Chapter 57: The Princes
Zhang Yi proposed a three-nation alliance of Qi, Qin, and Chu to divide the world equally. This news spread out, causing panic among the princes of the Central Plains. When this news reached Handan, Zhao Yong was quite shocked. When the ministers of Zhao State got this news, they were also in an uproar, they never imagined that the three kingdoms would come together. It is an indisputable fact that the three kingdoms of Qi, Qin, and Chu are in alliance with each other. The ministers of Zhao were unwilling to sit idly by, let the three kingdoms slaughter, and actively looked for ways to break the enemy and save the country. The three kingdoms of Qi, Qin, and Chu huddled together to keep warm, which Zhao didn't want to see.
The news that the three kingdoms of Qi, Qin, and Chu were equally divided into the world, and this news came out, which also caused a tsunami among the princes of the Central Plains, sweeping through the countries. In particular, Wei's reaction was the most obvious. Wei Poppy united with Qi Yan and Qin Chu to seek Zhao in the name of the funeral, but the sky would not destroy Zhao. Wei Poppy's ambitions also vanished. Plotting against Zhao failed, but offended Zhao Guo, Wei Poppy tried to improve relations with Zhao State. So, he took the crown prince to the north of Zhao and befriended him.
In order to deal with the Qin state, Wei Poppy surrendered his identity, met with Han Houkang Wusha, and honored Han Houkang as king. The strength of the Three Jin Dynasty was not enough to deter the Qin State. Wei Poppy invited Han Wangkang to Ping'a to meet with Qi Wang Tian Yinqi.
However, Wei Poppy's efforts improved relations with Zhao, Korea, and Qi. Seeing that Wei was too active, Qin sent troops to attack Wei. The Wei State did not give up, lost the city and cut the land, and took the initiative to dedicate Shangjun to the Qin State to seek peace. The Qin State built a city in Shangjun and was proud of the Wei State. Seeing that Wei was weak and could be bullied, Chu sent troops to Wei. In order to wash the shame of Jingshan, Xiong Huai, the king of Chu, took Yin Zhaoyang as his general and sent troops to attack Wei. In the first battle of Xiangling, he defeated the Wei state, captured eight cities, and washed away the shame imposed by the Wei state on the Chu state. Wei Poppy saw that he was defeated by Qin and then defeated, and he was also exhausted.
The alliance of Qi, Qin, and Chu divided the world equally. Wei and the three kingdoms all have territorial disputes, how can they parry the attack of the three kingdoms. Wei Poppy's original intention was to contact the State of Qi and the State of Chu to jointly deal with the State of Qin. However, the states of Qi and Chu betrayed the state of Wei and allied themselves with the state of Qin. Wei was already struggling to deal with Qin, and with the addition of Qi and Chu, the situation in Wei was not optimistic.
Wei Poppy angrily threw the document in front of him to the ground and scolded: "Damn, hateful." ”
The hundred officials in the Great Liang Palace of Wei saw that the king was angry, and hung their heads and remained silent.
Hui Shi pondered his eyebrows and sighed: "Your Majesty, something happened, what's the use of being angry." ”
Wei Poppy tried his best to suppress his chaotic aura and asked, "Widow, do you have a tantrum?" The widow is not happy in his heart. ”
"Your Majesty, let's still think of a way to deal with the current situation."
