Chapter 45 Section 3 Handan, the capital of Zhao State

At this time, King Zhao Mourning was in power in Zhao Guo.King Zhao Mourning, named Yan, came to the throne one year later than Yingzheng, but unlike Yingzheng, he was a puppet king for eight years.King Zhao Yuxiang had already mastered the supreme power of Zhao State when he ascended the throne. The so-called Zhao Mourning King, the word "Mourning Xiang" in it is a posthumous title.The posthumous title system was first formulated for Zhou Gongdan and Jiang Ziya. Later generations saw that this system was good, so things continued like this.Posthumous posthumous title, the trace of deeds, that is, after the person's death, his life is refined into one or two words to summarize his life, such as Duke Huan of Qi, King Zhuang of Chu, etc.

The posthumous posthumous legal system can be called the original creation of China.In the face of death, everyone is equal, and in the face of the posthumous law, the truth is the truth.Confucius wrote "Spring and Autumn", which contains praise and criticism in the records, and his words are small and righteous, but the rebellious officials and thieves are afraid.The function of the posthumous posthumous method is similar to this.There are good posthumous titles for goodness, and bad posthumous posthumous titles for evil ones, and the king is no exception.In "Historical Records of Justice · Posthumous Posthumous Method Explanation", I roughly counted, and there are one hundred and three characters used for posthumous titles.Each word is the same as the hexagrams in the Book of Changes, and has a corresponding explanation for checking in.Therefore, a person can roughly guess his posthumous name before he dies.

The posthumous law has three interpretations of the word "mourning": mourning from the place of fear, mourning when one dies early in the middle of the year, and mourning when one performs labor sacrifices.There are two interpretations of the word "Xiang": "Xiang" is called "Xiang" if the land is built with virtue, and "Xiang" is called "Xiang" if the armor has labor.Specific to King Zhao Mourning Xiang, the "mourning" should refer to early death in the middle of the year, which means that the year is not worthy of one's ambition.Its "Xiang" is used as a nail helmet, which means never tire of conquering.In other words, King Zhao Mourning and Xiang's life can be described like this: He does not love peace and loves war, and he dies before his ambition is fulfilled.

Of course, King Zhao Mourning is still alive at this time, and he is in high spirits, ready to show his ambitions. He would never have imagined that his time in this world is only one year left.Former US President Roosevelt once said that things always get worse and worse before the good news comes.So, can we conversely say that things always get better before tragedy strikes?Perhaps, it may not be true to say so, but at least for King Zhao Mourning at this time, this kind of statement couldn't be more correct. This is the tenth year that King Zhao Mourning has been in power, and the state affairs are progressing smoothly.Under the auspices of King Zhao Mourning and under the operation of Yao Jia, the four countries of Zhao, Yan, Qi, and Chu united as one, and successfully formed an international situation of gang fights against Qin.After experiencing the fiasco of Changping, Zhao finally ushered in the best opportunity for the revival of the great power.

However, just when the situation was so perfect, tragedy came quietly.And this tragedy stems from the two mistakes made by King Zhao Mourning in succession.Let's look at his first mistake first. The arrogant king is loyal.Guo Kai was originally the most favored minister of King Zhao Mourning, and also the most loyal minister in the eyes of King Zhao Mourning. However, under the attack of Qin's money shells, Guo Kai was the first to be captured.Taking people's money to eliminate disasters for others, Guo Kai then slandered King Zhao Mourning that he wanted to get rid of Yao Jia for Qin.

In fact, small reports also pay attention to packaging. Guo Kai's strategy is to package Yao Jia as a scumbag.Fortunately, Yao Jia's character is notoriously bad, it's easy to find fault with him, and it's even easier to pour dirty water on him. Guo Kaidao: "Your Majesty, Yao Jia embezzled public funds." King Zhao Mourning was stunned for a moment, then sighed: "No official is not corrupt, let him be. After all, talents are rare." Guo Kai said again: "Yao Jia secretly molested the concubine." King Zhao Mourning's complexion changed drastically, and he said in a ruthless voice, "Wanderers, are you shameless?"

Guo Kai said again: "Yao Jia also spoke bad things about the king behind his back. He said that the king is a king who has subjugated the country. He has great ambitions, lack of talent, arrogance, and short-sightedness. Zhao's hundreds of years of foundation will definitely be destroyed in the hands of the king." King Zhao Mourning Xiang was furious, and jumped up against the case, cursing, "Mother Xipi." So he ordered Yao Jia to be expelled, and he was not allowed to step into the land of Zhao State again.The imperial edict was issued, and a Zhao official raised Mao to persuade him, "Yao Jia, the loyal minister of the king, both Han and Wei want to get him, and his old friend will make the king chase him, but I will accept it. Now the king chases him, it is Han. , Wei wants to win, but the king's loyal ministers are guilty." King Zhao Mourning was furious, how could he listen!

