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Chapter 197 The Strong City Still Fears the Disaster of the Xiao Wall ([-])
The king of Chu was worried about how to deal with the complaints of these scholars.

If you reprimand the scholars, the scholars will be resentful. The scholar class is the biggest support for the king of Chu to strengthen his royal power and resist the deep-rooted nobles.

If it is not reprimanded, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction if it reaches the ears of the nobles: if it is not dealt with, it is an attitude, an attitude that the king of Chu intends to use scholars instead of relatives.

So far, only one Ling Yin in Chu State was born as a captive of the enemy country, similar to Baili Xi who was exchanged for five sheepskins by the Qin people.

The remaining official positions such as Ling Yin, Mo Ao, Sima, and Zhu Guo are basically monopolized by princes of the royal family.

The King of Chu also wanted to promote the worthy, and it was a good thing for Wang Quan to seek the worthy.But Shangxian means turning against the nobles. As the new king who has just succeeded to the throne, he needs enough time and prestige to deal with this matter slowly.

If it is not handled well, there have been many cases in Chu State where the monarchs were defeated by the alliance of nobles.

It was at a time of desperation that some confidantes in Shangqiu City had gone out of the city to deal with business secrets, so they just took this opportunity to bypass the matter.

Back in the tent, the confidential person has been brought, and not many people have seen it.

It's just to discuss this kind of matter, and the king of Chu can't discuss it alone. Before the Mozi came to the camp, he said a lot of deeply contradictory words, and the nobles were a little worried.

Some qualified nobles attended one by one, but the insider in the city said: "This matter needs to be kept secret."

The King of Chu also knew that some things were difficult to explain too clearly, but he had no choice but to say: "In the past when the city was besieged, Zifan also knew about the secrets. They are all royal family members, so don't worry about it."

Seeing that it could not be changed, the man presented some silk with some confidential words and seals on it. The king of Chu just glanced at it and couldn't restrain his joy.

This time the siege, the king of Chu fought the idea of ​​civil strife in Shangqiu.

If there is no civil strife, and there are mohists defending the city, I am afraid Shangqiu will not be able to take it down.

Whether or not Shangqiu can be captured, in the eyes of King Chu, the key is when the Three Jins will send troops.

Now that Zheng Han is anxious, the Qin people are attacking Xihe, and Zhao Wei has a gap, it can be delayed for at least half a year, but it can be a year at most.

If there is no chaos in the city, the king of Chu knows that it is impossible to break the city with the method of Mo Zhe to defend the city.

The confidants sent by the Six Ministers in the city are also eloquent people. If they are only in front of the King of Chu, some things can naturally be said more bluntly.

But in front of so many people, he said that Da Yin in the city was the chief eater of human blood, but he couldn't say it.

He thought for a moment, then said: "Da Yin and the others in the city are worried about the state of the Song Dynasty."

"Song is a small country, but he was rude and ignorant of Chu, which caused this disaster. However, it was Zitian who was rude to Chu. He couldn't keep his foundation internally, and he couldn't save the people from the suffering of war. Jun."

"Now the Mohists are helping to defend the city, and they can defend it to the end. I am afraid that the scene of changing sons and eating during the time of Duke Wen will reappear. However, Zitian is stupid. He would rather suffer disasters for the people in the city than form an alliance to descend to Chu. Dayin is worried about the people. , so there is such a calculation.”

The king of Chu asked, "How long can the city store food last?"

The man said: "It can be paid for in a few months. Mohists have fine money and food, careful planning, even distribution, and can stick to it."

He also talked about the distribution of grain among the Mohists in the city, and the treatment of those nobles who did not pay the grain when the grain was levied. The King of Chu knew that this was true.

Now that the people have been mobilized to requisition grain and grass in Chu, and the new wheat is ripe, it can last for a long time, perhaps longer than that of Duke Zhuang when he besieged the city.

However, every point of persistence here, the greater the variables. Once the army's morale is exhausted, and the three Jins send troops, I'm afraid it will be another battle of Chengpu.

