warring states careerist

Chapter 209
When Dayin heard this, he was secretly happy.

Although the public's reaction was not strong, it was enough. He didn't need the people to support their coup, he just needed to let the people not oppose their coup.

Why did the Chu people besiege the city?Because Song Gong was rude to Chu.This is a valid reason.

Because the reason makes sense, the Song people felt that they should resent their monarch. After all, there was still Emperor Zhou and the whole system in the world at this time. The reason for the war had lasted for hundreds of years and became a matter of course.

Song people don't know that they are Song people, they only know that Song Gong is Song Gong.

Therefore, regarding the siege of the city by the Chu people, people who grew up under the concept of a modern nation must feel that it seems natural to resist it. Does the defense of the country need a reason?

But at this time, the people of Song Dynasty saw no reason at all.

They thought very simply, if it was Song Gong's problem, then change the king.

As far as these nobles are concerned, they only need to know that the people do not object, then they can carry out a coup d'état, thereby quickly stabilizing the situation and preventing the Mohist from possibly siding with Song Gong.

They believed in Mo Di's morality, so they were sure that the Mohists would not participate in coups and civil wars during the siege, and could only watch from the sidelines and do a good job of defending the city.

Dayin then reminded everyone: "Now the dead men of all families need to gather together and be ready at any time."

"Once the Chu people siege the city violently, the Sichenghuang clan will definitely send their dead soldiers to the top of the city. At that time, the city will be empty, and it is time to make trouble!"

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In Sichenghuang's mansion, Shi came to visit with several Mohists.

At this time, Shi is no longer the little shoemaker of the past, and he is in the siege of the city, and has met Si Chenghuang.

The identity at this time is not considered a scholar according to blood, but according to the rest, it is also considered a scholar, and the Mo family, the biggest backstage at the time of defending the city, can be regarded as the guest and host.

The emperor's father Zang knew about the Chu people's siege of the city today, and he even praised the Mo's defense skills, and he was really grateful.

At the beginning, because of the matter of Peidi, the emperor's father Yueling reminded his father to make friends with Mo Zhe.

Because rebelling against Chu will inevitably bring the Chu people to besiege the city, and defending Shangqiu is the foundation for gaining prestige and waiting until the Three Jins to rescue troops.

The two parties have been in contact for a long time because of the matter of the three pairs of Golden Harvest, and they are not strangers.

Long before the Chu people besieged the city, the emperor's father Zang had already sent people to Sanjin for help. He knew that Sanjin would not send troops so soon.

Even if the Three Jins sent troops, they would wait for the Chu people to wear down their morale under the city of Shangqiu. In addition, Shangqiu was a great city in the world, and there were Mohists defending it. The speed of the Three Jins sending troops would not be fast.

Today Chu people are far away from hundreds of feet without success, and the emperor's father Zang is even more convinced of the skills of the Mohists in defending the city.

Shi came here with a purpose this time, and after hearing the emperor's father Zang praised his skills in defending the city, he said, "Today the people of Chu cannot get close to the city wall by a hundred feet, but they may not be able to do it tomorrow. "

The emperor's father Zang said: "Ask me?"

Shi said: "The people of Chu must win Shangqiu in order to threaten the left wing of the Jin Dynasty. The feudal lords of the Jin Dynasty and the three pairs of Jiahe, the sons of heaven, are all gifts from Sicheng, and everyone in the world knows. Don't the people of Chu know that Sicheng will ask for help from Jin? "

The emperor's father, Zang Muran, said again: "So the Chu people will wait until the army rations are exhausted and morale is low, to fight with the Three Jins?"

The emperor's father Zang was silent again, and said appropriately: "Therefore, the Chu people must attack the city with all their strength. If the city is broken, they must form an alliance with Song Gong. Sicheng also knows why the Chu people came to Huangchi and Yongqiu 20 years ago, right?"

How could the imperial father, Zang, not know?At that time, his father was about to drive Song Gong crazy. Song Gong had no choice but to beg the people of Chu to mediate. As a result, the people of Chu were defeated by the three Jins, and Chu Moao thought it a great shame in his life.

