[The essence of Lü Buwei's acquaintance with Ying Yiren is a business investment. Lü Buwei was dissatisfied with the property obtained from farming and selling jewelry, and he wanted to get a hundredfold and a thousand times the wealth and power, so he found the Yingyi people at that time, hoping to gain glory and wealth by supporting the king.

And this investment can be said to be the riskiest investment in Lü Buwei's life.

The funds for Ying Yiren's fame in Zhao State were given by Lü Buwei.

Ying Yiren was able to have the opportunity to return to the Qin State, and it was Lü Buwei's connections that he had opened.

Later, King Zhao had murderous intentions, and after Lü Buwei bought off the guards of Zhao State, the two fled in panic.

Later, Ying Yiren returned to Qin, changed his name to Zichu, and was loved by Mrs. Huayang, and finally succeeded in ascending the throne. It can be said that Ying Yiren has the support of Lü Buwei at every step of the way to the highest point of power.

Some friends may ask, isn't this still a deep affection? So, I'd like to ask you to think about it from a different perspective. From a businessman's point of view, Lü Buwei's behavior is much more reasonable.

The more Lu Buwei invests in Yingyiren, the less likely he will be to get out and regret it. If he wants to abandon Yingyiren halfway, then the cost he has invested before will be wasted. In the end, he could only be completely tied up with Yingyiren and rush towards the only goal. This is the only way to stand before him.

Therefore, whether it is the money spent to open up the Ren pulse for Yingyiren, or the sacrifice of life and death, it is Lü Buwei's instinctive reaction as a businessman.

When Ying Yiren ascended the throne, he naturally became the prime minister of Qin. This time, Lü Buwei unceremoniously showed his selfish desires. He asked the king of Qin for the land of Luoyi as a fief.

Why should you choose Luoyi? First, it is because Luoyi is one of the few cities in the Central Plains that has not suffered from war. Second, Luoyi was a super prosperous metropolis at that time, with 100,000 households. Thanks to the support of the metropolis of Luoyi, Lü Buwei's own business became bigger and bigger, and finally realized his dream of making a thousand-fold profit at that time.

If this is the end of the story, there is no doubt that Lü Buwei is a successful businessman. However, the money and status in hand can no longer satisfy the current Lü Buwei. He made one of the biggest mistakes of a businessman, and that was trying to interfere in politics.

During Lü Buwei's 12 years as prime minister, a powerful political group was formed centered on him. The huge military merit order he held in his hand was also a high achievement. In addition, he also recruited and elected many talents and compiled "Lü's Spring and Autumn", creating a resounding business card for his influence. How does this keep the king from being jealous?

Of course, what made Lü Buwei lose power was that after the failure of the Qinian Palace Revolution launched by Chang Yu, he was implicated. After all, the little prince of the wheel was also sent to Zhao Ji by him. We all know what happened next, Lü Buwei returned to his fiefdom and committed suicide by poisoning a letter from King Yingzheng of Qin. ended his turbulent life.

Lü Buwei's goal has always been clear, that is, to obtain benefits for himself. Just like he said back then: "This strange commodity can be lived". He was lucky to succeed in this investment for the monarch of the country. But in the end, I thought that the uncontrollable desire had buried me, which was also embarrassing. 】

235 BC, Luoyi.

After listening to the summary of his life on the canopy, Lu Buwei suddenly burst out laughing, and his laughter was full of self-deprecation:

"Hahahaha, a strange thing to live in, a strange thing to live in."

With the words "strange goods to live in" in his mouth, his thoughts seemed to return to that afternoon more than 30 years ago.

He went to visit Childe Ijin with his entourage gifts.

Childe was only a weak crown at the time, and said to him with a smile: "Sir, let's expand my own courtyard first, and then come to my courtyard when the time comes." ”

Childe didn't trust him at the time, but he believed in him.

He believed that with his circumstance, Gongzi would definitely return to Qin to shine.

"You don't understand, my court won't grow until the son's court grows."

After he finished introducing his plan to Gongzi, Gongzi actually said to him: "It will be like the king's policy, please get Qin and Jun to share it." ”

Childe was still young at the time, and he even said the words "with you".

But he was very happy at the time, because that was what he wanted on this trip.

He gave Childe 500 gold and asked Childe to make friends. Later, he also brought five hundred gold to visit Mrs. Huayang of the Qin State.

He tried his best to persuade Mrs. Huayang and told her that her son was a virtuous and talented person. Only by convincing Mrs. Huayang can he slowly get closer to his goal.

Now that I think about it, I was so sure that I could say it at the beginning, maybe it was Gongzi who gave him confidence.

Later, the Qin State launched the Battle of Changping, and the king of Zhao had a murderous intention. He fled to Qin in a hurry with his son.

To this day, he vividly remembers the fear in his heart at that time.

Why be afraid? That's right, Fang Cai mentioned it in the canopy, because he was afraid of losing the bargaining chips he had poured into his financial resources and efforts.

yes, it should be, I can't remember.

Later, Childe ascended to the throne and became his king.

"Summoned, respect Wenxin Hou Lu Buwei as Xiangbang."

And he also became the king's prime minister.

I have worked hard for many years, and finally got all this.

As a businessman, he was certainly happy with what he had gained so far.

And he didn't expect that the king would be so affectionate to himself that he blocked the sword for his life.

Even, when there were people inside and outside the court who doubted him, the king actually said above the court: "The widow guarantees the position of the king of Qin, if Lü Buwei acts in a way that misleads the country, the position of the king of Qin is not appropriate." ”

He didn't expect that the fate of "Lü Buwei who has misled the country" was not to be dismissed, exiled or beheaded, but that the king was willing to give up the position of King Qin to accompany him.

This son, but the king has gone through a thousand dangers and suffered so much to sit down.

Later, the king asked Gongzi to worship him as his middle father.

When the teenage boy knelt in front of him, he knew that the burden on his shoulders was heavy again.

That is the child entrusted by the king to himself, and he can't be sorry for the king.

A gust of wind blew through the hall, and the window lattices creaked.

Lü Buwei's thoughts were also blown back by that gust of wind.

Tianmu is right, he is indeed a businessman who only has interests in his eyes, he wants money, power, and fame.

After going around for 30 years, he originally wanted to do the business of this world.

But in the end, why is it always thinking about the "most valuable commercial goods" in my hand.

Is it really a strange commodity?

For the sake of love and profit, he himself can't tell.

Lu Buwei smiled bitterly, and the letter paper sent from Xianyang Palace in his hand had been blown to the ground by the wind.

The king regarded him as a sibling, and he regarded the king as a confidant.

He calmly raised the wine glass in front of him, and finally said, "My lord, I don't want to see you." ”