"Sir may not know, because the neighbors to the west are strong, so the western region has always been stationed in the west of the tribe of 30% of the troops, that is, they occupy the strength at present. And I only control 40% of my people's troops, and at the same time, the control of the remaining 30% of the troops is saying: Whoever provokes a civil war, they will fight whomever they want, so it is unrealistic to send troops to fight. Lian Po opened his mouth to explain.

As soon as Lian Po's words fell, Tang Tong opened his mouth and said, "Have you heard the story of 'Two Peach Killing Three Soldiers'? I think you can use this trick Patriarch. ”

"Please sir." Lian Po said sincerely. So Tang Tong heard the words and talked eloquently.

"The story of the two peaches killing the three soldiers is the story of Yan Ying, the prime minister of the Qi State. It is said that Yan Ying's monarch Qi Jinggong has the ambition to restore the hegemony of the ancestor Qi Huan, but the hegemony is not easy to build, and after a long time, the ambitious monarch will not be able to endure it. So he adopted a method that he thought was a shortcut: to build his martial arts by raising a group of warriors. As the saying goes, if the top is good, the bottom must obey, and soon after, three of the strongest warriors appeared in Qi Guo: one is called Tian Kaijiang, one is called Gongsun Jie, and the other is called Gu Yezi. ”

Tang Tong paused and continued: "These three people are all extremely brave and powerful, and they are deeply favored by Qi Jinggong; But problems also arise, they are pampered and arrogant, do whatever they want, do not abide by the law and discipline, and undermine social harmony. Yan Ying was afraid that they would endanger the country, so he persuaded Qi Jinggong to get rid of these three warriors who 'have no righteousness of kings and ministers, no long-term leadership, no prohibition of violence inside, and no threat to the enemy outside'. Qi Jinggong listened to Yan Ying's words and realized the harm of continuing to respect warriors, and understood how wrong the shortcut he thought of was, but he was worried that 'three people would not be able to fight, and three people would not be able to win', so he hesitated again. ”

Tang Tong took a sip of tea, and then continued: "So, Yan Ying volunteered to take over this trouble and decided to wait for the opportunity to kill these three warriors. One day, Lu Zhaogong visited Qi State, and Qi Jing held a banquet to entertain him. Lu Guo is held by his uncle and grandson, and Qi is held by Yan Ying, and the four monarchs and ministers sit in the hall, and the 'three masters' sword stands under the hall. Yan Ying had a plan and decided to take the opportunity to get rid of them, so Yan Ying opened his mouth and said: "I heard that the golden peaches in the garden are very rare, and they were just ripe a few days ago. When Qi Jinggong heard this, he naturally did not refuse. After a while, Yan Ying led the gardener and offered six peaches on a jade plate. When everyone saw it, they saw the six peaches on the plate, all of which were huge and fresh, pink like fire, fragrant and mouth-watering. Lu Zhaogong and Qi Jinggong took a golden peach, and then, Qi Jinggong rewarded Uncle Sun Nuo and Yan Ying with one each, and the two ministers thanked Qi Jinggong and ate the peach. At this time, there are still two peaches left on the plate. Yan Ying suggested: "Please tell each of the three warriors about their respective merits, who has the greatest merits, who will eat peaches, how about it?" 'Qi Jing Gong Cheng Cheng agreed. ”

"I know the following story, I'll tell you." Du Yan interjected and continued: "Gongsun Jierate stood up, patted his chest and said: 'Once I accompanied the king to hunt, and suddenly a fierce tiger jumped out of the forest. With such a great achievement, shouldn't you eat a golden peach? Yan Ying said: "The savior who risked death, the merit is better than Mount Tai, and naturally you can give a peach!" ’。 ”

Seeing this, Gu Yezi was naturally unconvinced, and shouted: 'What's so strange about killing a tiger! When I sent the monarch across the Yellow River, a big turtle made waves, bit the leg of the monarch's horse, and dragged the horse into the rapids. It was I who jumped into the raging river and sacrificed my life to kill the turtle and save the king's life. Should you eat a peach for such a merit? Yan Ying had to continue: "The same savior who risked death, his merits are better than Mount Tai, and naturally he can also give a peach!" ’。 ”

At the same time, Tian Kaijiang on the side also shouted: 'Back then, I was ordered to crusade against the Xu State, sacrificed my life to death, beheaded its famous generals, and captured more than 5,000 Xu soldiers, which frightened the monarch of the Xu State into bowing down to his vassals, and even the neighboring Tan and Ju States also wanted to join the wind. With such a great achievement, can't you eat a peach? Yan Ying hurriedly said: "Fight for the country and open up the territory, and naturally give a peach!" ’。 ”

Fang Zheng also reacted at this time, and interjected at the right time: "Uncle Sun Nuo reminded in a timely manner, 'At this moment, the three of them are all people who can conquer the sky, but there are only two peaches!'" ’。 ”

"The three warriors glanced at each other when they heard this, and then said to Qi Jinggong in unison: 'Please allow me to wait for the three of us to leave for a while, and decide the winner outside the store.' Qi Jinggong agreed when he heard this. ”

"About a pillar of incense later, an attendant reported to Qi Jinggong when he entered the palace: 'The three warriors are dead!' Qi Jinggong and the others walked out of the hall in surprise, only to see Tian Kaijiang stabbed Gongsun Jie in the chest with a sword, Gongsun Jie slashed Gu Yezi's neck with a sword, and Gu Yezi stabbed Tian Kaijiang in the heart with a sword. ”

"Yan Ying expected that the two peaches would reward the three warriors, and they would definitely not follow Qi Jinggong's order to 'eat peaches based on merit', but 'no gift for the elders', showing off their merits and grabbing peaches. When warriors fight, they must use swords, so Yan Ying set up this plan. As Yan Ying expected, the three warriors all ended in death.

At this moment, Mo Ce spoke: "The insignificant peach has been endowed with a symbol of honor. It is not surprising that the two peaches were divided by the three scholars, and at the lowest cost, the greatest inequality was created, so that the two peaches were softened by the fingers into a hundred steels, which was enough to kill people. Later, Uncle Sun Nuo returned to China and said to the people around him: 'Yan Zi is in Qi, don't commit it!' ’。 ”

Tang Tong continued with Mo Ce's words: "I suggest that the patriarch can set up an institution with the highest power in the clan, and the members of the institution are selected from the clan, assuming that there are 10 members in this institution, and then divide two places to those generals in the west who do not listen to the propaganda and do not listen to the tune, let them compete by themselves, kill the head and break the blood, and lose both, and then you will take the advantage of the fisherman, and as a mediator to conquer those local generals who do not listen to the propaganda and do not listen to the tune." ”

"Brilliant plan! Coup! Lian Po struck his hands together and praised him uncontrollably: "Several of them are talented, but they are willing to assist me and create a career." ”

Hearing this, Tang Tong politely refused: "I am a citizen of Zhao State, blessed by the Zhao court, and I want to fight for it all my life." As for entering the mountains to achieve another feat, it is not my wish. Subsequently, several other people also expressed their refusal.