My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 558 The only cradle left for famous generals is the cradle! Go to the West to invite the God of Killing from Chang'an!
February 21st.

Linzidu, Wu Palace.

"I led the Qi Dynasty with 300,000 subjects, set out on February 1st, and arrived at Judu on February 7th. However, they suffered a great defeat on February 14th, and were even chased by the Chu army. Seventeen people were killed. Thousands of soldiers spilled their blood on the battlefield, causing the entire territory south of Judu to fall!"

"Half a month!"

"Only half a month!"

"This resulted in such a huge defeat!"

Qi Wangjian clenched his hands tightly in his sleeves, and his nails were almost engraved into his palms.

He is patient.

But he really couldn't help it!

That is the territory of the few! A humble soldier!
"Oh!"

Qi Wangjian slapped the table with his right hand hard, and said with anger: "You idiot!"

"It's so stupid!!!"

"Young Master's pretense betrays the trust of others!"

Xiangbang Housheng, Taishi Houxun, Neishi Sunping and other Qi courtiers hurriedly handed over their hands: "Please calm down your anger!"

Qi Wangjian gasped for air, his voice trembling: "Calm down?"

"How can I calm down my anger?"

"The Chu army is powerful now, and we, the Qi Dynasty, are in great danger!"

"How can I appease my anger!"

Don't blame Qi Wangjian for being like this.

The Qi State was excellent at fighting short and quick small-scale battles, but among the seven heroes of the Warring States Period, it was the country that was least able to fight for a long time and was most likely to cause a series of major defeats.

Just over fifty years ago, Yan general Leyi broke the Qi army's defense line with an overwhelming victory over Qi's main force, and then destroyed Qi as if entering a no-man's land!

The lessons from the past are still before us.

Many Lao Qi people who participated in the Restoration War are still alive.

How can Wang Jian of Qi not worry about Xiang Yan repeating Le Yi's old story?
If Xiang Yan destroys Qi like Le Yi again, will those generals and subjects who have been heartbroken by Qi still be willing to help him restore the country again?
Hou Sheng's voice was sincere and gentle: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry."

"Although the young master pretended to be defeated and returned, Kuang Yong, the governor of the capital, blocked the Chu army south of Judu."

"Even if Du Dafu's bravery cannot last, we, Da Qi, can retreat to the Great Wall and continue to defend Qi according to the Great Wall."

"At least in the short term, our country, Da Qi, is not in danger of subjugation!"

King Qi Jian was almost laughed out of anger.

Da Qi, one of our seven great heroes, is not in danger of national subjugation in a short period of time, so we should be happy and excited, right?
The big joke of slipping the world!

Qi Wangjian forcibly controlled his anger, but the anger on his face did not subside: "I, Qi, have worked hard to expand the territory."

"My dear friends, do you want me to give up my territory of Da Qi to others?"

"We, the Qi Dynasty, have strong soldiers and horses and great national power. How can we only huddle within the Great Wall when facing the Chu State?"

"My father revitalized the Qi Kingdom, but I don't even care about defending the territory?"

Qi Wangjian asked three questions in a row, each one more serious than the last!
Hou Sheng looked horrified: "That's absolutely not the case!"

"It's just..." Hou Sheng said helplessly: "Young Master Fake and Prince Sheng are already the most capable generals in the royal family."

"Even if we have a large army and strong horses, we still have no generals to use!"

Qi Wangjian laughed in his heart.

Is Aiqing waiting for me here?
Aiqing recommended the young master to be the general in the previous period, probably just to precipitate this tragic defeat and then take away the military power from me!

But, what should Qi Wang Jianneng do?
With the pressure of national subjugation on one side and the loss of military power on the other, Qi Wangjian seemed to have no choice at all!
Qi Wangjian could only maintain his angry expression and asked in a deep voice: "So what if there are no generals in the royal family?"

"Isn't the reason why Da Qi is so prosperous just because of the appointment of royal generals?"

"If you have any talents, please recommend them to me. I will definitely put them to good use!"

While talking, Qi Wangjian kept looking at Hou Sheng, waiting to see who Hou Sheng would recommend.

However, what Qi Wangjian didn't expect was that Hou Sheng had no choice but to hand him over: "I have no one to recommend."

Qi Wangjian's eyes suddenly condensed: "Is there no one to recommend to you?"

"Do you have any talents to recommend?"

However, what Qi Wangjian didn't expect was that all the courtiers in the hall shook their heads in unison: "I have no one to recommend you!"

Faced with such answers from the ministers, Qi Wangjian was really shocked.

Could it be that I have wrongly blamed Xiangbang?

Is the domestic situation really that bad?

King Jian of Qi sat up straight, his anger completely subdued, and his gaze towards the ministers became sincere: "We have millions of people in Qi, and it is a place where the world's elite and culture gather together."

"There are many famous generals and marshals in the world!"

