A few days later.

Chen Zhen entered the palace again and reported:

"King, the spies came to report that Wei Qi led the remnants of the Wei State to the capital of Jiangdu, and then Wei Qi used the capital of Jiang to be ruined, so he did not enter the city and went straight to the party."

When Xiong Huai heard this, he exclaimed: "Qushui has nine bends and eighteen bends, which is a natural barrier, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Wei Qi gave up Qushui to defend Anyi before, and now he directly abandoned Qushui and ignored it.

It seems that Anyi, Jiangdu and other important places of Wei are no longer owned by Wei. ”

As he spoke, Xiong Huai commanded, "Explore again." ”

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"Great King, Wei Qi led the remnants into Shangdang, and Zhao and Han saw that Qin general Wei Ran led a large army to come, and they all strengthened their vigilance against Shangdang."

"Great King, the Qin general Wei Ran led his army to besiege the Wei State and the party."

"The king, the Qin general Wei Ran took the general Bai Qi as the general, and led 30,000 Qin troops to attack the Puyang area in the west of Shangdang. At the same time, spies reported that Qin had sent envoys to Daliang in an attempt to persuade Wei to submit to Qin. ”

As soon as Xiong Huai heard the news, he immediately laughed: "The time has come." ”

After that, Xiong Huai immediately instructed Chen Zhen: "Chen Qing, you have to go to Linhai Jun's mansion, please Linhai Jun go to Wei State." ”

"Yui."

"Order, let the confessor Huang Xie take a trip to Xue Di."

"Yui."

Meanwhile.

After Wei Daliang, Wei Wangjun learned that the envoy sent by Qin to force Wei to submit had entered the Wei border, and the Qin general Bai Qi had also besieged Puyang, the last big city of Wei in the Hedong region, after he hurriedly summoned his ministers to discuss the matter.

After that, the Wei ministers engaged in a heated debate over whether or not to submit to the Qin state.

But until the end of the court discussion, the ministers of Wei still failed to fight for clarity on whether they surrendered to Qin or Qi.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, the panicked Wei Wangfu came to the Zhai Qiang Mansion of Xiangguo, who was already seriously ill.

Zhai Qiang, who had been recuperating at home for a long time, heard the intention of Wei Wang's coming, and pondered for a long time before his face became more and more deadly and said: "Great King, Wei is now being attacked by the two great powers of Qin and Qi at the same time, either surrendering to Qin or Qi.

If you submit to Qin, your Qi will be dissatisfied, and if you submit to Qi, you will inevitably be dissatisfied.

If the Qin State attacks, then the Qin State will take Puyang.

And if the Qi State attacks, then my Wei State will face not only the Qi State, but also the Qi State's ally Zhao State, and even the Yan State and the Song State.

The so-called two powers harm each other, whichever is less, then surrender to the Qi State. ”

When Wei Wang Yan heard this, his face changed, and he suddenly remembered that although Zhao did not come to attack Wei this time, Zhao was also an ally of Qi, and he was also a small ally.

Once the king of Qi gathered a group of junior brothers to attack Wei, then Wei would be in big trouble.

At this time, Wei Wangyu thought of Chu Guo again and asked: "The meaning of Xiangguo has been understood by the widow.

It's just that the widow has another worry, now that Qin and Chu are married, during this period of time, Qin and Chu have frequently traded, and the rhinoceros skins, gold and stones, grain, and even weapons of Chu are all constantly pouring into Qin.

So, in case the Qin State is not angry, pull up the Chu State, and besiege my Wei State together, this..."

When Zhai Qiang heard this, he smiled with a sickly face: "Don't worry, the king, although the minister doesn't know what the king of Chu thinks now, but if the state of Chu wants to attack Wei, isn't this the best opportunity?"

Therefore, the minister thought that since the state of Chu did not come now, then in the near future, the state of Chu would not agree to the state of Qin to attack me together. ”

Wei Wang's eyes lit up, and he nodded: "Few people know!" ”

Soon, the king of Wei returned to the palace and immediately ordered: "Send an envoy to Zhao immediately, ask Zhao to send troops to rescue, if Zhao does not come, then ask Zhao Wang to mediate and make peace for Qi and Wei." ”

"Order, immediately send someone to Chu State, and ask Chu State to send troops to rescue, if Chu State does not come, be sure to ask Chu State to mediate."

