The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

Since the King of Chu heard that the Wei State had begun to reform again, he said to his ministers:"This Wei State has begun to reform again. What do you think?" Ling Yin Zhaoxi stood up and said:"Your Majesty, this time Once the Wei State's reform is successful, the strength of the Wei State will surely reach a new peak. I heard the news from the Wei State that many people in the country support this reform, and the martial arts trend has arisen throughout the Wei State. Your Majesty , Wei State must be on guard against it."

After hearing this, the King of Chu said:"Then according to the words of the Prime Minister, what should I do in Chu State?" Zhao Xishe said:"Your Majesty, I will continue to develop our country as before. production, continue to march eastward and attack Qi and Yue."

After hearing this, the King of Chu asked Jing She again:"Da Sima, what do you think?" Jing She stood up and said:"Your Majesty, this is what the prime minister said. , our Chu State can only continue to develop domestically and implement the eastward policy, it is better not to conflict with the Wei State."

After seeing the two ministers saying this, the King of Chu ordered:"Order the whole country to encourage development Production, those who cultivate high yields will be exempted from this year's taxes, and customs duties will be halved. Da Sima, you will train another 100,000 elite soldiers. Our motherland will gather 300,000 elite soldiers."——"The king is wise."

Qi Gong

Tian Wu held the news from Wei in the Qi court and asked:"Everyone, now that Wei has begun to reform again, what do you think?"

When everyone heard this, Wei State began to reform again. A minister stood up and said:"Your Majesty, Wei State has begun to reform again this time. You must be careful. When Wei Wenhou implemented the reform, Wei State's strength increased greatly. Now, Wei State has begun to reform again. Things have begun to change. I am worried that Wei's strength has reached a new peak, so I must be on guard against it!

After hearing this, Duke Qi said,"General Tian Shou, what do you think?" Tian Shou stood up and said:"Your Majesty, I believe that Wei State will not cause any harm to Qi State now. Now Qi State has to deal specifically with Song State and Chu State." If you continue to act according to my plan, you will surely dominate the world.

After hearing this, Duke Qi said:"Well, what the general said is absolutely true." The Prime Minister stood up and said,"Your Majesty once thought that in order to reduce the gap between our Qi State and Wei State, our Qi State should also carry out reforms.""When everyone heard about the reform, their faces suddenly changed. Several ministers stood up quickly and said,"Your Majesty and your ministers think that the law cannot be changed, and the Wei State is changing the law. That's because the Wei State is just a poorer country than our Qi State, so we have to rely on it. Reform can make a country rich, and I, the State of Qi, have the advantage of fishing and salt, and can become stronger without reform."

Qi Gong did not favor Prime Minister Tian Li at this time, and said:"What several ministers said is that our Qi country is richer than his Wei country. Our Qi country will not change the law and will rely on the power of fish and salt to make generals. The state of Wei stepped on it"

"Your Majesty is Holy Ming."Prime Minister Tian Lixin said:"Shu Zi is not allowed to conspire with him. Why was Wei Wenhou able to kill the king of Qi State back then? It was because Wei State carried out reforms, and Shu Zi was not allowed to conspire with him. A man wearing black clothes entered a restaurant in Anyi, Wei State.

Behind the restaurant, a maid came and asked,"What kind of wine do you want, Master?" The man said:"Wei Guo's fine wine, plus roasted leg of lamb.""

"Okay, sir, please wait a moment. The food and wine will be served soon."This man was none other than Wu Tong. Along the way, after Wu Tong entered the territory of the Wei State, he saw that the Wei State was now prosperous and the people were smiling. It could be seen that the people were living a good life. There was no need to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation. On the other hand, in Chu State, the nobles had a lot of fish and meat, and were extremely rich, while the people were extremely poor and had to pay various taxes. When the dishes were served, Wu Tong picked up the wine glass and sipped He drank it.

And along the way he saw that the people of Wei State were very martial arts and they could eat a meal of meat every week. He thought to himself: It seems that this time Wei State's reform was very successful and unified the world. The country must be Wei. At this time, a man entered the restaurant and accidentally bumped into Wu Tong. Instead of apologizing to Wu Tong, the man said that Wu Tong had bumped into him. After seeing it, everyone around him suddenly A man came forward and said:"According to the law, if there is friction, we will use archery to compare who is right and who is wrong. You go and compete in archery." Wu Tong originally wanted to be reasonable, but after hearing that archery was used to compare who was right and who was wrong, he said:"Okay, I agree to compete in archery, how about it?""Well, I haven't lost in archery yet.""The man said.

When he arrived at the archery field, the man bent his bow and nocked an arrow, and shot an arrow into the nine rings. When others saw it, everyone shouted"Hello". Wu Tong slowly picked up the arrow, raised the bow and shot out. , hit the bull's-eye. Everyone shouted when they saw it. The old pawn in charge said:"You lost, quickly apologize to this gentleman and pay him ten yuan in compensation.""

The man apologized to Wu Tong and fled the scene. The old soldier saw Wu Tong and said:"This strong man is so tall, he should be able to join the army!"Suddenly, the old soldier's eyes widened, as if he had seen something surprising.

The old soldier knelt directly on the ground and said,"I have seen Mr. Wu Yang. When everyone heard this, one person asked:"Who is Lord Wu Yang?" No one answered. Seeing that no one else knelt down, the old soldier said,"Jun Wu Yang is Wu Qi. He was the title conferred by Marquis Wen of Wei back then. Seeing that bronze pendant is like seeing the king."

