Bai Qi smiled and looked at the bamboo slips in his hand.

He looked very seriously. The young Meng Wu stood cautiously not far away and did not dare to disturb him. Meng Wu admired Wu'anjun very much. Even though his father Meng Ao was a famous general in Qin, he still wanted to learn from Bai Qi. At first, when Meng Ao was teaching him military arts, Meng Wu was lazy and refused to learn. When Meng Ao was furious and was about to punish him, he asked his father: Can you learn your military arts become a person like Wu'anjun?

Meng Ao was even more angry and beat him up. Then he grabbed his ear and brought him to Bai Qi. Bai Qi had few friends... No, he had no friends, but he had fought side by side with Meng Ao for a long time and did not stay in the door like others. However, he did not want to teach Meng Wu. He told Meng Ao that he did not know what kind of military tactics and how to teach others the military tactics.

Meng Ao didn't say much, but just left Meng Wu here. Since then, Meng Wu has been in Bai Qi's courtyard all day long. Bai Qi did not drive him away, but he didn't teach him anything. Until later in the Battle of Changping, Bai Qi took Meng Wu away and made him the chief lieutenant. He would take the lead in every battle. Even such a dangerous thing as a siege war was the first to charge. This action scared many generals. Even if you don't want to teach him, you shouldn't want to kill him.

Meng Wu had no complaints. His life was in danger several times, but after waking up, he hurriedly put on armor and went into battle. Someone told Meng Ao that Bai Qi intended to murder your son, please bring him back to him. Meng Ao laughed and said, "Wu'an Jun finally taught him the real military strategy, this is Wu'an Jun's military strategy."

At this moment, Bai Qi has returned to Xianyang, and Meng Wu is still following him. He will remember the books he read. After returning home, he will also read them himself. Bai Qi has a very clear rest arrangement. He gets up, rests, eats and trains every day according to the military regulations. He has been persisting for decades and has never slacked off. Meng Wu is also imitating him and studying seriously.

After seeing Bai Qi's iron-blooded appearance, seeing his current smile will undoubtedly make people feel a little scared. I just feel that this smile is so inconsistent and frightening.

Bai Qi held the bamboo slips and couldn't help but nodded, saying, "Zhao Kuo said it very well." Meng Wu then realized that Bai Qi was reading Zhao Kuo's answers. During this period, Zhao Kuo's answers were very popular in Qin, especially his view of law, but his view of great unification was only popular among the top leaders. Even so, Ma Fujun became a person who could be respected in Qin within a few days.

"He can exert the combat power of the soldiers to the extreme, but he is not unbeatable. He values ​​the lives of soldiers too much. Zhao's national strength cannot bear large-scale wars. Their generals are insufficient and their equipment is not well-equipped... Now that he has lost the Shangdang as a barrier, Qin can launch an attack on Handan at the same time from three directions. Three years later, Handan can be taken down." Bai Qi said seriously.

Meng Wu nodded and asked again: "But the Great Wall still relies on Handan, what should we do?"

"This war, because the battle for Shangdang consumed too much material, the soldiers were very tired, so I did not attack the Great Wall. Qin State was united in order to accumulate strength. Three years later, there were the most elite soldiers, sufficient food, and excellent weapons. The population loss of Zhao State was very serious. Three years later, it was very difficult for Zhao State to mobilize 150,000 elite soldiers to the battlefield, but Qin State could still summon more than 300,000 soldiers. In the face of such a gap, Zhao Kuo could not stop it."

Bai Qi said very calmly. Meng Wu nodded. In this battle, Bai Qi wanted to send troops to stay in Shangdang, divide the troops of the Yewang, and reinforcements from Wei State, and was defeated by Zhao Kuo with few to many. That's it, Zhao Kuo could not give Bai Qi a painful blow. The casualties ratio between the two sides was equal. If Bai Qi had an absolute advantage in military strength, Zhao Kuo would like to defeat him, it would be a dream.

At this moment, Fan Ju was also talking to the King of Qin in the palace about the next national policy.

"Qin occupied Shangdang, causing Zhao to lose the last barrier. Handan was directly exposed to the place where Qin's spear could stab. I heard that exposing the vitals to the other party when they were fighting was the most dangerous behavior and the most beneficial behavior to the enemy. The most important thing now is not to target Zhao, but to run Shangdang, migrate the people of Qin to Shangdang, arrange wise county magistrates, and distribute the children of the school to Shangdang... and distribute the cultivated land of Shangdang to the soldiers who have made meritorious."

This is the usual style of Qin, and Fan Ju doesn't need to say much. The King of Qin nodded from time to time. Fan Ju said again: "It only takes three years to take down Shangdang to attack Zhao Wei at the same time... Zhao Sheng of Zhao served as the prime minister of Wei. He was in love with Zhao. If Qin attacked Zhao, Wei would definitely send troops. The person who led the troops was likely to be Zhao Sheng. However, the King of Wei may not be able to tolerate him. Most of the people of Wei are like this."

