In mid-May, Qidi Linzi City, the palace.

On the top of the main hall, Ji Kang sat on the throne, on the left side were the ministers of the cabinet Lu Zhonglian, the president of the Supervision Yuan Ji Mao and other ministers, and on the right were the military attaches of Changguo Jun Lejian, the general Wang Shi, and Bo Wang.

Ji Kang, who was in Linzi City, had already obtained the alliance between Yan and Zhao, Wei, and Chu at this time.

Seeing the content of the covenant with Zhao, Wei, and Chu, he reached the planning of himself and the ministers before the war.

Putting down the information transmitted back by the intelligence officer in his hand, Ji Kang said to Lu Zhonglian, the old manager Ji Mao and others in the palace:

"Zhongqing, my Yan State has signed an alliance with the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei and Qi, and after the envoys of these three countries arrive in Linzi, they will sign this covenant, stamp the national seal, and exchange letters with Zhao, Wei and Chu!"

Lu Zhonglian, the prime minister of Qidi, has been ordered by Ji Kang in advance and came to Linzi.

Just like the role of Zou Yan in the Liaodi Pavilion, he presided over and was responsible for various things after the war in Qidi.

As soon as Ji Kang's words came out, among the civil and military officials above the main hall, there were very few officials who stood up and made a promise.

Those who stood up to agree to Ji Kang's edict were all high-ranking officials among the civil and military officials. Most of the middle and low-level civil and military officials bowed their heads and were silent, especially the generals who went to Qi this time.

This kind of situation is rare since Ji Kang ascended the throne.

When Ji Kang saw this, he was stunned for a moment. Why is that?

These many officials did not express their positions, and it seems that they do not agree with the signing of the alliance between Yan and Zhao, Wei, and Chu!

Then I thought about it again, and immediately understood what these silent officials really thought in their hearts.

The young king was simply happy.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think? Say it to the widow, don't hold it in your heart. The secretaries spoke freely, and they couldn't help but say anything, and the widow would not blame you Aiqing. ”

Wu Yangjing, who was promoted to general by Ji Kang, was a "straight man", and immediately stood up, hugged his fists and bowed to Ji Kang:

"Your Majesty, hundreds of thousands of soldiers of my Yan Kingdom have gone through bloody battles to occupy Qidi. These Qi cities were all exchanged for the blood of the soldiers of my Yan Kingdom, which can be described as hard-won. ”

"Now the king wants to sign an alliance with the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei, and Chu, and this last general has no objection. But he actually ceded so many cities to these three countries for free, this ...... This last general can't figure it out. ”

Speaking of this, Wu Yangjing was actually a little choked, and said to Ji Kang:

"The bodies of the king, the father and the eldest brother of the last general, were buried in this land more than twenty years ago. In the past few decades, the bones of soldiers who have died in our Yan Kingdom for this land have been as high as hundreds of thousands. ”

"It can be said that every inch of land on this land is infected with the blood of the soldiers of my Yan Kingdom. Now my Yan Kingdom has gone through hardships to occupy this land. ”

"But the king ...... The king actually wants to exchange the blood of my Yan soldiers for cities and give them to other countries, and the last general really can't figure it out. Could it be that with the advantage of my Yan country's current soldiers, are you still afraid of these three kingdoms? The king, the last general...... The last general will ask me to think twice! ”

The boss Ji Mao is the person who supports Ji Kang most unconditionally.

After listening to Wu Yangjing's words, he immediately stood up and scolded Wu Yangjing:

"Bold. How dare you question the king? ”

Wu Yangjing knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Ji Kang:

"The last general will not dare. The last general is just to represent the soldiers of my Yan Kingdom and say the doubts in their hearts. ”

The civil and military officials who did not respond to the promise just now all knelt down at this time and said together:

"Your Majesty, please answer your questions!"

Seeing this situation, Prime Minister Lu Zhonglian, Changguo Junlejian, generals Wang Shi, Bo Wang Wang and other high-level officials of Yan State, like the old manager Ji Mao, were very angry and stood up and prepared to reprimand these officials.

Ji Kang laughed and waved his hand to stop the scolding of high-level officials such as Minister Lu Zhonglian.

Got up from the throne, walked down the steps, and came to the front of Admiral Wu Yangjing.

He helped Wu Yangqing up with his own hands, and said: "General Wu, the widow doesn't mean to blame you, you get up!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Wu Yangjing bowed and stood up.

Ji Kang said to the other kneeling officials: "All the secretaries get up, and the widow will solve your doubts." ”

"Thank you, my king."

