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Chapter 249 The King of Jing and Song Dynasties is Heartbroken ([-])
It is regarded as a fish that can spit out thorns by King Xiong of Chu. In the original historical line, it was eaten by the military industrial organization and strictly managed by Shiwu weaving. These "useless thorns" of "Jianai".

Because Mozi had passed away at that time, the Mohist organization was completely wiped out in Yangcheng because of Wu Qi's dying plan, which led to the three points of the Mohism.

There were no giants, or in other words, there were three giants at that time, each accusing the other two parties of correcting Biemo.

But now, Mo Di is still around, and the organizational form of the Mohist school has been quietly reorganized. Xiong Dang's idea of ​​spitting out a thorn means that it is impossible to succeed from the moment it arises.

Because the king of Chu invited the Mohists to send people to discuss this matter secretly, they must obtain the permission of the Mohist high-level leaders, and they need to clarify the bottom line in advance about what to say and what not to say.

As for the reason why the king of Chu named him this time, Xiongdang, the king of Chu who had at most one year of life, had no intention of letting the Mo family approach him.

Everyone gathered together, but Mozi didn't know that King Chu was about to die in a political murder. Mozi supported King Chu's invitation.

Back then, he often lobbied various countries, and even used his own face to directly recommend his disciples to become officials. Which big country such as Chu Qi hadn't been there?

It's just that it was difficult for the monarchs of the major countries to accept Mozi's theory that everyone is equal, meritorious and appointed, and love non-aggression.

Mozi is firm in his mind, and although he agrees with some of Shi's practices, he still has some illusions about sayings such as "the king of Chu has a thin waist" and "the king of Yue is a warrior".

Furthermore, the Mo family and the King of Chu made an oath at the beginning, agreeing to eliminate the soldiers, and this year will promote the balance of terror between Jin and Chu. Mozi hopes to use this opportunity to discuss many details with the King of Chu.

The Chu people failed to besiege Shangqiu this time, which was not successful strategically.After this battle, all countries sandwiched between Jin and Chu understood that the Chu people were not that powerful. At least with the help of the Mohists to defend the city, it was impossible for the Chu people to break through the city in a hurry.

But again, this time the Chu people did not fail too much, and there was no need for strategic contraction: After this battle, the life of the three Jins was not easy, and those small countries sandwiched between Jin and Chu believed that they could use the power of the Mohists to defend City, no one wants to be a vassal state.

Mozi believed that this time, with the help of the Mohist's chance to become famous all over the world and gunpowder to step into the art of defending the city, it is completely possible to facilitate this time.

After the promotion, Mozi believed that as long as the "frugality", "aspiration of heaven" and "admiration of the virtuous" are done well, 20 years of growth and development will surely let the monarchs of all countries discover that they can accumulate more wealth without fighting.

So Mozi expected that Chu State could carry out some reforms to improve people's livelihood and benefit the world.

But because of the appropriate appearance, because of the independent development of Pei County, and because of the internal reorganization of the Mohists, it is impossible for the Mohism to rely on a country this time, but will choose to continue to maintain their independence.

There are too many reasons, and many people in the Mohist agree with Shi's views, thinking that independence can ensure that the Mohist theories can be adopted and can restrain the world.

Mozi is also inclined to this, because when Gongshang Guo said that the queen of Yue was willing to grant Mozi a doctor with a fief of five hundred miles, but Mozi found that the king of Yue was warlike and could not use his idea, so he refused.

Now Mozi still has no fiefdom, even if Pei County has a semi-independent status, it is just that the people of Pei County just chose the Mohist family to govern, and it was not Song Gong who enfeoffed Pei County to the Mohist family.

So he first said to the crowd: "Back then, the king of Yue was harassed by the Gongshu Bangou refusal warship, and he was repeatedly defeated by the Chu people in the Huaisi battle, so he wanted to invite me into Vietnam."

"Speaking of it, this carpentry defense mechanism is also a method of my Mohist family. He can use it, but I still refuse it."

"This time, it's the same. The king of Chu hopes to use the technical machinery of my Mohist school, but he absolutely refuses to use our theory of non-aggression and love."

"Shi once said, buy a box and return a pearl. I'm afraid that's exactly what it meant. Throwing out our pearls and jade, but only using a beautiful box, this is unacceptable to us."

"Buying scorpions and returning pearls" was originally an idiom used by Han Feizi to venom the Mohist school. It is suitable to be used in advance, and it is very well-timed. It has long been a commonly used vocabulary in the Mohist school.

Take "universal love", "non-aggression", "equality" and "respecting the virtuous" as the orbs, and use technology, machinery, farming, etc. as the auspicious.

This is the foundation already laid down by the Mohists, so the crux of the problem is: no matter how beautiful the wooden box is, it is also for selling beads, and if the beads are discarded, then the wooden box is meaningless.

Shi heard the words, got up and said: "I agree with what you said, sir. It's just that the king of Chu invited me today, and I will still try my best to promote the morality of the Mohist school."

Mo Zi nodded and said, "Yes. Whether or not to preach is our business. Whether to use it or not is the choice of the King of Chu. How likely do you think it is that the King of Chu can use the morality of our Mohist this time?"

Shi shook his head and said, "Nothing at all. If the king of Chu wants to change, he needs some sages. There are many sages in the Mohist school. However, in the first battle, we killed the great Sima of Chu and the two important ministers, which involved Xiang, Jing, Qu and other clans. , the king of Chu dare not use us."

