The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

Tian Wu, the Duke of Qi in the court of Qi State

, looked at the information coming from Wei State. After reading it, Tian Wu looked at the ministers below and said:"My lords, the Wei State defeated the three kingdoms of Qin, Han and Zhao as ordered, and took over nearly 500 miles of Qin's territory. We also captured hundreds of miles of Han territory and killed nearly half a million soldiers of the three kingdoms. What do you think of this?"

A minister stood up and said:"Your Majesty, the Wei state is now powerful, and there are also Pang Juan, Wei Si and other Wei people. The country is a famous general, and Pang Juan is the most famous general in Wei after Wu Qi, and there is no general in Qi who can compare with Pang Juan. Therefore, I thought that in the past ten years, Qi will still focus on domestic production. When the Central Plains changes suddenly, we will Dominate the Central Plains."

Another minister stood up and said:"Your Majesty, I also think that if Wei is to become powerful, it is better for our country to expand in the direction of Chu. After being strong for a while under the leadership of Wu Qi, the current Chu army's combat effectiveness has been greatly reduced. However, our Qi State has one hundred thousand martial arts warriors. How can we still be afraid of Chu State? Moreover, Chu State's territory is close to our Qi State's territory, which was once owned by Wu State in the Spring and Autumn Period. Territory, fertile land, attack Chu and strengthen Qi. When the Central Plains changes, our Qi country will compete in the Central Plains again." After hearing this, Qi Gong Tian Wu felt that it was very reasonable and said:"What the two ministers said is reasonable. I don't know what General Tian Shou thinks about it. What do you think?"

Tian Shou stood up and said:"Your Majesty, now that the Wei State is powerful, our Qi State cannot really go to war with Wei State. I also agree with what the two ministers said, but I think that our Qi State should attack the Song Dynasty first, and the Song Dynasty The land here is much more fertile than that of the Chu State. The Song State's Taoyi area is more than 300 miles away, and it is among the best in the world. Businessmen from all over the world come to Taocheng to do business, and the daily wealth of doing business in Taocheng can reach thousands of gold. Taoyi's wealth may reach one million gold. One acre of Taoyi's land can produce nearly 300 jins of millet. It can be planted twice a year. The annual output of one acre is as high as 600 jins. He won the land of Song Dynasty and became rich. Qi, attack Chu again. When there is a change in the Central Plains, march to the Central Plains again and defeat the three Jins. Our hegemony of Qi will be complete."

After hearing this, Qi Gong Tian Wu shouted loudly and said,"General Tian Shou's words are terrible. Wonderful, what do you think, Prime Minister?"

Tian Wu turned around and asked Prime Minister Tian Li. Prime Minister Tian Li stood up and said:"Your Majesty, I think we should not attack the Song Dynasty. If our Qi army attacks the Song Dynasty, the three countries of Chu, Han and Wei must unite and align. Although the Song Dynasty is rich, there is the Chu State next to our Qi State. If the Chu State When our Qi army is attacking the Song Dynasty, we attack the Huaisi land of our Qi country. The Huaisi land has a radius of 600 miles. It would be unwise to gain Song Taoyi and lose the 600 miles of Huaisi land. Your Majesty, I think it is better to focus on domestic affairs. Production is the best policy."

Qi Gong was not happy when he heard this, and said to Prime Minister Tian Li:"Prime Minister, our Qi State has one hundred thousand elite soldiers, nearly two hundred thousand armored men, and ten thousand chariots. Why should we fear him, a barbarian from Chu Nan? Prime Minister, stop talking!" Then he said to Tian Shou:"I have decided to use General Tian Shou's strategy. I don't know what your opinions are.""Your Majesty is Holy Ming."The crowd said——Disperse the dynasty.

