This sentence undoubtedly exposed the ambition of King Qin. Perhaps in King Qin's heart, this was his lofty ambition, and the sparrow knew the ambition of the swan. But Shang Fu laughed it off and said: "You bully the weak and use force to conquer the dissatisfied princes. Everyone knows the harshness of Qin's law and is afraid of it. This is unpopular among the people. Even if your Qin country can unify the world, it can be passed down to thousands of generations. No?" King Qin walked down and said very proudly: "Our Great Qin is a land on the western frontier. Since Duke Mu dominated Xirong, he laid the foundation of our Great Qin. If the national strength is not strong, how will it be passed down to thousands of generations? In the era of great struggle, the strong will be strong. , the weak will be weak. For the weak vassal states, destroy them, the strong vassal states send troops to attack them and weaken their strength, and the vassal states that are neither strong nor weak can ignore them and wait until later to take them."
King Wen stood up and said: "Master has a student named Zigong. Let me tell you a story. The story of saving Lu, rebelling against Qi, defeating Wu, forcing Jin and dominating Yue. There was a doctor named Tian Chang in Qi State, who was quite ambitious. , sent troops to attack the State of Lu in order to frighten the four powerful people, such as the Yan family, the Bao family, the Gao family, and the Guo family. The Lu state was in trouble, and Master Zigong, a student of the Master, went to the Qi state to meet Tian Chang. He said to Tian Chang, If the Qi State is exclusively in power, attacking the Lu State is meaningless. The city of Lu State is low and not high enough to be defended. In addition, the subjects of the Lu State are mediocre, and the people do not like war and are not courageous. It is impossible to weaken the strength of several major families. Qi State is about to attack Wu State. The city of Wu State is high and thick, the armor is new and strong, and the army is all elite. In this way, the ministers of Qi State or the people who affect the political situation will be killed or injured in this great battle between Qi State and Wu State. In this way, no matter it is Neither the ministers above the court nor the citizens can stop you from taking control of the court. These words made Tian Chang tempted, and he pursued the victory and said: "I went to Wu as an envoy, and through persuasion to save Lu, Wu Lu became a unified camp, the doctor can attack the state of Wu in the name of attacking the state of Wu, but the premise is not to attack the state of Lu immediately. "Tian Chang agreed to Zigong's mission to the state of Wu. Zigong came to the state of Wu and met King Wu Fucha. King Wu Fucha had long had the desire to dominate the princes, and said to the king of Wu: "Qi, a country of ten thousand vehicles, goes to attack Qian Cheng. Is the Lu State of China competing with the Wu State for the supremacy? The king should send troops to attack Qi to save Lu. This will spread the reputation of the king for hoeing the strong and supporting the weak, showing the strength of the Wu state, frightening the Jin state, and making Qi pay the price. "The King of Wu was worried that after the defeat of the Yue State at Jishan, he would definitely come to take revenge, planning to destroy Yue and then attack Qi. Zigong advised: "The State of Yue cannot compare with the State of Lu. The king is afraid of Qi when he attacks a small country like Yue. It’s not what a king does. The State of Wu can use this to attack Qi and save Lu Zhao to demonstrate the benevolence and righteousness of the State of Wu. Other vassal states will surely come to surrender to the State of Wu, and the State of Wu can achieve its hegemony. Zigong is willing to send an envoy to the State of Yue, so that the State of Yue will send troops to assist Wu in attacking Qi, so the king will have no worries. Zigong came to Yue and met Gou Jian, the king of Yue. Zigong said to the king of Yue, "Zigong recommended himself to persuade the king of Wu to send troops to attack Qi. However, the king of Wu was not at ease with you and attacked Yue first and then attacked Qi." If this is the case, the Yue Kingdom will be destroyed. "The King of Yue said very sadly: "I overestimated my own strength and defeated Kuaiji Mountain. If I could fight Wu to the death, I would be defeated. Zigong threw out a bait and said: "If the state of Wu attacks Qi and fails, wouldn't it be a blessing for the king?" If Wu Guo wins, he will definitely attack another big country, Jin. Your Majesty joins forces with the State of Jin and attacks from both front and rear, and the State of Wu will be defeated. "After Zigong persuaded the King of Yue, he returned to the Kingdom of Wu to convey the news of the King of Yue's troops. The King of Wu had no worries and sent a large number of troops to attack Qi to save Lu. During this period, Zigong went to the Kingdom of Jin, met with the king of Jin, and told the king of Jin Wu The state is about to attack Qi. After defeating Qi, it will definitely attack Jin. The king can join forces with the king of Yue to attack the Wu army, and Wu will be defeated. Wu and Qi stand in Ailing, Qi is defeated, and Qi falls into civil strife. The Jin army fought at Huangchi, and Wu was defeated. The King of Yue led his troops across the river to attack Wu, killing Wu King Fu Chai and his prime minister Bo Pei. Three years later, King Gou Jian of Yue became the new generation overlord."
