Li Si saw Lu Buwei asking himself like this, and knew that his opportunity had come.

Lü Buwei was born as a businessman and dared to "gamble". And Li Si has a similar personality to Lu Buwei.

Li Si was born in Shangcai, Runan, Chu (present-day Lisilou Village, Lugang Township, Shangcai County, Henan Province), and was not a native of Qin. At a young age, he served as a local clerk in charge of the clerkship.

Once, he saw rats eating feces in the toilet, and when people or dogs came to the toilet, they quickly ran away.

But the rats I saw in the rice barn, one by one, eating big and fat, leisurely roaming around the rice pile to play and mate, no one or the dog brought the threat and horror.

Seeing this, Li Si felt and said: "The sage of people is not like a mouse, and it is in the ears of oneself!" ”

He believes that people don't care whether they are capable or not, and that the intelligence and intelligence between people are almost the same, and whether the rich and the poor are all up to whether the individual can seize the opportunity and choose the environment.

As a young man, in the face of the world's great contention, Li Si also wants to make a career. In order to achieve the goal of soaring, after careful consideration, Li Si resigned from the position of a minor official in the Chu State and went to the Qi State to study, worshipping Xunzi as a teacher.

With a world-renowned teacher, the start must be different.

Li Si followed Xunzi, the most important thing is to learn Xunzi's "imperial technique".

After learning, Li Si began to plan again, Yan State had not yet risen, Ji Kang was still "nesting" in Liaodi, and Qin State already had the ability to dominate the world, after analyzing and comparing the situation of various countries, Li Si chose to serve Qin State.

But it's a pity that as a young man, Qin Wang Yingji didn't pay much attention to him, let alone reuse Li Si. For the sake of being a disciple of Xunzi, he was casually given a petty official to serve.

It wasn't until Lü Buwei came to Xianyang that Li Si was recommended to Gongzi Yiren and was reused.

In Lü Buwei's study, Li Si smiled and said to Lü Buwei:

"Mr. Lu, if you want Gongzi Yiren to become the King of Qin, you must make Gongzi the crown prince; If you want your son to become the prince, you must let An Guojun respect your son. In order to complete the above plan, it is necessary to break from the bottom to the top. ”

Lu Buwei was stunned for a moment, and after thinking for a moment, he said to Li Siyan:

"Mr. Lis, how can you break from the bottom up?"

Li Si said to Lu Buwei:

"Mr. Lu, I privately heard that An Guojun loves Mrs. Huayang very much, Mrs. Huayang has no children, but she can influence An Guojun and participate in the election of the prince. If we want Childe Yiren to become the crown prince, we can only start with her. ”

Lu Buwei suddenly realized and said to Li Si: "Mr. Li Si's strategy is very good, but Mrs. Huayang's status is noble, how can we get close to Mrs. Huayang?" ”

Li Si stepped forward and whispered in Lu Buwei's ear: "Mr. Lu, have you forgotten Mrs. Huayang's younger brother Yang Quanjun?" It is said that this man is very fond of jewelry and possessions. Sir, why not break through here? ”

After listening to Li Si's words, Lü Buwei stroked his palms and laughed, and said to him:

"Mr. Lees, I see exactly what you mean. If this plan can be successful, Mr. Li Si should be the first to take credit. ”

Both Lü Buwei and Li Si knew that for Gongzi Yiren to become the king of Qin in the end, the word "big gamble" could no longer describe the biggest political speculation in the world.

Difficult! Hard! It's very hard!

Although Lü Buwei has a lot of money, as a businessman, it is impossible to meet An Guojun and Mrs. Huayang directly. In order to achieve political goals, the two began a detailed plan in Lü Buwei's study and decided to take a two-pronged approach.

Mrs. Huayang's younger brother Yang Quanjun, whose real name is Mi Chen, was born in the nobility of Chu State, and was related to Empress Dowager Xuan of Qin, Marquis Wei Ran and Huayang Jun.

Two days later, Lü Buwei disguised himself as a merchant and shouted at his carriage when Yangquan Jun Michen was retreating. Not to the surprise of Lü Buwei and Li Si, Yangquanjun really likes jewelry, and when he heard Lü Buwei shouting that there were rare jewels for sale, he came to Lü Buwei and wanted to buy Lü Buwei's jewelry.

Lu Buwei said to Yangquanjun: "Looking at Yangquanjun below, there will be a disaster of extinction in the near future." Today, there is still a leisure collection of treasures. I look at Yang Quanjun, let's go home and use the money to buy treasures to find a way back for myself! ”

What he said naturally caused Yang Quanjun to be furious.

Seeing this, Lu Buwei continued to Yangquanjun unhurriedly: "Yangquanjun, forgive the villain, Yangquanjun has no merit to the Qin State, but An Guojun, the crown prince of the Qin State, recommended it to the King of Qin in order to please Mrs. Huayang, and the adults were credited. ”

"Now the power of the Yangquan monarchy is tilted towards the government and the opposition, the wealth oppresses the ministers, the ministers look sideways, and the princes are unfair. Villains often hear people say that those who take people with the beauty of their appearance will abandon them with the decline of their appearance. ”

These few words stunned the arrogant Yang Quanjun on the spot, and he was speechless.

