Chapter 109: The Situation in Wei State * Ask for a Monthly Ticket]
"The Ai family knew the purpose of my grandson coming here. In fact, the Ai family didn't want this day to come the most. I wonder when my royal family, the great Wei family, needs to use the power of foreign ministers to deal with foreign enemies?" Empress Dowager Wei sighed.
"When my Great Wei overlord the Central Plains, even though Pang Juan was a general, he held a 100,000 army and had tens of thousands of Wei Wu soldiers in command. However, my Great Wei royal family could still control two people. How could he need to rely on the power of foreign ministers?" Empress Dowager Wei sighed. The royal family of Wei was declining and the rivers were declining. Now, dealing with an assassin requires the power of foreign ministers, which shows the decline of the Great Wei.
Prince Wei felt ashamed. Yes, when their royal family overlords the Central Plains, did they need to use the power of foreign ministers to solve major affairs in the court? But now, to deal with a black and white Xuan Jian, their royal family actually needs to use the power left by Xinlingjun to solve the problem.
"This is Xinling Jun's seal, but the Ai family still hopes that the prince can solve the problem with his own strength. After all, as the prince of a country, only the power he cultivates is truly loyal to you!" Empress Dowager Wei continued, handing over a golden token to Wei Huo.
"Suncle, please listen to my grandmother's teachings!" Wei Guao took the seal of Xinlingjun and replied.
He also decided that he would not use Xinlingjun's seal unless he had no choice. As the crown prince of the Great Wei Dynasty, he was still in Daliang City. If this could not solve the problem of Heibai Xuanjian, he still needed to use the power left by Xinlingjun. He also felt that he was incompetent.
"Once upon a time, the Korean princess Honglian came to my Daliang to borrow food. Can the prince know why the Ai family wanted to borrow food from Han?" Empress Dowager Wei asked as she looked at Wei Jiao.
"Because Princess Honglian also has the bloodline of my Wei royal family!" Wei Liu thought about it and said. In short, Honglian was still his cousin, and she was deeply loved by the Queen Mother.
"That's 100,000 shi of military rations. Even if the Ai family loves Honglian, it is impossible to send it to Han!" said Empress Dowager Wei.
"Does my grandmother want to form an alliance with South Korea by borrowing food?" Wei Jiao suddenly understood and spoke.
"Today, our Wei Kingdom has Shengqi in the east and strong Qin in the west. If you want to protect yourself, only by combining the land of the Three Jins can you fight against the strong Qin. The reason why the Ai family agreed to borrow food was that they hope that Han Fei could reform the powerful Han, and the prince would marry Honglian again, let Han and Wei form an alliance to fight against the strong Qin together!" said the Empress Dowager Wei.
As the Empress Dowager of Wei, she could not have lent food to Han Fei unconditionally because of her favor. That was 100,000 stones of military ration, which was enough to support the cost of a 50,000 army for two months. How could she just send it out like this?
"Your father only saw the fierce coming of the powerful Qin Dynasty, but forgot the prosperity of Qi!" Empress Dowager Wei sighed.
"Qi State?" Wei Fu frowned. Qi State did not cultivate military preparations for forty years, so Wei State has always been unprepared to the east.
"The prince also thinks that Qi does not cultivate military equipment?" Empress Dowager Wei frowned. Qi, which had not been war for forty years, is the only powerful country among the seven countries in the world that can compete with Qin in terms of national strength. No one in the Wei court attaches importance to Qi.
"We in Qi have never heard of Qi's military preparations!" Wei said.
"During the reign of Qin Xiaogong, can I also say that I heard that Qin State has renovated military preparations?" Empress Dowager Wei asked back.
Shang Yang's reforms were made, and the entire Qin State was timid, but the entire Wei State did not find that Qin State had trained a new army. Until the reforms were completed, Shang Yang led 100,000 Qin soldiers to fight with Wei in Hexi, directly took back Hangu Pass, seized the land in Hexi, and wiped out the entire elite cavalry left by Pang Juan.
Only the entire Wei State and the world knew that Qin State had such strength. It was in that battle that Qi was not as good as Wei Wushu, and Wei Wushu was not as good as Qin Ruishi, because their Wei Wushu was indeed defeated and was defeated.
Wei was stagnant and cold sweats were falling. Linzi, Qi State, can be said to be the largest capital today, with a population of over one million, and the population is much higher than Xianyang and Handan.
If Qi really renovated its military equipment, it would be impossible for Wei to discover even if it secretly trained hundreds of thousands of troops, and Qi could fully support such an army.
"Now, the Qi court has a king and queen in charge, and King Jian of Qi kneeled on behalf of his mother, which made the entire Qi State proud of having a filial king like King Jian of Qi. It is conceivable that with the order of King Jian of Qi, how many children would join the army to join the army!" Empress Dowager Wei sighed.
The Qi State is now united in the king and the people. If the King of Qi is ambitious, the entire Qi State can completely train a huge army in such a long time.
