Uncle acne's words are reasonable.

Wei Zhen knew that it was reasonable, but he hesitated.

Uncle Gong bowed three times and asked, Wei Zhen hesitated: "Now if I negotiate peace with the Mo family, I am afraid that I will be ridiculed by the world." At the time of Wenhou, he took Xihe in the west, Zhongshan in the north, Han Wei in the interior, Qi Hou in the east, and Daliang in the south...... At that time, the world thought that Wei Ba could win a war on the five fronts, and the world would not be convinced. ”

"Today...... If the widow negotiates peace with the Mo family, he is only afraid of ...... I'm afraid that the world thinks Wei is weak. ”

"The world thinks that Wei is weak, Qin must seek Xihe, Zhao must seek self-reliance, Chu will seize Yuguan, and Wei Zheng's subordinates will sway north and south."

"This matter still needs to be discussed."

The stall spread out by Wenhou was too big, and Wei Zheng did not have the ability to continue to maintain a full-scale attack, and the strategy of Gongshu's strategic contraction was not wrong.

However, a great power that once achieved hegemony will suffer a huge backlash once it chooses strategic retraction, and the countries that have been subdued and seized before will also see its weakness and pounce on it to take a bite.

Now Wei has not become weaker, but the rest of the countries have become more or less stronger, centralized, and changed, making Wei's advantages gradually decrease.

Wei Zhen is not wrong to think about it, he is now negotiating peace with the Mo family, which is equivalent to announcing to the world: Wei can no longer support the strength of a hegemon, and can only maintain the strength of a regional power.

This is not just a matter of face, but also involves the foreign policy of various countries towards Wei. Allies who are subdued when they are strong will jump back against them as they weaken, something that has happened too many times in 200 years.

Uncle Acne used a story from the Mo family to persuade: "Your Majesty, the minister is suitable for the metaphor of the tiger and the person, please allow the minister to use the tiger metaphor again." ”

"Say, the tiger seeks a hundred beasts and eats them, and the fox wins. The fox said: 'Zi Wu dares to eat me!' The Emperor of Heaven made me grow a hundred beasts, and this son eats me, which is against the order of the Emperor of Heaven. The Son thinks that I don't believe it, I am the Son first, the Son follows me, and I dare not go when I see the beasts? 'The tiger thought so, so he did with it; The beast walks away when it sees it. The tiger does not know that the beast is afraid of itself and walks away, thinking that it is afraid of the fox. ”

After telling this story, he looked at Wei Zhen very calmly and asked, "Do you think that what the countries in the world are afraid of is Yu Ze of Wenhou?" Or are they afraid of you? ”

With Wei Zhen's pride, if he compares it with other people, Wei Zhen may have to refute a few words.

But Uncle Acne is talking about Wenhou, who is his father who wants to surpass, but has not yet surpassed, and when he surpasses it, he must read the sacrificial text in the ancestral temple as soon as possible to announce the matter, he can't be angry, so he has to say: "When the father was born, Wei Zhiqiang was far stronger than at this time." ”

Uncle Gong sighed and said: "Your Majesty, what the beasts are afraid of, when it comes to the essence, what they are afraid of is not the tiger, but the strength of the tiger's minions and bones. ”

"Now that there are three wars, Wei is no longer a tiger, this is not something that can be hidden from the princes of the world. This is like after the fox fakes the tiger's might, the fox himself actually forgets that the beasts are afraid of the tiger, and after leaving the tiger, he still swaggers to show off his might in front of the hungry wolf, which is unwise. ”

"Now, Wei is no longer a tiger but a fox, when he rests and recupes, subdues Han Zhao, resets Zhongshan, stops the war and Chen rubbing, sharpens his minions, strengthens his muscles and bones, and when he is strong, he will take the world again."

