After listening to Fan Ju's analysis of the current large and small situations, he made a plan for how to realize his political ambition of concentrating power in the central government and all princes in the world belonging to Qin. King Qin was naturally excited. As we all know, since Duke Xiao of Qin appointed Shang Yang to carry out reforms, successive monarchs of Qin have established the highest political ideal of Qin - unification of the world. Fan Juzhi's remarks undoubtedly painted a beautiful blueprint for King Qin Zhaoxiang, and also proposed practical solutions to the current dispersion of his power. For a moment, King Qin Zhaoxiang felt that all the nine states in the world belonged to the Qin State, and he alone was the absolute authority of the Qin State.
The Qin State was undoubtedly the most powerful country at that time to unify the world. Qin has unique advantages that other countries do not have: high terrain, easy to defend but difficult to attack, fertile land, and dangerous mountains and rivers. The Yellow River and Hangu Pass separate Qin from the vassal states, allowing Qin to concentrate on building its own national strength. Just having innate advantages is not enough. The key to a country's success or failure is whether it values and trusts talents. In addition, a country adopts the most appropriate strategy for other vassal states, and the king's efforts to govern and strive for strength are undoubtedly the key to whether the country can compete on the stage of various countries.
Just like Fan Ju, he was able to escape from the God of Death and came to Qin alone. This is his luck and the luck of Qin, but it is the misfortune of Wei. After Fan Ju came to Qin, he had no family background, no status, and no reputation. If he wanted to impress the King of Qin with his own strategies, like Su Qin who had learned from his mistakes, it would be really difficult for him to reach the sky.
However, Fan Ju met King Qin Zhaoxiang who wanted to flex his muscles. After Fan Ju made a profound analysis of the situation of Qin and other vassal states, as well as the future development direction of Qin and the policies that should be adopted, King Qin Zhaoxiang was very excited, and he began to abandon Kai Fanju's identity, status, and reputation did not even ask why the Wei man named Zhang Lu took all the trouble to come to Qin, so he trusted him and reused him, and this was how Qin was able to finally dominate the country. The reason--don't be suspicious of people and use them according to their talents!
Although King Qin Zhaoxiang did not realize his ideal of sweeping Liuhe in the end, he laid the most solid foundation for Qin during his lifetime. There is no doubt that King Qin Zhaoxiang can be described as a talented and strategic monarch. Therefore, regarding the internal Xiaoqiang struggle and the external manipulation, he appreciated Fan Ju's strategic thinking of "diplomacy far away and attack near" even more.
Fan Ju naturally saw this, and this was what he thought was the merit of King Qin Zhaoxiang. Therefore, Fan Ju formulated specific implementation steps for this strategic principle of "distance and close attack". First, severely inflict heavy damage on the nearby two countries, Han and Wei, distracting them so that they have no time to look westward, so as to relieve the troubles of their henchmen and strengthen the power of Qin; second, attack Zhao to the north and Chu to the south to support the weak. countries, suppress powerful countries, compete for their intermediate areas, and curb the development of each country; thirdly, after Han, Wei, Zhao, Chu and other countries have all formed dependence on Qin, Qin can use the power of the five countries to Dealing with Qi, the strongest rival at the time, making it unable to compete with Qin; fourth, as Qin's national power grew stronger and formed an advantage over other countries, it could wipe out Han and Wei in one fell swoop; finally, it could wipe out Qi and unify the world.
Therefore, Fan Ju was appointed as a guest minister, participating in military affairs and planning military affairs.
At the same time, Wei Ran also noticed that it seemed that the Queen Mother and King Qin Zhaoxiang did not trust him as they did in the past. Everyone knew that King Qin Zhaoxiang wanted to take charge of the government, but Queen Mother Xuan and others actually killed King Yiqu and annihilated the country of Yiqu without knowing it. Moreover, even Bai Qi, whom he had always trusted, never mentioned this matter, which meant that Wei Ran no longer had the right to participate in any major military affairs. Wei Ran didn't know that the real terminator in his life had already appeared under the wings of King Qin and made a plan to eliminate Wei Ran.