"If he uses us, the nobles will definitely object. He hasn't captured Shangqiu yet, so how can he centralize power in one person after he returns? In my opinion, the Xiaoqiang Rebellion of the Chu people is not far away."

Mozi laughed, knowing that a month ago in the tent of the king of Chu, he planted a very sharp wedge between the royal power and the nobles. The two ministers died in battle, and as the Chu people retreated, they would inevitably become more acute.

External expansion is the best way to smooth out internal conflicts, but if it fails, these seemingly smoothed but hidden contradictions will explode more intensely.

Originally, during the siege, the Mohist propaganda tools slandered the nobles in various ways. If the Chu nobles could accept the Mohist, it would be a dream.Now that there are two lives in hand, there is even an excuse not to use the Mo family.

Mozi also knew where the appropriate judgment came from.

A fatuous king, if he can only defend his success, he may still be able to sustain it.

However, in just a few years since the king of Chu came to the throne, he went north to prepare to regain hegemony and attack the Central Plains. It is impossible for the nobles to continue to grow with such ambitions. If they do not die, reforms are almost inevitable.

Reform, the king of Chu died.

Without reform, the state of Chu will die.

This is what Shi has already analyzed clearly, because the siege of Shangqiu failed, the prestige of the King of Chu has dropped to the lowest, and Shi has buried such a big thorn in advance, the nobles cannot be satisfied.

Wu Qi’s words were all part of Wu Qi’s reform, and Wu Qi’s end was very clear, and because of this end, he knew that this must have touched the bottom line of the nobles: the nobles are not stupid, they know that Wu Qi is lying in Chu The consequences of shooting arrows on the king's corpse, but the matter has been done so far - if you don't do it, you will wait for death slowly. The next king of Chu will become more and more centralized due to the inertia of reform, and the life of the nobles will become more and more difficult. It's sad, it's better to fight to the death: if the nobles don't even know what the consequences of shooting the king's corpse are, they will be nobles in vain.

The ambition of the King of Chu will inevitably bring death and disaster for him, just as the ambition of Song Gongzi Tian brought him sieges and coups: ambition needs to be based on strength.

Shi hoped that the King of Chu would reform, or in other words, move forward with the idea of ​​reform, because he was looking forward to Xiong Dang's death.

Xiong Dang is not dead, Song is still not safe, it is impossible for the nobles of Chu to die in battle within ten years, and it is impossible for Wei to be strong and trigger the Central Plains War.

So he was going to talk to the King of Chu about some things that the King of Chu would definitely be moved when he heard it, but if he did it, he would die.

So Shi stood up and said to Mozi: "Sir, I can explain the truth, and I can't say what should not be said. There is only one thing. This time, the King of Chu will definitely hope that we will do our best to promote the elimination of Jin and Chu soldiers."

"However, Jin and Chu's elimination of soldiers is definitely not a matter between Jin and Chu. We can use this opportunity to shock the kings and princes of the world by defending the city, and make this time's elimination of soldiers more formal."

"Jin and Chu compete for hegemony, and small countries pay tribute, which is not good for the world. If you can persuade the Song, Zheng, and Wei countries, strictly observe neutrality, and use the conflict between Jin and Chu to maintain balance: we will help the Mohists, and if the Chu people break the contract, they will ask Jin and the Jin people to break the contract. Then ask Chu... If this matter can be facilitated, many things will be easier to talk about."

"At the very least, in exchange for a 20-year truce, the spread of farming, cattle farming, improved seeds, textiles, ironware, etc. to the countries of the Central Plains, so that the people of all countries can live a better life, this is in line with our desire to benefit the world."

Mozi asked: "You mean, if you can defeat the alliance, some skills can be passed on to Chu people? It's just that some things are different after all, just like gunpowder, you can defend the city, but don't you also can attack the city?" ?"

Shi smiled and said: "We can sell it to small countries so that they can easily defend the city. We exchange for gold, and then buy cattle and horses to continue development. Forging iron tools will allow countries to have more food and money to buy."

Mozi glanced at Shi, and said with a smile: "You are not stupid. Don't you think that if you sell it to a small country, you can get it from Jin and Chu? If so, what is the difference from selling directly to Jin and Chu?"

Shi laughed and said, "Mister is smart, so what I mean is that this thing can be sold."

He clasped a ring in his hands and said: "If the thing made by Gongzao is finished, there may be other means of attacking the city. But, sir, don't forget that if you want to directly use gunpowder to blow up the city, you need to dig a tunnel first. Close to the walls."

"You have seen it with your own eyes. If you don't dig a tunnel to bury the gunpowder, then the opponent will not be able to explode under the city wall."

"So, with gunpowder, they also need to dig 'crypts' to attack the city. As long as they know how to defend the crypt, they can defend the method of using gunpowder to blow up the city wall."

"And if this thing is just thrown, it will always be more beneficial to the defender. Even if Jin and Chu have it, both sides will worry that the opponent's defense will be sharp and it will be extremely difficult to attack the city, so it is easier to maintain a balance."

"Furthermore, no one in the world knows how to make this thing. I said it was made of clay, but who can tell it apart? The method of matching can't make too many mistakes. This is by no means You can understand it in a short time."

(End of this chapter)