During the Warring States Period, the estrangement between the countries in the Central Plains was actually not that deep, and some of them even had the same ancestors if we looked into it carefully.
For example, Zhao and Qin, who were fighting each other for life and death, were distant relatives, but their hatred grew more and more and they could not be reconciled.
Hatred turns to hatred, and the common people, literati and military generals are still running around in various countries. They show their loyalty to one country today and sincerity to another country tomorrow.
Although there is an element of pursuing fame and fortune in this, it is still fundamentally different from being loyal to a foreign nation.
For example, the famous general Qin Kai of the Yan State was a native of the Lu State who served as a hostage in Donghu, and was deeply trusted by Donghu.
But he still chose to escape back to the Central Plains, and then led the Yan army to attack Donghu and open up a vast territory.
Therefore, it is common for Chunyu Yue of Qi State to serve as Taifu in Qin State, and Zheng Guo of South Korea to serve as water engineer in Qin State.
Chunyu Yue had just completed his mission as envoy to Qi...
During this period, Qin State attacked either Zhao State, Yan State, and then Wei State.
These three kingdoms all share borders with the Qi State, and the same is true with the Chu State that will be fought in the future.
If Qi had any sense of strategy, he would know that after finishing these countries, it would be his turn.
So it is entirely possible that it will send troops for reinforcements.
So I have to send someone to fool...
But who should we send to gain his trust?
Ying Zheng thought about it and finally chose Chun Yuyue.
Ying Zheng's move is a bit puzzling, because Chun Yuyue is a great scholar and is known for his upright character and strong integrity. It seems inappropriate to send him to do the job of deceiving people.
But this is actually a good move by Ying Zheng:
Precisely because Chun Yuyue was "upright and upright", no one believed that he could lie, so he was more easily deceived...
The difficult thing is how to make Chunyu Yue fool people!
It is almost impossible to persuade Chun Yuyue to take the initiative to do such a thing. If it were possible, it would not be called "straight and upright."
So Ying Zheng thought of a way: to deceive Chunyu Yue first.
And it doesn't seem difficult to deceive Chun Yuyue.
The Prince and Tutor!
Ying Zheng used the excuse of inspecting Fusu to contact Chunyu Yue, and then sighed a few words from time to time:
"Alas, the country of Qi is the one I don't want to fight with the most."
"The State of Qi is a land of blessings. It is said that the fairy mountain has appeared in the State of Qi many times, and many people in Qi have seen it."
"How can I dare to launch an attack on such a place blessed by gods?"
"So all the six countries can be destroyed, but this country of Qi cannot."
"But nothing..."
As he spoke, Ying Zheng sighed heavily and continued thoughtfully:
"However, if a few people are interested, Qi may not be interested!"
"If the State of Qi takes advantage of the disputes between the I and other countries to attack the State of Qin, or sends troops to reinforce the enemy... I will have no choice but to send troops to the State of Qi."
"At that time, thousands of lives will be devastated, dead and injured..."
As soon as Chun Yuyue said, "Thousands of lives were destroyed and killed," Chunyu Yue's blood surged upwards.
Without thinking much at the moment, he handed over his hands and bowed to Ying Zheng:
"We are willing to send envoys to the State of Qi to explain our interests and interests to relieve the king's worries!"
Ying Zheng was overjoyed, but pretended to be embarrassed on his face:
"The Master is very interested, but the journey to Qi State is far away. It will take several months at least."
"And the prince needs the guidance of his tutor..."
Chunyu Yue said:
"Your Majesty."
"If you can save all the people from the fire and water, what does the hard work of the humble minister mean?"
"As for the prince's teachings..."
"As the saying goes, 'high learning serves as a teacher, and high morality serves as a model.' This is the time to set an example and teach the prince to govern the country with benevolence and righteousness!"
Ying Zheng nodded:
"That makes sense, that makes sense!"
"Although I am very reluctant to give up, now that Taifu has made up his mind..."
"Then I can only follow the wishes of the Taifu!"
So Chunyu Yue became an envoy to Qi, a perfect envoy.
Just as Ying Zheng thought, Chunyu Yue's lobbying in Qi was impassioned and upright. No one could tell that he was lying...in fact, he was not lying.
And because Chun Yuyue was originally a great Confucian of the Qi State, he quickly mobilized the Confucian scholars of the Qi State to "be impassioned" together, which only deceived the entire Qi State into a state of shock.
The result was that no matter whether Qin attacked Zhao or defeated Yan, or even later destroyed Wei and attacked Chu, Qi would not send troops at all.
At this time, Chunyu Yue happened to be returning from Qi and passed through Handan. As a tutor, he accidentally knew that the Qin army was about to attack Daliang.
Is this good enough?
Flooded girders?
Where have all the benevolence, righteousness and morality gone?!
So without saying a word, he and his bodyguards rushed to catch up with the Qin army, and happened to encounter Zheng Guo praising Shen Bing.
When Shen Bing heard Chunyu Yue's words, he felt like he was one of the top two.
I came here to ask Yang Duanhe to ask questions, but to my surprise, the questions came one after another.
Zheng Guona's problem may still be solved.
But the problem here in Chun Yuyue... What is "thousands of civilians killed and wounded"?
What else is moral and righteous?
I'm going to kill Zhao Jun for 400,000 yuan in the battle of Changping. Why don't I see you to explain morality?
Now it is a war. After the embankment breaks, isn't it to attack the city?
Wouldn’t there be casualties among the people when attacking a city?
If the people are not killed or injured...how can we fight this battle?!
Shen Bing turned his attention to Yang Duanhe for help. It was time for him, the general, to come out and explain!
Unexpectedly, Yang Duanhe pretended not to see it, his eyes drifted to both sides, and he raised his head slightly, but he almost didn't say:
"Hey, it's so windy today!"
"Wow, these clouds in the sky are so beautiful!"
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Shen Bing greeted Yang Duanhe's family in his heart, but he still turned to Chunyu Yue helplessly, raised his hands and said:
"Taifu, I have something that I don't understand. Please ask Taifu to clarify it."
"Then the Battle of Jimo lasted for five years?"
The Battle of Jimo was a siege that took place between the State of Yan and the State of Qi about forty years ago.
At that time, the State of Yan united six countries to attack Qi (mainly the Yan army), and defeated the State of Qi until Jimo was the only city left. Jimo was besieged for five years, but was finally repulsed by the State of Qi.
Chunyu Yue replied coldly:
"So what?"
Shen Bing asked again:
"This battle should be moral, right?"
Chunyu Yue replied:
"The two countries of Yan and Qi are open and aboveboard, attacking and defending at the same time, and they do not lose their morality."
Shen Bing asked again:
"Then this battle will not lose its benefits, right?"
Chunyu Yue replied again:
"Yan wants to destroy Qi, and Qi wants to restore the country. Naturally, each has its own interests."
Shen Bing nodded:
"In other words, Jimo will gain both benefits and justice from a battle."
"But this battle lasted five years, and I wonder how many people were killed or injured?"
Chunyu Yue was speechless for a moment.
Because it is obvious that the Jimo War also resulted in "thousands of civilian casualties", to be precise, more than tens of thousands...
It was a five-year war. I don’t know how many people starved to death in the city, and I don’t know how many minors were conscripted and sent to the battlefield...
Then Shen Bing added:
"Back then, Jimo defended the city for five years with only 7,000 remaining soldiers."
"Today, there are 200,000 Wei soldiers in this beam, and the granary is full. I'm afraid it won't be a problem to defend it for ten years."
"If the war lasts for ten years, how many civilians will be killed or injured?"