He was born a commoner, but he insisted on studying and eventually became a prime minister of a country. His idea of unifying words and weights and measures has benefited China for thousands of years. Today, every aspect of our lives has the shadow left by his policies.
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Li Si is a native of Shangcai, Runan, located in Shangcai County, Henan Province.
It is said that heroes are born in troubled times, and real heroes are more likely to make achievements in troubled times.
Li Si, a junior civil servant, was born at the end of the Warring States Period. When he was young, he only worked as a clerk at a lower level, which had nothing to do with writing work reports or sorting out books in the county.
If he was born in peacetime, he can live a stable life at the grassroots level, and it is also a way of life.
Unfortunately, he lives in troubled times. In troubled times, fighting everywhere, life is worthless.
Reese didn't have the super-high force value like Xiang Yu later, but his energy was just as strong. This energy comes from his habit of thinking hard.
In Historical Records, there is an interesting thing to say, which mainly describes that Lisi sees the big from the small, and through the actions between animals, he associates with the profound philosophical topic of "life".
One day, when Reese went to the toilet, he saw mice grabbing "dog food" here, that is, hungry mice were eating shit. When they see people or dogs going to the toilet, they will run away. After all, the cause of rodent control has a long history in the things of "everyone cries out for killing rats crossing the street" and "eliminating four pests".
However, careful Reese found that the mice in the rice barn often build nests and settle down here, and they can breed a nest of mice in a few months. They don't worry about eating and drinking, as long as they have enough to eat and drink, they can have children. It's so different from the lifestyle of rats in the toilet.
They are also rats. Why are they paid so much?
When ordinary people see this situation, they usually pick up a broom and wipe out these "four evils". When they have finished eating, they will think about what to do with their next meal, whether it is time to work in the fields, or how to delay paying the landlord's rent for two days.
Reese, on the other hand, said with emotion: "The differences between people are determined by their environment. Life is two shoulders and a head. Who is worse than who? " The only gap is that when the opportunity came, some people seized it, while others were full of doubts and missed it in vain. "
In fact, Reese's purpose is to tell himself that he should change the environment through subjective initiative, rather than being confined to a narrow space to feel sorry for himself.
A thoughtful person is not terrible. What is terrible is that this thoughtful person has strong action power! In order to change the status quo, Reese resigned from a stable civil service job and invested in famous teachers and learned skills with the money accumulated over the years.
At that time, the most famous "doctoral supervisor" in China was Xunzi, who lived in Qi. Xunzi not only taught the inherent knowledge at that time, but also taught the thought of governing the country close to Legalism, instilling in students the strategy of stabilizing and safeguarding the country.
Reese went to school with all his belongings and finally achieved something.
Reese is willing to put all his possessions together and learn a skill, which naturally requires maximum profit.
Yes, as a social person, the first priority is to live, the second is to improve living standards, and the third is to realize self-worth.
After much reasoning, he chose the state of Qin, which can make him display his talents best.
At this time, Qin was already famous, and at the end of the Warring States period, it was a leading power. There is also a threshold for finding a job here. If you don't have a degree, you must come up with real skills to practice! However, Li Si obviously has a stepping stone to him. After all, he is a disciple of Xunzi, a "doctoral tutor", and he will naturally be looked up to when he comes.
Lv Buwei saw him, and after a short test, he quickly arranged a serious job for him. Although the title is not high, but fortunately, Qin meritocracy. When he came here, he had the opportunity to display his talents and meet the king of Qin.
For a poor international student, this is enough.
Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared. Li Si kept writing articles and expressing his unique views, which finally won the appreciation of the King of Qin. The king of Qin constantly exchanged ideas with Lisi on governing the country, and many of his suggestions were adopted by the king of Qin, which was immediately effective. Even Reese successfully provoked the ambition of the king of Qin to compete for the world.
On one occasion, Reese said to the king of Qin, "It's now or never. Because Qin Mugong's national strength is still very weak, the time to unify the world is not yet ripe. Today, the influence of the Emperor of Zhou is infinitely close to zero, and the princes have been fighting for years. Qin, as a big brother, should put an end to this troubled times, wipe out all the princes in the world, and establish a inheritance of ten thousand generations!
Later, he gave up his deviance, conspiracy, and conspiracy. The main purpose was to disrupt the current situation and make the six countries suspect each other. Let the other six countries be suspicious and go their own way! Use all available means to disintegrate the national strength of the enemy country. As for the order, he also thought it over, that is, to destroy South Korea, which was relatively powerful at that time, and to deter other countries, the best result would be to defeat the enemy without fighting.
These schemes are not poisonous. From then on, the six countries fought in melee, and Qin sought the world. Reese, who contributed to this tactic, rose from a small official to a long history, and from a long history to a guest appearance. If these titles are not intuitive enough, let's put it another way. Li Si was promoted from a grassroots cadre at the township level to a counselor around the top leader. Generally, an adviser like Guo Jia of the Three Kingdoms has a lot of energy and can influence his master's decision-making, but Guo Jia basically has no personal command. Reese, on the other hand, was promoted from counselor to guest in a short time. Keqing is one of the highest official positions in the State of Qin, and he was not originally from the State of Qin.
Up to now, Reese has successfully entered the inner circle of the king of Qin.
Many years later, the king of Qin appointed wise men and many civil servants and military commanders, and finally eliminated the six countries one by one and unified the whole country. On this road, Li Si contributed a lot, and was appointed as prime minister by Qin Shihuang, one person above ten thousand people.
Some people say that Reese was jealous of talents and poisoned Han Feizi, another representative of Legalism. I don't think it's possible. He is a very important person and won the appreciation of the king of Qin. It can be said that the interests and the state of Qin have been tied together. The more masters here, the more stable he can get. As a red man around Ying Zheng, he will not compete with Han Feizi. Han Feizi's death is his own problem. As a prince of South Korea, he served his country many times in the process of Qin's unification of the world, which touched the king of Qin.
Don't mention gossip, then talk about Reese.
In fact, during his tenure as prime minister, Li Si carried out many policies, which is immortal.
First of all, he became emperor, abolished the old system of six countries and unified measurement. The dynasties changed a few years ago, but this measurement method has hardly changed. Today, our people are still benefiting.
Secondly, in 2 10 BC, he issued the unified currency of the emperor. At the same time, the old currencies of other six countries were abolished, which greatly promoted the economic development of the Qin Dynasty. This move has an equally great impact on future generations. It can be said that this achievement, the name of Reese, is enough to go down in history.
Finally, I would like to talk about the advantages of repairing the same track with cars, which is equivalent to today's expressway. The width is fixed, which ensures the smooth traffic on the road and dredges Xianyang's external traffic.
In Historical Records, Li Si said: "Anyone who is extremely loyal to Sri Lanka was killed by five punishments. It is different from the popular discussion to examine its origin. Otherwise, the achievements of the company will be tied with Zhou and Zhao. "
Unfortunately, after the death of Qin Shihuang, the prime minister was held hostage by eunuch Zhao Gao, forcing Fu Su, the son of Qin Shihuang, to commit suicide, but he didn't get a good end. He was beheaded in Xianyang, involving three families.
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