Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 199: Ying Yiren

In the forty-fifth year of the reign of King Qin,

The princes of Shandong recovered from the fact that Qin's destiny was already determined, and they were ready to make a move again.

The personality that the ancestors of the Xia Dynasty passed down to their descendants is always one of reluctance to accept.

Facing the emperor who conferred titles on many princes,
The people of Chu still have the saying of "not submitting to Zhou".

During the Shang Dynasty when ghost worship was popular, there was even a Shang king who shot an arrow into the sky.

Now the Qin State has only initially accepted the Mandate of Heaven. How long can it last? Will it be suffocated by this pie that fell from the sky? These are all questions.

more importantly,
Once they recognized the Mandate of Heaven of Qin,
Aren't they just going to sit there and wait for death?

This is absolutely not okay!
Let heaven return to heaven,

Mortals belong to mortals!

In any case, the princes will not easily transfer their ancestral country and the power in their hands to the Qin State!

he wants,
Just come and get it yourself!
As a result, friction between the seven countries became intense again.

In fact, because they knew that what was coming would be a life-and-death struggle, the situation became even more intense.

As a result, the living standards of the Qin king's descendants who were held hostage in the six states of Shandong also declined greatly.

In Zhao State,
Ying Yiren's life in Handan was gone forever, and he could only stay in his house and entertain himself.

His own savings could not support him to keep too many slaves, so he could only dismiss them gradually to save money.

Ying Yiren sighed deeply about this and felt that his life was really difficult.

Fortunately, not long after,
His increasingly deserted door welcomed a new guest.

The merchant named Lu Buwei was very generous. He not only recruited many slaves to serve Ying Yiren, but also bought a lot of new furniture for him to embellish his simple house.

As for the expenses of drinking, having fun and enjoying dance and music during the day, they were all paid for by Lu Buwei!
Ying Yiren just needs to enjoy himself!
For this,

Ying Yiren naturally liked it.

But as a prince, he is not stupid.

He knew very well that businessmen were extremely profit-driven.

Lu Buwei must have wanted to gain benefits from him by treating him like this.

So, during a banquet, Ying Yiren, holding the beauty in his arms, suddenly said to Lu Buwei, "What do you want from me?"

Lu Buwei put down his wine glass and said respectfully, "I hope I can help you build your family!"

"So kind?"

Lü Buwei laughed and said frankly, "Because only if your family prospers, my family can also prosper!"

original,

Lu Buwei believed that as one of the many descendants of Qin Prince Zhu, Ying Yiren would not have outstanding abilities or profound wisdom.

As long as he could help him in times of need, he could easily control him and buy this "rare commodity" at a low price and sell it at a high price.

After getting to know each other,

Lu Buwei found that he had underestimated this prince.

He was not a blind and foolish person, but instead possessed the innate shrewdness of the Qin royal family.

Fortunately, he did provide timely help.

So, Lu Buwei immediately changed his plan and became honest with Ying Yiren.

After doing business for a long time,

Lu Buwei was well aware of the destructive power of "sincerity" on some suspicious and overthinking people.

Ying Yiren was indeed moved.

He stood up and invited Lu Buwei into the room for a detailed discussion. When they walked out again, the two sides had formed a new relationship and achieved a great goal!

But it is not easy to achieve this goal.

Time and property,
So much is needed!
Ying Yiren was a hostage.
Can't leave Handan.

Lu Buwei decided to go to Qin State himself to lobby the young and favored wife of the Qin Crown Prince, who had no children, to adopt Ying Yiren as her own.

And before leaving,

In order to calm Ying Yiren's heart and also to provide security for his life in Zhao State, Lu Buwei used his connections to introduce the only daughter of a wealthy merchant in Zhao State to Ying Yiren.

This woman is young and beautiful, and is the apple of her parents' eyes at home.

After Ying Yiren married her, he could get help from his father-in-law and maintain a decent life.

Once a war breaks out between Qin and Zhao, he can rely on his father-in-law's protection to preserve his life and property.

Ying Yiren was very satisfied with Lu Buwei's arrangement and did not mind that the other party was the daughter of a merchant.

After all, he was really short of money now, and Zhao Ji was indeed beautiful.

Before anything big is accomplished,
Of course, the most important thing is to live well in the present!
then,

Ying Yiren arranged a marriage with Zhao Ji according to the etiquette.

Wait until three months later.

The two sides held a wedding.

Then, Lu Buwei set out and headed towards the State of Qin.

Ying Yiren was waiting in Handan for him to send back news.

This should have been a smooth operation. Because Lu Buwei sold a lot of his property, gathered enough money to impress the princes, and found out about Lady Huayang's situation.

