Chapter 161: The Future King of Qin and the Future Fan Ju
Zhao Kuo's analysis is not bad, Qin sent troops to South Korea, but it was Chu that was plotting.
Since Fan Ju was moved by the world of a king, he immediately regarded the state of Chu as the biggest threat to the world of a king. The national strength of the Chu State is strong, and there is a monarch who can listen to the minister's words, and a good minister, they will not let the Qin State conquer and annex the countries, they will be a huge obstacle to the Qin State, but Fan Ju does not think that the Qin State can destroy the Chu State, whether it is in terms of territory, population, or all aspects, it is too difficult to destroy the Chu State.
Therefore, Fan Ju's goal was to weaken the state of Chu, not only in terms of territory and population, but also in terms of prestige and military morale. After proposing the national policy of long-distance friendship and close attack for the King of Qin, Fan Ju's second national policy, weak Chu, was also officially placed in front of the King of Qin. Fan Ju's strategy is serial, weak Chu is just the beginning, after achieving the goal of weakening Chu and forcing Chu not to dare to intervene in the Central Plains war, he also has a series of strategies against Zhao, Wei, and annexing Korea.
Fan Ju is very favored by King Qin, and in so many years, King Qin has always discussed important matters with him secretly, but this time, there is one more person by King Qin's side, and Fan Ju is not angry or surprised by this. King Qin and Fan Ju discussed this war, and the two spoke very quickly, and they had a very tacit understanding with each other, and many words could be negotiated without going into detail.
And Lu Buwei, who was sitting next to them, was a little confused at the moment.
He really didn't understand, why did King Qin call himself such a lowly disciple when he was discussing such a big matter with Fan Ju? Lü Buwei didn't hide his surprise in front of the two of them, his eyes widened, looking at King Qin and Fan Ju in front of him, King Qin was older than Lü Buwei's father, and Fan Ju was also older than him, Lü Buwei could only kneel in front of them respectfully and respectfully with the etiquette of a junior, not daring to slack off.
After the negotiation between King Qin and Fan Ju, Lü Buwei also understood their intentions, Fan Ju wanted to target the Chu State, which Lü Buwei had already seen through, and had also talked with Ying Yiren, Ying Yiren felt that Ying Hou's purpose was to eliminate the coalition army of Chu State, but Lü Buwei didn't think so, Ying Hou has always been a person who likes to use one thing to achieve multiple results, and his purpose is not so simple.
Sure enough, as he guessed, Qin still has an army, which is ready to attack Chu, and the person who commands this army is Meng Fu, and the deputy general is Wang Di, who has just recovered, listening to the meaning of Ying Hou, they seem to be going to give Chu a heavy blow, this time the army is conscripted from the southern region of Qin, almost the area bordering Chu State, may have to send troops, and Ying Hou made an exception to levy grain from these areas with titles, that is, the rich can be promoted by donating money.
Just when everyone thought that Qin was going to recuperate, Qin was ready to fight again, Ying Hou was to take advantage of the fact that the princes couldn't react, and give Chu a heavy blow, as for Wu Anjun, he was just a bait to attract all countries, this bait was very attractive, Ying Hou's original strategy was originally to attract Jingyang, the famous general of Chu State, to Korea through Bai Qi, and then attack Chu State.
But he didn't expect that Chu State would send Xiang Xian to aid South Korea, and he wanted to come to Chun Shenjun to notice something.
But Ying Hou didn't care, Qin was full of talents, and without the assistance of the princes, Chu was not Qin's opponent at all. Moreover, this time it was the Chu State that took the initiative to provoke the Qin State, this was not the Qin State to destroy the friendly relations with the Chu State, Ying Hou believed that as long as the Chu State was beaten, the brave guy of Chun Shenjun would definitely send someone to beg for mercy and would want to ease the relationship with the Qin State.
Listening to Ying Hou talking about attacking Chu State, forcing Chu State to cede land, and using Wu Anjun to attract countries, Lü Buwei suddenly noticed that something was wrong, he realized that Ying Hou's idea was not simple, he used Wu Anjun as bait, but he did not tell him the news that Qin State was about to attack Chu State, and the order he gave Wu Anjun was only to break through Korea, and Bai Qi only carried 10,000 troops, and there were not even follow-up reinforcements, it seems that Ying Hou wanted to kill Bai Qi? Or let Bai Qi defeat again?