"Now, if the war with the Mo family continues, Chengyang will not be able to defend it with 50,000 soldiers. 50,000 soldiers entered Chengyang, and the Qin people marched eastward, what will happen? Chengyang is important, but it is not as good as Xihe, which cannot be ignored. ”

"Although Wu Qi is greedy, lustful, and ambitious, when it comes to the use of soldiers, Sima Sui Tho can't do it. He has guarded the West River for many years, and the West River Pass, the river, the walled city, and the generals are all in his heart, and he can't help but guard against it. If the monarch and the Mo family fight to the death in Chengyang, and Wu Qi crosses the Luoshui River and takes the West River, who can defend it? ”

Wei Zhen shook his head and said: "What the Minister of State said is right, but there is one thing that I haven't thought clearly." In the alliance of Kuiqiu, the Chu people did not dare to fight and make peace; Practicing the alliance of the soil, the Chu people did not dare to fight and make peace. It is to dominate Qi Huan and Jin Wen. ”

"Now that peace is negotiated with the Mo family, isn't this equivalent to the overlord of the Mo family who is recognized? Although their righteousness is not the righteousness of the world, it can be the righteousness of the whole world, and such a negotiation of peace is equivalent to recognizing the Mo family as the hegemony of Sishang and Henan. ”

Uncle Gong said: "The king's worries are not unreasonable, but the king has forgotten to think about one thing. ”

"In the dream of Kuiqiu in the past, the Chu people negotiated peace, but they also admitted that they violated the etiquette, and admitted that they deserved it because they did not pay tribute and shrink the bud grass."

"In the past, although Zheng Guo retreated with a word of candle martial arts, in the end, Zheng Guo still set up Gongzi Lan, who fled to the Jin Kingdom, as the crown prince, to show that it was wrong for him to be close to the Chu State."

"If Qi Huan defeated the Chu people back then, but the Chu people refused to admit the mistake of not paying tribute, then Qi Huan can be called the overlord?"

"If Jin Wen Chengpu won Chu in the first battle, and Jin Wen did not sacrifice to the Son of Heaven, even if he defeated Zheng, Xu, and Wei, can he be called an overlord?"

Wei Zhen pondered and said, "No. The Chu people did not admit the fault of refusing to pay tribute, even if the Qi Huan army won the world, it was not the overlord. If Jin Wen had not been captured by the Son of Heaven, even if Jin Wen had defeated Zheng Xu, he could not be called an overlord. ”

Uncle Gong asked again: "With the righteousness of the Mo family, can the Son of Heaven praise the Mo family?" ”

Wei shook his head.

Uncle Gong asked again: "With the righteousness of the Mo family, is it possible that the princes of the world can obey and obey the faith?" ”

Wei Zhen shook his head again.

Uncle Gong said again: "If the king fights more with the Wei people, you have a benevolent heart, and you can't bear to see the suffering of the white bone soldiers and negotiate peace; Instead of admitting that the righteousness of the Mo family is right, and admitting that the Mo family is in line with the righteousness this time. So, can the Mohists be called overlords? ”

"The Mo family can be strong, but it can't be a hegemon. The difference between strong and hegemonic cannot be ignored. ”

"With the strong, the city of people is defended, and the people go to war, defend and attack, fight and win, this is strong. However, the princes do not forget their enemies without harboring grudges. The strong cannot last long, the righteousness of the Mo family is unrighteous and virtuous, not in line with the world, even if it is strong, but it is not long-lasting, and it will inevitably cause the hatred and anger of the princes. ”

"A strong Mo family is what allowed Wei to dominate. Just like the barbarians back then, if there was no barbarian strength, how could Qi Huan dominate with respect for the king? ”

"As long as the monarch does not admit that the Mo family is righteous in a war, but you say that you chose to negotiate peace because of benevolence, then the Mo family cannot be hegemonic, and Wei can still be the overlord of the Central Plains in the future."

