After some publicity and momentum building, Lu Buwei finally sold this rare item in his home. As long as the middleman, Mrs. Huayang, could persuade the "buyer" An Guojun to purchase this item, his worth would be unlimited. increase.
On a warm night, Mrs. Huayang set a table with good wine and food, and enthusiastically invited Mr. An Guo over. The two just sat on the floor, staring at each other. An Guojun thought to himself, if there is no such woman in this life, what is the point of becoming a king? Mrs. Huayang also wondered, when she gets old, will this man still pamper her as much as he does now? Maybe will. Even if he does, what if he unfortunately dies?
Finally, Mrs. Huayang took the lead to break the silence and said affectionately: "The happiest thing in my life is to meet the king and receive the king's love. But I have always had one regret - - Not being able to give birth to an heir for the king is the biggest pain in my heart. I only hope that the king will allow me to adopt an adopted son."
An Guojun was completely obedient to her. When he heard that Mrs. Huayang had the idea of adopting an adopted son, he would of course agree without hesitation. It's just that in the whole world, it is best for Mrs. Huayang to adopt a descendant of the Ying clan. Otherwise, even if she intends to pass on the mantle to him in the future, she may not be able to convince the Ying clan. So Lord An Guo asked, who could have such a blessing and become his wife's adopted son.
Mrs. Huayang said happily: "Of course he is one of my husband's sons. Although they are all excellent, the one I like most is still Ying Yiren."
Turns out to be Ying Yiren? At this time, isn't Ying Yiren working as a proton in Handan? How could he be favored by Mrs. Huayang? An Guojun raised the doubts in his heart. As long as Mrs. Huayang had a suitable reason, he could approve the matter.
Mrs. Huayang then told Lord An that he believed that Ying Yiren could be willing to be a hostage in Zhao State to stabilize Zhao State. This was undoubtedly a great contribution to Qin State; Qin State attacked Zhao State many times, and Ying Yiren That Yiren can be safe and sound shows that he has extraordinary intelligence; many wise scholars in the world know Ying Yiren's reputation, which shows that he can make friends with heroes all over the world; although he is in the Kingdom of Zhao, he never forgets my husband and me, and from time to time He sent someone to greet him and presented him with the rare toys he had collected. Before she finished speaking, Mrs. Huayang felt relieved and selected one or two exquisite items from some of the items given to him by Ying Yiren and gave them to An Guojun.
An Guojun heard this and thought about it carefully: Whether this Ying Yiren is true or false, he should not be underestimated if he can make Mrs. Huayang whisper in his ear. I can approve him as Mrs. Huayang's adopted son, and then carefully examine him in the future. If he is indeed a talent that can be developed in the future, I can entrust him with the country and the country.
At this point, Ying Yiren's "commodity" finally successfully entered the "buyer's" field of vision.
Of course, Mrs. Huayang is not the only one who is good at turning heads, other concubines are also not easy to deal with. Mrs. Huayang was worried that An Guojun was too soft-spoken, and if others interfered, the matter would probably fall through. Therefore, Mrs. Huayang simply cried, made trouble and hanged herself. At the same time, her eyes were wandering, and she acted coquettishly several times, and finally made An Guojun agree to give her a guarantee. An Guojun had no choice but to carve a jade talisman and promised to temporarily let Ying Yiren be his successor. Once he was convinced that he had talent, he would hand over the country and the country to him.
In order to increase the possibility of Ying Yiren becoming a talented person, Mrs. Huayang and An Guojun discussed that they simply ask the businessman who owns this "commodity" to manage his "commodity" well. In this way, Lu Buwei naturally became Ying Yiren's master. An Guojun and Mrs. Huayang also gave many gifts to Ying Yiren's master, Lu Buwei, and asked him to deliver them to Ying Yiren on his behalf.
This matter has come to an end, and the most urgent thing now is how to rescue Ying Yiren from Handan. Lu Buwei knew very well that if someone else's "order" was placed, if he could not successfully "deliver the goods to your doorstep", everything would be like a mirror in the mirror. Simply relying on your own financial resources is certainly not enough. Even if he is as rich as the enemy, if he cannot outwit him, it will be difficult to successfully send Ying Yiren back to Qin. Nowadays, there are only two people who have the strength to rescue Ying Yiren, one is King Zhao, and the other is naturally King Qin. To King Zhao, Ying Yiren was no different than chicken ribs: it was a pity to throw them away if they were tasteless. Now that Ying Yiren's worth has doubled, what Lu Buwei needs to do most now is to rescue Ying Yiren from Handan before King Zhao knows his value.
Therefore, Lu Buwei set his sights on King Qin Zhaoxiang, King An Guojun's backstage boss. As long as he spoke loudly and put full pressure on the Zhao State, he expected that the Zhao State would also have to let Ying Yiren return to the country.
