There has never been anyone who is invincible in this world, and no one in this world can live forever. Heroes will eventually turn into withered bones in their graves.
In the twenty-eighth year of Ji Ni's reign, King Qi died in Linzi. He was given the posthumous title "Xuan" and was known as King Xuan of Qi in history.
This was the first prince to die. With his passing, the famous officials who created the prosperous age of Qi began to wither.
Weird undercurrents began to flow in the land of Zhuxia. On this land, ever since the Luo Kingdom retreated and a group of countries with similar strengths coexisted, there has been an unspoken rule that superpowers are not allowed to exist.
The Chu State was the strongest, and the six countries attacked Chu. The Wei State was the strongest, and all the countries worked together to weaken the Wei State. Now that the Qi State was the strongest, many knowledgeable people knew that it was time to weaken the Qi State.
Naturally, the capable people in Qi also knew that the group of wise officials in the past had foreseen this danger, so they chose to win over and divide the countries.
However, with the passing of that group of virtuous ministers, Qi State did not completely abolish the system of Shiqing Shilu, which resulted in the level of this group of monarchs and ministers being not even the slightest bit worse.
These people have always lived in an environment where Qi is the best in the world, so they naturally have an indelible spirit of arrogance in their hearts, and they can't help but become arrogant when facing other countries.
In the past, the six countries all came to Qi because Qi was in great power. The six countries were also not of the same mind. Qi had just defeated Wei and needed to consolidate the newly acquired land. In the end, a battle between the prime minister and the king gave way to a strange atmosphere. The curtain has come to an end.
But as long as there is no reunification, the fierce war will never end.
Especially when Zhao Wei was forced to surrender to Qi, how could there be no resentment in his heart?
Even in South Korea, surrounded by such a behemoth as Qi State, Han Hou would wake up from time to time when he dreamed about it at midnight.
Yan State, Jicheng.
After more than twenty years of hard work, the Yan State's soldiers are now well-prepared and have basically reached the peak that the Yan State can achieve.
The group of young heroes in the past are now all middle-aged.
Marquis Yan said with emotion: "The prosperity of Yan State today is due to the contributions of all the talented people. Defeating Donghu and expanding the territory thousands of miles away, this is truly a feat created by Yan State alone.
I heard that the King of Qi was also tyrannical in the country. The nobles of Qi did not like him, and he was arrogant to South Korea. He seemed to want to annex the Song Dynasty in South Korea.
He even wanted to change places with Luo State and get Luo State's enclave in Song Dynasty.
Now may be the time to deal with Qi. "
Yan Xiang Leyi pondered: "It is indeed time to deal with Qi, but Yan alone is not enough to fight Qi. Please also ask the monarch to contact the other five countries to jointly attack Qi."
Marquis Yan frowned and said: "Han and Zhao are afraid of Qi. The Marquis of Wei is mediocre and hangs around in the harem all day long. He has no ambition at all. Qin and Wei have been at war. Will they participate in the attack on Qi?"
Among the five countries, only Chu State sent troops because Chu State wanted to annex the land of Wu and Yue. "
Le Yi smiled and said: "Your Majesty, if a person likes gold and silver, then you should use gold and silver to please him, not beauty.
The Marquis of Wei was lustful and gave him beautiful women. Han and Zhao were afraid of Qi, so they wanted to use Qi to annex the territory to coerce them.
Among the seven kingdoms in the world today, Qin, Chu and Qi are kings. You also want to be king. Then don’t the kings of Zhao, Wei and Han not want to be king?
In the past, when all the kings were princes of the fifth rank, they didn't realize it. Now three are kings and four are princes, so there is a hierarchy.
If you and Zhao, Wei and Han recognize each other's throne, the four countries will be able to unite tightly.
The State of Qi is definitely dissatisfied with the Three Jins being crowned king and will raise troops to attack them. Will the Three Jins lose their kingship?
Of course not.
Then gathering the power of the five kingdoms of Yan, Chu, Zhao, Wei and Han is enough to overthrow Qi and unite the five kingdoms. How dare Qin not join the alliance?
Then I'm afraid Qin will end up like Qi. "
As expected by Le Yi, the king of the Three Jin Dynasties could not refuse the proposal to become king. Even if there were courtiers to advise him, they just said, "When King Xuan of Qi is buried, it is honorable to bury him with royal rites." matter."
The kings of the four kingdoms really angered Qi, especially South Korea, which also became king and was regarded as a betrayal by Qi.
King An of Qi in Linzi said angrily: "The Marquis of Han is a minister of a humble man. His virtues are shallow and cannot be recognized by heaven, but he arrogantly claims the title of king. Isn't this a traitor and a treacherous minister?"
In the past, the Chu State overrode and proclaimed itself the king, and Luo Wen Gong attacked him and deprived the Chu State of the title of king. Now that the Marquis of Han is proclaimed the king, I should attack him, so that he can know that those who claim the title of king without virtue will be punished by Haotian. punish. "
The ministers of Qi State were also filled with righteous indignation, "Your Majesty, if it were not for Qi State, Korea would have disappeared from the world like hundreds of vassal states in the past. Now it has betrayed Qi State. I am willing to lead troops to fight for you. Conquer Korea.”
The monarchs and ministers of the Qi State have long coveted the land of South Korea. Merely professing vassalage is no longer an excuse for the nobles of the Qi State. They hope that South Korea will be completely integrated into the Qi State like the Wu State. Now that South Korea has given such a good excuse, naturally it is To be used.
