Chapter 48 In the third quarter, Huaqi Fang slightly made waves

On the east coast of Jishui, a castle stands on a green hill, and a manor lies in a green valley.In summer, from Linzi to the sea, the fields are covered with green grasses and forests, forming an endless sea of ​​green.The wide official road haunts this green sea, like a slender white line, even though the cars and horses rumble and flags are continuous, they are also small and wriggling black spots in this vast green sea.The official road leads to the end of the vast green waves, but it is an endless blue sea, and the magnificence of the world is swayed in full force. On the top of the hill where the green sea and the blue sea meet, a castle rises from the ground, which is somewhat precipitous and abrupt.This castle is the northwest gateway of Linzi, the capital of Qi State.In the Western Zhou Dynasty when the Shang Dynasty was destroyed and the Qi State was first established, Tai Gongwang, the first king of the state, built this castle, which had no name at first, in order to defend against the sneak attack and harassment of the Huren Sea Road in Liaodong.At the beginning of the city's construction, 200 chariots were stationed here (100 soldiers per chariot, 20,000 combined infantry), and 3,000 peasant households.After entering the Warring States Period, the threat of the sea route was no longer there, and the Qi State was becoming more and more powerful. The garrison of this castle became less and less, and it was finally removed in the period of King Xuan of Qi.Only the 3,000 Li farmers who provided food and grass support for the defenders survived here, and lived on fishing and hunting for generations.When King Qi Wei first reformed in Qi State, he removed all the descendants of slave peasants who had made great contributions to guarding Linzi for generations.Since then, these fishermen and hunters have become Chinese people who have their own land and can study, be knights and officials. This castle land also has a beautiful name-Huayi.

Those who paint towns are places with picturesque scenery.It is also said that there is a river here, and it is called Huayi with the sound of water.Thanks to the great virtue of the king, the Xinguo people in Huayi all took the surname "Wang" to declare their loyalty to the royal family.From then on, Qi State had a new tribe called "Huayi Wang Clan".Suddenly, for several generations, the Wang family of Huayi worked hard with the unique hardships of the fishing and hunting people, and they flourished vigorously.In the later period of King Xuan of Qi, more than a dozen talented children of the Huayi Wang family entered the Jixia Academy, and were praised by the Qi people as "North Sea Famous Scholars".It was among these celebrities that there came out a talented person who was well-known in Qi State, named Wang Bin.Wang Ting was gifted and learned a great deal. When he was young, he traveled around the world and read books from hundreds of schools of thought. He was known as the "King of Miscellaneous Schools under Jixia".If it is only for his outstanding talent and reputation, Wang Yan is not enough to be respected as a great sage in the ruling and opposition parties.The reputation of a great sage originated from Wang Yun's firm bones and amazing actions when he was a grand historian.The title of Taishi is not high, and the most practical power is to be in charge of the history of the country, and at the same time it is also the important center in charge of the affairs of the country and China.For example, the imperial temple, divination, wizards, doctors, and the treasury of classics are all managed by Taishi.However, as the Taishi of a country, he is a well-learned master who "studies the relationship between heaven and man, and understands the ancient and modern ways".However, when King Qi Min came to the throne, he hated the old Taishi's straightforwardness and arrogance, so he forced the old Taishi to be dismissed, and urged Wang Huan to be the new Taishi.King Qi Min's original intention was to take a fancy to Wang Bin's erudite knowledge, and asked him to figure out a set of rectification theories for "Donghai Shenjiao" and "Tianbadiye".

On the third day after Wang Huan took office, an old alchemist came to Taishi Mansion and said that he had been ordered by King Qi to discuss various secret matters with him.However, Wang Bing was very angry and scolded the alchemist: "You are bewitching people with evil words, how dare you talk about state affairs brazenly? Come on! Call me out!" After driving away the alchemist, Wang Bing immediately wrote to King Qi Min, saying, " It is a shame for the country that the harm caused by the alchemists of the Qi State is spread all over the world!" An imperial edict is requested to force all the alchemists hiding in the islands of the Qi State to cultivate mulberry and hemp on their own, and those who do not join the world and rely on themselves will be punished with hard labor by the government to avoid the harm.King Min of Qi was ashamed and annoyed, and immediately issued an edict: Depose Wang Huan, and Qi State will never set up the post of Taishi.

