Bai Qi smiled and looked at the bamboo slips in his hands.
He looked at it very seriously. Young Meng Wu stood carefully not far away, not daring to disturb him. Meng Wu admired Lord Wu An very much. Even though his father Meng Ao was a famous general in Qin, he
He still wanted to learn from Bai Qi. At first, when Meng Ao was teaching him the art of war, Meng Wu was lazy and refused to learn. Meng Ao was furious and was about to punish him. When he asked his father: If you learn your art of war, can you become Wu An?
Are you someone like you?
Meng Ao was even more angry and beat him severely, then grabbed his ears and brought him to Bai Qi. Bai Qi had few friends... No, he had no friends, but he
He had fought side by side with Meng Ao for a long time and did not shut himself up like others. However, he did not want to teach Meng Wu. He told Meng Ao that he did not know the art of war and did not know how to teach it to others.
Meng Ao didn't say much, he just left Meng Wu here. From then on, Meng Wu stayed in Bai Qi's courtyard all day long. Bai Qi didn't drive him away, but he didn't teach him anything either. Until later.
In the Battle of Changping, Bai Qi directly took Meng Wu away and made him the captain. He would lead the charge in every battle. Even in dangerous things like siege battles, he was the first to charge. This move
But he has frightened many generals, so even if you don't want to teach him, you shouldn't want to kill him.
Meng Wu didn't complain. His life was in danger several times, but after he woke up, he hurriedly put on his armor and went into battle. Someone told Meng Ao that Bai Qi was intending to murder your son. Please take him back to him, but Meng Ao was
He laughed and said, "Wu An finally taught him the real art of war. This is Lord Wu An's art of war."
At this moment, Bai Qi has returned to Xianyang, and Meng Wu is still following him. He will remember Bai Qi's books, and after returning home, he will read them himself. Bai Qi has a very clear rest schedule, every day
He has followed the military regulations of getting up, resting, eating, and training for decades, and he has never slacked off. Meng Wu is also following his example and studying seriously.
After seeing Bai Qi's iron-blooded appearance, seeing his current smile will undoubtedly make people a little frightened. I just feel that this smile is so inconsistent and frightening.
Bai Qi held the bamboo slips and couldn't help but nodded and said, "What Zhao Kuo said is very good." Only then did Meng Wu understand that Bai Qi's answer was Zhao Kuo's answer. During this period of time, Zhao Kuo's answer
It is very popular in Qin State, especially his views on law, but his views on great unification are only popular among high-level officials. Even so, Ma Fujun became a respected figure in Qin State within a few days.
figure.
"He can maximize the combat power of his soldiers, but he is not invincible. He values the lives of his soldiers too much. Zhao's national strength cannot bear a large-scale war. Their generals are insufficient and their equipment is not well-equipped.
.. Now that Shangdang has been lost as a barrier, Qin can launch an attack on Handan from three directions at the same time. In three years, Handan can be captured." Bai Qi said seriously.
Meng Wu nodded and asked: "But there is still the Great Wall as Handan's support, what should we do?"
"In this war, because the battle for Shangdang consumed too much material, the soldiers were very tired, so I did not attack the Great Wall. The Qin State worked together to recharge their batteries. Three years later, the most elite soldiers were
With sufficient food and sophisticated weapons, Zhao's population loss was very serious. Three years later, it was very difficult for Zhao to mobilize 150,000 elite soldiers to go to the battlefield. However, Qin could still summon more than 300,000 soldiers to face the situation.
Zhao Kuo cannot stop such a gap."
Bai Qi said very calmly. Meng Wu nodded. In this battle, because Bai Qi wanted to send troops to stay at Shangdang and divide his troops against the wild king, and because of the reinforcements from Wei, he was defeated by Zhao Kuo with few against many.
, Even so, Zhao Kuo was not able to deal a painful blow to Bai Qi. The casualty ratio between the two sides was the same. If Bai Qi had an absolute military advantage, Zhao Kuo's desire to defeat him would be tantamount to wishful thinking.
