King Wen was always concerned about the situation of the people in Jinyang, so he asked: "How are the people living in the city?" Jinyang ordered Zhu Haiyan to go aside and said: "In the past few years, Jinyang suffered an unprecedented drought. Major issues in people's livelihood. I summoned General Dao Yan and other generals and local officials to gather in the lobby of the government office to discuss how to distribute the food from the generals to help the people in the city and tide over the years of famine together." King Wen turned around and smiled: "Zhu Dachong, you did it That's right." King Wen stood alone on the city tower and looked into the distance. At the green mountains and green waters in the distance, King Wen thought about visiting the people privately.
In the early morning, the crisp sound of birds in the forest came. King Wen walked out of the palace, looked up at the sky, and breathed the fresh air outside the palace. It rained last night, and the air was filled with the smell of earth. At this time, it is a common people, walking in the city among the caravans, walking on the streets, merchants walking on the roads, driving carriages out of the city to deliver goods. The prosperity of the market is the life of the people after the disaster. Everything has returned to normal. This is also the political achievement of Zhu Haiyan, the commander of Jinyang.
At noon, King Wen walked into a shop and sat down. The shopkeeper came forward and said, "Sir, what do you need to eat?" King Wen looked at the shopkeeper and said, "Mutton stewed soup cakes." King Wen's diet was very simple, and a bowl of soup cakes was what he ate. King Wen looked at the business. There were many customers coming and going, and the owner was very busy. Listen quietly to the diners' conversations after the meal and learn about the folk customs here. After King Wen finished eating the soup cake, he paid the bill and walked out. He walked out of the city with the business travelers, looked back at Jinyang City, and then left.
In the morning of this day, Jinyang Ling and other accompanying officials stood outside the palace. Shang Fu and Cao Shuang greeted him together and said, "Your Majesty is not here today, please go back." Jinyang Ling and the accompanying officials had to return and handle their own government affairs.
King Wen was walking among the mountains, rivers and fields, and the people were busy cultivating in the fields. King Wen happily went up to them, worked with them, and scattered some seeds in the thrown soil. An old farmer looked at King Wen who was sowing seeds next to him and said, "Old Chong, where did you come from?" King Wen stopped what he was doing and said, "I came from Handan and came to Jinyang to visit my relatives. "After a while, it started to get busy again. The old farmer stood hesitant, looked at King Wen and said: "Old Chong, I think you look like a big Chong family, not like someone doing rough work." King Wen smiled and said: "Why do you see that?" The old farmer said: "Look. What a face you have." King Wen joked: "My fellow villagers can still tell each other's faces." The old farmer began to feel proud, because there was no insect in the village who said this about him. He said to show off: "I have seen a lot of insects. , there are officials, traders, and big Chong family like you." He thought for a while and said: "You are not like a big Chong family, but more like a Confucian scholar." King Wen praised: "I have a good eye, I am Confucian scholars who spread Confucianism." King Wen mingled with them like this, joking and laughing with them while working, which may have been joy in suffering.
The aunt brought water and said: "You must be thirsty." The aunt was very enthusiastic. She stood in front of King Wen and asked: "Who is this old Chong family?" The old farmer joked next to him: "Old Confucian scholar." King Wen was amused and said: "Yes, yes, he is just an old Confucian scholar." The aunt said happily: "Old sir, please drink some water." Then she poured a bowl of water. They are all sitting on the ridge of the field. King Wen drank a bowl of water and said: "This water is sweet." The old farmer said: "There is an old well at the end of our village. I heard from the insects in the village that drinking the water from this old well can ward off disasters and diseases. , I want to drink more, Old Chong." King Wen asked: "Fellow, this well water must be the spring water flowing from the mountain." The old farmer and the people sitting around were stunned, and one of them looked at King Wen and said, "You are the old man? Immortal." King Wen laughed loudly and said, "What kind of immortals are there in this world? I am just like you, the common people."
King Wen looked at the green seedlings and said: "This year will definitely be a good year." The old farmer said: "Yes, I will invite the old gentleman to my home as a guest." King Wen still maintained a smile and said: "Okay! Since you warmly invite me, I’m here to eat and drink.” The old farmer happily agreed and said, “Okay, I’ll take care of myself, old gentleman, just come.”
