Wei Chen talked eloquently: "Let's start with the return of the completed jade to Zhao. At that time, the Qin State pretended to use fifteen cities to defraud the Zhao State's Heshi Bi.
Obviously Zhao State also knew very well that it was impossible for Qin State to give up fifteen cities.
But even so, King Zhao still asked Lin Xiangru to bring a jade to Qin, which proved that Zhao was obviously afraid of Qin.
Since we are afraid of Qin, we should resolutely hand over the Heshi Bi and not give Qin an excuse to start a war. We should concentrate on strengthening border defense.
And how did Lin Xiangru do it?
When Lin Xiangru first confronted the King of Qin, he pointed out that the State of Qin wanted to obtain He's Bi by fraud. The King of Qin was forced to have no choice but to give the city a plan and set up nine guests to receive the Bi.
However, Lin Xiangru secretly sent someone to return the bi to the State of Zhao, which made the State of Zhao, which originally held a moral position, bear the reputation of being dishonest and gave the State of Qin an excuse to go to war.
As a result, Qin had reason to attack Zhao and pull out the stone city. Next year, they attacked Zhao again and killed more than 20,000 people. King Zhao had to beg for mercy from King Qin in Mianchi, but he was humiliated by King Qin.
All this debt can be attributed to Lin Xiangru. "
After hearing Wei Chen's words, Zhuang Jun was noncommittal and continued to ask: "But if King Qin still refuses to give it to the city after receiving the jade, then wouldn't Lin Xiangru be prescient in sending the bi back to his country in advance?"
Wei Chen smiled faintly: "Lin Xiangru can say to the King of Qin: I know that the king has given the city a lot of money, but the king has broken his trust with the world with a jade. How sad is it? Please die here to show the king's lack of virtue." !”
"Is this using faith to force King Qin?"
Zhuang Jun laughed and said: "There were no righteous wars in the Spring and Autumn Period, and there were no gentlemen in the Warring States Period. At that time, treachery was common among the vassal states. How could the King of Qin give in because of this?"
Wei Chen smiled lightly and said: "Faith may not be worth mentioning in the face of national interests, but right now, compared with it, it is just a jade wall with no actual value.
If the king of Qin loses his trust in the world because of a piece of jade wall, the princes no longer believe in the promise of the king of Qin, and the talented people are no longer willing to serve the king of Qin, which is more important, how will the king of Qin weigh it in his heart? "
“Faith has a price, that’s an interesting statement!”
Zhuang Jun gently stroked his long beard and said with a smile: "If you really follow your method, maybe the King of Qin will not give the city in the end, but he should take the initiative to return the jade wall. Lin Xiangru can bring the jade wall back to the country in an upright manner, and there is no need to play around with those things. So clever."
Wei Chen nodded and said: "In the final analysis, King Qin's request for He's Bi from Zhao was just a test of Zhao to see if the current King of Zhao is greedy for wealth and short-sighted, or if he is ambitious and plotting the world. man of.
It doesn't matter whether you get the jade wall or not.
Although Lin Xiangru's actions earned him a great reputation, it allowed Qin to find out the details of Zhao and exposed the cowardice of the upper echelons of Zhao who neither dared to offend Qin nor lost their property.
From a national level, Zhao Guo lost completely. "
Zhuang Jun nodded slightly when he heard this, and he quite agreed with what Wei Chen said.
If Wei Chen's evaluation of Lin Xiangru just made Zhuang Jun's eyes shine, then his analysis of the relationship between Zhao and Qin simply made Zhuang Jun look at him with admiration.
Zhuang Jun is familiar with history books and naturally knows that the return of the intact jade to Zhao is not an isolated event, but needs to be viewed in conjunction with the impact of the time before and after.
King Zhao Huiwen's father was the famous King Wuling of Zhao in history. He promoted riding and shooting in Hu uniforms, which greatly increased the national power of Zhao and even competed with Qin for a time.
As the successor of King Zhao Wuling, King Zhao Huiwen naturally cast a layer of mystery in the eyes of Qin.
