Opening the voluminous historical annals and wandering through the long river of history, many dynasties passed by like meteors. However, with their passing, what was left behind was inexhaustible historical wealth.
In just 15 years, the Qin Dynasty became a permanent memory in people's hearts amidst the fire caused by the overlord of Western Chu. However, during the turbulent years of the establishment, development, and growth of the Qin State, many heroes came and fell one after another. "Talented people have emerged from generation to generation, and each has led the way for hundreds of years." Duke Mu of Qin thought of Qi when he saw the virtuous, and corrected his mistakes when he knew they were wrong; Duke Ai of Qin was ordered to save the state of Chu when in danger; Duke Xiao of Qin was unconventional and promoted reforms; King Zhaoxiang of Qin kept a low profile and treated the virtuous and corporal; King Qingxiang avenged his father and conquered the pass. The short-lived unified dynasty was an accumulation of quantitative changes. The most typical factors that constitute these quantitative changes and qualitative changes are those talented and capable people who were born in the wilderness and worked in humble homes.
Among them, the most typical ones are Shang Yang, Zhang Yi, Bai Qi and others, and Fan Ju also became one of the best because he once influenced the development of the situation at the end of the Warring States Period.
Anyone who can make a fortune and rise from a commoner to a prominent figure is composed of stages. "Don't say that there will be no difficulty if you go down the ridge. If you go down the mountain, there will be no difficulty." This difficulty has been overcome, and from now on we will be able to move forward smoothly and smoothly. Otherwise, you will be procrastinating and working hard all your life. But now, Fan Ju is facing the most critical moment of his life, which is only worse than when he escaped the certain death situation in Wei State.
Fan Ju handed the letter to King Qin. When King Qin Zhaoxiang saw the letter, it was like meeting an old friend who had been away for many years. For a moment, my joy was beyond words.
Therefore, the King of Qin thanked Wang Ji for his contribution to recommending virtuous people, and asked him to pass on the orders for Zhang Lu (Fan Ju did not give him his real name) to enter the palace quickly.
Wang Ji complied with the imperial edict and felt very happy. He turned around and walked out. Halfway there, King Qin actually sent a carriage to pick up and drop off Zhang Lu. Wang Ji looked in the direction of King Qin's Ganquan Palace. A red sun was about to burst out. I couldn't help but sigh, my hard work paid off, and I finally managed to keep the clouds clearing and see the moonlight.
Fan Ju followed the carriage into the Qin Palace, but he still pretended not to know, and asked the driver to leave on his own, and walked to the forbidden area of the palace "Yongxiang" as if there was no one else around. It seems that he did it unintentionally, but in fact he has been planning for a long time. At this moment, he has the wisdom and confidence in his chest.
Just at this time, King Qin Zhaoxiang, surrounded by the crowd, slowly walked from the opposite side. Fan Ju didn't have the slightest fear and directly faced King Qin and walked towards "Yongxiang". Seeing this, a eunuch quickly stepped forward and angrily said: "I saw the king passing by, who are you, how could you not avoid it?" Fan Ju was not afraid, but retorted: "Although I am a commoner, I have no respect for the palace of the King of Qin. It’s still very clear, I only heard that Qin has a Queen Mother and Marquis Rang, but I’ve never heard of a great king?”
In order to achieve a surprising effect, Fan Ju did not shy away from anything. After being scolded by the eunuch, he continued to move forward. The reason why he was willing to take risks was because he had already thought carefully and hit King Zhaoxiang's vital point directly with one sentence. If King Qin heard what Fan Ju meant, he would definitely talk to him further. Of course, if the King of Qin didn't pay attention to his words at all, or didn't realize Fan Ju's intentions at all, then Fan Ju's arrival in Qin could only be regarded as a tragedy. At that time, Fan Ju truly felt life was worse than death and had no love in life.
As Fan Ju expected, the King of Qin not only was not angry, but led him into the secret room of the inner palace, withdrew from the left and right sides, treated him as a distinguished guest, and wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with Fan Ju alone.
Of course, King Qin also knew that the seemingly rebellious person in front of him was Zhang Lu who wrote to him earlier. But at this stage, they had a tacit understanding of each other, and the focus of King Qin's concern was not who he was, but what he could bring to himself.
Fan Ju knew that in the past two years, he had only heard about the situation of the King of Qin's royal family; even his understanding of the King of Qin was only based on his own experience, combined with the actual environment and his policies. As the saying goes: "Be careful when sailing a ship that lasts for ten thousand years." The more critical the moment comes, the more important it is to consider the character of King Qin Zhaoxiang. He must not be greedy for success and rush forward, so that in the end the gains outweigh the losses.
