Chapter 16: The Five Uses of the Sword

The ups and downs outside, this is exactly what Wei Kai expected. Choosing to come to the State of Qin instead of going to the State of Qi to seek refuge with Sun Bin was the result of Wei Kai's careful consideration.

Although, Wei Kai went to Qi to join Sun Bin and can be quickly reused. But the battle between the ministers of the official and non-official offices of the Qi State was already very serious. Wei Kai, an outsider, must take refuge in one side and thus get involved in the fight. After Anyi's trip, Wei Kai no longer wanted to let others control his fate.

Compared with Qi, Qin is first of all more backward, and the people have a stronger desire to change the law and strengthen the country; secondly, the Qin State did not have the same various ideological impacts as the Qi State, and the Legalist study advocated by Wei Kai could be promoted and promoted in the Qin State; Although the Qin army is backward in equipment and outdated in tactics, the Qin people are fierce and not afraid of death.

The most important thing is that if the Qin State is to be strong, the Qin State will go east, and the first thing is to attack the Wei State, which will ensure that Wei Kai can take revenge while showing what he has learned.

Wei Kai came to the streets again, as before, and began to sell swords. Of course, there are some good deeds here early, and they are also waiting for Wei Kai's arrival early, as if Wei Kai's sword selling has become a fixed program on the streets of Liyang City.

Of course, as a few days ago, no one's answer could satisfy Wei Kai. Wei Kai was not discouraged, thinking that when Jiang Taigong was fishing, he was also willing to take the bait. What's more, right now, what Wei Kai is going to fish is a real dragon.

When Wei Kai was about to leave, a middle-aged man with a solemn face suddenly came and looked at Wei Kai and said, "You are the young man who sells swords?" Wei Kai looked at the middle-aged man in front of him and said, "Come back tomorrow, it's closed today."

When the middle-aged man heard Wei Kai's words, he felt a little funny, thinking to himself that this young man who sold swords sold swords, didn't he want to sell his swords as soon as possible and then make money? How can you still drive away guests? So he said, "I heard that you don't need money to sell swords." If I can answer your question, okay? ”

Wei Kai saw the middle-aged man in front of him who was reluctant to leave and said, "Yes, but it's closed today, and you will come back tomorrow." A slightly young man next to him heard Wei Kai say this: "You young man, aren't you afraid that my son-in-law will know your answer, are you going to slip away?" The middle-aged man next to him waited for the young man to finish speaking, and then said, "Jing Jian, it's not easy for the little brother to come out and sell swords, don't mock the young man."

When Wei Kai heard the word Jing Jian, he knew that the fish was starting to take the bait. He pretended to be annoyed and said, "Why do you talk like this, then you let your son-in-law answer me about the five uses of the sword, and I will give you the sword." If your son-in-law can't answer, then you have to compensate me for lost work. ”

The young man known as Jing Jian looked at Wei Kai and said, "Five uses of the sword? When I used the sword, there were more than a dozen ways to use it, no, there were more than two dozen uses. What are the five you want to listen to? ”

Wei Kai rolled his eyes when he heard this, and reached out to ask the two for money. The middle-aged man looked at Jing Jian who was annoyed by Wei Kai's posture of asking for money, and said, "Little brother, what are you asking about the use of the five swords of Haotian, the king, the courtiers, the scholars, and the common people?" ”

After Wei Kai listened, he thought for a while and said, "Probably." The Jing supervisor next to him immediately said, "If you lose, hurry up and give me the sword." Wei Kai immediately said, "This is not the answer I wanted. It's just that what your master said is closer."

When Jing Jian heard this, he said, "Then tell me what kind of five swords you have?" Wei Kai looked at Jing Jian and said, "Then I have to say it, and you have to pay me for lost work."

Wei Kai smiled at Jing Jian and said, "Pangu opened the sky and split the earth, and then Nuwa made people from the soil. Three emperors and five emperors, inherited to this day. Benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and faith, these are the five laws that God has given us. The benevolent person refers to the virtue of everyone, that is, the principle of heaven. Righteousness refers to the need to adapt measures to the times, local conditions, and people's conditions. Rites, fulfillment, so things are blessed by God. Wisdom refers to omniscience, understanding right and wrong, right and wrong, evil and right, and true delusion. Faith refers to honesty, sincerity, and unswervingness. ”

This requires us to conform to the principles of heaven, and the king must know the etiquette, understand the principles of the common principles, and set an example for the world; Courtiers should adapt measures to local conditions, be proactive, and not be content with the status quo; Scholars must understand right and wrong, be straight, and be able to punish the disadvantages of the times for the country, and educate the common people; The common people should be sincere, behave uprightly, not be delusional, not deceitful, and form a good rural atmosphere. These five swords are much better than what you call the two dozen or so usages? ”

Jing Jian was very embarrassed at this time, this time he came out with his son, but he heard that there was a strange boy on the street of Liyang today, and so on. Originally, I thought that this young man who sold swords might be Chu Wu from Chu State, after all, Chu Wu likes to use ghosts and gods to attract everyone in advance, and then start to achieve his own goals. Unexpectedly, this young man actually said such a statement.

Jing Jian is not a vulgar person, and when he heard Wei Kai's words, he felt that Wei Kai's words were very reasonable.

The son next to him was also surprised when he heard Wei Kai's remarks. After all, the Qin State is a land of the West, and the people are fierce, unlike the other six countries, where scholars come and go frequently, and cultural and ideological exchanges are frequent, so the Qin State often produces brave people, and rarely hears the remarks of a hundred schools.

