The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

In Xingtai, after Zhao Chenghou died, Zhao Yu and his brother Zhao Di competed for the throne, and Zhao Di eventually failed and fled. Zhao Chenghou's son Zhao Yu succeeded to the throne and appointed Tai Chengwu as prime minister, Zhao Ci and his uncle Ke as generals, and Fei Yi as military advisor.

In the court of Zhao, Zhao Yu sat on the high platform and said to the ministers in a happy mood: "Ladies and gentlemen, I can become the king thanks to your help. Now, Zhao is exhausted, how should we deal with it?"

Tai Chengwu stood up and said: "Your Majesty, our ancestor Zhao Xiangzi defeated the four major families of Handan, Fan, Zhonghang, and Zhi in order to establish Zhao. They were able to succeed because the monarch and his ministers had a humble attitude in governing and won the support of the people. Now, Zhao is facing the problem of heavy labor and a large number of soldiers, and the people have long been unable to bear it. Your Majesty may wish to reduce labor, reduce soldiers, and vigorously develop agriculture."

Zhao Yu asked: "Mr. Tai Chengwu, please Please explain in detail. ”

Tai Chengwu explained: "The foundation of a country lies in agriculture. If the people have no food, the country will perish. Therefore, we can encourage the people to cultivate the land, reduce the land tax, restrict the activities of merchants and impose taxes on them, because some merchants are treacherous. We can also take back the excess land of the literati and make it state-owned. In addition, we can incorporate the private soldiers of the literati into the national army, punish those literati who oppress the people, and confiscate their property to fill the treasury. ”

Zhao Yu was very happy after hearing this. After all, these literati have occupied too much wealth. Now there is a reasonable excuse to confiscate their property. Why not! He said: "Mr. Taicheng Wu will be responsible for the implementation of this reform."

Fei Yi stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I think that in order for Zhao to develop stably, it must maintain an alliance with Wei. In order to prevent other countries from threatening Zhao, I suggest that Your Majesty go to see the King of Wei. In this way, the attention of other countries will always be focused on Wei, and they will become enemies with other countries, and our Zhao can also benefit from it!"

Although Fei Yi's strategy sounds good, there is one thing that Zhao Yu finds hard to accept, which will damage the dignity of Zhao. Zhao Yu asked again: "Fei Yi, is there no other way?"

Fei Yi shook his head: "Your Majesty, there is no other way. Only in this way can Zhao State develop quietly behind the scenes. Once upon a time, King Gou Jian of Yue also endured humiliation and pretended to be the coachman of King Fu Chai of Wu. Your Majesty just needs to go to see the King of Wei with the jade scepter in hand."

Zhao Yu looked at Fei Yi's determined eyes, sighed and said: "I will go."

………

Wei State Court

Today, a big event is going to happen in the court. Zhao Yu, the Marquis of Zhao, actually held the jade scepter to meet the King of Wei. You must know that only ministers have to hold the jade scepter when meeting the monarch. This shows that Zhao State is willing to pay tribute to Wei State.

Zhao Yu respectfully bowed to Wei Gong and said: "This humble minister has met the King of Wei."

Wei Gong did not smile on the surface, but he was already very excited in his heart. You must know that although Wei State is the most powerful country in the world, no monarch is willing to hold the jade scepter in his hand.Zhigui went to see him! This completely satisfied Wei Ling's desire to win.

Wei Yu smiled and said, "Why did the Marquis of Zhao come to see me? Did something happen in Zhao?"

Zhao Yu explained respectfully, "Zhao is a weak country, and Wei is a strong country. Today, strong countries swallow up weak countries, and big countries swallow up small countries. I hope that the King of Wei can resist and protect Zhao as an ally of the two countries! Moreover, Zhao is relatively exhausted, and the treasury is very empty. Zhao is now walking on thin ice! This time I came to show respect to the King of Wei, and secondly, I hope that the King of Wei can support Zhao."

Wei Yu was very happy to hear this, and nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, the Marquis of Zhao is polite. I am willing to give Zhao 500,000 stones of millet to help Zhao out of the predicament!"

The ministers were dumbfounded when they heard this. Just coming here to express their loyalty, they directly gave others 500,000 stones of grain. It's too easy to ask for money!

Si Tu Meng Ke stood up and objected strongly: "Your Majesty, this cannot be done! These 500,000 dan of grain require many people to work hard for a year to get them. How can you give them to others with just a few words!"

Wei Lang was so happy that he didn't know anyone and said with a smile: "Si Tu, there are so many grains in the treasury that they will go bad if left alone. It's better to give some favors to others! Don't be so stingy!"

Hui Shi was about to vomit blood after hearing this. Every grain of grain is produced with a drop of sweat. How can grain be produced so easily? He wanted to object, but seeing that the King of Wei was in an extremely happy state, if he tried to dissuade him, it might be counterproductive, so he just stood up and advised: "Your Majesty, one mu of land usually produces five shi a year, and 500,000 shi is the annual output of 100,000 mu of land!"

Wei Lang waved his hand and said like a rich man: "No need, just give it!"

At this time, Zhao Yu was very excited. Not only did he make the attention of all countries in the world always focus on Wei, but he earned 500,000 shi of grain for nothing. If he was given another 500,000 shi of grain, he would be willing to kneel down and worship.

The news that Zhao Hou Zhigui met the King of Wei spread all over the world in an instant. All countries in the world didn't know what Zhao Hou was doing to meet the King of Wei. It was too embarrassing for the king of a country to go to meet the king of another country. The court of Chu State had already been arguing, and King Xiong Liangfu of Chu was furious when he heard about this. He had not enjoyed the court ceremony of other princes, but he, a little boy from Wei Lang, had been there in advance.

Chu State Court

King Xiong Liangfu of Chu said to all the ministers: "Everyone, what do you think about the fact that the Marquis of Zhao met with the little boy from Wei Lang?"

Zhao Xixu stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Yue has been defeated, the treasury is full, and the weapons are sufficient. It is time to go north to compete with Wei State for the position of the overlord of the Central Plains!"

Jingshe also stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead an army of 100,000 to attack Wei State!"

Xiong Liangfu nodded slightly and said: "Okay, I have decided that it is time to go north to the Central Plains!"

Qu Yong stood up and objected: "Your Majesty, there are so many famous generals in Wei State, and going north to the Central Plains at this time may be a loss.Right! There really is no general in Chu who can compete with Pang Juan now! "

When they heard the name Pang Juan, everyone in the court lost their temper instantly. After all, no one wanted to die. Xiong Liangfu asked unwillingly: "Everyone, who is willing to help me defeat Pang Juan?"

The generals below were silent, as if this matter had nothing to do with them. Xiong Liangfu could only name them: "Da Sima, what do you think?"

Jingshe thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, why don't we attack Han? After all, Wei's attention is now on the small countries in the Central Plains. If we attack Han, Wei will not rescue it. The most important thing is that the combat effectiveness of the Han army is too poor. There are no outstanding generals in the country. It is best to attack Han!"

Xiong Liangfu smiled and said: "Okay! Wait for the opportunity to attack Han! ”

………

When Zhao Yu returned to Zhao State, Fei Yi said to Zhao Yu: "Your Majesty, I have found the nail that hinders the strength of our Zhao State. As long as this nail is still in our Zhao State, it will always be restrained!"

"Which nail?" Zhao Yu asked.

————Zhongshan State!

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