"How? What can the widow do? What the widow should do and what he shouldn't do, he has done. The widow also tried to live peacefully with his neighbors for the rest of his life. What the result is. Wei Pop, with a sad look in his eyes, lowered his head and said: "The Qin State attacked me, and my country lost Shangjun." The state of Chu also attacked us, and my country's Xiangling was defeated, losing eight cities. Thinking back then, the widow claimed to be the king, how high-spirited and proud of the princes. Whoever dares to say a word to the widow, the widow's Wei Wushu is bound to make them pay a heavy price. And now? Wei Wushu is no longer in the majestic style of the past, and the widow is also angry with the vassal states everywhere. Qi State, Zhao State, and South Korea used troops against the widows. The states of Chu and Qin also fell into the ground. The second half of the widow's life is so bleak and bleak. ”
Hui Shi arched his hand and said: "I am incompetent, let the king be wronged." ”
"Don't talk about it." Wei Poppy waved his hand, stared at everyone, and said, "The alliance of the three kingdoms of Qi, Qin and Chu is formed, who can solve it, the chess game laid out by the Qin people." ”
Hui Shi smiled and said, "Your Majesty, there is only one person who can solve the chess game." If he can't solve it, I'm afraid no one in the world can solve it. ”
Seeing that there was a turnaround, King Wei smiled and said, "Who can solve it." ”
"This man has been seen by the king."
King Wei searched the depths of his mind for the man's figure. But he just couldn't remember.
Hui Shi was a little anxious and reminded: "Your Majesty, the Doctor Gongsun Yan." ”
King Wei's pupils widened, obviously remembering Gongsun Yan, and asked, "Huixiang, don't you say it." The widow really forgot about him. Widow, how can Zhang Yi's opponent be forgotten. Alas! Huixiang, why don't you go and find him for the widow. ”
Hui Shi's face was embarrassed, and he said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, you must have forgotten. ”
King Wei thought of something and waved his hand: "That incident is that I am sorry for him." Widow, go and ask for sin. Huixiang, you can also go with the widow! ”
Hui Shi saw that the king knew that he could change his mistakes, so he arched his hand and said, "No." ”
The Five Kingdoms plot Zhao came from Gongsun Yan's strategy. The failure of the plot is not because Gongsun Yan's strategy is not clever, but because of the evil intentions of various countries. After the burial of the Marquis of Zhao Su, Gongsun Yan and the Wei envoy returned to China together. The ministers of Wei were jealous of Gongsun Yan's talent and slandered him one after another. The Wei envoy also put all the responsibility for Zhao's defeat on Gongsun Yan, and he left it all gone. Wei Poppy was full of suspicion about the defeat of the Five Kingdoms in Zhao. Coupled with the words of the Wei envoy, Wei Poppy was even more convinced that Gongsun Yan betrayed the Wei State.
Wei Poppy has been a king for many years, and if he has doubts in his heart, he will not put it on his face, he said calmly: "Doctor, you can't succeed in plotting Zhao, you can tell the widow what's going on." ”
Gongsun Yan has always been arrogant, and Wei Pop's words are to suspect that he is illicit with Zhao Guo. Gongsun Yan was already disheartened when he saw the attitude of the Five Kingdoms to attack Zhao. Now, the king questioned him. Gongsun Yan bowed three times to Wei Poppy, laughed loudly in the face of the ministers of the Wei Palace, and turned to leave the Wei Palace.
The Wei envoy, who was born to block his way, shouted: "Gongsun Yan, you have to be presumptuous, this is the Wei Palace." How dare you..."
Gongsun Yan glared angrily. Wei Envoy was forced by his momentum and did not speak.
Other ministers in the Wei palace impeached Gongsun Yan one after another, saying that he was willful and had no king, and asked for the expulsion of Gongsun Yan and the return of Wei to a prosperous country. Wei Poppy looked at Hui Shi with a headache and asked him for an idea. At the beginning, it was Wei Poppy who wasted many twists and turns before secretly bringing Gongsun Yan back to Wei from Qin. If Wei Poppy runs out of Gongsun Yan and abandons him, what will the people of the world say about him.
