The unification of Qin in the late 3rd century BC was an epoch-making event in the ancient history of China. As an important figure in the core of the rule of Upper Qin State, Lv Buwei played an important role in this historical evolution.
Born in Yangzhai, a wealthy businessman, he often runs around doing business. I once went to Handan, the capital of Zhao State for business, and met a strange son of Qin State who was taken hostage in Zhao State. The alien is the son of the king of Qin, but because he hates the alien's mother, the alien is sent to Zhao as a hostage. Because of the war with Qin, Zhao despised foreigners very much. Because of this, he is in an awkward position. But Lv Buwei saw his value from the perspective of a businessman. It is a political transaction to think that imported goods are habitable, rare and worth investing in order to gain fame and fortune one day. So he decided to engage in political speculation in an attempt to support strangers in obtaining the right to inherit the throne. The alien was naturally very happy and said that one day he would become a monarch and share the world with Lv Buwei.
So, Lv Buwei immediately went to the State of Qin with many treasures and met Mrs. Huayang, who was very fond of the King of Qin. I tried my best to persuade my son to admit that the alien was his son, and through her request, I sent someone to bring the alien back to Qin State and renamed it. Later, Ann Guo Jun promised Mrs Huayang to make Zi Chu a prince. A few years later, Zhao of Qin died and Ann became a monarch, that is, King Xiao Wen of Qin. It is known in history that King Wen died a year after he ascended the throne, and he succeeded to the throne as king.
After King Xiang of Qin Zhuang proclaimed himself emperor, in order to repay his kindness, he was appointed Prime Minister and became a prominent figure under one person and above ten thousand people. He died after only three years in office, and he was succeeded by his 13-year-old son Zheng Jiwei. He is a famous Qin Shihuang in history, and respects Lv Buwei as Guanzhong, and all administrative power is in the hands of Lv Buwei.
In those days, businessmen were in a low position and were usually looked down upon. Although Lv Buwei became prime minister, all civil and military officials knew his past. They looked down on him and refused to obey him. Lv Buwei is also very aware of his situation, knowing that he must find ways to improve his reputation.
At that time, it was very popular to train talents, such as Wei Xin, Chu Chun, Zhao and Qi. These four gentlemen are famous for their courtship and competition in various vassal countries. At that time, Qin was the most powerful vassal state. Lv Buwei thinks: As a powerful prime minister of Qin, his guests are not as many as the Four Gentlemen. It's really embarrassing. So he sent people everywhere to recruit talents and give them generous treatment. Later, there were as many as 3000 guests at his door.
One day, Lv Buwei called the public to discuss how to improve his prestige. Some business people suggested that Lv Buwei should unite to wage war, destroy several countries and make great contributions to establish prestige. Someone immediately objected, "This method is neither harmful nor beneficial. Even if you win the battle, you will not be promoted, because there is no higher position than the prime minister. The important thing is that the risk of war is high and no one can win. If the war fails, the result will be counterproductive. " Then he asked others, "Is there any other good way?"
After a while, a public guest said, "We all know that Confucius is a great scholar, and his book is Spring and Autumn Annals." : grandson is good at playing. He wrote Sun Tzu's Art of War. I think if I used to write a book as an example, I could not only improve my status, but also make some contributions to future generations. "
Lv Buwei was very happy after hearing the news, so he immediately organized his public guests to start work. He divided it into three parts: "Eight Views", "Six Theories" and "Twelve Dynasties", with a total of more than 200,000 words. Lv Buwei thinks this schoolbag covers everything in the world, so he proudly named it Lv Chunqiu.
Later, "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals" was published at the gate of Xianyang, and a thousand dollars was hung in the book, inviting tourists and guests from various vassal countries to comment. Lv Bu
"A word is worth a thousand dollars" later described the value of poetry as extremely high, in order to express praise for words.
Rare goods that can be hoarded at better prices-things that can be used.
Big businessmen in Yangzhai often appear in the streets of Handan, the capital of Zhao State. Come here often, buy, sell, sell. He has made a lot of money, so to speak, he is rich.
On this day, Lv Buwei was walking in the street when a man came and caught his attention. I saw that the man's face was like powder and his lips were like vermilion. Although he wore ordinary clothes, he didn't lose his noble spirit at all. Lv Buwei could not help secretly surprised. After the man passed by, he asked a nearby vendor who had just passed by.
It turned out to be the hostage of Qin State in Zhao State, named Alien, the son of the son of the king of Qin. An Guojun has more than twenty children, but all of them were born to concubines after Mrs. Huayang. Half-brother, named late summer month. The last month of summer was not optimistic and died young. So when Qin and Zhao Mianchi exchanged hostages, the stranger came to Handan, the capital of Zhao State. After the aliens came to Handan, the prince of Zhao was furious with him because Qin attacked Zhao continuously, and he was detained in Congtai, guarded by the doctor Gongsungan day and night. He lives a plain life, with no car and wife, eating, drinking and being unhappy all day.
After listening to the vendor's introduction, Lv Buwei pondered for a while, then smiled brightly and said, Haha, he is really a strange mumbler. This strange product can be hoarded first, and then do big business. Ha ha!
