warring states careerist

Chapter 484
Hearing such a suggestion, Zhe Yangzi who was accompanying him remained silent.

He believes that the matter of Fei country cannot be solved by Fei country itself, so he must rely on the reason of mobilizing the princes of the world to "respect rites and protect rules", drag the whole world into Fei country's land, and completely turn Fei country into The battlefield between the princes of the world and the Mohists, otherwise it would be impossible to resolve.

But Fei Jun had already denied his idea before, he was afraid of wolves and tigers later, and he didn't dare, or was unwilling to run away and wait for the future restoration.

When Fei Jun made his decision that day, Zhe Yangzi had already prepared that once the Chinese people's uprising succeeded, he would "first justice" punish the tyrant in order to seek prosperity under the new righteousness.

So today the ministers and nobles said that they would mobilize soldiers to quell the chaos, but Zhe Yangzi didn't say a word.

Some things are too bloody and cannot be said in front of everyone, just like what you said to persuade Fei Jun that day, you can only talk about it in private, and you can't say it directly when the ministers are discussing politics-the nobles will oppose Fei Guo Turned into a battlefield, and the Mohists are right next to them, they bear the brunt, and may destroy their fiefdom system.

Perhaps the nobles present just wanted their fiefs not to be devoured by the anger of the Mohists, but if they heard Zhe Yangzi's suggestion, they would definitely give many high-sounding reasons to oppose it.Zhe Yangzi, who is familiar with Mohist classics, believes in the theory of benefit analysis. He is not willing to put forward the idea of ​​massacring the rioting people in the capital at such a time. If things go wrong, he will be pulled Go out and dismember the body by five horses to appease the anger of the people.

But at this moment, Zhe Yangzi did not support the opinion of agreeing with these aristocrats' proposals to let the big officials call up private soldiers and send their confidantes back to their fiefs to recruit servants to fight against the people.Of course, I didn't object, but just listened silently.

By default, it is not to openly agree. If you fail in the future, you will have a chance to do it anyway.

The country of Fei is too small to have ambitions or dare to be ambitious, so it has created a group of degenerate nobles who only know how to oppress the people.

Now these aristocrats are surprisingly united: they don't want to lure the soldiers of Wei and Qi into the country, and they don't dare to offend the Mohists as martyrs of etiquette and rules, so they want to rely on private soldiers to solve the problem of the capital.

At least, it sounds like there is no chaos anywhere except for a few big cities.The people in other places may have heard of the name of the Mohist school, and some may have fled to Sishang Paradise, but they still don't understand what is law, what is benefit, and why they are kings.

Relying on the private soldiers of the nobles to solve the chaos in the capital is the only way.

However, these nobles would not send troops just because the capital city was in chaos, they needed to get what they wanted from it.

Several nobles said in unison: "There are no faults in the past, and the law cannot be changed. For today's matter, please make an oath. From then on, there will be no reforms, blind dates of all races, and no invasion. If you violate this oath, the gods will punish you!" "

"Jisunluan took advantage of the chaos of the people to change the law of his ancestors, and made the people too selfish, which would harm the country. If the king reforms the law in the future, how is it different from Jisunluan?"

"Gu Yun, the name is not right and the words are not right. The use of soldiers and private soldiers this time is not only for the country, but also for the community, and even more for the sake of etiquette."

Fei Jun had no choice but to say, "Good!"

The reform suggestions given by the Mohists are not only aimed at the people, but also weaken the rights and interests of the nobles and require the nobles to pay taxes and so on.

For a big country, this is a very tempting suggestion for a big country monarch.

But for a small country like the Fei Kingdom, it's like giving the nobles a precautionary measure. The monarch... may not necessarily stand with the nobles.

If it weren't for the fact that the Mohist's request contained a lot of content that weakened the monarch's power, wealth, and fief interests, and was just some suggestions for the nobles, the monarch might not be unacceptable.

Seeing Fei Jun's agreement, the nobles said again: "The city is too chaotic at this time. If we drive with chariots and horses with great fanfare, I'm afraid the mob in the city will take precautions."

"It's better to send people out of the city privately and stabilize the people first, saying that the matter of reform is already being discussed. Wait until the soldiers gather together in the future, and then go back on your word."

These ministers and nobles in the court are in the capital, but their fiefs are all in other places, and their foundation is also in other places. It will take time to mobilize private soldiers.

A few days ago, Meng Sheng came forward to mediate, so that the conflicts between the two parties did not break out in front of the palace. These nobles also felt that they could use the stupidity of the Mohists to gain the time they needed most.

After the discussion, Fei Jun and the nobles offered sacrifices and made an oath of blood: they will not invade each other in the future, and the monarch will not change the law. If policies such as taxation are adopted, they need to be discussed with the six nobles. Taxes on private lands of nobles.

Conversely, the nobles will swear to protect the monarch to the death, and rebellion and the like are not allowed.

After the oath was completed, he selected a few confidential confidantes or close servants, asked them to change their clothes, left the palace at night, and went out of the city to pass the news to the nobles and nobles in various fiefs, or the heirs of the nobles in the court The family, tell them to set up private soldiers and soldiers, and come to the capital quickly to put an end to the chaos.

Fei Jun is not a person who can do great things, what he thinks is, if it is really impossible, then ask Wei Qi and other countries to send troops to crusade against the Mohists.

As for now, it is difficult to make such a decision, because Fei Guo is too close to Sishang, once such a decision is made, it is easy to become a fugitive king.

He still has the fantasy of calming the nobles.

