Chapter 167 Zhang Yi Enters Wei State and is Ridiculed
This is because Chu Yian didn't know what Qin Sheng was thinking. If he knew, he would definitely jump up and throw the book in his face.
It's simply ruining her reputation.
She didn't read any books she shouldn't have read, it's just that the stories were too melodramatic to be told.
It would be fine if it was just Qin Sheng, Qin Huaishu was there too. It was really hard to say that he openly recommended the most melodramatic storybook that girls loved to read to two grown men.
The most important thing was that she was afraid that Qin Sheng and Qin Huaishu would rush to see it and doubt her taste.
Chu Yian coughed and quickly stuffed the brush into Qin Sheng's hand, turning the tables and diverting attention: "Really, you took so long to send someone away and came back, I was almost growing mushrooms waiting."
"If you don't get started, none of us will sleep tonight and we'll finish it all night long!"
Qin Sheng: ...
Qin Huaishu chuckled and sat down next to Qin Sheng.
These two are really enemies. I have never seen them so lively when the family sits together.
Especially Chu Yian, who always looks well-behaved and ignorant.
Chu Yian coughed, not giving Qin Sheng a chance to speak, and began to talk: "Didn't we talk about Gongsun Yan coming to Qin last night and offering the King and Hegemony Strategy for Qin? Today, let's talk about what his King and Hegemony Strategy is."
Based on the national conditions of Qin, Gongsun Yan proposed specific strategies to achieve Qin's hegemony.
His suggestion was to let Ying Si become king immediately, then capture Sanchuan within a year, annex Sanjin within three years, unify the Central Plains within five years, and pacify the world within ten years.
Gongsun Yan's great courage made Ying Si very itchy.
If he could really achieve what Gongsun Yan said, he would be a great leader who would achieve eternal hegemony.
But after careful consideration, he felt that Gongsun Yan's suggestion was too vague.
The current strength of the Qin State is still some distance away from sweeping across the six states, and the six states in Shandong should not be so vulnerable, right?
After thinking about it, Ying Si told Gongsun Yan's suggestions to a few people he trusted and asked for their opinions.
Ying Qian, a warmonger, immediately volunteered to fight, saying that Gongsun Yan's suggestion was imperative and there was no need to be suspicious.
Ying Ji said no, but did not propose any specific strategy.
Sima Cuo's answer was somewhat beyond Ying Si's expectations. He not only carefully analyzed Gongsun Yan's words, but also appropriately put forward his own views, which surprised Ying Si.
Ying Si immediately ran to see him, only to find that this guy not only had his own opinions, but was also secretly planning a surprise attack, trying to quietly add a very fertile land to the Qin State.
That fertile land was like someone had deliberately hung a piece of meat at his doorstep, and he would be doing himself a disservice if he didn't take a bite.
Because the State of Chu was afraid of various forces, it did not dare to build a large granary near other countries. It was a little closer to the State of Qin, but it was targeted by Sima Cuo.
When Ying Si heard there was a large granary, he was overjoyed!
Good, great good!
Call me right now!
However, this matter was secretly planned by the two of them. They found an excuse at the court meeting to send Sima Cuo away from Xianyang.
Although this matter was done in secret, Gongsun Yan keenly sensed the key and felt uneasy.
Of course, what made him uneasy was that Ying Si transferred Sima Cuo away. It didn't seem like he wanted to use his strategy of kingship and hegemony.
Chu Yian stopped talking at this point, and Qin Sheng also stopped what he was doing after adding a few words.
I sighed with deep emotion: "This Sima Cuo is also a great talent."
Why are there so many talented people?
When one left, another one popped up, as if they were endless. Unlike Dashun, there was not a single useful general without the Qin family.
Qin Sheng found it quite strange that there had been a lack of young military commanders for so many years.
The subordinates who had been trained with great effort had always been of little use, as if it was destined that Dashun could only rely on the Qin family to consolidate its rule.
This may also be a life-saving talisman given by God to the Qin family. If there were other useful generals, the Qin family would have ceased to exist several generations ago, let alone the current Qin family.
Chu Yian smiled and said, "Let's stop here for a moment and introduce other talents."
Qin Sheng became interested: "But Su Qin and Zhang Yi?"
He was quite interested in these two strategists. He wondered how they compared to Gongsun Yan.
