The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

Inside Wei Shen’s house

Wei Shen was playing with a big yellow dog he raised. Yu Xiaojiang beside him brought a plate of meat over. Wei Shen picked up a piece of meat and threw it on the ground, saying, “Big yellow, sit down. If you don’t sit down, you won’t get any!”

The big yellow dog barked a few times and sat down. Its tail was still wagging and its tongue was sticking out, begging Wei Shen to let it eat the meat.

Wei Shen smiled and said, “Very good, very smart. Eat it!” The big yellow dog barked and ran over to eat the meat voraciously.

Wang Xiao leaned close to Wei Shen's ear and whispered: "Your Highness, the Princess of Qin arrived in Daliang yesterday."

Wei Shen really didn't want to go through those annoying etiquettes, and said: "Alas, if I really don't want to go, why don't you just send the princess to my house."

Wang Xiao smiled and said: "Your Highness, as far as I know, this Princess of Qin is very beautiful, and she is worthy of you, Your Highness."

Wei Shen said: "She is just a concubine." Then he went to Daliang Palace.

Wei Guo’s court

Wei Ling looked at the Qin envoys below and said casually: "Qin envoy, has your princess arrived?"

Jing Jian bowed and said: "Yes, the princess is outside the palace."

Wei Ling said: "Call her in."

Ying Ling walked in, and Wei Ling said to Wei Shen: "Shen'er, this is the princess of Qin, you can take her home. Dismiss."

Inside the palace, Wei Shen said to Ying Ling: "Princess, this is your room."

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Ying Ling glanced at Wei Shen and whispered, "It was you who used a trick to defeat the 200,000 Qin troops."

Wei Shen laughed and said, "It wasn't me. I just used a little trick. The one who really defeated the 200,000 Qin troops was General Pang Juan of Wei. I just ambushed the envoy Jing Jian who was in the palace just now and killed 60,000 of his men."

Ying Ling didn't talk to Wei Shen and took the maid Xiao Hei into the room. Wei Shen thought, "This woman is really scary. I feel like if I sleep with her, will she stab me at night? ”

Debate Hall

Shen Buhai and his son Shen Chai sat aside. Shen Chai said, "Father, I heard that the topic of the debate is whether Han can become a hegemon after the reform."

Shen Buhai said firmly, "Of course!"

In the hall, a servant in blue came up and said to everyone, "Everyone, today's topic is whether Han can become a hegemon after the reform. Please debate freely."

As soon as the voice fell, a scholar in white came up and said to everyone "Everyone, I think that after the reform, Han will definitely become a hegemon. Although Han is small, its monarch has great ambitions. Han's Prime Minister Shen Buhai is a great talent in governing the country. Moreover, during the reform, the long-standing rebellion of the nobles in Han was solved by Shen Buhai, and the whole of Han is thriving. Wei became strong after the reform, so Han will surely be able to do the same!"

Everyone nodded after hearing this, and a yellow-clothed scholar stepped out and objected: "I think Han will not become a hegemon after the reform! Although Han has changedFrance will become rich and strong, but there are no outstanding generals in the country to lead the army. A country that is rich but has a weak army will sooner or later become the fat meat of other countries! Ladies and Gentlemen, when Wei Wenhou used Li Kui to reform, Wei relied on Wu Qi to resist the attacks from all over the world. If there was no Wu Qi, Wei's reform would also fail due to interference from other countries. "

Everyone heard it and felt that it was right, because Han did not have any outstanding generals. Even if there was a civil servant Shen Buhai to resist, it would not work. When Wei Wenhou reformed, there was Wu Qi to resist the attacks from all over the world.

The white-clothed scholar smiled and said, "You said that Han did not have outstanding generals. Zhang Kaidi and Kong Ye were also good generals of Han. Kong Ye led the Han army to defeat Qi together with Wei. Zhang Kaidi led the Han army to attack Chen and broke five cities in a row, beheading more than 10,000 people. Are these two people bad? Moreover, Han has two powerful allies, Wei and Zhao. Who dares to attack Han! ”

Some people nodded and praised after hearing what the white-clothed scholar said. Although South Korea did not have such powerful generals, it still had generals who were in line with the rules. Moreover, South Korea had two allies, Wei and Zhao. The countries in the world could not attack South Korea at will!