Hui Shi saw that the courtiers had a lot of complaints about Gongsun Yan, in order to appease the anger of the public. So, he nodded to Wei Poppy and allowed Gongsun Yan to leave the palace. Wei Poppy was not in the mood to continue to deal with state affairs, so he got up and left the palace, and the eunuch shouted: "Scatter the dynasty." ”
After the dispersal of the dynasty, Hui Shi walked into the harem and said to Wei Poppy, "Your Majesty, the talent of the doctor is enough to stabilize the world." You don't need him, but you can snub him. But you can't let him go! Doctor Shang's departure from Wei is a huge loss for Wei, please think twice. ”
Wei Poppy said with a headache: "In the hall today, you also saw it." Is there still a widow in the eyes of Gongsun Yan? The widow will not abandon him according to the words of Huixiang, but he will not reuse him. ”
Hui Shi saw that the king was angry, and since he had received the king's clear order, it was useless to say more, so he bowed down and withdrew. After leaving the Wei Palace, Hui Shi saw that Gongsun Yan was a rare talent, so he took the crown prince and heir to the upper doctor's mansion to keep him. Although Gongsun Yan is angry, he will not take it to heart after venting. The crown prince's heir, Xiangbang Huishi drank a few jars of wine with him and told him about his heart. Gongsun Yan only agreed that he would never abandon Wei State, unless Wei State did not need him.
Ying Si bowed to Gongsun Yan and said, "Heir, thank you for the people of Wei." ”
As soon as Wei Pop snubbed Gongsun Yan, it was several years. Wei Si and Hui Shi often came to him to drink and talk about world affairs. From time to time, I asked him for advice on national affairs. Gongsun Yan also gave them advice and gave them a lot of strategies.
On this day, Gongsun Yan, as usual, came to the river outside Daliang City with a fishing rod in his hand and sat fishing. The fish you catch is the food of the day. Suddenly, a person came, and said angrily: "Doctor Shang, the king and Xiangbang have summoned you." ”
Gongsun Yan looked at the calm river and replied, "When you go back and tell the king, you will say that you have not found me." ”
The man, with a puzzled face, said, "Doctor, the one who came is the king." You... If you refuse to see it, will it anger the king? The king blamed it down, how it was good. Doctor, you're still..."
"My father-in-law Sun Yan has not yet fallen to the point where he is called to come and linger." Gongsun Yan glanced at the calm river, threw out the bait in the river, and said in a low voice: "The fish has bitten the hook." ”
"If the king asks, how shall I answer?" After saying that, the man stood still, motionless. Quietly watching a big fish emerge from the surface.
Gongsun Yan put the big fish into the fish basket and said, "Lie, you still need me to teach you." ”
The man arched his hand and said, "I wish the doctor a few more fish essences today." ”
Gongsun Yan put on the bait again and threw it into the water, his eyes fixed on the calm river. After waiting for several years, the king decided to summon him. His heart is sad and joyful, and he has all five flavors. He didn't know what was wrong, and suddenly he had too much sentimentality.
Wei Poppy and Hui Shi waited in the Shangdafu Mansion for a long time, but they still couldn't see Gongsun Yan. The people in the house all said that they didn't know where Gongsun Yan was. The people sent out to look for him also returned, but they all said that they could not find any trace of the doctor. Hui Shi wondered, "Where will Gongsun Yan go?" In Nuoda's Great Liang City, he didn't have many friends. Don't indulge in drinking and singing in the wine shop, and don't chat in the Qinglou*. Where will he go? ”
Wei Poppy waited a little impatiently, and said, "Hui Xiang, what do you think, let's go!" Doctor Shang is not here today, and we will come back tomorrow. ”
Hui Shi, seeing that the king gave up halfway, arched his hand and said: "For the sake of Wei, please stop the king." ”
Hui Xiang's words hit Wei Poppy's lifeline. Wei Poppy was stunned for a moment, stopped, closed his eyes, and said, "Okay! The widow will not go back if he does not see the doctor today. ”
At sunset, Gongsun Yan walked back with a huge spoils of war in both hands. Walking to the door, the butler stepped forward and said urgently: "Sir, you are finally back." The king and the prime minister are still in the palace. ”
Gongsun Yan was stunned when he heard this, the king could have such a temperament.
