Chapter 28 2. Make Qin want to save the country, and Han Fei is involved in the grand plan

Since getting rid of Lai Ai and Lu Buwei and formally taking over the supreme power from the queen mother Zhao Ji, especially after getting the rare military genius Wei Liao, Qin Wang Yingzheng felt the importance of power and possessive desire for power more and more. His only wish is to unify China and complete the unfinished business of more than 30 generations of Qin's ancestors.However, how to attack the six countries, which country to attack, when is the best time to attack, and how to deploy the overall situation of the war cannot be decided for a while. At this time, Li Si played another strategy that was decisive for Qin's unification of the six countries after the "Book of Remonstrance and Chasing Guests".Li Si thought: "Your Majesty should immediately launch a war to unify the six countries. Now is the right time, because the Qin State has been operating for hundreds of years, and with the efforts of successive generations, it has developed into a powerful country. In fact, the other six countries cannot compete with Qin, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, it must not be missed, and it will never come back!"

After listening to Li Si's suggestion, Qin Wang Yingzheng said: "The unification of the six countries is the dream of dozens of generations of Qin's ancestors, and it is also a great cause that I want to accomplish with all my heart. The reason why I have not fully launched the annexation of the six countries The war is just waiting for the opportunity. After more than ten years of waiting, today, the opportunity has finally arrived. However, the headache for everyone is, which country should we destroy first?" "When King Qin Zhaoxiang was in power, he used the strategy of long-distance and close-attack to open up a lot of territory for Qin. We should also learn from them and implement the tactics of long-distance and close-attack. We started from South Korea, which is the closest to us, and then went to Qi, which is the farthest from us. .Keep Korea out first, and then you can intimidate the other six countries. Your Majesty, what do you think?" Li Si said from the side.

"Aiqing's analysis is very thorough, which shows that Aiqing, like this king, is bothering about the unification war." Qin Wang Yingzheng agreed: "Then let's start with destroying Korea!" After hearing Li Si's tactical thinking on destroying the six kingdoms, Qin Wang Yingzheng felt that Li Si was a rare talent.Therefore, Li Si was suddenly mentioned in the long history of the central government of Qin. Li Si saluted and bid farewell to King Yingzheng of Qin, and on the way home, he thought: "If this is the best time for Qin to unify the six kingdoms, isn't it also 'this is the time for all eternity' for me, Li Si? It's time for Li Si to stand out, and I must seize this opportunity!"

The news that Qin Wang Yingzheng decided to attack South Korea soon reached Han Wangan.After Han Wangan learned about it, he was very anxious. He knew very well that if Qin launched a war against South Korea, South Korea's current strength would not be able to compete with Qin's army at all.In order not to destroy the country, Han Wangan summoned Han Fei and wanted him to be an envoy to the State of Qin to persuade King Qin Yingzheng to give up the war against South Korea. Very demanding. Han Fei was ordered to come to the state of Qin, and was grandly received by King Yingzheng of Qin, who had always admired Han Fei's talents.Han Fei immediately sent a memorial called "Cun Han" to Qin Wang Yingzheng, and put forward his own views and opinions.Han Fei believes: "South Korea is weak and small, its strength is far inferior to that of Qin, and it is intertwined with Qin's land. Therefore, in order to protect itself, South Korea has been pursuing a policy of serving Qin for more than 30 years. Qin The relationship between Han and Han is like mats and cushions to sit in a house. What is the difference between such a South Korea and a county of Qin's own?

"Besides, among Han, Zhao, and Wei, Zhao State is the strongest. Zhao State has been expanding its army, united against Qin, and trying to destroy Qin State. Therefore, Zhao State is the main and most powerful enemy of Qin State. If Qin State If you destroy South Korea, which is almost a vassal state of yours, and let go of Zhao, other vassal states will not be friendly with Qin, but will choose to form an alliance with Zhao, then Qin will be very dangerous. "In addition, although South Korea is weak, it is not easy to be wiped out so easily. Because South Korea is located in the "Four World Wars", it has to deal with foreign enemies from east to west. South Korea is in such a geography that is not conducive to its own prosperity. It has grown stronger in terms of position. So this country cannot be easily wiped out."

