"Since ancient times, the people in the world have all been the princes of the county, the relatives and the magnates, and the four veins of the family, Wei Xian's new policy seems to be for the country, but in fact it is a disaster for the country, and it is true that it is true that the people are in turmoil, and it is not false that the dynasty is in turmoil. How can there be meritorious rewards in the world who do not seal the land, how can the powerful and noble relatives not benefit from the people, looking at the whole world, only Wei Xian is alone, in the long run, the Xianguo lords and nobles will not hate it to the bone, and how can they be with it. ”

"According to what General Ji said, what should this palace do?"

"After forbearance, the Xian State is still beneficial to our Jin State, and the benefits of Wei Xian's new policy for the time being far outweigh the disadvantages, and our army can follow the example. Ten years later, King Xian will be old and the prince will be the assistant to the government, and Wei Xian will offend the whole Xianguo cleanly, and it will not be too late to make trouble at that time. ”

"Will the eldest brother listen to the words of Bengong and General Ji?"

"If Fan Tao can be appointed as the prime minister, I will be the hegemon of the country, and it will be just around the corner."

"Chen Fangshi, an old stubborn, how can he miss the chairmanship of the elders of the two dynasties, how can Fan Tao be appointed as the prime minister?"

"This matter is easy to do, but difficult to do. At present, the king's condition is good and bad, Chen Fangshi arbitrarily blocks the hearing and hearing, and the prince is also angry with him and does not dare to speak, so Chen Fangshi can be asked to supervise the construction of the royal tomb, so that he has no skills.

After the king drove the crane to the west, he was ordered to preside over the funeral and pay homage to the tomb, and while Chen Fangshi was not in the capital, the prince appointed Fan Tao as the prime minister in the name of the new monarch. Han He was appointed as the chief lieutenant, Wang Shuo was promoted to the grand sima, and continued to serve as the Sima of the Pingtang City Mansion, which could ensure that the crown prince ascended the throne smoothly and the power did not fall. ”

"It's good to repair the tomb, but I'm afraid that I will be disrespectful to my father and make my eldest brother embarrassed."

"If Your Highness feels embarrassed, you might as well go back to the Jin Kingdom to reunite with the king's father and daughter and mediate from it."

"That's possible," Xihuan said in disbelief.

"It works. His Royal Highness is no longer what it used to be, he gave birth to the only heir of the Xian Kingdom, and the civil and military officials of the Jin Kingdom will treat the princess as the mother of the country, who can compare with His Royal Highness's achievements. ”

"When will that start?"

"It depends on the progress of the confidential talks between An Taihou and King Xian, and the key to this matter is Wei Xian. It is rumored that the secretary of the state of Wei made a statement to Liang Tianzi that Sun Guo would cut off the land as a condition in exchange for the soldiers Sun Guo to quell the rebellion. As soon as this wind blows, all countries are making their own plans. The last general judged that the black turban thief was like a bamboo in the country of Changsun, and the Marquis of An Tai came this time to promise the benefits of King Xian, and this benefit must be related to the country of Sun.

Therefore, if Neng Xianguo finally reached a conspiracy with Liang Guo and sent troops to attack the black turban thief, then Her Royal Highness the princess would be able to return to China. ”

"Why is that?"

"Xianguo's attack on the black turban thief was to lay the groundwork for Pengyuan County of Sun Guo in the future, and Pengyuan County is adjacent to Zhiguo, and west of Pengyuan County is Wanchuan County, the gateway of the Central Plains, how can Zhiguo let Xianguo easily occupy it

If the princess returns to China at this time, and at the same time asks the king to send an envoy to Zhi Guo Xiao to take a mystery, it is to show Zhi Guo that Xian Guo's capture of Pengyuan County is not the behest of the Jin State, and the princess and my Jin State prince do not approve, and when the Xian State captures Pengyuan County in the future, Zhi Guo and Xian Guo can attack each other, and my Jin State will sit and watch it. ”

"What if Zhiguo doesn't fall for this plan?"

"Absolutely not." Ji Jinsheng denied, and continued to say, "In the Black Turban Rebellion, Zhiguo lost more than two million people, half of which were in Pengyuan County, and after the war, the Black Turban Army was defeated, and the people of Zhiguo who left Pengyuan County could still move away, and Zhiguo had no reason not to occupy it."

