warring states careerist

Chapter 567

People see ghosts as ghosts because ghosts are different from humans.

Ghosts see people as people, and it is also because people are different from ghosts.

Ghosts cannibalize people because ghosts are righteous, cannibalism is a matter of course, and those who don't eat people are different.

The ghosts don't feel ashamed and wrong because they think they cannibalize people, people just wishful thinking that the ghosts think it is a cruel thing.

Some people regard this group of Mohists as ghosts, but in the eyes of some Mohists, this is actually a good thing.

At least, this is closer to Mozi's meaning of universal love: at least no one sees the difference between Qi people and Surabaya people, so that they will die for this reason.People from Kyushu and people from Kyushu can love each other, but people from Qi and Surabaya cannot love each other.

A few days later, these ghost-like Mohists did another thing that stunned the people of Guyi.

The Mo family actually organized those captured Qi people to dig and repair the Nanji River, which has always been flooded, and did not let these prisoners build a city wall for future wars.

Just do what you say, without any prevarication or delay.

The people who can benefit from the matter of straightening the water in Nanji spontaneously participated in it. The army has thousands of people management experience and the organizational skills that already existed in the Mohist city defense technique, and the matter was quickly distributed in an orderly manner. , You can see the progress of the excavation every day, and it seems that it can really be completed within a month, so as to completely eliminate the flood caused by the detour of Nanji River to the valley.

Those people who benefited from the actions of the Mohists asked with a little expectation: "Aren't you leaving?"

Being able to ask this sentence is already equivalent to eating a pot of milk.

Liuzhi, who stayed in Guyi to deal with these matters, replied in a very formal "Mohist" style: "It doesn't matter whether we go or not, whether we stay or leave, the important thing is that this ditch can really benefit all people. Lee. If so, why not do it?"

"As I once said, don't do something because of the small benefit, and don't do it because the harm is small. Even if we leave one day in the future, but the Nanji water will never flood the valley again, then this is enough."

The ambiguous answer moved the people inexplicably, but some people had different ideas.

Some spies and scouts of the Qi army rushed to Wucheng upon hearing these words, and returned the money of the Mo family in Guyi.

Before they reported this incident, the news of the Nanji Water Battle had reached Wucheng, and tens of thousands of Qi troops were shocked.

The coach Tian Qing and Gong Ziwu were even more panicked. At that time, Gong Ziwu cursed: "Stupid as a dog! An army of 4 was defeated by [-] in one day! Doctor Pingyin is extremely incompetent!"

Although Tian Qing was terrified, he still kept a little sobriety, and sighed: "The strength of a righteous teacher and the wisdom of adapting the harness are beyond the reach of a doctor in Pingyin. It may not be a mistake to stand up against the water, as if it is a field battle, it will take a day." break."

The Linzi Legion had entered Wucheng a few days ago, and to those Feidi nobles who were in panic all day long in Wucheng, it was like a drowning man catching a big log.

The soldiers of the people of Fei who patrolled around Wucheng and the volunteers who came to support resolutely chose to retreat.

When he first entered Wucheng, Tian Qing was full of ambition.

Although he had already received a letter from Doctor Pingyin asking for help, Tian Qing felt that Doctor Pingyin had [-] people, and the Mohist family had penetrated into an important area, with Qicheng behind them.

Even if he can't win, if Doctor Pingyin can defend the city, he will defeat Feidu after repairing Wucheng, and his troops will go straight to Teng, Xue and other places, threatening Sishui, and then the main force of the volunteer army will definitely return to help.

Unexpectedly, in just three to five days, the news came that Doctor Pingyin's [-] army was wiped out in Nanjishui, Doctor Pingyin was captured, and [-] Qi people surrendered.

Since then, there have been no soldiers available on the Jishui line all the way to Pingyin and Lixia.If the Mo family broke Pingyin, Linzi would be in danger.

What's even more frightening is that the Mohists lost very little in this battle, and they can fight again.

Tian Qing knew about the defeat of the most powerful army of Qi a few years ago, but he really didn't expect the fighting power of the righteous army to be so strong. He was horrified, but he already knew about the battle between the Mo family and the state of Qi for Sishang this time. , the Mohists have already won.

As the commander of the first army, after knowing the news of the destruction of the friendly army, he can keep calm and think about countermeasures. This is a basic quality of a commander.

Now the scouts reported back that what the Mo family did in Guyi, in Tian Qing's ears, was not as bright and upright as Liuzhi said.

In his opinion, although the Mohists are beneficial to the hearts of the world, but now in the valley, they are measuring the fiefs of the fugitive nobles, and building ditches to control the floods.

Jishui is dangerous, as long as the Mohists capture Chengyang, the entire Jishui River Basin can be under the control of the Mohists.

Now that I want to come to Chengyang, I already know the news of the battle of Nanjishui, and it is impossible to send troops to fight in the field. The Wei and Han coalition forces can only choose to stick to Chengyang and dare not go out of the city.

What Tian Qing thinks may not be wrong, but Tian Qing thinks from the standpoint of the interests of Qi and the whole country, so naturally there is some conflict with Gong Ziwu's thoughts.

After the news of the Nanji Water Battle came, Prince Wu asked Tian Qing to return to Linzi, saying that the Pingyin Army was destroyed and Linzi had no danger to defend.

But Tian Qing understood what Gong Ziwu was thinking.

If Linzi is lost, the state of Qi will not be overthrown. When the capital of Chu state was captured by Wu Zixu, wouldn't it be restored in a flash?

