Chapter 4 Questions (Part 1)
"The Zhou Dynasty divided the world into hundreds of princes. Since the Zhou Dynasty declined, the princes fought, both big and small, strong and weak, and fewer princes, and finally had seven countries. The nations fought and fought endlessly, and the people were poor in the battle. They either died on the battlefield or traveled on the roads. The fields were no one to cultivate, and the crops were no one to harvest. The people were not worried about the day, and there were no one to worry about the top and the other to starve to death. In the current situation, our Great Qin was the strongest, but the six countries were still the same, and the world could not stop disputes. If the government wanted to promote a righteous army and wipe out the six countries, Mr. Liaozi had a clever plan to teach me?" The King of Qin was very anxious. The first-class Wei Liao master and disciple, Zhou Chong and Li Si, and immediately asked for advice.
Li Si was invited back by the King of Qin and gave him a large sum of money and ordered a marriage to be granted. It can be said that it was a great honor, but compared with the ceremony of the national sage that welcomed Wei Liao, it was not the same thing, and he felt very unhappy. What he unexpectedly expected was that at the last moment, the King of Qin invited Zhou Chong to the same car, not him. In his opinion, although Zhou Chong had wonderful ideas, it was just a trick, but he really didn't want to praise the words of governing the world. It was logical that if he wanted to participate, it should be him, not Zhou Chong. Judging from what the King of Qin meant, it was definitely not what he said that Zhou Chong recommended Wei Liao to join. He had other plans, and he didn't understand what the plan was.
When he heard the words of the King of Qin, he thought to himself that it was just right to see how Wei Liao responded. Li Si gave the King of Qin a lot of strategies to pacify the world, otherwise he would not have been able to sit here and participate in such a secret matter now.
Zhou Chong had known what Wei Liao did to the King of Qin for a long time, but Wei Liao's idea was very clever, so Zhou Chong had to admire him. He still wanted to see if it was different when history came back.
Wei Liao bowed slightly and said calmly: "The king, Liaozi has traveled all over the world and has been to Han, Zhao, Yan, Wei, and Chu. Liaozi thought that the six countries were not lacking in good generals and brave men, loyal ministers and virtuous people, and what they lack was the same."
"Sir, what is missing?" The King of Qin was a little curious.
Wei Liaozi continued: "What the six countries lack is a wise monarch. Looking at the kings of the six countries, they are mediocre, do not want to make progress, or are obsessed with the lack of flaws, or are addicted to wine and sex. Even if there are good generals and strong men, loyal ministers and virtuous people, they cannot get the position. Those in power are either incompetent or treacherous villains. Zhao has Guo Kai, Qi has Hou Sheng, and Chu has Li Yuan, and the king wants to take the world, and the king wants to take the world at the right time. If the king does not take it at this time, once the six countries have a wise king, revitalize the court and fight against Qin, then the world is unknown."
"Well said!" The King of Qin praised: "There are not people without talented people in the six countries, but talented people are not allowed to be in their positions. They are either suspicious or expelled. The talents I used by the Qin Dynasty, Shang Yang, Zhang Yi, and Fan Sui, are not people from the six countries? Which one has no life experience that is suspicious or not valued? Zhang Yi's argument for the tongue and Fan Sui is the pain of a wise man!"
The Qin State used not all the talents, and a large part of them were born in Shandong, which was enough for future generations to think deeply!
Zhou Chong had known these historical events for a long time. After hearing the words of the King of Qin, Zhou Chong had to examine the traditional viewpoints of Qin again, and had to admit that the reason why Qin was powerful was inevitable.
Master Wei Liao's disciples stopped nodding, and even Li Si, who was in a bad mood, had to say: "The king is eager to be talented, so why worry about the uncertainty of the world."
The King of Qin then asked, "Mr. Liaozi, what's the plan for the world?"
Wei Liao did not answer the question and responded to the King of Qin: "May I ask, can you give up gold and silk?"
