The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

In the morning, in the palace of the Prime Minister of the State of Yue, Prime Minister Si Sheng was counting the belongings given to him by others. He stared at the belongings intently. He saw that the small box was filled with treasures, including pearls as big as fish eyes, and... There are precious emeralds and precious gems.

Si Sheng took out a pearl as big as an egg, admired it, and murmured to himself:"Yes, it is such a good treasure, such a treasure!"

A maidservant came in and said,"Your Majesty, the envoys from the State of Qi have come to see you.!" Si Sheng heard that it was the envoy of Qi State and said quickly:"Please invite the envoy of Qi State to come in quickly!" After saying that, he quickly placed the box in a hidden location! Then he straightened his clothes and sat down.

After Tian Zhuo came in, he saluted and said:"The envoy of Qi has met the Prime Minister!" Si Sheng smiled and said:"Envoy Qi, please sit down, don't be too polite!"

After Tian Zhuo sat down, he said:"I have already stayed in Qi. It's been more than ten days and I still haven't seen the king of your country. I hope that the Prime Minister can persuade your king to meet us!"

Si Sheng's actions were difficult to do.："What Qi Envoy said is absolutely true, but our king has been in poor health recently and it is inconvenient to see guests. It’s not that I don’t want to introduce him to guests, it’s just that my king’s health is not good. When our king’s health gets better, This prime minister will inform all the envoys first! Tian

Zhuo smiled, took out a box from his arms, and said,"This is a little thought from me. Please accept it, Prime Minister!""

Si Sheng took the box and opened it. It turned out to be two pairs of exquisite jade bis. These jade bis are worth at least a thousand gold! Si Sheng's face immediately turned into a smile and said:"Qi made this offer so I, the prime minister, accepted it. I, the Prime Minister, immediately advised my Majesty to meet with the envoy!

Tian Zhuo cupped his hands and said,"Thank you so much, Prime Minister!" Si

Sheng said with a smile:"Envoy Qi, don't be too polite. Besides, this is about the friendship between our Yue and Qi countries. Naturally, we can't neglect it!""

In the Royal Palace of Yue, King Si Wu Zhuan of Yue was looking at the bamboo slips passed to him in boredom! At this time, a guard came in and said:"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister has come to see you! When Si Wuzhuan heard that Si Sheng was coming, he said,"Please come in, Prime Minister!""——yes.

After Prime Minister Sisheng came in, he did not bow. He stepped forward directly and said to the King of Yue:"Your Majesty, the envoy of the State of Qi wants to see you!" Si Wuzhuan did not blame Si Sheng for not being polite, but took his hand and asked:"The Prime Minister is not someone who doesn't want to see you!" See, but if the Wei State learns that our Yue State has a harmonious relationship with the Qi State, it will be difficult for the Wei State to attack our Yue State! Moreover, the Chu State is also allied with the Wei State. If the Chu State joins the Wei State to attack our Yue State, Then my country, Yue, is in danger of subjugation! This is why I don’t want to see them!"

Si Sheng said:"Your Majesty, my country, Yue, has more than 100,000 soldiers, so why should we be afraid of Wei and Chu! Besides, Well, if our Yue State has good relations with Qi State, Qi State’s national strength will be no less than Chu State, and Qi State won a great victory over Chu State in the Battle of Huaisi! And Qi State’s influence in all countries in the world Its influence is no less than that of Wei, and Qi also has two powerful allies, Qin and Ba. Moreover, Qin also has an army of hundreds of thousands, and Ba’s army was previously known as As magic soldiers, the warriors of the Ba Kingdom are also famous in the world for their strong military! If our Yue Kingdom forms an alliance with the Qi Kingdom, our Yue Kingdom has always been on bad terms with the Chu Kingdom. If we ally with the Qi Kingdom, then we will also have a strong backer! Besides, Qi State has Sun Bin, a world-famous counselor. Who in the world can be worthy of defeating Sun Bin? Therefore, I believe that having good relations with Qi State will be of great help to Yue State. At the same time, we can use Qi State to prevent Chu State from attacking us. The Yue State has an unreasonable idea. Secondly, we can also use the Qi State to help us expand our territory! It can be said to kill two birds with one stone! Your Majesty, isn't this a good thing?" After hearing this, the Yue King thought it was okay, nodded and said:" What the Prime Minister said is absolutely true. I will see the envoy tomorrow morning!" Si Sheng quickly raised his hands and said,"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

After hearing this, Si Wuzhu laughed loudly and said,"Prime Minister, I have been a little bored recently. I wonder if the Prime Minister has any intention? How can I make this man happy?"

Si Sheng thought for a moment and said,"Your Majesty, why not watch the warriors fight? It would be nice to have a strong warrior fight with a slave. It would be even better if you ask five slaves to fight with a tiger. Yes, it's okay. You can ask a few women and men to beat each other, so that the king will not be bored!"

After hearing this, the King of Yue was very happy and said:"That's good, it is indeed a good way to solve the boredom of the people. It is worthy of being the king. The best prime minister!"

Early the next morning, the Yue Kingdom went to court. Tian Zhuo finally got an audience with the King of Yue. Now he must persuade the King of Yue to form an alliance with Qi, so that he can complete Sun Bin's strategic plan against Wei!

Tian Zhuo came in and paid homage:"The envoy of Qi State has met the King of Yue!" The King of Yue asked Tian Zhuo:"Envoy of Qi State, what is your purpose in coming to my country this time?"

