As the highest military officer of the Qin State, Wei Liao bluntly stated in front of Zhao Tuo that Li Xin's battle against Chu would not only be difficult to win, but also likely to fail.
This was almost a denigration on the spot, which ran counter to the current political correctness of the entire Qin State. If word spread, it would probably arouse the anger of the King of Qin.
But it also proved from another aspect that Wei Liao was full of trust in Zhao Tuo, so he said this in front of him.
In other words, the reason why Wei Liao is like this is for some purpose.
Seeing Zhao Tuo lowering his head and saying nothing.
Wei Liao smiled and said: "Look, as Li Xin's 'arm', when he saw me saying this, he didn't refute it on the spot. I know you think so too. Although you are young, you are quite mature in your actions. For I’m not optimistic about Li Xin’s attack on Chu this time.”
Seeing that he had been seen through, Zhao Tuo nodded and said: "Chu is too big. It is bordered by the sea to the east and Baiyue to the south. Although it has been defeated continuously for decades, the land is still thousands of miles away, and its eight hundred years of heritage are still there. It is indeed difficult to destroy Chu with 200,000 people."
Wei Liao sighed: "If an old general is the commander-in-chief and leads 200,000 people to attack Chu, even if it is difficult to destroy his country, I think he will be like Wang Ben last year. He will gain many cities, or he will fight with the Chu people." The stalemate is not a big deal on the whole. But in the past six months, I think Li Xin has acted more and more rashly and is not a suitable candidate for the coach."
Following Wei Liao's explanation, Zhao Tuo also understood what the other party was worried about.
At the celebration banquet when Qin Wangzheng returned from conquering Yan, he made the decision on the spot to make Li Xin the main general and lead an army of 200,000 to destroy Chu.
Although Wei Liao knew something was wrong at the time, in that kind of celebration occasion, he would not speak on the spot and damage the face of Qin Wangzheng.
Although Qin Wangzheng is the wise ruler of the world and listens to the opinions of his ministers, there is always a domineering element in his character. Once he makes a decision on something he thinks is feasible, it is difficult for others to change him.
Especially after destroying several countries in succession, he became more and more arrogant, thinking that it would not be difficult to destroy Chu.
Not only this king, but also Li Si, Wei Zhuang, Yao Jia and other important ministers who were not good at military affairs were dazzled by the successive victories, and they were all optimistic about this battle.
Later, Wang Jian retired and returned to his hometown.
Wei Liao wisely kept his mouth shut, and while coordinating the domestic military and preparing for the attack on Chu, he observed the situation of Li Xin as the commander-in-chief and the entire Qin State, hoping that his judgment was wrong.
As a result, he found that everyone in the Qin State today was in a state of arrogance from top to bottom. Since Li Mu's death, Qin's consecutive victories for several years had already made the Qin people forget the dangers of war.
In today's Qin State, all the Qin people from the King of Qin down to the lowest level have forgotten it.
The war can be defeated.
As the coach, Li Xin was even more brave, but reckless and bellicose. As a strong general, he was okay, but as a general who led a war to destroy a country, he was far from it.
The levied troops were not enough to destroy Chu, the king and generals were arrogant and arrogant, the generals were rash and bellicose, and the enemy was an eight-hundred-year-old country with ten thousand chariots.
As a master of the art of war, Wei Liao carefully analyzed and discovered that the Qin State was already showing signs of failure before it even started its conquest.
He personally went to Qin Wangzheng to advise him, hoping that Qin Wangzheng would be more cautious in this war. However, although the proud Qin Wangzheng said yes, the arrogance in his eyes made Wei Liao know that his advice was useless. .
Zhao Tuo knew where Wei Liao's fatigue came from.
As a lieutenant in charge of a country's military, he could only watch helplessly as the country was about to fight a war that was very likely to fail. This feeling of knowing the outcome but being unable to save it was really torturous.
"Even Duke Wei can't persuade the king, and I, a mere young general, can't do anything about it."
Zhao Tuo spread his hands and could feel Wei Liao's helplessness, so yesterday he only dared to work on the deputy general and did not dare to mention Li Xin's matter at all.
Wei Liao said in a deep voice: "No one can persuade the king today, but Li Xin may change something. You were called 'my arm' by Li Xin, and you were even named by him to attack Chu together. This shows that he I love you very much in my heart, and if you can give me some advice, it might be of some use. When we get to the battlefield, I hope you can assist Li Xin and act steadily, and don't act rashly."
Zhao Tuo understood.
Wei Liao talked to him today because he wanted to find a solution from Li Xin through him.
Zhao Tuo couldn't help but smile bitterly when he thought of Li Xin's proud and confident appearance in the military tent during the battle to destroy Yan.
That guy is so difficult to deal with.
"Zhao Tuo, do your best."
Watching the young man walk out of the house.
Wei Liao sighed deeply, spread his legs, and no longer maintained the posture of a country's captain, but sat comfortably like he liked when he was young.
His eyes were in a trance, remembering the first time he saw Qin Wangzheng when Daliang first entered the Qin Kingdom.
