The news of Sun Bin's great victory in Xiangling instantly spread throughout the Wei Kingdom with the fast horses and then spread to all directions.

At first, Sun Bin's light was still hidden under Pang Juan's great military achievements, but this time, in just a few days, he defeated 50,000 Chu troops and captured his supreme commander of the army alive. Sun Bin's light could no longer be concealed, and he was at its peak for a while.

People in the world all agreed to list Pang Juan and Sun Bin as the "Two Ges of Wei"!

...

It's time.

Qi State, royal palace, imperial garden.

Tian Yinqi sat by the pond, holding the fishing rod in his hand, and was drooping leisurely and looking lazy.

"Report, Duke Qi, Prime Minister Zou Ji asked for a meeting." Suddenly, a nearby servant came to report.

"Oh, let him come in." Tian Yinqi was a little surprised. It was not the time to go to court. Did something happen?

"No." The nearby servant hurried away.

After a while, the elegant and graceful Zou Ji rushed over and bowed respectfully: "My minister Zou Ji has met Duke Qi."

"I'm not giving me a gift." Tian Yinqi waved his hand and turned his head to smile, "But what big thing happened? Otherwise, it would disturb my good intentions, but I would punish my good intentions."

Zou Ji hurriedly said, "It's true that something big happened. I just received an urgent report from the spy and Jingshe was defeated."

"Break?" Tian Yinqi was stunned and said in surprise: "I seem to remember that the Wei army had just sent troops for more than a month, so I'm afraid it had just arrived in Xiangling?"

"No," Zou Ji smiled bitterly, "In fact, the Wei army had just arrived in Xiangling, but Jingshe had lost a lot before he could hold on for five days, and the entire army was wiped out. Even he was captured alive by Sun Bin."

"Hiss——" Tian Yinqi, who has always been calm, also changed color a little: "There are several famous generals in the State of Chu who fought south and north and made great achievements. How could this time be so ineffective?"

Zou Ji sighed and said, "It's not that Jingshe is incompetent, but that Sun Bin is too powerful." As he said that, he detailed the battle situation he had heard.

After hearing this, Tian Yinqi looked solemn: "Zou Aiqing, this Sun Bin is indeed extraordinary. He is unpredictable in military use. It is really hard to defeat him. The Wei State has a strong foundation, and Wei Wuzhang is a strong army in the world. With an excellent commander like Pang Juan and Sun Bin, it is probably not a blessing for all countries."

"Yes." Zou Ji also had a headache: "Once Wei comes back from the civil strife, I am afraid that no one will be able to defeat the enemy's attack. Our Qi and Wei border, and it will inevitably lead to disaster."

Tian Yinqi was silent for a moment and suddenly said, "By the way, Zou Aiqing, then Sun Bin is also from my Qi country, right?"

"That's right." Zou Ji nodded: "This man is the descendant of Sun Wu, the 'Sage of War', and lived in Sunzhuang, Zhencheng for generations. Speaking of which, he was also from the same source as Duke Qi, and he was a relative. But a few years ago, Sun Zhuang was suddenly destroyed by thieves, and Sun Bin disappeared. He only appeared as a disciple of Guiguzi. It was probably because he was rescued by Guiguzi at that time and taught him to become a talent."

"Yeah." Tian Yinqi nodded, touched his chin, and said thoughtfully: "Zou Aiqing, do you think that since Sun Bin has a great relationship with our Qi State, can he try to make him turn to our Qi State and use it for my own use?"

"This—" Zou Ji pondered: "It may be extremely difficult to win over directly. Sun Bin has deep connections in Wei State, Bai Gui, Pang Juan is his senior brother, and Gongzi Ang is his father-in-law. He is also highly valued by Wei Ying. He is a place of use. If there is no special reason, he will definitely not consider switching to another country."

Tian Yinqi thought about it and smiled faintly, "There is no special reason, can we create it? Sun Bin is not from Wei after all, and Wei Ying has always been suspicious, so I don't believe it. He is completely relieved by Sun Bin."

Zou Ji's eyes lit up: "Mr. Qi is very calculating. I understand and know what to do. Please don't worry, Mr. Qi is not long before, then Pang Juan will be the one in my country of Qi."

"Haha..." Tian Yinqi laughed: "Then I am waiting for good news from the Prime Minister."

