In 347 BC, the third year of the Marquis of Zhao Su. Zhao Fan, the son of Zhao State, rebelled and attacked Handan, the capital of Zhao State. Marquis Su of Zhao sent troops to suppress the rebellion, and Zhao Fan was defeated and died.

The lazy boy learned that something had happened in his home country, and secretly returned to Zhao from Zhongshan to investigate the reason.

It was difficult for the Qing officials to cut off family affairs, and in order to calm things down, he had to side with Zhao Suhou and secretly help quell the rebellion.

How can a lazy man help? He has been living in seclusion in Zhongshan for many years, and he has no power. In desperation, he had to ask his father-in-law Bai Gui for help and asked Bai Gui to come forward to help.

Bai Gui was coming from Linquan Castle, and he had no idea about the affairs of the Song State for a while, so he stopped at the Zhao Kingdom. After learning the cause of Zhao's civil strife, he asked several friends of Zhao Guo: Who is he helping?

Several of Zhao Guo's friends agreed that they should help the current Zhao Jun, who later became Zhao Suhou.

Zhao Suhou is the heir chosen by Zhao Chenghou, and he is also the one who adheres to Zhao Chenghou's ideas. And this rebellious Zhao Fan is an oppositionist. If Zhao Fan overthrows the regime of Zhao State, then! All policies are subject to change.

So! It was unanimously agreed that the current monarch should be supported and the rebellion should be quelled.

The lives of the people should not be affected by family reasons or sibling strife.

After comprehensive consideration, Bai Gui agreed to the lazy boy's request, secretly attacked, sent guards to help Zhao Suhou, and defeated the son Zhao Fan.

After such a delay, Bai Gui left the Zhao State and went to the Song State.

While helping Zhao Guo and helping the son-in-law of the lazy son, Bai Gui is also working hard to do things for his second son-in-law Zhuangzi and Taoism.

He was not only helping Zhuangzi, but also helping Taoism.

Of course! Without him, Baigui, the Taoists would not sit idly by.

When the world is in turmoil, all Taoists are actively working to cope with the life and death test they face.

This incident is equivalent to a test for Taoism.

If something happens to Zhuangzi, it is a failure of Taoism.

Or rather! It is a Taoist who does not have a completely correct understanding of Taoist doctrine!

If your understanding of Taoist doctrine is correct, then! You will stand up and help Zhuangzi through this.

This is unclear: someone is framing Zhuangzi and Taoism?

Zhuangzi used Taoist doctrine to govern the world, and in just one month, he managed the lacquer garden. And that's not all! The Song State followed Zhuangzi's method of governing the Qi Garden to govern the Song State, and in just a few months, the Song State underwent earth-shaking changes.

Don't? Isn't this the credit of Taoism?

But! Just when the Taoists were showing their might, an accident happened.

The Song Dynasty was in turmoil, which led to war.

The Song king's companion killed the Korean envoys and was unwilling to pay compensation and apologize. Therefore, it angered Korea, and South Korea united with Zhao, Wei and other countries to send troops to Song.

None of this is a problem! Although it is said to be an alliance, in the end, only South Korea itself is really willing to fight.

The State of Qi promised to send troops to the State of Song, but only verbally. In order to be perfunctory, he sent troops to the border and made it look like he was fighting. Even! Troops will not be sent out. If you ask, they will say, "Grain and grass are being prepared."

Just make up a reason and you can postpone it for a few months.

Wei is a country that likes to fight, but King Wei Hui is a king who is greedy for profit. If he simply fights, he will not send troops. Only if it is profitable, they will send troops. Even! He doesn't need you to come to the alliance, he will take the initiative to go out.

At that time, King Wei Hui was ready to send troops, so that the general Pang Juan prepared elite soldiers. But finally! Under the clever tongue of the new official Hui Shi, he gave up. Furthermore! Pang Juan also believed that it was not appropriate to send troops for the time being.

Hui Shi, a famous family, was already an official in Wei at this time.

So! Although Wei sent troops to the border, it did not enter the Song state.

