For five thousand years, China has formed an amazing long river. In this long river, it has experienced countless changes of dynasties and shown countless heroes in troubled times. There are many waves in the Yangtze River that push the waves ahead. This is how times create heroes, and troubled times produce heroes.

There are countless figures who have influenced the change of dynasties, such as Lu Buwei in the Warring States Period, Wu Zetian and Yang Guifei in the Tang Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin in the Song Dynasty, Wu Sangui in the Ming Dynasty, Xiaozhuang in the Qing Dynasty, etc. . So today, let’s talk about Lu Buwei first.

Lü Buwei, the historical background of his birth is the Warring States Period, to be precise, the end of the Warring States Period. He is a Confucian businessman. He was born in today's Henan Province, which was called Weiguo at the time, but the place where he did business was But it is not limited to Weiguo, but all over the country.

The meeting place between him and King Qin Xiang was in the State of Zhao. It was really a chance encounter. At that time, King Qin Xiang was not the king, but just a chess piece abandoned by the Qin State to stabilize the Qin Dynasty. , the political situation of Zhao State. The situation of Zichu (King Xiang of Qin) at that time was really poverty-stricken and hungry. Under this situation, he met the noble man in his life, Lu Buwei.

Lü Buwei, as a businessman, took a fancy to Zichu with his unique investment vision, and was willing to devote everything he had to helping him, just like he did with all commodity investments.

In the end, his investment vision was accurate. He made Zichu successful, helped him return to Zhao smoothly, and assisted him to ascend the throne of Qin. Similarly, Zichu was also a For those who kept their word, he also rewarded Lu Buwei a lot, gave him the rights he dreamed of, and granted him supreme honor.

What are the inspirations of Lu Buwei’s famous sayings

The reason why Lu Buwei is successful is that in addition to his unique vision and strategic heart, he also has the attributes common to all successful people. What is it?

First of all, we must be strict with ourselves. There must be a reason for failure. Don’t pursue external causes or objective reasons in everything. Instead, you should start from yourself and find out whether your shortcomings are because of the failure. My own negligence led to failure. If a person can do this, he is not far away from success. If a country can do this, then why worry about being weak and being bullied?

Second, don’t judge others arbitrarily. Why do you have two eyes and two ears, but only one mouth? That requires you to observe more with your eyes and listen more with your ears. Only when you can hear and see clearly, can you finally use your mouth to describe your opinions or suggestions. Therefore, when talking about others, think more about yourself, compare yourself to others, and compare yourself to others. In this way, you may feel embarrassed and blush when you are ready to talk about others.

Third, if you want to understand others and your opponents, you must do a good job of self-examination. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle. If you cannot clearly understand yourself and do a good job of introspection, how can you do it? What's a good strategy for defeating the enemy? If you haven't done the above work well, it's better to stay still and don't act rashly, otherwise it may ignite a disaster.

Finally, don’t be afraid of hardship. If you choose to give up because of the short-term difficulties in front of you, you may lose a shortcut to success while relaxing. It can be said to be a missed opportunity, which is beyond description. It's like this outside.

Lu Buwei has many famous quotes, and many of them can inspire us. If you can do 7 or 8 of them, your life may not feel so bleak. Young friends, if you have time, you can Read the famous quotes of Xia Lu Buwei.

How did the politician Lu Buwei die?

His cleverness was mistaken for his cleverness, which cost Qingqing his life. Lu Buwei's death really fulfilled this saying. Lu Buwei's success can be attributed to his long-term vision, choosing a person, and pushing him to the top through purchase, hoarding, investment, and operation, and then he also reached the top, reaching the ultimate win-win situation. state.

But because he was so complacent and felt that there was no danger, he was eventually buried and let him enter a dead end, and ended up depressed.

Now, let’s explain in detail why we judge Lu Buwei this way.

Although Lu Buwei's success has a lot to do with himself, in fact, to a large extent, it relied on his concubine, his lover, Zhao Ji.

He introduced Zhao Ji to Zi Chu and successfully gave birth to her child. When Zi Chu took over the Qin State and became a new generation of kings, he knew that his time had come. .

Zi Chu died early and Ying Zheng came to the throne, but he was still young and had no one to take charge of the overall situation. At this time, Lu Buwei naturally stepped forward to assume this responsibility, and at the same time inherited the huge responsibility to exercise this responsibility. right.

With the gradual expansion of power, a state has been reached. Although Lu Buwei is not a monarch, he forms a party in private for personal gain and dominates the court. This has long made the young Ying Zheng resentful. In addition, unofficial history also revealed that Ying Zheng once witnessed the adultery between his mother Zhao Ji and Lu Buwei. For him, this was like a bolt from the blue, pushing the resentment in his heart to the top. This also paid for Lu Buwei's death. A deep foreshadowing.

So, when Ying Zheng personally conquered the country, the first thing he did was to slowly take back his power and centralize the monarch's power. The second thing was to find a way to get out of Lu Buwei. After some planning, Lu Buwei was eventually poisoned and died.