The other side.

The Four Kingdoms announced peace with Qin in a high-profile manner, and officially declared their interference in the Qi State's war against Yan.

When the news reached Qi and Yan, some people were happy and some were worried.

Qi country Linzi.

King Qi looked at Qi Xiangchuzi expressionlessly, with a trace of gloom in his eyes.

Although Chu Zi's face was as usual, his closed eyes also showed inner turmoil.

There was a depressing atmosphere in the main hall.

After a long time, Chu Zi opened his eyes and arched his hand: "King, the matter has come to this, why don't you stop." ”

"Stop?" King Qi's tone was full of unwillingness.

"Xiangguo, we have carefully laid out for so long, and when it comes to solving the problem of Yan Kingdom in one move, there is an unfinished situation, and the widow is really worried."

Saying that, King Qi sighed and said, "It's a pity, if the Qin State can hold on to Shangjun for a month after the loss of Fushi City, then the matter will be complete." ”

"Everything in life can be perfect!" Chu Zi shook his head and said: "King, it is up to people to make things happen, and there is no way to do it." Now that we have formed an alliance with Zhao and Wei, this is the most important gain, as for the Yan State, its strength is weak, and it is insignificant to our Qi State. If it is because of the Yan Kingdom, it will cause the Qi State and the Three Jin Dynasty to turn against each other, this is because of a small loss. ”

King Qi sighed when he heard this: "Okay, then this time I will let Yan Guo go." However, the matter of Yan Guo's invasion of Qi State's ally Zhongshan State cannot be just settled, especially the Yan army trapped in Zhongshan, and the widows will never let them return to Yan State intact. ”

Saying that, the King of Qi ordered: "Send an order, send a messenger to Zhongshan Kingdom, tell the King of Zhongshan, rest assured to fight, once something happens, Qi Kingdom will support him." ”

"Also, send an envoy to Wei and Zhao to invite the king of Zhao and the king of Wei to join the alliance."

"No."

Luoyi.

After the end of the four-nation alliance, the kings of the four kingdoms parted ways.

Xiong Huai first picked up Gongsun Yan, who was badly injured, from Puyang, and then returned to Luoyi to watch the situation in the north change.

A few days after arriving in Luoyi, Chen Zhen received news from the Qi Kingdom.

"King Qi is willing to accept the kindness of various countries and officially order the withdrawal of troops from Yan State!"

"The king of Qi left Linzi and invited the kings of Zhao and Wei to have a meeting in Handan?"

Xiong Huai frowned when he got the news, and asked Chen Zhen: "King Qi invited King Zhao and King Wei to join the alliance again, can Xianqing find out what it is for this time?" ”

Chen Zhen shook his head: "The specific matter is unknown, but it should be related to the matter of Yan Kingdom." ”

"According to the report from the spies, although the Qi State withdrew its troops, the Zhongshan State did not give way to the road, and the Yan army was still trapped in Zhongshan, and at this time it was about to run out of food."

Xiong Huai was silent for a moment and asked, "Now that King Yan is still in Yangcheng?" ”

Chen Zhen nodded and said, "That's right." ”

Xiong Huai smiled easily when he heard this: "As long as the Qi State does not send troops to attack the Yan State, then with the strength of the Yan State, it is not difficult to rescue the trapped Yan army." What's more, King Yan is now in Yangcheng, and it is easy to rescue Yan Jun. ”

After a pause, Xiong Huai commanded: "If today's major event has come to an end, there is no need for the widow to stay in Luoyi any longer!" Passing on the widow's order, the class teacher returned to China. ”

"Send an order to the Zhu State Sima Si to defeat, let them all lead the army back to the country."

"Yui!"

During Xiong Huai's return to Yingdu, Zhongshan and Yan, far in the north, ushered in a big war.

After the Qi army withdrew, Yan Wangzhi personally led 70,000 Yan troops to rescue the trapped Yan army.

As a result, the Zhongshan army deliberately opened a gap to lure the Yan army to break through.

Then, after the Yan army broke through, the Yan army that escaped was in chaos, and was chased and killed by the Zhongshan army, and the Yan army was defeated.