As everyone knows, Qi's actions played into the hands of the kings and ministers of Yan. Yan Wangping laughed directly and said: "The king of Qi actually rebuked the king of Han directly. Hasn't he heard the story of the frightened bird?"
King Qi didn't know whether he had heard of it, but King Han was frightened. He had not yet sat on the throne, so he quickly contacted Zhao, Wei and Yan.
He made a promise when he became the Prime Minister, but he couldn't let it go unfulfilled at this critical moment. Fortunately, the promise made by the man of Yanzhao still stood, which temporarily calmed King Han's mind.
Yingdu.
The aging King of Chu finally waited until the princes of the Central Plains joined forces to attack Qi. He came to the tomb of Xiang Xi, who had passed away long ago, and said with a smile: "Xiang Qing, the joint attack you mentioned has begun. After all, the state of Wu is still It will fall into the hands of Chu State.
It's a pity that you will never see this day, but I will send your descendants as generals to lead a group of Chu soldiers and horses. "
Qin State, Xianyang.
King Qin's face was a little serious, "The five kingdoms of Yan, Zhao, Wei, Han, and Chu are attacking Qi. On the surface, this is an invitation to Qin to join the alliance, but in fact it is a threat. If we don't obey now, I'm afraid the next step for the five kingdoms will be to attack Qin together."
Wei Yang frowned deeply. Attacking Qi had no impact on Qin, but how to attack was a very important matter.
He thought for a long time before saying: "Your Majesty, the weak will attack the strong. This has always been the iron rule. If Qi is defeated, who will be the strongest country?"
King Qin looked gloomy and said: "Of course it's Qin!"
The Qin State occupied Bashu, and the Chu State could only deploy heavy troops at the important passes out of Bashu. The Qin State also dealt an equally serious blow to the Wei State, and even repeatedly invaded the land east of Hedong. If it were not for the strategy of not being able to capture Hedong, it would have already conquered this land. Take it away.
Wei Yang said in a deep voice: "In this case, even if you want to participate in this alliance, you must restrain your temper and don't let the three countries of Han, Zhao and Yan become afraid of Qin."
The sudden unification of the six kingdoms shocked the Qi State. Only the Chu State had experienced such a blow in the past. The King of Qi was somewhat doubtful and asked: "My lords, the Qi State is only attacking Korea. Why did Qin, Chu, Zhao, Wei, and Yan five Do the two countries want to jointly attack Qi?
Qin and Qi share respect for the east and west, Qi and Chu signed a peace treaty, and Qi and Yan have been good neighbors and friends for many years. How could they suddenly become enemies of the entire world? "
It’s no wonder that the King of Qi was so panicked. If the six kingdoms unite even if they are not careful, the country will be destroyed. Although the land of Qi is large, it is long and narrow, with large plains in the north and south.
Unlike the Chu State, which has great depth, and unlike the Zhao State, which has dangerous mountains and rivers that can serve as a barrier to slow down the coalition forces.
"Your Majesty, the six countries must have been afraid when they saw the strength of Qi, which is why today's disaster occurred. The top priority now is to defend the country and then wait for the right time to destroy the alliance. Otherwise, Qi's country will be in danger of overthrowing. .”
Luo country.
When the news of the unification of the Six Nations reached Luo State, Luo Ce and Luo Li were playing chess. Luo Li was startled for a moment, frowned and then relaxed, "Sure enough."
Luo Ce smiled and said: "Li'er, what do you think of this merger? Will the Qi National Congress be destroyed?"
Luo Li shook his head and said: "It's impossible. Among the six countries that unite, only Yan and Han are sincere.
Chu State wanted the land of Wu State, while Zhao State and Wei State wanted to protect themselves.
Qin is so far away from Qi. Even if it gets land, the final outcome will be like the land in Huaisi, which cannot really enhance Qin's strength.
The only winners in this battlefield are South Korea and Yan. This is not what the other four countries want to see, but the decline of Qi is inevitable.
Afterwards, the Qi State may never have a chance to return to its current strength. In a war like plowing a field, the Qi State suffered devastating damage. "
Luo Li directly made a conclusion to Qi State. The current situation of Zhuxia is different from that of hundreds of years ago. Once it declines, other countries will not give it another chance.
The Wei State showed a slight sign of decline and was immediately besieged. Until now, its hegemony has basically declined, and it has been reduced to cooperating with the two countries Zhao and Han for warmth.
Luo Ce asked: "Then it seems that Qi has no destiny. Where will God's favor fall?"
Luo Li said directly: "Which country produces more wise monarchs will be favored by God.
Throughout the eight hundred years of the Zhou Dynasty, countless vassal states have risen and fallen, but those with wise monarchs prospered, while those with weak monarchs declined.
No matter how good the system is, it still needs people to implement it. In the past, when King Li was king, the power of the royal family was so strong that it did not lose all its elites in one day.
The son previously thought that Qin might have received destiny because Qin was the country with the most extreme domineering practices. However, seeing the prosperity of Qi, he became suspicious of domineering.
Is the so-called system really worth the ability of a wise king and wise ministers?
Even for Chu State, the only country where the reform failed, if there were ten consecutive generations of British rulers, wouldn't it be possible to unify the country? "
Lotze said nothing because he didn't know the answer to this question.
The armies of the Six Kingdoms came to the city.
(End of chapter)