In fact, before this, Fan Ju, as a confidant of the King of Qin, made suggestions for the Qin State to deal with his own country, Wei, within a few years. It can be said that he worked hard and captured two important cities, Huai Di and Xingqiu. In this way, King Qin immediately dispelled his doubts. In the past, people around King Qin would often whisper to him that Fan Sui might be a spy of Wei State. Now, all the dissatisfied voices disappeared. As a result, Fan Ju gradually gained power. The three-pole political structure of the Qin State was completely disrupted. The rookie Fan Ju had the tendency to come from behind. The power of the Four Nobles such as Wei Ran was greatly threatened.
It rained continuously all night, and Wei Ran felt that Bai Qi was becoming increasingly alienated from him, so he began to cultivate Hu Shang as his confidant. Unexpectedly, when Hu Shang was attacking Zhao, he was defeated by Zhao She, the famous general of Zhao, and the Qin army lost troops and generals. From the beginning of the new year, everything was prosperous and the Qin army was not defeated. This defeat shattered the myth of the Qin army's invincibility. Wei Ran's authority declined further.
Soon, Wei Ran, Empress Dowager Xuan and others fell one after another. Fan Ju became prime minister and was granted the title of Marquis Ying.
After Wei Ran became the prime minister, he made a bigger invasion plan against the Wei State. This was not entirely because Fan Ju wanted to avenge his shame and revenge, but because the Qin State wanted to go eastward from Hangu Pass and annihilate the six kingdoms. , Wei State became the first obstacle to Qin State.
The King of Wei, Wei Qi, the Prime Minister of Wei, and Wei Wuji, Lord of Xinling, also knew the situation of Wei very well. They heard that Zhang Lu, the new prime minister of Qin, was actually from Wei. This gave them hope, thinking that as long as they sent envoys to Qin, gave Zhang Lu rich treasures, and then got the opportunity to meet the King of Qin, and sent protons to Qin, they could make peace with Qin.
What a coincidence. The person who served as the envoy of the Qin State was none other than Xu Jia, Fan Ju's former master. How can Fan Ju Zhengchou really attack his enemies Xu Jia and Wei Qi? By leaving, isn't he sending a sheep into the tiger's mouth and falling into a trap?
Unfortunately, Xu Jia didn't know that he would meet one of his old friends after leaving Hangu Pass in the west. Of course, when they reach Fan Ju's level, the ordinary trick of killing people to pay off debts and money is no longer interesting to them. Perhaps just like their vision, their ability to punish people is also superior to others.
Therefore, Fan Ju dressed himself up thoroughly after Xu Jia entered the Qin Dynasty.
When Fan Ju heard that the King of Wei had sent Jia Xujia to the capital of Qin to negotiate peace, he sighed in his heart that the time for his revenge had finally come. So, Fan Ju took off the prime minister's court clothes and did not wear ordinary clean and gorgeous clothes. Instead, he found a A dirty and smelly beggar's costume, pretending to be shabby and downcast. The originally high-spirited prime minister turned into a person at the bottom of society. This is the so-called "people rely on clothes". Fan Ju then secretly sneaked out of the Prime Minister's Office and came to Guanyi. He went in without waiting for notification. Soon, he walked in front of Xu Jia.
Xu Jia had just woken up. When he saw Fan Ju, he couldn't help but rub his eyes. Then he turned pale with fright and screamed: "Isn't this Fan Ju? It's Xiaotian's great luck. I thought you were beaten to death by the Prime Minister of Wei State." I didn't expect to meet you here today." Miraculously, as soon as Xu Jia saw Fan Ju, he felt that he was different from the past, and a chill came from deep in his heart. But what happened? But it was difficult for him to explain clearly, so even though Fan Ju was sloppily dressed, Xu Jia desperately tried to show his kindness to him.
