The younger brother of the First Emperor

Chapter 217: Qi's ally is Qin. Your Majesty may as well ask Ying Zi
"Nothing." Wu Shi sneered and replied, "I'm just toasting the king and the other lords in advance by pouring wine on the ground to toast the dead."

Everyone was furious.

"rude!"

"presumptuous!"

"These words are so vicious! Even the common people cannot say them!"

"Such impolite words, I am ashamed to be in the same palace with you!"

"..."

Eleven polite scoldings could not change the color of the innocent face.

If Ying Chengjiao were here, he would definitely sigh that it was so civilized and that he had finally found a court with a serious meeting atmosphere.

When this happened in the Qin court, fists would have been thrown at all the civil and military officials.

If you dare to curse me, I will beat you to death first!

King Jian of Qi looked even uglier, and he really wanted to order Wu Shi to be dragged out and beaten to death.

He gritted his teeth and rubbed the robe on his thighs, forcing a smile:
"Why do you say that?"

Among all the princes of other countries, only the King of Qi would not punish those who stabbed him in the face, but would reward them instead. This was a tradition passed down from the time of King Wei of Qi.

Wu Shi snorted coldly, pointed at the palace door and roared:

"The soldiers outside have been fighting bloody battles for two years, and more than 48,000 men of Qi have died in the wars with Wei, Chu, and Yan!

"This New Year, in my Qi State, there will be 48,000 doors without door gods! There will be 48,000 families with children without lucky money! There will be 200,000 families unable to reunite!

"Have you never thought about these?!
"An Pingjun was promoted to the position of Prime Minister, the highest position in the government.

"For the sake of Qi, he risked his life and died in battle in front of Liaocheng a year ago!
"You are sitting in a spacious hall, eating delicious food, drinking rare wine, and yet you say you don't want to fight anymore?

"What do you think of the blood and sweat of our Qi soldiers over the past two years? Are you still human?!"

Zhisu Neishi bowed first, then said with a frosty face and a cold tone:

"Lord Wu always mentions the blood and sweat of the soldiers, but he has no pity for the soldiers of Qi at all.

"Didn't you hear what I just said, Master Wu?

"If this war continues, the cost of money and food will be huge, and the number of casualties will increase exponentially.

"Now we can use less than one tenth of our money to buy peace, and use 200,000 dan of grain to save the lives of our Qi soldiers. Why can't we do that?"

Burning with anger for no reason.

After looking around, he found that everyone in the palace, including the king, had a reasonable expression, and he became even more furious:
"What a fool says! It's absolutely ridiculous!"

The Qi State Tingwei stood up, clasped his hands, and angrily asked:
"May I ask Doctor Wu, what's so ridiculous about this? Could it be that Doctor Wu can't even do such a simple arithmetic?"

Wu Shi said "Pooh" and angrily said:
"This is the imperial court! Not a shop!
"We are talking about state affairs! Not business!

"So what if our country suffered heavy losses? Don't you know that Chu and Wei will suffer even greater losses than our country?"

Wu Shi pointed at the ground beneath his feet and tried to awaken the wisdom of the eleven ministers and the king, word by word:
“The war was fought on our soil.

“One or two out of ten grain supplies shipped to our country are lost.

"Chu and Wei transported grain across borders, and three or four out of ten were lost!
"The grain reserves of Qi are greater than those of Chu and Wei combined.

"If we continue to fight, the first ones to collapse will be Chu and Wei. The winner of this battle will definitely be our country!"

Prime Minister Tai Shisheng, who was too lazy to say anything, noticed the change in the expression of his colleague next to him and knew that he had to make his position clear.

The prime minister of Qi, who did not want to fight, stood up and bowed in a very standard manner:

"So what if we win?
"It is better to lose food than to die."

"Bullshit!" Wu Shi was furious and cursed loudly, pointing at Tai Shi Sheng's nose and angrily spitting: "You bastard! The State of Qi will be destroyed in your hands!"

Taishi Sheng was also furious, his eyes widened, his body trembling with anger:

"You can discuss politics if you want! How can you curse me?"

Wu Shi rolled up his sleeves and rushed towards Tai Shi Sheng:

"It's you that Naigong is scolding!

"When Nai Gong followed Lord Anping to fight in Jimo, you are still hiding in Jucheng and eating shit! You know nothing about politics!

"Today I offer food and land to make Wei and Chu withdraw their troops. What shall we do if Wei and Chu come again tomorrow?"

