The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

After hearing the words of Gongsun Jia, the middle doctor, everyone fell silent. Now if Qin wanted to protect itself, it had no choice but to sue for peace. Ying Qian stood up and said,"Father, please don't do it. If Qin wants to sue for peace from Wei, Wei will definitely open its mouth!"

Duke Qin didn't say anything. He kept thinking with his eyes closed. The doctor Qianlong said,"Your Majesty. , I thought we should seek peace from Wei." Qian Long just finished speaking.

Ying Qian scolded angrily:"Sir, I didn't expect that you would also want to ask for peace from the State of Wei. Our State of Qin has a blood feud with the State of Wei. Back then, Wu Qi led an army of 50,000 to annihilate our Qin State's 500,000-strong army. Qin Hui Gong also died because of the State of Wei. I'm so angry."

Qianlong retorted:"Son, do you think our Qin State still has the strength to fight? In the first battle of Shaoliang, our Qin State's 200,000-strong army was wiped out, and even Yueyang was lost. General He is dead, does our Qin State have any generals who can compete with Pang Juan?"

After Ying Qian heard this, he also closed his mouth and just looked at Duke Qin. Qianlong continued to persuade:"Your Majesty, our Qin State is no longer capable of going to war with Wei State. If we don't sue for peace quickly, our Qin State may be destroyed." After hearing this, everyone wanted to sue for peace.

At this time, a messenger came to report:"Your Majesty, the Wei army under the leadership of Wei General Pang Juan captured Jingyang. Wei Shen, the crown prince of Wei, led 30,000 troops and wiped out the 60,000 troops led by General Jingjian. In the Sophora Valley, he captured General Jingjian, and Wei General Gongsun Cuo led 30,000 troops to defeat him.……"

"enough!"Qin Gong said angrily. After hearing the news, all the ministers were shocked. Now even Jingjian has been captured, and the entire Qin country has no general who can fight.

Report - another messenger came in and said:"Your Majesty, what's wrong is that the Wei army, led by Pang Juan, crossed the Jing River and set up an ambush in Liangshan and defeated our army. Our army suffered nearly 50,000 casualties. After hearing this, Duke Qin felt that the sky was dark and the earth was dark, and he quickly said to Gongsun Jia:"Doctor Gongsun, please go to Anyi, Wei State, to ask for peace. No matter what the conditions are, as long as you can save our Qin State, you can agree.""——I obey your command, Your Majesty.

Anyi in the State of Wei.

Gongsun Jia, a senior official in the State of Qin, finally arrived in Anyi in the State of Wei after more than ten days of hard work. In the court hall of the State of Wei, Prime Minister Gongshu Cuo said to the Marquis of Wei:"Your Majesty, an envoy from the State of Qin has come to ask for an audience."

When the Marquis of Wei heard that it was an envoy from the State of Qin, he smiled and said,"It seems that the State of Qin has come to seek peace."All the ministers laughed. The Marquis of Wei said:"Then please invite the envoys of Qin to come in."

After a while, Gongsun Jia entered the court of Wei. At this time, all the ministers of Wei were staring at Gongsun Jia, as if they wanted to eat him. After Gongsun Jia paid his respects, he said,"The envoy of the State of Qin is here to meet the Marquis of Wei."

The Marquis of Wei said,"I wonder what the envoy of Qin is here for. Is he asking for peace?" Everyone laughed after hearing this. At this time, Gongsun Jia was furious, but he still suppressed his anger and said:"Marquis of Wei, this envoy is here to reconcile with the Kingdom of Wei."

But the Marquis of Wei ignored him at all, and instead signaled the Prime Minister with his eyes. Gongshu Cuo, Gongshu Cuo understood and said loudly:"Qin Envoy, it was you Qin who started the Shaoliang War this time. It's over now. If you Qin wants to fight, you can fight. If you want to make peace, you can make peace. Let us Wei. What do you think?"

Gongsun Jia quickly said:"This war is our Qin State's fault. This suing for peace brings our Qin State the greatest sincerity. Our Qin State is willing to cede the territory east of Jushui to Wei State.."

Everyone in the Wei State laughed, and the senior official Duan Qianpeng said to the Qin envoy Gongsun Jia:"Now that our Wei State has occupied Yueyang, we only give the territory east of Jushui. This is too small. The army of Wei State is fighting desperately on the front line and has already occupied the entire territory east of Jushui. The envoy of Qin should still cut some territory, so that we can see the sincerity of your Qin State!"

Gongsun Jia looked at the Marquis of Wei and said"I don't know if the Marquis of Wei wants those territories." The Marquis of Wei said,"As long as your Qin State cedes all the territory east of the Jing River to my Wei State, my Wei State will agree to reconcile with the Qin State."

Gongsun Jia heard this. But half of Guanzhong, hundreds of miles of land, one-third of Qin's territory was lost. Gongsun Jia said again:"Marquis of Wei, isn't it too much?"

