After Mr. Che You's explanation, everyone roughly understood the ins and outs of the problem, and understood that Qin had seized on Han and Wei's unconvinced and gambling mentality, cleverly laid an ambush, and hit the target with one blow, defeating the Han army and falling back into Wei's territory. , completely took the initiative. There is no point in any struggle now. The top priority is to satisfy the Qin people's wishes, send the gods out of the country as soon as possible, and mend the fence themselves.
Wei Qi told Xu Jia and Duan Zigan that they could act according to the plan set by Mr. Che You tomorrow. The two of them were humble to each other and let each other take the lead and themselves as the assistant. Wei Qi said: "Two Qing, don't argue. Although Duanzi is a guest of yours, the official is a senior official in Wei, and it is a courtesy to have Dr. Jia as the leader! Only when negotiating peace with Qin, Duanzi and Yan cannot change it. I hope Duanzi will do his best, and the doctor will persist. It's a good handle!" Wei Qi set the tone, and the others said nothing and went home.
Lord Xinling said to Wei Qi: "I have dedicated eight cities, and now I have to offer another city. What should I do?"
Wei Qi shook his head and sighed: "We have been in the city of Nanyang for more than ten years, and we must have come out from here. The land of Nanyang is thin, the people are few, and the lands of various countries are intertwined, so it is okay to abandon it! I should return to the palace and plan for it. With the king, you can get the truth."
Lord Xinling said: "Yin general Qincheng promised Hancheng, which one?... There are no other six ears here, I would like to hear the truth!"
Wei Qi said: "Young Master asked this question to understand his situation! As the Young Master wanted, it was discussed in the palace that if the land of Qin is given to Han, if Qin wins, there will be no loss, and if Han wins, there will be gains. If the two countries fight, Wei will gain. . How could I have known that Qin had completely wiped out the Korean army and invaded Wei! We have lost so much! How can we regret it!"
Lord Xinling said: "I deeply hate that the country is not strong and the people are not rich. Every time I cede territory to ask for peace!"
Wei Qi said: "Since Wei moved to Daliang, Jin has lost all its territory. In Hexi, Wu Zi has rejected Qin; Anyi, the homeland of Wei, has been lost to Qin. What else can be said!"
Lord Xinling pointed his finger to the sky and swore: "I will restore the old things and revive the rivers and mountains!"
Wei Qi said: "I wish you the same! Please come to the palace to see the king to decide the city!" Lord Xinling bowed and said, "Thank you so much, Qi Qing!"
Not long after sending Wei Qi away, Mang Mao came back and said to Lord Xinling: "Mr. Che is aloof and arrogant, and he is very unyielding. I hope you will not blame me!"
Lord Xinling said: "It's a blessing to be taught by a wise man, why is it strange?"
Mang Mao said: "Young Master's power is extraordinary!"
Lord Xinling said: "In the past, Wenhou's teachers Bu Zixia, Tian Zifang, and Duan Qianmu, and his ministers Wu Qi, Li Kui, Ximen Bao, and Leyang made the country strong and the people rich. They expanded the land in Zhongshan and consolidated Hexi. . But now the land is so vast and the people are numerous. The country is not strong but the people are not attached to it. It has suffered repeated defeats in repeated battles. Unless it is independent, it cannot expand its territory, and the land of its ancestors will also be abandoned!"
Mang Mao said: "At this time, there is momentum. With the rise of Marquis Wen, the wilderness will be barren and the people will be wild. By pioneering the wilderness and gathering the people, the country will be strong and the people will be rich. Therefore, Li Zi has the teaching of using the power of the earth, and Wu Zi There are military soldiers. After a hundred years, the princes conquered, and the country of thousands of vehicles no longer existed. The rest were all countries of ten thousand vehicles. The land was used to its fullest extent, and no good people were left in the wild. If you gain in the east, you will lose in the west. If you use the south, you will lose in the north. Death. In the past, the King of Yan paid great attention to Guo and Wei, attracted the talents of the world, and destroyed Qi in ten days. What is the situation now? Managing a big country is like cooking a small delicacy, do not be impatient or impetuous, and all the flavors are blended, not one can be treated at the same time."
