The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

The next morning, Wei Shen arrived at Jixia Academy. As soon as Wei Shen entered the door, he bumped into Gongsun Fa and said to Gongsun Fa:"Brother, I plan to return to the Kingdom of Wei today. Are you willing to go to the Kingdom of Wei with me?" What?"

When Gongsun Fa heard that Wei Shen was going back to Wei, he said,"Since my dear brother is going back to Wei, I will go with him! Wait a minute, I will go find the market quilt and ask him if he is going?" Okay!" Wei Shen said.

Wei Shen asked the scholar on the side:"Sir, where is Mr. Meng Ke?" The scholar replied:"Mr. Meng Ke, he is in the bookstore now." Wei Shen cupped his hands and said,"Thank you, sir!"

Then Wei Shen came to the bookstore and Seeing Mencius reading, Wei Shen walked over and saluted and said,"Mr. Meng Ke, I am going back to the State of Wei today. I wonder if you would like to go back to the State of Wei with me?" Mencius put down the book and said,"I am still going to the State of Wei." I don’t want to go, but I also want to stay in Jixia Academy for a few years, and I will go there in the future!"

Wei Shen felt a little disappointed after hearing this, but Mencius also agreed to go to Wei, so Wei Shen held up his hands and said,"Then I will Waiting for the arrival of Mr. Wei in the Kingdom of Wei!"

At noon, Wei Shen and Wang Xiao prepared the carriage. Wang Xiao asked:"Sir, why haven't they come yet!" Wei Shen did not answer, and finally Wei Shen saw Gongsun Fa and Shi Fei Er. Wei Shen stepped forward quickly and said,"Brothers, I have prepared the carriage. Let's go back to the Kingdom of Wei together!""Okay!"

In Tian Ji's mansion, Tian Ji was playing chess with Sun Bin. At this time Sun Bin has been thinking about one thing, so he plays chess carelessly and plays in the wrong place several times! Tian Ji saw Sun Bin's worried look and asked,"Mr. Sun Bin, what are you thinking about? Is there something wrong?"

Sun Bin shook his head and said,"I don't think about anything, but I always feel that Wei Guo uses a beauty trap, which doesn't seem like Pang Juan." I came up with it." Tian Ji was also confused and asked:"Mr. Sun Bin, why do you think this beauty trap was not Pang Juan's idea?"

Sun Bin thought of the past, and he always remembered that he and Pang Juan were conducting military deductions in Guigu Mountain. At that time, Pang Juan was very disdainful of the use of tricks. He believed that combat should be based on conspiracy and conspiracy as a supplement. He did not like the shameless strategy of beauty trap at all. This is why Pang Juan The reason why he often loses to Sun Bin is because Sun Bin's fighting method is mainly based on conspiracy and supplemented by conspiracy.

："Pang Juan, I know this person very well. This kind of strategy was definitely not his idea because Pang Juan didn’t even bother using conspiracies to fight. I think it might be someone from Wei! Sun Bin held his beard and said.

Tian Ji asked again:"Mr. Sun Bin, why is this Pang Juan unwilling to use conspiracy?" Sun

Bin explained:"The main reason why Pang Juan is not good at using conspiracy is that he does not understand the tricks of a soldier, because the teacher did not teach him Sun Tzu's art of war. The art of war taught to him was mainly the Six Tao and Three Strategies." Strategies and various formations as well as Wu Qi's art of war, and Wu Qi's art of war mainly emphasizes that only by knowing oneself and the enemy can one be able to fight without danger. Therefore, this kind of trick is definitely not what he thought, and the current Wei State Sima Wu Tong is mainly familiar with His art of war is mainly transformed from the Tao of Yin and Yang. Although his art of war is indeed unpredictable, conspiracy is still not enough, so I have been thinking about who came up with this plan!"

Tian Ji saw that Sun Bin was no longer interested in playing chess, so he also started to collect the chess board and said to Sun Bin:"Mr. Sun Bin, think about it slowly, I will go to the military camp!"Sun Bin didn't say anything, just said"Oh!"

At this time, Wei Shen and others had already left Linzi dozens of miles away. Wei Shen said to Gongsun Fa:"Brother Gongsun, what do you think of Sun Bin of Qi State? How can it be done?"

Gongsunfa thought about it. It was this Sun Bin who made him very embarrassed. When he first came to Qi State, he heard someone in the tavern talking about the general situation of the world. He ran over to listen. At that time, Sun Bin was just a member of Tian Ji's house. As a disciple, Sun Bin said at that time:"I think the country that is most capable of dominating the world is Qi.……"At that time, he felt that what Sun Bin said was wrong, so he argued with him. As a result, Sun Bin directly said that he could not refute it, while his son Sun Sheng still said at the side:"Father, this man is like a lost dog! He has done nothing to the world. I don’t understand the general situation, so I come over to argue!"

