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Chapter 590 Unshakable Power ([-])
Uncle Zuo's words are reasonable.

Wei Jian knew it was reasonable, but hesitated.

Uncle Cuo asked for three obeisances, but Wei Jian hesitated and said, "If I negotiate peace with the Mohists now, I am afraid I will be ridiculed by the world. Daliang... At that time, everyone in the world thought that Wei Ba could win a complete battle on five fronts, and everyone in the world would not accept it."

"Now...if the widow discusses peace with the Mo family, I'm afraid...the world may think that Wei is weak."

"The world thinks that Wei is weak, Qin will seek Xihe, Zhao will seek to stand on his own, Chu will seize Yuguan, and Wei Zheng's subordinates will swing north and south."

"This matter still needs to be discussed."

When Marquis Wen spread out too much, Wei Jian did not have the ability to continue to maintain a full-scale offensive. Gong Shucuo's strategic contraction strategy was not wrong.

However, once a big country that has achieved hegemony chooses to shrink strategically, it will suffer a huge backlash. The countries that were subdued and seized before will also see its weakness and rush to take a bite.

Now the state of Wei has not become weaker, but the rest of the countries have become more or less stronger, centralized, and reformed, making the advantage of the state of Wei gradually diminishing.

Wei Jian's considerations are not wrong, he is negotiating peace with the Mohists now, which is tantamount to announcing to the world: Wei Guo can no longer support the strength of a hegemon, and can only maintain the power of a regional power.

This is not just a matter of face, but involves the foreign policies of various countries towards Wei.Allies who are subdued when they are strong will bounce back when they are weak. This kind of thing has happened too many times in the past 200 years.

Gong Shucuo used a story from the Mohists to persuade him: "Your Majesty, I just use tigers and people to compare people. Please allow me to use tigers again."

"He said, "The tiger begged all the beasts to eat them, and he got the fox. The fox said: 'I dare not eat me! The emperor of heaven made me grow all kinds of beasts, and now I eat me. It is against the order of the emperor of heaven. You think I don't believe it. I will go first for my son, and my son will follow me. Seeing the beasts see me, do they dare not go away?' The tiger thinks so, so he walks with it; the beasts all walk away when they see it. The tiger does not know that the beast is afraid of itself and walks away, thinking that it is afraid Fox too."

After telling the story, he looked at Wei Jian calmly and asked, "Your Majesty, do you think that the people in the world are afraid of Yu Ze, Marquis of Wen? Or are they afraid of you?"

With Wei Jian's pride, if he compares it with other people, Wei Jian may have to refute a few words.

But Gong Shucuo is talking about Wenhou, the father who he wants to surpass, but has not yet surpassed. After surpassing, he must read the sacrificial oration in the ancestral temple as soon as possible to announce the matter. He can't be furious. He had no choice but to say: "When my late father was, Wei Zhiqiang was far better than this time."

Uncle Zuo sighed and said, "Your Majesty, what all animals fear, when it comes to nature, is not the tiger, but the strength of the tiger's minions, the strength of its muscles and bones."

"Nowadays in the third war, Wei is no longer a tiger. This is not something that can be concealed from the princes of the world. It is like after a fox pretends to be a tiger, the fox himself forgets that the tiger is what the beasts fear. After leaving the tiger, he still swaggers in front of the hungry wolf. It's unwise to show off your power."

"Now, Wei is not a tiger but a fox. It is time to recuperate, subdue Han Zhao, set Zhongshan again, stop fighting Chencha, sharpen his minions, strengthen his muscles and bones, and take over the world when he is as strong as a tiger."

"If we continue to fight with the Mohist now, Chengyang must be [-] soldiers unable to defend. [-] soldiers enter Chengyang, and Qin people advance east, what will happen? Chengyang is important, but it is not as good as Xihe. This must be considered. "

"Although Wu Qi is greedy, lustful, and ambitious, Sima Rangju can't match him when it comes to using troops. He has guarded Xihe for many years. He has the passes, rivers, fortresses, and generals all in his heart. The Mo family fought to the death in Chengyang, Wu Qi crossed the Luoshui River and took the Xihe River, who can defend?"

Wei Jian shook his head and said, "What the Prime Minister said is correct, but there is one more thing I haven't thought about clearly. In the Kuiqiu alliance, the Chu people did not dare to fight and made peace; in the Jiantu alliance, the Chu people did not dare to fight and made peace. Yes. Dominate with Qi Huan and Jin Wen."

"Now negotiating peace with the Mohists, isn't this the same as recognizing the overlordship of the Mohists? The Mohists sent troops and raised righteousness as a banner. Although their righteousness is not the righteousness of the world, they can ultimately uphold the righteousness. Such a peace negotiation is equivalent to recognizing the Mohism. It is the hegemony of Sishang and Henan."

Uncle Gong said, "Your Majesty's worries are not unreasonable, but you forgot to consider one thing."

"In the dream of Kuiqiu in the past, the Chu people negotiated peace, but they also admitted that they violated the ritual, and admitted that they deserved what they deserved because they did not pay tribute to the buds that shrunk the wine."

"In the previous years of the Alliance of Practicing the Land, although Zheng Guo had Zhu Zhiwu to withdraw at a word, in the end Zheng Guo still appointed Gongzi Lan who had fled from Jin State as the prince, to show that it was wrong to be close to Chu State."

"If Qi Huan defeated the Chu people back then, but the Chu people refused to admit the mistake of not paying tribute to Baomao, can Qi Huan be called the overlord?"

"If Jinwen City Pu had defeated Chu in the first battle, and Jinwen had not offered captives to the emperor, even if Zheng, Xu, and Wei were defeated, could it be called the overlord?"

