Lǚ Bùwéi bǎ 《 Lǚshì chūnqiū 》 guà zài Xiányáng chéngmén shàng, shuō shéi néng gǎidòng yí ge zì, jiù shǎng tā qiānjīn.
Lü Buwei hung his Annals on the city gate of Xianyang and promised a thousand in gold to anyone who could change a single word.
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culture
Two chengyu come from him: 奇货可居 "a rare commodity worth hoarding", his verdict on the hostage prince 子楚, whom he helped onto the Qin throne; and 一字千金 "one word worth a thousand in gold", from his offer for his book.
history
Rumour, recorded by 司马迁, made him the real father of 嬴政, the future First Emperor. Once grown, Ying Zheng removed him from office, and he took poison in 235 BC.
