LV Buwei

LV Buwei

Lu Buwei? 235 BC), surnamed Jiang, surnamed Lu, surnamed Buwei, was born in Puyang, the state of Wei. At the end of the Warring States period, Wei was a businessman, statesman and thinker. Later, he was the Prime Minister of Qin and the 23rd grandson of Jiang Ziya.

In his early years, he went into business in Yangzhai and brought back the protons of the state of Qin to the state of Qin. He helped him become the queen of Zhuangxiang of Qin. He was worshipped as the prime minister and was granted the title of wenxinhou. He lived in Luoyang, Henan Province, where he lived for 100000 households. He led the army to capture the land of Zhou, Zhao and Wei, and set up Sanchuan County, Taiyuan county and Dongjun county respectively, which made a great contribution to Ying Zheng's annexation of the six countries. After the death of King Zhuang Xiang, Ying Zheng, the crown prince, ascended to the throne. He was worshipped as a prime minister and was honored as "Zhongfu" and was in power all over the world. He was implicated in the rebellion of the Kuo group, and returned home after his death. His whole family was exiled to Shu county. On the way, he killed himself by drinking poison.

He presided over the compilation of Lu's spring and Autumn Annals (also known as Lu Lan), which includes eight chapters, six chapters and twelve chapters. It combines the theories of various schools in the pre Qin period and is known as "miscellaneous school" in history.

Life of the characters

some goods in short supply , hoarded or cornered for making excess or enormous profit

LV Buwei was a great businessman in Yangzhai (now Yuzhou City, Henan Province). He went to and fro all over the country, buying at a low price and selling at a high price, and accumulated a fortune.

In 267 BC (the 40th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty), the state of Qin mourned the death of the crown prince in the state of Wei, and transported him back to the state for burial in Zhiyang. In 265 BC (the 42nd year of King Zhao), his second son, an Guojun, was made Prince. An Guojun has more than 20 sons. An Guojun has a very favorite concubine. She named her wife Huayang. Mrs. Huayang has no son. An Guojun has a son in the middle named Yiren, whose mother is Xiaji, who is not loved. As hostages of the state of Qin, the alien was sent to the state of Zhao. Because of the feud between Qin and Zhao, the state of Qin attacked the state of Zhao many times, but the state of Zhao was not polite to strangers. As the grandson of the king of Qin, he was ignored and sent to the state of Zhao as a hostage. His chariots, horses and daily financial use were not rich and his life was poor.

Lu Buwei went to Handan to do business. He was overjoyed to see a strange man and said, "a strange man is like a strange thing. You can hoard it for sale at a high price." （

The origin of the idiom "rare goods to live in"

）。

Lu Buwei then returned home and said to his father, "how many times can we profit from farming?" The father said, "ten times." Lu Buwei asked again, "how many times do you profit from selling pearls and jade?" The father said, "a hundred times." Lu Buwei asked again: "how many times can we gain by establishing a monarch of a country?" Father said: "countless." Lu Buwei said: "today, if we work hard, we can't get enough food and clothing. If we support our monarch and build a country, we will be able to benefit the future generations. I decided to do the business

Persuading strangers

So he went to visit a stranger and said, "I can open your door." The stranger said with a smile: "you should first enlarge your own door, and then my door." LV Buwei replied: "my family will be prosperous only when your family is prosperous." The stranger immediately understood what LV Buwei meant and sat down with him to have a deep talk.

Lu Buwei said: "the king of Qin is old. Your father, Prince an, has been made the crown prince. An Guojun now belongs to your brother Zi, who has his mother in the back palace. But you are in the middle, and your mother is not favored. After the death of the king of Qin, an Guojun will succeed to the throne. You should not expect to compete for the crown prince with your elder brother and other brothers who are around the king of Qin sooner or later. You are in an enemy country with unpredictable disasters. Once Qin and Zhao go to war, your life will be hard to save. "

The stranger sighed, "yes, but what should I do?"

LV Buwei said: "if you listen to me, I have a way to let you return home and inherit the throne. I have heard privately that Mr. an dotes on Mrs. Huayang very much. Mrs. Huayang has no son, but she can only take part in the election of the crown prince from her. You are very poor and embarrassed, and you are a guest here. You can't offer anything to your relatives or make friends with guests. Although LV Buwei is not rich, I am willing to take out a thousand dollars to lobby for you to go west to the state of Qin, to serve an Guojun and his wife Huayang, and let them make you prince. " Then the stranger kowtowed and said, "if your plan is realized, I am willing to share the land of Qin with you."

Lu Buwei then gave five hundred gold to the stranger for his daily life in the state of Zhao and making friends with his guests. Lu Buwei took out five hundred gold to buy rare toys. He took them to the west to persuade the state of Qin. He decided to break them from the bottom up. The first step is to persuade Mrs. Huayang's younger brother yangquanjun and elder sister.

