Chapter 542: Famous Historical Scenes - Three Talks about Duke Qin
Historically, there are historical records about Shang Yang's experience in entering the Qin Dynasty.
The whole process is more like a textbook "interview and entry".
At that time, Gongsun Cuo, Shang Yang's boss, died. Before his death, he recommended Shang Yang to the King of Wei, but he was not accepted. Shang Yang did not do well in Wei.
On the Qin side, the new king Qin Xiaogong came to the throne. He wanted to restore Qin's position as the five hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, so he sent out orders seeking talents. After Shang Yang learned about it, he went west to Qin to seek a future.
After arriving in Qin, Shang Yang bribed Jing Jian, a favored minister of Duke Xiao of Qin, and recommended him to Duke Xiao. He also praised Shang Yang very highly.
Duke Xiao was interested. He met with Shang Yang and asked him if he had any suggestions for governing the country.
Shang Yang came here to "find a job", and he kept his attitude low. When faced with the boss's questions, he first came up with a standard answer.
That is the time-tested Taoist Huang-Lao philosophy.
The general idea is to imitate the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, learn from nature, and govern by doing nothing, which is a relatively safe answer.
Shang Yang's purpose for doing this was very simple. He had just arrived and he didn't know Xiaogong's thoughts yet, so he was afraid of violating some taboos.
So, be safe first, find an answer that is least likely to make mistakes, and then join the company first.
However, what Shang Yang did not expect was that the extremely ambitious Qin Xiaogong scorned Huang Lao's learning, thinking it was a nutritious cliché.
Even Shang Yang became a "delinquent" in his eyes, and he commented that he was "satisfied with evil".
Shang Yang failed in his first interview and was disgusted by his boss, which made him think about his mistakes, changed his story, and asked for a second interview again.
After Jing Jian made peace, Qin Xiaogong gave him face and met Shang Yang for the second time. It was still the same problem. This time Shang Yang offered the kingly and benevolent policy.
This is the Confucian view, because two great sages, Confucius and Mencius, successively advocated for it, and it was a very popular strategy for governing the country at that time.
At least that's the case on the surface...
In order to show that they are benevolent and righteous monarchs, many monarchs declare to the outside world that the country follows the royal way.
Even Duke Mu, whom Duke Xiao wanted to imitate, became one of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period because of the kingly laws presided over by Baili Xi. This saying was not only popular in the world, but also had a strong market foundation in Qin itself.
Sure enough, Qin Xiaogong also approved Shang Yang's suggestion this time, but he still did not adopt it because it was inconsistent with the current situation of Qin.
The result of the second interview was still not ideal, but at least it left a glimmer of hope. The most important thing was that Shang Yang found out the pulse of Duke Xiao.
During the third interview, he brought up the overbearing legal system and proposed the "Nine Strategies to Strengthen Qin", which immediately conquered Qin Xiaogong and finally succeeded in joining the top management of Qin State.
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It can be seen that Shang Yang's process of entering Qin was very utilitarian.
To a certain extent, it's a bit like today's companies looking for investors to invest.
Test the waters with one project first. If the investors don't like it, then change it. If the investors still don't approve of it, change it again until the investors approve it, and everyone will be happy.
This version of Shang Yang is more like a political opportunist, selling his own ideas of governing the country.
It even makes people wonder if Shang Yang's reform would have been famous throughout the ages if Duke Xiao liked the royal way.
Of course, there is also a theory that Shang Yang tested Qin Xiaogong. He was testing whether Qin Xiaogong was worthy of his service and whether the two had the same philosophy.
Just like Zhuge Liang in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", he visited Liu Bei's thatched cottage three times to test Liu Bei's kindness and broadmindedness, and finally thought he was a wise master who could help him.
Some people said that Shang Yang was exaggerating his own worth by doing this.
Good things have to be spread out, and some thresholds should be set to help the other party increase their attention. If you tell the truth at the beginning, it will make the other party not cherish it.
This is a clever self-marketing method, and Zhuge Liang's Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage is actually the same routine.
