However, during this period, there was one person who had to be mentioned, and this person was Mao Jiao. Mao Jiao's date of birth and death is unknown, but we only know that he was from Qi State.

Qin Shihuang killed 27 ministers in a row, which really had the effect of killing chickens to scare monkeys. No one in the Qin State dared to give advice to the King of Qin anymore, and no one wanted to risk their own lives to do something that was originally hopeless. But in the Warring States Period, the passion

In a prosperous era, there will always be some people

, Knowing that the road ahead is difficult, one must take risks. Those who are smart and seize the opportunity will soar to the sky; those who are confused and fail to seize the opportunity will die. At this time, Mao Jiao, a retainer of the Qin State, stepped forward.

, be willing to be an adventurer and gamble with your life.

Prior to this, Mao Jiao had built a great momentum inside and outside Xianyang City, preaching everywhere: How could it be true that his son ignored his filial piety, imprisoned his mother, and turned Qin upside down? He also declared to the world that he was not from Qin. Originally, he was not from Qin.

Everyone should sweep the snow in front of his own door and not worry about the frost on other people's tiles, but he really couldn't stand it when people in the world were taking care of the world's affairs, so he came to persuade the king to withdraw his orders.

After the King of Qin heard about this, he did not immediately send someone to kill him. Instead, he issued an edict and asked Mao Jiao to go to him and ask him to explain the truth. It would be good if he could convince the King of Qin, but if he could not, just

You can kill yourself to become a benevolent person.

Qin Wangzheng did not deliberately kill Mao Jiao this time, because before meeting Mao Jiao, he sent an envoy to tell Mao Jiao: "How can you be so bold, sir? The king was in anger and killed 27 ministers one after another.

As a commoner, aren't you afraid of following in the footsteps of those who were killed for admonishing the king?"

Mao Jiao calmly called the waiter and told him to prepare a tank of warm water for him. He wanted to bathe and change clothes. Soon he would go to see the King of Qin. It can be said that the odds are against the odds. Once he is ready, he will be safe. At the same time, he

He said to the messenger: "Imprisoning the Queen

Finally, I cannot agree, so I am going to risk my life to dissuade you. Ancient books say that the twenty-eight constellations all live in the heaven and earth, and now there are 27 of them enthroned as gods. Now I am here, just in time.

There are enough for twenty-eight nights, so why should we be afraid?"

At first, the envoy thought that Mao Jiao was just a madman talking nonsense, and did not take it seriously. Unexpectedly, after taking a bath, he really prepared to go to see the King of Qin. Mao Jiao's move frightened those who lived with him.

They all think,

Mao Jiao's departure was bound to be a disaster. The Qin State's criminal law had the law of sitting together, and they were afraid that because of Mao Jiao, they, like fish in the pond, would be harmed. Before Mao Jiao arrived at Xianyang Palace, they secretly divided up Mao Jiao's luggage.

, each scattered and fled.

After hearing the envoy's return, King Qin immediately became angry. In anger, King Qin ordered someone to prepare a large pot, put a pot of water into it, and asked people to boil the water. This was probably a threat to Mao Jiao. Do

After all this, Qin Wangzheng took out the King's Sword, sat on the throne, and asked Mao Jiao to come in menacingly.

As soon as Mao Jiao entered the palace, he realized that something was wrong with the atmosphere. If he entered rashly, King Qin might have his blood splattered three feet before he could speak. In order to weaken King Qin's anger, Mao Jiao deliberately walked into the palace slowly to relieve his depression.

A tense atmosphere.

The envoy couldn't stand it anymore. She was walking slowly like this. She was worse than an eighty-year-old old woman. When and what month would he be able to see the King of Qin? So the envoy urged Mao Jiao and told him to hurry up and don't let the King of Qin wait.

Already.

Mao Jiao still said calmly: "I still want to slow down. I believe the envoy also knows that when I go, I can go in vertically and come out horizontally, so why rush?"

After hearing his words, the messenger couldn't help but feel sad for him. Why would this man seek death?

History seemed to become extremely slow at that moment, and Mao Jiao's line seemed to have gone through a lifetime. When he finally walked up to Qin Wangzheng, he calmly bowed to Qin Wangzheng, and then said slowly

He quickly said to the King of Qin: "As we all know, if a person lives a long life, he will not be taboo about talking about death; if a person is a king, he should not be taboo about studying the country.

