Zhao Kuo has never concealed his goals, just like Qin has never concealed his expansion ambitions. This is no longer the Spring and Autumn Period. Before I beat you, I will tell you to choose a good place, set a good time, and wait for you to set up your formation.
There are not so many moral principles to talk about now, but only the ends justify the means.
Even in the Spring and Autumn Period, morality was only for opponents of the same level. Even though Jin and Chu seemed to be very moral, they stayed away and helped you repair your car.
When these two guys destroyed the country for dozens of years, they never showed any loyalty.
Not long after Wei Wuji came to Zhao State, he discovered that Zhao Kuo's goal was to unify the world, and Wei State was the goal of Zhao State. At that time, Wei Wuji did not have much sense of crisis. Unifying the world was not just talk. Look.
What matters is strength. The State of Zhao is indeed stronger than the State of Wei, but if all countries coexist, as long as the strength of the State of Zhao cannot reach the level of crushing, it will not be able to destroy the State of Wei.
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However, this time after Zhao State swept across Rongdi and solved the external troubles in the northwest. Especially after obtaining the jurisdiction of Honggou and 40,000 households from Wei State, Wei Wuji felt a deep sense of crisis.
He saw the possibility of Wei being annexed by Zhao. Although it was only possible, he did not dare to gamble.
If he could change anything, he would immediately resign from Zhao Kuo and return to the state of Wei to assist the king of Wei, so that the state of Wei could compete with the state of Zhao, but he could not change anything.
If the Wei State was very powerful, he could stay in the Zhao State with peace of mind and assist the King of Zhao, but the Wei State was very weak.
Wei Wuji was caught in the middle and really didn't know what to choose.
"Or... stay away from Zhao Wei and go to other countries?" As soon as this idea came up, Wei Wuji cut him off. Although the world is huge, where is his place?
Moreover, he still had the status of a proton in Zhao State, but because of Zhao Kuo's important use, no one regarded him as a proton.
"My lord, have you ever heard about the cunning rabbit's three caves?" Hou Ying thought for a moment and then said.
Wei Wuji nodded. Mengchang was well-known in the world for his military skills and was a prime minister in Wei State. How could he not know about the Cunning Rabbit's Three Caves?
At that time, Tian Wen's retainer Feng Xuan dug three holes for Tian Wen by burning bonds to promote justice, making friends with the Wei State, helping Tian Wen regain his position as prime minister, and establishing an ancestral temple in Xue, so that he could rest easy in the future.
After that, Xue State became semi-independent, but after Tian Wen's death, Xue State was immediately destroyed by Qi and Wei, and its territory was divided between the two countries.
"If the Wei family is regarded as a person, then where are his three caves?" Hou Ying asked.
Wei Wuji was so smart that he immediately understood what Hou Ying meant, shook his head and said, "Wei Qi is also a member of our Wei clan, and is highly valued by King Zhao. Even without me, the Wei family can survive forever."
"When the King of Qin wanted to avenge Fan Ju and demanded Wei Qi from Wei, did the Wei family say a word to Wei Qi? In this case, how could the Lord be sure that Wei Qi would help the Wei family? If only Wei Qi was left,
Will the Wei family still be the Wei family in the future? Moreover, Wei Qi is a narrow-minded person who only listens and believes, so the Lord should not place high hopes on him." Hou Ying shook his head.
"The Kingdom of Wei is not equal to the Wei family. Even if one day the king wants to destroy the Kingdom of Wei, the Wei family will not be destroyed." Wei Wuji said.
"May I ask my lord, where is the Zhongshan clan?" Seeing that Wei Wuji did not speak, Hou Ying continued, "My lord, do you know why Du Pingjun has been in Zhao for so many years and has been indifferent to fame and fortune, but recently he suddenly started to concentrate on planning for Zhao?"
"Why?" Wei Wuji asked in confusion.
He was indeed a little surprised that Tian Dan had done nothing for Zhao for so many years. Although he helped Zhao Guo fight two battles, it was completely inconsistent with his level. Even if he won, Zhao Guo suffered heavy casualties.
