The story of Gongzi Lian's return home. Gongzi Lian is the famous Qin Xiangong.

Just as the vassal states in the east were vying for reforms and becoming stronger, history seemed to have forgotten the Qin State. This nation living in the bitter cold land of the northwest had been under double pressure from the Wei State and the Xiongnu tribe, especially during the reign of Wei Wenhou

, Li Kui's reform, Wu Qi's military training, Ximen Bao's rule, the centralization of Wei's power has been greatly strengthened, and the Qin army continued to lose troops and territory under Wu Qi's attack. The Qin State only had the east of Longshan and the west of Luohe.

, the Weihe Plain north of the Qinling Mountains has a small land. The Wei State on the other side has been showing an aggressive momentum, and the Qin State is in danger of being destroyed.

Where is the way out for Qin? Master Lian Ru asked.

Faced with the vigorous development of the Wei State and the difficulties and downturn of the Qin State, Gongzilian did not abandon his position and pursue his own affairs, but was greatly stimulated.

Looking to the northwest, many years ago it was the paradise of Gongzi Lian. When he was a child, his father Qin Linggong named Gongzi Lian Shi Xi and loved him very much. Unfortunately, God did not fulfill his wishes, and just when Gongzi Lian thought he was about to inherit the country's rightful king

When he was in power, Qin Linggong died suddenly. That year was 424 BC.

Before Gongzi Lian had time to react, his uncle Qin Jiangong snatched the throne of the monarch. At this time, Gongzi Lian was only ten years old, but he was the enemy in Qin Jiangong's heart. In order to avoid unexpected events, Gongzi Lian

With the help of a group of loyal ministers, he fled to the Kingdom of Wei and took refuge. This was a 29-year exile in the world. The hardships during this period cannot be described to outsiders.

The reason why he was able to survive the double oppression of Wei and Qin Duke Jian was because Gongzilian had always been determined to regain the throne of the monarch.

On the other hand, as far as the Wei State is concerned, Gongzi Lian was the former crown prince of the Qin State, but he was deposed because his uncle usurped the throne. Therefore, he has high political use value. Therefore, the Wei State gave Gongzi Lian generous material conditions.

treatment.

Gongzilian took advantage of the time he was trapped to work hard to learn Wei's way of strengthening a country. At the same time, he also paid close attention to the changes in the situation in Qin and the world, waiting for the day when the time was right to take back everything that originally belonged to him.

In 385 BC, Duke Jiang of Qin passed away and handed over the country to his son Duke Hui of Qin. Soon after, Duke Hui of Qin also died, and Duke Jiang of Qin's grandson Qin Chuzi, who was only two years old, took the throne of the king of Qin. At this time, the state of Qin

, the person who controlled the government was none other than Qin Chuzi’s mother. It was just that this person was not good at governing the country. When she was in power, she made extensive use of eunuchs and relatives. A fierce conflict broke out between the old nobles of Qin and her.

This made the entire Qin State's internal affairs extremely tense. In order to ease this tense situation, the mother of Qin's sons could only use rewards to paralyze them. In this way, although the conflicts were alleviated, the Qin State's treasury was completely depleted.

The mother of Qin's son also came up with a way to maintain state treasury expenditures by increasing taxes on landlords and farmers. She did not expect that this would aggravate the conflicts in Qin and saw her rule fall into a precarious situation.

As mentioned in the previous article, Wei Wenhou passed away and his son Wei Wuhou came to the throne. Under Wei Wuhou's talents and general strategy, the development of Wei State reached another level. Even Qi Guo Tianhe relied on Wei Wuhou to gain the nominal recognition of Emperor Zhou. In this way, Wei

The relationship between the State of Qi and the State of Qi has been greatly eased, but a series of conflicts broke out within the land of the Three Jins. The State of Zhao moved its capital to Handan, because Zhongmu was previously particularly vulnerable to attacks by the State of Wei. When it came to Handan, Zhao State

The country's defense has reached a new level.