Marquis of Wei said:"As long as the state of Qin agrees, my state of Wei can withdraw its troops and reconcile with the state of Qin. If the state of Qin does not agree, I will order General Pang Juan to lead The soldiers destroyed the Qin State." People under the eaves had to bow their heads. Gongsun Jia could only say:"We, the Qin State, agree to Wei State's conditions." After receiving the order from the Marquis of Wei, Pang Juan, the army of the Wei State, led his troops to evacuate. Regarding the State of Qin, Pang Juan said to Wei Shen on the road:"Why didn't your Majesty give the order to destroy the State of Qin?" Wei Shen said:"General Pang, do you think we can destroy the State of Qin in one battle?"

Pang Juan thought for a moment. After thinking about it, he said:"No." Wei Shen continued, so we must slowly destroy the Qin State. There will be plenty of time to destroy the Qin State in the future. Pang Juan also nodded after hearing this. Gongsun Cuo on the side said:"The army of Qin is really too weak. After this war, our Wei State killed more than 300,000 people in Qin State. It seems that Qin State does not have more than a dozen people." Years cannot be recovered. Pang Juan said:"

After this battle, our Wei State has been defeated in a row. Qin, Zhao, and Han have destroyed more than 500,000 troops in total. When I look at the world, only Qi and Chu are left to fight with our Wei State."."

Wei Shen also nodded after hearing this and said:"What General Pang said is true. Now only Qi and Chu are our main opponents. I don't know what General Pang has planned to defeat Qi and Chu.

Pang Juan said:"Unite Chu and deal with Qi together." Wei Shen asked:"Why should we unite with Chu to deal with Qi?" Pang Juan replied :

In this battle, Wei State has defeated three countries in a row. Chu State's strategic direction must turn from the Central Plains to the east, and the countries to the east are nothing more than Yue State and Qi State. Therefore, Chu State's future attack direction will only be Qi State. With the State of Yue, we let the State of Qi and the State of Chu fight fiercely, which was equivalent to two tigers fighting each other. We, the State of Wei, were watching the fire from the other side. When the two countries decided the winner, no matter which country it was, it would be powerless. When the war begins, we, the State of Wei, will be able to make a profit."

Everyone praised after hearing this. Long Jia said:"After this war, no country in Wei State will attack our country for more than ten years." Wei Shen said:"General Long Jia said it is true, but after returning this time, I plan to carry out the third The second reform."

When everyone heard this, they wanted to reform again. Gongsun Cuo said:"Your Highness, wouldn't it be good for Li Kui to reform?" Wei Shen said:"If Wei wants to become more powerful, it must carry out the second reform. The second reform."

Pang Juan on the side said:"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very right. If the Wei State wants to become stronger, it can only carry out the second reform. Only the reform can make the Wei State stronger. After returning home this time, , I also plan to persuade the Marquis of Wei to carry out the second reform." After Wei Shen heard this, Pang Juan actually wanted to reform, so he asked:"General Pang, what did you study when you were studying in Guigu?"

Pang Juan said :"I studied the Three Strategies and Six Taoist Strategies, military formations, the ways of fighting formations, as well as the Spring and Autumn Annals, The Analects of Confucius and Legalist theories, as well as Taoist studies. Now I am also looking at Wu Qi's Art of War and various formations."

After Wei Shen listened, he didn't expect that Pang Juan would have so much knowledge, not only the military science, but also the legalism, and even Confucianism and Taoism also had hunting and vertical and horizontal methods.

After Wei Shen heard this, he didn't expect that Pang Juan would have so many people. Wei Shen said,"General Pang knows so many people!" Wei Shen thought to himself, isn't this the same as Wu Zixu, the prime minister of Wu at that time, who was a soldier, a Confucian, and a scholar? He was good at both law and Taoism, and that Sun Bin was as proficient in the art of war as Wu's general Sun Wu. That Sun Bin only knew the art of war and the art of verticality and horizontality. After hearing this, Long Jia also said:"General Pang, you are worthy of being the pillar of our Wei State!"

Then, Wei Shen asked again:"General Pang, what do you think of Sun Bin's military use?"

Pang Juan grabbed his fist with his hand. , said angrily:"This person is better than me in military skills, but his theory of governing the country is not as good as mine. I am obviously also very good. Why did the teacher only teach Sun Tzu's Art of War to Sun Bin? How could he, a disabled man, get Sun Tzu's Art of War?" I, Pang Juan, have learned the essence of Confucianism and Legalism, and Sun Bin is only a little better than me in the art of war."

Wei Shen also said:"General Pang, don't worry, there are so many of us working together to deal with him, and Sun Bin is alone, how can he Is Sun Bin so strong that he can deal with our combined ingenuity?" Pang Juan said with a smile:"Indeed, so many of us are more than enough to deal with him as a disabled person!"——go home!

In the Gui Valley, Gui Guzi was giving a lecture. Suddenly, he fought against a star falling and said to the students:"The world is about to change. Look, the star in the sky that belongs to the Kingdom of Wei is extremely bright. Look. The country that comes to unify the world will be Wei!"

Then, he said to a student wearing coarse cloth:"Gongsun Yan, you have been studying in Guigu for five years, and you will come down in a few years. Together with your senior brother Pang Juan, assist the State of Wei."

"is teacher."Gongsun Yan said. Then Gui Guzi said:"The chaos in the world began with King You. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were five hegemons and seven heroes. The Spring and Autumn Period contended for hegemony, and the Warring States Period ruled the roost. The leader of the seven heroes is Wei. The world is fighting hard and can only be unified."