Volume 1 The Hidden Movement of the World Chapter 25 The dove occupies the magpie's nest
Hui Shi stayed in Qi for some time and was about to leave, when suddenly Su Qin visited.
After the death of Yan Wang's father, Yan Wenhou, his mother-in-law, Mrs. Wen, had an affair with Su Qin, and a minister named Zizhi learned about it and told Yan Wang, and Yan Wangxu didn't know how to deal with it. Zizhi is quite scheming, good at observing words and feelings, and knows that King Yan is kind, seeing that he doesn't know how to deal with it, so he said:
"Su Qing is the pillar of the country, although there is a betrayal of virtue today, if the king is anti-false and kind, and does not pursue his blame, Qin will be grateful to Dade and driven by the king!"
"The words of the son are reasonable, and the widow will follow what the Qing says!" Yan Wang really listened to the words of the son, and treated Su Qin even more, and felt that the son was wise and magnanimous, which suited his appetite.
Zizhi had a relationship with Su Qin's younger brother Su Dai, so he deliberately released the rumor to let Su Qin know that Yan Wangxu had already heard about him and Mrs. Wen, but he couldn't bear it. Su Qin knew that his son was insidious, so he would inevitably provoke it, and because of the reputation of the Empress Dowager Wen, he had no choice but to leave the Yan State and become a guest secretary in the Qi State. During this period, Tian Ying was in power, and Su Qin was difficult to do anything in the Qi State. After Su Qin left, Zizhi slowly gained the trust of King Yan and became the prime minister. Zizhi slowly took power in the Yan State, and did not give Su Qin the opportunity to return to Yan, so at this time, Su Qin could not return to Yan, and it was difficult to do anything in the Qi State, which was the time when he was depressed. Su Qin heard that Wei Xianghuishi, who was like-minded with him and advocated a policy of cooperation, was excluded to Qi by Zhang Yi, so he made a special trip to visit.
"Welcome, welcome! In the past, it has been nearly ten years since the beams were farewell, and now I can see Suzi, just like a long drought and nectar!" Hui Shi saw Su Zidao.
"The two of you are all seniors and celebrities, and Su Qin has the honor to visit today, which is really the joy of life!" Su Qin bowed to Hui Shi and Bai Gui.
"Suzi doesn't have to be modest, you and I are from the same school, and we are all people who know the roots!" Bai Gui said with a smile.
"I can see the true face of my senior brother today, Su Qin Sansheng is lucky!" Su Qin said.
"I heard that Su Zi is loved by King Yan Yi, but I didn't expect that now that I have arrived in Qi Kingdom, if I had known about this earlier, I would have visited the door as soon as possible!" Hui Shi said.
"The affairs of the Yan Kingdom are handled by my brother Su Dai, and today's affairs are all done as a last resort, so don't say it!" Su Qin sighed.
"Tian Ying has a deep foundation in the Qi Kingdom, and Su Zi is naturally difficult to shake in the short term! Now that the school palace is out of the matter, I am afraid that Tian Ying's future life will be different!" Hui Shi said.
"Since ancient times, the son of heaven and a courtier! King Xuan is suspicious and will abandon Tian Ying! Now that Qin and Chu have formed an alliance, it is unfavorable to Qi, and Su Qin's strategy of combining and conniving is at the right time!" Su Qin said with relief.
"This is Zhang Yi's strategy! Now Zhang Yi is wandering between the three kingdoms of Qin, Chu, and Wei, and it is precisely when the intention is to show his ambitions, and the world can balance Zhang Yi, I am afraid it must be Su Zi!"
"I heard that Keiko is also subject to this person! Today, there is a plan of 'dove occupying the magpie's nest', which is to use the way of others to govern the body of others, which can break Zhang Yi's strategy of connecting the horizontal, Keiko is willing to conspire with me?" Su Qin said.
"Oh, Su Zi really made an extraordinary move, and he heard the details of his wishes!" Hui Shi said.
"The king of Wei is old, or he will die soon, and now the prince is in Qin, and he will return soon. The great Liang of the Qin State created Gongsun Yan, a famous man in the world, and was known to be ambitious! Now that the King of Qin has reused Zhang Yi, and there are Li Zi, Gan Mao, and others to complement him, Gongsun Yan is at a time when the left and right are blocked, and his ambition is difficult to reward! I want to use a series of schemes to make the 'dove' interchangeable, and Zhang Yi and Gongsun Yan are reversed, so that Zhang Yi's plan to marry Chu and Heng can be broken!" Su Qin said.
"This plan is very good, the junior brother is not a master disciple under the feet of the gentleman!" Bai Gui praised when he heard it.
