warring states careerist

Chapter 594 Unshakable Power (End)
Sheng Chuo just sighed, but was not worried about Qin's situation.

It is true that the buildings near the water get the moon first, but if the current overturns the autumn water, it will definitely be the first to be affected.

In the chaos in the east, the Qin State in the west can benefit. As Qin Jun said, even if the Mohists are secretly controlling the general trend of the world, the only choice Qin can make under this general trend is to expand westward. Change the law, centralize power and strengthen the army, and wait to seize Xihe so as to have a chance to dominate the Central Plains.

Originally, in history, whether Qin went south to Bashu or took Han and Wei first were two strategic differences. In the end, the strategy of taking Bashu first but taking the world was recognized, which led to Qin having a strong rear.

Now the Mohists are one step ahead and entered Hanzhong before Qin and Shu competed for Nanzheng, which made Qin's strategy of going south to Bashu not very attractive compared to the strategy of first going west and then east to seek strength.

After Sheng Chuo's speculation and analysis, although Ying Shichi was amazed at the Mohist's plan, he didn't sigh "how can such a talent not be used by me".

Because when Sheng Chuo went to join the Gongzilian who was still in exile, he talked about this issue: The Mo family has more talents than me, but the son is innocent and cannot use them, so what is the difference between them and none?

Everything that Sheng Chuo has done in Qin State is already very good. What's more, the Mohist's set of things is not as good as the one that wins the master's gap, and you know that the Mohist's set of things must first be recognized. Mohist righteousness can exert its power Well, on balance, even though many people in the Mohist school have the talents of all over the world, if they use them, they will do more harm than good.

And Sheng Chuo also said that the Mohism is stronger than the organization.As Sheng Chuo said, Shi left the Mo family, but he was just a shoemaker. With his background and blood, even if he is talented, he may not be able to become famous in his entire life.What's more, these things that the Mohists do seem to be infinitely mysterious. In fact, if they change to other places, even if there is a plan, but without those Mohists who are relentless and disciplined, I'm afraid it will be difficult to do it.

Seeing that this incident aroused Sheng Chuo's emotions, Ying Shichao understood in his heart that although Sheng Chuo was a traitor to Mo, he still had feelings for some members of the Mo family.

Once a disciple of Mozi, he and Qin Huali were also good friends before, and this time it was the culprit who caused Shengchuo to be expelled from the Mohist school, and he was about to succeed him as Juzi. , but it can also be tasty.

After a long time, Master Ying said: "As Qing said, I seem to understand why the Mohists were able to dominate Sishang in just 20 years, and the victories were in chaos."

"If there is righteousness in the Mohists, there will be people who will not follow death. If benefit and righteousness are the same, there will be people who are brave and not afraid of death."

"The Mohists have a strategy, they can control the world, they are good at taking advantage of the situation, building up the momentum, and making all kinds of maneuvers to seek peace on all sides."

"The organization of the Mohist school is perfectly integrated. Even without Mo Di and Qin Huali, it still operates as usual."

"The magic skills of the Mohists, gunpowder and pig iron, make the soldiers strong and powerful, one against three."

"These four are the unshakable power in the world, right?"

Hundreds of years later, there was a saying of "don't ask the common people, ask the ghosts and gods". Today, the three-day secret room in Qin State also has this meaning.

This does not ask the common people to ask the ghosts and gods. It is not that they do not ask the common people, but it stems from the consciousness of the world at that time. All ghosts and gods exist and destiny can be known.

When Ying Shichi asked about the source of the unshakable power of the Mohist school, he was actually asking about ghosts and gods.

Because if the "righteousness" and "Tao" of Mohism hadn't been spread throughout the world, making everyone in the world start to think about the power hidden under the surface that really drives the world to move...then the answers you can get to today's questions and tomorrow's questions It is very likely that "Mohism is ordered by the sky, and it is unstoppable, so it is unstoppable."

Ying Shichao has been able to comprehend those four powers, which is already better than many people in the world.

He thought that what he understood was power.

But after he finished speaking, Sheng Chuo, who was still sighing, and Wu Qi, who had been thinking, shook their heads at the same time.

Ying Shichao was startled and asked, "Aren't these four the unshakable forces in the world?"

The two shook their heads with certainty, and asked the master to ask for the truth after paying homage to him.

Sheng Chuo did not answer directly, but said an old thing.

"Your Majesty, in the past, Cheng Zi debated with Zi Mozi and asked: Mo Di, you are not a Confucianist, why are you called Confucius?"

"Zi Mozi replied: It is also the one that is not easy to change. Today, when birds hear the worry of heat and drought, they will rise up, and fish will go down when they hear the worry of heat and drought. When this happens, even though Yu and Tang are plotting it, it will not be easy. Birds and fish can be described as stupid, and Yu and Tang are like this. Is Zhai ever called Confucius?"

After Sheng Chuo finished telling the story, he stood up and asked, "Your Majesty, the four forces you mentioned are powerful, but they must be unshakable."

"In this world, there is only one unshakable force...that is the Will of Heaven. Those who follow it will prosper, and those who go against it will perish."

