Su Qin, a well-known lobbyist during the Warring States Period and the initiator of the joint vertical and horizontal, was regarded as a guest by the monarchs of the Six Kingdoms for uniting the Six Kingdoms to resist Qin, and held the seal of the Six Kingdoms.
But when Su Qin first went out to lobby, he didn't go to the Six Kingdoms.
After all, the difficulty of moving the monarch of one country is not proportional to the difficulty of moving the monarch of six countries. If you can put aside the Six Kingdoms and directly persuade the monarch of Qin, the road ahead will be much smoother.
Why did Su Qin, who was very eloquent, say that he couldn't move the monarch of Qin?
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Su Qin, a native of Luoyang in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, studied under the legendary famous teacher Guiguzi.
Like many college students who are unemployed after graduation, Su Qin has traveled for many years after graduation, and he has not been doing well, and later even fell to the point of sleeping on the streets.
In order to "save the country with a curve", Su Qin returned home under the cynicism of the whole family, and after realizing the trick of achieving great things with the hard spirit of "head hanging beam and cone piercing stock", he decided to go out again to make a big move.
Su Qin first went to see not the princes and monarchs, but the "fellow countryman" Zhou Tianzi Zhou Xian, who was also in Luoyang. He hoped that he could help King Zhou Xian command the heroes and regain the supreme glory that belonged to the Zhou Dynasty.
It's a pity that there is a reason for the decline of the Zhou royal family. On the one hand, the people around King Zhou Xian looked down on Su Qin, and on the other hand, King Zhou Xian himself did not believe him.
Pity Su Qin, who is so powerful, is actually treated as a liar.
The left and right of King Xian know Su Qin, and there are few of them. Philip. - "Historical Records· Biography of Su Qinlie".
Su Qin had no choice but to turn his gaze to the head of the Qin State, which was located in the west.
At this time, the Qin State had greatly improved its national strength through the Shang Dynasty Reform Law, and its position among other countries was eye-catching.
Although Shang Ying suffered after the death of Qin Xiaogong, the newly appointed King Qin Huiwen, who gritted his teeth with hatred for Shang Ying, did not repeal the new law, and the strength of Qin was still obvious to all.
After a lot of twists and turns, Su Qin came to King Qin Huiwen and expounded his proposition: "The Qin State is surrounded by mountains, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is the real country of abundance. With the geographical location and military strength of the Qin State, it is completely possible to rule the world as the emperor! I have a plan to help the king! ”
King Qin Huiwen looked at Su Qin for a long time, unable to hide the disgust in his heart. For him, a lobbyist like Shang Ying who "does things every day" is annoying enough, and now he has finally solved Shang Ying, how can he come to another lobbyist and persuade himself to be the emperor, this person's flickering level is simply more powerful than Shang Ying.
As a result, King Qin Huiwen also drove Su Qin away without hesitation.
Fang Zhu Shang martingale, disease discernment, Fu use. - "Historical Records· Biography of Su Qinlie".
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On the way back to the Central Plains, Su Qin was very frustrated, if the king of Zhou or the king of Qin was willing to reuse himself, then everyone must be able to achieve two-way achievements and take what they need.
However, these two have eyes and don't know Taishan, and they missed the opportunity in vain. In that case, let's take the most complicated path: lobbying the nations to resist Qin!
Next, Su Qin came to the Six Kingdoms to follow the temptation, go deep and simple, break into the inside, analyze layer by layer, and finally persuaded the monarchs of the Six Kingdoms to open the road of cooperation.
Because of the cooperation of Su and Qin, the Qin State did not dare to send troops to Hanguguan for fifteen years, and the combination of the six countries achieved remarkable results.
So, why can Su Qin say that he can move the monarchs of the six countries, but he can't say that he can't move King Qin Huiwen?
First, the timing is wrong.
King Huiwen of Qin ascended the throne at the age of 19, and in the second year of his reign, he changed "Gong" to "Wang" and became the first king of Qin.
During the reign of King Huiwen of Qin, he laid a solid foundation for Qin's unification of the world through military operations such as sweeping Yiqu in the north, Ping Bashu in the west, Hangu in the east, and Shangyu in the south.
There is a high degree of consistency between the life goals of such a domineering King Qin and Su Qin's "proposal" to annex the six countries with the "Lianheng" strategy. It stands to reason that the two should hit it off.
But the problem is that when King Qin Huiwen first ascended the throne, although the Qin State increased its national strength through the Shang Dynasty Reform, it did not have the strength to send troops to the east.
Once you rush to send troops, you are likely to become the target of public criticism, and in the end, you will lose your wife and lose your troops.
King Huiwen's plan was to stabilize the interior, continue to use the Shang Dynasty to strengthen Qin, and wait until the military was strong and the time was ripe, and then send troops to expand the territory.
And Su Qin happened to hit the time period when King Qin Huiwen was about to smash the foundation, how could King Qin Huiwen reuse him at this time?
Second, there is a lack of external stimulus.
What Su Qin failed to do, was later done by his classmate Zhang Yi.
In history, after Su Qin gained the trust of the monarchs of the six countries through the technique of combining and longitudinal, the down-and-out Zhang Yi went to ask to see King Qin Huiwen with the technique of Lianheng.
After listening to Zhang Yi's strategy, King Qin Huiwen was so happy that he danced with his hands, and decided to reuse him on the spot and give him the glory of the supreme.
In fact, Zhang Yi and Su Qin's way of connecting and crossing is the same, at most, it is more detailed and in-depth than Su Qin's, why can King Qin Huiwen listen to Zhang Yi's words?
That's because, before Zhang Yi went to Qin, Su Qin had already united various countries to attack Qin several times through the strategy of joining forces, exerting countless pressure on Qin.
At this time, for King Qin Huiwen, the way of continuous horizontal is no longer a tactic to dominate the world, but more like a "trick" to solve the current predicament of Qin. At this time, when facing lobbyists like Su Qin and Zhang Yi again, King Qin Huiwen was of course unable to be as disgusted as before.
It's like if you sell a college entrance examination book to a parent of a junior high school student, and you can't sell it if you wear out your mouth, but what about the child in the third year of high school? Doesn't it take much to reach a cooperation?
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On the whole, Su Qin was able to persuade the Six Kingdoms and not move the Qin State, not because of his poor ability, but because the timing of his appearance was not suitable.
The old classmate Zhang Yi can be reused in the Qin State, not because Zhang Yi's ability far surpasses Su Qin, but because Su Qin's combination technique puts pressure on the Qin State, Zhang Yi's Lianheng technique seems to be so painful.
In fact, it is the same in life, sometimes you do your best to do things, but you can't achieve the results you deserve.
Sometimes you can achieve more success than you can imagine.
This is what we often say, "time is also, luck is also".
Su Qin's story tells us that when you encounter setbacks, don't doubt yourself and belittle yourself first, sometimes it's really not your problem, it's the problem of the current situation.
In life, we must not only follow the trend, but also maintain a certain degree of dull sensitivity, and learn to look bearish and look at the long-term.
Insist on doing the difficult but right things, and ensure that you have been walking on a benign track, and the willows and flowers may be at the next crossroads.
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