In Wei State, Wei Yao wants to implement reforms. She believes that if this continues, Wei State will definitely end up like before, with Yan State slowly wiping out the family's wealth until it can no longer support it.
In the court, Wei Yao said: "In recent years, our Wei State has been trading with the Yan State, and money and food have been flowing out of our Wei State. On the other hand, our country has not earned money from the Yan State. In the past, the national treasury was empty and the national power was declining."
"The king wants to implement a new law and eliminate the drawbacks. Does anyone have a feasible plan?"
In the court hall, all the Wei ministers lowered their heads, and no one came out to speak.
Firstly, they did not understand this kind of commercial policy, and the sages' books had never mentioned this; secondly, these ministers were all landowners.
If reforms are carried out, their own interests will be harmed, and they are naturally unwilling to contribute.
After a long time, Gongsun Yan came out and said: "Your Majesty, I think that following the example of Yan State, the government will come forward to manage trade and markets."
Although Gongsun Yan was dedicated, he was not very proficient in this area and could only offer some opinions.
"That's it." Wei Yao said.
[The State of Wei began to carry out business reforms. The reforms took several years and achieved small results. However, due to the gap in productivity and production technology, the wealth of the State of Wei continued to be lost to the State of Yan. 】
With the loss of wealth, the land annexation problem in Wei State became more serious, and more and more people lost their land and became refugees.
Some of these refugees became bandits, some fled, and some even directly raised the flag of rebellion and caused chaos in the country.
At this time, Zhang Beichen began to send money, food and equipment to the "rebels" in Wei State, so that they could continue to cause chaos.
[Another three years passed, and the state of Wei became even more chaotic. The king of Wei used Gongsun Yan to carry out drastic reforms, which caused dissatisfaction among the nobles of Wei state, and the above policies could not be implemented in the local area. 】
"It's time!" Seeing that everything was almost ready, Zhang Beichen asked King Yan for orders to conquer Wei.
[The King of Yan appoints you as a general and leads an army of 500,000 to attack Wei. 】
[The King of Wei appointed Pang Ming as a general and mobilized 400,000 troops to fight. 】
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In the state of Wei, Pang Ming entered the school grounds wearing armor and inspected the soldiers.
After he broke through to the holy realm, his life was extended for more than a hundred years, and he is still in his prime. In the previous battle of Chu Kingdom, he was suppressed by Zhang Beichen at every turn. After returning, he actually started to learn to cultivate his moral character and now he seems much calmer.
But as soon as he arrived at the school grounds, Pang Ming's more than ten years of self-cultivation was immediately shattered!
On the school field, the soldiers were all listless, and among them there were many old, weak, sick, and emaciated people.
Even among the Wei soldiers he was proud of, there were many people who were just trying to make up the numbers. Pang Ming could tell at a glance that these people had not been trained at all and were all recruited temporarily.
He asked the adjutant angrily: "What's going on? In just ten years, how did our Wei army become like this? What combat effectiveness can such an army have?"
The adjutant said helplessly: "Right now, these people are all drawn from all over the country. It's good to be able to gather so many."
"Bastard!" Pang Ming looked at the demoralized army and felt angry in his heart.
He dug deeper and discovered that Wei Jun's situation was worse than he expected. Over the years, some people have been corrupting the Wei army. Some of his old subordinates were fat-bellied, full of oil, and neglected training.
Corruption is endless, military pay is withheld, military rations are embezzled, and even combat weapons are stolen and sold.
Pang Ming knew very well that if such an army faced Zhang Beichen, it would only be defeated.
So he began to rectify military discipline and went on a killing spree. Killed hundreds of military officers, big and small, and disbanded as many as 200,000 old, weak, sick and disabled on the spot.
Not only can these people not increase their combat effectiveness, they will also hinder their progress and consume food and grass. Instead of doing this, it is better to leave only those who can fight and defend the city, and there is still a chance to stop the Yan army.
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[You led the troops to fight against Pang Ming. Pang Ming was experienced and relied on the city to block the Yan army's attack. 】
Zhang Beichen had to lament that the Wei State was indeed prosperous and had many talented people in the country. It is too difficult to destroy them quickly.
However, he is not in a hurry at this time. Pang Ming can indeed block external attacks, but can he block internal attacks?
[Relying on the strong national power of Yan State, you and Pang Ming launched a protracted war. Pang Ming adopted a strategy of only defending but not attacking. He fought for half a year and only lost a few cities. 】
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In Wei State, many ministers in the court had begun to criticize Pang Ming.
"Your Majesty, Pang Ming is cowardly and incompetent. He has not taken the initiative to attack for half a year. I think he is not suitable to be a general."
"Changing generals before battle is a taboo for military strategists. Do you still need me to teach you about this?" Wei Yao scolded.
"The king can issue an order to urge General Pang Ming to go to war."
