Monument Yangmen

Chapter 933 The Battle for Hegemony
Cao Bin's anger was far easier to ignite than the Yan's monarchs and officials had imagined.

Cao Bin has long wanted to compete with Yan Guoyi, but he has been persuaded by civil and military officials.

When the envoy of Yan State arrived in Shu State and expressed his willingness to invite Cao Yu's parents to Yanjing City with a huge sum of money as a hire, Cao Bin's anger was completely ignited.

Cao Bin, who is only in his [-]s, has lost all his teeth, his hair is gray, and he needs help when he walks. He is so skinny that he can be blown by a gust of wind.

But it is such a thin old man, but his temper is far hotter than ordinary people.

In the court hall, in front of all civil and military officials, he hacked to death the envoy of Yan State with his own hands.

The envoys of the Yan State were killed, and the battle between Yan and Shu was inevitable.

Even if the civil and military officials wanted to dissuade them, they could do nothing.

In the battle between Yan and Shu, even if the Shu Kingdom wanted to admit defeat, it was impossible.

Because the envoys of the Yan State were killed, it was tantamount to slapping the face of the Yan State. With the tyranny of the Yan State, how could it be possible to let it go.

Through this trick, Cao Bin successfully forced the civil and military officials to agree to the battle with Yan.

a time.

The Shu Kingdom began to enter emergency preparations.

Cao Bin was wearing armor and was carried by eight warriors, sitting in the middle of the army.

Soldiers, soldiers, grain, grass, and equipment from all over the country of Shu were continuously transported to the border of Yan and Shu.

The matter of Cao Bin beheading the envoys of Yan State was reported to Yanjing City ten days later.

Yang Qi made this matter known to the world.

The whole country was in an uproar.

Soldiers from all over the country called for the battle one after another, and the veterans sat at the door of their homes with their armor and weapons on their shoulders, waiting to be recruited.

As long as Yang Qi gives an order, the millions of soldiers and horses accumulated under the military service system of Yan State can gather under his iron heels.

"war!"

This is Yang Qi's attitude.

Also invented the world.

Yan people are not afraid of war, and Yan people are not humiliated.

After receiving Yang Qi's edict, soldiers and horses from all over the place began to gather one after another.

The soldiers and horses in the southern border of Yan State went to the border of Yan Shu one step earlier to gather.

The soldiers and horses from the north gathered in mighty force outside Yanjing City.

Inside the imperial study.

Yang Qi's will was formed in his pen one after another, and then he was quickly sent out of the imperial study.

Standing beside Yang Qi, Yang Zongwei watched Yang Qi's decree leave the palace, and tens of thousands of people were moved by the decree. It was the first time he felt the majesty of an emperor, and also the tyranny of the Yan Kingdom.

In order to achieve the suzerain status above the Yan Kingdom, the crazy Cao Bin gathered more than half of the troops controlled by the Shu Kingdom, the Maurya Dynasty and other places, which was about 300 million.

Far exceeded the strength of any war in history.

The reason why Shu was able to recruit so many soldiers and horses was inseparable from their huge territory.

Cao Wei alone led nearly a million troops.

The battlefield was divided into two by Cao Bin.

One is the battlefield of the Maurya Dynasty, and the other is the battlefield of Yanshu border.

The wishful thinking in Cao Bin's heart was almost on the surface.

He clearly knew that the Kingdom of Shu did not have the strength to dominate the world, so he planned to tear off a piece of fat from the Kingdom of Yan and bite off half of the territory of the Maurya Dynasty occupied by the Kingdom of Yan, as well as the territory of the Kingdom of Yan on the line between Seoul and Yongzhou.

In this way, Yan State was pulled down from its overlord status, and the strategy of connecting the territory of Shu State into one piece was completed.

And compared to Cao Bin's madness.

Yang Qi looked even crazier.

There were no enemies in the entire northern border of the Yan Kingdom, and Yang Qi almost spared [-]% of the soldiers and horses in the northern border, and transferred them to the battlefield together.

At the same time, Yang Qi also gathered 400% of the soldiers and horses in the southern border, with a total number of as many as [-] million.

The military force is far more than 100 million more than that of Shu. According to the calculation of Junji Pavilion, in the face of the attack of 300 million soldiers from Shu, Yan only needs to pay more than 100 million soldiers to resist.

But Yang Qi didn't do that.

Instead, he multiplied his troops several times.

Not many people could guess why Yang Qi did this.

After all, for every 100 million more soldiers and horses, the food, grass and supplies to be provided behind it, as well as the number of civilian husbands, are a huge number.

