Qin Xiaogong appointed Shang Yang, and the emperor and his ministers began to reform and strengthen themselves. Everything was difficult at the beginning, how to win the trust of the people. Shang Yang was worried that the people would not believe in the new law, so he set up a w

Qin Xiaogong started using Shang Yang. The monarch and his ministers began to change the law to become stronger. Everything was difficult at the beginning. How to win the trust of the people. Shang Yang was worried that the people would not believe in the new law, so he set up a wooden pole on the street at the south gate of the market. He posted a list saying who could pull the wooden pole. If the pole was moved to the north gate, he would be rewarded ten gold coins. The common people thought this was strange and no one believed it. Shang Yang also announced a reward of fifty gold coins. Some people were doubtful and moved the wooden pole to the north gate. As expected, Shang Yang rewarded fifty gold coins to show that the order must be issued. OK, never deceive, this is: " moves to establish trust in ", and then a new law is promulgated.

"Yimu Lixin" has established prestige among the common people, but among the upper echelons of the family there are always complaints about the inconvenience of the new law. Among them, the representative figures Qianlong and Du Zhi are the most typical old nobles who oppose the new law. Just like the beginning of the reform, Shang Yang had to set an example, just like when a person is about to sleep, someone will immediately hand him a pillow. At this moment, the prince breaks the law. Of course, the prince cannot punish him. He is the future heir of the country. There is a way. "The prince "If you don't teach, it's the fault of the father", and the father cannot punish him. That is the current leader of a country. "If the teacher is not strict, the teacher is lazy", so the prince's teacher has no shirk.

At that time, the prince's right Fu Gongzi Ying Qian was the prince's nominal teacher, and the left Fu's grand master Gongsun Jia was the prince's teacher. To make the people of the country believe that everyone is equal before the new law, Shang Yang had to take action on these two, Mr. Ying Qian and Grand Master Gongsun Jia punished him by cutting off his nose.

Then the question arises. Is it okay for Shang Yang to only punish Gongsun Jia, the grand master, but not the prince Ying Qian? Theoretically, it makes sense. Gongsun Jia is the real teacher of the prince. Gongsun Jia was a key figure in the Qin Kingdom as early as when he was dedicated to the Duke. , punishing Gongsun Jia alone can have the effect of killing others, so why did Shang Yang have to punish Gongsun Ying Qian together?

Young Master Ying Qian is the filial half-brother and the concubine of Zuo before Shang Yang. His status should not be underestimated. Doesn’t Shang Yang know that giving Young Master Ying Qian the most serious punishment without eradicating the roots will inevitably leave a huge hidden danger? In fact, when Duke Xiao died and King Huiwen of Qin broke up with Shang Yang, it was Ying Qian who played a role in fueling the situation.

In fact, Ying Qian supported Shang Yang's reform at the time, but Shang Yang took his position as the left concubine, and Ying Qian was still unbalanced. However, Ying Qian swore a blood oath when his father was dying, swearing to be loyal to the new king. Brother wins Quliang .

The punishment of cutting off one's nose was more serious than killing him, for this once famous man in the battlefield. He had to be masked in black for the rest of his life and could not see anyone.

Then what was Shang Yang’s consideration in punishing Young Master Ying Qian?

Shang Yang blindly wanted to implement reforms and realize his ambitions in life. Before meeting Duke Xiao, Shang Yang lived as a concubine for seven years in the palace of Wei Guo Prime Minister Gong Shu Cuo. Before his death, Gong Shu Cuo recommended Shang Yang to the King of Wei, or To reuse Shang Yang or to kill Shang Yang, the king of Wei only thought that the uncle was suffering from acne and was confused, which meant that he simply ignored Shang Yang's talents.

Finally, the Qin State issued a recruitment order to let him meet Duke Xiao. It was like a horse meeting Bole. Duke Xiao believed in him unconditionally and supported his reform, in order to make Qin rich and powerful and its people not to be bullied by neighboring countries, and to restore the hegemony of Duke Mu.

Shang Yang could not afford to lose, and Qin could not afford to lose. The new law could not make any mistakes. For the rise of Qin, no matter how high the price was, it was worth paying.

Sima Qian commented that Shang Yang was "cruel and mean", but he ignored the fact that Qin became rich and powerful. He ignored that although King Huiwen killed Shang Yang, he allowed the new law to continue to be used. The reason why Qin unified the world was not because Shang Yang and Xiao Gong laid the foundation. ?