Upon hearing this, the ministers present gained confidence and cast disdainful glances at Bin Ning, feeling that he was making a mountain out of a molehill.
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten what happened to the State of Wei?"
Bin Ning appeared somewhat hysterical, angrily saying, "The Wei Kingdom is not weak either, but it was utterly defeated by the Qin Kingdom and even lost face."
The news that the State of Wei had been soundly defeated by the State of Qin, and that Qin had even sent gifts to Wei after withdrawing its troops, had already spread far and wide, to the point that the King of Wei was now almost a laughing stock.
His words only made things worse, as Zhao Wang Yan burst out laughing, then asked in a cold voice, "What, do you think I'm that foolish King Wei?"
"Since you are so afraid of the Qin state, why don't you tell me your countermeasures?"
These words left Bin Ning speechless. He only felt that the Qin state's wolfish ambitions had to be guarded against, but how to guard against them was not something he could figure out on his own.
"You have no solutions, you just keep shouting, you're boosting others' morale while diminishing your own, and you still don't want to listen."
Guo Kai's face showed a hint of disdain, making no attempt to hide the sarcasm in his words.
Bin Ning glared at him angrily, "You, Guo Kai, boast of your superior strategy, but I am ashamed to admit my inferiority. Would you like to teach me?"
"What's so difficult about that?"
Guo Kai's disdain deepened as he slowly said, "Since you say that the Qin state is rising, then why not cut off the root of their rise?"
"If Qin has something, does Zhao not have it too?"
"If they can do business, so can we."
"It's a trivial matter, not worth your repeated shouting. It's not that the king doesn't care, it's just that this matter is extremely easy."
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