Qin State, Xianyang.

There were several ministers standing in front of the young King Qin's table, bowing their heads respectfully.

King Qin read the letter he had just sent from Wei and smiled lightly.

Only a few people know about the secret dealings between Wu Kui, the prime minister of Wei, and the Qin State, which is a dark line left by the former king, and even Bai Lang does not know.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, you will find a very strange thing, there are many territories bordering Wei and Qin, and it is the place with the most land bordering Qin among the five central countries. However, there has been no war between Wei and Qin for a long time, although there is no reason why Wei is the most powerful country among the five countries, but it should not be peaceful. Many attribute this to Wu Kui, who is responsible for maneuvering and applying diplomacy well. Wu Kui's ability to rise step by step in the middle of the court and rise to prominence also has a lot to do with this. But what is not known is that Wu Kui has actually been in collusion with the Qin State, which also explains why Wei and Qin have been able to live together for many years.

When Wu Kui and Qin Guo got on the line, it is impossible to test, and the King of Qin has no way of knowing, but the last words of the first king will not be false, and Wu Kui is trustworthy. The chess pieces that have been in ambush for ten years are now ready to play their role.

"Wu Kui's letter agreed that the king would send troops to the border, and promised to promise half of the land after the matter is completed, what do you think of Aiqing?"

Several doctors in the room are all cronies of King Qin, and they are all ranked doctors.

An extremely young doctor spoke up: "The matter of sending troops, yes." ”

This young doctor's name is Gan Mao, he became famous at a young age, has the reputation of a prodigy, and has been an official for less than two years, and was promoted to the position of a doctor by King Qin, because he has a strategic mind and is similar in age to King Qin, and is quite loved and trusted by King Qin.

As soon as Gan Mao's voice fell, a middle-aged minister spoke out against it: "Wu Kui's move violates the etiquette system, and my country sends troops to help each other, which has a bad reputation." ”

This minister's name is Zheng Qingsong, he is an old minister of the former dynasty, he has been out of office for more than ten years, and he is not as good as Gan Mao's steady progress, and he has worked hard for half a life to get to today's position, he is a stable person, and he is a firm supporter of Confucianism, and he attaches great importance to the etiquette system.

King Qin looked at the two of them with interest, moved his chin and said, "You two go on, see who can convince Gu, and Gu will listen to whomever he wants." ”

Gan Mao nodded and continued: "The State of Wei is located in the Central Plains, and the land is fertile. With Wu Kui as the internal response, after the matter is completed, the four hundred miles of plain can be exhausted, and the population is innumerable. Most importantly, this can cut off the connection between Wei and Zhongshan and Wei, which is conducive to China's further expansion in the future. ”

Zheng Qingsong shook his head and said, "Although the benefits of Lord Gan are great, they violate the etiquette system. Wu Kui conspired to rebel and usurp power, without the permission of the Son of Heaven, and obtained the position improperly. And our country's sending troops to help each other is an unrighteous army, which violates the word benevolence and righteousness mentioned by Meng Fuzi. Although it is easy to obtain, it is difficult to rule, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to block the mouths of the world. ”

Gan Mao smiled and said: "There are lessons from the past of the Three Jin Dynasty, why can't Wu Kui replace Wei today?" ”

Zheng Qingsong was stunned and was speechless for a while.

Gan Mao looked at the King of Qin and said: "According to what the minister sees, you can agree to Wu Kui's request first, as for the completion of the matter, since our army has been driven straight in, whether it will be 400 li or 800 li, but Wu Kui will not be able to do it." ”

King Qin looked at Gan Mao and said with a smile: "Lord Gan has a great appetite. ”

Gan Mao said with a smile: "What the minister plans is not one city and one country, but what the king plans is the whole world." ”

King Qin stopped smiling, his eyes looked at Gan Mao with some coldness, but Gan Mao just lowered his head and smiled without saying a word, after a long time, King Qin said a little coldly: "This country is the country of the Great Zhou, we are all courtiers of the Son of Heaven, how could I ever say that I want to seek the whole world?" You know this is a great rebellion! ”

Gan Mao said softly: "The minister lost his words for a while, and he hoped that the king would forgive his sins." ”

King Qin waved his hand and said, "Forget it, spare you once, next time don't let Gu hear such words again." ”

Zheng Qingsong on the side asked, "What about sending troops?" ”

King Qin was stunned for a moment and said, "Oh? Just ask General Li to do it, and I will send someone to send the talisman to General Li's mansion. ”

The general surnamed Li, who had never spoken, nodded, Gan Mao also smiled, but Zheng Qingsong was anxious: "The king can't do it, my country does this, what will the people of the world think of us?" ”

King Qin grinned and said, "Okay, the loneliness has been tricked, Doctor Zheng don't persuade the orphans." ”

Doctor Zheng wanted to say something more, but King Qin hurriedly waved his hand, and Doctor Zheng was helpless and could only retreat.