After King Wen finished telling this story, he looked at his disciple Shang Fu who was standing aside, and then turned to King Qin and said, "How do you think my student Shang Fu compares with Master's student Zigong?" King Wen's last words made King Qin think again. Lost in thought, he kept his head down and thought, slowly walked up to the pedestal, sat in front of several cases, suddenly raised his head, looked at Qin Xiang standing in the court hall, and said: "Prime Minister." Prime Minister Qin walked up, looked at King Qin who was sitting in front of several cases, and asked doubtfully: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" After a long time, King Qin calmed down, looked at King Wen and said, "Sir, since you If you don't want to stay in Qin, I can't force you to stay." Then he faced Qin Xiang and said, "Escort Mr. out of the city."
The Prime Minister of Qin and King Wen went out of the city together, and were escorted by Qin soldiers. Prime Minister Qin and King Wen stood outside Xianyang City. At this time, Prime Minister Qin said with great admiration: "The only one who can defeat my plan of Lian Heng is sir. I admire your talent very much." Then he stood in front of King Wen, bowed and held his hands in front of him, saluting. "Sir, please bow to me as a disciple." King Wen returned the salute, looked at Qin Xiang with confusion, and asked, "Who are you?" Qin Xiang replied, "This disciple is Quan Shan, a disciple of Wei Xiangzi Sangmen. The name is Yangxia." King Wen said with tears in his eyes: "Zisang." Then he turned his back and cried. Shang Fu walked up the road and said, "Sir." King Wen wiped away the tears on both sides and said, "It's okay, it's okay. Maybe I'm old and sentimental. It's okay." Then he faced Qin Xiang and said, "Yangxia, Qin's law is harsh. Being cruel and unkind, even if the six kingdoms are destroyed, the people's hearts will be unstable, and the fluctuation of people's hearts will not last long. You must advise your King Qin to practice benevolence, and the long-term strategy is to stabilize the people's hearts." Qin Xiang looked at King Wen and said: "Disciple Remember it." King Wen then got into the carriage behind him, and Shang Fu sat in front to drive King Wen away from Xianyang, the capital of Qin. Prime Minister Qin looked away again, bowed again and put his hands before him, and then watched him off.
Ever since King Wen personally went to Qin and left Handan, the capital of Zhao, Queen Bai Shao had been worried about it, and she was restless all day long. Ever since it married Zhao Wangyong, it made Xiao Yi sad. She always felt that she owed it something and didn't know how to make up for it. Ever since Little Ant ascended the throne as king, he has been worried all day long, and it has become a problem for him over time. One night, it was extremely hot and stuffy in the palace, with lightning and thunder bursting from time to time. On the bed inside the curtain, the Queen and Queen Bai Shao were lying on the bed, sweating profusely and tossing and turning from time to time. It dreamed in its sleep that King Wen entered the palace of Qin and stood in the court hall. For some reason, it angered King Qin? King Qin said angrily: "Drag him out and kill him!" On the execution platform, the sword and ax fell and blood splattered. In her sleep, Bai Shao called out: "Little ant, little ant." She suddenly sat up and felt pain in her abdomen again. It seemed that she was about to give birth. The maids rushed in and asked hurriedly: "Empress, what's wrong with you?" Bai Shao said very sadly: "The little prince is about to be born."
Two maids were guarding the queen's bedroom. A maid rushed out and rushed into the queen's bedroom. She was so hurried that she even forgot the etiquette and said: "Queen, the queen is about to give birth." The queen walked out of the curtain and said hurriedly: "Take me there quickly."
