Chapter 12: Hurting the Homeland
Wei Wei quietly listened to Gongsun Yan and Gao Sheng's report, and looked down at Su Qin on the ground, only to see that he was mentally distressed, his clothes were tattered, there were still traces of blood, and only a pair of eyes still showed some unyielding looks.
When Wei Wei heard that he was a disciple of Mr. Guigu, his heart moved, and after a little calculation, he made up his mind. He ordered his men to go and untie Su Qin's ropes, and asked Su Qin to rest for a while.
Gongsun Yan and Gao Sheng looked at Wei Wei in confusion, their eyes full of questions. Seeing that the two of them had objections, Wei Wei explained:
"This person is a disciple of Mr. Guigu, maybe he is the person the king wants to appoint, how can he be convinced by such treatment today? It is better to be kind to him, and maybe it can make him change his mind. ”
Gongsun Yan and Gao Sheng had a holiday with Su Qin, and they were resentful in their hearts, and when they heard Wei Wei's proposal to treat Su Qin well, they were unwilling. Especially Gongsun Yan, he was even more unconvinced, he glared at Su Qin, didn't say a word, and sulked.
However, Wei Wei is the main general after all, he is the deputy general, and Gongsun Yan can't help but listen to the opinions of the main general. Therefore, Gongsun Yan left the account with suspicion and dissatisfaction, and Gao Sheng also came out with him.
After Gongsun Yan and Gao Sheng left, Wei Wei ordered his subordinates to arrange for Su Qin to rest in another barracks near the Chinese army's tent, and also sent people to treat his wounds, and took the initiative to send Su Qin rich food.
Without anyone to torture him, Su Qin's injuries gradually improved, and he was also in good spirits, and he was grateful to Wei Wei in his heart.
But whenever he went out of the tent, he always found that twenty or thirty paces away, there were soldiers following him, and when he stopped, the other party also stopped, and when he moved, the other party followed him. Su Qin returned to the tent, and the soldier was not far away watching the movement in the tent.
Su Qin expected that Gongsun Yan was not worried about himself, so he sent someone to follow him. He said to himself, "Follow it, follow it." I've reached this point, can I still escape? Besides, if he escaped, Wei Wei would bear a lot of responsibility, so why should he make trouble for his benefactor. ”
A few days later, one evening, Su Qin was closing his eyes in his tent, when he suddenly walked into two Chinese guards from outside the tent and said to Su Qin: "General Wei Wei has invited Mr. Su to the big tent for dinner. ”
After hearing this, Su Qin was quite surprised, because since he became a prisoner of the Qin people, he had always been pessimistic about his future, but who expected that after meeting Wei Wei, his fate would take a turn.
Wei Wei also treated him as a distinguished guest, and invited him to dinner, which was even more unexpected. Su Qin's gratitude to Wei Wei added another layer, he hurriedly tidied up his clothes and followed the two guards to see Wei Wei.
Entering the big tent of the Chinese army, Wei Wei stood up to greet Su Qin, and said: "I am busy with military affairs, and I have not visited Mr. Su for a few days, which is quite rude. ”
"I was a dying person, thanks to the general's love, I have survived so far, and I have not been thanked, how dare I bother the general to visit." Su Qin was already very grateful, and when he saw Corporal Wei Wei so bent, he felt even more guilty, and respectfully replied to Wei Wei.
The two exchanged two more words, Wei Wei gave up Su Qin's seat on the guest seat on the left, and he sat back in the seat of the main general. The Chinese guards brought food into the tent, and after a while, they distributed the wine and food.
Wei Wei waved his hand and ordered all his subordinates to withdraw from the big tent, leaving Su Qin alone to talk to him in the tent.
Wei Wei and Su Qin toasted each other, wishing each other a long life, fulfilling the opening etiquette of the scholars' drinking. After that, Wei Wei opened his mouth and said: "Mr. Su is a senior in Guigu, and he must have some understanding of the situation in the current world, I don't know what you think of the current situation. ”
Su Qin thanked Wei Wei for his kindness, and admired Wei Wei's demeanor, so he had nothing to talk about.