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Will it perish? What is the reason for this? If a person taboos death, will his lifespan become longer? If a monarch taboos the destruction of his country, will his country be able to survive for a long time? Of course not.

Any wise monarch will not be taboo about talking about life and death, whether it is the country or an individual. I wonder if the king is the same?"

Mao Jiao was very smart. In just a few words, he incorporated King Qin into his speech, forcing him to listen to his next words. He also used this insinuation to make King Qin's anger slightly relieved. King Qin asked:

"What's the profound meaning behind your words?"

Mao Jiao smiled secretly in his heart, then took a step forward and said to Qin Wangzheng: "A loyal minister never says flattery; a wise king never does anything that goes against the world. But look at how ridiculous the king's behavior is now.

Although the common people cannot call themselves loyal ministers without authorization, when they see the king making mistakes, they have to speak up, otherwise the common people will feel that they have failed the king."

Qin Wangzheng paused for a while, thinking that Mao Jiao was not impressive in appearance but could dominate the crowd, so he asked him: "You can say anything you want, there is no need to hide it."

Mao Jiao knew that King Qin's anger had obviously dissipated a lot at this time, and his tone of voice became much more polite, so he said boldly: "Why does the world respect Qin so much? Qin's military and economic power are strong.

Of course it's important

The reason, but there is a more important reason is that all the kings of Qin in the past have great talents and strategies, and the king is an unparalleled wise monarch in the world and is deeply popular among the people. However, now the king has done some unpopular things: first, he killed your false father,

It was an unkind act; secondly, he killed his two younger brothers, which was an unfriendly act; thirdly, he placed the Queen Mother under house arrest, which was an unfilial act; and finally, he recklessly killed a loyal minister, which is similar to Xia Jie and Shang Zhou.

What’s the difference? Justice comes from the heart, great

Even if you don't say it with your mouth, you will definitely not be convinced in your heart. If the whole world hears about these actions of the king, who will be willing to join the Qin State and believe in the king? In this way, the Qin State is in danger, and the king is in danger.

Why isn’t this worrying?”

After hearing what he said, King Qin suddenly felt anxious. Although he could make others bleed and drift with his hand, a person's reputation is extremely important. Wei has Lord Xinling, and Lord Xinling has a good reputation.

Reputation is why talented people gather under his sect.

The state of Wei survived; the state of Chu had Lord Chunshen, and Lord Chunshen had a good reputation. Therefore, the heroes of Shandong bowed under the majesty of the state of Chu;

If you have a good reputation, people will be devastated. How can you talk about dominating the world?

In fact, at this time, King Qin had been moved by Mao Jiao's words. Mao Jiao also took a fancy to King Qin, so he untied his clothes directly, walked out of King Qin's hall, and lay down before his Highness to be tortured. In fact, if Mao Jiao really wanted to be tortured, it would be very difficult for him to do so.

It's easy, just jump into the cauldron, then he really wants to die and will definitely die. But Mao Jiao doesn't want to die. The reason why he does this is to show King Qin his determination to die and a piece of cake.

Bravely loyal.

The King of Qin naturally knew Mao Jiao's intentions and understood the truth behind Mao Jiao's words, so he walked out of the hall himself, helped Mao Jiao up, and said to him: "I forgive you for your innocence! Sir, please get up quickly, put on your clothes, and don't catch the cold."

Sir, what you say makes sense. I am willing to listen to your golden words. What should I do now?"

So Mao Jiao further spoke to the King of Qin: "The first thing your Majesty should do is to bury the 27 ministers who came to advise before, because they are the true loyal ministers of Qin. Only in this way will the hearts of loyal ministers in the world not be chilled.

; Secondly, Your Majesty, you must bring the Queen Mother back as soon as possible, so as not to suffer the eternal infamy of being a migrating queen mother. This will also help win over people's hearts, and the great cause of unifying the world will be much smoother."

The King of Qin immediately said: "Only Sir's words are truly in line with my heart. In the past, people only knew how to accuse me of my faults. How can I be like Sir, and use the principles of unifying the world to make me enlightened? Sir's opinion is very good.

