This is the end of the Warring States period. In order to make the country stronger, in this era, all countries are carrying out political reforms in full swing. Zou Ji's reform in Qi, Wuqi's reform in Chu, Wei's reform, Zhao's reform and Shen Buhai's reform in South Korea are the most effective reforms, which pushed these countries to their heyday.

But what about Qin in the west? Nobles are arrogant and extravagant, and they do many evils. Even domestic slaves bully others. Qin was in crisis. At this time, the armies of all countries have grown up. But look at the state of Qin, the army is distracted, the soldiers are absent-minded about the war, drinking and drinking, and losing ground in the war. Qin is in decline.

Guo Wei.

Wei Huiwang is sitting in the dragon chair, and there are several veins standing out on his head, which is caused by alcohol. His face was red and his whole body was burning. In front is a table with a pot of wine on it. Sitting next to her is a well-dressed girl-Princess Wei Hui. An old man knelt at the foot of the dragon chair. Look at this old man, his hair is gray, his face is wrinkled, his eyes are almost narrowed into two words "I", he has a long gray beard, he is wearing a blue silk light coat, and he looks like a patient. This man is Wei's old minister uncle. Uncle CuO said awkwardly, "I'll recommend someone to play your Majesty with you. This man's name is GongSunYang. Because he is the son of Guo Wei, he is also called Wei Yang. He is my retainer, young and talented, and can be appointed as Xiang. Since the king doesn't need Sun Yang, kill him and don't let him leave the country. " Wei Huiwang looked up, stood up, hugged the princess, turned around, drank all the wine on the table, waddled down and said drunkenly, "Uncle Qing said, I will think twice."

"promise." Uncle CuO struggled to sit up and walked trembling down day order.

Princess Wei Hui is very different from Wei Huiwang. She appreciates talents. She saw King Hui's performance in court until he completely ignored it. So after returning to the palace, she asked the ladies-in-waiting to help find a set of ladies-in-waiting clothes, put them on in a hurry, took her personal maid to the gate and took out the waist tag. Go straight to Wei Yang's house after that.

The princess reached out her slender hand and knocked on the door. The door opened and a young man came out. His eyebrows are not light or thick, and his eyes are shining, conveying gentle eyes. A towering nose and thin lips. Hair is tied high in a bun. Wearing a round neck robe with a crane brocade on the side and a pair of black leather shoes, she looks majestic and unstoppable. He wore a sword around his waist, an unpretentious scabbard and an unpretentious hilt, which further demonstrated his elegance. Proper language makes him more attractive.

She opened the cherry mouth and asked, "Is Mr. Gongsun there?"

"The next step is. And you are? "

"My name is Yu Yan, Princess Wei Hui. Uncle Guo Xiang recommended you this morning, but it seems that the king doesn't want to hire you. But uncle's eyes can't be bad. I heard that Qin Xiaogong is recruiting talents in the State of Qin. I suggest you go to Qin State. Wei can't use Mr., which is Wei's sorrow. "

"Thank you for your empress. Wei Yang will repay this favor another day. "

As expected, after the death of the wrong uncle, Wei Huiwang shrugged off his words and ignored them. Wei Yang was not hired.

But it reached the ears of him and his neighbors. Neighbors advised him to run for his life. But, he thought, since Wei Huiwang didn't listen to his uncle's advice and hired him, he wouldn't kill him. Sure enough.

In addition to Qin, before that, we also saw the disadvantages of this country. He ordered people to post talent lists in the streets and spend a lot of money to recruit talents.

Sun Yang finally decided to leave at once and came to Qin with Li Kui's Fa Jing. He took off a list of recruiting talents and went to Jing Jian's home. He proposed to Jing Ke the way of political reform. Therefore, Jing Ke strongly recommended Wei Yang to Qin Xiaogong.

Qin Xiaogong sitting in the hall, what a magnificent style! He loves reading very much, his temperament is generous, and his emotions are beyond words; Good at words and making friends with legalists. He is more than eight feet long, his face is like a crown jade, and his lips are coated with fat. Beautiful, dignified. Wearing a black pendant silk hairpin, wearing a golden dragon crown, wearing a dark black robe carved with five dragons and playing beads, and wearing patterned jacquard eight-treasure gold shoes. Outside the temple, the soldiers were dressed in heavy armor and armed with rulers, ready to go.

