After the previous war, the loss of troops in the Qi State could only solve the problem of the source of troops by urgently requisitioning the Shu people again. Originally, the rule that only Chinese people could join the army was broken, and the Qi State that requisitioned Shu people as soldiers was not the first, it was just the general trend. (Therefore, because the development of productive forces and national strength in various countries must keep up with the general trend of the times, they can only keep pace with the times, and there have been more exchanges and infiltration between the "state" and the "opposition", and the boundaries have been blurred.) ）

After the change of the main general of the Qi State, the two armies of Qi and Chu were in a stalemate in Xuzhou for half a month without a clear break, and the Qi State finally waited for reinforcements from Han and Wei.

In the end, the state of Chu was under the offensive of the combined forces of Han Wei and Qi and under the command of the main general Tian Panjun Sun Bin and fought more and more hard. And the state of Chu could only retreat outside Surabaya when the supply of grain and grass was insufficient.

The siege of Xuzhou eased slightly, and the morale of the Qi, Han and Wei coalition forces was high.

In the recent battle, Zhao Guo's fine iron weapons were the most in the country, and in this battle, he also played a technical advantage to catch the sophisticated weapons and caught the Chu State off guard. Koreans also have a high level of craftsmanship in making bows and crossbows. It also had an important impact on this annexation war. In the crossbow of the enemy's coalition army, the Chu army was destroyed one after another heavy chariots, and one after another war horses were damaged.

The Battle of Xuzhou, which had been scorching for months, finally ended in the defeat of the Chu State.

At this point, after the Battle of Xuzhou, the Qi State obtained the threat of Chu and Lu from the south, and Yan and Zhao attacked from the north, and the situation faced by the Qi State was extremely dangerous. In this case, the state of Qi "listened to the guilt in the south, Zhao in the west, and Yan in the north", and tried to negotiate a truce with the princes. And because the king of Chu was annexed before, his power was still far-reaching, and his prestige was not reduced.

But King Chu Wei was also reflecting on this war, and summoned Jingcui Qu Yi and others to discuss the aftermath of the war.

After a night, the king of Chu issued a royal order: send Mo Ao Quyi and his son Qu Yuan to envoy Qi to negotiate peace.

King Qi Wei is a person who cherishes talents, and originally wanted to take the opportunity to take revenge on the Chu State and take a good look at this Chu envoy, but when he heard that it was Qu Yuan and Qu Yuan, he remembered that this young poet was full of talent, and how good it would be if he could be used by Qi.

Just when Qu Yi arrived, Qu Yuan arrived at Jixia on the same day, Jixia School Palace sent an invitation to Qu Yuan.

Jixia Xueguan is also the place Qu Yuan wants, and he has been thinking that he will finally go to Jixia one day to see the current hundred schools of thought, and the atmosphere of the monarch Lixian corporal appointing meritocracy.

However, Qu Yuan's top priority was to negotiate and reconcile the crisis between the two countries.

On the day that Qu's father and son came to Jixia, they were taken to the palace of Qi by Tian Ying and Zou Ji. The two of them rode in a car together, and the students in the school hall were cast envious eyes by Dr. Qing.

King Qi Wei in the palace of Qi has been waiting for the two of them for a long time, Qu Yuan Qu Yi went to the palace gate under the leadership of Zou Ji to get off the car, and rushed to the palace non-stop.

Qu Yi in court, Qu Yi's father and son cooperated and fought for the last benefit of the Chu State, and the first round of negotiations ended in no result.

Qu Yuan and Qu Yi were left out in the cold in the envoy's inn, and they didn't see King Qi for several days, and they didn't know what King Qi Wei meant.

Within two days, someone came to invite them to go to the Jixia School Palace.

The Jixia School Palace by the moat in the west of the city is 100 steps high, and the steps look at the magnificent and tall School Palace, which is not because of the tall building, but the endless stream of Confucian celebrities under the School Palace before the debate begins, each full of talent, citing the classics of the discussion, and every sentence can be listed as a classic. It is a veritable center of cultural exchange

Qu Yuan followed behind his father and stepped into this cultural holy place step by step.