King Wen looked at them and said, "What do you think of Jinyang Order?" The old farmer said, "What a good official! If Master Zhu hadn't allocated food to us, it would have been difficult for me to survive this drought, and I don't know how many people would have starved to death." There are also beetles from the Taihang Mountains that often come to harass Jinyang. These barbaric beetles kill insects when they see them, but they harm us people. There is a war god General Daoyan in Jinyang City, who is our Zhao State. Mr. Wu An, as long as General Dao Yan is in Jinyang, these beetles will not dare to cross the Taihang Mountains and slaughter us people." King Wen assured them: "In less than three years, this Zhongshan Kingdom will be destroyed." The old farmer is With a stunned look on his face, he said: "How did the old gentleman know this?" The people around him looked at King Wen curiously. King Wen looked at them, with a smile on his face, and said: "It's calculated. If the Zhongshan Kingdom does many unjust things, it will kill itself. When the Zhongshan Kingdom loses the support of the people, it will be self-destruction." They looked at King Wen with eyes like More determined.
When Zhao's national power is strong, it will be the time when Zhongshan will be destroyed. The king of Zhongshan Kingdom took the throne incorrectly. It was an alien insect that killed the king and took the throne. This King of Zhongshan was cruel by nature, and he carried out a large-scale cleansing of the country, a large-scale ethnic cleansing, and the people in the country were very dissatisfied with him. Ping Fan launched a foreign war, and the people at home were living in dire straits. With no way to survive, the people went up to the mountains and became bandits, fighting against the imperial court. Internal and external troubles were the reason why King Wen planned to destroy Zhongshan Kingdom. If Zhao State wants to destroy Zhongshan State, it must not only get rid of its inner circle, but also connect the north and south areas into one, and the expansion of territory will also make the country stronger.
King Wen was training troops in Jinyang. This drought affected the entire Zhao State and the people suffered. During the three years of drought, the sun was as scorching as fire, the earth was parched, and people died of hunger thousands of miles away. The drought has just passed and people's lives have returned to normal. This is the most active stage of Zhongshan Kingdom. In order to prevent the Zhongshan Kingdom from sneak attacks, it is necessary to conduct military exercises in Jinyang City. A large army was dispatched from Pingfan in Jinyang City, which caused a tense situation in Zhongshan Kingdom, and it became a wait-and-see attitude on the Taihang Mountains. It was obvious that King Wen was about to launch an army. King Wen, General Dao Yan, Jinyang Ling and other local officials stood on the city tower, while a million troops gathered below the city tower. King Wen looked down at the army under the city. The army under the city was arranged in a square formation, with cavalry on the left and right wings. The central army was the main force, mainly chariots and heavy armor. The shield soldiers and crossbowmen were in the front, and the infantry was in the back. It can be said that this is Zhao Zhao. An elite army of the country, there is also an ace army in the capital Handan. The army stationed in Jinyang was good at field battles, running long distances, and targeting the cavalry of the Zhongshan Kingdom. This was the reason why the Zhongshan Kingdom suffered repeated defeats. The army under the city knelt down together and said: "My king will live for ten thousand years, and the Kingdom of Zhao will live forever." King Wen stood on the tower and said: "My fellow soldiers, please stay on your feet." The army under the city then stood up. A general drove a chariot forward, looked up at the city tower and shouted: "Your Majesty, the army has been assembled, please review the army." King Wen drove the chariot out of the city, and there was General Dao Yan, and Jinyang ordered Zhu Haiyan to drive the chariot. Accompanying him, he patrolled and said: "The army is mighty." The soldier looked at King Wen standing on the chariot and shouted: "The king is mighty." The chariot drove slowly in front of the army. King Wen stood on the chariot and shouted: "Thank you for your hard work." The army shouted: "It's not hard to defend the land and the people." King Wen drove the chariot for a tour, entered the city and climbed up the tower and said: "There are not many soldiers, but good ones." . Now the Zhongshan Kingdom is ready to take advantage of the great calamity of our Zhao Kingdom to attack Jinyang. Do you have the confidence to drive away the invading enemy?" The army under the city shouted: "Fight! We must win, we must win." King Wen said: "Start the military drill."
