In the chaotic Warring States, on the kung fu of lip service, if Su Qin is called the second, I am afraid that no one dares to call the first. Relying on a mouth, this benevolent brother successfully fooled into the Six Kingdoms Seal and mixed with the rich and famous fortune of half a lifetime, and this eloquence and brain were indeed leveraged.
After the Spring and Autumn Period entered the Warring States Period, the annexation wars between the princely states became more intense, and the powerful countries were Qi, Chu, Qin, Zhao, Wei, Han, and Yan. As for small countries such as the Song Dynasty and the Zheng Kingdom, although the land area is not small, it has basically been marginalized, decayed and uncompetitive, and has become the cutting board meat of the above seven countries.
In the Warring States period at that time, although national strength was important, strategy was also indispensable, so if you want to dominate, you can't simply hard steel, and you also need strategy to assist military operations. Even the Qin state that later swept through the six kingdoms could not dominate the world in the end if it did not use strategy to split the opponents- because there were too many princely states, if they united to attack the Qin state, the Qin state would certainly not be able to defeat it.
Therefore, in this form, a big country as strong as the Qin state also needs strategists and zongheng families to advise the monarch so that it can effectively annex the six kingdoms. The other six countries, such as the State of Wei and the State of Qi, are also more eager for talents, and also want to recruit a martingale-like talent, through the transformation of the law to become rich and strong, overnight can become one of the "superpowers" ranks.
The market has generated demand, so a large number of gods with various governance plans have appeared one after another, running around in the Seven Heroes of the Warring States, recommending to the princes of various countries their own "prescriptions" for ruling the world and the world, hoping that which monarch will be wise and talented, and look at himself, so that he can turn around and obtain glory and wealth.
Sengoku Seven Heroes
Strength sets the stage for political struggles, power skills are wonderful performances on the stage, Su Qin is an outstanding "actor" and the best among these strategists. However, Su Qin, who later became a successful person, did not have a smooth job search at the beginning, but almost could not open the pot.
Su Qin was a native of Luoyang, Eastern Zhou (present-day Luoyang, Henan), and in order to learn the strategy of crossing the world, Su Qin did not hesitate to sell his property and left Luoyang to join the first master of the Warring States period, Ghost Valley, hoping to learn skills from Ghost Valley.
Su Qin
At that time, if a person lived in an environment of peace and self-preservation, but did such a risk that violated tradition, it was simply deviant. In the eyes of relatives and friends, Su Qin's behavior was simply a big disobedience to the world, and his parents, brothers, sisters-in-law, and his wife did not approve of his approach.
This is a bit similar to the 1990s, when a civil servant actually quit his iron rice bowl and ran to set up a stall, which seemed inconceivable to others.
However, in Su Qin's view, Ghost Guzi had already educated Pang Juan and Sun Zhen, two military masters who were galloping around the world, so Su Qin was convinced that as long as he learned a skill in Ghost Guzi, he would certainly achieve something and leave his name in history.
Sengoku Odd Man Oni Guzi
Su Qin, who had returned from his studies at Ghost Valley, decided to show his talents, and he set his sights on the powerful Qin State. It was difficult for the former Duke Xiao of Qin to meet, and it was even more difficult for the current King Huiwen of Qin to meet, because the Qin state was stronger than before. In order to meet Qin Xiaogong, Shang Martin once turned to the eunuchs in the palace; and in order to meet the more difficult to see King Huiwen of Qin, Su Qin also spent a lot of "personnel" at the expense of blood.
The first time he met the King of Qin, Su Qin eagerly expressed his own views. He said: The conditions of the Qin state are really too good, they can be attacked and defended, and they naturally hold a good deck of cards for hegemony——。 These are all excellent conditions for the Qin state to dominate the world.
Geographical orientation of the Qin state
Su Qin's mouth was like a river, gushing endlessly, he actually only wanted to express a meaning, with the strength of the Qin state, the world is more than enough, as long as King Qin Huiwen promised to reuse him and adopt his strategy, he would be able to unify the world.
Shang Martin had just been punished by the car splitting because of the storm that had caused the city to change the law, and Su Qin's radical ideas were no different from Shang Martingale, so naturally they would not be recognized by King Hui. Moreover, Shang Martin had once sinned against King Huiwen of Qin. Personal grievances are not shallow.
It turned out that when King Huiwen of Qin was still the crown prince, he criticized Shang Martin's method of changing the law too radically, so he was punished, but the prince himself could not be tortured, and eventually two of his masters suffered for him: one cut off his nose and the other had a tattoo on his face. After King Qin Huiwen came to power, it was strange that he could not remember hating Shang Martingale! If Su Qin knew each other, don't let the King of Qin associate himself with Shang Martingale.
King Huiwen of Qin
Unfortunately, Su Qin did not sensitively consider this layer of relationship.
King Huiwen of Qin put on the old qualifications and said: If the feathers are not plump, they cannot fly high, if the laws are not complete, they cannot carry out rewards and punishments, and if their virtue is not high, they cannot rule over the people. Political indoctrination should be in accordance with the will of Heaven and the will of the people. He was very grateful to Su Qin for coming from far and wide to advise, but considering the current situation, it was best to put aside the matter of conquest of the world for the time being.
It can be seen that King Huiwen of Qin obviously did not like this excessive policy of hegemony, and he still liked the gentle idea of governing the country.
But in order to meet King Huiwen of Qin, Su Qin worked hard and spent a lot of money, so naturally he would not give up easily. Before he met King Huiwen of Qin, he thought that King Huiwen of Qin might not take his advice. Therefore, Su Qin proposed that "one will achieve ten thousand bones", a country wants to dominate the world, and it is impossible not to fight without war. Since ancient times, Shennong attacked Shusui, the Yellow Emperor attacked Xuan You, Tang Yao exiled Danzhu, Xia Yu attacked Gonggong, and Shang Tang destroyed Xia Jie, all of which are living examples of fighting for world domination.
