The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

Chapter 206

Daliang, Wei State

In a tavern in the city, several people were talking enthusiastically about Gongzi Ang leading his troops to attack Zhao. One person whispered, "I heard that Gongzi Ang will declare himself king after conquering Handan."

"That's impossible. Gongzi Ang is the younger brother of the King of Wei. It's impossible for him to declare himself king."

"How can it be impossible? Gongzi Ang has 100,000 troops, and among these 100,000, there are 30,000 Wuzu. The entire Wei State only has 50,000. With such a great opportunity, how can it be impossible for him to declare himself king."

"You have some truth in what you said, but I still think that Gongzi Ang will not establish himself as king."

A passerby was curious when he heard the conversation and asked, "Brothers, what are you talking about?"

"Gongzi Ang wants to establish himself as king."

"What! He is not afraid of the king killing him if he establishes himself as king."

"What is he afraid of! Gongzi Ang has 100,000 troops, so he can even change the king."

"That is indeed very dangerous. Do you think the king will replace him?"

"It is possible."

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Wei Guo’s court

Wei Ling said in panic: “Everyone, now Daliang is saying that Prince Ang wants to establish himself as king, and Prince Ang has 100,000 troops. I am very worried. What should we do?”

Si Tu Meng Ke stood up and said: “Your Majesty, trust people when you employ them, and don’t employ people you don’t trust. Now that Your Majesty has employed Prince Ang, you should not be suspicious of him, otherwise it will cause the soldiers to fall into chaos. It will make the soldiers feel disappointed.”

But Wei Ling seemed to ignore Meng Ke’s words. Prime Minister Hui Shi stood up and said: “Your Majesty, trust people when you employ them, and don’t employ people you don’t trust. Now that Your Majesty has employed Prince Ang, you should not be suspicious of him, otherwise it will cause the soldiers to fall into chaos. It will make the soldiers feel disappointed.”

But Wei Ling seemed to ignore Meng Ke’s words. Prime Minister Hui Shi stood up and said: “Your Majesty, trust people when you employ them, and don’t employ people you don’t trust. He advised: "Your Majesty, what the Minister of Justice said is absolutely right. Please don't be suspicious of Prince Ang!"

Wei Shen also stood up and advised: "Father, my uncle is a sincere and upright person, with the style of an ancient gentleman. It was also due to my uncle that my father could ascend to the throne! At that time, my uncle had 30,000 soldiers, while my father had only 50,000 soldiers. How could he rebel now if he didn't rebel then!"

Wei Ling was still worried after hearing Wei Shen's words. All the ministers advised him. Xu Zi, Shen Dao and other civil and military ministers all advised Wei Ling not to be suspicious. Hui Shi directly guaranteed it with his head.

But Wei Ling was still hesitant and seemed to be still worried. Hui Shi saw him so hesitant and was about to scold him.

Wei Lang thought hard and said, "Adjourn the court and discuss it tomorrow."

After returning to the inner palace, Wei Lang had no mood to eat. He kept thinking about Gongzi Ang's self-declaration of king. At this time, a servant came in and said, "Your Majesty, there is a scholar who wants to see you. He said he can solve your current troubles."

"Please come in!"

A smart man came in and bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

"Excuse me, sir, what do you want to teach me?" Wei Lang asked respectfully.

"Is your Majesty worried about Gongzi Ang's self-declaration of king?" the smart man asked.

Wei Lang said happily, "That's right, what do you want to teach me?"

The smart man said, "Your Majesty, what do the court officials think about this?"

"The court officials all told me not to be suspicious of Gongzi Ang, IThe eldest son of the king also advised me not to be suspicious of Gongzi Ang. Sir, is there any problem with this? "Wei Lang continued to ask.

The smart man pretended to be horrified and said: "If all the court officials do this, the king will be in danger! Gongzi Ang has a large army and is far away from the court. How can the king guarantee that he will not rebel! Dangerous! Dangerous! The country is in danger!"

"But Gongzi Ang helped me to seize the throne before, and he is upright and has the style of an ancient gentleman! He should not be self-reliant." Wei Lang said.

The smart man shook his head and sighed: "King, a person will change after a long time! Gongzi Ang helped you to seize the throne because you had the elite Wei Wu soldiers in your hands. Moreover, one cannot judge a person by appearance alone. In the past, Duke Wu of Zheng was also very loyal to the Zhou Dynasty. As soon as Zheng became strong, he secretly used the power in his hands to annex other countries at will. He did not take the Zhou emperor seriously at all. Hu was his relative. Duke Wu of Zheng vowed to form an alliance with Hu, but he was destroyed. How could a person give up in the face of absolute power? If the king does not take some measures, he may endanger himself! " Wei Ying was terrified and asked hurriedly: "What countermeasures does the sir have?" The smart man pretended to be mysterious and said: "Changing the general may make the soldiers feel cold and cause riots throughout the army. Therefore, the best way is to change the soldiers. The king only needs to use new soldiers to replace the battle-hardened soldiers in Gongzi Ang's hands. Gongzi Ang only has some new soldiers. Even if he has an army of 100,000, how can he confront the king? This is a plan to change soldiers but not generals!"