On April 25, 388 in the new calendar, 100,000 Chen soldiers of Qin State were on the border of Wei State, and the princes were shaken.

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Zhao Guo, Handan.

King Zhao practiced archery in the school martial arts field, and next to him stood Li Mu, who had just returned from the northern border.

Since the implementation of Hufu cavalry archery, Zhao has risen up and down the whole country to promote a martial wind, and King Zhao is even more set an example, practicing the art of riding and archery every day.

King Zhao bent his bow and aimed his arrow at the arrow stack one hundred and fifty steps away, and then let out a loud shout, and his right hand loosened.

The arrow hit the bull's-eye.

Li Mu beside him applauded lightly and said with a smile: "The king is good at archery." ”

King Zhao waved his hand and motioned to his attendants to be more suspicious of the arrow stack, and then turned his head to look at Li Mu: "It's really fortunate that this arrow technique can be lucky enough to enter General Li's eyes." ”

Li Mu smiled: "The king can hit the bull's-eye one hundred and fifty steps away, even compared to the skilled sergeants in the army. ”

King Zhao aimed at the arrow stack two hundred meters away, and said with a smile: "I heard that General Li fought against the Xiongnu outside the Great Wall, and an arrow shot the Xiongnu Khan a thousand steps away, that is the real superbness." ”

Li Mu smiled helplessly and said: "The Great King Xu heard some untrue rumors again, at that time, the last general and the Xiongnu Khan were separated by at most eight hundred steps. ”

King Zhao narrowed one eye, and then said softly: "Give it to me!" ”

But this time, the arrow failed to hit the bull's-eye, and it didn't even fall on the arrow stack, and it was deservedly wiped off.

King Zhao shook his head, a little annoyed, threw the bow to the guards on the side, then turned his head to look at Li Mu, and laughed: "Eight hundred steps, that is also a miracle that is enough to be praised." I also heard that General Li rode into the Xiongnu camp alone, and frightened the Xiongnu army into retreating hundreds of miles. ”

Li Mu smiled and said, "This is true. ”

King Zhao looked at the young general who made him extremely satisfied with a smile on his face, and said: "Okay, okay, I won't bother you anymore, the news just came, 100,000 soldiers of Qin State Chen are on the border of Wei State, I don't know why, what do you think?" ”

Li Mu thought for a while, shook his head and said: "The last general has no clue, Qin Wei has always been good friends, and this time he suddenly transferred a large army, and he didn't know what happened." ”

King Zhao patted Li Mu on the shoulder, and said with some pride: "Haha, you are better than me in marching and fighting, but you are not as good as me in court affairs." Presumably, there are some changes in the Wei Kingdom, and according to my speculation, it is related to Wu Kui. ”

Li Mu reacted and nodded in realization.

King Zhao continued: "In your opinion, do we have to make some moves? ”

Li Mu thought for a while and said, "You can make the border soldiers ready for battle, and the movement should be big." ”

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Wei State, Great Liang.

The news that 100,000 Chen soldiers of the Qin State were on the border of the Wei State spread far and wide, and soon spread throughout the entire Daliang City. But even in this case, the sick King of Wei did not make any moves, and Wu Kui just ordered the border passes not to take the initiative to provoke.

On the morning of the first day of the fifth month of the new calendar year 388, the people of the entire Daliang City looked curiously at the army walking around the city, and even the garrison at the head of the city was dispatched.

On this day, the king of Wei was still not early, but most of the civil and military officials came. The military attachés were all dressed in armor, which was unusual.

On this day, all the troops in Daliang City were dispatched, and the running soldiers and war horses cleared the streets, and almost no people dared to come out.

On this day, Wu Kui walked out of Xiangguo's mansion, looked at the army that had been waiting outside the mansion for a long time, straightened his clothes, and rode on the horse led by Xu Zheng, the commander of the city's head garrison, with an expressionless face, facing the civil and military officials who knelt down outside the mansion.