At Mang Mao's signal, Mang Yin quietly filled up the glasses of Mr. Che You, and then filled the cups of his father, Mr. Hu Zhong and his brothers. Mr. Che You raised his hand briefly to show salute, then raised his cup and took a sip. He put down the lamp, put his hands back on his knees, and said: "Driving sheep to attack tigers, you know that they can't be defeated without waiting for a plan. Soldiers are strong, but they have many diseases. The number of fifty thousand has been more than a hundred years since Wenhou. It has not expanded. What is it? The land granted is not enough. One soldier has a hundred acres of land, and fifty thousand military soldiers can restore the land of fifty thousand miles. What a shame for the country! So today it is reduced more. One man has one hundred acres, which was the fashion of Marquis Wen There was a surplus, but now it is only a moderately prosperous life, not to mention insufficient. When it comes to soldiers, it is insufficient, and when it comes to the country, it is unbearable. The disease is the same. Today's military soldiers have all been recruited over decades. , has the name of an elite but does not have the reality of being an elite. It suffers from the second disease. Soldiers admire the fields and enlist in the army. Although they wear armor and hogeons, their hearts are always between the fields. Therefore, the soldiers have not been trained for a long time, and they have not had the fighting spirit for a long time. . The disease is three. The other minor ones are not considered. May the Lord inspect them."
Mang Mao said: "The soldier's illness lasted more than a day and was seen by all. But what can be done?"
Mr. Cheyou said: "When the king first came to the throne, I may not have seen the illness of the soldiers. I still think about the time when Wu Qi, who rampaged across the world with 50,000 soldiers and defeated the Qin army of 500,000." As soon as he said this, everyone in the audience laughed.
Mr. Hu Zhong said: "Sir, this is a very good statement. Last year, Qin invaded Wei and captured two cities. However, they only entered the frontier, and the soldiers did not have time to fight. I see that there are people who are unjust in the country, and there are some who want to fight."
Mang Mao said: "Sir, do you mean there must be a battle?"
Mr. Hu Zhong said: "The king has many domestic favors, so he may not be the only one to fight." Then the whole house laughed again.
Mr. Cheyou said: "I think Duanzi interferes with the king. If the Lord recommends to the emperor to command the army, the king will follow, and the young master will be his deputy. One is to report to the king that he has learned about his encounter, and the other is to fulfill the king's desire to fight. Isn't it the best of both worlds? .”
Mang Mao said: "Duanzi is in charge of the army? I'm afraid it's inappropriate. Duanzi was first recommended to the king. Although he won the king's heart, his learning has not been seen and his talents have not been developed. How can he be recommended to command the army?"
Mr. Cheyou said: "The story is of no use to the country. Everyone agrees, and the king also sees it! After three days in the palace, we talked all night long, and he is not the pillar of the country or the temple! If something happens, how can you stand by and watch. If you recommend them, you will have the virtue of knowledge; if you reject them, you will be guilty of ignorance."
Mang Mao said: "Although it is said so, if you recommend it with your own body, but the army subverts it, how can you solve it?"
Mr. Che You asked: "Can we compete with subjective jokes?"
Mang Mao said: "If you fight, you will lose."
Mr. Cheyou said: "Do you know the joke?"
Mang Mao pondered for a while and said, "I have never met him, so I don't know the details."
Mr. Cheyou said: "There are people in front of me who are dissatisfied with the Qin army, and Duanzi is one of them. This person first met the king, and when the king met him, he failed to convince others. Now that there is a war, we must strive for merit, so it is necessary to fight. . In a battle that must be lost, entrust it to those who strive for merit. If you win, you will have the merit of knowledge and recommendation, and if you lose, there will be no fault."
Mang Mao said: "If you recommend someone and then fail, you will be guilty of the same crime. Please teach me how to fail without making the slightest mistake."
A rare smile appeared on Mr. Che You's face and he said: "Prime Minister Wei must have seen something..."
While he was talking, someone suddenly came to report: "The Prime Minister is here, please come over immediately!" Mang Yin went out to take the festival talisman, confirmed it was correct, and asked, "Where is the visitor?"
"After the visitor delivers the message, he will leave on his own."
Mang Yin returned to Nuange, presented the festival talisman, and saluted Mr. Cheyou: "The result is just as Mr. expected."
Mang Mao picked up the festival talisman, glanced at it, and said, "May I ask, sir, what is the meaning of this meeting?"
