Super dictator.

On Shuri, Gongshu Ban sent news that the King of Chu was willing to see Mozi and was able to take a disciple there. (_)

Without any hesitation, Mozi ordered Wei Jichen.

Although the Chu Palace cannot be compared with the Forbidden City in later generations, the palace walls are majestic and the city is high and thick, giving people a sense of grace and majesty.

When we came to the entrance of the main gate, we saw a group of Chu troops guarding the place, all of them were strong-backed, standing there like wooden stakes, giving people an unshakable aura.

"It's so elite. No wonder the king of Chu is ambitious and wants to attack other countries. Just from this sergeant, you can tell that the king of Chu is a man of great talent and strategy." Wei Jichen secretly praised.

After passing through the palace wall and entering the royal city, it is another scene.

But I saw that the palaces in the palace are connected, magnificent, with five steps to the first floor, ten steps to a pavilion, corridors and waists, and eaves and teeth pecking high.

From time to time, there are beautiful court ladies walking by with a smile, all of them are slender and soft, the king of Chu has a thin waist, and the palace is so starved to death, it seems that Chu people have a tradition of liking thin women.

When they saw Wei Jichen and his party, they all whispered, pointed, looked back and smiled, all charming, no wonder everyone rushed to be the emperor, just this seductive beauty is enough to look at.

Not long after, a main hall was in sight, with carved beams and painted buildings, covering a very large area. Not long after the guards went in, Xuan Mozi and Wei Jichen went to pay a visit.

As soon as Wei Jichen entered the palace gate, he saw a person sitting firmly on the throne. This person must be the king of Chu. He was so majestic, and he swallowed the river with arrogance, and a soaring aura rushed towards Wei Jichen.

Lu Ban stood next to King Chu with a faint smile, did not speak, but looked at Mozi with his eyes.

Mo Zi looked indifferent, as if the atmosphere in the hall did not affect him in the slightest, he bowed slightly and saluted, and said clearly, "Meet Your Majesty."

Not to mention Wei Jichen, not only had an extraordinary demeanor, but he was very powerful when he walked, even after meeting the King of Chu, he looked calm and calm, and just followed Mozi to salute.

King Chu Hui nodded secretly, thinking in his heart: This Mozi and his disciples can be compared with Gongshu Ban just in terms of bearing.

"You are Mo Zi." King Chu Hui stood up abruptly from the throne, his eyes were shining brightly, like a sharp sword, with a mighty demeanor, swallowing rivers and mountains. Mo Zi was trying to persuade him to give up the idea of ​​attacking Song State That's why he came to show off.

"My lord, I am Mozi." Mozi replied with a calm face. Mozi always called himself "myself" to show that he is a "man of agriculture and industry".

"I heard that you once persuaded Luyang Wenjun to stop attacking Zheng, and now you want to persuade me. I want to see what your reasons are." King Chu Hui had a faint sarcasm on his face. Chu is a military power. It is his long-cherished wish to open up territories, how could he give up easily.

Mozi ignored the King of Chu's tone and said calmly, "Your Majesty, may I ask whether Chu is rich or Song is rich?"

"Do you need to say more? Of course, our state of Chu has a vast land and rich products. The state of Song has few lands and few people and poor supplies." Seeing the king of Chu's proud face and not making a sound, Lu Ban answered on his behalf.

"Since this is the case, the king's attack on Song State is like losing his own luxury carriage to steal other people's broken ones. Instead of wearing your own luxurious clothes, it is like stealing other people's rags and rags. Do you think it is appropriate?" Mozi looked at him. Jiongjiong, looking at the King of Chu for a moment, as if trying to see through his heart.

Wei Jichen thought to himself: "If Mozi used this set of words to persuade the Americans not to attack other countries, the Americans would definitely answer that the reason why other countries are poor must be due to the brutality and stupidity of their rulers. I am going to rescue them." its nationals."

However, King Chu Hui hadn't learned the American tricks yet, so he raised his eyebrows like a sharp sword and said lightly: "Gong Shuban has already conquered Song State in order to build a ladder. To obtain the land of Song State, without saying a word, you want to dispel the preparations made by the widow and Chu State for many years?"

King Hui of Chu didn't answer Mo Zi's words directly, but focused on explaining that Chu State has been planning for a long time to attack Song Dynasty, so even if you talk too much, don't try to dissuade me.

