The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

In the study room of Yueyang County Mansion, Wei Yang was reviewing documents. Wei Yang looked at the books beside him, sighed, and thought to himself: Why didn't I become the prime minister? If I become Prime Minister, I must implement my theory of governing the country. His Royal Highness believes that businessmen are beneficial to the country, and businessmen are obviously the biggest worms in a country.

Wei Yang walked out of the county government and came to the street. Many vendors placed their own goods on the roadside, tempting passers-by to come and buy. Wei Yang saw a merchant selling jade and walked up to take a look. The businessman saw Wei Yang coming and greeted him quickly:"Sir, we are all here with beautiful jade, absolutely without a single flaw."

Wei Yang casually took out a piece of jade, looked at it, and said with a smile:"These businessmen He even used fake jade to fool people. I really can't tell the difference between jade and jade. Wei Yang said to the businessman:"You said that the jade here has no flaws, so why does this jade smell like sulfur?" The businessman asked. He knew that this man must be an expert in jade, and he quickly whispered:"Sir, please don't tell anyone. If you want this jade, I can sell it to you for half the price!" Wei Yang just laughed. He smiled, returned the jade to him and left. Along the way, he not only saw some people using defective pottery to sell to others, but also some people deliberately changed the weights in order to make the items they sold heavier. Wei Yang saw this in his eyes, but kept remembering in his heart that businessmen are the worms of the country and must be eradicated!

After returning to the county government, Wei Yang wrote a thousand-character text to the governor Gongsun Fa, expressing his disgust for the merchants and their treacherous behavior. He hoped that the governor could inform the king and suppress the merchants!

In the governor's house, Gongsun Fa read what Wei Yang wrote and said with a smile:"Businessmen are greedy for profit. If they are found to have violated the law, they only need to be punished. Wei Yang also wants to suppress the merchants across the board. If the merchants don't Where did the market come from? How can the people trade?"

Meng Wu on the side asked:"Then Lord Sheriff, do you want to submit this letter to the king?"

Gongsun Fa casually handed over what Wei Yang had written He threw the bamboo slips into the brazier and said to Meng Wu:"Hurry up and send someone to keep an eye on Wei Yang. I feel that he may escape to Qin! If there is any movement, kill him!""——yes!

A few days later, Wei Yang did not receive a reply from the county government. Wei Yang felt very depressed at this time. He felt that his lifelong ambitions in Wei State could not be realized, and he had already had the idea of ​​​​going to other countries. Wei Yang picked up the books he had written, glanced at them and threw them on the ground. He had ambitions but could not realize them. What was the use of these books? Back then, I promised Mr. Guigu that I would lead a country to prosperity, but unfortunately it seems that it can no longer be achieved!

At night, in the study, Wei Yang was concentrating on writing a book, without any sense of the imminent danger! Several men in black sneaked outside Wei Yang's study. The leader took a look inside the study and whispered to the people behind him:"This person is Wei Yang, get the poison quickly!"——yes!

Wei Yang wrote and wrote, feeling very tired, and finally fell asleep. Several men in black outside saw that Wei Yang was already asleep. The leader said:"Quickly, take him away!"

A few people carried Wei Yang and sneaked out of the county house. There was already a carriage parked outside the county house. Several men in black carried Wei Yang into the carriage and drove away towards the city gate. Come to the direction!

When they came to the city gate, there were more than a dozen county soldiers patrolling. When they saw the carriage approaching the city gate, a centurion led by him immediately climbed out of his sword and shouted loudly:"Stop the carriage ahead, we want to search."! It's so late, what are you doing out there!" A dozen soldiers around him also raised their halberds and pointed at the carriage. A man got out of the carriage and said,"We were ordered by the county magistrate to go out of the city to do business. Please allow us to go out!"

Then he took out Wei Yang's county talisman and showed it to them. The centurion headed by After looking at it and confirming that it was the county talisman, he cupped his hands and said:"It turns out that the county magistrate is leaving the city to do business and open the city gate!"——yes! The man also thanked him with a cupped hand:"Thank you!"

In another shadow, several people stared at the leader of the carriage and said:"Hurry up and tell the Lord Commander that Wei Yang seems to be escaping from Wei!"——yes!

Afterwards, those people hurriedly came to the city gate, took out the county guard's token and said:"We are officials sent by the county guard. Now Wei Yang seems to be rebelling. Everyone, follow me to arrest him!

" The centurion saw that it was the county guard's token, but he was a little confused about Wei Yang's betrayal, so he asked:"But this lord, the county magistrate, is dedicated to protecting the people, and we haven't seen him seem to be betraying." That's interesting!"

The official said again:"Okay, you don't need to worry so much. Now follow me to arrest him! Wei Yang just escaped from the county in that carriage!" After hearing this, the centurion also All I could say was:"Yes!"

At dawn, the carriage was rushing to Qin State. At this time, Wei Yang also woke up in a daze. When he saw several men in black beside him, he was startled and asked"Who are you? Where are you taking me?"