In order to make his memorials convincing enough to shake Qin Wang Yingzheng's determination to destroy Han, Han Fei not only put forward the reasons for "preserving Han", but also put forward a specific plan for how to destroy Zhao in an orderly manner. He said in the memorial: "If the state of Qin wants to destroy the state of Zhao, it can first bribe the important officials of the state of Chu with a lot of money, publicize the bad deeds of the state of Zhao, and then send hostages to the state of Wei to stabilize the state of Wei, and then lead South Korea to attack the state of Zhao. After the state of Zhao is destroyed, South Korea can be surrendered as long as a document is issued."

After Qin Wang Yingzheng read the memorial, he also fell into a contradiction for a while.But he did not make a decision immediately, but sent Han Fei's memorial to the ministers in the court for discussion when he went to court.During the court meeting, Li Si was the first to stand up against Han Fei, saying: "To Qin, South Korea is like a hidden disease in people's hearts. Although this disease will not break out now, it will definitely break out sooner or later. If we To attack Zhao State, it is necessary to mobilize the power of the whole country. At this time, the heart disease in South Korea will break out, and the tragedy of Qin Mugong's defeat of Xiaoshan may be repeated. And from a geographical point of view, the more one or the other, the more It won't work. If Qin wants to rule the world, it must go from near to far, and the far side will attack the near side."

Faced with the tit-for-tat views of Han Fei and Li Si, Qin Wang Yingzheng adopted Han Fei's opinion after careful consideration, that is, "abandon Han and attack Zhao" first, so as not to destroy South Korea first, causing Zhao, Chu, Wei and other countries to attack together. Of. At this time, Li Si went on to play and said: "If the king wants to destroy the six countries, he not only needs military power, but also uses Mr. Wei's diplomatic means of "money and money". If you are willing to accept bribes, then assassinate him and let the countries disintegrate from the inside first, so that when we go to attack, it will be much easier."

"Hmm! Since Aiqing advises the widows in this way, who is the right one to send?" Qin Wang Yingzheng asked. "My lord, do you still remember Yao Jia?" Li Si asked tentatively. "Why don't you remember? He was a hero who made great contributions to our Great Qin Empire when the four countries united against Qin! How can I not remember?" "Since that's the case, let's send Yao Jia. In this regard, there is no one more suitable than him." However, when Han Fei heard that Qin Wang Yingzheng was going to use Yao Jia's all-conquering bribery diplomatic means, he immediately wrote a letter to Qin Wang Yingzheng, denouncing Yao Jia and pointing out the three major crimes committed by Yao Jia.

Article 1: Yao Jia took Qin’s money and worked in the four countries that united against Qin for three years, but did not see much effect, and most of the money went into his own pocket. Article 2: Yao Jia used the power granted to him by the King of Qin to make personal contacts with princes in various princes and build a network of relationships for himself. Article 3: Yao Jia comes from a humble background and has bad conduct.He was originally from the state of Wei, and his father was a pawn guarding the city gate, and he had committed the crime of theft in the state of Wei.Later, when he arrived in the state of Zhao, he was expelled by the state of Zhao again.