When Fan Ju heard this, he pretended to smile bitterly and replied: "Back then, I was beaten to pieces by Prime Minister Wei, and I was inhuman shape. Later, I was abandoned in the wilderness. A gust of wind blew me awake, but when I woke up, I could no longer move. . Fortunately, a kind-hearted passerby rescued me. From then on, I came to Qin State to work for others to make a living and maintain my life."
When Xu Jia heard this, his fear gradually faded away, and he couldn't help but lamented, thinking that maybe it was a mistake for him to complain to Prime Minister Wei Qi that day. Now that Fan Ju has been reduced to such a state, Xu Jiaqing is so embarrassed!
So Xu Jia asked Fan Ju to sit down. It was a kind of fate to meet him in Qin. Immediately afterwards, Xu Jia ordered the person in charge to bring him a delicious meal for Fan Ju to have a full meal. Fan Ju had just eaten. Seeing this, he could only pretend to be hungry and ate big chunks of meat. He quickly finished the meal like a storm, and even burped when he was done.
Suddenly a cold wind blew outside the window. It was the middle of winter, and the Qin State was in the cold northwest. Fan Ju couldn't help but tremble with coldness. When Xu Jia saw him, he noticed that Fan Ju's clothes were very thin and in tatters. There was no reason why he was not cold. Then he sighed again and said: "Fan Ju, I didn't expect you to fall to such a situation. You must be very cold."
As a good man, he went to the end and sent the Buddha to the west. Xu Jia ordered his followers to take out a silk robe that he carried with him and put it on Fan Ju. He couldn't help but sigh: "The current state of Wei is the same as Fan Ju. We were almost at the point of desperation. The King of Wei could only send me to Qin to seek an audience with Zhang Lu, the Prime Minister of the dynasty. Unfortunately, there was no one to introduce him to him. I came for many days and could not get in. It seems that the state of Wei is in dire straits."
After Xu Jia finished speaking, he felt infinite emotion in his heart. He did not expect Fan Ju, who could not even satisfy his needs for food and clothing, to help him. However, he was currently in Qin and was not familiar with the place. If he could meet such an old friend, he would have no scruples and put himself to the best of his ability. The difficulties in my heart were expressed.
Unexpectedly, Fan Ju not only laughed out loud after hearing this, but also lied to Xu Jia, saying that his master had a good relationship with Prime Minister Zhang and that he had the opportunity to visit the Prime Minister's office. The prime minister is also good at debating, and often talks with his master about family and country affairs, often leaving his master speechless. At this time, Fan Ju was able to show off his talents and debated non-stop with Prime Minister Zhang Lu. The prime minister loves talents, so he is very close to himself.
As long as Xu Jia is willing and trusts Fan Ju, he is willing to lend Xu Jia a cart and horses for him to drive. For some reason, Xu Jia felt confused after hearing this, but still chose to believe him. Perhaps it was because although he was dressed in rags, he had an aura that could shake the world. Perhaps it was just because Xu Jia's compassion broke out again and he couldn't bear to let an old friend down.
Sure enough, Fan Ju took a leave of absence and soon got a big car. This car was the prime minister's special car equipped by the King of Qin for Fan Ju, which made Xu Jia trust him even more.
So Fan Ju led Xu Jia into the chariot and personally held the bridle and chariot for Xu Jia. Although Fan Ju was dressed in rags, most of the people on the street had seen him. When they saw that the Prime Minister was actually driving the car, they all saluted him. Those who did not recognize him hurried away to avoid him. Xu Jia also secretly observed that Fan Ju was indeed a little different from the past, because there were many things that could not be covered up by a piece of clothing or a skin bag. Just like Fan Ju, he was so arrogant in this street market that everyone rushed to get out of the way.
But no matter how hard Xu Jia tried, he couldn't figure out why he was here. He could only make peace with it as it came. In less than three sticks of incense, the carriage stopped steadily at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Fan Ju turned to Xu Jia and said, "Please wait here for a moment. I have entered the Prime Minister's Mansion and will inform you." Xu Jia responded, still doubting in his mind. Could it be that Fan Ju has become a senior official in the Prime Minister's Mansion? ? Otherwise, why could I borrow such a luxurious frame so easily. When Fan Ju entered the Prime Minister's Mansion, it was as if he was in a deserted place. The guards and servants at the door nodded and bowed to him, which further strengthened Xu Jia's idea that Fan Ju was a high-ranking official.
