At that time, Qin Mugong was asking relatives and friends in Jin Xiangong to marry his daughter Ji Bo. Jin Xiangong agreed to the marriage and sent Priscilla to the State of Qin to be his daughter's slave.
Prissy was ashamed and didn't want to be a slave. He sighed to himself: "It's a pity that I am old, but I have become a slave of others." So I ran away halfway.
It turned out that he wanted to go to Song, but he had to go to Chu because he was blocked halfway. Because he had the ability to raise cattle, he was captured and presented to the king of Chu, who asked him to release his horse in the South China Sea. Since then, he has been a herder in the South China Sea.
Besides, when counting the domestic slaves of Princess Jin's dowry, I found that one was missing and there was no Prissy, so I asked what was going on.
There is a minister under Qin Mugong, that is, the aforementioned Gong Sunzhi. Gongsun Zhi told Qin Mugong that Prissy turned out to be the minister of Yuzhou and escaped halfway. Now he releases his horse for the monarch of Chu. Prissy has a gift for helping the world, but it didn't happen at the right time. If you get help from Prissy, you won't worry about this problem.
At that time, Qin Mugong was ambitious, wanted to dominate the vassal, and needed more talented people to help him, so he asked, "How can I get Prissy? Can you redeem it with heavy money? "
Gong said: "If you use a large sum of money to redeem it, it will definitely not work. It is equivalent to telling the king of Chu that Prissy is a talented person. Can you let him go? "
Qin Mugong said, "What should we do?"
Gong had an idea. He said, "You might as well redeem the hunted slave with a few sheepskins in the name of punishing the escape, so that the king of Chu can let him go."
Qin Mugong felt that what GongSunZhi said was reasonable, so he sent someone to take five sheepskins to the State of Chu to redeem Prissy.
When the messenger arrived in Chu, he said to the king of Chu, "Prissy, the slave of our monarch's wife, has come to see you." Our monarch will punish him to warn those who want to escape. Please allow us to redeem him with five sheepskins. "
The king of Chu did not dare to offend the state of Qin, thinking that Priscilla was worthless. Why not bend the rules and let the messenger take Priscilla back?
Qin Mugong sent GongSunZhi to meet Prissy outside the city. When he welcomed Prissy to court, he was a little disappointed to find that he was a white-haired old man.
Qin Mugong asked, "How old are you?"
Prissy replied, "Not much, only seventy years old."
Qin Mugong sighed and said, "It's a pity that he is a little old."
Prissy said, "I'm not old. You asked me to chase birds, Bohu. I am getting old. You asked me to sit down and plan national affairs. I am still young. When Lu Shang was in his eighties, he fished by the Wei River, returned to China and worshipped him as his father, which laid the foundation for the eight hundred years of the Zhou Dynasty. I met you today, ten years younger than Lu Shang. "
Qin Mugong felt that his speech was full of verve and immediately changed his contemptuous attitude. He respectfully asked, "Our country is between the two tribes of Rongdi and has no alliance with the vassal states such as the Central Plains. Why can the old man teach me the way to strengthen the country? "
Prissy said, "Don't think I'm a prisoner of national subjugation. I'm old and weak, so I humbly ask for advice. Dare I not try my best? " Qin State is located in the eternal world, which is the land of the Zhou Dynasty. The mountains here are undulating, and the land can walk on the plains. However, the Zhou Dynasty could not keep it and gave it to Qin State, which is the reason why God made Qin State strong. Moreover, Qin is between Rongdi and Rongdi, but its strength is stronger than Rongdi's: not forming an alliance with princes is conducive to national unity and stronger cohesion. There are dozens of small countries in Rongdi now, which can be easily annexed. On the one hand, it can expand the territory, on the other hand, it can expand the army. This is an advantage that other vassal States in the Central Plains do not have. You have been inspired by virtue, conquered by force, occupied all the western borders, and seized the dangers of mountains and rivers to spy on the Central Plains. Why worry about the great cause? "
Qin Mugong, who was mentioned in a speech, suddenly spoke and couldn't help but stand up and say respectfully, "I have an expert (the word of Priscilla), just like I have a Guan Zhong!"
After planning with Priscilla for a few days, Priscilla was appointed as Secretary of State and entrusted with state affairs. Later, Priscilla lived up to expectations and helped Qin Mugong to become a rich country in Qiang Bing.
Because Prissy was bought with five sheepskins, people also called him Doctor Wuyang.
Feeling: Talent is the guarantee of career success. In order to revitalize the State of Qin, Qin Mugong gathered many talents. It is these talents who helped Qin Mugong to make the poor and weak State of Qin rise in the desert of northwest China. Since the slogan of rejuvenating China has been put forward, please start with rejuvenating Chinese talents.