warring states careerist

Chapter 220

Someone couldn't help asking this question, and Zitian said with a young man's arrogance: "Is there no chance of resettling after being expelled?"

"Have you forgotten the restoration of Duke Wei Zheng back then? Fleeing from the country is not an insult. But if you drive Chuzi, it is a real insult!"

Back then, Duke Cheng of Wei stood in the wrong team because he was sandwiched between Jin and Chu, and offended Duke Wen of Jin. The people of the country were afraid of revenge from the Jin people, so they expelled the monarch.

Ji Zheng is also fateful, even more daring, and even a little...naive.

At that time, Jin Wengong was able to force Zhou Tianzi to join the alliance and hunt together, Wei Chenggong Ji Zheng actually dared to go to Zhou Tianzi to ask to return to the country to regain the throne, but was poisoned by Jin Wengong.

He also bribed the person who poisoned him in Ji Zheng, and he was able to survive. In the end, like Jin Wen recognized his mistake, he was able to return to the country, punished Wei Hou, who was in power in the coup, and reset him.

This kind of incident happened more than once even in Song Dynasty.

After Zi Tian cheered up his heart, he laughed wildly again: "Besides, there are still Mohists in the city, and soldiers on the walls, will they sit idly by?"

All the servants knew Mo Di's character and Mo Zhe's creed, and persuaded him, "Your Majesty, does the Mo family care about replacing the monarch?"

Those close attendants said again: "Mo Di was giving lectures in the city back then, but he said that if changing the monarch can benefit the people, then he should change. Not only that, but if the elected monarch declines, not only is it not virtuous, but he has brains. Sickness is hypocrisy and hypocrisy..."

Hearing this, Zitian laughed and said, "How could I not know? Back then, Mo Di went in and out of the office many times, didn't he teach me?"

The servant thought to himself, since you know that the Mo family will not participate in the coup, why do you still have such confidence?
Zitian didn't rush, he heard the faint shouts coming from a distance outside, and said disdainfully: "But you have forgotten that you are defending the city at this moment!"

"Mo Di has a tiger talisman for defending the city, and he also has a prohibition: Anyone who interferes with defending the city will be beheaded!"

"As long as I don't surrender to the Chu people, I'm still Song Gong, and the seal is still in my hands. Only I can order not to defend the city!"

"Then, as long as Shangqiu continues to defend, don't these people who make trouble in the city hinder the defense of the city? Therefore, according to the Mohist's ban, these people must be killed."

"Those people outside, my uncle, Dayin and others, may say that they want to change the monarch. However, before the change, I am still the monarch. If the monarch does not surrender, Mohist, who is known for his loyalty, will continue to defend the city. Then we will No worries!"

"And why should I be afraid? They have changed the king, so they can order not to defend the city. But before changing, wouldn't the Mohists kill those who hinder the defense of the city first?"

Zitian thought, I have long been dissatisfied with those nobles and my uncle.

It's just that he himself has just ascended the throne, and his power is very weak, so he cannot resist.

There is an impartial force like the Mozhe in the city, and it was impossible for him to use it, but with the help of today's defenders, they can use their strength to eliminate those threats.

This is not necessarily a bad thing.

Of course, his uncle was waiting for an opportunity, Dayin was waiting for an opportunity, so why wasn't Zitian waiting for an opportunity?
It was the perfect choice to take advantage of this opportunity to let the Mohist, who was absolutely neutral in the coup d'etat, kill his uncle for the crime of obstructing the defense of the city.

Zitian knows that if he wants to do things and strengthen the country, he must get rid of those nobles who are threatening.

So he selected trusted warriors and told them to go to the top of the city immediately to look for Mozi, and only said one word.

"Mr. Song asks you to continue guarding the city, and please continue to support the weak and suppress the strong. There are people in the city who are making trouble and hindering the defense of the city. Please also implement the rules you have set for defending the city!"

After those warriors repeated these words several times and confirmed that they were correct, they rushed towards the city wall from the side door of the palace.

Outside the palace, there are also dead soldiers ambushed by the nobles, and both sides use their own means to fight.

Song Gong's servants believed that as long as the news was sent to the city wall, everything could be solved, so they used their lives and did not hesitate to pay the price.

After all, they are not the people of the city.

They have reason to defend the city, and they also have reason to protect Song Gong's interests, because it is closely related to their own interests.

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Above the city wall and the tower, Mozi watched boredly the Chu people outside the city pretending to attack the city, and said to himself that with these methods, I am afraid that I can defend it when I am 20 years old.

Now there are many soldiers gathered on the city wall, nearly ten thousand conscripted disciples, but Mozi knows that there are only a few places to be guarded.

If the Chu people really used elite ants to attack the city again, he said that only [-] men and women were needed to defend it, then it really only needed [-] men and women.

Those machinery such as the lower mill have been quietly prepared, but they have not been used yet.

On the top of the city, some Mohists had already passed on the news of the coup in the city. Gong Zaoye laughed and said, "When it comes to propaganda, those people are much worse than Shi. This reason seems reasonable, but in fact it is totally vulnerable. "

Shi Ye smiled and said, "Let them go. What they want is the resentment of the people, but not the people's fight for their own interests. Some people may kill people out of resentment, but more people die because of their interests. They don't understand."

