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Chapter 26 Li Bing Enters Shu (Part 2)

King Zhao of Qin, Fan Sui, Bai Qi, Sima Geng, and Prince Ying Zhu all stared at each with a ghost expression on their faces.

Nothing else, they were just too surprised. It was hard to believe that Qin Yiren would recommend Li Bing.

"Yiren, the person you want to recommend is the Chu State water worker? The one who just arrived in Xianyang?" King Zhao of Qin realized after a long time, and was quite unsure.

"That's right, it's him." Qin Yiren pointed his head and said loudly.

"Yiren, it is good to recommend talents, but do you know his talents?" King Zhao of Qin was quite serious and enlightened Qin Yiren, saying: "The Qin Dynasty attaches importance to talents and is eager to seek talents. You must not ask for anything else? Not to mention anything else, it is Shang Jun. After he entered Qin, he met Mr. Xiao three times in a row. The first two times, Mr. Xiao thought he was famous but not a great talent. It was not until the third time that Mr. Shang was the "Nine Strategies of Qin" that Mr. Xiao knew the talent of Mr. Shang, and he valued it."

Shang Yang's entry into Qin was not only a major event in the history of Qin, but also a major event in Chinese history. He laid the foundation for unification and laid the foundation for Qin Shihuang to unify China.

However, Shang Yang was highly valued by Qin Xiaogong, because Shang Yang met Qin Xiaogong three times in a row and was recognized by Qin Xiaogong.

When they first met, Shang Yang talked about the "Emperor" and quoted classics and showed his erudition. However, when he was only halfway through his words, Qin Xiaogong fell asleep. When Shang Yang finished speaking, Qin Xiaogong had already slept beautifully, and then said "Kecheng and erudition" and left.

Jing Jianda, who recommended Shang Yang, blamed Shang Yang and said, "Why did you say that these are irrelevant?"

Shang Yang didn't care, so he asked Jing Jian to recommend him again, saying that he still had a way to say to Qin Xiaogong. Jing Jian was half-believing and half-doubted, but in the end he believed Shang Yang and recommended Shang Yang again. Qin Xiaogong thought about it and summoned Shang Yang to see him. This time, Shang Yang did not talk about the emperor's way, but about the "king" way.

Halfway through, Qin Xiaogong fell asleep again. When Shang Yang finished speaking, Qin Xiaogong slept beautifully, threw down the sentence "Ke is sincere and pedantic", and left.

This time, Jing Jian not only blamed Shang Yang, but was disappointed, saying, Shang Yang, what happened to you? Haven’t you always been awesome? Why did you say these useless words?

Shang Yang asked Jing Jian to recommend him again. This time, Jing Jian stopped doing it and said that you have finished it or not. I have recommended you twice, so how can I recommend you the third time?

Shang Yang said that the reason he talked about pedantic studies the first two times was because he did not understand Qin Xiaogong, and he took this opportunity to investigate Qin Xiaogong. Now, he has made a plan, and this time he will definitely succeed. Jingjian still refuses. Shang Yang said that lobbying the king is the same as doing business, and those who are on the surface are all inferior goods. If you meet someone who doesn’t know the goods, you will treat the inferior goods as treasures.

Qin Xiaogong did not want those pedantic studies to prove that Qin Xiaogong was a monarch with vision and he wanted to practice. This is like a person with vision can recognize precious goods.

Jing Jian was finally convinced by Shang Yang and recommended Shang Yang for the third time. Qin Xiaogong could not think of Shang Yang as a "pedantic" person, so Jing Jian had to say Shang Yang's words. Qin Xiaogong thought it made sense, and I want to see what precious things you have?

During the third meeting, Shang Yang no longer talked about those pedantic talks, but instead went to the "Nine Strategies for Strengthening Qin", which was greatly appreciated by Qin Xiaogong. The two talked to each other for three days and three nights and opened the curtain of Shang Yang's reforms.

King Zhao of Qin quoted Shang Yang's allusion to see Duke Xiao of Qin in three ways, which was to warn Qin Yiren that although Qin attaches importance to talents, he must also investigate talents and not use the wrong person because he does not understand them.

"If Li Bing could not govern Shu, how could there be Dujiangyan? How could there be a country of Tianfu?" Qin Yiren muttered in his heart.

Li Bing is the best candidate for governing Sichuan!

"Besides, Li Bing is an amazing water worker. He is good at controlling water, but not good at managing government." King Zhao of Qin shook his snow-white head and directly denied it.

If Li Bing is good at water management and can build a good water conservancy project, King Zhao of Qin will definitely believe it. If Li Bing is good at water management, he will not believe it even if he kills King Zhao of Qin.

"Yes, Grandson of the King." Fan Sui also agreed.

"Dafather, is Li Bing good at governing the country? Why not ask him to come and ask him for an inquiry?" Qin Yiren had absolute confidence in Li Bing and said, "The Cheng has been in Qin for nearly two years and has been in Qin for nearly two years. He is almost leaving Qin. Only then will he meet Dafa and offer a strategy of 'far and attacking near and near'. It will take a long time to summon Li Bing to inquire."

Although Fan Sui was trusted by King Zhao of Qin and gave Qin a strange strategy of "getting far and near to attack", his appearance was not smooth, but there were still twists and turns.

Fan Sui came to Xianyang with the Qin envoy Wang Ji. He lived there for nearly two years. He wrote letters to King Zhao of Qin many times, wanting to see King Zhao of Qin, but King Zhao of Qin did not see him.

It was not until King Zhao of Qin that the uncle Ranghou of Qin wanted to send troops to attack Qi that Fan Sui's opportunity came. He seized the opportunity and wrote a letter to King Zhao of Qin, exploring the disadvantages of attacking Qi, and listed the lessons of Wei's attack on Zhongshan.

