Chapter 51: The Art of War

In the battle of Maling, the general of Wei was killed by random arrows, Wei suffered heavy casualties, and the invincible Wei Wushu was also defeated by the Qi army, and from then on, Wei also began to decline. The names of Tian Ji and Sun Bin are also deeply imprinted in the hearts of the princes.

Le Yi and Bai Qi never thought that this ragged old man was actually Tian Ji, the world-famous general.

The protagonists of Tian Ji horse racing and Wei Wei saving Zhao, who are talked about by the world, really appeared in front of the two of them, how can they not be shocked.

A generation of famous generals has fallen so far, which also makes the two embarrassed. Just when the two sighed, Tian Ji also told a bitter history.

After the Battle of Guiling, Tian Ji's status in the Qi State jumped to the upstart, and he was in the limelight for a while. But because of this, Xiangguo Zou Ji was very jealous and resentful.

Zou Ji is a famous beautiful man in Qi State, with great resourcefulness. He used the drum and piano as a metaphor to explain the way of governing the country to Tian Yinqi, the king of Qi Wei, which made the king of Qi Wei very happy, so he talked with him for three days and three nights, and used him to serve as the minister of the country.

After Zou Ji ascended to the throne of Qi, he revised the law, supervised officials, strictly rewarded and punished, and selected powerful ministers to stick to the four realms. The reforms implemented by him made the national strength of Qi gradually stronger.

But the rise of Tian Ji made Zou Ji feel threatened. So he often attacked Tian Ji in front of King Qi Wei, saying that Tian Ji was favored and coquettish, and he did not take King Qi in his eyes because of his merits. , it is even rumored that Tian Ji secretly colluded with the Chu State and wanted to support the army and establish himself as the king.

The King of Qi was very shocked, at that time, Tian Ji led most of the soldiers and horses of the Qi State to fight with the Wei State, and he had to press the doubts in his heart.

After the Battle of Maling, the Qi State won a complete victory. On the way back to Linzi, the capital of the country, Sun Bin persuaded him to hand over the military power as soon as possible, but Tian Ji did not listen.

After Sun Bin dissuaded him to no avail, he did not return to Linzi with him, but went to Chu to live in seclusion.

When Tian Ji returned to Linzi and just entered Linzi City, what was waiting for him was not congratulations and rewards, but surrounded by the forbidden army, which shouted to trick the rebellious criminals. But it turned out that on the way back, Zou Ji used a counter-plot to make King Qi believe that Tian Ji had reversed.

Tian Ji escaped from Linzi under the protection of several cronies, and remembered Sun Bin's parting words, and couldn't help but burst into tears, regretting that he didn't listen to Sun Bin's advice at the beginning.

Although Tian Ji fled, his family was exterminated. The anger of revenge overwhelmed Tian Ji, and he came to the state of Chu to find Sun Bin and wanted Sun Bin to give him advice and help him avenge.

Sun Bin didn't agree to Tian Ji, so Tian Ji found King Chu Wei. King Chu Wei appreciated Tian Ji's talent very much, and also rewarded him with a lot of fields.

After the death of King Chu Wei, Zou Ji felt that the time had come to deal with Tian Ji, and then used a counter-plot to give him jewelry and jade and Jin Shang, so that he could separate the relationship between King Chu and Tian Ji in front of King Chu.

Jin Shang accepted the gift, so he told the king of Chu that Tian Ji was nostalgic for the old lord and wanted to conspire with Tian Bijiang, the king of Xinqi, to conspire with the territory of Chu. The king of Chu, Mi Huai, really hit the plan, so he alienated Tian Ji, and took back the fief and expelled him from Yingdu.

Tian Ji was without the protection of the king of Chu, and seeing that there was no hope of revenge, he was disheartened and went to Hengshan to live in seclusion, living a life of idle clouds and wild cranes.

Until three months ago, Mr. Sun Bin, who lived in seclusion in Yunmengze, sent him a letter, saying that his life was not long and he wanted to see his old man before he died.

Tian Ji immediately set off to Yunmengze to look for Sun Bin, but he was still a step late, and the day before arriving at Sun Bin's residence, Sun Bin had already died.

Sun Bin is his best friend for many years, and his departure makes Tian Ji grief.