The young king looked at the military officials below, walked in the palace, and said slowly:

"The widow has heard: It is unwise to know, and it is unfaithful to know without speaking. He who is a minister of the country, who speaks for the benefit of the country but does not speak for the king, is not a loyal minister; Those who are thoughtful, but boast without checking and examining the degree, will mislead the country. ”

"The widow just saw my Yan Kingdom court, and the officials dared to give such a direct advice. The widow did not blame the ministers in the slightest, and he was only happy in his heart. The officials of my Yan country are like this, and my Yan country should be prosperous. ”

Walking up the stairs and coming to the throne, Ji Kang turned around, looked at Han Fei and Ju Wu, and said:

"Han Fei, Ju Wu, now many officials in the court of my Yan State are puzzled by the alliance between my Yan State and the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei, and Chu, and ceding the cities of Qi to these three kingdoms.

After Han Fei and Ju Wu listened to Ji Kang's words, they looked at each other, stood up and bowed together:

"Obey the edict."

Ji Kang sat down and saw Han Fei say to the officials: "My lords, my Yan Kingdom sent troops to Qi Country this time to occupy Qi Land, this move is neither a combination nor a connexion for all countries in the world, but a single move by my Yan Kingdom. ”

"Those who are strong will ally with other countries to strengthen our Yan country. This strategy must be based on diplomatic relations first, supplemented by war. Today, our Yan Kingdom and Qi Kingdom are known as the seven strongest countries in the world. The seven strong ones, who have been facing each other for hundreds of years, are strong Qin, and they are unable to destroy one of their countries. ”

"However, now, only I, the Yan Kingdom, sent troops to destroy the Qi Kingdom. The teeth and teeth of the countries in the world are intertwined, one country is destroyed, and other countries are in danger. If they do not promise the nations any favor, the nations will rise up against them. At that time, my Yan country was in danger! ”

"Therefore, my Yan State has formed an alliance with the three borders of Zhao, Wei, and Chu, and it is for the sake of the upper authorities to resolve this crisis with the cities of Qi. This is my king's long-term strategy for my Yan country, and Han Fei obeys it! ”

When Han Fei said this, he bowed deeply to Ji Kang and retreated.

Wu Yangjing and many other officials who had just asked Ji Kang to clear up their doubts all showed a contemplative expression.

Ju Wu stood up, bowed to Ji Kang, and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, there are three kinds of alliances, one is the alliance of good connections; the second is the armistice alliance; The third is Lord Han Fei, the alliance of the strong and powerful just mentioned. ”

"Ju Wu once listened to my king's words: There is no good end to the alliance that is good; The armistice alliance is difficult to stop the sword soldiers; Only the alliance of the strong can be close to the desirable land, far away from the momentum! The most critical word in this is the word "profit". ”

"Hundreds of thousands of soldiers of my Yan army are all in Linzi, and Linzi is at your fingertips. But my king ordered my Yan army not to attack Linzi. Excuse me, my lords, why? ”

Without waiting for the officials to answer, Ju Wu continued:

"Ladies and gentlemen, just because my Yan State forcibly occupies Linzi, the contract of Qi State has not been decided, and the household registration has not been paid. If our Yan country forcibly occupies it, it will cause civil revolts in all parts of Qi country. In this way, the Qi land occupied by my Yan country, there are civil uprisings inside, and there are princes watching outside, and my Yan country is in danger! ”

"Today, Tian Jian has become the minister of my king, and he is the seal of the country, and his household registration and mountain and river atlas are equal to my Yan country. My Yan country is like this, and it is reasonable, reasonable, and legitimate to occupy Qi land, and there will be no more excuses from other countries. ”

"My Yan State will form an alliance with the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei, and Chu bordering Qidi, and this is an alliance of horizontal strength. and divide a few cities and give them three kingdoms. The Three Kingdoms will not spend a single soldier and obtain their cities and lands, and they will not be able to form a horizontal trend and destroy our Yan country. ”

The king once said: The territory cannot be increased by inches, and those who gain inches are called "robbing". The territory of the Qin State is a robbery, a robbery, a tiger and a wolf, and all countries in the world are afraid of it. This move, I Yan Guo will not take it. ”

"My king also said: Whoever takes the world will know the way of "giving". There is a giving to get, and there is a giving to get. My Yan country has gained seven inches this time, and then two inches, and I still have five inches in Yan country, which my king calls "encroachment". ”

"Whoever takes the world must understand the way of "giving" and must take the policy of "encroachment". In this way, my Yan Kingdom can plan the world; In this way, my Yan Kingdom can dominate China. This is what my king said, and Ju Wu relayed it to all of you, please think twice. ”

After Ju Wu finished speaking, he bowed and retreated.

Many civil and military officials of the Yan Kingdom on the main hall of the Linzi Palace, after listening to the words of Han Fei and Ju Wu, suddenly realized.

Everyone couldn't help but "hiss" and took a cool breath.

In this battle of war, there are so many truths and so many strategies.

Horror, horror!

Looking at the smiling young king on the throne, everyone was in awe.

All the officials, including Wu Yangjing, bowed down one after another and said in unison:

"I'm Wang Shengming."