When the news came out, the ruling and opposition parties were in an uproar!Thousands of scholars from Jixia Academy angrily wrote a letter, pleading for the three-day Taishi Wang Huan!The Wang family of Huayi even mobilized the whole family to unite the people of Linzi to gather a blood letter in the palace to plead for life. The banner was written directly, "Please reply to the king! Please kill the alchemist!" The blood book went to the palace gate to ask for orders, and shouted: "The alchemist has no skills, harms young children, and destroys the foundation of my culture! Wang Yun has a great festival, and he should be the grand historian!"

King Qi Min was furious, and immediately sent 3,000 armored soldiers to disband Jixia Academy, and 3,000 armored soldiers to drive away the people of the palace.A storm passed, and the Jixia Academy, which made the people of Qi proud, was closed, and the people of Qi, who were known as "gentle and broad-minded, full of wisdom and easy to talk about", were silent. . After the hard labor, Wang Bing had become a scrawny old man. He returned to his hometown, but the people of Huayi accepted this talented man who brought both honor and disaster to the tribe with the grand ceremony of welcoming a sage.From then on, Wang Huan lived in seclusion in Huayi, teaching his disciples to study and study.As the news spread, many people from the country actually sent their disciples to Huayi to study. Wang Ting was grateful for the respect the people of the country had for him, so he took them all in.Over time, the quiet Huayi Manor has become a school of the villa with a lot of books.The people of Linzi quietly called Huayi "Xiaojixia" and Wang Yun "Great Sage King".As word of mouth spread, Wang Huan became the sustenance of the common people of Qi State, and Huayi became a holy land in the hearts of the Chinese people.Le Yi traveled thousands of miles to Huayi from Jimo Daying Starry Night West, just to invite this famous Wang Yun to come out of the mountain.The five-way march was in full swing, and the Yan army captured more than 70 states in Qi within a month, except for Jucheng in the south and Jimo in the east.According to the military tradition of the Warring States Period, the Qi State was considered to be destroyed.Such a majestic power, like the autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves, also caused subtle changes within the Yan State government and the Yan State army.The prince Ji Lezi and a group of tough old people suddenly cheered up, mocked Qi people contemptuously as "sea frogs with big words and croaking, once they break their pockets, their stomachs are turned upside down", and they wrote letters to King Yanzhao one after another, advocating that "Le Yi should be strictly ordered Go down to two more cities with the drum, and enter Yan with all the territory, then Dayan will immediately become the Northern Emperor, and then go south with a drum to destroy Zhao, and compete with the strong Qin Central Plains!" King Yan Zhao was noncommittal, but sent the entire letter to Le Yi Before the army.General Qi Jie heard the news, and led a group of Liaodong generals to call for battle. He strongly advocated a strong attack on Jimo Jucheng, massacred the city to frighten the people of Qi, and established his prestige for Dayan.