Some people can't help but wonder, didn't the three Jins unite in the past to conquer everywhere, and even once made all the heroes in the world restrain their hands? Why are they now on guard against each other and fighting against each other? It turns out that the three Jin coalition forces defeated Qi and Chu many times.

At the time of Zheng, Song and other countries, because Zhao was in the north and surrounded by Qin, South Korea and Wei, all the benefits were taken by South Korea and Wei. Zhao only made wedding clothes for others, which made Zhao

There is a huge imbalance in the country's psychology.

What made Zhao Guo even more angry was that Wei Guo set up obstacles at every turn for Zhao Guo's southward march into the Central Plains. In desperation, Zhao Jinghou decided to move the capital. After Zhao Guo moved the capital to Handan, Wei Guo began to worry. Because at this time Zhao Jinghou's second

One target that needs to be attacked is Wei Guo, who is close to Wei Guo.

At this time, Wu Qi had fled to Chu State because of the frame-up by his uncle, and became the prime minister of Chu State.

Zhao State seized this opportunity, strengthened its contact with Wu Qi, and realized the alliance between Zhao State and Chu State, forming a north-south pincer attack on the beams occupied by Wei State. In order to completely put Wei State into a passive position, Zhao State and Chu State

They also strengthened their ties with Qin in the west. In an instant, Wei fell into a situation where it was surrounded by enemies on three sides. This situation was almost the most unfavorable since Wei Wenhou.

In order to break this situation of being passively beaten, Wei Wuhou of Wei State decided to overthrow the Qin State regime. Wei Wuhou knew that relying on the trump card in his hand and the national power of Wei State, it was not impossible to overthrow the Qin State regime. But if he wanted to

It is by no means an easy task to completely destroy the Qin State.

Therefore, Wei Wuhou decided to use the trump card in his hand - Gongzi Lian. In fact, the method of use was very simple, that is, to send Gongzi Lian back to Qin and provide him with necessary protection along the way. According to Wei Wuhou's plan, as long as Gongzi Lian was in Wei

If we can seize the power of the Qin government with the help of the state, a government that is friendly to the Wei state will be established. To say the least, even if the seizure of power is unsuccessful, the Qin state will definitely be in chaos and lose the energy to advance eastward. For

As far as the Wei State is concerned, it can be said that it has hundreds of benefits and no harm.

Before that, Wei Wuhou also communicated with Gongzi Lian. He wanted Gongzi Lian to go back willingly and be grateful to him; he also wanted to make a plan with Gongzi Lian so that he could successfully seize the throne of the Qin State.

But Gongzi Lian was not as simple as Wei Wuhou imagined. He agreed without getting excited. Because he knew very well that the reason why Wei Wuhou asked him to go back was definitely not to settle an injustice, but entirely for the benefit of Wei State.

If Gongzilian agrees to return to the country without hesitation at this moment, he will be used by Wei. If he returns to the country with the power of Wei, and Qin and Wei continue to fight, he will definitely be ostracized by the people of Qin. Even if he is in Wei

With the support of the state of Wei, if you can successfully obtain the position of king, you will inevitably be restricted by the state of Wei in the future governance process, and you will lose the freedom and dignity that a king should have. Once the state of Qin is controlled by the state of Wei,

You will definitely face many difficulties.

Things that are detrimental to yourself and the country

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, Gongzilian needs to think seriously.

After thinking about it, Gongzilian finally decided to give Wei Wuhou a delaying strategy. He first thanked Wei Wuhou and the previous Wei monarch for their careful care, and then explained that because the international situation in Wei was relatively tense and Wei Wuhou was overwhelmed, he was unwilling to let Wei work. This means

, he wanted to use his own independent power to return to his country. Seeing that Gongzi Lian was unwilling to accept his help, Wei Wuhou did not think much about it. As long as the purpose of letting Gongzi Lian return to his country was achieved, his expectation was likely to be realized.

Nothing else is important. Of course, in order to show his sincerity, Wei Wuhou sent a large amount of gold, silver, jewelry, chariots and horses to Gongzilian. He also asked him when he would be able to return to his country, so that he could prepare things for him to practice.