The most important thing is that in the battle to destroy the Huns and Hu tribes launched by Qin and Zhao, the Wei State was not able to dispatch large troops and could only provide supplies. However, Qi, a country that did not cultivate military equipment, actually sent tens of thousands of troops to participate in the war, which means that Qi State had repaired military equipment.
The Qi State's leadership of the army was probably to train soldiers on the battlefield and let the soldiers see blood. Once this army returns, it will become a veteran of Qi State and integrate into the new army and teach the new army. In this way, if one person leads one army, Qi State will instantly have a 500,000 army that can always be fought.
At that time, in order to compete with the powerful Qin, Qi would inevitably go on a war, and the goal would only be the three kingdoms of Yan, Wei and Chu. Among the three kingdoms, if Qi wanted to stop the war outside the country, it would inevitably join forces with Qin to divide the Great Wei and use Wei as a buffer zone. Qin also needed a buffer zone to not confront Sheng Qi too early.
"The State of Qi really has a new army trained?" Wei's back became cold. The strength of Qi has been verified by history. Although the king and queen have been in charge of Qi's government affairs for nearly forty years, what if?
It goes without saying how powerful a country that has not been through war for forty years is. Qin is an example. During the reign of Duke Xiao, Qin lost Hangu Pass and no longer participated in any war. In just a few years, there were 100,000 Qin soldiers, and what about Qi, which has not been in war for forty years?
"I hope it's just a guess from the Ai family!" Empress Dowager Wei sighed.
The world only saw the tiger and wolf army of Qin, but forgot about Qi, an Eastern power that had no war for forty years.
Wei Jiao was silent. He didn't expect that the situation in Wei State was so bad now. Will Wei State still be able to hand it to him safely in the future? Even if it is handed over to him, will he be able to command Wei State to fight against the powerful Qin and Sheng Qi?
"So, the prince now knows why the Ai family appointed Lian Po as the general of the Wei State?" Empress Dowager Wei asked as she looked at Wei Jiao.
"Because the old general Lian Po is the last reliance of our country of Wei!" Wei Jiao replied. They had been competing for the position of Wei Prime Minister and General, but the forces left by Empress Dowager Wei and Xinlingjun suddenly participated in the dispute between Wei Prime Minister and General, and still allowed Lian Po, a famous general of Zhao who was cultivating in Wei, to take the post. This caught them off guard. Now he knew how wise his grandmother's approach was.
"Crown Prince, go and meet the veteran General Lian Po!" Empress Dowager Wei said as she looked at Wei Hyo.
"The grandson knows!" Wei Jiao nodded. Even if Empress Dowager Wei doesn't say it, he will go to see Lian Po. Whether Wei can survive depends on Lian Po.
If he wanted to become the king of Wei and ensure the survival of Wei, he had to meet Lian Po.
Looking at Empress Dowager Wei who was sleeping on the couch, Wei Xiao called the temple people in a low voice, and did not disturb Empress Dowager Wei's rest anymore. He left the Palace of Wei and headed straight for the General's Mansion.
"Prince's leave, please see me?" Lian Po was also stunned. He was about to lead the army to fight. What does the prince come mean at this time?
The most important thing is that he became the prime minister and general of Wei State, which was equivalent to touching the prince's cake. Therefore, his relationship with Prince Wei has always been an opposite relationship. Now, the prince's sudden visit is unexpected.
"I'll go and greet me in person!" Lian Po thought for a while and said.
Wei Jiao did not bring any of the people, but quietly bowed and stood outside the general's mansion, standing humbly, waiting for Lian Po to greet him.
Lian Po left the mansion and looked at the prince Yu who was standing humbly outside the door. He was also stunned. He knew this prince Wei, who was rebellious and arrogant, with all the royal children. When did he become so humble?
"My dear Lianpo has seen the crown prince!" Lianpo looked at Wei Liu and said hurriedly.
"The general doesn't have to be too polite!" Wei Jiao hurriedly supported Lian Po and refused to let him salute.
Lian Po was also stunned. Then he thought, was it because of the Hei Bai Xuan Jian’s affairs that he had never thought that Hei Bai Xuan Jian’s affairs were so difficult, so Wei Jiao came to ask him for help in person.
"Is the prince here for the assassin?" Lian Po welcomed Wei Jiao into the mansion and asked.
Wei Jiao shook his head and said, "I came here this time for the State of Wei!"
"Wei State?" Lian Po was a little surprised, but he still waited for Wei Liu to continue talking.
"Strengthening Qin soldiers Chaoge, the general needs to be more careful when he travels!" Wei Jiao said.
"Don't worry, as long as the subordinates are in Wei for one day, they will never let the Qin army take a step into Wei territory!" Lian Po said seriously.
"Bu Jing believes in the general, but besides strengthening Qin, Bu Jing still wants to remind the general to be careful of Qi!" Wei said.
"Qi State!" Lian Po looked at Wei Jiu in surprise, but unexpectedly, Wei Jiu actually paid attention to Qi State.
Since he became the general and prime minister of Wei, he has been training new troops to prevent Qin and Qi. Unexpectedly, Wei Jiao, who has always stumbling on him, has also paid attention to Qi.
