Cao Bin's anger was far more easily ignited than the Yan monarchs and ministers imagined.

Cao Bin had long wanted to teach Yan Guoyi, but he had been persuaded by the civil and military officials.

When the envoys of Yan arrived in Shu and expressed their willingness to hire Cao Tong's parents to Yanjing City with a huge amount of money, the anger in Cao Bin's heart was completely ignited.

Cao Bin, who is only eighty years old, has lost his teeth, his hair is gray, and he needs to be supported by someone to walk.

But it is such a thin old man, but his temper is far hotter than ordinary people.

In the court, in front of hundreds of civil and military officials, he personally hacked to death the envoys of the Yan State.

The envoys of Yan were killed, and Yan Shu fought a battle, and there was no way to avoid it.

Even if the civil and military officials tried to dissuade them, they could not do anything.

In the first battle of Yanshu, even if Shu wanted to admit it, it was impossible.

Because the envoy of Yan State was killed, it was equivalent to slapping Yan Guo's face, and with Yan Guo's arrogance, how could he give up.

Through this hand, Cao Bin successfully forced the civil and military officials to agree to the war with Yan State.

Time.

The top and bottom of Shu began to enter the emergency preparations.

Cao Bin was wearing armor, carried by eight wrestlers, and sat in the Chinese army.

Soldiers, horses, soldiers, grain, grass, and equipment from all over Shu were continuously transported to the border of Yanshu.

Cao Bin's killing of the envoys of Yan State was transmitted to Yanjing City ten years later.

Yang Qi made this matter clear to the world.

The whole country was in an uproar.

Soldiers from all over the country asked for battle, and veterans who had retired from the army sat at the door of their homes with armor and weapons waiting to be called.

As long as Yang Qiyi gave an order, the millions of soldiers and horses accumulated under the military service system of the Yan State could gather under his iron hooves.

"Fight!"

This is Yang Qi's attitude.

The same is clear in the world.

The Yan people are not afraid of war, and the Yan people are not humiliated.

After receiving Yang Qi's edict, soldiers and horses from all over the country began to gather one after another.

The soldiers and horses in the south of Yan Kingdom went to the border of Yanshu one step ahead of time to converge.

The soldiers and horses in the north gathered outside Yanjing City.

Inside the Imperial Study.

Yang Qi's will took shape under his pen, and then he was quickly sent out of the imperial study.

Yang Zongwei stood beside Yang Qi, watching Yang Qi leave the palace with a will, hundreds of thousands of people moved by the will, he felt for the first time what is called the power of the emperor, and also felt the strength of the Yan Kingdom for the first time.

In order to achieve the status of the suzerainty above the Yan State, the crazy Cao Bin gathered more than half of the soldiers and horses controlled by the Shu State and the Peacock Dynasty in Shu State, which was about three million.

Far more than any other war in history.

And the reason why Shu was able to recruit so many soldiers and horses was inseparable from their huge territory.

Cao Wei alone led nearly a million people.

The battlefield was divided into two by Cao Bin.

One is the battlefield of the Mauryan Dynasty, and the other is the battlefield of the Yanshu border.

The wishful thinking in Cao Bin's heart was almost on the bright side.

He knew that Shu did not have the strength to dominate the world, so he planned to tear off a piece of fat from Yan and bite off half of the territory of the Peacock Dynasty occupied by Yan State, as well as the territory of Yan State on the first line of Hancheng and Yongzhou.

In this way, the Yan State was pulled down from the position of hegemon, and the strategy of connecting the territory of the Shu State was completed.

And compared to Cao Bin's madness.

Yang Qi was even more crazy.

There was no enemy in the entire northern border of Yan Kingdom, and Yang Qi almost evacuated eighty percent of the soldiers and horses in the northern border and transferred them to the battlefield together.

At the same time, Yang Qi also gathered sixty percent of the soldiers and horses in the south, with a total number of four million.

The number of troops is far more than that of Shu****** according to the calculations of the Military Machine Pavilion, in the face of the three million soldiers and horses of Shu, Yan only needs to pay more than one million soldiers and horses to resist.

But Yang Qi didn't do it.

On the contrary, he increased his forces several times.

As for why Yang Qi did this, not many people guessed.

After all, for every extra million soldiers and horses, the amount of grain and grass to be provided behind them, as well as the number of people, are all huge numbers.

Yang Qi finished writing the last holy decree, dropped the pen, and saw that his son was by his side several times and stopped talking, so he asked: "Do you think the same as the hundreds of officials in the court, thinking that when more than a million soldiers and horses can win the war, why should I mobilize several times the number of troops?" ”

Yang Zongwei hesitated for a moment, but still nodded.