Entering the late queen's palace, he waited in front of Bai Shao's bed and said, "Sister, the Ai family has asked the maid to go to the obstetrician. Everything will be fine." At this time, Bai Shao was still worried about King Wen and said: " Sister, what worries me the most is the king. He is going to Qin alone, and there are many dangers!" He squeezed the queen's hand tightly with both hands, and Bai Shao's hands were covered with sweat and felt wet. The queen said comfortingly: "Sister, don't worry, the king is already on his way back to Handan." At this time, a palace maid invited the nanny to deliver the baby. Mammy entered the former Queen's palace and saluted, "Both of you are my master, my wife." The Queen walked up and said, "My sister is about to give birth, you go quickly." Then she walked out. The nun was in charge of giving birth inside the curtain, while the queen stood outside the curtain and occasionally poked her head into the curtain, and a container of blood came out. It seemed like a massive hemorrhage. Then the mammy walked out and knelt down and said: "Queen, the queen is having a difficult time giving birth, and she may not be able to save her size." The queen turned around and said, "No matter what method you use? The size must be saved, and it must be saved." Mammy hurriedly said again Running forward, there was a final scream, and the baby was born. Mammy ran out and said: "Your Majesty has given birth, Your Majesty has given birth." The Queen came up and asked: "Is it a boy or a baby girl?" Mammy knelt down and looked at it, and replied: "It is a boy." The Queen asked again : "How is my sister?" Mammy showed an embarrassed expression and said: "Queen, you'd better go in and take a look." From the facial expression of Mammy, we can see that it is not optimistic. There is no need to ask, just Knowing what was going on with Bai Shao, she said, "You should step back first." Then grandma stood up and walked away.
The queen rushed into the palace and called out: "Sister, sister." She stood in front of the bed. Bai Shao was about to stand up and salute, and said: "Sister." The queen stepped forward and comforted her: "Sister, your body is still very weak, please lie down quickly." Looking at the newly born baby next to her, she was very obedient. No crying or fussing. The queen often made the baby next to her laugh. The first queen just looked at it and kissed it on its delicate skin. The queen sat aside and said: "Look how much its eyes look like the late king!" Bai Shao was still worried and asked the king: "Sister, when can the king return to Handan?" The queen replied: "Soon, the king will return tomorrow. Handan." Bai Shao said: "Sister, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on until dawn." The Queen said: "Sister, don't think so wildly, because we want to witness the king creating a prosperous age together." Bai Shao said: "Okay, I don't Random thoughts, but I know my own body." The queen said: "Don't say such depressing words, the king will come back and give you a nourishing prescription, and you will definitely be fine." Then she stood up and left. Bai Shao looked at the Queen's leaving figure, tears still streaming from the corners of her eyes. It rained heavily. At ten o'clock in the morning, the first queen Bai Shao died of illness.
At this time, King Wen was still resting in the post house. It was almost dawn, but he was still tossing and turning, perhaps because he had too many thoughts. At dawn, it walked out of the post house and faced Shang Fu, saying, "Shang Fu! I've been feeling restless these days. Something unknown might happen in Handan City." Shang Fu stood aside and said, "Your Majesty. , you are overthinking it." King Wen walked out and looked up at the sky and said, "Let's go back to Handan quickly."
Shang Fu sat in front and drove King Wen back to Handan, the capital of Zhao State, and looked at the white tent hanging above the city gate. The carriage stopped outside the city. King Wen walked out and stood under the city gate and looked up, causing him to be stunned and stood there. Shang Fu stood behind and said, "Your Majesty." King Wen turned around and said, "Shang Fu, you drive into the city first." Shang Fu looked at King Wen and said, "Your Majesty." King Wen couldn't hide his sadness and said, " I think you should enter the city first." Shang Fu still looked at King Wen, bowed and saluted, stepped back and got into the carriage behind him, and then drove into the city.
King Wen entered Handan City on foot and looked at the insects coming and going, feeling even more confused and helpless in his heart. A worm walked slowly on the street, alone and alone, looking at the passing worms. They were all the subjects of King Wen. The queen stood behind the Zhao palace early and waited for King Wen's return, with the civil and military ministers behind her.