It was obvious that Tian Dan was helping Qi to weaken Zhao, the biggest threat to the west. However, his attitude suddenly changed in the past two years, and he devoted himself to helping Zhao develop.
Wei Wuji definitely didn't believe it was because of Zhao Kuo's charm.
"I hope you will tell him that if Qi is destroyed, even if the Tian family survives, they will be demoted to civilians, their ancestral temples will be demolished, and the spiritual tablets of their ancestors will be thrown to the ground and no one will worship them. But his existence can at least help him.
Preserve the ancestral temple and the prosperity of the Tian family." Hou Ying stared into Wei Wuji's eyes and spoke word by word.
"Haha, has it already reached this level?" Wei Wuji said with a bitter smile.
"This is just a precautionary measure. If the State of Zhao cannot destroy the State of Wei, then the Lord can naturally stay in the State of Zhao with peace of mind. If the State of Zhao will destroy the State of Wei in the future, then the existence of the Lord will preserve the glory and wealth of the Wei family and the King of Wei.
His life. According to my subordinates, the master should be happy, why are you so worried?" Hou Ying asked in return.
Wei Wuji was stunned for a moment. He suddenly felt that what Hou Ying said made sense, but he also felt that something was wrong. After thinking about it carefully, there was nothing wrong with it.
"You mean to let me stay in Zhao Kingdom?" Wei Wuji asked with a frown.
"If the Lord leaves the State of Zhao, will the State of Zhao become weaker?" Hou Ying asked.
"No." Wei Wuji shook his head. Although he was arrogant, he never thought that he was irreplaceable. Zhao Guo only had the chance to serve as prime minister. He had many talents. His ability may be high or low, but no matter how bad he is, he could not be worse.
too much.
Although other people such as Xunzi and Cai Ze have never been prime ministers, they all have the ability to serve as prime ministers.
Wei Wuji was strong in his almighty power. He could not defeat those who could govern the country better than him. He could not defeat those who could defeat others better than him. He could not handle internal affairs as well as him. However, he could not surpass others unilaterally.
"In this case, what's the use of leaving Zhao country?" Hou Ying said.
Wei Wuji sighed deeply and felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart. He waved his hand and said, "No more, no more. Let's drink and call everyone."
"No." Hou Ying said with his hands in hand, got up and went outside to call someone.
When he arrived in the State of Zhao, Wei Wuji still had many retainers, but most of them were recommended to the State of Zhao. There were only some in the government who followed him wholeheartedly and did not want to be officials, such as Hou Ying, Zhu Hai and others.
Everyone entered the hall in twos and threes, bowed and sat down casually. Everyone seemed to notice that Wei Wuji was in a bad mood, so they neither asked why nor made any noise. They just drank cup after cup with Wei Wuji until he was extremely drunk and fell to the floor.
sleep.
The next day, the chill in the air had not dissipated, and the lobby was gray. Hou Ying slowly opened his eyes and felt as if his head was exploding.
He is older, and he used to stop drinking when he was drinking with everyone, and no one tried to persuade him. This time, he kept drinking to accompany Wei Wuji, and he still hasn't sobered up yet.
"I'll never drink again." Hou Ying thought in his mind. He raised his head and suddenly saw Wei Wuji sitting next to him, with his eyes open.
"Master?" Hou Ying said cautiously.
"I'm going back to Wei." Wei Wuji suddenly said.
Hou Ying was so drunk that he woke up from his drunkenness. He had already persuaded him before, but he suddenly regretted it after one night.
"Master...why do you want to return to Wei suddenly?" Hou Ying said with a fake smile.
How can a proton return home if he wants to? Otherwise, what is the point of the proton? In other words, even Wei Wuji and Zhao Guo would not be able to agree.
"I... dreamed about my brother. He said he missed me." Wei Wuji said sadly.
"Then...are you coming back?" Hou Ying looked into Wei Wuji's eyes.