1. Translation
Su Qin’s memorials to persuade the King of Qin were submitted many times, but his ideas have not yet been implemented. Su Qin's black mink coat was worn out, his hundred pounds of gold had been used up, and he had no money left at all, so he had to leave Qin and return to his hometown. He was carrying a bookcase and carrying luggage. His face was thin and dark, with a look of shame on his face.
When he returned home, his wife did not get off the loom, his sister-in-law did not cook, and his parents did not talk to him. Seeing this situation, Su Qin sighed: "My wife doesn't treat me as her husband, my sister-in-law doesn't treat me as her brother-in-law, and my parents don't treat me as their son. It's all my fault!" So he looked for books in the middle of the night and laid out dozens of books. I found Jiang Taigong's military book in a book box and read it with my head, repeatedly selecting, familiarizing myself with it, studying it, and understanding it.
When he read and fell asleep, he pricked his thigh with a needle. The blood flowed to his heel, and said to himself: "How can I lobby the king without asking him to give out gold and jade?" Jinxiu, where is the person who has achieved the title of Prime Minister?" After one year, he succeeded in his research. He went to the palace to meet and lobby the King of Zhao. He clapped his hands and talked. The King of Zhao was overjoyed and named Su Qin the Lord of Wu'an.
He followed him with a hundred military chariots, a thousand pieces of brocade, a hundred pairs of white jade, and ten thousand yi of gold to unite the six countries, disintegrate the alliance, and suppress To strengthen Qin, Su Qin became the prime minister in Zhao State, and transportation at Hangu Pass was cut off. At this time, such a big world, so many people, the prestige of princes, and the power of advisers will all be determined by Su Qin's strategy.
Without spending a dou of grain, without laboring a single soldier, without a single warrior fighting, without a single bowstring being cut off, without an arrow being bent, the feudal lords are better friends than brothers. When a wise man is in power, the world is docile; when one person is used, the world is obedient. Therefore, it is said that virtuous government should be used instead of relying on bravery; it should be used within the court and not outside the country.
When Su Qin was prominent and honorable, he used thousands of gold coins, and his entourage and chariots came in an endless stream. He showed off all the way, and the countries east of Huashan were impressed by the wind, thus greatly increasing the status of Zhao State. Su Qin was about to lobby the King of Chu. When he passed by Luoyang, his parents heard the news. They packed up the house, cleaned the streets, set up music, prepared a banquet, and went to the countryside thirty miles away to greet him.
His wife did not dare to look at him head-on and listened to him with her ears tilted. My sister-in-law crawled on the ground like a snake, kneeling down to apologize over and over again. Su Qin asked: "Why was my sister-in-law so arrogant in the past, and now so groveling?"
2. Original text
(Su Qin) said that King Qin wrote ten books but said no, Sable Zhizhi Qiu Chao, a hundred catties of gold were used up, and resources were exhausted. He left Qin and returned. He is wearing a slender body, carrying a book and a sled. He looks haggard, his face is swarthy, and he looks like he is ashamed. When he returns home, his wife will not make trouble, and his sister-in-law will not provide for him. The parents said nothing. Su Qin sighed and said, "My wife does not regard me as her husband, my sister-in-law does not regard me as her uncle, and my parents do not regard me as their son. This is all Qin's fault!" 10. The plan of Taigong's "Yin Fu" is recited while lying down, and it is concise to try to figure it out. When he was about to fall asleep after reading, he used a cone to prick his buttocks, and the blood flowed to his feet, and he said: "You said that the master can't use his gold and jade to win the honor of the minister?" After a period of time, he figured it out and said: "This is He can really be said to be the king of the world."
So Nai Moyan Wuji Que saw King Zhao holding hands and talking under the mansion. King Zhao was overjoyed and named him Lord Wu'an. After receiving the seal of the prime minister, hundreds of leather chariots, thousands of pure brocades, hundreds of pairs of white jade stones, and thousands of gold coins were sent to follow him. Therefore, Su and Qin were ministers to Zhao, but the pass was blocked. At this time, the greatness of the world, the multitude of the people, the power of the princes, and the power of the advisers all wanted to decide Su Qin's strategy.
No need to fight for food, no soldiers to bother, no warriors to fight, no strings to cut, no arrows to break, the princes love each other, and they are wiser than brothers. If a wise man exists, the world will obey him; if one man uses it, the world will obey him. Therefore, it is said: style is in politics, not bravery; style is in the corridors and temples, but not outside the four realms.
When the Qin Dynasty was prosperous, there was an overflow of gold for its use, and it turned around and rode with horses to show off its weapons on the road. The country of Shandong obeyed the wind and made Zhao Dazhong. It will be said that the King of Chu was passing by Luoyang. His parents heard about it, and they cleared the palace and cleared away the roads. The wife looked sideways and listened. The sister-in-law prostrates herself like a snake, and bows to herself four times to thank her. Su Qin asked: "How could my sister-in-law be so arrogant at first and so humble later?"