"I used to be young and acted recklessly, so I asked the general to take care of him. From now on, I will not be willing to take the general as my teacher, and I hope the general will not abandon him!" Wei Jiao stood up and knelt down in front of Lian Po and bowed down to apprenticeship.
"Crown Prince, please get up!" Lian Po hurriedly helped Wei Liu up, but Wei Liu always maintained the ceremony of apprenticeship.
Lian Po was really scared. Wei Fu, who had been against him, took the wrong medicine or got hysteria. He actually wanted to take him as his teacher!
"Is the prince serious?" Lian Po asked at Wei Jiao.
"Although Bu Feng Jing is naughty, the things he said will not be false!" Wei Jiao said seriously.
Lian Po was silent for a long time. Looking at Wei Jiao, he wanted to expand and display his ambitions in Wei State. Obtaining the support of the prince's lineage would make him even more like a fish in water.
"Okay, I will accept the prince as my disciple today!" Lian Po sat in the main seat and said.
"Fake, I've seen the teacher!" Wei Jiao also came to Lian Po and gave the ceremony of apprenticeship seriously.
"The prince mentioned Qi just now, but what did you hear?" Lian Po asked at Wei Jiao.
Not long after he came to Wei State, the intelligence network was naturally not as good as Wei Wu, so maybe Wei Wu really received some information, otherwise why would he suddenly come to become a disciple!
"Ten years without war, the weak Qin became a strong Qin, and Sheng Qi, who had not experienced war for forty years, how could he worry about not being able to do it?" Wei Jiao copied what he had heard from Empress Dowager Wei.
Lian Po looked at Wei Liu in surprise. This prince was not as unbearable as he imagined. He was addicted to the power struggle and could actually see the situation in the world outside the Wei Kingdom.
"What does the prince think Wei State should do?" Lian Po asked as he looked at Wei Fei's test.
"Wealthy army is strong!" Wei Jiao said after a moment of silence.
Lian Po looked at Wei Jiao, "The military and military force is not a good word, especially for a king, "The military force is always linked to the way of destruction of the country, and he also criticized the historians of the military force and military force.
However, with the current situation of Wei, we can only continue to carry out arms races, which will allow Wei to have a chance to survive in a situation surrounded by rivals of love. No matter whether they win or lose, Wei must fight! If we blindly defend, Wei will only be eroded by the powerful Qin step by step.
Since serving as the General of Wei, Lian Po has been trying to launch a war and regain the city that originally belonged to Wei. However, because King Zeng of Wei did not agree, the ministers were worried that it would attract revenge from the Qin army, so they always disagreed with sending troops.
Now that the prince is actually on the same front as him, his reform is equivalent to receiving the support of the prince, and perhaps it can really save the Wei Dynasty.
"Are you afraid of being criticized for this?" Lian Po asked as he looked at Wei Jiao.
Once his decrees are implemented, the prince, as a supporter, will inevitably be misunderstood and abused by the world, and historians and Confucians will even attack them.
"So what if you bear the infamy for the sake of the Great Wei?" Wei Jiao said seriously.
Lian Po looked at Wei Jiao seriously. This Prince of Wei might be really the hope of Wei!
"Don't worry, the prince will leave the affairs of military and national affairs to the old minister!" Lian Po said seriously.
"I don't like to thank the teacher for the people of Wei!" Wei Jiao returned to the courtesy.
"The prince should be careful about the assassin!" Lian Po said to Wei Xiu. After all, he was his disciple and he had to take care of him.
"The power of Taoism and Qin State is too great!" Wei Xiu sighed and said.
"The prince does not have to worry about Qin. Now that the two tribes are fighting, Qin has sent most of the Luowang and Shadow Secret Guards to the grassland, so the prince should pay attention to Taoism!" Lian Po reminded.
"But Taoist people have always ignored the world, and students don't know who came to Taoism!" Wei sighed.
"The battle between Yanmen Pass, Wu Chenzi, the head of the Taoist sect and Xiao Mengzi, the head of the Tianzong, have not seen any traces, so the old minister thinks that these two sons are probably on their way to Daliang!" Lian Po thought for a while and reminded him.
"For the sake of the two leaders of Hei and Bai Xuan Jian, Qi Zhi, the teacher thinks this is possible?" Wei Jiao asked with a frown.
The heads of the Hundred Schools are not low. Even if the princes and kings meet the heads of the Hundred Schools, they will treat each other with courtesy. For an assassin, the two heads will come in person, which is unlikely to be seen.
"If it is another family, the elders will come to die, but Taoism..." Lian Po was silent. Taoism is just a group of lunatics, and it is normal for anything to do.
"What should the teacher think students should do?" Wei Jiao asked worriedly.
They just wanted to kill Heibai Xuanjian, but they didn't want to fight against Taoism. Once Wu Chenzi and Xiaomeng appeared to save Heibai Xuanjian, would they take action or not?
"Heibai Xuanjian can be killed, but the two Taoist leaders cannot move!" Lian Po said seriously.
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