Manifest the king

The first year. Qi Vawei, take Guanjin.

Zhao invaded Qi and took the Great Wall.

For three years, Wei Han met in Zhaiyang.

Qin defeated the Wei and Han armies at Luoyang.

In four years, Wei invaded Song.

Five years.

Qin Xiangong defeated the Three Jin coalition forces at Shimen. Beheaded sixty thousand. The king's clothes given by the king of Zhou.

Seven years. Wei defeated the Han and Zhao coalition forces in Hudi.

Qin and Wei fought at Shaoliang. The Wei army was defeated, and the Duke of Wei, Sun Xuan, was captured.

Wei Sheng. Zicheng Hou Li.

Yan Huan Gongxue. Ziwen Public.

Qin Xian Gongxue, Zixiao Gong. This year, Xiaogong has been born for twenty-one years. At that time, to the east of the rivers and mountains, there were six major powers, and between Huaisi, there were more than ten small countries. Chu Wei borders the Qin State, Wei builds the Great Wall, there are Shangjun in the north of Binluo from Zheng State, and Chu State has Ba and Qianzhong in the south from Hanzhong. They all treated Qin as a foreigner, reprimanded him, and prevented him from allied with China. So Xiaogong was angry, and Bude repaired the government, wanting to strengthen the Qin State.

Eight years. Qin Xiaogong ordered: "Back then, my ancestor Mu Gong, between Qiyong, cultivated virtue and martial arts. Dongping and Jin are in turmoil, bounded by the river. Xiba Rong Zhai, a vast land of thousands of miles. The Son of Heaven himself was named Bo, and all the princes of the world came to congratulate him. What a glorious thing it is to create a foundation for future generations. Later, because of the difficulties of the country, I didn't have time to take care of foreign affairs. The Three Jin Dynasty attacked the land west of the river of my ancestors, which is a great shame. Xiangong ascended the throne and moved the capital to Songyang. He will plot an eastern expedition to restore the hometown of Mu Gong. Decree of the Duke of Mu. The widow is grateful for the wishes of the ancestors, and it is often painful in his heart. The guests and ministers have those who can make strange plans to strengthen Qin, and the widows will share the land with him and share the country. ”

So, when the patriotic Gongsun Ying heard that the filial piety had issued an order to seek talent, he traveled west to Qin.

Gongsun Martingale is the grandson of the Weiguo Office. Hobby of the study of criminal names. He once worked under Wei Xianggong Sun Acne. Gongsun Acne knew his talents. Before he could recommend it to King Wei, he couldn't afford to get sick. King Wei Hui went to comfort the patient. King Wei said: "Uncle is seriously ill, in case he doesn't hide it, what should I do with my Jiangshan Sheji?" ”

Gongsun Yan said: "Gongsun Ying, the middle concubine in the minister's mansion, is young, but he has a genius. It is hoped that the prince can entrust the country to him. ”

King Wei bowed his head and remained silent. Gongsun saw it and said, "If the prince doesn't use him, then kill him." Don't let them run. ”

King Wei nodded and left.

Gongsun Yan found Wei Ying again and said to him, "I am the king first and then the ministers." I recommend you to the king first. The king doesn't need it, and I told him to kill you without you. Now I tell you, run away. ”

Wei Ying said, "If the king does not use your words, how can he use your words to kill me?" Therefore they did not run away.

King Wei Hui came out of Gongsun Acne's house and said to the left and right: "Uncle is sick and confused. Isn't it too unconscionable to make the widow reuse the martingale, and then persuade the widow to kill him? ”

When Wei Ying arrived in Qin, he asked to see Xiaogong through his courtier Jing Jian of filial piety, saying that he would enrich the country and strengthen the army. Filial piety is overjoyed. Join him in talking about statecraft.

