King Hui of Qin offered fifteen counties to Qin the year before last, and obtained a promise that Qin would not attack Wei. The state of Qin set up Shangjun here. At Zhang Yi's suggestion, the Qin State spent countless amounts of money and food to build a wall in Shaanxi, that is, Sanmenxia in later generations, to isolate the Wei State, so that they could attack and retreat and defend themselves, and protect the Wei land they had already seized.

Here is the north of the river (Yellow River) backed by the Qinling Mountains, the confluence of Funiu Mountain, Xiong'er Mountain, and Kunshan Mountain, surrounded by the Yellow River on three sides, resembling a peninsula, known as "surrounded by mountains and water on three sides". Zhang Yi has a good vision, as long as the city is closed, the Qin State behind him will be as stable as Mount Tai.

However, when Zhao Xing came, it was still under construction and had not yet taken shape. When a group of people saw the menacing Zhao Jun coming, they immediately broke free from the guards and scattered, which made Zhao Xing in a dilemma. Is it to take advantage of this great opportunity to rush directly over and occupy this pass, or to continue to set up an offensive formation here.

Xu Jie said with a smile: "Occupying the pass, we are just recovering the lost territory for the Wei State, which does us no good, and it also puts us in a situation of being attacked from both sides, and we cannot advance or retreat." And here we are, but it is a plain of a flat river, and when Zhang Yi's army crawls over, we will walk away and end this war. ”

Zhao Hao also thinks it is very right: "When Zhang Yi came back with 100,000 Qin troops, it is estimated that he will not be able to return to Wei." With the reminder of the old general Yin Qi, it is impossible for Wei to take this risk again. This war between the two countries is over. Our soldiers have been running around for nearly three months, and they are already exhausted, and they have become the last of the crossbows, and if there is any encounter, our losses will be too great to be committed. ”

Zhao Xingshen thought so: "According to the calculation of time, Lin Hu should also attack the Hetao of the Qin State, and the 100,000 troops can't go back if they want to, he must go to the north of the Qin State to resist Lin Hu's attack." My goal has been achieved, so let Lin Hu and Qin Guo hurt each other. Then he looked at the surrounding terrain: "We are here to oppress the dilapidated construction site, while resting, while waiting for Zhang Yi's army to come back, and when the tired like a dog, the 100,000 army comes back, we will go back to our hometown to pick up the children." Then he pinched his chin and thought: "That little padded jacket of mine, it should be a toddler, if you can call me dad when you go back, how happy it is, well, it's time to go back, I'm homesick." ”

Yin Qi prostrated himself in front of the King of Wei and exaggerated the judgment he had obtained from Zhao Xing. In fact, there is no need for him to be so exaggerated, as long as he is reminded, everyone will understand.

At that time, the ministers were trembling, and the king of Wei sat on the couch and carved clay sculptures.

Shangqing Gongsun Yan stepped forward: "Now we must issue a mobilization order to defend the Wei State, and we must refuse Zhang Yi outside Daliang City." ”

Gongsun Yan, known as Yan, was a native of Yin Jin of Wei State (now east of Huayin City, Shaanxi Province) during the Warring States Period, and served as the official of the rhino head of Wei State, and was called "rhino head".

What kind of official is the rhino head? This official is only owned by Wei, and he is another name for the Huya General, that is, the commander of the capital garrison in later generations.

During the Warring States Period, he was a famous politician, diplomat, and military strategist, and before Su Qin, he was the first to advocate vertical and horizontal. At that time, at the same time as Zhang Yi, Yu was an official in the Qin State, at that time Zhang Yi was Qin's guest secretary, and Gongsun Yan was Daliangzao, and was the main opponent of Zhang Yi's continuous strategy. The year before last, in order to protect the Wei State from being annexed by the Qin State in Zhang Yi's Lianhengli, he returned to Wei, and was appointed by the King of Wei as a tiger tooth general, that is, the rhino head, which means to master the horns of the army.

When Gongsun Yan was appointed as the Great Liang of Qin, he led his troops to capture Wei, and Wei was forced to cut Yin and Jin to reconcile with Qin, pulling out a nail for Qin's eastward advance into the Central Plains. After that, Gongsun Yan once again led his army to attack the Hexi fortress, captured Long Jia, the chief general of Wei, and beheaded 80,000. After this battle, the Qin state had actually occupied the land west of the river. King Wei Hui pushed the boat down the river, ceded the Hexi region to Qin, and sued for peace with Qin.

King Wei really admired Gongsun Yan's talent.