The butler stepped forward to take the fish essence and asked, "Sir, you better go and meet it!" ”
Gongsun Yan, as he walked forward, wiped the mud from his hands and asked, "Where is the king?" ”
"It's in the living room." While introducing the current situation in the house, the housekeeper urged: "Sir, you quickly change your clothes and go to the king." ”
"You don't have to change your clothes." Gongsun Yan stopped, looked at his clothes, and said, "I'm dressed very well." ”
"I don't know if the king and the country are like this again. Gongsun Yan was not considerate of the guests, so please forgive the two of you. Before Gongsun Yan arrived, his voice floated over one step earlier.
Wei Poppy heard the voice and sighed, "I'm finally back." ”
Gongsun Yan walked in, saluted, and said, "Gongsun Yan, the grass people, meet the king and the prime minister." ”
Hui Shi walked over and said with a cold face: "You are the senior doctor of Wei State, and you are the top secretary, how can you say that you are a grass people?" Doctor, be careful with your wording. The king and the Wei kingdom have not treated you badly. ”
Gongsun Yan laughed at himself: "I haven't stepped into the Wei Palace for many years. Idle clouds and wild cranes all day long, fishing for a living. A down-and-out person like me turned out to be the senior doctor of the Wei State. Sangkook, you're making fun of me! ”
"Doctor, are you still angry with the widow?" Wei Poppy said, "Widow, let you be wronged." Again, I make amends to you. ”
"You are the king of Wei." Gongsun Yan hurriedly said: "I am a grass people, how can I receive a great gift from the king." ”
"Doctor, you! Don't be discouraged. Hui Shi pointed to the chair and said, "What is there, let's sit down and talk!" ”
Wei Poppy was old, and after standing for a while, he also felt tired, so he sat on the soft collapse. The waiter replaced the tea and pastries and withdrew. Hui Shi said with a smile: "Your Majesty, we have a blessed mouth today, and we can eat fresh fish." These fish, but it took the doctor a whole day. Last night, I also dreamed that I was drinking and eating fish with the doctor. Today, it's a dream come true. ”
Wei Poppy saw a few live fish in the butler's hand, and nodded, "En." The widow hasn't eaten fish for a long time. Today, I had dinner in the Doctor's Mansion and returned to the palace. ”
Seeing them singing and harmonizing, Gongsun Yan took a sip of tea, put down the teacup and said, "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister, you won't come specifically for the fish in my hand!" ”
Hui Xiang said: "We just smelled the fragrance of fish." ”
Gongsun Yan couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, you are here for the Qin State to invite the Qi State and the Chu State to form an alliance, and the three kingdoms will divide the world equally!" ”
"I can't hide everything from you. The widow is here for this purpose. ”
Gongsun Yan paused and raised his voice: "The Three Kingdoms want to divide the world, but it is a fool's dream. Not to mention, the princes of the Central Plains did not agree. Even Han Zhaowei would not agree. ”
Wei Poppy asked, "Doctor Shang, how are you going to deal with it?" ”
"The State of Qin can invite the State of Chu and the State of Qi to divide the world equally." Gongsun Yan deliberately paused and continued: "Our country can unite all the countries in the Central Plains to deal with the three kingdoms of Qi, Qin and Chu. ”
Hui Shi frowned and pondered, "Will the princes of the Central Plains listen to us?" ”
Gongsun Yan smiled and said loudly: "The princes of the Central Plains, if they are together, they will survive, and if they are divided, they will die." The threat of the three kingdoms of Qi, Chu, and Qin, the princes of the Central Plains will definitely huddle together to keep warm and fight the enemy together in the face of the survival of the country. ”
When Wei Poppy heard this, he was in a happy mood and said, "Okay." Today, when I heard the doctor's words, the widow could sleep peacefully. ”
Hui Shi said, "Doctor, what are you going to do?" ”
Gongsun Yan said loudly: "Combine the princes and make the Three Kingdoms together." ”