Chapter 56 The fifth section is full of ambition, Mr. Chunshen runs around and joins forces

When the news of Lord Xinling's obeisance to his general in the Kingdom of Wei came, the whole Ying immediately became excited. The state of Chu has been silent for many years.Thirty years have passed since Bai Qi conquered Yiling and seized the old capital of Ying, and the state of Chu lost the Jingjiang area and moved eastward to the south bank of the Huai River.King Chu Qingxiang is dead, and his successor, King Kaolie, has been on the throne for fifteen years.In the past 30 years, except for the fact that King Qingxiang quelled the small rebellion in the fifteen cities in the south of the Yangtze River at the beginning of his eastward move and thus consolidated Xinyingdu, there was hardly any major event in Chu that attracted the attention of the world.The ambition of going north to the Central Plains to fight for hegemony is no longer mentioned. In the face of the thrilling and continuous wars in the Central Plains, all Chu can do is "be careful".Be careful with those who deal with it, you must base yourself in the camp of the six countries in Shandong, and you must not offend Qin.When the Qin State was too powerful, Chu State not only sent the prince to Xianyang as a hostage, but also ceded some land from time to time to appease Qin State.When Qin State suffered setbacks, Chu State no longer strived to be the Axis power against Qin, but only did enough.He Zong rescued Zhao, and Chu State insisted on refusing to be the first country.It wasn't until Lord Pingyuan led an army of disciples to the south that Mao Sui pressed against him with his sword, and King Kaolie agreed to join Hezong at the right time.If you enter, you will enter, and you will never be the main force of the coalition army. You can only send out 30,000 to 50,000 soldiers and horses.After 30 years of dealing with it like this, the state of Chu has not been overthrown at all, and it has been trembling and calm, and its national strength has recovered a little bit.

The monarchs and ministers of the state of Chu are alive again.The discussion on going north gradually increased from scratch.The most popular saying in the imperial court is that Bai Qi is dead, Fan Ju has retired, King Qin Zhao has died of old age, and the angel Qin is in decline!At this time, Lu Buwei went against the sky to destroy Zhou, and Meng Ao went east to plunder the land, wouldn't it be a lot of injustice!If Shandong Hezong reopens, Chu will no longer have any scruples, and Beitu will have a great time! At this time, the news of Lord Xinling's obeisance to the general came, and it was like a stone falling into the water, causing ripples.

Who is Mr. Xinling!Who in the world doesn't know?Lord Xinling has come back as the general of a great country, who in the world doesn't know what his sharpness is pointing to?Not to mention the monarchs and ministers of the Chu Kingdom, even the people of the Yingdu Kingdom were running around telling each other and trying to figure it out, but everyone was panicking and happily talking endlessly.The mansion of Chunshenjun was full of people, and the ministers gathered to discuss the national policy, and they all wanted to plan long-term strategies for the revitalization of the Chu State.No matter what the countermeasures are, the high-spirited feelings that have not been seen for many years teach people to have a heart of ambition.Encouraging each other to be generous and rejuvenating, no one asked how to do it, but just appealed to the King of Chu, and supported Chunshen Jun to go north and initiate a joint vertical!

Chun Shenjun never spoke.The guests came only to listen, and the guests left only to see off. At the end, there was only one sentence: "Everyone has a high opinion, let the old man think about it." After ten days like this, the court discussion became more and more agitated, and more than a dozen senior and important ministers simply wrote to the King of Chu, Please make a resolution! At dusk that day, Wang Zhao arrived at the mansion and secretly summoned Lord Chunshen to enter the palace immediately. At this time, Lord Chunshen is no longer what he used to be, and he is a first-class minister with real power in Chu State.Among the four great sons of the Warring States period, Chunshen Jun was the son of the Qing Dynasty who had never been the prime minister of Bingguo in his prime. He was condemned by a group of nobles because of following Qu Yuan for many years, so he could only play the role of dealing with diplomatic relations.His prestige and strength in the Central Plains is far from being comparable to the three sons of Lord Xinling, Lord Mengchang, and Lord Pingyuan.The turning point in Chun Shenjun's fate came from a difficult deal with Qin State fifteen years ago.

In the last years of King Qingxiang of Chu, Qin State was at the time when King Zhao was in full swing.King Qingxiang planned to send Prince Mi Wan to Qin as a hostage because the Qin army had seized the foundation of the Jingjiang River in the state of Chu.Lord Chunshen and Mi Wan had a close relationship, so he asked King Qingxiang for orders, and accompanied the prince into Qin as a hostage.A few years later, King Qingxiang fell ill, so Fei wrote to King Qin to allow the prince to return to Chu, but was flatly rejected by Qin.Chunshen Jun thought about it for a while and came to meet Yinghou Fanju, and immediately said: "The prime minister recognizes the prince of Chu!" Fan Ju replied with a smile: "Yes, why do you need to ask?" The king of Chu is afraid that it will be difficult for him to get sick, so it is better for Qin to let the prince back to Chu! The prince will be grateful and loyal to Qin when he succeeds to the throne, and the prime minister will also be of great merit! If the prince is not released, it will be nothing more than an extra commoner in Xianyang. Chu is like a new country If a crown prince succeeds him, he will not do anything about Qin. It is definitely not the best policy for Qin to lose the peace between the kings of Chu! Please think about it." Fan Ju thought it was reasonable, so he reported it to King Qin Zhao.But King Qin Zhao said: "How do you know that the King of Chu is not cheating? You can let me and Chu Prince Fu go back to Chu to visit first, and then make plans after returning."

After getting Fan Ju's reply, Lord Chunshen was very disturbed.Thinking over and over again, considering that the King of Chu also loves the two sons of his rival Yang Wenjun, if there is a delay, it will be too late if the King of Chu appoints a new king when he is in a hurry!Chunshen Jun conspired with Prince Wan overnight, disguised Prince Wan as Prince Fu's driver, and escaped Xianyang back to Chu with the Qin envoy's chariot team.Chun Shenjun himself stayed and said he was sick.Two days later, it was calculated that the prince was out of danger, so Chunshen Jun came to see King Qin Zhao by himself and reported: "Prince Chu has left Xianyang and returned to the country, Huang Xie please die!" But Fan Ju stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Mr. Chunshen died for the Lord with his own body. How can the king be loyal? If he returns to Chu, he will be an important minister of the new king. Mr. Chunshen would rather not be close to Qin!" Qin Zhaowang laughed suddenly, and immediately stepped down from his seat After helping Chunshenjun to comfort him, he immediately sent chariots and horses to send Chunshenjun south.

