Great Qin Emperor

Chapter 26

I would like to ask my friends a question: which seven military books are the "Seven Books of Martial Arts"?
Answer: "Sun Tzu's Art of War", "Wu Zi's Art of War", "Sima Law", "Six Secret Teachings", "Three Strategies", "Wei Liaozi" and "Li Weigong Questions and Answers". These seven military books have an extraordinary influence in Chinese history. It is still influential today.

Who is the author of "Wei Liao Zi"?It was Wei Liao, the strange man Zhou Chong met.

Some people call Wei Liao a famous military theorist in Chinese history. This statement is reasonable, but not complete, because it does not summarize Wei Liao's military achievements.

In the "Seven Books of Martial Arts", except for the authors of "Six Secret Teachings" and "Sanlue", which cannot be verified because they were falsely entrusted to Jiang Ziya by later generations, the other five are not only famous military theorists, but also famous military commanders in Chinese history , its combat exploits are very great.

Sun Wu, Wu Qi, Sima Rangju, and Li Jing have little to do with this book, so we won't talk about their achievements. This book is about Wei Liao.

Wei Liao was from Daliang, Wei State, which is now Kaifeng, Henan.There is a saying that he was a student of Guiguzi, a famous hermit in the Warring States Period, but there is no guarantee of the credibility of this statement.

After analyzing the situation in the world, he believed that King Qin had the determination to unify the world, and he also had the talent to unify the world. Like the elites of the time, he went west to Qin and prepared to lobby Qin Shihuang.He met King Qin because Han Fei was killed by Li Si. King Qin lamented that there were too few talents, so Li Si recommended Wei Liao to King Qin.

Whether it is a person who opposes Qin Shihuang or a person who admires Qin Shihuang, he has to admit the fact that Qin Shihuang is intelligent and ambitious, far beyond the reach of others.At the same time, he has a very high vision, and most people would not take it lightly, even historical figures such as Li Si, Zhao Gao, Wang Wan, Wang Jian, Yang Duanhe, Meng Tian, ​​and Wang Ben, in his eyes, are only Running is just a tool for him to drive.

But there is one person who can compete with Qin Shihuang, and there is only one person in history who received the highest courtesy from Qin Shihuang, with the same clothes, same food, and same car.It means that the king of Qin eats whatever he eats; he is qualified to wear whatever clothes the king of Qin wears; Same.

This person is Wei Liao, and it can be seen from this that he is really talented.

The king of Qin appointed Wei Liao as a national captain and asked him to be responsible for planning military operations. Therefore, in the unification war launched by Qin Shihuang, every military operation embodies Wei Liao's painstaking efforts.Wu'an Lord Li Mu defeated the Qin army, and the progress of the war was unfavorable. It was his countermeasures that allowed Zhao Guo to control Li Mu's military power, which caused Zhao Guo to perish.

He contributed a lot to the formation of China's unified pattern!Calling him a military theorist is too biased and not comprehensive enough.

Zhang Liang, who is known as the "master of a generation of emperors", said that he traveled around the world with Chisongzi after his success. It is purely fabricated, and there is no such thing. Empress Lu rewarded him with wine and meat, and asked him to eat and drink. The reason was that "life is like a fleeting horse, and it is only a few decades, so why bother to suffer?" He also ate.

Wei Liao's behavior was different from Zhang Liang's. After he succeeded, he retreated bravely, drifted away, and disappeared without a trace, which was exactly the same as Sun Wu and Sun Bin's behavior.

It can be said that Wei Liao is a truly tall and strange person in Chinese history. Zhou Chong met him at first glance, and he didn't feel bloody, dizzy, and he didn't fall to the ground. .

"It turned out to be Mr. Liaozi, whose name is like thunder! Zhou Chong was able to see Mr. today, very fortunate! Very fortunate!" Zhou Chong was so excited that he almost sang.

Zhou Chong's joy was beyond words, out of sincerity, not fake, Wei Liao was so talented and didn't understand why Zhou Chong, a time traveler, was so unhappy, he smiled slightly and said: "Mr. , I don’t dare to insult Mr. Qing’s hearing.”

"Is it true... this is Mr. Wang Ao?" Zhou Chong wanted to say that he had heard his name for a long time, but he suddenly thought that Wei Liao was still unknown at this time, and not many people knew him. He became famous. After a long time, if I insist that it is true, there will be loopholes.

This person is Wang Ao, Wei Liao's student. It can be said that he is the most proud student of Wei Liao. The two masters and apprentices work for the King of Qin.

How did Wang Ao know that Zhou Chong, a time-traveling man, knew their deeds like the back of his hand? It was a bit strange, and he said, "This is Wang Ao. Wang Ao has met Mr. Dare to ask, how does Mr. know your name?"

"Oops, I was only excited for a while, and something went wrong." Zhou Chong cried out in his heart, and after a second thought, he immediately had an idea, and said with a smile: "Mr. , Mr. Wang is extraordinary, no one in the world knows you!"

This remark avoided loopholes very well, and it was a polite compliment. It can be said that the answer was very clever, and the three of them laughed at each other.

Wei Liao smiled and said, "If Liaozi's guess is correct, sir is the Tofu Zhou who resigned from the position of King Qin, right?"

"My nickname is really harmful. If I make stinky tofu, why don't you call me stinky tofu Zhou?" Zhou Chong was upset in his heart, and said with a smile: "Zhou Chong's name is insulting, sir, please don't make fun of me .”

Wei Liao nodded in admiration: "Sir, don't bow down for power. As the saying goes, 'wealth and honor cannot be promiscuous, poverty and lowliness cannot be moved, and power cannot be subdued'. A real husband too! Please accept Liaozi's bow." He clasped his fists and saluted.

"How good is the power? Do you think I'm not tempted? No matter how much I want to be an official, I can't be an official of Qin Shihuang and be scolded by future generations with him? I'm not Li Si and Zhao Gao." Zhou Chong didn't dare to accept it in his heart. In response to Wei Liao's praise, he said humbly, "Sir, Zhou Chong is too ashamed."

Wei Liao asked: "Dare to ask what your intention is?"

"An idler in the mountains travels where he wants, and doesn't seek where he wants to go." Zhou Chong replied in the voice of an ancient Gaoshi. What he said was that he had no purpose and just ran around. He asked instead, "Which fairy mountain is the master interested in?"

Wei Liao smiled slightly, and said: "Liaozi's ethereal body does not dare to ask about the fairy mountain. Liaozi has recently heard that the King of Qin has the intention to annex the universe, so he came to the west to have a look, or he may have the opportunity to offer a foolish plan, it is unknown. My son is not as high-spirited as my husband, so please don't make fun of me."

"You want to lobby the King of Qin and show what you have learned. I can understand that people like you can behave like this. People with talents, who doesn't want to show it? Baili Xi is known as a high scholar, no Is it also because of a poor family that you were eager to become an official, and you almost lost your life? It’s just that your luck is not yet here, so I’m afraid it’s hard to achieve.” Zhou Chong thought in his heart, and said: “The Great Qin Dynasty is known for recruiting talented people from all over the world. First there were Baili Xi, Jian Shu, Gongsun Zhi, You Yu, then Shang Yang, Zhang Yi, Fan Sui, and now there are Zhong Fu and Li Si. The master's talents are not inferior to them, but above them. If you see the King of Qin, It will surely make great achievements. However, when the fortune is good or bad, when it is bad, a virtuous man like Baili Xi can only eat a cow. If the fortune is good, a gentleman can change like a leopard, sir, can you listen to me?"

(End of this chapter)