In 334 B.C., in Yinjin, a small town on the border between Wei and Qin, a young scholar in his thirties bid farewell to his family and crossed the wall to the west. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

He was originally a small official of the Yin and Jin Dynasty, and since the Qin State Shang Yang changed the law, he was on the border of Qin and Wei, and he was able to deeply realize how great the changes had taken place in this once barbaric country. Qin's laws were harsh and unforgiving. However, even so, every day, countless Wei people secretly climbed over the side walls and ran to the Qin State. He once couldn't understand this, why would the common people be happy to be Qin people but not Wei people? And the answer given to him by the common people is very simple: in the Qin State, there may be a danger of breaking the law and dying, but the Qin State also has a chance to get ahead; In the Wei State, it may not starve to death, but can a common man become a nobleman?

Of course, he also knew that what the common people said was the truth, and he thought that he was a talented person, and he could clearly see the unfavorable situation of the Wei State, and he even wrote to the King of Wei in private, explaining the crisis that the Wei State was now facing. However, as expected, his book was of course lost. Then, he received a message from the king of Xuzhou in Weiqi. With his extraordinary strategy, he certainly saw that this time the Prime Minister was a conspiracy of Wei to deal with Qi; However, in his opinion, the most important enemy that Wei should deal with at present is by no means the Qi state in the east, but the rising Qin state in the west. Although this Xiangwang can weaken the Qi State, it will also make the Wei State completely decline from now on and become a second-rate country. He mentioned it to his boss, and the reply his boss gave him made him desperate: Since the big people in Liangdu don't care, why should you, a little scholar, bother with that idleness?

So he reversed his mind. Yes, since the big men of Wei don't care about the decline and fall of the country, why should I bother with so many idle things? Then he said goodbye to his family, left his hometown of Yin Jin, and went to that western power full of vitality.

Xianyang is a newly built city, which was built from the twelfth year of Qin Xiaogong and took three years to complete. In his opinion, the new city is very similar to the country. Although the state of Qin has been around for hundreds of years, in the eyes of Gongsun Yan, this country is completely new like this city. Walking on the streets of Xianyang, looking at the endless stream of pedestrians, many of them were wounded, but they all had joyful expressions on their faces. He was not surprised by this, he had made great efforts to visit the Qin State when he was in the Wei State, and of course he knew the military merit title system of the Qin State. Like these people, their faces were wounded, and they were beaming, and eighty percent of them were won by the Qin State, and these people were given knighthoods again.

When he came to the Zhaoxian Pavilion of the Qin State, the door was crowded with travelers from various countries in Shandong, and he knew that these people had been encouraged by Shang Ying. When Shang Ying was in the Wei State, he was just a concubine of the Prime Minister of the Wei State, but as soon as he arrived in the Qin State, he was immediately reused by Qin Xiaogong. Duke Xiao appointed Shang Ying as the head of the left and entrusted all the political affairs of the entire Qin State to Shang Ying, the most important of which was to let Shang Ying be responsible for the reform of the entire Qin State. After the success of the reform, the middle concubine was able to become the merchant monarch of the Qin State, which made the scholars of the whole world full of longing for the Qin State. Although Shang Ying was split by the current Qin Jun four years ago, the scholars in the world were a little more sober, but in this era of respecting "the death of a scholar as a confidant", it is undoubtedly a very tempting thing to find a lord who can reuse himself, so that he can obtain wealth and fame in the world. In the face of this temptation, the scholars of this era were not afraid of the threat of death.

When the young scholar saw that there were so many people in the recruitment hall, he didn't go to join in the excitement. Then he came directly to the mansion where the chief won the disease, handed over his name thorn, and said to the guards guarding the door: "Please tell Gongzi Ji, just say that Sun Yan, the Duke of Wei, asks to see, I have a strategy to help Qin dominate the world." The guards truthfully relayed Gongsun Yan's words to Gongzi Ji, and Gongzi Ji heard that this person was so angry, so he met Gongsun Yan and talked to him.

Gongzi Ji is now Qin Junyingsi's half-brother, and he has been very smart since he was a child. After talking with Gongsun Yan, I greatly appreciated his talent. So he immediately introduced this person to the current Qin Jun Yingsi.

Ying Si met with Gongsun Yan at the Qin State Dynasty Conference, and in front of the ministers of the Qin State, he asked Gongsun Yan: "The widow once heard Gongzi Ji talk about Mr.'s talent, and Mr. said that he could make my Qin State dominate the world." My Qin State used to be as strong as Mu Gong, but it was only a tyrant Xirong, destroying the country twelve, Mu Gong died, and the hegemony withered once. I don't know how Mr. made my Qin State dominate the world? ”

Gongsun Yan replied: "The State of Qin is located in Guanzhong, and it is also a powerful country in the West. The land of Guanzhong is all fertile soil plains, and the place is thousands of miles. There is Hangu in the east, Sanguan in the west, Wuguan in the south, Xiaoguan in the north, and the land of Sisai. In the past, Cheng Zhou relied on the land of Weishui in Guanzhong, went out to the east to cut merchants, and won the world in a war. Then the king of Zhou Youfeng played the princes, causing the dog Rong to break the pickaxe Beijing, the king of Ping moved eastward, and Guanzhong gradually belonged to Qin. In the past, when Qin Mugong was alive, Qin was a big country in the world, but due to the obstruction of the Jin State, the Qin State was never allowed to go east to compete for hegemony in the world. With the rise of the Wei State, the Qin State could not even have all the land in Guanzhong, and could only confront the Wei State along the Luoshui, and it has not changed much so far. If Qin wants to become a first-class power in the world, it must take all the land west of the Wei River and make Qin a real country of four stops. Now the national strength of the Qin State is greatly enhanced compared with before, and the Qin State has the strength to compete with the Wei State. What do you think? ”