After returning to Chu in March, King Qingxiang died.The crown prince Mi Wan came to the throne, this is King Kaolie.The new king immediately issued an edict to form a dynasty: Lord Chunshen will be the prime minister, and the land of twelve counties in Huaibei will be sealed to compensate for the achievements of the past!So far, Lord Chunshen, who has been held in vain for many years, has become the most powerful minister in the fiefdom of Chu State in one fell swoop.Later, when Qi and Chu became dirty, Lord Chunshen wrote to the King of Chu, saying: "The land in Huaibei is bordered by Qi State, so it is not easy to defend. Veteran, please offer the fiefdom of Huaibei, and exchange it with a county in Jiangdong for the administration of the state. I think it is the foundation of Chu State." Lie Wang said with great emotion: "The dry city of the Chunshen Kingdom! What do you mean by changing the title? It is possible to add a county in Jiangdong!"

In this way, Lord Chunshen moved the fiefdom from Huaibei to Wuxu.Wu Ruins, so the ruins of the capital city of Wu State, are called Gusu in later generations.It is located near Zhenze (Taihu Lake) in a water town, plump and plump, with prosperous fishery, agriculture, industry and commerce, which is really not trivial.Lord Chunshen built a large city in Wujun, and recruited a large number of followers. His reputation was so powerful that he was like half a king of Chu. The situation is not necessarily peace of mind.In addition to being mighty, Chunshen Jun still wants to make some achievements after all.After careful consideration, it is obvious that it would be futile to toss about reforms in Chu State like Qu Yuan did. We can only make some achievements in military, political and civilian areas that are easy to see results and are not controversial.Under such a plan, taking advantage of the decline of the Qi State, Lord Chunshen personally led an army of 100,000 to launch a mighty "Northern Expedition", destroying the dying Lu State with less than 10,000 troops in one fell swoop.On the day of the teacher's celebration, there was a great record in the history of the country: "In the eighth year of Chunshen Junxiang, he conquered Lu for the northern part of Chu." With this move, Chunshen Jun became one of the few in the history of Chu State and the most valued by Chu people. The "Hero of Destruction of the Country".After his great achievements, Lord Chunshen summoned famous people from all over the world to appoint him as an official who governs the people.The most famous person was to call the famous Xunzi to the state of Chu and become the county magistrate of Lanling.Because of Chunshen Jun's political voice, he actually gained the reputation of Zhongxing Chu in the Central Plains.

At this very moment, Lord Xinling made his comeback, and Lord Chunshen's heart skipped a beat! He was noncommittal to a group of courageous courtiers, because Chunshenjun knew that these courtiers didn't know what unity was, and thought that as long as the Great Chu State raised its arms, the world would respond.The state of Chu has been dormant for many years, and it is hard to say what the king of Chu's will is, and if the king of Chu doesn't speak up, no matter how aggressive he is, it will be useless.After all, the state of Chu was divided into fiefdoms by the great clans, and the royal clan had the largest territory.In terms of current strength, as long as the King of Chu and Lord Chunshen join forces, they will have two-thirds of the land and population of the Chu State, and their troops, food and grass can be basically guaranteed.This is also the fundamental reason why Chunshen Jun fell in love with He Zong.Even so, Lord Chunshen could not be the first to initiate a joint vertical proposal in the Chu State, including not being able to agree to it without the king's non-court meeting, and thus become the advocate supported by the ministers. Instead, he could only let the ministers They talked fiercely, but I only listened very attentively.The reason for this is that Mr. Chunshen is very clear that once the state of Chu decides to initiate Hezong, it must be himself. If he does not rush to Hezong with the attitude of "as a last resort, he is ordered to do it", once Hezong fails, there will be no way out. , only oneself bears full responsibility for the crime!Over the past few decades, the Allied Forces of the Six Nations have only won once.Every time the alliance fails, one's own strength plummets.If not, why did he accompany the prince as a hostage in the end?This is the painful experience of He Zong's resistance to Qin Dynasty, which has been unforgettable for decades, but how can Chunshenjun forget it?Of course, He Zong also brought prestige to Lord Chunshen, giving him the title of "Four Great Princes of the Warring States Period" enough to be worth 100,000 elite soldiers. In the state of Chu, there was a foundation in the hearts of the people that no one could match after Qu Yuan. .If not, how could they not be swallowed up by the Zhao, Jing, Qu, and Xiang four clans in the bleak years of successive declines in strength?In a word, they have the intention to cooperate, but they have no intention to ask for orders.This is Mr. Chunshen.

"The ministers are turbulent, and the people of the country are in a crowd, why does the prime minister plan?" The king of Chu cut to the chase. "The great plan of the country, the old minister is only my king." Jun Shenjun was extremely humble. "If we fight against Qin together vertically, what are the gains and losses?" "When discussing gains and losses, you must first discuss success or failure." "Let's be honest, Mr. Xiang, what are the chances of winning this alliance?" "Sixty percent." "How did you see that?"

