Gongsun Yu couldn't help but be surprised when he saw his son, who was the king of Linhai in the Chu State, secretly returning to the Wei State.

His father, Gongsun Yan, had died less than a year ago, and he went to Chu to attend the funeral and observe filial piety for three months, and only two months after returning to Wei, his own son also arrived in Wei.

Could it be that Linhaijun's title has been abolished?

Thinking about it, Gongsun Yu hurriedly asked, "Why did Wu'er come back to Wei?" But what happened to the Chu State? ”

"There is nothing wrong with the state of Chu." Gongsun Ze shook his head, and then arched his hand and said, "Father, this time the child came from the Chu State to lobby the Wei State on the order of the king, and I also asked my father to help me." ”

When Gongsun Yu heard that Gongsun Ze was here to lobby Wei, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and then raised his heart again, shook his head and said: "The king of Chu wants to lobby Wei, I'm afraid this matter is not easy. Now the king is determined to get the Chu State Chen Di, before South Korea came to borrow grain, the king took a little bit, and lent South Korea a large amount of grain, which shows that the king's heart is firm, but he will not break the Chu State vow not to give up.

Wu'er came to lobby Wei at this time, and I am afraid that my father will not be able to help much. ”

Gongsun Ze said with a smile: "Father, don't worry, the king also knows that it is difficult to persuade Wei to withdraw at this time, so the child came to Wei this time, not to lobby the king, but to lobby the prince." ”

"Prince?" Gongsun Yu was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Gongsun Ze hesitantly.

The next day, the prince went to the palace.

"Gongsun Yu is visiting?" The prince was stunned.

Because of Gongsun Yan, most of the Gongsun family are closer to the Chu State. And he didn't deal with Chu very much, after his brother Prince Zheng died of illness, he still relied on the power of Qi State, which suppressed his brother and ascended to the throne of the crown prince.

Therefore, he was just a nodding acquaintance with Gongsun Yu before, but now Gongsun Yu suddenly came to visit him with great fanfare, what does this mean.

Although I don't know what Gongsun Yu means, he has just become the crown prince, and his wings are not yet full, and the strength of Gongsun Yu's family in Wei is not weak, but it is indispensable.

"Order, open the middle door, and the prince will greet him personally."

Soon, the crown prince welcomed Gongsun Yu into the mansion, and the two sat down as guests.

After greeting for a while, the prince asked:

"Sir came to look for you, but do you have any advice?"

"Don't dare." Gongsun Yu said with a smile: "Yu heard that the prince has been worried about Qin and Han for a period of time, and he has been worried about the war over there for a long time. ”

"Oh?" The crown prince glanced at Gongsun Yu curiously, hasn't this guy always been close to the Chu State, why did he suddenly change his position, could it be that when he went to the Chu State not long ago, what happened to the Chu State with the Chu State?

Or is there something else going on?

Thinking about it, the prince smiled: "Please also ask Mr. to give advice, and listen to your ears." ”

"Ahem." Gongsun Yu cleared his throat, and then asked: "Prince, I heard that when the five kingdoms took turns to attack Chencheng before, the three kingdoms of Qin, Han and Song all intended to maintain their strength, and the siege battle was extremely weak. Prince, I don't know if what you said is right? ”

"Yes, there is such a thing." The crown prince nodded, and there was a lot of commotion at that time, and many people knew about it.

Gongsun Yu smiled, and then continued: "Later, due to the lack of strength in the siege of the Three Kingdoms, Xiwu and General Zhangzi changed the way of attacking the city, and the five countries attacked the city at the same time. As a result, although this change did not allow Qin and Han to attack Chen Cheng fiercely, but it also gave Song State no chance to passively avoid the war, and from then on, when Song State attacked Chen Cheng, it almost spared no effort, and the offensive was as fierce as our Qi and Wei countries.

