"Is it good for the widow to be the king? Kei-sang, you're not using your arguments to deceive the widow again, are you? King Wei was skeptical. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

To say that the King of Wei suspected Hui Shi of using dialectics to deceive him is really not a lie.

After the Wei State was the Jin State, it was deeply influenced by the Central Plains civilization, and of course it was impossible to claim the title of king casually like Chu, Wuyue and other southern barbarian countries in the south. When Shang Ying gave the throne to the king of Wei, the original intention of the king of Wei was to emulate the Duke of Zhou and call the king regent on behalf of the king, so that Wei became the most honorable of the princes, replacing the regent of the king of Zhou to rule the world. Because of the development of history at this time, the overlord is no longer enough to command the princes of the world, and only the position of the "king" comparable to the prestige of the Duke of Zhou can command the whole world. Although this idea is good, the reality is a resounding slap in the face to Wei. As soon as Wei became the king, he summoned the meeting of Ze, and the big countries in the world except for Zhao State, which was smoked by Wei State and participated in it with some fear, the other participating countries were all small countries. Of course, the most important result was that Wei Hou's claim to be the king directly triggered the later Battle of Maling, which led to the decline of Wei's hegemony.

Hui Shi was appointed as the prime minister by the King of Wei after the Battle of Maling, which can really be said to be ordered at a time of crisis. The first thing Hui Shi did when he was the prime minister of Wei was to persuade the king of Wei to "go to the throne", that is, to go to the throne. In the view of the famous master Hui Shi, Wei Hou is just a prince, although Wei is a country of ten thousand times, but the strength is not strong enough to override the princes of the world, so Wei has to give up the name and be real. That is, Wei is what it is, and Wei Hou is a marquis rather than a king. However, where can the people of the world distinguish the name from the real as clearly as Hui Shi? wanted the king of Wei to be respected, and the ministers in Wei were all opposed, and the king of Wei himself did not want to change from a king to a waiter, so the matter was over. Now the king of Wei heard Hui Shi talk about Qi Hou's pre-proclamation of king, which made him wonder if Hui Shi had the idea of going to the king again.

"Is that how the king thinks of his subordinates?" Hui Shi immediately began to complain. Fortunately, Hui Shi also knew that the King of Wei was still very kind, and he himself had a very good personal relationship with the King of Wei. Now the minister has three strategies to offer to the king, but ask the king to check them. ”

"Hui Xiang, please speak, the widow listens." Wei Wang said.

"The king, the Son of Heaven, there is a king in the world. This number is the supreme one, which is not available to human ministers, and the king is arrogant, so there is the defeat of Ma Ling, and now all the countries regard our Wei country as an enemy country. If the king can promote this, one can reduce the pressure on my Wei country, and the other may defeat the Qi country, and the king will go to the throne to repay the enemy of Ma Ling, and send an envoy to Qi, and respectfully ask Qi Hou to be the king, then the princes of the world will complain about Qi and not Wei, so that the princes will attack Qi, and the Qi country will be defeated, and the revenge of my Wei country can be avenged, Qi and all countries are weak, and my Wei country can regain the hegemony of the world; The ministers in the middle of the policy for the king to reserve the throne, but the king led the princes of the countries to respectfully ask Qi Hou to be the king, the two countries recognized each other's throne, is the king, and made a covenant to Wei Qi to divide the hegemony of the world, so that our Wei and Qi are under siege, and my Wei can secretly hand over the Chu State, so that Qi and Chu compete in Xuzhou, even if the Qi State is undefeated, it will be weak, then my Wei State can avenge Ma Ling; The next policy is to secretly envoy the king to promote Qi Hou to be the king, my Wei State does not react, and when other countries have no resentment to attack our Wei State and it, then they may be able to take revenge, so that the pressure of our Wei State can be slightly reduced, but the result of this strategy may be better than nothing. Hui Shi replied.

