Wei Liao was a native of Daliang, Wei State.
The Wei family is an aristocratic family in the state of Wei, the kind of family whose head is qualified to meet the King of Wei.
"Wei Liaozi" opens with the following words: King Hui of Liang asked Wei Liaozi: "Is it true that the Yellow Emperor's punishment can be victorious?"
King Hui of Liang is King Hui of Wei, and the person he asked was a famous official in Wei State, the first generation of Wei Liao's son, and the father of Wei Liao of Qin.
Wei Liao's father is named Wei Liao, and Wei Liao's eldest father is also named Wei Liao. This is the family rule of the Wei family.
Anyone who succeeds as the head of the Wei family, regardless of their previous name, will be renamed Wei Liao and will shoulder the great responsibility of writing "Wei Liao Zi".
The three generations of Wei Liao, descendants of the Wei family, wrote a wonderful book on the art of war, "Wei Liao Zi", which was able to govern the country and fight with ease.
"Wei Liao Zi" includes the period of King Hui of Wei and the rise of the Qin State through reforms, and summarizes the Legalist theories included in it.
It also includes the benevolent political thought and miscellaneous theory in "Lu Shi Chun Qiu".
When the military book "Wei Liao Zi" began to be written, it was when Pang Juan was in power in Wei.
Compared with Pang Juan, who trained Wei soldiers and almost destroyed the Qin state, the first generation Wei Liao was obviously not qualified and therefore was not taken seriously.
Not only Wei, but no one in the country recognized Wei Liao and "Wei Liao Zi" except the first emperor of Qin.
Among the three generations of Wei Liao in the Wei family over a hundred years, none of them has ever been on the battlefield or led troops to fight in a war.
A military book written by someone who has never been on the battlefield is not convincing at all.
Before Wei Liao, those who could write military books were all masters of military art and victorious generals on the battlefield.
Sun Wu, the military sage who wrote "The Art of War", was the founder of military strategists. All military strategists in later generations were disciples of Sun Wu.
The military strategist Wu Qi, the sub-sage who wrote "Wu Zi's Art of War", did not dare to go eastward in Wei and Qin, while in Chu the three Jin Dynasties did not dare to go south.
There is Sun Wu's "Sun Tzu's Art of War" in front, and there is Sun Bin who wrote another "Sun Tzu's Art of War".
In order to distinguish the two "The Art of War" written by Sun Bin, the world called "The Art of War" written by Sun Bin "Sun Bin's Art of War".
After Sun Wu, Sun Bin forcibly took over the word "zi" and was respectfully called grandson by people at the time.
He defeated Pang Juan, a famous general in the world, and finally killed Pang Juan. Tian Ji raced horses and surrounded Wei to save Zhao.
Only this kind of legendary military strategist can write military books and be equipped with military books.
Famous generals such as Bai Qi, Li Mu, Wang Jian, and Lian Po could not write military books in front of these military books.
Therefore, when all the countries in the world heard that Wei Liao of Wei Dynasty had written the military book "Wei Liao Zi", most of them laughed it off and regarded it as a joke.
If not the First Emperor.
The three generations of Wei Liao and their "Wei Liao Zi" will be lost in history and unknown to others.
It will not be like now, where you have to be famous, have fiefdoms, and have power.
"It's true that Guo Wei is a great talent, but I asked myself that I have never treated Guo Wei a little bit badly. Why is Guo Wei still not satisfied?"
Wei Liao put down the tea cup in a hurry, as if he were putting down a hot potato.
He prostrated himself on the ground, his silver hair hanging down in front of his arms, and the old man kept screaming in fear.
"My Majesty, I really don't understand what you said!"
"The captain really doesn't understand?"
After the First Emperor said these words, he stopped talking and concentrated on drinking tea, paying no attention to Wei Liao who was kneeling in front of him.
Wei Liao lowered his head and couldn't see his face clearly, but judging from his trembling body, he seemed to be very scared.
After drinking a cup of tea, the First Emperor stood up and returned to the desk where he usually corrected memorials. He picked up the top memorial from a pile of memorials next to him that was taller than a person.
"Go back, I will not be here today as the captain of the country."
"I really don't know what your Majesty said..."
Pa~
The bamboo slips fell on the solid wood table and made a crisp sound.
"Wei Liao, do you want me to drive you out of Xianyang like Wei Zheng?"
There are some things that cannot be said.
After all, someone has to pay the price.
"Cheng Xiu clearly stated that he was not in the court because he was concerned about your face. If you know better, you can leave on your own. Don't be greedy for credit and be arrogant!"
"Old minister, I really don't know..."
"roll."
Wei Liao took three breaths in silence.
"...Old minister resigns."
Guowei Weiliao left Zhangtai Palace.
Gai Nie naturally poured water to dissolve the ink block, then held the ink pestle and grinded it back and forth in the inkstone pool.
The First Emperor put his hand on the edge of the bamboo slips and wanted to open it several times, but the thoughts in his heart prevented him from doing so.
