Zi Sang stepped forward to help the prince up and said, "Prince, please show your condolences."
The next day, the prince ascended the throne and became king. He was the new king of Wei, King Wei Hui, who posthumously named the previous king Wu. At the beginning of the new king's accession to the throne, Yu Yu, led by Taishi, instigated the State of Wei to send troops to attack the State of Zhao to avenge the previous king. The old master stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the State of Zhao shot and killed the late king when he attacked our city of Ye. The revenge of the late king must be avenged. The old minister begged the king to send troops to attack the State of Zhao and vowed to destroy Zhao." Zi Sang stood up and said: "Your Majesty. "The State of Zhao is a big country, and the military strength of our State of Wei is not enough to destroy the State of Zhao. If we launch a comprehensive war with the State of Zhao, the strength of our State of Wei will be damaged. Please think again, your Majesty." The old master stood Debuted: "Xiangguo, what you said is wrong. Wei's military strength is extraordinary. It can destroy Zhongshan State in one fell swoop. For Zhao State, it is unable to compete with our Wei State. The Prime Minister set up a clever plan to destroy the Zhao army one hundred and three times. The main force of 100,000 has caused Zhao State to lose its vitality." Zi Sang said: "Zhao State is a strong military country with many soldiers and generals, and it is also a big country, so we have to invest all the troops of Wei State, and the troops in the capital are empty. If At this time, the State of Zhao asked for help from the State of Qi, and the State of Qi sent troops to attack the capital of Wei, Daliang. What will your Majesty do?" This question stopped the King of Wei, and he looked at the Grand Master, as if the King of Wei was particularly dependent on the Grand Master. . The Taishi said: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is overly concerned. We, the army of the State of Wei, are going to attack the State of Zhao. If the State of Qi dares to attack our State of Wei, and after destroying the State of Zhao, we will send troops to attack the State of Qi. Compared with the State of Qi, The state of Qi is relatively weak." After hearing this, King Wei immediately stood up and said, "No need to say more, sirs, send troops to attack Zhao." Obviously, Zisang was left out in the cold. It seems that the King of Wei did not like Zi Sang that much, and had a grudge against Zi Sang. After all, the King of Wei was still very young, young and energetic, and did not consider things well.
At night, King Wei went into the Grand Master's Mansion to pay a visit to the Grand Master. The Grand Master went out to greet him. He was about to kneel down when he was helped up by King Wei and said, "Old Master, there is no need to be polite." After the Grand Master bowed, he said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. "The Grand Master invited King Wei to his residence. When the King of Wei entered the palace, the Grand Master followed him and said, "Your Majesty, please come and have a seat." The King of Wei walked up and sat in front of several tables and said, "Old Master, please take a seat." After the Grand Master bowed and thanked him, He said: "Thank you, Your Majesty." Then he sat aside and said: "Your Majesty, you may have something to tell me when you come to my house." King Wei then said: "I didn't expect that the person who opposed my attack on Zhao State was actually the Prime Minister. "The grand master asked: "Let me ask the king, which country is the Xiangguo?" King Wei replied: "Of course it is the Zhao kingdom." After saying that, the king of Wei seemed to understand, so the grand master looked at him. Wake it up. Afterwards, the Taishi continued: "Xiangguo Zisang is indeed a bug from the Zhao state. He once worshiped the insect saint Little Ant as his teacher. When his husband was in trouble, Zisang left his husband and came to Wei. We. Everyone knows that his husband, Xiao Yi, is a great Confucian who has devoted his life to benevolence and righteousness and the morality of the sages. However, our prime minister, Zi Sang, established laws in our country of Wei, overturned the laws of our ancestors in the country of Wei, and focused on killing and attacking throughout his life, and with his husband The benevolence and righteousness promoted are completely different." After hearing this, the King of Wei said on a whim: "Tomorrow, I will give up my position in the court hall." The Taishi immediately dissuaded him and said: "Your Majesty, please do not act rashly. The prime minister is the king who was born before him. The minister you have chosen to take care of your life must not be dismissed easily without any serious fault. The old minister said these words just to let the king understand that he is a worm." King Wei then gave up and said: "Okay, I am a worm. I understand." After another moment of silence, the King of Wei asked again: "Master, who will be the general in the attack on Zhao this time?" The Master immediately threw out Tu Su to test King Wei's mind, and said "Tu Su was a student of the late Prime Minister. He had meritorious service in governing Ye and was resourceful. He could be a general." Unexpectedly, this young King of Wei had no scheming. He immediately expressed his thoughts and said: "Tu Su is attached to the Prime Minister and cannot be a general." General." The grand master then said: "The old minister recommended an insect to the king." King Wei immediately asked: "Who is it?" The grand master said again: "Your Majesty, it is a retainer in the old minister's house, Ding Dian. It is good at it. He is proficient in the laws and regulations of the prime minister, so it is most suitable to choose him as a general." The old master is cultivating his own strength. King Wei agreed and said, "Okay, Xuanmen guest Ding Dian will come to see you."