Ying Yiren said that since he was the middle child in the Qin State and his mother was not favored, he was always dependent on others. Every time he saw Lady Huayang, he showed her great respect.

The latter's attitude towards strangers is naturally very useful.

At this time, Crown Prince Zhu was already old, while Lady Huayang was very young. Although she was favored, the possibility of her having children was very small.

She needs to consider her own future to avoid a miserable end after the death of Crown Prince Zhu, where the successor has nothing to do with her.

Therefore, Lu Buwei felt that he could succeed by relying on Lady Huayang's relatively good impression of Ying Yiren, his own persuasion, and the mountains of wealth!

He stayed in Qin for a long time, and finally persuaded Lady Huayang and obtained the jade talisman of Prince Zhu, which confirmed Ying Yiren's status as the "legitimate son".

result,

Before Lü Buwei returned,

The friction between Qin and Zhao intensified, and finally triggered the Battle of Changping!
The war was so fierce that it blocked the way back to Zhao from Qin.

Lu Buwei did not dare to risk crossing the line of fire, so he stayed in Qin.

He stayed at the home of a new friend he had made.

The other party was called Heihu, an official of the Qin State.

It is said that his father once treated King Wu of Qin and was favored by the king. However, after Hei moved to Qin, neither his father nor his son had any outstanding talents, and they did not have much desire for power, so they could only hold ordinary official positions in Xianyang City.

Lu Buwei met him when he first arrived in Xianyang, and then was forced to become friends with him under the other party's simple enthusiasm.

no way,
For those who think too much,
Sincerity is indeed a "killer skill".

Ying Yiren couldn't bear it.

Even Lu Buwei couldn't bear it.

After staying at the other party's home, Lu Buwei could also inquire about the battle situation on the front line through the black households and estimate when he could return.

"…The war is almost over!"

"Oh, I have to be busy again!"

One day after the court session, Heihu sat on the ground without any manners and sighed to Lu Buwei.

Lü Buwei asked him, "I heard that Qin had the upper hand in the Battle of Changping. Why do you look so worried?"

Heihu told him, "It is precisely because Qin is about to win that I am working so hard!"

He picked up a jar of water and gulped it down.

"You don't know something!"

"When my father was alive, he saw the Qin people killing captives to save food and fodder expenses, and he couldn't bear it, so he gave advice to the king!"

“He said:
It would be a waste to kill the captives. It would be better to move them to the Western Regions and sell them to the Xinxia people!"

new summer,

They are foreign princes.

Lu Buwei had heard of this country.

But he didn't expect that there would be such a "deal" between Xinxia and Qin!
Lü Buwei, who had been a treacherous businessman for many years, was stunned and couldn't help asking, "Is this good?"

Hei Hu shook his head, "I don't know if it's good or not!"

"Anyway, the king finally agreed and let our family be responsible for the Western Regions and liaisons with Jiaonan Jun and Xinxia."

After thinking about it carefully, Lu Buwei felt that it was understandable for the King of Qin to agree to such a thing.

Western Regions,

The Qin State had been developing for a long time.

With the Mandate of Heaven already determined, the Qin State naturally wanted to take the world into its possession after unifying it so as to expand its territory.

But the barbarians in the Western Regions,

There are just too many.

This made the gentlemen of the various states of China very unhappy!
Being able to transfer the seeds of the various Xia states and disperse the overgrown weeds would be very beneficial to Qin's future plans.

What's more, selling some useless captives to Xinxia in exchange for large quantities of spices and gems was a sure win for the Qin State.

As for the Yuzhi people blocking the road in the north,

As early as when the Qin State decided to export talents abroad, it was severely hit and learned which forces should not be provoked.

Now is the time when the other party is recovering and has no ability to stop Qin from doing business.

In the Battle of Changping, both Qin and Zhao deployed huge forces.

After the victory, the number of prisoners will naturally not be small.

It is true that he went to Zhao State to purchase goods.

　(*^@^*) The nobles of the Zhou Dynasty were actually very thoughtful when choosing wives. After all, the atmosphere at that time was indeed open-minded and no one wanted to encounter bad things.

　　Therefore, after the engagement, the two parties will not sleep together right away, but will bring the person home to stay for a few months. On the one hand, it is to allow them to get in touch with each other and cultivate feelings, and on the other hand, it is to make sure that there are no problems. Only then will they formally enter into a marriage relationship.

　　Duke Xuan of Wei took advantage of this loophole when he married a daughter-in-law in Xintai.

　　He asked for a princess of Qi to marry his son. After he got her, he found that his daughter-in-law was very beautiful, so he arranged for his son to go on a diplomatic mission to a foreign country and took the opportunity to make his daughter-in-law his concubine.

　　Because the wedding had not yet taken place, but the person had already been taken away, there was nothing the Qi State could do.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)