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Of course, the Gongzi Company would not agree to leave immediately, but said that it would be a year later. The Gongzi Company actually wanted to use this year to carefully observe the situation of all parties, and at the same time, he was also prepared to actively manage the forces of all parties. It was also due to the support of Wei Wuhou

Conspiracy, Gongzilian's plan to return to China to seize power was forced to advance.

In the Qin State at that time, there were already many people who were at odds with the mother of Qin's son, and the most powerful among them were undoubtedly the ministers of the court. The first thing the Gongzi Company wanted to win over was these people who controlled the political power of the Qin State. Secondly, it was to contact those who

Although the emerging landlord class and self-cultivating farmers were not strong enough to overthrow the Qin regime, they were the group with the greatest conflict of interest with Qin Chuzi. Once again, the Gongzi Company sent a large number of eloquent people to the Qin State.

News was announced on the streets that the new policy was about to be implemented, which mainly involved attacking the relatives and eunuchs whom Qin Chuzi valued, and safeguarding the interests of palace personnel, the landlord class and other classes who resisted the ruling class of Qin Chuzi's mother.

At that time, the most reliable thing was not money or fame, but strength. And the army was the most important manifestation of strength. Without the support of the army, everything was just empty talk. So the Gongzi Company focused on wooing them this time.

, placed it on the military generals of the Qin army, and at the same time gave preferential treatment to those heroes and righteous men, and tried their best to use money to make them serve themselves. Facts have proved that Gongzi Lian's approach was very correct. With his efforts, he obtained Qin's

support from the majority of the country.

So many people are on the side of Gongzi Lian. On the one hand, it is naturally because Gongzi Lian is the legitimate monarch of Qin; on the other hand, it is because, for many years since Qin Jiangong, Qin has not only failed to achieve

The great ambition to dominate the world, but under the rule of darkness, the government became increasingly corrupt and the national power weakened. The entire land west of Hexi was occupied by the Wei State, and the Qin State was full of complaints.

During the period when Qin gave birth to his son, the politics of the Qin State became even darker. If this continues, the Qin State is likely to be annexed by the Wei State. Amid internal and external troubles, everyone in the Qin State hopes that a talented and strategic monarch will emerge and change the Qin State.

Political darkness, economic backwardness, and military passivity led Qin to glory again. Qin's ministers, landlords, and peasants all understood that the only way out for Qin was to overthrow the rule of Qin Chuzi.

, welcome the early return of Gongzilian and implement the new policy in Qin.

A year later, everything was ready and all it took was the east wind. Gongzi Lian only needed to return to Qin to regain the power he had lost. So Gongzi Lian walked to the palace of Wei and bid farewell to Marquis Wu of Wei. Over the past 30 years, Wei has

It was not bad for Gongzi Lian, although it was for political purposes. In any case, Gongzi Lian needed to thank Wei for its hospitality. In order to express this gratitude, Gongzi Lian swore to Wei Wuhou that if he could successfully regain the lost power, he would

During his lifetime, as long as Wei does not take the initiative to attack, Qin will definitely not become an enemy of Wei.

This statement seemed to be sincere, but in fact it showed Gongzi Lian's pride and domineering attitude towards the world. This shocked the heart of Wei Wuhou, who had always been too high-minded. Maybe letting Gongzi Lian return to the country was equivalent to letting the tiger return to the mountain. He just fired his bow.

Without an arrow to turn back, Wei Wuhou could only watch helplessly as a dragon stranded on the shoal slowly returned to the sea that belonged to him.

Just as Gongzi Lian expected, everything went smoothly. In 385 BC, Gongzi Lian finally returned to his homeland of Qin after nearly 30 years of absence. In the Hexi area, Qin's concubine Chang Jungai had been waiting there for a long time.

The method is to use a big fanfare. This can call on more people to go back and seize power in a legitimate manner.