The development of the current situation has not exceeded the scope of control, even the scope of the silent control of the Mohists.

A coup d'état relies on soldiers to kill soldiers. This is a common method used by the nobles. At most, the coercion of the people is to make them resentful. In fact, it is useless when there is a real fight. On the contrary, it is easy to cause chaos.

Those people in the city are plotting against Mo Zhe, why don't Shi and others stop plotting against them?

Not long after, there was a servant next to Duke Song, with two feathered arrows stuck in his shoulder, covered in blood, apparently escaped here after a brutal fight.

As soon as they met, they passed on Zitian's words.

"Mr. Mo Di! Mr. Song asks you to continue guarding the city, and please continue to support the weak and restrain the strong. There are people in the city who are making trouble and hindering the defense of the city. Please also implement the rules you have set for defending the city!"

Now that Mo Zi had decided to take advantage of this opportunity to benefit the world, he took out the tiger talisman calmly and said, "Duke Song has entrusted me with the important task of defending the city, so the rules must naturally be followed."

"However, I also said that the only way to harm the innocent is to punish the offender. In my ban on city defense, it didn't say that coups and riots are not allowed?"

Mozi turned around and glanced at Shi, and said, "Shi, you copied the prohibition at that time. My eyes can't see clearly, maybe I remembered it wrong? Just take a look!"

Shi Xin smiled secretly, knowing that when Mo Zi was defending the city, he never thought about coup d'etat or the like.

However, the Mohists are extremely methodical, and the so-called only harm is innocent, and it has always been like this.

As long as the ban is not promulgated, even if it causes actual harm, it is not a violation of the ban.

This has always been the case, and the rules of the Mohists also follow this principle. It is the same in Pei County, and it is still the same here.

So, Shi took out a piece of paper, recited aloud the various prohibitions enacted when defending the city, and the regulations with punishment measures such as killing, beheading, car cracking, etc., and said: "Sir, you remember correctly, indeed It is not written that coups are not allowed, and it is not written that coups will be executed."

Mozi said helplessly: "Yes, only harm is innocent, so how can I punish them?"

When the attendant heard this, he couldn't care about the pain all over his body, and his heart was filled with anger, and he wanted to move forward.

Gong Zaoye pressed down with the scabbard, the man suddenly couldn't stand still, he leaned to the side, knowing that the man in front of him was not as capable as those dead soldiers who ambushed him, after this pressure, he knew that he had no chance of winning, so he had to back away.

The attendant grabbed the ground with his head and cried, "But, Mr. Mo Di, don't these people hinder the defense of the city? It's like the Chu people attacking the city, and you didn't write down all the countermeasures for how the Chu people attacked the city." Come out."

"So, even if it's not a ban, it's an obstacle to defending the city. Can't you deal with these people like you dealt with the Chu people's siege?"

"You didn't say how to kill the ants to attack the city, you just acted accordingly! You can regard the coup d'etat of these people as a means of attacking the city, and stop it!"

This is also a person who can speak eloquently, so eloquent that Mozi hesitated, and eloquent enough to consider countermeasures.

But he didn't want to, and before Shi could think up to deal with it, Mo Zi said, "What you said is very reasonable!"

I panicked, and said to myself, sir, you have to hold on, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

If this opportunity is missed, how can there be a reasonable and legitimate opportunity to organize the people of Shangqiu?Where is the chance that all three parties are the weakest in the city?

He was about to dissuade him recklessly, but he didn't want Mo Zi to say: "But, there are always priorities."

"It's like you are hungry now, and your house is on fire. Then, you can starve to death if you are hungry, and you can burn to death if your house is on fire. But will you choose to continue eating? Or choose to escape from the house to fight the fire?"

The valet was startled, and subconsciously replied: "Of course it's firefighting!"

Mozi groaned and said, "That's the truth! You see that the people of Chu are busy attacking the city again. This means that the house is on fire. The only thing in the city is hunger and poverty."

"You said that I should regard their coup d'état as a means of siege. You are right. I know of twelve siege techniques in the world, and this is No. 13?"

"But, if the people of Chu are digging tunnels and have already broken through the city gates, then do you think I should defend the city gates first? Or block the tunnels first?"

"So, the soldiers on the city wall can't move! The palace can last for a while, and when it gets dark and the Chu people retreat, we will deal with the No. 13 means of attacking the city."

When the servant heard this, he cried: "But if it gets dark, I'm afraid the palace will not be able to hold on! What will we do then?"

"Mr. Mo Di, please come forward to rescue Your Majesty!"

Mo Zi sighed: "If it is to rescue the emperor, that is your business, he is not my emperor. So the Mo family has no obligation to rescue."

"If you regard those people's coup d'état as the No. 13 siege method, you can use the reason of dealing with the No. 13 siege method to counter those people."

"It's just that if they are counted as a means for the Chu people to attack the city, then it is not a violation of the ban. I can only drive them away, but I cannot punish them... You see, when the Chu people attacked the city, I can't say that all those who participated in the attack Everyone was killed, right?"

Hearing this, the servant seemed to have a turning point, and hurriedly said: "You are right, as long as you drive them away. As for the conviction, you don't need to keep the city's ban, but leave it to the emperor to judge."

(End of this chapter)