King Wei carefully considered Hui Shi's three strategies, and found that these three strategies were actually to promote Qi Hou to become king, but the way of operation was different, and the results obtained may not be the same. After thinking about it, he said to Hui Shi: "Since Hui Xiang thinks that it is beneficial for my Wei State to promote Qi Hou to be the king, then this matter can be done." However, the widow has already claimed the king, and the people of Wei will not agree to the throne, so the best policy is not feasible, and the next policy is not feasible. ”

Hui Shi immediately rejoiced and said: "The king understands the righteousness, and his subordinates are respectful." ”

The king of Wei asked again, "Since we have decided on this matter, what should we do?" Is Hui Xiang going to be an envoy to Qi in person? ”

"It is not appropriate for His Majesty to handle this matter in person, it is the Ministers who recommended a person, and I believe that his person will definitely be able to promote this matter." Hui Shi said.

"Who is this person? Where? Why don't you come out and meet the widows? King Wei asked with interest.

"The name of the person I recommend is Tian Xu, after the original Qi State clan, he has traveled to study under Ji, he has a deep understanding of Qi State, and it is more suitable for him to come out than his subordinates. He is now outside the palace, and he will see him now when the king sees him. ”

"Announce him in." The king of Wei commanded left and right.

Soon the King of Wei met this Mr. Tian Xu, who grew more than eight feet and was handsome, which greatly increased the favor of the King of Wei.

"The widow wants to wait for the king, what does the gentleman think?" King Wei asked.

"The king wants to wait for the king to be the king, and the two countries are mutually beneficial. Today's great powers: Wei, Qi, and Chu are also the three kingdoms. Wei and Qi are both big and strong, and the state of Chu is big and empty, if Wei Qi is the king and divides the hegemony, then Chu will be weak, and if Chu is weak, Wei Qi will be advantageous, this great good policy. Tian Yu replied.

King Wei and Hui Shi glanced at each other, both smiling and silent.

Later, Tian Xu said: "However, if the king wants to make a solid alliance with Qiang Qi, he must first delineate the sphere of influence, so that the two countries are of the same heart, and the two countries can sit firmly on the throne." ”

The King of Wei asked, "How do you think the sphere of influence should be divided?" ”

"The state of Qi is located in the east of the world, and the king recognizes the country of the east as the sphere of influence of the state of Qi, which should include the state of Yan, the state of Wei, the state of Lu, the state of Song, the state of Teng, the state of Zou and the small states of Sishang, etc.; In this way, the ministers could persuade the Qi state to recognize Korea, Zhao, Zhongshan, and Qin as Wei's sphere of influence. Wei Qi is the king, Qi is the king of the east, the son of heaven of the Eastern Domain, Wei is the king of the West, the son of heaven of the Western Domain, so the world can be determined, and the people can be safe. Tian Xu replied.

"Wei Guo is already a vassal of my Wei State, and this cannot be compared with Qi State." Hui Shi replied first, and then said: "The Song State is in the lower mother country, and its country is in the middle of the world, and this country can be divided equally between our two countries, and it cannot be ceded to the Qi country." ”

King Wei thought about it and agreed: "What Hui Xiang said is extremely true. The defense of the country cannot be compromised, the position of the Song State is too important, and the two countries can be divided equally. ”

Tian Xu was overjoyed in his heart, with these chips given by King Wei, it was not for nothing for him to handle this matter. He was originally a member of the Qi clan, but since Qi Hou ascended the throne and reformed, Qi Hou has been eclectic and vigorously promoted talents. During the reign of Qi Hou, there was an incident of cooking a doctor and a flattering clan minister. As a result, the life of the Qi clan was far less than before, and Tian Xu could only go abroad to find a way out. Now as long as he can promote the king of Wei Qixiang, then he will definitely become famous in the world, and then he will have a place in both Qi and Wei.

He immediately said to King Wei: "The king's surprise ministers already know, as long as the king sends foreign ministers to envoy Qi State, the foreign ministers will definitely promote the king's affairs!" ”

King Wei glanced at Hui Shi and saw that Hui Shi didn't have anything to say, so he agreed: "Tian Qing will go back and rest first, and tomorrow the widow of the Shang Dynasty will personally appoint you as Doctor Wei and send you to the Qi State." ”

Tian Yu knew that the matter had been completed, and he didn't stay long, so he quickly retreated, leaving only King Wei and Hui Shi in the inner palace.

