“…… Is it bad to deceive me into the Great Qin Soldiers? ”

Listening to the last words of the Qin envoy Gan Xu, Du You, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, turned red angrily, and on the side, although Zhao Sheng, the monarch of the court, did not intervene in order to avoid suspicion, he was also angered by the Qin envoy's aggressive words. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

And at this moment, a chuckle of "hehehehe" sounded in the side hall.

Everyone turned their heads to look at the place where the voice came from, but saw Zhao Hongrun holding his chin with his hand, laughing uncontrollably.

"What are you laughing at?" Qin envoy Gan Xu frowned and asked Zhao Hongrun.

I saw Zhao Hongrun shook his head, and said with a smile: "It's also a grievance and honoring the envoy, Qin Guo obviously can't wait to find a reason to start a war against my Great Wei, but because the division is unknown, he can only resort to this lame trick......"

After listening to Zhao Hongrun's words, Du You, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Zhao Sheng, the monarch of the Ministry of Rites, gradually calmed down.

In fact, the two of them had already seen that although the envoy of the Qin State in front of them kept saying that he was here for the peace of the two countries, the real purpose was probably not so.

In the final analysis, as Zhao Hongrun said, he just wanted to find an excuse to start a war against Wei.

Therefore, after Zhao Hongrun finished saying that, Du You and Zhao Sheng showed sarcastic smiles.

"Your Excellency slandered my Great Qin's kindness for no reason, but why is this?" Qin envoy Gan Xu frowned and looked at Zhao Hongrun.

"Don't pretend, Your Excellency." Zhao Hongrun waved his hand casually, then looked at Gan Xu and said lightly: "The military restructuring proposed by your Qin State Zuo Shu Changwei Martingale is based on the military merit system of my Central Plains, in other words, the rest of my Central Plains countries...... Back then, my Great Wei also relied on this trick to defeat the powerful Liang State, Zheng State, and Cai State at that time, and finally gained a firm foothold in the Central Plains. …… It's just that now the countries of the Central Plains no longer simply use this strategy, do you know why? ”

Qin envoy Gan Xu opened his mouth, and after half a ring, he hesitated and said, "Please give me advice." ”

"It's because it's a flawed strategy." Zhao Hongrun looked at Gan Xu with a smile, and said slowly: "If this king is not wrong, your country relies on the military merit system, and at this moment, all the people must be soldiers, right?" I believe that those young men who have no status in the country are eager to establish meritorious deeds on the battlefield and improve their status. …… Therefore, if it is said that my Great Wei is not afraid of war, then your country is eager for war, right? Because your country can only feed its war with war. ”

……

Qin made Gan Xu's eyelids jump slightly.

At this time, Zhao Hongrun shook his head and said with a bit of ridicule: "In fact, your country can defeat Longxi, not because you Qin Guoqiang, but because the Wei clan in Longxi is too stupid and has turned all non-Wei people into enemies. But even so, it still took nearly twenty years for your country to defeat the Wei clan in Longxi...... This king can clearly say that the national strength of your Qin State is not much stronger. ”

On the side, Zhao Sheng, the monarch of the Emperor, was inevitably a little embarrassed, although Zhao Hongrun scolded the Longxi Wei clan, to be precise, the hundreds of years of unchanged old concepts of the Longxi Wei clan.

But then again, Zhao Hongrun's words are not untrue.

In his opinion, the most fundamental reason why the Wei clan in Longxi will die is that their national policy was "restrained" by the national policy of the Qin state: the Wei clan did not allow anyone with a non-Ji surname to break away from the lowly status, but the Qin state adopted a military merit system that did not care about the background, which was simply a dead and dead keeping, and there was no way to fight at all.

It's like Zhao Hongrun crusaded against Chu twice, why could he, as a Wei person, abduct and take away the country's people from Chu again and again?

The fundamental reason for this is that the Wei State treats the people loosely, while the Chu State treats its subjects harshly, which is also a kind of "restraint".

Try it the other way around? I think when Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, attacked the Wei State, how did the soldiers and civilians in Zhaoling, Yanling and other counties defend to the death?

It is simply impossible to surrender to the enemy.

However, under the condition that the national policy of Longxi was restrained by the national policy of Qin, Longxi still persisted for nearly twenty years before it was destroyed, although this is not unrelated to the existence of Lintao Jun Wei Ji and the famous general Jiang Yan in the Wei clan of Longxi, but in the final analysis, it is because Qin is not much stronger than Longxi.

The strong here refers to the comprehensive national strength, such as the domestic economy, grain production, industrial and metallurgical technology, and so on.

It is undeniable that today's Qin State is indeed very strong, but this strength can only be said to be strong, a strength based on the military merit system, and a strength built up by countless men in the Qin State who did not hesitate to risk their lives in order to gain a high position, not in the real sense of power.

Strong and powerful, the meaning of the two is very different.

Of course, despite this, the current Qin State is still a great threat, and if no one curbs the strength of the Qin State, it may not be long before the Qin State may really intervene in the Central Plains.

But then again, even if it is the extremely strong Qin State now, he also has shortcomings, or weaknesses. Because at this moment, the Qin State is in the mode of feeding the war with war, while frantically expanding externally, while supporting the war with the looted materials, the cycle repeats, like a snowball, getting bigger and bigger.

However, there is a great disadvantage of this model, that is, the fault tolerance rate is too low.

To put it simply, once the Qin State is defeated, all the advantages he has built up so far may be destroyed.