Decade. Wei Ying's desire to change the law. The people of Qin don't like change. Wei Ying said to Qin Xiaogong: "The common people can't start with it, but they can make it with music." People who talk about virtue often don't fit in with folk customs. Those who hope to achieve great things do not need to ask everyone for advice. Therefore, the sage pays attention to the fact that as long as the country can be strengthened, it is not necessary to only use the existing law as the standard, and it should be changed. ”

Gan Long said, "No. According to the rule of law according to the predecessors, the officials are familiar with the people and the people are at peace. ”

Wei Ying said: "Ordinary people are content with old customs, and scholars are limited to known knowledge without seeking to change, such a person can let him live in an official and abide by the law." But you are not allowed to discuss anything outside of the law with him. The wise do what the foolish do. If a virtuous person changes the etiquette system, the disdainful person will be bound by the etiquette law. ”

Xiaogong said: "Well said. So he used Wei Ying as the left chief to preside over the change. So he made an order to change the law. Let the people be five people, and ten people. The method of sitting. The adulterer is rewarded with the one who beheads the enemy. Whoever does not accuse the adulterer shall be punished equally with the one who surrenders to the enemy. Those who have military merits will be rewarded according to the size of their military merits. Those who are innocent in private fights shall be punished according to the severity of the punishment. The whole country, young and old, must be loyal to their own industry, and be rewarded for the unity of the income from farming and weaving. Whoever pursues small profits and suffers poor will be punished. Unless there is a military merit award in the clan, it is not allowed to be entered into the public register. Affirm the rank of honor and humility, set the color of clothing, and those who have merit will be honored, and those who have no merit cannot wear gorgeous clothes even if they are rich and noble.

The decree was drawn up and has not yet been published. Afraid that the people would not believe it, they set up a three-zhang tree at the south gate of the national capital, and issued a list saying that as long as someone can move this wood to the north gate, they can get ten taels of gold. The common people are worried and suspicious, and no one is willing to move. Then he changed his words and said, "If anyone is willing to move this wood to the north gate, a reward of fifty gold will be given." "One of them was so moved that he tried to move the wood to the north gate, and at once he was rewarded with fifty gold.

So it was ordered. In the years since the new law came into effect, thousands of people have come to the capital to complain about the inconvenience of the new law. So the prince broke the law, and Wei Ying said: "The reason why the new law cannot be implemented smoothly is because the people above deliberately violated it. The crown prince is the heir of the monarch and cannot be punished, but he can be punished by his master Gongzi and Gongsun Jia. From then on, the Qin people vied to obey the law. The new law has been implemented for more than ten years, and the Qin National Highway has not been forgotten, and there are no thieves in the mountains. The common people have the courage to fight in public and are ashamed of private fights, and the townships are governed.

The people who came to Beijing to say that the law was inconvenient, and then came to Beijing to preach the law. Wei Ying said: "These people are all people who break the law. "They were all moved to a distant border. Since then, the common people have never dared to discuss the new law privately.

Sima Guang said: Reputation is a great treasure for a man. The state is protected by the people, and the people are protected by the letter. Without faith, the people cannot be moved, and without the people, they cannot defend the country. Because of this, the ancient emperors were able not to bully the four seas, and those who dominated also knew not to bully their neighbors. Those who are good at governing the country do not deceive the people, and those who are good at governing the family do not deceive their relatives. Those who do not know this truth, on the contrary, deceive their neighbors, deceive their people, and even deceive their brothers, deceive their fathers and sons, and they do not believe in their superiors and their subordinates. Centrifugation up and down, to the point of defeat. In the past, Duke Qi Huan did not betray Cao Mo's alliance, and Duke Wen of Jin did not greed for the profits of the original. Wei Wenhou did not abandon the period of the Yu people, and Qin Xiaogong did not abolish the reward of the wood. These people are not perfect, and Shang Jun is especially mean. In the world of war and attack, when the world advocates deceit, it is still not forgotten to win the hearts of the people with integrity, not to mention the monarch who is peaceful in the four seas.

Han Yi Hou Xu. Zizhao Hou Li.

Eleven years. The state of Qin defeated Han Shi at Xishan.

Twelve years. Wei and Han met in Hunan.

Thirteen years. Zhao Yan met in Adi. Zhao Qi Song met in Pinglu.

Fourteen years. King Qi Wei and King Wei Hui met in the countryside to hunt. King Wei Hui said, "Is there any treasure in the Qi Kingdom?" “

King Qi Wei said, "No. “

King Wei Hui said: "Although the country of the widow is small, there are still a few beads with a diameter of an inch, which can illuminate the distance of twelve chariots at night. How can such a big Qi country have no treasures? “

King Wei said, "What is considered a treasure by a widow is different from you. I have a minister named Tanzi, and I have made him guard the southern city. Then the people of Chu did not dare to be a coward. The twelve princes of Sishang all came to worship. I have a minister named Panzi, and I made him guard the Tang Dynasty, so the Zhao people did not dare to go east to the Yellow River. I have a minister who is called the head of the seed, and We have prepared him for thieves, and I will rule the country without leaving it behind. These ministers, whose light shines thousands of miles, are they comparable to mere twelve times multiplier? “

King Wei Hui was ashamed. Qin Xiaogong and King Wei Hui met in Duping.

