Let the boat drift on the Qinshui River, Chen Zhen and Lord Xinling chatted freely in the boat. Lord Xinling was respectful and asked the questions in his heart one by one. Chen Zhen was very patient and answered the questions raised by Lord Xinling one by one. He also explained his purpose of coming east: to bring together Qin, Wei, and Han to form an alliance. From now on, Wei and Han can "rent" the Qin army to attack cities and seize territory and expand their territory. Even the rent was clearly stated: thirty-six dan per soldier. ——This is actually not much. Based on the fact that food costs 30 qian per stone, it is only more than 1,000 yuan. Although Mr. Liang Wei can hire a soldier for ten dollars in Daliang City, it is unorganized and has no combat effectiveness. It requires a lot of effort to train, train and integrate. But here, it is an organized army. If you pull it out, you can fight and win the battle! Renting a soldier for one thousand yuan is still not a loss.
Lord Xinling felt that if he allowed himself to think about it like this, it would be difficult to come up with a result, so he simply put the matter down and discussed it later. He raised another question and said: "During the diplomatic relations between countries, envoys come and go, and they often come and go. How can you attack a country with force and use your strength to hold it hostage?"
Chen Zhen said: "There are also people who have no choice but to do this. The people of Qin followed the Qin law, and the prisoners tried their best to be a year old, but only hoped to fight to escape the punishment; the officials also wanted to fight, but actually established households. The merit of breaking Zunzu is What does the temple have to do with the prisoners? Therefore, we must rush into the wild and then fight back."
Lord Xinling heard this and felt dumbfounded. How could a group of criminals influence the country's plans? There is a war every year, even if it can be resolved peacefully. If there is no war, the prisoners will not do it! What is this!
Chen Zhen seemed to have read through Lord Xinling's thoughts and explained: "This is the difficult way to strengthen a country. The country becomes strong through farming and fighting, and the people are engaged in farming and fighting. The Lord must cultivate and fight, and the people will be safe. Ye. Qin's land is vast, and there are still many uncultivated people. However, fighting every year is actually difficult! Han and Wei are on the east side of Qin. When Qin Dong comes out, it will definitely fight Han and Wei, and even the remaining countries. The momentum is inevitable. Or with them. Qin Lianheng, if Qin uses false roads to get out to the east, then both sides will be safe."
Lord Xinling was silent for a long time, and said sadly: "Virtue will be spread to all people, and blessings will be spread in all directions. This is what the saint wishes. To open up the territory and expand the territory, and to embrace Suiyuan, this is what the saint king does. How can it be different from me!"
Chen Zhen said: "In today's troubled times, eliminating troops and wars, relieving the people from hanging, is a sage; not missing the farming season, and connecting the world's wealth, is a sage king. But the one who carries out the changes first."
Lord Xinling said: "Wuji should take the words of Mr. Chen seriously! To be able to cause illness, to help poverty, to cure chaos, to eliminate war, this is not the behavior of a saint! But in the world, there are many people who are poor and sick. How difficult it is to fight with continual wars and liberate the people!"
Chen Zhen said: "This is because all people with lofty ideals in the world are of the same mind."
Lord Xinling said: "What do the people with lofty ideals in the world do?"
Chen Zhen said: "The first thing that causes chaos in the world is war. Therefore, the first step for a man of lofty ideals is to stop the war: the war has not started yet, but it will be eliminated invisible; the war has started, but it will be eliminated before the war; two formations Relatively speaking, we must frighten people by not killing; when killing occurs, we must save the nation and survive.”
Lord Xinling said: "Now that the battle of Qifeng has begun, how can Mr. Chen save it?"
Chen Zhen said: "The battle of Qifeng started with Qin. Qin followed the law and had to fight every year, so it was difficult to defeat it. Therefore, before the war, the diplomacy between Han and Wei was based on the theory of Lianheng. Han said that he would not go on. They accepted, but only provided food and fodder; Wei said that they had not yet advanced, but the Qin people had already arrived. After a while in Beimang, the Wei front army was lost, and the Qin people gained thousands of soldiers. In order to take advantage of the victory and capture the city, General Laimang changed his formation at the opportunity. , Qin had no city to attack, so he attacked Qifeng with a light army to strangle the throat of Wei. Daliang closed the city for three days, and the goods were no longer available, and the food and crops were difficult to support, so he asked for peace so that he could trade. The people of Qin agreed. However, Qin wanted to To retreat, it will take ten cities to complete the valley. - Or one hundred thousand levels..."
