The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

Since the Qin State caused many people in the country to suffer from edema due to lack of salt, the Wei State was extremely happy. As long as they waited for another year or two, the Wei State could win and occupy the Qin State without a fight. But the ideal is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. Unexpectedly, the Ba State actually had good relations with the Qin State, and also opened the Ziwu Road to trade with the Qin State. In this way, the Wei State's blockade was just like a decoration, without any effect!

The Marquis of Wei in the Wei State Court Hall said to everyone:"Everyone, according to the news from Qin State, Qin State and Ba State are now reconciled, and Ba State has also opened the Ziwu Road to trade with Qin State. What should we, Wei State, do now? And what's more? Everyone, why does Ba want to be on good terms with Qin?"

Pang Juan stood up and said:"Your Majesty, I think that this time Ba and Qin are on good terms again, it should be Qi who is standing in the way. I learned that the State of Qi also secretly formed an alliance with the State of Ba, so I concluded that it must be the State of Qi, otherwise, our State of Wei would be able to win and annex the State of Qin without a fight!"

After hearing what Pang Juan said, the Marquis of Wei continued Asked:"General Pang, what should we do in Wei?"

Pang Juan added:"I think we should drive the Chu State to attack the Ba State and force the Ba State to submit! Moreover, the Chu State has always wanted to annex the Ba State, but now it is struggling to do so. It's just an excuse, and Chu State is also worried that no country will support him. As long as Wei State supports Chu State to annex Ba State, Qin State will still be blocked by Wei State in that place where birds can't shit!" After hearing this, Wei Hou felt that it made sense. , just when I wanted to say it.

Wu Tong stood up and said:"Your Majesty, I think this plan is not feasible. If the Chu State annexes the Ba State, the Chu State's national power will definitely increase greatly, and then our Wei State will not be able to better control the Chu State. We, the Wei State, will Why can the state of Chu form an alliance with the state of Chu? It is because the state of Chu is interested in the strong strength of the state of Wei. If the state of Chu's national power increases greatly, then the state of Chu will definitely not form an alliance with the state of Wei, but will instead unite with the state of Qi. Attack my country Wei! Because the current king of Chu wants to go north to the Central Plains to dominate! It’s just because my country’s strong national power forces Chu to march eastward to Qi!" After hearing Wu Tong’s words, the Marquis of Wei asked again:"What about Sima? In other words, what should happen to our country of Wei?"

Wu Tong asked someone to take out a map, pointed to a country on the map and said:"Your Majesty, it has become a reality that the country of Qin can reach all the countries in the world through Ziwu Road, but our country of Wei has not It is necessary to keep pursuing this point, but to look at the world. I think we should immediately establish a good relationship with the Yue State. As long as we establish a good relationship with the Yue State, then we will have an additional ally to fight against the Qi State in the future. The most important thing is that I will be careful. If the State of Chu forms an alliance with the State of Yue, then the State of Chu may be attacked from both sides. If the State of Chu attacks Qi, then the State of Yue and the State of Ba will attack from both sides, so we must prevent this from happening. If the State of Chu attacks Qi, then the State of Yue and the State of Ba will attack from both sides. If the country is overwhelmed by Ba and Yue, then if Wei wants to attack Qi, it will lose the help of an ally. Therefore, we form an alliance with Yue to help Chu and Wei.!"

Pang Juan also stepped forward and looked at the map and said,"Your Majesty, what Sima Zhi said is absolutely true. We, the Wei State, should immediately send envoys to the Yue State to form an alliance with the Yue State. Please send an envoy immediately, Your Majesty. I have to go to Yue!"

After hearing what the two said, Marquis Wei said:"Then according to Sima's words, who should you send as an envoy?" Pang Juan immediately said:"Your Majesty once thought that sending me would be a good idea. My nephew Pang Mao is enough. Pang Mao is a man of words, so asking him to go will definitely make the Yue Kingdom form an alliance with our Wei Kingdom!" The

Marquis of Wei did not agree immediately, but looked at Wu Tong, and Wu Tong said:" Your Majesty, I also think it is best to send Pang Mao, because this man is very good at speaking!"

After hearing this, Marquis Wei said:"Then follow General Pang's words!"

Suddenly, a messenger ran up and said:"Your Majesty, There is a secret report!"

When the Marquis of Wei heard that there was a secret report, he hurriedly said:"Hurry up and submit it!" The Marquis of Wei opened it and said,"Everyone, according to the secret report, Qi State has mobilized a large army to live in Qi State and Yan State. At the border, the Yan State mobilized its army to guard the country. As a result, no one in the Yan State planted crops, and the Yan State's national power was almost completely consumed by the Qi State. I wonder what you can do?"

After hearing this, everyone was thinking silently. , Wu Tong stood up and said:"Your Majesty once had a way to break this plan. The Qi State wanted to exhaust the Yan State's national strength by encircling it without attacking. This is a conspiracy, but I don't think so. There is a plan that can defeat this plan!" Wei Hou asked quickly:"What can Sima do?"