There was a raging noise from the ruling and opposition camps, but Le Yi remained unmoved at all.After paying attention to the situation in Qi State for many years, he has been keenly aware that Jimo Ju City is by no means two ordinary fortress castles.Jimo gathered the essence of business travelers and gentry from the Qi State, while Jucheng gathered the essence of the fleeing people from the south of Linzi.Jimo was able to form an army of more than 60,000 militiamen to fight in a hurry, but it would have been impossible if there were no extraordinary figures among them.The refugees from Jucheng were able to kill the King of Qi Min in anger, and then gathered under the banner of Jucheng Ling Diaobo to defend the isolated city. They insisted on not accepting the "aid" of the Chu army Naochi.Diao Bo is incompetent, how can he be so popular?How can such two titles be simply won with one drum?Based on the strength of the Liaodong army and the power of victory, Le Yi believes that he can conquer the two cities.However, with the fierceness of the Qi people, the Jedi will inevitably fight to the death, even if they win, it will be a bloody battle; the Yan army came here for revenge, and on the day the city was broken, how could he stop the envious Yan army from massacring the city?And once the tragic massacre happens, the reputation of the Yan army as "the division of benevolence and righteousness" will definitely disappear. At that time, how do you know that the six million Qi people in the three thousand miles will not rise up everywhere?The countries in the Central Plains will inevitably take advantage of the fire to loot and send troops to attack the atrocities of the Yan State, and the Yan army will inevitably fall into the world's raging ocean. All achievements will be wiped out, and Le Yi and King Yan Zhao will also become the laughingstock of the world.In the Warring States period, when the great powers were in conflict, seizing land and destroying the country was like stepping on a seesaw. If the balance was not right, they would fall heavily on their backs!King Qi Min broke the covenant and destroyed Song State, but the result was that the world looked at him. If Qi State had not cut itself off from the world, how could Yan State join forces to attack Qi?Now that the great achievements of the Yan Kingdom are about to be accomplished, how can they be quick and miss the big plan?Le Yi sincerely wrote to King Yan Zhao three times, discussing his thoughts in detail.However, Jicheng kept silent for a long time, and did not reply a single word in two months.Thinking over and over again, Le Yi ordered Qi Jie to launch a fierce attack on Jimo, with an army of 60,000 and all the large equipment. After two days and two nights of fierce attack, nearly 10,000 people were killed and injured by the Yan army, but Jimo was still not captured.After this battle, although the general of the military battalion gritted his teeth, he actually agreed with Le Yi's psychological attack strategy, and the roaring voices of calling for battle finally subsided.About half a month later, King Yan Zhao's reply finally arrived at Jimo Camp.Le Yi remembered very clearly that the imperial edict only had a few words:

Apparently, the courtiers still had objections, and King Yanzhao also obviously had the overtones of taking over the entire territory of Qi as soon as possible.However, as long as the monarch agrees, Le Yi still decides to act according to his established plan.He believes that as long as Qi is properly settled within a year or two, all dissent will disappear. Le Yi's first move was to persuade Wang Bin to come out of the mountains to serve as an official to calm the people, and to use Wang Bin's virtuous name to attract many famous people from Qi to come out to serve as officials to implement the new law of Yan State, and step by step to integrate all Qi people into Yan State.Wang Bing was deeply hurt by the tyranny of King Min of Qi, and he absolutely had no reason to refuse to stabilize the Qi State. Moreover, Le Yi had already issued a strict military order when he occupied Linzi: Yan State soldiers and horses were not allowed to enter within 30 miles of Huayi!As a celebrity, Wang Huan should be able to comprehend the painstaking efforts of the Yan State to stabilize the people of Qi.