This time, Lu Buwei still adopted a circumstantial trick. He did not go directly to King Qin Zhaoxiang or the queen, but found the queen's brother Yangquan Jun.
As soon as Lu Buwei saw Mr. Yangquan, he made a preemptive move: "You will be responsible for your crimes even if you die, do you know that?" I heard that this man had become Ying Yiren's teacher, but how could he accuse himself like this when they met? ? Yang Quanjun was very surprised, so he asked Lu Buwei, what crime did he have?
Lu Buwei smiled secretly. He had the upper hand in terms of momentum and was not afraid that you would fall short. Then he said sternly to Lord Yangquan: "You are just a brother of the queen, but looking at your treatment and your pomp, compared to Bai Qi and Fan Ju, it is even worse. Compared with you, Lord An Guo" , it is also a small witch who sees a big witch. But ask yourself, who do you rely on in all this? Of course it is your sister, she is the queen, so you can get the protection of King Qin and enjoy unlimited glory and wealth. In all things, be prepared and never be prepared. Then imagine if one day, the king goes to the west, leaving you and your sister behind. If Lord Ruoan becomes the king, but does not trust you, how should you deal with yourself? According to me, when the time comes, you will not only It’s difficult to preserve your current fame, fortune and status, and you might even face danger for your life.”
When Yangquan Jun heard this, he immediately felt the crisis of the situation and decided to restrain himself in the future. But even if I don't offend others, it doesn't mean that others won't offend me. Therefore, Lord Yangquan politely asked Lu Buwei what he should do to protect himself.
Lu Buwei was waiting for this moment, and he said what he had prepared in his heart: "The current prince will definitely inherit the great cause of the king of Qin in the future, and after he becomes the king of Qin, he will definitely clean up the political situation of Qin. , the useful people will be kept, and the useless people will be eliminated. Mrs. Huayang will definitely be a bustling house by then, because she is the most favored person of An Guojun. But by that time, Mrs. Huayang has become the queen, and there are What reason is there to help others? Unless someone else helped her when she was just a wife, she would repay the favor. I happen to know that because Mrs. Huayang had no heirs, she adopted an adopted son, namely Shang. Ying Yiren is a hostage in the State of Zhao. This man knows how to repay his kindness, is extremely intelligent, and is famous all over the world. If you can help him return to the State of Qin, you will be a great help to Mrs. Huayang, Lord An, and Ying Yiren. You have made a great contribution. In this case, will you still worry that it will be disadvantageous to you in the future? Your position will definitely be impregnable."
Lu Buwei's words can be described as enlightenment, giving Yangquan Jun a sudden sense of enlightenment. So, he went to beg the queen, and the queen smoothly agreed to Yangquan Jun and went to King Qin Zhaoxiang to plead for mercy. But things didn't go very smoothly. Who is King Zhaoxiang of Qin! He has thought more carefully than others: the relationship between Qin and Zhao is currently tense. If Qin takes the initiative to find Zhao, Zhao will inevitably raise the price, which will inevitably increase the difficulty of rescue. King Qin Zhaoxiang thought that as long as the State of Zhao took the initiative to seek peace, the State of Qin could take advantage of the situation and ask the proton to return to the country, and rescue Ying Yiren without anyone noticing. Therefore, he did not immediately agree to the queen's plea.
Lu Buwei knew that the Qin State could only rely on King An, King Qin, Queen Qin and others to stabilize the King of Qin first, while the Zhao State needed to take action himself.
So, after Lu Buwei took care of Qin's side, he returned to Handan of Zhao without stopping. It is worth mentioning that in order to successfully rescue Ying Yiren, An Guojun even gave Lu Buwei three hundred gold as a gift. The queen gave two hundred gold. Even Mrs. Huayang gave one hundred gold and took a bag with her. Boxes of clothing. It can be seen that this matter has been 80% successful, and the remaining 20% chance of winning lies with King Zhao.
After arriving in Handan, Lu Buwei went directly to Ying Yiren's residence and informed Ying Yiren of everything he had done in Qin. He also gave 600 gold and clothes to Ying Yiren, asking him to work more in the future and use all the good steel on the blade. After hearing this, Ying Yiren was overjoyed. He knew that he would probably return to Qin and become the King of Qin.
After that, Lu Buwei truly became Ying Yiren's confidant and was cited as his mentor. Ying Yiren told Lu Buwei everything he thought in his heart.
Of course, as a businessman, maximizing profits is what Lu Buwei needs to do most. Therefore, he was ready to invest further, even at all costs, to process and improve his "commodity". He believes that what he earns is definitely not just a position below one person but above ten thousand people, but the entire world.