Lü Buwei then continued to Yangquan Jun: "An Guojun has to be appointed as a crown prince, and he will soon be the king of Qin. I heard that An Guojun was already interested in Gongzi Zifu, and the one who was in charge of the harem at that time was naturally the mother of Gongzi Zifu. ”

As the saying goes, "Mother is more precious than child". Mrs. Huayang has not yet had her own heirs, and she will lose her power if she is not declining, why didn't Yang Quanjun even think of this layer? ”

When Yang Quanjun heard this, he couldn't help but be shocked, and he also knew that the Lu Buwei in front of him was not an ordinary person.

He bowed his hand and said to Lu Buwei: "May I ask the name of Mr.?" ”

Lü Buwei bowed and returned the salute and said to Yangquanjun: "Yangquanjun, Lu Buwei, who is the disciple of Gongzi Yiren, is under him. ”

Yang Quanjun let out an "oh" and said to Lu Buwei: "It turned out to be Mr. Lu, please get in the car and talk in detail." ”

Lu Buwei laughed, knowing that his plan with Li Si was already half successful.

In Yangquan Jun's carriage, Lu Buwei said to Yang Quanjun:

"Yangquanjun, at present, Mrs. Huayang's appearance is like the beauty of spring flowers, and An Guojun's favor is like the depth of the East China Sea. If Mrs. Huayang can choose her sage among the sons at this time, and accept it as her own son, please make her heir, and An Guojun will definitely obey. ”

"When he ascends the throne, he will be the crown prince. In this way, on the day An Guojun became king, Mrs. Huayang could be favored; Even if An Guojun is a hundred years later, the son of the accepted will inherit the throne, and the power of the adult's family can be as safe as Mount Tai, which is the so-called one fell swoop and reaps the benefits of eternity. Why don't you persuade your wife to arrange it as soon as possible? Once the lady is disgraced and declining, it is useless to be afraid if you want to speak! ”

After thinking for a while, Yang Quanjun said to Lu Buwei in embarrassment: "What Mr. Lu said is true, but An Guojun has more than 20 sons, each with his own mother. At the moment, who is willing to be adopted by Mrs. Huayang? ”

Only then did Lü Buwei say the stranger: "Buwei is doing business in Zhao, and he often listens to the ministers in Handan City, and they all praise the sage of the son; Buwei once visited, but saw that this son was humble and polite, diligent and studious, and had the style of a gentleman. ”

"When I talked about Qin Guo and his wife, I didn't cry sadly, and my feelings of longing were overflowing; Knowing that he was in the middle of the sons, his mother died early, and he had lived in Zhao for many years, and now although he has returned to China, he is isolated and helpless, and he is willing to rely on his wife. ”

"If Madame can adopt Gongzi Yiren as an adopted son and become the prince in the future, then Yiren has no country and has a country, and Madame has no children and has a son, once the lord, the government of Qin State is not all presided over by Madame and adults?"

Lu Buwei's words moved Yang Quanjun at once, and he nodded frequently. Number One

Then, Lü Buwei presented the treasures he carried, Tuoyang Quanjun, to Mrs. Huayang, and gave a large amount of money to Yangquanjun. Yangquanjun lived up to Lü Buwei's expectations, and introduced Lü Buwei to Mrs. Huayang's sister.

Lü Buwei concocted this method in the same way, and said that Mrs. Huayang's sister was moved. Since Lü Buwei proposed a win-win strategy, Yang Quanjun and the eldest sister immediately entered the palace to meet Mrs. Huayang after being selected by Lü Buwei.

After listening to the words of her eldest sister and younger brother Yang Quanjun, Mrs. Huayang groaned for a while, knowing that Lu Buwei's words were right.

said to his eldest sister and Yang Quanjun: "This Lu Buwei has some brains, and what he said is right. But it's still necessary to let Gongzi Yiren enter the palace to see what his attitude is, right? ”

Gongzi Yiren had already been reminded by Lu Buwei that when he entered the palace to meet Mrs. Huayang, he was dressed in Chu clothes.

As soon as he saw Mrs. Huayang, he bowed and said, "The child is different, meet the mother." ”

Seeing this, Mrs. Huayang was very happy and asked her son, "Son, why are you dressed in Chu clothes?" ”

Gongzi Yiren choked up to Mrs. Huayang: "The child is not filial, he is hostage in a foreign country, and he can't serve his mother. The child misses his mother day and night, and his mother is a native of Chu, so the child makes a special Chu costume to show his respect. ”

Childe Yiren's attitude deeply moved Mrs. Huayang, and immediately recognized Yiren's son, and changed Yiren's name to "Chu".