Ying Shichi knew that Sheng Chuo was a rebel from Mo, and later read some books of the Mohist school more, saying that Tianzhi didn't think it was different.

He turned his head to Wu Qi again, and asked, "Wu Zifei came from ink, and he didn't talk about Tianzhi, but just now he shook his head and denied it. Could it be that the power you think is different from what I and Shengchao understand?"

Wu Qi said with a smile: "I don't talk about the will of heaven, but I'm afraid that what I understand, the unshakable power in the world, is actually the same thing as what Sheng Chuo said."

"For example, in the Central Plains, in the mountains and forests, a beast that looks like a cat, has a king spot on its forehead, and weighs hundreds of catties is a tiger."

"The people of Chu call this thing Yutu."

"Actually, it's just called differently, but it's the same."

Ying Shichao was really surprised this time.

He thought to himself, the advantage of the weapon, the cunning of the plan, the strength of the organization, and the importance of morality he mentioned, one of the four can guarantee the design.

And if you can get four of them, you will be able to cross one side, become the career of Fang Bo, and even shake the world.

In his eyes, this is already an unshakable force.

Unexpectedly, both Sheng Chuo and Wu Qi said that these are very powerful forces, but I am afraid that they are still too small compared to another force.

Ying Shichao longs for strength, and he also understands that with Shengchuo and Wu Qi's personalities, it is unlikely that he would say "virtue and etiquette are the most powerful forces in the world" today.

I can't help being curious, and even more looking forward to it.

As a monarch, what he desires most is power, and he has been constantly absorbing and learning from the reformed Wei State and the rising Mohism.

Today I suddenly heard that there is a truly unshakable force, how can he not be eager?It's like a greedy cat smells fishy smell and itches in the heart.

Wu Qi glanced at Sheng Chuo, then bowed to Master Ying and said: "Let me try to say it for you, if I don't guess much, the power of Sheng Chuo's words is what I said."

"That, I am afraid it is the most unshakable force in the world. It is also the truth that I have learned from reading some books of Mohism in the past 20 years."

"Just like the sun, it won't be cold in Qin State or even Persia, thousands of miles west of Solucan, just because it is hot in Wei State."

Teacher Ying asked for advice.

Wu Qi said: "Your Majesty should understand what Sheng Chuo said about Cheng Zi's meeting with Mo Di just now."

"Da Yu and Shang Tang are ancient sage kings. With their intelligence, I am afraid they are better than the people in the world. But their intelligence can't change the worry of birds hearing heat and drought. Worry is the next thing."

This sounds like a simple story. Although Ying Shichao had read some Mohist books, he finally gave up because he disliked the words "everyone is equal under the Emperor of Heaven".

He didn't understand what these words were talking about, nor could he understand where the power contained in them was.

With a look of puzzlement on his face, Wu Qi took the question apart and asked, "Your Majesty, there is a bird and a fish at this time. I want to make the bird go up and the fish go down."

"Your so-called four unshakable forces, I will try to name a few people."

"As far as righteousness is concerned, Dayu's righteousness in defying the wind and rain is unparalleled in ancient and modern times, and the people follow him to death."

"Since discussing the conspiracy, Sun Wu should be brought back to life, and the Grand Duke should be alive."

"In terms of miraculous skills, even if Xi Zhong lives again, Gong Shu is still there."

"In terms of organization, the Mohists are from top to bottom, comrades of Tongde."

"These four can't be regarded as the acme of the four powers mentioned by your majesty."

"But if there is one person, he can cause heat and drought. In terms of the fact that birds go up and fish go down, this person's power is stronger than the other four."

Ying Shichao nodded. Under the premise of the Mohist logic of "Jishi", it is meaningless to say that no one in the world can make the world hot and dry.

Wu Qi said again: "Looking at the world, there is also such a power."

"Twenty years ago, I practiced military pawns in Xihe. I won Jiahe in the Three Jin Dynasties and presented it to the emperor. I also heard that the Sishang Mohists can produce 20 catties per mu."

"The methods of iron tools, ox plowing, ridge farming, improved seeds, and composting can make the amount of grain produced per mu of land several times that of the past. And ox plowing can make the people cultivate more acres of land."

"If there is more food and more food in stock, then you can raise more soldiers, so that they will practice every day, no longer as farmers and soldiers, but as soldiers."

"It is precisely because of their specialization in art, Tang and Wen are so intelligent that they may not be able to make pottery as much as potters. The same is true for soldiers. Those soldiers who practice every day are far better than those peasants and soldiers who practice at leisure. "

Ying Shichao seemed to understand a little bit, but not very clearly, as if the truth was right in front of his eyes, but he couldn't grasp it yet.

It is also like a cloud, which can be seen, but even if you ride on the flying ball made by the Mohists, you cannot hold it in your hand.

He thinks this should be considered a miraculous skill?

But Wu Qi clearly refuted it, so he continued to listen carefully.

Wu Qi asked again: "Your Majesty, can the pawns I trained be considered powerful?"