When the king of Wei saw that Tian had retreated, he then dismissed all the guards around him, leaving only Hui Shi and him present. Then the King of Wei asked: "Since Hui Xiang recommended this person to promote the matter of the Prime Minister, what will he do next?" ”

Hui Shi said: "Your Majesty, Tian needs this person to be extremely utilitarian, and with his full help to envoy Qi to the country, the probability of success of the king's plan has greatly increased." However, we must not wait for the needs of the field, and our king can send an envoy to Korea to pressure Han Hou to participate in the affairs of the king with the king. Although our Wei State was defeated by Ma Ling, the capital of South Korea was besieged by our Wei State that year, which made the achievements of the ten years of reform of the Korean Shen Bu Harm in vain. Therefore, it has been two years since Han Hou's death, and the new Han Hou's foundation in China is still unstable. However, although the mother country of the minister, the Song State, was small and strong, and the King of Wei Qi harmed the interests of the Song State, it was not easy for the Song State to join the Xiangwang Association, and the minister personally sent the Song State to persuade the Song Marquis to participate in this meeting. ”

"Song Guo, this is a hard bone, it's good for Hui Xiang to persuade him personally. However, we have harmed the interests of the Song Kingdom, and the widow expects that if the Song State does not give some benefits, the Song State will not be so easy to comply, and Aiqing can properly supply the Song State with some benefits, and the widow will leave this matter to you with full authority. King Wei thought for a while and said.

Hui Shi also knew that this was because the King of Wei didn't want to persecute his mother country too much, so he bowed down to the King of Wei and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

King Wei said: "Aiqing said that the middle strategy, King Wei Qi wants to make Qi and Chu fight, so do we need to send an envoy to contact Chu in advance?" ”

Hui Shi sat up again and smiled, "Your Majesty, this is not necessary. The state of Chu has expanded from a small barbarian state of 50 miles in one place to a large country with a place of 5,000 miles and a million armor, and its desire for territory is unmatched by any country in the world. The expansion of the Chu State to the north was first blocked by the Jin State, and then by the Wei State. Now that the state of Chu has completely annexed Chen Cai, the next step for the state of Chu is to expand downstream along the Huaishui. At the beginning of this year, Qi was sealed by Qi Xiang Zou Ji in Xiapi, which is located at the confluence of Surabaya and Yishui, which shows that Qi has intended to go south through Yishui and merge with the country of Huaisi. This is the natural conflict between Qi and Chu, and if Wei and Qi are kings, Chu will inevitably attack Qi but not Wei. On the contrary, the minister believed that the king needed to worry about the other two states, Qin and Zhao. ”

"Qin State, Zhao State?" King Wei wondered.

"Yes, after the Qin State and the Zhao State were both the Win Clan's Fei Lian and the Evil Clan, their clan was born martial. Since the Shang Dynasty changed the law, the national strength of the Qin State has increased greatly, and now it has the strength to challenge our Wei State, which is really impossible to prevent. Since the accession of the new monarch Yingsi, the Qin State has not abandoned the new law like the Chu State, although the car has split the Shang Dynasty. In recent years, Qin Jun has gradually eliminated the counterattack of the Gong clan forces against the new law, and Qin Jun has mastered the political situation of Qin. Although the Zhao State was also hit hard by our Wei State in the Battle of Guiling more than ten years ago, now, after so many years, its national strength has begun to recover. King Wei Qixiang, the most likely to attack our country is Zhao State, and the king must be on guard against this. The minister suggested that the king should hurry up the purchase of grain from now on and prepare for war with Zhao at any time. ”

"Hui Xiang's words are extremely true, that guy Zhao Yu is indeed a belligerent madman! This time, as long as my Wei State gets rid of the current unfavorable situation, even if Zhao Guo does not come to attack me, I will definitely make Zhao Yu's kid look good! King Wei said hatefully, obviously having great resentment towards the current Zhao Hou.