Prince, this is the situation over there in Chen Cheng. ”

The crown prince nodded again: "Yes, as Mr. said, now the Song State is also very fierce in attacking Chen Cheng. ”

"Yes, that's it." Gongsun Yu slapped his palms suddenly, and then asked with a smile: "Does the prince know, why did the Song Kingdom passively avoid the battle in front and then actively attack the city?" ”

When the crown prince heard Gongsun Yu's inquiry, he said as a matter of course: "At that time, because the five kingdoms attacked the city at the same time, and the Song State was held hostage by Qi and Wei, there was no choice. ”

"The prince is wise, and I think that's the case." Saying that, Gongsun Yu frowned: "However, in the lower stupidity, the strength of the Song and Han countries is almost the same, after changing the siege method, why did the Song Kingdom attack Chencheng, but South Korea was not afraid of our Qi and Wei countries, and still passively avoided the war outside Chencheng to preserve its strength?" ”

"That's because South Korea is allied with Qin, and Qin and South Korea collude together, and they are not afraid of the threat of our Qi and Wei countries."

"The prince is wise, in a word. The reason why South Korea can get by outside Chen Cheng is because King Han thinks that he has Qin State to rely on, and I, Qi and Wei, can't help him. ”

As he spoke, Gongsun Yu's body leaned slightly in the direction of the prince, lowered his voice, and said in a cold tone: "Prince, the five kingdoms attacked Chencheng, and Qin and Han passively avoided the war. Moreover, even if the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Song capture Chencheng, they will inevitably suffer heavy losses, and both the Chu State will be defeated.

This was not the case with Qin and Han, who had always preserved their strength, and by the time Chencheng was captured, the army was basically intact and morale was still high.

In this way, when I am worried that the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Song will next grab the territory of Chu in Qin and Han, they may not be able to grab Qin and Han. ”

The prince was stunned, glanced at Gongsun Yu, and hesitated: "I don't know what Mr. means?" ”

"In the following meaning, the Qin State is strong, and it is a great threat to our Wei State, at this time, my Wei State cannot attack the Qin State, but South Korea is not, South Korea is weak, and now it is in a shortage of food, so we must put pressure on South Korea."

When the crown prince heard this, he immediately remembered the suggestion that Lou Su, who was close to Chu, and others in the previous dynasty, strongly asked to refuse to provide food to Korea and force the king of Han to swear an oath with the king of Wei.

Thinking about it, the prince's eyes sank: "Could it be that Mr. means that this prince will make a statement to his father and ask for a postponement of providing food to South Korea?" ”

"Nope." Gongsun Yu immediately shook his head and said: "Now that South Korea is still helping us to attack Chencheng, how can we suspend borrowing grain at this time, we should immediately lend grain to South Korea, and even, in order to show sincerity, we also need to transport grain through the chasm to the Korean army camp outside Chencheng, so as not to transfer the borrowed grain to South Korea, which is time-consuming and laborious, and consumes a lot." ”

The prince was stunned for a moment, and he couldn't figure out what Gongsun Yu's purpose was, so he looked at Gongsun Yu suspiciously and said: "Sir, we lent grain to South Korea, and we also sent it to the Han army camp outside Chencheng, so this doesn't make King Han think that my Wei State is begging South Korea for help, and doesn't this further fuel South Korea's arrogance?" ”

"What the prince said is that Korea has the Qin State as its aid, and it is far from enough to just show its kindness. While our Wei State is giving grace, it is also necessary to give it prestige, grace and prestige, so that South Korea has no choice. Of course, in order to prevent South Korea from complaining about our Wei country, our Wei country cannot directly demonstrate to South Korea, and we still need to start from other countries. ”

"Other countries?" The crown prince was stunned for a moment, and as soon as his thoughts turned, he excluded Qin, Zhao, Song, Chu and other countries, and then remembered Qi Guolai, who had a deep relationship with him, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Dare to ask where should Mr. start?" But please ask Qi Guo to come forward? ”

Gongsun Yu shook his head when he heard this. 8)