Even Yue Qi was somewhat shocked at this moment. This guy looked like just a country bumpkin, yet he could utter such profound words.

Guiguzi pondered for a long time before speaking, "While this theory on taming cranes is brilliant, it still has some flaws overall."

"Yue Qi, do you know where the flaw lies?" Guiguzi asked, looking at Yue Qi behind him.

He also wanted to take the exam for Yueqi, after all, he had followed him for a long time.

"this......"

He roughly understood what Lu Li meant, but he didn't know what the flaws were.

"Master, your disciple doesn't know much about the six kingdoms..."

Upon hearing Yue Qi's words, Guiguzi couldn't help but show a look of disappointment on his face.

Among the outer disciples, Yue Qi was one of the most outstanding, but he was only good at reading books, talking big and engaging in empty talk.

This is why he chose to bring Yue Qi on his travels.

If Guiguzi cannot find a direct disciple, then it is highly likely that Yue Qi will take over Guiguzi's position.

He sighed, then looked at Lu Li and said with a smile, "It would be even better if we could first unite with the two powerful cranes, stabilize the two moderately strong cranes, and then completely subdue the two weak cranes."

Upon hearing Guiguzi's words, Lu Li immediately realized what was going on. Wasn't this the same as the strategy of alliances and counter-alliances? He had encountered the doctrines of the School of Diplomacy in later generations, but he didn't understand them very well.

After pondering for a moment, Lu Li suddenly raised his head and said, "Let's unite with the most powerful Yan and Qi, stabilize the neither strong nor weak Chu and Wei, and first destroy the weakest Han and Zhao?"

"At this time, after Qin conquered two states, it had become an unstoppable force. Even if the four states formed an alliance, they would no longer be a match for Qin."

"Then we'll take action against the moderately strong states of Chu and Wei, and finally, we'll engage in a decisive battle with the powerful states of Yan and Qi!"

"The world can be at peace!"

"Hahaha!" Guiguzi immediately burst into hearty laughter. Such a quick reaction speed, this kid is teachable!

He merely presented a viewpoint, and Lu Li instantly grasped the correct order in which Qin should subdue the other six states.

This talent stirred up a great deal of emotion in Guiguzi's heart.

But outwardly, he calmly asked, "Young man, do you know what alliances and counter-alliances are?"

Forming alliances and counter-alliances? Lu Li sneered inwardly. This old guy really wanted to embarrass him today!

Fortunately, he came from a later era and had some understanding of the ideas of the strategists, though he didn't understand their deeper meaning.

"Tch, what's so difficult about that? Roughly speaking, the purpose of the Vertical Alliance is to unite several weak countries to fight against a powerful one, while the purpose of the Horizontal Alliance is to unite a powerful country as a backer to attack some weak countries in order to achieve the goal of annexing and expanding territory."

Lu Li, who is familiar with history, knows that there have been two representative figures in the strategy of alliances and counter-alliances.

"Back then, Zhang Yi of the Qin state used the strategy of alliances to help the Qin state grow stronger."

"Su Qin, on the other hand, used the strategy of vertical alliance. Although he held the seals of office of six states, he was ultimately defeated by Qin. In this respect, the horizontal alliance was more effective."

Upon hearing Lu Li's answer, Yue Qi immediately raised an eyebrow and angrily retorted, "Bullshit! Winning or losing is related to the strength of a country, what does it have to do with alliances and counter-alliances?"

Seeing Yue Qi's furious expression, Lu Li immediately smiled. So this old guy is part of the alliance faction!

It is said that Guiguzi's philosophy was based on the principles of alliances and counter-alliances, which were considered a unified whole. However, it later split into two schools: the alliance of states and the counter-alliances.

They rarely accepted disciples, with each school only accepting a maximum of two direct disciples. Previously, Zhang Yi of Qin belonged to the "horizontal alliance" faction, while Su Qin belonged to the "vertical alliance" faction.

When Lu Li said that the alliance was not as powerful as the horizontal alliance, Yue's exasperated appearance made Lu Li very certain that they were definitely in the alliance faction.

"Tch, a school of thought is truly powerful if it can transform a weak nation into a strong one, like the Mohists, the Legalists, or the strategists' alliances!"

Lu Li deliberately spoke loudly about Lian Heng of the School of Diplomacy, just to annoy Yue Qi.

As expected, Yue Qi stared at Lu Li with resentful eyes, but dared not utter any more words. There was nothing he could do, since Lu Li had a repeating crossbow.

Guiguzi frowned slightly and said to Lu Li, "Whether it's the alliance of states or the alliance of states, they are both unique skills of my Guigu lineage."

"It's not a matter of superiority or inferiority, but rather a matter of human effort."

Lu Li largely agreed with his statement. In fact, in Lu Li's heart, whether it was Zhang Yi's alliance of states or Su Qin's strategy of alliance of states, they were both on the same page.

All of this demonstrated the power of strategic alliances, which he admired from the bottom of his heart; he just couldn't stand Yue Qi.

"Tch, the horizontal alliance is more powerful than the vertical alliance, or Zhang Yi is more powerful than Su Qin!"

Upon hearing this, Guiguzi instantly lost his composure and actually raised his hand to strike Lu Li.

Lu Li immediately dodged and said, "Old man! What do you want to do?"

"You brat! How dare you spout such nonsense!"

Seeing Guiguzi's exasperated expression, Lu Li immediately said, "I think you're too old to argue with you. Don't be ungrateful!"

No sooner had Lu Li finished speaking than Guiguzi swiftly bound him, and no matter how hard he struggled, it was no use. Only then did Lu Li realize that something was wrong.

This old man is over seventy years old, yet he's so robust? Impossible, this doesn't make sense! He's a young man in his early twenties, after all. If he can't even beat a seventy-year-old, wouldn't he become a laughing stock?

Yue Qi sneered from the side, his eyes filled with mockery.

"Old man! Let me go right now, or if I break your arms or legs, you can't blame me!"

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