warring states careerist

Chapter 640

In the late summer of this year, the city of Linzi, which seldom experienced foreign wars but experienced countless coups, once again ushered in a civil strife.

It has only been a few years since the Tian family replaced Qi, which Hu Feizi called a farce, and the continuation of the conflict between the Tian brothers, which was already full of contradictions, finally kicked off.

In the city of Linzi, soldiers gathered, and the huge city of Linzi became chaotic and noisy.

The giant city that began to be built 450 years ago is as magnificent as what Yan Ying said back then.

Nine miles long from north to south, with Zishui in the east and Xishui in the west, this is the main city of Linzi.

And in the southwest of the main city, there is another small city two or three miles long and wide. The north of the small city is embedded in the main city. This is where the gardens and palaces of Qi State are located, and it is also the residence of Qihou.

The city built according to the rules is very distinctive. It has the same organizational system as Shangqiu City. The palace and the main city are separated, not in the center of the city, but in the south of the city.

The widest part of the base has a city wall of nearly 20 meters, all of which are built with rammed earth. The wide "ring coating" next to the city wall is under the circular road under the city wall, and it is densely packed with pottery drains. , as early as when it was built 450 years ago, the drainage system was already completed.

It's just that on the side close to the water system, what flows out of the drain is not sewage, but red blood.

The palace is in the southwest, and it is also close to Fieshui. A battle has just ended here, and a group of soldiers captured the west gate of the big city closest to the palace.

There was a creaking sound of wheels rolling in the distance, and several bulky bronze cannons were being pushed forward by a group of shirtless brawny men.

The leader of the soldiers who had just occupied the west gate saw the group of people pushing the cannons, and asked loudly, "Do you want to help the unrighteous king? Or do you want to help Mr. Ningmin?"

The leader among the people pushing the cannon said in his heart: "They are all good birds, and I don't want to help anyone."

But he shouted on his mouth: "Young Master Yan advocated righteousness and said: The people are suffering, and the unjust king will be punished and the people will be peaceful."

"We've fought hard for a long time, and we're here to help Mr. Ningmin raise an issue!"

The soldier leader was overjoyed, knowing that most of the few gunners in the city were martial fighters, because the orthodox nobles would not learn these things other than riding and shooting and chariot warfare, and it was impossible for the real common people who planed to eat. these means.

Since he is a martial artist, he naturally sacrificed his life for money, so he said: "This will make you rich and honorable. Mr. Ningmin has an order, and anyone who helps the righteous will be rewarded!"

The gunner's leader thought to himself: "I'm not trying to covet your rewards. How can righteousness be sold? In the past when Zimozi traveled across the country, five hundred miles of fiefdom was not enough. He who has betrayed righteousness."

"If it wasn't for the order from above to help Tian Shan, hum, today I must bomb the palace first, and then bomb Tian Shan's mansion!"

I can't say these words in my heart, but in order to be able to trust these people, I said on my lips: "Although we are ordinary people, we also know the right and know the right and wrong."

"Mr. Ningmin said that what the people want, the sky must follow. Now the people in Linzi are determined and don't want to fight any more, but the princes don't want to punish Mr. Ziwu for their own selfishness. The Mohist army is approaching, and Linzi is in danger. However, the Junhou was furious because Mr. Ningmin said that he should punish Mr. Wu for Qi Sheji, and he sent people to kill Mr. Ningmin first, and I was very angry."

"Every man has righteousness, why is it for money?"

What he said was awe-inspiring, which fit his status as a martial artist.

Martial warriors are certainly mercenaries, but it took until the middle and late stages of the Warring States period to become the elite force of Qi. At this time, fighters were still a group of street rangers, and they still had a bit of chivalry in their hearts, not in the middle and late stages. A group of professional mercenaries who work hard for money.

Hearing this, the leader of the armored soldiers rushed to greet him and said, "A true warrior!"

So the leader of the gunners was invited to climb up the gate tower, light the smoke from the bonfire, and set up a flag to show that the gate had been occupied.

The gate tower of the city wall is the commanding height of the city, and it is also the most easily observed place in the city. The flags erected here are just to inspire people.

The so-called Mr. Ningmin is none other than Prince Tian Shan.

At that time, when the Tian family replaced Qi, Tian He was nicknamed "Limin, Baomin". After directing and acting in a farce, he forced Lu Dai to become Zen.

Before receiving the official canonization and title given by Zhou Tianzi, Tian He's identity had always been an official of benefiting the people, an official protecting the people, and so on, and he dared not call him a marquis.

And benefiting the people and protecting the people are also the legal titles of his superiors.

It wasn't until later that he obtained his title and officially replaced Jiang Qi's priest, that he became the Marquis of Qi.

These are all histories, which are all experiences.

So Tian Yan drew a gourd according to the example, calling himself "Ningmin" and calling himself the son of Ningmin, for this legitimacy.

Before ascending to power, they need the righteousness of "what the people wish, the sky will obey".

After ascending to the throne, it is natural to need the righteousness of "canonization by the Son of Heaven to guard one side".

Although it is a simple title, it is not used casually. It does not make any difference to the common people, but it must be carefully distinguished between the scholars and the nobles.

The word "Ningmin" refers to the rituals of the Zhou system, the so-called responsibility of the local officials, to Anbang State, to Ning Wanmin.

The word Ningmin comes from this.

