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Chapter 251: Jing Song Mi Bing Jun Xin Shaken ([-])
Although the king of Chu felt that Mo Zhe's words were quite reasonable, he was still cautious.

After listening to Shi's words, the king of Chu thought about it for a while, and felt that it was quite beneficial to him, and he didn't seem to see anything wrong.

Moreover, listening to Shi's words, it seemed that the Mohists were planning to sell to him even those weapons that were used in the night attack last night, which were like the power of thunder. This was an unexpected surprise.

In the camp, he saw with his own eyes the chaos caused by the elites of the Mohists using gunpowder, and also witnessed the shock at the moment when the camp was breached, as if the earth was shaking, and he cared a lot about this thing.

Originally, he didn't think about this possibility at all.

From King Chu's point of view, this is like some secret means passed down by the Mohists, or a secret weapon used to defend the city, which cannot be easily shown to others.

The unexpected surprise brought to him by Shi Shi actually made him more careful in addition to the surprise.

It's just that the alliance with Song Chengmeng was about to strike. It seems that there is no need to talk about the matter of Pengcheng in Peixian County, because the king of Chu knew that Peiyi was not granted to the Mo family, but still belonged to Duke Song.

Thinking of this, he seemed to understand the meaning of the Mo family, and asked: "Now that there is a war, is Song Gong going to divide up your Mo family's hundreds of miles of land?"

Shi shook his head and said, "Duke Song cannot use Mr.'s righteousness, so Mr. will not sell his own righteousness with a hundred miles of land."

"It's just that there are workshops for smelting and gunpowder in Peixian County. The implication of your not sending troops is that you can tell the world that if Qi, Han, Zhao, Wei and other countries have the possibility of sending troops to Pengcheng to stay in Peixian County, you We will definitely send troops to support the people of Pei County."

Occupying a special place in the covenant as a city is not without precedent, and it is not shocking.

The first military elimination meeting was attended by the monarchs of various countries in person.

However, the second military elimination meeting was attended by powerful doctors from various countries, but at that time Jin and Chu were too strong and the rest of the countries were too weak. League.

The small countries sandwiched between Jin and Chu either belonged to the sphere of influence of the Jin State or belonged to the sphere of influence of the Chu State.

It's just that in Song State, which led to the elimination of soldiers at that time, the monarch was in Jin Dynasty, and the ruling doctor was in Chu Dynasty, so neither side dared to offend.

Today is different from then.

At that time, the Song people were besieged to the point where they couldn't survive, so they were asking for peace, so it was impossible to be equal to the Chu people, so they could only choose Chaowen.

But this time, the Song people relied on their own strength to capture the king of Chu and forced the Chu people to form an alliance and sign a contract. The relationship between the two parties is an equal employment, not an unequal dynasty, so this matter must be made clear.

Shi hoped that the king of Chu would inform the world and use the attitude of the king of Chu to declare the particularity of Pei County: nominally belonging to Song State, but diplomatically independent from Song State.

At the same time, it is actually selling the Song State: If the King of Chu says that whoever attacks Pei County is equivalent to going to war with Chu, then if Pei County is attacked by Doctor Song, it can also give the King of Chu a reason to send troops.

In fact, if it is suitable for Song people, then this incident can be regarded as "self-respecting foreign countries", which made Song Gong and the doctor of Song State have a clearer understanding of the status of Pei County.

Shi felt that he was not from the Song Dynasty at all, so it was only natural to sell the Song Dynasty.

After thinking about it, the king of Chu asked, "If you say so, what benefits can the people of Chu gain?"

Shi said: "Of course you can sell ironware, food, and gunpowder in a steady stream. If you don't even agree to this, then obviously in the eyes of our Mohists, you have no intention of benefiting the world."

"So if you don't agree, we will strictly prohibit any iron and gunpowder from entering Chu, and prohibit the sale of them to Chu on the grounds that you have no intention of benefiting the world."

"I think, if you don't agree, Jin people will be very happy, happy that they agree when you don't agree."

The King of Chu was extremely helpless when Shi Shi made such strong words, and he laughed and said, "Could it be that a small Pei County can be related to the benefit of the world?"

He is very skilled in the sophistry of right and strong words, and asked: "You can't even benefit a Pei County, how can you benefit the world?"

The King of Chu laughed loudly and said, "Aren't your Mohists and Confucian scholars sworn enemies? As you say, Confucian scholars cultivate themselves first, then manage their families, and finally restore the rituals and music of the world. What's the difference?"

Shi smiled and said: "The reason is the same, the difference is that the future world they see is different from the future world we see."

She restrained her smile again and asked, "Are you really going to listen to the truth?"

The King of Chu was silent for a long time before he said, "Sir, let's talk about profit. I like profit more than righteousness."

Shi nodded and said, "Then isn't this profit? If you declare the world, if you attack Pei, it will be tantamount to fighting Chu. We will guarantee to supply you with iron weapons, gunpowder, etc."

"The Mohists have the will of heaven, just like craftsmen have the rules, so the right to interpret whether it is beneficial to the world and whether we can cooperate with it is in our hands. You can accept it or not. But the rules are the same, and so are we. You can use rules to measure everything you do, whether it benefits the world or harms the world!"