The King of Chu asked again: "How does Dayin care?"

The confidant said: "Da Yin believes that the country and the ancestral foundation are the most important thing, the people's protection from military disasters is the second priority, and the prince's gains and losses are the least important thing."

"That's why Dayin is going to burn the food stored in the city. If the food is insufficient, the people in the city will understand Zitian's stupidity, and then they will be able to expel Zitian and get close to Chu."

"This is a way to prevent the city from breaking bones and cooking, and changing sons to eat tragedies. This is a method that is credited to the ancestors of the country."

"The people are dull, and they can enjoy the fruits, but they can't think about the long-term and the beginning. That's why Dayin made such a decision for the people in the city."

"After all, the people in the city don't know what to do to benefit them."

"Da Yin only wishes you not to regard Song as a county!"

The King of Chu said solemnly: "The widow attacked the Song Dynasty this time because Zitian was rude and did not have the intention to destroy the Song Dynasty and set up a county. Ghosts and gods can learn from it!"

"The widows swear that if Shangqiu is broken, they will not follow the Chen and Cai incidents of the past!"

The meaning of the king of Chu is very clear. Before Chen and Cai were established in the county, there was a history of letting the heir of Chu Gongzi concurrently serve as Chen Gong and Cai Gong.

In other words, Zhixian is the bottom line.

On top of this bottom line, if the king of Chu is cunning, he can maintain the status of a state like Chen and Cai, but the king of Chu can also serve as Duke Chen and Duke Cai, so as to complete the legal inheritance in the next generation.

Not only does it not follow Chen and Cai's affairs, that is to say, it does not even have the idea of ​​co-leading the federal state. It is just a crusade that requires Song to be soft, admit defeat, pro-Chu, and rebel against Jin.

This kind of thing needs to be admitted personally. Once the Chu people set up the county, the nobles of the Song Dynasty will unite and strongly resist: the examples of Chen and Cai are right in front of us, not every family can be like Chen Tian. Recreate the glorious family.

Hearing the words, the confidant said, "It's just that the Mohist guards the city's government orders strictly. If this matter is to be done, you need your cooperation."

"If you can attack the city, the Mohists will be frightened and worried about the city's defenses, so that they can burn food and grass in the city."

The King of Chu nodded, not wanting You Yin to ask, "If you make peace outside as it should be, and you set fire inside the city, and I attack the city outside the city, can't you capture Shangqiu?"

Hearing this, the King of Chu secretly said: "Stupid! If the Chu people destroy Shangqiu, how will the big Yin and Liuqing deal with themselves? They need to make the people in the city angry, riot and abolish the king before they can form an alliance with us. They are not from Chu. How can you stand in the position of Chu people to see this matter?"

It’s just that these words are hard to say, but fortunately, the people inside the city said: "The Mohists have strict rules. Even if there is a fire in the city, I am afraid that the city walls will still not be chaotic. Besides... If... If you attack the city while in chaos, I am afraid that the Mohist will declare righteousness." The Ministry will take the opportunity to confuse the people, and it will be bad at that time."

The King of Chu hurriedly said: "Yes, I know the rules of Mozhe's defense of the city, and I have also seen the sharpness of those people's tongues."

"It's just... there is no rush. The time cannot be agreed upon."

If the time is agreed, there is a possibility of being betrayed, and the Chu people will not take risks.

The confidant also said: "The time cannot be agreed. As long as the Chu people attack the city grandly, there will be opportunities in the city. When the fireworks in the city explode, the fatuous king will be abolished soon."

"It's just...it's just that Dayin is worried about the Sanjin sending troops."

The King of Chu nodded, but he was noncommittal. He was not worried about sending troops from the third Jin Dynasty... He even thought that even if he sent troops, it would only come from the second Jin Dynasty.

