The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

When Wei Shen returned to the mansion, Wang Xiao hurried over and asked, "Your Highness, there are guests visiting. It is Mr. Meng Ke and another gentleman who came with Mr. Meng Ke."

After hearing this, Wei Shen hurriedly said, "Oh, where did you arrange them?"

Wang Xiao said, "I arranged them in the study. Xiaode will take you there immediately."

In the study, two scholars were having a heated discussion. A scholar in blue said, "Governing the country with benevolence is the beginning of the kingly way. A country in great governance needs to be governed by benevolence."

And the other scholar in black said, "Governing the country by law is the beginning of the kingly way. A country in great governance needs to be governed by law. In those days, Li Kui implemented reforms in Wei to make Wei strong, and Wu Qi implemented reforms in Chu to make Chu strong."

Just While they were arguing, Wei Shen also walked in and saw Meng Ke and another scholar arguing. When they saw Wei Shen coming in, they stood up and saluted, saying, "Greetings to Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Wei Shen also returned the salute and said, "I am Wei Shen, and I am honored to meet you two gentlemen. Please take a seat, sirs!"

Meng Ke introduced Wei Shen, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, this is Shen Dao, the great sage of the Legalist school."

When Wei Shen heard that it was Shen Dao, he hurriedly stood up and said, "So you are the world-famous Shen Zi. I heard that you once studied under Zixia and are proficient in the theory of Legalism."

Shen Dao smiled and said, "Nothing, I am just a rough and uncouth person. How can I say I am proficient in it?"

Wei Shen said again, "You two gentlemen, what do you think of my Wei State when you come to it this time?"

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Meng Ke first said: "The people are martial, and the people are healthy, especially the people of Xihe County, where everyone is an expert in archery! But most people are profit-seeking and do not know how to be humble. When something happens, they use force to solve it. This is a foolish approach."

Shen Dao then said: "It is a good sign that the people are martial, but this archery order is no longer suitable for Wei. Once the people of Wei have a dispute, they use archery to decide the winner, which makes the rule of law impossible to implement. The people should have a corresponding law to restrain them. It is better to use the law to decide the winner. Solving it with force can only be regarded as martial arts. A country can only be strong if it is ruled by law! Only by rule of law can the people feel at ease!"

Wei Shen nodded after listening. Indeed, this archery order is no longer suitable. Wei State, if it continues to use archery to decide the winner, then the people will have to use force to solve the problem, and this decree will be worthless, so he asked: "Then how should the two gentlemen deal with it?"

The two answered at the same time: "Reform the law!"

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Pang Juan Mansion

Pang Juan sighed, and had no intention of reading the bamboo slips in his hand and had to put them down. At this time, Long Jia, who was sitting next to him, asked: "General, is the king's way of fighting wrong?"

Pang Juan said helplessly: "The use of troops requires the right time, the right place, and the right people. Now, my Wei State does not have the right time, the right place, and the right people. How can it destroy the Wei State?"

Long Jia asked puzzledly: "Why doesn't my Wei State have the right time, the right place, and the right people?"

Pang Juan explained"The first is the weather. Wei is very close to Zhao and Qi. If Wei is destroyed, it will basically threaten Zhao and Qi, and even Song and Chu in the south. If Wei destroys these four countries, will they agree? The second is the geographical advantage. Wei does not understand the terrain of Wei, and it is only a rough battle plan. Combat must take into account any situation. The king only analyzed the map and made strategic deployment. The things on the map are just a rough understanding and no details are known. The third is the harmony of people. Now the countries in the world are not fighting much. If a war is suddenly launched, it will inevitably make the countries in the world beware of Wei. This will lead to the fact that Wei does not have harmony of people."

Long Jia nodded after listening, and said: "Then General, what should we do? ? How about I lead the troops to fight in place of Xiang Ci? "

Pang Juan shook his head and said, "No, you have to stay in Xihe County to guard against the movements of Qin. Once a crisis occurs in Guanzhong County, you will lead troops to support it immediately!"

Long Jia asked again, "General, why don't you send General Wei Cuo to guard Xihe County?"

Pang Juan replied, "Wei Cuo is good at using troops, but he has to lead troops to guard against Chu, and Gongzi Ang leads troops to guard against Zhao. I hope there will be no accidents in this annexation of Wei! Long Jia, you must remember to find out the movements of Qin! Don't take it lightly. "

Long Jia bowed and said, "I obey your order!"

The next morning

Wei Guo Court

Wei Lang said to the ministers, "Everyone, I passed by yesterday. After repeated deductions, attacking Wei is the best plan. This time, the prime minister will be responsible for the rear food and grass for the attack on Wei!"

Hui Shi stood up and said, "Yes, sir!"

Wei Shen stood up and said, "Father, I recommend two great sages. These two great sages are Meng Ke and Shen Dao. Meng Ke is a great Confucian sage, and Shen Dao is a great legalist. In the past, Wei Wenhou used the great Confucian sage Duan Ganmu to make me serve the country for more than ten years, and other countries did not dare to attack. He also used the great legalist Li Kui to make the country prosperous. "

Wei Lang nodded and said, "That's true, but there are no extra positions for these two people."

