Chapter 35: Qin Xiang Fan Ju (II)

Qin Xiang Fan Ju's life can be described as wonderful.

After coming to Xianyang, the capital of Qin, Fan Ju asked Wang Ji to recommend himself to King Yingji of Qin, and Wang Ji naturally agreed.

After Wang Ji reported the situation of the envoy to the King of Qin, he took the opportunity to say:

"There is a Mr. Zhang Lu in Wei, and this person is a rare person in the world who can speak well. He said, 'King Qin's country is in danger to the point where eggs are piled up on top of each other, and it will be safe if you can adopt my strategy.' But the interview cannot be communicated by letter.' That's why I brought him to Qin. ”

Qin Wang Yingji didn't believe this set of words, so she only let Fan Ju live in the guest house and give him shoddy food to eat.

In this way, Fan Ju waited for King Qin to receive him for more than a year.

Fan Ju saw that King Yingji of Qin treated him so coldly in Qin State, so he wrote to King Qin to talk about the current shortcomings of Qin State, and was appreciated by King Qin, and King Yingji of Qin apologized to Wang Ji and sent him to pick up Fan Ju in a special car.

In this way, Fan Ju was able to go to the palace to meet King Qin Zhao, and when he arrived at the gate of the palace, he pretended not to know that it was the passage of the inner palace, and went inside.

At this time, it happened that King Qin Zhao came out, and the eunuch was angry, drove Fan Ju away, and shouted: "The king is here!" ”

Fan Ju deliberately shouted nonsense: "Where is there a king in the Qin State? The Qin State only had the Empress Dowager and the Marquis. ”

When King Yingji of Qin heard this, he was furious.

He walked over and heard that Fan Ju was arguing with the eunuch, so he stepped forward to greet Fan Ju and apologized to him:

"The widow should have asked Mr. for advice a long time ago, and when he encountered an incident that was very urgent, the widow had to ask the Queen Mother for instructions sooner or later, and now that the incident has been dealt with, the widow has the opportunity to ask Mr. for advice."

"Sir, the widow is very confused and unintelligent, let the widow salute the gentleman."

Fan Ju politely returned the salute.

On this day, none of the civil and military officials who saw Fan Ju meeting with King Yingji of Qin was not in awe.

King Yingji of Qin retreated from the left and right ministers, and there was no one else in the palace.

At this time, Qin Wang Yingji knelt down and asked Fan Ju: "Sir, how can you teach the widow?" ”

Fan Ju only said "um, um" twice, but did not speak.

After a pause, King Yingji of Qin knelt down again and begged Fan Ju: "Sir, how can you teach the widow?" ”

Fan Ju said "um, um" twice, and asked like this three times in a row.

King Yingji of Qin knelt down and said, "Sir, after all, don't you teach the widow?" ”

When Fan Ju saw King Yingji of Qin, his intention was very sincere, so he said to King Yingji of Qin:

"The king's country is surrounded by strong fortresses on all sides, with Ganquan high mountains and valley passes in the north, Jing and Wei Ershui in the south, Longshan and Shu Road on the right, and Hanguguan and Caihan Mountain on the left."

"The king's country has a million heroes and a thousand chariots. If it is advantageous, it will attack, and if it is unfavorable, it will retreat, this is a good place to establish the royal industry. ”

"The king's country, since the Shang Dynasty changed the law, the people did not dare to fight for private matters, but bravely fought for the country, this is a good people by which the royal industry was established."

"Now, my lord, you have both the advantages of location, people, and both. With the bravery of the soldiers of the Qin State and the large number of chariots, it is as easy to subdue the princes as it is to release Korean strong dogs to catch lame rabbits, and the cause of establishing an overlord is completely doable. ”

Qin Wang Yingji, after listening to Fan Ju's words, was overjoyed.

So he gave Fan Ju the official position of guest secretary and planned military affairs with him. Finally obeyed Fan Ju's strategy, and sent the five doctors to lead troops to attack Wei and take Huaiyi. Two years later, Xingqiu was captured.

In the sixth year of King Wucheng, King Yingji of Qin worshiped Fan Ju as the prime minister, and gave Yingcheng to Fan Sui, and was called Yinghou.

In the same year, in order to strengthen the monarchy of King Yingji of Qin, Fan Ju suggested that King Yingji of Qin depose Empress Dowager Xuan and expel the "princes" of Qin back to Fengyi.

Faced with the situation faced by the Qin State, Fan Ju was the prime minister, and presented the strategy of "distant friendship and close attack" to Qin Wang Yingji.

It was also in the Battle of Changping, which was related to the national fortunes of Qin, that it strengthened the determination of King Yingji of Qin.

After Fan Sui became the prime minister, he distributed the family's belongings to repay all those who had helped him and were in difficulty.

Whoever has given him a small favor to eat, he will definitely repay it; And the small grudges that glared at him, he will definitely take revenge.