"No. Chen said goodbye."

...

Early autumn.

The weather is still hot, but it is a rumor that the hotter ones in Anyi City are even hotter.

It was said that because of his admiration for the name of Sun Military Advisor, Qi Gongtian specially sent an envoy to come from afar and gave generous gifts to the Sun's mansion as a fellow villager.

Someone saw with his own eyes that the gift was full of five or six carriages, which was very generous.

Immediately afterwards, before Sun Bin returned, Wei Ying suddenly ordered that the gift of Sun Bin be given generously, and the gold, silver, jewelry, brocade and other gifts were loaded with more than ten carriages, completely overwhelming the limelight of Duke Qi.

For a moment, there was a lot of discussion in Anyi City, and everyone laughed at the overestimation of their ability in Qi.

But Sun Bin, who was still on the road, knew nothing about all of this.

...

It was not until a few days later that Sun Bin led the army back triumphantly. When Wei Ying heard the news, he personally led all the civil and military officials of the Wei Kingdom to the city to greet each other, and fulfilled his honor.

On the way to the city for the banquet, Bai Gui rode a horse beside Sun Bin. While no one on the left and right was paying attention, he whispered to Sun Bin: "Junior brother, do you know what happened recently in Anyi?"

"What?" Sun Bin was a little surprised, wondering why Bai Gui was so mysterious.

Bai Gui whispered: "A few days ago, Qi Guotian suddenly sent an envoy to Anyi to visit your mansion. He said that he admired his junior brother's name and knew that he was the same source. He was honored, so he offered generous gifts to seek friendship. His younger brother and sister refused, so he had to accept it."

"Hiss--" Sun Bin knew something was wrong when he heard it. You must know that the most jealous thing about the king was the important officials under his command who were in love with other countries, especially Sun Bin was not a Wei person, but a Qi person. This was even more suspicious of being a plum tree in the melon field, and he couldn't help but cry out: "Yin Yu is confused, how can this gift be accepted?"

Bai Gui smiled bitterly and said, "No. But, my younger brother and sister are like women, how can I understand these twists and turns? After all, they were sent by Duke Qi, and you are your fellow tribe. They are also flattered and it is hard to refuse their affection."

Sun Bin frowned: "Senior brother, how did Marquis Wei react?"

Bai Gui smiled relaxedly and said, "Mr. Wei didn't seem to care. Instead, he immediately gave him a generous reward and sent it to his junior brother's mansion. However, the junior brother still needs to care in the future to avoid being suspected of being under the melon field and plum trees."

"I understand, senior brother." Sun Bin's face looked a little solemn.

Bai Gui said that Wei Ying didn't care, but Sun Bin didn't think so. If Wei Ying didn't care, then why did he urgently issue a generous reward without waiting for Sun Bin to return? This was nothing more than worrying that Sun Bin was won by Qi State, so he hurriedly showed his kindness.

Speaking of which, although Bai Gui is a genius in business, governing the country, water conservancy, etc., he is an honest man after all, and is not so sensitive to power struggle.

As for Pang Juan, he was even more slow. Otherwise, the one who reminded Sun Bin now would not be Bai Gui, but Pang Juan.

It seems that I am not from Qi after all, and Marquis of Wei is still a little worried about me. Sun Bin sighed, but fortunately, the matter is not too bad, so I will not have any involvement with Qi State in the future.

Thinking of this, Sun Bin felt relieved and no longer thought about it.

How could he know that the so-called tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop. Zou Ji, who is treacherous and slick, has already prepared many backstops waiting for him.

...

That night, not mentioning a feast, after the banquet, Wei Ying also rewarded Sun Bin with generous wealth. At the same time, he also appointed Sun Bin as military advisor, general, and senior official. He was glorious for a while and became a real power figure second only to Pang Juan in the Wei military.

For a moment, everyone congratulated each other, and everyone envied.

Sun Bin knew Wei Ying's intentions and smiled bitterly. In order to win him over and play in Wei State with peace of mind, Wei Ying was treated twice as much courtesy.

When she returned to the mansion, she saw Yin Yu. When Sun Bin analyzed the matter, Yin Yu was very regretful. How could she, a female, think so much?

Sun Bin had no choice but to comfort Yin Yu and told her that Qi would send envoys to give gifts in the future and refused, but it would be fine.
Chapter completed!