"First, apart from Chu, the five countries in Shandong were all affected by the Qin army's military disaster. If they advocated the alliance, their hearts would be united, and their troops and food would be abundant. Second, Mr. Xinling returned as the general of Wei, and the commander of the coalition forces is undisputed. Thirdly, the state of Qin is at a low ebb, the monarch and ministers are weak and eager to make achievements, and the east is too big. When King Qin Zhao was in his heyday, the war against Shandong was always a battlefield, and he had to spare no effort to alienate the rest of the warring states. Dismantling. Now Ying Yiren, Lu Buwei, and Meng Ao, the monarch and his ministers, have been able to hold the country for a year. Before the foundation was established, they went east to make enemies in many ways. First, they rashly destroyed Zhou and then attacked the four kingdoms. Very strong, the new Sanchuan County of the Qin State has no solid foundation yet. The Qin army in the east is powerful, but the nearby foundation is weak. If this is the case, the combination can guarantee a 60% chance of winning." Chunshen Jun said very peacefully, and said I don't see how impassioned. "If that's the case, how can Chu get it?" Jun Shen pondered for a while and said, "It depends on the strength of Chu State's intervention." "Your Majesty might as well speak up." "If you respond passively in the past, you can send about 30,000 to 50,000 horses. After defeating Qin, at least the countries in the Central Plains will not attack Chu for ten years, and at most you can win another three to five cities in Huaibei. If you advocate righteousness, take the lead If we deploy the main force, we can get at least 300 li of land between Luoyang and Hangu Pass, if we do well, we may even..." Chunshen Jun pondered for a while. "how?!" "Chu State can go north in one fell swoop, at least together with Zhao Wei to dominate the Central Plains." King Kaolie gritted his teeth tightly and twitched the corners of his mouth. He was speechless for a long time, and suddenly said: "This king can't be a blockbuster!" Chunshen Jun bowed solemnly: "The old minister's words are very appealing, and my king can accept his opinions and then cut them off." "When it is decided, it is decided, why discuss it again!" King Kaolie suddenly got up and waved his hand, "The Zuo disciple writes the imperial edict!" The programs such as branding and branding were completed quickly, and they were immediately issued to Mr. Chunshen, which was unprecedentedly fast.The imperial edict only has a few short sentences: "This king is determined to carry out righteousness and initiate a joint vertical. Now I worship Chunshen Jun Huang Xie as a special envoy to mediate a joint vertical. He has to dispatch the whole country's soldiers, horses, food and grass. Anyone who disobeys the orders in the counties and counties will be executed!" The progress of the matter was smoother than expected, Chunshen Jun naturally sighed for a while, "what can I say?", and began to get busy planning.Chunshen Jun is familiar with the number of Hezong roads.Since it is the country that initiated the initiative, it must first issue a joint motion and hold the banner of the initiative in its hands.Although Zhao Wei has taken action at present, the joint vertical motion has not yet been called out. The reason must be that Lord Xinling's indifference to Zhao's monarch and ministers has not yet melted, and Lord Xinling and Lord Pingyuan are still acting separately.At this time, it is just right for the state of Chu to come forward!Therefore, on the night of the edict, Lord Chunshen first drew up five letters of state with different rhetoric. After the king of Chu read them, he stamped the king's seal, and then sent a fast horse messenger to the north to distribute them to the five countries of the Central Plains. Three days later, Jun Shen hurried northward with a team of thousands of cavalry. The first stop went straight to Daliang.Although the state of Wei inevitably declined, no one would dare to underestimate this old powerful country that had led the warring states for nearly a hundred years with Lord Xinling as the pillar of support.More fundamentally, Mr. Xinling is the only joint commander who has ever defeated the Qin army, and he is also the irreplaceable commander of this joint joint. As long as you communicate with him first, the most important allocation of troops will be done in your mind. Chun Shen You only need to run around and gather troops. "Mr. Chunshen, the gray hair is getting old!" Lord Xinling, who was thirty miles away from the suburbs, sighed with emotion. "Oh, brother Wuji is as strong as ever!" Lord Xinling's laughter was not without sadness: "I have been sinking for more than ten years, how can I be as strong as before? Your old brother only makes me happy, but it is useless!" "It's very useful!" Chunshen Jun chuckled, "Without a monarch, there will be no alliance, and if there is a monarch, there will be six kingdoms." "I haven't seen you for many years, Mr. Chunshen is so hot!" Lord Xinling dragged Mr. Chunshen into the suburban pavilion for a while, and suddenly leaned into Mrs. Chunshen's ear, "Your Majesty should immediately go north to Handan to stabilize Mr. Pingyuan... Apologize on my behalf, Wuji really doesn't care about the past!" "Okay! Agree on the strength of each country, and I will go north!" Lord Xinling took out a piece of folded parchment from the leather bag on his waist: "This is a military plan, brother, you can increase or decrease at your own discretion. The king of Wei has read the Chu Kingdom's book and is waiting for a reply, so you can come here." Chunshen Jun opened the parchment and quickly read it once and got up suddenly: "In that case, I will go north at the same time!" "You and I understand, Wuji doesn't do vulgar etiquette!" In this way, the Chunshenjun cavalry only stayed outside Daliang City for an hour before heading north.In the afternoon of the next day, the horse team arrived at the south gate of Handan.It was Zhao Wang's special envoy who came to greet him. He said that Lord Pingyuan had not returned from his tour of the north, and asked Chunshen Lord to stay in the post house temporarily to wait for Zhao Wang's call.Lord Chunshen was quite puzzled, Zhao State had no troubles in the north for many