warring states careerist

Chapter 592 Unshakable Power ([-])
Sometimes reasoning is not for convincing others, such as the previous debate in the Qin court.

Qin Jun didn't need to be persuaded, because it was his intention to invite Wu Qi to join Qin, and he was waiting for such an opportunity.

When it comes to reasoning, what the princes of the Qin State can talk about is nothing more than those irrelevant and weak rules, the laws of the ancestors, and so on.

At this time, the content of all-round reform has not yet been involved, at least it has not been discussed publicly, but the nobles and nobles all understand that the purpose of Qin Jun's invitation to Wu Qi to join Qin is ultimately for reform.

Not many of them opposed Wu Qi's entry into the Qin Dynasty because of hatred. What they opposed was only the prelude to the change reflected behind this incident.

The content of Rebel Mo's letter is just a formality. Qin Jun praised him as a good man, so he appointed Wu Qi as a general, and first made the cities of Chongquan and Luoyin to prepare for Wei.

When the order is issued, there will naturally be opposition from nobles.

Qin Jun knew who the leading nobleman was, but he couldn't move and didn't want to move for the time being.

Wu Qi, Sheng Chuo and others are indeed talented, after all, they are not from their own family, even if they want to turn against the old nobles, they can't do it too badly.

The real aristocrats dare not move, and those side clansmen who are waving the flag and shouting can be used for surgery.

Qin Jun chose three of the nobles who strongly opposed Wu Qi's appointment before, and the fiefdoms of these three people were near the fiefdoms directly under the Qin Jun.

So it was called "Qingtian Wei".

The so-called clearing the land is to review the size of the nobles' fiefdoms, whether they meet the regulations, whether they exceed the fiefdoms but do not pay taxes, whether they occupy land outside the fiefdoms, and so on.

This kind of thing, if you catch it with certainty, no nobleman can escape if you are Qingtian.

But the purpose this time is not Qingtian Wei, Qingtian Wei is just a means to beat those nobles who oppose it: if you don't oppose the change, everyone is still relatives, and you can still have fiefs.If you object, please see for yourself what will happen.

Regarding the matter of Qingtian Wei, the low-level officials trained by the rebellious ink were all clean, as long as they checked and found none of them conformed to the system and norms, the three nobles knew that it was Qin Jun who took them out, and they didn't care about taking more Fief matters.

However, Qin Jun did not mention that this was killing chickens to scare monkeys to target Qingtian Wei. He only said that the three violated the rules and regulations, so they were severely punished, and the household registration of the fief was reduced.

The three of them couldn't say anything, "There are so many people who don't follow the rules in Tian Wei, why should we only be investigated?"

If you say this and offend the allies of the nobles, then you will really be unable to stand up forever, and you can only bear it in desperation.

The civilian officials who had waited for a long time quickly completed the measurement, granting of land, household registration, and direct control of these lands.

This is tantamount to telling those nobles: Now that I have the ability to rule directly, don't think that I can't rule without the enfeoffment system, so you still have to be obedient, otherwise these three people will be your end.

How come the nobles don't know the meaning of killing chickens to scare monkeys?
But Qin Jun's move did divide the public clan.

The stubborn princes feel that they will lose their power and fiefdom anyway, so it is better to link up with foreign countries to eliminate the gap between the masters, but it is a bit more difficult now, it is not like a few decades ago that they could force the monarch to commit suicide in public, which is not beautiful.

And the timid nobles, or the nobles who really cared about the state of Qin, saw this and couldn't help but think: If they don't resist, they can still retain part of the fief after all. If they resist, they will only end in misery.

This is not because of the dominance of Ying Shichao, but because of the land in several counties under his direct control, the new Qin army in his camp, the more than [-] people who supported Qin Jun who benefited from the land grant system, and Sheng Chuo, Wu Qi and other characters in his hands.

Moving the capital from Yongcheng to Liyang is avoiding the old capital that was run by the old nobles for many years.

In the big camp outside Liyang City, the new army could not be mobilized unless ordered by the king. Those shiny bronze cannons, Qin crossbows, and muskets made the old nobles dare not move lightly.

Under such circumstances, Qin Jun invited Sheng Chuo and Wu Qi into the room to talk.

Ying Shichi thought to himself that the Qin State, which is shivering in the west, can finally change. This is a rare opportunity that cannot be missed.

When the battle of Nanji Water and some subsequent incidents spread to Liyang, Sheng Chuo was overjoyed and couldn't hide his joy.

This is not because he was a Mohist, he still has a lot of incense for the Mohism, Ai Wu and Wu Yin are happy to see the Mohism win.

But Shengchuo understands the importance of this matter to Qin State too well. The big victory more than a thousand miles away means that Qin State will have at least several years of environment without external interference, and complete the reform with peace of mind. Transform the Qin State into a war machine of absolute monarchy that "what is at the top must be what is at the bottom, what is not at the top must be what is at the bottom, military merits are awarded to the land, and no merits of the three generations are received".

Sheng Chuo, who was born as a rebel and participated in a series of events in the reorganization of Shangqiu, dismissed the rumor that Shi Shi might raise troops and return to Sishang after receiving the news that Qin Huali was seriously ill and could not govern. He understood the Mohist organization too well. The frightening thing about power is that you want to learn it but you can't learn it.

As for Wu Qi, he is proficient in strategic strategy, a talented general and a prime minister, and he knows the outcome of the Qi-Mo war. He thought to himself: "Tian Qing, how can he defeat the Mohist righteous teacher? Qi defeat, the Mohist power is strong , the East will be chaotic, and the West River may be preferable."