Ding Dian, a retainer, entered the palace and met King Wei and kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty." King Wei said, "Ding Qing is dead." Facing the Grand Master, he said, "It was the Grand Master who recommended you to Wu Chong. If you want to thank me, thank the Grand Master." ." Ding Dian kowtowed to the old master and said, "I would like to thank the old master." The old master said, "This is the king's wisdom. Ding Dian, please get up and answer." King Wei asked: "Ding Qing , if you are asked to lead the army to attack the State of Zhao, do you have a plan in mind?" Ding Dian said: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister has annihilated the main force of the State of Zhao in the territory of our State of Wei, and there is still a lingering fear for our State of Wei. Your Majesty, our State of Wei has an elite force. The heavy infantry of the Wei Dynasty, Wei Wuzu, was well-equipped and could travel hundreds of miles in half a day with three days of rations. He was good at running. He took advantage of this to capture Jinyang, and then joined forces with General Lesheng in Zhongshan to capture Wu'an. , approaching Handan, the capital of Zhao State, Handan can be captured in a snap, and Zhao State can be destroyed." It seemed that Ding Dian was already confident about this, which made King Wei very satisfied, and he stood up and said: "Okay, Widow Chong makes Ding Dian a general and leads our army of millions to attack the State of Zhao." Ding Dian immediately knelt down and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty." The old master looked at Ding Dian and nodded with satisfaction. King Wei boldly promoted the new king. Chong, maybe this is the courage that King Wei should have.
The next day, Ding Dian led a million troops out of Daliang, the capital of Wei. After marching day and night, he quickly arrived at Jinyang, the important northern town of Zhao State. His troops were so fast that the defenders of Jinyang began to attack the city without being prepared for defense. , but they were caught off guard. In less than a day, they captured Jinyang, the important northern town of Zhao State. Then he moved to Wu'an and approached Handan, the capital of Zhao State. The troops were divided into two groups, one group marched toward Wu'an, and the army was so powerful on the way to attack Wu'an. The other group entered Zhongshan and stood under Gucheng. General Le Sheng led his army out of the city to greet him. The deputy general stood on the chariot and said: "General General's order, General Le Sheng will lead the army to join General Ding's troops in Wu'an." General Le Sheng kowtowed and clasped his fists. : "The last general respects the order of the general." General Le Sheng led the army out of Zhongshan, and two armies attacked the Zhao army in Wu'an. The Zhao army was quickly defeated and returned to Handan, and Ding Dian led an army to besiege Handan.
At this time, the scout entered the Zhao palace and shouted: "Report——." He rushed into the palace and said: "Your Majesty, the army of Wei is gathering outside Handan City." Zhao Wangyong stood up immediately and said in surprise: "What? , the scouts came to report the day before yesterday, aren't the Wei army still in Jinyang? How come they are approaching the city so quickly." Then he sat down again, looked at the ministers under the main hall, and said: "Dear ministers, what do you have in mind? Can you plan to retreat the enemies outside the city?" These ministers could only bury their heads in silence and look at each other secretly, their hearts becoming even more anxious. Zhao Wangyong looked at Lao Xiangguo and said: "Old Xiangguo, do you have any strategy to defeat the enemy?" Lao Xiangguo stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the top priority is to form a large army to climb the tower to defend against the enemy and win Handan successfully. Defense war. The second step is to send an envoy to Qi to ask for reinforcements, so Handan can be saved." Zhao Wangyong asked again: "As an envoy to Qi, what insect does the old prime minister think is qualified?" The old prime minister said: " Zhu Haiyan and General Daoyan are still in Handan. General Daoyan can lead his troops on the tower to defend the enemy, and Zhu Haiyan can go on an envoy to Qi." Zhao Wangyong looked outside the main hall and said: "Xuan Jinyang County Governor Zhu Hai Meet the ants."
