The general was about to lead his troops into the formation, but was dissuaded by the general who said: "General, don't be rash. You see this formation is weird. I have never seen it in my life." The general looked at it and said: "This formation is very strange." How about we divide our troops to attack from eight directions?" The general said again: "If we divide our troops, our troops will be weak, and it will be easy to be annihilated by the enemy when we attack the formation. We can only concentrate our troops and choose a gate to attack. , tearing a crack and inserting it straight into the formation." The termite general led his army to attack the formation. I saw the armies in the formation intersecting with each other, the shield soldiers in the dry position arrayed, and the spears came out from behind the shields, piercing the armor, causing countless casualties. The soldiers who rushed into the formation looked confused. The soldiers in all directions changed formations and moved around each other, and the chariots and cavalry charged in the formation. The termite army has been stuffed with dumplings and is desperate to escape. General Pian saw that General Bai Feng and his army were surrounded, which put the army into a desperate situation. He led the reserve army to attack from Duimen, but they were all shot and killed. The termite army was completely wiped out in the formation, and not a single ant broke out. The bodies in the formation were piled up like mountains. Looking around, there were corpses everywhere outside the Grand Canyon, and the termites were defeated miserably.
General Bai Feng stood in a patch of grass. This was all the possessions of the termite tribe. They were ruined in this way. He had no face to face the king. He pulled out his sword and was about to kill himself to apologize. The deputy general rushed forward and said: "General , No!" General Bai Feng faced the deputy general and said: "How can I face you when you ask me to go back?" Facing these remnants of soldiers standing where the beacon smoke was, the deputy general pointed at them and said: "General, look at them, they are everywhere. The general is fighting in the south and the north, and is experiencing life and death, can you bear to leave them behind?" General Bai Feng looked at them and said: "Okay, I will take you home."
As the sun set, General Bai Feng stood on the chariot and returned to the termite capital. Looking at these remnant soldiers, holding their long swords in hand, all of them were dejected. The large carts behind them carried the bodies of the dead soldiers back to the termite tribe's homeland. Slowly passing through the street, the onlookers were crying loudly. There were insects killed in the battle in every house. Their cries were so loud that some even fainted from crying.
When the termite king heard the bad news, he stood up in surprise and was speechless for a long time. General Bai Feng knelt outside the main hall, surrounded by people wearing sackcloth and wearing filial piety. An army of 1.8 million people lost their lives in the Grand Canyon, how heartbreaking it is! I heard crying and shouting outside the palace. He looked up and saw the civil and military officials under the main hall, saying: "Prime Minister!" But he didn't see the Prime Minister, so he asked again: "Didn't the Prime Minister come to court today? Where is the Prime Minister?" The left and right people replied: "Here is the Prime Minister?" My own mansion." The Termite King walked out and said: "Go to the Prime Minister's Mansion." Looking left and right outside the main hall, he said: "There are people outside the main hall. Your Majesty, how can we get out?" The Termite King stepped forward and followed Looking, he looked back and said: "We went out through the back door and tried our best to avoid these people."
