Chapter 56: The Strange Man's Plan for the Country

  Lian Po was generous and bold, Huang Shi was extraordinary, and Qin Yiren's temperament was also impressive. The three of them drank a toast together, and it was a joyful occasion.

  Huang Shi filled his cup again and smiled at Qin Yiren, saying: "Just now I heard your words about the overall situation in the world, which were extremely accurate. However, nowadays when discussing the Battle of Changping, most people focus on gains and losses, with few considering the larger trend after the battle. I wonder if you have any profound insights?"

  Bright eyes sparkled with precision, staring at Qin Yiren.

  "Ah." Lian Po slapped his forehead, suddenly enlightened, and laughed: "Yes. Nowadays, many people discuss gains and losses, but few talk about the changes in the overall situation after this war. Sir, can you tell me?"

  Qin Yiren's eyes shone brightly as he stared at Huang Shi, smiling and praising him: "Sir is indeed not ordinary, with a profound vision that has already considered the matters after the war."

  After a brief pause, he continued: "In my opinion, before the Battle of Changping, Qin and Zhao were two powerful forces standing together, and it was difficult to know the overall trend of the world. However, after the Battle of Changping, Qin won and Zhao lost, and the overall trend of the world has been determined, with Qin dominating all under heaven."

  "What's going on?" Lian Po's expression changed suddenly, his thick black eyebrows raised, and his demeanor was fierce.

  "As far as I know, in the hundred years of the Warring States period, those who had the power to unify were first Wei, then Qi and Chu. The three states were powerful and vast, with many people, but they all declined one after another and found it difficult to unify the world. Why are you so sure that Qin will unify the world?" Huang Shi was unmoved and immediately countered.

  For a hundred years, the seven major warring states vied for power, each wanting to unify the world. However, in the early Warring States period, the state with the most actual power to unify the world was not Qin, which later achieved great things, but rather Wei. The wise and virtuous Lord Wen of Wei ruled for over fifty years, employing able ministers and generals like Li Kui and Wu Qi, expanding Wei's territory by more than double, making its national strength robust, and widely admired by people throughout the world, who thought that Wei could unify the Xia.

  After the decline of the Wei state, Qi gained the benefits of the fishing and salt industries, accumulating a strong national power. With its excellent geographical location, it could advance or retreat at will, and was considered by all to be capable of unifying the world.

  The most promising one in the world is the State of Chu, known as the "Five Thousand Miles State", with a vast territory, a large population, and wealth piled up like mountains. At one time, people thought that the unifier of the world would be the State of Chu.

  At that time, the territory of Chu State was theoretically half of modern China. Simply put, all the land south of the Yangtze River belonged to Chu State; The actual controlled territory of Chu State was from the south of the Yangtze River to the north of the Five Ridges, which occupied half of the Huaxia territory at that time, equivalent to the total territory of the other six major warring states.

  The question about Huangshi is very insightful and has a high degree of difficulty in answering.

  "Anyone who can ask such a question is not ordinary, this Huang Shi is quite impressive." Qin Yiren was taken aback and looked at Huang Shi with admiration, saying: "Sir is not only a recluse military strategist, but also well-versed in ancient and modern knowledge, and has a deep understanding of the overall situation of the world."

  "Little brother, the military strategy learned by Huang Shi is different from ordinary strategies, it emphasizes planning." Lian Po explained to Qin Yiren with a warm smile on his face.

  He actually called Qin Yi a "little brother", no longer calling him Young Master, the distance between them suddenly shortened a lot.

  His predecessor was a good reader, having read many military books, but none of them emphasized strategy as much as this one did. This made Qin Yiren feel slightly surprised, and he laughed, saying: "After the Battle of Changping, there is no longer any force in Qin that can resist our army, and looking around the world, the six states are no longer able to withstand the might of the Qin army."

  This is an undisputed fact, Lian Po and Huang Shi nodded slightly.

  "I assert that Qin will unify the world, not because of its current momentum, but because the national strength and situation of Qin are different from those of the six states in the east. The six states in the east scold Qin as a tiger and wolf, cruel and inhumane, which is actually a great mistake. Qin's laws and orders are strict, politics are clear, even the monarch cannot arbitrarily change the law of Qin, everything can be handled according to the law. Even if one or two weak and incompetent rulers emerge from Qin, they will not be able to shake the foundation of Qin."

  This is the fundamental reason why Qin can unify China. The six nations in Shandong practiced "human rule", and the prosperity of a country was closely related to whether the monarch was wise or not. If a wise monarch appeared, the country would be extremely prosperous, and if a foolish monarch appeared, the country would decline rapidly.