The King of Qin asked a little strangely: "What does this mean by sir? I want to take over the world, but I don't care about the amount of gold and silk? I want to use gold and silk? I want to use it, so I can take it from the treasury to take it away, so I don't have to ask me."
"Han Gao valued Chen Ping to buy lobbyists from all over the world, but gave him gold and silk, but did not check the accounts. Later generations have been praised for his great courage. The King of Qin actually dared to use the national treasury for Wei Liao, but he didn't ask about it, and his courage became even greater." Zhou Chong sighed in his heart.
Wei Liao continued: "It's not that Liaozi wants to use it, but that the king wants to use it. There are many powerful ministers and villains in the six countries. The king can leave a generous amount of money to make friends with him. According to Liaozi, if the king spends 300,000 yuan, the world can be fully covered."
"Take it off with 300,000 gold, and this deal is very cost-effective." The King of Qin showed the side of the unscrupulous businessman and said, "I give you 400,000 gold to you, and I will help you find the world's strategy."
This was another great deal from the King of Qin. Wei Liao was very moved and said, "Of course, 300,000 gold is enough."
The King of Qin said without thinking, "Whether it is 300,000 gold or 400,000 gold, the sir is going to the treasury to withdraw it, and there is no need to report it to me." (According to historical records, Wei Liao calculated that he used 300,000 gold to buy all the powerful ministers of the six countries, but in fact he did not use so much. Qin and the world, the property searched from the homes of these powerful ministers was ten times more than 300,000 gold. Feng Menglong lamented that this business was too cost-effective.)
"Thank you for your trust." Wei Liao had to sigh at the courage of the King of Qin.
The King of Qin analyzed Wei Liao's plan and said, "Sir, this plan is brilliant! What I fear most is not that the six countries have many soldiers and generals, nor that the six countries have vast territory and excellent iron tools, but that the six countries have many, many, and have good iron tools. However, there are few people who can achieve success in the Hezong since Su Qin's death, but the king must be fully prepared and must consider Hezong. According to Mr.'s plan, if the powerful ministers of the six countries are bribed, then the Hezong cannot achieve success, and I can concentrate my troops and defeat them one by one."
His reaction was really fast, and he could see through the wonderful use of Wei Liao's plan at a glance, which made people convinced.
"Li Si has also offered me various strategies to defeat me and used assassination and bribery, but it is not as detailed as Mr. Zhou Chong said that Mr. is an unparalleled national scholar and can be regarded as a conclusive evaluation. Mr. He can only use this plan to pacify the world." The King of Qin was amazed.
Li Si hurriedly apologized and said, "The king is stupid and does not fulfill his wishes. I also ask the king to punish him."
The King of Qin waved his hand and said, "Your idea is also very good, but it is not as detailed as Mr. Liaozi, and it is practical."
"Your Majesty, I am indeed guilty." Li Si continued: "Li Si thought Mr. Liaozi's talent was too much. Now it seems that Li Si was arrogant. Mr. Liaozi's talent was ten times better than Li Si. Li Si was guilty, so please punish him."
No matter whether Li Si's words are true or false, or to use them to win the favor and respect of the King of Qin, it is still good that he can express his thoughts in his heart. The King of Qin smiled and said, "I have seen this a long time ago. If you can say it, I will be relieved of this punishment."
"Thank you, the king!" Li Si was a clever man, so he naturally knew what to do. He saluted Wei Liao and said, "Mr. Liaozi, Li Si apologized."
Wei Liao returned the courtesy and said, "Mr. Li is so serious, but Liaozi dare not be the one. Master Li is extremely talented and loyal. It is a great blessing for the King to win Master Li."
"Zhou Chong, you roll your eyes, what are you thinking?" King Qin asked Zhou Chong with some curiosity.
Zhou Chong woke up in shock, thinking that when he was distracted, he remembered something, and actually saw it through it. He hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I think Mr. Liaozi's plan is very good, but it is not perfect enough."
"Oh, what should be considered perfect? Tell me." The King of Qin became more interested.
Chapter completed!