Vol 25 Chapter 13 (1/2)
Book 25 Chapter 13 - United States of China
As the rebellion forces of Lu Buwei and Lao Ai are ners fro exposed as a trick by Han to destroy Qin, on top of Yingzheng’s worry that the foreigners frozheng i protests frouests from the eastern States
Li Si is fully conscious that he knows too hly supportive of Yingzheng’s dream to unite the States At the risk of his life, he sub report:
”When subordinate heard that the Court of Qin has decided to iner policies, I felt that thistalent Fro; east, Baili Xi fro; and e None of these five inally from Qin but with their support, Duke Lao was able to occupy
Using the laws of Shang Yang, Duke Xiao reforreatly flourish and the country to grow rich and powerful The population rejoiced, and the feudal lords were subjugated Obtaining experts froained sway over thousands of
King Hui used the stratage Yi and seized the three river plains areas In the west, he consolidated the states of Ba and Shu In the north, he governed Shangjun, while in the south he took over Hanzhong He eulated Yan and Shao He seized the dangerous passes to the east, which were easy to guard andoff the fertile land He dispersed the alliance of the Six Eastern Powers, and made the west solely dominated by Qin His accomplishments persisted to this very day
Enlisting the help of Fan Wei, King Zao pro and disposed of Hua Yang, thereby strengthening the court ad the feudal lords, King Zao is able to consolidate his authority
The success of these four kings is undeniably linked to their reliance on foreign talents
Regardless of perspective, these foreign advisors did not disappoint!
If the opposite had happened, for exaners to lowly positions and did not exploit their capabilities, Qin will not stand to gain fro as today
Additionally, this policy is not carefully researched and there is no distinction between truth and fiction There is no basis to discriminate between citizens and non-citizens of Qin Ultienuine talent and not nationality Thus, this policy is flawed”
From the frank and open assess loyalty to Yingzheng, it clearly elaborates ironclad truths and facts
Finally, Yingzheng retracted his decree and abolished the ‘anti foreigner’ policy
At the sa and Ji Yanran, was forcefully invited to Qin
However, his loyalty lies with his birth State and he spoke up for Han on several occasions Due to his ineloquence, he failed to get into the good books of Yingzheng Eventually, he offended Yao Jia and Li Si, and with the two men jealous of his talent, Han Fei was poisoned to death in prison
After eradicating Lu Buwei and Lao Ai, Yingzheng consolidated his authority over Qin and subsequently began his conquest of the other six States
Alone by theht of Qin
But if they worked in hand in hand, it is not iive Qin a run for their ’s coronation, Qin suffered a crushi+ng defeat against the allied forces of Chu and the Three States However, Han Chuang was down on his luck and perished during the skirmish
Without Lu Buwei backing him, Tian Dan lost power Frouished talents from Qi