If the Mohist army gathers in Linzi, Tian He's position as Marquis of Qi will be unstable, and son Tan is likely to take the opportunity to take the coup to become Marquis.

The son Tan is a legitimate prince, and it is also the result of a compromise between the forces of the Tian brothers. If he is in power, he will be a legitimate prince.

Moreover, the most important thing is that if the Mohist army threatens Linzi, the young master Tan Da can negotiate peace with the Mohist family and betray Tian He, saying that this unjust war was entrusted by Tian He, and he should be abolished just like Tian He abolished Jiang Qi Losing Tianhe's Marquis position can firstly relieve the siege of Linzi, secondly win people's hearts, and thirdly make peace with the Mohists.

As an aristocrat, Tian Qing has been in the court for a long time, so he doesn't understand the cruelty of court struggles and disputes between princes, and disputes between princes are common in Qi. Back then, Qi Huan went through so many hardships and killed many brothers before he went to the court. bit?

He is from Tian He, and also from Gong Ziwu. He can understand Gong Ziwu's mood in the current situation.

If the young master Tan is in the top position, then he has a large army in his hand, and even if he will win him over now, he will definitely push him out after a long time.

Therefore, judging from the interests of the entire Qi State, the interests of Tian Qing and Tian Wu are also consistent.

In the original history, Tian Wu also came to power in a coup and killed his cousin, and cleaned up the remnants of his uncle. Then he secured his seat and opened the Jixia Academy to find the law for Tian's Daiqi and his coup. Sexuality and legality: This is how the theory of reincarnation of the five virtues came into being.

In the original history, his son even wrote a sacrificial oration: the only reason is that Yang Huang Kao Zhaotong, Gaozu Huangdi, and his successor Huanwen.

The Yellow Emperor was recognized as the great ancestor, which led to the spread of the Huang-Lao School and the Five Virtues of Jixia Academy in Qi State.

The Tian family needs to recognize the Yellow Emperor as the ancestor, so that they can have the legitimacy of the generation of Qi. How can the Huangdi family be older than the Jiang family.

This also proves from the side that after the Tian family replaced Qi, the internal affairs of Qi State in the Tian He Tian Wu era were unstable and the people were uneasy.

A true king and hegemon is like the first emperor. After unifying the world, he does not need to find legality for his ancestors. The county system replaces the enfeoffment system. If he refuses to accept it, he will be beaten. The suppressed heroes at the end of Qin can only dare to revolt after the death of the first emperor. ——Han Gaozu was three or four years older than the first emperor.

The problem of the Tian family is that the Jiang family was replaced within the rules of the aristocratic enfeoffment system, and then a series of problems such as internal brother disputes and coups came to power: they neither had self-cultivated farmers, industrialists and businessmen as the pillars to change the destiny of heaven, nor did they lack the power within the rules of the aristocracy. legality.

Now the internal problems of Qi State were detonated in advance by the Mohists. It was not the issue of the Tian family replacing Qi, but the backlash of the family line that the Tian family started using from Tian Chang.

If Tian He is completely defeated this time, son Tan can get rid of his uncle Tian He.The dismissal of Tian He also means that Tian Wu has no chance to be in the top position.

Tian Qing's thinking is undoubtedly correct from the point of view of Qi and one country.

So what if Linzi is lost?So what if he fled to another city?As long as the Qi State does not surrender or make peace, the Mohists will not be able to sustain it for a year at most.And when the internal affairs of the Three Jins are resolved, no one in the Three Jins can tolerate a Mohist who occupies most of the cities of Qi, including Zhao Guo and Chu who are now friendly with the Mohist, and they will not be able to tolerate the Mohist with the foundation of Sishang. Occupy the land of Qilu.

Just like the restoration of Chu State back then, you can always win by delaying time.

But he had to consider his own interests and that of Gong Ziwu, there was no way to delay this time.The result of the delay is that Qi State is still there, but Qi State is no longer Tian He and Tian Wu's Qi State, but Tian Tan's Qi State, so for Tian He Tian Wu, such a victory is meaningless.

The Qi State is not the Qi State of the Qi people, nor the Qi State of the Tian family, but the Qi State of Tian Hetian Wu, and this is the crux of it.The existence of the Qi State does not mean the presence of Tian and Tian Wu's Qi State, just as Qi State is still called Qi State now, but it has nothing to do with Jiang Taigong's heirs.

Without even thinking about it, Tian Tan can definitely do things that would rather be with Qiu Yu than with brothers.

Facing Young Master Wu who wanted to quickly withdraw his troops back to aid Linzi, Tian Qing persuaded and asked, "Your Master, do you know why Mo Di became famous all over the world in the past? Was it because of his righteousness?"

Tian Wu knew this well, so he said: "No. His righteousness can certainly unite Mohists, but his fame all over the world is due to the fact that he stopped Chu from attacking Song, and then defended Song, Wei, Lu and other small countries. The art of defending the city is unparalleled in the world, so it is known to the princes."

Tian Qingyin said: "After Mo Di's death, his disciples are still alive. The blue is better than the blue. It is suitable for making bronze cannons, making gunpowder, and weaving geometry. His skill in defending the city is even better than that of Mo Di."

"Anyone who can defend the city must be good at attacking the city. If he can't attack, he can't defend. In the past, he was suitable for fighting the king of Yue in Lushui. He broke Tengyi in one day and captured Wucheng in one day. At that time, there were only a few thousand Mohists. .”

"Nowadays the Mohist school is the only prominent school in the world, with tens of thousands of believers. They are not afraid of death. Able to defend? The Mo family has not attacked for a long time, but besieged, what is the meaning of this?"

(End of this chapter)