warring states careerist

chapter 136
Even though the aristocracy struggled for power within the Chu state, the Chu people who were in the hegemony period could still reach an agreement in general.

Xiong Yi's proposal was very good, and Xiong Dang himself quite recognized it. It can be said that he took into account the possible impact of this attack on Zheng.

Zhou Tianzi is weak, no one cares what Zhou Tianzi thinks; Qi has just been defeated and civil strife broke out again. Reminiscing about the backward entry a year ago; Yan State and the Central Plains have nothing to do with each other;

What's more, Xiong Dang and a few nobles knew about the Liuqing of the Song Dynasty. They had reached a secret agreement with the King of Chu: once the Chu people approached the city, they would launch a coup to stir up domestic dissatisfaction.

As long as the Qin people sent troops and Zheng and Han fought, the general strategy of besieging the Song Dynasty to fight for the buffer zone of hegemony could be completed, and he, the king of Chu, could also have a little prestige and power.

It is roughly settled, but the real troubles are yet to come.

Candidates, logistics, food and grass, which county's soldiers to use, how many private soldiers of the nobles to dispatch...these are the highlights.

If these things can't be resolved, the outline is just an outline in the head, and it cannot become a reality.

But what is real is where the real contradiction lies.

Now that Mo Zhe is still in the Song Dynasty, none of the nobles present dare to pat their chests and say that their command can break through Mo Zhe's defense, and no one dares.

Since it cannot be broken through, it can only be surrounded.

It was impossible to keep Shangqiu until the Liuqing of the Song Dynasty succeeded in the coup, the people of the Song Dynasty voluntarily surrendered, and the Mohists lost the support of the nobles.

However, to besiege the city requires a huge amount of logistics.

Back then, King Zhuang of Chu was hegemony, indeed he had the prestige of the Battle of Bi, and the encirclement of the Song Dynasty in September showed the powerful power of the Chu people in terms of national power, logistics and so on.

Without a strong national power and perfect logistics, it would be impossible to survive in three months, not to mention nine months.

Although the Chu people ran out of food in the end, nine months was enough to shock the world.The big city of Shangqiu cannot be surrounded by a small number of soldiers. Nine months means that the Chu people can mobilize tens of thousands of soldiers and logistics at any time to organize a one-year expedition... Who would dare to refuse to accept the small country?
This is also the reason why the countries are intimidated.

Even if there are nobles of the Song Dynasty who are preparing to coup internally this time, they still have to consider what to do if it fails?
Moreover, even if it succeeds, it needs to go northward quickly after integrating the forces of the Song Dynasty, and build border fortress cities such as Yuguan and Daliang to prevent the southward movement of the Jin Dynasty. This also requires a lot of logistical support.

It can be said that this time, even if the nobles of the Song Dynasty are the internal support, the logistics to be prepared must be able to last for at least one year.

This is why Xiong Dang attaches so much importance to the Mohist's grain rumors, and even compares them with the pure Jun sword story.

The practical matters such as logistics and sending troops will trigger a new round of quarrels.

Listening to this or that voice, Xiong Dang drank and sighed secretly, knowing that even if Shangqiu was defeated and the Three Jins were resisted, the real king's work had just begun.

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Weidu.

Together with Chudu, these two are the two poles of the world at this time.

Breaking Qi, suppressing Qin, forcing Zheng, destroying Zhongshan... The people of Wei are becoming stronger and stronger.

The dream that Weiss has waited for for decades and Wei's for more than a hundred years has finally come true.

Offering sacrifices to Jiuding and Le Jiahe, Wei Shi became a marquis.

From then on, at least when offering sacrifices, names such as posthumous marquis can be written.

Being a Marquis is a major event in Zhou Tianzi, and it is also a major event after returning from Zhou Tianzi.

The ministers congratulated, and those talented and famous generals guarding the Quartet also returned one after another to congratulate.

Wu Qi who killed his wife to worship the general, Ximen Bao who forced the people to build canals, Le Yangzi who ate his son's flesh to show his loyalty, Zhai Huang who recommended Le Yang after his son was killed by Le Yang's son, and relied on being a horse dealer when he was young Duan Ganmu, who was born as a rascal in the market...

These people who could not be reused under the etiquette system of the old age, the villains under the Zhou etiquette morality, and the defective products under the Zhou etiquette morality displayed their talents and ambitions on the stage of Weidi.

There are many people like this in Weidu, but not all of them in Weidu are loyal to Marquis Wei.

Sheng Chuo, who became famous in Linqiu's first battle, together with those rebels who were with him, did not join Weiss, who seemed to be thirsty for talents, but devoted himself to Qin Gongzilian, who was in exile in Weidu.

Wu Qi, who had fought against him several times in the Battle of Qilu and had known each other before, burst into laughter after hearing the news.

He knows too well what a person like Shengchuo wants, and because he is this kind of person, he knows better than others.

For Sheng Chuo's choice, Wu Qi can only admire, he has to say that this is the best way to win wealth and glory.

But for Qin Gongzilian's choice, Wu Qi was full of vigilance.

Whether to treat him generously is a courtesy, and whether to support him to return to the country to succeed him is a benefit. The Wei people can clearly distinguish these two points, and Wu Qi naturally can also distinguish clearly.

Rebel Mo rejected the Wei people's invitation to seek talents, but devoted himself to the son of Qin who had no hope at all and had been exiled early.

In Wu Qi's view, it's not because these Mohists are similar to the people of Qin, but it's just like doing business, and they will get the most profit in the future.

What kind of price can the Wei people give to hire these rebels?Now you can give, but you can't give too much.

What kind of price can Mr. Qin give to hire these rebels?We cannot give now, but we can give much in the future.

Wu Qi personally admired Sheng Chuo and others for taking refuge in Qin Gongzi Liande, but as the guard of Wei Xihe, this appreciation turned into a kind of hostility prepared in advance.

The spies sent to Peiyi have returned, and they also brought news from Jiao He who arrived there first, and reported all the situations clearly.

After hearing all this, Wu Qi was surprised, admired, shook his head, and was puzzled.

The one who returned asked: "Now that Shengchuo has followed the Qin people, is it necessary to do the thing that was decided that day to go to Peiyi with a car of gold and jade to pretend to hire the rebel Mo Shengchuo?"

Wu Qi wondered, "Why don't you do it?"

Sheng said: "Jiao He said that the Mohists there know the situation of the world, and they probably already know that Sheng Chuo has taken refuge in Mr. Qin. After all, there are some Mohist activities in Anyi. Their shops, the businessmen and craftsmen who come and go They are all connected with them. Even if they are far away in Peidi, they can know about the major events that happened here."

Wu Qi said with a smile: "Could it be that the purpose of sending a car of gold and jade is to refute those who know the general trend of the world? It's just to let those who don't know how we can reuse rebellious ink know."

Shengjian said again: "Jiao He said, I'm afraid that those talented and intelligent people of Mohism will be hard to talk about, and gold and jade will be hard to accept."

Wu Qi thought about the speeches, systems, etc. of those Mohists he had heard before, and laughed: "Mohism is a generation of great talents and wisdom, who rule the government. I'm only a guard of the West River, even if those Mohists who have the ability to control the government come, how can they show it?"

"In the world, the ruler is a great talent."

"A talent urgently needed by Yu Xihe, Yu Wei, and those who execute orders."

"A great talent must be better than a young talent?"

(End of this chapter)