The current focus of Wei State is in Xihe, and in those lands of the Marquis of Jin that have not yet been divided up, the struggle for hegemony in the Central Plains does not seem to be the general strategic direction for the time being, and at most it can only find ways to contain Chu State.

And South Korea is most worried about the alliance between the Chu people and the Song Dynasty. Han Zheng had a grudge. If the Song people were close to Chu again, the two enclaves of South Korea would be exposed to the soldiers of the Chu people.

Xiong Dang is considered a hero, so he knows exactly what that colleague from Wei Guo will think.

I'm afraid that Weiss will applaud the Chu people for encircling the Song Dynasty now: South Korea can't support the double-teaming of Chu, Song, and Zheng. If it wants to survive, it can only rely on the Wei people as backup, so everything depends on the Wei people.

The internal conflicts of the Three Jins cannot be resolved, but as long as the Zhao people are stuck going south to the Central Plains; South Korea and the Wei State can be close to become Wei's most solid allies, then the strategic goal of the Wei State will be achieved.

The more the Chu people besieged the Song Dynasty, the more worried South Korea was, and the easier it was for them to be closely aligned with the Wei State.

The honeymoon between Han and Wei also ensured that the Zhao people would not move south to attack Wei, and could only maintain the original state of the Sanjin Alliance.

The state of the Three Jin Alliance is a big pit for Zhao Guo.

Xihe was in the hands of Wei, Zhongshan was captured by Wei, and Zhao Guo had to abide by the three-Jin alliance, so he could only continue to shed his own blood and help the Wei people become stronger.

The two cities of Zhongmu and Handan were blocked by Yecheng and guarded by Ximenbao. The Wei people were strong and the Zhao people had no chance of winning.

Facing the Han-Wei Alliance, the Zhao people did not want to abide by the Three-Jin Alliance, which was completely beneficial to Wei, and had to abide by it.

Therefore, the Wei people sent troops very slowly, very slowly, so slow that they would only send troops when South Korea had no choice but to ask, and hegemony could not be guaranteed without sending troops.

The King of Chu did not explain his opinion, but found another reason: "This matter cannot be rushed. The wheat is being harvested now. If a large army attacks the city at this time, it will delay the harvesting of the wheat. If you can go back, tell Dayin, He thinks about the people of Shangqiu and the foundation of the Song Dynasty, which is what the Emperor of Heaven likes. It's just that this matter needs to be kept secret, don't be impatient, and need to be fully prepared..."

The man shook his head, and said: "It's hard for me to go back. It takes a lot of trouble to go out of the city, and it's even more difficult to go back. There are night watchmen on the top of the city, and someone has noticed it when I came. The rules of Mozhe's defense of the city are extraordinary. .”

"As long as you agree to this matter, I can only persuade you to advance the time to avoid reinforcements from the Three Jin Dynasties. As for when, please decide for yourself."

"If you agree, you can set fires in several places outside the city, and someone from the top of the city will pass the news to Dayin. At that time, as long as you attack the city, as long as you attract the energy of the Mohists on the city wall, there will be actions in the city."

He will explain where to raise the fire and how to beat the drums at that time.

The King of Chu also knew that the situation in the city was complicated, and Dayin and the others had to beware not only of the Mohists, but also of the counterattack of Sichenghuang's lineage.

Although Sichenghuang's power is great, he is comparable to Dayin and others.

Once the food was burned, Sichenghuang had not waited for the reinforcements from the Three Jins, so he would definitely fight to the end, and when the time came, the people's grievances would boil, and there would be a lot to do.

When the man went down to rest, all the nobles were overjoyed and congratulated and prayed one after another. The king of Chu had a smile on his face and had a banquet with everyone, but he was quite emotional in his heart.

A majestic city like Shangqiu is difficult to break through from the outside, but the disaster of Xiaoqiang is hard to resist.

Now Chu is thousands of miles away, with hundreds of cities, and the momentum is huge, but the internal disputes may not be better than those in Shangqiu city...

Drinking a bottle of wine, sighing secretly.

(End of this chapter)