Xu Jia couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. Fortunately, he had been kind to Fan Ju just now. He also hoped that he could express his gratitude to his old friend and not embarrass himself because of the mistakes he had made in the past. As for the affairs of Qin and Wei, they are really insignificant compared to their own lives.
After Xu Jia got out of the car, he was going to go directly to ask the guard Fan Ju at the door who he was, but he was afraid that he would be disrespectful to Fan Ju. Simply, Xu Jia stood directly outside the door and waited like this. However, he waited for a long time. There were many officials coming and going, but Fan Ju was not seen coming out.
There was no way to wait like this. He couldn't move forward or retreat. So Xujia gradually approached the gatekeeper, stretched out his right hand to his mouth, and whispered to the guard: "Did you notice the shabby clothes of the guy who just came in?" Is he there? He is an old friend of mine in Wei State. He came here specifically to report to the Prime Minister for me. It's just that I haven't seen him coming for so long. Can you say hello to me?" Xu Jia Having been in official circles for a long time, he was well aware of the rules and regulations involved, so he took out some gold and silver from his body and gave them to the gatekeeper.
Unexpectedly, although the guard accepted the gold and silver, he seemed to take it as a matter of course, without any courtesy. He just asked curiously. There was only one person in ragged clothes who had just entered, and I heard that he was also from Wei, but he didn't need to go in front of him. Go to the prime minister's office to report it, because he is originally the prime minister of Qin - Zhang Lu.
When the gatekeeper informed Xu Jia that the so-called ragged man was Fan Ju, all the plots were finally connected in Xu Jia's memory. In an instant, Xu Jia felt like hearing a thunderbolt in a dream, and his heart was beating wildly. He couldn't help but sigh, things in this world are really unpredictable. Who could have predicted that a diner under his family in the past would become the prime minister of the Qin State that currently dominates the Warring States Period!
It's just that the world is too small, and Xu Jia has encountered such coincidences. When Xu Jia thought of what he had done in the past, his heart suddenly went cold. He thought of running away, but the world is so big, where is his place? Even Wei will only act according to Qin's face. Qin only needs to put a little pressure on Wei, and Fan Ju wants to take his own life. Isn't it like picking something out of a bag? I'm afraid the Prime Minister can't protect himself.
I'm afraid it's useless, so Xu Jia can only face it calmly, because the more he avoids these things, the harder it is to get rid of them. So Xu Jia took off his robe and belt and immediately knelt down outside Fan Ju's prime minister's house. At the same time, he asked the gatekeeper to report: "Xu Jia, a sinner in Wei State, knows that his crime is serious and he is willing to accept the punishment of the prime minister, even if his life is taken away." No matter life is spared."
In this way, Fan Ju was able to shock Xu Jia by surprise. Soon, someone came to the door and asked Xu Jia to come into the house to meet him. He saw people on both sides with swords and axes, and drums rumbling like thunder. The sound, following Xu Jia's steps, penetrated deep into Xu Jia's heart.
