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Chapter 192 The Strong City Still Fears the Disaster of the Xiao Wall ([-])

After entering the city, seeing Juzi, and talking about the Chu camp, he only said that he had fulfilled his mission.

Mo Zi chooses a person who is good at witchcraft, and plans to enter the Chu camp again, and form an alliance with the Chu people's priests. At that time, Mo Zi may have to go to meet the King of Chu in person.

As a transnational organization independent of other countries, Mohism is higher than all vassal states and big mansions. If they form an alliance with the Chu people, the giants need to come forward in person.

It is a secret that needs to be done at this time, so there are very few people who know the real purpose of the Mo family.

Gongzaoye and Shi were the ones who knew the real purpose, and the rest of the people who knew it were also sitting around. Mozi asked: "You two entered the Chu camp, what do you think the chances of winning this matter are?"

After thinking about it for a while, he said, "My disciple thinks that this matter has an eight-point chance of winning. As long as this matter is kept secret and the Chu people despise it by various means, once the Chu people attack at night under the moonlight, the Chu people's chariots cannot move, and their bows and crossbows cannot move." Shoot, and when we get close, we will have gunpowder as a force, and the people of Chu will be in chaos."

"If the Chu camp is chaotic, the king of Chu can only rely on the camp to resist. If he withdraws, the Chu army will be chaotic. So even if he knows that our target is him, he will have nothing to do."

"The three hundred Mohists all observe discipline, are well-organized, distinguish things from left to right, and line up in ranks. They are unstoppable under heaven at this time."

"Wearing through the formation to attack, the Chu people can't look around, and they know what to do in a chaotic situation, and they can't organize it in a short time."

"Thus, although this matter is risky, it has great confidence."

Gong Zaoye nodded to express his support for Shi's opinion, and the others also expressed that this matter is feasible.

Mozi said: "This is the end of the matter. I can only go out and meet with the King of Chu to make sacrifices, so that the position of the King of Chu can still be seen at night. It's just that this is not an opportunity. There are rumors in the city, and I'm afraid there will be chaos in the city soon." .”

Shi smiled and said, "Do you still care about who is the Duke of Song?"

Mo Zi shook his head and smiled, "Do I care who is the Duke of Song? You once said that there is a difference between giving charcoal in the snow and icing on the cake. I was just wondering when it would be called giving charcoal in the snow."

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Inside the city, in Dayin's house, the nobles who opposed Sichenghuang's clan gathered together, all of them showed worried expressions.

They are the nobles of the Song Dynasty. It is said that at this time the Mozhe helped to defend the city and defeated the Chu people's crypts and sheep caves in succession, so they should be happy.

However, just because Mo Zhe defended the city so fiercely, they all sighed from time to time.

Shu Cenxi sighed and said: "The Mohists have strict orders and prohibitions, and the art of defending the city has prevented the Chu people from attacking. I think if this continues, even if the soldiers of the Three Jin Dynasties arrive, the Chu people will not be able to break through the city."

As the uncle of Song Gong and a member of the Song family, he is worried that his country will not be broken by the Chu people. This is not absurd at this time—the Zhao family will also lead the Wei people to attack Handan and the prince of Chu in the near future. He will also lead the soldiers of the Jin Dynasty to attack Chu County.

Nowadays, everyone knows the relationship between Sichenghuang's family and the three Jins. If the credit for defending Shangqiu is all attributed to Sichenghuang, his reputation will increase and he will be even more difficult to deal with.

Among the Liuqing, the Sicheng family is the dominant one. It has been operating in Shangqiu for more than a hundred years, and its roots are deep.

A few years ago when Duke Song died, nursery rhymes spread all over Shangqiu, but Shu Cenxi and the other six ministers did not dare to move, because Sicheng Huang could easily defeat them if they moved.

Hearing this, the little commander at the bottom also sighed and said: "The Mohists have certain rewards and punishments. They also said that if the Chu people break the city, they will surely collect food and grass. They also said that if the Chu people had not besieged the city, they would have harvested wheat at this time, and the farmers in the city would be furious. The hearts of the people are available. Mo Zhe has many ways to defend the city, and I am afraid that I will not be able to break the city in a short time."

Great Yin Lingqi looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "Even if the people of Chu break the city, so what? You still don't understand how and when people's hearts can be used."

The rest of the nobles respected Dayin and asked for advice one after another.

Dayin said: "The people of Chu are breaking down the city now, which is of no use to us."

"It is necessary to attack the city more, and the people in the city are exhausted; there is no food and grass, and the city has to change children and eat and break bones."

"Only in this way can we spread the word: If it weren't for the stupid king who was rude to Chu and inferior to Jin, how could the people of Chu attack Shangqiu?"

"When the time comes, there will be dissatisfaction in the city, and the Sicheng family will definitely not want to surrender to the Chu people. Although the Mohists have the hearts of the people, they will not be able to decide whether to surrender or defend."

"You need to know that Mozhe guards the city because of the king's order. If the king is unwilling to do so, why do Mohists defend Shangqiu?"

"In the past, Zheng people and Wei people often expelled the king because of the conflict between Jin and Chu. Song people may not be able to do it."

"It's just that if you want to do this, you must make the city miserable, and you don't want to keep it. Only then can we say that such a disaster is due to the ignorance of the king. Otherwise, even if the Chu people enter the city, what good will it do us?"

"You and I are both Shangqing and Dafu. There is nothing to seal, we can only do great things!"

After he analyzed it, everyone finally understood the key point.

Dayin asked again: "How long do you think if Mohist defends the city?"

