Pi Wan said: "From winter to autumn, the old year will be over, and the soldiers will fight again. If one brigade enters Handan and another brigade enters Taiyuan, they will eat at Zhao, and they will get what they want!"
King Qin said: "Then we will use our troops again."
Pi Wan said: "Both Han and Wei are weak. If Zhao Fu is defeated, the world will have nothing to worry about."
King Qin said: "The one I am most concerned about is Chu."
Pi Wan said: "I heard that the king of Chu and his daughter are kind, and they have two sons in Qin. Are they not related to each other?"
The King of Qin said: "The prince came to the throne and gave the state as a gift, but he didn't say anything about taking Qin's daughter and two sons. This is abandonment!"
Pi Wan said: "Wang Qi returns?"
King Qin said: "If you don't find the way, it will be inconvenient for you to return!"
Pi Wan said: "Do you want to remarry?"
The King of Qin said: "That's not possible. I love those two sons deeply, and my wife is of the same mind. If I don't hear about him, I will look haggard and will gradually die!"
Pi Wan said: "Did he send envoys to Chu?"
King Qin looked deeply at Pi Wan and said for a long time: "The general will conspire with the prince!"
That night, the King of Qin finished writing a letter to Xianyang. After saying something like, "I'm very relieved that the Zheng family and the stranger have arrived," he only said one more serious sentence: "Another 30,000 to 50,000 prisoners will be trained in Guanzhong, and in winter. Conquer!"
In the year when Bai Qi besieged the Ye King, Prince Wan of Chu, who had been a hostage to Qin for a long time, ascended the throne as King of Chu. Huang Xie was named Lord Chunshen, and his fiefdom included twelve counties in Huaibei. This is an unprecedented reward. Generally speaking, it would be a great reward for a nobleman of the Chu State to be sent to a county to be the hereditary king of the county. However, considering that Huang Xie had stayed with the prince in Qin for nearly ten years, almost depending on his life and death, no one had any objection to such a reward.
In addition to being granted the title of Lord Chunshen, Huang Xie was also appointed as Ling Yin, the highest chief executive of Chu State. In the second year after King Chu came to the throne, Huang Xie sent troops to capture Xuzhou of Lu State. Push Chu's defense line to the Surabaya line. At this time, Shangdang attracted the attention of Qin, Zhao, Han, Wei and other powerful states, and no one took the small Xuzhou seriously.
When the Changping War began, Tian Dan was sent by King Zhao to contact the princes for foreign aid, mainly to purchase grain. The princes each waited and watched. Except for Qi who gave hundreds of thousands of stones of grain, and Wei who sent merchants to sell hundreds of thousands of stones at a high price, there was no other foreign aid. Even Tian Dan no longer returned to Zhao State, but was left in Chu State by Huang Xie. For more than a month, Huang rested in his spare time from government affairs and had long talks with Tian Dan. Both of them are masters, with profound knowledge, wide knowledge and high status. They are rivals in chess and become each other's bosom friends. They discuss each other all night long. Although Tian Dan carries the title of Prime Minister Zhao, he actually no longer cares about political affairs and lives a retired life relying on the taxes from his fiefdom. If he does not return to Zhao, the king and ministers of Zhao will not care.
On this day, after Huang Xie retired from the court, he invited Tian Dan to have a drink with him. The Mid-Autumn Festival has just passed, and the crab roe is getting fat. Huang Xie steamed a basket, heated the wine, and sat in front of the court with Tian Dan. Although the flowers wither in autumn, the fruits are abundant. During the banquet, various fruits were placed in front of the table.
Tian Dan was in Qi State, and crab-eaters were rare. When Chun Shenjun invited him to eat crabs for the first time, he was too surprised to do anything. But after Huang Xie personally demonstrated it, he took one out, opened the shell, took out the yellow, and put it into the ginger wine. After tasting it, he sighed that it was top quality. Eating two in a row is still not enough. Huang Xie stopped him and said: "Although crabs are beautiful, eating too much will make them cold and cause diarrhea, which is very harmful." He ordered his men to take ginger and jujube soup to soothe the stomach. After falling in love and having fun, they made an appointment to eat together in a few days.
Today is the third crab meal. In order to combat the coldness of the crabs, Huang Xie specially arranged hot wine, ginger-date soup and minced ginger.
After drinking hot wine and eating half a crab, Huang Xie said to Tian Dan: "I have a problem, I hope you can solve it!"