Wu Shi, who had defended Jimo with Tian Dan when he was young, reached out his left hand, grabbed Tai Shi Sheng by the collar, and lifted him into the air:

"Don't you know that the war is difficult?
“Don’t you know that the war is difficult?
"Why would they rather die than fight this war with other countries? Why did Lord Anping attack Diyi and refused to listen to the advice of Yingzi and Lu Zhonglianzi? "In the Central Plains, my Qi State is the richest!
“This battle cannot be won unless it is fought.

"Nations are coveting my country like tigers and wolves, and will devour my country completely sooner or later.

"This battle can only be won and not lost, even if it means emptying Qi's twenty-year storage!"

Wu Shi, who was no longer young and had gray hair on his temples, raised his right fist and said sternly to Tai Shi Sheng, whose face was pale with fear:
"Tell me! Fight or draw!"

Taishi Sheng stiffened his neck, his heart was filled with fear, and his eyes were full of terror.

He was held high by the collar, his neck was stuck, and it was difficult for him to speak, his voice was very hoarse:
“You are forcing him with force, which is extremely disrespectful!
"My Taishi family would rather die than submit to your tyranny!
"For the sake of our Great Qi, we cannot fight this war! We must make peace!"

"I just don't believe you have the guts to do this!" Wu Shi threw a punch, sending Tai Shi Sheng flying a foot away.

He was about to rush forward to fight back with punches and kicks, but the four eunuchs serving in the hall rushed forward and controlled the man.

Qi Wangjian looked unhappy, with dark clouds between his brows:
“The doctor has nothing to do, but he disrupts government and beats the prime minister.

"From now on, I will expel you from Linzi and will never employ you again!"

He struggled hard, but could not break free due to his old age and frailty.

When he was dragged out of the Seventy-two Palaces by four strong eunuchs, he was still cursing:

"Stupid ruler! Stupid ruler!

"The Queen Mother's efforts were ruined by you! Lord Anping will never rest in peace!"

The sound gradually became smaller and smaller.

Qi Wangjian's complexion improved slightly only after he could no longer hear.

He hesitated for a moment, glanced at the remaining eleven important officials, and said with a wry smile:
“I’ve thought about it.

“What the doctor said is not without reason.

"This time, we will send the cities that Wei and Chu have already conquered to them, and give them 200,000 shi of grain instead of fighting.

"Next time, if Wei or Chu attacks again, what can we do?

"The land will be gone one day, and the food will be gone one day."

Tai Shisheng rubbed his cheeks and said with a breath of cold air:
"This time, our country sent 200,000 grains to Wei and Chu to seek peace, and we will not compete with them for the cities they have already conquered.

"As long as we don't take the initiative to attack Wei and Chu, why would they attack?

"If Wei and Chu attack our country without any pretext, it would be a war without justice.

"Has your Majesty not heard what Mencius said: 'Those who have the Way have many supporters, while those who have lost the Way have few'?

“The nations will not sit idly by at that time.

"The princes will join forces to attack the unjust states of Wei and Chu."

The other ten important officials looked at each other but said nothing.

Some people agreed with what Taishi Sheng said, so they remained silent.

Some people disagreed with what Taishi Sheng said, and their assessment of the situation was the same as Wu Shi who was dragged out.

But exhausting the country's national strength to win this war was beneficial to the overall situation of Qi.

It will only bring harm to them and their families and no benefits, so they keep silent.

King Jian of Qi looked at his ministers who remained silent and suddenly became undecided, not knowing whether Taishi Sheng was right or not.

He mobilized his brain, which had not been used for a long time, and thought for a long time, then asked without confidence:
"This war between Wei and Chu is an unjust war, and no other country will come to help our country.

"Will there be a country to help in the next war?"

Taishi Shengqiang smiled and reminded:

"Your Majesty, please do not forget that Prince Qin Chengjiao was the chief priest of our country's Jixia Academy and married the Seventh Princess two years later.

"Our country's ally is the most powerful Qin State.

“The reason why Qin State is not coming to help is because it is being forced by the Five States to control water and build canals.

"Once the flood in Guanzhong is cured and the canals are properly repaired, Qin will certainly not watch our country being attacked."

Seeing that Qi Wangjian still had some worry on his face, Taishi Sheng said:

"If Your Majesty is still uneasy, you might as well ask Yingzi what he thinks."

(End of this chapter)