Anyway, no matter what kind of statement and explanation, the process of Shang Yang and Xiao Gong being compatible as monarchs and ministers was not so smooth sailing.
And it is impossible not to mention such a well-known historical event in "The Qin Empire".
But then again, since "The Qin Empire" has Shang Yang as the positive protagonist, there must not be a negative version of "political speculator".
It’s best not to use the image of self-promotion, which is neutral but derogatory.
Therefore, the popular drama of "good ministers choose their masters" is the best choice for "The Qin Empire".
In the plot of "Fission", Shang Yang went to Qin at the invitation of Baili Yao.
Being ambitious, he did not come forward to reveal his identity, but secretly observed Duke Qin's behavior.
At that time, Qin Xiaogong issued an order to recruit talents, and hundreds of scholars came to serve Qin. However, Xiaogong did not rush for interviews. Instead, he made a request, asking the scholars to visit Qin and make contributions to the governance of Qin based on their income.
Policy.
Obviously, Qin Xiaogong understood very well the principle that "without investigation, there is no right to speak."
However, many scholars were puzzled by Duke Xiao's request. They complained one after another, and some even walked away directly. Duke Xiao had no choice but to offer benefits, and finally many people stayed behind.
Shang Yang didn't say anything during this period. Afterwards, he asked the Jingjian for help, borrowed some clothes, and went to the poorest place in Qin to look for it.
After three months, Shang Yang personally witnessed and experienced the poverty, hardship and unyielding spirit of the old Qin people, which also gave him a different feeling for the strange land of Qin.
After he returned to the capital, Shang Yang wrote "Nine Strategies for Strengthening Qin" based on the "Inspection Report on the Customs and Customs of the Qin State and Old Qin People" recorded along the way during his visit to Qin.
However, Shang Yang, who had the plan to strengthen Qin, did not rush to hand it over to Duke Xiao. Instead, he came to "Three Comments (Shui) Duke Xiao" to examine whether Duke Xiao was the "Ming Lord" in his mind.
As a result, a famous historical scene occurred.
Faced with Shang Yang who only talked and made many flashy remarks, Xiaogong was extremely disappointed and felt that Shang Yang was just trying to gain fame.
After Shang Yang experienced Chen Ce twice, he became more and more convinced that Qin Xiaogong was a wise man and a wise master who could help him realize his ambition.
So Shang Yang took off his disguise and met with Qin Xiaogong for the third time on the banks of the Weishui River.
This is also the scene that the crew of "Fission" will be filming today.
According to the script, Shang Yang and others were chatting on a wooden boat on the Wei River. It was winter at that time, there was mist everywhere, and the river was still covered with thin ice.
This scene is not unreasonable, but uses the scene to illustrate something.
The ship Shang Yang and Duke Xiao were on was the State of Qin, and the environment they were in was also the situation faced by the State of Qin - traveling in fog and on thin ice.
As the two talked and initially reached the intention to force Qin to carry out reforms, the wooden boat, which symbolized the Qin State, broke out of the fog and broke through the ice, which also symbolized that the Qin State was freed from the shackles and rushed towards the light.
Why does it sound so much like the boat in Nanhu...
The crew is currently filming at the film and television base. They did not go to the real location to shoot separately, but used close-up and long-range shots.
A specially built scene inside a wooden cabin was placed on a green screen, with actors acting against each other and shooting close-up shots.
After taking these shots, find time to rent an ancient boat to take additional shots of distant views and panoramic shots on the river, and then combine the two sets of shots together with special effects.
This is not a fool's errand. In fact, it is more troublesome to do this than to directly shoot the real scene. The real scene shooting is all in the boat, but there are various restrictions. If you shoot it separately, you can use the lens and position more freely.
And this is just an attempt. If the result is not good, you can try it again in real life.
It is common for high-quality dramas to be the highlight of a drama, so it is common to strive for excellence and make multiple filming attempts.
Zuo Le is quite normal. Some directors shoot a scene hundreds of times and forcefully make the actor suffer a psychological breakdown.
In such a comparison, Zuo Le can be regarded as "shoddy"...
