After seeing the strength of Qi State, Zhao State did not send any more reinforcements to Lian Po. After all, the powerful enemy Qin State was still on the side. At this time, it was still unreasonable to destroy the alliance with other countries. Zhao State relied on
The strength of a country of its own cannot fight against Qin. Lian Po also received the order from King Zhao and sent warriors to negotiate a peace with Yan. The condition of the peace was that Yan returned the ten Zhao cities it occupied.
King Yan was furious. Yan State only occupied five cities. Where did the ten cities come from?
However, Lian Po did not intend to negotiate peace with him. Lian Po's warriors directly told King Yan that Lian Po wanted to negotiate peace with General Qu. If the person who came to negotiate peace was not General Qu, Lian Po would wait for reinforcements and attack Yan with all his strength.
The King of Yan had no choice but to find him, the Prime Minister who had been dismissed not long ago, and made him the Prime Minister, making him responsible for negotiating peace with Zhao. This time, the King of Yan treated him very well.
Much more polite.
He had no intention of kicking him again, but he refused to talk about his past behavior. He didn't ask any more questions and rushed to Lian Po's camp alone to discuss peace negotiations with Lian Po.
I still have some respect for General Qu, and I also admire his courage to come alone to negotiate peace. However, the specific matters of peace negotiation are not so easy to end.
Jiang promised to return the city, but he did not agree to the condition of adding five more cities. He also brought up the fact that he was assassinated in Zhao State, saying that Zhao State still owed him an apology.
In other words, Lian Po refused to give in. He went all the way from Zhao to Yan, and even surrounded the opponent's capital, just to take back those cities? This is not possible!
The two sides went through several peace talks, several discussions, and quarreled day and night. After six days of this, Lian Po and General Qu finally reached a consensus. In addition to returning those cities, Yan State also ceded two more cities to Zhao State.
, and the two sides made an alliance to non-aggression, and the Yan State provided the Zhao State soldiers with food and grass for their return... Lian Po finally left the Yan State, and he left here with his army in a swaggering manner.
But when he dragged his tired body back to the palace, he was met with a blank stare from King Yan.
"How can you agree to him? Two cities? And so much food and grass? Oh, didn't you take some benefits from Lian Po?" King Yan asked, and as soon as he said this, he became angry.
, he could not bear such slander and humiliation, so he immediately drew his sword and committed suicide to prove his innocence. Fortunately, Ju Xing saved him in time, and King Yan hurriedly admitted his mistake to him.
Jiang Qu finally resigned from his position and left the palace.
King Yan did not keep him.
Even when the State of Zhao and the State of Yan were at war, the other states were not idle.
After Lord Pingyuan died of illness, many of the policies being carried out by Wei State came to a halt, which made King Wei very uneasy. The position of the Prime Minister happened to be vacant again, but King Wei could not make arrangements, so he
The ministers gathered to discuss the next matter. The King of Wei looked around him. Since Lord Pingyuan died of illness, the retainers who followed him also left Wei and returned to Zhao. This left Wei
The country becomes weaker.
Fortunately, there are quite a few ministers present here, including Mang Mao, Duan Qianzi, Xinyuan Yan, Fan Cuo, Long Yangjun and others. King Wei's eyes swept over these people one by one.
The land was given to the State of Qin so that the State of Qin could support him and become a minister of the State of Wei. But fortunately, he later used the power of the State of Qin to allow the State of Wei to obtain more than a dozen cities from the State of Qi, which strengthened the State of Wei. Unfortunately, since he
After being defeated by Bai Qi, his whole body fell into despair.
He was quiet all the time. Only when King Wei told him to do something, he would act like a human being. The rest of the time, he would say nothing, just waiting for the ministers to come up with solutions.
Duan Qianzi, as a famous minister, did not have the talent of a famous minister. King Wei had already seen this clearly. He also wanted to imitate Mang Mao and cede land to Qin, but it was a pity that he could not be like Mang Mao.
, after ceding the city, he used cities from other countries as compensation, which was even much more than the ceded city. He could only complete the first half. Such a person would not be of much use to the King of Wei.
Xinyuan Yan was one of the few generals in Wei, but the King of Wei did not like him very much. When Bai Qi attacked Zhao and Zhao Kuo was resisting him in Zhao, the King of Wei sent him to Handan to persuade him.
King Zhao consecrated King Qin as emperor. He believed that in this way, the war between the two sides could be avoided and the war between the two parties would be avoided, which would bring disaster to Wei State, because King Wei was not willing to let Wei Wuji continue to command the army at that time.
Xinyuan Yan rushed to Handan and happened to meet Lu Zhonglian who was passing through Zhao State. Lu Zhonglian learned about Xinyuan Yan's intention and sat down to discuss the matter with him. Xinyuan Yan was a little disapproving at first, and kept saying "Feng Qin"
The advantage of being a king is that even if Lu Zhonglian compared the monarchs of Wei and Zhao to servants serving the king, he would not be angry and nodded, saying that it is natural for the weak to serve the strong.
