Chapter 13: The Situation
"Korea is surrounded by enemies on all sides, why did the gentleman teach me?"
After the guests were seated, the prince went straight to the point. After all, the geography of South Korea is really poor. Trembling, walking on thin ice, and approaching the abyss, this is the current situation in South Korea.
"Uh-huh." Fan Sui lowered his head and stopped talking.
"Circumvent the countries with weak Korea, please teach me." After saying that, it was another long kneeling.
"Uh-huh." Fan Sui continued to say nothing.
"Won't the gentleman teach me?" The crown prince couldn't kneel for the third time.
It was only at this time that Fan Sui sighed and said, "That's not the case. When the minister heard that Jiang had not yet met King Wen of Zhou, he was fishing on the shore of Weiyang as a fisherman. At that time, their friendship was very shallow. As a result, after some rhetoric, King Wen appointed him as the prince and rode back to the palace together, which was because Jiang Shang's words entered King Wen's heart, and finally King Wen got Jiang Shang's assistance to unify the world. If King Wen had alienated Lu Shang and not had a deep discussion with him, the Zhou Dynasty would not have the prestige of being the Son of Heaven, and King Wen and King Wu would have no one to assist them in their great cause of unifying the world. ”
Speaking of this, Fan Sui laughed at himself and said: "Now the minister is just a sinner who is evading pursuit, and he has a very shallow relationship with the prince. And what the prince wants me to say is the great thing of Kuang Fu Guojun, and the minister wants to be loyal, but he doesn't know what the prince thinks in your heart. This is the reason why the prince asked the ministers three times in a row, but the ministers did not dare to answer. It's not that he is afraid of something and doesn't dare to say it. I know that I may die tomorrow by stating to you today, but I do not want to run away from it. The prince did as I said, and it is not worth my sorrow to die, and it is not worth my distress to go into exile, even if I am leprosy, I will not be ashamed to pretend to be crazy with my hair. ”
"Besides, saints like the Five Emperors will inevitably die, the benevolence of the Three Kings will inevitably die, the virtuous abilities like the Five Tyrants of the Spring and Autumn Period will all die, the power of Wu Shu and Ren Contempt will inevitably die, and the brave and mighty Cheng Jing, Meng Ben, Wang Qingji, and Xia Yu will also die one by one. It can be seen that death is inevitable for everyone. Being in a state where I know that I am bound to die, and being able to make a little benefit to Korea is my greatest wish, so what am I worried about? ”
The prince was about to defend what kind of rhetoric Fan Sui had, and he would not be guilty of his words. But I heard Fan Sui walking to the window by himself, looking at the lonely moon, and felt something.
In the past, Wu Zixu escaped from Zhaoguan with his pocket, walked at night on the road, hid during the day, walked to Lingshui, and couldn't even eat, so he had to crawl and walk, bare his upper body, knock his head, puff up his belly and play the flute, and begged everywhere in the Wuguo market, but then finally revitalized the Wu State and made He Lu the overlord. If I can be as resourceful as Wu Zixu is to be loyal to Korea, that is, I will be imprisoned again and never see the prince again again, so that my ideas will be carried out, what am I worried about? ”
"In the past, the keiko and the lacquer were leprosy, and they pretended to be crazy with their hair, but it was not beneficial to the monarch. If I had the same experience as Miko, I would have been mad, but it would be my greatest honor to be able to do something to a monarch whom I considered virtuous, and what shame should I have? All I was worried about was that after my death, the people of the world would see that I would be punished for my devotion to the crown prince, so I kept my mouth shut and no one would come to Korea. ”
"Shen did not harm the law to make Han Min rich, but did not make South Korea strong. Nowadays, the wind of rule is pervasive in South Korea, the monarch does not want to forge ahead, and the scholars are obsessed with power. ”
"Now you have the majestic King Han above, and you are bewitched by the cowardly manners of the traitorous courtiers below. He lives in the forbidden courtyard of the deep palace, and he can't do without the control of his close ministers, and he is confused all his life, and no one helps you identify evil. In the long run, I am worried that the country will fall in a big way, and in a small way, your clan will be so powerful that you will be isolated and in danger after you succeed to the throne, and that's all. As for things like poverty and humiliation, execution, exile, and so on, I have never been afraid. If I die and Korea is governed, it is more meaningful for me to die than to live. ”
The prince knelt down and said, "Sir, what are these words!" South Korea is located in the land of four wars, and I myself am a little bit of a scholar. Now the wolves are around, and the foundation of the first king is precarious. I am fortunate to have met Mr. Lao, which is the grace of God to allow me to preserve the legacy of my former king. I can be taught by my husband, which is the gift of God to my ancestors, and not to abandon this descendant of theirs. How could the gentleman say such a thing! Since then, no matter how big or small, it is thanks to my husband, please don't doubt me. ”
Fan Sui heard the prince's assurance, and finally put down the shelf and saluted. The prince also hurriedly returned the salute.