In front of his father, he is not ashamed to speak out, and what he is most afraid of is not knowing how to pretend to understand.

Yang Qi asked his son to sit on the chair opposite, and said with a smile: "In the whole world, there is probably only one Shu family who can fight with my Yan country, and only Shu country has the courage to provoke our Yan country."

The voyage has developed to this day, and there are Han families in all corners of the world.

And in the whole world, the two most powerful empires are only Shu and Yan.

The Jin Kingdom used to be considered a family, but now the Jin Kingdom is seven points, as long as it is not invaded by foreign enemies, it is difficult to condense it.

Therefore, in the world's power struggle for hegemony, only Yan and Shu are left.

In the struggle for hegemony between Yan and Shu, the winner can not only get the status of the suzerain, but also get the right to manage the world.

Yan Guo Evergrande is extremely strong.

But Shu was still provocative.

We must defeat Shu with the posture of Mount Tai pressing the top.

In this way, countries can realize that the Yan State is invincible.

Let those who covet the Yan country die. ”

"Son! You have to remember that this world is a world of the jungle. As long as you have something good in your hand, others will covet it, even if this person is your blood relative.

And to dominate the world, it doesn't mean that you are better than others.

You need to be a lot stronger than others, strong enough to make people feel fearful, strong enough to make people feel that you are invincible.

That way, they won't covet what you're getting.

The so-called inner sage and outer king's way, the so-called emperor's mental art, in the final analysis, are all explaining this point.

When you are not strong enough to be invincible in the world, any move to reason with the enemy is looking for death.

Any act of giving to the weak is cultivating enemies for oneself. ”

Yang Zongwei sat on the chair and was stunned for a long time.

What Yang Qi said today was different from what all his masters said.

During his observation of the government, some people told him about the inner and outer kings, some people told him about the saints and sages, and some people told him to be tolerant of the barbarians, educate them, and let them be sinicized.

Yang Qi's words are obviously different from these statements, and even contradict them.

He was always told that Guoheng would die if he was belligerent.

But what he saw was that in the wars, not only did the Yan Kingdom not show signs of extinction, but became stronger and stronger.

I thought about it for a long, long time.

Yang Zongwei looked at Yang Qi and said in a low voice: "Father, are all the words of the saints in the book wrong?" ”

Yang Qi said unexpectedly: "Why do you ask that?" ”

Yang Zongwei frowned and said, "When the ministers were watching the government, I heard the courtiers say that Guoheng will die if you are warlike. Fighting recklessly is the way to ruin a country. Erchen went to read the book, and it was written in the book.

But Erchen thinks that what is written in the book contradicts what you say.

And Erchen thinks that what you said is right.

Since what you said is right, then naturally what you say in the book is wrong. ”

Yang Qile smiled, "I am very happy that you can say this." ”

Yang Qi picked up the pen on the table and wrote a sentence.

'Guoheng, ......die without a fight'

Yang Zongwei looked at the words on the dragon case and muttered: "Father is telling his son, is it the way to govern the country by doing both?" ”

"Bullshit!"

Yang Qi scolded with a smile, picked up the paper on the table, and threw it to Yang Zongwei, "Tell me, what will happen if I spread this word?" ”

Yang Zongwei was stunned for a moment, and said with a straight face: "My father is an unprecedented emperor in ancient and modern times, and your words are naturally a golden rule, and they will definitely be regarded as the most reasonable by scholars all over the world." ”

Yang Qi smiled calmly: "But you can also see that what I wrote is just a joke. ”

Yang Zongwei was a little stupid, and sat there stunned, not knowing how to answer.

Yang Qi got up, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "I just want to tell you that there are not many wise sayings in the book. It is better to believe in the book than to have no book. The things in this book, especially many books after the Warring States period and the pre-Qin period, have long been changed beyond recognition.

Some careerists, in order to make their doctrines more recognized by the world, carry a lot of private goods in it.

Therefore, in the future, whether you read books or listen to people's advice, you must distinguish clearly that those words are true and those words are deceitful lies.

Those are useful to you, and those are demagoguery. ”

Yang Zongwei furrowed his brows, "How to separate?" ”

"Listen more and watch more, combine knowledge and action, and seek truth from facts."

