Chapter Seventy-Four: Qi Guo's Abacus
Linzi, the palace of the king of Qi.
Today, Qi Wang Tian Fazhang was originally just an ordinary son of King Qi Min, and like his father, he was so happy and liked to have fun. He was not prominent compared to many of his brothers, but it saved his life. The Five Kingdoms were invaded, and the Kingdom of Qi Min was broken and died, and many princes were buried with him. Only Tian Fazhang successfully escaped to Jucheng, in order to avoid trouble, he changed his surname and became a servant in Taishi's house.
Tai Shiji's daughter is upright in the mood for love (to put it bluntly, the age of a nymphomaniac), seeing that Tian Fazhang is so handsome and extraordinary, talking chicly, and falling in love with him, he has an affair with him.
At this time, the entire Qi State was beaten by the Yan State to the point that only two cities, Jimo and Jucheng, remained. Jimo didn't have any ministers, so the people elected Tian Dan, who showed great talent in the process of escaping, as the city guard. There are many fugitive Qi courtiers in Ju County, so they want to find a royal family to inherit the throne, at least to give the people of Ju County a little spiritual sustenance. As a result, Tian Fazhang, who had no possibility of succession, ascended to the throne in this way. and luckily met Tian Dan, a famous general, the Fire Bull Array broke the Yan Army, and Tian Fazhang suddenly turned from a "city guard" trapped in a lonely city to the monarch of the country of a thousand times.
Regarding the series of wars that have occurred in the past few months, King Qi has stayed out of the matter with the intention of watching the excitement. After all, the state of Qi has not been restored for a long time, and it has not recovered much vitality. Last year, Zhao also sent Yan Zhou to lead his army across the river to teach the Xia Qi State a lesson, and captured Changcheng and Gaotang. You must know that Gao Tang is one of the four accompanying capitals of Qi State. But his arm couldn't twist his thigh, so King Qi gritted his teeth and recognized it.
At the beginning, the Han army broke the 150,000 allied forces of Zhao and Wei, which surprised King Qi. When did South Korea become so violent? can actually beat Zhao and Wei to the ground! However, King Qi likes it very much, and he can't wait to incarnate himself as a doping South Korea and stand out from the crowd. But then South Korea actually "shamelessly" "sued for peace", yes, suing for peace, this is what King Qi thought. You have won the battle in South Korea, why don't you call your eldest brother Qin Guofat to beat Zhao and Wei! In this way, it will be lively, and Qi Guo can rest and recuperate while dealing with Yan Guo!
Han, Zhao, and Wei will unite, presumably the Qin State will not let go of his little brother Korea, who betrayed him. Next, as the King of Qi expected, the Qin State attacked violently, and the three Jin Dynasty resisted together. King Qi began to struggle again, not knowing who to support. In this, Zhao Guo had just finished bullying himself, and Qin Guo acted as a vanguard when the Five Kingdoms were in attack, and none of the two countries had a good bird. King Qi began to hope that they would both lose, at least let Qin Guo feel the feat of his own five kingdoms at that time, and let Zhao Guo feel the excitement of being pressed and beaten.
But like last time, King Qi always guessed the beginning correctly and couldn't guess the ending. Yiqu attacked, Qin was defeated, and had to retreat to Hangu Pass, east of Hangu Pass, only Nanyang County remained, plus several fortified cities in Anyi.
This can't help but make King Yan of Qi doubt the combat effectiveness of the Qin State, you know, if you want the Qin State to pick up the Nine Kingdoms back then, what a beautiful scenery, why is it so difficult to fight this time! After seeing that Han, Zhao, and Wei had no trouble recovering a large part of the country, and even the state of Chu had taken back the capital of Yingdu for nothing, the king of Qi was moved.
Obviously, the current Qin State is a soft persimmon, and the King of Qi intends to bleed the Qin State to make up for the loss of the Five Kingdoms of Qi. King Qi hit Tao Jun with his idea.
When the Five Kingdoms invaded Qi, the chief general of Qin State, Du Wei Sili, took advantage of the situation when he returned to China to take Tao County, which was not yet hot in Qi State. Although Tao County is small, it is located in the center of the world, between Qilu and Weiwei, and its commerce is prosperous. The king of Qi now wants to take advantage of the declining national strength of the Qin State and the opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity to recapture Tao County.
So, on this day, the king of Qi convened all the ministers to discuss the matter of sending troops to Tao County.
Hearing King Qi's analysis, Prime Minister Tian Dan frowned and was silent. Now that the national strength of the Qi State is slowly recovering, it is not a problem to take Tao County, but is it worth offending the Qin State for a Tao County! Tian Dan was weighing in his heart.
Before Tian Dan could speak, nine ministers clapped their asses in unison.