"King Han is old, and it is the general trend for the prince to take charge of the country. I wonder what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince thinks of today? ”
The prince said secretly in his heart, the main drama is coming. Just now, Fan Sui promised to assist him, but as the lord, he had to show a certain level no matter what. Otherwise, no one else will have any faith to follow you. In these years, there are two kinds of courtiers' favorite lords, one is the mediocre type, who obeys the courtiers' words; The other category is Mingjun, so that there is a future.
After sorting out his thoughts a little, the prince said unhurriedly: "Then I will talk about the countries in a nutshell, and I hope Mr. will give advice." ”
"Let's talk about Yan State first, Yan State lives in a bitter cold land, and there is Donghu in the north, but Qin Kai was defeated for Yan, so the rear is stable. King Yan Zhao worked hard to govern the country, the country was strong, united the five countries to attack Qi, and almost wiped out Qi. However, after his son succeeded to the throne, Nakata's plan to separate himself was a failure, and the national strength weakened. Looking at his politics, his talent is less than one-tenth of King Zhao. Now that Yan is no longer worried, Yan and Qi are already great enemies, and there will be a war in the future. ”
"Now that Tiandan has been restored, the vitality of the Qi State has been greatly damaged, and the Qi State that was once able to compete with the Qin State is gone. The Qin State lost its greatest enemy, and the Six Kingdoms of Shandong lost its backbone. After that, Qin and Zhao formed an alliance and reconciled, Qin passed through Chu, and Zhao concentrated on crusading against Qi. ”
"Five years ago, the Qin State broke through Yan Ying and set up Nanjun, and the Chu State was hit hard. The state of Qin turned its attention back to the Central Plains. In the past two years, he subdued Korea and attacked Wei several times, which was the strategy of Qin's eastward expansion. The cracks between Zhao and Qin are now born, and there will be a war soon. ”
The prince paused, and saw that Fan Sui had a calm face, and seemed to have no reaction. The heart said that you should give some reaction! This expression makes me think.
"This is a shallow opinion, please teach me, sir!" The prince had nothing to say, and bowed sincerely.
Fan Sui was shocked, what Prince Ran said was naturally familiar with it. But I didn't expect that a dignified and noble son knew the general trend of the world, and it was rare to be not thin.
Fan Sui pondered for a moment, but said, "The son is strict." I heard that Tang is the king of the world with a land of 70 miles, and the king of Wen is a prince with a land of 100 miles. ”
"Today, Korea is located in the land of four wars, the country is weak but the land is rich, and the countries covet it. However, if the country is rich, the people will be strong, and if the people are strong, the army will be sharp, and if the army is strong, all countries will be afraid. This is the way to survive! But Childe was able to exhaust the enemy and win a big victory! ”
"As Gongzi said, Zhao is the overlord of the north. At the time of Fang Jin, the strength of Qi, Wei, and Chu was greatly reduced, and it was difficult to compete with Qin. Among the six countries of Shandong, only Zhao is strong, and it is the backbone of Shandong. ”
"According to what my uncle saw, Zhao Guozhi's strategy was to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. Han and Wei are located in the Central Plains, which is the southern barrier of Zhao, and Zhao will not allow it to be lost. After the five kingdoms invaded Qi, the reason why Zhao and Qin formed an alliance was because Qin wanted to conquer Chu and Zhao wanted to pass through Qi. ”
"Originally, Qin, Zhao, and Chu Ke stood on three legs, and they could compete for hegemony in the world when they entered, and they could defend their ancestral inheritance when they retreated. However, Bai Qi attacked the Chu State three times, defeated the troops of the Chu State with a small number of soldiers, and the power of the Chu State declined greatly. On the contrary, it was more difficult for Zhao to attack Qi State. ”
"Now that the vitality of the Chu State has been greatly damaged, the Qin State has lost its concerns. It is a must to pass through the Central Plains, and it will not change because of the Zhao State. Therefore, Zhao would not break out a decisive battle with Qin when Han and Wei were not worried about the loss of the country. Zhao is now under the chariot of Qin's eastward advance, and Zhao's strategy of 'advancing north to the south and defending the west' has failed. ”