In Tian Ji's Mansion of Qi State

, Tian Ji was drinking with a man. This man had disabled legs and was wearing white clothes. Tian Ji said:"Mr. Sun Bin, what do you think of Wei's victory?" It turned out that the man in white clothes turned out to be Sun Bin, a disciple of Guigu. This man was the only one who won the victory. Sun Tzu's art of war and strategy far surpassed Pang Juan's. Sun Bin replied:"Brother Ji, Wei's victory this time is beyond my imagination. In order to deal with the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao and Qin, Wei actually used 220,000 troops, and also used several clever tricks to defeat Han, Zhao, and Qin. The three kingdoms were confused. The first plan was to cross the sea and confuse Qin and Zhao. The second plan was to steal and change pillars to confuse the Qin army into thinking that Chongquan was not lost. When the Qin army retreated to Chongquan, it burned Chongquan, and then Zhang Yu retreated. To ambush the remnants of Zhang Yu's army on the road to Yueyang, these three strategies are definitely not what Pang Juan had in mind. I know Pang Juan, and it must be that the Wei State has obtained a certain talented person."

Tian Ji said:"Mr. Sun Bin, it is said that these three strategies seem to be from the Wei State. Do you think it is possible that the prince Wei Shen was born?"

Sun Bin held his beard and said,"It is possible. If the prince of Wei is so talented, it seems that he will be the biggest obstacle to Qi's domination of the world in the future."

Tian Ji added:"Mr. Sun Bin, what do you think of Pang Juan?"

"In Guigu, Pang Juan's ability to use troops is only inferior to mine. I think Pang Juan has a great overall view of the war against Qin. In order to let the Xiagui garrison leave the city, he used conspiracy and conspiracy together, so that the Xiagui garrison had to enter his He set up a trap and attacked Qin's strong city Xia Gui with a water attack. Looking at the Battle of Shaoliang, he defeated the Qin army on the frontal battlefield, which shows that he is proficient in formations, and there are only a few people in the world who can compare with Pang Juan. After hearing this, Tian

Ji asked:"Mr. Sun Bin, if I go to war with Pang Juan, can I defeat Pang Juan?" Sun

Bin shook his head and said:"No, Pang Juan's military ability is far superior to Brother Ji. If Brother Ji confronts him, he will only be defeated!""

After Tian Ji heard this, he originally thought that after studying for ten years and following General Tian Shou in several years of military expeditions in the north and south, he also made many strange plans to defeat the enemy. He thought he could compare with Pang Juan. After listening to Sun Binyi He said he felt a little depressed. Then he said:"Mr. Sun Bin, look at Wei Cuo, the chief general who attacked Zhao, and Gongzi Ang, the chief general who attacked Han. How do they use their troops? Sun

Bin replied:"I know Wei Cuo. He is a disciple of He Guanzi, and he is also very proficient in the art of war. This man's military skills are no less than Pang Juan's, while Young Master Ang is much worse. His strategy for capturing Guancheng in South Korea is decisive." He didn't think of it, it was probably Pang Juan who told him, but he can still be called a famous general.

Tian Ji asked:"Mr. Sun Bin, how should our Qi country develop in the future?""The first is to develop domestic production, the second is to form a good alliance with Wei to deal with Chu, the third is to train elite soldiers, the fourth is to secretly ally with Qin to contain the development of Wei, and the fifth is to attack Yan and gain territory from Yan to strengthen Qi. , the Yan State is weak, it will definitely defeat the Yan State, and then attack Chu. When the Central Plains changes greatly, then march into the Central Plains, defeat the three Jins and dominate the world! Tian

Ji asked puzzledly:"Mr. Sun Bin, why did you attack the Yan State? The Yan State was poor and weak. In the court, General Tian Shou planned to attack the Song Dynasty to gain the Song land, then attack Chu, and then march into the Central Plains when the Central Plains changed greatly." , the land of Song is much richer than the land of Yan, why should we attack Yan instead of Song? Sun

Bin replied:"If Qi State attacks Song Dynasty and Song Dynasty is close to the Central Plains, it will definitely conflict with Wei State. Chu State will also be worried that Qi State will be too strong after we capture Song Dynasty, and will definitely unite with Wei State." All countries will suppress our Qi State together and attack Yan. The other countries will not think that our Qi State is greedy and will not stop our country. However, as long as Yan develops for a year or two, it will become rich. The countries that attack Song will oppose it, and those who attack Yan will not You will object, Brother Ji, what do you think? After Tian

Ji heard this, he suddenly realized and said:"Mr. Sun Bin still understands the world. Unfortunately, your Majesty has already planned to follow General Tian Shou's strategy."