Shi said again: "At that time, the people of Chu and Song Gong will form an alliance. Will the city of Si still be the city of Si? Wouldn't Chu Moao not remember this matter? And you offered Jiahe to Sanjin, do the people of Chu want you to continue to be the city of Si?"

The emperor's father Zang Moran said for a long time: "Your words are reasonable. Chu people cannot tolerate me."

Shi said again: "The people of Chu attack the city with all their strength, while the Mohists aim to benefit the world and help the weak country. But for you, defending the city is for yourself. The Mohist happens to be defending the city, and you also need to defend the city, so we When defending the city, the interests are the same. Is that so?"

The emperor's father Zang nodded in agreement, and said: "Your words cannot be refuted. It is what we agree on to defend the city."

Shi sighed and said: "I heard that you have many private soldiers who belong to the army. If the city is destroyed, can these soldiers of yours protect you from being chased by the Chu people?"

How can the emperor Zang not know what it means, it is nothing more than this time, so don't hide it, contribute all your strength, defend the city first.

He asked: "But today the Chu people attacked the city, but it didn't work."

Shi said solemnly: "If you haven't seen any results today, you may not be able to do it later. Are you proficient in the art of defending the city? For example, if a wolf bites a scalper, before it is sure to kill it, it will circle around the scalper to make it lose its strength. And the fangs will only be exposed when they cannot be blocked. So, according to your thinking, when the wolves are around, does it prove that the wolves cannot kill the cow?"

The emperor's father Zang didn't speak, and said again: "The king of Chu is newly established. If the siege fails this time, how can he secure the position of king of Chu? In the past, the Baigong rebellion was the first, how dare the king of Chu fail? Even Chen and Yangxia Next year, if there is a food shortage and starvation, Shangqiu will definitely be captured."

He analyzed the reason why the city had to be broken from the perspective of the king of Chu. The emperor Zang knew that this was not a lie, secretly admired Mo Zhe's vision, and finally talked about the most fundamental issue.

"It's not that I have hidden soldiers who died in the army, but that there are a lot of rumors in the city. Besides, don't the other six ministers have dead soldiers?"

Shi Wenyan laughed and said: "You still haven't figured it out. Could it be that the other six ministers will use their soldiers and dead soldiers in order to help you wait until the Sanjin rescue? If they benefit, they don’t benefit, so how can we talk about it?”

"The people of Chu broke the city, Song Gong is still Song Gong, and Dayin is still Dayin, but you are no longer the city! There is no difference before and after the break.”

The emperor's father Zang hesitated for a while, and finally said: "But there are many rumors in the city, and there are rumors that I offered Jiahe, which made the Chu people feel betrayed, and that the Song people were close to the Jin Dynasty. I'm afraid these rumors were spread by someone with a heart. Haven't you heard of the nursery rhyme that was widely circulated three years ago?"

Shi spread his hands and said: "I heard, but what does it have to do with the Mohists? Mohist giants want to help the weak, so they guard Shangqiu, so that the warlike kings of the world will not easily attack Zheng, Song, Lu, Wei and other weak countries. However, after the city is broken, Mo Zhe is still Mo Zhe, and the people of Chu may still seek employment from us. So, what you said has nothing to do with us, so what can we do if we hear about it?"

The emperor's father, Zang, knew that the Mohist was talking about interests, but he didn't expect to say so openly. He said helplessly, "I'm only afraid that there will be changes in the city. There have been many rumors in the past few days that Dayin, Uncle Gong and others have gathered many times."

"As you said, if the Chu people break the city, I can't be the commander of the city. But if they succeed, I'm afraid I can only be killed. Besides fleeing, the Chu people will besiege the city, and they will definitely capture me and send me back to Liuqing."

Shi smiled, got up and said: "I don't think you cherish your life, you just cherish your house and these gorgeous life. Please allow me to leave, I can't talk with you anymore."

After finishing speaking, he got up and left, this is a common method used by scholars at this time, the emperor Zang hurriedly said: "Please stop, I am dull, please advise."

Three times in a row, Shicai turned around and knelt down and said, "You have left your mansion, near the city wall, so even if you send soldiers to die, do you still have to worry about your life?"