At this moment, Fan Ju was also in the palace discussing the next national policy with King Qin.
"Qin State's occupation of Shangdang caused Zhao State to lose its last barrier. Handan was directly exposed where Qin State's spears could pierce. I heard that exposing the opponent's vital points to the opponent when killing is the most dangerous
Behavior is the behavior that is most beneficial to the enemy. The most important thing now is not to target Zhao State, but to manage Shangdang, move the people of Qin State to Shangdang, arrange wise county magistrates, and distribute the children of the school
Go to Shangdang...distribute Shangdang's cultivated land to meritorious soldiers."
This is the consistent style of the Qin State, and there is no need for Fan Ju to say more. King Qin nodded from time to time, and Fan Ju said again: "After taking down Shangdang, it will only take three years to attack Zhao and Wei at the same time... Zhao
Zhao Sheng of the state serves as the prime minister of Wei State. He has Zhao State in his heart. If Qin State attacks Zhao State, Wei State will definitely send troops, and the person who leads the troops will most likely be Zhao Sheng. However, the King of Wei may not be able to tolerate it.
If you want to get rid of him, most people in Wei are like this."
Fan Ju said sarcastically. King Qin glanced at him and said nothing. Fan Ju added: "Our main enemies are Zhao and Chu. Lord Chun Shen of Chu seems to be close to Qin and is cowardly, but he
He has been trying to think of ways to regain the land captured by Qin... Zhao also has talents like Wei Wuji and Ma Fujun." When he heard Ma Fujun, King Qin felt a little sad. He squinted his eyes and said, "Then three years.
."
"Three years later, I will personally rush to Mafu to drive for Mafu Lord."
"What if he doesn't want to get in the car?"
"Hahaha, I hold the lives of millions of Zhao people in my hands. With Ma Fujun's character, how could he not be willing?" King Qin laughed confidently, and then he seriously arranged the domestic affairs with Fan Ju.
The political affairs of the Qin Dynasty determined the basic strategy for the future, and the King of Qin left all these matters to Fan Ju. Fan Ju also had the same confidence as the King of Qin and took over the mission.
"However, you still have to resolve the alliance between the countries as soon as possible." King Qin said slowly.
"Wei and Zhao have their weapons pointed at us. If Qi's weapons can be aimed at their backs..."
Fan Ju smiled.
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In 1045 BC, the Emperor of Zhou granted Grand Duke Jiang Shang to Qi, established the State of Qi, and governed Yingqiu. During the period of Duke Xiang of Qi, in order to prevent the invasion of Ji State, he reinforced and expanded Yingqiu City, and the expanded Yingqiu City
The east city wall is close to the Zi River and built along the river, so Yingqiu City naturally became Linzi. This is now the capital of Qi State, which was the overlord in the past. Even now, the princes do not dare to despise it.
The prosperous Linzi City represents the glory of Qi State in the past. This city built along the river is very crowded, with scholars, knights, and merchants. Qi State has always been a wealthy country with the profit of fish and salt. There is no shortage of merchants in Qi State.
The country was not as harsh on merchants as the Qin State, which made Qi State's business prosperous. Rangers were a characteristic of Qi State. These young people wearing sharp blades and doing nothing could be seen everywhere in Qi State.
These young people may be the earliest batch of mercenaries. When the Qi State goes to war, they will hire them to fight. They will be rewarded according to their military merits. After the war, they will be dismissed immediately. Xunzi despises this kind of army very much.
Think they might be the worst army out there.
As for scholars, that is a greater feature of the Qi State. A long time ago, there was a King Wei of Qi who indulged in wine and sex and ignored the government. However, soon, under Zou Ji's advice, he cheered up and began to reform.
Strong, he changed Qi in many aspects and made other countries respect Qi again. Perhaps his greatest contribution was to follow the example of Marquis Wei Wen of Zunli Zixia in establishing Xihe School, so he established Jixia Academy.