"What a good plan! Thank you for your teachings, sir. Come here! Reward this gentleman with 100 gold coins." Wei Lang said respectfully.

The next morning court

Wei Lang said to everyone: "Everyone, in order to prevent Gongzi Ang from having second thoughts, I plan to replace Gongzi Ang's battle-hardened soldiers with some new soldiers. What do you think?"

"Your Majesty, you can't do that! If we attack Zhao now with some soldiers who have never been on the battlefield, even if the generals are powerful, it will be difficult to win! Combat depends on the generals and soldiers. An elite army will definitely defeat a weak army, and a general with both wisdom and courage will definitely defeat a stupid general. Now the king has transferred the elite army and replaced it with a group of soldiers who have never been on the battlefield. Our army's chance of winning is very low! "Prime Minister Hui Shi persuaded him.

Counselor Ji Liang also stood up to dissuade him, saying, "Your Majesty, when Le Yang attacked Zhongshan, many people said he would establish himself as king, but Le Yang conquered Zhongshan. Le Yang was a man so cruel that he could eat his own son. How could he be so loyal? How could Gongzi Ang be so upright and have the style of an ancient gentleman? It is even more impossible for such a person to rebel! Please believe in Gongzi Ang!"

Wei Lang said unhappily, "Le Yang is Le Yang, and Gongzi Ang is Gongzi Ang. Don't confuse the two! I have decided to recruit 50,000 new soldiers immediately to replace the 50,000 soldiers in Gongzi Ang's hands! This matter is settled!"

Ji Liang was speechless. When he persuaded Gongzi Ang to kill Wei Huan, he had already told him the evidence, but Wei Lang still believed that Wei Huan would not steal his throne, so he let him go.He, as a result, was driven out of the palace. The funniest thing was that he persuaded Wei Ling to prevent Zhao and Han from taking advantage of the situation, but they still didn't listen to him, which led to the defeat of the Wei army by the Zhao-Han coalition, making Wei Ling want to escape to other countries. If it weren't for his luck, he would have died long ago.

Why does it feel like Wei Ling always sings against him? Ji Liang's heart was about to die at this time, and he could only think: "Be prepared to assist the prince!"

Wei Shen was also speechless. He helped the King of Wei get so many kings, but he couldn't help him, a bronze.

Pang Juan was also very powerless. In addition to hearing about changing generals before the battle, it was the first time he heard that the front-line soldiers were replaced with new soldiers.

Wei Lang continued to use his strategic thinking and said: "General, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, this is a good idea, but I think sending General Xiang Ci to lead 20,000 troops to Neihuang, Zhao State, first to prevent the Zhao army in Neihuang from going to support Handan, second, if Prince Ang really wants to rebel, it can just be the vanguard, and third, once Prince Ang breaks through Handan, Zhao State, Xiang Ci's army will immediately capture Feicheng and Lieren, and go to Handan to join Prince Ang's army." Pang Juan said.

Wei Lang was delighted after hearing this and said: "General's plan is good, let's do it! Ji Liang, you immediately lead 50,000 new soldiers to exchange troops with Prince Ang."

"Yes." Ji Liang said weakly.

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At this time, Handan had been under siege for four months. The Wei army destroyed all the villages near Handan while strengthening the defense line. The farmland was also burned by the Wei army, leaving no food for the Zhao army.

Gong Ziang looked at the lifeless Handan and laughed: "There is not much food in Handan City. It will be broken by our army soon! I want to see how long the Zhao army can hold on!"

The deputy general Baning came over and said: "General, Doctor Ji Liang is coming with 50,000 troops."

"Oh! The king actually sent reinforcements, great!" Gong Ziang said happily, not knowing that they were not coming to support but to exchange soldiers.

Ji Liang found Gongzi Ang and read out: "According to the king's order! In order to train new soldiers, Gongzi Ang's 50,000 soldiers will be transferred back to the country immediately. In order to fill the vacancies, the king specially dispatched 50,000 new soldiers to Gongzi Ang, hoping that Gongzi Ang can train these 50,000 new soldiers while attacking Handan, Zhao State."

Gongzi Ang was confused. How could these soldiers not come to support? How could they replace his soldiers with new soldiers? Gongzi Ang didn't understand and snatched the king's order to read it.

Ban Ning, who was standing by, saw this scene and asked carefully: "General, this can't be true?"

After reading it, Gongzi Ang seemed to be in a trance and said: "I will exchange the soldiers immediately!"

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