Lord Xinling said: "What you say is true! But what I am confused about is, how can Qin be able to dominate the world with its tiger and wolf posture? Take Wei's Hexi and Anyi, pull out Chu's Ying, expand the territory to Shu, and open up The land is in the west, but Wei is alone?"
Mang Mao said: "It's great. This is your question! Since the time of Lord Shang, Qin has focused on farming and fighting, which coincides with Li Zi's teachings of using the earth's strength, and the whole country has Wu Zi's well-trained soldiers. If you fight with it, you will win, if you keep it, you will be strong." , good things come true!"
Lord Xinling said: "Li Zi's teachings and Wu Zi's soldiers were first advocated by Wei, but how can they not be as good as those who came after Qin?"
Mang Mao said: "Young master, don't worry. Wei Fei is not as good as him, but there is still something to be done. Li Zi taught us to use all the strength of the land, and today we are still preparing for hunting. The people do not work on the fields but do their best for wealth. This is like this; Wu Zi taught us to practice Today, there are only 50,000 military soldiers, and there are still many old and sick people. What is it? Times are different. Those who work hard in the fields will not have enough to eat all year round, while merchants and merchants all over the world are clothed in brocade. How can the land be exhausted! Old diseases cannot be eliminated, so why train soldiers? Is there anything wrong? Can the young master give up his wealth, eliminate the old and the weak, and serve Qin?"
Lord Xinling said: "I can't! Then how can we strengthen our Wei Dynasty and enrich our country?"
Mang Mao said: "Young Master, have you heard what the political leaders say about Wei?"
Lord Xinling said: "I haven't heard of it yet!"
Mang Mao said: "When we talk about the union of Wei, we say that the place is thousands of miles away. Although the name of the place is small, there was no place to graze cattle and horses in the fields and houses. There were so many people and so many chariots and horses that they traveled day and night without stopping. It is different from the three armies, no less than Chu. But how can it attack Qin from the west and call it Dongfan? When talking about Wei's Lianheng, it means that Wei's territory is not more than a thousand miles away, and the number of soldiers killed is not more than 300,000. The princes are connected in all directions, and there are no There are famous mountains and rivers blocking the way. From Zheng to Liang, it is only a hundred miles; from Chen to Liang, it is more than two hundred miles. This is the so-called way of fragmentation. There is no better way to serve Qin. What do you think, Master?"
Lord Xinling said: "Everything you say is true, but what is the plan?"
Mang Mao said: "The small number cannot defeat the masses, and the weak cannot defeat the strong. If Wei gets strong support, it will be as strong as Chu; if Wei loses strong support, it will fall apart. It is inevitable!"
Lord Xinling said: "What you said is in Lianheng?"
Mang Mao said: "Qin is a tiger and a wolf, and has no faith. However, the soldiers are well-trained and well-fed, and they are not exhausted from fighting. This foolish man in the mountains cannot be treated with courtesy, but he can be treated with kindness."
Lord Xinling said: "There are tigers and wolves on the side, but only the general can do it, others can't do anything!"
Seeing that he failed to convince Lord Xinling, Mang Mao was a little disappointed and said: "There are tigers and wolves on the side. If we can't kill them, we will chase them away. I hope you will watch them!"
The two of them did not talk to each other and exchanged a few words. Mang Mao said: "Young master has come far away to work out, so you can go back to your house for a while. If anything happens, I will come to report to you immediately."
When Lord Xinling saw Mang Mao urging him to leave, he couldn't refuse. He had barely slept since he came back from Qifeng yesterday, and was indeed very sleepy, so he returned with polite greetings with Zhang Yu and the other three.
The gentlemen sat in the mansion for a day with nothing else to do. Seeing Lord Xinling coming back, he got up to greet him. Lord Xinling asked Mr. Zhongyue to inform everyone about today's situation. Mr. Zhongyue described what happened today very neutrally, especially the plot about the Qin people taking the opportunity to threaten. All the gentlemen were very angry after hearing this, but they couldn't find any other way to solve the problem. They scolded "Qin people are the most meaningless" and left it alone. Lord Xinling was very disappointed, but he couldn't show it on his face. He told all the gentlemen about their hard work and asked them to go home and rest. Then ask Mr. Guo about today’s developments on the front line.