Qin Wangzheng met Wei Liao for the first time, and after listening to his words, he knew that this Wei man was a great talent in the world. He respected Wei Liao very much and often asked about him. In order to show his favor to Wei Liao, Qin Wangzheng even let Wei Liao enjoy being with him. The same clothes and food, wearing silk clothes and fine clothes, eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, traveling on royal horses and carriages.
Such a posture, compared with the mediocre appearance of the monarchs of the six countries, can be said to be a breath of fresh air in the world, and can be called a wise monarch and a heroic ruler.
But Wei Liao was not fooled by Qin Wangzheng's attitude. He made his own judgment on this polite and virtuous king in private.
"The King of Qin is a man who is accurate as a bee, has long eyes, is fond of the sound of birds and the sound of jackals, is less kind but has the heart of a tiger and a wolf. He lives under others easily, and when he succeeds he also eats people lightly. I am clothed in commoners, but when I see that I am always under my feet, I . Sincerely make the King of Qin achieve his ambition in the world, and the whole world will be captives. You cannot stay with him for a long time."
Wei Liao murmured, and once again said his comments from back then.
At that time, he knew that Qin Wangzheng was not a person he could keep friends with for a long time, so he secretly prepared to leave Qin.
As a result, Qin Wangzheng noticed this and ordered him to come back by force, and his attitude towards Wei Liao became more and more humble.
"I have the ambition to unify the world and conquer the six kingdoms. I also ask your husband to be our Qin State Lieutenant and in charge of the military. I will obey your words and I hope that your husband will not abandon me."
Qin Wangzheng's sincere voice still echoed in Wei Liao's ears.
At that time, Wei Liao didn't know whether he was moved by the sincere attitude of the King of Qin or attracted by the position of Qin State Lieutenant. He wanted to show what he had learned, so he stayed and served as Qin State Lieutenant.
Wei Liao entered the Qin Dynasty, assisted the King of Qin in reforming the Qin State's military system, and inherited and carried forward Lu Buwei's "Righteous War Theory", which made the Qin State more and more successful in the war against the six countries, and now it has swallowed up the four countries and has won most of them. The world.
Today's Qin State is no longer the Western country where the Qin Dynasty had just come to power and the political situation was unstable.
Today's Qin Wangzheng is no longer the king who humbly asked for advice and treated virtuous subordinates.
"It's easy to get out of others when you're in an agreement, and you can easily eat people when you succeed."
The current Qin government is just like what Wei Liao said back then. After destroying several countries, he has shown signs of arrogance and arrogance, and can no longer listen to Wei Liao's good words.
If the whole world returns to Qin, King Qin will become the only king in the world.
Who else in this world can disobey this king's will.
All people in the world will become his subjects.
"The King of Qin is so arrogant that he won't listen to my advice. You can't stay here for a long time."
Thinking of this, Wei Liao felt exhausted all over. After so many years, he was actually tired too.
He recalled the time he spent drinking, singing, and dancing with his friends in the Lilu Wine Shop in Daliang City.
He missed the familiar mountains, forests, ponds, water, land and scenery of Wei, and even the smiles and smiles of the women in Wei's nunnery.
As people get older, they miss their homeland more and more.
Wei Liao raised his head and looked to the east, which was the direction of Daliang.
"Many eyes are watching with flowing eyes, wondering when they will turn back. Birds are flying back to their hometown, and foxes will always be on the top of the hill when they die."
He murmured the words of "sorrow" that Dr. Sanlu made when he was exiled.
Wei fell and Daliang was gone, but that land was still Wei Liao's true hometown.
He called outside the house: "Wang Ao."
"The disciple is here."
Wang Ao walked in.
Wei Liao glanced at the familiar furnishings in the room and sighed quietly: "I have the heart to leave Qin. After this attack on Chu, regardless of victory or defeat, I want to give up my position as a state captain. Are you willing to do so?"
Wang Ao cupped his hands and said: "Wherever the teacher goes, the disciple will go."
Wei Liao smiled and said, "Good."
"Historical Records: The Chronicles of the First Emperor of Qin": Wei Liao, a native of Daliang, came... The King of Qin followed his plan and saw that Wei Liao was arrogant, dressed in the same food and drink as Liao. Xiao said: "The King of Qin is a man who is accurate as a bee, has long eyes, loves the sound of birds and the sound of jackals, is less kind but has the heart of a tiger and a wolf. He lives under others easily, and when he succeeds in his ambition, he also eats people lightly. I am clothed in cloth, but when I see that I am always under my feet, I . Sincerely make the King of Qin achieve his ambition in the world, and the whole world will be captives. You can't stay with him for a long time." Then he died. The king of Qin felt that he was stationary and thought he was a lieutenant of the state of Qin, so he used his tactics.
According to family legend ("Records of the Kingdoms of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty"): After Wei Liao achieved success, he and his disciple Wang Ao fled overnight.
Judging from the description in "Historical Records", given Wei Liao's character, the possibility of leaving Qin is relatively high.
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