The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

The whole world was shocked when they learned that Chu was defeated and Yingdu was almost conquered by the Wei army. Pang Juan's name was known throughout the six kingdoms.

Qi court

Duke Tian Yinqi of Qi easily regained the lost Huaisi land and occupied the Langya County of Chu because of Sun Bin's strategy. But when he heard the news that Pang Juan almost destroyed Chu, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, why was Tian Ji the general of Qi, why not Pang Juan as his general.

Tian Yinqi said to everyone: "Everyone, the Wei army almost destroyed the Chu State, what should my Qi State do? This Wei State's Pang Juan is too powerful. When my Qi State and Wei State fight in the future, who can defeat Pang Juan?"

Tian Ji stood up and said confidently: "Don't worry, my lord! If Pang Juan dares to come, I will definitely defeat him!"

Zou Ji, who was sitting next to him, said mockingly: "General Tian Ji, I know your ability to use troops very well. If Sun Bin didn't tell you how to fight, I guess you wouldn't even be able to command 100,000 people!"

"You!" Tian Ji glared.

Tian Yinqi hurriedly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Okay, stop arguing, Mr. Sun Bin, what do you think about this?"

Sun Bin sighed, "I had hoped that your Wei State would conquer Chu's Yingdu, but I didn't expect that the King of Wei would also calm down."

Everyone was puzzled, and Tian Yinqi asked, "Mr. Sun Bin, why do you hope that Wei State would conquer Chu's Yingdu?"

Sun Bin gave his reasons, "Chu is thousands of miles in radius, and it would be easy to destroy it if one capital was conquered and then the capital was moved. Moreover, if Chu's Yingdu was conquered, it would not only make Chu a mortal enemy of Wei, but also make all the countries in the world Abandon Wei and fight against Wei together. If that happens, Wei will be attacked from all sides and will be eaten by other countries!"

After learning the reason, everyone hoped that Wei would destroy Yingdu again. Tian Yinqi asked: "Mr. Sun Bin, what should Qi do next?"

"Recharge your energy and accumulate strength!"

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Daliang, Wei

Daliang City was decorated with lights and people cheered. In order to celebrate the great victory, the merchants in the city lowered the prices to the extreme, buy one get one free, free drinks and free gifts in the restaurant, and the whole city was full of joy.

Scholars were toasting in the restaurant, and young girls in colorful clothes were having a tryst with the men they loved on the street. The King of Wei also specially ordered people to set up stalls in front of the palace gate. The stalls were full of food that only the king could eat, including sea bass stew, steamed bear paws, palace snacks, oranges from the south, peaches from the east, and fine wine from Zhongshan.

The people ate the food rewarded by the king. It was delicious food that only the emperor could eat. The rich families in the city also took out thousands of cloth coins and scattered them on the street for people to pick up.

Pang Juan also arrived at the city gate with his army. The city gate was also hung with festive lanterns. There were already imperial guards welcoming them along the way at the city gate.

Pang Juan stood on the chariot, and the whole army could feel the welcome of the people at the city gate. Pang Juan sorted out his luggage and waved his hand, saying, "Enter the city!"

The people in the city cheered,As soon as the army entered the city, the people stuffed food in their hands to the soldiers, and some women even put wreaths on the soldiers' heads. The spirits of the Wei army soldiers were involuntarily improved a lot, and the fatigue during the battle was swept away. Pang Juan enjoyed the cheers of the people. This battle can be called his most proud war.

Wei Wang Wei Ling also led the ministers to greet Pang Juan at the palace gate early. Pang Juan saw Wei Ling from a distance, got off the car quickly and walked to Wei Ling, saluted and said: "Greetings, King!"

Wei Ling helped Pang Juan up and said with a smile: "General, please stand up. Thanks to the general, our Wei country has become the strongest country in the world. Now no country in the world can threaten Wei."

Pang Juan was not very proud of this, but said modestly: "This victory is also thanks to the wise layout of the king and the heroic fighting of the soldiers. It is not my own credit. I will continue to fight for the great Wei country!"