After hearing this, Sun Bin said:"Don't worry, brother Ji, as long as I am here, Qi will definitely become the most powerful country in the world.""——OK, drink! After Tian Ji was half drunk, he said:"Mr. Sun Bin, there should be no one in the world who is better at military training than you." When

Sun Bin heard this, he was heartened. When he was in Guigu, he had a military debate with a student of He Guanzi. He was wearing black clothes. Others wore jade as a pendant, but he only used bronze as a pendant. He once said:"This pendant was given to his grandfather by Marquis Wei Wen in recognition of his grandfather."

The use of troops is like the Yin and Yang way, unpredictable and difficult to understand. At that time, I was tied with him. Sun Bin said:"There is indeed someone in the world who can compete with me."

When Tian Ji heard this, he sobered up and asked quickly:"Who is it?"

"This person is Wu Tong, the grandson of Wu Qi. He integrated the art of war into the yin and yang. He used his troops like ghosts and was unpredictable. He was also proficient in the way of governing the country. He also combined the way of governing the country in yin and yang. If this person became an official in Wei , it would be difficult for all the countries in the world to defeat Wei. After hearing this, Tian Ji said:"I hope this person will not go to Wei State and come to Qi State."" A man in black clothes was reading a book on a mountain in the state of

Chu. There was a bronze pendant hanging on his waist. The pendant said: 'Invincible in battle, conquerable in all attacks.' Eight Wei Kingdoms

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Wei Dynasty Hall

"Dear Sirs, this time our Wei State has been defeated in a row. With the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao and Qin now under the rule, who can defeat our Wei State?"The Marquis of Wei said.

Gongshu Cuo stood up and said:"Your Majesty, although our country has defeated Han, Zhao and Qin, Chu and Qi are still very powerful. Please don't be arrogant. After hearing this, the Marquis of Wei was a little unhappy and said,"What ability do Qi and Chu have to fight against Wei?" Our state of Wei has 300,000 soldiers, 100,000 elite troops, and 10,000 chariots. We also have General Pang Juan and Young Master Wei Ang, these famous generals in Wei, so why should we be afraid of Qi and Chu? Wei Shen stood up and said:"

Father, what the Prime Minister said is true, otherwise I would have defeated Qin, Han and Zhao for my country. However, Chu State has millions of troops, and Qi State has hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Don't be too arrogant."! Pang Juan also stood up and said:"

Your Majesty, our most important thing now is development. I think that the newly acquired territory of Qin State should be established as a county called Guanzhong County, and the newly acquired Korean territory should be managed by Hanoi County."

After hearing what the two people said, Wei Hou also said:"Okay." Wei Shen added:"In order to better manage Guanzhong County, my father recommended Wei Yang to be the magistrate of Yueyang County, and appointed Prince Ang to be the magistrate of Guanzhong County, and Long Jia to be the magistrate of Guanzhong County." Lieutenant and commander-in-chief of Guanzhong.

After hearing what Wei Shen said, Marquis Wei said:"Just follow the prince's words.""Wei Shen said again:"Father, if our country of Wei wants to become stronger, we must carry out reforms. My son plans to carry out the second reform in Wei State, and hopes that his father will allow it."

After hearing this, everyone wanted to change the law. Many people died when Li Kui carried out the reform. Some ministers trembled when they heard the word reform. Pang Juan also said:"Your Majesty, if I want to become strong for the country, I will also do it. You can only change the law."Gongshu Cuo also said:"Your Majesty, I think that if our country of Wei wants to become more powerful, we can only change the law."