years, and the military disaster was clearly in the southwestern Qin State, but how far north was it to patrol?However, this is the case, and we can only stay and wait.Unexpectedly, for three days in a row, Zhao Wang was silent, Chunshen Jun couldn't help feeling anxious. "Mr. Pingyuan, please refer to Lord Pingyuan!" Chunshen Jun was thinking how he could force King Zhao, but he heard the alarmed voice of the postman in the front yard, his heart suddenly brightened, and he was about to order the clerk to look at it, when he heard Teng Teng's footsteps and loud laughter. The cloak has rolled into the courtyard like flames! "Brother, Zhao Sheng is here to apologize!" Mr. Pingyuan bowed at the head. "Oh, where did you come from!" Chunshen Jun supported him and looked at him carefully, "Mr. Pingyuan, you are old!" "Old brother's waist is getting thicker, who can't be old!" Pingyuan Jun gestured with two big hands and laughed, and Chunshen Jun couldn't help nodding and laughing again and again.Among the four young masters, Mr. Chunshen was the most handsome by birth, with narrow waist, narrow shoulders, thick brows and big eyes, exuding the spirit of the southern country, which was in stark contrast to the thick and strong three young masters from the north.In the past, Mr. Mengchang patted his bulging belly and joked: "Mr. Chunshen gave birth to a man by mistake! I'm afraid that when I grow old, his thin waist will still be enough to hold!" Mr. Chunshen yelled with a blushing face. : "Oh, it's unreasonable! The southern people's waists are too thick. When I was an old man, I'm afraid they were a circle thicker than you!" Everyone laughed, and left this funny story. That night, Lord Pingyuan invited important ministers of Zhao Guo to gather at the mansion to have a banquet with Lord Chunshen and his party, but there was no mention of his whereabouts in the drinking room.Mr. Chunshen has always been unparalleled in his wit. When Mr. Pingyuan didn't mention it, he knew that there must be inconvenience, so naturally he never asked, but the sea and the sky were wide open.After the banquet at the third watch, the ministers and guests dispersed, Lord Pingyuan stayed with Lord Chunshen to drink tea under the Populus euphratica grove by the lake, Lord Chunshen was still sipping tea in silence and did not make a sound. "Mr. Chunshen, you are so patient!" Mr. Pingyuan finally said with a sigh. "The Qin army attacked Zhao Zhilie, Zhao Guo was silent, what did the husband say?" "How unreasonable! Who said Zhao Guo is silent? Lord Xinling?" "No!" Lord Chunshen yelled immediately, "Mr. Xinling solemnly entrusts this old man to apologize to Mr. Pingyuan. The old brother is so worried about such an unintentional remark!" "Let's not talk about him." Mr. Pingyuan pondered thoughtfully, "Zhao Guofei kept silent, only worrying about future troubles." "Oh? The Xiongnu are far away, what troubles will Zhao have?" "Yan Kingdom." "Yan Kingdom?!" "Exactly." Mr. Pingyuan nodded with a complicated smile, "This country of Yan has always had a bad habit of making sneak attacks from behind when the country of Zhao is in a tight spot. Over the past hundred years, there have been countless small battles between Yan and Zhao. This old oriole has not changed its bad habits! After the Changping War, the state of Zhao declined, and the state of Yan also declined after being defeated by Qi. They could have lived in peace. However, King Xi of Yan repeated his old tricks and repeatedly conspired to attack Zhao. He was defeated in World War I , still do not want to change the course. The Qin army captured more than 30 Zhaochengs and the Zhao State could not resist with all its strength. It was the Yan State who gathered more than 100,000 troops at the same time and secretly looked at my back! There are neighbors who are so despicable, and Ande speaks lightly. ?” "If the old man said that the Yan Kingdom is united, what will happen to the Zhao Kingdom?" "Yan Guo can be safe, Zhao Jun is the main force of the alliance!" "I haven't been in contact with Yan State for decades, let me try it." Chun Shenjun really didn't dare to speak too much. Mr. Pingyuan saw Mr. Chunshen loosen his strength suddenly, and his eyes flickered for a while, and he clapped his hands: "Mr. Chunshen just go ahead and talk, it's not a big problem! This King Yan likes me, but I know that he will obey the tough and not the soft. Mr. Chunshen will only tell him clearly." : If Yan State wants to plan Zhao State at this moment, our Yunzhong County frontier army will attack Yan State immediately! General Li Mu has not gone south, he is the second hand to deal with Yan State! If old Ji Xi is not clear, let him attack Zhao State Let's see who the one who destroys the country is!" "Oh! It turned out that Mr. Pingyuan has a plan, and he just let me be a lobbyist!" The two laughed loudly, and they didn't break up until the cock crowed at five o'clock. After a day's rest, the Chunshen Jun horse team continued to go northward, galloping for two days. On the morning of the third day, they saw the lush and lush Yanshan Mountains and the quaint and majestic Archery Tower of Jicheng.As the proverb goes: look at the city for thirty miles.According to the customs of diplomatic relations, envoys always start to slow down their cars and horses when they are thirty miles away, on the one hand to show respect for the country, and on the other hand to avoid disturbing the people in crowded places with cars and horses.Mr. Chunshen, who was old in diplomatic relations, was about to order the cavalry to rest for a while and then slowly enter the city, when he vaguely saw a group of knights galloping towards the city with smoke and dust. Order the cavalry to turn down the official road forest to show courtesy.At this moment, he heard the cavalry on the opposite side shout loudly: "Prince Danjiao welcomes the special envoy—" Chun Shenjun couldn't help being stunned!Before the shouts were over, a young man galloped over, with a fiery red cloak, a dark green jade crown hanging from his