Fan Ju is well versed in the way of progress and the method of virtuality and reality. He knows that in order to detect the thoughts of King Qin Zhaoxiang, he must use dazzling words to make him confused. Sure enough, after three rounds of drinking, King Qin began to reveal his true feelings to Fan Ju. Unexpectedly, Fan Ju at this time was still pretending to be an expert and was vague about King Qin's questions. Seeing this, King Qin Zhaoxiang knew that Fan Ju didn't trust him very much, so he asked more respectfully: "Sir, please don't be scrupulous. If you have anything to say, please say it directly. I really want to listen to your opinion."
However, Fan Ju repeatedly avoided the truth and ignored the truth. He only made promises and avoided answering. This situation happened again and again, and King Qin became more and more sincere. What was originally a palace examination between the examiner and the candidates has turned into a private examination in which the candidates evaluate the examiner. Seeing this, King Qin Zhaoxiang could only take out his trump card, stand up, give a big gift to Fan Ju, and pray hard: "I am sincere, and the world can learn from it. If you don't hesitate to teach me, sir, I will really appreciate you."
Seeing that the time had come, Fan Ju finally opened a door to King Qin. There were two scenes in this door. Scenario 1: King Zhaoxiang of Qin took over the power, and Empress Dowager Xuan, the Four Nobles and others eventually became passers-by in history. Scenario 2: The King of Qin swept across Liuhe, and all the eight deserted and nine states listened to Qin’s orders.
The key to opening that door is Fan Ju's words to King Qin Zhaoxiang. The content of the words has been introduced in detail before, so there is no need to say more here. The meaning expressed is very clear: in a few words, Fan Ju connected the King Zhaoxiang of Qin in front of him with the ancient sages such as Yao, Shun, and Yu. Generally speaking, people in high positions rarely lack vanity, even as wise as King Qin. The decisive person also found Fan Ju's words very useful.
Then, Fan Ju took the opportunity to encourage Corporal Qin Zhaoxiang Wang Lixian. Comparing Lu Shang with himself, the meaning is very obvious: if the King of Qin does not use him, then he must be worshiped as prime minister if he is used, and he must be a virtuous prime minister. King Qin Zhaoxiang naturally could not refuse, otherwise he would demote himself to the ranks of Jie and Zhou, thereby forcing King Qin to submit. Immediately afterwards, Fan Ju began to express his loyalty to the King of Qin, because it is important for a person to be talented, but more importantly, his talents will bring benefits to the king. Then, some generous and tragic words blurted out. He first said that he was dedicated to the Qin State and inspired King Zhaoxiang with his love; later he revealed his interests and frightened King Zhaoxiang by killing virtuous people and harming the country. This way he could guarantee that he would not be harmed by King Qin Zhaoxiang's impulse.
The previous words seemed to be flesh and blood, but they were actually Fan Ju's false words, which were intended to pave the way for pointing out Qin's shortcomings later. Of course, the biggest drawback of the Qin State is Queen Mother Xuan, Wei Ran and others. Fan Ju believes that if this situation is allowed to continue, the status of the King of Qin will not be guaranteed, and the Qin State will also overturn the building.
On the whole, Fan Ju's words are very good. However, upon closer inspection, we find that Qin's top priority at this time is not to clean up the internal affairs, but how to deal with the relationship with the six eastern countries. However, in order to cater to King Qin's desire to "strengthen the trunk and weaken the branches", Fan Ju could only talk about the issues he was most concerned about first, not the issues that Qin was most concerned about. Firstly, you can gain the trust of King Qin, and secondly, you can lay the foundation for your own position in Qin. If Fan Ju wants to become prime minister, he must compete with Wei Ran for power. Being able to earn the bargaining chip of King Qin Zhaoxiang is undoubtedly the most reliable and practical. Only when he has a certain political status can Fan Ju truly show his talent, instead of just talking about it on paper.
It was not until the King of Qin truly confided in Fan Ju and made him a confidant and loyal minister that Fan Ju began to formulate strategies for the future development of the Qin State - making friends at a distance and attacking at home. This policy was not only in line with the situation at the time, but could also seriously damage Wei Ran's political prestige. Just like the analysis of Liu Bei by Zhuge Kongming who lived in Longzhong thatched cottage in later generations, Fan Ju gave King Qin Zhaoxiang a profound analysis of the world's situation and the measures and strategies that Qin should adopt in the future with just a few clicks. After hearing this, I felt as if I had been enlightened and held my hands in joy, and I paid more attention and respect to him.
Since then, Fan Ju's theoretical status has been initially established.
In order to truly become the prime minister of Qin and control the power of Qin, Fan Ju still needs to deal with two groups of people. The first route is Empress Dowager Xuan, Wei Ran and others; the second route is the famous general Bai Qi. A legend forged in blood and fire began to be born at this moment.
In the 41st year of King Qin Zhaoxiang's reign, the political clique of Queen Mother Xuan, who had dominated the country and dominated the Qin State for 41 years, collapsed. Qin's diplomatic strategy of "diplomacy far away and attack near" also continued to work militarily. The State of Qin is marching towards a new era with its head held high.
