Beam.
At this time, more than half a month had passed since the last defeat, and there was still a layer of gloom hanging over the entire Daliang City.
Wei State regained Hedong in the first two years and expanded its territory by half. Everyone in Wei thought that this was the beginning of Wei State's rejuvenation. However, when the State of Wei really faced the State of Qin, it seemed that its original shape had appeared and it became vulnerable.
The 200,000-strong army was defeated by Qin several times, and more than a dozen cities were lost in a month. In the end, they had to retreat to their old capital Anyi. Wei also had to ask for help from Zhao, Han, and Chu.
"Your Majesty, there is news from the State of Zhao. King Zhao has gone south to support our country. As long as our country persists for another half month, we can wait for reinforcements from the State of Zhao." Fan Zuo walked in quickly holding the news.
King Wei breathed a sigh of relief and said happily: "The Kingdom of Zhao is still reliable."
During this period of time, he sent people to South Korea and Chu State many times to ask for help, but South Korea refused because Qin State was attacking Sanchuan. As for Chu State, it is even worse. In terms of territory, it is no less than Qin State. In terms of population, it ranks in the top three among the seven countries, second only to Qin State, far better than Wei State and South Korea, but it seems that Qin State has broken its crest. He was as weak as a beam and had no courage to fight against Qin.
The two countries were closer to Wei, and the monarchs were both at home. Unlike Zhao, the news had to be spread to Handan first, and then from Handan to Zhao Kuo. Now Zhao's reinforcements have gone south, and the reinforcements from the two countries can't even be seen.
Fan Zuo sighed, South Korea did not dare to confront Qin. Chu State is unwilling. Chu State has a large territory and a large population. Unlike South Korea, which is in danger of subjugation at any time, Chu State would rather hide far away from Qin State and develop the remaining territory of his own.
Even the State of Zhao has always avoided another war with the State of Qin. Of course, Qin is also avoiding conflict with Zhao. A war between the two sides at this time would not be beneficial to either country.
But Wei is different from South Korea. These two countries are surrounded by the four kingdoms of Qin, Zhao, Chu, and Qi. If they want to expand, they can only choose one direction. This is why Wei can only cooperate even though it knows that Zhao is being used as a weapon. There is no other way.
Of course, you can also eat and wait for death as before, but the current King of Wei is obviously not willing to do this.
Ambition grows with the growth of strength. In the past, he only hoped that the Kingdom of Wei would not perish in his own hands, but now he wants to lead the Kingdom of Wei to strength and restore its status as the world's hegemon.
"By the way, Your Majesty, Lord Xinling also sent someone to deliver a copy of "Wei Gongzi's Art of War." Fan Zuo said with cupped hands.
Last year, Zhao Kuo ordered all the generals of the State of Zhao to compile military books. Everyone was very interested. After all, it is rare to see such a good thing that lasts forever. These days, many people are not greedy for money or lustful. What they pursue is a name. How can they refuse this kind of thing? lure.
Later, the Zhao State raised troops to attack the Xiongnu, and the matter was temporarily shelved. However, Wei Wuji, who stayed in Handan, never stopped compiling, and with the help of his three thousand diners, after a year, Wei Wuji finally compiled the first edition of "The Art of War of Young Master Wei" and immediately sent it to his home country.
Wei Wuji, like Han Fei, was highly valued in Zhao State, but his relationship with his mother country was inseparable. They were different from Li Si, Cai Ze and others.
Li Si and Cai Ze are just ordinary Chu and Yan people, not the princes of the two countries. To put it bluntly, they will not feel anything if the two countries are destroyed.
But Wei Wuji and Han Fei are different. The two countries actually gave birth to and raised them. Without Wei and South Korea, they would not exist today.
Although the two left Wei and South Korea for various reasons, Wei and South Korea will always be their home countries, and they also sincerely hope that the two countries can become stronger.
Therefore, after Wei Wuji compiled "Wei Gongzi's Art of War", he immediately sent a copy to Wei. Of course, he only sent the military books compiled by himself. As for other people's and other things, he would definitely not give them to Wei.
Public and private matters still have to be distinguished.
"Brother Zhong, do you have any other explanations?" King Wei asked.
"This is a letter from Lord Xinling." Fan Zuo handed an unopened letter to King Wei.
"The paper made by the State of Zhao is useful, but unfortunately it is too expensive, and it is purchased in limited quantities." King Wei said with emotion.
Recently, almost all the money earned by the nobles of Wei was used to buy paper, even the palace was no exception. After all, no one wanted to use heavy bamboo slips again after seeing soft paper.
"It is said that there is an unlimited supply of paper within Handan Academy. Many talented people in the world were affected by this and ran to Zhao State." Fan Zuo said, this is a naked conspiracy. Even if all countries know it, there is nothing they can do unless they can also make it. Get paper or something better than paper.
Even if a few talented people can resist this temptation, they cannot change the phenomenon that the world is converging on Zhao. Now Handan has become a veritable economic, political, and cultural center in the world.
"In the past, Xia came to our country of Wei to give lectures and founded the Xihe School. What a grand occasion our country of Wei was at that time!" The King of Wei sighed with emotion. At that time, the country of Wei had numerous talents and a strong military. It looked like the hegemon of the world, and Wei State was also the economic and cultural center of the world at that time. But now Wei Guo can only miss the past.
The King of Wei slowly opened Wei Wuji's letter. In the letter, Wei Wuji did not talk about national affairs, but was concerned about the health of the King of Wei and his nephew. He said that he had obtained a folk remedy in Zhao State, which was miraculous in curing children's chronic diseases, etc. Then he told King Wei what he had seen and heard in Zhao during this period. He did not mention Zhao's policies, but mentioned the changes in Zhao.
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These are not secrets, as long as you inquire carefully, you can find out. If the King of Wei wants to change, he can naturally learn to reform. If he has no intention of changing, no matter how much he talks, it will be useless.
Wei Wuji hoped that the Kingdom of Wei would become better, but after all, he was not the monarch of the Kingdom of Wei and could not help the King of Wei make the decision. He did not even dare to say so for fear of backlash.
"Brother Zhong has good intentions." King Wei sighed. The two grew up together, how could he not know what Wei Wuji meant. After a while, King Wei stood up from the throne, waved his sleeves, and said loudly, "Send the order, I will go to Hedong to conquer in person."
"Your Majesty, you can't. A gentleman will not stand under a dangerous wall, not to mention that you are the monarch of our Kingdom of Wei. If something happens to you..." Fan Zuo quickly dissuaded you.
"The State of Zhao is just a reinforcement. King Zhao can come to the front line personally. How can we, the State of Wei, hide behind his State of Zhao?" King Wei said in a deep voice.
Every country has the tradition of military commanders personally conquering the country. At that time, Wei Wenhou and Wei Wuhou were also killed on the battlefield. However, with the stability of the country, there was no need to risk their lives. However, at this time, the martial arts in King Wei's heart He was slightly aroused and was no longer content to hide behind.