"Mr. Chang, in front of you is the Wanglong Manor." The young general who was guarding Huayi raised his whip and pointed at it. There is a gurgling stream at the foot, and there are two towering green mountains in front of you. Although the mountains are low and slow, there is a faint scent of rosin permeating the mountains.In the valley between the two mountains, there is a meandering bamboo fence, scattered with a few low wooden houses, and a tall thatched pavilion, with the smoke from cooking and the sound of reading books, it is the world in a trance. The outer fairy mountain is average. "Elegant and noble, it's a good place." Le Yi praised sincerely, then dismounted and ordered, "The chariots and horses will stay here, and only two generals and soldiers who carry the ceremony will follow me into the village on foot." "Mr. Chang, Wang You are a lowly man, why should you be so respectful? It is better to cross this mountain stream and reach the front of the village." The guarding general obviously felt that the general Hehe had gone too far.Le Yi didn't say a word, but just looked at the young general with a straight face, and strode up the small stone bridge by the stream.The guarding general quickly waved his hand: "Quick! Keep up!" He led the soldiers to catch up with three wooden boxes.After crossing the stone bridge is the manor, but there is no door in the bamboo fence among the dense pines and cypresses, and a small path leads lazily into the depths of the pine forest.The guarding general shook his head and muttered: "There is no door for the bamboo fence, why is the whole thing here? It's really weird." But Le Yi bowed solemnly and shouted loudly: "Yan Guole Yi is visiting Mr., please report." After three times, Lin A young man in civilian clothes holding a roll of bamboo slips ran out from the small road: "Is it you who spoke? I just fell asleep, the general forgive me." Le Yi smiled and said: "It's okay. Please tell me, Mr. Yan Guo Le Yi is visiting." The young man's bright eyes flashed, but he immediately smiled and said, "Oh, you are Le Yi? Come with me. No matter who sees Mr., there is no need to report. Everyone in Weimingzhuang You can enter." Le Yi smiled and said: "Weicingzhuang? Good! It can be seen that Mr. has a heart." The boy in common clothes said: "It really doesn't have a name, but what has it to do with the heart?" Le Yi burst out laughing.While talking, he passed through a pine forest and then a meadow, and saw a few wooden houses scattered in front of him surrounded by a small hill. There was still a courtyard surrounded by a bamboo fence without doors, and young disciples in twos and threes were in the courtyard. Walking around, singing loudly, sometimes arguing with each other loudly, it was full of vitality.Le Yi couldn't help feeling a sense of heartfelt relief. As the commander of the occupying army, he was naturally the happiest to see that the people of the conquered Qi State were peaceful and happy as usual.However, just when Le Yi was about to go up and talk to these schoolboys, the huge courtyard suddenly fell silent.The teenagers stared blankly at the general and soldiers who came suddenly, a strange light shone in their eyes, and finally, they scattered and walked away silently.Le Yi sighed softly, then bowed solemnly to a large wooden house in the middle: "Yan Guo Le Yi, I'm here to pay a visit to Mr."

"Can Le Yi come in and pay a visit?" "The general can enter the gate of Guanshan country, let alone this old man who has no gate?" "In a world of great struggle, love is a last resort. Even if you enter the country, Le Yi should also follow the way." "Admiral Mingrui too. Forgive me for not being able to welcome the door." "Thank you, sir." Le Yi cupped his hands and entered the wooden house, but saw an old man with snow-white beard and hair describing withered wormwood sitting solemnly in front of the desk in the middle, and bowed solemnly: "Le Yi pays homage to sir." , do not reward the guests of the enemy's country. The general will talk about it when he has something to say." The old man still sat solemnly.Le Yi cupped his hands in salute and said: "The land of the King of Qi has been lost due to tyranny. The country of Yan is on the way of crusade, and is willing to use the new law and benevolent government to stabilize the people of Qi. Le Yi is ordered by King Yan to respectfully invite Mr. to come out of the mountain and take up the post of King of Yan'an to govern the country. The old land of the Qi State, so that the common people can live and work in peace and contentment. Fortunately, sir, don’t refuse it.”

"How absurd is the general?" The old man sighed heavily, "The country is in ruins, and even if I don't have the festival of Boyi, Shuqi, how can I be crowned with monkeys, and be a subject of Yan State and face the elders of Qi State? "Mr. is wrong." Le Yi said calmly, "The world rises and falls, and only those who live in the Tao live. Suppressing tyranny, punishing the people, and punishing the people are the avenues of Tang, Wen, Zhou and Wu. Uncle Boyi sticks to the festival of the survivors and completely ignores the common people How can livelihood be a role model for today's celebrities? Mr. has been subjected to the cruelty of a stupid tyranny, how can you stick to it for a royal family seal? The Yan State sympathizes with the hardships of the people and wants to benefit the living people in the Qi State. What is there to be ashamed of?"

