warring states careerist

Chapter 195 The Strong City Still Fears the Disaster of the Xiao Wall ([-])
Shi Shi looked at Gongsun Ze's angry look, and it took him a long time before he smiled and said: "We are connected with the Chu people's alliance as the Mohists, and have nothing to do with defending the city. The city breaks down, or the Chu people retreat, and the Mohism's affairs are all up to you." It's done."

"We are not affiliated with Duke Song, so we can form an alliance with Chu people naturally."

The Mohists pay attention to the integrity of the name, and the Confucian scholars also pay attention to the integrity of the name, but the foundations of the "names" of the two sides are completely different, and in the end they can only be talked about by chickens and ducks.

Hearing this, Gongsun Ze was even more dissatisfied, and asked back: "Now we all know what you did in Peiyi. There is no governor in Peiyi, so you are the governor of Peiyi. However, Peiyi belongs to Song Gong. Since you are Peiyi Zai, why doesn’t it belong to Duke Song?”

Hearing this, Shi hurriedly said: "You can't talk nonsense about this matter. Why are we the governor of Peiyi? We only do justice in Peiyi, and the people of Peiyi agree to the law and elect the county government. It's just that the elected county government happens to be the Mohist. But the real governor of Peiyi is the people of Pei County, and the county government only gathers the wishes of the people to represent it, just like when the alliance is signed by the princes and nobles, don’t they also represent the whole country?"

Gongsun Ze gritted his teeth and said, "It doesn't make sense!"

Shi spread his hands and said: "The land belongs to all people, so it makes sense."

Gongsun Ze scolded back: "If you say that the land belongs to all the people, then it belongs to all the people? I only say that the land belongs to the Son of Heaven. It is awarded to the princes, and the princes are given to the officials. The officials are distributed to the scholars and farmers..."

Shi laughed loudly, and sighed: "So, there is no way for us to argue. All disputes must be attributed to the most fundamental question: who does the land belong to? Where does the wealth come from? Is this possible in a short period of time? Is the debate clear in time?"

"How about this, if you are still alive to defend the city, you can travel all over the world to find hermits and celebrities. If you can argue and convince the Mohists on this matter, I, the Mohists, will admit their mistakes, how about it?"

Gongsun Zexi said: "Are you serious? You are not a giant, how can you make the Mo family admit your mistake?"

Shi solemnly said: "The giant must also conform to the rules of Tianzhi and gather the righteousness of all the Mohists. If you argue against the will of Heaven and the morality of the Mohists, then the principles of the Mohist school are all wrong, even the giant is wrong, then naturally you can Admit your mistakes and apologize. This is not because I let the Mo family admit their mistakes, but the Mo family will naturally admit their mistakes."

Gongsun Ze felt that although Shiwei was cunning, he didn't seem to be lying after all. After thinking about Shi's meaning carefully, he also thought about the meaning of the people's opinion in Peixian County mentioned earlier, nodded and said: "If the matter of guarding the city After all, I am still alive, and I will spend my life to complete this task."

After that, salute again and say goodbye to Shi.

There was a reason why he met Shi by chance this time. Originally, he was guarding the battlements, but yesterday he suddenly changed his staff, and some minor nobles were conscripted into the palace.

Most of the family members of these minor nobles were secretly guarded by the Mo family before they defended the city, so as to prevent them from surrendering to the enemy. Song Gong personally ordered permission.

Gongsun Ze was quite dissatisfied, he felt that he didn't trust everyone, he only felt that even if his family members were not guarded, he would definitely die in the city and never betray him.

"If the monarch is benevolent, why use such means to restrain the people? Mohists only understand the system, but not benevolence and righteousness. This is like paying attention to the branches and leaves of trees but not the roots of trees."

"If you can persuade the monarch to be benevolent and righteous, then the scholars will obey their orders, the people will obey, the doctors will not have two minds, and the superiors will hardly have different ideas. Only then can the world be stable."

"The Mohists want to guard the city by guarding their wives and daughters. What can be done today, but tomorrow? Wouldn't it make everyone feel cold?"

He couldn't stop slandering, but also knew that the Mohist giant must have wanted to recruit them this time, he sighed but had no choice but to go.

He has his own morality and cognition. Even if Confucianism and Mohism are mortal enemies, but before defending the city, Song Gong had handed over the responsibility of defending the city to Mo Di, so Gongsun Ze could only obey the orders of Mohism: he knew very well in his heart that only However, because the Mohist school has the order of the monarch, obeying the order of the Mohist school is actually just obeying the order of the monarch.

After he stepped into the palace wall and entered a mansion, he found that many taxis dressed like him had gathered inside.

All the people present were low-ranking nobles who wore swords, had a small fief or salary since they were young, practiced martial arts out of production, and became full-time warriors.

Repay their superiors with force as a feudal duty.

It's just that not all the soldiers in the courtyard are directly under the Duke of Song's, and there are also some subordinates of the doctors and ministers, but they all seem to be sergeants, and many of them are recognized by Gongsun Ze.

After asking around, I don't know why these people were summoned here. Now it is the period of defending the city, and they can only abide by the summons.

There is food and drink inside, although it is rough, it is still much better than in the city.

A few days later, more and more people were recruited and entered the courtyard, and it was strictly forbidden to go out.

