warring states careerist

Chapter 523

The battle of Jinyang was a place that the king of Zhao State after Zhao Xiangzi couldn't avoid when talking about state affairs.

Gong Zizhang's father was able to be named Marquis of Zhao, and the strength of the Zhao family originated from the Battle of Jinyang.

Later, Zhao Xiangzi Wuxie thought that his inheritance violated the patriarchal system, and considered the survival of the Zhao family from a long-term perspective. Of that vein.

The situation in Zhao State at that time was probably a bit more complicated than it is now. Before Zhao Wuhou died, he wanted to make the son Chao the acting king, and it was precisely because of the consideration of the past.In addition, in the original history, King Wuling of Zhao wanted to divide the country of Zhao into two and use the legal principles of the country, all of which had nothing to do with the fact that Zhao Xiangzi destroyed the dynasty and granted Bolu's son Yu Dai.

What Marquis Zhao is complaining about now is precisely because of the difference between the first battle of Jinyang and the current siege of Handan.

According to his thinking, Handan, as his fiefdom, is much more benevolent and righteous than Jinyang when it comes to the policies he implemented.

But after doing so much, the people in Handan can't be the same as the people in Jinyang back then, which made him extremely dissatisfied, especially now that Hu Feizi organized the people and passed the people's requests to Zhongmou.

Back then in Jinyang, the people didn't have any requests, they just fought to the death.

Now in Handan, the people have learned to take advantage of the fire to rob, they are simply a bunch of troublemakers.

After talking about the battle of Jinyang, Gong Zhonglian coughed a few times and asked, "I think that in the battle of Jinyang, Xiangong Xiangzi had three things to rely on, and finally defeated Zhibo. You know the three things that can be trusted?" according to?"

The Battle of Jinyang was not only the battle for the founding of the Zhao family, but also a battle that determined the fate of the Warring States period for hundreds of years.If the two families of Han and Wei did not turn against each other, and Bo Zhi killed the Zhao family, there would be no three points in the Jin Dynasty, and the three Jins would become one, and the world would be invincible.

These are all things that Zhao's grandson is familiar with, Zhao Hou replied: "I know this."

"The one who ranks first, speaks with dead lips and cold teeth. These four characters made Han and Wei betray the alliance, and Zhibo was killed in the army."

"For the second place, Jinyang City is unrivaled in strength. The city wall has rice, the palace has turf, the city is high and solid, and the military equipment is sufficient."

"The one who lives at the bottom, implements a benevolent government in Jinyang, so that the people will not rebel against Zhao, and they will cook without complaint. They will not be able to break the city for three years, and finally wait until Han Wei betrays the alliance."

Gong Zhonglian was originally resting on the bed, even though Zhao Hou walked in, he did not greet him, but when he heard Zhao Hou's words, he struggled to get up from the bed.

Zhao Hou was shocked, he got up to help each other, and said repeatedly: "Why is this? Is there something wrong with me that needs you to persuade me like this?"

Gong Zhonglian's arm was supported by the young Zhao Hou, but he still exerted his strength and said: "Your Majesty said a few days ago that the Wei people sent troops to interfere, and I don't care. You and everyone are against it, and I don't care."

"However, your majesty is talking about the Jinyang matter today, and as a subject, I cannot help admonishing you for your mistake."

"Your Majesty believes that in the battle of Jinyang, the death of a benevolent government and the people is the end of the three obediences. This is what I have to advise."

Zhaohou supported him vigorously, and Gong Zhonglian stood up and said, "Your Majesty, if Jinyang could not guard for three years, would Han and Wei have the opportunity to listen to the words of the late Gong Xiangzi?"

Zhao Hou shook his head, and Gong Zhonglian said again: "Back then, Artemisia and Zhe were growing all around the Jinyang palace, and there were corn hidden in the bricks and stones of the city wall for food. If there were no people to draw their bows, the arrows might fly as far as Zhibo In the army?"

Zhao Hou shook his head again.

Gong Zhonglian said: "So, the government of benevolence and righteousness has made the people of Jinyang three years without rebellion. This is the first of the three obediences. Now you are the king, and my time is running out, but you think this is At the end of the three obediences, this is something I have to try my best to persuade."