Yes, 100,000 Yan troops entered Zhongshan Kingdom, and in less than a month, only the Yan army in their early 50,000s fled back to Yan Kingdom.

Thistle.

Yan Wangzhi returned to Yan Palace, and after seeing Guo Kui, he said discouragedly: "Sir, the widow repents of not being at the beginning, and has betrayed the trust of the people and ministers, so that now he has lost his teacher and humiliated the country, and his widow is also guilty!" ”

Guo Kui comforted: "King, it doesn't have to be like this, Yan is small and Qi is big, and this time it is the deliberate layout of Qi and Zhongshan, and it is not a crime of war." ”

Yan Wangzhi shook his head in frustration, paused, stepped down from the throne, solemnly walked in front of Guo Kui, bent down and saluted: "Sir, the widow is not self-sufficient, intending to challenge the powerful Qi State, so that the Yan State is once again humiliated by the Qi State. However, the hatred of Qi destroying the widow's temple is unforgettable, and the widow does not dare to forget it one day, but he is only able to measure his strength, not the opponent of the Qi country. ”

Guo Kui sighed and said: "Great King, the Qi State is strong and the Yan State is weak, and now the Great King is showing hatred for Qi Country everywhere, how can this not arouse the jealousy of Qi State!" After Qi withdrew its troops from Yan State, it was only three years before he took the risk to attack Yan State again, which is exactly what Yan State has caused Qi State to worry about! ”

"Besides, it is far more difficult to attack the weak with the weak, and when the powerful Qi State attacked our Yan Kingdom, it was still planned for several years, and it was also when the countries of the world had no time to look east."

"Therefore, the minister thinks that if the king wants to take revenge, it will not be a day's work, and it will not be possible to fight in one battle."

"In the past, the Yue Kingdom attacked the exhausted Wu State, and it took ten years of life and gathering, and then after nine years, three major wars were launched, and then the Wu State was destroyed."

Therefore, the minister asked the king to put aside the hatred of Qi for the time being, recuperate internally, train the army, rectify government affairs, and change the law to wait for the opportunity. Friendly with other countries, especially the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei and Chu, which border the state of Qi, once the time is ripe, then these three kingdoms will be the help of the Yan state to attack Qi. ”

Yan Wangzhi was silent for a long time when he heard this, and then bowed again: "Sir, the widow is willing to be tired of the country." ”

Guo Kui shook his head and said: "The king, if you are recuperating, the old minister can still help, but if you train the army and change the law to become stronger, this old minister will be powerless, please choose another meritorious." ”

Yan Wangzhi was in a dilemma for a while, because he didn't have such a great power in his hands, otherwise he wouldn't have asked Guo Kui to help.

Thinking about it, Yan Wangzhi sighed and said: "Sir, now that there are few people recruiting talents, why don't you see any great sages to vote." ”

Guo Kui replied: "The king, the minister tastes and hears: the phoenix and the phoenix, the non-sycamore does not live, the virtuous and virtuous, and the non-Ming lord does not follow, so Confucius said: The bird chooses the wood, and the wood can choose the bird." Confucius traveled around the world, and there was no king who wanted Confucius to stay and help him? This is obviously impossible, but Confucius thought that they were not his masters. ”

"Therefore, the king not only needs to recruit talents, but also needs to use talents, if all the talents who come to Yan Kingdom can do their best, then the world's depressed and unambitious talents can see this, don't they take the initiative to come to Yan Kingdom to ask the king to let him display his talents? Could it be that the king is still worried that Daexian will not come? ”

Yan Wang Zhi sneered: "Sir, but most of the people who come to Yan Country now are some prisoners who have committed crimes in various countries and then come to Yan Country for refuge, or some people with great ambitions and talents, and the widow appoints these people as officials, won't it affect the reputation of the widow?" ”

"Of course not." Guo Kui affirmed: "The king, the minister heard that the high mountains can become high because they do not let the cup of soil, and the sea can become big because they do not avoid trickles. The ruler is short and the inch is long, but the usage is different. ”

"A brave and ruthless person, let him enter the army, a person who is skillful and eloquent, let him deal with guests visiting other countries, if he has a skill, let him enter the industry, a person who does nothing, can also let him farm, who in the world will be really useless?"