Chapter 40 39 Fan Ju's long-range and short-range attack strategy

Lin Xiangru and Lian Po worked together to defend the State of Zhao, but the State of Qin really did not dare to invade.But Qin State got a lot of land from Chu State and Wei State.At that time, the real power of Qin State was in the hands of the Queen Mother of Qin State and her brother Rang (sound rang) Hou Weiran.In 270 BC, Ranghou wanted to send troops to attack Qi. At this time, King Zhaoxiang of Qin received a letter named Zhang Lu, saying that he had something important to see. Zhang Lu was originally from the state of Wei, and his original name was Fan Ju (ju sound ju, one is Fan Ju, sound sui).It was originally a retainer of Xu Jia (sound gu), a doctor of the state of Wei.Once, Xu Jia took Fan Ju on an envoy to the state of Qi.King Xiang of Qi heard that Fan Ju was quite talented, so he secretly sent someone to meet Fan Ju and gave him a generous gift, but Fan Ju resolutely declined.

Just for this matter, Xu Jia suspected that he was having an affair with the state of Qi.After returning to Wei State, he reported to Xiangguo Wei Qi.Wei Qi tortured Fan Ju so severely that he almost died of breath, his ribs were broken, and two of his front teeth were knocked out.Finally, Wei Qi asked someone to wrap him in a broken mat and throw him in the toilet. When it got dark, Fan Ju woke up from a coma. He saw a soldier guarding him, and Fan Ju begged him for help.The guard let him go secretly, but reported to Wei Qi that Fan Ju was dead. In order to avoid Wei Qi's pursuit, Fan Ju changed his name and surname, calling himself Zhang Lu.

At that time, there happened to be an envoy from the State of Qin going to the State of Wei, and Fan Ju secretly went to see the envoy.The envoy took him to the state of Qin. When Fan Ju arrived in the State of Qin, he gave a memorial to King Qin Zhaoxiang. King Qin Zhaoxiang agreed to meet him in Li Palace on a date. On that day, Fan Ju went to leave the official, and on the way in the palace, he met King Qin Zhaoxiang coming in a car.Fan Ju deliberately pretended not to know that it was King Qin, and did not avoid it. King Qin's attendants yelled loudly: "The king is here."

Fan Ju said coldly: "What, is there still a king in Qin?" While arguing, King Qin Zhaoxiang arrived, only to hear Fan Ju still muttering there: "I only heard that there is a queen mother and Ranghou in Qin State, where is there any king?" These words are speaking to King Qin's heart.He hurriedly invited Fan Ju to the Li Palace, ordered the left and right to withdraw, and met Fan Ju alone. King Qin Zhaoxiang said: "I sincerely ask for your advice. No matter who is involved, from the queen mother to the officials of the court, just speak straight." Fan Ju began to discuss.He said: "The Qin State has a vast land and its soldiers are brave. It is an easy task to rule the princes, but there has been no achievement in the past fifteen years. It must be said that the Xiangguo (referring to Ranghou) has not been loyal to the Qin State. Your Majesty also made mistakes."

King Qin Zhaoxiang said, "Where do you think I made a mistake?" Fan Ju said: "Qi State is very far away from Qin State, and South Korea and Wei State are separated in between. Your Majesty wants to send troops to attack Qi State. Even if everything goes smoothly and defeats Qi State, Your Majesty will not be able to connect Qi State and Qin State. We For the king's sake, the best way is to attack from a distance. For Qi, which is far away from us, we must temporarily stabilize it, and take down some neighboring countries first. This will expand Qin's territory. Every inch is an inch, and every inch is a foot. One foot. If Han and Wei are annexed first, Qi will not be able to keep it."

King Qin Zhaoxiang nodded in agreement, and said: "If the Qin State can really conquer the six countries and unify the Central Plains, it all depends on the master's strategy of attacking from a distance." At present, King Qin Zhaoxiang worshiped Fan Ju as a guest to chat, and according to his strategy, he took South Korea and Wei as the main targets of attack. A few years later, King Zhaoxiang of Qin dismissed Ranghou Xiangguo from his position, and prevented the Queen Mother from participating in the government affairs, and formally worshiped Fan Ju as prime minister. The king of Wei panicked when he was threatened by Qin.Xiangguo Wei Qi heard that the prime minister of Qin State was from Wei State, so he sent Xu Jia to Qin State to seek peace.

When Fan Ju heard that Xu Jia had arrived in Qin State, he changed into old clothes and went to see him in the guest house. When Xu Jia saw that Fan Ju was still alive, he was shocked and said, "What are you doing now?" Fan Ju said, "I'm here to be someone's messenger." Seeing that he was wearing thin clothes and shivering from the cold, Xu Jia took out a cocoon silk gown, gave it to Fan Ju, and asked him to eat with him. Xu Jia said: "I heard that the King of Qin has made great use of his prime minister, Zhang Lu. I really want to meet him. Is there anyone who can introduce me?"

Fan Ju said: "My master is acquainted with the prime minister. If the doctor wants to see the prime minister, I will serve you to see him." Fan Ju accompanied Xu Jia to the door of Xiangfu, and said to Xu Jia: "Doctor, wait a moment, I will report." Not long after Fan Ju entered, an order came from inside: "The prime minister is promoted: call Xu Jia to enter."Xu Jia asked the waiter at the gate, "Uncle Fan, who came with me just now, why hasn't he come out?" The gatekeeper said: "Where did Uncle Fan come from? Wasn't the one who went in just now our prime minister?"

It was only then that Xu Jia knew that the prime minister Zhang Lu was Fan Ju, and was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat.After he entered, he knelt on the ground and crawled in front of Fan Ju, kowtowed repeatedly, and said, "I Xu Jia was blind and offended the prime minister, please punish me." Fan Ju scolded Xu Jia harshly, and then said: "You saw me today, and you gave me this silk robe, which is still a bit human. For this sake, I will spare your life." Then, he asked Xu Jia to send a letter to the king of Wei, asking the king of Wei to kill Wei Qi before allowing the state of Wei to cede the land for peace.

Xu Jia returned to the state of Wei and reported Fan Ju's words to the king of Wei.The king of Wei was willing to cede land for peace.Wei Qi had no choice but to commit suicide. Wei Guo asked for peace, and Qin Guo first attacked South Korea according to Fan Ju's strategy of making close attacks from far away.