Shang Martin had already caused the people's resentment to boil, and this was followed by another Su Qin advocating war, which was not even more destructive to social tranquility? As the saying goes, "When the cannon is fired, the gold is ten thousand." It costs money to fight a war, and it will consume a lot of manpower and material resources. After Qin Huiwen Wang thought about it, his face had become more and more ugly. But Su Qin did not notice this, and still expounded his views endlessly:
"If the monarch wants to dominate the world, he must recruit death squads and form an indestructible army. On the road to world domination, when encountering a strong country fighting a strong country, and bumping into a weak country to destroy a weak country, we cannot tolerate affection, let alone be soft. ”
In the end, Su Qin concluded that only with the backing of strong military strength would the people submit, other countries would submit, and the king would have authority.
In this way, Su Qin's hegemonic art of gunpowder tasted heavier, and since King Huiwen of Qin could not tolerate Shang Martingale, he naturally could not tolerate Su Qin. And Su Qin obviously had deficiencies in speculating on the psychology of the King of Qin:
First, since Shang Martin was dealt with, King Huiwen of Qin was not so kind to people from the Six Kingdoms. Perhaps from the time Su Qin stepped on the steps, King Huiwen of Qin had a resistance to him, if Su Qin understood this delicate relationship, took precautions in advance, and tried to weaken this point between words, so that the King of Qin would let down his guard, and the communication effect would be much better.
second. Self-recommendation, but also to analyze each other's preferences in advance, to know how to watch people cook. Anticipate each other's reactions and taboos in advance, as well as possible temporary changes, and avoid stepping on mines.
Third, observe each other's micro-expressions in time. When the King of Qin's face was not good and he had a refusal attitude, Su Qin should stop talking in time and follow the wind of the King of Qin's words. In the core value of "how to make the Qin kingdom richer and stronger in order to compete for hegemony", he cleverly changed the way of expression, detoured forward, and used other schemes to impress the King of Qin. The ultimate goal is to get the King of Qin to approve of you as a person rather than a suggestion.
As long as the king approves of you as a person, then you are doing everything right, and it does not matter if the plan is changed to something else.
Unfortunately, at that time, Su Qin was not sophisticated enough, and he did not catch these three points, blindly insisting, and the result was a soft nail in the interview. If he knew and was interested, even if he was not recognized on the spot, at least after the interview, King Qin Huiwen would still be worried about him. (I have to admit that high emotional intelligence has been important since ancient times)
Since Su Qin was a disciple of the famous scholar Ghost Guzi at that time, he was able to stay in the capital of the Qin State at will. Su Qin not only has the talent to learn but also has perseverance. After the first failed lobbying, he did not give up, and then wrote more than 10 earnest words, hoping to gain the appreciation of King Hui of Qin.
However, the reality was too cruel, and King Huiwen of Qin rejected Su Qin's suggestion, and naturally did not take a serious look at his letters, and casually looked at them twice and set aside. In this way, while waiting with tears in the eyes, I didn't take it seriously. It didn't take long to stay in the Qin Kingdom, su Qin spent all the entanglements, and even the cost of food and accommodation was gone.
In order to persuade King Hui of Qin, Su Qin staked the rest of his life, but the final result was empty-handed, so he did not feel heartache. During these times in the Qin Kingdom, in order to write the song, Su Qin even wore out the precious sable coat. Looking at the broken clothes, Su Qin thought of his own passionate heart, but he could not impress the stubborn Qin Huiwen King, and it hurt his heart to think about it.
Frustrated and penniless, Su Qin had to leave the capital of the Qin state.
It was recorded in the "Warring States Policy" that Su Qin lobbied King Hui of Qin for his wretched appearance after his defeat: "Teng Teng, carrying a book, describing withered, black face, and a returning color." The meaning of the vernacular text is: Su Qin tied his calves with rags, wore straw shoes, carried books on his back, and carried a burden on his shoulders, describing him as gaunt, scorched black, empty in his pockets, full of guilt, and returned home step by step. As for the precious sable coat, it is also missing, and it is estimated that it was sold to the low.
Su Qin walked home from the Qin Kingdom, let alone walked for several months, one foot deep and one foot shallow, tired. He wanted to get the warmth of his family, and whoever wanted his family to see him come back so badly looked down on him. When the wife saw Su Qin return, she still woven cloth and regarded Su Qin as if she had nothing; her sister-in-law cooked, and everyone had a share, except for Su Qin; Su Qin turned to look at her parents, and her parents ate their own meals without looking at Su Qin.
Failed interviews, did not seek an official position, and needed the comfort of relatives, but who knows but encountered such an attitude. The world is cold and warm, the world is hot and cold, it can be seen that the relatives are so realistic, the reality is so that you want to cry without tears!
The indifferent attitude of his relatives greatly stimulated Su Qin, and he vowed to make a big cause!
The later thing is that life counterattacked: Su Qin was more energetic than ever, more proficient in the world situation, and learned lessons, paying attention to the psychology of the interviewer, learning to watch people cook, and prescribing the right medicine - the strength and weakness of the country are different, the demands of each prince are different, plus the personalities of the monarchs are also different, and they must be able to analyze their subtle psychological changes during the interview.
Mo deceived the young and poor, perhaps it was the attitude of the closest relatives around him that really inspired Su Qin, and then Su Qin, with his keen mind and outstanding eloquence, successively conquered the King of Yan, the King of Zhao, and the King of Qi, successfully planned the policy of the Six Kingdoms to jointly resist Qin, and took charge of the Six Kingdoms Seal, making himself famous in the world.