Pang Juan, who was released back, was reused by King Wei Hui and became a general.

In the Wei State, under the subordinates of King Wei Hui, there was only one military genius like Pang Juan. So! After considering it comprehensively, King Wei Hui still reused him.

Although Pang Juan lost to Sun Bin, it was not entirely Pang Juan's responsibility. King Wei Hui risked his troops and insisted on going his own way, which also brought a lot of trouble to Pang Juan.

If the whole country plays a game of chess, uses troops in a unified manner, and the military power is in Pang Juan's hands, mistakes in layout can be avoided.

It was precisely because King Wei Hui did not let go of his military power that he controlled a certain amount of troops, resulting in a shortage of troops on hand on Pang Juan. In addition, Pang Juan underestimated Sun Bin at that time, and as a result, he fell in love with Sun Bin and was captured alive.

Furthermore! Qi sent troops to help Zhao attack Wei, but King Wei Hui did not improve diplomatic relations in time to stop the process of Qi sending troops, and Pang Juan would not withdraw his troops to defend himself.

In a word! Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and eating defeat does not negate a person's military talent. Victory and defeat are often driven by external factors, as well as their own reasons and accidents.

Although Zhao Guo agreed to send troops to the Song State, because his son Zhao Fan was in turmoil, he had no energy to fulfill his lies. Zhao sent troops, but soon returned to the defense.

The relationship between Zhao Guo and South Korea is very close. Because! These two countries are difficult brothers, although they are both countries separated from the Three Jin Dynasty, but they are often suppressed by the Wei State. So! The two countries came together unconsciously.

Zhao Fan, the son of Zhao State, raised troops to make a rebellion, and he also learned that Zhao State and the Korean alliance were going to send troops to Song State, so he took the opportunity to make trouble.

Although the small countries around the Song State verbally promised South Korea and the alliance to send troops to the Song State, they only verbally agreed, and on the surface, they did not really send troops.

Let's be honest! These small countries are difficult to protect themselves, so where do they dare to provoke others.

Furthermore! Although the Song State is not one of the "Seven Heroes of the Warring States", it can also be regarded as one of the "More than a dozen Heroes of the Warring States". Not in the top seven rows, but! The top 10 is still certain. Compared with these small vassal states in the surrounding areas, the Song State was also a fairly large country.

In this kind of situation where the surface is strong, but only its own family sent troops, South Korea still sent troops to the Song State. There is no way! For the sake of the king's face and the dignity of the country, South Korea had to send troops.

A small Song country dares to bully us in South Korea, if you don't teach Song Guo a lesson, how will you mix it up in the future?

For this reason, the Korean army entered the Song Kingdom without hesitation.

Under the internal and external troubles, the Song State had no ability to resist.

South Korea drove straight into the territory of the Song Kingdom, and it was a little carried away. Outcome! If you want to make a profit, you entered Qiyuan Town.

The lacquer garden is the big granary of the Song Kingdom, as long as the lacquer garden is controlled, you can get a lot of grain. Outcome! The Korean army was wiped out in the realm of Qiyuan.

Originally! The defeat of the Korean army was also defeated, and after losing 30,000 elite soldiers, its vitality was greatly damaged, and it was impossible to start a war again.

But? This time! The unexpected happened.

The people of Qiyuan stripped all the clothes of the Korean soldiers who died in the Qiyuan, buried them naked, and planted melons and fruit trees on the graves of the deceased. The lacquer garden people said! The next year's melons and fruits will definitely be abundant!

The practice of the lacquer garden seriously violated the funeral customs of the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty and violated the Zhou rites. Therefore! Angered the world.

Confucianism, in particular, made a big fuss about this matter and criticized Taoism.

Those who harbor political ambitions also take the opportunity to spread rumors and make trouble, lest the world be chaotic!

Outcome! Once again, it brought the danger of annihilation to the Song State.

And Bai Gui and the Taoists believe that this is not only the danger of the Song State and the danger of Zhuangzi, but also the danger of Taoism.

Taoist doctrine! Facing a severe test!

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