warring states careerist

Chapter 102 The Golden Crow's Habitat for the First Bloom of the Sunflower ([-])
The real power holders in Peiyi gathered together to discuss what the Mohist was doing here.

"I have sent people to Shangqiu to inquire what is going on. These Mohists said that they did not reduce the tax and the people have enough. They pay a certain amount of tax every year, and they have to do justice to make the people rich."

"I've observed these Mohists for the past six months, and it's probably like this. Everyone in the world says that Mohists do righteousness and don't hesitate to live or die. They use gold to buy salt from Shangqiu or Yue people, and then sell it to the village at a low price. This is just for doing righteousness." .”

"As for Wu Zhu, I think these Mohists just want to stop using living sacrifices. I heard people say that Mohists value ghosts and gods. Maybe they think that the way of Wuzhu sacrifices will offend ghosts and gods, so Mohists are extremely dissatisfied ?”

The person who spoke was an old man, whose surname was hard to say, and the family had escaped disaster to this place a hundred years ago, so it can be said to have a long history.

Back then, Nangong Wan, a warrior of the Song Dynasty, was captured when he fought with the Lu people. Song Min Gong redeemed him. As a result, Nangong Wan and Min Gong competed for prey during hunting, and Min Gong used his capture as an excuse.It is said that swearing does not reveal faults, and the cheap-mouthed Mr. Min was immediately twisted by a trick by Nangong Wan, and his neck was broken.

The Duke of the Song Dynasty fled to Xiaoyi, and finally used the power of Doctor Xiao to restore the country and killed Nangong Wan. Xiao was upgraded from Dafuyi to a vassal state, and was later destroyed by Chu. Later generations took Xiao as their surname.

At this time, the etiquette is still strict, and the three families are divided into Jintian clan, Qi Dai clan and Song Dynasty. The etiquette has not yet happened.

Chu died of Xiao, but he couldn't keep it. Some nobles of Xiao's vassals brought their clansmen to Peidi to avoid disaster, and gradually multiplied here.

The old man's family has been avoiding misfortune here for a hundred years, and they don't care much about Wu Zhu's money-making, but only care about whether Mo Zhe will do something like check the fields.

Another person said: "A few days ago, I also hosted a few Mohists. I saw how they behaved. They were probably of noble origin. What do they want to do? If it's just doing righteousness, it has nothing to do with us. I'm afraid they will do something else. I have a plan."

Everyone present thought about it, but they really couldn't figure out what Mo Zhe was going to do.

In addition to the sacrifice, there are only two things that Mohist can touch their interests.

One thing is Qingtian, even though these families are officially recognized enfeoffed nobles, the fiefs of different levels of nobles are different, and the fiefs of these families exceed the number under the Ida system.

Another thing is to check the private parents. Private parents need to pay taxes, but the private parents who pay taxes on the surface are not the real private parents of these families.

Regardless of whether it is the Confucianism who wants to go back to power in an all-round way, or the reformists who want to centralize and change the power, they will all be dealt with.

But they couldn't figure out what the Mohist's political views were, so they were a little worried that the Mohist would really take the opportunity to make some changes.

Any change will encounter great resistance, especially under the premise that the big clan is deeply rooted in the local area and has the right to explain, it is easy to agitate a large number of people who do not know the truth.

In the past, when Zichan was in Zhenghe, he aroused resentment from the big clan, created public opinion, and made everyone sing: "Take my clothes and store them, take my fields and join them, who will kill Zichan? I will give it to him."

It can be seen that a slight change can develop to the point of singing nursery rhymes, preparing to hire assassins, and a coup.

It's just that these Mohists acted very strangely, and they didn't show the slightest idea of ​​change.

According to their understanding, the Mohists only want to open source, and increase civilian use through open source on the premise of keeping the obscenity unchanged.Like a bunch of saints cutting their own flesh to feed to others, at least that's how it looks to others.

This seems to be a kind of change, but this kind of change has nothing to do with these big families. On the contrary, if some advanced technologies can be learned, it can increase the income of one's own manor and land.

The old man who had already sent people to Shangqiu to inquire about the news said again: "I heard something about the Mohists. If there are people in the world who can commit suicide to benefit the world, the people who do such things must be the Mohist. They may just want to do righteous deeds." , I don’t see any need to provoke them.”

