Second possibility

Rumors arose in Yanyang City in the past few days, saying that General Chu was about to destroy Lu, and the monarch was worried that his meritorious service would stop the general's food and grass. Now the army is trapped in the city of Lu, unable to move forward or retreat.

To say that the people of the Wei State are considered strange among the Three Kingdoms. King Wei Xiang went to conquer everywhere, and the expenses of the people were seven out of ten. Water and fire, separated from the monarch.

Unexpectedly, if the spies from various countries sighed on the streets of Wei State when this battle will end, they would immediately receive dozens of eye knives flying around, as if you had defiled their noble souls.

The spies from all over the world were frightened, and they never dared to say more.

Ever since, the king of Wei State took the lead in the truce this time, and the spies from Qilu and Shandong immediately spread the rumors that the king of Wei State was jealous.

Hey, this time it's not me saying that your country of Wei shouldn't fight, it's your king who stopped the war first.

As for why the beaten Lu country was so happy to participate in it, the spies of the Lu country said they didn't know, but even if they suspected that the king had got water in his head, he should listen to the order.

So for a while, the rumors were rampant, and they also spread to Qi Rang's case.

Yanyang Neishi knelt on the ground, fighting with each other, while Qi Yuan stood aside trembling.At this time, the two of them had surprisingly the same opinion. For some reason, the king seemed to be more and more difficult to mess with in the past few days.Although he was still smiling on his face, his eyes were obviously scolding you rubbish.

Qi Rang glanced at the memorial on the case, and then threw it casually,

"Get up, can the source of this rumor be found?"

Nei Shi stood up cautiously, bent down and replied,

"In the beginning, it was spread from a restaurant in Nancheng of Yanyang. Nancheng was mostly a recreational place for traffickers and pawns, so it was spread to ten, ten to hundreds, and it spread among the common people within a day."

"Well, what then?"

Then...

"The minister has already ordered someone to seal up that wine shop. In a few days, the rumors will surely fade away."

Nei Shi secretly glanced at Qi Rang while talking, his voice became smaller and smaller amidst his half-smile expression.

Qi Rang's life these past few days is really a bit miserable. In the previous life, after Wei Guo was still in the old capital, he was surrounded by veterans who had experienced many battles. His every action and thought could be passed on to others at any time.

And now?Most of the veterans are too old to be reused, celebrities and upstarts are too young, civil and military officials are too young to accept, and the sons and daughters of the clan are fighting for the main battle.

The big and small things are almost all done by him alone. Qi Rang really wants to throw these people into hell and remake them to practice their wily calculations before they are brought out.

"Lord Neishi, it's better to ignore this truth, do you need someone to teach you?"

"Wang Shang Shengming"

Qi Rang rubbed the acupoints with some headaches, and waved his hands downward, "Go down, go down."

After seeing Qi Rang lose his temper, Qi Yuan relaxed,

"Your Majesty has been very angry these past few days, but it has affected the minister's mansion, and it is not clean every day."

Qi Rang snorted, "There are tigers and wolves around outside, and the country is impoverished and the people inside are poor. These shallow-skinned people can only see the benefits in front of them."

When it comes to business, Qi Yuan also corrected his color,

"I'm a humble minister, and I hope the king will spend a little time. The spies of Qi State report back every year, and the lives of the people of Qi State are stretched. It is not an exaggeration to say that the war is changed. There is really no trace of military movement. I don't know. How did the king know the vision of the Qi country?"

Qi Rang listened to him while approving the memorial on the case.

"Do you know what Chu Zhao said to the widow before going out?"

Qi Yuan was startled, "I don't know."

"Chu Zhao told the widow a story, and now the widow will also tell you."

"The current king of Qi, Lu Yi, was favored by his mother when he was young, but he was not arrogant; after his mother fell out of favor, he was sent to South Korea as a hostage, but he was not disappointed; his mother was framed by the queen and committed suicide innocently. But at the queen's birthday banquet after returning to the country, she presented a picture of a hundred years written by herself."

"It's rare to be favored without arrogance. It's rare to be favored without being arrogant. It's one in a million people who don't show disappointment when their status gets lower, and they don't show any resentment. If they're not true saints, they're extremely forbearing villains."

"That's why Chu Zhao told me that Lu Yi, king of Qi, is really a serious problem for Wei, and my king must not be greedy for merit and take it lightly."

Chu Zhao's words became a prophecy in the previous life.

Qi Yuan paused and sighed,

"General Chu's wisdom is far beyond my reach."

Seven-tenths of South Korea's land has long been returned to the Qi State, and the first queen and the queen have been made into human beings to die. It has long been clear what kind of person the King of Qi is.