King Zhao of Qin saw him only then. Before meeting, Fan Sui took a break and said, "I only know that there is an empress dowager in Qin but not a king of Qin." This made King Zhao of Qin feel more determined to see him.

Because at that time, King Zhao of Qin was just a vain King Qin, the real power of Qin was in the hands of King Zhao of Qin's mother, Queen Mother Xuan.

After the two met, they talked for several days and nights. King Zhao of Qin was extremely grateful to Fan Sui, appointed him as a guest minister, and officially launched the action to regain power. Under Fan Sui's planning, King Zhao of Qin took back the position of prime minister who had been controlled by Marquis Rang for decades and forced Queen Mother Xuan to hand over the power. Only then did King Zhao of Qin truly take power and become the veritable King of Qin.

"It's also reasonable." King Zhao of Qin thought about it, but still thought Qin Yiren was right.

It happened that Li Bing was in Xianyang and got the king's order and hurried into the palace.

After seeing the ceremony, King Zhao of Qin asked, "Li Bing, how do you think Sichuan should be governed?"

"Ah!" Li Bing's mouth opened so hard that he couldn't close it for a long time, and his face was confused.

Li Bing was a water craftsman. King Zhao of Qin summoned him to the palace. He originally thought he was going to ask about water conservancy, but he didn't expect that King Zhao of Qin would ask him how to govern Sichuan. This was too unexpected, too unexpected.

"Your Majesty, Li Bing is just a water craftsman, good at managing water, but he doesn't know how to manage politics." Li Bing finally came to his senses and then refused politely.

"Yes." King Zhao of Qin nodded slightly and glanced at Qin Yiren. That means, do you see? Li Bing is self-aware. He knows that he is good at controlling water and is not good at managing government, so don't talk about this matter.

"Li Bing, what would you do if you were asked to govern Shu?" Qin Yiren did not give up, but encouraged, saying: "This is just a matter of if, not true. If you have any ideas, don't be afraid. Even if you say it wrong, it's nothing. After all, this is a matter of if."

King Zhao of Qin originally wanted Li Bing to leave, but seeing that Qin Yiren had not given up, he had to temporarily calm down and said indifferently: "Yiren is right, just say something if you have something to do. The court of Qin is not a place in Shandong, just talk freely."

Li Bing, who was encouraged, pondered and said, "Since that's the case, please allow Li Bing to be arrogant."

As soon as the opening remark was over, Li Bing exhaled and said, "Li Bing has been to Shu, and has inspected..."

"What? Have you been to Shu?" King Zhao of Qin raised his white eyebrows, his eyes burst into light and said, "Tell me, hurry up."

The land of Bashu was too remote and the transportation was inconvenient, so the Qin State had very little understanding of the land of Bashu.

"In order to control water, Bing ran around and there were many floods in Shu, so he has been there." Li Bing said a little excitedly and said, "In my opinion, the land of Bashu is fertile and there are still a thousand miles of plains. If it is well managed, it is no worse than Guanzhong, and Daqin will have another granary."

"Take it seriously?" For King Zhao of Qin, what he wanted to hear the most at the moment was the word "granary". If there was enough food and grass, the Qin army would advance eastward and the battle to destroy the country had begun.

"It's true!" Li Bing's tone was not high, but it was loud and loud, making people dare not have any doubts.

"Why is the land of Bashu fertile, but why is it dangerous and bad, and the people live in poverty?" King Zhao of Qin did not know much about the situation in Bashu, which was a common problem in the Qin State for decades.

"This is because the Minjiang River is raging." Li Bing's opinion is very unique, saying: "If you want to control Bashu, you must first control the water; if you want to control the water, you must first control the Minjiang River. The Minjiang River is raging, and the places where it flows through are frequent floods, while the Minjiang River has not flowed through is constantly drought. Therefore, the people in Bashu have become dangerous mountains and bad waters."

"In your opinion, how should we control water?" King Zhao of Qin's eyes flashed, his body leaned forward, and his ears were raised high.

Not only did King Zhao of Qin increase his interest, but Fan Sui, Bai Qi, Sima Geng and others all do this.

"In my opinion, you should build a water conservancy in the key point of the Minjiang River to control the Minjiang River." When talking about water conservancy, Li Bing's eyes were full of light and passionate, saying: "As long as the Minjiang River is cured, the rest of the matter can be solved. Then, build the Zhi Canal, Mao Canal, and Bashu land can become granaries."

"Yes." King Zhao of Qin nodded slightly and asked again: "How to build a canal?"

Next, Li Bing performed. Li Bing is worthy of being a famous water craftsman, talking endlessly about various water conservancy repairs.

When he finished speaking, the whole study room was silent and no one spoke.

Even Qin Yiren was shocked. Although he knew that Li Bing was so great, he didn't know that Li Bing was so great. After Li Bing's explanation, even those who did not understand water conservancy, such as King Zhao of Qin, Qin Yiren, and Fan Sui, who did not understand water conservancy, knew that this was feasible.

"Okay! OK! That's great!" King Zhao of Qin was full of red light, and he tweeted with both hands, saying, "Li Bing, you are the prefect of Bashu!"

"Okay! Uh! What? Bashu Prefect?" Li Bing didn't react for a moment. He first responded inertially, and then was extremely surprised. He pointed at his nose and said, "I'm the Prefect?"

His mouth was wide open, his eyes widened, and his face was in disbelief, as if he had seen an old sow climbing a tree.

Li Bing, a commoner, had a low-class background and was treated coldly in his life. However, he did not expect that King Zhao of Qin would kill him as the prefect of Bashu.
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