The Zhongshan Kingdom restored the country. The Wei Kingdom meant that the current Wei Kingdom was no longer the Wei Kingdom during the time of Wenhou. If you cannot win a multi-line war, you might as well let it go first and resolve the Zhao Kingdom first.

As long as Zhao State is solved, Zhongshan State can still be recaptured and cede the land near Juluze, connecting Zhongshan State with Wei State's essence, completely reversing the strategy of the Northern Line.

I don’t expect that the Mo family in the southeast had a speed too fast, and they solved Qi so quickly, threatening that Wei would form an alliance with Chu if they dared to take action.

I wanted to make a profit, but I didn't expect that the Mo family would take action too quickly, which exposed the flanks of the southern line. I dared to carry on with the Mo family, turned around and formed a alliance between Mo and Chu, and directly cut off the beam. The efforts of the Wenhou era for forty years would be wasted.

The Qin nobles expressed their dissatisfaction with Wu Qi's entry into Qin and the reforms, but the Handan City could not be captured, and the Mo family continued to stir up the troops.

The strategy planned before failed, so let's settle the second best. First, we will deal with Zhao State. We do not want the Mo family to stand in the south and send troops to the north. We will also say that you will continue to fight and we will not save us from defeating Zhongmu. This is no longer a matter between the Wei and Zhao State. In essence, the Zhao-Mo alliance has been formed.

Retreat the troops...stop the troops.

Of course, you can preserve your strength.

But what kind of situation is left to Wei State?

The foundation laid during the Wenhou time was gone.

Zhongshan Kingdom was lost.

There is no progress in Si Shang.

Daliang Yu Pass faces the threat from Chu State.

When Wu Qi entered the Qinxi River, he had to station 50,000 troops at any time in case of accidents.

Zhao State turned against him and could not trust Wei State anymore.

South Korea always thinks about the land of Zheng State, and it is definitely not enough to work hard to fight South Korea to the north.

The Mo family rose to Si, and Qi was weakened. With the Mo family's usual actions of being good at confusing, the Mo family in the Qi State would inevitably send troops.

Enemies are everywhere.

It seems that in the peace talks, Wei State only lost Zhongshan and Chengyang Linqiu Daliang could still be saved, but the entire situation completely made Wei State completely lose the initiative to dominate and the diplomatic environment left by Wen Hou.

The offensive and defensive momentum is easy.

Apart from defense, I dare not take the initiative in any direction.

At this time, the Wei Kingdom was afraid that it would never return to the prosperity of the time of Wenhou.

This is not the most terrible thing.

The most terrifying thing is that Ximen Bao knew Wei Ji's character, knew that Wei Ji trusted nobles better than those scholars, and knew that Wei Ji was not as capable as Wen Hou.

Force Wu Qi away and Le Yang to death. The comprehensive contraction of Wei will inevitably lead to the comprehensive conservatism of Wei. The original enterprising aristocratic forces will become internally fighting for power and profit as the situation reverses, because the external cannot be defeated.

Zhongshan Kingdom was lost. How to deal with so many vassals? Where to place it?

Wu Qi, Beimen Ke, Ximen Bao, Duan Ganmu, Tian Zifang, Leyang and other cattle stealers, second-hand dealers, wife killers, horse dealers, and people from the taxi class who have eaten their sons. Even if they still have talent, how can they have the chance to make a name for themselves in Wei?

Gongshuzhu is indeed talented, but he can force Wu Qi away. Can he promote those who are better than him? By then, Gongshuzhu will be the peak of talent in the entire Wei State. Even if there are people like Wu Qi, how can they make a fortune?

Wu Qi fled to Qin, and the attack on Wei State was not that a general and prime minister left, but that the Marquis of Wei would be extremely distrustful of talents from scholars: scholars were proud of themselves and went wherever they wanted, and at least a noble had a fiefdom family, so it would definitely not be easy to defect.

The words that Tian Zifang advised Wei Ji back then were now in harmony with Wu Qi's defection, and there was a whole reaction.