"Send an order to the general Ni Liang, let him hold Jiyang, buy time for my Wei State, and don't let Qi State underestimate my Wei State."

After a while, two waves of messengers, one south and one north, left Daliang.

Among them, the envoy to the state of Chu set out from Daliang, entered the Yingshui from the chasm, and then went down the Yingshui, and traveled for two days and one night to arrive at Shouchun, the capital of the Chu State, and then contacted Chengyangjun, who had been stranded in Shouchun.

On the same day, Cheng Yangjun asked to see the prince of Chu, but the prince did not see him.

Then, Cheng Yangjun found Princess Wei, the princess of Chu.

Nighttime.

Cheng Yangjun met Prince Heng through Princess Wei's relationship.

After the ceremony.

Cheng Yangjun went straight to the point and said: "Prince, the minister heard that the monarch needs to rely not only on his own courtiers but also on foreign countries to govern the country.

In the past, Duke Qi wanted to marry his daughter to Prince Zheng, but the prince resigned, saying: Qi is not a couple. Because of the prince's resignance, Qi Guo regretted it, and Zheng Guo also sighed for it, hating the failure of marriage.

and the crown prince suddenly ascended the throne, Zheng Gongzi suddenly colluded with the Song State, defeated Zheng Hu, and became the king.

It can be seen that even if he has become a monarch, he needs external assistance. ”

As he spoke, Cheng Yangjun took a quick breath, and seeing that the crown prince was unmoved, he immediately continued: "This is not only the case for a small country like Zheng Guo, but even for a big country like Qi Jin.

In the past, the Duke of Qi Huan collapsed, the ministers rebelled, and the prince was established as the king without loss, but the crown prince Zhao relied on the strength of the small Song State to quell the rebellion and ascend the throne.

Later, the country of Qi was in turmoil again, and Gongzi Yuan, the son of Duke Huan of Qi, relied on the power of defending the country to ascend the throne.

This is the case with the overlord Qi State, and the same is true with the overlord Jin State.

In the past, the Duke of Jin Xian died, the Jin State was in turmoil, and the Duke of Jin Hui relied on the enthronement of the Qin State as the king.

Duke Hui of Jin died, the Jin State was in turmoil, and Duke Wen of Jin also relied on the strength of Qin to ascend the throne.

It can be seen from this that even large countries need small countries as vassals. ”

After speaking, Cheng Yangjun looked at the prince and said, "Prince, I don't know what I think?" ”

When the prince heard this, he was speechless.

He knew what Cheng Yangjun meant, but three months had passed since the siege of Wei, and he had never said anything to help.

If he opened his mouth at this time to admit that what Cheng Yangjun said was right, it would undoubtedly confirm that he would agree to speak for Wei Guo.

If he opened his mouth at this time and thought that what Cheng Yangjun said was wrong, it would undoubtedly be a cut off with Wei from now on.

However, his wife is Princess Wei, and his son's mother is also Princess Wei, so if he breaks with Wei, he will undoubtedly lose a great arm.

Yes, the prince was silent.

At this time, Cheng Yangjun saw that the prince did not speak, so he continued: "Maybe the prince thinks that the two countries of Qi and Jin are because of civil strife, so they need the strength of other small countries.

However, according to the minister's opinion, the current situation of the prince is also very dangerous. ”

Saying that, Cheng Yangjun saw that the prince had a different color in his eyes, and immediately continued: "The king of Chu wants to follow the example of various countries to change the law and centralize power, and now the reform of the Chu State is in full swing. And everyone in the world knows that the nobles of Chu are numerous and powerful.

With the prestige of the king of Chu, he still encountered a rebellion of the Jianghuai nobles at the beginning of the reform, and once the king of Chu had something to do, there would definitely be a civil strife in the state of Chu.

And the current situation, the prince's younger brother Gongzi Qing married Princess Zhao, and Gongzi Wangcai married Princess Qin, and the minister also heard that the King of Chu had sent someone to Yan to ask for Princess Yan for Gongzi Yu.

And Gongzi Zi Mouse is now in Qi as a hostage, and Gongzi Zi Niu is studying in Wei State.

Once the king of Chu collapsed and the ministers were in chaos, each country used the banner of the prince of Chu to conquer the state of Chu.

At that time, the state of Chu will be in danger.

And at that time, who can you rely on, prince, and that country? ”