As soon as he entered the royal city, he saw a familiar figure in front of him, waiting for the summons just like himself. When I walked in, it was none other than Zuo Xiang Gan Mao.

Speaking of Gan Mao, his mouth was full of bitterness. I think that back then, when he was galloping on the battlefield, Gan Mao was just a small general, but later, he was outside to help Qin fight hard, and the prince needed to be taught, so King Qin Huiwen chose this budding Gan Mao to teach the prince martial arts. He didn't complain about this, after all, except for the war, it was a matter of his own volition. After all, he is a royal nobleman, and in the end, the prince still has to rely on him.

However, no one thought that King Qin Huiwen would die young, although he made great achievements, it was also an old thing in the previous dynasty, not to mention that Qin Wangdang did not treat him badly, and the position of the right prime minister was also an affirmation of him. It's just that compared to Gan Mao, this deputy of his year, is much inferior.

What's more, Gan Mao is now the prime minister and general of Zuo, a real person in real power, no matter how powerful he is, he can't be better than him. That's why when he saw Gan Mao, he was always bitter.

Gan Mao turned his head and also saw Zhu Liji, but he didn't dare to take out the shelf of Prime Minister Zuo, so he greeted Zhu Liji first. He just nodded, even if he responded.

"Xiangbang came here to meet the king, presumably there must be something important." Gan Mao asked cautiously.

The general smiled. I guess you already know about this. Zhu Li Ji said, "I came here for the matter of the Three Kingdoms Alliance of Han, Zhao and Wei." ”

This was expected by Gan Mao, "Actually, so-and-so also came for this matter." ”

"Well, in that case, I don't know what the general has to say about this matter?" She raised her eyebrows, wanting to probe Gan Mao's details.

"Don't dare." Gan Mao replied respectfully, "Now the Han, Zhao and Wei Three Kingdoms Alliance, although it seems to be unbreakable, is not as it seems. ”

Gan Mao took the lead in setting the tone, and at this point, Zhu Liji also nodded in agreement.

"To be precise, the reason why Han Wei allied with Zhao Guo was because I, the Qin State and the Qi State, were squeezing the space between the two countries, and the Chu State and Han Wei had more hatred because of the Qin and Chu War. In this case, in order to protect himself, Han Wei had to compromise with Zhao and the Three Kingdoms Alliance. ”

Zhu Li Ji nodded, Gan Mao's analysis was indeed very reasonable, which also showed that his talent was indeed not inferior to Zhu Liji.

"In that case, what does it mean that for Han Wei, the Qin State wants to win over one and strike another?"

"How to fight one and win over one?" He said with a frown.

"Win over one, and that is the State of Wei." Gan Mao continued to analyze, "The Wei State occupies the center of the Central Plains, and the fertile fields are thousands of miles, which is not only the foundation of the strength of the Wei State, but also the root of the decline of the Wei State. Back then, King Wei Hui relied on the foundation left by his ancestors to fight on all sides, and finally fell here, which is worthy of vigilance. ”

"But the foundation of Wei is still there, although you can't fight everywhere anymore, but if you want to protect yourself, you can still do it. In particular, if you can win over Wei, harass Qi through him, sow discord between Zhao and Yan, and contain Chu from going north, you will get twice the result with half the effort. ”

"What does Zuo Xiang mean, the one who was hit must be South Korea." Yu Li sneered.

Gan Mao was able to mix in this way, and naturally he was not a fuel-efficient lamp, and he had already heard his dissatisfaction from the tone of the barrier. It is no wonder that the maintenance of South Korea is well known to everyone, and he Gan Mao expressed his opposition, and he naturally did not have a good look at him.

But to know is to know, this persistence, there is still to be there.

Gan Mao said cautiously: "Naturally. Samcheon County in South Korea is the main route for our Qin State to enter and exit the Central Plains. If Yiyang can be controlled, then after the army travels from Hanguan Valley, it can use Yiyang as its base camp to send troops and retreat. It can be said that if Yiyang is controlled, the Qin State will have a stable logistics battalion, and it can send troops to the six eastern countries at any time without worrying about being cut off..."

"Ridiculous." Zhu Liji couldn't help but interrupt, "Although Yiyang can be used as a logistics battalion, it is not a one-time move, on the contrary, controlling Yiyang will make it easier to make the six eastern countries and the Qin State enemies, and accelerate the encirclement and suppression of the Qin State, when the time comes, Yi ** will not be able to hold it!" ”

"Furthermore, Yiyang is important? Fenyin is not important? Doesn't it matter? A certain person felt that controlling the land east of the river would be more useful to the Qin State. Because Yiyang is here, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack; As the only ferry port of the Qin State in the east of the river, Fenyin was an important ferry to prevent the Zhao State from attacking Hexi and Shangjun from the east of the river. ”

"Yiyang has been breached, and we still have Hangu Pass; If Fenyin is occupied, the Qin state will have to hoard heavy troops at important crossings along the Yellow River in the east of the river, because you never know where the enemy will cross the river. And once the Zhao army crossed the river, with the sharp edge of the Zhao cavalry, the fertile land west of the river could not be held at all. And if it loses Hexi, the Qin State will not only lose an important grain production area, but also lose the barrier to Xianyang, and will also expose Hangu Pass to the iron hooves of the Six Kingdoms, which is the nightmare of the Qin State! ”

Why is the land west of the river important? I'm afraid everyone knows this question, whether it is the current Qin Wei or the Qin and Jin dynasties, they all covet the land of Hexi. Even fought for this for more than a hundred years, and there were millions of dead and wounded.

