Chapter 67: Wooing
As the saying goes, "once a son of heaven is a courtier".
Any leader who wants to do things and do things well, then a group of obedient and capable subordinates is indispensable, and the emperor is of course no exception.
Therefore, for any monarchy, whenever the old monarch dies and the new monarch takes office, personnel changes at the top are inevitable.
And after the new monarch and the new team take office, even if there is no civil strife caused by the struggle for the throne, it will take at least two or three years or even longer to fully control a country, especially a large country like Qin.
In history, when Qin Wangji died, Qin successively replaced three monarchs, Qin Xiaowen, Qin Zhuangxiang and Qin Shi Huang, in just five years, which led to a certain degree of chaos in Qin, giving the six eastern countries a chance to breathe.
What Zhao Dan wants to ensure now is to let the chaos that has occurred in this history reappear in the Qin State.
As long as Zhao Dan's plan can continue now, then Zhao Dan can completely send a large number of Hu Yiwei spies from Zhao State to infiltrate the Qin State through the line of Lü Buwei and infiltrate all aspects of the Qin State.
In this way, in the most optimistic situation, Zhao Dan didn't even need to use a single sword, as long as he relied on Lü Buwei, Hu Yiwei's spies, and a sufficiently careful plan, he could make the Qin State itself collapse from within!
Even in the worst-case scenario, it would have made the Qin state even more chaotic than it had been in history, and it would also be beneficial to the Zhao state.
Zhao Dan thought about it, and his eyes fell on Lu Buwei again.
If this plan is to continue smoothly and succeed, Lü Buwei's cooperation is indispensable, and it can even be said that it is crucial.
Because Zhao Dan knows very well that once he continues to follow the trajectory of history, when Zhao Yiren ascends the throne and becomes the monarch of Qin, he will canonize Lü Buwei as the prime minister of Qin, and if a Xiangbang wants to bring down his own country, there are really too many ways.
At that time, how can he ensure that Lü Buwei will not bite Zhao State back when he becomes the prime minister of Qin, but cooperate with Zhao State to continue this plan to dismember Qin? This is a problem that Zhao Dan must solve.
For this problem, Zhao Dan also had a plan.
So Zhao Dan coughed and said: "Lu Qing, Qin is the enemy of my Zhao State, if Lu Qing can help Zhao destroy Qin, when my Zhao State dominates the world, Lu Qing will be the prime minister of my Zhao State!"
This sentence was actually the second time that Zhao Dan had said it to Lu Buwei, but Lu Buwei was still a little excited when he heard it, and hurriedly saluted: "Minister, dare not die for the king!" ”
Although Zhao Yiren has also promised to give Lü Buwei the position of Qin State Minister after becoming the monarch of Qin, after all, Zhao Yiren is just a proton, and Zhao Dan is the second most powerful monarch in the world, and the difference in weight between the two promises can be imagined.
But just like that, Zhao Dan felt that it was not enough.
For such a shrewd, unprofitable big businessman, an investor who is famous in history for his vicious vision, if Zhao Dan thinks that he can loyally kneel and lick Lu Buwei by hooking his fingers to draw a big pie, then Zhao Dan may need to test the IQ index.
What do businessmen talk about the most? Interests, of course. Wasn't it precisely because Lu Buwei saw the huge benefits he could get after supporting Zhao Yiren that he went all out to help Zhao Yiren ascend to the throne?
Only with sufficient benefits can Lü Buwei be firmly tied to Zhao Guo's chariot.
Moreover, the benefits that Lü Buwei obtained by helping Zhao must be more than the benefits obtained by helping Qin, otherwise, how could he expect Lü Buwei to betray Qin with all his heart?
Judging from the current situation, Zhao is only the second most powerful country in the world, while Qin is the first powerful country in the world, and the weight of Qin Xiangbang is heavier than that of Zhao Xiangbang.
From the perspective of the future, in fact, the bargaining chips that Zhao Yiren used to win over Lu Buwei were stronger than Zhao Dan.
So Zhao Dan felt that he had to increase his weight.
So Zhao Dan continued to smile and threw out the next bargaining chip: "The widow heard that Lu Qing has a daughter, who is young and gentle, and is the same age as the widow's eldest son, Gongzi Heng. With the intention of being a widow, Lu Qing's daughter can be the eldest lady of Gongzi Hengzhi, I don't know what Lu Qing wants? ”
That's right, Zhao Dan's big killer is - marriage!
Zhao Dan wants his eldest son Zhao Heng to marry Lu Buwei's daughter as his wife and as his eldest wife (that is, his wife).
You must know that Zhao Heng is the future heir to the throne in Zhao Dan's heart, and after Zhao Heng's weak crown (twenty years old), Zhao Dan will make this eldest son the crown prince, and then Lu Buwei's daughter will be the real prince and lady (crown princess)!
