Lord Xinling and his party soon arrived at Ye, where Wei's 100,000-strong army was stationed. They were speechless all the way. Lord Xinling soon saw Jin Bi, took out half of the military talisman in his hand, and spoke with Jin Bi.

The other half in my hand is put together without any error.

However, Jin Bi was still very surprised. When he first led the army, the King of Wei gave a special order to let him lead the Wei army well. He must not rescue Handan without authorization, and he must not fight the Qin army without authorization. Now the King of Wei has not mentioned a word.

Even the edict was not issued, only Lord Xinling came here with half of the military talisman. Could it be that the king was unaware and allowed Lord Xinling to steal the military talisman? Let's give it a try first.

So, Jin Bi looked at the big man next to Lord Xinling, Zhu Hai, and felt a little surprised, then asked: "Thanks to the king's favor, Jin Bi led 100,000 elites of the Wei State to wait on this border.

The changes in the current situation continue to

And adapting to changes is an important task for the rise and fall of the country. I saw the young master coming today and he only had a bicycle. I'm afraid it's unreasonable. Why? If the young master can't explain the reason, how can I dare to give the young master military power without authorization? "

When Lord Xinling heard this, he knew that this Jin Bi was really extraordinary, and he didn't know how to deal with it for a while. Looking around the military camp, he saw that they were all armored men. As soon as General Jin Bi gave his order, they would

They swarmed forward. It seemed that Jin Bi had already taken precautions against Lord Xinling.

Seeing that the matter could not be resolved, at the critical moment, Zhu Hai opened his eyes angrily, pulled out a 40-pound iron awl from his sleeve with a "whoosh", turned it around, and then smashed it towards Jin Bi. Jin Bi didn't expect it.

I thought, this little-known man dared to attack him in the midst of an army of 100,000 people. He was caught off guard and was smashed into a pulp by Zhu Hai.

Seeing this, the generals in the army drew out their swords one after another. Lord Xinling suddenly became wise and shouted to everyone, "Here are the military talismans. Jin Bi disobeyed the king's orders and had evil intentions. He wanted to harm us.

I will execute him on the spot. I believe that no one knows about Jin Bi’s rebellion, so as long as you follow me to the death and follow the king’s orders to rescue Handan, then not only will you have no fault, but you will have merit.”

In fact, everyone had heard of Lord Xinling's reputation a long time ago. Even if they had doubts this time, because the duty of a soldier is to obey, they could only obey Lord Xinling. Moreover, regardless of their merits or demerits, they would not be implicated.

Now that Jin Bi is dead, as long as they can make meritorious deeds, there will be no problems. They have long wanted to avenge the Qin army for what they did in the past.

Lord Xinling successfully became the commander of the 100,000 Wei army in Yecheng. He knew that this time the Wei army was going to face the elite troops of Qin. The Wei army was not as powerful as the Qin army.

The Eighty-nine Hui were destroyed by the Qin army. In order to prevent Wei from being left with no one in his family in the future, Lord Xinling then

An order was issued to the entire army: "If both father and son are in the army that is going on this expedition, the father will be allowed to return home; if both brothers are in the Wei army, then the brothers will be allowed to return home; if he is an only son and has no

Those who are brothers are also allowed to return home to support the elderly and raise their children."

After hearing this military order, unless they were forced to return home, ordinary soldiers were willing to stay. Even those who had been loyal to Jin Bi were willing to stay and serve Lord Xinling. In the end, Wei chose

They recruited 80,000 elite soldiers with high morale and determination to die. Although the number was far less than that of the Qin army, their morale was high and everyone participated in the battle with the determination to die, so their combat effectiveness was greatly improved.

Sure enough, these 80,000 Wei troops descended from the mountain like fierce tigers and attacked the Zhao army from both inside and outside. Before the Chu army arrived, they defeated the Qin army and the siege of Handan was lifted.

King Zhao and Lord Pingyuan were grateful for Lord Xinling's great kindness, so they went to the outskirts of Handan together to greet Lord Xinling. King Zhao bowed to him again and again, bowed his head and thanked him and said: "From ancient times to the present, among the sages in the world,

There are not a few people, but

He who is like a young master can be said to be unprecedented." After hearing this, Lord Xinling felt that all his efforts had finally been in vain. Even Lord Pingyuan, who had insulted him, personally carried a quiver on his back to serve Lord Xinling.

Lead the way.

Lord Xinling was grateful for all this. However, his eyes were looking to the far south, where Hou Ying was located. From now on, he would never be able to return to the Kingdom of Wei. With this

At the same time, Hou Ying may have been facing north and committed suicide for a long time.

And this is indeed the case. Just after he successfully seized the command of Wei's 100,000-strong army, Hou Ying committed suicide in Beixiang. Lord Xinling's idea of ​​stealing the military talisman was Hou Ying's idea, and Zhu Hai was also a Hou.