Lu Zhonglian told him directly: Then please ask the King of Qin to chop the King of Wei into pieces.
Xinyuan Yan was very angry and asked Lu Zhonglian why he insulted his king like this. Lu Zhonglian cited Jiuhou, Ehou, King Wen and King Zhou of Yin as examples, and said that Xinyuan Yan was speechless. Fortunately, Xinyuan Yan was speechless.
He was not clear about the previous history and did not refute Lu Zhonglian by saying "King Zhou overthrew slavery". As a result, he returned to Wei without meeting King Zhao, which made King Wei very dissatisfied with him.
.
He believed that he had not fulfilled the responsibilities entrusted to him. From then on, Xinyuan Yan could no longer gain the trust of King Wei.
As for Fan Cuo, he was the former prime minister of Wei King and a descendant of Fan Wuzi. He was a righteous man, resourceful and eloquent. He was a good friend of Lord Xinling. He was the ruler of Wei State at the beginning.
At that time, he also managed very well, and even became the leader of the coalition army for a time, making all the princes follow him. However, the King of Wei did not like him. If the reason is said, it is probably because he was a little close to Lord Xinling.
I remember when Yu Qing asked King Zhao: Do you think it would be better to have others come to see you? Or would it be better to go to see others yourself? King Zhao thought for a moment, and then told him: Of course it is better to have others come to see you. Ever since
, Yu Qing proposed: Because of Fan Cuo, the Wei State is so strong that all countries follow him, but the King of Wei is a short-sighted person. You can give him the city and let him kill Fan Cuo.
Of course, the King of Zhao who wanted to kill Fan Cuo was called Zhao He, not the current one. The current King of Zhao probably would not want to kill him. King Zhao wrote to King Wei and told him
: Please give me seventy miles of land to kill Fan Cuo. King Wei didn't like Fan Cuo very much. Hearing King Zhao's proposal, he was very happy and immediately agreed and sent people to catch Fan Cuo. Fan Cuo avoided everyone.
, fled to the roof.
Fan Cuo sent someone to tell Lord Xinling, "Now the State of Zhao wants to kill me by ceding land. If you ignore it, then the State of Qin will also want to get rid of you by this method in the future. What should you do?"
Lord Xinling immediately reported to the King of Wei and saved him.
Probably because of King Wei's actions, Fan Cuo was a little disappointed. He no longer served as the prime minister and was not even willing to offer advice to King Wei. Unless invited by King Wei, he would never appear in King Wei's presence.
In front of us, it is not that the State of Wei does not have generals, and the King of Wei does not have ministers around him, but the King of Wei cannot appoint them, and is unwilling to use them. Now, there is a vacancy in the position of the Prime Minister, and no one can replace it. Wei
Wang finally remembered these people.
Among the ministers present, only Duan Qianzi sat the straightest. He looked energetic and stared straight at the King of Wei with a pair of bright eyes, waiting for the King of Wei to order him to be the Prime Minister of Wei.
, and the other few people didn't seem to be interested. They just lowered their heads and refused to look at King Wei. King Wei ignored Duan Ganzi, who had been staring at him, and his eyes fell on Lord Long Yang.
Long Yangjun shook his head gently.
Lord Longyang understood what King Wei was thinking. King Wei wanted him to serve as the prime minister. Lord Longyang knew his weight. As a swordsman and an envoy, it was okay for him to offer advice to King Wei, but only
If you can't be the Prime Minister, the Prime Minister is not simply to make suggestions for the king. More importantly, the Prime Minister has to deal with all affairs in the country, from farming, water conservancy, commerce, law, and even military affairs.
Lord Long Yang knew nothing about this, and he had no way to assist King Wei in governing the country.
Long Yangjun looked at Fan Cuo who was sitting in front of him. If he could be said to be a capable person, then this man was probably the most capable among everyone here and the most suitable to be the prime minister. King Wei followed his gaze and looked
When he arrived at Fan Cuo, he immediately frowned. For this minister, King Wei only had disgust in his heart and had no favorable impression at all. Otherwise, he would not have killed him for a little bit of land.
But now there is no one in Wei... King Wei fell into deep thought.
At this moment, Niiguan Yan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "I know a person. He is a talented and wise man. Now he is waiting for a wise king who can appoint him. The king can send an envoy carrying gold silk and hire him.
As prime minister." King Wei frowned and asked, "Who is the wise man you are talking about?"
"Kong Bin, he is the sixth descendant of Confucius." Xinyuan Yan said again. King Wei nodded and looked at Lord Long Yang aside. Lord Long Yang nodded, and King Wei smiled.
Said: "Okay, let's do what you said!"
So, Wei State sent an envoy to Qi State and invited Kong Bin to serve as the prime minister. Lu State had just been overthrown, and Kong Bin was studying with other Xuezhen in the Jixia Academy of Qi State.
Hearing that it was the envoy from the State of Wei who came, he sighed with emotion: "If your Majesty can adopt my policy and can rule the country for your Majesty, I will be willing even if you let me eat vegetables and drink cold water. If you just let me wear expensive clothes, I will be willing to do so."
