The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

Three days later, Wei Cuo said to his deputy general Shi Bei: "Shi Bei, I will give you 5,000 soldiers, can you destroy the State of Teng?" Shi Bei said with a bow: "General, I don't want 5,000, give me 3,000 people and I can destroy the State of Teng!" Wei Cuo laughed and said: "Okay, I will give you 3,000 people. You must destroy the State of Teng! Remember this account, if you can destroy a country in one battle, you will definitely be famous all over the world!" - Yes!

Shi Bei led 3,000 people to Teng State. A general asked: "General, how can we destroy Teng State? Although Teng State is a small country, the news that my Wei army destroyed Lu State has probably spread all over the world. Teng State must have made certain precautions. Moreover, we only have 3,000 people. It is a bit difficult to destroy it in one battle."

Shi Bei thought for a while and said: "Teng State is a small country. The territory is not considered to be 70 miles in radius. The entire domestic army is only more than a thousand people. But we only have thousands of people. If we force the attack, it will still be a bit difficult, so I plan to pass through Guo!"

The general heard the four The word was a little confused, so he asked: "General, what is "using a false road to attack Guo"?

Shi was explained: "Back then, Jin wanted to destroy Yu, but was worried about its ally Guo. So Jin's counselor Gou Xi sent people to offer treasures to Duke Yu, hoping to form an alliance with him and lend the road to Jin to attack Guo. Duke Yu was greedy for treasures, so he wanted to form an alliance with Jin and lend the road to Jin. So Jin successfully destroyed Guo, and then when he returned, he pretended to meet with Duke Yu. When Duke Yu went out of the city to greet him, he immediately arrested Duke Yu and then destroyed Yu! This is "using a false road to attack Guo." The general on the side said: "General, what if the king of Teng doesn't believe it? What should we do?"

Shi Bei said with a smile: "Although the king of Teng is wise and not greedy for money, he is very obedient to Zhou Li. As long as we offer him a gift for borrowing the road according to Zhou Li, the king of Teng will not be able to refuse and will only agree to borrow the road. Then, according to Zhou Li, we will ask the king of Teng to meet with our army. In this way, we can take the opportunity to capture him and destroy Teng!"

The general on the side was a little unconvinced and asked again: "But General, will Teng really obey Zhou Li now?"

Shi Bei smiled and said: "Yes, because Teng is just a small country, it still goes to the Zhou emperor on time every year to pay homage to him in order to seek his protection. Moreover, Teng State was a neighbor of Lu State, and Teng State also sent people to Lu State to pay homage every year. And I also heard that the current king of Teng State, Teng Wengong, is a person who respects Confucianism. It seems that when Mencius came to Teng State, Teng Wengong personally went out of the city to greet him, so he must abide by Zhou Li! "

Then Shi Bei said again: "You take a dozen people to Teng State and offer gifts for borrowing the passage. Teng State's title is Duke, so we have to offer Huangui and jade coins. Oh, by the way, you must wear formal clothes when you go to the court, not military uniforms. According to Zhou Li, to pay homage to the duke, you must be a senior official. Hurry up and change into the clothes of the senior official."

"-Yes!

Teng State Court

Teng Wengong looked at the envoys of Wei State below and asked: "Wei State envoys, this time you comeWhat can I do for you? "The envoy of Wei State bowed and replied: "I came here to ask your country to lend the road to my Wei State. Xue State is rude, so my Wei State wants to take the emperor to attack Xue State! Please agree to lend the road to my Wei State. This is a gift for borrowing the road. I hope you can agree!"

Then according to Zhou Li, the gift was placed on the table of Duke Wen of Teng. Duke Wen of Teng looked at the gift box, which had a piece of Huangui and seven jade coins. Duke Wen of Teng nodded and said: "Since your country is going to attack Xue State on behalf of the emperor, then my Teng State will definitely lend the road to Wei State."

The envoy of Wei State bowed and said: "Thank you, my king!"

Duke Wen of Teng waved his hand again and said: "Come here to present goose meat and jade bi to the envoy of Wei State! "A servant brought a plate with a piece of goose meat and a piece of jade wall on it and gave it to the envoy of Wei. Then, the envoy of Wei left.

