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Chapter 274 You Shi's Pei Salvation End ([-])

The theory of fur and fleas is not a lie.

Tian Zifang accused Young Master Chi of not being proud, and many years later, Young Master Chi applied what he had learned to accuse Wu Qi of defecting as a soldier.

A scholar has nothing but pride and talent, so he can go anywhere.

Besides, not to mention fleas, even the fur that clings to the skin, defection is common, so we have to guard against it.

As the saying goes, only Chu has talent, but Jin can use it.

Shen Gong Wuchen who defected from Chu State back then, Wu Zixu's grandfather who almost defected, and Wu Zixu who defected because of family hatred were all considered nobles with fiefdoms.

Shen Gong is the county magistrate, and Wu Ju is the Jiao doctor. These people may defect, let alone these wanderers?

Chu is Wei's confidant, Wu Qi's talent is well known to everyone in Wei, and no one present can bear the consequences of Wu Qi defecting or being taken over by the prince.

However, Wu Qi is already guarding Xihe, what kind of rewards can be given to him further down?

The nobles of the public clan objected to being a prime minister. Wei Chengzi and others all have great achievements and virtuous names, and the next prime minister must be Wei Chengzi.

After the Kingdom of Zhongshan was destroyed, when Wei Sifeng crowned Prince Zhongshan as King, there were already nobles who opposed it.

When Feng Gongzi was named Zhongshan Lord, Weiss asked the officials at a banquet whether he was a benevolent monarch.

The doctor Ren Zuo then said, what kind of benevolence is it that you don't confer the title to your younger brother but to your own son after conquering Zhongshan?

This incident seems to be just a remonstrance or an unintentional remark, but it is actually a manifestation of Wei Chengzi's family and nobles' dissatisfaction with Wei Si's use of freelancers.

In return, or as a consideration for the son's accession to the throne, once Li Kui dies or Wei Si dies, then the phase must be handed over to Wei Chengzi and the subsequent princes.

In exchange for the stability and support of the nobles of the public clan, so as to avoid rebellion and other situations.

In other words, Wu Qi's Xihe Shou is the apex, and it is impossible to improve in this situation.

Weiss understood that if he was 20 years younger, he could control Wu Qi, or dare to use Wu Qi to suppress the dissatisfaction of those nobles.

But now, at this age, he should think about his son.

The prince of Chu is about to flee, and the coup d'état and civil strife in the Song Dynasty, all of which brought excitement and hope to Weiss, but also brought deep vigilance - vigilance about the issue of heirs after his death.

He knew Wu Qi's talent, but he didn't dare to use it because of the dissatisfaction of the nobles, let alone use it when he was old and left his son a chaotic and dissatisfied court.

Li Kui's plan is very good, and Wei Si also understands that Chu Fei is the disaster of Tian's civil strife, Xiang Ziniu's disaster, and the Qi State under the double-team of the Yue people, and he understands that his son may not be able to quickly defeat the Chu people.

Li Kui made it very clear that within two years, if Fangcheng can be breached and the Great Wall of Chu can be crossed, the Chu people can be forced to form an alliance quickly, and the prince can reach a series of contracts, and in turn agree to Mohism's promises with great strategic advantages. If the soldiers in the Central Plains suppress Qin State with all their strength, the situation of Wei State will be completely opened up.

But... Wei Guo can't give Wu Qi a favor, and Chu Guo, who is in a hurry, is afraid that he will give Wu Qi the position of Ling Yin, especially if he becomes a prince and becomes famous all over the world.

What should I do if I can't reward for my great achievements?How can you convince Wu Qi that you can't reward him?Clearly tell him, for the peace of the public?Can he accept it?
Wei Guo's reform is not yet complete, and the power of the princes has already expanded, so this most perfect plan cannot be used at all.

Weiss didn't believe the rumors about Wu Qi circulating in the city, but he had to be vigilant.

What kind of person is Wu Qi?Can a person who can kill his wife to beg his general, and keep his mother dead without losing his life, be able to be the guard of Xihe all the time?

If the fame of the traveler rises, where can't he go to the world?Which king of the world does not welcome it?

Facing the words of Young Master Chi, all the people present were speechless, especially Tian Zifang, who had educated Young Master Chi to be the most proud scholar, was even more impossible to say anything to refute.

Weiss hesitated for a long time, and finally made a decision.

Let Wu Qi continue to guard Xihe, instead of mobilizing Wu Qi as the commander, send envoys to Korea and Zheng as soon as possible to reconcile the conflicts between Zheng and Han, organize the alliance of Korea, Wei and Zheng, and start a war against Chu with the prince's claim.

As for Zhao Guo... Weiss has given up, as long as they don't stab them in the back.

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The vicissitudes of the world are always unpredictable.

The elimination of soldiers in the Central Plains, which seemed to be about to be realized, became complicated and confusing because of the assassination of the King of Chu.

A new round of hegemony between Jin and Chu is about to start, and the cloud of war has already filled the Central Plains.

In Yuguan of Chu State, the son of Lord Huanding of Yangcheng is visiting a childhood friend, Meng Sheng of the Mo family.

As the most outstanding disciple of Qin Huali, as the best of the three generations of Mohist disciples, Meng Sheng has already been squeezed out of the Mohist Central Plains decision-making circle after the Mohist reorganization a few years ago.

Nominally, he is the person in charge of the Mohists in Chu. However, the center of the Mohism is in Peixian County, and the constant rotation of personnel is adjusted. Is the radicals.

This kind of ostracism is invisible, and it is a formal procedure after the reorganization of the Mohist school. Meng Sheng himself did not know that he would be the third giant in the original history, so he was unaware of this silent ostracism .