But after grief, Tian Ji was shocked to find that there was a small pinhole in Sun Bin's neck, and Sun Bin's house was a mess, obviously someone had turned it over, it seemed that someone had murdered Sun Bin.

Tian Ji's eyes were split, and he vaguely guessed that the murderer who killed Sun Bin must have been for the masterpiece "The Art of War".

"The Art of War" is the masterpiece of the military saint Sun Wuzi, who assisted the king of Wu to dominate the hegemony, and retired to seclusion between the mountains and rivers. Grateful for the experience of many years of fighting, he said that the book of understanding was written into the thirteen articles of the art of war, that is, the "Art of War" of later generations.

It is said that Guiguzi told Pang Juan that the book had already been destroyed because of Pang Juan's improper mental skills, and secretly taught "Sun Tzu's Art of War" and Sun Bin in private.

When Pang Juan learned about it, he was very angry, but he couldn't directly blame and question Guiguzi.

After Pang Juan came down the mountain, he became a general in the Wei State and shocked the world. But he was still very uneasy in his heart, Sun Bin's military talent was not below him, and he practiced "Sun Tzu's Art of War", if he was his enemy one day, he might not be Sun Bin's opponent.

In order to get rid of the great trouble of Sun Bin, and also to get the holy book of "Sun Tzu's Art of War". He did not hesitate to mutilate his fellow disciples, deceived Sun Bin into the Great Liang of Wei State, imprisoned him and tortured him, and removed Sun Bin's patella, making him disabled and unable to walk.

Sun Bin fell into a desperate situation and was in pain. He suddenly remembered that his master Guiguzi gave him a bag before he went down the mountain, so he opened the bag, it turned out that the master had long expected him to have such a catastrophe, and there was a plan in the bag to make him pretend to be crazy and stupid, so as to paralyze Pang Juan.

Sun Bin acted according to the plan, and when Tian Ji, the envoy of Qi State, came to Daliang, he accidentally learned of Sun Bin's life experience, so he quietly brought it back to Qi State.

Tian Ji had Sun Bin's help, so he returned triumphantly in the two battles of Guiling and Maling, and after Sun Bin became famous, the secret of his possession of the strange book "The Art of War" also spread.

It's just that I didn't expect that after Sun Bin went into seclusion, he was still found and killed.

The husband is not guilty of his crimes, there is never a shortage of treasures in the world, and there is no shortage of people who are consumed by the desire for profit.

After Tian Ji buried Sun Bin's body in grief, a boy suddenly sent a silk letter, saying that someone named Sun Bin handed it to him. Tian Ji wondered in his heart, isn't Sun Bin already dead? Curious, he opened the silk book.

It turned out that Sun Bin had long expected that someone would come to seize "The Art of War", so his early "The Art of War" and his own book "The Art of War" were hidden in a secret place.

After the killer killed Sun Bin and didn't get Sun Tzu's Art of War, he happened to learn that Tian Ji had set up a tomb for Sun Bin and left a suicide note for Tian Ji, so it was natural to infer that Sun Bin might have handed over "Sun Tzu's Art of War" to Tian Ji, so he chased and killed Tian Ji hard.

In the past three months, Tian Ji has not slept well for a day, and his whole body is injured, which can be described as physically and mentally exhausted.

When Le Yi and Bai Qi heard this history, it really made people have mixed feelings.

Sun Bin was originally a descendant of the soldier saint Sun Wuzi, who had both ability and political integrity. "The Art of War" was handed over to him, and it was naturally the best choice. It's just that even if it is such a strategic, intelligent and clever military sage, in the end, he still ends up not doing well, how can it not make people feel melancholy.

Sun Bin confessed that "The Art of War" and its book "The Art of War" need to be handed over to people who are tolerant, generous, gentle and respectful. I will tell you the hiding place of "The Art of War", which can be regarded as repaying the grace of saving his life, and also fulfilling Sun Bin's last wish. ”

If it was Tian Ji three months ago, he would only think about revenge.

He once thought of taking out "The Art of War" as a reward and asking people to give him Zou Ji's head. It's just that he thought of Sun Bin's suicide note to persuade him to give up his grudge, but at this moment, he suddenly became much calmer and forgot the word revenge.

Le Yi and Bai Qi were very excited when they heard that Tian Ji wanted to send "The Art of War" away. But after being excited, the two looked at each other and shook their heads in refusal.