Jixia Academy is the first special institution of higher learning in the world that is officially organized and privately hosted. The contention of a hundred schools of thought in the history of Chinese thought was centered on Jixia Academy of Qi State. His official school was the study of Huang and Lao, but it was not
Without excluding other learnings, this made Jixia Academy an important link in the exchange of ideas and debates among scholars all over the world, leading to the gradual improvement of doctrines, and academic debates emerged from then on.
Jixia Academy accommodates almost all schools of thought and brings together thousands of talents, including scholars such as Mencius, Chunyu Kun, Zou Zi, Tian Pian, Shenzi, Shenzi, Jiezi, Jizhen, and Juan.
Zi, Peng Meng, Yin Wenzi, Tianba, Ershuo, Lu Lianzi, Zouzi, Xunzi, etc. This greatly enhanced Qi's talent pool, allowing Qi to be in a position of overlooking other countries for a long time.
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More than 20 years ago, Qi and Qin once proclaimed themselves emperors, with Qin as the Western Emperor and Qi as the Eastern Emperor. Although King Qi Min quickly abandoned the imperial title, he destroyed the Song State, conquered the Chu State, and attacked the Three Jin Dynasties.
.In the end, the Six Kingdoms led by Le Yi attacked Qi, and the Qi State was almost destroyed. If it were not for Tian Dan, the Qi State would have ceased to exist. Six years ago, Tian Dan once pushed him to the throne and sold him to
King Qi Xiang of Zhao State died.
King Qi Xiang's son came to the throne, and King Qi Jian.
At this moment, King Jian of Qi was sitting in the palace, looking at the Qin envoy in front of him with some embarrassment.
The Qin envoy looked a little arrogant, holding his head high and not paying attention to the angry Qi ministers in the palace. Qi Wangjian was a little confused, afraid and at a loss. Qin had not visited Qi for a long time.
The state sent an envoy. Probably since the death of King Qi Xiang, the two sides had not had much contact. The envoy from Qin suddenly came and brought gifts from the state of Qin, which made all the officials feel uneasy.
Especially the young King Qi was particularly uneasy at this moment.
The envoy of the State of Qin handed the gift from King Qin to the warrior on the side. It was a nine-link chain made of jade. It looked very exquisite. The warrior handed the nine-link chain to King Qi respectfully. King Qi was curious.
After taking the nine-ring chain, he fumbled with it in surprise, and then asked: "How was this made? How can the jade stones be connected together?" King Qi played with it for a while, and the worries in his heart disappeared without a trace.
No trace.
He smiled and said to the envoy of Qin: "Please go back and tell the King of Qin that I like the gift he sent very much, and I will return the gift."
The Qin envoy smiled. The purpose of his coming was not to make friends with the Qi State. On the contrary, he came with the order of King Qin to test the current Qi State. King Qi Xiang died, and the Qi State had nothing to gain.
Can the wise man of Qi be a helper, or will it harm Qin? The envoy raised his head and said loudly: "I have brought you the king's oral instructions. The king said: I heard that there are many wise men in Qi, and I don't know how to do it.
Why can’t someone solve this nine-link chain?”
King Qi was stunned and looked at the nine-link chain in his hand carefully. After looking at it for a moment, he shouted: "How can this be solved?" He said, raised the nine-link chain and asked the ministers: "Who is it?"
How can I solve the nine-link chain for me?" The ministers of Qi just sat in their seats and said nothing. The King of Qi was a little embarrassed, so he asked the warrior to show the nine-link chain to the ministers. Some ministers
I was very confused. Some ministers were very angry, while others lowered their heads and could not see their expressions.
King Qi waited for a long time and then said to the envoy: "Please forgive me, these nine links cannot be solved."
The envoy nodded, his face becoming more and more arrogant. Several ministers of Qi gritted their teeth tightly, stared at the envoy in front of them, and grabbed the hilt of their swords with their hands.
"Why can't it be untied?" Suddenly, a voice came from outside the door, and everyone hurriedly looked over. It was an old woman. The woman looked a little old, and she was leaning on a cane. Two maids were following her.
