Chapter 148 Time Passes by
On the road outside Zhaocheng, a carriage and a horse were slowly leaving here.
Luo Hong appeared on the city gate tower and said, "This is a strange man. He will create the world's ups and downs."
"Why not leave him in Luo Country?"
Luo Hong shook his head: "Not everyone who stays in Luo State is useful, otherwise there wouldn't be so many talented people going to other countries to serve as officials.
The current changes are drastic, so we should focus on the central government, and try the counties and fiefdoms."
…
In the past, Jin State faced Qin State directly, and now the Three Jins also faced Qin State directly, but the offensive and defensive situation had changed. In particular, Wei State's servility and submission did not really eliminate Qin State's desires. Such strength made the Three Jins feel uneasy.
Handan.
This is a house that has been leaking all the time. Inside the house lives a young man who looks a little shabby. His clothes are a little worn out, and there is ambition and greed in his eyes. Especially when he sees the nobles coming and going on the street, his eyes always burst into sparkle.
His name is Su Qin. He was born in Luoyi and studied in Luoguo. He was unrivaled in his eloquence. Now that he has achieved success, he wants to seek great wealth and honor among the various countries.
A real man is born into this world to live a life of wealth, honor, glory and power, to make his life worthwhile.
Luo Hong also learned the art of eloquence and said with emotion: "My ancestor Yigong used his words to stabilize the world. You also have such a talent. The rise and fall of a country lies in your words."
This affirmed Su Qin's talent, but Luo Hong also saw clearly Su Qin's character. He was a pure lobbyist who valued profit over loyalty, and all the people in the world were his pawns in his pursuit of wealth and fame.
After Su Qin left Luo State, he had been waiting for an opportunity. When the powerful Qin State defeated Wei State but still bullied Wei State, he realized that his chance had finally come. After quickly analyzing the situation and monarchs of the various countries, he came to Handan, Zhao State.
He stayed in Handan City for a whole year and finally found an opportunity to meet the King of Zhao. The King of Zhao was a hero among the monarchs of the six countries. Now when he heard from his close ministers that a wise and capable person had come to Zhao, he was naturally happy to meet him.
"Sir, you have come from Luo State, do you have something important to teach me?"
Su Qin laughed and said, "Your Majesty, you are a wise ruler, don't you see through the current situation of the world?
How unwise it was for the King of Wei to cede land. This strategy of ceding land would strengthen Qin and weaken Wei. It was like using dry wood to put out a fire. How could it be put out?
Wei surrendered without even asking for help from Han and Zhao. Qin had already taken over Bashu and was overlooking it from the plateau. Now it had also seized both sides of the Yellow River and Hangu Pass. Qin was a beastly and ruthless country. Would it stop its expansion ambitions?
After defeating Wei, Qin will definitely attack Zhao.
The State of Zhao has mountains and rivers as a barrier, but you are now changing the military laws in the country, which takes time.
If Qin attacked at this time, Zhao would probably be unable to stop it.
Is Zhao going to cede territory to Qin like Wei did? I'm sure you can't tolerate this!
Although they both had the surname Ying, Zhao was a vassal state in the Central Plains that believed in King Su, while Qin was a remote and remote country from the west.
The top priority now is to curb Qin's expansionist intentions and prevent Qin from leaving Hangu Pass. Once Zhao becomes strong, there will be no need to worry about Qin.
The King of Han and the King of Wei are weak, so they can only rely on Chu. If you are willing, I am willing to go to Chu on behalf of Zhao and ask for marriage for you.
Once Chu forms an alliance with you, it will be easy to persuade other countries.
The six countries supported each other and presented the covenant to the King of Qin. If Qin attacked one country and the other six countries came, would Qin still dare to go east? "
Su Qin did not want to organize the six countries to attack Qin, because under the current situation it was too difficult to get the six countries to send troops.
Su Qin intimidated Qin by forming an alliance and was able to achieve peace for the six countries without sending troops. This was exactly what the six countries wanted.
Su Qin's words were like a cool rain, completely extinguishing the king's anxiety about the powerful Qin. He stepped forward and held Su Qin's hand, saying, "You are truly a great sage.
I am willing to give you gold, silver and beautiful jade, and hang the seal of Zhao State on your head. I will go to Chu State and, in the name of King Su, declare to the King of Chu that "I will follow the example of Qi and Luo and swear a blood alliance with Chu State to fight against the powerful Qin State."
The future of Zhao is in your hands."
Su Qin went to the State of Chu with great pride, wearing gorgeous clothes that he had never worn before and carrying a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry.
Faced with Zhao's proposal of marriage, the King of Chu readily agreed, mainly because the betrothal gift sent by Zhao was very generous. After the marriage, Su Qin also used Qin's geographical advantage over Chu, just like Chu's geographical advantage over Wu.
With the words "If Qin conquers Chu, it will be just like Chu conquering Wu. I am worried about you", the King of Chu quickly agreed to sign a letter of credence between Zhao and Chu to jointly resist Qin.
The King of Wei, who had always been afraid of Qin, was intimidated by Su Qin and said, "Your Majesty, although Wei has lost a lot of its land to Qin and lost many elite troops in the war.
However, Wei State had many cities and still had a large population. As long as it was given a few years, it could still become strong.
You shouldn't be so afraid of Qin, let alone cede territory to Qin without fighting."