Wu Tong replied:"Your Majesty, since the Qi State has stationed a large number of troops on the Yan State's side, it means that the Qi State is on the border of the Chu State. There are not too many soldiers on the border with our Wei State. Therefore, our Wei State can repay others in their own way. Our Wei State can ask the Chu State to deploy heavy troops to garrison on the border of Qi State. In this way, Qi State can When the king of the state learns that Chu has deployed heavy troops on the border of Qi, he will definitely ask Tian Ji and others to return to the defense. In this way, we can not only consume the national power of Qi but also consume the national power of Chu, and the pressure from Yan will also follow. Reduction can be described as killing three birds with one stone! Upon hearing this, Marquis

Wei clapped his hands and said,"What a good plan! It's indeed a good plan!" Wu Tong said again:"

And we should not ask the Chu State to station troops on the border of Qi State. We have to do another thing, that is, I, the State of Wei, will send envoys to the State of Yan to form an alliance with the State of Yan. In this case, I will do the best for the country." When you attack Qi State, you can attack Qi State from multiple sides. Even if Sun Bin is a genius, it is impossible for one country to resist the attack of multiple countries! Your Majesty, please look at the map. Our Wei State can divide its troops into two groups. One group will form a large army with South Korea to attack the central area of ​​Qi State. The Chu State army will attack the southern part of Qi State. The other group will form a large army with Zhao State and Yan State to attack Qi State. In the north, three armies jointly attacked Qi State. How could the land of Qi State resist the troops of the Five Kingdoms!"Wei Hou said:"Then follow Sima's words!"——Your Majesty, Your Majesty!

After the last court, Wei Shen returned to the mansion. Wei Shen sat down on the cushion. Suddenly, a short arrow shot in. When Wei Shen saw that the short arrow was tied with a roll of silk, he quickly opened it and saw it. After reading it, he quickly said to Wang Xiao:"Wang Xiao Xiao, hurry up and invite Sima Wu Tong and General Pang Juan!"——yes!

After Pang Juan and Wu Tong came in, Wei Shen quickly stood up and said,"Wu Sima, General Pang, please take a look. This is the news that just came from Qi!"

After Wu Tong and Pang Juan read it, they both marveled at Sun Bin's plan! Originally, the two thought that they were the first to see Yue, a strategic ally, but they did not expect that Sun Bin was already one step ahead of them. Wu Tong murmured:"This Sun Bin is worthy of being a descendant of Sun Wu. It's really amazing!"

Wei Shen asked:"Two of you, now, Sun Bin of Qi State has sent an envoy to Yue State. We, Wei State, are now sending envoys. It's too late. I wonder what you two can do?"

Pang Juan thought for a while and said,"Your Highness, don't worry. As far as I know, the king of Yue is actually timid. Although Qi is very powerful, I The strength of Wei State is even stronger than that of Qi State, so Yue State must be in a dilemma, and it must be stalling for time, so we still have a chance! But we still have to take precautions in case Yue State has already formed an alliance with Qi State!"

Wu Tong suddenly had an idea and said:"Since the envoy sent by the Qi State this time is Tian Zhuo, I think this person is very good at diplomacy. We can use borrowed swords to kill people and get rid of this person. This will be very beneficial to me and the Wei State."!" Wei Shen quickly asked:"How to borrow a knife to kill someone?" Wu Tong smiled and said:"Your Highness, please come closer.……"After hearing this, Wei Shen laughed and said:"Okay, yes, it is indeed a good strategy!"

But Wu Tong said again:"But Your Highness, my strategy is only suitable for Qi State that has not yet formed an alliance with Yue State. If Qi State has already formed an alliance with Yue State, If the Yue Kingdom forms an alliance, it won't work!" Wei Shen was still a little disappointed when he heard this!

Pang Juan added:"We not only want to kill people with borrowed swords, but also kill Tian Zhuo. If Qi and Yue form an alliance, we will change the situation. Although there is no barrier between Yue and Qi, we will let Yue and Qi form an alliance." After hearing this,

Wei Shen said:"General Pang, how can we use this trick to make Yue and Qi turn against each other?"

Pang Juan smiled and said,"I heard that the King of Yue loved swords to the point of death. We can Suppose a sword is given to the King of Yue, but it is just an ordinary sword. We first put the sword into the box, and first show it to the envoy of Qi State to see that in order to get this sword, the King of Yue will definitely send someone secretly. Observing the sword, when he learned that we were going to give him such a good sword, and then we showed it to the King of Yue, we replaced the sword with an ordinary sword, and then insisted that the envoy of Qi had stolen it. In any case, Qi The envoy couldn't understand, the King of Yue will definitely kill Tian Zhuo, and then we will add fuel to the fire, so that the King of Yue will turn against Qi!"

When Tian Zhuo left, Sun Bin secretly told him that when Ba was leaving, the King of Yue would turn against Qi. After the state formed an alliance with the state of Qin, he immediately went to the state of Yue. He also told him that as long as Qi and Yue form an alliance, they will be invincible among these allies!

But Tian Zhuo had been in Yue for more than ten days at this time, and the King of Yue had been prevaricating him, so he had not seen the King of Yue until now.

At this time, Tian Zhuo had been thinking about how he could meet the King of Yue! At this time, his younger brother Tian Fei said:"Brother, I heard that the most favored person of the King of Yue is his Prime Minister Si Sheng who is very greedy for money. We can bribe this person so that we can see the King of Yue!" Tian Zhuo listened Later he said with great joy:"Okay, just follow my wise brother's words!"