The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

Qin Dynasty Court

Ying Quliang looked at Shang Yang below, and was so angry that he just glanced at Shang Yang and sighed: "We lost again! Will Qin really never get back the lost land!"

Shang Yang lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, although we lost this battle, we also recovered the big city of Jingyang."

Ying Quliang did not reply, but threw a bamboo slip in front of Shang Yang. Shang Yang opened it and saw that it only said: "Jingyang has been lost!"

Ying Quliang spoke first: "Da Liangzao, you have made two reforms. The first one was You have implemented new laws and issued a military rank system, which made the Qin people afraid of private fights but brave in public fights, and the people actively reclaimed the land. You have completed the second reform of counties, abolished old customs, trained new troops, unified weights and measures, and built a new capital! But this time you lost the war! You know that many people have written private letters to me, and they all want to kill you! To vent the anger of the people!

Shang Yang knelt down and kowtowed, saying: "Your Majesty, this defeat is indeed my fault, and I am willing to be punished!"

"Your Majesty, Doctor Gan Long is waiting outside with dozens of old nobles. Do you want to see them?"

"No, tell them tomorrow Come again."

"Yes!"

Ying Quliang was already extremely disappointed with Shang Yang, and slowly said: "Qin has been defeated, what should we do?"

Shang Yang immediately responded: "Your Majesty, although we lost this battle, Wei is no longer as good as before. Wei has been fighting with Qi, Zhao, and Song successively, and has also fought with our Qin. The military force has been exhausted to the extreme. Wei cannot attack any country for five years, but Chu has not had any major wars in the past few years. Chu will definitely take advantage of the opportunity to attack Wei. By then, our Qin will have its chance."

Seeing that Ying Quliang was listening, he continued: "Your Majesty, you only need to Send envoys to Daliang, pay tribute to Wei, and respect the King of Wei as the overlord. The King of Wei will definitely agree to reconcile with our Qin! Our Qin can take advantage of this five-year recuperation. I promise to train a new army for you within five years. Now I still have 20,000 people. After the war, these 20,000 people have become real elite soldiers. Our Qin only needs to train 60,000 people in five years. " Ying Quliang tried to straighten his body. "Will there be that day? Wei is not showing any signs of weakness now."

"Yes! Your Majesty! Chu will definitely attack Wei!" Shang Yang said firmly.

Ying Quliang was also in high spirits. Just as he was about to say something, another eunuch came in and said, "Your Majesty, the nobles demanded that Shang Yang be punished, otherwise they would stay outside the palace forever."

Ying Quliang had no choice but to order, "Dismiss Wei Yang from his post, take back his fiefdom, and temporarily serve as a guest official."

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Zhao State Court

Zhao Yu completely lost his previous spirit, "Everyone, Handan has been occupied by Wei State, and more than 200 miles of land have been lost in my hands!"

Fei Yi suggested, "Your Majesty, although Wei State won, it also suffered great losses. In the past two years, Wei State has fought against my Zhao State, Qi, Song, and Qin State, and has lost more than 100,000 troops. Wei State can't afford to fight., and Chu has not started a war in the past few years. Instead, its national strength has recovered a lot after several years of cultivation. Now the situation of Wei's dominance is becoming more and more unsustainable. Your Majesty, why don't you send people to Daliang to respect the King of Wei as the overlord and offer treasures! In this way, Wei's attention will not be on my Zhao. "

"Are you saying that Wei will fight my Zhao again in a few years?" Zhao Yu asked.

"That's right!" Fei Yi came to the map and said: "Your Majesty, please look, this is the Three Jins. Now the weakest of the Three Jins is my Zhao. Be careful in a few years, I am afraid that South Korea will unite with Wei to divide my Zhao!"

"Does he have the courage to do this!"

"Yes! Your Majesty, South Korea's strength has increased a lot after the reform. Now it can only bow to Wei and become a vassal of Wei. Wei will definitely protect my Zhao." Fei Yi continued: "In order to provoke the relationship between South Korea and Wei, I think we can send people to respect Han Hou as king! ”

“Okay! Let’s do as you say.”

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Wei Lang played with the treasure sent by Qi State, and asked Huizi beside him with a smile: “Ji Liang, I didn’t expect that the treasure of Qi State would be so dazzling. Look, this bead can actually illuminate the whole room. It is really a rare treasure in the world. Do you think this treasure is worthy of me?”

“Your Majesty is the emperor, of course he is worthy. The current king has the strongest army in the world. No country can stop the army of Wei State. Now that the king has occupied the Central Plains, he has a million strong army in his hands. It’s time to unify the world.” Ji Liang said flatteringly.

Wei Lang nodded and said with satisfaction: “Ji Liang is still good at saying good things as before! But as you said, the great Wei State occupies the Central Plains and looks at the world! All countries in the world will only be in my pocket! ”

Ji Liang said with a smile: "Your Majesty is right."

"Ji Liang, although I defeated Zhao in the past two years, Zhao was not destroyed. If it weren't for that damn Qi, Zhao would have become mine now! What do you think our next goal will be in a few years?" Wei Ling asked.

Ji Liang said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I think the next goal is still Zhao. Zhao was severely beaten by Wei and can no longer muster so many troops. After three or four years, Wei's new recruits will be trained and the newly arrived Wei Wuzu will be ready. We just need to join forces with Han to attack Zhao and the two countries will share Zhao! Your Majesty, you only need to have General Shang lead 100,000 troops to attack Zhao Jinyang, General Xiang Ci lead 60,000 troops to attack Zhao Xindu, General Long Jia lead 60,000 troops to attack Zhao Taiyuan, plus Han's 100,000 troops, a total of 320,000 troops, how can you worry about not destroying Zhao? ”

“Ji Liang’s words touched my heart. I plan to attack Zhao again after recuperating for a few years! This time, Zhao will not send only 100,000 troops as in the past, but will attack from three directions and destroy Zhao in one battle!” Wei Ling’s ambition still lies in the Three Jins.