Lu Gonggong. Zikang Public.

In the fifteenth year, the Qin state defeated the Wei army in Yuanli. Seven thousand decapitations. Capture Shaoliang. King Wei Hui attacked Zhao and besieged Handan. The king of Chu sent Jingshe to save Zhao.

Sixteen years. King Qi Wei made Tian Ji save Zhao. At first, Pang Juan and Sun Bin learned the art of war together, Pang Juan entered Wei and became a general, and he knew that his talent was not as good as Sun Bin, so he summoned Sun Bin and found an excuse to cut off his feet with the law, wanting to make him abandon for life. The envoy of Qi went to Wei, Sun Bin met with the envoy of Qi privately as a prisoner, and the envoy of Qi brought him to Qi privately. Tian Ji treated him as a guest and recommended him to King Qi Wei. King Wei asked about the art of war, so he took him as his teacher. So he tried to save Zhao. wanted to take Sun Bin as a general, but Sun Bin thought he was the one who was left to be punished, and refused to agree. So Tian Ji was taken as the general, and Sun Bin was the military advisor, so that he sat in the chariot and gave advice. Tian Ji wanted to lead troops to Zhao, Sun Bin said: "People who solve disputes for others don't use their fists, they just need to bluff, strike left and right, and make them self-extricating." Now that Liang and Zhao are attacking, the elite soldiers must be outside, and only the old, weak, sick and disabled are left in the country. In this way, they will definitely let Zhao Guo go and turn around to save themselves. In this way, we can relieve the siege of Zhao in one fell swoop, and exhaust Wei State. ”

Tian Ji listened to his advice.

In October, Handan descended to Wei. The Wei army returned to the division and fought with the Qi army in Guiling, and the Wei army was defeated.

Korea Vadong Zhou. Take its mausoleum. Two places in the hills.

The Zhao Xi of the Chu State is the prime minister. Jiang Yi said to the king of Chu: "There is a man who loves dogs. Once the dog fell into the well, and the neighbor saw it and was about to tell the master, but the dog barked at the door. Now Zhao Xixian often speaks ill of me, just like this dog. If there is a man who is good at preaching the good of others, the king will say, "This man is a gentleman, and he can be as close as he is." If there is a man who likes to expose the shortcomings of people, the king will say, "This is a villain, and you should stay away from him, but if there is a son who kills his father and a minister kills his master, the king will not know it." Why? For the king loves only to hear praise, and not to hear what is against the ear. ”

The king of Chu said, "What you say makes sense. The widow is willing to listen to it twice. ”

Seventeen years. The Great Liang of the Qin State made Wei. The princes besieged Xiangling of Wei.

Eighteen years. The Wei Ying of the Qin State surrounded the Guyang of the Wei State and surrendered the city.

The Wei returned Handan to Zhao and allied themselves with Zhao at Zhangshui.

Han Zhaohou took Shen as a harmless appearance. Shen is not harmful, he was once a lowly minister of Zheng Guo, and he learned the name of Huang Lao's criminal name, and Han Zhaohou took this matter. Zhaohou is used as a phase. Cultivate the national politics internally, and respond to the princes externally for fifteen years, and finally Shenzi's body, the country is strong and the army is strong. Shenzi once asked Zhaohou to use his distant brother, but Zhaohou did not allow it, and Shenzi was resentful. Zhaohou said: "The reason why I learned from Mr. is to govern the country. Should I listen to my husband's request and turn my back on the statecraft you have taught? Mr. once asked the widow to repair the merit and rank it. Now that you have a personal request, should I say yes? “

Shen Zi felt that he was guilty and said: "The prince is really a selfless master, I know that I am wrong. “

Han Zhaohou once had an old piece of clothing and ordered someone to treasure it. The waiter said, "The prince is too unkind. and not give it to the right and left, but to hide it. “

Zhaohou said that the ancient Ming lords all loved every grass and tree in the country, and so did this old jacket, and I had to wait until a meritorious person could reward him. ”