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A few days later, the capital of Fei Kingdom was in chaos.

Different interest seekers speak on the street about their thoughts on change, attracting different people.

The price of grain in the city was rising day by day. Merchants seized this opportunity and started hoarding grain, increasing the price of grain, and preparing to make a profit.

Some people spread the word on the streets of Mohist's new work "Lunzheng", which put forward from the point of view that all meanings are the law, that the law cannot be enforced by itself, there must be an executor, and the executor must be separated from the right to make the law, etc., which has attracted more people. thinking.

The chaotic situation after the fight in the tea shop in those few days was still unsolved. Different supporters gathered together to discuss the content they supported and improve the system they supported.

This chaotic situation was finally broken by the sound of a copper bell. A rider shook the copper bell and galloped on the streets of the capital city of Feiguo. Every time he passed by some gathered crowd, he would shout loudly.

"The monarch secretly ordered the nobles and nobles to send soldiers and private soldiers to the capital to slaughter us! Are you still arguing about these things here? Farmers, businessmen, gather together, and stop arguing!"

The rider didn't know who he belonged to or which side he belonged to, but he shook the copper bell and then shouted, which immediately attracted the attention of the people in the capital.

At a gathering place where land policy was being discussed, Kui Wen heard what the rider said and shouted loudly, "What are you talking about? What's going on?"

The rider said loudly: "The monarch... Bah! The tyrant asked his servants to leave the city quietly and was captured. He heard that he was going to summon the private soldiers of the nobles and nobles to put down our 'rebellion'. But you are still here for those things noisy!"

Kui heard the words and scolded: "I said a long time ago that nobles and monarchs are unreliable! Now look at them, how can they have the intention to change? That day they said that they would postpone the day, and only said that they would discuss reforms, but they were discussing how to make changes. We were all slaughtered!"

The crowd suddenly became noisy, some people were nervous, some were afraid, and some were furious. Someone in the crowd shouted: "Go to the market! Go to the market! Anyone who has served in the volunteer division should go to the market. The skills we learned were not Isn’t it meant to give us the power to protect ourselves?”

"Yes! Go to the market!"

"Don't be afraid! If we want to kill us, we have to drain his blood first!"

Even the timid among these people, they all moved towards the wide market under the coercion of the crowd.

In another place, Ximentu and others were listening to a person preaching that no government can return to nature. After hearing what the rider said, Ximentu sneered and said to himself: "In this world... how can there be a benevolent king? There is a king, They are all evil! I will kill them in the name of being a righteous man!"

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More and more people are gathering towards the market. In the center of the market, a high platform has been built. Several people are tied to the wood on it, and some people are holding a few letters. Some people are reading the letters. The content is exactly what Fei Jun hoped that the nobles would bring private soldiers into the capital to put down the rebellion.

After the anger of the people was ignited, a young man jumped onto the stage and shouted loudly: "Farmers and businessmen! I used to follow the doctor Ji Liang's words: Husband and people are also the master of gods. It is the sage king who first becomes the people and then devotes himself to the gods!"

"The "Oath of Thailand" says: What the people want, God will follow! There is nothing wrong with the people's desire for profit, and the nature of the people is what God likes.

"We are people, and our desire is to seek profit. What we want, the sky will follow. What is wrong with us?"

"The "Book of Xia" also said that the people are the foundation of the country, and the foundation is the foundation of the country! The people are the foundation of the country, but today, our "lord" wants to kill us because we seek profit!"

"From this point of view, the monarch is treason! He should be punished!"

This is a shocking sentence, the scene was chaotic for a while, and many people were taken aback.

Monarch treason?

This sentence sounds so ridiculous, it seems like crazy words, but after a few brief foreshadowings, it is so reasonable and reasonable, without any loopholes.

Husband and people, the Lord of God.Therefore, the sage king first becomes a people and then devotes himself to God!From this it can be deduced that God resides behind the people.

What the people want, the sky will follow.This demonstrates the legitimacy of the people's reform and seeking profit, which is what the heavens like and will definitely follow the people's desires.Coupled with the rhetoric that the Mohists have been advocating self-interest for benevolence over the years, these words sound more reasonable.

Perhaps originally, when people seek profit, they will feel guilty and embarrassed, thinking that they seek profit because they have desires, and this is not a good person.But these years the Mohists have been agitating: release one's desires and seek profit, as long as there are laws stipulating how to seek profit without harming others, and what kind of laws can allow everyone to have the opportunity to seek profit.

This kind of ideological abstinence has been broken. People like to listen to what they want to hear. These self-interested contents have smashed the shackles that have been imposed on the people's minds for hundreds of years.

And the rest is the same line: the people are the foundation of the state, and the people are the state.The king wants to slaughter the people, but because the people seek profit, it is regarded as a rebellion. This must be disliked by the Emperor of Heaven, and it is also "treason".

The key point lies in the definition of this country.Is it the country of the king?Or a country of the people?
If the people are only the "resources" of the monarch, the labor force to cultivate the land, and the soldiers who go to the battlefield, then the monarch will never betray the country.I don't like my own things, so I kill them. What's wrong?Is it a sin to kill one's own chickens and one's own pigs?
However, the Mohists said that labor creates wealth, and land is worthless if no one cultivates it. It is the people who feed the king and nobles, not the other way around.This is the basis of the economy.

For the rest, the ridiculous but serious conclusion of "the monarch treason" can be reasonably drawn.

The treason of the monarch is really ridiculous, but it is also really serious.

(End of this chapter)