Zhu Haiyan then entered the Zhao palace and kowtowed: "I pay homage to the king." Zhao Wangyong said: "Zhu Qing, the old prime minister recommended you to go to Qi as an envoy. Are you willing to go to Qi?" Zhu Haiyan raised his eyes and said : "I will fulfill my mission." Zhao Wangyong said: "Okay, you go." Zhu Haiyan stood up, bowed and exited Zhao Wang's palace. Zhao Wangyong stood up, took off his long sword, pulled it out, and said: "My lords, those who hold weapons will go up to the tower with the widows to defend the enemy." Zhao Wangyong gave a call, and all the officials responded together and stepped out together. Zhao Palace. The long sword in his hand moved forward, and the people in the city picked up the sword and climbed onto the tower to defend themselves against the enemy. General Dao Yan led his soldiers to stand on the city tower and looked at the Wei army outside the city.
Late at night, Zhu Haiyan took advantage of the darkness to sneak out of Handan City. The next day, he drove to Linzi, Qi State, and stood outside the gate of the Qi Palace to meet the King of Qi. The King of Qi announced to meet the envoy of the State of Zhao, Zhu Haiyan. The envoy of the State of Zhao, Zhu Haiyan, entered the palace of the King of Qi and kowtowed: "The foreign envoy pays homage to the King of Qi." The King of Qi asked, "You are the envoy of the State of Zhao." Zhu Haiyan replied, "Exactly." The King of Qi asked again. He said: "Why did the Zhao envoy come to our Qi State?" Zhu Haiyan stood in the hall and said: "The army of the Wei State attacked Handan, the capital of our Zhao State. Handan was in danger. The foreign minister Zhu Haiyan asked the King of Qi to send troops to rescue our Zhao State. country." Then Zhu Haiyan took out the slip from his arms and said, "This is a letter from the king to the king of your country." King Qi said, "Send it over."
Zhu Haiyan presented this slip. After King Qi read the slip, he looked at the military advisor Zi Zhang and asked, "Sir, what do you think about sending troops to rescue Zhao?" Military advisor Zi Zhang said, "I agree with the king sending troops." King Qi asked again, "Why?" Zi Zhang replied: "Your Majesty, this King of Wei is very ambitious. He destroyed Zhongshan and attacked Handan, the capital of Zhao. He vowed to destroy Zhao and dominate the princes. Wei loses the check and balance of Zhao, which is not good for Qi." The king asked again: "Do you have a plan in mind, sir?" Zizhang replied: "Surround Wei and rescue Zhao." King Qi was very puzzled after hearing this, and asked: "What do you mean by this, sir?" Zizhang analyzed: "Zhao Guo It is a military power that can compete with the Qin State. It cannot destroy the State of Zhao without an army of two million. This is the entire force of the State of Wei. The capital of Wei, Daliang, must be empty. We only need to send troops to the capital of Wei, Daliang, to force the Wei army in Handan, the State of Zhao. To return reinforcements, we can set up an ambush on the way the Wei army retreats and wait for work, annihilating the main army of Wei and eliminating the threat of force to our Qi State. We can also save Zhao and ease the siege of Zhao's capital." After hearing this, the King of Qi was greatly surprised. Jia praised and said: "Okay, this is a very good plan." He looked at General Tianluo and said, "General Tianluo comes forward to listen to the order." General Tianluo stood up and kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty." King Qi said: " With Zi Zhang as the military advisor and Tian Luo as the general, he led an army of 800,000 to attack Liang, the capital of Wei." General Tian Luo kowtowed and said, "The last general will take the order." King Qi said, "General Tian." General Tian Luo said: "The last general is here." King Qi ordered: "Everything must be obeyed by the military advisor, and no one can disobey." General Tianluo said, "The last general is here." Then he looked at Zizhang and said, "The military advisor." Zizhang stood up and said: "Your Majesty." King Qi took off the long sword from his waist and said, "Master, take the sword of king." Zi Zhang took the long sword from King Qi's hand with both hands and stepped back. The King of Qi said: "Anyone who does not obey military orders can be killed first and then reported." Zi Zhang kowtowed and said, "I accept the order."
The military advisor Zi Zhang and the general Tian Luo led the army out of Linzi City. Zhu Haiyan rode in a chariot with the military advisor. After leaving the city, the chariot stopped. Zhu Haiyi stepped out of the chariot, stood beside the chariot, bowed and saluted, and said, "Commander, General Tian, the foreign ministers are waiting for good news in Handan." Zi Zhang, the military counselor, stood beside the chariot. On top, facing Zhu Haiyan, he just said one word, "Okay." Then he led the army and left. Zhu Haiyan still stood where he was, looking at the leaving army, then looked up into the sky and said, "I, the State of Zhao, have been saved."