They were only left behind the palace gate, and they disguised themselves as common people and stood outside the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion. They saw that there were also common people at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion. They had no choice but to bypass the main entrance and go to the back wall of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Looking at this deep-walled compound, there was only a dog hole below that could get through. The termite king is also looking around, looking for a way to enter. There is a eunuch beside the termite king who doesn't know whether to live or die. He is seeking death. Maybe he just entered the palace and didn't understand what the rules were. He looked at the termite king as an insect of the same kind as himself, pointed to the dog hole and said: "Your Majesty, there is a dog hole here." The termite king looked at the eunuch and said, He asked: "Are you going to go into this dog hole alone?" The eunuch was also at a loss. He felt that his words were wrong, so he bumped into the Termite King, lowering his head and saying nothing. The anger on the termite king's face grew stronger, and he stepped forward and slapped him, saying: "You bitch." The eunuch immediately knelt down, his body trembling more and more. When the eunuch saw this, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, it's because it's ignorant. I'll train it properly when the slave comes back." He scolded him and said, "Quickly retreat." The termite king said, "There's no need to train it. From now on, it will go The royal mausoleum, go and guard the mausoleum for the late king. I don’t want to see it again in the future.” The eunuch who wrote the pen faced the eunuch who was kneeling behind him and said: “Why don’t you come over quickly to thank the king for not killing him? If it weren’t for the king’s mercy, even if there was Ten lives cannot exchange for one of your lives." The eunuch who made the mistake knelt forward, kowtowed repeatedly, and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me." The Termite King waved his sleeves, and the guards in disguise on both sides killed the erring eunuch. The eunuch dragged him off. The termite king faced the eunuch who wrote the pen and said angrily: "It doesn't know how to do it, why don't you know how to do it?" Then the eunuch who wrote the book stepped forward and lay down. The termite king stepped on the back of the eunuch who was holding the pen, jumped over the wall, and alerted the servants in the palace. They gathered around and shouted: "Who is it?" Stepping forward, the termite king stood up and said: "It's Gu." The servants Then he knelt down and said, "Your Majesty." The Prime Minister's ant came out and said, "Who is it?" Seeing the Termite King standing under the wall, he knelt down and said, "Your Majesty." The Termite King stepped forward and said, "Prime Minister Please get up." Xiang Guo stood up and looked at the Termite King. The termite king looked around and said: "This is a private visit incognito. Please don't make any announcement. You all should get up." The prime minister said: "Your Majesty, let's go into the hall together and talk about it."
Xiang Guo stood sideways and led the way, and the Termite King followed him walking in the corridor and in the courtyard. The termite king walked all the way, admiring the pear blossoms all over the courtyard, and there was a poem that matched this scene, "Suddenly a spring breeze came overnight, and thousands of pear blossoms bloomed on the trees." After walking into the living room. The Prime Minister stood on one side and said: "Your Majesty, please sit down." The Termite King just said one word, "Okay." Then he walked up and sat down. The Prime Minister knelt down and sat aside, facing the Termite King. At this time, the Termite King felt sad, and endured the pain, saying: "The army was defeated in the Grand Canyon, Xiangguo, you should know it, right? The 1.8 million army did not survive." Xiangguo was still expressionless, and He was not surprised, as if he already knew about it beforehand, and said: "I already know about this." The Termite King was also speechless, looking at the Prime Minister as if waiting for the Prime Minister to speak. The Prime Minister looked at the Termite King and said: "Your Majesty, I have already made it clear that it is not easy to attack the Ant Tribe at this time, but Your Majesty still insists on going his own way. We have signed an alliance with the Ant Tribe, and it will be extremely detrimental to the army." The Termite King said: "I am already alone. Got it, Prime Minister, now there are people outside the palace hall and the Prime Minister's Mansion surrounded by people. What do you think I should do? Now I am in chaos and have no clue." The Prime Minister stepped forward to admonish and said: "Your Majesty The first thing to do is to issue an edict, admit the king's fault in front of the people of the world, and distribute pensions to express condolences to the families who were killed. Next, the king will be vegetarian for three days in the palace, wearing coarse linen and linen clothes, and pay tribute to the 180 people who died in the border battle. One hundred thousand soldiers pray for blessings, which can calm the people's hearts; secondly, save all expenses in the palace, oppose extravagance and waste, order civil and military officials to follow suit, collect the saved money into the national treasury, and develop civilian power, military power and comprehensive national power ;The third is to seek peace, seek peace from the ant tribe, and reopen border trade for mutual benefit." At this time, the Termite King still couldn't let go of his own face and said: "Prime Minister, you want to admit your mistake alone in front of the people of the world. "Yes?" Xiangguo replied: "Exactly, this is the only way to make the people angry." The Termite King began to hesitate and said: "Xiangguo, please think about it for a day and make a reply tomorrow." Xiangguo stepped forward and said He said: "Your Majesty, the situation is so urgent that you cannot consider it. Once a civil uprising is triggered, it will come overwhelmingly. The people are like this torrential flood, overthrowing this dynasty in an instant. Your Majesty, let me tell you a story. This The story takes place on human beings, but it can actually be used as a reference for the mistakes made by human beings. The ten kings of the Western Zhou Dynasty, namely Ji Hu, the son of Ji Xie, king of Zhou Yi, ordered Guo Zhong to conquer Huaiyi during his reign. They also attacked the Rong, but failed. He listened to the words of Duke Rongyi and appointed him as a minister. He monopolized the mountains and rivers and products to amass the wealth of the people. He also used guard witches to monitor the people of the country and kill anyone who complained. So the people of the country Dare to be angry but dare not speak, the traveler uses his ears and eyes as his speech. In 841 BC, he was expelled to Pig by the Chinese, lived on the banks of Fen River, and became the king of Fen. Fourteen years later, he died in Pig. Since this country does not cherish its people, So why do people love this country so much?"
