The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

Ying Quliang , the Qin court official

, took the letter written by Ying Qian to him. After reading it, his hands kept trembling and he was very excited. He quickly asked the general below:"What you said is true. Mr. Dao Man is really We have returned to the State of Qin!" The general below said quickly:"Your Majesty, this is true. The general met Mr. Daoman in front of the pass in person, but Mr. Daoman seems to be taking his old mother to live in the State of Wei.

After hearing what the general said, Ying Quliang immediately lost his energy and murmured:"Sure enough, even if there are talented people in our Qin country, they cannot stay in our Qin country. They all ran away to Wei." Gone!"

Qianlong on the side saw that Ying Quliang was in a depressed mood, so he stood up and said,"Your Majesty, there was a way for you to stay and serve our country Wei!" Ying Quliang suddenly became energetic and asked"Master, is there any way you can stay here until you are full?"

Qianlong replied:"If you want talented people to serve in the Qin State, you must be moved by emotion and enlightened by reason. Your Majesty can follow the example of Wei State. At that time, in order to ask Wu Tong to come down to assist him in the Wei State, ancestral halls and statues were built for Wu Tong's grandfather Wu Qi. We can also build ancestral halls and statues for Baili Xi, our virtuous minister of Qin Mugong, and your Majesty can also learn from Wei Wenhou and visit him personally. If you behave like this, you will definitely become an official in Qin!"

After hearing this, Ying Quliang stood up and said happily:"According to the doctor's words, I decided to go and visit Manchu personally!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a minister stood up and said :"Your Majesty, you are the king of the country. How can a small commoner go there in person? The king has a body of ten thousand gold. You can just send your ministers to invite him!"

Another minister stood up and said:"Your Majesty, I think this man is just a country man, and he must have no talent. Besides, there are so many talented people in the court of Qin State. How can an ordinary commoner discuss it with us? Please take back your order, a commoner cannot Worthy of the respect of our Qin State!"

Ying Quliang's anger that he had just suppressed burst out in an instant, and he said angrily:"Since you said that you are all talents, why didn't you stand when Pang Juan of Wei State led an army to attack our Qin State? Come out to resist? Instead, you fled to Yongcheng with the late emperor. Since you are so powerful, why don't you lead the army to regain the land west of Hexi! Anyone who speaks again will be killed without mercy! I decided to let Dao Man be the commander of our Qin State. General!"

After hearing this, all the ministers lowered their heads. At this time, an old minister stood up directly and said:"Your Majesty, since you want to invite him in person, I think that he should not be given a big official position. After all, he is just a civilian. Since he is so good at the art of war, then give him It's enough for him to be a general. After all, I don't know if he can fight in the war. It's already settled for him to be a general! I hope that the emperor will take back my order and not let this person serve as a general!"

Ying Qu When Liang was about to get angry after hearing this, Zhang Ao stood up and said:"Your Majesty, what Master Zhong said is absolutely true. After all, although he knows the art of war very well, he doesn't know how to practice it, so I will temporarily serve him as a general until he can After he has achieved meritorious service, we will consider giving him the position of general!"

Ying Quliang looked at the ministers below and then at Zhang Ao. He knew in his heart that Zhang Ao hoped that he would not fall out with the nobles too much. After all, the operation of the court was still under way. We need these nobles. After Ying Quliang suppressed his anger, he said slowly:"Just follow General Zhang's words!"——Your Majesty, Your Majesty!

One morning, Duoman returned home early. When he got home, he shouted loudly:"Mom, the baby is back!" Duoman's mother was weaving at home. When she heard that Duoman had returned home, she came out to greet her happily.

When Daoman saw his mother, he hurriedly ran forward to help her and said,"Mom, the child is back. Please go into the house and rest quickly! Don't get tired!"

Then he helped his mother back into the house, and her mother looked at Daoman. , rough hands, gently caressing Dao Man's face, and said kindly:"It's good that the child is back. Is there anything wrong when I come back this time? You won't go out in the future, right?"

Dao Man Fu said After sitting down with his mother, he said:"Mom, this time my son came back from traveling in Wei State and saw that the people in Wei State are rich, so I plan to move our family to Wei State. The taxes in Wei State are low, and there are also new people in Wei State. According to the decree of the Qin State, anyone who helps the Qin State to live in the Wei State can directly obtain thirty acres of land and a house for five people! Moreover, the government will personally distribute farm tools and cattle!" After hearing this, my mother nodded and said:"Listen to what Boy said, it seems that the Wei State is very good! The taxes of the Qin State are really too high, and most of the food grown in a year has been taken away by the government. Since the Wei State is so good, then listen to the Boy'er As he said, we will move to the Kingdom of Wei in a few days!"