Tian Zifang himself meant to tell Wei Ji that he should treat the scholars well, and that even the nobles would not run away even if they were kneaded properly, and the scholars would easily go elsewhere.

What Wei Ji could think of now is to treat scholars well and still run away when they are greedy. It is better to treat your own basic base well and those nobles who are not easy to run away.

Even if there are talents from the scholarly class, Wei Hou has to think about it. Isn’t this another Wu Qi?

No matter how bad it is, when Wenhou was, he could throw Wu Qi to Xihe and divide Le Yang to Lingshou. There is always an explanation. Now he has to switch to strategic defense. Even if he has talents, where should he arrange it? Compete with the deeply rooted nobles? Does Wei Ji have such courage?

Ximen Bao was not only thinking about the current situation, but also thinking about the complete failure of the Wei State strategy this time, the spirit of the entire Wei State was no longer the previous Wei State.

Twenty years ago, the Wei Kingdom seized the Xihe River, destroyed Zhongshan, attacked Qi and captured Qi Duke, Daliang beheaded the four kings of Chu Zuo Yin, and took half of the territory of Zheng Kingdom. What a glory?

In just twenty years, it has become like this. Where does this variable come from?

In the tent, the debate among the generals became more and more irritable. Ximen Bao closed his eyes and leaned his head back, tears couldn't help but slide from the corners of his eyes. I'm afraid that the instructions and expectations before Wenhou died would never be realized again in this life. If it weren't for Wenhou, how could he have the status he is today? He was grateful for his kindness and kindness, and everything made Ximen Bao soft and powerless.

Repaying death with death? Take the villagers from Yedi to fight to the death in the city of Handan, and commit suicide in the battle to protect the lord and marquis?

Lead troops to retreat, organize autumn harvest, continue to manage Ye, and take the blame for the failure of Wei State to interfere in Zhao's inheritance power war?

As long as he retreats, he will have to take the blame.

Otherwise, who will bear it?

If the strategy is wrong, Wei Ji will take the blame. With Wei Ji's temperament, will he tolerate others saying that he has made this big mistake?

If the battle is wrong, Gongshuzhu will have to take the blame. With Gongshuzhu's cleverness and power, and with the current situation and situation of Wei, Gongshuzhu will take the blame and the entire Wei Kingdom will be in chaos.

The only one who takes the blame for this is Ximen Bao.

The strategy is right, the king is wise and powerful.

The situation is right, the prime minister is planning.

Handan retreated, resulting in the exposure of the flanks, and the Wei army had to make peace with Zhao, but Ximen Bao was the only one who was guilty of it.

The Mo family's calculation time was very accurate. Fifteen days, fifteen days were the shortest time for the Xihe soldiers to advance to the city of Handan, and it was the last chance to turn the rescue battle of Handan into a siege to fight a decisive battle. But the Mo family said it very clearly. If you don't retreat for fifteen days, then you will kill Ximen Bao's Yecheng army first.

But what can I do in fifteen days?

How many days will it take to send someone back to Anyi? How many days will it take for the ministers to argue?

The Mo family envoy said, who made him a loyal minister? For the sake of the Wei country, someone always has to take the blame.

Thinking of taking the blame, Ximen Bao didn't know how he thought of his son.

It is said that the Mo family members will die for the benefit of the world. It seems that everyone is a saint and there is no fighting within the Mo family. But if there is no fighting, it is really not a group of people. They will think of a powerful Wei State that weakens the fires on all sides overnight? They will think of using people's hearts to talk to him, Ximen Bao, and Ximen Bao, instead of directly talking to Gongshu Zhuo, Wei Dou, two people who cannot take the blame?

The Mo family not only wanted to have a place in Zhao State, but also wanted to completely cut off the spirit of talented people from entering the court from the foundation. They used this conference to force the scholars and nobles to choose one of them.

Why should I talk to him first? Because he was the one who was most likely to endure humiliation for the interests of Wei, and because he was the last representative of the genius class of stars in the Wenhou era, he wanted to force him away and make the scholars in the world despair towards Wei.