Now when he heard what Wei Kai said, thinking that Wei Kai was a talented person, the son said: "I heard this little brother's remarks as if it was Confucianism. This little brother, but a native of Qi? ”

Wei Kai saluted him and said: "Zhao Qi was originally from the Qi State, but was later hunted down and killed by the enemy, so he fled to the Qin State. There are many offenses just now, please forgive this benevolent brother." When the prince heard this, he saluted Wei Kai and said, "Talented people come to the Qin State, but the Qin State doesn't know. This is the loss of the Qin State, and it is the victory of the middle of the country, but after the Qin State Office. Willing to hire Mr. as a guest of the house, I wonder if Mr. is willing? ”

Wei Kai looked at Ying Zhong and saluted and said, "I didn't expect me Zhao Qi to be so downcast now." There are still people who are willing to believe in me and hire me as a guest. This is exactly what God instructed me", pretending to be moved: "Zhao Qi is willing to be a guest in Gongzi's mansion and repay Gongzi's kindness today."

Ying Zhong was also very excited at this time, and the scholars of Shandong were disgusted with the barbarism of the Qin State, saying that the Qin people were barbarians who were in the company of jackals, and they did not want to come to Qin Shiguan. It is a blessing for him to have a talented man who is willing to be his doorman. So he wanted to take Wei Kai to live in his house and discuss problems.

Wei Kai looked at Ying Zhong and said, "Childe, I also have a sister who depends on each other, I hope Childe will allow me to bring my sister." After hearing this, Ying Zhong was even more moved, the young man sold swords on the street to support his sister, what a filial thing.

Ying Zhong then drove himself and sent Wei Kai to take Kui to live in his house.

At this time, Sun Bin, who was far away in Qi, immediately regretted when he heard the news that Wei Kai had fled to Wei. At this time, the king of Qi came to Sun Bin's residence, and saw the remorseful Sun Bin, so he said to Sun Bin: "Is there any difficulty with Mr.?" Could it be that I, Qi Guo, was unfair to Mr.? Mr. said it, and Qi Guo must satisfy Mr. After speaking, King Qi wanted to apologize to Sun Bin with a big salute.

Seeing King Qi like this, Sun Bin hurriedly said: "My king doesn't have to be like this, Sun Bin just regrets that he hurt his little brother." When King Qi heard this, he said, "Mr. still has a family? Then let me Qi Guo bring my husband's family over, so as to alleviate the pain of my husband's thoughts. ”

When Sun Bin heard this, he said movingly: "Thank you to my king." My king still remembers that Sun Bin mentioned a young man named Wei Kai to my king? King Qi thought for a moment, and then said, "What did Mr. say about the young man Wei Kai who saved Mr.?" When Sun Bin heard this, he said, "After Wei Kai rescued me at that time, I asked him to come to Qi with me. But Wei Kainai was the Duke of Wei and was unwilling to leave his homeland. Sure enough, because of me, I was framed by that Pang Juan and went into exile in another country, and I didn't know where I was."

King Qi suddenly said sadly: "Wei Kai saved Mr., and Mr. can return to his home country." I can only get a talented person like Mr. in Qi Country, and Wei Kai has made great contributions to my Qi State." When Sun Bin heard this, he said: "What I sigh about is not just that Wei Kai may die because of me, but that I sigh about Wei Kai's talent."

When King Qi heard this, he said, "Wei Kai is also like Mr.?" After Sun Bin heard this, he recalled: "I had a relationship with Wei Kai. At that time, all the scholars of Wei agreed that Wei should dominate the world, follow the example of Zhou Gong to assist the king, and deal with the affairs of the world on behalf of Zhou Tianzi. But Wei Kai, as a Wei person, did not agree with this statement. The world said: The authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear, Wei Kai was able to jump out of the worldly words and look at Wei from a different angle. Isn't that a talent? ”

When the king of Qi heard this, he said: "All the hustle and bustle in the world is for profit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world is for profit." So Wei Kai has an extraordinary view of the overall situation? ”

After hearing this, Sun Bin said: "My king, have you heard that Sun Bin was trapped in the Wei prison at that time, and it was Wei Kai who went to persuade Dr. Yan at that time to rescue Sun Bin." Doctor Yan's ability, my king should understand, Wei Kai can convince Doctor Yan, which is enough to prove that Wei Kai is a talented person."

When King Qi heard this, he was greatly surprised. The King of Qi understood Dr. Yan's talent, so he often sent Dr. Yan to envoy Wei to spy on Wei's intelligence. Wei Kai was able to convince Dr. Yan, and King Qi also felt that Wei Kai was a talented person.

However, thinking that Wei Kai was nowhere to be found, King Qi sighed: "Hey, talented people often encounter misfortune. Qi Guo can get Mr., this is Qi Guo's luck." So, he arranged to take good care of Sun Bin during this time, so he said goodbye to Sun Bin and left.

Sun Bin looked at the departing King of Qi and was very moved in his heart. With his mutilated body, he was courteous to King Qi, but when he thought of what happened to Wei Kai, he was suddenly very sad.

However, Wei Kai didn't know that at that time, he and Kui had just passed through the land of Hanzhong and entered the Qin State, and Wei Kai and the two relaxed slightly, after all, no one would have thought that they would come to the Qin State.

Wei State, Anyi City.

Pang Juan, who failed to pursue Wei Kai, originally returned to Anyi in a lost land, but received an edict from Wei Wangying, giving Pang Juan full authority to act as an agent for the defeat of Zhao Han. Pang Juan was suddenly very excited, he could finally let go of his hands and feet and show his ambitions. As a result, various orders came out of the General's Mansion, and the entire war machine of Wei began to spin rapidly.

The state of Wei was suddenly in a state of excitement, and it was finally time to go to war.