  The Qin state was a "rule of law", where everything was done according to the law, and even the king could not violate the laws of Qin. It was precisely because of this that after King Zhao of Qin, the Qin state had two weak rulers in succession, and even when the powerful prime minister Lü Buwei violated the laws of Qin and dominated the government, he was ultimately unable to do anything to harm the Qin state.

  "After a long and bloody battle, the State of Qin will surely suffer greatly. Once it recovers its national strength, if another wise ruler emerges and gathers a group of heroic warriors, the Qin army will launch a massive eastern campaign. Who can stop them?" The tone of the Qin stranger rose, and he asked loudly: "Will it be Zhao? Or Qi? Or Chu? Or Wei?"

  After the Battle of Changping, Qin became the only dominant power and only needed to recover its national strength. The eastward advance of the Qin army was unopposed. Therefore, historians generally believe that the Battle of Changping greatly shortened China's unification process and laid the most solid foundation for Qin Shi Huang's unification of China.

  After the Battle of Changping, Qin did not immediately unify China. The main reasons are: First, Qin's consumption was too large; Second, King Zhao of Qin was overly ambitious and acted hastily, causing Qin to suffer several defeats, greatly exhausting its strength; Third, two consecutive weak rulers led to internal chaos, and Qin failed to recover its national strength in time.

  Until the First Emperor of Qin took power, it took nearly ten years to rectify the domestic situation, making the strength of the Qin state surpass its peak during the reign of King Zhao of Qin, and finally wiping out the six states and unifying China.

  "This......" Lian Po's forehead was covered in cold sweat, he deeply knew that Qin Yiren's words were very insightful, if it came to this, Zhao Guo would be in danger.

  "With a grandson like this, Qin Wang is sufficient!" Huang Shi's right hand lightly struck the short case, loudly praising.

  "Win now, he's blind to the dog's eyes!" Lian Po was straightforward and loudly called for Qin Yiren to be wronged, slapping his desk and shouting: "Such a wise king, he actually sent him to Zhao, his eyes are blind!"

  Qin Yiren smiled bitterly, although they shared the same body, they were two different souls. This Yiren was no longer that Yiren.

  Then, the three of them discussed the overall situation in the world. Huang Shi had many astonishing views, which shocked Qin Yi greatly.

  The three of them didn't part until they were satisfied, and when it was time to leave, Huang Shi grabbed Qin Yiren's sleeve and said with a smile: "Young master, let's meet again tomorrow at midnight in the Hu Yang forest northwest of Handan."

  "Midnight? Why midnight? Can't we meet during the day?" Qin Yiren was quite surprised, what kind of reason is it that you can't meet during the day but have to at night.

  "It's late at night and people are quiet, it's just the right time to talk, don't worry about anyone disturbing us." Huang Shi insisted.

  "Are you sure?" Qin Yiren asked again.

  "Definitely." Huang Shi said without hesitation.

  "What are you doing?" Qin Yiren was quite puzzled and said, "Okay, you win."

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  Qin Yiren sat in his study, pen in hand, dipping it in the thick ink. He wrote on a piece of sheepskin paper. After finishing writing, he called Ma Ge to come over: "You take this letter to Wei Feng Business House, please ask Wei Feng Business House to deliver it as soon as possible to Qin Wang, and present it to Qin Wang. Remember, present it to Qin Wang."

  "Why must you deliver it to the King of Qin?" Reestablishing contact with Qin doesn't require finding the king, delivering it to the Prime Minister's residence would be enough. Don't let Magou get curious.

  "This is a plan for Qin State, a strategy to resolve the current predicament of Qin State." Explained Qin Yiren.

  "Prince, are you planning for the country? Prince, how did you plan it?" Magai was somewhat curious.

  He followed Qin Yi Ren for three years and never saw him discuss state affairs.

  "You'll know when you see it." Qin Yiren handed the letter to Ma Ge.

  Ma Ge took it over, unfolded it and looked at it, puzzled: "Why can't Zhao be destroyed?"

  "For a hundred years, the seven major warring states have been competing for power, and none of them has ever been destroyed. Now that Zhao is being destroyed, the alliance will surely rise up. The state of Qin's national strength has been greatly depleted, making it difficult to support a large-scale war. It would be better to force Zhao to cede territory, pay indemnities, make peace, and acknowledge vassalage, then turn around and deal with the main culprit behind the Longping Great War - Han."

  "What a wonderful plan! Not only can it weaken Zhao, but also prevent Qin from falling into the alliance's trap. You are truly brilliant, young master!" Magai burst out laughing and praised, then quickly left, leaving Mo Yu in excitement.

  At the same time, Su Dai was taken into the palace of Zhao, and soon after, Su Dai and Lu Zhonglian each rode a carriage, left Handan, and headed west.