"Good! General It is really a sharp weapon for our great Wei." Wei Ling said proudly. Wei Ling personally took Pang Juan's hand and came to the court. The banquet had already been set up in the court. Wei Ling sat on the high platform and said to everyone with a smile: "Please take a seat!" After the ministers took their seats, Wei Ling ordered: "This time, the war against Chu and Song ended in victory. I decided to reward Pang Juan with 10,000 acres of land, Wei Cuo with 5,000 acres of land, Wei Shen with 10,000 gold, and especially Gongsun Xi with 3,000 gold. I also appointed Xu Zi as the prince's master and Ni Liang as the prince's tutor and concurrently as the military advisor, responsible for assisting the military supervisor. Each of them will be rewarded with 1,000 gold!"

"Thank you, my king!" Several people bowed.

Wei Lang continued, "Everyone, I recently got a man who is good at cooking. The food he cooks is extremely delicious. In order to let you all see how to cook, I ordered this man to come to the court to cook beef for us! Someone call Cook Ding!"

Several attendants led a whole cow to the center of the hall. A slightly fat man wearing a short coat was estimated to be in his forties. All the ministers in the hall were looking at this fat man with an unremarkable appearance. Cook Ding ignored everyone's gaze, but looked around the whole cow, then touched the cow's head with his hand, and then took out a bag and took out the cow-chopping knife in the bag. The cow-chopping knife was like a new one.

I saw Cook Ding focusing his eyes, breathing in his abdomen, and moving his qi to his dantian. He had a solemn expression, used all his strength, and wielded the cow knife. The cold light flashed up and down, and it was like lightning across the sky, and it was like thunder breaking the mountains. With a thud, the big cow fell to the ground.

Look at the butcher Ding stretching his palm here, pushing his shoulder there, stretching his leg downward, bending his knees there, his movements are light and flexible. The sound of the skin and bones peeling off when the butcher Ding stabbed the butcher knife into the cow, and the movement of his knife coordinated with each other, which seemed so harmonious and beautiful. It was like dancing to the music "Sanglin" in the Shang Tang era, and the sound of butchering the cow was also very consistent with the music "Jingshou" of Yao Dynasty. Such a scene is really wonderful. After a while, there was a "crash" and the whole cow was disintegrated.

SittingWei Ling on the high platform was fascinated by what he heard. He couldn't help but stare in a daze and couldn't help but exclaimed loudly: "Oh, it's amazing! How can you be so good at butchering cattle?"

Pao Ding put down his knife and replied: "What I focus on is the rules of butchering cattle, which has surpassed ordinary skills. When I first butchered cattle, I saw a complete cattle; a few years later, I never saw a complete cattle again. Now, I contact cattle with my spirit instead of my eyes. My senses stop but my spirit is active. According to the natural physiological structure of cattle, I cut into the gaps where the tendons and bones of the cattle are connected, and cut along the space between the joints. According to the original structure of the cattle, the places where the tendons and meridians are connected and the places where the tendons and bones are connected have never been touched by the knife, let alone the big bones!"

After hearing this, Wei Ling couldn't help but nodded, thinking about something thoughtfully.

Pao Ding continued, "A skilled chef changes his knife every year because it breaks the tendons and flesh; an average chef has to change his knife every month because it breaks the bones and flesh. Now, I have used my knife for nineteen years and have slaughtered thousands of cattle, but the blade is as sharp as if it had just been sharpened on a grindstone. The bones of cattle have gaps, and the blade is very thin; a very thin blade is inserted into the gaps in the joints, and there is enough space for the blade to move! Therefore, for nineteen years, the blade is still as sharp as if it had just been sharpened on a grindstone. Even so, whenever it touches the interlaced bones, I saw that it was difficult to cut there, so I was cautious and alert, focused my vision on one point, slowed down my movements, and moved the knife very lightly. With a snap, the bones and meat of the cow were loosened at once, just like mud scattered on the ground. I stood up with the knife in my hand, looked around, and felt relaxed and satisfied. Then I wiped the knife clean and put it away. "

As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Ling said happily: "Great! After listening to what Cook Ding said, I understood the principle of health preservation."

When Wei Shen heard Wei Ling's words, he instantly understood why King Hui of Wei could live to the age of 82 in history.

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Han Wu said to all the ministers with joy: "Everyone, Bao Yuan has completely occupied Chen State. Now the strength of our Han State has increased a lot. Next, it is time to deal with Song State!"

Shen Buhai stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I think that if our Han State wants to become stronger, it must keep the land together, so I think we should exchange land with Wei State."

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