The guards at the gate were Song Gong's confidant soldiers and several Mohists. The young Song Gong accompanied Mo Di to appear in person. He only said to let these people wait for a while, and said that all the guarding of the city would be handed over to Mo Zi. obey.

After all, the words of the monarch can still persuade these low-ranking nobles who have been dissatisfied in the past few days, and they can only vent their complaints when the Mohist comes.

There are also smart people who think that maybe these people will be gathered together to do something to fight back against the Chu people, and they can't help but feel uneasy.

If it is true, it is obvious that they are going to fight on foot, because the people gathered here are all soldiers, and they cannot fight in chariots without accompanying soldiers and followers.

It's not that they can't fight on foot. On the contrary, they have practiced martial arts out of production since childhood, and their strength in armored infantry is far higher than those of apprentice farmers.

In many cases, when the defense or siege of the city came to a critical juncture, it was they, the soldiers, who put on armor and fought on foot to complete the final blow.

When they get on the chariot, they are chariots, and when they get off the chariot, they can rely on spears, spears and daggers to charge.

Unlike those disciples, soldiers who have received military training since childhood can maintain a formation longer than disciples if they are gathered together, but their discipline is still much worse than that of well-organized Mohists, and their single-person ability is inferior. its fine.

Another three or five days later, there were already nearly a hundred taxis gathered here, and the top Mohists finally showed up.

Gongsun Ze looked up and found that Shi Ye was with Mo Di, standing in front of him, feeling very dissatisfied.

If Mo Di stood on top of him, he could still bear it, but it is rumored that Mo Zi also had the surname of Zi and was a doctor.

According to Zhou etiquette, if a scholar is still a doctor when he dies, he can be buried with the ceremony of a doctor. Zhong Ni was buried with the ceremony of a scholar because he was not a doctor before his death.

But Mo Di has been a doctor, and now he is still alive, as a scholar, he can stand on top of everyone.

However, Shi was born as a shoemaker, yet he stood beside Mo Di, standing at the top of the crowd, Gongsun Ze couldn't help but feel that he was really polite and had no rules.

If there are no rules in the world, wouldn't it be chaos?
When he was about to speak out and point out this impoliteness, the door was pushed open, and several people walked in with their cattle and sheep, and there was a murmur of whispering from all the people present.

Cattle and sheep can be used as sacrifices, or as food before going out to battle, to boost morale.

During the war between Song and Zheng, Hua Yuan, who had facilitated the military elimination meeting, was captured because there were not enough coachmen for food before the war.But it can also be explained that it is the Song people's habit to reward cattle and sheep before a war.

Those who guessed that they were going to fight couldn't help buzzing, Mo Di coughed lightly, and the Mohists behind him shouted intimidatingly, telling everyone present to stop talking.

Mo Di said: "Thirty miles away from the city, the people of Chu are harvesting wheat, and they can besiege the city for a longer period of time. This cannot be allowed."

As soon as the words fell, someone shouted: "You Mohists didn't come up with the method of Sumai? If they follow Nongzheng's technique and Shennong's old method, where will the Chu people go to harvest the wheat? After waiting for a long time, your Sumai is convenient for Chu people!"

Shi sneered, and said, "You are men of one country, but you can't stop the enemy from outside the border town. Instead, you were besieged by the Chu people and then accused the Mohists of Sumai's method. Isn't that ridiculous?"

"Aren't you ashamed? It's like Duke Huan of Qi, before dying of starvation, covered his face with his sleeves and thought he was ashamed to see Guan Zhong. Could it be that according to what you said, Duke Huan would scold Guan Zhong for not killing Yi Ya Shudiao before he died? "

"The Chu people drive straight in, but you can't fight in the field. According to what you said, the king let you have enough money to farm on behalf of you and practice archery. Now that the Chu people are besieging the city, are you worthy of your salary?"

Under his angry rebuke, those people couldn't refute, and Gongsun Ze was quite dissatisfied with those people, and said in his heart: "What you said makes sense. I don't look down on everyone present. I am living on my salary, and now the country is under siege. , should be ashamed!"

He is a gentleman, so he is naturally incompatible with others.

Oppose the morality of Mohism, but look down on these mediocre and incompetent people, and they are caught in the cracks.

If shame is graded, then it must be about obligation.

For farmers, the country is under siege, they don't need to be too ashamed, after all there are still meat eaters.And the incompetence of the meat eaters led to the siege of the capital. Because of the power they enjoyed before, they must be the most ashamed group of people.

After everyone was quiet again, Mo Di said again: "Now the people of Chu are besieging but not attacking, and there is no counterattack in the city, so they can harvest the wheat calmly. Therefore, it needs someone to go out of the city to attack and fight, which will scare Chu's heart and mobilize soldiers to harvest the wheat. Back on defense."

"If the Chu people have one less person to cut the wheat, one person can save one person from supporting for several months, which is ultimately beneficial to the defense of the city."

"Song Gong asked me to guard the city, and I will be responsible for everything. You have rested here for a few days, and today you will kill cattle and sheep as rewards, and go out of the city to attack!"

There was a mocking sound from the crowd, asking: "How many people will come out of the Mohist?"

Mo Di replied naturally: "Three people lead, and there are no more people."

coax……

All the people laughed, and a funny man stood up and flicked his sword and sang. He only sang: "Go to the northern mountain, and pick up the Qi. Together with the scholars, we will do it day and night. The king's affairs are in trouble, and I worry about my parents."

(End of this chapter)