"Dove and finch exchange? Although this plan is wonderful, I'm afraid it will be difficult to implement! Can you be sure?" When Hui Shi heard this, he felt that it was a little unimaginable to let Zhang Yi and Gongsun Yan switch positions, so he asked.
"Zhang Yi took advantage of the Qi Yue attack on Chu to carry out the strategy of marrying Qin and succession, which is a 'yang conspiracy'! I am now using the 'conspiracy' strategy to break his yang conspiracy, and it is extremely difficult to see through it several times! As long as Huizi does what I say, it will definitely work!" Su Qin said confidently.
"Shi is now an old and useless person, and the gentleman has a clever plan, and he is willing to obey the drive!" Hui Shi said politely.
"Keiko is serious! Su Qin should do his best not to disappoint Keiko!" Su Qin said.
Su Qin then ate wine and meat at the inn where Hui Shi and Bai Gui stayed, and the three of them made a speech, and Su Qin informed Hui Shi of the essentials of the plan one by one, and Hui Shi and Bai Gui both claimed that it was wonderful.
Hui Shi returned to Wei, and sure enough, King Wei Hui was in poor health and had the intention to summon the prince back to Wei. Hui Shi immediately sent someone to contact Qu Yuan, wanting to implement Su Qin's plan of 'doves occupying the magpie's nest'. Since Qu Yuan failed to prevent the marriage of Qin and Chu, he lost the support of Zhaoyang Ling Yin, and when he was depressed in the court, he was happy when he heard that Hui Shi wanted to implement the policy of combining Su and Qin.
Hui Shi first sent Huang Yi to meet Wei Si, the crown prince of Wei who was hostage in Qin, and Huang Yi met Wei Si and said:
"Now that Qin and Chu are on good terms, it is Zhang Yi's strategy to connect with each other, Qin must try to be the land of the three Jins, and Wei is the first to bear the brunt; Zhang Yi's name is Wei Xiang, but in fact, it is the king of Qin, Zhang Yi does not get rid of it, and Wei is in danger!"
"What the gentleman said is true, can you have a plan now?" Wei Si then asked.
"Hui Xiang wants to implement the plan of 'dove occupying the magpie's nest', and the prince can pay attention to the movements in the Qin Dynasty, especially the Qin State Daliang and Sun Yan!"
"Sir, please tell me the details, and I will do what I do!"
Huang Yu then told the prince Wei Si about the essentials of the strategy and the changes in it. Wei Si has been in the Qin State for a long time, and he knows that Zhang Yi and Gongsun Yan are not in harmony, and he also knows that Wei is not sincere in his affairs, so he agreed to Huang Yi and tried his best to cooperate with Hui Shi to implement the strategy.
At that time, when the Yiqu State in the north of the Qin State was in turmoil and constantly intruded on the border of the Qin State, Gongsun Yan then said to the King of Qin in the court:
"Now that the new alliance between the Qin State and the Chu State is friendly with Yan Wei, it is the time to attack the north and south, stabilize the rear, and expand the territory, and the minister is willing to lead the troops to level the canal!"
"The rhino head is reasonable! The widow ordered you to immediately lead your troops north to attack Yiqu! If you return victoriously, you can join forces with Gongsun Co and attack Bashu together!"
Gongsun Yan then led 50,000 soldiers and horses and personally went north to fight against Yiqu. After Wei Si learned that Gongsun Yan had left, he spread a message in Xianyang, saying that Zhang Yi thought that this should be a good time to advance eastward, and that Gongsun Yan was a native of Wei and secretly communicated with King Hui of Wei, so that Qin missed a good opportunity! The news soon reached the ears of King Qin and Gongsun Yan, and King Qin thought: My Great Qin and Chu are married, and I originally intended to go east and obtain important land in Hedong, and what Zhang Zi said is reasonable! After hearing this, Gongsun Yan was uneasy and afraid that King Qin would believe it!
Hui Shi then also walked in Daliang to spread the news, saying that Qin and Chu had formed an alliance, and Qin intended to advance eastward, and was ready to join forces with Zhang Yili and take the lead in attacking Wei. After hearing this, King Wei Hui felt very reasonable, Qin and Chu formed an alliance, and Qin State's intention was in the Central Plains, which was an obvious thing! Zhang Yi was also uneasy after hearing this, because he was not really interested in Wei in the first place!
Hui Shi then personally visited the King of Wei and told him that the King of Wei could unite with Qi and Chu in case Qin attacked Wei in the east, and vouched in front of the King of Wei that he could say that he could move the King of Chu and the King of Qi to form an alliance with Wei! Hui Shi then sent people to the State of Chu to find Qu Yuan, and sent people to the State of Qi to meet Su Qin, so that they could persuade their king to make friends with the State of Wei, and deliberately spread the news to Zhang Yi to know.