The phalanx was divided into two phalanxes, Army A's formation and Army B's formation, and the war drums sounded like thunder. General Dao Yan stood on the command podium, waving the command flag in his hand. The armies of Square Formation A and the armies of Square Formation B advanced toward each other. The long poles in their hands were their spears. The long swords slapped the shields and shouted: "Mighty ! Mighty!" The cavalry on both wings of the armies of the two phalanxes, A and B, rushed out and fought against each other, again and again. The armies attacked each other, divided and surrounded, and the rushing armies were suddenly filled with dust. A large army inserted from the outside, and then formed a huge phalanx and stood under the tower.
There are cavalry from the Zhongshan Kingdom in the two realms of the Taihang Mountains. Although they wander around the two realms, they dare not cross the Lei Chi. A Zhongshan cavalryman rushed to the Zhongshan Kingdom's military camp, dismounted and ran forward. These generals ate barbecue and drank the strongest wine in the camp. The soldier rushed in and said, "General, there are Zhao troops dispatched in Jinyang City." The general sat in front of several cases and said, "Let's explore again." The soldier withdrew from the barracks. The general sitting next to him said worriedly: "It seems that King Zhao is going to attack our Zhongshan Kingdom. I heard that King Zhao is conducting military exercises in Jinyang. This is a dangerous signal and we have to guard against it." The general left. On the table, a few days ago, a whole sheep was roasted. He cut off a piece of meat and stuffed it in his mouth. He chewed it and said: "General Mu Sang is worrying too much. King Zhao's military exercise in Jinyang is just a bluff. After our Zhongshan Kingdom, he still With the powerful Qin State, Zhao State does not dare to do anything to me, Zhongshan State." Then he walked up and sat in front of several cases, drank a sip of strong wine and swallowed it down. General Mu Sang was worried and said: "The king of Zhao is a little ant, a saint of insects." The general did not take this king of Zhao seriously, and said contemptuously: "The general is talking about the one who only talks about benevolence and righteousness." How can a moral little ant, a weak Confucian scholar, threaten our Zhongshan Kingdom?" General Musang continued to advise: "General, don't underestimate this little ant. I heard that this little ant is very good at using troops. Qin The royal seal of the state, the military advisor of the state of Qi, Zi Zhang, and the state of Wei, Zi Sang, are all disciples of Xiao Yi and are military wizards. The prime minister of Wei, Zi Sang, once destroyed our country of Zhongshan. The general must be cautious!" The general then sat down and said thoughtfully: "King Zhao is going to attack our country of Zhongshan, and there is Qin behind us. There are also Qin troops stationed in our country of Zhongshan. Isn't King Zhao afraid of going to war?" Are you offending Qin?" General Mu Sang said: "We are just Qin's pawns and can be turned into discarded pieces at any time." The general then stood up, inserted the dagger in his hand on several cases, and said: " If King Zhao wants to send troops to Zhongshan Kingdom, what do you think I should do?" General Musang said: "The only way for now is to write a letter to the king, explain the situation here, ask the king to increase troops, and be ready to fight." The general said: "Okay, I will write to the king and ask him to send more troops to Jingxing."
After all these generals had withdrawn, the general sat alone in front of several tables, under a lone lamp, opened the letter and began to write a letter to King Zhongshan. After writing it, he put it in a bamboo tube and sealed it with wax. A guard came in and said, "Send this military information to Gucheng." After receiving the military information, the guard exited the general's tent, took out a fast horse, and rode on the fast horse towards Gucheng, the capital of Zhongshan Kingdom. The guard rode a fast horse and galloped all the way. He stood under the city gate and shouted: "Military emergency, please open the city gate." After a while, the city gate opened, the suspension bridge was lowered, and the guard rode a fast horse across the moat. Entering the palace of Zhongshan, he called out: "Jingxing has urgently reported." He ran forward and knelt down, looked up at the King of Zhongshan who was sitting in front of several cases and said, "Jingxing has urgently reported." King Zhongshan said, "Bring it forward. "The chamberlain standing next to him stepped down and took the urgent report, walked up and presented it: "Your Majesty." King Zhongshan took the urgent report, put it aside, and asked the ministers: "Guess what is said in this urgent report? ?”