I saw Fan Ju sitting majestically in the hall. When Xu Jia saw this, his legs went weak and he knelt down immediately. Fan Ju repeatedly asked: "Little man Xu Jia, what crime do you deserve?" Upon hearing this, Xu Jia knew that he was to blame for his own death, so he repeatedly claimed that he was guilty. Seeing this, Fan Ju sighed and said: "Xu Jia, just admit your guilt. I was inside the door just now and gave you a chance to escape, but you didn't. This is good. It proves that you are not stupid and know that you will escape no matter what." Don’t leave my Wuzhishan. However, according to what you did in the past, you should have beheaded and shed blood to repay the hatred. If you hadn’t slandered me, why would I have been captured by Wei Qi? If you hadn’t not dissuaded me. , why was I beaten into a human shape? If you hadn't acted arbitrarily on my body after I faked my death, how could I still have nightmares to this day? However, fortunately, you were able to miss my old feelings, and when you saw my shabby clothes, you not only did not dislike me I still keep you to eat and give you a silk robe. Fan Ju has no other talents. A drop of water should be repaid by a spring, so I temporarily forgive your sins. However, this does not mean that I am a kind person. As long as it is hatred , I will take revenge one by one, this is the true nature of a man, don’t you think so? As for the matter of Wei and Qin, don’t worry, I will go and intercede with the King of Qin, which can be regarded as repaying your kindness. " Xu Jia kowtowed, called the Prime Minister a sage, and walked out of the Prime Minister's Mansion tremblingly.
According to Xu Jia's recollection afterwards, Fan Ju was simply a god at that time, even more important than King Wei in his heart. Therefore, when he walked out of the Prime Minister's Mansion, he still felt that he was in a dream. .
According to Fan Ju's own memories, the reality is another story. He felt like a villain who would retaliate for his evil deeds. Although Fan Ju agreed to Xu Jia and allowed Qin and Wei to temporarily reconcile, this was just a delaying tactic. You must know that sooner or later, Wei Guo would tremble under his iron hoof. And Xu Jia, in Fan Ju's eyes, is just an insignificant chess piece.
According to what King Qin heard and saw, all this was very interesting. In his heart, for the first time, he felt that Fan Ju actually had such a past and such a mysterious side.
So in the end, in order to find out the truth, King Qin directly summoned Fan Ju into the palace to ask for clarification.
Fan Ju didn't know what the King of Qin was thinking, so when he saw the King of Qin, he bluntly reported the past events one by one. At the same time, Fan Ju also told the King of Qin that the Wei State was now afraid of the Qin State, so he sent an envoy. Sum. According to the current situation of the Qin State, it is not a problem to destroy the Wei State, but other countries will not agree. The Qin State needs to temporarily stabilize the Wei State, and wait until the time is right to obtain the greatest benefits in one fell swoop.
When King Qin heard this, he was naturally overjoyed. He knew that he could rest assured that Fan Ju would do things. Regarding Xu Jia's matter, Fan Ju can handle it as he pleases. Even if he is killed and Wei wants to cause trouble, Qin will definitely support Fan Ju. Fan Ju knew that this was King Qin's promise and trust to him, and it was also a common method to win people's hearts, but he was still very touched by it.
Fan Ju thought in his heart, Wei Guo should enjoy the temporary peace, such days are numbered.
Counting all the previous comments on Fan Ju, one conclusion cannot be escaped: complicated. Indeed, Fan Ju is a historical figure full of contradictions. On the one hand, he has a strategic vision that no one else has, and he proposed the strategic policy of "diplomacy far away and attack close", which allowed the Qin State to continue to grow stronger and became the foundation figure for Qin Shihuang to unify the six countries. However, on the other hand, Fan Ju had a small belly, "every day" "Every virtue must be rewarded, and every grudge must be repaid." On the one hand, Fan Ju is far-sighted, able to endure humiliation, overcome all difficulties and obstacles, and finally achieves his own fame and great cause. On the other hand, Fan Ju is still obsessed with past grievances. Yu Huai designs to kill. In a few words, no one can tell clearly what kind of person this Fan Ju is.
After Fan Ju apparently let go of Wei and in fact let Xu Jia go, he suddenly felt regretful in his heart. However, as the prime minister, he had to make a huge promise. Not long after, Xu Jia arrived at Fan Ju's place and said goodbye to him. The impact on Xu Jia in the past few days has been too great. Now that he has woken up from his dream, he is no longer willing to stay here for a long time. He is afraid that if Fan Ju regrets it, he will die in a foreign land. In the past, even King Huai of Chu could be killed by Qin. As a dispensable figure in a small and weak country, dying in Qin was not as simple as dying as an ant.
