warring states careerist

Chapter 637

Qi State has rich experience in such things as killing kings, not only killing kings, but also often cutting grass and roots. This is not just Qi State, all princes in the world are like birds.

In the rebellion of the five sons back then, killing brothers and nephews was a great joy. The 20-year civil strife of the Tian clan also involved brothers killing each other. The people of Linzi have long since become numb to this.

If you really talk about etiquette, it will not be possible for the Tian family to succeed in replacing Qi.

The great nobles who don't know how to conspire can't survive the age, and the noble families who can pass it on to this time must have mastered the compulsory subject of conspiracy, which is a compulsory course for nobles, and pass it on as a family inheritance.

Tian Shan didn't have much psychological burden on killing his uncle. If he wanted to blame Tian Wu, he didn't die in the chaos. Brothers, courtiers who observe etiquette.

But Tian Wu is not dead, all this is impossible.

But he didn't want to be infamous.

Because of his special status, he is the prince, as long as Tian He is killed, he will be more formal in the position.

But now, something seems to be going wrong.

What the counselor said is to do it now, but the conditions are not very perfect.

This time the Mohists won a complete victory in the south of the Great Wall, Linzi was in danger, and the nearby doctors also assembled their private soldiers to guard Linzi.

Naturally, there are nobles from Tian Shan's faction, and when his father and Tian and his brothers divided power, more than half of the inheritance left to Tian Shan was north of the Great Wall.

However, Tian He would not die due to his serious illness. He, the legitimate prince, still hoped that Tian He would die, but he would inherit it legitimately.

Things have come to this point, even if he is a little indecisive, and a little too much looking forward to the success that exceeds expectations, he has no choice but to prepare to do it.

If you want to do it, you have to consider the attitude of the nobles.

The attitude of the people in Linzi is only the basis for the coup, but the attitude of the nobles is the basis for governing after the coup.

A coup can rely on the people, but once the people are organized, as a monarch, they will inevitably panic.

The difficulty that is difficult to overcome is that it is the Mohists who won the battle in the south this time.If you change any prince, you can borrow troops, but if you get closer to the Mohist family, you have to consider the attitude of the nobles.

Thinking of this, a counselor said: "My lord, I have studied Mohism's articles and scriptures a lot, and I have to say that their words are very reasonable, but there is one thing that I hate and can't accept. But what you are worried about But these days, I feel that the truths that the Mohists say are still truths after all.”

Tian Yan seldom read Mohist articles, so he asked: "What do you hate and find difficult to accept?"

The counselor said: "The righteousness of the Mohists is ruthless, rude, and immoral. They write the pride of scholars, the shamelessness of common people, and the virtues of nobles...all as ruthless and cold benefits. They have a saying that is very interesting: some The nobles talk about courtesy and virtue, but once their interests are involved, they will reveal their true colors, and they shout courtesy and virtue, but it is used to cover up their interests."

This sounded very ugly, not only Tian Shan, but also many scholars around him couldn't accept it, and said with disdain: "The Mo family has no king, no father, and no virtue, but they think that everyone in the world is like them, it's really ridiculous."

"In this world, only virtue is eternal and correct. But they want to use benefits and things to think that this is eternal...their words make no sense."

The counselor shook his head and said, "That's not true. I've heard from you the past few days that the court has been arguing endlessly. Some said to seek peace, and some said to continue the fight to wait for the princes of the world to interfere."

"This seems ordinary, but after I looked at it according to the principles of the Mohists, I found an interesting thing."

Tian Yan was startled and asked, "What did you see?"

The counselor smiled and said: "What I saw is what the Mohists said. Some nobles talk about courtesy and virtue, but once their interests are involved, they will show their true colors, and they will shout Ritual and morality are only used to cover up the benefits underneath."

"Most of the main peace is in the north of the Great Wall. The reason for their main peace is actually because the land reform is going on in the south of the Great Wall. They are worried that the fire will burn their fiefs, and the Mohists have always said that they are For righteousness, not for embezzlement of other people's land, so as long as Tian Qing and Tian Wu are handed over, the troops will retreat."

"Regardless of whether it is true or not, these nobles hope to make peace."

"As for the main battle, most of the family fiefdoms are in the south of the Great Wall. Most of the words are Mohism's immoral, rude, and contrary to the righteousness of the world. If you don't listen carefully, you may think that this is actually the Lu of Boqin back then."

What he said was a bit sharp, and Tian Yan felt a little uneasy on his face.

There is no doubt that Boqin ruled Lu with etiquette.

But if you talk about the country that is the least qualified to talk about etiquette in the world, now Tian Qi dares to call it the second and no one has the nerve to call it the first.

But the counselor didn't take it seriously, and said: "The people who are in charge of the battle often use words such as immoral, disrespectful, and tyrannical teachers to describe the Mohists, and they believe that if they continue to fight, the world will inevitably shake, and the Mohists will be as angry and resentful as they were when they were robbers. , so countries will definitely interfere.”

"However, I figured it out. Most of these people were enfeoffed in the south of the Great Wall and are now occupied by the Mohists for land reform."

"If it's a coincidence, it's a coincidence."

"But if it's not a coincidence, it's interesting... In the end, the main battle and the main peace are not related to Xinde, but really have something to do with profit."

At this point, Tian Yan had already tasted something, and said happily: "You mean... If you raise an issue now, as long as you can make peace with the Mohists, you will get support?"