After Yang Qi finished writing the last imperial decree, he put down his pen and saw his son around him several times hesitant to speak, so he asked: "Do you think the same as the officials in the court, thinking that obviously more than 100 million soldiers and horses can Why did I mobilize several times the number of troops when I won the war?"

Yang Zongwei hesitated for a moment, but still nodded.

In front of my father, if I don't know how to speak out, I don't want to be ashamed. What I fear the most is pretending to understand.

Yang Qi asked his son to sit on the chair opposite, and said with a smile: "In the whole world, the only one who can fight against Yan Kingdom is probably the Shu Kingdom, and the only one who has the courage to challenge our Yan Kingdom is the Shu Kingdom.

Yuanhang has developed to this day, and there are Han family settlers in every corner of the world.

In the entire world, the two most powerful empires are only Shu and Yan.

The Jin Kingdom used to be regarded as a family, but now the Jin Kingdom is divided into seven, as long as there is no foreign enemy invasion, it is difficult to unite.

Therefore, in the field of power struggle in the world, only Yan and Shu are left.

In the struggle between Yan and Shu for hegemony, the winner not only gets the status of suzerain, but also the right to manage the world.

Yan Guoheng is extremely powerful.

But the Kingdom of Shu is still provocative.

We must defeat the Kingdom of Shu with the posture of overwhelming Mount Tai.

Only in this way can all countries realize that Yan State is invincible.

Let those who covet the country of Yan give up their hearts. "

"Son! You have to remember that this world is a world where the weak prey on the strong. As long as you have good things in your hands, others will covet them, even if this person is your blood relative.

But to dominate the world, it doesn't mean that you are better than others.

You need to be much stronger than others, so strong that people feel scared, so strong that people feel that you are invincible.

That way, they don't covet what you get.

The so-called way of inner sage and outer king, and the so-called emperor's mind, in the final analysis, are all explaining this point.

When you are not strong enough to be invincible in the world, any act of reasoning with the enemy is courting death.

Any act of giving to the weak is cultivating enemies for oneself. "

Yang Zongwei sat on the chair in a daze for a long time.

What Yang Qi said today is different from what all his masters said.

During his observation of politics, some people told him that he is a sage inside and a king outside, some people told him that he is virtuous and wise, and some people told him that he should be tolerant of barbarians, educate them, and let them be Sinicized.

Yang Qi's words are obviously different from these statements, even contradictory.

Someone always told him that Guohengda would die if it was warlike.

But what he saw was that Yan Kingdom not only showed no sign of perishing in the wars, but became stronger and stronger.

After thinking for a long time.

Yang Zongwei looked at Yang Qi, and said in a low voice: "Father, are the words of the saints in the book all wrong?"

Yang Qi asked unexpectedly: "Why do you ask that?"

Yang Zongwei frowned, and said: "When I was watching the government, I heard from my ministers that if a country grows big, it will perish if it is warlike. The way to subjugate a country is to resort to war. I read the books, and it was written in the same way. .

However, I feel that what is written in the book contradicts what you said.

But Erchen thinks that what you said is right.

Since what you said is correct, it is natural that what is said in the book is wrong. "

Yang Qile chuckled, "I'm very happy that you can say this."

Yang Qi picked up the pen on the table and wrote down a sentence.

"Guo Hengda, do not fight or perish..."

Yang Zongwei looked at the words on the dragon case, and pondered: "Is the father telling the sons and ministers that doing both is the way to govern the country?"

"Shit!"

Yang Qi cursed with a smile, picked up the paper on the table, and threw it to Yang Zongwei, "Tell me, what will happen if my words spread?"

Yang Zongwei was stunned, and said seriously: "Father is an unprecedented emperor, your words are naturally golden rules, and will definitely be regarded as the most reasonable by scholars all over the world."

Yang Qi smiled calmly: "But you also saw that what I wrote was just a joke."

Yang Zongwei was a little silly, and sat there in a daze, not knowing how to answer.

Yang Qi got up, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "I just want to tell you that there are not many wise words in the book. It is better to have no books than to believe in books. The things in this book, especially many books after the Warring States period and pre-Qin period , has been changed beyond recognition.

Some careerists, in order to make their theories more recognized by the world, so they included a lot of private goods in it.

Therefore, in the future, whether you are reading a book or listening to someone's advice, you must distinguish clearly which words are truth and which words are deceptive lies.

Those are useful to you, those are demagogues. "

Yang Zongwei frowned, "How to tell the difference?"

"Listen more and watch more, unite knowledge and action, and seek truth from facts."

Yang Qi put his hands behind his back and said with a smile: "After a long time, you will find that everything that is divorced from reality is basically a lie."