Entering the large lecture hall, the table was surrounded by a circle, Qu Yuan and Qu Yi's position was facing King Qi Wei, in the first row, next to King Qi Wei were several middle-aged men dressed elegantly, one of whom was half a hundred years old with a beard and holding a scroll.

After a while, a small thin tear beside the man prepared pen and ink for him, and then sat down on the table beside him.

Qu Yuan recognized it as Zhao Bixia at a glance, and it was inconvenient to recognize each other at this time.

For a moment, the empty lecture room was full, and many people stood outside to watch.

King Qi Wei was the first to speak: "All the gentlemen are highly respected wise men, the widow received the Chu envoy today, the Qi State was attacked by the Chu State a month ago, causing the surrounding neighbors to take advantage of the danger of the Qi State to lose dozens of cities, and then the Qi State successfully persuaded Han and Wei to help each other to win the Chu State. Now that the state of Chu has come to negotiate peace, should it be surrendered or should it be negotiated peace?"

Gong Mingxiu, as a great Confucian, could only sigh in the face of the words of the king of Qi: "There are no winners in the war, only losers." ”

Mencius, the representative of Confucianism, advocated virtue as the precious, and he said slowly: "When the world is governed by benevolence, only then can you feel that your subjects can live and work in peace and contentment." The basis of all peaceful cooperation is, first of all, mutual trust, and second, prisons and decrees. In this way, where there is still war, it only stems from the passage of Zhou rites, and there is no ritual to restrain people's desires. ”

Tian Ji and Zou Ji have similar views, Tian Ji said: "War is an act of violence that forces the enemy to obey our will. War is a powerful tool of politics. And politics is bloodless war, but war is bloody politics. War is part of political interaction, politics is the end, war is the means. Politics not only causes wars, but also governs them, and thus the nature of politics determines the nature of wars. ”

Tian Pan, as a representative of the soldiers, put forward the remarks of the soldiers: "Defense is stronger than offense, so we have to ask whether postponing the decisive battle is a defense for one side and is beneficial to the other side." If it is not so good, the benefits of postponing the decisive battle cannot be offset by the benefits of defense, and the course of the war cannot be affected in this form. ”

While arguing in the Qi Kingdom, Qu Yi and Qu Yuan were whispering.

After several arguments, King Qi Wei saw that the Qu father and son were calmly drinking tea, silent, and asked, "What are the opinions of the two virtuous ministers of the Chu State?"

Qu Yuan put down the cup in his hand, dusted off his sleeves, and opened his mouth unhurriedly: "War is a kind of violence, and the use of violence has no limit, just like the relationship between Qi and Chu, it is changing rapidly, the relationship between the countries is unpredictable, there is no eternal enemy, there is no eternal enemy, I don't know if your king can do this."

Without waiting for the King of Qi and the other debaters to answer, Qu Yuan continued to question several statements of the previous Qi State one by one.

"If there are no winners and losers in the war, then the end of the war is to shake hands and make peace, even if I am destroyed, my subjects and people cannot perish, then my subjects must accept the destruction of the enemy country of the mother country. The life lived has not changed."

"Therefore, the war is only the war of the rulers, the political means of bloodshed, and who is the victor between Chu and Qi?"

Under Qu Yuan's debate, the controversy ended, and the king of Qi accepted the peace.

After the Great War of Qi and Chu, the dominance of the Sishang region also changed dramatically, and a situation was formed in North China in which the Yan and Zhao alliances fought against the Qi and Wei alliances, and the Yan and Zhao alliances were still confronting the heavy troops of Qi on the Pingyi line. (In the next ten years, the trend of Zhongshan joining the alliance of Yan and Zhao frightened the Qi State, and finally there was a move of "wanting to cut off Pingyi to bribe Yan and Zhao".) ）

Qu Yuan, who ended the debate, did not return to the post house with his father, but followed Zhao Bixia to the Confucian Pavilion.

(The Battle of Xuzhou also achieved the goal of retaliating against Qi with the help of the hand of Chu for King Wei Hui, who provoked from it.) Of course, in the long run, the battle of Xuzhou can be said to have no winner, and this battle became a mustard between the states of Chu and Qi. After the rise of Qin, it was difficult for Chu and Qi to work together to contend with Qin. ）