The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

Shen Buhai continued, "Your Majesty, now that Wei has divided Han into two, Shangdang County has been surrounded by Wei, it is better to negotiate with Wei to exchange Han's Shangdang County for Wei's Wan County, which Wei just got from Chu. Moreover, the best direction for Han to develop is to march towards Chu. Chu's thousands of miles of uninhabited land is better for Han to own!"

Han Wu thought it was right, but said with embarrassment, "But Shangdang County is barren, how can Wei be willing to exchange it for fertile Wan County!"

Shen Buhai smiled and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured, I am willing to personally go to Wei to make a deal with the King of Wei."

Zhang Kai stood up and objected, "Your Majesty, I do not agree with the Prime Minister's words, Chu If the country is strong, even if Han occupies Wan County, it will not be able to defend it! Chu has millions of soldiers, so I think it is better not to exchange land!"

Shen Buhai accused: "Zhang Kaidi! Han can only develop towards Chu if it wants to break through the encirclement of the world's countries. Then where else can Han expand? Expand Song, do you think Wei and Qi will allow us to swallow Song alone?"

Zhang Kaidi was speechless, Shen Buhai continued to persuade: "Your Majesty, I believe Wei will agree. If Wei still doesn't agree, Han can present treasures to the King of Wei."

Han Wu thought for a while and said: "Okay! Then I will rely on Shen Zi for this exchange of land."

"I will not let you down!" Shen Buhai said with a bow.

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Wei Guo Court

After listening to the reports of the ministers, Wei Ying stretched his body and asked again: "Everyone, if you have anything else, please tell me quickly. If not, we will leave the court! I need to rest on time now."

Hui Shi stood up and said: "The king is fine now."

"Okay, then leave the court! Huizi, come here and continue to tell me about the Tao Te Ching. I need to learn to be less greedy and less active, so that I can live a long life." Wei Ying said as he stood up first.

Inside the Prince's Mansion

After reading the account book that Wang Xiao brought over, Wei Shen asked, "What's the news from Qin recently?"

Wang Xiao smiled and replied, "Your Highness, I heard recently that Qin attacked Guanzhong County when you and General Pang Juan were on the expedition, but they didn't capture a city, but my Wei army suffered 3,000 casualties."

Wei Shen smiled contemptuously and said, "It seems that the generals of Qin are not that good! Who is in charge of the Qin army?"

"Dao Man, although this man defeated General Meng Wu, General Meng Wu directly ordered the entire army not to leave the city and hold on. In the end, the Qin army could not attack and had to retreat."

A servant walked in and said, "Your Highness, General Wei Ang is here."

"Please invite him in quickly." Wei Shen replied.

As soon as Gongzi Ang walked in, he saw Wei Shen holding a bamboo fan, lying on a thing that he couldn't name, basking in the sun freely.

Gong Zi Ang pretended to be dissatisfied and said: "Wei Shen, if you indulge yourself at such a young age, how can you become a great man in the future?"

Wei Shen did not stand up and said with a smile"Uncle, you are here. Please take a seat!"

Wei Shen asked with a smile, "What is the matter with you, uncle?"

Gong Zi Ang looked at Wei Shen and said with a smile, "It seems that you are no longer a naive child. You are more and more like a general when you go out to command a war! I came here to borrow some money from you this time."

"When will uncle pay it back? But I heard that uncle is very frugal. How come you don't have any money? Even if uncle borrows money, he should not have the money to pay it back." Wei Shen said pretending to be stingy.

Gong Zi Ang's face turned red when he heard it. After all, as the younger brother of the monarch, it is really despised to have no money. He coughed a few times and said, "Well, uncle is really short of money recently. Why don't you give it to me?"

Wei Shen asked with a smile, "What do you want to borrow money for?"

"You don't need to know this." Gong Zi Ang said awkwardly.

"Okay, someone give uncle three hundred gold. Uncle, remember to pay it back! It's not difficult to borrow again if you pay it back." Wei Shen joked.

Just then, several soldiers came in and said, "The king has ordered to come to the court to discuss matters immediately!"