Wei Shen continued, "Father, I think my Wei country needs to implement reforms again. I heard that Qi has changed its new monarch, and the new monarch of Qi has used Zou Ji as prime minister to carry out reforms. The Qin State also used Wei Yang to carry out reforms and strengthen the country. I think that if we don't want to be surpassed by other countries, we have to reform again! And this time, the reform must start with the central government system! " Wei Ling asked: "If we still need to reform, then you can first tell us how to reform the central government system?" Wei Shen replied: "The Prime Minister - the head of all officials Si Kou - manages the judicial prison Si Kong manages the civil engineering Si Tu - manages the civil affairs Lieutenant - responsible for selecting and promoting officials Nei Shi - in charge of national finances Sima - manages national military affairs Yu Shi - investigates all officials and heads of officials - manages documents and is responsible for compiling historical documents Zong Bo - manages the royal family Prince Tai Shi - educates the princes Foreign Minister - responsible for foreign affairs. Si Nong - manages the national treasury, and these positions are assisted by two adjutants. The new official system can better divide the work and bettercan manage the country!"

Wei Lang nodded and said, "Your official system is good. It is indeed more clearly divided than the previous official system. Who are the candidates?"

Wei Shen said, "Hui Shi is the prime minister, Shen Dao is the Sikou, Bai Gui is the Sikong, Meng Ke is the Si Tu, Duan Ganpeng is good at identifying people and is the lieutenant, Pang Mao is good at financial management and is the internal historian, Wu Tong is the Sima, Pang Cong is upright and incorruptible and is the censor, Wei Li is the chief official, and there are several positions to be discussed when there are suitable candidates."

Wei Lang nodded and said, "Well, it's good, let's do it as you say, there are several positions left, everyone can tell me who you recommend."

Pang Juan stood up and said, "I recommend one person, this person is my retainer, extremely good at debate and has a long history of strategy, and is also the world's best swordsman. This person can serve as the foreign minister! This person is called Gongsun Yue. ”

Wei Lang nodded and said, "Okay, let's do as General Pang said."

Wei Lang said again, "Shen'er, go and invite the two great sages to come and see me."

Wei Shen replied, "They are waiting outside the hall. I will invite them in."

After a while, Meng Ke and Shen Dao came in and bowed to Wei Lang, saying, "I am a humble man, meeting the King of Wei!"

Wei Lang smiled and said, "I have heard from Shen'er that since both of you are great sages, there is no need for so much courtesy. I hope that Mr. Meng Ke will serve as the Minister of the State of Wei and Mr. Shen Dao will serve as the Minister of Justice of the State of Wei. What do you think?"

The two of them bowed and said, "I am willing to go through fire and water for the State of Wei."

Wei Lang laughed and said, "Okay, everyone, let's continue to talk about the State of Wei. ”

Wei Shen stood up and said: "Father, I request that the reform be jointly presided over by me, the prime minister, the minister of justice, and the minister of justice."

Wei Lang replied: "Okay, let's do as Shen'er says, but now let's talk about the war in Wei!"

After all, Shen Dao had to make some contributions since it was his first time to be an official in Wei. He stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I think if we want to attack Wei, we need to solve the threat behind us. If Wei attacks Wei, and Qin suddenly attacks us, then Wei may be caught in a situation of fighting on two fronts. I think it is better to use force."

Wei Lang hurriedly asked: "How to use force? ”

Shen Dao replied: "Everything can be achieved by force. First, I think we can send an envoy to Yiqiu State. Since Qi and Qin have always been enemies, we can offer a large sum of money to King Yiqiu and ask him to send troops to attack Qin. In this way, Wei State will not have to worry about the future. Second, we can send another envoy to Qin State to investigate Qin's movements. We can express the good relationship between Qin and Jin to Qin State and propose to Qin State to marry the Qin princess. If Qin State does not agree, it means that Qin State regards Wei State as a thorn in its side and will immediately beat Qin State. If it agrees, it means that Qin State will not attack Wei State for a while. Using both forces, Wei State will not have to worry about the future!"

Wei Ling clapped his hands and cheered: "Good, good, you are worthy of being Sikou. "

Meng Ke also stood up and said: "Your Majesty, this time when Wei attacked Wei, the surrounding countries that might support Wei were either Zhao or Qi. Qi would not support Wei. Qi's new king had just been established and its foundation was unstable, so it had to be wary of Zhao. I think we can turn Zhao's eyes to Qi."

Wei Ling asked: "Then how can we turn Zhao's eyes to Qi? And won't Chu in the south come to interfere?"

Meng Ke replied: "Qi's new king had just been established and its foundation was unstable. When the five countries attacked Qi, Zhao was only one step away from Gaotang, one of Qi's five capitals. If we persuade Zhao to send troops to attack Qi, we can get a lot of benefits. If we go to rescue Wei, how much land can we get? He also said that on the way to Wei, he passed by Chu and found that Chu was actively mobilizing troops and deploying heavy troops on the border of Yue. I think Chu's next goal is to attack Yue, so Chu "The country is weak" | = | Wei Yan laughed after hearing: "It is good, just follow Situ's words! Go to Qin State with General Geng! "| = | Wei Yan worried:" Shen Er, go to the Qin Kingdom, send the foreign minister and win the general. Ying.

These chapters may be a little watery, please forgive me, I will continue to write seriously in the next few chapters.

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