Ying introduced it to Lord Xinling, so Hou Ying was naturally afraid

The king of Wei pursued the case; moreover, Hou Ying expected that Lord Xinling would definitely be able to defeat the Qin army, but he would not be able to return to the state of Wei. The old saying goes, "A scholar dies for a confidant." Since Lord Xinling, his confidant, has left, he himself

He is also getting old, and he can only comfort the pain of longing for him with death.

On the other hand, King Wei was furious after hearing that Lord Xinling had stolen military talismans, killed General Jin Bi, and mobilized troops and horses without authorization to become the enemy of Qin. News came out in Daliang City that as long as Lord Xinling returned to Daliang

, the King of Wei will definitely punish him severely. In fact, the King of Wei does not really want to punish Lord Xinling. Now that the Qin army has retreated, the Zhao Kingdom will not be destroyed, and the Wei Kingdom will also be safe for a while.

But the King of Wei was afraid that the Qin army would turn around and attack Wei. So the King of Wei put all the blame on Lord Xinling, so that the Qin army could not find any reason to attack Wei.

After being persuaded by King Zhao and Lord Pingyuan, the desperate Lord Xinling pretended to shirk for a few days, and then stayed in the Kingdom of Zhao. Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, Lord Xinling has already arrived in the Kingdom of Zhao.

Stayed for a full ten years.

In the past ten years, King Zhao and Lord Pingyuan have always been grateful to Lord Xinling, so they discussed giving Lord Xinling five cities as his fiefdom.

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When Jun heard about this, he was also very happy and felt a little uneasy in his heart.

Lord Xinling didn't know that he had fallen into a dangerous situation.

Fortunately, a diner under his sect saw Lord Xinling behaving like this, and said to Lord Xinling bluntly: "Some things can be forgotten, but some things must not be forgotten. My wife is kind to the young master, and the young master must not forget her."

; The young master also has kindness to other people, I hope the young master can forget it. The young master despises the edict of King Wei and seizes

He led Jin Bi's 100,000 troops to rescue the Zhao State. The young master made great contributions to the Zhao State, but to the Wei State, especially to the King of Wei, the young master was not a loyal minister, and what he did was naturally not in line with the Wei State.

It is in the interests of the country, but the young master is proud, thinking that he has made great contributions, and secretly thinks that what the young master does is unreasonable."

When Lord Xinling heard what his diners said, he immediately felt ashamed and blamed himself. When others asked him why he was like this, Lord Xinling said that he had sinned deeply. On the one hand, he was sorry for the state of Wei and the king of Wei, and on the other hand, he was sorry for the state of Zhao.

Despite his meritorious service, he still enjoys such respectful treatment. King Zhao invited Lord Xinling to come for a drink. When he heard what Lord Xinling said, he was embarrassed to award five cities to Lord Xinling, and only gave him Cha (

Now the north of Baixiang County, Hebei) as the son of "Tang Muyi". Soon after, Lord Xinling handed over 80,000 Wei troops to the state of Wei, and also expressed his guilt to the King of Wei. The King of Wei knew that his intelligence was not as good as that of Lord Xinling.

Without him, other countries would not care about Wei. Therefore, the King of Wei also expressed many times that he hoped that Lord Xinling could return to Daliang and his past mistakes would be wiped out. Wei also awarded Lord Xinling the title of Xinling.

Lord Xinling accepted Xinling unceremoniously, but was in no hurry to return to Wei.

In Zhao State, he was not idle either, and continued his style of loving raising scholars. At this time, Lord Xinling happened to hear that there was a great talent in Zhao State named Mao Gong, who was a hermit among gamblers.

There is also a man named Xue Gong, who is hiding in the pulp seller's house and also has extraordinary talents. In addition, the two are actually good friends who often play together.

Generally speaking, if a person with great talent becomes a hermit, it is either to truly live a leisurely life, or to temporarily retire in order to find his true talent and show off his talents. They will all have one characteristic: they do not easily meet others.

The same goes for these two people. They have always hidden themselves from Lord Xinling. It's just that Lord Xinling doesn't know what these two people are thinking, but no matter what, he must work hard to follow these two people.

So, Lord Xinling secretly inquired about their residence, and when they invited them to go out for fun, Lord Xinling also joined them. The two saw that Lord Xinling had an extraordinary conversation, was open-minded, cherished talents, and was not ashamed to ask questions.

Xin Lingjun also admired their talent and free and easy temperament, and for a while, these three people became good friends.

However, Lord Pingyuan did not agree very much with all this. He said to his wife: "At the beginning, I heard that my wife's brother Xinling Lord was unparalleled in the world. Now it seems that Lord Xinling ignored his status and gambled.

