Su Qinsheng was born in Luoyang in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty at the same time as Mencius. In the later period of the Warring States Period, there were many disturbances. Everyone was afraid of the rise of Qiang Qin in the west, and no country really dared to compete with Qin.
Su Qin failed in lobbying King Hui of Qin:
When Su Qin met King Hui of Qin, he proposed to him a blueprint of "annexing vassals and claiming the title of emperor and governing again", which was the route taken by the later Qin Shihuang. He said: "The king's country has the advantages of Bashu and Hanzhong in the west, Hu Gou in the north to replace horses, Wushan in the south, and the solid food letter in the east ... The land is rich, the people are rich, the chariots are thousands of miles, and the fertile fields are thousands of miles. This is also the so-called land of abundance. You can merge with princes, swallow the world, and rule as emperor. Please play its effect! At that time, King Hui of Qin rejected his suggestion, saying, "I have heard that those who are not full of feathers cannot fly high. Those who fail in the article cannot be punished. Those who are not moral are not allowed to make people. Those who are not in harmony with politics and religion should not bother the minister. Mr. Jin has traveled thousands of miles to teach him, and he is willing to take a different day.
One dollar forced a hero to death, and Su Qin ran out of money. As the saying goes, "It's easy for a beautiful woman to laugh at a thousand dollars, but it's hard for a strong man to get a meal when he is poor. "I had to pack my bags and go home. When I got home, my wife assumed an indifferent attitude, and my sister-in-law ignored her accordingly, and my parents didn't talk to him. He didn't complain. He was much better than Jiang Taigong and Zhu Maichen. His wife hasn't left him yet! Zhu Maichen's words of "water under the bridge" and Han Xin's words of "throwing a thousand dollars into the river" are all caused by poverty and lowliness, and they all fully show the pain of being down and out!
After starting again, the six countries of Peiping returned:
Su Qin read his own books in shame, and when he felt sleepy at night, he picked up an awl and stabbed himself in the thigh, so-called "head hanging beam, awl stabbing stock". Among them, the allusion to the awl thorn stocks comes from Su Qin. Su Qin failed in lobbying for the first time, taking the route of becoming a powerful country. This time, he went out to lobby again, changed course, and started from a small country. He went to Yan State in the north and touched Yan Wenhou's heart. He entrusted the whole country to him in order to engage in the union work of the North-South United Front. And give him enough funds for activities, and equip him with a luxurious diplomatic carriage. So Su Qin, horses, chariots, gold, silks and even Zhao. The prince of Zhao is willing to entrust all the state affairs to him, and he has provided Su Qin with funds for activities and diplomatic ostentation and extravagance more than the prince. Then he went to Korea, and Wei and Qi also surrendered to him. Please. Finally, he persuaded the mighty king of Chu. At this point, Su Qin-United front organization was successful, and six countries-Yan, Zhao, Han, Wei, Qi and Chu-were attached to each other.
When Su Qin returned to his hometown dressed in splendor, Su Qin laughed and said to his sister-in-law, "What a pity! "Sister-in-law entrusted the ground to cover the ground with her face and thanked her:" See Ji Zi's position is high and rich. "Su Qin is deeply experienced the human sentiment changes in temperature, the taste of the world is cold.