"GongSunYang has an audience."

"Xuan!"

"promise."

"Wei Yang sees the king."

"Ai Qing is really beautiful!" The king of Qin was overjoyed. "I wonder if Ai Qing has a strategy to revitalize the country?"

Yes, he said, "If Wang follows the emperor's way, he can rejuvenate the country. It is necessary to implement the "inaction" of the ancient Five Emperors. Everything in heaven and earth is born of Tao, and the movement and change of everything in heaven and earth also follow the law of Tao. The most fundamental law of Tao is nature, that is, nature and nature. Since Tao is based on nature, we should treat things naturally, do nothing, let things develop freely according to their own inevitability, and make them in a natural state that conforms to Tao. Don't interfere with it, and don't affect the natural process of things by doing something. Only in this way can things exist normally and develop healthily. Therefore, in my opinion, to treat people with things, cultivate one's mind and cultivate one's nature should be based on natural inaction and avoid doing anything wrong. Don't act rashly, don't act at will, and don't do the opposite. In this way, Qin Fuxing can be expected. "

Qin Xiaogong listened in a daze. After a while, he recovered, became furious and ordered the guards to expel him from the palace.

Wei Yang returned to the post office and thought, Qin Xiaogong seems really angry. He is not interested in my emperor's teachings and the study of Huang Lao. Among the three strategies of governing the country left by the ancients-"Emperor Dao", "King Dao" and "Overbearing", "Emperor Dao" can be excluded. Tomorrow I'll try to persuade him with "Wang Dao" and see how it works.

So the next day, Wei Yang arrived outside the hall early in the morning. Qin Xiaogong called him again. Xiao Gong's anger subsided, but he said, "You bookworm, what advice do you want to give me today?"

Wei Yang replied seriously, "Your Majesty needs the cooperation of the people to rejuvenate the country. If benevolence and righteousness are used, the people will despise the people and follow the laws of nature. People will have plenty of food and clothing, and even if they die without regret, they will strongly support you. There is an old saying: "Only the benevolent can protect the world." Things are like chess. Benevolence wins, which is an eternal principle. With love for all beings, it is impossible to become possible. Just like during the Three Kings period, the country became rich and strong because of light labor and reduced sentence, and the rulers loved the people and benefited the people, fostered the small-scale peasant economy and reduced the burden on farmers. Human nature is kind. Sadness, shame, disobedience and right and wrong are innate and are the basis of the four virtues of benevolence, righteousness, courtesy and wisdom. As a ruler, it is easy to rule the world in the palm of your hand as long as you can't bear the heart of others.

Qin Xiaogong is sleepy again. After a while, Qin Xiaogong was furious and accused Wei Yang of being a poor Confucian scholar, and ordered the guards to behead him. Jing Ke argued vigorously to avoid the death penalty.

Back in the posthouse, Wei Yangming understood: Qin Xiaogong doesn't like Emperor Dao and King Dao, and he must be interested in bullying. As long as I propose an anti-bullying strategy tomorrow, Qin Xiaogong will definitely hire me.

On the third day, Wei Yang went outside the hall early in the morning. Qin Xiaogong called him again. Only this time, Qin Xiaogong was even more angry. Qin Xiaogong patted the dragon throne and said, "If you don't have any good plans, I will definitely cut you this time!"