waist, a dagger in his hand and a riding whip in his hand, looking gallant and heroic. "It's extraordinary here, just like Zhao Kuo back then!" Jun Shen couldn't help admiring. "Under the forest is Lord Chunshen?" With a crisp call, the young man in red had dismounted from his horse and strode down the road and into the woods without hesitation before bowing to Lord Chunshen, "Prince Ji Dan welcomes guests. Late! Mr. Chunshen forgive me!" Chun Shenjun greeted him with a big smile: "Oh! Heroes are young!" "Ji Dan dares to invite Chunshenjun to board the car. Father has already held a banquet in the suburban pavilion and waited. Wang's car!" The young man spoke a series of commands, so quickly that there was no room for Chunshenjun to answer.When Lord Chunshen boarded the bronze king's chariot, the young prince Dan had already stepped into the driver's seat, and said, sit still, the king's chariot sped out with a clatter, really neat and tidy. When the car approached the suburban pavilion ten miles away, they heard the sound of music and the platoon blowing. A group of people in red and blue clothes stepped on the red carpet from the corridor of the pavilion to the official road.The person in front was dark and dark, with white beard and hair, and a sparse beard hung on his pointed jaw. A rather large scale crown almost completely covered his small head and slender neck. Behind him was a stout and majestic white-faced general. , but it complements each other.Mr. Chunshen has excellent eyesight, and at a glance, he is sure that the old man must be the king of Yan. He stood up from the car as soon as he supported the copper pillar of the umbrella cover, and there was a bowing ceremony in the distance. When the king's car stopped, Chunshen Jun had already got off Walked up the long red carpet. "Chunshen-jun, don't come here and be safe!" "Huang Xie sees King Yan!" Although Yan Wangxi had never met Chunshenjun before, he smiled like an old friend reunited. He held Chunshenjun with one hand and looked at him eagerly: "There are so many heroes in the southern country, so sincere! Xiangjun is so heroic, I envy you!" Kill Ji Xiye!" Chun Shenjun felt very awkward, but he laughed and changed the subject: "Oh! Huang Xiecun has not seen him, but he helped the crown prince drive the chariot and the king of Yan greeted him personally. I feel ashamed." "Mr. Why do you come here to say it!" Yan Wangxi patted Chunshen Jun on the shoulder affectionately, "Mediation and cooperation, great achievements in the world, no matter who denies it, I will admit it! Come! Drink and talk under the pavilion!" Without any explanation, he pulled Chun Shenjun entered Shiting, but he did not introduce any of the generals and ministers behind him. After he drank three cups of Xichen wine, King Xi of Yan ordered the banqueting ministers outside the pavilion to move to the shade of the forest, leaving only the fat, white-faced general in the pavilion to drink with him.Mr. Chunshen understands that this is obviously to take care of the minister, but in fact it is to get to the point.Sure enough, seeing that King Yan was happy and respecting Lord Chunshen, he sighed quietly: "Mr. Chunshen, this alliance is so difficult!" "Yan Wang thinks, where is the difficulty?" "It's difficult for Zhao Guo." "Oh? I would like to hear more about it." "I know Zhao Shen!" Yan Wangxi said, "It's a long story. When King Cheng of the Western Zhou Dynasty divided the feudal titles, my ancestor Zhaogong was the third prince of the emperor, and he took over the fiefdom of Yan State from afar, and took charge of the world's affairs with Duke Zhou. For more than 300 years, my country of Yan has always supervised the northern princes on behalf of the emperor, and Zhao Guoan was there at that time! Later, the three families of Wei, Zhao and Han rose up in Jin, and they competed to show their favor to Yan, so that Yan would not interfere in the internal turmoil of Jin. Among them Zhao Yang was the most scheming. After the three clans conspired to kill the Zhi clan, they also wiped out the Fan clan and the Zhongxing clan. At that time, the Zhao clan was short of troops, so they secretly borrowed 30,000 troops from me, and promised to cede the five northern cities in return for the establishment of the country. But what happened next!" Yan Wangxi angrily clapped the case, "The Zhao family established the country, not only pretending to be deaf and dumb and not cutting off the five cities, Zhao Zhong's boy even took three hundred miles northwest of our Dai County! I am not ashamed to say that it is the Warring States period, but it is based on strength. Only stupid pigs will cede land! Mr. Chunshen said, in such a filthy country, my Yan, who has been majestic for more than 700 years, should take revenge!" "Oh..." Even though it was an old story, Chun Shenjun's heart was still pounding.During the Warring States period, Yanzhao was known to be dirty for a long time.Most of the discussions in the world believe that Yan State is ignorant of current affairs and bullying its neighbors, but few criticize Zhao State.After King Zhao Wuling, Zhao State became the barrier of Shandong, and Yan State was even more disdainful among the princes of Shandong.For example, Jun Shenjun and his group of well-known scholars have always had a headache for the country of Yan. They just don't understand why the monarch and ministers of the country of Yan are so narrow-minded and fierce as the ruffians in the market, and they are able to entangle the powerful Zhao country after repeated defeats and battles.Listening to Yan Wangxi's indignant remarks today, Jun Shen suddenly realized that Yan is to Zhao what Wu Yue is to Chu!Hundreds of years of entanglement, whoever hits everyone has a generous reason, how can he be "ignorant of current affairs"? "It's just that the state of Qin has captured the thirty-seventh city of Zhao. If the momentum is not stopped, the Qin army will use Taiyuan as the base to attack Yan northward. What happened to the state of Yan at that time?" Chunshen Jun still