The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

Wei Guo’s Court

Wei Ling looked at the trembling Qi Guo’s Prime Minister Zou Ji with disdain and asked, “Prime Minister of Qi, why did you come to my Wei Guo?”

Zou Ji lowered his head and said, “Dear King of Wei, I came here to negotiate peace with your country and to make peace between the two countries.”

“What should I do if I don’t agree?” Wei Ling looked at him with a playful look.

Zou Ji immediately asked a few people to carry a large box and opened it. In the box, there was a four-foot-tall and colorful coral tree.

Everyone’s eyes were attracted by the coral tree, even Wei Shen who had traveled through time was attracted. After all, he had only seen the coral tree on TV before he traveled through time.

Wei Lang's eyes were attracted by the coral tree. Zou Ji saw that King Wei liked the coral tree very much, so he said quickly: "Dear King Wei, as long as Wei forgives Qi, Qi will give this coral tree to King Wei, and Qi recognizes King Wei as the overlord of the world. In addition to this coral tree, Qi also brought ten horses from the North, ten pairs of mutton-fat jade bi, ten East China Sea pearls, and ten beauties to King Wei. I am willing to present them to King Wei and ask King Wei to forgive Qi."

Wei Lang saw the coral tree and The Queen of the Coral Tree also looked much more amiable, and said with a smile: "After all, it is for the sake of the people of both countries. Fighting every day is also a hardship for the people. I agree to forgive Qi's bold actions, but I still want Qi to cede land!"

"King of Wei, my Qi really can't afford the land. After all, this coral tree is the most beloved treasure of my king! You know, this coral tree is priceless and invaluable! When the Duke of Yan wanted this coral tree, he took out ten cities in exchange, but my king didn't agree." Zou Ji said.

I didn't agree immediately, but said: "Order Wu Tong and Xiang Ci to stop advancing and station at the border of Qi."

Withdrawal of the court~~

Chu Court

King Xiong Liangfu of Chu looked at Chunyu Kun below and asked: "What is the business of the envoy of Qi?"

"This time I came to ask the King of Chu to help me mediate in Qi." Chunyu Kun said.

Xiong Liangfu asked: "What is the mediation?"

Chun Yukun replied: "Wei's two armies are attacking Qi. If Qi continues like this, Wei will destroy it. I also ask the King of Chu to send an important minister to mediate the relationship between Qi and Wei."

"But don't I remember that Qi and Song formed a coalition to attack Wei? How did it become Wei attacking your Qi?" Xiong Liangfu asked.

Chun Yukun explained awkwardly: "The Qi-Song coalition was annihilated by the Wei army and the Han army. Weiguo sent 200,000 troops to attack Qi in revenge. If the King of Chu does not rescue it, Qi will really be destroyed!"

Xiong Liangfu laughed and said: "Envoys of Qi, you didn't win the war, and you still want Chu to help you mediate. When Wei vents its hatred on Chu, Chu will regret it."

"King of Chu, think about it. If the strength of Wei State increases greatly after the destruction of Qi State, Chu State will not be able to escape the fate of being destroyed. Now the territory of Wei State is nearly 3,000 miles in radius, with nine counties, nearly 300 cities and a population of 4 million. If Wei State annexes Qi State, the whole world will belong to Wei State!" Chunyu Kun thought for the King of Chu.

Xiong Liangfu broke out in a cold sweat after hearing this. Although Chu State was known to be 10,000 miles in radius, it was sparsely populated. The entire country had a maximum of 5 million people. He did not expect that Wei State had so many more people. He asked, "Envoy from Qi, are you trying to scare me? How can Wei have so many people?"

"After destroying Lu and Teng, the population is estimated to be more than 300,000. After destroying Wei, the population is more than 200,000. After occupying Qi, Han Shangdang and Qin, the population is estimated to be more than 500,000. Wei originally had more than 3 million people. Adding the occupied territories, the population is about 4 million." Chunyu Kun replied.

Xiong Liangfu was also scared and ordered: "Grand Sima Zhaoyang, you go to Daliang of Wei immediately and explain the reason to Wei. If Wei does not agree to reconcile with Qi, our Chu and Qi will attack Wei together. Jing Cui, lead 100,000 troops to the border of Wei and keep fighting! Fight until Daliang!"

"Thank you, King of Chu!"

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Wei Court

After listening to Zhaoyang's words, Wei Ling said in a dignified manner: "Then according to what the Grand Sima of Chu said, you Chu are going to threaten our Wei!"

"I am just notifying you. If the King of Wei does not agree to reconcile with Qi, then our Chu's 100,000 troops on the border of Wei will immediately attack Wei!" Zhaoyang responded.

"Do you think our Wei is afraid of your Chu? Why should we be afraid of your Chu with 400,000 iron-clad troops of our great Wei!" Wei Ling roared.

Zhaoyang laughed and said, "King Wei is really joking. In the Battle of Handan, Wei lost nearly 30,000 people, and in the Battle of Guiling, it lost 60,000 people, nearly 100,000 people. The entire Wei State only has 300,000 soldiers left. But my Chu State is different. Although it defeated my Chu State's 200,000 troops before, it only killed more than 100,000. The most important thing is that those soldiers are just ordinary infantry, not soldiers. Now there are still 300,000 soldiers in my Chu State, plus Qi State also has more than 200,000 soldiers, plus Zhao State, Zhao State now has a blood feud with Wei State. Although Wei State broke through Handan, the main force of Zhao State is still there, and it can also gather more than 100,000 soldiers. At that time, Wei State will face nearly 600,000 soldiers. If you add infantry, it will be more than one million! Can Wei State alone stop the soldiers of the three countries?"

"You! You are threatening me!" Wei Ying said angrily.

Just when the two sides were deadlocked, a messenger rushed in and reported: "Your Majesty, Qin sent 100,000 troops to attack Guanzhong County, broke through five cities in a row, and has already reached the city of Liyang. Please send reinforcements as soon as possible!"

After hearing this, Zhaoyang said even more unscrupulously: "Respected King of Wei, you should agree! Now your western territory is under attack by Qin. If you don't rescue Guanzhong County,It no longer belongs to you. Does the King of Wei insist on it? Now it is the power of four countries. Please think about it. "

"I promise you! Stop fighting and make peace with Qi!" Wei Ling said with gritted teeth.

After Zhaoyang left, Wei Ling threw all the bamboo slips on the table to the ground. He cursed: "Shameless villain! Shameless villain!"

Prime Minister Hui Shi stood up and said: "Your Majesty, there are no enemies in the east now, and we must quickly solve the problem in the west, otherwise Guanzhong County will really return to the hands of Qin."

Wei Shen stood up and said: "Father, I think we must send troops to rescue. Now there is no war in the east, we should go to rescue! I asked General Long Jia to go to Hexi and mobilized the troops from Xihe and Hedong counties. Since the Wei Wuzu was seriously injured, I thought that General Pang Juan could lead 30,000 Hu Ben troops to Hexi. The Hu Ben troops were comparable to the Wei Wuzu. When combined with General Long Jia, they would have nearly 100,000 troops, enough to save Guanzhong County from danger! "

"Okay! General Pang Juan will lead 30,000 Hu Ben troops to Hexi to join Long Jia's army, and Pang Juan will be the main general and Long Jia will be the deputy general!" Wei Shen ordered.

Wei Shen said again: "Father, after all, my Wei country has been fighting for nearly two years. In order to boost morale, I am willing to go to Hexi with the general."

"Okay! I agree. Shen'er will be the Sima in the army, responsible for transporting food and grass. "Wei Gong ordered.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

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