剧辛 / Ju Xin
剧辛 / Ju Xin 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 another capable person who comes from 赵国 to 燕国 after 燕昭王 publicly honors 郭隗.
The source does not develop Ju Xin’s individual biography. His function is comparative and structural: together with 乐毅, he shows that Yan Zhaowang’s recruitment signal changes the state’s talent ecology after military disaster.
《资治通鉴·周纪》70丨喜欢花样作死的齐国君主 gives Ju Xin a strategic voice after the first coalition victory over 齐国. He argues that 燕国 is small and Qi is large, so Yan should use allied help to seize border cities and strengthen itself rather than pursue deep into Qi and create a lasting hatred. 乐毅 rejects the advice, betting instead on 齐湣王’s internal unpopularity and the chance for rapid collapse.
《资治通鉴·秦纪》106｜惊人发现信陵君的非正常死亡 gives Ju Xin his fatal later appearance. 燕王喜 asks him about 庞煖 because Ju Xin had once been in 赵国 and knew him. Ju Xin says Pang Nuan is easy to handle, but when Yan attacks Zhao, Pang Nuan defeats Yan, kills Ju Xin, and captures 20,000 soldiers.
Connections
- 燕昭王 and 燕国 - receiving ruler and state.
- 郭隗 - first adviser whose treatment helps attract others.
- 乐毅 - paired incoming talent in the episode.
- 赵国 - source court.
- Talent Attraction Through Respect / 礼贤下士式人才吸附 and Warring States Careerist Mobility / 乱世职业经理人式流动 - concepts for reading his movement.
- 齐国, 齐湣王, and 共同敌人联盟 - Zhouji 70 caution against deep pursuit after coalition victory.
- 燕王喜, 庞煖, and 灾后趁虚误判 - Qinji 106 fatal underestimation of Zhao’s commander.