Chapter 549: Negotiating Disposal
In the State of Wei, Anyi, in the palace of the King of Wei.
With his right hand gently stroking his forehead, Wei Wang Wei Feng felt a little helpless at the moment.
It's not that the news he just learned made him feel embarrassed, but the current incident made him a little bit dumbfounded.
Zou Ji and Tian Ying had never been in his eyes before, thinking that they were just two mantises who overestimated their capabilities and tried to stop the high-speed attack of the Wei State's chariot.
He never thought that these two people would be captured by the Song Dynasty, and now they were sent to Anyi as a gift to please his Wei Kingdom.
"Sima, Sikou, you two are both talented men. Please tell me how we should deal with the young master and senior official of Qi who are about to arrive."
Hearing Wei Feng's slightly helpless words, Sun Boling and Gongsun Yang, who had also just learned what happened, looked at each other, with a little smile appearing in their eyes.
In fact, for these two envoys who were on a mission to lobby various countries, the ending seemed a bit too dramatic.
However, after Sun Boling and Gongsun Yang suppressed the joking in their hearts, they both looked cautious after weighing the matter.
"Perhaps this young son of the Marquis of Qi can be used by the king."
"Um!"
With a look of interest on his face, Wei Feng immediately asked, "What does Sikou mean?"
"Your Majesty wants to destroy Qi State?"
The question Gongsun Yang asked was actually something Wei Feng had asked himself more than once in his mind: Can Qi be destroyed?
Destruction of the country may sound like a light word, but the meaning behind it is as heavy as a thousand stones.
In the hundreds of years since King Ping moved eastward, the number of princes in the world has increased from hundreds to dozens today.
It can be said that nowadays, the demise of every country affects the hearts of people all over the world.
For three generations, the best way to win the hearts of the world is four words: survival or death.
Xia, the great sage respected by Wei State, once quoted a sentence from "The Analects" to warn Wei Wenhou, the founding monarch of Wei State.
"Rise and destroy a country, continue the unparalleled world, lift up the people, and the people of the world will return to their hearts."
This is the reason why Wei State only accepted a country as weak as Wei State as a vassal instead of destroying it.
Wei Wang Wei Feng naturally had the ambition to conquer the world, but he also abided by his grandfather's teachings.
Of course, Wei Feng, who had witnessed the disputes among various countries with his own eyes, would not ignore the mutual conquests between various princes after the decline of the Zhou Dynasty.
In his vision, the future Wei Dynasty would firmly occupy the land of Zhongxia and entrust the princes to the four barbarians.
The four major princes of Western Qin, Northern Zhao, Southern Chu, and Eastern Qi, as well as several princes entrusted around them, will serve as a barrier around the Wei Dynasty.
In the land of Zhongxia, the Wei Dynasty ruled it and implemented the system of prefectures and counties; in the areas of the four barbarians, they established vassals and enfeoffed them.
This is Wei Feng, King of Wei, who has gradually moved towards the dominant position, and his preliminary vision for the future situation of the world.
As for how the Wei State will turn this idea into reality in the future, and how to deal with the princes such as Korea, Song State, and Lu State, which are located in the mid-Xia Dynasty and have good relations with the Wei State, all these issues are still worthy of careful discussion.
Pulling back his thoughts that had drifted for unknown distances, Wei Feng met Gongsun Yang's eyes again and said, "I have no intention of destroying Qi."
"I understand your Majesty's intention." After bowing, Gongsun Yang said immediately: "Now Qi Houtian is a bold man and has always been at odds with our great Wei. If you want to make him surrender to our great Wei, it is really difficult.
Not an easy task.”
"Prince Tian Piqiang has a good reputation. If he ascends to the throne of Qi, it will also be detrimental to our Wei Dynasty."
After hearing what Gongsun Yang said and thinking about what he just said, Wei Feng immediately confirmed his suspicion.
"Although Tian Ying is the youngest son of the Marquis of Qi, his mother is not favored, and he is not well known to the people of Qi."
"If we, the Great Wei, support him as the Marquis of Qi, he will definitely ask for help from our Great Wei because of his unstable foundation. This is a good opportunity for our Great Wei to completely control the state of Qi."
After he said Gongsun Yang's intention straight to the point, Wei Feng didn't look happy at all.
"But has Sikou ever thought that today's Qi Gongzi Ying may not be the Qin Gongzi Lian of the past?"
"This time, that time."
Faced with the concerns raised by Wei Feng, Gongsun Yang was confident, "In the past, did our Wei army's military fronts point directly at the entire Qin State, and even Yongcheng, the capital of Qin State, fell into the hands of our Wei State?"
After Gongsun Yang finished speaking, Sun Boling, who had been silent for a long time, also stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have also heard of this Young Master Ying. I think he is not stupid and can see the world and his own situation clearly."
"Okay, in that case, I'll leave this matter to the Crown Prince and let the two beaus assist me."
Without much hesitation, Gongsun Yang and Sun Boling immediately bowed and said, "I respectfully obey the king's orders."
At this point, half of the matter of Qi's young master's baby has been settled, but the other half involves another young master, Song's young master Yan.
"The reason why Prince Yan sent people to attack Zou Ji and Tian Ying was to please me, the Great Wei, in the hope that I, the Great Wei, could help him ascend to the throne of Song Gong."
"Agree to his conditions? Or not to agree to his conditions? How to choose? You may wish to give me your advice."
After Wei Feng finished speaking, the hall fell into silence for a while, and then Sun Boling's voice rang out.
"I believe that in view of the current situation in the Song Dynasty, the method we, the Great Wei Dynasty, should adopt is to eliminate the strong and support the weak."
"What Sima means is that our Wei State should have good relations with Young Master Yan?" Wei Feng asked Sun Boling in a tentative voice.
"Your Majesty, this is not the case."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Boling immediately met Wei Feng's questioning gaze, and then listened to him talk about the joints.
"Song Gonghan seems to be strong, but his throne is not stable."
"In the past when the Dai family took over the Song Dynasty, Song Gonghan, who was an important minister, usurped the throne of Song Huan Gong. This is one thing; now Song Gonghan summoned the envoys of Qi State again, attracting the attention of our great Wei Dynasty, causing his country to
People are panicking, that’s another thing.”
"With these two things, Song Gonghan seemed to be firmly on the throne, but in fact he was walking on thin ice."
After finishing speaking, Sun Boling extended a second finger, "On the other hand, Gongzi Yan's strength seems to be weaker than Song Gonghan's, but he is hidden behind the scenes and cannot be underestimated."
"This time, we were able to capture Zou Ji and Tian Ying without attracting attention, which is enough to show that the master's foundation is deep in the Song Dynasty."
After putting the two people together and analyzing them, Sun Boling immediately predicted with certainty: "Your Majesty, I can conclude that if there is no external intervention, the position of Duke Song will belong to Gongzi Yan."
After listening to Sun Boling's analysis, Wei Feng nodded slowly. Everything that happened in the previous life was just as Sun Boling expected.
In the 40th year of King Xian's reign (329 BC), Prince Yan attacked and killed Song Gonghan, forcing him to flee to Qi.
In his previous life, Wei Feng always thought that this was just a sudden attack. Now after listening to Sun Boling's analysis, he already knew that this was a long-planned attack.
Since Gongzi Yan is very powerful in the Song Dynasty, according to the principle of hoeing the strong and supporting the weak, the one Wei should support should be Song Gonghan.
"Sima, what do you think I will send someone to tell Duke Song secretly about this?"
Upon hearing Wei Feng's question, Sun Boling immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty is wise."
Chapter completed!