Puyang Translation of Lv Buwei's Works

Puyang businessman Lv Buwei went to Handan to do business. When he saw that Qin's son was Zhao's pledge, he went home and asked his father, "What are the benefits of farming?" His father replied, "Ten times." He asked again, "How many times is the profit of jewelry trading?" Answer: "A hundred times." He asked again, "What if there is a monarch?" His father said, "This can't be measured." Lv Buwei said: "Even if I work hard now, I still can't eat enough and wear warm clothes, but if I support my country, I will be respected by future generations. I decided to do this business. "

Qin Gongzi makes people being held hostage by Zhao at this time. Where do you live? When he arrived at this place, Lv Buwei went to pay his respects and said, "Son? Eligible to inherit the throne, and his mother is in the palace. Now you have no mother to take care of you in the palace, and you are in an enemy country with unpredictable fortunes. Once Qin and Zhao go to war, your life will be hard to protect. If you listen to me, I can let you go back to China and inherit the throne. I will go to Qin for you first, and I will definitely take you home. "

So Lv Buwei went to lobby Yang Quanjun, the younger brother of Mrs. Huayang, Emperor Xiaowen of Qin, and said, "Do you know? Your Excellency has committed a heinous crime! The guests under your door are all high officials, on the contrary, there are no dignitaries under the prince's door. Besides, there are countless treasures, horses and beautiful women in your family. To be honest, this is not a good thing. Now the king is old. Once he dies and the prince is in power, your Excellency is in danger, and life and death are at stake. The villain has an expedient measure, which can make you rich and stable for thousands of years and carefree. " Yangquan Jun quickly gave up his seat and respectfully asked for advice. Lv Buwei advised: "Your Majesty is old, and Mrs. Huayang has no children. Is she qualified to inherit the throne? After acceded to the throne, Chen Qin's official positions must be reused. By then, the queen's door must be covered with Artemisia and weeds, and it will be very depressed and cold. Now Zhao's son is a talented person with both ability and political integrity. Unfortunately, without his mother's protection in the palace, he often looked west and wanted to return to Qin. If the Queen can make a stranger a prince and a stranger who is not Chu Jun succeed to the throne as king, he will certainly feel the kindness of Mrs. Huayang, and the childless Mrs. Huayang will have a future to rely on. "Yang Quanjun said," Yes, that makes sense! " He went into the palace to persuade the queen, who asked Zhao to repatriate the childe aliens to the state of Qin.

Zhao refused to let go. Lv Buwei went to lobby the King of Zhao: "The son is the favorite son of the King of Qin, but he lost the care of his mother. Now Queen Huayang wants him to be his son. Just think, your majesty, if Qin really wants to attack Zhao, it will not delay the demise of Zhao because of a prince. Isn't Zhao empty? But if he is allowed to return to China to succeed him as king, Zhao will send him away with a generous gift, and his son will never forget the kindness of the king. This is the practice of intersecting with ceremony. Now that King Xiaowen is old, once he dies, Zhao still has foreigners as hostages and is not qualified to approach Qin Guo Xiang. " So the prince of Zhao sent the aliens back to Qin.

When Sun returned to China, he invited him to see Mrs. Huayang, who was originally from Chu. Mrs. Huayang was very satisfied with his dress and thought he was very calculating. She deliberately approached and said, "I am from Chu." So I recognized my son's son and renamed it "Chu". The king of Qin ordered strangers to try to recite poetry books. The stranger refused, saying, "My child grew up in Zhao, and he is no better than reciting without a master to teach him to learn." The king of Qin just let him stay in the palace. On one occasion, when the king of Qin was at leisure, a stranger suggested, "Your Majesty also detained Zhao, and there are many heroes of Zhao who know your name. Now your majesty has returned to Qin as your monarch. They all miss you very much, but your majesty didn't even send a special envoy to comfort them. Children are worried that they will hold grudges. I hope the king will open the border late and close it early to prevent problems before they happen. " The king of Qin felt that what he said was very reasonable and was surprised by his clever plan. Mrs Huayang took the opportunity to persuade the King of Qin to make him a prince. The King of Qin summoned the Prime Minister and issued a letter saying, "My son is the most capable Zi Chu." So he made him a prince.

Childe Chu became the king of Qin, appointed Lv Buwei as the prime minister, named him Wen Xin Hou, and took Lantian Twelve Counties as the food city. The Queen was called the Huayang Queen. After hearing the news, the ministers gave the city to the Empress Dowager.

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