The land between Luoshui and the Yellow River in the Qin State is the land west of the river. As can be seen from the topography of its location, the strategic importance of this land is extremely important due to the special location of Luoshui and the Yellow River. With this place, the Qin State can rely on the natural danger of the Yellow River to strengthen the defense capability of Xianyang, and it can also increase the area of its own grain production area. The Jin or Wei states, on the other hand, increased the depth of their defenses and isolated the threat from the Qin state on the banks of the Yellow River. What's more, the land west of the river can overlook the Taolin artery, preventing the enemy from threatening Hangu Pass from Taolin. It can be said that the defense of Hedong of the Qin State is in the peach forest and the west of the river, and the two are indispensable, which is a wise saying.

This is also the reason why the Liang Li disease opposed Gan Mao, in the case that the Zhao State had already hoarded the land east of the river, rashly attacked Yiyang, if it was dragged into a protracted war by the Han and Wei countries, the Zhao State could take advantage of the situation to go south and uproot the cities of the Qin State in the east of the river one by one. When the time comes, the Qin State will send troops to the six countries of Kanto, and it will only be able to rely on Hangu Pass.

And it is even more conceivable that the reason why Zhao State wants to ally with Han and Wei is that he takes a fancy to the fact that Han and Wei will be divided and co-opted by Qin, so he first starts to win over the two countries to stand with him. Let Han Wei distract Qin State for himself at Hangu Pass, and Zhao State will send troops to attack Qin State, I am afraid this is the ultimate goal of Zhao State.

"Sir's words, a certain knows the reason." Gan Mao responded, "But although Zhao took the initiative to ally with the Qin State, it was not because of its lack of strength, but that Puyang, which was occupied from the Qin State, was the land of the original Wei State, and the Zhao State took it from me, and there is no reason to offend the Wei State." However, if they went south to Fenyin and Pishi, then Wei would definitely not agree. ”

"It is precisely when I saw this that I believed that only by winning over the Wei State for my use could I contain the southward troops of the Zhao State, and I would also let Fenyin and the Pi clan continue to be under the control of the Qin State. More importantly, controlling Yiyang and going north to Wusui can also threaten the Yiguan along with the land east of the Wei River and the land of the Central Plains, so that the Wei State will not dare to break away from the control of our Qin State for a while. ”

"And the loss of Sanchuan County in South Korea is equivalent to the hinterland of South Korea opening its arms to our Qin State, and our army can enter and leave Korea at any time as if it were no one."

"Foolish dreams!" Zhu Li reprimanded coldly, "In case the Wei State betrays the Huimeng, then the Qin State will lose Wusui and even Yiyang." ”

"Even so, the land east of the river will not be threatened by a single soldier of the Zhao State."

The two quarreled before the royal city, and Gan Mao no longer cared about his identity, and refuted Zhu Liji, who was even more fierce and opposed Gan Mao. The surrounding soldiers and passing ministers did not dare to step forward to dissuade them because of the identities of the two, and they also watched from the sidelines, thinking that if the two of them fought, they could also help pull it. It's just that when the time comes, will it help Gan Mao? Or is it a disease?

Fortunately, Qin Wangdang did not leave this problem to them, and when the two were arguing, the eunuch ordered the two to enter the palace to see. The two of them each snorted coldly, and walked into the royal city one after the other.

The two had just arrived at the square in front of the hall, and before they saw King Qin being seen, they heard the shouting in front of them, and the two looked at each other and saw the bitter smile in each other's eyes. Speeding up his pace, he suddenly became brighter, and saw that in the center of the square, King Qin was standing in front of a square tripod, his hands had already lifted the feet of the square tripod, and he was gritting his teeth and raising it above his head. It can be seen that Fang Ding's weight is not light, but King Qin's strength is not small, although he has begun to sweat on his forehead, his breath is still very stable, and there is no pressure at all. I saw that his arms were exerting strength, and a big tripod was steadily lifted above his head, and he was also lifted forward by him for two or three steps. The surrounding Wu Shu and Ren Cong applauded one after another, only the newcomer Meng Ben did not pretend. Obviously, he doesn't like to welcome King Qin.

King Qin did have some strength, and he walked about ten steps with the tripod before he stopped, only to hear a boom, the big tripod smashed to the ground, and the floor was shattered. Wu Yu and the others hurriedly stepped forward to inquire and greet them. Gan Mao and Zhu Li also stepped forward and asked if they were injured.

Qin Wangdang was obviously very happy, he looked at Meng Ben, and said with a smile: "The widow also walked ten steps, so let's even think of it as a draw." ”

Meng Ben actually said coldly: "This can only show that this tripod is still too light, you and I can walk ten steps, and we can't compare it at all." If there is a heavier tripod, you can distinguish the winner from the loser. ”

No one expected that King Qin not only did not get angry, but agreed with Meng Ben's words very much, "Yes, my Qin Kingdom's forging technology is also first-class, but the weight of the tripod is about the same as this one, if you want to find a heavier one, I'm afraid it's not easy." ”

"Not really." Meng Ben sneered: "As far as I know, there is a tripod that is very close to Xianyang, as long as the king is willing, a certain is willing to decide the winner with the king." ”

"Oh?" King Qin suddenly became interested, "There is such a big ding near Xianyang, and the widow doesn't know it, it's really a strange thing." I don't know where you are talking about Baoding? If it's not far away, you and you can drive today. ”

Meng Ben's eyes flashed, and he blurted out: "Zhou Wangji!" ”

(End of chapter)