The counselor laughed and said, "My lord is wise. Most of Tian He's subordinates were captured in Yingyi. Most of the nobles in the south of Pingyin were captured in Jishui. Now the powerful nobles in the court are those whose fiefdoms are in the north." People, and the rest of them, although they shouted to continue fighting, actually they have no strength, only the glory of the blood of the family."

Tian Yan thought for a while and asked, "Is there no possibility for all countries to interfere?"

The counselor shook his head and said: "Chu people consider themselves Nanman, and Qin people call them Xirong. I am afraid that these two countries will not interfere. Zhao people will replace them. There are many Hu Fengs in Dai, and they are not a country that observes rituals."

"The people of Lu kept the etiquette, but it was useless. Wei and Han broke the alliance and fought bitterly in Chu, Zhao, and Zhongshan. The battle of Nanjishui and Yingyi would scare the Wei people and dare not interfere."

"Then, my lord, who can interfere within a few years? If the fight continues, the Mo family will go straight to Linzi. Wouldn't the nobles resent the person who started the war? If there is no war, how can the Mo family invade Linzi and change the land?"

Tian Yan thought for a long time, nodded and said: "You are right. Then, it is time for us to make trouble."

"It's just... after the success, how should we do this? The Mo family needs to put more conditions..."

The counselor smiled meaningfully, and said: "As a king, why would you want the nobles to be strong? When the nobles are strong, the king is weak. If the king wants to be strong, he will anger the nobles. Don't you hear that a few years ago, because of the reforms in Chu, he went to Weizhi?" What? Nowadays, all countries in the world are trying to become stronger without changing the law."

"The Mo family's land reform in the south of the Great Wall wiped out the nobles of Ji and Wen. Isn't this an opportunity bestowed by the heavens?"

"If not, it will be difficult to centralize power. The Mohist family will help us not to touch the interests of the nobles north of the Great Wall, gain their support, and suppress the nobles south of the Great Wall."

"Besides, many of them are loyal to Prince Wu. Since Prince Huan has no ambitions for Duke Huan, why should he use Guan Zhong? Besides, if there really is Guan Zhong among those people, how could they be defeated in two battles, and [-] troops lost in Jimen? "

At this point, Tian Yan couldn't figure it out, it was beyond his comprehension.

Just when he was about to continue to inquire, someone outside rushed to report that the prince had invited Prince Yan into the palace to discuss matters.

A group of counselors said one after another: "My son, don't go. The prince is old and weak, and son Wu was defeated in Yingyi. You are invincible, son. The only thing that can defeat you is death."

"If there is a soldier in the palace, the big thing will be over. In the past, the prince may not be able to do this, but now the power is not in his hands, the young master must guard against it."

In fact, there are many excuses for not going, but once an excuse is used at this sensitive time, it is tantamount to declaring that you will fight against Tianhe.

Tian Yan was a little flustered, worried that if things failed, he would die.I was also worried that if I did not do well, I would bear some unnecessary infamy.And I don't seem to be fully prepared on my side. If I turn my face at this time, I'm afraid I will fail.

However, for the counselors around them, in addition to the kindness of the Patriarch back then, they supported Tian Shan, and they could only show their strengths when Tian Shan was in the top position.

Most of them were from low-level nobles, which was the shortest way for them to enter the temple. They could not tolerate the possibility of Tian Shan being under house arrest or being killed.

A group of cronies knelt down and persuaded: "Young Master, if you don't take it now, you will be harmed! If the Mo family can stop Young Master Wu, how can they tell you first? If Young Master Wu returns with troops, Jun How can you deal with yourself if you support me again?"

"The princes have no way, so that Qi Sheji will perish. One hundred thousand soldiers died in Wenji, and the people were angry. They missed Jiang Qi's rule. At this time, you are a descendant of the Tian family, and you have to consider the foundation of the ancestors after Jing Zhonggong. .”

"Yuguo, you will make peace with the soldiers, and the country will benefit greatly."

"Yu family, you preserve the ancestral temple so that the Tian family can last forever."

"You can't hesitate any longer."

Looking at the unanimous advice from his confidants, Tian Yan said with a bitter face: "If things come to pass, it all depends on your efforts. It's just...it's just that I'm afraid things won't come true."

A group of counselors said: "Young master, people in Linzi feel at ease now. You raise your arms and shout out, and the people will definitely respond. As long as hundreds of soldiers invade the palace and follow the story of Jiang Qi in the past, great things will be settled."

"With Linzi in hand, we can make peace with the Mohists. Even if Mr. Ziwu returns with his troops, Linzi changes hands, and the Mohists interfere, how can he win?"

Following the story of Jiang Qi back then, this was exactly the path Tian He took back then, and now all the counselors around his nephew are educated and well-mannered, and they actually want to instigate a coup d'etat.

Seeing this, Tian Yan finally asked a question.

"I don't want to bear the name of killing kings and relatives. If I don't give in..."

The counselor immediately said: "If you don't give in, you just need to seize the palace and guard it tightly. The prince will starve to death if he is in the palace and has no food or drink."

"He died of starvation, so why did you kill him? How can you bear the name of killing kings and relatives?"

"Today, the prince invited the son into the palace, and he already has murderous intentions. There is no time to delay, it is today, and it is a big event."

These counselors were not stupid, unless Tian Yan stabbed his uncle to death himself, otherwise, whoever did it would be responsible for it. Instead of doing this, it would be better to starve Tian He to death, and no one would have to take responsibility.

(End of this chapter)