At that time, Qin was at war with Chu. In order to avoid Qin falling into the dilemma of being attacked from both sides, Qin had to know what the national strength of Zhao was under King Zhao Huiwen and whether he would take the opportunity to attack Qin.
Just at this time, the news came that the State of Zhao had obtained He's Bi, and the King of Qin came up with the strategy of "exchanging the city for the Bi".
The so-called exchanging the city for the jade was just a rhetoric. The real intention of King Qin was to test Zhao's attitude towards Qin.
Lin Xiangru had a heated exchange of words in the Qin court. It seemed that he was not inferior in front of the King of Qin, but in fact he exposed the weak nature of Zhao's national power and the fear of Qin among the upper echelons of Zhao.
The role Lin Xiangru played in it was nothing more than a pawn used by King Qin to test Zhao.
In fact, when Zhuang Jun was young, he thought that Lin Xiangru was a successful politician and diplomat. It was not until he followed Yongyi Hou for several years in the south and north and fought in the north and south, and gradually gained more experience, that he had a deeper understanding of this character.
But now, at such a young age, Wei Chen could see the essence through phenomena, which naturally shocked Zhuang Jun's heart.
Zhuang Jun patted Wei Chen on the shoulder and laughed loudly: "Okay, just because of your wonderful subversion just now, you are qualified to be my disciple! That boy Shen Du has an average talent and a good vision. I will send you to him." Come to my place."
"Mr. has given you too much praise. It is an honor for students to listen to his teachings."
Wei Chen laughed along and rubbed his somewhat swollen shoulders, thinking that although this old man was old, his hands were quite strong. I heard that he was a swordsman when he was young. It seems that this rumor is not false at all!
At this time, Zhuang Jun had already stood up from the wicker chair. He straightened his robe and said solemnly: "Since you want me to learn a skill, you need to make it clear in advance whether you want to learn the way to prepare for the exam or the way to apply it? "
Wei Chen also straightened his expression and said solemnly: "May I ask, sir, what is the way to take the exam and what is the way to put it into practice?"
Zhuang Jun smiled and said: "The way to prepare for the examination is naturally taught specifically for the imperial examination, and of course it also talks about exegesis and the meaning of classics.
As for the method of application, the scope is very wide. At the top, you can be the teacher of the emperor, and at the bottom, you can be the commander of hundreds of miles.
Of course, I also know a little bit about other miscellaneous subjects such as astronomy and geography, divination, yin and yang pharmacology, and agriculture and mulberry production. "
Wei Chen secretly dumbfounded after hearing this, you have too much knowledge!
He thought for a while and said, "Sir, please teach me how to take the exam first, and then teach me how to put it into practice."
Zhuang Jun asked: "Why is this?"
Wei Chen said seriously: "Studying is naturally based on practical application, but everything has priorities. The first priority for students right now is to pass the college examination and become a student member, so I would like to ask you, sir, to teach me how to take the examination first."
"That makes sense, but he's not an ambitious person."
Zhuang Jun nodded approvingly.
His eyes lingered on Wei Chen for a moment, and he said calmly: "I see that you are weak and weak. Have you ever suffered from any serious illness?"
Wei Chen replied: "The student fell into the water the year before last and suffered from the cold. Now he is almost recovered."
"The root of the disease has not been eliminated."
Zhuang Jun shook his head and said: "I have a set of Taoist Daoyin techniques here. If you practice them, you can warm your internal organs and regulate your body. I can teach them to you."
Wei Chen was shocked when he heard this, and immediately asked: "Is it the kind of guidance technique that can lead to immortality and soar to the sky?"
"What are you thinking about!"
Zhuang Jun rolled his eyes, gave Wei Chen a decisive shudder, and said angrily: "How can it be so cheap? Practicing this Daoyin technique can at most strengthen your body and prolong your life."
Wei Chen was a little disappointed, but he soon felt relieved. Although this is ancient times, it is also the real world. It is very rare for Guidance Technique to have the effect that Zhuang Jun said.
Without the slightest hesitation, he bowed deeply and said, "Please teach me, sir."
