In the small pavilion of the Wei Palace, Wei Qi and Gongsun Qi sat opposite each other, and there was a sense of solemnity in their eyes.

Silence lasted for a long time between the two of them, until Wei? slowly expressed the doubts in his mind.

"Sir, can I follow the example of Marquis Wen and integrate the three Jin Dynasties through diplomatic relations?"

After listening to Wei?'s words, Gongsun Qi, who was sitting opposite him, slowly shook his head.

"At the time of Marquis Wen, it was possible to integrate the three Jins through diplomatic relations. But now times have changed, and it is no longer possible to integrate the three Jins just by relying on diplomatic relations."

First he threw out his answer, and then Gongsun Qi began to compare the differences between the past and the present, and told Wei? in front of him.

In Gongsun Qi's opinion, the reason why Wei Wenhou was able to use diplomatic relations to integrate the three Jin Dynasties was based on three practical conditions.

First, when Wei Wenhou was in power, although the three families gradually separated from the once powerful Jin Kingdom, the tacit understanding of helping each other still existed.

For example, the Qi State in the east invaded the Zhao State, and the three families of Wei, Zhao, and Han were able to unite closely together and send troops to attack the Qi State.

Such friendly conditions provided a good external environment for Wei Wenhou to integrate the three Jin states through diplomatic relations.

Secondly, when Wei Wenhou was in power, he appointed Li Kui, Zhai Huang and other famous officials to carry out reforms at home; by appointing Wu Qi, Le Yang, Zhai Jiao and other famous generals to conquer foreign countries, Wei quickly surpassed Zhao in terms of national power.

South Korea.

The strong national power and the resulting victories in wars gave Wei a prestige that far surpassed that of South Korea and Zhao.

Wei's powerful national power and grand prestige provided an extremely solid foundation for Wei Wenhou to integrate the three Jin Dynasties through diplomatic relations.

Third, when Wei Wenhou was in power, he himself also had superb diplomatic wisdom.

Wei Wenhou's wisdom in diplomatic relations can be illustrated by one incident.

When the three families first divided up the Jin Kingdom, some discord was inevitable due to their overlapping territories.

Once Han and Zhao broke up due to territorial discord, both sides came up with the idea of ​​​​teaching the other a profound lesson.

However, both South Korea and Zhao also knew that it was not easy to defeat the other party based solely on their own national strength, so they unanimously set their sights on the third party, Wei.

Faced with requests from South Korea and Zhao to borrow troops, Marquis Wei Wen not only clearly rejected them one by one, but also continued to mediate between the two sides.

It is precisely because of Wei Wenhou's superb diplomatic wisdom that Wei, Zhao, and Han have always maintained relatively good relations for decades.

The above three points were the favorable conditions for Wei to integrate the three Jin states through diplomatic relations during the reign of Marquis Wen of Wei.

It's just that such favorable conditions disappeared one after another because of the appearance of one person.

This person is none other than the son of Marquis Wen of Wei, the father of Wei?, the second generation monarch of Wei, Marquis Wu of Wei.

In the early period of Wei Wuhou, because Li Kui, Zhai Jiao and other old ministers were still there, Wei State could continue to maintain the national policy of friendship with the three Jin Dynasties during the time of Wei Wenhou.

But when the old ministers around him died one by one and he gradually took control of the country, Wei Wuhou began to influence the national policy of Wei according to his own ideas.

Originally, Wei State adopted a friendly attitude towards Zhao State, but Wei Hou Wuhou took advantage of the transition of monarchy in Zhao State and led an army to boldly enter Zhao State.

This move brought the originally friendly relationship between Wei and Zhao to a freezing point.

Subsequently, the conflicts between the two sides due to the defense of the country suddenly brought the relationship between the two countries from a freezing point to the point of hatred.

When the situation deteriorated to this point, the external environment for Wei to integrate the three Jin states through diplomatic relations disappeared.

