Yiren, the grandson of King Zhao of Qin, was sent to Zhao as a hostage after Qin and Zhao met in Mianchi.
Yiren is the second son of An Guojun .
An Guojun's famous name was Zixi, and he was established as the prince by King Qin Zhao.
King An Guo had more than 20 sons, all of whom were born to his concubines. His wife had no children, so these children were not his legitimate sons.
Lord An Guo doted on a concubine of Chu State , named Mrs. Huayang , and she had no sons.
Yiren's mother was named Xia Ji. She was not favored and died a long time ago, so Yiren had no one to love her, so she was selected and sent to the State of Zhao as a hostage. She had no contact with the State of Qin for a long time.
When Wang Lu (hé) came to attack the State of Zhao for the first time, King Zhao Xiaocheng was angry with the Qin State hostage and wanted to kill the stranger.
Pingyuan Jun dissuaded him and said: "If Yiren is not favored, what is the benefit of killing him? It will give Qin an excuse in vain and block the path for future peace talks."
King Zhao Xiaocheng was still angry, so he placed Yiren in Congtai ordered the doctor Gongsun Qian to monitor and accompany him. In fact, he was a supervisor, not allowing him to come and go at will, and also reduced the daily expenses of the foreigner.
A stranger goes out without a car or money. He lives a very miserable life and is unhappy all day long.
There was a man from Yangzhai (zhái) whose surname was Lu and whose given name was Buwei. His father and son were both businessmen. They usually traveled to various countries, progressing from low to high, and accumulated a fortune of thousands of gold. During this time, I happened to be in Handan , and I accidentally saw a strange person on the street.
The stranger's face looks like it has been powdered, his lips are painted red, his teeth are white, and his eyes are clear. Although he looks very poor in his clothes, he has an aristocratic temperament.
Lu Buwei was secretly surprised, pointed at the stranger and asked the person next to him: "Who is this person?"
The person next to him told him: "This is the son of Prince An Guojun of Qin State, who was sent to Zhao State as a hostage, because Qin The country has repeatedly invaded the Zhao Kingdom, and our king has wanted to kill him several times. Now he is detained in Congtai, and his daily expenses are not enough. He is no different from a poor man."
Lu Buwei thought in his mind: "This kind of product is rare in the world! It's rare, so I'll buy it first and make a huge profit when the price goes up.
Lu Buwei returned home and asked his father: "How many times the profit can be obtained from farming?"
His father said: "Ten times."
Then asked: "How many times the profit can be obtained from selling jewelry and jade?"
His father said: "A hundred times."
asked again: "If you support a person to become a king, hold power and rule the country, how many times the profit will it be?"
His father laughed and said: "How can it be possible to support a king? The profit is thousands of times. Ten thousand times, immeasurable!"
Lu Buwei spent a hundred gold to make friends with Gongsun Qian. After getting familiar with each other, it is not difficult to contact other people.
One day, Gongsun Qian hosted a banquet for Lu Buwei. Lu Buwei said, "There is no one else here. The grandson of the King of Qin is not far from here. Why don't you invite him to sit with us?"
Gongsun Qian did not regard the foreigner as the grandson of the King of Qin at all. In his own eyes, the foreigner is only a little taller than the prisoner. Maybe King Zhao will kill the foreigner when he gets excited at some point. Since Lu Buwei is willing to let him come, he will not refuse politely. By the way, It doesn't matter if we drink together, so we invite the stranger to meet Buwei and drink together.
After drinking for a while, Gongsun got up and went to the toilet. Lu Buwei approached the stranger and whispered: " King Qin is old now. The prince dotes on Mrs. Huayang, but Mrs. Huayang has no sons. Your Highness, your more than twenty brothers, none of them Being favored by the King of Qin and the Crown Prince, why don't you return home now, serve Mrs. Huayang, and ask to be her son?"
Speaking of returning to Qin, Yiren said with tears in his eyes. "Why don't I want to? Whenever I mention my motherland, my heart feels like a knife is twisting, but there is no way to escape. I would be lucky to be able to return to my motherland. I can't even think about becoming a prince.
Lu Buwei said: "My family doesn't have much money, but I am willing to spend thousands of gold for you to go to Qin to persuade the prince and his wife to let His Highness return to the country, okay?" ’”
Yiren wanted it, and said excitedly: “If what you said can come true, I will be willing to share the wealth with my husband.
Speaking of this, Gongsun Qian opened the door curtain and came in, asking: "What are you talking about?"
Lu Buwei said: "I wanted to ask Wang Sun about the price of jade in Qin. Wang Sun declined and said he didn't know." "
Gongsun Qian was not confused, and sat down to continue drinking, and parted happily.
From then on, Lu Buwei often met with the foreigner, and secretly gave the foreigner five hundred gold, asking him to bribe the people around him and make some guests.
Money can make the devil push the devil.
The people under Gongsun Qian's care and supervision received gold silk from the stranger from time to time. They changed their original cold and harsh attitude and became like a family.
Lu Buwei. I spent another five hundred gold to buy some rare and interesting gifts from the market, bid farewell to Gongsun Qian, and went to Xianyang .