After a pause, Yang Qi asked: "For example, the saying that a woman's lack of talent is virtue is a nonsense. The person who said this sentence was probably refuted by a talented woman, or was rejected by a talented woman. And People in the world have always praised this sentence, and even many royal families regarded it as the most reasonable saying.

The purpose of folk transmission of this sentence is to ensure the absolute status of men in the family.

It also provides an excuse for men to exploit women at home.

And many royal families eulogized this sentence, mainly to prevent women from interfering in politics.

But they don't know that whether a woman will be involved in politics has nothing to do with talent or virtue.It would be even more terrifying for a woman without virtue to interfere in politics. "

Yang Zongwei lowered his head and frowned, comprehending Yang Qi's words.

Yang Qi didn't bother him, just patted his head and walked out of the imperial study.

Outside the imperial study.

Cao Lin came in a hurry.

She was pale and looked a little haggard.

When she saw Yang Qi, she immediately rushed forward and exclaimed, "Your Majesty wants to conquer the Kingdom of Shu?"

Yang Qi supported her and sighed, "It's not that I want to conquer Shu, it's Shu who wants to conquer my Yan."

"For Cao Yi, is it worth it?"

Cao Lin looked at Yang Qi without blinking, and asked in a sad voice, as if she wanted to see something from Yang Qi's face.

Yang Qi stared at the emaciated Cao Lin and let out a long sigh.

"Do you think that this war is really only because of Cao Yi?"

"Is not it?"

Yang Qi shook his head and said, "Ever since the Cao family established itself in Dali, your father has thought of fighting with me. He is an elder, he doesn't think he is inferior to me, he wants to beat me and fight for more for the Cao family. Interests.

This war seems to have started because of Cao Yi.

But can't fight without Cao Yi? "

Yang Qi sighed: "Without Cao Yi, this war would only be more tragic. The Cao family is not the Cao family of the past, and the Yang family is not the Yang family of the past. Two royal families, two countries, are fighting for the hegemony of the world. What is dominance.

In front of the world, personal honor and disgrace, and kinship friendship are not worth mentioning.

I can stop fighting, but do you think your father will let it go? "

"He will not let it go, he will only take my retreat as a sign of weakness, and he will only make progress. He wants the half of Yan's territory in the Maurya Dynasty, he wants Yan's territory in Yongzhou and Seoul, and he wants more. The hegemony of the world, and the innumerable wealth of Yan.

If I back down, I'm afraid he will ask for more.

If there is a chance, he will definitely not mind taking Wei'er's throne, making him an idle marquis, and imprisoning him.

And after he takes Wei'er's throne, he will definitely raise his butcher knife and kill my Yang family. "

Cao Lin shook her head in disbelief, "No... no, my father wouldn't do that..."

Yang Qi looked at her with pity, and said: "You came from the Cao family, you don't know your father's disposition. When the Cao family was in Bianjing, what did you do for profit? You are better than me. more clearly.

So I can't withdraw, and he won't. "

Cao Lin trembled, "Why is this happening? Obviously Yan and Shu were allies before..."

Yang Qi embraced her, held her in his arms, and said softly: "This is the price you have to pay to get more benefits and more power. Even if I try to get Yan and Shu to stop fighting this time, in the future, the succession of the throne will be passed on." Going on, the war between the two countries is still inevitable.

Instead of leaving this problem in the hands of Wei Er, you and my future grandson, it is better to let me solve the matter. "

Cao Lin suddenly grabbed Yang Qi's shoulder, and said anxiously: "Then stay here and let the children and grandchildren deal with it. When we die, we don't know anything, so we don't have to care about anything."

Yang Qi was taken aback for a moment, pondered for a moment, and said in a low voice: "You really think so?"

Cao Lin nodded heavily.

Yang Qi took a deep breath, and said solemnly: "You probably know better than me the national strength of Yan State. Wei Er is not a stupid person. If the throne is passed to him, Yan State will only become stronger if it continues to develop.

When the grandson succeeded to the throne, the Yan State conquered the Shu State without any effort at all.

Family affection, after being passed on for three generations, will become very weak.

At that time, Sun Er broke through the Kingdom of Shu.

All the royal families in the Kingdom of Shu may be wiped out.

This is what you want to see? "

Cao Lin trembled all over.

Yang Qi patted her on the shoulder and comforted her, "If I make a move, at least I can guarantee the lives of your brothers."

There was no blood on Cao Lin's face, she trembled and said nothing.

Yang Qi clarified the stakes to her.

She is not a stupid person, so she can naturally think through it.

(End of this chapter)