"Alone...... Well, that is, Qi Guo may accuse the king of dishonesty. But does the monarch think that the Qi State dares to retaliate? ”

As soon as he heard this, Wei Zhen, who had been disturbed by his suppressed emotions, laughed and said, "Revenge? The Mo family rose in Sishang, and in today's war, the Qi country can not fight again for ten years, and the southwest of Qi is difficult for twenty years. In this situation, Qi Guo Mo said revenge, but I am afraid that even if I choose to negotiate peace, Qi Guo will still ask for a widow. ”

"Qi Guo's opinion does not need to be considered."

The opinions of the strong countries need to be taken into account, and the opinions of the weak countries are not as good as a fart.

The State of Qi began a civil war twenty years ago, the three Jin Dynasty attacked Qi, the main force of the Qi army was destroyed, and 30,000 were slaughtered as Jingguan. The rebellion of Gongsun Hui and Xiang Ziniu has just subsided, and it is the Tian family who is the Qi dynasty. The Tian clan has only been in Qi for a few years, and he wants to take the most, and he lost 30,000 yuan in the most battle. Now that it has lost another 60,000, it is still unknown whether the Linzi Legion can still exist.

The state of Qi still seems to be a great power, but Wei Zhen understands that the state of Qi will not have any influence for ten years.

Moreover, the most important thing is the "unjust order" that the Mo family said endlessly. Tian He will not hand over his son to the Mo family for trial and execution, and the Mo family will never break their promise in view of their promise and organizational credit, there is no unbreakable knot between the Mo family and the Qi State, but the Hetian family already has a knot that cannot be untied.

If it is a change of family, it is equivalent to the outbreak of the third civil war with the Qi State within 20 years, and the external weakening may be smaller, but the chaos of the civil war and internal strife will bring about a weak Qi State that cannot express its opinion after all.

Wei Zheng said that Qi Guo's opinion does not need to be considered, so there really is no need to consider it.

Uncle Gong also smiled and said: "So, what else can the king hesitate about discussing peace?" With the credit of the Mo family, and their propaganda for the benefit of the world, the conquest of injustice, and the non-offensive and stop the war, as long as the peace negotiation is successful, the 20,000 soldiers of Chengyang can be transferred to the south of the Great Liang or the north of the Yellow River, and the Mo family will never seize it. ”

"The etiquette is broken, and the princes of the world are not credible. Only the Mo family, they have their righteousness as a shackle, but they are the most trustworthy, and the king can rest assured. ”

Wei Zhen nodded, his heart becoming happier and happier.

If according to Uncle Gong's plan, this is not just a matter of 20,000 more fresh troops, but the situation of the entire southern front will be changed: originally in a state of war with the Mo family, Chengyang needs 20,000 soldiers, and the direction of the Liang does not dare to move lightly, for fear that when the battle between Chen Di and the Chu State is fought, the Mo family suddenly attacked the west and cut off the rear road of the Wei army.

It was precisely for this reason that Wei chose to confront Chu south of Daliang instead of taking the initiative to attack, and even the prince of Chu did not move his troops when he asked for help many times.

Originally, Wei Zhen's idea was to lure the Qi State and the Mo family into battle, and to wave the flag and shout behind the back to increase the confidence of the Qi State. Wait for the Qi army to dispatch and make peace with the Han and Wei coalition forces in the direction of Chengyang, capture Feidi, take this opportunity to negotiate peace with the Mo family as a victor, and then choose to attack the Chu army.

Although he did not follow his original plan, the strategy of the army to confront Chu south of Daliang did not move, but the Mo family's victory was somewhat rapid, which caught Wei off guard.

Uncle Acne's plan for Wei Zhen solved the situation of Chu on the southern front, and also solved Wei Zhen's fear that the Mo family's hegemony would lose his face, and Wei Zhen's heart knot could be untied.

There was only one more thing, he still needed to listen to his uncle's opinion, so he asked: "The Mo family's unjust order, in Qing's opinion, what should I do?" The Mo family must spread the word to the world, and even invite the princes of various countries to send envoys, what should be the attitude of the widow? ”