Because of stuttering, Han Fei can only express his ideas and thoughts fluently and clearly with a pen, so he can only rely on writing to give advice.He scolded Yao Jia because he knew very well the lethality of the sugar-coated bullet of bribery. After Qin Wang Yingzheng read Han Fei's letter, he summoned Yao Jia to question him. "I heard that you took the money given to you by the widow to go privately with the princes, and even embezzled public funds." "It's true." Yao Jia admitted without being humble or overbearing. "You have nothing to hide!" Qin Wang Yingzheng was furious, and almost stood up from the dragon chair, "Since you do this, how can you still have the face to meet widows?" "Your Majesty must have listened to someone's slander! In history, there have been too many incidents of killing Zhongliang by listening to slander. If Your Majesty listened to slander, you would not have any loyal ministers under you. I have nothing to defend myself, but As evidenced by the heavens, everything I do is for you, Your Majesty, to rule the world." Yao Jia said without fear, and looked confident. "Let's not talk about these things for now. I also heard that you are the son of a gatekeeper. You have committed the crime of theft and been expelled from Zhao Guo. Is there such a thing?" Qin Wang Yingzheng continued to ask. "That's right, there are these things." Yao Jia said and laughed. "It seems that the person who reported me knows a lot about my past!" He immediately recovered his serious demeanor. "But on the other hand, aren't there many people like me? Jiang Taigong, who helped King Wen of Zhou back then, was also expelled when he was in Qi State? Let's not talk about anything else, let's talk about the former king of Qin State. Baili Xi in Qin Mugong’s period was bought by Qin Mugong in exchange for five sheepskins, but didn’t he help Qin Mugong make Qin rise up? Which one of them came from a famous family? Didn’t these people all help their own monarchs achieve success? Did you achieve some hegemony?" After Qin Wang Yingzheng heard it, he felt that what Yao Jia said was reasonable, so he stopped holding Yao Jia accountable and let him go. The distraught Yao Jia returned to his fief and asked around who had denounced him.He knew very well that this time, if he hadn't been eloquent and borrowed ancient metaphors to describe himself, he might have suffered a catastrophe.So he vowed to find out whoever reported him and avenge him. Soon Yao Jia learned that Han Fei had reported him.In order to vent his hatred, he approached Li Si and discussed with him a plan to get rid of Han Fei.One of these two people wanted to avenge their personal revenge, and the other wanted to remove obstacles in their official careers, so they hit it off. So they went to speak to King Yingzheng of Qin respectively. Li Si said: "Han Fei is a nobleman of the Korean royal family. Now that the Qin State has annexed the princes, it is a foregone conclusion. Han Fei's lineage determines that he will not contribute to Qin after all. This is also human nature." With Han Fei's knowledge and talent, if he can't be used by the king, if he stays in Qin for a long time and then returns to South Korea safely, how much Qin's information will go with him, and it will eventually become Qin's legacy. Han Fei made Qin It has been a period of time, not only did Qin have no merit, but also used writing to disrupt the law several times, the king might as well punish him according to the law to eliminate the disaster." As soon as Li Si left, Yao Jia followed him. He came to advise King Qin Yingzheng, "Your Majesty staying in Han Fei for a long time is setting yourself on fire! I am really worried that Your Majesty will miss the great cause of unifying the six kingdoms because of a temporary personal affair. So I couldn't help reminding the king: Han Fei is the son of South Korea, and he will definitely not help Qin, which is self-evident. He also came to Qin as an envoy to preserve his own country. , you must not keep him for a long time, and of course you must not let him go, otherwise he may become a disaster for the Qin State. Please think twice!" After listening to their advice, Qin Wang Yingzheng knew that he could not win over Han Fei and make him use him, but he also pitied Han Fei's talent and couldn't bear to kill him, so he ordered Han Fei to be thrown into prison. Not long after Han Fei was thrown into prison, Li Si, who wanted to get rid of Han Fei quickly, sent poison to Han Fei behind Qin Wang Yingzheng's back.Han Fei wanted to appeal but couldn't, so he had to commit suicide by taking poison in prison. Li Si's success lies in his understanding of "getting the time without slack", "getting the time" means getting an opportunity, and "not slack" means not neglecting this opportunity.In other words, there are very few opportunities in a person's life. When the opportunities come, if you don't grasp them tightly, you will miss them forever.As the ancients said, "the opportunity must not be lost, and the time will never come".Li Si saw that the time had come for Qin to destroy the six kingdoms, and he seized this opportunity, so he was reused by King Qin Yingzheng.