Chapter 60 Section 11 Li Si Offers a Plan to Take the World

Before Cai Ze left, he gave Li Si a hard look. Although Cai Ze's eyes were vicious and cold, Li Si didn't take it seriously.He knew that he had completely offended Cai Ze, and he made a big mistake for Cai Ze.Li Si smiled wryly in his heart: Cai Ze, why do you hate me?Power is like a hare in a busy market, facing impermanence, everyone gets it and chases it away.You Cai Ze chased it, and I, Li Si, naturally chased it too.Besides, I didn't get something for nothing, I also risked my head to fight with my life, is it easy for me?Although I have temporarily escaped your poisonous hands, it is really hard to say whether my life will be saved in the end.

After Cai Ze left, Ying Zheng asked, "Unification of the six countries will not be achieved overnight. In my opinion, what should be the priority?" This question is very broad and vague. When speaking to two kinds of people, you must be simple, clear and straightforward.One is for the particularly mentally handicapped, and the other is for the particularly intelligent.Li Si knew that when dealing with a highly intelligent and impatient person like Ying Zheng, he must speak concisely, with clear and fresh views, and must not beat around the bush and ramble.In philosophy, dialectics can be advocated.To persuade others, especially kings, dialectics cannot be used.It sounds like everything has been said, but it seems like nothing has been said.The essence of dialectics lies in two words: but.Once you know how to use but, you know dialectics.

Li Sidao: "Your position is low, I dare not talk about internal affairs, please talk about foreign affairs. Everyone in the world knows that the division of Qin's interests in the six countries is not good for the combination of the six countries. I think that although the division of the six countries is in the interests of Qin, if we can make it The division of each of the six countries is especially beneficial to the Qin State. Not only must the six countries be governed by themselves, but each country must not be governed by itself. If it is separated from the strategy of its monarchs and ministers, so that within a country, political opinions are different, and there is no consensus. If there is no government and chaos, it is also waiting to be punished."

"Since this is the case, how should we do it?" "In my opinion, my king should send counselors to persuade the princes with gold and jade, so as to drive apart the six kingdoms so that they cannot be of one mind." Ying Zheng lazily said, "It's not uncommon for the ancient kings to implement this plan of alienation." Li Si calmly said, "Women and children know the tricks of alienation. It's not surprising. The same sword can cut through thorns and thorns, or take the head of a general among millions of troops. Although the sword is the same, it can be used with it." The method is also different. The predecessors used the strategy of separation, either for a temporary expediency, or to relieve the urgent need. The strategy of separation offered by the ministers is like the restoration of the sky net, which is sparse but not leaked. The monarchs and ministers of the six countries are all in the net. Take off. My lord, dare to ask my king, if my king fights his iron-blooded teacher to come to the six kingdoms. In my king's opinion, whoever wants to fight and who wants to surrender?"

"There may be nine-tenths of those who want to fight, but less than one-tenth of those who want to surrender." "If my king can use the strategy of his ministers, the princes and famous scholars can give money to those who are rich, and they will be generous; those who are unwilling, will be stabbed with a sharp sword. Those who are willing to stay with the Qin Dynasty, and those who are against the Qin Dynasty will be punished. After one year, there will be as many as seven who want to fight, and as many as thirty who want to surrender. Ten years later, there will be half and half of those who want to fight and half of those who want to surrender. At this time, the sky net will be closed, and the Qin division will come out. The fighting spirit of the six kingdoms has declined It is not easy for my king to sit down and accept it."

So Yingzheng nodded and praised him, thinking it was the best policy.Pigs should be fattened before killing, while countries should be thinned before being destroyed.Divorce schemes are common, but such a large-scale and large-scale discord scheme has caused each of the six countries to suffer from schizophrenia, centrifugal up and down, and internal collapse. This is indeed the first time. Seeing Ying Zheng's expression of admiration, Li Si decided to light another fire, so he said: "My minister Li Si has exhausted his words, please serve the wok."