Since they are all representatives of the school of diplomacy, there shouldn't be much difference in their abilities.
Chu Yian nodded: "It's time for people from the same period to appear."
Su Qin and Zhang Yi were both disciples of Guiguzi.
After the old man Guiguzi had sculpted many talented legalists and military strategists, he began to sculpt talented strategists.
These two people were the talents he had chosen. He kept them by his side and taught them for many years. Only after they had learned enough did he let them go out into the world to gain experience.
Before parting, the brothers sat together and had a long talk. Finally, Zhang Yi decided to go to Qi, Chu, and Wei.
Su Qin decided to go to Qin State to take a look.
Zhang Yi was a little worried. Qin already had Gongsun Yan. Would he really be valued if he went there?
Su Qin was not worried. Gongsun Yan was only granted the title of Shangqing in Qin State. He had a noble status but no real power. It was just a nominal position. This showed that Ying Si did not agree with his strategy of becoming a king or a hegemon.
Since he doesn't agree, how can he have no place?
After the separation, Su Qin went to see the Zhou emperor first at his father's persuasion, hoping to revive the Eastern Zhou royal family.
But the King of Zhou saw things clearly. The world was now divided among the seven major powers of the Warring States Period, and the Zhou royal family was trying to survive in the cracks.
It’s good enough that they don’t come to attack him. It’s impossible to restore the glory of the emperor.
Zhang Yi went to the State of Wei.
Listening to Chu Yian talking about the State of Wei, Qin Sheng raised his head, a strange feeling rising in his heart: "They say that every failure makes one wiser. Will King Hui of Wei fail again and again?"
Chu Yian was amused by him and laughed out loud. After he had laughed enough, he said, "You'll know soon."
When he went to the State of Wei, King Hui of Wei was entertaining Mencius. Mencius was just passing by and came here when he heard that King Hui of Wei was going hunting.
He thought that King Hui of Wei was busy and might send him away with just a few words, which was exactly what he wanted. He didn't want to say much to King Hui of Wei.
Who knew that King Hui of Wei was thinking of gathering some talents like Shang Yang and Wu Qi to take back the land that Wei had lost three years ago.
At this critical time when respecting the wise and humble is the norm, the arrival of such a great man must of course be received with great respect.
During the reception, he also asked Mencius to help introduce him to some capable people.
This surprised Mencius greatly. Was this still King Hui of Wei? King Hui of Wei actually thought of seeking virtuous people?
In fact, the State of Wei has always been a place where talented people have emerged. It can be said that most of the famous people in the world came from the State of Wei.
But starting from King Hui of Wei, it was really impossible to retain any talent.
The State of Wei had a king like King Hui of Wei and a prime minister like Prince Ang. Even if he was recommended, he would not be actually used. Isn't that asking for trouble?
Mencius could only find reasons to refuse.
Around this time, Zhang Yi arrived, but King Hui of Wei criticized him for wearing Qin clothes, which stunned Mencius.
As a king, why do you care what other people wear?
Afterwards, Zhang Yi made a brilliant speech that made everyone laugh, but he was only regarded as a jester by Mencius.
He even mocked Zhang Yi for being shameless, saying that he was a man of great talent. How could such a person stand in the government?
Mencius did not like these diplomats. These people were fickle, had no principles, were too cunning, and only followed the lead of their masters. They brought shame to the famous scholars of the world.
Mencius' words completely angered Zhang Yi.
Who is Zhang Yi? He's a strategist. Strategists make their living by talking.
If we compare eloquence, how many people can compare with these masters of diplomacy?
He mocked Mencius, an old scholar who was as frightened as a stray dog and begging for money, and yet he still talked about the great principles?
It is also said that Mencius traveled all over the world just to sell his own private goods, and when he found that he could not sell them, he cursed the whole world.
Although the Confucian school was famous, it had never been valued. All kings did not use Confucianism as a way to govern the country. Zhang Yi's words made Mencius so angry that he almost fainted.
How could King Hui of Wei remain silent when such a great man was humiliated in front of him? He immediately sent people to drive Zhang Yi away.
In this way, King Hui of Wei missed Zhang Yi magnificently and didn't even hear him talk about his strategy for becoming a king or a hegemon.
Qin Sheng: ...
It was a feeling that was expected and reasonable, that Zhang Yi was wronged and had to travel thousands of miles to seek scolding.
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