However, the news of Gongzi Lian's return was quickly known to Qin Chuzi's mother, so Qin Chuzi's mother urgently dispatched a large number of troops to Hexi, preparing to destroy Gongzi Lian before they returned. However,

Gongzi Lian had long expected that the mother of Qin Chuzi would make such a move, so before that, he bribed the generals of this army. In fact, the entire army had surrendered to Gongzi Lian. In addition, Qin State

After hearing the news of Gongzi Lian's return, many people came to greet Gongzi Lian. In this way, Gongzi Lian returned to Yongcheng, the capital of the Qin State, without any bloodshed. Surrounded by the army and people, Gongzi Lian quickly brought the few loyalists to Yongcheng.

All the people born in Qin, mother and son, were caught in one sweep. Gongzilian officially took the position of king of Qin as Duke Xiang of Qin.

Gongzilian finally realized his wish to sit on the throne of the country, but his ultimate political ideal of enriching the country, strengthening the people, and dominating the world was far from being realized. After gaining sufficient strength, Qin Xiangong began a series of reforms. Reforms

The first step was to abolish the human sacrifice system. The Qin State's human sacrifice system first appeared in the Qin Wugong period 300 years ago. At that time, people used the number of human sacrifices to show the identity and status of the deceased. For this reason

, Qin State has a large number of young and middle-aged slaves killed every year. This system is very cruel, and many laborers are killed, which seriously hinders the increase of Qin State's population and is very detrimental to Qin State's agricultural production.

It is precisely based on these shortcomings of the human sacrifice system that the first step of Qin Xiangong's reform was to abolish this system. Since then, a large number of Qin's labor force has been able to survive and have invested in Qin's great cause that was waiting to be developed.

The country's industry, commerce and agriculture have achieved great development, especially the influx of foreign personnel, which has allowed the Qin State to reclaim a large number of barren hills and greatly increase the area of ​​farmland. The Qin State abolished the system of human sacrifice and replaced it with pottery figurines for burial, which marked the Qin Dynasty.

The construction of China's feudal system took a crucial step.

Reform will inevitably damage the interests of some people, especially the slave-owning class gathered in Yongcheng, the capital of Qin. In order to protect their own interests, they hinder Qin Xiangong's reforms at every turn. Qin Xiangong has just established his position, but has not yet established its dimensions.

If a direct conflict breaks out with the slave-owning class, it will be tantamount to seeking death. The reason why Qin Xiangong ascended to the throne of the monarch depends entirely on the support of the slave-owning nobles. If he rashly turns against them, he will inevitably fall into disgrace.

Thinking that he was repaying kindness with hatred. After thinking about it, Qin Xiangong decided to

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The capital was moved to the eastern part of the Qin State, that is, Yueyang, close to Hexi (now Wutun Township, Yanliang District, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province). On the one hand, Qin Xiaogong's move could get rid of the shackles of the slave-owning class, and on the other hand, it was also to show that

His determination to take back the land west of Hexi.

Qin Xiangong did not choose to directly weaken the power of the slave-owning aristocracy, but strengthened the strength of the landlords and peasants. The method was the historically famous leasing of crops. Under Qin Xiangong's rule, the government's tax collection standards were no longer

The population is determined by the actual cultivated land area of ​​the land occupier. This not only increases the state's tax revenue and promotes Qin's production, but also legally recognizes the land ownership rights of the landlord class and self-cultivating farmers. This measure has

The western region of the Qin State encountered great resistance. At this time, the political center of the Qin State was no longer Yongcheng in the west, but Yueyang in the east. The emerging landlord class in Yueyang strongly supported the reform.

Soon, many slaves under the slave-owning nobles of the Qin State continued to flee to the landlord class due to unbearable economic oppression and exploitation. Inevitably, the contradiction between the slave-owning class and the landlord class was bound to

It is getting bigger and bigger. However, compared with the slave owners who occupy national power and have high official positions, the strength of the landlord class is obviously weak. Therefore, in the conflict and struggle, the landlord class is often at a disadvantage. If this situation continues, the landlord class will surely

Take extreme measures to maintain your own rights and interests.
To be continued...