Gongsun Fa said:"Sun Bin does have a very high strategic vision. He is good at conspiracy and tricks. If you go up against him, it will be difficult to win. Sun Bin, this person is indeed me. If Sun Bin, the biggest enemy of Wei State, is not eliminated, Wei State will not be able to defeat Qi State! I estimate that Sun Bin's talent may be more than ten times stronger than that of our Wei State General Pang Juan! In front of him, I am just a star. A small sparkling fire, he is the bright moon!" After hearing Gongsun Fa's evaluation of Sun Bin, Wei Shen murmured to himself:"He is worthy of being praised by later generations as a military strategist seeking saints. He is indeed amazing. I didn't expect Gongsun Fa's evaluation of him. So high!"

The mayor on the side said:"This Sun Bin is indeed very strong, but he is not good at the way of battle formation, and the way of battle formation is Sun Bin's weakness. Although he is good at conspiracy and trickery, as long as he is good at the way of battle formation, Properly arranged, no amount of conspiracies can break it!"

Gongsun Fa shook his head and said:"Brother Shi Bao, there is no perfect way to fight in the world. Just like when General Pang Juan laid an ambush on all sides when dealing with Zhao Guo, It seems that no one can crack these ambushes, but I listened to Sun Bin's only art of war explanation at Jixia Academy, and he listed five ways to crack it!" The city guard was a little unconvinced and said quickly:" Brother Gongsun is unlikely. The ambush on all sides was carefully prepared by General Pang Juan in order to deal with Zhao's 100,000 troops. Why did he list five ways to crack it!"

Gongsun Fa also shook his head and said:"I didn't believe it when I first heard it, but in the end, his five cracking methods were indeed able to completely crack the way of battle formation, and Sun Bin also said that the way of battle formation cannot be compared to conspiracy!"

Wei Shen also thought about it. If Pang Juan can't be defeated, then who else in Wei can defeat Sun Bin on the battlefield?

Gongsun Fa saw that Wei Shen was a little depressed and said:"Brother Wei Shen, I think Sima Wu Tong of Wei State can fight Sun Bin with his military skills. It's a pity that once Sun Bin encounters an enemy that he can't defeat, he will I won't be able to hold on!"

After hearing what Gongsun Fa said, Wei Shen thought, right, there is a Wu Tong in the family, and this person's military skills are also very strong. He asked:"Brothers, after you go to Wei, what official position do you plan to hold in Wei?"

Gongsun Fa said:"I want to be a county guard in one county and manage the other counties first. Then I will realize my political ambitions in the court of Wei!"

The mayor said:"I admire Wei's general Wei very much, and I have always wanted to be a deputy general under him!"

Wei Shen said:"Brothers, please don't worry. After returning to the Kingdom of Wei, I will definitely recommend you two to my father!"——Then thank you very much, dear brother!

On the way, a group of robbers had already targeted Wei Shen and others. One robber said:"Let's go back quickly and tell the boss!"——yes.

In a cottage, a man in purple clothes sat on the bed and closed his eyes to relax. A robber came in and said:"Boss, we spotted a carriage on the road. The people in that carriage seemed to be very well-heeled. Do we want to……"Before he finished speaking, the man opened his eyes and said:"If there is prey, do it tonight, don't scare the prey! Remember, bring them to me so that I can ask for ransom from their families!""——yes! Just as they were about to leave, the man shouted again:"By the way, how many people are there on the other side?" The robber replied:"Only a dozen people, not many. The brothers will definitely bring them!" The man nodded and said:"Tell brothers to be careful and be cautious in doing things!"——yes.

Wei Shen and others were still unaware of the danger ahead, so Wang Xiao said,"Your Highness, I heard that there are a lot of thieves on the road ahead and it's getting late. Should we stay overnight?"

Wei Shen opened the curtains and looked at the sky. It was indeed getting late, so I told Wang Xiaoxiao:"Let's find a village nearby to stay overnight!"——yes. Wei Shen asked Gongsun Fa:"Brother Gongsun, Qi is so rich, why are there still robbers?"

Gongsun Fa explained:"These robbers are not from Qi, but people from other countries who fled to Qi due to famine. If you don’t have a livelihood, you will rob families and homes in Qi!" After hearing this, Wei Shen ordered:"Everyone must keep their swords in their hands!" The followers outside said in unison:"Yes!"