Zhang Yi originally had a ghost in his heart, but after learning that Hui Shi had personally met King Wei Hui, he was even more uneasy, lest this old rival harm him, and always pay attention to the alliance between Wei and Qi Chu, and be ready to get out at any time.
After Su Qin saw the people sent by Hui Shi, he said to King Qi:
"The alliance between Qin and Chu today is extremely unfavorable to our Qi State! The Chu State will avenge the revenge of helping Yue to attack Chu in the past, and the king can form an alliance with Han Wei to balance the Chu State!"
"What Su Zi said is very much in line with my opinion! Since the state of Chu gained the land, its territory is vast and its strength is strong, so it must be guarded against!" said King Qin Xuan.
"There are envoys from the Wei State here, intending to form an alliance with our Qi State, please inform the king!"
King Xuan of Qi then met with the envoys of Wei and agreed to the alliance between Qi and Wei.
After Qu Yuan saw Hui Shi's people, he said to the king of Chu:
"Since the marriage of Qin and Chu, it has offended the five countries, and now the three kingdoms of Qin, Wei, and Han have all formed an alliance and want to encircle our Chu State, although the Chu State has the Qin State as an ally, but the Qin State is not sincerely allied with our Chu State, if the five countries attack our Chu State, the Qin State will sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and when the time comes, our Chu State will be in danger! Why doesn't the king form an alliance with the Wei State and break the alliance of the five countries first with a horizontal strategy, so that the Chu State will be safe and sound!"
When the king of Chu heard this, he felt that what Qu Yuan said was good, so he also agreed to the matter of the Chu-Wei alliance. The news soon reached Zhang Yi's ears, and Zhang Yi became more and more frightened, so he quickly thought of a countermeasure and came to see King Wei.
"When the minister heard the rumors, he said that the Qin State intended to advance eastward, but the minister was afraid that the rumors would come true, so he wanted to meet the King of Qin in person and persuade the King of Qin to cancel the idea of attacking the Wei State, and ask the king for permission!" Zhang Yi said to the King of Wei.
When King Wei Hui heard this, he readily agreed to Zhang Yi's request, and asked him to immediately get up and go to Qin to persuade King Qin. However, Zhang Yi did not really persuade King Qin, but looked for an opportunity to get out and slip away.
Gongsun Yan had just defeated Yiqu and was pursuing the main force of Yiqu, wanting to dispel King Qin's suspicions about him with military exploits. Yiqu is a nomadic people, moving quickly, and his whereabouts are erratic, Gongsun Yan is difficult to achieve a decisive victory for a while, so he played to the king of Qin, asking for another 50,000 troops and horses, in order to level the canal in one fell swoop, once and for all!
Wei Si had already bribed the Qin State Counsellor Yu You with a lot of money, and after learning that Gongsun Yan had asked for more troops, Yu You admonished the King of Qin in the same court:
However, at this time, Gongsun Yan made the Qin State divide its troops to the north, and his heart was unpredictable! In the past, when Qin and Chu had just formed an alliance, taking advantage of the new good fortune of Qin and Chu, the king should have marched eastward and leveled the land east of the river, but Gongsun Yan suggested that the king use troops to Yiqu, causing our Great Qin to miss a good opportunity! Yiqu is a small country, although there is an incursion, it is not to be feared, and it is difficult to compare it with the land east of the river! Gongsun Yan is a Wei person, the king cannot let him hold heavy troops, now that Yiqu has been defeated, the king can order Gongsun Yan to immediately lead the troops back to the dynasty!"
The king of Qin allowed the music of the tour and ordered Gongsun Yan to return to the court. When Wei Si learned of this, he immediately sent someone to contact Gongsun Yan and told him that Zhang Yi had returned from Wei and would definitely give advice to the King of Qin! Wei Si invited Gongsun Yan to join Wei and guaranteed him the position of prime minister of Wei.
Gongsun Yan got the order of King Qin's callback, thought about it, and felt that King Qin didn't trust him, just when Wei Si handed over the news, sincerely asked him to enter Wei as the prime minister, and had an idea in his heart.
Zhang Yi returned to Qin from Wei in a gloomy manner, not letting the King of Qin know that he was afraid and took the opportunity to get out, and wanted to seek a position from the King of Qin, fearing that Sun Yan would interfere with it, so he said to the King of Qin:
"The minister heard that Gongsun Yan intended to attack the north and south, and was worried that the king would be used, so he said goodbye to the king of Wei without saying goodbye, and rushed back to the Qin state overnight to admonish the king! The land of Bashu is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so we can only wait for the opportunity to slow down the plan, and we must not rush at this moment! Now that the eastern countries have formed an alliance, if the king is dragged down by the war between the north and the south at this time, the Qin country will be in danger!"
