Chapter 302: Fiction and Reality
Zhang Yi replied: "Yes, the purpose of doing this is to remove the eyes of the Qin State and the Chu State. Now that Qi and Chu are contending, it is time for our Qin State to wait and see what happens. โ
"Moreover, Yiqu's strength is insufficient, and Wei is not our opponent when facing Qin alone. Once the time is ripe, then our Qin State can first send troops to attack Wei, retake the land of the West River, and force Wei to submit to us. Then, the army went north to fight a decisive battle with Zhao State, as long as Zhao State was driven back to the east of the river again, then the Yiqu was just a bag. โ
"As long as the troubles of Yiqu are solved, then even if my Qin State faces the siege of the world again, so what!"
Qin Wangdang was gradually attracted by the blueprint drawn by Zhang Yi.
After Zhang Yi finished speaking, Qin Wangdang immediately agreed: "Okay, the widow will follow what his father said!" โ
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King Wei looked at Feng Xi, showed disbelief, and confirmed again: "What the envoy said is true, does King Qin really plan to return Shaoliang to the widow?" โ
Feng Xi arched his hand and said: "Great King, how dare the minister deceive the king in this kind of matter, this matter is naturally true, the widow hopes that after this incident, Qin and Wei can reconcile together and not invade each other." โ
"In order to show sincerity, our country has ordered the guest secretary Gan Mao to withdraw from Shaoliang, and three days later, the king can send an envoy to Shaoliang to receive the city."
King Wei was immediately happy when he received an affirmative reply, and laughed loudly: "It is the honor of the widow to be reconciled with the Qin State!" โ
Feng Xi said with a salute: "It is also an honor for our country to get the king's approval. Thank you again, the king! โ
After Feng Xi left, King Wei looked at the direction of Feng Xi's departure, the smile on his face gradually faded, and then he said with a hesitant expression: "The Qin State has always been a country that advocates revenge and revenge, and after being besieged by various countries this time, it actually decided to give in to all countries, which is not in line with the consistent characteristics of the Qin State. โ
Saying that, the king of Wei asked the ministers: "The widow is worried that the Qin State is secretly calculating the Wei State again, I don't know why the Zhongqing will teach me?" โ
Zhai Qiang took the lead in speaking: "Great King, I heard that this time the Qin State not only returned Shaoliang to us, but also returned the ten cities of the Yiqu State, and gave ten good horses to the King of Chu and King Zhao respectively, and five good horses to the King of Han, hoping that the Qin State can make peace with other countries." โ
"Therefore, the minister thought that the king did not need to worry, the king of Qin was young, and he may have been really frightened by the pressure of various countries to attack Qin, so he desperately hoped to make peace with various countries."
After Zhai Qiang spoke, many pro-Qin ministers echoed their words.
When King Wei heard this, he was noncommittal, and then asked Gongsun Xi, "I don't know what Xi Wu thinks?" โ
Gongsun Xi replied: "King, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, since the Qin State wants to send Shaoliang, then we can accept it." โ
King Wei was instantly moved, if he could recover the Shaoliang City lost in the hands of the previous king, wouldn't it mean that he could become the king of Zhongxing in Wei!
Thinking about it, King Wei couldn't help but nodded.
Just when the King of Wei was about to speak in agreement, a voice came from the back of the crowd: "King, the art of war is cloudy: those who are good at fighting must first be invincible, so as to wait for the enemy to be victorious, not to be defeated by themselves, but to be defeated by the enemy." โ
"The minister has a word, may the king listen to it!"
King Wei turned his head and saw that it was Ni Liang, a rookie in the military, and when he saw this, he asked, "I don't know what the general thinks?" โ
Ni Liang replied: "My lord, the minister has heard of one thing, that is, the husband is not guilty of his crimes. โ
"If a person has more wealth than he can do, then he will become his curse, and this is exactly the case for a country."
When King Wei heard this, he was furious and immediately asked, "Does the general think that a mere Shaoliang City is something that a few people can't own?" โ
Seeing this, Ni Liang explained: "Great King, naturally this is not the case, with the strength of my Wei State, not to mention one Shaoliang City, even ten Shaoliang Cities, my Wei State can also be captured." โ
King Wei bowed slightly when he heard this.
"The king, the minister means that the location of Shaoliang City is different from other cities, and when the first monarch Wenhou built Shaoliang, he used Shaoliang City as a base for Wei to attack Qin. Now the strength of our Wei State is even worse than that of Qin State. Our Wei State has Shaoliang, but we ourselves do not have the strength to attack the Qin State. โ
"This is what the minister just said, because Shaoliang City fell into the hands of Wei, and for Qin, it was like a fish in the throat, and he wanted to get rid of it quickly. Therefore, the minister can be sure that in order to recapture Shaoliang, the Qin State will definitely send troops to attack Wei. โ
King Wei was stunned for a moment and hesitated: "What the general means is that the Qin State returned Shaoliang to the widow, which is actually a trap. โ
Ni Liang responded: "The ministers of the Qin State dare not speculate, but from the perspective of defense alone, it is far easier for our Wei State to defend Fenyin in the east of the river than to cross the river to defend Shaoliang. โ
King Wei was a little worried when he heard Ni Liang's words, but in the face of Shaoliang, if he gave up, he was really unwilling.
Seeing this, Ni Liang spoke again: "Great King, the minister has a question, if Shaoliang is in the hands of my Wei State, then after a few years of cultivation, the Qin State is ready to attack other countries again, so the Great King thinks that Qin State will attack that country first?" โ
"This..." King Wei was stunned for a moment.
Chu and Wei are still allies, and Wei occupies Shaoliang This is the trouble of Qin's henchmen, and it is impossible for Qin to ignore Shaoliang City, and go to war with the powerful Chu State at the risk of being attacked by Wei from behind.
As for Zhao State, now Zhao State and Qin State are divided into counties and face each other across the water, unless they go all out, but in this way, they still face the problem of Shaoliang's troubles.
If you attack Shaoliang, the situation is completely different, it is impossible for Chu to break through Wuguan, and it is difficult for Zhao to break through Gaonu in a short time, if you wait for the reinforcements from various countries to rush to Shaoliang, one is not good, the reinforcements have not arrived, and Shaoliang will be lost.
Thinking about it, King Wei said bitterly: "Then the Qin State will definitely attack Shaoliang first." โ
Ni Liang arched his hand and said: "The king is wise, the Wei State occupies Shaoliang, once the Qin State intends to send troops, then the Wei State will bear the brunt of the sword, and the ministers think that it is not advisable." โ
King Wei was silent for a while, and the virtuous name of the king of Zhongxing was still difficult to give up, so he spoke: "If the widow wants Shaoliang and doesn't want to be stabbed for Zhao Guo, then can the general teach me?" โ
Ni Liang pondered for a while and said: "King, if this is the case, then as long as it is in name only, you can let Gan Mao recommend one person to guard Shaoliang, and then our Wei army will not enter Shaoliang and still defend Fenyin." If Qin has no intention of attacking other countries, then we can only take Shaoliang's taxes, and if Qin has the intention of sending troops, then we will sacrifice Shaoliang to make peace. โ
"If the Qin State crosses the river to attack Fenyin, with the strength of our Wei State, even if the Qin State attacks the whole country, we can defend Fenyin."
King Wei pondered for a moment and then said, "Okay, just according to what the general said." โ
As for the method of directly offering Shaoliang to make peace now, the King of Wei did not ask Ni Liang or mention it, one is that Wei cannot afford to lose this face, and the other may cause misunderstanding among various countries, lest countries think that Wei wants to make peace with Qin, causing other countries to use this as an excuse to attack Wei.