The head of the local officials is Situ.

In the past, Shun was Yao's apprentice. In the end, "Yao was old and without virtue, so Shun imprisoned Yao in Pingyang and took the throne."

Therefore, calling himself Ningmin means announcing to the nobles that he has to follow the example of "Shun imprisoned Yao in Pingyang", and he has to do this for the stability of the country and the peace of the people.

The twists and turns here are not for the people of Linzi, but imitating his uncle's name of "benefiting the people and protecting the people" in the past, and naming himself Ningmin, it is precisely to gain the support of the people of Linzi.

This scene of drama started yesterday. After refusing to enter the palace to discuss state affairs yesterday, Tian Yan immediately followed the arrangement of his counselors, just like his uncle Tian He Daiqi did back then, along the most prosperous center where the north and south meet. City by car.

Standing on the carriage, he kept telling the people: "Now that the Mo family wants to negotiate a peace, there will be no need to fight, and your relatives will go home. But the condition proposed by the Mo family is that the slaughter of Wucheng must be done first." After Zhu Tianwu, we can negotiate a peace."

"In the chaos of the Three Supervisors in the past, Duke Zhou punished and killed my brother for the sake of stability in the world. Although I don't have the talent of Duke Zhou, but for the sake of the people of Linzi and the community of Qi, I have to persuade the emperor to punish my brother."

He kept talking, and the crowd applauded.

People have already decided that this is not the time when the people congratulated each other at the beginning of the war last year and thought that the Qi State would be strong again, but the time when the main force of the Qi State was completely lost after two wars, relatives were captured, and the autumn harvest was imminent.

Then, just like the scene directed and acted by Tian He back then, someone suddenly came out to "assassinate", saying that he was ordered by the emperor, and said some deliberately provocative words, such as "the son of the emperor, the one above one, and the one of ten thousand people." How can you compare with the untouchables in Linzi? Even if the untouchables in Linzi City are dead, the emperor will never kill his own son."

After such a farce performance just like in the past, someone immediately took away the assassin, and many "people" knelt in front of the car, persuading: "Young master, please come back, if you continue to go to the palace, isn't that asking for death? "

Tian Yan said emotionally in the car: "In the past, Bigan did not hesitate to die to persuade King Zhou. Now how can I let Linzi suffer from the war for my own safety? Please step aside, I am going to persuade Admonish Your Majesty."

After repeating this, some "people" shouted: "A king has no virtue. Don't you hear that 'if you caress me, you will be a queen, if you abuse me, you will have revenge'? The only husband who is bullied by Hong Wei is our world enemy. Will you be willing to punish me together? The only husband, the warrior who protects the young master?"

The emotions of the people themselves have been incited, and at this time someone took the lead again, and even dozens of people stood up and said: "I am willing to follow the son and punish the only husband together!"

At that time, Tian Yan also expressed his feelings about being a courtier, and some people among the "people" persuaded him: "How can a single husband have a courtier? Only a son! He felt that the peace of the [-] people in Linzi was not as good as his son, so he Where did the subjects come from?"

After so many excuses, Tian Yan raised his arms and shouted, calling himself "Ningmin", and asked someone to release the news.

First, he disseminated Tian He's major crimes, and then imitated the Mohist's order in the "City Defense Technique", saying: "This act of righteousness is for the people of Ning."

"Whoever dies due to righteousness, I will take care of his wife."

"Those who kill indiscriminately will die, those who hurt the people will be punished, and those who use the strong to bully the weak, those who set fire to chaos, and those who rape women will be cut off!"

"Whoever climbs the palace wall first will seal the city for [-] miles. Officials, heroes, and those who plan to break the palace wall will all be given public rides. Men who have made meritorious service will be ranked second, and women will be given five thousand dollars. Men, women, and children will be punished bravely." If someone gives you a thousand dollars, it will be three years old, and you will have nothing to give, and you will not pay taxes."

After issuing an order that was obviously prepared long ago, all the soldiers around him were ordered to wear red cloths on their arms, hold the flag on both sides, and write "Ning Min" and "Punish Dufu" to maintain order.

Qi State has always been a system of unity of farmers and soldiers, especially in Linzi, the capital, where the people can fight and each has its own organization.

In this way, the people were quickly organized to maintain order near the main city. Nobles from his faction continued to join in, and Hetian He's cronies fought fiercely in the city.

Tian Yan also took out the property of his own mansion and distributed it among the people, in order to prove that his slogan of "five thousand for women, one thousand for men, women and children for courageous punishment, and one thousand for men" was financially capable.

With the elite soldiers and private soldiers around him as the main force, he gathered the people in the city, and soon formed a powerful rebel force centered on the market at the intersection of the two main streets, east, west, south, and north.

Then he publicly punished several "indiscriminate killers, those who hurt the people, those who bully the weak and the young by force, stir up fire to create chaos, and rape women".

At least, it seems that the hearts of the people are convinced.

But in fact, most of the people in Linzi were not infected by this farce, they just thought it was a good thing to make peace early, just like when Wei and Zheng rebelled against Jin and Chu and were expelled by the people of the country. If you continue to fight, you will suffer revenge. It is better to get rid of the monarch.

It's not that the people in Linzi lack sensibility, but that from the rebellion of the five princes to the Tian Dynasty's replacement of Qi, scenes of ugly farces have been staged in Linzi city every few years.

(End of this chapter)