As a big family with a lot of land, Wu Zhu's income is only part of the income.Now that things are not going well, you can leave at any time.

But some local officials were a little dissatisfied. Wu Zhu's money collection was their main income. Those who owned a lot of land could do without it, but they couldn't do it themselves.

If the Mohist showed an attitude of checking the fields at this time, then the attitudes of the big clan and the small officials would also be reversed, and the interests determine the attitude.

The vicious fangs of Mo Zhe have not been exposed yet, these people can only guess what these Mo Zhe, who are beyond the times, can do, but they can't figure it out.

After a long debate, someone said: "In the past when the three seedlings rebelled, Shun ordered people to dance with their relatives. If there are seedlings, they will obey. Now the Mohists first move the witches. Although we have not moved us, they still need to dance with their relatives. Tell these Mohists that if you want to stay in Peiyi, you must surrender."

"If we don't care about this matter, Mohists will win the hearts of the people in the future. What should we do once we do things like clearing up fields and investigating private parents?"

"The "Book" says: Be prepared for danger in times of peace. Thinking is prepared, and there is no danger if you are prepared. The "Poetry" also said: Prepare for the mulberry soil. It is exactly the truth."

"I have a plan to make Mohists retreat in spite of difficulties."

This man quoted scriptures, and he was obviously from aristocratic background.

This person was born in the noble family of Qi State, that is, the Qi State where people worry about the sky. As one of the three Kes of the Zhou Dynasty, it was used to continue the sacrifice of Xia.

Decades ago, the people of Chu destroyed Qi, some of the Qi family fled to Lu, and some fled to Pei, Zou, Teng and other places.Because there was Xia Yu offering sacrifices, and there was once Zhou Zhisanke, so most of the descendants took Xiahou as their family.

The real Xiahou clan is still in Lu, and this clan is only Xiaozong, so it cannot be called a clan at this time.

The man said again: "Now the Mohists have admitted to poisoning Wu Zhu, but they can be killed because of adultery, so they can't be convicted of Mohism."

"But the "Li" says: Enmity between fathers and brothers is not against the army, enmity between friends is different from country."

"Revenge by blood relatives is recognized by everyone, and this excuse can be used to let the Mohists know that they had better leave the matter of Peiyi alone."

As soon as he made this excuse, everyone present came to their senses and praised him repeatedly. This is indeed an excellent method.

At this time, there are a lot of dead knights in the market, and some of them make a living by avenging others, earning a hundred gold a year.

The same is true of the social atmosphere, the law is not perfect, the clan era has just passed, such things as revenge by blood relatives, private fights among the people are generally ignored.

There is an official in Qiuguan, who belongs to Sikou and is called Chaoshi.

The main job of courtiers is to register personal enmity.

If someone's father or brother is murdered, they can register with the courtiers.As long as you register in the register, you will not break the law if you hire someone or kill your enemy yourself in the future.

Qiu officials are in charge of punishment, and local officials are in charge of the people.

Among the magistrates, there are also officials named "tiaoren", whose main duty is to mediate civil disputes, especially matters such as personal enmity and blood enmity, which require the presence of magistrates in the city.

Either separate the two and forbid them to meet each other, or wait until the revenge is over before registering: revenge for blood relatives is limited to one time, if someone kills one's blood relatives, one can take revenge in turn, but it is a violation of the law to kill another's blood relatives again.

This kind of ethos continued until after the unification of the Qin Dynasty, and even in the Han Dynasty, there was still a strong ethos, and it became more and more intense.

Su Buwei's father was killed by Li Hao, and it was not easy for Li Hao to take revenge.Su Buwei dug the tunnel angrily for a month, dug the wrong house and only killed Li Hao's wife, concubine and young son.Still not relieved, he went to dig Li Hao's ancestor's grave, cut off Li Hao's father's head and pasted a note on it, driving Li Hao to death.However, the man was acquitted in the end, and people only criticized him for digging his grave, but praised him for his revenge.

Because Li Gan beat his uncle, the champion Hou shot Li Gan to death with an arrow.

Because his mother was humiliated by officials, Yang Qiu rushed into the government with a dozen people and killed the whole family of the officials.