"The general is a real celebrity!" the old man sighed, "however, he lost another bias. Don't you know that the world is a public? The royal family lost power, and the people of Qi should not lose the country. The state of Qi is a state of thousands of common people. It is not a state owned by the royal family of the Tian family. I am loyal to the state of Qi, but have nothing to do with the royal family of the Tian family." "The great way is not established by arguments. Mr. Le Yi Shangwang think twice." The old man shook his head: "If we have different ways, we should not conspire with each other. That's all for now. General, please." Le Yi was about to speak, but he heard a loud shout from outside the door: "Don't be so noisy, old man Wang Bin! If you don't obey the general's order, kill the Wang family of Huayi!" Suddenly, the old man laughed loudly: "Zhu Zi Although it is brutal, it is considered to be the true nature of the Yan people, much better than Le Yi!" Le Yi was silent for a moment, then bowed his hands to the old man and said: "Sir, don't take such crazy words as disobedience, Le Yi has his own military law to deal with. Sir If you don't want to be an official, please ask An Ran to teach your disciples, Yan Jun will definitely not disturb you for no reason. Let me go." After saying that, he strode away. Seeing Le Yi coming out with a sullen face, the guarding general rushed forward and begged angrily: "General, please kill this old man!" Step out of the village.When the grassland was about to reach the pine forest, he heard a sudden cry from behind, and the teenagers cried and shouted with the wind: "Teacher! You can't go--" Le Yi suddenly turned around and ran towards the wooden house in a daze. The old man was already hanging on the roof beam in the middle, his skinny body was tangled with snow-white beard and hair, wrapped in a big cloth clothes and fluttering.The young disciples jumped in panic, cried and shouted, and became a mess.Le Yi was in a hurry, he flew his left arm around the old man's legs and held it up. At the same time, the long sword in his right hand had already broken the hemp rope on the beam, and when he laid the old man flat on the bamboo couch to breathe, his breath was gone. no more.Le Yi bowed deeply to the old corpse, but he was too dumb to find a proper word. After a long time, he sighed heavily and looked at a group of young disciples: "Please Xu Leyi burial Mr. generously." "No Yan people are allowed." Move my master!" The young disciples shouted angrily in unison. Under the cold eyes of the teenagers, Le Yi left Huayi heavily.After thinking about it, he ordered the disarming of the garrison outside Huayi.After thinking about it all the way, Le Yi decided to step up the implementation of the strategy of "benevolent governance and transforming Qi" to dilute the anti-popular uprising that may be triggered by Wang Tong's death.Back in Linzi, Le Yi immediately issued five decrees in the name of Lord Chang: The first way is to abolish all the tyranny during the period of King Qi Min, and reduce the taxes and corvees of the Qi people.Not only abolished the 50% heavy tax that was increased during the period of King Qi Min, but also reduced the original tax by another 30%, making Qi people the most taxed common people in the world in one fell swoop. The second way is to respect talents and seek talents.Recruit sages and celebrities from the Qi State and confer official titles; those who do not want to be officials will be given vain titles and regarded as village sages, with annual salaries of thousands of dendrobium. The third way is to rectify the name of the old state of Qi.Solemnly worship Duke Huan of Qi, the overlord of Jiang Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period. The fourth way is to bury Wang Huan generously with the great ceremony of An Guojun, and give Huayi the fiefdom of Wang Huan. In the fifth way, more than one hundred scholars of the Qi State who have already left the mountain to serve as officials will be awarded fiefs ranging from 30 li to 100 li respectively. Among them, more than 20 famous scholars, please allow the King of Yan to confer fiefs in Yan State. Five decrees were issued in succession, and the situation really changed very quickly.First of all, the panic of the common people was greatly reduced, and the voices of praise were greatly reduced. Those who had fled from the war returned to their homes and started farming.Immediately afterwards, scholars came to serve one after another, affirming Yan's benevolent soldiers and benevolent government, expressing their willingness to seek stability for the common people.Le Yi was very excited, and immediately escorted these scholars to each city to take up the post of guard.Everything is properly arranged, and the central and western parts of Qi State are generally stable, but the autumn wind is already bleak. At this moment, shocking news came from the Jimo camp: Qi Jie led a group of Liaodong generals to attack Jimo three times but failed, and there was a big friction with Qin Kai's group of generals under Feng Leyi's order who advocated the siege of the city. Le Yi's heart sank, and he flew eastward on Xingye.