Ji Liang reminded again: “Your Majesty, in order to prevent Chu, Qi and Qin from causing trouble again, I think General Wei Cuo should lead 100,000 troops to guard against Chu, and General Shi Ju should lead 100,000 troops to guard against Chu.The army led 50,000 troops to guard against Qi. As for Qin, a poor and weak country, Guanzhong County only needs to increase its vigilance. "

"That is equivalent to the next attack on Zhao. My Wei State has mobilized all the troops in the country. Ji Liang, the great Wei State has only 400,000 armored soldiers. Can it withstand such a fight?" Wei Ling asked.

Ji Liang smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't you have infantry? Just order all places to train more in the next few years. When the war starts, use 120,000 infantry and 100,000 armored soldiers to deal with Zhao, so that the country will not be empty. "

"Okay! Let's do it as you say."

"Your Majesty, envoys from Qin and Zhao are here to ask for an audience."

"Please let them in."

Wei Ling smiled and said, "I guess they are here to ask for peace. ”

Ji Liang replied: "Your Majesty, I think in order to confuse Zhao, we can return Handan to Zhao. Handan has been looted by our Wei army. Returning Handan to Zhao can also show your generosity, and it can also confuse Zhao and make it mistakenly believe that our Wei's target is no longer Zhao."

"But in this case, I will get nothing!"

"Your Majesty, we can ask Zhao to exchange Zhongmou, Neihuang, Feicheng and Lieren, and the land of Handan will be temporarily stored in Zhao! And we have to sign an alliance with Zhao. As for the alliance, we can tear it up at that time. It is in accordance with the law of all things for a strong country to annex a weak country!" Ji Liang said with a vicious look.

Wei Ling laughed and said: "Ji Liang, you are still as vicious as before! But if you do this, will it reduce the credibility of my Wei country? ”

“Your Majesty, only weak countries value trust and loyalty, not strong countries!”

Wei Lang nodded and agreed: “Then you will be responsible for the strategic planning this time, the general will be responsible for the battle, and you will be responsible for controlling the overall situation.”

“Yes!”

The envoys of Qin and Zhao came in together and saluted Wei Lang, saying: “Greetings to the King of Wei.”

Wei Lang looked at the two defeated generals and asked with a smile: “What is the matter with the envoys of the two countries?”

“My Zhao country is willing to respect the King of Wei as the overlord of the world and pay tribute to the Wei country!”

“My Qin country is willing to respect the King of Wei as the overlord of the world and pay tribute to the Wei country!”

When Wei Lang heard that the two big countries paid tribute to him and respected him as the overlord of the world, his heart had already flown to the sky: “What else do the envoys of the two countries have to do? ”

“Please King Wei return Handan, which is the capital of our Zhao State. As long as King Wei can return it, our Zhao State is willing to cede Zhongmu and Neihuang to Wei.”

“Our king wants to establish an alliance with Wei State. Qin State is willing to present Tianshan Jade Pillow and Duke Mu Sword to the king.”

“Good! I agree to reconcile with Qin State, but Zhao State needs to cede Feicheng and Lieren to our Wei State in addition to those two places.”

“Zhao State agrees, but please King Wei return our country’s Ding.”

“Good!”

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Qin State Court

Ying Quliang said to the ministers: “In this battle, our Qin State will fightThe defeat was indeed my fault, I am sure..."

Ying Quliang looked at the expressions of the ministers below, and saw that everyone's eyes showed expectations, except Zhao Liang and the reformists. Due to Shang Yang's defeat, the ministers of the reformists were dismissed from their official positions and only retained their titles. Shang Yang was even worse. Not only did he lose his title, but he also lost his official position. He was just a guest official with no real power.

Ying Quliang paused and said: "I have decided to continue to implement the new law! The new law is the law of Qin's prosperity and strength and cannot be abolished!"

Gan Long and others beat their chests when they heard the result, while the reformists showed a relieved expression. It seems that the king is still on their side.

Report~~"Your Majesty, it's not good. The 50,000 troops of the State of Zhu attacked our State of Qin and have captured five cities in Longxi and two counties! They are heading towards Yongcheng! ”

“They are already attacking Yongcheng!”

Gan Long stood up and said, “Your Majesty, Yongcheng is the ancestral land of our Qin State, and we must send troops to rescue it! We should immediately gather a large army to defeat the invading land!”

Shang Yang saw that his chance had come, and stood up and said, “Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the army to defeat the army of the State of Zhu.”

“No! Shang Yang cannot be a general! He has already lost a battle, how can we let a defeated general be the main general! I think Shang Yang should be killed to vent the anger of the people!”

“Kill Shang Yang to vent the anger of the people!”

“Shang Yang cannot be a general!”

“Kill Shang Yang! ”

When Shang Yang saw that there were so many people in the court who wanted to kill him, they wanted to eat his flesh and drink his blood. It was estimated that they would not be satisfied until his bones were completely eaten.

Ying Quliang suppressed the voices of opposition and said in a half-angry and half-dignified manner: "Everyone, stop talking! I have decided to appoint Zhang Wu as the commander-in-chief and Wei Yang as the deputy commander, and lead 50,000 troops to defeat the army of the State of Zhu!"

"Yes!"

A group of people shouted reluctantly: "Your Majesty is wise."

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