"General Pang Ming is too cautious."
These ministers stood and talked without pain, since Pang Ming was not here anyway, and they all criticized him.
This is because when Pang Ming directly rectified military discipline, he killed many of their people and took away their interests, which aroused their dissatisfaction.
Furthermore, you can also take the opportunity to place your own people in the army.
At the beginning, Wei Yao suppressed all these attacks on Pang Ming and allowed Pang Ming to perform on his own.
But as time passed, the situation changed.
"Your Majesty, I reported that Pang Ming's son had embezzled money and violated the law. He embezzled military pay!" Some officials produced evidence to report Pang Ming.
Of course Wei Yao knew that Pang Ming was not an honest person. He was just as greedy for enjoyment as Young Master Jiu. She had kicked Gongzi Jiu out of the court as early as the beginning of the simulation.
But Pang Ming was talented, so she temporarily tolerated Pang Ming's shortcomings. She still understands the principle that if the water is clear, there will be no fish.
But because of this, Pang Ming and his family became more and more arrogant. Pang Ming himself was rectifying military discipline at the front, but he didn't expect that his son would start to embezzle military pay.
Wei Yao began to get into trouble. Now that Pang Ming was fighting on the front line, if he dealt with his son, he would inevitably become dissatisfied and even defect.
If it is not dealt with, it will cause a huge blow to Wei's law and order and its own majesty.
Wei Yao had no choice but to say: "At this time, I will personally send people to investigate, and wait until the evidence is conclusive before making a judgment."
She was actually procrastinating. At the same time, Wei Yao also ordered someone to send a letter to Pang Ming. Tell him to concentrate on fighting. The matter of his child has not been decided yet.
When Pang Ming saw the letter, he was both moved and suspicious.
The confidant asked: "General, the king obviously wants to keep the young master for you, why are you so depressed?"
Pang Ming sighed and said: "Your Majesty has great trust in me. But I have been fighting outside all year round, and the King is inevitably dissatisfied. Another minister from the rear criticized me. It's okay if the time is short, but as time goes by, the King You can't stop the ministers from talking!"
Pang Ming knew very well that, let alone his children, he had done a lot of illegal things over the years. How could King Wei protect him when letters of report were flying all over the place?
[Pang Ming continued to defend the Yan army. In the Wei court, the courtiers reported Pang Ming's illegal behavior more and more, which reached a point where the King of Wei could not suppress it. 】
Because of Wei Yao's protection of Pang Ming, the people in Pang Ming's family became more and more arrogant.
No, Pang Ming's grandson Pang Mu's car drove rampantly in the city and killed people in the street.
This man was also a well-known local sage and once served in the court.
After killing the man, the Yamen sent people to arrest him. He actually beat the officer to death with a whip, and led his servants to attack the county government office. The magistrate fled in panic. This kind of behavior caused anger and resentment.
The common people jointly submitted a report and asked the King of Wei to make the decision for them.
"Your Majesty, if we don't kill this son, it will be difficult to quell the people's anger!" The ministers seized the opportunity and suggested that Wei Yao kill Pang Mu immediately.
"Your Majesty, please stop taking him into custody, otherwise next time the people will be angry not with Pang Mu, but with Your Majesty!" At this time, even Gongsun Yan came out and suggested killing him.
"Kill him!" Wei Yao sighed secretly in her heart. She knew that with Pang Ming's suspicious character, killing Pang Mu would inevitably make him suspicious.
But if she doesn't kill him now, she won't be able to step down.
[You ordered Pang Mu to be put to death, and the people applauded. 】
This incident reached the front line, and Pang Ming fell seriously ill after hearing this! As a holy person, ordinary diseases will not affect him at all. This disease is caused by a mental illness that caused his practice to go astray.
Pang Ming said to his cronies: "Get ready to fight."
The confidant said in confusion: "General, we are not the opponent of the Yan army. If we go to war on this matter, won't we bring about our own destruction?"
Pang Ming sighed: "The king can no longer suppress the ministers' mouths, and the king's order to go to war will soon come."
Sure enough, more than a month later, the king's order to go to war came.
Pang Ming could only drag his sick body to lead his troops to face the enemy.
Zhang Beichen has been recuperating his strength these days. Pang Ming defended the city, but he surrounded it instead of attacking. He only put pressure on Wei and blocked the way for Wei to import Yan's goods.
Wei State's domestic products rely heavily on Yan State. As a result, Wei State will inevitably have a shortage of materials and domestic chaos will become even worse.
[Pang Ming's army was demoralized, and the general himself had no intention of fighting. He lost consecutive battles, and the Yan army captured dozens of cities in a row. 】
In the palace of King Wei, Wei Yao has sent Gongsun Yan to fight.
The ministers quarreled in the court every day, but Wei Yao didn't care at all.
