In the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States period when various schools of thought were flourishing, Confucianism was most prevalent in Wei and Song. Confucius believed that relying solely on political means to govern a country would not work; apart from politics and punishment, one must also employ "virtue" and "rites", which are considered the primary means of governing a country.

  Confucius was born in the late Spring and Autumn period when rituals and music began to collapse, his lifelong pursuit was to change reality with his own ability, which ultimately boils down to "restoring rituals". Ruling the country with "virtue" is an ideal state, if it can be truly achieved, it would be very beautiful.

  However, in the Warring States period where ritual and music collapsed thoroughly, an era with endless emergence of political scoundrels, there is no basest only more base, no most shameless only more shameless! The people of Wei, deeply influenced by Confucian thought, are mostly gentle in temperament and extremely biased towards virtue, while being too lax in other aspects.

  Under such national conditions, it's hard to fight!

  That day in Diqu, the bloodthirsty nature of the soldiers was stirred up, and Song Chuyi was deeply shocked. However, after a moment of indignation, what then?

  So Song Chu Yi asked Katsuya, how long can this fighting spirit last. Judging from the various signs now, Katsuya's estimate is really too optimistic, and Wei Ren Ai is far more sorrowful than angry.

  An army on the brink of defeat will surely be defeated. This is a true principle of warfare.

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, Xi Hong replied, "This time the King of Wei has acted against morality and justice. Our army has a just cause for going to war. If we can stir up our army's will to fight, we may be able to win in one battle. The most important things are public opinion and the monarch's intention."

  As soon as Song heard Xi Hong put the people's will first, he knew that he was also a Confucianist and probably advocated for Mencius' theory of "people are precious, rulers are light".

  Nan Qi snorted, "When did the King of Wei ever have a sense of justice? At first, the six nations plotted against Qin because they were dissatisfied with the distribution. Before the battle even began, they had already scattered. How much of this was due to the King of Wei's lack of justice? If we go to another country to seek aid now, it will surely work. Using this reason to persuade the monarch should also have some assurance."

  "Not bad." Kong Yueqing's originally heavy expression relaxed, and he nodded slightly, then turned to Song Chu and said, "I remember that Huai Jin once said in Diqiu that it would be possible for the King of Wei to also experience the taste of losing his territory. I wonder what insight you have?"

  Song Chu raised her head, seeing that everyone was looking at her, and after a moment's hesitation, she said, "Borrow troops. But not now. In my opinion, our top priority at the moment is to immediately go before Zhou Tianzi and bitterly denounce Wei Wang's base actions, and also loudly proclaim it among the various countries. This shouldn't be difficult to do, as there are many scholars in Weiguo."

  Then send someone to the State of Qin to persuade the new king to attack Wei. The Qin and Wei have been sworn enemies for generations, and the people of Qin are naturally fond of war. As long as the words are appropriate, it is not difficult to provoke a war between the two countries. Once the two countries start fighting, the King of Wei will inevitably focus his attention on Qin, and we can take advantage of the emptiness of Wei's rear to go to Han, Zhao, Chu, and Song to borrow troops. The condition is that we don't want any of the cities in Wei that are captured. Several countries simultaneously launch an attack, taking advantage of the King of Wei being too busy to pay attention, my country will take the opportunity to send out troops, and with good strategy, recover the lost cities at a minimal cost.

  Everyone was shocked and speechless. This is truly treating the world as a chessboard, with each country as a pawn! And this move is really ruthless!

  He Guangyuan applauded and praised, excitedly saying, "Magnificent! If it's operated properly, who knows, maybe it can make the Wei State never recover!"

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, one heart secretly shook his head, it's difficult! Although the Wei State's power has declined now, it is still a giant tiger, and the loss of talents in the Wei State is severe. The operation of this plan cannot be separated from people, and the current Wei State does not have that strength at all. It would be good to take back a few cities!

  "Beautiful!" The crowd came back to their senses and cheered in unison.

  Nan Qi immediately began to pick faults, "What makes you think that when Qin and Wei go to war, the King of Wei will neglect defense elsewhere?"

  "This remark is wrong, not neglect, but slackness. The King of Wei has always had the heart of a hegemon, but in fact he has been staring at Qin Guo for a long time! If he took advantage of the stability of his hegemony to seize the Central Plains, it would not be impossible for Wei to unify the great cause, but what has the old man been doing these years? He's been gnawing on this skinny bone of Qin!" Song Chu said.

  The Qin state went through four generations of chaotic governance, with external and internal wars never ceasing. By the time of Duke Xiao of Qin, it had become so impoverished that birds did not leave droppings and rabbits did not dig burrows.

  Although Qin occupied Longxi, once it became powerful, it would pose the greatest threat to Wei. However, if Wei strengthened itself to an unshakeable position of hegemony, what could Qin do?

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, a leisurely smile said, "Now the Qin State is fat, but the King of Wei is old! The teeth are loose and can't bite the meat."

  The princess's eyes sparkled as she looked at Song Chuyi, "Haha! That's an interesting thing to say!"

  "The new king of Qin has just ascended to the throne, I heard that internal troubles have not been settled yet, how can we lightly speak of sending troops to fight against Wei?" Ji Yan asked doubtfully.

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, it was close to the Qin State, so I have a deep understanding of it, and I also understand the Qin people more. "My plan is to be completed within half a year, if possible, you can go to the Qin State to explore. The Qin people from top to bottom, as long as they mention Wei Guo, they will gnash their teeth with hatred, and they cannot wait to rush out of Hangu Pass and fight to the death with Wei. It can be said that the hatred is like the sea. As for the so-called 'internal trouble', it is just the old clan who wants to overthrow the new law again, but the old clan is the most hated by Wei Guo, as long as they are given a small opportunity, they will definitely let go."

  "Doesn't it seem like you know Qin State very well?" Huishu asked.

  "I roughly know a thing or two." Song Chu didn't want to waste his brainpower on fabricating a personal history for himself.

  "Excellent! I'll go persuade the lord right away, let's discuss the specifics of how to implement this strategy!" Kaito Kei couldn't contain his excitement and strode out quickly.

  Song had barely reacted when the other person was no longer in the house.

  At this time, everyone's gaze at Song Chuyi was slightly different. They had originally thought that she was young and wise, but in terms of experience and strategy, she couldn't compare to adults. However, her previous words made them feel that they had really underestimated her!

  "Jade has such insight at a young age, it's truly rare!" Xi Hong walked over and patted her shoulder.

  Nan Qi sneered, "It's a good plan, but you know that Weiguo may not have such ability! It's just for fame and reputation!"

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, one glance at him with a hint of disdain in his eyes, his tone was light and calm. "Life or death, if you still don't dare to take a risk, why not advise the king to surrender all the land to the King of Wei and demote himself as a subject? Wouldn't that be much safer?"

  She clapped her hands and stood up, then launched into a passionate speech. "Exactly! If we just stubbornly stick to our own ways and only think of escaping from the pressure, but never dare to think about defeating the strong enemy in adversity, then the future of this country is really worrying! Qin suffered no less oppression from Wei than Wei did, but the difference is that the people of Qin would rather die than yield, plotting to strengthen themselves, while the people of Wei kept compromising and were content with the status quo. That's why Qin became stronger and stronger, while Wei declined."

  "Wu Wei is indeed a legalist, so sharp and generous." Song Chu said with a smile.