Yiyang pressure frame.
- 秦昭襄王, 向寿, 武遂, and 靠山更替暴露风险 - Zhouji 59 post-Yiyang policy dispute, resentment, and flight branch.