If I serve and receive a generous salary, then I will be an ordinary citizen. How can the King of Wei lack a commoner?"
The envoy was shocked and hurriedly invited him again and again. After a period of entanglement by the envoy, Kong Bin finally agreed and rushed to Wei to become the prime minister.
The king of Wei was very happy and went out of the city to greet him personally.
In this way, the King of Wei appointed Kong Bin as the Prime Minister and prepared to govern the Wei State according to his methods. However, the first thing Kong Bin did after becoming the Prime Minister was to remove Duan Qianzi and replace those who
Officials who were favored by connections and the reputation of their ancestors were replaced by virtuous talents, and the salaries of those who did not do anything were deprived of them, such as Mang Mao and Fan Cuo, and their salaries were transferred to those who had meritorious services.
Minister.
The King of Wei did not expect that as soon as a wise man came to his place, this wise man dismissed several of his ministers, and these dismissed people were very angry, especially Duan Qianzi. They mocked Kong Bin and said
: Kong Bin obviously became the prime minister because of his ancestor Confucius, but now he wants to remove those people whose ancestors made great achievements. The person he should remove most is himself!
Kong Bin was indifferent to these words and continued his series of new policies in Wei.
And Kong Bin had offended too many people in just one month after arriving in Wei State. He was different from Lord Pingyuan. Lord Pingyuan used rewards to motivate officials, but he directly dismissed those who did not do anything.
Officials selected talented people to take their positions. This approach made him infamous in the country of Wei. Various rumors against him emerged one after another. Some even said that he was a spy of the Qi State and came to destroy the Wei State.
Lord Long Yang advised King Wei not to listen to these rumors.
Someone told Kong Bin these rumors, and Kong Bin said: "You should never discuss entrepreneurial matters with mediocre people! In ancient times, people who were good at managing political affairs were inevitably slandered at first. Zichan became the prime minister of Zheng State, and three years later
The rumors just stopped. My ancestor Confucius was Prime Minister of the State of Lu, and the slander only stopped after three months. Now I am reforming political affairs every day. Although I cannot keep up with the sages of the previous generation, should I still consider slander?"
However, those ministers came to cry to King Wei every day, which also shook King Wei's trust in Kong Bin. Whenever Kong Bin came to propose some important decisions, King Wei was always hesitant and did not dare to agree to him. What follows?
For days, no matter what Kong Bin proposed, he could not get the approval of King Wei.
Finally, after a period of time passed, Kong Bin said helplessly to the people around him: "The suggestion was not adopted because my suggestion was inappropriate. The suggestion was not in line with the monarch's wishes. I will be his official again and enjoy his life."
His salary is for free if he doesn’t do anything, so my sin is too great!"
Just as he was about to resign from his post, King Wei received a letter from the State of Zhao.
The content of the letter is very similar to the previous one. Back then, King Zhao wanted to kill Fan Cuo, so he also wrote such a letter to him.
The content of the letter is also very simple: "Please send Kong Bin to Zhao State, I am willing to cede fifty miles of land for you!"
What, King Zhao wants talented people from a small country? Kong Bin is the prime minister of a small country, how can this be done?
Need to add land!
As a result, King Wei and King Zhao traded Kong Bin for sixty miles of land. Although Lord Longyang repeatedly persuaded King Wei not to do so, King Wei still felt that rather than letting this man leave Wei, it would be better to give him to him.
The State of Zhao could also exchange some land for the State of Wei, which was a great thing for the State of Wei. So, in Kong Bin's frightened eyes, some warriors rushed into his home and killed him.
He was tied up and stuffed into the carriage.
Kong Bin cried out in pain: "If the king wants to kill me, you can give me a dagger. Please don't humiliate me like this!"
But the King of Wei did not give him a dagger. The King of Zhao wanted the living Kong Bin. The dead Kong Bin was not worth fifty miles of land. In this way, Kong Bin was tied up and sent all the way to the State of Zhao. At first
, Kong Bin also thought that King Wei wanted to kill him, but when he understood that King Wei had sold him to King Zhao, he cried out sadly: "How can a person be sold like a commodity?"
He then thought of committing suicide, but unfortunately, it was too late. The Wei people blocked his mouth and tied his hands to curb all his actions that wanted to harm himself.
Finally, King Zhao went out of the city in person and saw the dying guest.
Kong Bin glared angrily at King Zhao in front of him.
But King Zhao hurriedly bowed and said respectfully: "The King of Wei is not a king worthy of your service. Confucius said: A wise minister must know how to choose a good king to serve. I have committed a crime because I don't have someone like you to assist me."
I have made many mistakes, and now I want to make up for them. I hope you can stay by my side and correct my mistakes. I will listen to your suggestions, implement benevolent policies, and make the people rich."
Kong Bin looked at him, sighed helplessly, and finally agreed to him.
ps: It’s really troublesome to withdraw from a medical condition now, and there are so many procedures...