Chapter 184 Father and Son Conversation
In the main tent of Qi State's camp, when Qi Prime Minister Tian Li was speaking loudly to Qi Gong Tian Wu, a loud noise rang out in the main tent of Qin State's camp.
"boom!"
"Young Wei Feng, you have gone too far to bully others. I, Ying Qian, will never share the same fate with you."
After a loud roar full of anger, Ying Qian, the eldest son of Qin State, immediately picked up the long sword beside him, stood up and walked out of the tent.
But before he could take a few steps forward, a shout that rang out from behind blocked his way.
"Brother, don't be impulsive. Everything must be considered carefully."
"Think about the long term, think about the long term, everything must be discussed over the long term." His eyes, already filled with anger, looked at the figure in the field of vision, and heard Ying Qian say with a bit of dissatisfaction: "If we continue to think about the long term, I, the Qin State, will
It will be destroyed by Wei State."
After saying these words, the look in Ying Qian's eyes became more determined, and the pace of his steps accelerated a lot.
But before he could step out of the tent, another voice rang out, but this time the speaker was Ying Shixi, the Duke of Qin.
"Quliang, don't stop him, just let him go."
"I would like to see how my good son died tragically under the sharp arrows of the Wei army. I also want to see how the angry Wei army broke through Yongcheng, our capital of Qin, again."
"Go, let him go."
Ying Shixi had already spoken in such a situation, how could Ying Qian dare to think of leaving the tent, and immediately turned around and returned with a face full of reluctance.
"Father..."
"If you still recognize me as my father-in-law in your heart, and if you still have Qin in your heart, come back and sit down with me."
"I……"
Ying Qian wanted to argue after hearing these words, but when his eyes met Ying Shixi's, he swallowed the words that had reached his lips.
He tightly grasped the scabbard of the long sword in his hand and quickly released it. Ying Qian slowly returned to his brother Ying Quliang's side and threw his strong body onto the seat.
"Father, Ying Qian realizes that he was wrong."
Facing his son Ying Qian's admission of mistake, Ying Shixi just snorted and turned his attention to the other son opposite.
"Quliang, tell me what you think of the current situation?"
Ying Shixi's question echoed in his ears, his thoughts were flowing in his heart, and after a moment, he heard Ying Quliang answer softly.
"Father, in this battle with the Wei State, our Qin State has suffered a disastrous defeat."
"First, more than 100,000 troops were destroyed in the Hexi area, and then the capital city of Yueyang fell into the hands of the Wei state. The Wei army's military front had even reached the east of the Jing River."
"It can be said that our Qin State's national strength has suffered heavy losses, and it is really unable to fight against Wei State."
After Ying Quliang finished speaking, Ying Qian beside him immediately said loudly, "It's not like what Quliang said. As long as the father-in-law gives the order..."
Before Ying Qian finished speaking, Ying Shixi looked over with a serious look, and he immediately lowered his head dejectedly.
Seeing that Ying Qian closed his mouth again, Ying Shixi's eyes turned back to Ying Quliang again, "Quliang, what do you think of this time when my father-in-law agreed to Wei's armistice conditions?"
"There are hundreds of miles east of the Jing River. If we cede all of it to Wei and Han, our Qin State will indeed suffer great losses."
After acknowledging the disadvantages of ceding land and seeking peace, Ying Quliang suddenly changed the topic and said: "But if these lands can be used in exchange for Wei's truce, in exchange for our Qin State's time to restore its strength, in exchange for our Qin State's
Opportunities to fight back in the future.”
"Quliang thinks that even if more land is ceded, it is not completely unacceptable."
Ying Shixi looked at his son, who looked solemn in front of him, and nodded slightly, then a burst of appreciation flashed through his eyes.
"Tell me carefully, how do you plan to restore the strength of the Qin State, and how do you plan to fight back against the Wei State?"
"Here."
After bowing to Ying Shixi, a confident self-confidence suddenly flashed in Ying Quliang's eyes.
"My father-in-law, Quliang has been in Qi this year. He has seen a lot and thought a lot."
"Quliang thinks that if Qin wants to regain its strength and counterattack Wei, it must do three things."
"First, our Qin State should have good relations with Qi State."
"Although Qi State was severely damaged by the seven-nation coalition led by Wei State this time, the foundation accumulated by Qi State over hundreds of years is very solid."
"If Qi Gong works hard to govern after this incident, he may not be able to regain the prestige of Qi State in the past when Qi Huan Gong was in power."
"By having good relations with Qi, our Qin State can not only use Qi's momentum to strengthen itself, but we can also have an additional ally to help us in both offense and defense when fighting Wei."
After finishing the first point, Ying Quliang looked at Ying Shixi in front of him, then at Ying Qian beside him, and slowly said the second thing.
"Secondly, our Qin State should secretly unite with the Chu State."
"After this battle, the princes have publicly recognized Wei as the overlord of the world, which will inevitably arouse the dissatisfaction of the Chu State in the south."
"Just now my father-in-law said that the King of Chu once helped our Qin State in words. Quliang guessed that he was dissatisfied with the Wei State."
"There has been a marriage alliance between Qin and Chu since Duke Mu, and Duke Ai wrote "No Clothes" and sent troops to help Chu. Why didn't Qin send envoys to contact Chu to restore the good relationship between the two countries?"
Following Ying Quliang's words, Ying Shixi fell into thinking.
If the Chu State can be brought to its side, the Qin State will undoubtedly get a big boost; if the Qi State in the east is also added, then Qin, Chu, and Qi will surround the Wei State in the Central Plains from three directions.
headed by the Three Jin Alliance.
As long as the time changes and the three countries can work together, Wei will be unable to withstand enemies from many sides. In this way, Qin may not be able to avenge today's revenge.
"Quliang's words are reasonable. I will send envoys to Chu later." At the end of the sentence, Ying Shixi slowly asked: "But what is this third thing?"
"For the record, father-in-law, Quliang thinks this third thing is the most important."
"If there is no third thing, then even if Qin really unites with Chu and Qi, it will only attract the attention of Wei for others."
After finishing speaking, Ying Quliang slowly stood up from his seat and bowed to Ying Shixi in front of him.
"When my father-in-law returned to the country, he followed the example of Wei and carried out a reform. As a result, Qin's national power was greatly restored."
"Now that the Qin State's national strength has suffered an even greater blow, in order to restore and strengthen its national strength, Quliang believes that the only way is to implement a second and more profound reform."
"Father, if you want Qin to become stronger, Quliang thinks that the only way is to reform."
Chapter completed!