After King Wei Hui ceded Hexi, he sent people to bribe Gongsun Yan with a lot of money. So Gongsun Yan proposed to King Qin Hui that he take advantage of the temporary reconciliation between Qin and Wei to attack other countries.

At this moment, Zhang Yi came to the Qin State. He told King Qin Hui, "Wei is surrounded by enemies, and it is a good opportunity to attack Wei." Gongsun Yan cared about selfish interests and forgot justice, and let the Qin State attack the Yiqu State in the west, which was really a mistake for the country. Wei has the foundation of the overlord, and if it slows down and attacks Qin with all its might, Qin will probably be difficult to deal with. ”

King Qin Hui was said to have just woken up from a dream, and immediately appointed Zhang Yi as a guest. Gongsun Yan was ostracized and had to leave the Qin state.

Qin ran back, and the king of Wei was overjoyed at that time, and he was directly greeted to the suburbs and directly appointed as a rhino general. and trusts Gongsun Yan, almost to the point of obeying his words.

It's weird, it doesn't have to be weird, it's like that in this era.

The last time Zhang Yi said Wei, Gongsun got sick and recuperated in his family's fiefdom. When Zhang Yi made a plan, Gongsun Yan heard about it, and at that time, despite the fact that his illness had not recovered, he hurriedly ran back to the national capital from the fiefdom and said to the king of Wei that he would be powerful and depose Zhang Yi. But it was too late, and the water was too late.

This time, he finally seized the opportunity and prepared to drive Zhang Yi away completely, whether he was a member of the Qin State or not, or whether he was public or private, he had to fight against him.

Regarding Gongsun Yan's strategy, King Wei, who had long been desolate, nodded hurriedly. "Yes, yes, right away, right away."

"Now please give the king an order to Zhang Yi, tell him that Zhao Xing has raided his Shangjun Pass, let him put down our Wei army, and then take his Qin army to rescue Shangjun."

"Yes, yes, right away, right away."

"Please tell Zhang Yi that the national policy of our Qin and Wei alliances remains unchanged, in order to calm their hearts, and then form a large army, and ask the left army to lead Sun Cheng, and in the name of reinforcement, oppress the Qin army, so as not to prevent them from suddenly returning to attack Daliang."

"Yes, yes, right away, right away."

"Please kill Gongzijie and dedicate his head to Zhao to relieve the resentment of Zhao State, and call Zhao Jun the king and Han Jun the king to show goodwill to the two countries. Calling Qin Jun the king to settle his heart. ”

King Wei pondered: "The Prime Minister of the Five Kingdoms, this is okay, but killing Gongzijie is not benevolent." ”

Gongsun Yan stomped his feet: "When is this, we have just been annihilated by an army of 100,000, and in order to support the 100,000 Qin army, we have spent countless money and food, and there is even a Zhao army rampant in the country." At this time, if Zhao Guoruo accuses us of supporting rebellion, he will become famous, and when their army is overwhelmed, our Wei State will be in danger. To appease the Zhao State with Gongzijie's head, in exchange for the respite and stability of our Wei State, which is more important, the king should weigh it. ”

The serious consequences and the immediate crisis finally made the King of Wei abandon his benevolence, and when Gongzi Jie, who hurried into the city to continue to ask for help, did not know what was going on, a group of armor soldiers rushed up and cut off the heads of him and his followers. Then Gongsun Yan personally sent an envoy to Zhao State, presented the head, explained how the King of Wei was deceived by Zhang Yi, a person from the Qin State, and asked King Zhao for forgiveness.

The king of Wei thought that Gongsun Yan was talented and appointed him as the minister of Wei.

Since then, Gongsun Yan, who is a mortal enemy of Zhang Yi in terms of personality and the policy of cooperating vertically and horizontally, stepped onto the political stage of Wei State with sole power and kept the foundation of Wei State.

At this time, the King of Wei remembered Zhao Xing's goodness, and after a long time, the King of Wei sighed: "Zhao Xingjun has solved the difficulties of the Wei State so much, and has the credit of saving the Wei State, he wants a fief, how can I not agree, if I don't agree, I am ungrateful." ”

Gongsun Yan's eyes rolled: "Please seal the land west of the Wei River to Zhao Xing to thank you for saving Wei." ”

King Wei thought for a moment and thought deeply: "Well, since Xingjun attacked Hexi in order to attract the Qin people away, which is now Qin Shangjun. ”

What a great favor this is, what a cunning reward it is. A mediocre person also has the cunning of a mediocre person.