"How can there be no one available to us in Daqi today!"

"We, Da Qi, are in danger. If you, my dear friends, recognize talents, please don't hesitate to recommend them!"

Qi Wangjian's words sounded exaggerated, but they were not exaggerated by much.

The State of Qi was once known as the cradle of military strategists, with a large number of generals, powerful generals, and wise generals.

Sun Wu, Sun Bin, Tian Dan, Tian Ji, thousands of years later, how many people will not recognize them?
In addition to these famous generals whose names have been passed down through the ages, Qi State also has a large number of generals who can suppress an era.

Just like the prince who became a father, although his reputation was not obvious, he was considered by Sima Qian to be a great military strategist on the same level as Jiang Ziya, Sun Wu, and Wu Qi. The leader of the tyrants, he is also the ancestor of the Wang family.

The father and son Wang Jian and Wang Ben who destroyed five kingdoms for the Qin Dynasty were also the descendants of Prince Cheng's father!

Another example is Kuang Zhang. King Qin Huiwen, who fought for the first time in command, claimed to be a minister of the Western Fan. The Qin State did not dare to draw his sword in unison for twenty years. Later, he destroyed the Yan State in just thirty days. An old fist defeated the Chu State in its heyday. The country was smashed back to its hometown, eliminating the possibility of Chu's hegemony.

When Kuang Zhang was getting old, the various countries were undergoing changes. Kuang Zhang put on his old body and mounted a horse to lead the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms to attack Hangu Pass. Not only did he become the only general to attack Hangu Pass head-on during the Warring States Period, but for the diplomatic efforts of King Qin Zhao, Qin would have been defeated. Died at the hands of Kuang Zhang! After being ordered to stop, Kuang Zhang felt itching unbearably. On the way to withdraw his troops, he wandered to the newly restored Yan State and easily destroyed more than 100,000 Yan troops!
Even if we only look at recent years, generals such as Meng Ao and Yan Ju are all natives of Qi!

Now, Qi Wangjian needs the general to help him fight the war.

But what about the general?
Where have all the great generals of our Daqi gone? !

Oh~ First a group of them were sold by King Qi Xiang, then a group of people were squeezed out by King Qi Xiang, and then a group of people were suppressed by Hou Sheng and took away a group of them. There are no more generals in Qi!

Hou Sheng sighed with emotion: "Your Majesty, we in Da Qi do have many generals."

"However, don't expect Chu Shangzhu and Yan to be defeated by Lord Qin Chang'an one after another. This general is by no means an ordinary general who can defeat him."

"If your Majesty is determined to defend the Great Wall, I, Kuang Yong, the great official of the capital of Qi, can stop the Yan State of Shangzhu of Chu from south of the Great Wall."

"But if the king is determined to regain the lost territory, even defeat the Chu army?"

After Hou Sheng was silent for a few moments, he finally spoke: "Looking at Daqi today, it's hard for anyone to do it."

"I thought that the only way to ask for help was from Qin!"

Qi Wangjian frowned slightly: "Ask Qin for help?"

Hou Sheng nodded solemnly: "Not bad."

"I, Da Qi, serve Qin Jin just to get Qin's help."

"Now that our country, Da Qi, has been defeated by Chu and its territory has been invaded, it is time to ask Qin to send troops to rescue us!"

King Jian of Qi shook his head: "I also hope that the State of Qin can help me to make Da Qi great."

"However, the Qin State has been exhausted from fighting in recent years and is extremely exhausted."

"It is already difficult for Qin to defend its borders and suppress Zhao and Chu from invading. How can it have the spare energy to help our Great Qi?"

King Jian of Qi had never thought of asking Qin to send troops.

But the Qin State was almost exhausted from its conquests in the east and west. It was too busy taking care of itself and recuperating, so how could it find the ability to help the Qi State?

Hou Sheng immediately explained: "We, Da Qi, do not need Qin to send troops, nor do we need Qin to send grain, nor do we need Qin to send money."

"Qin is exhausted, but it can still help me to make Daqi!"

Qi Wangjian was speechless: "Why did Aiqing say this?"

"It's okay if the Qin State doesn't provide money and food. How can it not even provide troops?"

"If the Qin State doesn't even send out troops, how can it help us, the Qi Dynasty?"

"Only by the words of the Qin envoy?!"

Hou Sheng smiled and said: "Our Da Qi's national strength is not inferior to Chu's, its military strength is far better than Chu's, and its money and food are far better than Chu's."

"If the generals of the Qi and Chu armies are equally capable, then we, Qi, will be victorious."

"The reason why Da Qi is defeated today is simply because of the lack of good generals."

"Therefore, I think that we, Qi, only need to ask Qin to send a general and a group of middle and high-level generals to be the commanders of our Qi army, and then this battle will be won!"

Qi Wangjian subconsciously refuted: "How can the generals of other countries lead our Qi army to victory..."