Wei Shen complained, "The meeting was held in the morning, why is there another meeting? Has he fallen in love with meetings?"

In the court

When Wei Lang saw that all the ministers had arrived, he said, "Everyone, the prime minister of Han just met with me. Han wants to exchange land with Wei. Han plans to exchange Shangdang County for Wan County, which Wei just got from Chu. Should Wei agree?"

Hui Shi stood up and objected, "Your Majesty, you can't , Shangdang County has poor soil, most of which can only grow beans, while Wan County has fertile soil. I think we should not exchange land!"

Wei Ling thought about it and felt that Huizi's words made sense, and said: "Ask the Prime Minister of Han to enter the palace first."

As soon as Shen Buhai entered the palace, Wei Ling said: "Prime Minister Han, my Wei Kingdom does not agree to exchange land! How can a Shangdang County be exchanged for my Wan County!"

Shen Buhai smiled and said for Wei Ling: "Excuse me, does the king want Zhao to be forever subservient to Wei?"

"Of course!" Wei Ling answered without thinking.

"Please look at the map, if Shangdang County is in the territory of Wei, then is Handan of Zhao surrounded by Wei on three sides? , If Wei surrounds Handan of Zhao on three sides, then Zhao will be under the attack of Wei." Shen Buhai explained with a smile.

Wei Ling laughed and said, "I can already surround Handan of Zhao on two sides, why do I need to add another one? Besides, the land of Shangdang County in your country is so barren."

Shen Buhai smiled and said, "There are three benefits for Wei to get Shangdang. The first benefit is that Shangdang County is less than 100 miles away from Handan of Zhao. The second benefit is that if Wei gets Shangdang County, it can stop Zhao's attack. It can attack or defend. The third benefit is that if Wei occupies Wan County, then if Chu wants to attack in the future, Wei will be the first to bear the brunt. If Han occupies it, then Han can help Wei to stop Chu's troops. So with these three benefits, why not change it?"

Wei Lang looked at Wu Tong, who was in charge of strategy, and asked, "Sima, what do you think?"

"Yes! I think our Wei State should agree!" Wu Tong replied.

Wei Lang looked at Pang Juan and asked, "General, what do you think?"

Pang Juan stood up and said, "I think it's better not to change the land!"

Wei Lang didn't know who to listen to, so he could only respond, "Please go down and rest, Prime Minister Han, and I will give you an answer tomorrow."

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In the study, Wei Lang sat at the head of the table, with Hui Shi, Duan Ganpeng, and Shen Dao on his left, Pang Juan and Wu Tong on his right, and the prince Wei Shen sitting next to him.

Wei Lang scanned the area and said, "Everyone, do you think we should agree to Han's request?"

Duan Ganpeng stood up and replied, "Your Majesty, I think we must agree to it. Han wants Wan County just to have a piece of fertile land, but even if they get it, they can't keep it for long. Chu will definitely take it back. If we let Han temporarily live in Wan County, we can let him help us block Chu's offensive, and we can also let Han permanently tie to the chariot of my Wei country!"

Shen Dao also stood up and advised, "Your Majesty, I think it's better to agree to Han. If we agree to Han, Han will owe me a favor. When something happens to my Wei country, I will have an excuse to ask Han for help. And although we gave Wan County to Han, we have to occupy Fangcheng. As long as Fangcheng is in hand, Wan County is not something that my Wei country can grab whenever it wants!"

Wei Lang pondered and looked at his son Wei Shen again.

Wei Shen understood and said: "Father, I also think that we should agree to Han's request. After all, why not ask Han to help us resist the offensive of Chu? Besides, as long as Fangcheng is in hand, we can take Wancheng if we want, and Shangdang County in Tibet can deal with Zhao at any time. At that time, we can also surround Handan of Zhao from both sides and destroy Zhao in one fell swoop!"

Wei Ling nodded slightly and said: "Okay, agree to Han's request! Huizi, you go and negotiate with Han Xiang."

"Yes!"

Wei Ling said again: "But this time I have a small meeting with you here, and there is another important thing, that is, I plan to be called the King of Xia and ride the Xia car! I wonder what you think?"

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