"It's just that your mansion may be burned down and your pearls and jades may be taken away at that time. As long as Shangqiu City is there, as long as the reinforcements from the Three Jin Dynasties are received, they will not be able to take away your position as the city commander."

The emperor's father Zang suddenly said: "Could it be that Mohist promised to protect my life?"

Shi smiled and said, "Would it be possible that Mohist guards the city and participates in disputes between princes and nobles?"

Emperor Zang shook his head and said, "Mohists are neutral and never participate."

Shi said again: "Could it be that Mr. Song hired me and other giants as the doctor's Shangqing?"

"No, Mr. Mo Di was invited to guard the city, it's not the responsibility of the doctor."

Shi Bian said: "Since this is the case, the Mohists will not help you to fight against them, but as long as you let the private soldiers help defend the city, we can protect your life. You must know that your victory or defeat does not depend on In the city, but in the walls."

"With the city wall, the soldiers of the Three Jin Dynasties may arrive. If the city wall is not there, even if you are alive, what are you left with?"

The emperor's father Zang Baixie said: "That's the reason, please allow me to go to the city to defend together tomorrow. I believe Mohist's words, and there is no need for an oath."

Shi returned the courtesy and said: "Although you did this for your own sake, it still helped us mohists to benefit the world and help the weak. This is what the giants like."

The two said a few more words and left.

After Shi Shi left, the imperial father Zang asked the imperial father Yueling who was at the side: "What do you think?"

The emperor's father Yueling thought for a while, and said: "Mo Di's skill in defending the city is unparalleled, and what he said is true. The Chu people must capture Shangqiu no matter what. The new king of Chu, this is the first time to send troops, and it cannot fail. If this is the case, I'm afraid Mo Di had already expected that the Chu people would rush to attack the city with all their strength, and it would be difficult to defend the city, so he asked us for private soldiers."

The emperor's father Zang frowned and said, "Has it reached such a point?"

The emperor's father Yueling smiled and said: "That's not true. It's just that Mo Di defended the city and defended it with offense. They needed the dead men to go out of the city to harass and slack off the people of Chu. That's why they needed our dead men. It's not that all the dead men have arrived. It’s about to be stationed at the head of the city.”

Only then did the emperor Zang understand, and the emperor Yueling said again: "I have also heard of some methods used by Mohists to defend the city. When the enemy is slack, they will fight back with brave men, which can often prevent the enemy from besieging for several days. They Defending a city is not just about defending the city walls."

The emperor's father Zang gritted his teeth and said: "Keep the Mohists, everyone dies without hesitation. Could it be that they are not as good as our slain soldiers? If I have three hundred Mohist, I'm afraid the big thing will happen sooner!"

The emperor's father Yueling smiled bitterly and said: "The Mohists are not from the Song Dynasty. I just said: if the city is broken, the Mohists will have no worries. The people of Chu will treat the Mohists kindly so that they will be useful in the future. Would they let the Mohist people disappear in the future?" This? There are few Mohist people, and if one dies, one will be less. If they all die in Shangqiu, can they benefit the world? Don’t they know the difference? After all, what the defenders of the Mohist want is to benefit the world and scare the warlike king; For us, it is related to the life and death of a family."

The emperor's father Zang sighed, and said: "Since that's the case, tomorrow we will count all the private belongings of the soldiers and dead soldiers, and all of them will be assigned by Mo Di!"

The emperor's father Yueling persuaded again: "No, there are a lot of rumors in the city, we still need to keep some people..."

The emperor Zang said: "Since the Mohist said that they will protect us comprehensively, who in the world will not believe their promise? Not to mention us, even the kings of Chu, Wei, Qi and Qin must believe it."

The imperial father Yueling pointed in the direction of the palace and said: "Leave some, not to protect us, but to protect the monarch."

"There is a king, so there is a city. Zitian was supported by our family. When Baigong was in rebellion, Mo Zhai commented that the son who resigned as the king of Chu was benevolent and without righteousness. Would they care about changing the king? They wouldn't Those who protect the monarch, if the monarch is changed at that time, I am afraid that even if the soldiers of the Three Jins arrive, the position of Sicheng will not be yours anymore."

(End of this chapter)