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Speaking of prodigies during the Three Kingdoms period, the most famous is undoubtedly Cao Chong, the son of Cao Cao .
Then the famous prodigy during the Warring States Period Gan Luo dared to be called the first, but no one dared to be called the second.
Gan Luo was elected as the prime minister at the age of 12. He could make the old stubborn Zhang Tang risk his life to go to Yan State with just his words, and even let Zhao State cede five cities.
So how did Gan Luo solve the problem of King Qin eating eggs? Can eating eggs laid by roosters really extend your life?
The talented Gan Luo
Gan Luo was born in Xiacai (now part of Ganluo Township, Yingshang County) in the late Warring States period. His grandfather was Ganmao, the famous Prime Minister of the Left, so Gan Luo was a genuine second-generation official.
Not only that, Gan Luo's wealthy background and the careful teaching of his grandfather Gan Mao made him talented and intelligent since he was a child.
The King of Qin at that time was not called Qin Shihuang . Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng named himself " First Emperor " after unifying the six kingdoms, and was known as Qin Shihuang in history.
Therefore, Ying Zheng during the Warring States Period was only the King of Qin, not Qin Shihuang.
Historical records record that Qin Shihuang not only burned books and harassed Confucians in order to live forever, but also sent Xu Fu to lead thousands of boys and girls out to sea to search for medicine.
It can be seen how obsessed Qin Shihuang was with immortality in his later years. He said: "It is human nature to be afraid of death."
One day, the King of Qin suddenly believed in the statement of a charlatan.
"Eating the eggs laid by the rooster will prolong your life and live a long life."
King Qin immediately sent Gan Mao to find the object and gave Gan Mao 3 days to find it.
Even a three-year-old child knows that there are no roosters that lay eggs in the world. Does Gan Mao not know that?
However, Gan Mao was a minister and the King of Qin was the king. The ministers must not disobey the king, but they cannot use hen's eggs to fool the King of Qin. Once discovered, it will be a crime of deceiving the king and will be beheaded.
In desperation, Gan Mao could only bite the bullet and complete the tasks assigned by King Qin.
After returning home, Gan Mao sighed one after another. Gan Luo saw Gan Mao's depressed expression and hurriedly stepped forward to ask about the situation.
When Gan Mao saw the extremely intelligent Gan Luo, his depressed mood suddenly eased a lot, and he asked how to solve the matter.
Gan Luo smiled after hearing this. He said that the matter would be taken care of by him and he would ensure that it would be handled beautifully.
Gan Mao asked him how to solve it, but Gan Luo immediately smiled mysteriously and told him that he would see the result tomorrow.
Gan Luo rebelled against King Qin's army.
He went to court the next day. Gan Mao did not come, but Gan Luo did. Ying Zheng burst into laughter when he saw him and asked where Gan Mao was.
Gan Luo said: "My grandfather gave birth at home" .
As soon as these words came out, King Qin was immediately stunned, and all the civil and military officials in the court showed surprise.
"How can this man give birth to a child?" These words were obviously meant to fool the King of Qin.
Of course, the King of Qin also thought this was nonsense and retorted: "How can a man give birth to a child?" "
Hearing King Qin say this, Gan Luo suddenly smiled slyly and asked King Qin:
"If men can't give birth to children, then how do roosters lay eggs? "
After hearing these words, King Qin immediately became happy. The child's eyes also changed. These words were meant to control his army, but these words were indeed perfect.
Afterwards, King Qin did not blame the two people, but rewarded Gan Luo generously.
Since this incident came out, the title of prodigy has become a household name.
Although there is no record of Gan Luo resolving the "rooster laying eggs" in historical documents, the theory that Gan Luo became a minister does exist.
The origin of Gan Luo becoming a minister
2-year-old Gan Luo became a minister of a country? How did he climb up step by step? "Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period " .
The war during the Warring States Period was very chaotic, which made Gan Mao deeply involved in the struggle for power.
Gan Mao also believed this. In order to save his life, he left Qin State and came to Qi State to serve.
As soon as Gan Mao left, Qin's right and left arm was broken, and its strength was not as good as before.
However, Lu Buwei knew very well that besides Gan Mao, Gan Luo, who was known as a child prodigy in the Gan family, was actually more talented than his grandfather.
immediately recruited him into his sect without saying a word. Lu Buwei was very fond of Gan Luo and left most of the trivial matters to Gan Luo.