Zhiman cupped his hands and said,"As you command, mother, I will go and take care of the farmland at home first!""Be careful, kid, you have to be back before dark.!" said the mother. When he was done, he took the farm tools and rushed to his farmland.

At noon, Daoman's mother was weaving. Ying Quliang, wearing casual clothes, was led by Ying Qian and Zhang Ao to Daoman's residence. Ying Quliang said to Ying Qian,"Thank you very much, brother. If he hadn't secretly We sent people to follow him to Man, but we may not be able to find his home!"

Ying Qian said quickly:"This is all for the prosperity of Qin!" Then, the three of them walked in, and Man's mother saw that there were outsiders. When he came, he quickly closed the door. After Ying Quliang looked at it, he walked forward and knocked on the door gently a few times, saying:"Old man, I am your son's friend. I am here to visit him. Please Can you please open the door?"

Hearing that she was her son's friend, Cuiman's mother hesitated for a moment but still opened the door and said timidly:"My son went out to plow the fields in the morning. You guys are sitting at home for the time being. He should be back home soon."

Ying Quliang saluted and said,"Hello, old man!" Then the three of them came in and sat down, looking at the bare-walled house, which contained only a table and a straw. There is a mat and a bookshelf filled with bamboo slips.

When the mother arrived, she filled a pot of water and said,"There is nothing to entertain at home. I only have this water for you. Please bear with me!"

Ying Quliang smiled and said,"It's okay, old man, you can drink water!" Ying Quliang Asked:"Old man, are you planning to go to the Kingdom of Wei?"

Daoman's mother said,"Yes, my child said that the Kingdom of Wei is great. The people in the Kingdom of Wei are very wealthy. Once you arrive in the Kingdom of Wei, you can get thirty With acres of land and very few taxes, the Qin State is already overwhelming me! They fight every year, and if you can’t defeat others, you still have to fight. Do you know? Back then, Qin Hui Gong attacked the Wei State as high as More than seventy times, the result is that I have been defeated time and time again, without winning a single victory. I really can't stay in Qin anymore!"

After Ying Quliang heard this, he suddenly felt embarrassed. Indeed, since Qin Gong became the king of Qin, The Qin State has really never defeated the Wei State once. Finally, it defeated the Wei State once in the Battle of Shimen, but finally in the Battle of Shaoliang, the Wei State defeated the Qin State and beheaded 300,000 people! Even the capital was occupied by others, which was another big shame after the Yin-Jin War!

Ying Quliang asked again:"Old man, you are from Lao Qin. Your family has lived in this land for hundreds of years. Why do you still want to leave?" Daoman's mother shook her head and said"People can't live anymore, why are they still here?" Ying Quliang suddenly fell silent after hearing this. Indeed, the people can't stay in Qin any longer, why should they still be loyal to you, Qin? Moreover, Wei State is a good country. If you don’t go to Wei State, why should you stay here and wait for death?

At this time, Daoman rushed home carrying farm tools and saw three strangers talking to his mother. He quickly ran into the house to protect his mother and said,"Who are you? How did you get in?" The mother said Seeing Man's nervous look, he asked:"My child, aren't these three people your friends?"

Ying Quliang quickly stood up and saluted and said,"It turns out that Mr. Man is here. I'm really a little disturbed by coming here this time." You, I am the King of Qin State, Ying Quliang. I sincerely ask you to serve our Qin State and help our Qin State to become strong and prosperous!"

When he heard that it was the King of Qin State, he lowered his guard and asked,"Mr. Qin , you came to my house just to invite me to serve in the Qin State?"

Ying Quliang said quickly:"That's right sir, I sincerely ask you to serve as the general of our Qin State! I gave you five thousand acres of land, a house for a hundred people, and five Hundreds of gold, I beg you to serve in the Qin State!"