Before Mozi died, Meng Sheng never thought that he could become a giant.

Even if Mozi passed away, there would still be Qin Huali and Qiwuhai. These people are all outstanding people in a lifetime, and Meng Sheng felt that he couldn't match them.

Therefore, as the person in charge of the Mohists in Chu, he has already been regarded as a man of influence in the Mohist school. Although he is not as good as those who are around Mozi, he can be regarded as the No. 1 of the three generations of Mohist.

However, among Mozi's direct disciples, there is one younger than him, who has been active like a shooting star in the past few years, everything is full of variables.

Meng Sheng is an aristocrat, and his father was also a vassal of Lord Huan Ding. He has been friends with the son of Lord Yangcheng since he was a child, and it is not unexpected for the son of Lord Yangcheng to visit him.

Moreover, Yuguan is currently building a city, and it is some people from the Mohist who are responsible for the construction. They use it to fire bricks and stones and mix mud to strengthen the city defense.

Rumors of King Chu being captured by the Mohists and making an alliance with the Mohism to benefit the world have already spread here, and Meng Sheng's status has added a sense of equality.

Yang Chengjun's son came this time because he hoped that Meng Sheng would come forward in his personal capacity to help Chu people consolidate the city defense of Yuguan.

Yuguan is only a few days away from Zhengdu, and the Chu people have already known the internal news of Zheng State, and Lord Yangcheng, who is in charge of the defense of Yuguan, is nervous.

The people of Zheng have already started to mobilize and prepare to send troops to attack the state of Chu in the name of Prince Ding, and do not recognize the legitimacy of the King of Chu.

Wuyang City, as a wedge to get into Zheng State, must bear the brunt of it.

And this time, the reaction of the Three Jins is also predictable, so it is impossible to mobilize too many troops to the front line of Yuguan in Fangcheng, so as not to be penetrated by the Three Jins to penetrate the Nanyang Basin and seize the essence of Chu.

The number of Yuguan divisions was small. Before Xiong Dang's death, the Zheng people were allies of the Chu people, and they were allies with a common enemy. The presence of Chu divisions in Yuguan was more of an attitude.

But now that Zheng people suddenly turned their backs, the situation in Yuguan became precarious.

The envoy came to report that the Jia family of Jing and the family of Shu had already led part of the king's division to the north to support, but it would take some time. We can only hope that Lord Yangcheng can rely on the division of Yuguan to resist the attack of the Zheng people.

After Si Ziyang's transformation, the Zheng people have combat effectiveness. They just defeated South Korea in Huangchi a few years ago, and their troops are sharp.

Lord Yangcheng understood that he could not fight the Zheng people until reinforcements from the Jing and Shu clans arrived.

However, if Yuguan and Zheng could be reached within a day or two of galloping, it was not for him to decide whether he wanted a decisive battle or not.

Zheng people reacted very quickly this time, because Zheng people hoped to get enough benefits before the three Jins sent troops. Anyway, the three Jins would definitely send troops.

In the first battle of Shangqiu, the Mohists defended the city and counterattacked the world. They had gunpowder and other weapons, and they had all the experience in fighting twelve kinds of sieges.

Even if Meng Sheng didn't have Mo Di's ability to make shooting machines, Jiche, and Huoyong, he should still be able to defend the city.

The prince of Yangcheng came to visit Meng Sheng because of this, hoping that Meng Sheng could come forward to organize the city defense, or get enough support from the Mo family.

Meng Sheng was hesitating, because he knew the content of the covenant between the Mohist family and the King of Chu, and he sent someone to explain it clearly. It is impossible for him, the person in charge of the Mohist family in Chu, not to know the content.

The three-year agreement, after three years, the Binghui will be completed, and the Mohists will help to participate in the national defense of the Binghui, and will determine that the party that takes the initiative to attack is an unjust war.

However, is the battle for succession a just war?
Meng Sheng was a little confused about this.

Yang Chengjun's son did not argue with Meng Sheng on whether it was a righteous war, but said: "It doesn't matter whether it is a righteous war or an unjust war. After all, the people of Zheng sent troops to invade Wuyang first. You and my friend, this is asking you out of selfishness. , has nothing to do with benefiting the world."

"Could it be that the friendship between you and me can't convince you?"

"After joining the Mo family, aren't you Meng Sheng? You don't have friends anymore? Do you have to listen to the giants in everything you do? Do you need permission from your giants to eat and drink?"

"Under the premise of not harming the world, isn't it possible to come forward to help friends?"

The friends here are real friends, not the kind of friends who assist.

In the first battle of Shangqiu, Meng Shengruo was from Chu and was still a subject of Lord Yangcheng, but as a Mohist disciple, he could already sit on an equal footing with Lord Yangcheng's son.

Yang Chengjun's son-in-law and Meng Sheng have known each other for a long time. They can be said to have grown up together since childhood. It was only because of different circumstances that Meng Sheng joined the Mo family.

In these years, if there is any difficulty, the son of Lord Yangcheng will help his family more, and he has always treated Meng Sheng with courtesy.

The words just now made Meng Sheng faintly moved.

Indeed, in this matter, the Zheng people sent troops first, and even if the Chu State was not regarded as righteous, it could be regarded as the party being attacked.

It's not about harming the world, but it seems all right to help Lord Yangcheng guard Yuguan in his own private capacity.

When Meng Sheng was hesitating, a Mohist disciple surnamed Xu, a weak man, entered regardless of etiquette and whispered a few words in Meng Sheng's ear.

(End of this chapter)