avoided those unclear words Regarding the old matter, he tactfully refused to respond to King Yan, and only talked about the urgent matter at the moment.He believed that no matter how much Yan's monarch and ministers hated Zhao, they would never wait for the country to perish. "Yan Guo is the originator of He Zong, so naturally he wants to unite Zong to resist Qin!" King Yan did not hesitate at all, and immediately expressed his participation in He Zong but suddenly lowered his voice, "But Zhao Guo must make a promise!" "Yan Wang has said so." "Before sending troops, return the land of Daijun, or cut off five cities, and settle old accounts." "Oh, King Yan still remembers old accounts from five hundred years ago!" Jun Shen laughed. "After all, the State of Qin hasn't attacked the State of Yan yet." King Yan's smile was very reserved. "Yan Wang said that if Zhao Guo did not make such a promise, Yan Guo would not cooperate with him?" "What did Mr. Chun Shen say?" "The King of Yan is in trouble!" Chun Shenjun finally couldn't avoid it, and decided to tell the truth, "In the five or seven hundred years of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States, the princes, big and small, ate each other. Occupied by someone else? Hexi of Qin State was occupied by Wei State for more than 50 years, how many times has it been pestered and harassed by Wei State endlessly? Before the reform, Qin Xiaogong reluctantly released Wei captured on the battlefield in order to drive apart the six countries and carve up the alliance of Qin State Uncle Cuo, the Prime Minister of the country! After the reform became stronger, Qin State took back Hexi in one fell swoop! Warring States, iron and blood battle, which country has not suffered setbacks and humiliation? Who has not suffered from breaking promises and breaking alliances? Caring about revenge and timing, so blindly entangled regardless of timing , can only end up with anger and resentment, making enemies everywhere and destroying the family and ruining the country!" Chunshen Jun panted heavily, "Huang Xie said that, the King of Yan has made up his mind." "As you said, the Qin army doesn't need to worry about capturing Shandong?" King Yan smiled teasingly. "Oh! In the past, the power of each country was equal and they competed with each other. The battle between the Qin army and Shandong was a battle for survival! If the king of Yan can't figure out such a truth, what can I say!" Chun Shenjun obviously Getting angry, she stood up and gave a bow, "Yan Chu has never had anything to do with it, so I'm leaving." "Mr. Chunshen, wait a minute!" Yan Wang laughed happily, and bowed when he got up, "The sincerity of the king's cooperation is also appreciated by this king! Come, let's talk after taking a seat." Smiling, he pulled Chunshen Jun and pressed him in. Sitting on the case, I knelt and sat across from him like a corporal, and said in a low voice, "Mr. Chunshen said, if the Yan army really went south to join forces, will the Zhao army sneak behind me?" "It's just a joke! But Yan State has entered the Hezong, Zhao Jun can sneak attack Yan State?" "I'm afraid not necessarily. Zhao Jun Lianpo and Li Mu's two departments have not gone south, so what's the use?" "Since the king of Yan has received this reward, he should understand." Chunshen Jun smiled calmly, "Zhao is the place where four wars are fought, and it is common sense that all troops cannot be dispatched in any war and reserves must be reserved. This is not surprising. However, King Yan’s concerns were not unreasonable. Huang Xie speculated: Zhao Guo is the main force fighting against Qin, but the two famous generals did not participate in the war. They are actually waiting for Yan Guo’s development. If Yan is fighting Qin together, Yan Zhao will be The alliance, Lian Po and Li Mu can then go south. If Yan does not join forces, then Lian Po and Li Mu will be the strongest opponents to deal with the Yan army's attack on Zhao! At that time, the two armies will definitely attack the country of Yan, what will the king of Yan do?" "Is this your speculation? Or is it Mr. Pingyuan's words?" "No comment." Jun Shen smiled and shook his head. After a moment of silence, King Yan suddenly clapped the case: "Okay! The old man will join the joint!" "How many troops have you sent?" "How about 50,000 steps?" "Who is the general?" "It's this fat general!" Yan Wangxi left his seat and pointed at the thick white general, "Chunshen Jun, this is the chestnut-bellied general. He is resourceful and skilled in fighting, and Yan Guo is also responsible for the city!" Chun Shenjun was pondering, The fat general had already supported the table and climbed up, cupped his hands and puffed out his chest, and said: "The chestnut belly beats Qin, like a tiger driving cattle and sheep! My king can lie down in Jicheng and wait for the good news!" The sound is like a bell, but it is smooth mouth.Yan Wang Jixi laughed, and patted Lifu's fat belly repeatedly: "In this fat belly of yours, are you pretending to be a hundred thousand soldiers?" Suddenly, his belly sounded like a yellow warbler: "There are no strong soldiers in a big belly, only a pair of liver and intestines loyal to my king!" King Yan laughed happily again: "The general is capable of fighting and well-behaved, it's really lovely." !" The fat chestnut belly was as fluent and loud as the song of a yellow warbler: "I am a minister, a son of a minister, so please please my king!" Chunshen Jun was covered in goose bumps, turned his back and pretended to drink tea and looked into the distance, his stomach was about to vomit. At this moment, Prince Dan in the red cloak suddenly strode into the pavilion and said proudly: "I would like to report to my father: I recommend Chang Guojun Le Xian as a general! He is a general with a chestnut belly. Everyone knows how to be a tiger and wolf in the Qin army." !" "Disrespectful!" Ji Xi scolded angrily, "As a crown prince, it's not proper to speak harsh words!" Prince Dan's face was flushed with tears welling up, and he fell to the