Tian Zhuo replied:"This time I come to the Kingdom of Yue in the hope that the King of Yue can form an alliance with our Kingdom of Qi!"

Si Wuzhuan smiled and said:"Envoy of the Kingdom of Qi, why does my Kingdom of Yue want to form an alliance with your Kingdom of Qi?"

Tian Zhuo said loudly:"Because I have I don’t want to see the Kingdom of Yue be destroyed by the Kingdom of Chu, so I hope that the King of Yue can form an alliance with our Kingdom of Qi!"

In the entire Yue Kingdom court, all the ministers stared at Tian Zhuo angrily, Si Wuzhuan heard that the Kingdom of Yue After being destroyed, he suddenly became angry, but he still suppressed his anger and said coldly:"Envoy of Qi State, why do you think that our country, Yue State, will be destroyed by Chu State? If you can't tell the reason, I will kill you." Your skin has been peeled off!"

Tian Zhuo said calmly without any fear on his face:"King of Yue, I heard that Chu State has always wanted to annex Yue State. Now that Chu State has formed an alliance with Wei State, then, If the State of Chu wants to annex the State of Yue, the State of Wei will definitely support it. Then, the State of Yue will be attacked by both countries. I wonder if the State of Yue can resist the two countries with the power of one country, so if the State of Yue wants to be preserved , and only by forming an alliance with our Qi State! Only by forming an alliance with our Qi State, can the Yue State not be annexed by the Chu State! The Chu State's greed for land can be said to be something that everyone in the world knows, and it is the country that has annexed the most countries in the world. It’s the Chu State! And the Yue State has fertile land thousands of miles away. The Chu State has been coveted for a long time. Now that the Chu State has formed an alliance with the Wei State, it will naturally not be afraid of the Yue State. The Wu State and the Yue State will not ally with our Qi State, so what awaits the Yue State? The only way is to destroy the country!"

When the King of Yue heard that it was indeed what happened, he asked again:"Well, envoy of Qi, if my country of Yue forms an alliance with your country of Qi, what will your country of Qi promise to our country of Yue?"

Tian Zhuo replied:"If the State of Yue agrees to form an alliance with the State of Qi, the State of Qi is willing to give a thousand horses, and also agrees that if the State of Yue is attacked by other countries, the State of Qi will help immediately! If there is a disaster in the State of Yue, we will The State of Qi also helped immediately!"

After hearing this, the King of Yue felt that the State of Yue occupied the most land, and then immediately said:"Okay, then I, the State of Yue, agree to form an alliance with the State of Qi!" The ministers below immediately said:"Your Majesty Holy Ming!"

On the way, Pang Mao rushed to the Yue State despite the dust. At this time, a craftsman suddenly came and said:"Sir, the Yue State has formed an alliance with the Qi State!" You know, Pang Mao has already used his best to I rushed to Yue Kingdom as fast as I could, but I didn't expect it was still too late. Upon hearing this, Pang Mao murmured:"It's still a step back and forth, it's still a step back and forth!"

At this time, Pang Mao was thinking: It is no longer feasible to use Master Sima's strategy now, and he can only use his uncle's strategy! Pang Mao said to the craftsman:"Carefully observe the situation in Yue for me, and don't miss a single move! Especially monitor Tian Zhuo, the envoy of Qi, to see what he is doing now!""——yes. Later, Pang Mao said to the driver:"Drive quickly, we must reach Yue country within five days!""——yes.

In Tian Ji's house, Sun Bin was admiring flowers. His son Sun Sheng said,"Father, now that the State of Wei is getting stronger every year, what should our State of Qi do?" Sun Bin smiled and said,"Although the State of Wei is getting stronger, as long as we If Qi State seizes the chess piece of Yue State, then we, Qi State, don’t need to be afraid of Wei State!"

Sun Sheng asked in confusion:"Father, why do we, Qi State, only need to seize the chess piece of Yue State, without fear of Wei State?" Are you afraid of the Wei State?"

Sun Bin explained:"First, the Yue State is a major concern for the Chu State. Once the Yue State sneaks a sneak attack from below, no matter which country the Chu State attacks, all previous achievements will be wasted. Secondly, once the Chu State attacks Since the country of Yue is a major concern, it does not have the extra troops to help the state of Wei. This is equivalent to breaking an arm of the state of Wei, and the other two allies of the state of Wei are nothing more than idlers! Especially! South Korea is as timid as a mouse. The army looks strong but is actually very weak. However, the Zhao State has evil intentions. On the surface, it still obeys the Wei State, but secretly it can be said that it holds a grudge against the Wei State! So the Yue State is among them. The most critical chess piece!"

Sun Sheng asked again:"Father, why do we, Qi, form an alliance with Ba?"

Sun Bin explained:"Allying with Ba is not only to help Qin, but also to help Qin. The Wei State has a sharp knife stuck in its back. If the Wei State wants to attack the Qin State, then the Wei State will have to fight one against two! The warriors of the Ba State are the most heroic in the world, and the most important Eight Kingdoms can also threaten them from behind. Chu State forced Chu State not to dare to help Wei State! Because Chu State knew in its heart that once Si State attacked Chu State while Chu State was empty, then the capital of Chu State might be besieged by Ba State. The country is only a few hundred miles away from Ying, the capital of Chu State. He doesn't want to go abroad to help Wei State and cause the capital to be surrounded by others!" After hearing this, Sun Sheng nodded and said,"Father can clearly see the situation in the world. Ah!" Sun Bin smiled and said,"You also need to study more, not only the art of war, but also the teachings of legalists!"——Yes!