After taking the scroll of bamboo slips from his junior brother Sun Boling, Pang Juan was looking forward to it.

In Pang Juan's heart, no matter his junior brother or Gongsun Yang, they are all talented people above the Wei court.

He wanted to see what kind of changes this Wei military reform, instructed by Wei Marquis Wei Feng and actually implemented by Gongsun Yang and Sun Boling, would bring to the Wei army.

But as his eyes moved on the bamboo slips, the expectation on Pang Juan's face gradually disappeared, replaced by a solemn look in his eyes.

After reading the scroll in his hand from beginning to end, Pang Juan slowly placed it on the cases in front of him.

Previously, Sun Boling had not made the statement he hoped for, but there was a long silence between the brothers.

After an unknown amount of time passed, Pang Juan slowly raised his head and looked at Sun Boling, with a solemn expression between his brows.

"Junior brother, I would like to ask if this strategy is the plan of junior brother, or is it the handiwork of Gongsun Situ?"

"It's what Bo Ling thinks and what Brother Yang thinks. Most of them were discussed by the two of us."

Keenly aware of the change in Pang Juan's tone, Sun Boling immediately brought a hint of inquiry into his words.

"Senior brother, is there anything wrong with it?"

Regarding the question Sun Boling asked at this moment, Pang Juan did not choose to answer immediately, but fell into silence again.

However, this period of silence was not as long as before. After just a few breaths, Pang Juan's voice rang in Sun Boling's ears.

"In my opinion, if this strategy is implemented, the morale of our Wei army will be in chaos."

After making this clear conclusion, Pang Juan looked straight at Sun Boling, with a sharp light contained in it.

Unlike his junior brother Sun Boling who chose to come to Wei because he sensed the majesty of the Marquis of Wei, Pang Juan's experience of entering the Wei court was even more dramatic.

At that time, Uncle Cuo, Prime Minister of Wei, led the troops of Shangdang to help the young master Wei Feng. At that time, Pang Juan became a member of the Wei army.

Later, Wei Hou Wei Feng launched a war against South Korea and Zhao State on the grounds of clearing up the shame.

It was during this civil war between the Three Jin Dynasties that Pang Juan gained the appreciation of the Sima of the Wei State at that time and the current Wei Prime Minister Gong Sun Qi, and gradually emerged in the Wei army.

In the Hexi War six years ago, the 60,000 Wei soldiers led by Pang Juan could be said to have shone brightly, establishing Wei's advantage over Qin in one fell swoop.

It was precisely because of his outstanding performance in this war that Pang Juan eventually became a general in the Wei State and rose to the top of the Wei military and even the court.

The prime minister must be appointed from the state headquarters, and the fierce generals must be sent from the army. This is what Han Feizi, the master of Legalism, said more than a hundred years later.

From a common soldier to a general, Pang Juan relied on his outstanding achievements in each game. He is also one of the best annotations for this sentence.

Looking back on Wei's military career in the past ten years, war scenes replayed before Pang Juan's eyes, and the figure of a famous soldier appeared in Pang Juan's mind.

Gradually, a touch of sadness appeared in Pang Juan's heart. He looked at Sun Boling in front of him and slowly asked a question.

"Junior brother, do you know how our Wei State has defeated its enemies and dominated the princes over the years?"

"It was due to the bloody battles of the Wei soldiers. Among them, the Wei soldiers under my senior brother could be said to be at the forefront of every battle."

"It is no exaggeration to say that Wei Wuzu is a sharp blade in the hands of our country, Wei, defeating every opponent in front of us with its powerful combat power."

As Pang Juan asked and answered himself, every word fell into Sun Boling's ears very clearly.

"Brother, I..."

Sun Boling wanted to say something, but before he could say anything, he was interrupted by a hand appearing in his sight.

"I know that some people in the court saw the generous treatment enjoyed by Wei soldiers and thought it was a huge burden on Wei."

"But what I want to say is that every treatment enjoyed by the soldiers of Wei Dynasty was achieved by the soldiers who rushed to the front and fought bloody battles."

"You, Sun Boling, cannot deny this, I, Pang Juan, cannot deny it, and even your Majesty cannot deny it."

Words as sharp as arrows rang out in the room, and the atmosphere between Pang Juan and Sun Boling gradually became tense.

Looking at the panting senior brother Pang Juan in front of him, Sun Boling's expression was full of complexity.

Pang Juan's attitude was clearly reflected in his words. He was against Gongsun Yang and Sun Boling's attack on Wei Wuzu.

If this reform of the military merit system is implemented in the Wei State, conflicts will inevitably break out between the originally close brothers, and they may even stand in opposing camps.

Sun Boling, who has known him for many years, knows his senior brother Pang Juan very well.

Pang Juan is not a person who changes easily. Once he decides on something, he may not be easily convinced.

But Sun Boling also knew very well that this change for Wei soldiers and even the entire Wei army must continue.

It is the implementation of the will of Wei Feng, it is related to the future career of Wei State, and it also determines the fate of the Wei army.

The current situation is such that we have to take action.

After understanding this, Sun Boling still wanted to try hard for his senior brother, even though he knew that the final result would definitely be failure.

Thoughts circulated in his chest for a long time, and Sun Boling slowly looked at the figure in front of him.

"Senior brother said that Wei Wuzu is the sharpest blade in the hands of Wei State. Can you see that this sharp blade is gradually being corroded?"

"Senior brother, as a general, has been in charge of Wei's soldiers for many years. Do you know how many of Wei's soldiers can meet the standards set by the Wuqi Commandery?"

"Senior brother, you have been in the Wei court for many years. Do you know how many people are using the name of Wei soldiers to gain personal gain?"

Sun Boling's voice was not loud, but it was so clear to Pang Juan's ears.

Similarly, the tone in which he asked these three questions was not harsh, but it was like a sharp sword stabbing directly at Pang Juan.

Time passed between the two of them minute by minute. After waiting for a while, Sun Boling looked at his senior brother again.

"Senior brother, the implementation of the military merit system in the army this time is the will of the king."

When Sun Boling's reminder came to his ears, Pang Juan couldn't help but feel a sense of powerlessness in his heart.

Although Wei Feng relied heavily on important ministers such as Gongshu Cuo and Gongsun Qi over the years, his authority as a monarch has not diminished due to this.

On the contrary, with the victory of wars against Han, Zhao, Qi, Qin, etc., and with the re-establishment of Wei's hegemony, Wei Feng's monarchical authority became stronger and stronger.

Even in the eyes of some people in the Wei State, Wei Feng has now surpassed his father, Wei Wuhou Wei Ji, and has the legacy of Wei Wenhou, the founding monarch of the Wei State.

With such a position that almost no one can shake, it is already conceivable what kind of future the military meritocracy supported by Wei Feng will have.

Watching the changes in the expression on his senior brother Pang Juan's face and guessing what he was thinking, Sun Boling was somewhat sure of persuading him.

In Sun Boling's view, all that was needed now was another handful of firewood, and Pang Juan's heart would boil.

"Senior brother, what I want to do this time is not to break the sharp blade of Wei Wuzu, but to let it bloom again with its original edge."
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