From the beginning of Qin Feizi's sealing in Qinyi by King Xiao of Zhou to the end of the third son of Qin, in the history of 564 years, the State of Qin had a total of 38 monarchs; although most of the kings were not famous in history, because the State of Qin was located on the frontier, not only far from the rich Central Plains, but also threatened by nomadic people such as Xi Rong for many years, the State of Qin was far more bitter than other princely states, so the State of Qin basically did not have any faint monarchs, at most it was only the level of ability.
Among the many kings of the Qin Kingdom, if you want to say which king is the strongest during the reign period, many people may not hesitate to say qin shi huang yingzheng, and a few people will say Qin Huiwen wang or Qin Xiaogong; but in fact, it is not right, in the qin shi huang yingzheng period, in fact, the qin state has begun to take the end of the road, prosperity and decline is the eternal law, the qin state has prospered for too long; Qin Xiaogong and Qin Huiwen wang period, is the stage of the rise of the Qin state, this period, although there are many outstanding talents, but more in the growth stage.
Therefore, the real peak period of the Qin state should be the reign of King Zhaoxiang of Qin; after the reform of Qin Xiaogong and the vigorous rule of King Huiwen of Qin, coupled with the large number of warriors recruited by King Qin Wu, the Qin State not only prospered in national strength, but also had a wealth of talents in the country; although the warriors recruited by King Qin Wu could not become generals of the unified army, they could become vanguard generals, which was also very good. To talk about the talents of the Qin Zhaoxiang King period, the first thing to say is definitely Wei Ran.
Wei Ran was the uncle of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, and after the sudden death of King Wu of Qin, many princes showed great magic and competed for the throne of King Qin; and King Zhaoxiang of Qin became the King of Qin with the help of his uncle Wei Ran, his uncle Li Liyi, and his mother Empress Xuan; whether it was the relationship between relatives or from the merits of the dragon, King Zhaoxiang of Qin could not treat his uncle badly; although Qin Xiang's position was given to his uncle Li Liyi, Wei Ran was not bad and became a general of Xianyang. Moreover, after Li Li retired quickly, Wei Ran served as Qin Xiang for the fourth time, and his power was extremely large.
Of course, Wei Ran was not the kind of person who only knew how to cultivate his henchmen, and after the Shang Martingale Transformation Method, the Qin State only recognized the merits and did not recognize the body, and if Wei Ran did not make enough merits, it would be impossible to be crowned as the Marquis of Rang. When Wei Ran was in power, Zeng Baoju took Bai Qi as a general, attacked the city from the east, defeated the "Three Jins" and Qiang Chu, achieved outstanding results, and threatened the princes, "Baohe Mountain, surrounded the great beams, and made the princes take their hands and do things to Qin". This period was the most prominent period in the history of the Qin state, and even had the tendency to annex the world in one fell swoop.
Originally, King Zhaoxiang of Qin and Wei Ran cooperated very well, and no matter how powerful Wei Ran was, he was still a vassal after all, and no matter how great the merit he made, he also made meritorious contributions to the Qin state; but after Fan Ju came, King Qin Zhaoxiang was moved by Fan Ju's "three inches of uncorrupted tongue" and actually deposed Wei Ran, and finally Wei Ran died in Taoyi "with a broken body and died of sorrow"; in fact, Wei Ran was indeed miserable. And speaking of greed, Fan Ju was far more greedy than Wei Ran, although fan ju's ability could not be denied, but Fan Ju was really selfish, taking bribes from Zhao Guo after the Battle of Changping, resulting in the failure of Bai Qi to destroy Zhao.
Of course, Fan Ju did not have a good ending in the end, and after the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Handan, he was forced to resign by King Zhaoxiang of Qin, and later died of illness in the fiefdom. Before Fan Ju, it had to be said that Bai Qi, as the top famous general in the Warring States period, Bai Qi served as the main general of the Qin Army for more than 30 years, besieged more than 70 cities, annihilated more than one million enemies, severely damaged the Zhao State at its peak, and seized nearly half of the territory of the Chu State.
However, it was such a famous general who eventually died under the conspiracy of Fan Ju and King Zhaoxiang of Qin, and was given to die in Du You. Moreover, during the period of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, not only men had deeds, but women also did not allow Su Mei, his mother Empress Xuan, to seduce the King of Yiqu with her body, and when the King of Yiqu was indulging in gentle townships, she killed the King of Yiqu with her heart, and let King Zhaoxiang of Qin send troops to attack the State of Yiqu; the State of Yiqu was eventually destroyed due to the leaderlessness of the dragons, and the great troubles of the Qin State were completely eradicated; but Empress Xuan eventually lost her position and retreated.
During the period of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, it is indeed the most powerful period of the Qin State, but the King of Qin Zhaoxiang did not know how to cherish, Wei Ran was expelled, Bai Qi was killed, Fan Ju was expelled, in addition, there were many talents in the Qin State who either died or fled, such as the famous Xiang Ganmao, Tian Wen (Meng Tianjun), the famous general Mi Rong, etc.; but even so, the Qin State was still full of talents, such as Wang Gong, Meng Xiao, etc., all of which were the top famous generals left behind during the Qin Zhaoxiang King period. In fact, as far as talent and national strength are concerned, if King Zhaoxiang of Qin can cherish the talents under his command, coupled with his longevity (75 years old, reigning for 56 years), it is not without a chance to dominate the world.