warring states careerist

Episode 299
The state of Chu is different from the state of Song, both in terms of the domestic situation and the vastness of the territory, they are very different.

The mentality of the king is very different with different national strengths. If the Mohists want to achieve their goals, what they have to do is impossible to replicate the methods of the Song Dynasty.

Don't believe in the monarch, but now you can use the power of the monarch to weaken the nobles, first break the blood line, and you can cooperate at this moment.

Xiong Yi looked at Shi, who was neither humble nor overbearing, and didn't know what was going on in Shi's mind, so he said: "I have read some articles of the Mohist school, and the former king also made an oath with the Mohist school. It's just a matter of fact... I have some ideas."

"If you want to rule the world without attack, you need all the monarchs in the world to agree with the concept of non-attack. If Chu agrees but Wei does not agree, then can Chu be beaten? So this is not the case."

"The widow has also heard that you once said that the world must be one, and the king who benefits the world can be determined. What is benefiting the world? Since there is Chu in the world, can't the Mohists benefit from Chu first?"

The interest he mentioned is not just the loans and weapons promised by the Mohists, but a deeper level of interest.

Hundreds of soldiers, the Mohists have many skills, sufficient funds, and complete weapons. If they can help Chu, it will definitely be a dream of the king of Chu.

After all, the philosophy of the Mohists talks about the centralization of power, but this centralization of power requires "synonyms between the upper and lower levels" and the concentration of power on the "bearers of the public will".

The Mohists do not believe that the bearer of the public will must be a king of noble blood.

But in the eyes of the monarch of the world at this time, it seems that he is the "bearer of the public will" chosen by heaven.

I understand that talking about things that are too radical now will only make the situation out of control: You can talk about the virtuous people who are attracted by the failure of gold and jade, because at least the monarch listens.However, there are other principles within the Mohist family that cannot be discussed at the banquet.

Just as Meng Ke met King Hui of Liang decades later, and the other party asked, "Will it benefit my country?" the monarch of a big country and them talk about the "benevolence and righteousness" of Confucian scholars, which is completely unreasonable, and they will not have The slightest interest.

Now it's just a banquet, and you can say some empty and broad words.

Shibian said: "In the past, the king of the Sang family practiced morality and abolished martial arts in order to destroy his country. There was a king of the Hu family who relied on everyone's courage to lose his country."

"Back then, the giant first learned from the Chengsang family and lobbied Yingdu to stop attacking the Song Dynasty, but he was not listened to. Fortunately, there were still three hundred disciples of the Mo family, all of whom were as brave as the Hu family, and finally persuaded King Hui not to attack the Song Dynasty."

"A lord with the right way will use his people to create great things through peace first."

"If you are not in harmony with the country, you cannot send an army; if you are not in harmony with the army, you cannot go out in battle; if you are not in harmony with the formation, you cannot enter a battle; if you are not in harmony with a battle, you cannot win a decisive victory."

"So if you want to win a decisive victory, you must first make peace with the country. To make peace with the country, you must first benefit the people. If you benefit the people, you can call it benefit the world."

Shi said again: "War is the continuation of the court. If the government is discordant and the people are unfavorable, how can they win? Zheng Xiaoguo also changed Zichan, and Si Ziyang inherited his government, so he took Chu Wuyang last year. This is It must be observed."

"In the battle of Shangqiu, the capital of Song Dynasty was almost in civil turmoil. It was precisely because the interests of the people were violated, so they didn't want to defend the city."

"If the king can clean up his politics and benefit the people far better than before, how can the people be willing to accept the rule of the Three Jins?"

These broad remarks did not elicit rebuttals from the nobles.

But the king of Chu heard the meaning, and it was obvious that he was telling the king of Chu to change.

However, how to change must not be discussed at the banquet.

So the King of Chu stopped talking and praised: "It's such a truth. If I heard such a truth in the past, I would ring the bell to congratulate it. It's just that the Mohists don't use it for festivals, so they don't need to play these rites and music. It sounds pleasant to me, but it sounds like a waste of people's energy to your ears..."

Changed the topic, and said something else, at the end of the banquet, he only said that he hoped Mohist could continue to talk about how to benefit the country, so he asked Shi to wait for someone to go to bed for a secret talk.

This is not a military formation, and the nobles have nothing to do. Although they hate many principles of the Mohist school, especially after Shiming said something like gold and jade, they still can't stop it.

Shi and Meng Sheng didn't drink much, they went to the bedroom together with the palace servants, the king of Chu had already chased away the servants, and there were only three people left.

Shi said: "Mohist rules, when meeting and talking with the king, there must be a second person present."

The King of Chu laughed and said: "There are so many rules in the Mohist school, but it is a pity that there are still hundreds of people in the world who join the Mohist family for the sake of benefiting the world, so many of the Mohist's principles are correct."

"Now, there are only you and me. Once the words are spoken, they stop at the six ears."

After all, the King of Chu paid homage to Shihe and Meng Sheng: "I also ask for advice on how to benefit the country and strengthen the country!"