We are just hanging out with the disciples and pulp sellers, Lord Xinling is too frivolous."

When his wife heard this, she realized that this was really the case. So, she informed Lord Xinling of Lord Pingyuan's views on Lord Xinling, hoping that he would turn around immediately. Unexpectedly, Lord Xinling was also rude and said tit for tat:

"At the beginning, I heard that Lord Pingyuan was a wise man, so he turned his back on King Wei and led an army all the way to rescue Zhao. This also made Lord Pingyuan famous. But Lord Pingyuan was away on a trip.

When playing, he only acted boldly, but did not seek to become a real scholar. When Wuji was still in Daliang, he heard about these two wise men. After arriving in Zhao State, he was always afraid of not being able to see them.

I don’t want to go out with them to play, and I am worried that they don’t want me to go with them. Today, Mr. Pingyuan actually thinks this is a shameful thing, and he cannot play with me."

My hometown is not safe

After this incident, Lord Xinling felt that if he stayed in Zhao State, he would only cause trouble. So he packed up his clothes and prepared to leave Zhao State and go elsewhere. During this period, Qin State heard that Lord Xinling

In the State of Zhao, King Wei had no one available, so he sent out troops many times to attack the State of Wei. The army of Wei was defeated repeatedly. The King of Wei also felt the seriousness of the situation. If

If Lord Xinling does not return to Wei, Qin will definitely encroach on the great rivers and mountains of Wei bit by bit. So the King of Wei sent an envoy to invite Lord Xinling to return to the country. However, Lord Xinling was afraid of this.

It was the king of Wei's plan. After he deceived himself, he would kill himself. In order to prevent the diners from admonishing him, Lord Xinling issued a strict order: "Anyone who dares to serve as an envoy for the king of Wei will die."

For a while, all the diners under Lord Xinling were silent about this matter. Only Duke Mao and Duke Xue whom he met in the State of Zhao spoke out and remonstrated: "The reason why the young master is valued in the State of Zhao and is well-known among the princes

, just because of Wei

Because of the country. Today, the state of Qin attacked the state of Wei. The state of Wei was in a hurry, but the young master ignored it. The Qin army captured Daliang and destroyed the ancestral temples and tombs of the ancestors of the kings of the state of Wei. How can the young master have any face in the world in the future?

?”

After hearing this, the young master decided to return to the Kingdom of Wei. Lord Pingyuan also came to Lord Xinling's house at this time, and apologized, hoping that he could stay. After hearing about this, Lord Pingyuan's retainers also expressed their opinions. Half of the people were willing to leave Lord Pingyuan and follow Lord Xinling, just hoping that he could stay.

But Lord Xinling has made up his mind, Lord Pingyuan's matter is just a trigger, and the words of Duke Mao and Duke Xue are the key to making him make up his mind. Lord Pingyuan and King Zhao can't keep him, and soon, Lord Xinling Then he drove back to Daliang, the capital of Wei State.

When the King of Wei heard that Lord Xinling was willing to return to Wei, he was overjoyed.

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Zisheng personally went to greet him outside Daliang City. King Wei cried with joy when he saw Lord Xinling. Lord Xinling had not returned to his homeland for many years, so naturally he burst into tears. Soon, King Wei made Lord Xinling his general. Commanded the Wei army. In this way, Lord Xinling became one of the few people who was both a noble and wielded real power.

However, Lord Xinling did live up to expectations, relying on his extraordinary talents in politics, diplomacy, and military to frequently save Wei from disaster. In the 30th year of King Anli of Wei (247 BC), the Qin army once again launched a large-scale attack and occupation In the land of Wei, Lord Xinling knew that it was impossible to resist the powerful Qin army by relying only on the army of Wei. So he sent envoys to other countries to ask for help. These countries knew that Lord Xinling was the commander-in-chief of the army of Wei, and they responded This time, the confidence in uniting to fight against Qin was greatly increased, and the threat from the Qin army became more and more serious, so they sent large armies to rescue Wei.

During this period, Lord Xinling led the armies of the five eastern countries except Qi to break the defense line established by the Qin army in Ji County on the northern front, and attacked the Guancheng (now Zhengzhou, Henan) area on the southern front. After removing the threat of the Qin army to Daliang, the capital of Wei State, the Qin army was defeated all the way, especially on the northern front. As a result, the defense lines of Yique, Wenxian, Xingqiu and Jixian that the Qin army had worked hard for many years were broken. However, on the southern front, the coalition forces attacked Guancheng, but made little progress. Because the Qin army guarding Guancheng happened to be a Lord Xinling, a native of Wei, wanted to surrender, so he went to his father, Shuigao, who was the guard in charge of the city, and asked him to persuade his son to surrender. Unexpectedly, this man was a hard-headed man, and he definitely disagreed with Lord Xinling, who believed that surrendering in Kaicheng was not a good idea. Abandoning the dark side and surrendering to the bright side was actually treason and surrendering to the enemy. Lord Xinling tried his best to remain unmoved. In the end, Lord Xinling could only threaten him, either to make his son surrender or to kill him.