Hearing this, Lord Xinling didn't know whether he was shocked, fearful or angry. He only felt that his hands and feet were cold, his whole body was shaking, and he started to tremble a little when he spoke. He said: "How can Wei bear the harm caused by Qin Fa!... If you want one hundred thousand armors, First, you can come to Huayang to get it!..."
Chen Zhen smiled, took out a gourd from the bottom of the cabin, and said: "You can drink a gourd of wine from a gourd of wine? Don't worry about its poison! My life is in the hands of Mr. Zhang, how can I dare to talk to you in the cabin?" unfavorable?"
Lord Xinling recovered from his anger and looked at Zhang Noi. Zhang Ye was sitting at attention in the hatch, probably out of nervousness. He held the scabbard at his waist tightly with his left hand, and grabbed his right knee with his right hand. He leaned forward and stared at him with eager eyes. He was indeed ready to draw his sword at any time. . Hearing Chen Zhen's teasing and seeing Lord Xinling looking over, Zhang Yue also woke up from the shock and realized that his gesture was indeed disrespectful. He quickly bowed down and saluted: "Young man Wu Zang! I follow the public words and my heart is relaxed and fascinated. Dare to collide with Mr. Chen!"
Chen Zhen said: "Of course I don't doubt it! I have not harmed the young master, so how can you harm me sir! The young master is so shaken that he may not be able to control himself. I hope I can calm him down with a drink of wine!" He shook his gourd again and said, There was the sound of gurgling water inside.
Lord Xinling took the gourd with both hands, placed it in front of his knees, and said, "Young man is rude to Mr. Chen. Don't blame Mr. Chen." He bowed to Zhang Noi and said, "May Sir untie the sword!"
Zhang Le was stunned for a moment, but then he took the sword out of its scabbard from his waist and handed it to Lord Xinling. Lord Xinling took it and placed it in front of his knees. He took out two dusty bowls from the side, rinsed them in the river water, put them in front of his knees, pulled out the corks, poured half a bowl of wine into the two bowls, picked up one bowl, and held it with both hands. Chen Zhen said: "Mr. Chen's words are so enlightening that they have never been heard before. Unconsciously, my heart is wandering, and I feel as if I have lost it. I am sweating profusely. Loss of dignity and respect is punishable by death!"
Chen Zhen took the wine, took a sip, and held it in his arms. Lord Xinling picked up the other bowl in front of his knees and took a sip. The two of them raised the bowl at the same time and drank it all in one gulp.
Chen Zhen said: "I have read a lot of people, but I have never seen anyone as smart and good at learning as the young master. The young master has always read the books of sages and has never heard of the way of kings and dominators. It is not surprising that he will be surprised and doubtful when he first reads it. Mr. Shang Yang Yang was born in Wei and actually started in Wei. He was the concubine of Wei Prime Minister Gong Sun Cui. Cui recommended Yang Yang to the king before his death, saying that if he could not be used, he would kill him and not be used by the princes. After he regretted it, he secretly sued Yang Yang and ordered him to He ran away. Yang Yang said, "The king can't use the king's words to appoint his ministers, but how can he use the king's words to kill his ministers?" Then he saw no use, so he surrendered to Qin. Yang Yang's theory has also been used in ancient and modern times. , It is appropriate to control it according to the current situation. In Qin, it was governed by severe punishments and laws. How can you know that in Wei, you don't believe in loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness! What is important just changes at any time."
Lord Xinling said: "You know everything about the Tao, but I have learned it deeply but haven't realized it yet. Now Qin is starting a war, occupying my title, and forcing me to sacrifice ten cities. I live in Huayang, and Chen Gong knows that there are one hundred thousand heads." . If you want to stop the war, what should you do?"
