warring states careerist

Chapter 286
Appropriate words, if spoken elsewhere, will definitely make people tremble with fear, think they are crazy, or denounce them as treason and treachery.

Just saying it here, everyone just silently pondered the feasibility of what Shi said, and didn't think it was crazy.

It is nothing more than choosing an emperor, which is not a big deal in the eyes of the Mohists.

Nowadays, there is no majesty at all for the Emperor Zhou, the division of the three families into the Jin Dynasty is the beginning of the complete dismantling of the authority of the Emperor Zhou.

When Duke Wen of Jin ruled over the hegemony, he still invited the emperor to "hunt" the alliance, but he did not force the emperor of Zhou to this position.

Since it has been proved that the emperor surnamed Ji does not matter the destiny, and since King Wu could defeat Zhou, it is okay to change someone else to be the emperor.

The eight thousand voluntary teachers mentioned earlier may seem like a small number of people, but in fact, if they can reach the level of Peixian voluntary teachers, they will be enough to support a country of a thousand chariots like Song Wei.

At that time, Zhong Ni hated it the most, so much so that he scolded the Jisun family who was tolerable and unbearable. He relied on [-] private soldiers and gradually became a king, thinking of Fei Guo.

In the middle period of the Warring States period, all the heroes rose together. In the early Warring States Period, apart from the seven heroes, only the so-called "Twelve Princes of Surabaya" remained.

This is a place where wars between great powers are rarely affected. Except for Song and Wei, the strength of the remaining ten of the twelve princes is far inferior to that of Pei County now, let alone in the future.

On the banks of the Sishui River, eight thousand elites are enough to rule the roost, and they are enough to last until the middle of the Warring States Period.

After the Mohists got the autonomous Peixian and Pengcheng, their mentality has changed a lot.

When it comes to suitable ambitions, after all, it is Mohism as a whole, not an individual.

Don't say that he is not a giant, even if he is a giant now, he still needs the checks and balances of the seven enlightenment harms, and if he can explain the principle of "benefiting the world", he can also make the Mohists "same as each other" to make this happen.

Gong Zaoye looked at Shi, then at Mozi, and when everyone was still silent, he said in a low voice, "Juzi, everyone, I think what Shi said makes sense. At least there is nothing wrong with it."

He took the lead to stand up for Shi's platform. Mozi smiled and said, "I don't think Shi's words are unreasonable. But, if they make sense, must they be done?"

Gong Zaoye said strangely: "Didn't the master always teach us to use the principles of the will of heaven to measure right and wrong? If there are rules, do what is right and don't do what is wrong. Why do you say that what is reasonable may not necessarily be what you can do?" ?”

Mozi pointed to the sun in the sky and said: "If someone says that winter is too cold, let the sun shine on the earth like summer, then the sky will be warm. Another person said that winter is too cold, it is better to light some fires, so that It will be warm."

"Aren't the two people's reasoning correct? However, even if the first person's reasoning is right, they can't do it."

Gong Zaoye hesitated when he heard the words, and asked anxiously: "What do you mean, sir, I learned from the Mohists to defeat Zhou and stabilize the world, and choose a virtuous person as the emperor. Is it really difficult to do?"

Mozi sighed, turned his eyes to Shi's body again, and said, "Shi, your method can be used in Song Dynasty. I believe in this."

What Mozi said to believe is not just believing, but also the answer obtained after his own deduction.

The State of Song now has an Advisory Council, and the people of Shangqiu have begun to formally participate in state affairs. Many things may not be right, but they will gradually grow.

When discussing the various rules of the Advisory Council, the Mohists made a huge compromise in order not to arouse the full opposition of the nobles, allowing the nobles to monopolize special rights such as the veto.

This is still a kind of "the noble will always be noble and the humble will always be humble".

Ten years later, when the covenant expires, conflicts among nobles will inevitably erupt.

According to the method of conspiracy mentioned by Shi, the people of Shangqiu ten years later are already familiar with the behavior of participating in state affairs, and a new batch of wealthy but low-level class grows up, and Shangqiu will inevitably be chaotic.

There is no doubt that the Mohists can control the entire Song Dynasty and gain the support of the new class with only a small move.

The power of the Song monarch is inherently weak, and the nobles check and balance each other. It will not be difficult to legislate in the name of the monarch.

But... what should I do after I get the Song Kingdom?
Mozi believed that the appropriate method could be used in the Song Dynasty, but he was not sure that the appropriate method could be used in the world.

So he asked: "At that time, even if the Song Dynasty reforms its laws and reforms, and pretends to be the Duke of the Song Dynasty but implements the political constitution, the world will definitely shake."

"The place where the Song Dynasty fought four times was in the Central Plains. At that time, will such a state of Song be tolerated by the princes and nobles of all countries?"

"There is Chu in the south and the Three Jins in the north. Can the Mohism support it?"

"There are indeed conflicts between Jin and Chu now, but... Shi, don't forget that if Song is taken over ten years later, if Song breaks the rules of the princes and nobles in the world, they will definitely put aside those conflicts and work together to maintain the rules that are beneficial to them. "

"If you want to rely on the Song Dynasty and use gunpowder, spears and spears to change the rules of the world, it means that you can no longer rely on your mouth to speak the truth. At that time, you may be besieged by the world and cannot last."

