Chapter 66 Wei Youxin Lingjun
In the early morning, the city of Handan was particularly quiet. The ox cart slowly walked towards the city gate. Lin Wujun rode a horse and followed him. He was wearing a thick winter clothes, his face was red with cold, and he asked in confusion: "It's the coldest at this moment. Why did Xunzi get up in this place?" Xunzi sat on the ox cart, his whole body was wrapped in winter clothes, and only his face was exposed. Xunzi slowly opened his eyes and said, "If it's too late, he can't live without it."
Linwu Jun thought about it carefully and it seemed like this. He shook his head and said, "Since I came to Zhao State, Shangjun has treated me like my brothers and feet, and I feel a little guilty when I leave without saying goodbye."
Xunzi smiled and said, "If you have received favor from King Zhao, you should repay him. The general and the people have their own ways of repaying you. You are a general and should not repay by saying goodbye to such trivial matters."
Lin Wujun smiled bitterly and said, "I am a dying person. I will send you back to Jixia and go back to Chu to die. How can I repay him?"
Xunzi closed his eyes and did not speak anymore.
The soldiers guarding the city did not even check it, but they respectfully let it go. Xunzi and others were about to return on the same road. They walked on the road. Xunzi didn't say a word. The road was empty. Not to mention humans, even animals could not see them. Lin Wujun couldn't stand the loneliness. He asked, "I know you value horse cousin very much, but why didn't you want to say goodbye to him when he left?"
"When he saves the disaster from Zhao State, it will be no longer too late for me to meet him."
"You believe he can win?"
"I don't believe it, I know he will win."
"Why?"
"The army of benevolent and righteous has no rivals."
"I respect you very much, but I do not agree with your statement. To defeat the enemy by any means is the greatest kindness and righteousness. I heard that Duke Xiang of Song did not seize the good opportunity to attack because of his benevolence and righteousness, and the army was destroyed. War is not a place to tell the story of benevolence and righteousness." Lin Wujun said seriously.
Xunzi sneered, shook his head, and said, "The action of Duke Xiang of Song to attack Zheng State is really not a benevolent and righteous. You don't know what a benevolent and righteous army is. What I said is that generals treat soldiers as their relatives rather than weapons, so soldiers can fight to the death for the general. What I said is that soldiers can abide by military discipline and not invade local people, so the people can support soldiers. What I said is that generals will not kill those who surrender indiscriminately and treat those who surrender well, so the enemy will not fight to the death when they meet them."
Lin Wujun still shook his head, but he still disagreed with Xunzi's point of view.
Long after the ox cart left, a warrior rushed into the palace. Soon after, an extremely sad cry came from the palace.
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Xinling of Wei (Ningling County, Shangqiu City) was a famous city in Wei. The reputation of the city was not because of the solid walls of the city, nor because of how rich it was, but because it was the fief of Gongzi Wuji. Gongzi Wuji was the son of King Zhao of Wei. After King Zhao of Wei died, Wuji's brother, that is, Gongzi Wuji, inherited the throne. King Wei liked his younger brother very much, and the following year, he was named Xinling Jun.
Xinling Jun is generous and free. He can keep the lowest attitude and treat a truly talented wise man. In this regard, even Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng is not as good as him. There was once a hermit named Hou Ying, who was in his sixties or seventies and had a poor family. He was a gatekeeper in Daliang. After Xinling Jun knew about him, he went to visit him and gave him generous gifts, but Hou Ying refused to accept it. He said: "I cannot accept your wealth because of my poverty."
Xinlingjun set up a banquet at home. After everyone arrived, he drove to pick up Hou Ying in person. Hou Ying was very rude to him and sat directly in the carriage. Xinlingjun was not angry and wanted to come to his house because he drove to him. Hou Ying also said that he had a friend who was a butcher, who was in the slaughterhouse and wanted him to drive him over there. Xinlingjun actually agreed. Hou Ying's butcher friend Zhu Hai was also very rude. The two deliberately chatted for a long time and ignored Xinlingjun.
But Xinling Jun was still not angry, and finally brought Hou Ying to the banquet. The generals, royal families and ministers at the banquet were very surprised to see him driving for a small gatekeeper. Hou Ying finally became his guest because of Xinling Jun's courtesy.
It is precisely because of this that he has many disciples. If the heroes of Zhao are all in Pingyuanjun's mansion, then the heroes of Wei must be at Xinlingjun's banquet. However, Xinlingjun's happiest days did not last long. Once, he was playing chess and chatting with the King of Wei, and suddenly a soldier reported that the King of Zhao personally led the army to invade Wei. The King of Wei was shocked and hurriedly wanted to dispatch the army.
But Xinling Jun told him very calmly that King Zhao was just going to hunt, not to invade, but to continue to play chess with King Wei calmly. Later, it was true. King Wei asked him how he knew. Xinling Jun told King Wei that someone in his disciples knew about King Zhao's every move and would report it to him every day. King Wei was scared and sweated. Since then, he will never play chess with this younger brother again, and will never even see him again.
Xinling Jun returned to the fief from Daliang, drank and had fun with his guests all day, and spent every day in a daze.
When Li Yu arrived at Daliang, he realized that Xinlingjun was not here, so he rushed to Xinling again helplessly. He had just arrived at the door of Xinlingjun's mansion and was still thinking about how to speak. A warrior came out, looked at him, and dragged Li Yu in. Without even asking a few more questions, he brought him to the banquet. Everyone was drinking and laughing constantly. Li Yu looked at all this in surprise.
"The visitors are all guests, you don't have to be restrained here, just sit down!" A warrior smiled and pressed Li Yu on the seat. Li Yu was careful to see everything around him. He had been there before. Xinling Jun's guests were obviously no less than Pingyuan Jun, but here is different. Li Yu was not restrained when he saw these guests, and he was holding his arms and holding his back, regardless of any etiquette. Everyone was very happy. There was an atmosphere that could not be seen in Pingyuan Jun.
Chapter completed!