"Mozi, I heard that you are good at craftsmanship and production. You are superior to other scholars in military and state affairs. You can be said to be erudite. Now I am thirsty for talents. If you can serve as an official in our Chu State, Mozi, I will definitely use you. I promise you a fief for five hundred miles." The king of Chu was determined to restore Chu's hegemony, so these words were very sincere.

"Your Majesty's offensives are endless, and he destroyed both Chen and Cai, which is different from what I have said. If Your Majesty can listen to my words and use my way to benefit the people, then I will definitely vote for Chu." Seduced by the high-ranking official Houlu of King Chu Hui, he continued to persuade the King of Chu to stop the attack without haste.

The King of Chu felt slightly displeased, and said in a cold voice: "Military and national affairs are the way of life and death for the country. If Chu is not destroyed by Song, other countries will destroy it. Instead of doing this, it is better for me to take it."

"Your Majesty has said that, and he sees the State of Song as too simple. Even if Mr. Gongshu built a ladder for the King, the State of Song can still defend the city. If you don't believe me, just give it a try." Mozi saw that King Chu Hui was a stubborn man. Molecules, they turned to another method, directly letting King Chu Hui see the ability of the Mo family to defend the city.

Lu Ban was very proud of the ladder he had designed. Hearing what Mozi said, he felt unhappy, and immediately told the king of Chu, "My lord, I am willing to try it."

"Okay, let me show you the Mohist's method of defending the city, and see how you, Mozi, can break the ladder of Gongshu." King Chu Hui became interested when he heard that Mozi was able to crack the ladder.

Mozi smiled slightly and gestured to Wei Jichen.

Wei Jichen reluctantly took off his belt, formed a circle and used it as a city wall, and asked the King of Chu to find some wooden planks to use as tools for defending the city.

The two sides set up their positions and were ready to start fighting with each other.

Of course, Gongshu Pan would not give up on the ladder he first developed. He immediately rolled up his sleeves, picked up a piece of wood and used it as a ladder, and said proudly: "My ladder has wheels at the bottom, and it can move. It leans freely on the wall of the city, and there is a hook on the top of the ladder, which is used to hook the edge of the city, and can protect the head of the ladder from being pushed back and destroyed by the defenders, sir, how can you solve it?"

Although it was just a small wooden plank on his leather belt, Wei Jichen felt like he had seen a siege battle in the era of cold weapons when he heard Gong Shuban's explanation.

Hundreds of soldiers pushed towering ladders, and bravely set them on the walls of the enemy city. For a moment, there was a chill in the air, and thousands of troops seemed to be fighting.

Mozi had already thought about how to break the ladder like Gongshu yesterday with his disciples. At this moment, he stroked his beard and said calmly: "It's so difficult to break your ladder. It is made of wood, wooden, and flammable. Before your ladder is pushed to the city wall, there is a side that can be burned with a rocket. Even if your ladder is added to the city wall, I can pour it down with tung oil and other flammable materials. Your ladder will definitely There will be a raging fire, and it is said that soldiers are climbing, and I am afraid that it will be reduced to ashes in an hour or three quarters."

Following Mozi's words, Wei Jichen seemed to have a flash in his mind, the soldiers defending the city fired all arrows, and the flying arrows shot at the ladder, causing a large fire.

Gongshu Ban's face was a bit ugly, he didn't expect that what he had worked so hard to research was destroyed by Mozi in a few words.

In fact, when the two confronted each other with words, they both omitted the most important thing in the cold weapon era-people.

Defending the city has the upper hand, but if the soldiers defending the city have no fighting spirit and poor archery skills, and the soldiers attacking the city are brave and can quickly set up the ladder and climb desperately, no one will be able to defend it. of.

This is a contest between gentlemen, and Gong Shuban naturally wouldn't take this as an issue. Seeing that his ladder was broken, he picked up another wooden board, put it under the city gate, and said anxiously: "I will use siege For the cart, a thick log is hung on the beam, with a metal head on the end of the log, which is called a battering ram, and the soldiers push it back with concerted efforts, and then hit the city gate to see if your city gate can still be broken."

Mozi immediately picked up a few small stones and a piece of wood from the side, and said calmly: "If I smash down with rolling wood and stones, I think your siege engine will not be able to withstand it, and it will be completely destroyed."

"I use tunnel attack!" Gongshu raised his voice without admitting defeat.

"And I dig small holes in the tunnel and smoke it."

...

Mozi and Gongshu Pan came and went, and the two sides tried their best, but Wei Jichen was so delighted to hear it that he couldn't help himself.

