(Career of Xu Xianqing Huanji Tu 18, c. 1590s, [Public Domain] via Creative Commons)
Lü
Buwei was a prominent minister of Qin during the decades before the
kings of Qin formally became emperors. He began his career as a simple
merchant, and, because of his keen mind for strategy and administration,
his business was extremely profitable. Nevertheless, his career
trajectory would dramatically change after a trip to the city of Handan,
the capital of the state of Zhao.
Continue reading about the dramatic life of Lü Buwei and the bizarre story of his downfall, HERE.
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