Wow~
Ge Nie opened the bamboo slips for the First Emperor, so that the words on them appeared within the First Emperor's sight and within his sight.
"He has worked hard and has great talent. Is what I give him not worthy of his talent? He has been an official for three generations and has not been in the heart of Wei. As soon as Fang came to Qin, I gave him the position of high minister and put him in a good position. He scolded me for being mean and ungrateful. He fled in panic. After I recovered him, regardless of the past grievances, I also made him a captain of the Qin Kingdom."
"I'm so kind to him. After he unified the world, he didn't offer advice or speak up, and he was often too sick to go to court. I really want to give him a Qin King's Sword!"
"But I can't. If I do this, wouldn't I become the late King Zhaoxiang who killed Bai Qi, and become Gou Jian who killed Wen Zhong and forced Fan Li away?"
"He had great achievements in Qin. In the battle against the six kingdoms, he was the one who coordinated and formulated strategies from behind."
"How can I harm the life of such a person just because he doesn't like me and because the strategy of unifying the world cannot be used as before? If I do this, how can I be worthy of being the king of this world?"
Gai Nie listened silently.
He knew that the First Emperor didn't want him to say anything, but just wanted someone to listen.
"Kuiji County has been a prosperous place since the time of Wu and Yue. It is close to the East China Sea, and the people are no less wealthy than the people of Qi."
"I divided the world and gave him eight cities under Kuaiji County as fiefs. Am I not good enough to him?"
"He does not want to serve the country and stabilize one side. Instead, he wants to be a local power and split the Qin Dynasty. Why doesn't this person know how to be content?"
His index finger tapped on the table erratically, and the First Emperor became upset and agitated thinking about Wei Liao.
The frequency of finger tapping becomes more and more chaotic, and the sound becomes more and more mixed.
"After Zhao Gao comes back, ask him to deliver my royal carriage to Wei Liao's mansion and let Wei Liao go to Kuaiji County. Since he refuses to repent, he will give up his position as Guo Wei."
Make decisions and issue orders.
Only then did the First Emperor feel much better.
Pick up the writing brush and start reviewing today's memorial.
After approving less than three volumes, Zhao Gao returned to Zhangtai Palace and stood outside the door without entering.
He is not a seal official, and he cannot enter at will without permission.
Gai Nie sensed Zhao Gao's aura, paused the work of turning and rewinding the scrolls, went out to look for Zhao Gao, and said: "Your Majesty has an order, asking you to send a royal chariot to Wei Liao's mansion and let Wei Liao go to Kuaiji County."
Zhao Gao looked at Gai Nie suspiciously, his face full of disbelief.
He thought over and over again about the last time he fed Gai Nie, wondering why something was wrong.
He and Gai Nie both protected the First Emperor and did not eat. Why would the First Emperor ask him to give Gai Nie food?
Zhao Gao regretted it very much. Why didn't he ask the First Emperor for confirmation at that time?
Don't ask after the fact, it has already happened. If you ask again, the taste will change.
The First Emperor ordered not to ask for verification on the spot but to ask for verification afterwards. How could he not take the First Emperor seriously?
"Your Majesty wants the Imperial Guard to go to Kuaiji County?"
Wei Liao has not committed any crime recently, how could His Majesty ask Wei Liao to go to the fief for no reason?
Gai Nie nodded, turned back to Zhangtai Palace, and continued to be a book-turner.
The words have been brought, whether Zhao Gao does it or not is none of his business.
Bang~
The palace door was closed in front of him, Zhao Gao frowned and hesitated.
He paced in place for half a quarter of an hour, still unable to make a decision.
Wei Liao is a lieutenant of the Qin State, the highest military official in the Qin State.
If you want Wei Liao to return to his fiefdom, you must remove Wei Liao from his official position.
The consequences of this incident are not as simple as Gai Nie wanting to eat.
It is the vacancy of the highest military power in the Qin Dynasty, and the replacement of the highest military power in the Qin Dynasty.
After much thought, Zhao Gao knocked on the door of Zhangtai Palace because of his distrust of Gai Nie.
"Your Majesty, when do you want me to send the king's chariot and the royal lieutenant?"
Zhao Gao did not ask directly whether it was true or false, but made indirect remarks.
"Now."
"only."
It turned out to be true. The God of Plague did not deceive Gao. As expected, he did not dare to spread rumors about His Majesty's will.
"You have been with me for many years. If you have anything to say, speak directly and don't be too smart."
"……only."
Zhao Gao faced the First Emperor and retreated slowly.
When he retreated to the gate of Zhangtai Palace with his head lowered, he heard the words of the First Emperor again.
"Deputy Commander of the Secret Guard, please stop doing this. All secret guard affairs will be handed over to Ge Nie."
Zhao Gao stopped and responded respectfully: "Wei."
The voice was respectful and normal.
In his new boots, the toe wound was cracked and there were fine drops of blood oozing out.
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(End of chapter)