Shi Bei received the news that Teng State was willing to borrow the road, and smiled in his heart: Now we can destroy it! Shi Bei ordered: "Order Quan Quan to go to Teng State immediately!" ——Yes!

Due to the small territory of Teng State, there is only one city. Shi Bei led the army to the vicinity of Tengyi, the capital of Teng State. Shi Bei said to the general beside him: "You go into the city quickly and tell the king of Teng State that I want to see him." ——Yes!

Teng State Court

After listening to the words of the general of Wei State, Duke Wen of Teng said: "Since your king is going to meet me, I must go to see him. ”

A minister below stood up and stopped him, saying: "Your Majesty, I think you should not go to see the commander of the Wei army. Now the world is in chaos and it is no longer the era of following the Zhou rituals. Now people are cheating and deceiving, and Wei doesn't care much about credit. If the Wei army takes the opportunity to capture the king, then my Teng State will be in danger!"

Duke Wen of Teng said unhappily: "My Teng State has always followed the Zhou rituals. According to the Zhou rituals, since the army of another country is going to pass through our country, the king of a country should go to see it!"

Another minister stood up and said: "Your Majesty, now that Wei has destroyed Lu, how do you think Wei can abide by the Zhou rituals? It may be a trick! "The king of Teng State did not listen, so he took his followers to see Shi Bei.

At this time, Shi Bei was riding on his horse and looking at the capital of Teng State not far away. The city gate was opened, and Duke Wen of Teng took a group of ministers and followers out of the city to see Shi Bei.

Duke Wen of Teng and his entourage came to Shi Bei, and Duke Wen of Teng smiled and saluted, saying: "It is a just act for Wei State to go to attack Xue State this time. The emperor will definitely commend the Marquis of Wei! Duke Teng admires the Marquis of Wei's high righteousness!"

Shi Bei smiled and said: "Come here! Take him down for me!" Dozens of Wei soldiers rushed over and pressed Duke Wen of Teng to the ground, and hundreds of Wei soldiers surrounded all the ministers and followers behind Duke Wen of Teng.

Shi Bei looked at Duke Wen of Teng who was pressed to the ground, and said expressionlessly: "I hereby announce that Teng State will be incorporated into Wei State! The whole army enters the city! "At this time, Duke Wen of Teng realized that Shi Bei was deceiving him, and he cursed: "You, the villains of Wei, who are untrustworthy, do not take the King of Zhou seriously at all. You, Wei, will be punished sooner or later!" Duke Wen of Teng kept shoutingHe cursed. Seeing him talking so much, a Wei soldier kicked him directly. Duke Wen of Teng was kicked so hard that he grimaced and couldn't even scream. Finally, a few soldiers tied him up and stuffed a rag into his mouth.

The Wei army would not destroy the State of Teng with one soldier. Shi Bei led people into the palace of the State of Teng and said to everyone: "Don't move the treasury and granary in the palace. Transport them all back to Anyi!" - Yes! ...

The news that the State of Wei destroyed the State of Lu and the State of Teng in such a short time also spread throughout the world. The monarchs of all countries in the world began to worry whether the State of Wei wanted to replace the Zhou!

Chu Court

King Xiong Liangfu of Chu said to the ministers below after reading the secret report: "Everyone, Wei destroyed Lu and Teng. What do you think?"

The Ling Yin Zhao Xixu below stood up and said: "Your Majesty, now that Wei has destroyed Lu and Teng, its national strength will surely increase greatly. In addition, the coalition forces of four countries will attack Qi, and they will surely bite off a large piece of Qi. The national strength of Wei in the whole world has vaguely reached the strength of Jin at that time. Think about it, Jin was the world's number one overlord that suppressed Qin in the west, Qi in the east, and Chu in the south! I think Wei has vaguely had the idea of ​​replacing Zhou, so I thought that after the coalition forces attack Qi, they will unite with Qi to suppress Wei. Otherwise, it may be our Chu's turn next!" Xiong Liangfu nodded and asked: "Grand Sima, what do you think?"