When Yao Jia was less than forty years old, he had already presided over the unification of the four kingdoms, and became an international figure in one fell swoop. Scholars and women expressed their love one after another, and princes competed for friendship.Feeling proud of the spring breeze, Yao Jia couldn't help but say, "Yao Jia, I knew that you wouldn't spend your whole life watching the city gates like your father did.You are destined to be very rich. Like Li Si, Yao Jia was born at the bottom of society.Yao Jia was even worse than Li Si because he was a young man who had lost his footing - he had been a thief and was hanged and beaten for it.This embarrassing incident has also become an indelible stain in his life for quite a long time.Afterwards, people would often ridicule him with this incident, and Yao Jia could not help arguing, "It's stealing, not stealing. It's easy to cut? Can a scholar's business be considered stealing?"

The man laughed and said, "Then why were you hung up and beaten?" Yao Jia said, "Is it rare? Zhang Yi was also hung up and beaten before." Zhang Yi is the pride of the Wei people, and his history of incidents is known to everyone in Daliang, the capital.The man sneered and said, "Zhang Yi has been wronged. How can you compare with Zhang Yi?" If you are poor and have nothing to do, you must steal the jade of the king." Zhang Yi was held together, and hundreds of lashes were plundered, but if he refused to accept it, he let it go.) Yao Jiayou defended himself, "So what? Anyway, they were hung up and beaten."

Having said that, this savage beating really woke Yao Jia up.Yao Jia began to seriously think about his future.He asks himself, what is the thief asking for?Wealth.Since you want money, why do you have to steal it?Seeking wealth through poverty, agriculture is not as good as industry, industry is not as good as business, and embroidery is not as good as Yishimen.So, what about being a businessman?Although discriminated against by scholar-bureaucrats, it is real money and affordable after all. Thinking of this, Yao Jia shook his head firmly.A businessman hoards goods for profit, buys and sells them, and always compares pennies and bahts. After all, he is like a mother-in-law's family, not the work of a man.If you want to do business, then do the best business.What is the best business?Nothing is better than selling war!Once you can really sell wars, you will no longer be a businessman, but a strategist, a more resounding and noble name.Yes, I want to be like Su Qin and Zhang Yi, a man can't be a general, he has to be an envoy, and it's enough to talk and talk.

The goal was determined, and Yao Jia studied hard and made great progress in his knowledge.Later, when someone teased him about stealing things, he said disdainfully, "What do you know, I'm not stealing, I'm doing an experiment." The man said with a smirk on his face, "Really, then have you achieved anything?" Yao Jia kept a straight face and said very seriously, "If you don't do it according to the way, you won't get it even if you work hard. If you don't have what you want, you won't be able to do it, no matter how strong you are." Yao Jia's solemn demeanor forced the teasers to put away their smiles and stand in awe, knowing that they would look at this kid with admiration from now on. In the past few years, Yao Jia's reputation has gradually spread far and wide, and the king of Wei summoned him.During the banquet, King Wei couldn't stand the instigation of his officials, so he teased Yao Jiadao, "Confucius said: A gentleman is always poor, but a villain is too poor. When you were poor, you were a thief. Could it be that you are a villain?" Yao Jia laughed loudly and said, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten that Confucius once said another sentence. At that time, Ji Kangzi was troubled by robbers and asked Confucius. Confucius said to him: "If a dog does not desire, even if he rewards him, he will not steal." If you are poor, you will have teeth, if you are poor, you will peck, if you are poor, you will be pecking, and if you are poor, you will be cheating. This is the nature of all creatures in the world. The humble minister was a thief in Wei Dynasty. It is not the fault of the humble minister, but the fault of the king. Laughing at me, isn't it almost?" King Wei was rendered speechless by the rebuttals, but he was ultimately dissatisfied. Although he appreciated Yao Jia's talents, he did not reuse them in view of his unclear past.When Yao Jia came to Han, Han Wang also admired his talent, but for the same reason, he refused to reuse it. Yao Jia lobbied the princes, and finally met the confidant of King Zhao Mourning.King Zhao Yuxiang was an anomaly among the princes and kings at that time, and he didn't care about fame and festivals.As for men, talent is enough, so he can reuse Yao Jia.As for a woman, it is good to have good looks, so he was able to bring a Handan prostitute into the harem, pamper him to the fullest, depose Zhao Jia, the original son of the prostitute, and make Zhao Qian, the son born to him by the prostitute, the son of the prostitute, as the heir to the throne. legal heir. Yao Jia has succeeded in the alliance of the four countries, and he is ambitious. He thinks that in the near future, he can be like Su Qin, adoring the six countries, as if he is the Secretary-General of the United Nations.Zhao Wang's expulsion order was like a bolt from the blue, shattering his dream to pieces.Zhao Guo can't stay here anymore, where should he go next?The kings of Han and Wei really value me, but the two countries are too weak, and there is no future to speak of.A tree that can be grasped is difficult to have branches that can be arched together.The muddy water cannot tolerate the fish that swallow the boat.The best choice is to go west to Qin.If you can't be Su Qin, then you can be Zhang Yi. The best thing in life is to love someone and be loved in return.Just when Yao Jia wanted to go to Xianyang to lobby Yingzheng, he also received a warm invitation letter from Wei Liao.Yao Jialan was overjoyed, knowing that it must be the intention of Ying Zheng to call him.As a result, the haze of failure was swept away, and Yao Jia left Handan alone without any regrets. Outside Handan City, Yao Jialema looked back at the Zhao Palace and said coldly, I'll be back.