As a result, the trend of the world has become clear, and it is Qin and Zhao vying for hegemony. Zhao was afraid of Qin and had to win over Han and Wei to resist Qin. Last year, Wei was attacked by Qin and Zhao, and Wei finally had to kiss Zhao, which was actually the first confrontation between Qin and Zhao. In order to maintain the depth of defense in the south, Zhao and Wei joined forces to attack Huayang, intending to unite Korea to resist Qin. ”
Speaking of this, Fan Sui smiled, "Unexpectedly, Gongzi attacked Huayang at night and broke the armies of Zhao and Wei, adding a lot of variables to the original Three Jin Alliance. ”
The prince heard this, and he clearly understood why a series of wars happened, and it was quite enlightening. In his heart, he sighed secretly, according to the original history, it was the Qin State that rushed thousands of miles and broke the spine of Shandong in a battle. The plan of the union of the Three Jin Dynasty was also stillborn until their respective countries died.
Of course, such an idea would not have been spoken.
"But teachable." I can't help but rejoice that I have won over this power.
"Uncle has three plans to help the son fight for domination of the world. One is said to be a combination of longitudinal and united with Zhao and Wei to resist Qin, which is a self-preservation plan. Now Korea's weakness cannot be changed overnight, and allies must be able to maneuver around the princes. To be good with Qin is to seek skin with the tiger, and now the best choice is nothing more than Zhao State. ”
"The second is to change the law, and the unchanged law cannot be strong. South Korea has been ruled for a long time, and Zonggui's corpse is a vegetarian meal. Only by appointing people on the basis of merit and having clear rewards and punishments is not enough to strengthen the world and dominate the neighbors. ”
"Three said long-distance and close attack, after the change of law is strong, far-distance friendship is not like Zhao and Qin, and close attack is not like Wei, Chu, Qi, and Wei, Chu, and Qi, and retreat can stand with Zhao and Qin, and enter the world in one fell swoop!"
"Good. Listening to Mr. is better than reading a book for ten years. ”
Listening to the plan of Fan Sui, a world-class strategist, Wang Ziran also strengthened his original idea. At present, the best strategy for South Korea is to unite Sanjin, accumulate strength after self-preservation, and change the law to become stronger.
Looking at Fan Sui, who was full of confidence, the prince thought to himself that he had snatched Fan Sui, who belonged to the Qin State this time. The Qin State must be the same as before, one will attack the Qi State, and the other will attack the Wei State! Without a clear strategy, you can give yourself a breather.
"What is the purpose of the Korean mission's visit to Wei this time?" After getting the approval of Wang Ziran, Fan Sui quickly entered the role of a strategist.
"Sir, I came to visit Wei for the sake of the Collaboration. China's Prime Minister Zhang Ping has also personally gone to Zhao to discuss the alliance. The prince replied immediately.
"Then I don't know the 80,000 soldiers of the Wei State, what does the son do?"
"After Wei pays the corresponding ransom and the alliance is successful, we will release it immediately." Prince Ran explained with a smile.
Fan Sui looked at Prince Ran carefully, and a sigh of emotion surged in his heart. Originally, he was worried that South Korea would incorporate Wei prisoners into the army and affect the alliance. After all, this era is an era of robbing people, and 80,000 well-trained soldiers will add a lot of national strength.
But seeing that the prince knows the advance and retreat so well, he knows the general trend, and he is not arrogant or impatient. Alas! This prince of South Korea is amazing! With such a wise monarch, your ambitions will surely come true!
As if thinking of something, the crown prince smiled at Fan Sui and said, "Sir, rest assured, the alliance with Wei will not affect Mr. Fu's great revenge." However, it is still the same sentence, within ten years, Mr.'s revenge will be avenged! ”
"Uncle is ashamed, the kindness of the son, the uncle has nothing to repay, but he can live up to the trust of the son in this life."