Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

The atmosphere in the hall seemed to freeze instantly.

Qin Wangji stared at Fan Sui, his eyes gradually turned cold.

If it is said that before the Battle of Changping, Qin Wangji and Fan Sui, the monarchs and ministers, were still in the honeymoon period because of their consecutive victories in foreign affairs and domestic affairs. During the rapid descent, it was about to reach the freezing point.

Up to now, there is only one thought in Qin Wangji's mind, and that is whether it is time to change to a Xiangbang?

If Qin Wangji was able to endure the failure of Ranghou Wei Ran when he was young, then at this moment, he knows in his heart that he may not see the sun tomorrow when he sleeps every day, his patience is much worse than before .

The failure of the Battle of Changping greatly shook Qin Wangji's trust in Fan Sui.

The corruption of the current situation in Hedong also has a lot to do with Fan Sui.

Through the all-pervasive intelligence network of "Hou", Qin Wangji knew very well that the rapid fall of the two strategically important cities of Gujiang and Jiang in Hedong County was entirely because the county magistrates and county magistrates of these cities were all He is Wang Ji's confidant, and under Wang Ji's order, he opened the door and surrendered to the Allied Forces of the Jin Dynasty!

Moreover, in Jiangcheng, Hou's intelligence personnel also saw Zheng Zhu, a pedestrian of Zhao Guoda, and confirmed the collusion between Wang Ji and Zhao people.

After learning of Wang Ji's rebellion, Qin Wangji immediately mobilized all the elite from Guanzhong and rushed to the front line of Hedong County.

But the mobilization of the army and the transfer of the county soldiers cannot be completed in just three or four days.

It will take at least ten days before a Qin army of 20 can be urgently formed and arrive in Hedong County.

But in the current state of Qin, does it really still have ten days?

It's all so strange to Wang Ji!

The more Qin Wangji thought about it, the angrier he became, and his face became more and more gloomy.

Fan Sui dropped his head to the ground, not daring to move.

Qin Wangji was silent for a while, and finally said in a deep voice: "Xiangbang Fan Sui is incompetent under the imperial court, has no knowledge of people, and has no way to recommend him. Cut half of the fiefdom and food town, just to imitate others!"

This was Qin Wangji's final punishment for Fan Sui.

It can be said that it is a very heavy punishment to cut half the fiefdom.

But Fan Sui didn't feel any regret after hearing the punishment, instead he bowed his head deeply and said loudly, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Just when Qin Wangji announced this order, several important Qin officials behind Fan Sui exchanged glances with each other, and they all saw disappointment in each other's eyes.

I didn't expect that even this could not bring down Fan Sui. Could it be that he is really a tumbler?

Chapter 283 Cai Ze Sees Zhao Dan (Second Update)

January 258, 1 BC, Handan.

On this day, Zhao Dan was sitting in his side hall of Longtai and working as usual.

A sudden news interrupted all this.

"Your Majesty, there is a man from Yan State named Cai Ze, who claims to be able to relieve His Majesty's worries, so he asks to see His Majesty."

"Cai Ze?" Zhao Dan, who was writing quickly, suddenly stopped, and after thinking for a while, a smile appeared on his face: "Call him in."

After the Battle of Changping, Zhao Dan issued a recruitment order, hoping to recruit talents from all over the world to be used by Zhao Guo.

Since Zhao State defeated Qin State and became one of the overlords, Zhao Dan's recruitment order naturally got the attention of many scholars. Many scholars who were not reused in other countries came to Handan one after another to look for opportunities. I have met many of them.

But the appearance of this Cai Ze was really beyond Zhao Dan's expectation.

Zhao Dan recalled the information about Cai Ze in his mind, thinking about it, the smile on Zhao Dan's face became more and more intense.

If the records in the history books are correct, then as long as Cai Ze is used well, he can definitely become a great help to Zhao Dan and Zhao Guo.