For the strategy of the Chu State, it seems that it is not what Fan Ju thought about temporarily, the strategic offensive direction is very detailed, and the purpose of Ying Hou is to force the King of Chu to move the capital again... Lu Buwei squinted his eyes, Ying Hou was worried that he would suffer from the Three Kingdoms Alliance again, so he wanted to break the courage of the King of Chu first, so that the Chu State would not dare to interfere in the Central Plains war at will... Lu Buwei was thinking about it, and Fan Ju suddenly asked, "What do you think?" ”
Lu Buwei was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "What you said is very right. ”
"And what do you think about the war?" , Fan Ju asked again. Lu Buwei said with a smile: "Before I was appreciated by my son, I was just a lowly businessman, and I didn't know how to fight, please forgive me." Fan Ju grinned, looked at King Qin and said: "This Mr. Lü Buwei is eloquent and far-sighted, I heard that he understands the languages of the Seven Kingdoms, no matter what aspect, he can solve the confusion for Gongzi... Such a person is not just a humble businessman. ”
King Qin looked at him at this and said seriously: "Please tell me your opinion, a widow will not punish a person for his sins." ”
Lu Buwei bowed to the two of them, and then said, "I think that Ying Hou's strategy has despised five people. ”
"Oh?" , King Qin looked at Fan Ju, but there was no dissatisfaction on Fan Ju's face.
Lü Buwei then said: "Please allow me to tell this matter in detail, please forgive me for talking about strategy in front of a humble person like me...", he paused, and then continued: "You despise Wu Anjun, you use Wu Anjun as bait, but you only give him an impossible order, I know the person of King Han, he is a stupid king, Wu Anjun can't break through Korea, but he can scare this King Han and force him to complete your orders." ”
"You despise Ma Fujun, I am in Qin State, and I have also seen a lot of Ma Fujun's writings, Ma Fujun is a sage, if he knew about Qin's attack on Chu State, would he bring people to the rescue? Will his support cause your strategy to fail? ”
"You despise Xinling Jun and Pingyuan Jun, they are both famous sages in the world, Ma Fujun does not have many troops, you may think that he can't have any impact on the war, but if the two of them send reinforcements, join forces with Ma Fujun, and let Ma Fujun lead the elite soldiers of Zhao, Wei, and Korea to participate in the war between Qin and Chu, won't he still be able to play a role?"
"You despise Chun Shenjun, Chun Shenjun is the minister of Chu, if Chu is attacked, he will definitely try his best to save Chu, he will ask Ma Fujun for help, and he is more eloquent than me, he knows how to make Ma Fujun desperate to come to the rescue, such as the poor Chu people who died heavily, the sage Xunzi in Chu State... These can make Ma Fujun desperate to come to the rescue..."
Fan Ju was a little contemptuous of Lü Buwei at first, but after he said so many things, Fan Ju's face gradually became cautious, and his brows were furrowed, it was King Qin, and the eyes that looked at Lü Buwei were also a little different, Lü Buwei lowered his head and said nothing, King Qin looked at Fan Ju and didn't ask, Fan Ju squinted his eyes and asked, "Then what do you think, how should I arrange this matter?" ”
Lü Buwei said: "Please let Wu Anjun continue to intimidate the king of Han, and secretly submit a letter to the king of Han, telling him that as long as he is willing to kill Ma Fujun who came to the rescue, the state of Qin will help him defeat the army of the state of Zhao, and will never attack Korea, protect Korea, and return Shangdang to Korea, and then promise him wealth and materials... South Korea needs to pay attention to the only one person, Zhang Ping, the minister of state, Zhang Ping is a smart person, but he has no courage, please send someone to give him wealth, to express your respect for him... King Han didn't believe him. ”
"These five people, the point connected is only in Ma Fujun, if Ma Fujun is killed by King Han, Wei Wuji and Zhao Dan will attack Korea frantically, if they don't kill King Han, they won't stop, even if Pingyuan Jun of Wei has the heart to support, there is no general who can command their soldiers, Chu wants to ask for help, but there is nothing to do... When the time comes, you just need to watch Zhao attack Korea and wait for the news that the king of Chu has moved the capital. ”
Lu Buwei quickly finished his opinion, then lowered his head and refused to say more. King Qin's eyes flashed with an inexplicable light, he looked at Fan Ju, Fan Ju was silent for a moment, and then he laughed and said to Lu Buwei: "What you said is very good, the king will reward you, please go back." Lü Buwei stood up and bowed to Fan Ju, and then left the palace, and after Lü Buwei left, Fan Ju hurriedly looked at King Qin.