Mr. Guo said that there was no movement on the front line, and the troops on both sides did not mobilize. They only set up forts and dug ditches around their camps for defense. Putian City and Putiancang City were not attacked, but some people saw the Qin people building siege equipment, which may be preparations for attacking the city, or it may be just a threat.
The Qin people had no horses, so the heavy boats were gathered inside and outside Putian City. The Qin people's camps are stacked one on top of another, and there are no one knows how many people there are.
Lord Xinling didn't get any information worthy of attention, so he thanked Mr. Guo for his hard work, and Mr. Guo also left.
Lord Xinling walked into the back house and turned to the side into a side room, where Xiao Nu and Gai Nie lived.
After the two returned to Daliang, they were escorted into Mr. Wei's mansion. Mr. Xinling had confessed in advance that he wanted the elders of the family to be well settled and that he would be useful. The elder was very strange, because Mr. Xinling had never been close to a woman when he was at home, so why did he start flirting with women outside? Looking at this woman, she is definitely not better than the concubine in the house. She also has a child. Is there something fishy about this child? The old man scratched his head. Lord Xinling personally assigned them, so naturally they couldn't send the mother and son to a servant's residence. It was obvious that they were not getting married, and they couldn't be placed in the main house, so they cleaned out a wing room in the back house for the two of them to stay temporarily. Lord Xinling saw it and did not raise any objection, which was regarded as acquiescence. But what surprised the elder was that Lord Xinling did not stay in the wing during the two days he was at home, nor did he call his servant to sleep with him. What kind of status did he have?
Later, the elder felt that he understood Lord Xinling's thoughts: that little boy Gai Nie was extraordinary. He practiced martial arts in the courtyard on time every day and even had an iron sword. Although the sword is just a standard weapon of the Korean army, there is nothing strange about it, but having a sword in the hands of a child is absolutely shocking! The elders of the family believe that Mr. Xinling must have a keen eye to recognize real gold, and he has found a stranger to raise the mother and son together. The child will be of great use in the future. After thinking about this, the elder naturally allowed Gai Nie to practice swordplay in the courtyard and took good care of the mother and son.
After Lord Xinling came in, both of them were surprised. Lord Xinling asked about Bie Lai's diet and daily life in the past few days, and Xiaonu answered them one by one, expressing his satisfaction. Gai Nie said: "If you don't have a coach, I'm afraid you'll suffer a loss in martial arts!"
Lord Xinling said: "I will definitely ask someone to teach you martial arts! When the war is over, I will take care of it!"
The little slave said: "Is the war starting again? Would you rather make an alliance with Qin?"
Lord Xinling said: "Although we are in alliance with Qin, why should we betray our alliance?"
The little slave said: "Are you going to fight with Qin again?"
Lord Xinling said: "Of course! The Qin people killed 40,000 Han troops and went straight to the outskirts of Liang to camp in the fields."
Gai Nie said: "I know it in the field. There is a large area of rice, and the porridge is very fragrant and sweet, which is different from millet."
Lord Xinling said: "You are right. The Qin people entered the fields and destroyed our rice. We must drive them away immediately!" Gai Nie nodded in agreement.
After chatting for a few more words, Lord Xinling came out, returned to the main room, and fell asleep soundly.
Without the war drums to disturb him, Lord Xinling slept until three o'clock in the morning and woke up feeling refreshed. My concubine had already been waiting to wash herself, and she came out to have breakfast. The gentlemen went to the house again to listen to the matter. Mr. Xinling worked one by one, and then he went to Daliang Gate with Mr. Zhang Ye, Mr. Zhongyue and Chen Si.
Mang Mao, Wei Qi and Dr. Xu Jia were all in the room, discussing something. Seeing Lord Xinling and others coming in, they all stood up to greet him. Mang Mao said: "The story has been published. There will be news in the afternoon when Angelica returns."
Doctor Xu Jia said: "When we discuss the peace policy together, we will be able to find out the truth."
Wei Qi said: "I have invited you to the king. The king has told you that it is okay to lose the city of Nanyang. The matter of gardening is the foundation of the country and cannot be ignored."