Half an hour later, Cai Ze appeared in front of Zhao Dan.

Although he had already made some mental preparations based on the information in his mind, when Zhao Dan saw Cai Ze, he still couldn't help frowning slightly.

In these days, if one wants to gain a little reputation in the political arena, one thing can be said to be necessary, and that is the degree of handsomeness, which is the so-called "face value".

There is a widely circulated saying that goes like this: "A phase is born from the heart". Therefore, in the eyes of the ancients, once a person is ugly, his heart must be dirty and dirty, and this person cannot be reused.

During the time of the Three Kingdoms, Wang Can, one of the seven sons of Jian’an, went to Jingzhou to join Liu Biao. Before seeing the real person, Liu Biao planned to marry his daughter to him and entrust him with a heavy responsibility. , married her daughter to Wang Can's clan brother Wang Kai, and then did not reuse Wang Jie.

This is not a big deal. In the Tang Dynasty, it was clearly stipulated that after passing the imperial examination, scholars must also pass the official selection review of the Ministry of Officials. The first "body" refers to the review of body appearance, which can be said to stipulate the principle of "ugly people have no official position" in the form of laws and regulations.

Zhu Yu also recorded two related events in Pingzhou Ketan.

Cai Que, the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, recommended a man named Wang Jiong to be the supervisor to Shenzong of Song Dynasty. When Shenzong of Song Dynasty heard the name of this person, he readily agreed.

This is not because of Wang Jiong's great ability. On the contrary, Wang Jiong's character is relatively poor, he has not studied much, and he is involved in gossip and scandals from time to time, and his reputation is very bad.

The reason why Song Shenzong agreed to Cai Que's recommendation was entirely because Wang Jiong was very handsome. According to the description in ancient books, he was "cold and jade-like in appearance, condensed in autumn water, and very beautiful in appearance". He was nicknamed "Qijun Wangjia Lang".

Just because Wang Jiong was handsome enough, Song Shenzong gave him an official position without even thinking about it.

This proves that in ancient times, being handsome could not only be eaten, but also be an official.

When it came to Song Zhezong, the same prime minister Cai Que recommended another person to Song Shenzong's son Song Zhezong, a very famous talent named Yuan Yingzhong.

But this time the result was completely opposite to the last time.

Yuan Yingzhong, in terms of talent, is absolutely outstanding, but unfortunately, he has a big shortcoming, that is, his appearance is not good.

Yuan Yingzhong's face was full of pockmarks, his shoulders were high on one side and low on the other, and he walked in a strange posture. He could be said to be an out-and-out ugly man. Song Zhezong was very upset and an eyesore when he looked at it.

So Song Zhezong clearly rejected Cai Que's recommendation without much consideration.

Feng Menglong once commented on this in the ancient and modern Tan Gaizhong: "Yuan Yingzhong, a polymath, has a famous name, and he is ugly, and no one dares to recommend him."

It is not just these people who are discriminated against because of their appearance.

The well-known talented Zheng Banqiao also said in Zheng Banqiao's collection of Banqiao's self-report that he is "ugly and ugly, and his predecessors all look sideways, so don't associate with him."

Even talented people are like this, then those who are neither talented nor ugly are treated even worse.

Therefore, the ancient people valued the value of appearance very much.

The higher your appearance and the more handsome you are, the easier it is to get along. On the contrary, if your appearance is low, it will be difficult to mix. The lower your appearance, the harder it is to mix.

Cai Ze, who appeared in front of Zhao Dan now, is such a guy with very low appearance.

How low is Cai Ze's appearance?

According to historical records, Cai Ze once asked Tang Ju, a famous physiognomist in the state of Wei, to look at him.

Tang Ju is a well-known fortune teller. He was once famous for seeing Li Dui, the power minister of the previous generation of Zhao Guo, who had not yet made a fortune, and predicted Li Dui's prosperity in the future. It can be said that he was a very good fortune teller at that time. .