ground and still said in a high voice: "These jesters are mediocre, defeating the army and wronging the country, and today they are making a fool of themselves in front of the special envoy! As a prince, what face do you have?" Stand between the heaven and the earth!" Before he finished speaking, he suddenly drew his sword, and a cold light stabbed straight at the fat belly! "Prince!" A general who followed from the Populus euphratica banquet suddenly rushed forward and hugged Prince Dan. "Father..." Prince Dan beat his chest and prostrated himself, crying loudly. Yan Wangxi's face was ashen, and he was silent and at a loss for a moment.The military minister behind Prince Dan clasped his hands generously and said: "The prince is strong and loyal, and he supported most of the state affairs while he was still young. The heart of worrying about the country can be learned from the heavens! My king is lucky." King Yan shouted angrily: "Okay! He is worried about the country and you are worried about the country, but this king is the only one who harms the country!" The military uniformed minister said seriously: "Forgive me for saying bluntly: the country of Yan has all the generals, Li Fu has been defeated repeatedly, and my king is really not worthy of being a general." "General talent, general talent! Why can't they beat Zhao Guo?" Yan Wangxi raised his voice and gestured, unable to tell whether he was scolding his subjects or telling himself, "It's true that Li Wei lost to Zhao Guo, who are you waiting for to win Zhao Guo? He was defeated by Zhao at the same time, how can he say that Lifu is a fool? He is the king of Le Xianjue and the son of the famous general Le Yi. You all say that he can fight! But why did he refuse to lead troops to attack Zhao last year? Isn’t it true? Afraid of Zhao Jun! He is not an idiot? You have also defeated him to Zhao Jun, why is he not an idiot? Ah! Say it!" The general who was holding Prince Pill turned pale, and was silent for a moment.At this time, the ministers who hosted the banquet at Populus euphratica had already heard that Lin Wai was gathered under the pavilion.A grey-haired minister in military uniform stepped forward steadily and cupped his hands and said loudly: "I, Wang Ming, am responsible for the old minister. The old minister still has arguments." "Okay! You are so happy to talk about it!" King Yan was very angry. Le Xian was about to speak, but he saw Prince Dan who was kneeling on the ground suddenly stood up and said: "Father is in trouble! How can Li Fu's defeat be compared with Le Xian and Jiang Qu? Li Fu's defeated army is incompetent. The entire army was destroyed! The defeat of the two old generals was due to the preservation of their strength and retreating. In fact, it may not be a defeat! If the father and the king questioned the general with such absurd reasons, the son would be willing to commit suicide to thank the people of the country!" The dagger at the waist snapped Unsheathed, the tip of the sword was aimed at the belly. "The prince can't do it!" Le Xian was shocked, and hugged Prince Dan with a big stride. The ministers were terrified, and rushed over to protect the prince, almost no one cared about King Yan.Yan Wangxi was embarrassed and angry, his complexion turned blue and white, he gasped for a moment and suddenly laughed dryly: "It's okay, I just let you wait a while." Then he suddenly sternly shouted, "Let's go!" Xian Jiangqu! This king ordered you two to lead the army to fight against Qin, if you lose again, you will definitely be killed!" The ministers are still silent, Le Xian and Jiang Qu are also stunned and unaware.Prince Dan in the circle quickly pulled Le Xian and said in a low voice: "Mr. Chang, state affairs are the most important thing!" "Mr. Chunshen, the kingdom of Yan is united, ah!" Wang Xi of Yan seemed to have never happened, and smiled at Mr. Chunshen who was standing alone under the pavilion, "If Zhao Jun plots against the old man again, the chestnut-bellied ten Wan Dajun can wait to fight to Handan!" Chunshen Jun tried his best to smile, but no matter what he couldn't force out a little smile, he finally said lightly: "Dare to ask King Yan, how much is it to send troops?" King Xi of Yan said without hesitation: "80,000 Yanshan Flying Cavalry! Yan State has 230,000 soldiers, so the 150,000 is the old man's second-hand man! Li Muye is Yan State's Lianpo Li Muye!" Chun Shenjun I don't want to laugh, but I can't help laughing no matter what: "Oh, good! The kingdom of Yan is united, and the world has made great achievements! Lian Po and Li Mu, they should keep their backs!" The affairs of the State of Yan were settled, and Lord Chunshen rushed to Linzi the next day.Prince Dan and Le Xian sent him to Shili Jiaoting.Prince Dan clearly had something to say, but he didn't say anything.Chunshen Jun wanted to say something to comfort him, but he really couldn't think of any words to say, so he only talked to Le Xian about the situation in Qi State, so he left in a hurry and went to the southeast. At this time, the state of Qi has undergone several vicissitudes beyond recognition. Decades ago, the Yan army destroyed Qi.Tian Dan and Diao Bo defended Jimo and Jucheng respectively, and fought against the Yan army for six years, and finally won the victory and restored the country.At that time, Tian Dan paid homage to Lord Anping and led the prime minister to take charge of the state affairs. Although the state of Qi was left to be rejuvenated after the war, it gradually recovered from the difficulties.At that time, Qin and Zhao fought fiercely, and the entire Central Plains was involved in this huge storm. Almost no one thought of asking the weakened Qi State to help. It was really a good time for Qi State to recover.But in the end, because King Qi Xiang was too suspicious, he let nine confidant officials constrain Tian Dan everywhere, so that the Qi State could not reform and rebuild during the 19 years of King Qi Xiang's reign, but the national situation recovered slightly.After the death of King Xiang of