Fan Ju said with some sarcasm. The King of Qin glanced at him without saying a word. Fan Ju said again: "Our main enemies are Zhao and Chu. Chunshen Jun of Chu. He looks close to Qin and is cowardly and timid, but he has been trying to find a way to regain the land occupied by Qin... Zhao has talent like Wei Wuji and Ma Fujun." When he heard Ma Fujun, the King of Qin was a little sour. He narrowed his eyes and said: "Then it will take three years."

"Three years later, I will personally rush to the horse suit and drive the car for the horse suit."

"What if he doesn't want to get in the car?"

"Hahaha, I hold the lives of millions of people in my hand. How could he not be willing to do it with the character of a horse? "The King of Qin smiled confidently, and then he carefully arranged domestic political affairs with Fan Ju and determined the basic strategies for the rest. The King of Qin gave all these big and small things to Fan Ju to deal with. Fan Ju was as confident as the King of Qin and took over the mission.

"However, you still have to resolve the alliances of the countries as soon as possible." The King of Qin said slowly.

"Wei and Zhao aimed their weapons at us, if Qi's weapons could be aimed at their backs..."

Fan Ju smiled.

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In 1045 BC, Emperor Zhou appointed Taigong Jiang Shang in Qi, established Qi State, and governed Yingqiu. During the reign of Duke Xian of Qi, in order to prevent the invasion of Ji State, he strengthened and expanded Yingqiu City. The east wall of Yingqiu City after its expansion was adjacent to Zishui and built along the river, so Yingqiu City naturally became Linzi. This is the capital of Qi State today. Qi State was the former overlord, and even now, the princes dared not underestimate it.

The prosperous Linzi City represents the glory of Qi in the past. This city built along the river is very crowded, with scholars, rangers, and merchants. Qi has always been a wealthy country with the benefits of fish and salt. There is no shortage of merchants, and Qi is not as harsh as Qin, which makes Qi's business developed. Rangers are the characteristics of Qi. These young people wearing sharp blades and doing nothing can be seen everywhere in Qi.

These young people may be the earliest group of mercenaries. When Qi was conquering war, they would hire them to fight and give rewards according to their military merits. When the war ended, they would be dismissed immediately. Xunzi was very despised of such an army and believed that they might be the worst army at the moment.

As for scholars, it is a bigger feature of Qi. A long time ago, there was a King Wei of Qi who was addicted to wine and sex and ignored the government. However, soon, with Zou Ji's advice, he cheered up and began to reform and strengthen his country. He changed Qi in many ways, and made the countries respect Qi again. His greatest contribution may be to follow Wei Wenhou Zun Li Zixia to establish the Xihe Academy, so he established the Jixia Academy.

Jixia Academy is the first special form of higher education institution in the world held by the official and hosted by private institutions. The Hundred Schools of Thought in the history of Chinese Thought is centered on Jixia Academy in Qi State. Its official school is the study of Huang-Lao, but it does not exclude other studies. This makes Jixia Academy an important part of the exchange of ideas and debates between the world, and the gradual improvement of theories. Academic Controversy emerged from then on.

The Jixia Academy accommodates almost all schools and brings together thousands of talents, including those of them, including Mencius, Chunyu Kun, Zouzi, Tian Pian, Shenzi, Shenzi, Xiezi, Ji Zhen, Juanzi, Peng Meng, Yin Wenzi, Tian Ba, Ershu, Lu Lianzi, Zuozi, Xunzi, etc. This greatly enhanced the talent reserve of Qi, and made Qi have long been in a position of looking down on the various countries.

More than 20 years ago, Qi and Qin once proclaimed emperors, Qin was the Western Emperor and Qi was the Eastern Emperor. Although King Min of Qi quickly abandoned the emperor's title, he destroyed Song, attacked Chu, and attacked the Three Jins. In the end, the six countries led by Le Yi were ushered in the attack on Qi, and Qi was almost destroyed. If it were not for Tian Shan, Qi would have disappeared. Six years ago, Tian Shan had once promoted him to the throne and sold him to Zhao and died.

The son of King Xiang of Qi ascended the throne, King Jian of Qi.

At this moment, King Jian of Qi was sitting in the palace, looking at the Qin envoy in front of him with a little embarrassed look.

The Qin envoy looked a little arrogant and raised his head high, not taking the glaring Qi ministers in the palace seriously. King Jian of Qi was a little confused, a little afraid and at a loss. Qin had not sent an envoy to Qi for a long time. Perhaps since King Xiang of Qi died, the two sides had not had much contact. The Qin envoy suddenly came and brought Qin's gifts again, which made the ministers feel uneasy.

Especially the young King Qi, he was particularly uneasy at this moment.

The envoy of Qin handed the gift from the King of Qin to the warrior beside him. It was a nine-serial series made of jade, which looked very exquisite. The warrior respectfully handed the nine-serial series to the King of Qi. The King of Qi took the nine-serial series curiously, groped in surprise, and then asked: "How is this made? Jades can be connected together?" The King of Qi played with it for a while, and the worries in his heart disappeared without a trace.

He smiled and said to Qin envoy: "Please go back and tell the King of Qin that I like the gifts he sent very much, and I also want to return the gifts."

