Chapter 266: The Praying Mantis Catches the Cicada
The afternoon sun was warm, but the wind was a little cool.
There are treacherous clouds above the court, but there is a peaceful atmosphere under the court.
Gu Zi'an, Wei Yong, Bai Xining, and Li Ke sat around the study, and the wind chimes of the little woman's house at the door jingled. Bai Xining's hands were grinding slowly, her fingertips were white and slender, and her wife was smiling. Several people were in a somewhat happy mood, after all, the nations had already fallen into the trap.
Bai Xi quietly took a sip of honey warm water, and the fragrance of osmanthus came out from the tip of his nose, "Are they really stupid or fake stupid?" ”
General Wei Yong laughed, "Everyone is greedy, you can't stop people from spitting out the lamb fat in their hands, and besides, other families don't want to eat what comes out of people's mouths, so what's the oil and water!" Hahahahaha! ”
Bai Xining hid his face and smiled, "The words are not rough, but this metaphor is too disgusting." ”
Li Ke laughed and his shoulders trembled, "General Wei Yong means that everyone in the world is greedy. ”
"It also depends on whether you have the life to take these." Madame sighed, "If the nations are not unified and in command, it will definitely lead to conflicts, but we can't blindly wait for the praying mantis to catch cicadas, and the yellow finch will follow." After all, it is still necessary to burn a fire to let the summer wind blow more vigorously, otherwise when will this matter end. ”
Gu Zi'an, "What does Madam want to do?" ”
"The king has said in the court, first come, first served, the nations can choose the land of their hearts, is there no countermeasure? Or do you want to say it along the mouth of the concubine? Bai Xining Wan'er, she filled Gu Zi'an's green jade exquisite teacup with clear tea, "The nations are interdependent, and they compete with each other, one eliminates the other, this one grows and the other disappears, and the cycle repeats, so people's hearts are unpredictable, human-faced beasts, and greed is too much, I wish that one action could turn over the river and the sea, and since then it has stood among the nations." The nations have long been jealous of each other, and besides, who opposes reunification today? Wei...... Then the prince of Wei is really reckless, after all, the important ministers of Zhongshu are still sitting below. ”
She grinned, and the insects outside the window were noisy.
Linglong glanced at Gu Zi'an with both eyes, "Back then, the King of Wei was brave and martial, and the Wei State was able to annex the Mo State, the Lian State, the small country surnamed Zhang, and a number of scattered tribes. Zhongshu is located in the plains, a horse and a flat river, a rich small country is a famous granary, take him, the protracted war will not be defeated because of the lack of food and grass. It's a pity that Zhongshu is not an opponent of Wei. If you don't unify and take command, Zhongshu will be jealous, what if the Wei State takes advantage of the emptiness of its own country and directly swallows its own country? The gains outweigh the losses. ”
Bai Xining smiled, "It's really funny, even if the Wei State doesn't have this heart, the Zhongshu Kingdom is above the court on the yang, and it can be heard a little bit of meaning, everyone is stupid and not stupid, and there will definitely be a backhand." Besides, is Yan Rong really so worthy of everyone's disregard? It's just meadows, mountains, deserts, no gold, no copper mines...... What did the king say? ”
Gu Zi'an looked at her eyebrows, "You have said what the widow wants to say, what else does the widow say?" ”
Bai Xining chuckled, "The Zhongshu Kingdom did not dare to carve up Yanrong because it was afraid of the Wei State, after all, the country did not have many soldiers and horses, and if it was directly attacked from the rear, the country would be destroyed." They're just pretending, and they're just getting some if they can. Didn't you see that the prince of Wei said this sentence today, and the prime minister of Zhongshu changed color, and the black one was poisoned. Let's just wait and see what happens, and we don't need to move a single soldier or clan at all. ”
Li Ke: "When necessary, it's also good to spread some rumors, so that Zhongshu State thinks that Wei State is secretly attacking them, and dispatches troops, isn't it good." ”
A hint of calculation flashed in Gu Zi'an's eyes, "Wei Guo, if you really send troops, we don't need to do this at all." ”
"Oh? How could it be, didn't they want to divide Yan Rong? Bai Xining asked, took a small snack of jujube paste and put it in his mouth, the glutinous rice powder in his hand was blown up by the breeze in the sun, floating in the air like dust.
Gu Zi'an smiled and didn't speak.
"I remember, does Mr. have any acquaintances in the Wei Kingdom?"
Li Ke nodded, "Most of them are the old people next to the second son of Wei. Back then, the crown prince and the second prince competed for the throne, and the two were incompatible, but the king of Wei still favored the younger son, who was born to his favorite concubine, so the person we see today has become the prince of Wei. ”
"It's too reckless, it's not suitable to be a king, it's not young, and it's frivolous."
Gu Zi'an said calmly: "If it is not good for Wei State, it is good for us." ”
The strategy of the king of Beiyang to carve up the countries can not only weaken Yan Rong, but also cause a gap between the countries to fight wars, killing two birds with one stone. In terms of geographical location, Yanrong is not the Central Plains, nor is it a battleground for soldiers, but several big countries have joined the ranks of carving up, and with more grassland, what can it change? You can't change anything, but if you take advantage of it, you'll be complacent.
He rubbed a black jade chess piece in his hand.
"Let's let Wei send troops." He spoke lightly, as if the Wei army were following his command.
"Whoa." Li Ke also smiled and agreed.
General Wei Yong looked puzzled, "Why can't I understand anything?" How to let Wei send troops, and what rumors, my brain! ”
Bai Xining chuckled, "It's not a day or two for the crown prince of Wei to compete with the second prince, although the king of Wei is still on the throne, he is old and confused, and he can do such things as spoiling concubines and killing wives." What is the identity of the prince, his mother is not even the daughter of an official eunuch, it was just a dancing girl given to Wei by Da Xia, and her mother's family moved over with her family and got an official and a half-job, and there were already people in the court who were dissatisfied, but what can you say about King Wei, lust is the same as lard, and he can't see it. The second prince can also endure it, and the king of Wei likes the prince, so he can't endure it. Can you endure it for a while, can you endure it for a lifetime? Over the years, I heard that he was recruiting troops in his fiefdom, but he was playing a brotherly drama with the prince. ”
Mrs. talked about state affairs in a chic manner, which made Gu Zi'an gradually fascinated.
She continued: "But now that there is such a great opportunity in front of him, how could he give it up? It's hard to come by. She laughed, "The soldiers of the Wei State will definitely make all the changes, kill three birds with one stone, admire!" ”
Wei Yong was stunned again, he was able to conspire with him on the battlefield, but these were really confusing, "Three birds? ”
"Zhongshu is afraid of Wei's sneak attack, it is one, the second prince and the prince are fighting, sending troops to seize power, it is the second, as a result, the two look at the wind and rain, Zhongshu thinks that Wei is going to fight itself, it is three. If there are four, it is weak Yan Rong and weak nations. ”
Gu Zi'an lowered his eyes, "Kill two birds with one stone, as well as Chunning and Chuanguo." ”