Mr. Cheyou said: "I only recommend jokes to my ears."
Mang Mao said: "How to deal with it?"
Mr. Che You said: "If you have any merit, all the merits will go to the Lord. If you have any faults, Prime Minister Wei will let them go."
Mang Mao said: "Second sir, please stay in my humble house for a while tonight. I am humble enough to ask for advice." Then he turned to the disciples and said, "Wait for you sirs. Yin'er and Chen'er will meet with me. Prepare your car."
When the three of them arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion, they had already made arrangements. The soldiers on patrol also tested the Festival Talisman twice more. He held a lamp in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion. When he saw the carriage coming, he hurriedly announced it to go in. When Mang Mao and others got off the bus, Wei Qi came out to greet them. Seeing Mang Mao, he bowed and said: "General, hard work! The general has worked hard again, and the two young masters are very uneasy. Please stop the horse, please stop the horse!" Several people from the house came over and pulled the carriage in first. Mangmao and his son were led to the front hall by Wei Qi and saluted again. Wei Qi whispered: "The King of Wei has an oral message."
Mang Mao saluted and said, "I would like to accept your offer!"
Wei Qi said: "Let's go to the back hall."
Mang Mao understood and said to the two sons, "You guys are waiting here." Wei Qi also called a servant to serve wine, fruits and other items, and led Mang Mao to the back hall and into the study.
Mang Mao asked: "What did King Wei say?"
Wei Qi said: "Oh, general, I'm in trouble, I'm in trouble, general, you have to save me!"
Mang Mao asked in shock: "This...this, where to start?"
Wei Qi said: "I just came back from the king."
"The king refuses to agree to the court meeting? What advice does the king have?"
"There are no objections to the matters discussed in the court. Daliang Lieutenant replied to Lord Ling on his behalf. The general led Daliang Lieutenant with Situ, and Daliang City Guards Quantuo General. The king also agrees with the general's strategy."
"So, where does the difficulty come from?"
"You know what to do, the king wants him to prepare troops! This, this, how great is it?"
"Your Majesty knows people well, and he will do it right. How can you command an army? I will obey your orders!"
"No, no. It's just a matter of your Majesty's summons. What do you think? Your Majesty wants me to recommend Duan Ziqian as a general."
"I would like to accept it! The Prime Minister has drafted the recommendation form, and I humbly sign it."
"No, no, no! Mang Qing knows that I have always only taken care of the Wang family's affairs. How do I know about military matters? I have been weak since I was a child and have not even learned archery. To write a recommendation form in an orderly and elegant manner, I must borrow Mang Qing's hand! Mang Qing will be a general when he comes out, and a prime minister when he comes in. He is both civil and military, and I hope there will be no refusal!"
"Oh?...Weiji didn't dare to resign from the Prime Minister's order. But the king told the Prime Minister what position he wanted to recommend Duanzi to, but Weibian didn't hear about it, so he can't recommend him. Weibian and Duanzi have never met, so how can he recommend him!" The second category cannot be recommended. He is a humble commoner from a foreign land, borrowing food and accommodation from a big country, and he relies on the late king for not abandoning him. He has a plain meal on his corpse, and has no merit. How can he be recommended when his crime is committed in front of the court? The third category cannot be recommended. I hope the prime minister will examine it carefully! "
Wei Qi said seriously: "Mang Qing, what are you talking about? What are you talking about? Who doesn't respect Mang Qing as the king's wise advisor and excellent strategist? When the king came to the throne, he immediately appointed Mang Qing to lead the army and shoulder important tasks; after a slight disturbance, he immediately welcomed him back to the capital. ; At present, the great enemy is approaching, and the ancestral temple of the family and the country is used to pay the general to one person. He has a high position and authority, and is expected by everyone. It is recommended! Duan Ziqian, Gongsun Duan family, made iron as arrowheads in Korea. He is a good soldier and is willing to use the method of iron arrowheads to teach him. Wei Wuzu."
Mang Mao said: "The prime minister has a clear lesson. Why should he do this work? I don't understand it."
Wei Qi said: "That's right, that's right. Casting an iron arrowhead and leading an army are not the same thing! So it all depends on Mang Qing's recommendation!"
Mang Mao said: "What does the Prime Minister mean?"
Wei Qi said: "How can I convince a blacksmith that he can lead troops to fight!"