Moreover, if Pengyuan County is occupied, Wanchuan County, the gateway of the Central Plains, can be directly taken to the west, so as to choke the passage of the eastward advance of the country, and the Zhiguo will undoubtedly take it. ”

"This plan is really wonderful, when the black scarf thief is leveled, Xianguo takes Pengyuan County, and when the world is peaceful, it is the day when Zhiguo crusades against Xianguo"

"Exactly."

After the dispersal of the dynasty on the morning of the second day, King Xian asked Bailiyan alone in Bailing Garden, and praised the empty promises made by the Marquis of Antai.

"Wei Qing thinks that my Xianguo can take Pengyuan County"

"Please forgive the minister for saying bluntly, the minister would rather capture the two counties of Sangnan and Sangbei than the county of Pengyuan, that is, the tiger went down the mountain to block his way and seek his own death."

"Sun Guo is now broken and unable to form an army, so cheap and not occupied, why did Wei Qing go to capture the two counties of Sangnan and Sangbei of Changsun?"

"Because the eldest grandson is easy to bully."

Bailiyan said straightforwardly, and King Xian rolled his eyes

"That's because of it"

"Yes. There is a proverb in the hometown of the minister, the old lady eats persimmons, first pick up the soft pinch, the eldest grandson of the country is thick, no matter how many people, no matter how big the country, its infantry army can not support the wall like mud, no matter how strong the national strength, can not strengthen the army, it is the decoration in the house, there is no skin.

But Zhiguo is not, although Zhiguo is said to be a declining national strength and a strong foreign cadre, but the country's foundation is still there, the monarch and the ministers are united, presumably this summer, Zhiguo will inevitably send a delegation to our Xianguo, imitating the new farming method in Zhiguo. If the king is to form a good ambition with this, it should be the best policy. If you turn your face with Zhiguo, it is really unwise.

Moreover, if our country takes Pengyuan County, it must take Wanchuan County, so that Pengyuan and Wanchuan counties are like long and narrow prominent places, far away from the mainland of our Xian country, and it is very easy to be attacked by Changsun, Zhiguo, Xu State, Sun State, and even Weiguo from all sides, does the king want to see such a situation"

"But if I go to attack Changsun Kingdom, my Xihai trade route will be cut off by it in the future, how can this be good?"

"There must be advantages and disadvantages, it is a big disadvantage to turn your face with Zhiguo, and it is a small disadvantage to turn your face with the eldest grandson. The western border of our Xianguo borders the entire line of Changsun State, and for the sake of long-term planning, the land can only advance to the west, but not to the south, and to the south will be at odds with Zhiguo and Xu.

And if Zhiguo takes Pengyuan County, after Wei Guo captures the western territory of Sun Guo, there will be a springboard to step into the Central Plains, and in the future, Zhiguo can be a barrier in the southwest of China, and at the same time, Changsun Guo and Zhi Guo border, Changsun Guo needs to face Xianguo, Zhiguo and even Wei Guo at the same time, and then capture Changsun Guo, which is the most beneficial to our Xianguo. ”

"But the edict of the Son of Heaven cannot be changed, and the widow can do nothing about it."

Since Liang Tianzi was the nominal common leader of the vassal states, although his national strength was weak, his political status was extremely sensitive, and it was theoretically reasonable and legal to annex the territory by the acquiescence of the Son of Heaven.

The main force of Sun's army collapsed, half of the country's territory was lost, and the hastily assembled army was unable to be used, and it was difficult to maintain the existing political status and geopolitical balance after the war, and the post-war political reshuffle was an inevitable result.

In addition, Liang and Sun are fully bordered, and Wei Guo and Liang State secretly discussed the division of Sun State's territory at this time, and obviously has been guaranteed by Wei Guo to admit that Liang State will encroach on Sun State's land in the future, so the benefits of Liang State this time are huge, and the biggest victim is Xian State.

Xianguo is small and weak, the economy is withering and its vitality is greatly damaged, and there is no chance of winning with Zhiguo and Xu Guo to compete for the territory of Sun Guo. It was strategically feasible and extremely convenient to annex the territory of Changsun Kingdom, but politically difficult to achieve, and King Xian feared that Liang Tianzi would not make concessions.

"King, this matter still needs to test the bottom line of Antaihou, if Liang Guo does not make concessions, our army will not send troops."

"In this way, Wei Qing has a strategy to send troops"

"Yes, but it will cost a lot of grain and grass, and it will not be implemented until after the national summer harvest this year."

"Okay, Wei Qingqian negotiated with An Taihou to protect the interests of my Xianguo. The matter of sending troops can be discussed with Da Sima. ”

"No"

As the words fell, Bai Liyan took out a telescope and a compass from his arms.