This kind of ethos was not formed overnight. It originated from the remnants of the clan era and the tradition of all people being soldiers in the Warring States Period. At this time, this kind of revenge thought was taken for granted.One month after the reform of the Qin State, hundreds of people were beheaded because of this kind of thing.

Death to the murderer and punishment to the wounded, eight words that sound extremely simple, are enough to stabilize a country, but at this time it is beyond reach.

When everyone heard the man say such a plan, they knew that this matter could be done.

Now Wu Zhu has lost the hearts of the people, and the people's opinions are surging. The things about collecting money, killing people with drugs, and false sacrifices are not in line with the people's hearts.

But if the lost righteousness is secretly exchanged for revenge, using this reason to conflict with the Mohists will not only disrupt public opinion, but also warn the Mohists not to try to intervene deeply in the affairs of Peiyi.

This can be regarded as a precautionary measure, in case one day the Mohists really do the things of clearing the fields and checking the fields.

After everyone discussed, they immediately figured out various details.

"When the villagers get together on that day, Wu Zhu, the believers, disciples, heirs, invited rangers, and dead soldiers from various families can wear mourning clothes."

"Carrying the coffin away, weeping bitterly, taking the lead. At that time, kneeling down and crying bitterly, you must never mention the poisonous murder that day, only talk about the touching things like love and family affection."

"After all, we are only collecting money, and there are not many daughters killed by medicine. People may feel sad because Mo Zhe kills blood relatives, and even think Mo Zhe is cruel."

"At that time, all the subordinates and great clans in the city will arrive. These dead men and warriors will ask for revenge and register it on the bamboo slips in public. We and the big clan will approve it and force Mohist to accept it."

"Use this to kill a few Mozhe, and Mozhe can't take revenge, so that they will know our means and dare not do such a thing again, maybe they will leave Peidi."

"If they don't accept it, they will clamor in public, only saying that they are revenge for their relatives, and ghosts and gods will agree."

"It is useless to change people's hearts!"

"They may have hated Wu Zhu before, but in turn they will sympathize with the filial piety of these sons and disciples."

"The gangsters are ignorant, and it's hard to tell right from wrong. Mohists want to use gangsters to deal with us, but we can also use gangsters to deal with them."

"This is the way to be surprised by Qi Wu, and it can also make people forget about Wu Zhu's injustice, and only focus on revenge."

"You and I each have dead men in our family. Although this Mohist has a lot of swords and has a reputation, he may not be good at single-handed fighting. As long as he kills more than ten people, the Mohist will return in the face of difficulties."

After discussing various details, everyone present laughed out loud, thinking that this was a great plan, which would not only turn the world around, but also stir up the chaos in Peicheng and change public opinion again.

Anyway, it wasn't her own daughter who died, so how many people really cared about what Wu Zhu did?On the contrary, things like revenge by blood relatives are exciting. When it comes to those ordinary love and family affection, it is easiest to shake right and wrong with human nature.

These people don't know what the Mohist's methods are, and the Mohist seldom show up in Peiyi City, so they can use this method to scare the Mohist away.

Sounds like the perfect gimmick, and one that works.

So he sent Wu Zhu away, contacted secretly, and prepared separately.

The dead soldiers raised by the family, the local rangers who rely on the rich to survive, the clansmen who are proficient in swordsmanship, and the soldiers who are good at fighting...

All kinds of people were gathered together to conceal the wind, and prepared linen of various colors and numbers, just waiting for the Golden Crow to perform a scene of blood revenge, making people forget about the wickedness of witches who amass wealth and do evil. Remember the feeling of revenge for your relatives.

　The ancestors of Hou Peifeng Xiao He, Xia Houying, Cao Can and other figures probably all had enmity with Chu State.Qi State was not destroyed by Chu, and there was no Xiahou family; Xiao State was not destroyed by Chu, and there was no Xiao family; Cao Can's ancestor may be Zou State, which was destroyed by Chu.A place like Xichu can produce talents, probably because the nobles with backgrounds avoid disasters.In the era of cultural monopoly, princes and generals are not talkative. Pei Gong seems to be white, and he is also the successor of Wei Dafu Liu Qing.

　　
　
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