Seeing this, Fan Ju suddenly felt a sudden change in his heart, and he came up with a clever plan: since Xu Jia was about to leave Qin, Fan Ju, as an old friend, must express his gratitude to his old master, so he must see Xu Jia off. In addition, the King of Qin entrusted Fan Ju with full authority to handle this matter. Xu Jia was also the envoy of the Wei State. In both public and private matters, a farewell meal was indispensable.
Fan Ju hosted a banquet for the princes' envoys at the Prime Minister's Mansion. The Prime Minister's Mansion was a bustling place with singing and dancing, and the guests gathered together and drank wine. I couldn't help but secretly sigh in my heart, I really judged a gentleman with a villain's heart. This Fan Ju was magnanimous and tolerant. In the past, he would have laughed off any trivial matter if he didn't come.
Unexpectedly, Fan Ju only focused on arranging the other guests to sit down, instead of changing glasses and chatting and laughing, he unknowingly ignored Xu Jia and his party. Although Xu Jia was confused, he still comforted himself secretly. This Fan Ju must have forgotten about himself and his party after drinking for three rounds. Most big people are like this. This is called noble people forgetting things a lot, and they should understand.
It was not until Fan Ju's drunkenness gradually became stronger that Xu Jia was convinced that Fan Ju did not just laugh away his grudges with him.
Because, Fan Ju directly arranged Xu Jia at the foot of the stairs, and sent two criminals to sit on both sides of him to serve him. The food at the table was very simple, only some fried beans were prepared, and the two serving people unexpectedly Feed it with your hands, just like feeding a horse. It was clear that Fan Ju was insulting him. Anyone could see it. How could Xu Jia not understand?
It's just that Xu Jia understands and understands, but can't show any displeasure on his face. This is called: people have to bow their heads under the eaves. When all the guests saw this, they all felt very strange. Fan Ju told the old story in tears. Most of the guests were people who wanted to follow the trend. Seeing this, they quickly accused Xu Jia, Wei Qi and Wei Guo of their shortcomings. At the same time, they loudly praised Fan Ju. A gentleman is as big as the ocean. Fan Ju waved his hand to stop everyone's words of abuse or praise, and shouted to Xu Jia at the top of his lungs: "Under the mediation of the prime minister, King Qin agreed to Wei's request for peace, but this does not mean that the prime minister has already made Wei Qi's enemy." I have forgotten everything. I will spare your life for the time being. I want you to go back and tell the King of Wei to deliver the heads of Wei Qi as soon as possible. Otherwise, I will personally lead the troops to the city and slaughter the beams. If you go back on your word then, I'm afraid for It’s too late.”
When Xu Jia heard this, he was immediately frightened out of his wits and kept making promises.
It was necessary for Jia to return to Wei and inform the king of Wei about the matter. The King of Wei was hesitating whether to sacrifice Wei Qi's head, so Wei Qi, the Prime Minister of Wei, lost the seal of the Prime Minister and fled to Lord Pingyuan of Zhao State. Because Wei Qi knew that Qin was so powerful and the world was so big that few countries could compete with it. Although the king of Wei was hesitant for a while because of his respected status and great achievements, due to the situation, if he continued to stay in Wei, his life would be in danger sooner or later. Among the six eastern countries, only Zhao has the strength to compete with Qin. Lord Pingyuan is also a person who values commitment and loyalty. In the past, I had a good relationship with Lord Pingyuan. As long as I fled to Zhao State, Lord Pingyuan would definitely not leave him alone.
Sure enough, when Wei Qi arrived in Zhao State, he was treated favorably by Lord Pingyuan. Unfortunately, Wei Qi's good days did not last long. Later, in order to take revenge, Fan Ju lured Lord Pingyuan to Qin and took him as a hostage. Qin immediately issued an ultimatum to Zhao, saying that if Zhao did not send Wei Qi's head to Qin, Pingyuan Jun would not be returned to Zhao. Wei Qi had no choice but to look up to the sky and sigh, drew his sword and killed himself.