The King of Wei sighed and said, "The Qin army is forcing Wei to cede more land, otherwise they will send troops to destroy Wei. Wei has lost all its elite troops and I am afraid it will be difficult to resist."
"Foreign ministers came from Zhao and went to Chu to conclude a marriage contract between the two royal families. The two countries helped each other in the north and south, so that Qin would not dare to attack Zhao and Chu.
If Wei also joins the alliance and sends hostages to Zhao and Chu, Qin will not dare to attack Wei in the short term, taking into account the strength of Zhao and Chu. Wei will have a chance to recover.”
When Su Qin lobbied the monarchs of various countries, he always first praised the advantages of his country, then argued why these advantages could not be brought into play in the face of Qin, and then began to talk about the dangers, and finally argued the importance of the coalition.
When the Qin army crossed the Yellow River and went out of Hangu Pass to the east, intending to attack Wei and defeat Han again, the letter of the six countries' alliance came to the King of Qin.
The King of Qin once again threatened that if any country dared to rescue Wei, he would retaliate after conquering Wei. This trick has always worked, but it failed when facing the alliance of six countries organized by Su Qin.
The alliance was linked by interests. Su Qin made them believe that resisting Qin was the most advantageous way, so naturally no one would betray the alliance.
“Bang!”
The King of Qin kicked the table over in anger. All the Qin officials were trembling with fear. They had never expected that the six countries would cause such a big event right under their noses. "The army attacking Wei withdrew.
Among nations, war and diplomacy are indispensable. This is the lesson. Pass on my decree to recruit talented people from all over the world. I want to find someone who can break up the alliance of the six nations.
In addition, he sent people to bribe the ministers of the six countries to sow discord among the alliance. I do not believe that the princes of the six countries really trust Su Qin so much, and I also do not believe that the six countries can restrain their desire to attack each other. "
The name of Su Qin was resounding throughout the country. Everyone in the world knew that there was a remarkable man who united the six countries, held the seals of prime minister and general, and united the strength of the six countries to resist the State of Qin, preventing the powerful Qin from moving eastward, and the six countries no longer attacked each other.
Wei, the talent base of Qin, once again provided tactical assistance to Qin and provided Qin with much-needed diplomatic and military talents.
Zhang Yi proposed the strategic direction of "making friends with distant countries and attacking nearby ones" for the Qin State. He also criticized the Qin State for using force to coerce others, believing that the Qin State was not qualified to do so.
“If the six states had not been able to unite to protect themselves and had no power to attack Qin, Qin would have already followed the footsteps of the former hegemons Chu, Wei, and Qi.
It is extremely difficult to defeat a famous general on the battlefield, but rumors and suspicion can easily kill a general.
Instead of fighting on the battlefield, it is better to use more gold, silver and jewelry to bribe the important officials of other countries. Among the six kings, only the King of Zhao and the King of Qi are wise. The kings of Han, Wei, Yan and Chu are all ignorant. Let them fall out with their officials, and then you can win without fighting. "
This opened up new ideas for the Qin State. When they were unable to defeat the enemy, they would spread rumors, offer slanderous advice, and force the enemy to change its generals. Weakening the enemy would strengthen the Qin State.
Qin's spies and envoys began to rush around among the six countries, using money to pave the way and no longer forcing them by force, but to disintegrate them from within. At the same time, since it could not go east for the time being, Qin decided to wipe out the last of the Rong and Di tribes on the plateau.
…
In Zhaocheng, Luo Hong sat under a tree playing chess. He watched the spring go and autumn come. He thought about the countless undercurrents between the nations over the years and the news that the dark side of Luo State had detected. It seemed that the same thing was happening among the nations every moment.
So he sighed softly: "All living beings in this world are chess pieces on the chessboard of kings, princes, generals and ministers. Those who can leave their names in history are relatively large chess pieces. Even if you are a prince, you can't escape being controlled by others.
There are many people in this world who do not seek fame or fortune, but there are very few people like you who are truly free and easy."
The man who played chess with him was named Zhuang Zhou, a Taoist scholar. He did not want to be an official but did not want to be disturbed, so he came to Luo State. He also hoped to borrow the classics of Taoist sages from Luo State, to verify each other, and then form his own views.
If the core idea was not completely different, Luo Hong would have thought that this was written by Mencius, who also used large-scale fables to explain things. However, although Mencius' writing style was fierce, it contained profound meaning.
However, Zhuang Zhou's writing style is ethereal and majestic, with a sense of unrestrained and boundless imagination, which makes Luo Hong intoxicated every time he reads it.
Even if you do not agree with the principles behind the articles written by Mencius and Zhuang Zhou, their literary value is still high enough.
Mencius traveled around the countries and persuaded people with the doctrine of benevolence and righteousness. Although the King of Wei did not use him, more and more people followed him. Mencius said that the words of the world were not Yang Jimo, but the ambition in his heart was to make Confucianism the word of the world.
After hitting a wall in the State of Wei, Mencius realized that if neither Qi nor Wei could use him, then there would be no place for his talents in the world. So he decisively changed his way of thinking, began to teach and train disciples, to prepare for the way of benevolence and righteousness to be passed down to future generations.
Time flies, and the world is in a state of flux.
Next, I will show you the unique secrets of this book and draw a timeline! hhhhh!
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