After everyone heard this, they quickly knelt down and said,"I have seen Mr. Wu Yang.""Wu Tong was also shocked by this scene, but he quickly calmed down. He thought that his grandfather was so high in the hearts of the people of Wei. Suddenly an official saw such chaos ahead, so he went over to maintain law and order. After seeing everyone get up, the official walked over and asked:"What is happening here, why are you kneeling?"The old soldier came over and asked the official to look at the bronze pendant on Wu Tong's body. When the official saw it, he was also shocked."Jun Wu Yang, didn't he die in the Chu Kingdom?" He didn't say this, but he immediately knelt down and said,"I have met Mr. Wu Yang. Wu

Tong said quickly:"I am not Lord Wu Yang. Lord Wu Yang is my grandfather Wu Qi, and I am his grandson Wu Tong.""After everyone heard that he was Wu Tong, the grandson of Wu Qi, they still called him Lord Wuyang. Wu Tong quickly escaped from here. A minister in the Wei court stood up and said:"Your Majesty, there are rumors in the city recently that Lord Wuyang is back!"Marquis Wei was shocked when he heard this. Gongshu Cuo on the side broke out in a cold sweat and said immediately:"Isn't Wu Qi dead? Don't talk nonsense! The minister quickly said:"Prime Minister, this person is not Wu Qi, but Wu Tong, Wu Qi's grandson." After hearing this,

Weiss stood up and said,"Your Majesty, this is the person. As long as you get this person, you can dominate the world." After hearing this, Marquis Wei ordered:"Prime Minister, go and invite Wu Tong in person to see him.""——obey.

After a while, Wu Tong entered the court. When Wu Tong came in, everyone looked at him. When the Marquis of Wei saw Wu Tong coming, he hurriedly said:"Give me a seat." When Wu Tong saw that the Marquis of Wei had given him the seat of a minister, he hurriedly said:"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The Marquis of Wei asked:"Mr. Wu Tong, this Is there anything you can teach me this time?" Wu Tong replied:"The way of yin and yang." The Marquis of Wei asked puzzledly:"Sir, can this way of yin and yang be used to govern the country?"

"Of course, you can not only govern the country but also lead troops to fight. Wu Tong said.

Wei Hou immediately said:"Then please tell me about the way of Yin and Yang.""

"The way of yin and yang can be compared to yin to civil administration and yang to military equipment. Both are indispensable, just like yin and yang, both are indispensable. If yang is lacking, yin will be strong, and if yin is missing, yang will be strong. These two will not last long.. Yin and Yang can also be used to lead troops and lead battles. The way of Yin and Yang is just like the two black and white pieces on a chessboard. Yin and Yang talk about observing the sky to know the future, and the same goes for fighting. By understanding the opponent, we can figure out how our army should attack. Yang Yin is the way of heaven and earth. Only when yang and yin are balanced can all things grow. Without one, all things will wither. This is how governing a country requires both rewards and punishments. If only rewards are given, the country will only stop moving forward. If the country is punished, riots will occur in the country. Therefore, rewards and punishments are as indispensable as yin and yang. If the king of a country wants to achieve hegemony, he must first cultivate civility internally and secondly cultivate military equipment externally. Only then will the country be strong. If a country only specializes in First, it will only be strong for a while, but not for a long time."Wu Tong preached.

After hearing this, Marquis Wei was overjoyed and said to Wu Tong:"Mr. Wu Tong, I appoint you as Sima to be in charge of the country's military affairs. What do you think?"Thank you so much, Your Majesty. I will definitely serve Wei State with all my heart."" In the court hall of Yongcheng, Qin State

, Qin Gong Yingshi Xi Zheng was discussing issues with the ministers. Suddenly a teleporter hurried in and said:"Your Majesty, Wu Qi has returned to Wei State."

Qin Gong saw him in such a panic and said angrily:"If you are in such a panic, why don't you discuss the matter again without seeing him?……"Qin Gong paused for a moment, and a cold sweat broke out behind his back. All the ministers also broke out in cold sweat when they heard that Wu Qi had returned to Wei.

Suddenly several ministers were ready to write letters of surrender. The superior officer Qianlong suppressed his fear and said:"Didn't Wu Qi die in Chu State? Where did Wu Qi come from?"

The messenger said:"Your Majesty, it's not Wu Qi, it's Wu Qi's. Sun Wu Tong arrived in Wei State and was appointed Sima by the Marquis of Wei."

When everyone heard that he was the grandson of Wu Qi, their hearts suddenly relaxed. Duke Qin said:"Everyone, what is Wu Tong's ability?" Qianlong stood up and said:"I don't know, but you don't have to worry, Your Majesty. There is only one Wu Qi in the world, and there won't be another one. Even his grandson won't be as invincible as him." Everyone agreed after hearing this.

Duke Qin asked about the messenger and said,"Do you have accurate information?"""Your Majesty, the Marquis of Wei appointed Wu Tong as Sima and trained a new army - the Huben Army."The messenger said. Qin Gong thought: Wu Qi also trained the new army back then, and finally led the new army to dominate the world.

Qianlong stood up and said:"Your Majesty, don't worry, although Wu Tong is highly used by the Marquis of Wei, he will never be Wu Qi’s talent. After hearing this, Duke Qin also felt that it was reasonable and said:"Everyone, the recovery of our Qin State depends on the efforts of all of you.""——Jiujiu and Lao Qin fought against the national calamity together.