Some time ago, he was in Yunmeng Mountain, and he heard Mr. Guigu and Sun Bin discuss the general trend of the world, and benefited a lot, so he told what he heard according to the cat, and of course added his own understanding.
Wei Wei listened patiently, took a few cases, and praised his wisdom repeatedly. Su Qin felt a little smug in his heart, and he was also glad that he had received the guidance and guidance of the Master.
Wei Wei praised it, but sighed a few times in a row, Su Qin saw this, was puzzled, and hurriedly asked Wei Wei why he sighed.
Wei Wei replied: "As the chief general of the Qin State, I defeated 50,000 Wei troops a month ago, beheaded the Wei general Long Shen, and crossed the river to besiege Quwo. However, after all, Wei is my ancestral homeland, and I am defeated like this today, how can I bear it! ”
Wei Wei said, tears flashing in his eyes. He is the son of the Wei clan, so it is naturally difficult to give up his family affection for the Wei State. When he spoke, he was torn up with contradictions in his heart, turning a thousand times, and feeling depressed.
Su Qin couldn't help but be moved when he saw it in his eyes, and there was also a trace of sadness.
Wei Wei raised his glass and took a sip, stood up suddenly, pulled out his sword, and danced a few times in the big tent, singing the ballad of Wei while dancing the sword:
"There are peaches in the garden, in fact, a delicacy. The worries of my heart, I sing and rhyme. Those who don't know me are proud of me. Who is he, what is the son? Who knows the worries of the heart! Who knows! Don't think about it! ”
This ballad is widely circulated in Weidi, to the effect that a scholar has thoughts in his heart, his shape is broken, he ignores others, and people are ignorant of his appearance, and who can understand his inner thoughts.
Wei Wei sang and danced with emotion, and it could be seen that his mood at the moment was the same as that of the scholar in the ballad.
After a song and dance, Wei Wei stood against the sword, and the old tears fell horizontally. Su Qin persuaded: "The general's prestige spreads far and wide, your grievances are known to the world, today the general has to avenge his grievances, he should be happy, why bother looking for trouble?" ”
Wei Wei wiped away his tears, sat down at the table, and said: "The world only knows my false name, where does it know that I am sad in my heart. Now Quwo is in front of you, and if you capture Quwo, Wei will lose the center of gravity in the west. I can't take it, I can't bear it.
"Qin Jun's name is to send Gongsun Yan to help in the war, but in fact, he supervised me to capture Quwo, and it was difficult for me to ride a tiger, and it was difficult for me to live. Listening to Mr. Su's words today, I know that you are an extraordinary person, but I don't know if there is a clever solution to my dilemma? ”
Wei Wei's feelings for the country of his ancestral home moved Su Qin, "The general treats me like a mountain, and Su Qin's liver and brain are all in return." Willing to serve the general. Su Qin replied earnestly.
He meditated hard in the hope of finding a good solution, but the solution did not come all at once. While he was thinking, he accosted Wei Wei to eliminate his melancholy mood at the moment.
"If the general is willing to withdraw his troops, what is there to worry about?" Su Qin asked tentatively.
Wei Wei hesitated for a moment, and finally made up his mind and made up his mind, because Su Qin was a member of the Eastern Princes after all, and at this time, in the Qin camp, only he could help him. Wei Wei cleared his throat and said solemnly: "I can write to ask Qin Jun to withdraw his troops, but I am afraid that Qin Jun will not only not withdraw his troops, but will be suspicious of me." ”
He paused, and then added: "If I and the deputy general Gongsun Yan go to the book together, and the main and deputy generals are of the same opinion, then things will be much easier." ”
Su Qin became interested, and he followed Wei Wei's train of thought and analyzed: "Gongsun Yan is cunning, and he has just been rewarded by Qin Jun, and he is eager for meritorious service, I'm afraid it will be difficult to agree." However, people always have weaknesses, and the key is whether we can grasp them and use them for our own use. ”
"Does Gongsun Yan have any obvious weaknesses?" Su Qin asked, inspiring Wei Wei to continue to think deeply.