Yang Qi put his hands behind his back and said with a smile: "After a long time, you will find that everything that is divorced from reality is basically a lie." ”

After a pause, Yang Qi asked: "For example, the saying that a woman is virtuous if she is not talented, this is a nonsense." The person who said this sentence was probably refuted by the talented woman, or disliked by the talented woman. And people in the world have been preaching this sentence, and even many royal families have enshrined it as a wise saying.

This phrase is transmitted by the people to ensure the absolute status of men in the family.

At the same time, it also provides an excuse for men to oppress women in their homes.

And many royal families chant this sentence, mainly to prevent women from interfering in politics.

But they don't know that whether a woman will be involved in politics has nothing to do with talent. A woman without talent and virtue will be even more terrible to do politics. ”

Yang Zongwei lowered his head and frowned, comprehending Yang Qi's words.

Yang Qi didn't bother him, just patted his head and walked out of the imperial study.

Outside the Imperial Study.

Cao Lin hurried over.

Her face was pale and she looked a little haggard.

When she saw Yang Qi, she immediately rushed forward and exclaimed, "Your Majesty wants to conquer the Shu Kingdom?" ”

Yang Qi stabilized her and sighed: "It's not that I want to conquer Shu, it's that Shu wants to conquer my Dayan." ”

"For Cao Yan, is it worth it?"

Cao Lin looked at Yang Qi without blinking, and asked mournfully, she seemed to want to see something from Yang Qi's face.

Yang Qi stared at the haggard Cao Lin and sighed.

"Do you think this war is really just because of Cao Yan?"

"Isn't it?"

Yang Qi shook his head and said, "Since the Cao family has established himself in Dali, your father has the intention of fighting with me. He is an elder, he doesn't think he is worse than me, he wants to press me and fight for more interests for the Cao family.

This war seems to have started because of Cao Tong.

But can't you fight without Cao Yan? ”

Yang Qi sighed and said, "Without Cao Yan, this war would only be more tragic. The Cao family is not the Cao family of the past, and the Yang family is not the Yang family of the past. The two royal families and the two countries are fighting for hegemony in the world and hegemony.

In front of the world, personal honor and disgrace, family friendship, is not worth mentioning.

I could quit, but do you think your father will give up? ”

"He won't give up, he'll just take my concession as a sign of weakness, he'll just get an inch. He wants the territory of Yan in the Mauryan Dynasty, he wants the territory of Yan in Yongzhou and Hancheng, he also wants the hegemony of the world, and the countless wealth of Yan Kingdom.

If I back down, he'll just want more.

If he had the chance, he would definitely not mind snatching Wei'er's throne, making him an idle marquis, and imprisoning him.

And after he takes the throne of Wei'er, he will definitely raise the butcher's knife and kill my Yang family. ”

Cao Lin looked incredulous and shook her head, "No...... No, my dad wouldn't do that......"

Yang Qi looked at her with pity and said, "You came out of the Cao family, your father's temperament, you won't know it." When the Cao family was in Bianjing City, you know better than me what to do for the sake of profit.

So I can't retreat, and he won't retreat. ”

Cao Lin trembled, "Why is this happening?" Obviously, Yanshu and Shu were still allies before......"

Yang Qi took her, hugged her in his arms, and said softly: "This is the price to be paid in order to get more benefits and more power." Even if I try to make the two countries stop the war this time, when the throne is passed on in the future, a major war between the two countries is still inevitable.

Yu Qi left this problem in the hands of Wei'er, and in the hands of you and my future emperors and grandsons, it is better to let me solve this matter. ”

Cao Lin suddenly grabbed Yang Qi's shoulders and said urgently: "Then stay and let the children and grandchildren solve it, when we die, we don't know anything, so we don't have to care about anything." ”

Yang Qi was slightly stunned, pondered for a moment, and said in a low voice: "You really think so?" ”

Cao Lin nodded heavily.

Yang Qi took a deep breath and said solemnly: "What is the national strength of Yan Kingdom, you may know better than me. Wei'er is not a mediocre person, the throne is passed to him, and the Yan Kingdom will continue to develop, and it will only become stronger.

When the grandson succeeded to the throne, the Yan State conquered the Shu State without any effort.

Family affection, after three generations, will become very weak.

By that time, Sun Er had conquered the Shu Kingdom.

The royal families of Shu are afraid that they will all be wiped out.

Is this what you'd like to see? ”

Cao Lin trembled violently.

Yang Qi patted her on the shoulder and comforted: "If I make a move, I can at least ensure that the lives of your brothers are worry-free." ”

Cao Lin didn't have any blood on her face, she trembled and didn't say a word.

Yang Qi clarified the stakes to her.

She is not a stupid person, so she can naturally think through.