And the son born to this eldest lady, that is, Lu Buwei's grandson, will become the next generation of Zhao Guojun after Zhao Heng's death in the future!
Lu Buwei took a deep breath, his whole face turned red from excitement, he immediately lowered his body again without any hesitation, and said to Zhao Dan in the most respectful tone and attitude: "How can the minister be so favored by the king." The minister thanked the king for the little girl! ”
Lü Buwei agreed.
Of course, Lü Buwei would agree.
You must know that although Lü Buwei now has the name of a guest, who does not know that Lü Buwei made his fortune by doing business, and is a "lowly businessman who holds a businessman", even if rich people such as Lü Buwei and others can already be called "vegetarians", but they are still the businessmen who are most despised and fiercely criticized by the mainstream public opinion controlled by intellectuals among the "Shinong businessmen".
Such Lu Buwei, even if he is rich in the world, is not at all looked down upon by the upper-class nobles of the Warring States Period.
Not even the upper class aristocrats, even at the bottom of the aristocracy, there are not many ordinary scholars who can look down on Lü Buwei and are willing to work for Lü Buwei.
With Lu Buwei's current status, it is delusional to want to marry a nobleman at the level of a doctor, let alone marry a king like Zhao Dan, the second most powerful country in the world.
This is simply an incomparably huge pie falling from the world, which directly smashed on Lu Buwei's face.
As long as he agrees to Zhao Dan's marriage, Lü Buwei will be a relative of the emperor in the true sense, and he will be the ruler of the future Zhao State, and even the future monarch of the Zhao State will have the bloodline of Lü Buwei!
The glory and wealth of the Lu family, do you need to talk about it?
Thinking about it, Lu Buwei was so excited that his whole body trembled.
Zhao Dan looked at Lu Buwei's appearance, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said to Lu Buwei with a smile: "By the way, the widow also heard that Lu Qing's eldest son, Lu Ling, has been smart since he was a child and can be regarded as a great talent. The widow wants to let Lu Qing's son enter the palace to read as the companion of Gongzi Heng, and Lu Qing will not object to it, right? ”
As soon as Zhao Dan's words came out, Lu Buwei's body shook violently again, and he almost fainted happily.
Lu Buwei is about to kneel down for Zhao Dan!
In this society where men are superior to women, a daughter is actually nothing, for Lü Buwei and even the entire Lü family who are dependent on Lü Buwei, the most important hope for the future is Lü Buwei's sixteen-year-old eldest son Lü Ling.
This Lu Ling has been very calm since he was a child, and he is quite intelligent, which is very popular with Lu Buwei.
Once Lu Ling becomes Zhao Heng's companion, then when Zhao Heng ascends the throne in the future, then as long as Lu Ling does not die, he will definitely become one of the core ministers of Zhao State.
There is a daughter in the palace as the queen, and Lu Ling outside the palace as an important minister of the Zhao State, and the Lu family can be the top wealthy family of the Zhao State for at least a hundred years!
Lu Buwei forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart, and made a grand and incomparably solemn salute towards Zhao Dan, his voice was incomparably solemn and serious.
"Minister, dare not die for the king!"
Zhao Dan looked at Lu Buwei's style, and a scheming smile slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Now, you Lu Buwei can't escape from the palm of the widow's hand, right?
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Looking at the back of Lu Buwei, who was almost floating out of the palace, Mi Xian, who had been standing silently, finally couldn't help but whisper: "King, although this Lu Buwei is talented, but after all, he is only a businessman.
Of course, the so-called Yu Li disagreement is just an excuse, and Mi Xian's words are actually euphemistically persuading Zhao Dan not to put such a heavy bargaining chip on Lu Buwei, a guy who was "born in a businessman".
A Xiangbang (Lü Buwei), a future queen (Lü Buwei's daughter), a future Zhao State minister (Lü Ling), such a bargaining chip is simply too heavy and too heavy!
Zhao Dan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Mi Qing doesn't have to worry too much, Lu Buwei, great talent, his people will definitely help me Zhao Guo." By the way, from now on, Miaoqing will have more contact with this Lu Buwei, and Hu Yiwei's infiltration of the Qin State will all be on this person. ”
The reason why Zhao Dan dared to put such a big bargaining chip on Lu Buwei was of course not because he was carried away by Lu Buwei's reputation.
Zhao Dan's real purpose is to completely destroy the Qin State through Lü Buwei, an internal thief who lurks in the Qin State.
As long as the Qin State, which is the strongest in history, is completely annexed, the Zhao State will truly be invincible in the world!
In history, the Qin State began the journey of unifying the world after defeating the Zhao State, so after Zhao Dan led the Zhao State to annex the Qin State, this world will definitely be the world surnamed Zhao!
Compared with the destruction of the Qin State, what is the position of the prime minister and the queen in this area? Just give it to him.
If you can't do it well anyway... You can also change it!