After returning the gift with Meng Sheng, Shi said, "Didn't the late king tell me what I said in Shangqiu city?"

Xiong Yi nodded hastily and said: "Of course I said it. These words are quite reasonable. It's just... If someone is sick, you tell what kind of disease it is, but the key lies in how to cure it. What I am asking is how to treat it .”

"Since the former king made an oath with the Mohists to benefit the world and not to benefit the people, I can abide by it."

Shi nodded, but said in his heart: "You are not obeying, but because you can't beat others now. If you talk about these statements yourself, you may believe them yourself, but I don't believe them."

He thought so, but said something different.

"The prince is going to flee to the Zheng country now, and the king's throne is unstable. The nobles are changeable, can they be changed at this time?"

After several conversations, Xiong Yi already knew that the two mohists on the opposite side spoke sharply and bluntly. In addition, the Mohist’s analysis of the world reported by Zhao Zhiyi before, the king of Chu did not hide it, and said directly: "At this time, the only thing to change is change." I'm afraid there will be another Bai Gong rebellion. If there is no change, I am afraid that Chu will also have the disaster of Quwo replacing Yi!"

Shi also said: "The Mohists also know that in order to benefit the people of the world, changes are necessary. To change, we must first stabilize the situation. To stabilize the situation, we need to defeat the Zheng, Wei and Han coalition forces. If we want to fight the Zheng, Wei and Han coalition forces, it is already time to implement policies that benefit the people. It's too late, so the Mo family can first lend a loan to the king to help guard."

"But in the end, if the state of Chu wants to be strong, it still needs a government that benefits the people. If it benefits the people of Chu, it benefits the king of Chu, because the Mohists believe that the glory and wealth of the king are the sum of the wealth of all the people. , it can be regarded as an entire country.”

This point is suitable for playing tricks, this king... may not be the king of blood.

The King of Chu felt quite reasonable, because at this time there was no king with no noble blood.

So he said: "It's like this. Since I am the king, the thousands of miles of people in the Chu land belong to the Chu country, and they all belong to me. Therefore, the luxurious palace is only my shelter, not all my wealth. and glory."

Shi laughed, facing the king of Chu, he said straightforwardly without fear: "But you dare not change now, and you dare not say so. Can you take charge of the power of the county magistrate? Can you collect taxes in the land of the king?" ? So, all you have now is a small Yingdu."

"Besides, if you change, Fengjun will be dissatisfied. But your younger brother can say that he will not change, so as to gain the support of the nobles of Fengjun."

"And he is fleeing now, which proves that there are not as many lords who support him as the one who supports you. So, the key is, after the matter of the prince's decision subsides, do you really want to make the future generations of Chu strong? Or do you simply want to secure your own seat?" ?”

This was to provoke the king of Chu, because Shi knew that Xiong Yi finally initiated an incomplete reform with the help of Wu Qi.Wu Qi had only been in power for two or three years, but he was shot to death because Xiong died of illness, and he died.

Xiong Yi raised his hand and swore: "I naturally want Chu to be strong and prosperous. How can I be willing to be a successful king?"

Shi asked again: "If one day, you change the law and arouse the dissatisfaction of the nobles, can you ensure that you defeat them?"

"This is not the Baigong's rebellion back then. The Baigong caused chaos. The nobles only need a new Chu king, so there may be people who want to be loyal people and oppose Baigong to quell the chaos."

"But if you change, you will be against all the lords of Chu. Do you think you can fight these lords now? Gather their power, why do you think they won't choose another 'Fagu enfeoffment' What about the 'Ming Jun'?"

"You want to change the law, so how can there be so many people obeying you? In other words, who will implement the decree you issued?"

"Now the nobles and scholars have fiefdoms, and they can become courtiers. Now your decree is to deprive these courtiers of their rights and fiefdoms. Can they carry it out?"

"Before the decree was changed, the people didn't benefit, so how could they support you when the princes and aristocrats rebelled?"

After all, Xiong Yi was young and had never considered these profound contradictions at all. These things hidden in the depths and not considered on weekdays are the real resistance to change.

He was sweating heavily, and secretly lucky, he thought: "The knowledge and contradictory theory of the Mohist people are superior. They are so clear that I can understand the root cause after hearing it. Since they said it , there must be a way.”

Now that they are all in the secret room, there is no need to worry about these words being heard by others.

Moreover, it is impossible for the nobles who want to come outside to think that Shi will directly speak out to this extent.

The king of Chu hurriedly said: "I still ask for advice!"

Shi said: "This time the Mohist proposed the repayment conditions of the city defense loan, which is difficult to say outside, but now that there are only six ears, it can be said that these methods are also the basis for future changes in the king."

The king of Chu suddenly realized that he finally came here because of the loan repayment conditions.

However, he still hadn't figured out what these things had to do with the future changes Shi said.

After thinking about it, I couldn't figure out the connection, so I asked again.

Meng Sheng listened from the side, and said happily: "Appropriate words can always say that what is good for oneself can be good for others. I can't do this. The king of Chu asked , this matter is probably half done!"

(End of this chapter)