Wei Yang rightly said, "Promise! Today I won't talk about the emperor's way and the king's way. I think that if we want to rejuvenate the country, we must rely on bullying, that is, we must rule the country severely. I heard that if people's behavior is not controlled by their thoughts, they are no different from wild animals. Similarly, if a person's behavior is not controlled by law, he is very likely to run amok. So what should we pay attention to? First of all, ministers should learn to remonstrate. It is extremely unwise to remonstrate with the emperor without knowing what to say. Knowing the emperor's mistake but not saying it is disloyalty to the monarch. Loyal ministers don't deserve to die, nor do ministers who speak inappropriately. Secondly, the monarch should not spoil the minister too much. If the minister's position is too noble, it will deprive the monarch of his position. Just like concubines in the harem, if there is no hierarchy, they will be out of order; The discord between brothers will affect the stability of the country in the future. Besides, we should pay attention to prevent delay. There is a famous saying in ancient times:' The embankment of thousands of feet collapsed in the ant nest; A room of 100 feet was burned by smoke from a sudden crack. "Just like the story of Bian Que and Cai Henghou. Your majesty should stay away from those adulterers and not let them slowly erode your will. How to prohibit adultery? The best way is to reform his mind. The second is to restrict their speech. The worst way is to stop the adulterer at once. In addition, to hire talented people, we should measure everyone's ability before hiring. In short, it is necessary to establish the absolute majesty of the monarch and prevent ministers from controlling state affairs. The best way to establish absolute majesty of the monarch is to thoroughly reform the old law and put forward a strict new law. Your majesty, I have a proposal ... "

Qin Xiaogong listened with a big smile on her lips. He thought, this guy! A few days ago, I thought he was a pedantic Confucian scholar, but I didn't expect him to be a master of law. He is knowledgeable and courageous, and will definitely become an important official of mine in the future.

Wei Yang talked for three days and nights, and the king of Qin was not sleepy at all. After Wei Yang left, he repeatedly asked him to stay, so he named Wei Shuchang. From then on, Wei Yang began the road of political reform.

However, because Wei Yang is new here after all, and the atmosphere of Qin is not very good, and because the people have suffered and been deceived for a long time, everyone doesn't believe in this new official of the court. How to make them believe in themselves? Wei Yang mused: In the past, court officials always said nothing, so people had doubts about court officials. The only way, only by doing it, can be convincing. So he made a plan.

The next day, the downtown area was suddenly noisy with gongs and drums and firecrackers. Residents around downtown put their heads out of the window and looked: Wow! What a grand performance! Two officers and men held signs of "avoid" and "silence" to clear the way, followed by a large group of cavalry, all armored swords. It can be said that "armor shines to the sun." Wei Yang followed them on a big burly horse. Finally, the two lux were stripped to the waist, showing strong muscles and carrying a wooden post. In the middle of downtown, two lux put down the stake with a bang. All the onlookers thought it was strange. I saw Wei Yang dismounting, saluting the crowd and shouting, "I will give twelve taels of silver to anyone who can move this pillar to the north gate." Unexpectedly, everyone walked away without interest. Wei Yang asked, only to know that the Qin court had never received such a high reward, and the onlookers thought Wei Yang was joking. Wei Yang bowed to the crowd again and said, "The old nobles made the state of Qin unhealthy, and everyone was suspicious of each other. In order to change the old feelings, Wei Yang will certainly keep his word and keep his word. " In this way, the reward rose from twelve taels to twenty taels and then to fifty taels. Finally, someone in the crowd shouted, "I'll do it!" "

What came out was a middle-aged farmer with loose hair, thin face and weak bones. Wearing a shabby coarse blouse and coarse shorts. A pair of sandals with several holes in their feet. There is a black wine gourd tied around her waist, which seems to be picked up from a coal pile. He took off his coat, wiped his sweat, and threw it around. Thick dust, mixed with the rolling air under the scorching sun and the sour taste of sweat, makes people want to vomit. He tied his clothes around his waist. His skin is very dark, like a piece of charcoal. There are cracks in the palms and calluses on the feet. He got up in one breath, his abdomen bulged, he stamped his foot, his biceps shrank, and he pulled a big wooden pillar more than three feet thick. Shouts and cheers broke out in the crowd. He staggered for dozens of steps and carried the post under the north gate.

"good! A strong man! " Wei Yang cried.

"Somebody, get the gold." Wei Yang personally handed the farmer a plate with fifty taels of gold and worshipped him as a centurion. Since then, Wei Yang's good reputation of keeping his word has spread throughout Daqin. Wei Yang won the popular base for political reform.

Wei Yang believes that Qin