Leyang died, Wu Qi walked away, if Ximen Bao was dealt with again, what would the scholars in the world think of Wei? Who would still think of doing something major in Wei?

Looking around, those who are beneficial to the world run to Si; those who have the wish of glory and wealth run to Western Qin; those who have the desire to split the soil and enfeoff the border run to Chu... What is left of Wei?

With the influence of the Mohist family in the market, there is no need to spread rumors. Just a few people in the world still have confidence in the Wei State? But isn’t the facts stated harboring evil intentions?

Such a group of people are really as sincere and innocent as their son imagined? So without fighting? So there is only a heart that will never die?

Will my son make a name for himself in Si Shang?

Will you understand that there is no paradise of fighting in the world?

Will you grow up?

Perhaps, my son is now hating that he launched an unjust war and became the sword of harming the people in the hands of the unjust king?

Perhaps, if you are punished by the king, your son will applaud and say that this is the end of working hard for an unjust battle?

Perhaps, I will soon receive the fatherless family letter written by my son, full of resentment and blame, right?

Tears were circling between the corners of his confinement eyes, but in the end it did not fall. He squeezed out a wry smile on his beard on his lower lip. Ximen Bao sat upright and sighed: "Prepare to withdraw."

The generals were stunned, and then someone praised: "This move is beneficial to the country. If the troops do not retreat, the land of Ye will be deserted and the Zhao people will be even more difficult to control. The situation has already been achieved..."

When the man was still talking about the wisdom of Ximen Bao's decision to withdraw his troops, Ximen Bao shouted helplessly: "Retreat the troops! Send someone to the Mo family camp and swear with him that I will retreat for the people not to suffer from the suffering of war, so that they will not pursue them! Go!"

The generals dared not say anything anymore, and there was silence. After the assignment of tasks, Ximen Bao picked up his pen, dipped it in ink, and wrote a few lines of words on a piece of white paper.

"My dear: Wenhou's foundation is about to be completed and he died. Today, the country is competing for power, and Wei lives in the world..."

After only a few lines of writing, he heard cheers coming from outside. Without asking, he knew that the soldiers knew to withdraw their troops, knew that they could go back to meet their parents and wives, and knew that they could go back to farm and harvest their own fields.

Ximen Bao stopped writing, listening quietly to the cheers outside, and couldn't help but think of the words that the Mohist family had evaluated him in the book... A hundred years later, the people in Ye may not know the Wenhou, but they even remembered the irrigation of the Zhang River, so those who benefited the world were immortal...

Those reviews are good.

Ximen Bao was a little bitter.

If the people benefit, the people will appreciate and recall it. But compared to the responsibilities they will bear, the responsibility of Wei's failure to attack Zhao, can he be praised instead of being scolded a hundred years later?

Seeing that Wenhou’s career was ruined like this, and seeing that he was about to be resigned, when he got old, what would he look like to meet Wenhou who was grateful for his kindness?

Even if I retreated, I would be more likely to get a situation where Wei State is more likely to be in resurgent. The offensive and defensive momentum is easier. Ye will no longer be a wedge that blocks the Zhao State from inserting into Zhao State in Zhongmu, but will become the first fortress for Zhao State to go south to defend... What can I do? Where can I reverse the situation in the world?

For a moment, Ximen Bao actually developed some ambition to die. Perhaps if he died, the king would know that he was not greedy for life and fear of death, but was really just for the country of Wei...

Thinking of this, he lifted the pen, but his hands kept trembling, not because he was afraid of death, but because he was unwilling and sad.

The cheers outside continued to be noisy. Ximen Bao, who had been thinking for a long time, had originally trembling with sadness, slowly became firmer with the cheers of retreating.

He thought: "Twenty years ago, when I was engaged in water conservancy, my fellow villagers all complained. I said that the people can succeed, but they cannot be considered. A hundred years later, my fellow villagers all thought about what I said today."

"Isn't it the same thing today? The king blames me today, punishes me, punishes me, and punishes me. In a hundred years, the world will give me an evaluation!"
Chapter completed!