Daoman's mother was also frightened. She didn't expect that the person who just spoke to him was the King of Qin, but she was pleased that the King of Qin was so courteous and virtuous, so she said to him Man said:"My child, since the king is so courteous to the virtuous man, you should assist him properly! I think back then, when Wei Wenhou was courteous to the virtuous man, Wu Qi assisted Wei Wenhou. Wei Wenhou defeated the six countries and made the Wei state powerful in the world. Since the king has been courteous to the virtuous man, you can Don't shirk anymore, just agree!"

When Dao Man heard his mother's words, he quickly said to Ying Quliang:"How can you be so courteous and virtuous, so I am willing to serve the Qin State and help our Qin State become stronger!" Ying Quliang said After hearing this, Quliang was very happy and said:"The king of Wu got Sun Wu, and the Marquis of Wei Wen got Wu Qi!

""Excuse me, sir, what should be done when marching and fighting?"

After he put down his wine glass, he said:"The key to an army's victory lies in the six elements of courage, law, earth, heaven, harmony, and armaments. As long as an army possesses these six elements, it will be able to win." To be invincible, courage lies in the fact that an army must have bravery and a spirit that is not afraid of death or strong enemies; the law lies in the fact that the army must have strict laws and regulations. As long as there are strict laws and regulations, the army will be better. When dispatching, rewards and punishments must be carried out. Those who have committed mistakes must be punished, and those who have made merit must be rewarded. This is the law; land is about terrain. An army must fight according to the right time and place. For example, a chariot fights in the mountains. It will be defeated, so the mountains are the death places of chariots; Heaven is about complying with the weather, that is to say, an army must go out well-known; and is about complying with people, that is to say, most of this war A war supported by the people. If the war launched is not recognized by the people, the war will definitely be defeated. At that time, Qin Hui Gong led an army of 500,000 to attack the Wei State, but it failed to capture the people. At that time, the Qin State and the Wei State fought for 70 After the remaining wars, the country is already exhausted, and as a result, a war will be launched, which will naturally lead to defeat; armaments are about having good weapons. How can soldiers fight the enemy without armor and weapons? Our country's current Qin army Armored soldiers are very rare, and even the weapons are not very good. Some soldiers' swords still have gaps. If a country's army wants to be strong, these six must be missing. If one is missing, the army will not be able to do it. To win every battle! After hearing this, Ying Quliang's heart suddenly became enlightened. He raised his wine glass and said,"Listening to your words is like studying for ten years. I would like to propose a toast to you!""

Ying Qian and Zhang Ao on the side also nodded after listening, and they both recognized Da Man's military talents! Ying Qian asked:"Sir, I would like to ask, you are also Guiguzi's apprentice, and Pang Juan is also Guiguzi's. Disciple, which one of you two is better? Daoman thought for a while and said:"The best in the art of war in Guigu No. 3 Middle School is Sun Bin, followed by Pang Juan. I can't match Pang Juan's military skills. I think the only one in the world who can defeat Pang Juan is Sun Bin."! Ying Qian also fell silent from then on, and then asked:"In addition to learning the art of war, has Mr. Daoman learned anything else?""

To Man said:"In addition to learning the art of war, Teacher Guigu also taught us to learn Taoism, because a general must have a calm mind and cannot be flustered by trivial things, nor panicked by big things, so learnFamily theory can make people calm, and a calm mind makes you wise! Ying

Quliang said again:"Sir, this time I ask you to serve as an official, but you cannot serve as a general because the nobles in the court are opposed to it. Therefore, you can only be given the position of a general. As long as you have made meritorious deeds." , I will be able to serve as a general for my husband! Pouman was not angry because he did not become a general. Instead, he said:"It's okay. I will definitely make great contributions to the state of Qin. However, I can recommend someone who can get rid of the nobles for your Majesty!" And this person is no less talented than Li Kui! After hearing this, Ying

Quliang hurriedly came in and asked in a low voice:"Excuse me, sir, who recommended you?" Daoman said in a low voice:"This man's name is Wei Yang, and he serves as the magistrate of Yueyang County in Wei State. But your Majesty, please do not underestimate him. He is just a small magistrate, but he is really talented. I think he is a small magistrate." The way of governing the country written by him can be said to be the most successful in the world, and this person really has the idea of ​​​​doing a great cause. Since he cannot be reused in the Wei State, why not reuse him in the Qin State? ? Ying

Quliang nodded after hearing this and said:"Since Mr. said so, but he is serving as a county magistrate in Wei State, how can we, Qin State, invite him here?"

Dao Man smiled and said,"We can send someone to kidnap him secretly!""