"Gongsun Yan misunderstood me, if it was according to what Qing said, now my Great Qin has all the lands in Hedong!"
Zhang Yi was stunned for a moment: I didn't say that I was going to attack Hedong! After thinking about it, I followed him, so he said to King Qin:
"The lands east of the river are the gateway of Wei and the gateway to the Central Plains, and the king missed the opportunity, and the fault is not the king, just because someone deliberately offered slander and misled the king! Now Hui Shi is advocating the joint attack on Qin, has formed an alliance with the two strong Qi and Chu, and is instigating the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao, and Yan to join the joint column, and the ministers are willing to restore the previous policy of connecting and dividing the worries of the king!"
Since Aiqing has returned to the Qin State, don't go back, the widow will let you reinstate the official, and still serve as the prime minister, and crack the alliance of Hui Shi for the widow!"
"Thank you for the king's trust! The minister will not disgrace his mission and share the worries of the king!" Zhang Yi immediately thanked.
Gongsun Yan returned to Xianyang, heard about this, and quickly implemented the idea in his heart, so he immediately came to see Wei Si in person.
"I heard that the king of Wei is in poor health and wants to summon his son back to the court to supervise the country, but is there such a thing?" Gongsun Yan asked Wei Hei.
"That's true, I'm about to ask the rhinoceros for help in this matter, if the rhino can help, something can happen!" Wei Si said.
"What is the explanation for this?
"My father is old, and yesterday he sent a message to King Qin, summoning me back to the court. Now my father is in poor health, and Hui Shi is also old, and he is embarrassed to take on a great responsibility! If the head of the rhino is willing to take over the post of prime minister of Wei, my father must be very happy! Now rumors are spreading between Qin and Wei, and I am afraid that the king of Qin will be taken hostage, and he will not let me go back easily. The rhino head has a wide network in the court, so you can ask another person to speak out and help, so that King Qin can let him go as soon as possible!"
"It's not difficult, I know it!"
"After the rhino head enters the Wei Dynasty, he can take over the reinforce of Hui Shi to preside over the grand plan! With the reputation of the rhino head, and the fact that he is familiar with the reality of the Qin State, it is not difficult to say that the kings will join forces to attack Qin, so the rhino head will definitely move the world and be famous for all generations!"
"Alas, the King of Qin is suspicious of me, not my disloyal ears!" Gongsun Yan sighed.
When Wei Si heard this, he was overjoyed, and he hurriedly sent a message to Hui Shi on the second day.
"Now that the King of Wei is old and sick, I am afraid that he will die soon, and he is anxious to urge the crown prince Wei to return to the court to supervise the country, what do you think?" the King of Qin asked the ministers in the court.
"Now that the Qin-Wei alliance is in jeopardy, rumors are spreading, and it is an eventful time, and the king can't easily let the tiger return to the mountain!" Zhang Yi played.
The king of Wei will die soon, and the heir of Wei is the legitimate heir to the throne, and if the king detains him at this time, he will definitely have a grudge in his heart, and I am afraid that it will be inappropriate!"
"Qin has nurturing grace for Wei Si, and Wei Si is also grateful to Qin, and it may be inappropriate to say that Wei Si is a 'tiger'! The King of Wei is critically ill, and if the King of Wei detains Wei Hei at this time, making it difficult for him to see the King of Wei's dying side, it will be unreasonable! As for the matter of conspiracy, it is a rumor, and it has not yet become a climate, and it can still be broken, and if Wei Hei is not allowed to return to the court, I am afraid that it will confirm Wei's divorce from my Great Qin!" said another person.
"That's reasonable! The widow will not have much effect if he detains a Wei heir, but all the countries in the world have a truth, so let the widow go back!"
Wei Si received the edict of the King of Qin to relieve the proton, and sent gifts to Yu You and Gongsun Yan, and then returned to the Great Liang of Wei. After Wei Si arrived in Wei, he immediately met with the King of Wei and Hui Shi and informed Gongsun Yan of coming to Wei as the prime minister, and the King of Wei agreed without hesitation. Soon after, Wei sent someone to inform Gongsun Yan, and Gongsun Yan immediately took the opportunity to come to Wei. After Gongsun Yan arrived in Wei, the original alliance between Qin and Wei basically collapsed, and his struggle with Zhang Yi began to intensify, and the relationship between Qin and Wei also deteriorated rapidly.