The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

Ying Si was very excited after reading the letter from the King of Qi. You know, being a king was something that Ying Si had never thought of. Although Qin's current national strength was not enough to overwhelm the world, the temptation was too great. The ideal of the Qin's predecessors was just to get the title of Duke. Being a king was the best thing in the world.

Ying Si immediately convened a court meeting to discuss the matter. The matter of being a king could not be postponed. Since Wei did not allow Qin to be the king, but Qi invited me, I could not lose this great opportunity. He, Ying Si, must be a king.

In the court

Ying Si said excitedly: "Everyone, I received a letter from the Duke of Qi not long ago. He invited me to Pengcheng to become the king. This is a great opportunity! What do you think?"

Zuo Shuchang Qiu Yu stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I think that my Qin State cannot be called a king. The founding emperor of my Qin State was a horseman who raised horses for the Zhou royal family. He respected the Zhou royal family for generations. How can he call himself a king? This is a rebellious heart!"

Ying Si was a little speechless looking at this old antique. He didn't expect that the Zuo Shuchang recommended by Shang Yang still retained the thinking of the Spring and Autumn Period.

The senior official Ying Wu stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Zuo Shuchang is right! If our Qin State declares itself a king, Wei State will probably hold our Qin State responsible! Please think twice!"

Ying Si did not speak, but leaned sideways, staring at the two old antiques with murderous intent, and said, "Everyone! I am going to be the king this time! The main purpose is to let the world know that our Qin State is no longer the Western Rong country it used to be! Qin State has become strong! It is no longer the country that was once controlled by Jin State, Zheng State, and those Central Plains countries. The Western Rong, who are laughed at by the great powers! Qin cannot stay where it is! If it stagnates and does not think about change, the country will be in danger! This will harm Qin! I will not only serve as the king, but also let the people of the world know that Qin has become strong! "

Everyone was excited when they heard this, but Sima Cuo, who had always been calm, stood up and advised: "Your Majesty, Qin does not have the ability to compete with Wei. You must know that Wei's national strength is not something that Qin can resist. If Wei blames Qin, then Qin will be in trouble. It's really dangerous! And Prime Minister Zhang Yi's plan is to wait until Wei is defeated before he can become the king! "

Ying Si looked at Zhang Yi, and Zhang Yi stood up and said: "Your Majesty, it's not impossible to become the king now! But Your Majesty, what did the King of Qi write on it?"

Ying Si handed the letter from the King of Qi to Zhang Yi, who read it and nodded and said: "Your Majesty, my Qin can become the king! If this success, my Qin can also become the king, so that the people of the world know that I Qin is already strong and no longer afraid of any country in the world! If the king wants the world to focus on Qin, then it is not impossible to go to the king's place!"

Ying Si also understood Zhang Yi's irony and said with a smile: "Zhang Zi, but the king of Qi promised to form an alliance with Qin. If Wei and Chu dare to attack Qin, he will help!"

Zhang Yi thought for a while and said: "If the king insists on going to the king's place, it is not impossible. I have a way to make QinThe country can be successfully crowned as the king, and Wei and Chu will not bear grudge against our Qin!"

"What is your solution, sir?"

"Wei has devised a plan to divert the trouble to the east! Then we can play hard to get!"

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Ying Qian's Mansion

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"How is my uncle today? Take me in to see!"

"Yes."

Ying Qian stroked the strings of the zither, and the mask on his face made it impossible to tell what his expression was. A guard walked in and said, "Master, the king is here."

"I know."

Ying Si entered the room and bowed respectfully, saying, "Meet my uncle."

"Your Majesty, what are you doing here? Oh, I should call you the king soon. ”

Ying Si said: "Uncle, this time my nephew is going to Pengcheng, Song State to become the king. What do you think about this?"

Ying Qian did not answer directly, but asked: "Your Majesty, which is stronger in the world, Wei? Or Qi?"

"Wei."

Ying Qian continued: "Your Majesty is right. When I followed your grandfather to fight in Hexi of Wei State, although I defeated Wei State several times, those times were because Wei State was not stable during the turbulent period, so we could defeat Wei State. However, as soon as Wei State recovered, it defeated our Qin State step by step. During the period when Long Jia was sent to guard Hexi, our Qin State never got any advantage! Wei State is very strong. Now Wei State is as strong as Jin State in the past! It is not something that Qi and Qin can deal with together! So Your Majesty, you have to walk the next road by yourself. The next road needs you to walk in person. I am old! This era will belong to the young. ”

Ying Si replied respectfully: "Thank you uncle for your advice!"

Ying Qian asked: "I heard that your Majesty has found a talented person from Wei State. I heard that his name is Zhang Yi, and he is a disciple of Guiguzi. Is that right, your Majesty?"

"Yes, this person is a disciple of Guiguzi."

Ying Qian smiled and said: "Wei State has Pang Juan and can consolidate its hegemony. Qi State has Sun Bin and can defeat Wei State and compete with Wei State for world hegemony. Guiguzi's disciples have extraordinary talents! Your Majesty, the era of Pang Juan and Sun Bin is about to end. My Qin State has Zhang Yi, and the next era will belong to my Qin State!"

Ying Qian said again: "I heard that Wei State also got a disciple of Guiguzi named Gongsun Yan. It seems that the previous Wei-Qi rivalry is about to end. After that, my Qin State and Wei State will compete in this world! ”

Ying Si sighed: "It's a pity that Zhang Yi doesn't know how to fight, and even ten Zhang Yis can't beat Gongsun Yan."

"Your Majesty, Zhang Yi is good at long-term planning, and Gongsun Yan is good at battle formations. They both have their own advantages and disadvantages, but Your Majesty, you must remember that although Gongsun Yan is good at leading troops in battle, our Qin State also has good generals. Zhang Wu and Gongsun Zhuang are both good generals of our Qin State. Your Majesty must trust these two people. Your Majesty can send Ying Ji and Ying Hua to learn from Zhang Wu. I believeYing Ji and Ying Hua will become famous generals of the time!"

"My nephew remembers this!"

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The next day, Ying Si took Zhang Yi to Pengcheng, Song State, under the protection of hundreds of soldiers. Ying Si asked, "Zhang Zi, can you tell me about your strategy of playing hard to get?"

Zhang Yi replied, "Your Majesty, this strategy is necessary for us to reach Pengcheng, Song State safely. If our Qin State fails to make the king, this strategy will fail."

"What's wrong? Don't others allow us to make the king? You know, the king of Qi has agreed. If he regrets it, he will become a person who loses his promise!"

"Your Majesty, I am not worried about Qi, but about Wei! Huizi, the prime minister of Wei, was not a gentleman. When his confidant Zhuangzi arrived in Daliang, Wei, someone told him that Zhuangzi came to replace him as the prime minister of Wei. Huizi ordered people to search the city for three days and three nights. Finally, Zhuangzi found him in person and asked him, "Do you want to scare me by going to Liang?" This made Huizi lose the intention to kill him. Your Majesty, please think about it. How can a person who can kill even his confidant be guaranteed to be like a gentleman and let us arrive at Pengcheng, Song smoothly? "

Ying Si laughed and said, "Does Wei dare to do something that makes the world laugh at him?"

Zhang Yi couldn't say anything more, so he could only pray that Wei would not kill him.

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