Grand Sima Jingshe stood up and said: "Your Majesty, what Lord Lingyin said is absolutely right. The State of Wei is now very powerful. The State of Qin in the west has been beaten by Wei and dares not come out. If the coalition forces attack Qi this time, Qi will definitely be suppressed by Wei and will not live up to its former strength. Now there are only two countries in the world that can fight against Wei, one is our State of Chu, and the other is the State of Zhao in the north. I think Wei will definitely sanction our State of Chu and Zhao. I think that after the coalition forces attack them this time, they must sever their alliance with Wei and ally with Qi to sanction Wei together! Otherwise, Wei may annex the world!"

After listening, Xiong Liangfu said with sharp eyes: "If he really dares to annex the world for his country, then my State of Chu will be the first to disagree. What Lingyin and Da Sima said is absolutely right. Let's follow Lingyin and Da Sima's words! I want to see if Wei has the courage to provoke my State of Chu!" - Your Majesty is wise!

Zhao State Court

After reading the secret report from Wei State, Zhao Zhong, the Marquis of Zhao, said worriedly: "Everyone, now Wei State has destroyed Lu State and Teng State, and the land obtained by the coalition forces in this attack on Qi State and Wei State is estimated to be thousands of miles in radius. Looking at the world, there is only one Chu State that can fight against Wei State. Our Zhao State is not strong enough to compete with Wei State. What do you think?"

A minister stood up and said: "Your Majesty, Wei State's annexation of Lu State and Teng State has revealed its wolfish ambition. It must want to annex the world and replace Zhou State. Therefore, I think that our Zhao State will not sever its alliance with Wei State on the surface, but will secretly ally with Qi State to suppress the development of Wei State!"

Zhao Zhong, the Marquis of Zhao, nodded and said, "Well, that's right, let's do as you say!" - Your Majesty is wise!

Qi State Court

After reading the secret report from Wei State, Duke Tian Wu of Qi was furious and said, "This Wei State has completely ignored all countries in the world and has blatantly annexed all countries. Now Wei State has annexed Lu State and Teng State. What do you think?"

A minister stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Wei State's annexation of Lu State and Teng State has shown that Wei State wants to annex the world and replace Zhou State. At that time, my Qi State could not interfere. Now my Qi State is also facing the crisis of four countries attacking Qi. I think we should solve the crisis of my Qi State first, and then deal with Wei State!"

Tian Wu nodded and asked, "My dear minister, what you said is right. Where is Tian Shou's army? Why haven't they reached Qingshi Pass yet?" A minister stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Tian Shou's army is expected to reach Qingshi Pass tomorrow. By then, General Tian Shou will lead my Qi's 100,000 fighters and the 50,000 defenders stationed at Qingshi Pass and will surely defeat Wei!"

Tian Wu was overjoyed and said, "Hurry up and send someone to tell Tian Shou that as long as he can defeat the Wei-Han coalition this time, I will make him the Wuling Lord!"

At this time, another minister stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the Chu army has already captured my Qi's Huaishui area, Zhao has also occupied 20 cities in the north of Qi, and is approaching Gaotang! "

Tian Wu became nervous again when he heard this, and asked: "Everyone, who will lead the troops of Zhao and Chu to stop them?"

A minister stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I think those territories are lost, if Qingshiguan is lost, the capital of Qi will be below. We can only deal with the Han-Wei coalition first and then defeat the Zhao and Chu armies one by one. However, I think Chu and Zhao will definitely not suppress Qi too much. Now Wei Having destroyed Lu and Teng, Chu and Zhao must be terrified and wary of Wei's strength. I think Chu will definitely return part of Huaishui to Qi, and Zhao will definitely not occupy Gaotang, one of Qi's five capitals, because Zhao does not want to suppress Qi too much. If Qi is suppressed too much, Wei will dominate the east! So I think we should send envoys to Chu and Zhao to negotiate peace, and then use the whole country's strength to deal with the Han-Wei coalition! "

After listening, Tian Wu thought for a while and said, "Okay, let's do it this way!" ——Your Majesty is wise!

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