Qi asked Timo to draw a tick on the memorial, and said,

"The country of Qi lives in a remote corner, there are few wars, the land is vast, and the resources are abundant, but the people are struggling. Have you ever thought about where their money goes?"

After Qi Yuan thought for a while, he understood what Qi Rang meant.

"Your Majesty is saying that they are training soldiers?"

and murmured again,

"But what kind of soldiers would take decades to raise?"

"Unless it's...expeditionary!"

Qi Yuan was a little frightened,

"Are they crazy?"

Qi Rang finished the memorial, put down his pen,

"Just crazy."

Since ancient times, in wars, more soldiers are more expensive than speed, not only to reduce personnel consumption, but also to avoid financial emptiness in the rear.

Grain and grass need money, and transportation of grain and grass needs money even more. Take Qi as an example. In Qidu, it may only cost 600 renminbi to buy a stone of grain and grass, but the cost of transporting it to the border between Qi and Wei is [-] times that of itself.

The front line has been dragged on for a long time, the army is exhausted, the strength is exhausted, and the economy is exhausted, no matter how much resourcefulness there is, it will not be able to deal with the aftermath.

Just like Wei Guo in the previous life.

The three characters of the Expeditionary Army can be known from the name, asking for money, asking for money, asking for money.

In the last life, Qi State not only spent money to raise a large number of expeditionary soldiers, but also allocated a supply army in a frenzied way.Qi Rang felt that it was really not easy for them to save so much property in this troubled world even though they had endured it for decades.

Looking at Qi Rang's indifferent expression, Qi Yuan's heart skipped a beat.

"Your Majesty already has a solution?"

Qi Rang looked at him with a faint smile,

"Do you think I can conjure silver out of thin air?"

If he has a way, why did he come to such a point in the last life? Even if he has a prophet now, so what? Qi can send troops to the north at any time, so what resistance can he have?

He is so calm at the moment, but he has already experienced the worst ending, no, this life may be worse, because he has long since lost his blood and drive.He just felt oppressed, with a heavy burden on his shoulders, the oppression from the depths of his soul that he couldn't let go for a day.

Qi Yuan started to pace up and down in the hall, Qi Rang looked upset,

"If Xiangguo is fine, then step back, don't make everyone dizzy."

Qi Yuan stopped, and suddenly looked at Qi Rang,

"Have you ever thought about it, King Qi has been preparing for such a long time, and now is the time when Wei's country is empty, and General Qi and General Chu are not in Yanyang, why don't they send troops to Weidu now?"

Qi Rang didn't take it seriously, "Of course it's not the right time yet."

Qi Yuan stared at Qi Rang, "What opportunity are they waiting for? Why are they waiting for an opportunity?"

Qi Rang looked up at him,

Qi Yuan continued,

"They are waiting for an opportunity because they are still not sure. Although the former kings went all over the world, they were very good at using troops. In addition to conscripting troops and food in the country, they mostly practiced farming and war strategies and obtained food supplies from enemy countries. Financially The game is not as clear as queuing up, it is more about temptation and gambling. Although the Wei State cannot afford to consume the expeditionary force now, the Qi State may not be able to afford it either. So King Qi, he is waiting for a one-hit sure hit Chance!"

"General Chu attacked Lu State all the way, but he may not really attack the capital of Lu State, because there is the real center of the game."

"The National Assembly of Qi will conduct the final test and confirmation there, or in other words-weak Wei. Then, send troops to the capital of Wei. In this way, we can take advantage of our army's victory and be unprepared, and defeat people's hearts in one fell swoop when our national strength is weakest."

Qi Rang was a little taken aback, because he knew that Qi Yuan's guess was correct, he did not withhold food and grass in his last life, and Chu Zhao did not capture Ludu either.Then Jingzhou was broken by the Lu army who came from nowhere, Qi army sent troops to the north, Qilian's army was almost wiped out, and the morale of the army spread.

Without Chu Zhao's support, Qi Rang might not even be able to maintain the Huai River in the end.

Qi Yuan walked to the right side of the room again, tore off the map of the Three Kingdoms that was hung there, turned to look at Qi Rang,

"This was originally a dead game played by the Qi State, but you ordered the food and grass to be withheld. General Chu stopped in the middle. Qi State did not know how deep it was, so it may not send troops. The city of Lu State was plundered all the way, and it will definitely ask Qi State for help." There is a saying. The Qilu Alliance came from the dark to the bright, as long as there is a little wind, it will be crumbling."

"Now the game of chess—live."