If the Qin State is smart, I believe that while they are expanding externally, they are also actively carrying out internal construction, increasing grain production, improving industrial and metallurgical technology, and so on; But if the Qin State did not do this, then, perhaps, with a few defeats, the Qin State could return to the pre-reform period at once.

And the most embarrassing thing is that even if the Qin State suffers defeat, it must continue to wage war, otherwise, the strength of the Qin State will gradually be lost.

Although the Qin State can also accumulate strength like the Central Plains countries, this is meaningless at all - according to the step-by-step development model, the Qin State will not be able to defeat the Wei State blocking them at all, which means that the Qin State will never want to intervene in the Central Plains, and never want to obtain the advanced technology of the Central Plains.

Because, the comprehensive national strength of Wei is much stronger than that of Qin.

It is precisely because of this fundamental factor that although Zhao Hongrun is wary of the strength of the Qin State, he is not afraid, because he knows very well that there is too much water in the strength of the Qin State now.

“…… My Great Wei is not Longxi, please make a careful choice. Looking at Qin Envoy Ganxu, Zhao Hongrun said with a straight face: "Whether it is today or in the future, my Great Wei will not recognize your country's occupation of Longxi, but if your country shows true sincerity, my Great Wei can acquiesce to your country's temporary governance of the land in Longxi." …… As for Sanchuan County and Hedong County, they are both the land of my Great Wei, if the Qin army sets foot on these two lands and infringes on the interests of my Great Wei, my Great Wei will definitely fight back! ”

Hearing this, Qin envoy Gan Xu looked at Zhao Hongrun deeply a few times, and suddenly asked in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, can you represent your country?" ”

Zhao Hongrun was stunned when he heard this, and his momentum was slightly discharged, and at this moment, an official of the Ministry of Rites walked in and bowed his hand and said: "There is an edict from the Shicai Vertical Arch Palace, and the matter of the Qin envoy is fully handed over to His Royal Highness King Su for adjudication." ”

"......" Zhao Hongrun, Du You, and Zhao Sheng glanced at each other, quite surprised.

After a pause, Zhao Hongrun turned his head to look at Qin Envoy Gan Xu, and said in a deep voice: "Now, this king can represent my Great Wei." ”

Hearing this, Qin Envoy Ganxu's complexion did not change much, but he said in a cold tone: "Since this is the case, it is useless to say more. With that, he put away the map, took the deputy envoy and Qin Shaojun, and got up to say goodbye to Zhao Hongrun and the others.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun said in a deep voice: "I hope your country will make a wise choice, if your country still decides to start a war against our Great Wei in the end, then this king will make your country's desire for war into despair!" ”

"......" took a deep look at Zhao Hongrun, and Qin made Gan Xu leave without saying a word.

And Qin Shaojun, after glancing at Zhao Hongrun with a complicated expression, silently followed.

Looking at several Qin envoys leaving, Zhao Sheng, the Emperor of the Emperor, sighed, shook his head and said, "The Qin State is not here to make good friends at all. ”

"Ahh Du You, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, nodded, and said with some concern: "They just want an excuse, that's all." ”

"......" Zhao Hongrun didn't say a word, and said goodbye to Du You and Zhao Sheng and left.

After leaving the Ministry of Rites, Zhao Hongrun went straight to the palace arch hall, he knew that his father was waiting to see him.

Sure enough, after Zhao Hongrun came to the Vertical Arch Palace, Wei Tianzi was not surprised at all when he saw him, and asked casually while reviewing the chapters: "Qin envoy's side, how is it?" ”

Zhao Hongrun smiled bitterly when he heard this: "Didn't my father guess it a long time ago?" ”

"Huh." Wei Tianzi smiled slightly when he heard this, and said lightly: "Let's hear it." ”

Zhao Hongrun knew that the old man was testing him, and he didn't shirk it, and said truthfully: "If the Qin State does not have the ambition to get involved in the Central Plains, I believe they will choose to live in peace with my Great Wei; On the contrary, if the Qin State really intends to intervene in the Central Plains, then this may be the only strong period for them to have a chance to defeat our Great Wei......"

"And what do you think?" Wei Tianzi asked casually.

Zhao Hongrun thought for a while and said, "Erchen thinks that there is a chance that the Qin State will start a war with the Great Wei...... As long as they have ambition in their hearts, they have no choice. ”

"Hmm." Wei Tianzi nodded approvingly, and then said with a straight face: "Complete the change of clothes between the Shang Shui Army and the Yan Ling Army as soon as possible...... If the Qin State really starts a war against our Great Wei, the only thing that can be used at the moment is ......" As soon as he said this, he raised his head and saw Zhao Hongrun's face gloomy, and he didn't feel a little puzzled in his heart, frowning and asking, "What's wrong?" ”

Zhao Hongrun was silent for a moment, and then shook his head: "It's nothing, it's just today's mood...... Not so good. ”

"......" Wei Tianzi glanced at Zhao Hongrun up and down a few times, but did not delve into it.

After leaving the palace, news came from the green crows that the Qin envoy team had left Daliang, and Zhao Hongrun sighed secretly.

He had already determined that the intention of the Qin envoy team was just that the Qin State wanted to find a legitimate excuse to start a war against the Wei State, because as long as the Qin State intended to intervene in the Central Plains, then it was bound to be unable to bypass Sanchuan County and Hedong County, and the Wei State, the enemy who stood in front of them.

…… Doomed, it's the enemy.

Zhao Hongrun sighed silently. (To be continued.) )