warring states careerist

Chapter 397
Restricted by their horizons, their cronies cannot look at the world, so it is naturally difficult for them to understand what Wu Qi said, "The prosperity of the infantry, the dawn of the cavalry, the end of the chariot soldiers, and the tomb of the nobles".

However, the gap between him and Wu Qi, who went to Zuo Qiuming's personal disciple to study history, was too great. He couldn't even look at Huaibei, and asked: "In the words of the public, the righteous teacher is certainly good at fighting. But Yue still has thousands of miles of land, eighty Yucheng has a population of one million. In the past, Goujian used 20 years of life to get together and taste courage to avenge his husband's enmity. At that time, there were only three thousand soldiers. Now the land is vast, and the volunteers are only three or five cities. Is it really a change of offense and defense? gone?"

Wu Qi taught: "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. Zhu Gou, the king of Yue, killed his father in those days. Assuming the throne, how can the country of Yue be at peace? If the country is not at peace, it cannot send troops, so how can we fight?"

"Furthermore, if there are [-] cities in the Yue Kingdom with a million people, if you can fight against the river, the army of gentlemen will be completely defeated. How can the Yue people dare to fight with an army of [-]? With an army of [-], they will be controlled by the Mohists who have built extensive fortresses. Wandering up and down the upper reaches of my body, isn’t this just asking for death?”

"Without a crowd of [-], the people of Yue would not dare to fight against the Mohists. With a crowd of [-], food is scarce and they cannot attack, they can only defend. A crowd of [-] cannot gather all day long. Hurry up, [-] Yue people will not dare to fight unless there are [-] people, and it will take half a year to recruit [-] people, and they will have to farm and harvest during the period... Doesn’t the Mohist want to attack wherever they want, and go where they want to go?"

When Wu Qi said this, he lowered his head and pondered for a moment, "I just don't know what the Mohist will do after this battle? They said they want the world to eliminate soldiers, and practice the Mohist's benevolent and righteous government..."

"There are five kinds of soldiers who rise up: one is fighting for fame, the other is fighting for profit, the third is accumulating evil, the fourth is internal strife, and the fifth is starvation. The Mohists raised troops in the name of benefiting the world. They did not compete for fame and fortune, and there was no internal strife , and no famine...unprecedented, cannot be judged."

The confidant heard the words and said: "Mo Zhai sent an envoy to see Marquis Wei this time, could it be that he wants to use Marquis Wei's mouth to ask the emperor to seal him as Marquis?"

Wu Qi was stunned, and immediately laughed loudly: "It's impossible. The Mo family really cares about the emperor? They don't care, and they manage themselves. Why ask for the name of a prince?"

"You, you have underestimated the heroes of the world. The Mohists seek immortality, and they don't care about the name of princes and princes. Because in their morality, princes are entrusted with nobles and nobles, and they are destined to decay and perish. How can they beg for mercy?" To become something they thought was going to die?"

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Weidu.

The old Weiss was discussing the state affairs with the ministers, but the prince remained silent, seemingly in a bad mood.

The Mohist envoys arrived the day before yesterday, accompanied by the news that the Mohist volunteers had captured the King of Yue, which immediately shocked the officials of the State of Wei.

After Weiss heard the news, he first educated the prince about it. At that time, the prince thought that Weiss' attitude towards the Mo family was a little too soft.

Weiss is gratified that his son is proud, but the tolerance and overall consideration beyond this pride are ultimately inferior to his own.

Taking advantage of the battle at Lushui, Weiss asked, if after the first battle in Niu Lanyi, the army was blamed on Song Dynasty, and now the one facing off in Daliang may be a Chu army similar to the one that wiped out the Yue army, so what?

The prince couldn't be right, so he had to say that he was wrong, bowed down and knelt down to listen, and retreated slowly.

When the Mohist envoys arrived yesterday, Weiss hosted a banquet in honor of the Mohist, giving up some of the rituals.

The Mo family is not happy, and Weiss did not play the bells and drums in the arrangement of the banquet. This alone is an unprecedented treatment, and it is a serious violation of Zhou etiquette.

This time, the official of the Mohist School was no longer a bird, and his rank was relatively low, but Weiss still met him personally, and hosted a banquet with the ministers to listen to the proposal of the Mohist envoy.

Since it is a suggestion, it must be famous, and the name must conform to the morality of the Mohists. It is nothing more than rhetoric such as non-aggression and love for the world. There is no need to argue about these, because it is meaningless to argue.

What Weiss and the officials were concerned about was what the Mo family would do next after the battle in Lushui.After all, the State of Yue has always been a staunch ally of the Three Jins. It has two common enemies, Qi and Chu, and the relationship has always been harmonious.

At yesterday's banquet, the Mo family proposed an invitation to form an alliance, and at the same time gave various proposals for the alliance.

Weiss had to admit the general vision of the Mohists, and he couldn't find any reason not to accept the conditions proposed at this time.

In the past three years, South Korea has made a choice, saw the weakness of Chu State, took advantage of the civil strife in Zheng State, and found its own position.

South Korea sent people to negotiate with Wei Simi, hoping that Wei Guo and South Korea would work together to carve up part of Zheng Guo's land.South Korea will send troops to fight against Chu State together with Wei State, and enter Wang Ziding.

After the discussion on this matter, Wei State's primary strategy is to defeat Chu State, so at this time, it is unable to interfere with Sishang's affairs.

The State of Yue is an ally of the State of Wei, and Weiss also knows that it is impossible for the State of Qi not to pick peaches when the State of Yue is defeated this time.

However, Wei State was unable to fight on two fronts, and it was impossible to interfere with Qi State's counterattack against Yue State.