The yellow-clothed scholar smiled and asked, "Excuse me, sir, which countries are near Wei?"

The white-clothed scholar replied, "There is Qin in the west, Qi in the east, Zhao in the north, Chu and South Korea in the south."

The yellow-clothed scholar asked again, "Chu is a hegemon and the only country that can compete with Wei. If another small hegemon appears in the south, will Wei allow it? ”

Everyone applauded upon hearing this, and the scholar in white found himself at a disadvantage, and then walked away unwillingly.

At this time, Shen Buhai was already angry. He hated it most when people said that his reforms could not make Han strong. Shen Cha said, "Father, that person seems to have a point. How could Wei allow another small tyrant to appear in the south? Han must have an excellent general!"

Shen Buhai sighed, "Yes, Han has no good generals. Even if the reforms make the country strong, without excellent generals to defend the country, it will only be a wedding dress for others."

Shen Buhai stood up and said, "Let's go to the chess room to take a look. ”

When they came to the chess room, there was a fierce battle going on. There was a rule for playing chess here. Scholars would always compare themselves to two warring countries to fight for life and death. The chess player entered the hall and took a seat. The chess boy brought a bronze tripod. In the tripod were round copper plates with inscriptions of the seven major warring countries and more than 30 small and medium-sized vassal states. The chess player reached out and grabbed a copper plate. The country name on it was the code name of his side.

It happened that the war between Han and Chu was going on. Shen Buhai immediately became interested and said, "Let's see the chess skills of these two people."

At this time, a huge wooden chessboard was placed on the wall. Two chess boys would play according to the chess player's moves, so that others could also watch the chess situation of the two people.

The scholar in black said, "The big country will give way first. Please play the black chess. "The meaning of the move was naturally that he chose the white chess piece.

The red-clothed scholar smiled and said, "It's better to obey than to be respectful." He stretched out his hand and hit a black piece crisply to the upper left three-three position. Before he retracted his hand, the black-clothed scholar had already hit a white piece "snap" to the lower right star position. The red-clothed scholar thought for a moment and hit another black piece to the lower left three-three position. At this time, there were four chess children under the big board, two standing on the wooden ladder, and two standing on the ground. The female deacon in front of the chess table announced the chess loudly: "Black chess upper left three-three, white chess lower right star position, black chess lower left three-three again-" The chess children then pressed the special chess pieces with short nails into the reported positions.

When the three-hand chess was played, the onlookers under the big board buzzed and talked, most of them sighed for "Korea", and one person said loudly: "Korea is too defensive!" The black-clothed scholar remained calm.

As the chess pieces on the board continued to increase, the "Chu State" was in a broad situation, while the "Han State" had seized four corners, and a team of "Han Army" in the middle was fleeing. Obviously, if the "Han Army" escaped, the "Chu State" would lose both its territory and power. If the "Chu State" captured the "Han Army", it would undoubtedly destroy "Han". The hall was silent, and all the spectators were worried about "Han". A Korean scholar in a red gown was so anxious that his forehead was sweating and he rubbed his hands repeatedly. At this time, the "Han Army" saw that they were at the end of their rope, but suddenly turned around to attack the "Chu State"'s not very disciplined pursuers, and cut off the pursuers' way back in one fell swoop. After more than ten rounds of fierce fighting, they actually annihilated a team of "Chu Army" that was separated from the base camp.

"Good - Long live Han!" The Korean scholar with sweat on his forehead shouted excitedly, and there was applause and cheers in the hall. Several yellow-robed scholars from the Chu State could not help but sigh and stamp their feet, as if they had lost their parents. The Korean scholar shouted loudly: "Deacon, serve the wine! One cup for each gentleman, Korean Xinzheng old wine!"

The Korean scholar raised his cup and said with a smile: "To Korea's longevity, cheers!" Following the rules of celebrating the winner, everyone raised their cups and responded: "To Korea's longevity, cheers!" The whole audience drank it all in one gulp.