The first said, "The king is wise, and the county of Tao is rich, and he has won the tax equal to the addition of three counties." ”
The second said, "King Shenwu, the east of Tao County is the Lu State, and taking Tao County can attack the Lu State on both sides and destroy Lu in one battle." ”
The third said, "The king is wise, and the north of Tao County is the defense of Puyang, and he can also fight down." ”
The fourth said
Tian Dan looked at the nine jumping clowns behind him in disgust, but he was helpless. With the great exploits of the Great Breaking Yan Army, he established a very high reputation in the Qi State. This made the king of Qi both love and hate himself, and in order to prevent himself from being disobedient, he always beat himself from time to time. Nine people who liked to speak ill of themselves in front of King Qi became King Qi's favorites.
In this case, a petty official named Mink Bo repeatedly expressed Tian Dan's dissatisfaction in public. Tian Dan invited Mink Bo to a banquet and asked the reason. Mink Bo explained that as a courtier of the king of Qi, he had a heart for the king of Qi. And to use an analogy, the reason why the ** dog barks when it encounters a hero is not because he thinks that the hero's character is wrong, but because it eats ** every day. If he chooses to be a dog, then he is willing to be a good man's dog and bite the thighs of **, rather than being a ** dog and bite the thighs of a good man.
Tian Dan immediately understood the meaning of Mink Bo, so he recommended him to the King of Qi. With his ability to drill camps, Diao Bo quickly gained the trust of the King of Qi and fended Tian Dan against open guns and arrows from all directions. This time, as soon as Diao Bo looked at Tian Dan's eyes, he knew that it was his chance to play again.
"Please play!"
King Qi saw that it was his favorite retainer Mink Bo, so he said happily: "Mink Aiqing, please speak." ”
Mink Bo said with a straight face: "Dare to ask the king, compared with King Xuan, how can the king be talented?" ”
"It's better to do more!" King Qi is a little unclear. King Xuan almost destroyed the Yan Kingdom, and King Qi thought that he was not as good as King Xuan, who had great achievements in war.
"The minister asked the king again, how does the national strength of the Qi country compare with that of the previous king?"
King Qi sighed and replied, "It's better to do more." "His ancestor was known as the Eastern Emperor at the beginning, and his national strength was on par with that of Qin, and he even destroyed the eighth largest country in the world, the Song State. If it weren't for the joint efforts of all countries, the Qi country would be able to dominate the world without worry.
"That Weichen is a little confused, now the Yan Kingdom in the north and the Chu Kingdom in the south are all feuds of my Qi country. Once the king leaves Tao County, he will offend the Qin State first. The state of Chu and the state of Wei have coveted Tao County for a long time, and the state of Chu is an ally of the state of Qin. If you offend the Wei State, it will offend Zhao and Han, and the king will not want to offend the world for Yitao County? Mink said earnestly.
Tian Dan saw the hesitation on the face of the King of Qi, and knew that there was a play, so he immediately added a fire and said: "Your Majesty, the State of Chu is the mortal enemy of my Great Qi (Note: When the Yan State attacked Qi, the King of Chu was worried that the Yan State would become the new strong enemy of the Chu State, so he sent Nao Ya to lead the army north, the first goal was to save Qi, and the second goal was to share the land with the Yan State. After saving Queen Min of Qi, because of King Min's arrogance and rudeness, Naoya killed King Min), attacking Tao to offend the State of Chu is no problem, and offending the State of Qin is not in the way, but it must not offend the State of Wei. Although Qin and Chu have formed an alliance, they have a long way to go, and their national strength has declined. Wei is close to our Qi country, and Han and Zhao are allies, once it is at odds with Wei, our Great Qi will have no allies. ”
King Qi also broke out in a cold sweat when he heard Tian Dan's words, and he didn't know how Qi Guo was so bad. The south and north are mortal enemies, and the west is beaten and endured by the Zhao State, and the only potential ally is the Wei State, which was despised before. This time, you can't make the mistake of the previous king because of a small loss. If Tao County provokes all countries in the world to crusade against him, the Qi country will really be destroyed.
"Then let's forget it!" King Qi is dead, although Tao County is good, he must have a life to enjoy it!
Looking at the disappointed King of Qi, Diao Bo changed his tone and said, "Weichen has a plan to get this place for the king's safety." ”
"Oh? Is this true? King Qi was overjoyed.
"Weichen didn't dare to bully the king, and the king and the prime minister were worried about Han, Zhao, and Wei. Tao County is close to Wei State, and Zhao State is only separated by a Wei country, it is better to send an envoy to lobby the King of Wei and the King of Zhao, Zhao takes Puyang to destroy the Wei State, how about I divide Tao County with Wei State? Mink Bo came up with an idea, and he was shocked.
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