The gleam in the middle-aged man's eyes made the girl Bai Zhi tremble in her heart. It had been a long time since she had seen her father show such an expression.

There was silence in the room for a long time, until the middle-aged man gradually came back to his senses, and Bai Zhi's sweet words rang out again.

"Father, Zhi'er once heard that if you want to be appreciated by the monarch, you must make suggestions. I wonder how my father plans to gain the respect of King Wei?"

"Father has already prepared for this matter."

Facing Bai Zhi's curious gaze, the middle-aged man slowly took out a piece of sheepskin from the slips on the side and spread it on the table.

As the sheepskin unfolded in front of Bai Zhi, the roads and rivers on it were reflected in her eyes.

Bai Zhi was not unfamiliar with such a map, because she had seen her father sketch on it more than once.

Now when the whole map appeared in front of him, Bai Zhi's face showed some doubts.

"Father, this is..."

Facing his daughter's puzzled gaze, the middle-aged man had a smile on his face and his right hand had already landed on the map.

"Zhi'er, look, this is a river."

Pointing out the mother river of China that traverses the north on the map, the middle-aged man slowly moved his finger downwards, "This is the Huai River."

Following the middle-aged man's introduction, Bai Zhi's eyes moved carefully on the map, and in the process she discovered a special red line.

"Father, this is..."

Looking at the red line pointed out by Bai Zhi's finger, the middle-aged man said lightly, "My father named this river Chasm."

…

Wei State, inside the royal palace.

The Prime Minister of the Three Jin Dynasties indeed greatly increased the power of the Three Jin Dynasties, especially the Wei State. But for Wei Feng, except for some changes in etiquette, there were no changes.

The State of Wei is still the State of Wei under his rule, Wei Feng, but it was originally a vassal state and now it is a kingdom.

Sitting behind the desk, Wei Feng, who has become the King of Wei, is still processing memorials from all over the Wei Kingdom as before.

It was at this time that a chamberlain slowly came to Wei Feng.

"Reporting to the king, Bai Gui of Luoyi is outside the palace gate, requesting an audience with the king."

In recent years, although wars have broken out frequently across the world, most of them have not affected Luoyi, where Zhou Wangji is located.

This made Luoyi, which is located in the heart of the world, more prosperous. A large number of merchants from various countries came to develop Luoyi's economy, and also gave Luoyi a group of wealthy merchants who were famous all over the world, including Bai's.

Bai Gui.

Bai Gui was well-known in the world for his rich family fortune. As a well-informed Wei palace servant, when he heard the news of Bai Gui's request for an audience, he immediately came to report to Wei Wang Wei Feng.

Wei Feng, who was reviewing the memorials, couldn't help but pause when he heard Bai Gui's name.

A look of surprise appeared on Wei Feng's face, and then the chamberlain heard: "Who do you think is asking to see you?"

"Your Majesty, this is Bai Gui, a wealthy businessman from Luoyi."

After confirming the identity of the visitor from the waiter's mouth, Wei Feng's thoughts suddenly drifted to the wine shop ten years ago, and he recalled the scenes of his previous life talking to Bai Gui as a monarch and his minister.

"Please."

"Here."

Without any hesitation, Wei Feng immediately put down the ink pen in his hand, stood up and straightened his robes.

A moment later, when Bai Gui followed the chamberlain into the hall, it was that familiar face that appeared in front of him.

"Bai Gui, Luoyi, pays homage to the King of Wei."

"There is no need to be polite, sir."

He quickly stepped forward and helped Bai Gui up. Looking at the talented man who appeared in front of him, Wei Feng suddenly had a smile on his face, "I haven't seen him in ten years, and my gentleman's style is even better than before."

"The majesty of King Wei is also a bit stronger than before."

After complimenting each other, Wei Feng pulled the other person to sit down on the seat opposite him very familiarly.

When he sat down on the seat, Wei Feng looked at Bai Gui eagerly: "Sir, I have often heard people mention him over the years."

"I thought about inviting you to serve in Wei State more than once, but I was afraid of offending you, so I had to give up."

"Now that Sir has entered my palace, he will simply stay. I have never forgotten the position of Sikong I promised to Sir."

Wei Feng's eager look moved Bai Gui's heart. When he heard that he still remembered the agreement back then, Bai Gui felt even more relieved.

Although the former Marquis of Wei had become king, he was still so courteous to his subordinates. How could such a virtuous king not be worthy of his service?

Secretly exhaling a breath of filthy air and calming down the excitement in his heart, Bai Gui did not immediately accept the official position offered by Wei Feng.

"King Wei, Bai Gui has traveled all over the world with the caravans over the years, and has gained a lot. Bai Gui has a plan that he would like to propose to King Wei. I wonder if King Wei would like to hear it?"

Hearing Bai Gui's question, Wei Feng stood up from his seat and saluted Bai Gui solemnly, "Please teach me, sir."

"Having severely damaged Qi and subdued Qin, which country in the world does King Wei think is most capable of resisting Wei?"

Regarding Bai Gui's question, Wei Feng answered almost without thinking: "Chu State."

"It's the Kingdom of Chu."

After a voice of agreement, Bai Gui immediately continued: "The strength of Chu is that it has millions of armors, and it is even stronger because of its territory of thousands of miles."

As he spoke, Bai Gui took out the map from his arms and said, "King Wei, please look at the vast territory of Chu. No matter which country wants to attack Chu, it must cross a long distance."

"And this gives Chu State a chance to breathe. Even if the front line is defeated, Chu State can still rely on its vast territory to deploy layers of defenses."

Looking at Bai Gui's right hand moving quickly on the map, the expression on Wei Feng's face gradually became ugly.

"Sir, is there any way to deal with it?"

"This is exactly what I want to tell King Wei today."

"Chu State has a vast territory, and a war alone cannot solve this problem, but it can use other methods to reduce Chu State's advantage."

Looking at the solemn-looking Wei Feng opposite him, Bai Gui moved his right index finger along the red line on the map.

"This is the river, this is the Huai River. If a river can be built to connect the two, Wei's army, food, grass and baggage can go all the way south along the river."

"At that time, with the help of water flow, the territory of Chu State north of the Huai River will be obtained by Wei State."

"In this way, the state of Chu can be pacified, and the world can also be pacified."

The words described by Bai Gui made Wei Feng's face immediately turn from worry to joy.

"If you don't give up, I would like to make you Sikong and build this river, which is very important to our country, Wei."

Bai Gui had been waiting for this sentence for many years, but when he heard it, he just silently took a step back.

"Your Majesty, Bai Gui, pays homage to the King."
Chapter completed!