I saw a man in black pulling down his mask. Shang Yang took a look and saw that it was actually Da Man. Wei Yang hurriedly said:" Da Man, I have no grievances with you. Qiu, we are still brothers from the same sect, where are you going to take me!"

Zhiman smiled knowingly and said:"Brother Wei Yang, of course you are going to the Qin State. Your talents and ambitions will be better if you stay in the Wei State. But it can't be realized!" Then he said to the people driving the cart outside:"Hurry up, hurry up, we must reach Qin as soon as possible!"

At this time, two chariots were chasing them, one on the chariot , a centurion shouted to the carriage in front:"Stop the carriage in front of me quickly. As long as you stop, we will not kill you. If you continue to advance, we will kill you without mercy!"

When I arrived, I saw the people of Wei State. The army actually came after them, and I was puzzled as to how the Wei army could catch up so quickly.Got it? But now he couldn't care so much, and said to the man driving the carriage:"If we are caught faster, we will all die here!"

A crossbowman on the chariot raised his crossbow and fired at the man. A carriage happened to be shot through the rear window of the carriage and hit a man in black in the thigh. The centurion on the chariot said to the soldiers:"Hurry up and catch up with that carriage!" Zhiman looked behind him. The chariot was so anxious that now he could only pray that Qin General Ying Qian could pick them up at the border!

A chariot finally caught up with them, and they quickly took out their bows and arrows and shot the driver. The chariot overturned instantly because there was no driver to drive it! Seeing that there was a chariot chasing them behind him, he took out his bow and arrow and shot at it, but the soldier on the right side of the chariot blocked it with a shield. The archer on the left side of the chariot shot an arrow at the horse of the chariot. Fortunately, the The horses in the two carriages were covered with a layer of leather armor. Because the distance was a bit far and the shot failed, the centurion on the carriage was very angry and said:"Keep shooting for me and shoot down their horses!"——yes! Then he aimed at the centurion and shot an arrow, which happened to hit the centurion's left shoulder, and the centurion fell down. The soldiers on the chariot stopped quickly when they saw that their commander was injured. When I saw that the chariot was no longer chasing them, I finally relaxed!

At noon, they finally arrived at the border. They saw that the general Ying Qian of Qin State had been waiting for them with three thousand soldiers. When they arrived, they saw Ying Qian. They were very excited and said quickly:"Hurry up. , the general has been waiting for us for a long time!" After entering the territory of Qin, Zhiman and Wei Yang stepped out of the carriage and said to Ying Qian:"General, this is Wei Yang!" Ying Qian saluted Wei Yang He said:"Mr. Wei Yang, I am Ying Qian, the general of the Qin State. I specially ask you to serve in the Qin State. Sir, please!" Wei Yang couldn't escape, so he could only follow them to the Qin State.

In the governor's house, after receiving the report about Wei Yang, Gongsun Fa said to Meng Wu:"Brother Meng Wu, tell the capital quickly that Wei Yang has betrayed Qin!"——yes! Later, Gongsun Fa said:"Brother Meng Wu, we have to prepare for the defense of Qin in the next few years. I am worried that in five years, Wei will definitely have to fight Qin!"——Yes!

The Marquis of

Wei received the letter from Guanzhong Pass. After reading it, the Marquis of Wei became furious and said to the ministers:"Wei Yang, the magistrate of Yueyang County, has defected to Qin. What do you think?" After hearing this, they all looked at each other and felt a little strange. Wei Yang was doing well as the county magistrate in Yueyang County. How could he think of defecting to Qin?

Prime Minister Huizi stood up and said:"Your Majesty, since the magistrate of Yueyang County has defected to Qin, we should quickly send another official to Yueyang County to serve as magistrate, and all officials in Yueyang County must be replaced. Again, because Wei Yang knows those people too well! And since he defected to the Qin State, it means that the Qin State must not have given up the ambition of Dongchu, so I thought that our Wei State would be ready to fight with the Qin State in five years. During the war, Chen received a letter from Gongsun, the governor of Guanzhong Junjun, a month ago. He once told me that Wei Yang’s character and theory of governance are completely different from ours, and although his theory of governance is not suitable We, the Central Plains countries, are very suitable for the Qin State. Once his theory of governing the country is implemented in the Qin State, the Qin State will definitely become stronger. Therefore, we, the Wei State, must immediately send troops to attack the Qin State before the Qin State becomes strong!"

Huizi said. As soon as he finished speaking, Pang Juan stood up and said:"Your Majesty, please give me an army of 200,000. I will definitely lead the army to destroy the Qin State!" After hearing what Huizi and Pang Juan said, everyone's blood boiled, and many ministers stood up and said We should immediately send troops to attack Qin! Wei Hou looked at the ministers.

Just when he was about to speak, Wu Tong stood up and said,"Your Majesty, I don't think it's time to attack Qin yet!"

After hearing Wu Tong's words, the Marquis of Wei asked,"Sima, why haven't you attacked Qin yet?" The timing of the country?"