Marquis Zhao helped Gong Zhonglian up, bowed his head and said, "You are right. But, isn't the benevolent government I practice in Handan better than the benevolent government that the late Gong Xiangzi did in Jinyang?"

Gong Zhonglian did not refute this point, but praised: "I heard about the policies implemented by your lord in Handan, and I think that your lord is like Xiangzi in Jinyang. Your benevolent government in Handan is better than that of Xiangzi in Jinyang. Yang's policies are more benevolent."

Marquis Zhao smiled bitterly and said: "However, the people in Handan are no longer the people of Jinyang. My policy is more benevolent and righteous than that of Xiangzi, but the people of Handan are not able to die like the people of Jinyang back then. .”

"One of my close servants once said: the people can't let them live too well, otherwise they won't be able to die. People have surplus food in their homes and wives in their houses. How can they disregard life and death? At that time I reprimanded that person, and It now appears that he was right.”

Gong Zhonglian yelled: "Who is making such a statement for the king? He should be punished!"

Zhao Hou shook his head and said: "But now the facts are in front of us, isn't this correct?"

Gong Zhonglian said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, how is the benevolence and righteousness of Xiangzi's government in the past compared to Zhibo?"

Zhaohou said: "Zhi Bo is good at raising scholars, because he has the practice of Yu Rangqi swallowing charcoal, but when it comes to benevolent government, he is not as good as Xiang Zi."

Gong Zhonglian asked again: "Xiangzi's benevolence and righteousness, when it comes to governing the government and benefiting the people, how is it compared with the Ximen Leopard in Ye today?"

Zhao Hou had no choice but to truthfully say: "Ximen Bao ruled Zhang, and tens of thousands of peasants and soldiers were stationed between Handan and Zhongmou, so that Zhao could not go south. The benevolence and righteousness may not be comparable to Xiangzi, but he has the benefits of ironware, cattle farming, and three grains, and the wealth of the people is better than that of Jinyang in the past."

Gong Zhonglian said: "That's the reason. For example, a hundred years ago, Zhao had porcelain and everyone else had pottery. So, is the Zhao family more valuable or the others?"

Zhaohou said: "It's the Zhao family."

Gong Zhonglian said again: "A hundred years later, Zhao will have gold, while others will have Suihou Zhu and Heshibi. So, is it the Zhao family that is more valuable? Or the other family?"

Zhaohou said: "It's the other family's preciousness."

Gong Zhonglian said: "Now, the king holds gold and others have Suihou pearls, but you said that the Zhao family had porcelain and the other family only pottery, so the Zhao family is more valuable than other families, and the gold in Zhao's hands is naturally less It is more valuable than Suihou beads from other families. Isn't this ridiculous?"

"What you have done in Handan is certainly more benevolent and righteous than that of Xiangzi in Jinyang, but it is nothing more than turning porcelain into gold."

"The other family is also moving forward now, from the pottery in their hands to the current Suihou Heshi, but you think your gold is more valuable than the porcelain in Xiangzi's hands, so it is of course more valuable than other families."

"This is what the people of the Mohist School mean when they say that the Chu people carve a boat and ask for a sword."

"What you want to compare is not the Xiangzi of the past, but the current Wei, Han, Qin, Mo, Chu, etc..."

"It's not Zhi Bo, Han Hu, and Wei Ju who are competing with you for the world. It's the current reformer Ying Shichao, Wei Jian who has the legacy of Marquis Wen, and Xiong who reformed the system so that Qu Yijiu fled. Doubtful, abolishing Jiang Qi and administering Tian He..."

"Nowadays, with the benefits of the Mohists' iron tools, the method of ox farming, and the prosperity of Sanhe, the lives of the people in the world are better than before. Are the people in the world like Xiqi of King Wen, Canyue of Goujian, and the glory of Xiangzi?" Jinyang? According to what you said, all the people in this world should fight to the death. In the past, King Wen, Goujian, and Xiangzi were able to die when they were so hard. How come they can’t do it now?”

Hearing this, Marquis Zhao sighed and said, "You are right. But why is this? Why is the policy I implement now more benevolent and righteous than that of Xiangzi in the past, and why the people in Handan have better food and clothing than Jinyang back then? How about dying like you did back then?"