"What he said makes a lot of sense, however, King Han can't kill Ma Fujun, let him tie up Ma Fujun, send him outside the city, and then let Wu Anjun bring him back to Xianyang." , Fan Ju said, King Qin laughed, he stood up, the whole person was a little excited, Fan Ju had not seen King Qin so excited for a long time, the last time, when Bai Qi broke through the Chu State, King Qin looked a little at a loss.
"Do it like this, the widow will give Wu Anjun an order, no one is allowed to hurt Ma Fujun, otherwise, the widow must let him accompany him to the funeral... Waiting for Ma Fujun to come.. No, the widow has to go to meet Ma Fujun in person. Greeting Ma Fujun, Qin State has no false appearance, maybe it is time to set up a false position... What do you think? Fan Ju shook his head and said seriously: "If Ma Fujun is willing to enter Qin, I am willing to let him serve as the minister of state." ”
Only then did King Qin calm down, sit in front of Fan Ju, hold his hand, and said seriously: "Please don't say that, Uncle Fan has made such a great contribution to the Qin State, how can a widow treat you badly because of Ma Fujun?" The widow would rather be... Don't be a horseman, and I can't do this to you. Fan Ju laughed, he said: "These days, the warriors have brought back a lot of Ma Fujun's words and deeds, his ideas, if they are used in the Qin State, a king of the world, the ministers may still be able to see it..."
"If I lived to see this day, even if I could pick up a hoe and work with the farmers in the countryside, I would be willing."
The two chatted for a while, and then King Qin said: "The widow asked Lu Buwei to come, originally just to see him as a person, I didn't expect that he actually had such a talent, it seems that the widow can rest assured of the stranger, he has such a sage by his side, he is even better than his father...", Fan Ju also nodded, and said: "I never thought about this method he said, the original strategy was in the Chu State, he mentioned it like this... It really surprised me. ”
The two hurriedly changed their strategy and continued to plan.
And at this time, Lü Buwei also sat in front of Ying Yiren, and Yiren took Lü Buwei in very enthusiastically and let him sit in front of him, even if the status of Yiren has improved now and he has become the prince of Qin, but his attitude towards Lü Buwei has not changed, he still respects Lü Buwei as usual, and after rushing to Qin, he obeyed Lü Buwei's orders, befriended the nobles in Qin, and respected Fan Ju as an elder.
also helped Fan Ju get a lot of words and deeds about Ma Fujun, and gradually stabilized his current position.
Yiren didn't ask Lü Buwei what he saw in the palace, but just chatted with him, Lü Buwei took the initiative to say: "I went to the palace today because the king wants to officially determine your status, your current position is given by An Guojun, but the king doesn't like An Guojun, he personally summoned me, just for this matter, I was lucky enough to answer the king's question, if the king really recognizes you, you will move into a new courtyard tomorrow..."
Lü Buwei told Yiren in detail about his affairs in the palace, and when he heard that Lü Buwei suggested that King Han kill Zhao Kuo, Yiren stood up suddenly, shook his head and said, "You, don't you know how much my eldest father loves Ma Fujun?" How could he let King Han come and kill him? You should let King Han detain Ma Fujun and send him to Xianyang! ”
Lu Buwei laughed and said: "Childe, I have heard that it is very dangerous to sell your knowledge in front of the wise and your intelligence in front of the king, which is why I don't let you participate in the court meeting, and I don't let you make friends with Wu Anjun, Wang Di, and Meng Fu, I raised a question, Ying Hou will happily help me correct the shortcomings, and the king will praise me for my intelligence, thinking that I will be able to grow up in the future and become a virtuous minister to assist you, isn't this a very good thing?" ”
Yiren was stunned for a moment, and then sat down in front of Lu Buwei solemnly.
He held Lu Buwei's hand and said seriously: "I will treat you like a king treats Ying Hou, and your future status will not be lower than that of Ying Hou now.... With you by my side, I will no longer be jealous that I don't have a sage like Ying Hou to assist me in the future. ”
At this moment, the envoy of the king of Qin came here, and the king of Qin rewarded him with a lot of treasures, and also rewarded Lü Buwei with a lot of wealth.
ps: Come, come, come, buy and leave, whether Fan Ju's strategy can succeed, will King Han tie up Ma Fujun to send Qin, come and bet!