Wu Tong explained:"Your Majesty, do you think we can destroy Qin in one fell swoop with an army of 200,000? Is Qin really so easy to be wiped out by Wei's 200,000 troops in one fell swoop? Therefore, , I think we should gradually encroach on Qin State instead of attacking in one fell swoop. If we attack Qin State in one fell swoop, all countries in the world will be afraid of Wei State, so they will also unite to deal with Wei State. By then, Wei State will We will be surrounded by enemies from all sides! So I thought we should wait for the opportunity!"

After hearing what Wu Tong said, Marquis Wei felt that it made sense, and asked Huizi again:"Mr. Huizi, what do you think?"

Huizi thought for a while and said:"Jun What I did not consider was that if we attack Qin in one fell swoop this time, all the countries in the world will unite to deal with me, Wei State. At that time, Wei State will be attacked from all sides. I also think that what Sima Zhi said is Yes!"

After hearing this, the Marquis of Wei ordered:"Then don't attack Qin for the time being. Let Qin roam for a few days and then destroy it!" Huizi stood up again and said:"Your Majesty, I think I During the second change, the national strength of Wei State has greatly increased, and the combat effectiveness of the army has been greatly improved. However, the biggest enemy of Wei State now is Qin State. Therefore, I think we should not move the capital to Daliang. If we move the capital to Daliang, then we will If you want to deal with Qin, you won't be able to mobilize your troops so quickly!"

This time the Marquis of Wei did not listen to Huizi, but said:"Mr. Huizi, the land in Hanoi County is fertile, much better than that in Hedong County, and Daliang City The road is convenient and connects Linzi of Qi State, Handan of Zhao State, and Xinzheng of South Korea. It can be said that commerce is developed. Being in Daliang City will make our Wei State even stronger!"

Seeing that the Marquis of Wei did not listen to the advice, Huizi could only say:"Since If your Majesty insists on moving the capital to Da Liang City, I request that Hanoi County be vigorously developed. Since the land in Hanoi County is fertile, in order to enable Hanoi County to be developed even more, I request that Hanoi County be tax-free for one year and dig a canal. , This will enable Hanoi County to be better developed. The minister has already drawn up the direction of development in Hanoi County. Five canals will be dug in the first year, canals will be dug in the second year, and construction will be carried out throughout the whole country. The irrigation canal in the surrounding area, and this irrigation canal and canal are collectively called Honggou, and in order to solve the flood problem in Daliang City, a canal will be built from outside Daliang City, and water will be diverted from Putianze for irrigation, and named Dagou. In order to ensure the irrigation of the 200-mile radius of Daliang City, an irrigation system needs to be built. The water source of this irrigation system is introduced from the Daliang ditch. In this way, the floods in Daliang City will no longer threaten Daliang City, and Daliang City and Hanoi County It will become the richest land in our Wei State, and in order to ensure that the people can be more prosperous, I request the general to use the garden in Hanoi County for the people to go hunting! In addition, the construction of these water conservancy projects is all under the responsibility of Si Baigui That's good, because the construction plans for these water conservancy projects were proposed by Bai Gui!"

After hearing what Huizi said, Marquis Wei was very happy and said:"As expected of Mr. Huizi, he thought of solving the flood problem in Daliang City so quickly. agreed! And the water conservancy project in Hanoi County is fully responsible for Si Banggui! Bai Gui immediately stood up and said,"I respect your Majesty's orders!" The ministers below also shouted:"Your Majesty is wise!" Wei Shen stood up and said:"

Father, since you want to move the capital to Daliang City, I think it is better for us to attack in the west. We must not confront Qi State, because Qi State has Sun Bin in charge. The use of troops is really powerful. The troubles that have arisen in the Wei State in recent years are all caused by Sun Bin's advice. Therefore, I requested that the Great Wall be built in Hanoi County to defend against the Qi State! After hearing Wei

Shen's words, Marquis Wei thought for a while and said,"We, the State of Wei, are the most powerful country in the world. What does the State of Qi have to worry about!" There is no need to repair the Great Wall! Pang

Juan also stood up and said:"Since your Majesty does not build the Great Wall, we must station 150,000 troops in Hanoi County. Otherwise, we will not be able to defend it at all, because Hanoi County is a flat river and there is no dangerous place." To defend, we can only rely on the number of soldiers to resist! And Qi State is protected by the Great Wall. It would be difficult for Wei State to attack Qi State, but it is very easy for Qi State to attack Wei State. I think it is better to build the Great Wall! But the Marquis of Wei did not listen to what the two of them said. Instead, he said,"Okay, Gu already knows. Don't worry, the direction of our Wei State's advance will always be the Qin State!""After saying that, he left!

On the other side, Wei Yang came to the Qin court under the leadership of Dao Man! Ying Quliang was sitting above, looking at Wei Yang, and just looking at each other, Ying Quliang felt that the Wei Yang Martingale is a talented person comparable to Li Li!