Lobbying the state of Qin

LV Buwei first went to visit Yang quanjun, the younger brother of Mrs. Huayang, and offered a good gift. Then he said, "do you know? You have committed the crime to death! All the guests under your door are dignitaries. On the contrary, there are no dignitaries under the prince's door. There are many treasures, horses and beauties in your mansion. To be honest, this is not a good thing. Now the king is old. Once he dies and the crown prince is in power, you will be in great danger. Life and death are at stake. "

Yangquan Jun was shocked. LV Buwei added: "villain has an expedient plan, which can make you rich and stable for thousands of years without worries."

Yangquanjun quickly offered his seat and politely asked for advice.

Lu Buwei said: "the king is old, but your sister, Mrs. Huayang, has no children. The son who is qualified to succeed to the throne will certainly use the Qin minister's storehouse. By then, the gate of Queen Huayang will be full of Artemisia and weeds. Now, the young master who is in the state of Zhao has both ability and virtue. Unfortunately, without his mother's protection in the palace, he often looks up at his family and wants to return to the state of Qin. If the queen can make a different person as the crown prince, then a different person who is not the crown prince can also succeed to the throne. He will surely be grateful for the kindness of Mrs. Huayang, and the childless Mrs. Huayang will have the support in the future. "

Yangquanjun said: "yes, it makes sense!" Let LV Buwei enter the palace to talk with Mrs. Huayang. Lu Buwei talked about the intelligence and talent of the strange people. He made friends with the princes and guests all over the world. He often said, "I see my wife as my mother, weeping and missing the prince and his wife day and night.". My wife is very happy. LV Buwei took the opportunity to persuade Mrs. Huayang: "I heard that people use beauty to serve others. Once the color is bad, the favor will be reduced. （

The origin of "serve others with color, love relaxation with color fading"

）Now, madam, you serve the prince and are very favored, but you don't have a son. If you don't make friends with a talented and filial man among the prince's sons earlier, and make him his successor and treat him like your own son, then your husband will be respected while he is alive. After his death, your son will be king and will not lose power in the end. This is what people say You can get the benefits of all ages. If you don't set up a foundation when you are beautiful, even if you want to say a word to the prince after you lose your looks and love, is it possible? Now Chu xianneng is in the middle of the list, and he knows that he can't be made an heir in order. His biological mother is not loved, so he will be attached to his wife. If his wife can really promote him as an heir at this time, then you will be respected all your life in the state of Qin. "

After hearing this, Mrs. Huayang thought it was so. When it was convenient for king an, she euphemistically said that the stranger who was a hostage in Zhao was very talented, and all the guests praised him. Then he cried and said, "I'm lucky to be able to fill the harem, but it's a great pity that I don't have a son. I hope I can set up the son Chu as the successor, so that I can rely on him in the future." An Guojun and his wife carved jade charms, and sent many gifts to strange people in Zhao state, asking LV Buwei to teach him, so the reputation of strange people became more and more popular among the princes.

Handan Xianji

Lu Buwei has a beautiful and dancing concubine. When a stranger saw her at a banquet at her home, she was very fond of her. She stood up to toast Lu Buwei and asked for her to be given to him. Lu Buwei was very angry, but on second thought, he had already spent a lot of money on strange people to catch strange goods, so he gave up this woman. After October (say December), the girl gave her son Mingzheng (that is, Ying Zheng, the first emperor of Qin Dynasty), and the stranger made this Ji his wife.

Return to Qin

Mrs. Huayang and an Guojun asked the state of Zhao to repatriate his son to the state of Qin, but the state of Zhao refused to let him go. LV Buwei went to lobby the king of Zhao: "the young man is the favorite son of the king of Qin. He just lost his mother's care. Now the queen of Huayang wants him to be his son. If the state of Qin really wanted to attack Zhao, it would not delay Zhao's plan because of a prince. Isn't Zhao free of hostages? However, if he is allowed to return home to take over the throne, and the state of Zhao sends him away with generous gifts, the young master will not forget the kindness of the king. This is the practice of making friends with courtesy. Today, King Zhao of Qin is very old. Once he dies, although the state of Zhao still has a stranger as a hostage, he has no qualifications to be close to Prime Minister Qin. " Therefore, the king of Zhao intended to send the alien back to the state of Qin, but soon after the war broke out between Qin and Zhao.

In 257 B.C. (the 50th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty), Wang he was sent to besiege Handan. The situation was very urgent. Zhao wanted to kill strange people. So the stranger conspired with LV Buwei and took out 600 Jin of gold to give to the city officials, so that they could escape and escape to the camp of the Qin army, and then they could return home smoothly. The state of Zhao wanted to kill another man's wife and son, Zheng. Because his wife was the daughter of a rich family in the state of Zhao, she was able to hide. Therefore, the mother and son survived.

Chu Fu recognized the son

After returning to China, Lu Buwei asked him to wear Chu clothes to meet his wife Huayang, who was originally from Chu. Mrs. Huayang was very happy with his dress. She thought he had a heart and said: "I'm from the state of Chu." So he took the young man as his son and changed his name to "Chu".

In 251 B.C. (the 56th year of King Zhao of Qin), King Zhao of Qin died and died

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