The Termite King listened to the Prime Minister's advice, went out from the back door, returned to the palace, and personally issued the edict of sin, with the eunuch writing it on his behalf. The eunuch held out the edict of sin and stood outside the hall, facing the people of the world. He shouted: "The king has sinned against you." All the people knelt down, and the eunuch opened the slip and read out: "Since the founding of the Termite Tribe, one hundred and thirty years ago, the king opened up the territory and expanded the territory, creating a prosperous era of great achievements, and the people Living and working in peace and contentment is the hardship of the people and the hardship of the world. After the inheritance of my father, the Qin army invaded our Nanzhan tribe, and war broke out again. The people were slaughtered and were left alone. I succeeded to the throne and governed the termite tribe according to the order of the late king. , to make their troops strong and their horses strong, aiming to unify the countries in the South China Sea. Unexpectedly, I became increasingly arrogant and arrogant. I conquered everywhere, the wars were peaceful and complicated, the people were tired and the country was poor, and I was more than one. If you don't listen to the words of the prime minister, you will be desired. The fire went to his head, and he sent troops to the Grand Canyon to attack the ant tribe. As for the army being buried in the Grand Canyon, I was deeply saddened. This is the worst thing about loneliness. He did not spare the people and resorted to military force. It was the people who were burdened with corvee and military service. This was I have done three things wrong. I have issued an edict to all the sinners in the world. I know that I have done three things wrong. I am filled with regret. I distribute a hundred taels of pension to the families of the fallen soldiers. I save all my expenses in the deep palace and wear coarse linen clothes. Burning incense and praying for the soldiers who died at the border, praying to God for peace and prosperity for the country and the people, and bless the people of our termite clan for their well-being, and express their sins and burn them." Then the termite king walked out of the palace hall in coarse linen clothes, and all the people and their civil and military officials knelt down and said "Your Majesty." The Termite King stood in front of the palace and said, "You all get up." He quickly walked down the steps to help them up and said, "You all get up." General Bai Feng knelt down and looked up and said, "Your Majesty, I am guilty. I misjudged the enemy general’s plan in the military situation, which resulted in the death of 1.8 million troops in the Grand Canyon. I am guilty.” He kept kowtowing, even his head was broken. Seeing that he felt pity for him, the Termite King helped General Bai Feng up and said: "What crime is General guilty of? The fault lies with the lone insect, an army of 1.8 million people. The General is heartbroken." The Termite King beat his chest and choked. : "Gu Ye is heartbroken. This is the entire elite army of the termite tribe. Gu Ye woke up from the pain." General Bai Feng knelt down with a pop and said, "Your Majesty." The Termite King helped General Bai Feng up again and said, "General, there is no way. "I've had my experiences in Gu, get up, let's cheer up and let the people see that our termite clan is not so easy to defeat." General Bai Feng said: "Okay." The Termite King said again: "General Bai Feng will be promoted to General Bai Feng. Grand Sima, in charge of the troops and horses of my termite clan." General Bai Feng knelt down and said, "I am willing to die with my heart and soul, and go through fire and water for the king." The termite king said, "Okay, general."