An Guojun, the crown prince of Qin, was very surprised when he learned that Mrs. Huayang accepted Gongzi Yiren as his son, so he sent his cronie Fan Yuzhi to investigate the matter, and finally knew the story of this matter.

For Lu Buwei and a businessman, he was able to contribute to this matter. An Guojun also wants to see what kind of person Lu Buwei is? So, he sent someone to recruit Lü Buwei into the palace.

An Guojun asked Lu Buwei directly:

"Mr. can actually let Mrs. adopt another person as a son, for Mr.'s strategy, this prince deeply admires."

The sweat on Lu Buwei's forehead came out, knowing his strategy, he didn't hide it from An Guojun.

knelt on the ground and said to An Guojun:

"Prince Qiyu, the son of a stranger, is brilliant and ambitious, and he should not help him."

An Guojun looked at Lü Buwei, laughed, and continued to ask Lü Buwei:

"Mr. Lu, this prince wants to know, how did Mr. move his wife's heart and decide to adopt a stranger?"

Lu Buwei was already sweating at this time, but he didn't dare to relax a little, and replied to An Guojun: "Prince, the heart of a lady, why don't you move with a businessman?" For this reason, Madame must have made it clear to the prince. ”

Speaking of this, Lu Buwei gritted his teeth and continued to An Guojun:

"Prince, not here, but there are a few words against the ear, I wonder if the prince wants to hear it?"

An Guojun smiled coldly and said to Lu Buwei: "Let's talk about it." ”

Lü Buwei arched his hand and said to An Guojun: "Prince, please forgive Buwei for speaking out here. Although the prince has more than 20 sons under his knees, he was born in the royal family and raised in a deep palace, so it is difficult for him to take on the future responsibilities of the Qin State. ”

"If the crown prince ascends the throne in the future, and the prince is chosen among them, the brothers will not be convinced. In the future, once the brothers lead to civil strife, I am afraid that it will ......"

Lü Buwei said this and stopped. But An Guojun already knew what Lu Buwei meant.

An Guojun looked at Lu Buwei and said slowly:

"With Mr. Lu's intentions, in the future, when the crown prince ascends the throne, only a stranger will be the most suitable prince?"

Lu Buwei replied without hesitation: "Prince, exactly." ”

Then, Lü Buwei said loudly to An Guojun: "First, Gongzi Yiren has been hostage in Zhao for many years, suffering for the country, and has made great contributions to the country; Second, the son of a stranger has gone through hardships, has the heart of worrying about the country and the people, and has the talent to govern the country and the people; In the end, the inhuman son Inde already has a king and grandson in Handan, Zhao State, and the heir of the King of Qin is also worry-free. ”

"Prince, although Buwei is a businessman, he thinks that in the future, only the prince of Liyi will be the prince of Qin, so that he can serve the people internally and the country externally.

An Guojun stood up, slowly came to Lü Buwei's side, and said to Lü Buwei:

"Mr. Lu, please get up."

"Thank you, Prince." Lu Buwei stood up and bowed in reply.

An Guojun circled around Lu Buwei, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and said to Lu Buwei:

"Mr. Lu is indeed the great wise man among the merchants. This prince wants to know, if Yiren really becomes a prince in the future, how will he reward him for his hard work today? ”

Lu Buwei asked An Guojun this question, and he already had the answer in his heart, and bowed down to An Guojun and said:

"Prince Qiyu, not Wei is a businessman, and the one who is trying to do it is also profitable. In the future, if you can get the help of Gongzi and others, so that Buwei can make a lot of money by doing business in Qin, it will be enough to comfort his life in peace. ”

An Guojun let out an "oh" and continued to say to Lu Buwei:

"Besides, Mr. Lu has nothing else to ask for?"

Lü Buwei said to An Guojun with a solemn face: "Prince, as the saying goes, you are talking about business. What Buwei said just now is the truth, and Buwei doesn't dare to think about it anymore, that's all. ”

An Guojun laughed again, and said loudly to Lu Buwei:

"Well, Mr.'s kindness, the Qin State will definitely repay it. Come, prepare 300 gold, and reward Mr. Lu. ”

Lü Buwei hurriedly knelt down again, kowtowed to An Guojun, and said, "Thank you, prince." ”

Lü Buwei, who walked out of the palace, looked back at the palace and said softly:

"It seems that An Guojun is very wary of me, and I have to be wary of it early. Hum! An Guojun, you can't reward Wei with three hundred gold, and even a fraction of what I spent on Gongzi Yiren is not enough, don't think about sending me away on this basis. ”

After Lü Buwei left, An Guojun was in the hall, wandering back and forth twice.

Then he called his close general Fan Yuzhi and said to him: "General Fan, you should pay close attention to this Lü Buwei in the future, if he has any wrong thoughts, you will immediately report to Prince Ben, do you understand?" ”

"Prince, the last general understands." Fan Yuzhi bowed down and replied loudly.