Lv Buwei first made friends with Gongsungan, who guarded strangers, and then made friends with strangers. On one occasion, he was drinking with Gongsungan and others. When he was half drunk, Lv Buwei took advantage of Gongsun Sheng to go to the toilet and asked the stranger, "The king of Qin is old." Ann Guo Jun loves Mrs Huayang, but he has no son. You have more than 20 brothers, and so far none of them are favored. Why not take this opportunity to go back to Qin, find Mrs. Huayang and beg to be her son? So you can have the hope of setting up a bank in the future!
The stranger replied with tears in his eyes, don't I wish I could? Alas! But abroad, I hate not having an escape plan! Lv Buwei said it was easy. I can try to take you home!
The alien said, "You can help me get back to China. If I can get prosperity in the future, let's share it! " "
In order to call foreigners back to China, they came to Xianyang, Kyoto and Qin.
Soon, Lv Buwei discovered that Mrs Huayang had a sister in Xianyang. In order to meet Mrs Huayang, Lv Buwei managed to meet Mrs Huayang's sister first. After meeting, he first played with Zhao's baby to win her favor. Then, he described in detail how foreigners are virtuous, how they miss their motherland, how they want to recognize Mrs. Huayang as their biological mother, and how he intends to be filial to her in the future. His words deeply touched Mrs. Huayang's sister.
The next day, Mrs Huayang's sister went to see Mrs Huayang. She repeated what Lv Buwei said to her. Mrs. Huayang was overjoyed and immediately expressed her willingness to take strangers back to China and take them away.
Persuading Mrs. Huayang is only the first step. At that time, Qin Jun was Zhao Xiang, the king of Qin. If an alien can go home, he must nod. However, due to the confederation of Mianchi, the king of Qin was teased by Lin Xiangru and held a grudge against Zhao. Therefore, he didn't take people back to China seriously at all.
What should I do? Lv Buwei took great pains again.
Later, I learned that Yang Quanjun, the younger brother of the Queen, was also in Xianyang. He wants to convince the queen through Yang Quanjun, and then convince the king of Zhao Guo Xiang through the queen. So he bought this road with a lot of money and went to see Yang Quanjun. Lv Buwei said to Yang Quanjun, "You are a senior official." But can you be a senior official for a long time, rich and powerful? Naturally, now the queen and the king will protect you. However, the king and queen are old. Once the mountain falls, you become the heir, will the prince continue to protect you? Ann Guo Jun and Mrs Huayang have no children. Why not try to extradite Wang Sun, who is still in Zhao, and make him the eldest son of Mrs. Anhe Huayang? Guo Jun and Mrs Huayang will appreciate you if you do that. In that case, your senior official, Houlu, won't be protected again. Lv Buwei's plan is exactly what Yang Quanjun wants. That day, he went to see the Queen and repeated Lv Buwei's words. When the Queen went to see Zhao Haoqi Guo Xiang, she repeated Yang Quanjun's words.
Finally, the king of Qin expressed his willingness to take strangers home, so he packed his things and went back to Handan.
Lv Buwei has spent a lot of money and energy. It seems that it is time for foreigners to return to China. But at this moment, Lv Buwei hesitated. He is ambitious and thinks endlessly. He believes that the greatest benefit of foreigners returning to China and inheriting the throne in the future is to benefit from a king of Qin. How can it last? If there is a landslide or abdication in the future, what benefits will it have for the next generation of Qin kings?
He is very considerate.
In this way, he thought of Xu Huixin.
Xu Huixin is an elegant beauty who can sing and dance. Lv Buwei likes her very much. They live together in secret. Xu Huixin has been pregnant for more than two months.
Lv Buwei thinks: Xu Huixin should be dedicated to strangers. Give birth to my flesh and blood in the future and inherit me when I grow up. At that time, the world of Qin will be my world of Lu. In that case, the profits from my business in Lv Buwei will be endless.
So, soon, he did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to hold a Chinese banquet. At the party, he asked Xu Huixin to seduce strangers. In the end, the stranger and Zhao Ji became husband and wife, which achieved his goal.
The foreigner got Xu Huixin, and he liked it like a duck to water. A month later, Xu Huixin told makes that she was pregnant. People don't know its origin, but it is his flesh and blood, which makes them happier and happier. A few months later, a boy was born and named Zheng. He was Qin Shihuang who later annexed six countries.
In the fiftieth year of King Xiang of Zhao, Qin besieged Handan and led a disguised foreigner to escape from Handan and return to Xianyang.
After returning to Xianyang, strangers naturally got the favor of Mrs. Huayang, Ann and even the king of Qin because of their hard work. Soon, Zhao Haoqi Guo Xiang died and King Anguo was made king. A Guo Junren died again and became a foreign king. As soon as he became king of Qin, he made Lv Buwei prime minister. He was named Wen Xin Hou and went to Luoyang, Henan Province to enjoy the support of hundreds of surnames. Later, the stranger died and made the government king. Lv Buwei was honored as the Prime Minister and called Guan Zhong.
After Lv Buwei made a lot of money in foreign goods business, he wanted to be famous.
At that time, Wei Youxin, Chu Youchun, Zhao You and Qi You. All four sons like to invite guests. Their reputation as excellent corporal is well known all over the world. In order to enjoy the reputation of a wise man, Lv Buwei followed the example of Sixi to attract guests. He seems to be closer to his guests than his fourth son. So in a very short time, there are more than 3 thousand capable people under his door. Later, following the example of a hundred schools of thought, he wrote a book, in which all the guests saw and heard in life, and compiled it into eight chapters, six theories and twelve dynasties, with 200 thousand words. This book was later handed down as Lu Chunqiu.