"King, there are two new armaments in Yongxing City, and the king is interested in playing with them."

"Could it be that it is in Wei Qing's hands"

His eyes fell on Bai Liyan's hand, and King Xian took the compass and fiddled with it

"Wei Qing, what is this?"

"Back to the king, this is a compass, also known as the compass. It is made of the principle of a magnet guide, just carry it with you, and you can determine the direction by pointing the needle when you get lost. ”

"Oh, it's so wonderful"

"Look, the red needle is pointing to the south gate at this time."

King Xian followed the trail and looked into the distance, no matter how he turned in reverse, the red pointer always pointed to the south gate.

"Wonderful, wonderful"

"Look at the king again, this is a distant realm, and it can be seen hundreds of steps away, as if it is in front of you."

King Xian took the telescope and looked at the tube of the mirror, and it could be seen that the forbidden army standing guard hundreds of steps away was still nearby, very accurate, and King Xian was overjoyed

"This thing is really a divine mirror, can you create this thing in large quantities?"

"Back to the king, the minister is studying the method of mass manufacturing, and there will be progress in a month or two. Moreover, this thing is unique to our Xian country, so the minister plans to make more of this thing for export. ”

"Oh, Wei Qing is going to make a price."

"Five hundred inches of silver, what does the king think?"

"Well, if it's a widow, sell him for one or two thousand, five hundred is too low."

"In fact, five hundred inches of silver is not low, and the cost is probably not even a stone of rice."

King Xian was shocked when he heard the news

"Wei Qing, the widow thinks that this thing is made of crystal, why is it only worth one stone of rice?"

"King, crystals can actually be refined by manpower, similar to the glass made by the Imperial Division, but ordinary people don't know this method. Moreover, the lens ground by the crystal is far less clear than the mold casting, and it is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it takes at least one month to polish the lens with crystal by manpower, and it cannot be produced in large quantities. ”

"In this way, everything in heaven and earth can be refined by manpower"

As soon as King Xian's words came out, Bailiyan probably knew that King Xian wanted to ask if he could refine gold out of thin air

"The king doesn't want to refine gold and silver, right?"

"Hahaha" Xian Wang Fu smiled, but did not give a positive answer.

"Great King, everything that is refined is the source of its roots. Gold and silver are the source, so they cannot be refined. Crystals, glass, and magnets are all transformed by the original thing, so they can be refined and transformed. ”

"Wei Qing is really a knowledgeable person, looking at my Xian country, who can match what Wei Qing has learned."

"The king has won the prize."

"Wei Qing doesn't need to be humble, no one looks at it, Wei Qing deserves this praise. By the way, how is the marriage between Wei Qing and the lord of Xuanting, Princess Lanyuan wants the widow to urge you to complete the marriage every once in a while, and it is always dragged on like this, and the widow's niece can't afford to drag it out. ”

"The minister plans to wait until the autumn queen has a little more money in the treasury and then marry the lord of Xuanting."

"Then let's settle it like this, you will also send the dowry gift to the Xuanting Marquis Mansion another day, so as not to entangle the widow Wang Mei all day long."

"Obey."

"Don't be busy getting the decree yet, Wei Qing can take the pearl matter to heart"

"The minister has been planting in the top secret place in February last year, and the pearls can be taken in the summer and autumn of next year. However, the minister got secret news last year, and Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess asked around about the origin of the salty pearls, most of them wanted to plot a method of planting.

In addition, the price of pearls has been declining since last year, and now it has fallen by 20% of the price, and when pearls are listed in large quantities again, the price is likely to fall again. Therefore, the minister is considering using crystal products as China's export goods to increase income and offset the losses caused by the decline in pearl prices. ”

"If the widow is not wrong, this is the essence of General Wei's use of Shang as a substitute for government."

"King Shengming, who can do what others can't and I can, is called a monopoly and can make huge profits. If Xianguo wants to seek hegemony, it must first take agriculture and 100 craftsmen as the head, and develop schools and education to expand business channels, so as to lay a solid foundation for hegemony, which is the right way. However, the traditional hegemony of a hundred schools of thought and the way to seek the country cannot fundamentally relieve the weakness of material resources and the extreme poverty of manpower. This is the only way to do it."

"It's a pity that the widow didn't use Wei Qing to share the widow's worries earlier."

King Xian sighed for a long time, full of depression and infinite regret.

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