Wei Qi, the former minister of Wei, was forced to flee to the plain monarch of Zhao State, so Fan Ju did not let him go, and Wei Qi was forced to commit suicide. As for his benefactors, especially Zheng Anping and Wang Ji, Fan Ju spared no effort to repay him.

After Fan Sui served as the prime minister of Qin, Wang Ji came to Fan Ju's prime minister's mansion and said to Fan Sui: "There are three things that are unpredictable, and there are three things that are helpless. ”

Fan Ju asked Wang Jidao: "Which three unpredictable things?" What are the three things that can't be helped? ”

Wang Ji said to Fan Ju: "The king may die that day, this is the first thing that is unpredictable. You die suddenly, that's the second thing that is unpredictable. If I go suddenly, this is the third thing that is unpredictable. ”

"If the king dies one day, there is nothing you can do about it, even if you regret that I was not used by the king. If you die suddenly, there is nothing you can do about it, even if you regret that you have not repaid me. ”

"If I die suddenly, there is nothing you can do about it, even if you regret not recommending me in time."

Fan Sui was sullen when he heard this, so he entered the palace and said to the King of Qin: "If it weren't for Wang Ji's loyalty to the Qin State, he couldn't bring me into Hangu Pass; If it weren't for the king's wisdom and wisdom, I wouldn't be so noble. ”

"Now that my official position has been achieved, the title has been sealed to the liehou, but Wang Ji is still only a confidant, this should not be his original intention to take me into the customs."

King Yingji of Qin summoned Wang Ji, appointed him as the county guard of Hedong, and allowed him to not report the political and economic situation in the county to the imperial court for three years, so that Wang Ji could rule the party independently.

Because of this, Fan Ju saw that King Yingji of Qin had agreed to his request and appointed Zheng Anping as a general this time, so he bowed his head and knelt down to thank King Qin.

When Fan Ju returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, it happened that Zheng Anping and Wang Ji were both in Xianyang, so they were found.

Fan Ju said to Zheng Anping: "Listen, Wu Anjun is unwilling to be the chief general of our army in Handan." In this battle of Handan, I recommend you Zheng Anping to the king as a general, and my king has already agreed to my request. ”

"In this battle of Handan, if you can make meritorious contributions, you will enjoy a lifetime of wealth and wealth in the future. Now our army in Handan City has been unable to break through for a long time, and asked Wu Anjun to be the commander of our army twice, but Wu Anjun was unwilling, and our king felt deeply disgraced. ”

"When you come to the front, as long as you cooperate with Wang Di, take Handan, and save face for our king, this is a godsend. In this way, I, Fan Ju, are the prime minister in the court, Wang Ji is the guard of Hedong County, and you Zheng Anping is the general in the army. ”

Speaking of this, Fan Ju looked at the two of them and said to the two: "The three of us can be invincible in the Qin State!" ”

Zheng Anping and Wang Ji looked at each other, bowed to Fan Ju together:

"Please rest assured that the two of us will live up to our mission."

Seeing this, Fan Ju nodded, then turned to Wang Ji and said, "Wang Ji, you are the same." Hedong County is the soldier of my Qin State, and it was obtained from the Wei State. It is the barrier to the east of our Qin State and has a great relationship with our Qin State. ”

"No matter what situation you encounter, you must defend Hedong County for me, and you can't lose an inch of Qin land in my Qin country, if you do it, it will be okay to be crowned an official and knighted."

Wang Ji clenched his fists and bowed to Fan Ju and said, "Xiangguo, please rest assured." I have been in Hedong for several years, and now none of the surrounding countries dares to invade my Hedong County. ”

After Fan Ju listened to Wang Ji's words, he admonished: "Wang Ji, you must not be careless. No matter now or in the future, you will give me a stubborn defense of Hedong County, and you must not ignore it. If there is the slightest mistake, you will not die, and I will not die, understand? ”

Wang Ji hurriedly said to Fan Ju: "Xiangguo, rest assured, Hedong County is in the hands of the lowly office, it is my Great Qin, the Great Wall barrier in the north. Wang Ji dared to use his life to guarantee that no matter who came to commit the crime, he would not lose an inch of Qin land in Hedong County. ”

Fan Ju sighed and said to the two: "Now the three of me are one in the Qin State. Both of you vouch for me Fan Ju as officials, you and you have the slightest mistake, and my Fan Ju has no face in the Qin State. ”

"I hope that you can make war exploits for my Qin State, which will be beneficial to you, and let me Fan Ju live up to my king!"

Zheng Anping and Wang Ji, after listening to Fan Ju's words, clasped their fists together and bowed down and said, "No." ”

Fan Ju's act of repaying his gratitude is praised by future generations.

But Qin Xiang Fan Ju never thought that it was Zheng Anping and Wang Ji who he reused, who buried a tragic ending for his future fate!