Chapter 125 What are you two doing in this play?

Qin Shi Huang, Xiang Yu, Bai Qi, Huo Qubing...

Many historical figures sometimes don't need to say much; a few words about their story, or even just a title, are enough...

It's worth checking it out online.

Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu.

Wei Shuyu also conducted research on this!

The Battle of Julu, the Battle of Pengcheng, the Battle of Gaixia...

Battle after battle!

Burning the boats, Farewell My Concubine, Strength to lift a tripod, Surrounded by enemies on all sides, Fighting with one's back to the river, Xiang Zhuang's sword dance, The elders of Jiangdong, One against ten...

The origins of each idiom!

How could Wei Shuyu not know such a figure who was unparalleled throughout history?

"Big pot is awesome!"

"Big Brother is awesome!"

"Seven, come on, shout with us!" Choi Shin-ki and his buddy stepped forward.

Wu Qiqi's face immediately turned red.

Under the murderous gazes of the assembled officials, the two scoundrels darted back behind the supporting pillar...

"You really can?"

Wu Qiqi looked at him with a curious expression, her eyes filled with doubt.

“Your analysis is very good, but you’ve fallen into a misconception.” Wei Shuyu rubbed Wu Qiqi’s head.

Wu Qiqi slapped Wei Shuyu's hand away and pouted.

I hate it when people touch my hair!

"Wei Shuyu, do you have an eighteenth reason?" Songtsen Gampo's expression changed drastically.

"Um."

Wei Shuyu bowed to Li Shimin before looking at Songtsen Gampo...

"Let me first explain to you how Xiang Yu unified the Central Plains."

"After dominating the world, Xiang Yu would definitely have adopted a system of enfeoffment."

"As for the reason..."

"Firstly, he himself was the one who spearheaded the feudal system."

"Secondly, Xiang Yu had already distributed fiefs at the Feast at Hongmen, so it's unlikely he would contradict himself."

"Thirdly, his brutality is evident in many cities. If they are not distributed among the cities, it will be difficult for him to control them."

"Fourthly, there were many rebels at the time, so it was better to let the feudal lords deal with them than to waste energy on them."

"Fifth point..."

Seeing that Wei Shuyu's words were becoming increasingly outrageous, Songtsen Gampo quickly stopped him.

"What you've said are all reasons we've just analyzed. Can you get to the point?"

"good."

Wei Shuyu smiled and said, "What I want to say is that even after Xiang Yu became the hegemon, he still had to face the feudal lords, the rebel armies of the people, and..."

Wei Shuyu raised his head, grinned, and softly uttered two words: "Xiongnu!"

boom!

Everyone suddenly realized what was happening.

They have always focused their attention on the Chu-Han Contention in the Central Plains, but have neglected the border regions!

Songtsen Gampo was also taken aback.

“We are talking about the Chu-Han Contention, the Xiongnu are not included in this category,” Songtsen Gampo retorted immediately after being taken aback.

This time, before Wei Shuyu could speak, Wu Qiqi spoke first...

You're wrong.

Wu Qiqi said with a grin, "Our topic is whether Xiang Yu could unify the world. Anyone from that era could influence the situation."

Songtsen Gampo retorted again: "But according to Wei Shuyu, Xiang Yu had already unified the world."

"No, no, no..."

Wei Shuyu shook his index finger: "Xiang Yu could never have unified the world."

Why?

Songtsen Gampo asked.

"whee……"

Wu Qiqi smiled again: "Isn't the paper you're holding already filled with seventeen reasons?"

Swish.

Songtsen Gampo finally changed color.

But she quickly came to her senses...

"So what?"

With a solemn expression, Songtsen Gampo questioned, "As long as Xiang Yu can destroy the Xiongnu, Wei Shuyu's claim is invalid!"

He actually knew he had already lost.

But he can still debate, just like he did in the first round!

As long as Wei Shuyu is rendered speechless or says the wrong thing, then the decision can be nullified!

You're right.