Chen Zhen said: "The people are the foundation of the country and cannot be shaken. Although Qin killed people to fill the country, it was because of its belief in the law. Since the law was believed in, it was carried out, and no one killed indiscriminately, but the rest were punished in vain. If you can be exempted from crime by meritorious service, They are still good people. They serve as an army by punishing the remaining people, but they don’t want to kill many people, but want to negotiate with each other to survive. Isn’t this a kind heart! Given the time and the situation, it is appropriate to dedicate the city!"
Lord Xinling said: "What I am confused about is that our land is limited, but Qin's desires are endless. How can we fill the limited land with endless desires? Ten cities today, ten cities tomorrow, and the land of Wei is exhausted!"
Chen Zhen said: "Young Master's words are very appropriate! We think about it, but we can't find any solution. But we can slow down the war with Qin Lianheng."
Lord Xinling said: "Even if Lian Heng is able to temporarily suspend his difficulties, the war is not in Wei, but in other countries. This is not the way to stop the war. If other countries are exhausted, Wei will still be able to fight."
Chen Zhen said: "In ten years, there may be other changes. Things change with time, and the incomprehensible things will be solved!"
Lord Xinling asked: "What do you mean?"
Chen Zhen said: "In the past, King Wu of Qin entered Luo and had a look at Jiuding. No one in the world was dominated by Qin generals! However, King Wu died once, and King Ji of Qin was still in Yan's hands. Queen Huiwen wanted to establish a young master, Zhuang. Who knew that King Wuling of Zhao protected him with troops? Ji came to the throne, and Wei Ran responded and established Yan. It has been thirty and three years since then. When the king was established, Mi Bazi was appointed as the queen mother, Wei Ran was appointed as the general, and the queen of Wei was driven out and allied with King Huai of Chu in Huangji. At this time, Everyone said that Qin and Chu were united, and almost half of the world could compete with them! Unexpectedly, the prince of Chu killed someone and died, and the king of Chu was captured by Qin when they met for an alliance. The Qin-Chu alliance was defeated, and the princes rose up to attack it. At that time, Qin was alone and helpless, and was in danger! At the same time, King Wu'an rose up and killed 240,000 of the coalition army with tens of thousands of people. Qin then became stronger and forced the three Jin Dynasties. At this time, King Qin was The Western Emperor and the King of Qi were the Eastern Emperors, and they were the heroes of the whole generation. When they joined forces, Qin was destroyed; and the King of Qi destroyed the Song Dynasty, which brought disaster to itself. The five kingdoms allied forces went straight into the Qi State, and Qi was almost destroyed, and only two cities were destroyed. Unexpectedly, The king of Yan died, Le Yi fled to Zhao, and Qi restored his country with two cities. Things in the world are unpredictable, and this is the end! The young master thinks about what will happen in ten years, how can he know what the world will be like in ten years? "
Lord Xinling said: "If the king does not dedicate ten cities, will he have to dedicate Huayang to one?"
Chen Zhen said: "Young master, Huayang, is invincible first. He is a good person. If Qin enters the heart of Wei, it will get what it deserves, and it can get out. Qin is the prisoner, and Wei is the fortress. Who wins or loses, no matter what. It's hard to tell. Even if the prince can last for a long time, but the farming season can be wrong? Wei must follow Qin's advice." Chen Zhen said with certainty.
When the issue of farming season came up, Lord Xinling could only remain silent. As the war continues, not only the Daliang-Qifeng frontline will be closed to farming, but also Hufu and other townships where troops are sent. Farming will also be affected. If not, next year will be another year of hunger, and we will have to go out to fight. ——Mr. In a famine year, the harvest is not enough to celebrate the New Year, so we can only organize farmers to go out to fight and steal other people's food to celebrate the New Year. Relief was considered to lead to people's dependence and was not recognized at the time; instead, organized robbery was more preferable.
But if you want to seize the farming season, you must meet all the requirements of the Qin people...
The people of Qin did not have such worries, because those who went out to fight were fighting, and those who farmed at home did not interfere with each other... Moreover, the battlefield was on other people's land! …
Or there is a better way to force the Qin people to retreat...such as being acclimatized...