Only then did the rest of them think about what would happen ten years later. Hearing what Mozi said, they felt uneasy, and felt that although the appropriate method was good, it was only applicable to the Song Dynasty.

It's just that they didn't take into account the deep meaning contained in Mozi's words: he didn't object to using violence to solve the problem and stabilize the world, but he felt that the plan was not careful enough.

Shi thought about Mozi's words, nodded and said: "Song, it is true that the land cannot defeat the world, especially after touching the interests of the world's lord Shiqing, they will unite and besiege together."

"However, Song has Song's method, so is there no other way?"

Without a long-term plan, you will not know how to take the short-term road. This is a truth that has existed since ancient times.

Knowing the long-term goal, we must set a long-term road. This is also the consensus that the Mohist School must reach at the top after it becomes an organization, otherwise many things cannot be done.

This time the Mohists gathered together, a long-term route had to be agreed at the upper echelon, so that they could seize this once-in-a-lifetime chaotic opportunity and develop the Mohists from strength to strength.

I know that today I have to speak clearly, because in the future, things can no longer be manipulated secretly, but can only be put on the bright side, and the upper and lower sides are synonymous and work together to achieve things that benefit the world.

So he said: "Song Jun is weak, the nobles are tyrannical, and the people of the country are unbearable, so there is this matter of Shangqiu's consultation with the Political Yuan."

"Song's method cannot be used in other countries. I know this truth."

"However, other countries have problems in other countries, and we can take advantage of them."

Shi raised his head and looked around at the Mohist elites, and asked, "Prince Chu will go to Zheng this time. Do you think that if my Mohist family is completely neutral and doesn't help the people of Chu, what will happen to the king of Chu?"

These people have heard about the changes of the Jin Dynasty many times, and they also know the military strength of the Chu people, and they also know the biggest contradictions in the Chu state, and the fact that the monarch is too heavy and the princes are too many.

Qin Huali said: "The situation of King Chu must be difficult."

Shi shook his head and said: "It's not just difficult. This time, the three Jins and Zheng join forces, and the people of Chu will not be able to resist."

"The people of Chu cannot be defeated once. As long as they are defeated once, there will be chaos in the country, and those nobles who are close to the prince will definitely rise up and resist."

"Can Chu people be undefeated once? No."

"But Sanjin can afford failure. As long as the prince is still alive, even if he fails once, the Wei people can still continue to organize the attack."

"Even if Weiss is dead, his son will not be in chaos after the death of the king of Chu. Qin and Qi are in decline, and the people of Wei are tyrannical. They have ten years to go south continuously and use the prince's inheritance rights to weaken Chu. .”

"Before, the king of Chu, Xiongdang, why did he come into contact with my Mo family? Isn't it because he likes my Mo family's principles of centralizing power and abolishing Shiqing?"

"Now the king of Chu is in a difficult situation. Even if the situation is stable in the future, won't Xiong Yi not want to reform?"

"However, Song and Chu are different! Song Jun is weak and can be bullied, but Chu Wang still has a certain amount of strength after all."

"If the king of Chu wants to fight against the nobles, he has no other way but to rely on the people and the scholars. We can declare righteousness to the people, and teach the scholars. This is the way we can slowly infiltrate the state of Chu."

"The king of Song is weak, the people of the country suffer from being conquered all the year round, and the nobles are in chaos, so they can pretend to be a king and make the constitution real. This is the way of the Song state."

"What about the state of Chu? The monarch wants to change the law, the nobles want to decentralize power, and the people want to change. The monarch has power, but he can't completely suppress the nobles. He can only hope for the support of the people, favoring the people and cutting down the clan."

"The more the state of Chu is defeated, the more the King of Chu wants to change. Our Mohism has penetrated year by year, so we may not adopt the method of the state of Song in the future."

"For example, the king of Chu is the real king, and the nobles and the people discuss state affairs together to gradually increase the power of the people. When the king of Chu can completely suppress the nobles, we will choose the next path."

"If he is beneficial to the heart of the world, then he will assist."

"If there is no... then it will be useless! At that time, the nobles of the public family who can oppose us with him have been weakened, how long can he support himself?"

"At that time, Chu, Song, and the coast of Sishui will all be controlled by the Mohists. Even if the world besieges, so what?"

"As long as the state of Chu controls Yingdu and several cities in Nanyang, then the essence of Chu will be there. Even if the princes and aristocrats rebel, we can slowly clean them up."

"As for the Three Jins, it's different."

"Wei has reformed the law, the monarch has centralized power, and there are many wanderers in Xihe, it is difficult for the Mohists to infiltrate. Even if they infiltrate, they will not be able to take advantage of the contradiction between the nobles and the monarch to gain a firm foothold."

"However, they are located in the Central Plains. My Mohist ironware, cotton cloth, etc. can be sold in the past. While benefiting their people, it also allows us to sell more things, increases our strength, and allows them There are more people who agree with the principles of Mohism after becoming rich."

"Absorb talented people from the Central Plains, buy gold and copper from the North, raise Pei Peng County, and cultivate disciples of the Mo family, penetrating thousands of miles into the Chu Kingdom."

"There will be a day when the cities of Sishui in the Chu and Song Dynasties will stabilize the world, and the unkind will be punished, and the unrighteous will be punished. It may not be impossible."

(End of this chapter)