Qi, Prince Tian Jian came to the throne as the last king of Qi. Since he did not have a posthumous title, he was called King Jian of Qi in history, which was the King of Qi whom Lord Chunshen was going to pay a visit to. This Qi Wangjian had Oedipus since he was a child, and he was inseparable from his mother all day long. Although he was extremely intelligent, he had his mother nodding his approval before doing everything.Qi Wangjian's mother was the daughter of Tai Shizhu, who was well-known in Qi State back then.This girl entered into a private marriage with Tian Fazhang, who was posing as a fugitive labor slave. Taishi, who was obstinate in etiquette, felt ashamed and never saw her daughter who became a queen for the rest of her life.It is also because of this that this woman is a great hero in the eyes of Qixiang King Tian Fazhang, and she was given the title "Queen of the King" during her lifetime, which means a queen who is equal to the king!The queen herself despises etiquette, but she is extremely strict with her son. She always lives with her son in the same palace and teaches her son. Tian Jian is not able to open a mansion and live alone even though he is a prince.如此一来，这田建十八岁做了齐王，也俨然一个总角孩童般跟在君王后身后亦步亦趋，重大国事便自然听凭君王后决断。 建即位第六年，秦赵相持上党做长平大战。赵国派出紧急特使四面求救，向齐国提出的请求，只是援助二十万斛军粮而无须派兵。建请母亲定夺，君王后竟是一口回绝了。理由只是冷冰冰两句话：“秦已知会，亲赵必攻。我宁罪秦而遭战乱乎！”大臣周子慷慨劝谏说：“粟谷救赵，我大齐振兴之机遇也！强秦成势，齐楚赵三强犹唇齿相依也，唇亡则齿寒。今日秦灭赵，明日必祸及齐国！救赵，高义也！却秦，显名也！义救亡国，威却秦军，齐国大也！今君王后不务国本而务些许粟谷，未免妇人之算计过也！”君王后恼羞成怒，竟当即罢黜周子驱逐出齐国。周子对着端坐王座的建连连大呼：“齐王救齐！君王后误国！”建却呵呵直笑：“此人滑稽也！竟要我与母后作对？” 自此，齐国便成了山东六国的另类——秦国不亲，五国不理。齐国却安之若素，索性锁国自闭只在海滨安享太平，断了与中原交往。有大臣非议，君王后却说：“我有临淄大市，东海仙山，悠哉游哉，何染中原战乱也！” 偏是上天乖戾，最需要母亲的建，却在即位第十六年时，君王后竟盛年死了。这年正当秦军灭周，也便是两年之前。君王后一死，已经是三十五岁建顿时没了主心骨，两年间昏昏噩噩不知伊于胡底，连秦军屯于大野泽预备东进的紧急军报也茫然无对，将焦灼等候君王定夺的大臣将军丢在宫外，只兀自嘟哝不会也不会也果真如此如何是好…… 春申君抵达临淄，正是齐国最惶惶不安的时刻。 依照邦交礼仪，马队驻扎城外十里处，春申君只带着几个文吏与十个护卫剑士进了临淄。没有人前来迎接，齐国朝野似乎根本不晓得天下发生了何等事情。直到驿馆门前，才有一个老臣单车赶来，自己介绍是中大夫夷射。不待春申君询问，夷射便唤出驿丞，下令给春申君安置最好的庭院。片刻铺排就绪，夷射便请春申君觐见齐王。 “大夫之来，齐王之命了？”春申君觉得有些蹊跷。 “若无王命，春申君便长住驿馆不求合纵么？”夷射却是一句反问。 “敢问大夫，齐国目下何人主事？” “君王后阴魂。” “噢呀，大夫笑谈了！” “田单之后，齐国无丞相。只有右师王欢、上大夫田骈奔走政事，也不过传命耳耳，万事皆决于君王后幕帷之中。君且说，何人决事？” “上将军何在了？” “田单之后，田姓王族大将悉数不用。君王后说，开战在王，打仗在将，要上将军何用？从此齐国便没了上将军。六大将各统兵五万，驻守六塞。君且说，将军决事么？” “！”春申君愕然，一时竟觉自己孤陋寡闻了。二十年没有与齐国来往，这个昔日大国变得如此荒诞不经，实在是匪夷所思！默然良久，春申君对夷射肃然一躬，“面君之要，尚请足下教我了。” “春申君终是睿智也！”夷射不无得意地慷慨一拱，“君见齐王，无须长篇大论，只说秦军之威，只请一将之兵。要言不烦，则合纵可成也！” 春申君点头称是，当即跟随夷射直奔王城。一班守侯在前殿的大臣闻大名赫赫的春申君到来，莫不惊喜非常地纷纷围过来讨教。春申君借势将中原大势说了个概要。大臣们如同听海客奇谈一般，连连惊呼连连发问。春申君哭笑不得又应接不暇，只好耐心周旋。正在此时，白发御史在殿廊下一声高宣：“楚国特使觐见——”春申君才好容易脱开了大臣们的圈子。 御史领着春申君几经曲折，才来到树林间一座似庙似殿的大屋前。在守门内侍示意下，御史领着春申君轻手轻脚走了进去。大厅中烟气缭绕沉沉朦胧，依稀可见一人散发布衣跪在中央一座木雕大像前，口中兀自喃喃不休。 “禀报我王，春申君到。”老御史轻声软语俨然抚慰孩童一般。 布衣散发者梦幻般的声音：“便是与孟尝君齐名的春申君么？” “楚国黄歇，参见齐王。”春申君庄重一躬。 “坐了说话。”布衣散发者转过身来，面白无须眉目疏朗，咫尺脸膛竟使人顿生空旷辽远的懵懂之感，飘忽嘶哑的声音如同梦幻，“我母新丧，建服半孝，君且见谅也。” “齐王大孝，母薨两年犹做新丧，黄歇深为景仰了。” “春申君善解人也！”齐王建欣慰一叹又是幽幽梦幻般，“只齐国臣民却不做如此想，却竟日嚷嚷惶惶，风习不古，人心不敦也！” “齐王明察！”春申君惟恐这梦幻之王突然生出意外而中断会晤，先迎合一句便恍然醒悟一般高声道，“噢呀！黄歇老矣，几忘大事了！老臣来路途经大野泽，见秦军三十万已经屯兵大野泽东岸，距临淄只有三日路程了！不知可是齐王邀秦王围猎大野泽了？” “啊！果有秦军屯驻大野之事么？” “连绵军帐黑幡，声势浩大，齐王未得军报了？” “秦军意欲何为？！”建猛然站了起来。 “大军压境，却能何为了？”春申君啼笑皆非。 “齐秦素无仇隙，秦军为何攻我？” “齐王以为，虎狼啖人要说得个理由了？” “秦若灭齐，会留我田氏宗庙么？” “断然不会！”春申君骤然明白了建的心思，当下正色道，“秦灭人国，先灭宗庙。当年白起烧我楚国彝陵，芈氏祖先陵寝悉数被毁！此次吕不韦灭周，周室王族全数迁离洛阳，宗庙何在了！秦军如入临淄，必毁田氏宗庙，以绝齐人复国之心！其时，君王后陵寝必当先毁，王后惨遭焚尸扬骨亦未可知，齐王将永无祭母之庙堂了！” 建面色惨白惊愕默然，良久，肃然一躬：“请君教我。” “齐王救国，惟合纵抗秦一道，别无他途了。” “合纵已成旧事，本王从何着手？” “齐王毋忧了！”春申君拍案起身，“齐王只派出一将之军、一个特使足矣！一将之军依指定日期开赴联军营地，一个特使随黄歇前往联军总帐协调诸军。如此，战场不在齐国，临淄亦不受兵灾！若非如此，齐国只有坐等秦军毁灭宗庙了！” “啊——”建恍然长叹一声，“军国大事原来如此简单，一支兵一特使而已哉！好！本王便依君所说！只是……这特使谁来做？” “中大夫夷射可为齐王分忧了。” “好！”建拍案高声，第一次生出了发令的亢奋，“御史书诏：晋升夷射为上大夫之职，任本王特使，随同春申君周旋合纵！春申君，本王这诏书有错么？” “齐王天纵英明！齐国可望中兴了！”春申君连忙狠狠褒奖了一句。烟气缭绕的朦胧厅堂顿时响起了从来没有过的大笑声。 春申君在临淄住了三日，襄助齐国君臣理顺了诸般国务路数，譬如调兵程式，譬如特使奉命程式等；还力劝齐王建任命一位王族大臣做了丞相，一位好赖打过几仗的边将做了合纵兵马的将军。齐王建慨然许诺：若败得秦军，这将军凯旋之日便是齐国上将军！如此这般国事在任何一国都是再简单不过的基本路数，在一潭死水的齐国却已经积成了谁也不知道该谁来管的一团乱麻。国中尽有稷下学宫的田骈等一班名士任官，却是谁也不晓得自己的职司。除了关市税金始终有人打理，其余任何国事都是一事一议临机指派专臣办理，邦国的日常政务早已经滑到了连名义也纠缠不清的地步。春申君也只能将目下最要紧的出兵事宜摆置得顺当，眼看着将军奉了兵符开始调集兵马，这才与夷射离开了临淄奔赴新郑。 韩国已成惊弓之鸟，整个新郑弥漫着无法言说的恐慌。 蒙骜大军越过韩国呼啸东去，攻占赵国三十余城、重夺魏国河内之地，兵锋直指齐国，却竟没有理睬韩国。韩国朝野便大是惊慌！本来，周室尽灭，整个大洛阳三百余里变成了秦国三川郡，韩国立时便如泰山压顶，直觉那黑森森的刀丛剑阵便在眼前！当此之时，秦军一举横扫韩国，山东救援只怕都来不及也！然则秦军没有攻韩，却径直扑向更强的对手，韩国君臣立时觉得脊椎骨发凉！毕竟，韩国君臣再懵懂，也清楚地知道这是秦军没有将韩国放在眼里，或者说，秦军早已经将韩国看成了囊中之物，回师之时顺势拿下便了。 如此危局，韩国庙堂顿时没了主张。 天下战国，深受秦国之害者莫如三晋，三晋之中莫如韩国。自从秦国崛起东出，近百年来，韩国所有的邦交周旋只有一个轴心——却秦。六国大合纵，三晋小合纵，韩周更小合纵等等等等，无一不为了消除秦祸。然则无论如何使尽浑身解数，种种移祸之策到头来总是变做搬起石头砸自己脚的滑稽戏，韩国终究摆脱不了这黑森森的弥天阴影。非但不能摆脱，反倒是越陷越深。如今，这黑影竟眼看便要吞没了整个韩国！韩国庶民想不通，韩国君臣更想不通。曾几何时，韩国也有“劲韩”之号，论变法比秦国还早着一步，论风华智谋之士还胜过秦国，论刚烈悍勇之将士也不输秦国，如何硬是连番丢土丧师，竟至于今日抵不住秦军一员偏将的数万孤师？ 没主张便议。韩国君臣历来有共谋共议出奇策之风。 正在此时，人报春申君与齐使夷射入城。韩桓惠王大喜过望，当即亲出王城殷殷将这两位合纵特使迎进了大殿，就着朝臣俱在，便是一番洗尘接风的酒宴。春申君无心虚与盘桓，三爵之后便对韩王说起了合纵进展。韩王却是慨然拍案：“春申君毋得多说也！合纵乃韩国存亡大计，何须商榷！君只明说，韩国须出几多军马？”春申君沉吟笑道：“韩国实力，黄歇心下无数，韩王自忖几多了？” “八万精兵全出如何？尚有十余万步军老少卒，可做军辎。” “韩王大义，黄歇深为敬佩了！”这句颂词照例是一定要说的。 “春申君谬奖了。”韩王难得地笑了，老脸却是一副凄楚模样，“我今召得一班老臣，原是要计议出个长远之策来。经年惶惶合纵，终非图存大计也！” “噢呀好！”春申君这次却是真心敬佩了。他对楚王说叨过多少次，要谋划救国长策，却无一例外地因种种然眉之急拖得没了踪影。韩国当此危机关头，却能聚议图存大计，无论你对他有几多轻蔑，也得刮目相看了。依着邦交惯例，春申君便是一拱手，“合纵已定，黄歇只等明日领军上道。韩王君臣计议长策，黄歇告辞了。” “春申君见外也！”韩桓惠王油然感慨，“如今六国一体，生死与共，两位虽楚相齐臣，犹是韩相韩臣也！姑且听之，果有长策，六国共行，岂不功效大增？” “恭敬不如从命！”虽是鞍马劳顿，春申君却实在有些感动了。 “夷射领得长策，定奉我齐国共行！” “好！诸公边饮边说，畅所欲言也！” 二十余名老臣肃然两列座案，显然都是韩国大族的族长大臣。相比之下，倒是韩桓惠王还年轻了些许。虽说国君宣了宗旨，老人们却是目不邪视正襟危坐，一时竟无人开口。春申君久闻韩国自诩多奇谋之士，夷射更是闭锁多年新出敬佩之情溢于言表，两人便是正襟危坐神色肃然。 “诸公思虑多日，无须拘谨也！”韩桓惠王笑着又补了一句。 终于，有个嘶哑的嗓音干咳了一声，前座一位瘦削的老人拱手开口：“老臣以为，欲抗暴秦，惟使疲秦之计矣！” “何谓疲秦？”韩桓惠王顿时亢奋。 瘦削老人正容答道：“韩国临河，素有治水传统，亦多高明水工也。所谓疲秦，便是选派一最精于治水之河渠师赴秦，为秦国谋划一数百里大型河渠，征召全部秦国民力尽倾于该河渠，使其无兵可征，强秦兵少，自然疲弱无以出山东也！” 韩桓惠王沉吟点头：“不失为一法，可留心人选，容后再议。” “老臣以为，老司马之策未必妥当。”座中一位肥胖老人气喘吁吁，“河渠之工，误其一时耳，不伤根本也！莫如效法越王勾践，使秦大泄元气为上矣！” “噢——”韩桓惠王长长一叹，“老司空请道其详！” 老人咳嗽一声分外庄重：“当年勾践选派百余名美艳越女入吴，更有西施、郑旦献于吴王，方收吴王荒政之奇效也！我可举一反三：一则，选国中妙龄女郎千余名潜人秦国，与秦国贵胄大臣或其子弟结为夫妇，使其日夜征战床第而无心战事，秦国朝堂从此无精壮也！二则，可选上佳美女三两名进献秦王，诱其耽于淫乐荒疏国政；若生得一子使秦王立嫡，则后来秦王为我韩人，韩国万世可安也！纵不能立嫡，亦可挑起秦国王子之争，使其内乱频仍无暇东顾，此万世之计也，我王不可不察也！” 举殿肃然无声，老臣们个个庄容深思。韩桓惠王目光连连闪烁，指节击案沉吟道：“论说韩女妖媚，床第功夫似也不差……只是，仓促间哪里却选得数百成千？” 夷射突然“噗！”地喷笑，眼角一瞄却见春申君正襟危坐，连忙皱眉低声一呼：“我要入厕！”跟着一个小内侍便踉跄去了。正在沉吟思索的韩桓惠王竟立即觉察，高声挥手：“太医跟去，看先生可是醉酒也！”片刻间小内侍来报：“先生又哭又笑涕泪交流，太医正在照拂，想必要吐。”春申君冷冷道：“醉酒，任他去了！”韩桓惠王便是一笑：“也好，吐出来便好。诸公接着说便是。” 一老人慨然拱手道：“美女之计太不入眼，当使绝粮之计也！” “老司徒快说！倘能绝秦之粮，六国幸甚也！”韩王显然是喜出望外。 做过司徒执掌过土地的老臣语速却是快捷：“当年越王勾践也曾用