Tian Dan said: "Jun Chun Shen has insulted his ministers. The emperor has no plan to deal with it, so what can I do about it?"
Huang Xie said: "The king returned from Qin. He missed the daughter of Qin and her son, and wanted to return. However, the Chu officials all hated the Qin people for destroying my ancestral mausoleum and destroying my homeland, and did not want to welcome the daughter of Qin as his queen. The beautiful women of the ministers came in one after another, and the king No one is lucky. What can I do?"
Hearing this, Tian Dan smiled and said, "Why don't you rely on me to tell you what your children think about? I just want to enlighten them."
Huang Xie said: "You have not figured it out yet!"
Tian Dan said: "The king is young and in his prime. He knows how to be lustful and admires Shao Ai. But if he follows his intention, why should he worry about it? He just wants to win people."
Huang Xie smiled and said, "Although I say I got the plan, I actually didn't get it."
Tian Dan said: "What's the point of using humble words to return home in honor of my daughter?"
Huang Xie said: "I really want to do it, but the officials won't tolerate it."
Tian Dan said: "You have exhausted Qin with your tricks, and you want Qin's daughter to be your queen. What do you say?"
Huang Xie said: "How do you know that I am trying to weaken Qin?"
Tian Dan said: "Everyone knows this, but only one person is hiding it from me?"
Huang Xie said: "The world is all tired, but the heroes are Qin and Zhao Er. Han and Han are leading the party, baiting Qin and Zhao to fight. Both heroes are tired, and then the princes can use their strategies."
Tian Dan said: "May I ask what Chu Ji Nai is doing?"
Huang Xie said: "In the past ten years of Chu's birth and growth, the army and armor are complete, and the warriors have been trained, and they are ready to go out to Si. Last year, I arrived in Xuzhou, which was the first test of the precious sword."
Tian Dan said: "The first trial of the treasure sword was not for the west, but for the east. I have no one in Qilu."
Huang Xie said: "Qi is about to fall, so there is nothing to worry about. Lu is a country of thousands of chariots, and there is nothing we can do. In this world, the only one Chu can take control of is Qi Lu."
Tian Dan said: "In the early days of the restoration of the country by the king of Qi, the four collections of sages in the restoration of Jixia became a great spectacle."
Huang Xie said: "Xun Qing is the most important teacher. When the king of Qi passed away, Xunzi traveled among the princes, and then he entered Qin and traveled with the princes of Ying. His words were eloquent and grand, and his meaning was far-reaching and profound, but it was unrealistic and difficult in the world. Use it.”
Tian Dandao: "Xun Qing praised Qin very much, and there are many victories: the fortresses are strong and solid, the natural resources are abundant, the people are simple, the officials are solemn, the scholar-bureaucrats have no private affairs, and the court is as calm as if there is no ruler. It is governed by nothing, the appointment is detailed, and there is no trouble. And the merit is that of Qin."
Huang Xie said: "Although Qin Wuru will definitely perish."
Tian Dan said: "Qin's power was stronger than Tang and Wu, and as vast as Shun and Yu, but its worries were countless. In Chu, when my father died and the country was elected, he lost the temple of the three kings and built it between Chen and Cai. However, the Qin envoys left and left. The right is the right. The people of Qin see it and have nothing to worry about? Who is it? Use force to defeat the ear. "
Huang Xie said: "If Qin is worried, why should Qi be worried?"
Tian Dan said: "How can Qin's worries be like Chu's worries?"
Huang Xie said: "What can Chu Zhiyou do?"
Tian Dan said: "Chu borders the powerful Qin to the west, Qilu to the east, and Han and Wei to the north. They are all countries of ten thousand chariots. The land of Chu is vast, and there are tens of thousands of scholars and people, but the customs are different, which makes it difficult for them. The world has changed, how can Chu be alone? install?"
Huang Xie said: "That's why we must operate in the east in order to regain strength."
Tian Dan shook his head and said: "This is because the south is in the opposite direction. The strength of Chu is due to the vast territory and the people; the same is true for its weakness."
Huang Xie said: "The land is vast and the people are strong. Why should we be weak?"
Tian Dan said: "The land is vast but its benefits are not fully utilized, and the people are not attached to it, so it is not strong, but actually weak."
Huang Xie said: "If you want to maximize the land's benefits but the people are attached to it, what can you do?"
Tian Dan looked at him and said with a smile: "Is he Confucian?"
Huang Xie also laughed and said: "When I was in Xianyang, I got a glimpse of Xunzi, and he behaved just like ordinary people. His discussions were always based on benevolence and righteousness, and he always talked about it. What happened to him when you traveled with him?"