Wei Shuyu nodded: "But the key is that Xiang Yu can't destroy the Xiongnu..."

"impossible!"

Songtsen Gampo retorted sharply: "Xiang Yu was able to sweep across the world, so how could he possibly be unable to defeat the Xiongnu?"

"because……"

Wei Shuyu turned to look at Wu Qiqi.

Wu Qiqi tilted her head and thought for a moment, then quickly showed a look of sudden realization.

"Because Xiang Yu could only defeat the Xiongnu, but could not destroy them."

After saying that, Wu Qiqi looked at Wei Shuyu: "Is that right?"

"That's right!"

Wei Shuyu nodded again: "Xiang Yu was very strong, but the Xiongnu were not weak either!"

"When Qin Shi Huang was in power, he sent Meng Tian with 300,000 soldiers to suppress the border."

"Liu Bang personally led hundreds of thousands of soldiers on a distant expedition, which resulted in the infamous Siege of Baideng."

"In the end, he was forced to marry the princess, and only by sending large quantities of cotton, silk, grain, and wine every year could he find peace..."

As Wei Shuyu explained, all the officials nodded in agreement.

Songtsen Gampo was the one who caused Wei Shuyu to make a mistake, so how could he possibly give up?

"In terms of warfare, even ten Liu Bangs wouldn't be a match for Xiang Yu," Songtsen Gampo continued, asking the question.

That's true too.

Wei Shuyu smiled and said, "But you've overlooked one thing: Xiang Yu didn't have that many soldiers."

"nonsense!"

Songtsen Gampo immediately retorted: "Xiang Yu swept across the world, how could he not have troops?"

"No, there really isn't."

Wu Qiqi replied with a grin, "Xiang Yu established his capital in Xuzhou, which is easily accessible and difficult to defend. He needs troops to stabilize the country. What will happen to the Central Plains if he withdraws his troops?"

“He can recruit soldiers!” Songtsen Gampo replied.

"We can't collect that many."

Wei Shuyu shook his head: "Qin Shi Huang unified the world and implemented the prefecture-county system, which made it easy to recruit 300,000 soldiers from all over the country."

"Xiang Yu was no match for him."

"He adopted a feudal system, and all the land was distributed out, so where would he levy taxes from?"

The ministers whispered among themselves for a few moments, and finally nodded in agreement.

“Draw troops from the various lords!” Songtsen Gampo replied unwillingly.

"The feudal lords are all harboring their own ulterior motives; even if they send troops, they will be a disorganized mess," Wei Shuyu immediately retorted.

As Wei Shuyu finished speaking, all the ministers nodded in agreement.

So what if we're scattered like sand?

Songtsen Gampo replied with a smile, "The withdrawal of troops is merely to weaken the feudal lords and prevent them from taking advantage of the situation to cause trouble."

You're wrong again.

Wu Qiqi retorted again, "We can transfer troops, but we need provisions."

"If the feudal lords help you, you should at least provide them with food, right?"

Swish...

Songtsen Gampo finally changed color.

"Now you understand, right?"

Wei Shuyu said with a smile, "Given the background of the Chu-Han period, logistics would absolutely not have been able to keep up."

"Even Qin Shi Huang could only send troops to suppress it."

"Although Emperor Wu of Han later defeated the Xiongnu!"

"But that was also because Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing worked diligently and accumulated a wealth of resources for him!"

"Yes, yes, yes."

Wu Qiqi echoed earnestly, "So the final result is..."

Wei Shuyu: "Xiang Yu is attacking."

Wu Qiqi: "The Xiongnu retreated to their stronghold."

Wei Shuyu: "Xiang Yu has gone back."

Wu Qiqi: "The Xiongnu are causing trouble on the border again."

Wei Shuyu: "Xiang Yu lingered on the border for a long time."

Wu Qiqi: "The Central Plains will fall into chaos again..."

The two sang in unison, and Songtsen Gampo finally couldn't help but roar...

Are you two putting on an opera here?