So today, the three monarchs and ministers knelt and sat in the secret room, unable to hide the smiles on their faces.

Ying Shichao looked at the news from thousands of miles away, pointed to the Mo family's order to punish injustice, and said with a big laugh: "If this happens, the east will be in chaos. The three Jins will turn their backs, Wei and Chu will fight again, and Qi and Mo will die. Isn't this what Qing calls 'waiting for changes in the world'?"

When Sheng Chuo was in the Wei State, he abandoned the employment of various countries after the battle of Linqiu Shoucheng to follow Qin Jun, who was still in exile at the time. Now it has been 20 years and has a close relationship.

He also smiled and said: "Your Majesty's words are very true. The three Jins are against each other, and Wei and Chu are fighting again. Even if there are soldiers in Xihe, it is impossible to cross Luoshui and Zhushan. If the world changes, so will the country."

"The prosperity of the world is all for profit. Changes must affect the interests of the old and noble clan. In order to maintain their own interests, they can force your great-grandfather to commit suicide, murder the monarch and welcome the young monarch, so it may not be impossible. Introduce foreign intervention troops into Qin."

"Wei people are too busy to take care of themselves, which is our opportunity for change."

"Although the world has changed, in my opinion, I am afraid that after this battle, the army will be eliminated for several years. The Qi internal strife will rise, the Mohists want to win Huaibei, the Chu people Xinping Chencai Dongting Cangwu, Wei loses Zhongshan, and the struggle between Zhao Gongzi ...There may be wars within three to five years. But after three to five years, wars will break out, and there is not much time left for the king and Qin."

"If you want to change, you have to make it more thorough and in-depth this time. The change will make Qi a new look and change customs. Otherwise, Qin is afraid that it will not be able to go out of Xihe for a hundred years. It will stop at the border, and it will be difficult to dominate the Central Plains."

Sheng Chuo, Wu Qi and others have already discussed the specific content of the reform, and it is no longer included in this discussion.

The content of the original reform was not so drastic, and it was planned to be carried out step by step. Ying Shichao was also worried that countries would interfere by taking advantage of the internal turmoil in Qin. Every external environment.

Ying Shichao nodded and said yes, but looked down at the rest of the news, his eyes were full of envy, and sighed: "Qing Yan, the most fearful thing about reform is that people will die and the government will die. You and Wu Zi can live without confusion and know the destiny." year."

"I abolished people and sacrificed people, stopped adultery and sacrificed to Hebo, and I did not hide life and death. If one day, you and I die, will Qin be like the Mohists? Qinzi is seriously ill, but the Mohism is not chaotic at all, just like the towering mill. The teeth and combs are tightly connected, and the operation is as usual..."

"I'm quite afraid of Qinzi's serious illness at this moment. What kind of force is this? Even if our transformation is successful, then the Mohist family must be the one who will compete with me, West Qin, for the world in the future, right?"

He looked at Wu Qi, and asked again: "In Qing's opinion, can the strength of the righteous teachers of the Mo family be shaken?"

Wu Qi exhaled a puff of air from his nostrils, and said with a lot of arrogance: "The Mohist is good at using soldiers, the suitability of the harness, and the formation of the public are far away from me. However, the strength of the righteous teacher is far better than that of Xihe soldiers and Qin soldiers. The new army. If I lead [-] volunteers, I will rule the world, and the princes will not dare to stand in my way. I will raise Qin’s new army, and Wei’s soldiers may need [-].”

He has fought more than seventy times, starting from the state of Lu, and there are very few people who have tied with him. When Sheng Chuo fought against Wu Qi under Xiang Ziniu, it was only due to the fact that Qi's army was larger and stronger than Lu's.

Even though the Mohists had the five battles of Shangqiu, Niulan, Lushui, Zui, and Jishui, they still couldn't shake Wu Qinai's No. 1 position at this time, especially the previous battle of Daliang that shocked the world.

Wu Qi said this, but in fact he said it again: In terms of strategy, adapting to the situation, and commanding in front of the battle, I am afraid that the characters of the Mohist school are worse than himself.He felt that with [-] voluntary teachers, he would be able to rule the world, while the [-] voluntary teachers of the Mo family had been fighting with Qi for so long, and they had to plan for a long time before they dared to take the initiative to attack the Linzi army. This is the difference.

But with a ratio of [-], we have to admit that when it comes to military training and discipline, the quality of volunteers is the best in the world.

After a while, Wu Qi said with some disappointment: "In the battle of Lushui, the king of Yue was stupid. In the battle of Jishui, the Qi army was stupid. If I mention the righteous division, I'm afraid it's nothing more than that. In theory, three to one, ten is also They are bigger than one, but after all, in the eyes of the world, these three and ten are bigger than one."

Sheng Chuo and Ying Shichao laughed loudly when they heard the words, and then Ying Shichao said: "What you said is very true. Chuo, you know a lot about the Mo family. From your point of view, the Mo family is not at all chaotic this time, and none of the leaders of the army rebelled. heart, why?"

This may be a difficult question, but Sheng Chuo's answer is extremely simple.

"Everyone in the Mohist family has no fief and no private soldiers. The organization is tight, even the guards around Shi et al. They can't be appointed by Shi, they need to be approved by the organization."

"After the reform of the military formation, infantry, cavalry, and artillery will fight together. The infantry will form an formation and the cavalry will line up. Even if there are private soldiers and dead soldiers, they will be like mantises. Hundreds of elite armored soldiers can decide It’s hard to see the scene of a big victory or defeat.”

(End of this chapter)