The next words suddenly got stuck in my throat and I couldn't spit them out.

Because Qi Wangjian suddenly thought that just last year, Ying Chengyu led only 10,000 Qin troops and 100,000 Qi troops to fight against Zhao and win!
That's Qiang Zhao!

Since Ying Chengyu could win against Zhao with the Qi army as the main force, why couldn't he win against Chu with the Qi army as the main force?
Seeing that King Qi Jian's voice was astringent, Hou Sheng immediately handed over his hand and said, "My advice!"

"With food, a large sum of money, and the position of left prime minister, I invite Qin Chang'an Jun to be the left prime minister of the Great Qi!"

"Please ask Qin again to send generals to help Qi win this battle!"

Qi Wangjian's heart was pounding.

But after thinking about it, Qi Wangjian still shook his head slightly: "Qin Chang'an Jun is too greedy."

"If this person is promoted to the left prime minister of our Daqi, I don't know how many soldiers will be left in our Daqi army after this battle."

Qi Wangjian admitted that Ying Chengyu was very good at fighting, but Qi Wangjian even thought that Ying Chengyu was shameless!
I borrowed 100,000 soldiers and horses without incident, and also sent a large amount of food and grass, but when I returned, there were only a thousand soldiers left.

Not only that, Qin Wangzheng also asked the widow to sympathize with the people and send the families of those soldiers to Qin.

It's really too much!
Once bitten, twice shy.

Not to mention that Qi Wang Jian was bitten by Ying Cheng's dragon just last year.

Can he not be afraid?

Hou Sheng hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, don't worry."

"We, Da Qi, can make an agreement with Qin to prohibit Lord Qin Chang'an from doing this, and provide more money and food for this."

"There is not enough food and grass in Qin today. If there is no money and food, Qin Chang'an will abduct all our Qi soldiers and take them to Qin. Qin will not be able to support so many young men!"

After a pause, Hou Sheng continued: "If your Majesty still has concerns, I, Da Qi, can invite other Qin generals."

"If other Qin generals are invited, I, the Qi Dynasty, do not even need to offer them the position of Zuo Xiang, but only the position of Grand Sima."

Qi Wangjian hesitated.

Although other Qin generals are not as shameless as Ying Chengyu, other Qin generals have no experience of leading the Qi army in combat. It is still unknown how they will get along well during the war.

Seeing this, Hou Sheng gestured behind him, and all the courtiers immediately raised their hands and shouted: "I second the proposal!"

"I hope your Majesty will ask Qin to serve as the left prime minister of Qi for me!"

Hou Sheng took advantage of the situation and took a step forward, sincerely persuading: "Your Majesty, you don't want our Daqi territory to lose one after another and end up trapped north of the Great Wall, right?"

Under the persuasion of the ministers, King Jian of Qi finally made a decision: "Order Chunyu Hu, the foreign minister, to go to Qin!"

"Please ask Lord Qin Chang'an to be our Qi's left prime minister and help our Qi to retreat from Chu!"

　'Prince Chengfu' is not a name. 'Prince' means that he is the son of King Huan of Zhou, and 'Chengfu' means that he once served as the Chengfu of King Zhou City.

　　There are two theories about the ancestor of the Wang family: Prince Cheng's father and Prince Jin, so when you search, you will also find two different answers. According to Cheese's understanding, these two theories are actually derived from the Wang family's genealogy.

　　Before the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Wang family from all over the country all regarded the prince as their ancestor. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the theory of immortals and gods became popular. Because in the legend, Prince Jin did not die at an early age but ascended to immortality. A small number of Wang family's children began to With Prince Jin as the ancestor, you can not only follow the trend but also get close to the immortals!

　　But Cai Yong, a master of the Eastern Han Dynasty, openly criticized this and said mercilessly that Prince Jin not only died young but also had no descendants. How could he be the ancestor of the Wang family? Prince Jin's first journey to be regarded as the ancestor of the Wang family failed.

　　During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Prince Jin was favored by those who sought immortality and asked gods, and he became a top idol. The Wang family in some places officially regarded Prince Jin as their ancestor, but many of the Wang family's children still regarded the prince as their father as their ancestor. Hundreds of years of fierce fighting broke out over this.

　　It was not until the Tang Dynasty that the famous Prime Minister Wang Gui in the early Tang Dynasty, Gao Shilian who compiled the "Clan Chronicle", and Empress Wu Zetian successively clearly identified the ancestor of the Wang family as Prince Jin, and the struggle for the ancestor of the Wang family came to an end.

　　Cheese sincerely apologizes for any offense or fallacy. Cheese does not dare to say who the ancestor of the Wang family is. However, because this article is in the late Warring States period, Cheese adopts the statement that Prince Chengfu is the ancestor of the Wang family based on the literature records of the late Warring States period.

　　
　
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