Tai Zhu didn't pretend to be a ghost and did some divination, and said directly: "As long as there is enough food in the city, I'm afraid it can be defended until the Chu people retreat."

"The people of Chu attacked each other with crypts and rams, and the Mohists could easily defuse them. Now the people of Chu can only besiege and not attack. I thought that Shangqiu would not be able to defend. Coincidentally, there is also a government order system, which is unexpected."

What Taizhu said about Wen Gong's current affairs is actually comparing it with the present.

At the time of Duke Wen of Song, it was just in time for King Zhuang of Chu to fight for hegemony. He besieged the city for nine months, and half of the city died of starvation, but Shangqiu still did not surrender.

Because when Song Wengong was a son, he was willing to do good, was very popular, and had prestige.

Wang Ji, the wife of Wen Gong's grandfather and sister of Zhou Tianzi, wanted to have an affair with Wen Gong... Of course, Wang Ji is not Wen Gong's biological grandmother, and the aristocratic circle of Song Dynasty still has a little bottom line.

Wen Gong, who was still the son, refused. Not only did Wang Ji not become hate because of love, but she chose a more selfless love to help Wen Gong establish a reputation in the city.

As a son, Wen Gong can give his family wealth to the elderly over 70 years old, so that no one in Shangqiu city will starve to death because of widows; he can enter and leave the mansions of scholars and nobles every day, and make friends with them; he can refuse beauty The temptation of his grandfather's wife earned him a very high reputation; and Wang Ji helped Wen Gong boost his reputation after being rejected.

In the end, Wang Ji cooperated with Duke Wen and launched a coup d'état, and killed Wen Gong's elder brother in one fell swoop while he was hunting. The people of the country also supported Wen Gong to succeed him. With the support of everyone in Shangqiu City, the duke's seat was secured.

As for whether the grandmother Wang Ji and the grandson Wen Gong secretly had an affair, that is an unknown story. It is not surprising that this kind of lost aristocratic culture exists both in China and abroad.

Regardless of personal morality, Duke Wen's reputation and alms before he came to power ensured that the Chu people besieged the city for several months, broke the bones in the city and changed their children to eat.

The comparison made by Tai Zhu is that the former Gong Gong and the current Song Gongtian do not have the reputation of Wen Gong. In addition, the nobles have fought for power and profit in these years, and the people of Shangqiu have lost their original mentality of participating in politics.

To die as a monarch is just to tell each other, and along the way there are nursery rhymes to ridicule Song Gong's brainlessness, insisting on believing in some magic tricks.

After Song Gongtian succeeded to the throne, he changed the Yuan Dynasty again, with great ambitions, and was busy meeting alliances. By the way, the two-season planting method promoted by the Mohists had not yet been perfected, so he was already preparing to increase taxes.

Under such circumstances, if the Mo family hadn't stepped forward to defend the city, it would be impossible to hold on for too long.Once the people of the country are organized by the nobles, it is easy for a violent coup to expel the monarch who brought them disaster.

As for what to do to please the Chu people in case the Jin people retaliate in the future, many people in the country may not think too far away, and only focus on things within a year or two.

Dayin's analysis was correct, and he was also correct in grasping the thoughts of the people in the city: Shangqiu at this time was not the Shangqiu during the Anshi Rebellion in the prosperous Tang Dynasty in later generations;

Once the Chu people's siege is at stake, as long as someone can guarantee to replace the king, the Chu people will not attack the city and retreat, and the people of the country will definitely follow.

However... the appearance of the Mohist changed this situation.

The Mohist did not say to fight for the clan and the state, but used another set of rhetoric, and used strict orders and rewards and punishments to gather the hearts of the people in the city.

Under such circumstances, if there is no situation where the son is changed and the bones are broken, it will be difficult to mobilize the people of the country to carry out a coup to expel the monarch.

Liuqing has private soldiers, but Sichenghuang also has private soldiers. It is hard to tell the winner between the two sides. However, if the city is defended wholeheartedly, Liuqing's side will lose... The neutral mohists will help Sichenghuang because it hinders the defense of the city. Da Yin thinks so.

On the contrary, if dissatisfaction broke out in the city first, and the people of the country rioted to change the monarch, and then took back the power of the Mohists to defend the city by the order of the monarch, that would be another matter.

The so-called public opinion may seem useless, but if it can be manipulated, it can still be borrowed.

After listening to the variables and comparisons that Taizhu said, Dayin Lingqi shook his head and said: "Shangqiu can still be defended, because there is no famine in the city, so people still listen to what the Mohists say. The Mohists also talk about benevolence and righteousness, and they also talk about the hearts of the people. Once everyone in the city When they don’t want to guard, they can’t kill them all.”

"So, if you want Shangqiu to be unable to hold on, if you want the people's hearts to oppose the emperor, if you want the ignorant people to be trapped in the present suffering and not think about the future revenge of the three Jins, you only need to do one thing!"

He got up, looked around, and said ruthlessly: "Burn the government's stockpile of grain! As long as this is done well, there will be chaos in the city! If there is chaos in the city, the people will hope to form an alliance with Chu."

"Is it possible for Sicheng to form an alliance with the Chu people? He won't, he will want to stay until the Three Jins come to help, so the people will definitely oppose him. This can be used to exterminate the clan."

"This time the people of Jing besieged the city, and who caused it? It was because the king was rude to Chu and second to Jin, and once the food was burned and the city was starved, wouldn't these responsibilities be the consequences of the king's stupidity? "

"The nursery rhyme has said: before the end of the decline period, it is not yet clear whether it will be inherited by the son or brother. This year, it will be three years before the decline. What we do is in accordance with the destiny!"

(End of this chapter)