Behind her, King Qi saw her, stood up hurriedly, and shouted with a smile: "Mother!" The ministers stood up to pay their respects, and the envoy of Qin also bent down to salute, looking at the old woman with some confusion.
When Le Yi defeated Qi, King Min died, and King Xiang, who had not yet ascended the throne, hid in Taishi Jiao's house and worked as a servant incognito. Taishi Jiao's daughter fell in love with this handsome young man. Regardless of the opposition of her family, she married him.
They fell in love, and soon King Xiang came to the throne and made Taishi Jiao's daughter his queen. This old woman was the queen of King Xiang of Qi and the mother of King Jian of Qi. The old woman smiled and walked to King Qi's side, and then
Sat down.
The envoy from the State of Qin looked at her and asked: "Is there a way for the Queen to solve these nine links?"
The Queen laughed, nodded, and stretched out her hand. The samurai hurriedly walked over and handed the Nine Links to her. The Queen took the Nine Links in her hand and threw it to the ground. At that moment, the Nine Links fell apart.
, everyone was speechless, even the envoy of Qin also stared at the old woman with wide eyes, and the queen said gently: "Please go back and tell King Qin that I have untied it."
The messenger was speechless and could only bid farewell to the ministers with the broken jade.
After the envoy left, King Qi happily said to the queen: "Mother, it turns out that it can be solved in this way. Why didn't I think of it? However, if you dropped King Qin's jade, wouldn't he be angry?", deeply
She glanced at her son, but the Queen did not answer him. She looked at the ministers and asked with a smile: "Even if the King of Qin is resentful, will the wise men in the court just sit back and watch the King of Qin insult me, an old woman?"
The ministers immediately stood up and bowed to her. The old woman asked the ministers to sit down again. She continued: "The King of Qin wants to fight with Zhao Wei, so he sent people to test Qi..."
"Mother, did you smash the jade stone to get close to Zhao and Wei and become enemies of Qin?" King Qi asked again.
The queen shook her head and said to a minister: "Please bring a gift to Xianyang to meet the King of Qin... Since the King of Qin has sent a gift, Qi cannot be rude. In addition, tell the King of Qin that Qi is willing to cooperate with the King of Qin."
Qin maintains friendship and has no intention of becoming an enemy of Qin."
The minister stood up quickly, took the order, and left in a hurry.
King Qi was even more confused. Since he wanted to get close to Qin, why did he throw away their jade?
The queen looked at a minister again and said to him with a smile: "I remember that Zhao State has a proton in Qi State. I would like to ask you to send him back to Zhao State, pay homage to Zhao Jun, and tell him that Qi State
I have always been close to the State of Zhao, and I hope to be able to avoid war in the future. I also have a letter written to Tian Dan, please take it with you." The queen said seriously.
After all the ministers had left, King Qi followed his mother and asked, "Why don't we choose a side? If we have a good relationship, I'm afraid it will harm the country of Qi."
The king paused, looked at King Qi, wanted to say something, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Jian, you have to understand that Qi State has experienced a catastrophe and has not recovered yet.
It takes time to recover. I am doing this to give Qi State time to cultivate. Only after Qi State's national strength is restored can we participate in the affairs of other countries... Zhao State and Wei State are the two countries where Qi State faces Qin State.
Barrier, and being friends with Qin, Zhao Wei did not dare to attack Qi easily..."
"Then mother..."
"Jian, you can't just listen to my orders or rely on me for everything. I'm old and I don't know when I will leave. You have to think and make your own decisions. You are the king of Qi.
Do you know?" Queen Jun interrupted King Qi's inquiry and said to King Qi sadly.
King Qi lowered his head and said seriously: "Mother, I will not let you leave me."
The old man sighed, raised his head, and said, "It would be great if he were still in Qi State and asked him to assist you."
King Qi hurriedly asked: "Who are you talking about?"
"A hero of Qi State."
"My child, you must trust your ministers... don't doubt them too much..." The Queen said a few words blankly, then closed her mouth and refused to speak any more.
