Chapter 112 Sun Bin suffers the punishment of bruising
After hearing Qin Sheng's words, Chu Yian couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Qin Sheng pursed his lips: "Didn't I make it clear?"
Chu Yian instantly looked at Qin Sheng, staring at him with a pair of big eyes: "What do you mean?"
Qin Sheng raised his hands quickly, but a smile appeared on the corners of his lips: "No, I was wrong. I was afraid that I didn't explain myself clearly."
Chu Yian rolled his eyes at him and retracted his gaze: "I understand, you don't have to talk about me in such a roundabout way."
Qin Sheng laughed softly: "It's really unfair, I didn't think so."
But he didn't continue the topic and asked instead: "What are you thinking about?"
Chu Yian propped up his chin and said, "I was just thinking that if you don't even know the life stories of Confucius and Mencius, then the classics they passed down can hardly be said to be complete."
You should know that Confucius had three thousand disciples, and his daily words and deeds were recorded by his disciples, and they were also mentioned from time to time in the classics he left behind.
But since the scholars in this world don’t know about it, it only means that the classics that have been passed down to this world are indeed incomplete.
The cultural development of this world was indeed a little behind her expectations.
Qin Sheng remained noncommittal: "Before I met you, I, like everyone else, thought the classics were lost, and that's why they couldn't be preserved."
"Or maybe it was due to a cultural gap in the past, so many things mentioned in the classics can't be found. After meeting you, I realized that Dashun didn't have its own culture at all."
Chu Yian: ...
Qin Sheng thought for a moment and said, "How about you take some time to look through those ancient books and see if you can fill in the missing parts?"
Chu Yian: ...
Chu Yian rolled his eyes: "You really think too highly of me."
Qin Sheng blinked and said, "You can remember the history of Qin so clearly. I think you can do it."
Chu Yian shook his head firmly: "No, I don't think I can do it. I haven't memorized as much as you have."
In the world she lived in, Confucius and Mencius left behind many classics and were highly respected by the world.
But apart from what he saw in the Chinese textbook, Chu Yian had never read any other books. How could he write about it?
How much can you learn from the Chinese textbook?
The Analects of Confucius...
I didn't learn all of the Analects, I just learned a small part of it.
Qin Sheng was just joking with her. Didn't he know Chu Yian's personality? He shook his head when he saw the classics. It was impossible for him to memorize them.
So I'm not disappointed.
He dipped his pen into ink again: "Then let's continue."
Chu Yian nodded.
After leaving the Jixia Academy, King Wei of Qi met with Jiang Yi, the special envoy of the State of Chu.
Well, Jiang Yi fled to Wei State and now comes to Qi State.
After hearing Jiang Yi's story about King Xuan of Chu's plan to ally with Qin to destroy it, King Wei of Qi accepted the bribes and sent Jiang Yi away. Then, he and Zou Ji and Tian Ji mocked King Xuan of Chu's stupidity.
Qi and Qin were far apart, but King Wei of Qi was well aware of the changes in Qin.
But he didn't mind the Qin State becoming stronger, so after he knew about it, he just let it go and didn't interfere.
Why?
Although Qin had undergone great changes, it could not threaten Qi, partly because it was too far away.
On the other hand, the new situation formed by the strengthening of Qin was more favorable to Qi.
When the Qin State rose, the first countries it threatened were Wei, Zhao, Han and Chu. Once they started targeting the Qin State, they would slow down their pressure on the Qi State.
In order to deal with these four countries, Qin had to make peace with Qi. It was impossible for it to create a powerful enemy at this time.
In the end, only Yan State was left, and under such circumstances they did not dare to offend Qi State.
Therefore, in the upcoming turmoil, Qi State does not need to do anything at all. They just need to please both sides and they can gain a lot of benefits from it.
Isn’t it true that the benefits are coming to you?
As mentioned earlier, King Hui of Wei was very wise and decided to divide his troops into three groups. One of the groups was to send General Pang Juan to lead an army of 200,000 to attack the State of Zhao, hoping to destroy the State of Zhao in one battle.
The news reached King Wei of Qi at this time, which made him feel under great pressure.
Wei is the most powerful country in the world today. Under such circumstances, if a big war breaks out, all countries will take advantage of the situation and try to get a piece of the pie.
Although Wei State attacked Zhao State, if it really succeeded in conquering it, it would definitely target Han State next.
Once Wei unified the Three Jins, it would inevitably go to war with Qi.
The State of Qi is still developing, how can he not feel tremendous pressure?
Wei was obviously also afraid that Qi would intervene, so it specially arranged for the crown prince and Prince Ang to lead troops to guard against Qi.
King Wei of Qi asked Tian Ji if he could fight against Pang Juan. Tian Ji felt that he had no chance of winning, so he recommended Sun Bin instead.
Only then did King Wei of Qi remember that Sun Bin was recuperating from his illness.
At this point, we have to mention the grievances and entanglements between Sun Bin and Pang Juan, a pair of brothers.
The two of them were both disciples of Guiguzi. On the day they finished their studies, Pang Juan decided to go to Wei State, and Sun Bin decided to return to Qi State.
He learned the same thing as Pang Juan, and if he went to a country, there would definitely be conflicts due to position issues, so after Pang Juan chose Wei, Sun Bin no longer considered this country.
But Pang Juan invited Sun Bin to go to Wei State, and Sun Bin agreed.
Sun Bin came from a prominent family but had a quiet personality and did not like to talk about his ancestors with others, so Pang Juan did not know that Sun Bin's ancestor was the famous military saint Sun Wu, also known as Sun Tzu.
After arriving in Wei and meeting King Hui of Wei, Sun Bin did not show any intention of staying in Wei.
However, he did not expect that when he was packing up to leave, King Hui of Wei would excitedly run up to him and say, "I didn't expect you to be the seventh-generation grandson of Sun Wu," and invited Sun Bin to stay in Wei.
Sun Bin did not like to show off his family background and was annoyed by King Hui of Wei's behavior, so he insisted on leaving.
King Hui of Wei tried his best to keep him, which made Pang Juan very embarrassed.
At the same time, he also resented Sun Bin.
Just when I was about to be entrusted with an important task, your identity was leaked to King Hui of Wei. How scheming are you?
This also laid the seeds for Sun Bin's later misfortune.
Sun Bin could not be used by King Hui of Wei. He was so talented and had such a family background. Once he returned to Qi, it was unknown how much of a threat he would pose to Wei.
So later Sun Bin had his kneecaps gouged out, and he lived in Wei State like a dog without dignity, pretending to be crazy and stupid for ten years before he finally got a chance to escape from Wei State.
Qin Sheng felt a little emotional after reading this paragraph. At present, there is no mention of Sun Bin’s talents, but since he can leave such a deep mark in the history that Chu Yian knows, his attainments in military strategy must be not low.
It's just that my guard was a little lower.
But who could have thought that his senior brother, who he spent every day with, would treat him like this?
You know, he stayed in Wei State because he wanted to help Pang Juan, but Pang Juan...
Qin Sheng pursed his lips. This might be a common problem among many military commanders, including the ancestors of the Qin family.
He is sensitive to war, but not good at manipulating people's hearts.
He didn't want to follow the old path of his predecessors, so he started to figure out how to read people's expressions from a very young age.
Over the years, Qin Sheng has gotten close to many people and tried to figure out their thoughts. Now he can keenly capture the changes in people's minds without having to observe them specifically.
It seems to have become an instinct.
Only by being with his family can he get a brief moment of relaxation.
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