Just when the Huai State announced that next year would be the first year of AD, a major event also happened in the Wei State. Wei Ji, the Marquis of Wei who had been in charge of the Wei State for sixteen years, suddenly died of illness and was given the posthumous title of Wei Wuhou.
Marquis Wu of Wei inherited the hegemony of Marquis Wen of Wei, and for more than ten years he conquered east and west, making Wei's territory larger. However, Marquis Wu of Wei did not inherit his father's vision and ambition. As a result, although Wei reached its peak in his hands, But he also fell out with Han and Zhao, offending other surrounding vassal states.
What's worse is that because he did not establish a prince during his lifetime, he died suddenly, causing various princes to compete for the throne.
The country of Wei was divided into two forces for a while, one supported Wei Ying and the other supported Wei Huan. The two sides started a war directly in the country of Wei.
Because Wei Ying occupied Yecheng and Shangdang, he gained the loyalty of a large number of Wei soldiers and became stronger. However, Wei Huan was unable to defeat him and had to send his confidants to ask for help from Zhao and South Korea.
Zhao and South Korea have always been worried about Wei's power and want to weaken Wei. This time the Wei princes are fighting for the throne, which can be said to be a God-given opportunity. Zhao and South Korea immediately decided to send troops to help Wei Mian.
Sanjin’s talent and skills since its establishment have once again exploded.
With the support of South Korea and Zhao, Wei Xu's strength increased greatly. After joining forces with Han and Zhao, he quickly defeated Wei Ying. Wei Ying was besieged in the isolated city and was about to perish. At this time, the conflict between Han and Zhao also broke out.
South Korea wanted to split Wei State into two and completely weaken Wei State's strength, while Zhao State wanted to support Wei Huan, who was close to Zhao State, to ascend the throne.
Originally, among the three Jins, South Korea was the weakest. If Zhao and Wei were to form an alliance, what would South Korea do? Maybe the two countries could divide South Korea directly into one another.
South Korea and Zhao State refused to give in to each other. Seeing that Wei Huan and Zhao State were joining forces, they were about to leave South Korea and forcibly annex Wei Ying. Seeing that the situation was not good, South Korea immediately joined forces with Wei Ying.
For a time, the people who were watching the three Jins united and joined forces were dazzled, and it even felt like a chaotic war between the Zhou Dynasty and Zhou Dynasty.
In the end, it was Wei Ying who was superior in skill and defeated Zhao Guo and Wei Xu and succeeded him as Marquis of Wei. However, although the State of Zhao was defeated, the strength of the State of Wei was also weakened a lot due to this civil strife.
The three Jin Dynasties were fighting within themselves, which made both Qin and Qi relieved. After all, if the three Jins continue to unite, it will put huge pressure on Qin and Qi.
Now that Sanjin has collapsed, this is rare good news for them. Especially Qin, after hearing that Wei was weakened, it immediately took advantage of Wei's lack of time to look west to quickly implement reforms in the country in order to strengthen the country.
At the same time, civil strife in Wei once again led to the loss of a large number of talents. However, Qin fully supported the reform and attracted a large number of talents by giving high-ranking officials and generous salaries to talented people.
Any national reform cannot rely on just one person. Reform requires a large number of officials to implement it. This time of turmoil in Wei State caused a large number of Legalist scholars to go to Qin State.
With the arrival of these Legalist scholars, Qin State's reform process was very fast, and Gongsun Yang's system was quickly promoted. Strict laws made the people of Qin have no other choice but to join the army besides farming.
In order to reduce the people's consciousness of resistance, Gongsun Yang ordered that all Confucian classics be burned, and Confucian students banned the spread of hundreds of schools of thought among the people.
After these laws were implemented, the people of Qin were indeed very uncomfortable at first. However, after a few years, the state of Qin showed that "the road does not pick up relics, there are no thieves in the mountains, and the family has enough people." The people are brave enough to fight in public and timid to fight privately, and the countryside is well governed.
This situation is not that the world is under great rule, but that Qin's laws are strict and the people do not dare to go beyond the rules.
This harsh law made it difficult for Huai's secret guards to move. After Wang Pu learned about it, he felt that he should find something to do with Qin, and immediately ordered: "Qin's laws are strict, and those nobles must not adapt to them." , the prince must be the same, you send someone to investigate, and then report anonymously."
"If Gongsun Yang insists on reform, he must follow the Qin laws compiled by him. The prince who breaks the law is as guilty as the common people. If he really dares to punish the prince, then the reform will naturally be implemented quickly and no one will dare to stop him. But if he dares not punish the prince , then those Qin nobles will immediately imitate his example, and his reform will become a piece of paper."
"Your Majesty, if he really punishes the crown prince of Qin, then after Qin's reform is completed, won't we actually help them?" A prince next to him asked subconsciously.
Wang Pu smiled slightly: "So what if the reform is completed? If Gongsun Yang really does it, it doesn't matter whether we push it or not. But if he really dares to punish the prince, how will he deal with himself when the prince ascends the throne in the future? The prince will let him go. ?”
"If he is not punished, Qin's reform will naturally become a joke. If he is punished, when the prince ascends the throne, he will naturally be settled with him."
"Doesn't he like harsh punishments and heavy punishments for minor crimes? Let him taste the taste of self-destruction. If you thrive on this, you will surely perish on it!"
After receiving the order, the secret guards immediately conducted secret surveillance on the prince of Qin. They soon discovered that the prince had indeed violated Qin's laws. Many of his servants took advantage of the prince's status to commit illegal acts, but the prince knew about it and did not punish him.
The secret guard immediately recorded the news and then anonymously threw him into Gongsun Yang's mansion.
Gongsun Yang frowned after seeing the content on the bamboo slips. After seeing the contents on the bamboo slips, the retainer next to him immediately said: "Chief Zuo, the prince is the crown prince of the country and cannot be punished. If we punish those guards, the prince will be regarded as have no idea."
"No!" Gongsun Yang refused immediately: "The nobles must know about this matter. If they let it go, the new law will immediately become a joke. There is no way to implement it in the future."
"But the prince is the crown prince of the country, and according to the law, he must be punished."
Gongsun Yang thought for a moment and said: "The prince breaks the law, and the prince's teacher will be punished. This time the prince broke the law, and his teacher failed to advise him in time. It is his teacher's fault!"
Gongsun Yang then sent people to investigate the crimes committed by the prince. Sure enough, they were exactly the same as those on the bamboo slips. Immediately, Gongsun Yang led people to the prince's house and arrested the guards directly.
After learning the news, the prince hurriedly came to ask Gongsun Yang to release the people, but Gongsun Yang pushed him back. The prince looked very ugly for not giving the prince face in this way. But the man had both stolen goods and there was no way to deny it, so he had no choice but to admit it.
Just when he thought the matter was over, Gongsun Yang said again: "The subordinate committed a crime, and the prince knew about it but did not deal with it. He should be punished according to the crime. However, the prince is the crown prince of the country. The prince broke the law and his teacher taught him nothing, so he should suffer the consequences." !”
"Someone is going to punish the prince's two teachers!"
"How dare you!" When the prince heard Gongsun Yang's words, his face changed drastically and he shouted sharply.
The soldiers did not dare to step forward for a while.
"Are you going to disobey the military order?" Gongsun Yang's cold words rang out. The soldiers' faces changed, and they immediately stepped forward and tied up the two masters of the prince and took them away.
(End of chapter)