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I promise to do everything according to what Mr. said."

So, the King of Qin followed Mao Jiao's advice, buried the ministers lavishly, took back his mother, and even drove to greet Zhao Ji in person. However, everyone knew very well that the King of Qin did this just for the great cause of unification, and there was already a problem between him and the Queen Mother.

An insurmountable gap has been created, and it is impossible to restore the previous relationship. As for Lu Buwei, whether in public or private matters, the King of Qin will not let him go easily.

Queen Mother Zhao Ji did not pay much attention to what happened before. After returning to Xianyang, she hosted a banquet for Mao Jiao as if nothing had happened, and continued to praise Mao Jiao: "The most upright minister in the world is none other than Mr.

At this moment, my husband was able to step forward, which not only allowed us, mother and son, to reunite, but also allowed the country of Qin to turn a corner. His contribution is truly indescribable."

After this incident, Mao Jiao came into the sight of the King of Qin and became a person respected and trusted by the King of Qin. He was appointed as Taifu and respected as Shangqing by the King of Qin.

After killing Lao Ai and his party members, the King of Qin turned his attention to Lu Buwei. Originally, the King of Qin was prepared to go all out, but two aspects worried him. First, there were rumors inside and outside the palace that he was Lu Buwei's son.

It is better to believe that an illegitimate child exists than not. If this matter is true, then if he kills Lu Buwei with his own hands, he will commit a big taboo; secondly, the DPRK

Lu Buwei's party members were all over the place, and most of them came to plead for Lu Buwei. Even Li Si thought that killing him might cause public outrage. Previously, King Qin killed Zhao Ji's two infant children and more than 20 ministers who came to remonstrate.

To the shock of the ministers, King Qin had achieved the effect of intimidating the ministers. No matter how cruel he was, he could not kill more than half of the civil and military officials in the court.

In desperation, the King of Qin exempted Lu Buwei from the death penalty, but deprived him of his position as prime minister and demoted him to the border of Henan. But this incident allowed Qin Wangzheng to truly see Lu Buwei's strength and deep foundation. Qin Wangzheng discovered that Lu Buwei

During one year of living there, there were actually many vassal states in Shandong.

The king of Qin also sent envoys to visit him, and many guests from Qin State also came to visit him. The King of Qin knew that if Lu Buwei launched a rebellion, it would be difficult for him to deal with it, and Qin State would also decline a lot in the Xiaoqiang dispute.

Then you will get a chance to breathe. If Qin wants to unify the world, it can only wait for the times to change.

Therefore, Qin Wangzheng personally wrote a letter to Lu Buwei, which mentioned:

"You have done very little to the Qin State, but you have gained Henan as your own feudal state, with 100,000 households at your disposal."

"You really have no kinship with the Qin State, but you have been given the title of Father Zhong. Don't you feel ashamed of yourself?"

"A smart person must understand the principles of advance and retreat, the way of rising and falling. Now you have a choice that can save your life, that is, go to Shuzhong quickly and stop staying in Henan and stop interacting with the guests and princes."

According to Sima Qian's "Historical Records", Lu Buwei was very sad at this time, because Ying Zheng was his son after all, and it was not a good thing for father and son to fight, and his chances of winning were actually not great, and he would weaken the Qin State in vain. Lu Buwei originally

As a businessman, he naturally knows that business in the world is always mixed, and if someone makes money, there must be someone else.

If he is asked to tell the truth, it will be even more difficult for King Qin to accept his government, and he will inevitably be killed. Even if he follows the advice of King Qin and goes to Shu, he will definitely live like a prisoner, and maybe one day he will be able to return to Shu.

He would be killed. Lu Buwei sighed several times and almost burst into tears, so he drank the poisonous wine, which killed him instantly.

Looking at Lu Buwei's glorious political life, it started with good wine and ended with poisonous wine. In fact, there are no regrets. Perhaps the only person who feels sorry is the lonely and helpless Zhao Ji.

However, Zhao Ji finally had a good death. In the 19th year of the Qin Dynasty (229 BC), the Queen Mother passed away and was given the posthumous title of Emperor Queen Mother. After her death, with the permission of the Qin Dynasty, Zhao Ji was buried in Zhiyang together with King Zhuang Xiang.

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