Soon after, the important ministers of the Qin State gathered in the Qin Palace.

"Zhuqing, now that the State of Wei is facing off with the State of Chu in the area of Chencheng in the Great Liang, Hedong is extremely empty, and the widow wants to send troops to take Hedong, I don't know what Zhuqing thinks."

Before Qin Wangdang's words fell, Gan Mao, who was at the head of the ministers, had already changed color.

Just two days ago, Qin Wangdang had already asked him about this question, and then he dissuaded him and dispelled the idea of vaing Wei. No, it's only been two days, and Qin Wangdang has not only re-risen his heart to fight Wei, but also seems to have made up his mind and has already convened his ministers to discuss the matter.

Thinking about it, Gan Mao immediately got up and said: "King, my Qin State has been fighting for many years, the people are tired, and the treasury is empty. ”

As soon as Gan Mao's voice fell, Gongsun Zheng on the opposite side immediately smiled and said: "The prime minister is too worried, although the people are tired, and the treasury is empty, but now the east of the Wei River is empty, and only 50,000 troops are needed to take the east side of the river lightly." With the size of my Qin country, can't the 50,000 army be transferred? ”

On the other side, Gongsun Hao then chimed in: "Yes, I also think that the prime minister's words are ridiculous, it is true that the people are tired and the treasury is empty, but it is precisely because the people are tired and the treasury is empty, so we have to send troops to attack Hedong."

In recent years, our Qin State has been fighting foreign wars for many years, but except for the narrow scorched land outside Hangu Pass, it has not gained more land. The land in Guanzhong is about to be exhausted, and the soldiers and adult people of our Qin State are also growing, and if it goes on like this, it will not take a few years, and my Qin State will have no land to give and no land to divide.

At that time, if you can't get the territory of other countries, you can only arrange the meritorious warriors and adult people to the land of Nanzheng Shu.

However, not to mention the remoteness of Nanzheng Shu, and the land is still very barren, especially in Shu, that place is a poor mountain and bad water, with a flood every three years and a flood every five years.

Let the warriors and the people go to Shudi, that is not a reward, but a distribution, how can the warriors and the people be convinced. ”

Saying that, Gongsun Hao paused slightly, and then said in an agitated tone: "And Wei Hedong is not, Wei Hedong has fertile land, trade routes extend in all directions, Tang Yao, Yu Shun, Xia Yu are all set here, Jin State Wei State has also built a capital here, it is an extremely rich place."

As long as we capture Hedong and then drive all the people of Hedong to other parts of Wei State, then not only will all the wealth of Hedong belong to our Qin State to supplement the lack of our Qin State's treasury, but also the anointed land of Hedong will be enough for our Qin State to reward meritorious heroes and warriors for decades, and it will not be embarrassing that our Qin State has no land to reward. ”

At this time, when the other ministers in the palace heard that Gongsun Hao said that they would use the land east of the river to reward meritorious warriors, most of them were greedy.

You must know that the Qin State has changed the law for more than 50 years, the Great March military merits have been awarded, coupled with the growth of the population, now the land in the Weishui Valley has almost been divided, and even the fertile land in Hexi has been almost divided, and most of the remaining land is not fertile land, even Beidi County and Shangjun are wasteland, as for the South Zheng Shu Land... Don't mention it.

These lands are not comparable to those in the east of the river, in the heavens and on the earth.

Soon, there was a chorus of echo in the hall.

"My lord, that's what Gongsun said."

"King, this is a godsend opportunity for my Qin State to capture Hedong."

"The king, please send troops to Hedong, and the minister is willing to lead the troops to the expedition and return for the king to take Hedong."

"The king, the minister is also willing to lead the army to the battle..."

Then, the echo in the hall turned into a dispute between some ministers to lead the troops.

Just when the ministers were unable to hold each other for the expedition to Hedong, Gan Mao shouted with an ugly face: "Nonsense, whether to go on the expedition has not yet been decided, and you are arguing in front of the king about who will lead the army to the expedition, what kind of system is this?" ”

The ministers froze for a moment when they heard this, and then looked at King Qin, whose face remained unchanged in the stands, and hurriedly pleaded: "King, the ministers are not in a state." ”

Seeing this, Qin Wangdang smiled and said, "It's okay, the ministers are anxious about state affairs, and the widow is very pleased." As for the commander who attacked Hedong..."

At this time, Gan Mao saw that the King of Qin was going to decide to send troops to Hedong, and immediately dissuaded: "King, the minister has something to say. ”

King Qin was stunned, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "I don't know if the prime minister has anything to say?" ”

Gan Mao arched his hand and said: "King, today, the Chu State is the only one, and with the strength of one country, it can still fight and win, and the strength of the Chu State can be described as prosperous."

Outside of Chu, our Qin State and Qi State are side by side, but the Five Nations Alliance, Qi State is the leader of the alliance, this is not because Qi State is stronger than us, but Qi State has Wei and Song as aid.

After my Qin Qi, I should count the Zhao State, which recently annexed Zhongshan and greatly increased its strength. And Zhao Guo established the position of Yan Wang 20 years ago, and Yan and Zhao have been integrated for 20 years. Now the state of Zhao has supported the king of Han Jise, and the two countries of Han and Zhao are related, so an alliance with Zhao as the core and Han and Yan as the wings is formed.

Now that the strength of the Wei and Song dynasties has been greatly reduced, the strength of the Three Kingdoms Alliance of Zhao Hanyan has even surpassed that of the Three Kingdoms Alliance of Qi, Wei and Song.

As for our Qin State, we are enemies of Chu State in the south, because of the accession of King Ji Se of Han, Zhao and Han are very vigilant against us, and now we have to take advantage of the weakness of Wei to send troops to attack Wei.

In this way, our Qin State will inevitably fall into isolation and helplessness. ”

Speaking of this, Gan Mao said with a heavy face: "King, it is undeniable that now that the Wei State is extremely weak, our Qin army will definitely be able to fight in one battle if it attacks Hedong now."

But what about after that? How do we hold the east side of the river?

If the Wei state was in a hurry to cede land to the south and seek peace with Chu, and then asked the Qi and Song countries to send troops to rescue, then with my exhausted soldiers and unsustainable logistics, how could I hold Hedong?

Moreover, it is not the worst for Wei to ask for help from Qi and Song, what is even worse is that Wei asks for help from Zhao and Han, unlike Qi and Song, whose strength has been greatly damaged, the main forces of Han and Zhao are still there, and the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei and Han are brothers, and the Three Jin Dynasty has always controlled the eastward exit of our Qin State.

Once the divided three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei and Han become one again, this will be a disaster for our Qin State. ”

Saying that, Gan Mao paused and said in a sincere tone: "Great King, what the minister means is that instead of sending troops to attack Wei and completely fall Wei to Qi or Zhao, it is better to rest for a while and intersect with the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Song.

The four kingdoms of Qin, Qi, Wei and Song formed an alliance, with Qi as the leader of the alliance, and in the name of Qi, controlled the powerful Chu State in the south, restricted the rising Zhao State in the north, and then used the power of Qi Wei to divide Zhao and Han.

When the strength of our Qin State is restored, we can use the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Song to contain Chu and Zhao on the one hand, and send troops to attack South Korea on the other hand, forcing South Korea to fall to our Qin State.

As long as Korea is allied with me, then we can unite the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Song to weaken Zhao in the north and cut Chu in the south, and when Zhao is weak and Chu is cut, we can unite with Chu, win over Wei, and weaken Qi in one fell swoop.

Therefore, according to the minister's opinion, it is better to cut Wei than to cut Han. ”