However, there is still a Zhao State in the Three Jin Dynasty. If they are asked to join forces to fight Chu State, Zhao State must make various excuses, because that is tantamount to using Zhao State's blood to enrich Wei State's power.

But if they were allowed to fight against Qi, Zhao would definitely be happy, but Weiss had to use a lot of effort to drive Zhao out of this sphere of influence. If the Three Jins interfered with Qi, Zhao would definitely benefit the most , because Zhao Guo contributed the most, and he must ask for the most when dividing the pie.

The Mo family chose a good time, and the Wei and Han coalition forces have already decided to attack Daliang City next year, so there can be no surprises in this situation.

In the battle of Lishui, the Mohists became more powerful, and they also showed their strength enough to break their wrists. At this time, to provoke the Mohists and accuse the Mohists of wreaking havoc on the world, Chu State must be the one who laughs the happiest.

And the Mohists gave a good suggestion: the Three Kingdoms family intervenes and restores Jianyang and Juling, which will give Qi a certain amount of benefits, but will not damage the foundation of Yue.

If necessary, if there is a coup d'état in Yue, the Mohists can provide loans and weapons to help King Yi of Yue resettle, as long as King Yi of Yue can comply with some "beneficial to the world" conditions for eliminating soldiers.

Wei Guo doesn't need to do anything, just go to the alliance and support the opinions of the Mohists, and he can get two benefits.

The ally Yue State is still there, so it can continue to threaten Qi State and Chu State, prevent Qi State from expanding its power to the Sishui River Basin, and at the same time let the Tian family take Wei State as a favor. After all, Jianyang and Juling were ceded by Qihou. But at this time, it is considered that Tian is going to come back.

The second advantage is that it can prevent Zhao State from interfering with Qi State, and prevent Zhao State from extending its tentacles to the east.Wei Han can fully prepare for the battle against Chu again.

If the State of Yue does not fall, there is always a threat in the rear of the State of Qi, and he dare not use all his strength to fight against the State of Wei.Even if the State of Yue does not fall, the east of the State of Chu is still facing threats.And the Mohists are rising in the Surabaya Valley, and Wei Guo can't get involved for the time being, so there is no need to provoke the Mohists.

The only thing that suffers is that the Yue Kingdom needs to give up its hegemony in Sishang, but it is meaningless not to give up. The Mohists can still win if they want to fight.

The Mo family said that the small countries formed an alliance without attack, but Weiss knew very well that those princes would be nothing more than puppets, and the Mo family would be the uncrowned king of the world.

He is also wary of the speed of Mohist expansion, but he does not want to be a "martyr" for the world's nobles and nobles. The result of trying his best to destroy Mohism is to be divided up by Zhao, Han, Chu, Qi, and Qin.

At the banquet, Weiss also asked about the tone and bottom line of the Mohist envoy's alliance.

The Mohist envoy said that the Mohist had no choice but to fight. King Yi of Yue was aggressive and attacked first, and the Mohist was only defensive.And after the fight, Qi Yue couldn't bear to go to war, so...

After listening to the Mo family's explanation of a bunch of "beneficial to the world" non-offensive reasons, they finally reached the bottom line.

The state of Yue is bounded by Shushui, and Shushui is governed by the Western Mohist School. The fifteen small countries must attack the alliance, and if they do not attack, they will not take it.

The Yue State returned the two cities of Jianyang and Juling, and released the captured slaves of the Qi State.

If there is a coup d'état in the Yue State, and King Yi of Yue accepts the conditions of other countries for the sake of "benefiting the world" and "removing soldiers and benevolence", then the Mohists are willing to provide a loan to release all the prisoners of Yue people. King Yi of Yue can use this loan The Mohists bought food and some weapons, and the Mohists provided logistical support. Various countries exerted pressure to force the usurper of the coup d'etat to abdicate, and King Yi of Yue was restored to the country.Among them, this loan is guaranteed by the credit of the monarchs of Wei and Han, and the repayment method is Mohist's own treaty.

A hundred miles south of Jianyang and Juling, and west of Shushui to Qiyang, an important town in the east of Lu State, are still under the jurisdiction of Yue State.

The Mohists will guarantee that Qi, Lu, and Yue will not attack.If Qi State attacks Yue, the Mohists will assist Yue to defend and counterattack from Jianyang and Juling.If the State of Yue attacks Lu, the Mohists will help the State of Lu defend Qiyang, and at the same time help the State of Lu build Qiyang.If the State of Yue attacked Qi, the Mohists would threaten Langya, the State of Yue, and at the same time send troops from Pengcheng and Pi to cut off Hangou.If Qi State attacks Lu, the Mohists are willing to join forces with the Three Jins to help Lu to control Qi.

All these conditions, in Weiss' opinion, can actually be summed up as one benefit and one deterrent.

The advantage to the Wei state is that it maintains a basically complete Yue state. Anyway, the rule of the Yue state in Sishang is unpopular, which is tantamount to nothing.If the foundation of Yue State is not in chaos, it can lock Qi State's expansion direction from the south. With the mohist stick, Qi State has absolutely no possibility of going south.

The deterrent to Wei State is nothing more than... Let Wei State give up the idea of ​​uniting with Yue State to attack the Mohists. If they dare to fight, the Mohists will immediately form an alliance with Qi and Chu, attack Yue State Langya first, cut off Hangou, and break the alliance.Cutting off Hangou is equivalent to carve up Yue with Chu and Qi.Attacking Langya means that the Yue Kingdom is under the threat of the Mohists, and they will never dare to stand up for things like joining forces to seek Sishang, let alone join forces with the Wei Nationalist Alliance... Before the army of the Wei Kingdom arrives, the Mohists might break it first Langya.

As for the harm, Weiss has not discovered it yet.

(End of this chapter)