Ever since she killed Pang Ming's grandson that day, she knew that she was about to lose this game. So instead of having my head hurt from being noised every day, it’s better to just lie down.
These days, Wei Yao either hangs up and plays host, or travels around, studying new clothes, singing and dancing, etc.
[The Wei army was defeated, and news of the city's fall continued to spread. The country became increasingly turbulent, and rebellions broke out everywhere. 】
Originally, relying on the foundation of Wei State, Wei State should be able to survive for a few more years, but Wei Yao chose to fail, and the speed of Wei State's defeat directly doubled.
[A year later, King Wei was enjoying a banquet in the palace and was poisoned to death. 】
"Why is this king dead?" This time Wei Yao was in charge and didn't care at all. She was planning to wait until the Wei Kingdom was destroyed and then go to Zhang Beichen's house to continue eating, drinking and having fun.
I didn’t expect that one of my own people was gone!
When a country is about to perish, all kinds of chaos will occur. Until her death, Wei Yao did not know who poisoned her.
"What a bad luck. It seems I can only see Mr. Beichen next time!" Wei Yao felt a little depressed.
When the king of Wei died, the state of Wei became even more chaotic.
The Yan army can no longer be stopped outside, and they are still fighting for the throne inside the palace.
After half a year of hard work, the new king finally came to the throne, and the Yan army entered the city.
[The king of Wei led the ministers of the state of Wei to surrender to the Yan army. 】
"The little king is willing to surrender to the king of Yan, and please be kind to the king of Yan and the general." The new king of Wei tried to live in glory and wealth with Zhang Beichen.
However, Zhang Beichen doesn't accept this trick at all. Wei Yao is gone, so what use do you have?
"Kill them all!" Zhang Beichen ordered directly.
The soldiers rushed forward and started killing indiscriminately.
"Zhang Beichen, you butcher!"
"I am the King of Wei!"
"If I had known better, I wouldn't have surrendered!"
No matter what the officials of the Wei State said, Zhang Beichen killed them all directly to prevent them from jumping out to cause trouble again when the Yan State ruled in the future.
[After one year, you quelled the rebellion in Wei State. At this point, the entire territory of Wei State was annexed by Yan State, and Yan State unified the world. 】
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"Is this going to rule the world?" When Yan Qingwu learned the battle report, she was a little doubtful about life.
In her mind, just keeping the Yan Kingdom afloat was an extremely difficult task.
Who would have thought that the Yan State would also annex the whole world!
And to be fair, she felt that she did not have this level of talent and strategy. She only did one thing, that is, Zhang Beichen said anything to support him and that was it!
"Your Majesty, our Kingdom of Yan is going to prosper!" Guo Guang was overjoyed. He had never broken through to the Holy Realm and his time was running out.
But if the Yan Kingdom unified the world and the national fortunes soared, he would have a chance to break through to the holy realm and extend his life for more than a hundred years!
"Master, prepare for the enthronement ceremony. When the Prime Minister returns home, I will ascend the throne!" Yan Qingwu said.
"Okay!" Guo Guang immediately went to take care of it happily.
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When Zhang Beichen returned to the court with his troops, King Yan led his ministers out of the city to greet him.
Yan Qingwu ignored the king's image and threw herself directly into Zhang Beichen's arms. Fortunately, they are already married, so it is not considered rude.
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[Two months later, King Yan held a coronation ceremony in Jicheng. 】
On the altar, King Yan offered sacrifices to his ancestors and heaven.
Zhang Beichen stood aside.
Yan Qingwu was wearing a sky-blue imperial robe with the totem of the Yan Kingdom tattooed on it. Her appearance is exquisite, her skin is as white as porcelain, and her whole body is like a work of art carved by heaven. Every detail is perfect! And her temperament is a bit more cold and noble than before.
After Yan Qingwu offered sacrifices to heaven, a golden swallow flew from the sky and landed on her shoulder.
This is the totem of the Yan State, a kind of black bird. In order to distinguish it from the black bird of the Qin State, the people of the Yan State called it the Golden Swallow.
Immediately afterwards, the fate of the sky descended in the form of a dragon, and the fortune of the Yan Kingdom skyrocketed.
"The Yan Kingdom unified the world and annexed the seven kingdoms. From now on, I will be the Emperor of Yan and rule the world!" Yan Qingwu said loudly.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" The ministers prostrated themselves and called the empress.
"Another female emperor!" Zhang Beichen was so happy that he finally made King Yan the female emperor.
"I never thought that Yan Qingwu could become emperor." Zhao Yun was also present, feeling quite emotional in her heart. Zhang Beichen really has the ability to turn decay into magic!
"Brother Beichen is more powerful!" When everyone was watching Yan Qingwu, Hao Ziyi's eyes were full of Zhang Beichen. She knew that without Zhang Beichen, King Yan would not be what he is today.