This shrinking was really tough. Seeing that the situation could not be improved, he committed suicide directly, and the war on the southern front reached a deadlock.

At this moment, in the Hanoi area, the coalition forces are still surrounding the Qin army. Although the Qin army is in a disadvantageous situation, its combat power and morale are still there. If reinforcements arrive, they will cooperate inside and outside, and they will definitely turn defeat into victory. So, Xinling In order to achieve a quick victory, Jun personally braved the rain of flying arrows and stones to charge the enemy, which disrupted the Qin army's camp. In desperation, the Qin army, led by Meng Ao, broke out to the west again. The coalition forces still refused to let go. Taking the opportunity to beat up the drowned dog, he chased him all the way to Hangu Pass (now north of Lingbao, Henan).

The Qin army knew that the coalition forces were so powerful at the moment that they could not directly meet their advances, so they imitated Lian Po and hid behind closed doors. No matter how much the coalition forces scolded the formation, they could not fight. After several months, the army saw that Unable to capture Hangu Pass, and the food and grass could no longer support them, they withdrew.

However, through this joint operation of the various countries, the Wei State regained the Daliang land in the Guandong area. Lord Xinling was also worshiped as Prime Minister for his meritorious service. The King of Wei also awarded Lord Xinling five cities. However, this time the alliance , although it severely damaged the Qin Army, it had no major substantive effect on the six eastern countries such as Wei, and the entire East would be on standby under the Qin Army's more powerful offensive. Of course, this time During the alliance, all the countries saw the military talents of Lord Xinling, and he was able to dominate the world through this. It is said that many countries sent envoys to learn the art of war from Lord Xinling at that time, and Lord Xinling came naturally. He did not refuse, but also wrote a book and established a theory, "Wei Gongzi's Art of War". In the later "Hanshu Yiwenzhi", when discussing military situationists, there are twenty-one chapters of "Wei Gongzi", which shows that Xinling Your influence on future generations is profound.

Since then, because of Lord Xinling, Qin State slowed down the pace of its invasion to the east. King Qin knew that if Mr. Wei was not eliminated, he would always be a serious problem for Qin State. So Qin State once again resorted to the most powerful method. He was good at using alienation tactics to bring down Lord Xinling. With a comprehensive plan, King Qin launched an all-round attack this time.

On the one hand, the King of Qin sent people to Wei with countless gold and silver treasures to bribe the retainers of Jin Bi, the general who was killed by Lord Xinling. So these people slandered Lord Xinling, saying that he had been away for ten years. Although he is now a general of Wei State, the generals of other countries seem to obey his orders. The princes and states have only heard that Wei State has Lord Xinling, but not that Wei State has King Wei. Moreover, I heard that Lord Xinling is also preparing to When he established himself as king in the southern part of Wei State, the princes were all afraid of Lord Xinling's power, so they all expressed their willingness to support Lord Xinling.

On the other hand, the King of Qin also sent an envoy to the State of Wei. Instead of going to see the King of Wei, he went to see Lord Xinling. Along the way, he created a great momentum and all the countries knew about it. When the envoy arrived at Lord Xinling, he went to see Lord Xinling. Lord Ling pretended to ask him if he had become the king of Wei. Although Lord Xinling defended himself in every possible way, the three of them turned into tigers. Rumors were flying all over the place for a while, and everyone thought that he intended to make himself king. And King Wei no longer trusted him. , Lord Xinling was finally deposed, and Qin's alienation plan succeeded again.

Lord Xinling knew that it would be difficult for him to stand up from now on, so he excused himself from going to court, saying that he was ill, and instead drank and had fun with his guests all day and night. Due to the loss of his official career, Lord Xinling felt depressed and indulged in sensuality. , four years later, he finally died of illness due to excessive damage to his body. In the same year, King Wei also passed away.

After that, the state of Wei was in decline, while the state of Qin was advancing rapidly.

The deeds of Lord Xinling will always be remembered by history. After Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, became the emperor of the Han Dynasty and conquered the world, he would sacrifice to Lord Xinling every time he passed through Daliang. In the twelfth year of Emperor Gaozu's reign, Lord Xinling was assigned five families to guard him. Tomb, offering sacrifices to Lord Xinling for generations.

Sima Qian also discussed in "Historical Records: Biography of Mr. Wei": "All the princes in the world also like scholars. However, Lord Xinling, who is a hermit in a cave, is not ashamed to submit to him, so that's why." Good moral character is highly valued.
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