Shen Buhai kept staring at the black-clothed scholar. After everyone left, Shen Buhai walked over and bowed, saying, "I admire your chess skills. You turned defeat into victory in such a disadvantageous situation. How about I invite you to drink with me in the room?"

The black-clothed scholar also bowed and said, "Okay!"

In the room, after the two of them finished their ceremony and sat down, Shen Buhai said, "I heard that your accent sounded like a Korean. May I know your name?"

The black-clothed scholar replied, "I am Bao Yuan, from Yiyang, Korea. I heard from your speaker that you are from Xinzheng, Korea. Are you from Xinzheng? Zheng people?"

Shen Buhai smiled and said, "That's right, I wonder what you think of Han?"

Bao Yuan thought for a while and said, "The country is small but not humble, and the force is small but not afraid of the strong. Han has an area of ​​more than a thousand miles and hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Moreover, all the bows, crossbows, and swords in the world come from Han. Han is a country that is good at forging sharp weapons. Han soldiers can shoot a hundred arrows at a time. With the bravery of Korean soldiers, wearing hard armor, using crossbows, and carrying swords, one person can match a hundred enemies. It's a pity that although there are such brave soldiers, there is no good general to lead them!"

After listening to Shen Buhai, he agreed: "Sir, what you said is very true. I wonder if you know the art of war?"

Bao Yuan said: "I know a little bit."

"Please tell me about your military strategy." Shen Buhai said.

Bao Yuan generously explained his military strategy: "Marching and fighting depends on formations and terrain. In ancient times, those who were proficient in formations were victorious in all battles. Wei Shu, a famous general of Jin, defeated the Western Barbarians and Qin with a chariot formation, and Zheng Bo defeated the emperor with a Yuli formation. If the formation is strict, our army can attack and defend. Terrain..."

Shen Buhai interrupted: "Sir, if the enemy army crosses the river, what should our army do?"

Bao Yuan replied: "Lead the army to attack while the enemy is still crossing the river."

Shen Buhai asked again: "What should we do if the enemy's morale is high?"

Bao Yuan replied: "Temporarily avoid the front line, wait until the enemy's morale drops, and then take the opportunity to divide the troops into three groups, one to attack the enemy's flank, and the other to cut off the enemy, and then the commander will lead the army to attack fiercely."

Shen Buhai thought for a while and asked: "What should we do if the enemy has a large number of troops and our army has a small number of troops?"

Bao Yuan said: "Hold on and wait for the opportunity, and make the enemy's morale unstable by attacking the enemy's food supply, and divide several small teams Soldiers constantly attack the enemy from the flanks, and when the enemy reveals a flaw, they lead elite troops to attack the enemy's center. "

Shen Buhai nodded and said, "Why don't you go to Korea to be an official?"

Bao Yuan sighed and said, "Although I want to be an official in Korea, the nobles in the country..."

Shen Buhai smiled and said, "Don't worry, Korea is now implementing a new law, and it is no longer the case that officials can be appointed based on their status. With your talent, you will definitely be able to be a general in Korea! Why don't I personally recommend you? How about to the king?"

Bao Yuan said excitedly: "Can you really introduce me to the king?"

Shen Buhai smiled and said: "I am the Prime Minister of Han, Shen Buhai! Of course I can introduce him to the king!"

When Bao Yuan heard that it was the Prime Minister, he hurriedly stood up and saluted: "I was blind and didn't even know it was the Prime Minister."

Shen Buhai smiled and said: "Bao Yuan, I wonder if you want to be a general in Han."

"Yes, the person I admire most is the Prime Minister." Bao Yuan said.

After Shen Buhai motioned him to sit down, Bao Yuan said again: "Prime Minister, I also have a fellow countryman who is also good at using military tactics. This person is called Han Ju."

Shen Buhai agreed: "Okay, as long as he has talent."

On the other hand, Jing Jian is also looking for talents in Qingyuan Pavilion. I don't know what kind of great talents Jing Jian can find.

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