"If you want to hear why doing this is beneficial to the world, I can tell you. But are you willing to listen?"

The King of Chu was speechless again, saying in his heart whether it is beneficial to the world or not, it is up to you to judge, it is of course your decision.

It can be changed to Zhou Li, isn't it the same?There were rules to follow whether he violated the rituals of Zhou in those days, but he would be attacked by the emperor and princes if he violated it in the past.

Now the Mohists seem to have no power to constrain the world to protect their own rules, nor do they have the power to make the Mohist rules into the world's rules, but they have the advantages of technology and weapons, and use the world's few points to maintain the rules.

If you think about it carefully, there is no difference.

The King of Chu thought for a moment, then sighed and said: "I understand that you must be reasonable, and it's not that you can't agree to this matter, but if you agree, what other benefits will there be?"

"If I agree, San Jin and Qi will also agree. You will also sell iron and gunpowder to San Jin and Qi, but I have not received any more benefits."

Shi smiled and said: "You still don't understand the word right that our giant said. Now that you agree, you will get a piece of jade. If you don't agree, then you won't get any."

"So, can't you tell what is beneficial and what is harmful? You shouldn't be thinking about getting two jade biscuits now, but you should be thinking about holding the first jade biscuit in your hands first."

These words are already extremely shameless, and they seem to be the arbiters of the rules of the day.

The King of Chu pondered for a long time, and finally said: "During the alliance, I will swear to the emperor of heaven, ghosts and gods, and talk about the affairs of Pei County."

After speaking, Gong Zaoye and other Mohists present all nodded at Shi to show their appreciation, knowing that Shi had won enough benefits for the Mohists themselves, and also won a good enough diplomatic situation for the Mohism.

The king of Chu made a statement, so he could use this statement to force the three Jins and Qi to make a statement. At the same time, it also added a lot of pressure to the officials of the Song Dynasty and Shangqing who were dissatisfied with the Peixian matter.

Now that the king of Chu agreed to this matter, he asked again: "Since you want to benefit the world, Chu is also one of the world. Is there no other means besides providing iron tools?"

Shizao was already ready, and quickly said, "Of course."

"You can choose five hundred craftsmen and fill them in Yu Pei."

"In addition, from your treasury, sponsor some young scholars to study in Peidi."

The king of Chu was startled, and smiled for a moment: "This matter, I can only see that it is beneficial to your Mo family, but I don't know how it is beneficial to me? Pei is in Song, not Chu, and I can't see that this matter is beneficial to Chu. !"

Shi also smiled, and asked back: "Don't you think that Chu State does not need reform?"

The king of Chu replied: "The state of Chu naturally needs reform, but what is the relationship between the reform and what you said? I am interested in the matter of relocating the monarch and strengthening the legal authority of the king. But what the husband said now These words, I don't see any connection with change."

The so-called equal negotiation is a result that both parties think is beneficial to them, otherwise the negotiation will not proceed.

Even if the King of Chu was temporarily captured, the Mohists did not dare to touch him, so there was no way to talk about any mandatory treaties.

In the end, it is still driven by interests.

Talking about benefiting the world with the king is often just a rhetoric, and it is the interests that can really move them.

Shi stood up and said, "Suppose the Qu, Jing, Zhao, Xiang, Mo Ao and other clans are all in decline, and there are no Qing clans with foreign surnames such as Han Zhao Weizhi in Chu State. Then in this case, can you change?"

"How do you enforce your laws? Who do you consult with when you make government orders? Where is the wise man who governs the people? Who can fight for you with all your strength when you are in danger?"

"There is none of this, so even if you want to change, you still need to wait for a while, until you have enough talented people who can replace those people with great surnames and relatives."

"Suppose, now that you have hundreds of people who are as talented as Mohist, but not Mohist, do you think it will be so difficult to change?"

The king of Chu was silent.

Shi said again: "Furthermore, before I learned ink, the two masters traveled all over the world of Kyushu. They knew that there were iron mines in Chu, so they mined them, and they were in Wanyi!"

"You fill Yupei with five hundred craftsmen. After you finish your studies, can't you mine it yourself?"

"Iron smelting is only one of the methods used by the Mohists to benefit the world. Mohist disciples are scarce, so it is impossible to spread all over the world. And the local Song people, even if they have learned it, are they willing to travel thousands of miles to Chu? The language barrier and different habits will eventually return to Chu to mine. Those who smelted were the Chu people you filled in."

The King of Chu thought for a long time, and finally said: "As the master said, if Chu changes, won't it have to wait for more than ten years?"

Shi nodded and said, "It's like boiling water to boil cocoons, do you think it's meaningless to burn firewood in advance without the time for the water to boil?"

"King Wen and King Wu defeated Shang Zhou in two dynasties. The people of Chu were enfeoffed for [-] miles, and the road was blue, and it took hundreds of years to win. Han, Zhao and Wei fled with Jin Wen, and it took several generations to be able to become a marquis. Even King Zhuang needed three years If you don't sing, you can accumulate strength and rise."

"In your current situation, there are nobles and nobles on the inside, and the three Jins are strong on the outside. Do you still hope that the transformation will be successful in three years?"

"King Zhuang has been able to soar into the sky in three years. You can only be turned into dust in three years."

(End of this chapter)