Gong Zhonglian said seriously: "Everyone seeks profit."

"The upper and lower have the same meaning, and the upper and lower share the same benefits. The heart of the top is to seek benefits for the people, and the heart of the bottom is to seek benefits. In this way, the upper and lower are consistent. This is the Mohism of Sishang."

"In the middle, the top has its own benefits, and the bottom has its own benefits, and the benefits are not the same. And the top exchanges trade with the bottom, so that the bottom can benefit and seek the desire of the top."

"The lower ones have their own benefits, and the lower ones have their own benefits, and the benefits are not the same. The upper ones use the violence of Xia Jie, Shang Zhou, and Shang Zhou to force the lower ones to abandon their own interests and die the desire of the superiors."

"The bottom one. The top has its benefits, the bottom has its benefits, and the benefits are not the same. The top fantasizes that the bottom does not seek benefits, and restrains everyone with moral education, thinking that in this way, the bottom can be educated for moral education. No selfish desires, one heart to die for the country."

"You can't be the top of these four, so don't you need to make a choice among the middle, the bottom, and the bottom?"

Zhao Hou can't be right, this best strategy is impossible to use anyway.

What do people want?
The people want to live a good life, the people don't want to fight, the people don't want to pay taxes, the people don't want to serve, and the people think. How can it be possible for a monarch to "share the same views and benefits"?
The Mo family can do it because the Mo family is not aristocrats themselves, many of them are of noble origin, but they all gave up their noble status and devoted themselves to the fantasy of benefiting the world.

By the way, the Mohist family is now the biggest capital monster in the world, but the people who hold the shares are the people of Sishang and the Mohist family. Their interests are fundamentally different from those of the old era, and they can jump out of the original circle. The economic foundation determines the Mohist " consciousness".

As the monarch, Zhao Hou, just as Gong Zhonglian said, can only choose one of the middle, lower, and lowest to implement.

Seeing that Marquis Zhao was silent, Gong Zhong said again: "Your Majesty said that people's hearts are not old and the world is declining. He thinks that the people of Handan are not as good as the people of Jinyang in the past. I have doubts, please explain to me."

Zhaohou nodded, and Gong Zhonglian asked: "In the past, when Zaofu traveled with Emperor Mu in the country of the Queen Mother of the West, maybe he wanted to become a doctor and be entrusted by Zhao?"

Zhaohou shook his head and said: "The Biography of the Son of Heaven says that in the past, Zaofu drove a chariot and was very loyal. He didn't want to seek Zhao's title for meritorious service."

Gong Zhonglian asked again: "In the past, when Chengzi fled abroad with Duke Wen, did he have the desire to think that in the future, the three families could be divided into Jin and stand on their own as Marquis?"

Zhaohou shook his head again and said: "In the past, Chengzi was a friend of Duke Wen, and he escorted Duke Wen to flee the country for the sake of a friend, and he had no intention of dividing into Jin."

Gong Zhonglian asked again: "So, now Marquis Lie, Marquis Wu, and even you. If the world changes greatly in the future, and the Zhao family finally decides to unite the world, then do you say that Marquis Lie had a sweeping power before the division of Jin Dynasty? The heart of the world?"

Zhao Hou shook his head again and said: "At the time of Marquis Lie, Wei and Han were powerful, the people of Chu were powerful, and Qin and Qi were arrogant. They only wanted to be able to stand among the princes, and did not dare to have the heart to sweep the world."

Gong Zhonglian said: "So, according to Zhao's theory, since the founding of fathers, can't it be said that the desire is getting bigger and bigger? As you said, in the past, Chengzi was no more than a retainer, so he was named the Shangqing Unified Army. Shouldn't future generations be grateful to Dade?"

"The people are human beings, and the Zhao family is also a human being. If you think that only the Zhao family can have the desire to be greedy, and the desires are constantly expanding, and the people should be pure-hearted and grateful, then you are going to take the worst strategy. !"

"In today's world, the voice of reform is endless. There is no justice in the Spring and Autumn Period, and there are disputes in the Warring States. If you choose the worst policy, this is the way to perish! Will the sacrifice of the Zhao Clan be destroyed in your hands?"

(End of this chapter)