The Qin envoy smiled. The purpose of his coming was not to make friends with Qi. On the contrary, he brought the order of the King of Qin to test the current Qi State. King Xiang of Qi was dead and Qi State had no wise men. Can Qi State be used as a helper and will it harm Qin State? The envoy raised his head and said loudly: "I bring the king's oral order. The king said: I heard that Qi State has many talented talents. I wonder if anyone can untie this nine series?"

The King of Qi was stunned and looked at the Jiulian in his hand carefully. After a moment of looking, he shouted, "How can this be solved?" He said, lifting Jiulian to ask the ministers, "Who can untie these Jiulian for me?" The ministers of Qi were just sitting in their seats without saying a word. The King of Qi was a little embarrassed, so he asked the warriors to take Jiulian and let the ministers see. Some ministers were very confused, some were very angry, and some were lowering their heads and unable to see their expressions.

The King of Qi waited for a long time before saying to the envoy: "Please forgive me, these nine series cannot be solved."

The messenger nodded, his face becoming more and more arrogant. Several ministers of Qi clenned their teeth, stared at the messenger in front of them, and grabbed the hilt of the sword with their hands.

"How could it not be able to be unlocked?" Suddenly, a voice came from outside the door, and everyone hurriedly looked over. It was an old woman. The woman looked a little old and leaned on a cane. Two maids followed her. When the King of Qi saw her, he hurriedly stood up and smiled and shouted, "Mother!" The ministers stood up to pay their respects. The Qin envoy also leaned over to salute, looking at the old woman with some confusion.

When Le Yi defeated Qi, King Min died. King Xiang, who had not yet ascended the throne, hid in the Taishikian family as a servant. Taishikian's daughter fell in love with this handsome young man and fell in love with him despite the opposition of the family. Soon, King Xiang ascended the throne and made the daughter of Taishikian the queen. The old woman was the queen of King Xiang of Qi and the mother of King Jian of Qi. The old woman smiled and walked to the side of King Qi, then sat down.

The Qin envoy looked at her and asked, "The Queen has a way to untie these nine series?"

The Queen laughed, nodded, and stretched out her hand. The warrior hurriedly walked over and handed Jiulianhuan to her. The Queen took Jiulianhuan in her hand and threw it to the ground. At that moment, Jiulianhuan was split into pieces and everyone was speechless. Even the envoy of Qin State widened his eyes and looked at the old woman. The Queen said gently: "Please go back and tell the King of Qin that I have unlocked it."

The messenger could not speak, so he could only say goodbye to his ministers with broken jade.

When the envoy left, the King of Qi happily said to the Queen, "Mother, it turns out that this can be untied. Why didn't I expect it? But, if you throw the King of Qin's jade, won't he be angry?" He looked at his son deeply, but the Queen of Qi did not answer him. She looked at the ministers and asked with a smile: "Even if the King of Qin is resentful, will the wise men in the court sit and watch the King of Qin bully me an old woman?"

The ministers immediately stood up and bowed to her. The old woman asked the ministers to sit down again. She continued: "The King of Qin wants to fight with Zhao and Wei, so he is sending someone to test Qi..."

"Mother, then you broke the jade to get close to Zhao and Wei and become enemies with Qin?" King Qi asked again.

The queen shook her head and said to a minister: "Please bring gifts to Xianyang and meet the King of Qin... Since the King of Qin has sent the gifts, Qi cannot be rude. In addition, tell the King of Qin that Qi is willing to maintain friendship with Qin and has no intention of becoming enemies with Qin."

The minister hurriedly got up, received the order, and hurriedly left.

The King of Qi was even more confused. Since he wanted to get close to Qin, why did he throw their jade?

The queen looked at a minister again and said to him with a smile: "I remember there was a hostage in Zhao State. In Qi State, I would like to ask you to send him back to Zhao State to meet Zhao State and tell him that Qi State has always been close to Zhao State and hopes to be spared from military wars in the future. I still have a letter to Tian Dan, so please take it with you." The queen said seriously.

After all the ministers left, the King of Qi followed his mother and asked, "Why don't we choose one side? If we have a good relationship with each other, it will probably harm Qi."

The queen paused, stopped, looked at the King of Qi, wanted to say something, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Jian, you must understand that Qi has experienced a great disaster and has not recovered yet. Qi needs time to recover. I do this to give Qi time to cultivate. Only after Qi's national strength is restored can we participate in the affairs of the various countries... Zhao and Wei are the barriers for Qi to face Qin, and if they make friends with Qin, Zhao and Wei dare not attack Qi easily..."

"That mother..."

"Jian, you cannot listen to my instructions in everything, and you cannot rely on me in everything. I am old and don't know when I will leave. You have to think and make your own decision. You are the king of Qi, do you know?" The queen interrupted the King of Qi's inquiry and said to the King of Qi with some grief.

King Qi lowered his head and said seriously: "Mother, I will not let you leave me."

The old man sighed, raised his head and said, "How great it would be if he was still in Qi State, and he would come to assist you."

The King of Qi asked hurriedly: "Who are you talking about?"

"A hero of Qi State."

"Child, you must trust your ministers... don't doubt them too much..." The Queen said a few words in a daze, then closed her mouth, and refused to continue talking.

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