If there are only three countries in the world: Wei, South Korea, and Zhao, then even if diplomatic relations are not possible, Wei can achieve its goal of unifying the three Jins through military force.

It's just that Wei is not the only powerful country in the world. During the reign of Marquis Wu of Wei, the Chu State in the south gradually rose and became a formidable enemy of Wei's monopoly on the Central Plains.

When the State of Wei and the State of Zhao were fighting, it was the intervention of the State of Chu in the south that turned the battle, in which Wei had the upper hand, into a situation where both sides suffered losses.

What makes people laugh endlessly is that the person who created all this was a person who once served in the Wei Kingdom.

This person is Wu Qi.

Wu Qi's reforms in Chu State made Chu State strong and powerful in a short period of time.

Chu State became an important backing behind Zhao State and helped it fight against Wei State.

With the defeat of subsequent wars, the national strength advantage that Wei relied on no longer had much left.

As for whether Marquis Wu of Wei had as much wisdom in diplomatic relations as Marquis Wei Wen, there is no need to answer this question.

It can be said that after decades of Wuhou's reign, the Wei State has lost the possibility of integrating the three Jin states through diplomatic relations.

As for the other way to use force, it is first necessary to ensure that there is no strong external force to intervene.

Through Gongsun Qi's words, Wei now has a deeper understanding of the relationship between Wei, Zhao and Han.

But the more he understood the current situation, the heavier his heart became.

With the heaviness in his heart, Wei?'s eyes slowly fell on Gongsun Qi in front of him, "According to the situation that Mr. just said, it will be extremely difficult for our country, Wei, to integrate the three Jins.

Me?"

"Of course there are difficulties." After Youyou said this, Gongsun Qi raised his head slightly, and a wise light flashed in his eyes, "It's just that it's not impossible to do it."

After hearing Gongsun Qi's words, Wei Wei quickly stood up from his seat and bowed deeply with an extremely solemn expression.

"Please sir, teach me."

Gongsun Qi raised his head and looked at Wei Xi across from him, a hint of admiration appeared in his eyes, and then he listened to him talk about what was on his mind.

"At the time of Marquis Wen, the world was like a clear river, and it was naturally easy to hunt for delicious river fish."

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "During the reign of Marquis Wu, the water in this river gradually became turbid. At this time, it was naturally more and more difficult to hunt delicious river fish."

"But the increasingly turbid river water does not only represent difficulties. There are also huge gains hidden under the unclear river water. Is it just the right time to get what they are missing?"

Hearing Gongsun Qi say this, a cold light flashed in Wei?'s eyes.

"Sir, what you are saying is that the time for our country, Wei, has come now?"

"Exactly."

His eyes quietly connected with Wei Qi in front of him, and he heard Gongsun Qi say in a deep voice: "This opportunity came about because of your Majesty."

"We, Wei State, are in civil strife, and Han and Zhao have sent troops to attack us. This has given me, Wei State, a legitimate reason for revenge."

"Taking this opportunity, as long as our Wei State moves quickly enough, we may not be able to integrate the three Jin states in one fell swoop."

The prospect described by Gongsun Qi made the heaviness in Wei?'s eyes gradually disappear, and a throbbing appeared in his heart.

"In this case, we, the State of Wei, will fight this war."

Wei Wei on the other side had already made up his mind. Gongsun Qi on the other side immediately stood up from his seat and bowed forward.

"I would also like to ask your Majesty to keep one thing in mind. Conquering the city in this battle is secondary. The key is to use powerful troops to force Han and Zhao to enter into an alliance with Wei, before all the countries in the world can react."

"Soldiers are valuable and quick, and great things can be accomplished regardless of the gains and losses of one city or one place."

Wei? nodded slightly, and the next moment he looked at Gongsun Qi in front of him again, with indescribable trust in his eyes.

"This war is of great importance, sir, please make more plans."

Gongsun Qi looked solemn and bowed, "I will live up to your Majesty's trust."
Chapter completed!