After pondering, Wei Chi said: "It is impossible. Chu people do not admit the fault of refusing tribute to Baomao. Even if Qi Huan's army wins the world, he is not the overlord. If Jin Wen did not offer captives to the Son of Heaven, even if Jin Wen defeated Zheng Xu It cannot be called a hegemon.”

Uncle Gong asked again: "With the righteousness of the Mohists, can the emperor praise the Mohists?"

Wei Jian shook his head.

Uncle Gong asked again: "Based on the righteousness of the Mohists, can the princes of the world be obeyed and trusted?"

Wei Jian shook his head again.

Gong Shucuo said again: "If your majesty thinks that the Wei people fought many wars, you have a benevolent heart, and you can't bear to see the suffering of the bones of the soldiers and discuss peace; instead of admitting that the Mohist's righteousness is right, and admitting that the Mohist's attack on Qi is in line with this time." Righteous. Then, can the Mohists be called the overlord?"

"The Mohists can be strong, but they can't be hegemony. The difference between being strong and being hegemony, you have to consider."

"With the strong, the city is defended by the people. When the people go to war, defend and attack, and fight and win, this is strong. However, all the princes do not forget their enemies without resentment. The strong cannot last long. , not in harmony with the world, even if it is strong, it cannot last long, and it will definitely arouse the hatred and anger of the princes."

"A powerful Mohist family is the reason why Wei State can dominate. Just like the barbarian Chu in the past, if there is no barbarian strength, how can Qi Huan dominate by respecting the king and fighting the barbarians?"

"Your Majesty, as long as you don't admit that the Mohists are right to fight together, but you say that you chose to negotiate peace because of benevolence, then the Mohists will not be able to dominate, and Wei will still be the overlord of the Central Plains in the future."

"The only thing is... well, that is, the State of Qi may accuse the Lord of breaking his promise. But does the Lord think that the State of Qi dares to retaliate?"

Hearing this, Wei Jian, who has been disturbed by depressed emotions, laughed and said: "Revenge? The rise of the Mo family in Sishang, today's war, the Qi State cannot fight again for ten years, and the southwest of Qi will not be safe for 20 years. This situation First, don't talk about revenge in Qi State, I'm afraid that even if I choose to negotiate peace, Qi State will still ask for widows."

"Qi Guo's opinions don't need to be considered."

The opinion of a strong country needs to be considered, and a weak country has no diplomacy, and the opinion of a weak country is not as good as a fart.

The state of Qi started a civil war 20 years ago. The three Jins attacked Qi, the main force of the Qi army was destroyed, and [-] people were slaughtered and built as Jingguan.Just after the rebellion between Gongsunhui and Xiangzi Niu subsided, it was the Tian family who replaced Qi.The Tian family had only been on behalf of Qi for a few years, and they wanted to conquer Lu and lose [-] in the battle of the most.Now that it has lost another [-], it is still unknown whether the Linzi Army can still exist.

Qi State still seems to be a big country, but Wei Jian understands that Qi State will not have any influence within ten years.

Moreover, the most important thing is the endless "order to punish unrighteousness" that the Mohists uttered.Tian He will not hand over his son to the Mo family for trial and execution, and the Mo family will never break their word in view of their promise and organizational credibility. There is no unresolved knot between the Mo family and the Qi State, but there is already an unresolvable knot between the Hetian and family. .

If the family is changed, it is equal to the outbreak of the third civil war with Qi in 20 years. The external weakening may be smaller, but the chaos brought about by the civil war and internal strife is still a weak Qi that cannot express its opinions.

Wei Jian said that Qi Guo's opinion does not need to be considered, so it really does not need to be considered.

Gong Shucuo also smiled and said: "Then, what can your majesty hesitate about negotiating a peace? With the credit of the Mohists, and their propaganda of benefiting the world, conquering injustice, and non-aggressive wars, as long as the peace negotiation is successful, Cheng Yang will The [-] soldiers in the army can be transferred to the south of Daliang or the north of the Yellow River, and the Mohists will never seize it."

"The rites are broken and the music is broken. The princes of the world are not trustworthy. They have their righteousness as their shackles. On the contrary, they are the most trustworthy. Your Majesty can rest assured."

Wei Jian nodded, feeling more and more happy in his heart.

According to Uncle Cuo's plan, it's not just a matter of [-] extra troops, but the situation on the entire southern front will change: the Mohists were at war with Chengyang, and Chengyang needed [-] troops, and the direction of Daliang would not be enough. Dare to move lightly, for fear of going deep into the battle between Chen Di and Chu, the Mo family suddenly attacked from the west and descended to Daliang to cut off the Wei army's rear.

Wei State chose to confront Chu State in the south of Daliang instead of taking the initiative to attack, and even Chu Prince Ding asked for help many times and did not move. It was precisely because of this consideration.

Originally, Wei Jian's idea was to lure the Qi State to fight with the Mohists, and wave the flag behind his back to increase Qi State's confidence.Wait for the army of Qi to dispatch to join forces with the allied forces of Han and Wei in the direction of Chengyang to capture Feidi, take this opportunity to negotiate peace with the Mohists as a victor, and then choose to attack the Chu army.

Although he didn't go according to his original plan, the strategy of the Dajun confronting Chu in the south of Daliang remained unchanged, but the Mohist victory was somewhat quick, which caught Wei Jian off guard.

Uncle Cuo's plan for Wei Jian solved the situation of Chu State on the southern front, and also solved Wei Jian's worry that the Mohist domination would damage his face, and Wei Jian's knot was solved.

There is only one more thing, he still needs to listen to Gong Shucuo's opinion, so he asked: "What should I do about the Mo family's order of punishing injustice? In your opinion, what should I do? The Mo family must tell the world, and even invite the princes of various countries to send envoys Let's go, what about the widow's attitude?"

(End of this chapter)