Ying Shichao smiled lightly and nodded solemnly. This is an undeniable question.

If it is not strong, why is Qin country trapped in the west for so long and cannot cross Luoshui?And why did the king of Chu, who was intimidated by the news, be killed and the ministers captured in the first battle of Daliang?
Wu Qi said: "After reading some books of the Mohists, I understood some truths."

"If the land of Xihe is still the same as it was in ancient times, drinking blood and farming by slash-and-burn, the 30 households in Xihe will be paid taxes based on the reform of the Wei Dynasty, and the law of generals and soldiers will be raised. In terms of salary, it may be possible to support only a thousand off-duty military pawns at most."

"Using the method of Duke Zhou's division of enfeoffment, slash-and-burn farming, and sowing seeds all over the sky, 30 households can be divided into thousands of corporals, hundreds of sergeants, dozens of doctors, and hundreds of chariots."

"So, the two armies will fight, who will win?"

Master Ying pondered for a long time and said, "Duke Zhou's method can win."

Wu Qi laughed and said: "There are many countries in the world that divide the feudal system and divide the land to support scholars, but I have [-] soldiers, and I can rule the world and be unrivaled. Of course, it is because of my war plan that is unparalleled in the world. But I'm afraid there are other reasons. You should think about it carefully."

Master Ying thought hard after hearing the words, and tried to ask: "Under the current general trend of ironware, cattle plowing, and ridge farming, the natives are the same, and the method of military pawns will definitely win over the enfeoffment of supporters."

"And under the general trend of slash-and-burn farming and sowing seeds all over the sky, the natives are the same, and the method of entrusting the servants will be better than the method of soldiers?"

Wu Qi said: "Your Highness is intelligent, that's exactly what it means. It's just a miraculous skill, not an unshakable force. It's just a strategy, and it's not an unshakable force. I think the meaning of Sheng Chuo is the same, right?"

Sheng Chuo on the side already smiled, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, what I call unshakable power is exactly like this."

"Administration in Sishang is well-organized and the people are harmonious. There are many people who can be officials or officials, so Sishang Mohist can say: select the virtuous and appoint the capable, and those who are capable will go up and those who are incapable will go down."

"Because the Mohists have the two things of grass and silk and printing. It is said in the proper year that shepherds in Haiyang can also write their own names. Without these two things, I'm afraid it won't be possible."

"However, the reverse is also the same. If you already have the skills of grass and silk and printing, but still pass them on from relatives and nobles, and only talk about bloodlines regardless of talents, even if you have these two things, you will not be able to exert their power."

Wu Qi also followed up and said: "In the battle of Lushui, the Yue people challenged the master, but was smashed into powder by the artillery of the Mohists. The power of gunpowder is not to say that it has no power."

"But if there is no Mohist's method of military formation, I'm afraid muskets are not as good as bows and crossbows."

Master Ying nodded and said, "Understood. This is like a craftsman's mortise and tenon. The mortise and tenon technique can't be strong only with the mortise, and it can't be strong with the tenon alone."

"I can already understand what you two mean."

"The will of heaven that Sheng Chuo said may be called the general trend of the world. Those who follow it prosper and those who oppose it perish. This is an unshakable force!"

"The strength of the Mohists lies not only in their organization, strategy, morality, and unique skills."

"It's because everything they do is in line with the will of heaven, conforms to the general trend, takes advantage of the trend, and acts in response to the trend."

"As Mo Di said, the bird hears the worry of heat and drought and rises, and the fish hears the worry of heat and drought and descends..."

"The real power is the unshakable will of heaven, and those who are good at using this power choose to catch birds with high nets and fish with nets in the hot and dry season."

"Someone saw that this man caught a lot of birds and fish, and thought that he was able to catch many because he was diving with a high net, so he continued to dive with a high net in the cold and rainy season, but nothing was caught."

Sheng Chuo got up and bowed three times, and praised: "Your Majesty can finally know what is the unshakable power."

"The Mohism's organization is stable, its morality is bewildering, its ingenuity is cunning, and its skills are stacked. This is power, but it is not an unshakable power."

"The Mohists know the will of heaven, act accordingly, build momentum to take advantage of the situation, the legal strategy is in line with the things in Sishang, and the system strategy is in line with the production in Sishang. This is an unshakable force."

"If you can understand this kind of power, Qin can also be strong and dominate the world."

"Sishang is hot and dry, so the Mohists can use high nets to subdue it, but if the emperor can't understand the real reason and learn from it, Qin may not be strong, but will decline."

"The reforms of various countries are like those fish and birds. Maybe they don't know the truth of heat, drought and high potential, but they do it naturally."

"As for the reform of the Qin State, as a person who can know that birds are high and fish are low in times of heat and drought, the laws and strategies should be adapted to things and techniques, and they can also obtain the unshakable power."

"The foundation of this power lies in things and skills. If the things on the body are insufficient, the Mohists will create things; if the things on the body are not enough, the Mohists will change their policies. This is what we should learn, not just look at the superficial strategy , thinking that everything is right. There is no right, only right.”

(End of this chapter)