However, Wei Jichen accidentally caught a glimpse of King Chu Hui, and saw him beckoning gently, an official stepped forward, and then listened intently to the argument between Mozi and Gongshu Pan, and in no time he was in a hurry. Write keywords on the silk.

Wei Jichen was a little surprised, he didn't expect that King Chu Hui would take this opportunity to write down Mozi's art of defending the city, the King of Chu is indeed not someone to wait for nothing.

Perhaps sensing Wei Jichen's gaze, King Chu Hui looked over with a smile and nodded slightly to Wei Jichen.

Thousands of years ago, the ancients knew that they should learn from other people's strengths, be inclusive and not ashamed. Why did the later generations become self-confident and self-respecting?

In a short while, Gongshu Ban used nine sets of siege techniques, and Mozi had a way to deal with them, cracking them one by one, only making Gongshu Ban's back drenched in cold sweat, and his face was filled with anxiety.

And Mozi stood aside and waited for him to think hard.

Seeing this, King Chu Hui said with a smile: "I am very happy to see two great talents exchanging thaumaturgy today. Why don't you two let it go."

King Chu Hui had already seen that Gongshu Ban was in a disadvantaged position, and if the confrontation continued, he might only lose completely, so he made a noise for Gongshu Ban to make a rescue.

Gongshu sighed, he is not someone who can't afford to lose, but in an instant, his eyes lit up, and looking at Mozi, he seemed to have thought of another brilliant way, hesitating for a while, he just said: "I still have There is a way to attack you, but I won’t say it.”

Mozi seemed to understand Gongshu's intentions, and said softly: "I also have ways to deal with you, but I won't say anything."

Fuck, the two of you are talking Zen, not only Wei Jichen, but even King Chu Hui is confused, but Wei Jichen doesn't seem to be joking when he sees the seriousness of the two of them.

In the end, King Chu Hui couldn't bear it anymore, and asked with a puzzled look, "What do you mean by telling the two gentlemen?"

Gongshu Pan kept silent, as if he was determined not to discuss this matter again.

But Mozi replied with a relaxed face: "Mr. Gongshu means to kill me. In this way, no one will help Song Guo to defend the city."

Gongshu Pan's body shook, his expression was very complicated, he didn't expect that Mozi had seen through his thoughts, but why did he say it out, the two of them had already sympathized with each other after the confrontation just now, so Gongshu Pan didn't want to Tell this strategy to prevent Mozi from being killed.

When King Chu Hui heard Mozi's words, his eyes occasionally flashed a stern look, as if he was a little moved.

Seeing Mozi's unhurried appearance, Wei Jichen knew that Mozi knew something, and there must be more to come.

Sure enough, Mozi asked Wei Jichen to put away his belt, and said slowly: "Actually, I have sent three hundred disciples to guard the city of Song Dynasty, and each of them has learned how to defend the city, so even if the king Kill me, and Chu State can also take down Song State's city by attacking."

So that's the case, I didn't expect Mo Zi to have such a second move, and as soon as he said this, he immediately dispelled the murderous intention in King Chu Hui's heart.

After all, King Chu Hui was the hero of a generation. Considering the gains and losses, he felt that the loss outweighed the gain by attacking the Song State. From this, he made a decision in his heart and said with a smile: "Mr. What a loss, sir, please tell the king of Song after you go back, saying that for the sake of the people of the two countries, you have decided not to attack the country of Song."

Hearing this, Mo Zi breathed a sigh of relief, and saw that King Chu Hui looked like a wise master, so he introduced him: "Wei Zi is my most proud disciple, proficient in counting, and a talent of the heavens. , although I can't serve Chu, but the king can persuade Wei Zi to try."

Nani, Mozi actually recommended me to King Hui of Chu as a talented person?

In order to make King Hui of Chu not to despise Wei Jichen, Mozi immediately took out a roll of wooden slips from his bosom, handed it to Gongshu Pan and said, "Mr. Gongshu is also actuarial. This is what Wei Zi said. I will sort it out for you. Why don't you read it first?" See how it goes!"

Gongshu Ban is a skilled craftsman, when designing delicate instruments, mathematics is naturally used, so let him see it right.

Seeing Mo Zi's expression of admiration, Gong Shu Ban couldn't help picking it up curiously.

Not long after, his eyes were wide open, and then, looking lost, he began to mutter to himself: "So that's how it is, and it can still be counted like this!"