Ying Si replied: "Sir's words, if my Qin State wants to be strong, it must obtain the land west of the river, this is the consensus of my Qin State, the widow has long known it, I don't know what else Mr. can tell the widow?" ”

Gongsun Yan replied: "Although the Qin State has become strong, with the weakness of the Qin State for hundreds of years, it is probably not so easy to defeat the strong Wei in one day, right?" And if Qin became a country of four stops, how could Qin not repeat the mistake of not being able to go east when Mu Gong was in power? ”

Qin Jun Yingsi and the ministers of Qin also whispered after hearing this, yes, Qin has not been strong, Qin Mugong is also a generation of overlords in the Spring and Autumn Period, but Mu Gong is only a tyrant in Xirong, and he did not dominate the world like Jin Wengong Chong'er.

Yingsi replied honestly: "I don't know, please ask Mr. to make it clear." ”

"Actually, it's a very short answer." Gongsun Yan replied, "It is nothing more than to keep the Qin State in balance among the eastern nations. If the Qin State has the danger of the four stops, it can be based on the guard of the Cuihan to peep at the Sanjin, according to the Wuguan and the peep into Chu, once there is a war in the world, then the Qin State can send troops to the east. With the Qin State Guanzhong thousands of miles of land, enough to raise thousands of soldiers, such a powerful military force, no matter which country in the world is hegemonic, the Qin State can unite the princes to besiege, so that the formation of the kingdom under the heavens is balanced, and my Qin State is beyond the princes, in this way, the princes of all countries must have a request for my Qin State, in this way, my Qin State can naturally dominate the world. ”

"Good!" Yingsi stood up excitedly and said. In his heart, this grandson of the Wei scholar is really a genius. The strategy of "peeking into the world according to the danger" proposed by him is of course very suitable for the Qin State, so now only the final question remains. He walked down the steps, walked up to Gongsun Yan and asked, "Dare to ask sir, how can I, the Qin State, obtain the land west of the river?" ”

Gongsun Yan replied solemnly: "The king should know about the king of Wei Qixiang, according to the next point of view, the king of Wei Qi is really the strategy of the Wei state to lead the water to the east, and the Wei state respects the king of Qi, then the Chu state will inevitably attack the Qi state." However, this time, will the Wei State be able to escape the blows of the princes of the world? In the next thought, Zhao Yu, the monarch of Zhao State, has a strong personality, and he will definitely not tolerate Wei and Qi overriding Zhao State, and there will inevitably be disputes in the future. I have heard that Han Zilu is the best hunting dog in the world, and Dong Guo Kuan is the most cunning rabbit in the world, Han Zilu chased three laps around the mountain in order to chase Dong Guo Kuan, ran over the mountain five times, the rabbit in front was exhausted, the dog in the back was also exhausted, everyone couldn't run, and they fell to the ground and died of exhaustion. An old farmer saw it and picked them up without much effort. Now my Qin State is to be this farmer, once the kingdoms of the world attack each other, it will inevitably be the time when the Qin State will seize Hexi. In the lower Wei Yin Jin people, familiar with the geography of the Wei Hexi mountains and rivers; If Meng Jun does not give up, once the time is ripe, he will wish to take all the land west of the river in the Qin army. ”

"The talent of a gentleman is known to few people." Ying Si bowed deeply to Gongsun Yan, and then instructed the scribe: "Draft, from now on, Gongsun Yan will be made for my Qin State." Then he said to Gongsun Yan: "The widow is willing to entrust the military and political affairs of the Qin State to Mr. Yu, and I hope that Mr. can become the hundred miles of the widow, and my monarch and ministers will work together to make the Qin State dominate the world!" ”

In fact, what Ying Si wanted to say more in his heart was Shang Ying, Shang Ying assisted his father in changing the law to strengthen the country, and was loyal to his father all his life, he was really a rare loyal minister and a good minister. However, Shang Ying eventually died at his hands. Yingsi is actually very helpless about this matter. Ying Si knew that in order for Qin's reform to be truly successful, it must establish the unique authority of the monarch in Qin, and at this time, Shang Ying, who had presided over the reform, was actually standing on the road of hindering the new law; Coupled with the strong hatred of the conservative forces of the Qin State for Shang Ying, Shang Ying will definitely die! Although Shang Ying, a ruthless law enforcer, had also punished him and made him wander around the Qin State, after he became the monarch, he was still very grateful to Shang Yang in his heart. And Shang Ying also told him before he died that as long as Yingsi could firmly implement the new law, he would not resent Qin Jun. Because Shang Ying knew that Legalist thought was a knife, and the knife was born with blood, either the blood of others or his own. With yourself as a sacrifice for this knife, a strong country, celebrities through the ages, and death is worth it!

Gongsun Yan happily accepted Qin Jun's appointment, and at this moment, he saw a bright future for him.