In this way, under Lu Buwei's good intentions, Gan Luo's talents and learning have made greater progress.
However, one day, Lu Buwei encountered something that made him difficult.
That is, Lu Buwei wanted to attack Zhao State, but when Lu Buwei sent Zhang Tang to join the Yan State alliance, Zhang Tang rejected him.
Before this, Lu Buwei had attacked Zhao State, and now Zhao State hated them deeply.
Zhang Tang knew that going to the alliance would mean dying in vain, so he politely rejected Lu Buwei.
After returning home, Lu Buwei was very troubled. Gan Luo happened to see it, so he asked about the reason. After
learned about this, Gan Luo said that he could persuade the stubborn Zhang Tang. Lu Buwei laughed after hearing this.
thought to himself: "I can't persuade you, but a twelve-year-old kid like you can do it?"
Although Lu Buwei didn't think highly of Gan Luo, he still decided to let Gan Luo give it a try. This shows how much Lu Buwei likes Gan Luo.
He persuaded the old stubborn Zhang Tang by just talking.
When he arrived at Zhang Tang's home, Gan Luo first asked:
"Are you the same as
" 6Wu Anjun (Bai Qi) Who has the greater credit? After hearing this, Zhang Tang broke out in a cold sweat and said: "How can I, a nobody, compare to Wuanjun?"
Gan Luo continued to ask : "Compared with Fan Ju, who has more power?"
Zhang Tang was very puzzled after hearing this, but he still told the truth: "Of course Lu Buwei has more power.".
After hearing this, Gan Luo smiled and said slowly: "Fan Ju wanted to attack Zhao, but Lord Wu An blocked him in every possible way. Fan Ju had a grudge, so he killed Lord Wu An. And now you say Lu Da People have greater rights, even Wu Anjun has not escaped, how many heads do you think you have ?"
Zhang Tang suddenly realized after hearing this, and then smiled bitterly. He knew that Gan Luo's words were not alarmist, so he agreed to sacrifice his life for the country of Yan.
After Gan Luo persuaded Zhang Tang to agree to go to Yan State, he visited Lu Buwei and expressed his willingness to reconcile with Zhao State. The purpose of
is to allow Zhang Tang to reach Yan State smoothly.
Lu Buwei was very surprised when he said this, so he reminded Gan Luo that his life would be in danger if he went this time.
A sharp tongue persuaded King Zhao
However, Lu Buwei's persuasion had no effect, so Gan Luo got ready to go to Zhao as a lobbyist.
After several days and nights of trekking, Gan Luo finally arrived in Zhao State.
The king of Zhao at that time was Zhao Yan. He did not underestimate the 12-year-old Gan Luo and treated him as a guest.
As soon as Gan Luo saw King Zhao, he immediately expressed his intention to come and asked King Zhao: "Do you know that Zhang Tang has gone to Yan State to be the prime minister?"
King Zhao nodded and said: "I know."
Gan Luo then said: "Once Zhang Tang becomes prime minister, Yan and Qin will join forces, and it will be very difficult for Zhao to be mixed in between the two countries."
After hearing this, King Zhao quickly asked: "Sir, do you have any solution?"
Gan Luo smiled knowingly and said: "If Zhao can donate five cities, I can convince King Qin that if Zhao attacks Yan in the future, Qin will never stop him."
King Zhao agreed after thinking about it.
When Gan Luo was persuaded and returned to Qin, Ying Zheng praised Gan Luo and named him Shangqing. From then on, Gan Luo's origin as Shangqing was well established.
But Sima Qian's historical records record the history of Gan Luo before he was 12 years old. As for what happened to Gan Luo later, future generations have no way of knowing.
Later generations speculated that King Qin might have killed Gan Luo.
This saying is widely circulated in Yanling . Gan Luo went to Zhao as an envoy, and he succeeded immediately, showing his extraordinary adaptability and extraordinary eloquence. After he was named Shangqing, the King of Qin recruited him into the inner palace, where he accompanied his empress to enjoy flowers and play chess, and was not allowed to leave the palace.
In the palace, he saw through the cruel and ferocious face of King Qin, especially after the Lao Ai incident, thousands of people were implicated, and the Queen Mother was also thrown into the cold palace. Many direct ministers were killed for admonishing him. Gan Luo gritted his teeth in hatred and was determined not to protect the tyrant king.
so that it later led to death.
Of course, this statement is obviously impossible. The cruelty of King Qin is used to express people's regret for the untimely death of this child prodigy.