Tian Shan said: "It is said that the founder of the father is the best charioteer in the world. Without a horse, there is no one who can see his skills. Yi is the best archer in the world. Without a bow and arrow, there is no skill. Da. Confucian scholars are good at regulating the world. If they are not hundreds of miles away, they cannot see their achievements. But what can they do after hearing their opinions? "
Huang Xie said: "Xunzi is a native of Zhao, and the king of Zhao has never heard of him. He traveled to Qi and was the most teacher, but he was not appointed by Qi. Is it possible that both Zhao and Qi want to abandon the virtuous and approach the villain?"
Tian Dan fell silent after hearing the words, hesitated for a moment, and said: "In a country of vassals, those who are appointed must be members of the clan. Although it is said that people are appointed only on merit, the sages of the clan are also worthy. Even if they are ministers, how can anyone other than the Tian family be here! Can you recruit people from all over the world? The wise men are like Qin!"
Huang Xie was also somewhat silent, and said for a long time: "Xunzi, a Confucian, has never been appointed to Qin, so he must be left to Chu. Although Chu is only close to relatives, he is willing to serve him hundreds of miles away! Is Xunzi here in Qi now?"
Tian Shan looked ashamed and said: "All the ministers of Qi slandered him, so he returned to Zhao. The king of Zhao once discussed the army with him, and he said that Qi's military attacks are the soldiers that destroy the country; Wei's military soldiers are the soldiers that endanger the country. None of them. That's enough to say. Qin's warriors were the sharpest because of their military exploits. However, they were not as good as Huan Wen's temperance or Tang Wu's benevolence and righteousness."
Huang Xie said: "Where do the temperance of Huan Wen and the benevolence and righteousness of Tang and Wu belong to?"
Tian Dan said: "This must return to heaven. How can it be beyond the reach of human beings!"
Huang Xie said: "I heard that Wu Zi said: If you can make the wise people be at the top and the unworthy ones at the bottom, then the situation has been settled; if the people are safe in their fields and houses, and have their own ministers, then the defense has been established; the people are all my ruler. If it is not a neighboring country, then the battle has been won. His righteousness is consistent with Xunzi. But how can Wei Wu's soldiers endanger the country's army? "
Tian Dan said: "The military soldier's wish has been fulfilled and his intention has been fulfilled. How can he risk his life? But he only responded to the story in vain to protect his family property. This is not the case for the people of Qin. They must win one piece and one hectare of field. The more they kill, the more they gain. Got it. That’s why everyone is risking their lives in order to be rich and honorable.”
Huang Xie said: "I have never seen the way of Qi Huan, so I hope you will teach me!"
Tian Dandao: "At the time of Duke Huan of Qi, Qi could not reach a country with a thousand chariots; it could not defeat three countries, but it dominated the world. The army of Jin Wen retreated three houses to defeat the strong Chu. This was the time and the momentum. The six kingdoms attacked Qi. , there are 400,000 soldiers. Now Qin and Zhao are fighting in Changping, each with hundreds of thousands of soldiers, how can we control what we can say."
Huang Xie said: "In a corner of Changping, Zhao's army was more than 400,000, while Qin's army was only more than 100,000. However, Zhao was surrounded by Qin and could not get out. In the past, Han Wei and Wu Anjun fought at Yique. , 240,000 people were killed in one battle, and the Qin people only had 100,000 people. But how could the three Jin Dynasties be so unbearable when they met Qin, and they often surrendered with many times the number of troops?"
Tian Dan said: "In the past, Wu Zi used 50,000 soldiers to defeat the Qin army of 500,000. Even the ministers only had 30,000 soldiers and defeated the Yan army of 400,000. What's more, the army has no fighting spirit, even though the sheep are unable to fight with the tigers. .”
Huang Xie said: "That's not the case. Although the Qin people won, the Zhao people were not defeated, but they went into the wall to defend..."
Tian Dan said: "I came from Handan, Changping has little food, and I can't support myself. It's been a month now, and it's hard for that kid to do it!"
Huang Xie said: "Mr. Ma Fu actually has a strategy, even if his son is willing to fight against Mr. Wu'an!"
Tian Dan said: "Masuo is a follower of generals. Lord Wu'an is slaughtered by humans. How can he get a horse? Masuo is surrounded by soldiers, lacking food and reinforcements. He can inspire the army's morale and order without chaos, better than his father!"
