warring states careerist

Chapter 729
The king will never be able to feed the nobles enough. The division of the three families into Jin and Tian's generation to Qi is a clear proof.

Xiong Liangfu understood.

Lord Linwu knew it too.

But now all have to pretend not to know.

Before Xiong Liangfu came to Wu, Lord Yangcheng, Lord Pingye, Lord E and other nobles with real power had expressed their views, and these Linwu Lords also knew about it.

Many things have actually been put on the bright side. The reform will inevitably harm the interests of the nobles, and the nobles have already used various reasons to oppose it.

Lord Linwu was very happy with Wang Ziliang's statement. Most of the internal nobles opposed the change, so it depends on the external environment.

"I'm in Linwu, and I heard that there is chaos in Song State. I don't know what the king and court officials think about Song State affairs? Linwu is remote, and many things cannot be known."

Before Xiong Liangfu came, the situation in the Song State was already in chaos. The gunpowder planted by the Mohists in the Song State more than 20 years ago has now burned and it is difficult to extinguish it.

Xiong Liangfu said: "Before I came, envoys from the Wei people also went to Yingdu to discuss this matter with my father. Sishang is already unrivaled. If there is another change in Song Dynasty, the world will definitely be in chaos."

"The grievances in Yuguan and Daliang are nothing more than the feudal lords fighting each other. The change in Sishang in the Song Dynasty is the end of the world. This is what the lords should care about."

"Father also sent envoys to Sishang, hoping that it would be like the Heze meeting four years ago, and solve the Song state affairs without using swords and soldiers.

Said that he hoped to form an alliance to solve the problem, but the king of Chu hoped to take the Mo family, Wei, South Korea, and Qi to carve up Song.

It is better to carve up than to be monopolized by the Mohist. Song itself is the place where the Mohist started, and it is the closest to Sishang, and it is the most influenced by the Mohist.

The chaos of more than 20 years ago caused many parts of the Song Dynasty to act independently, and the possibility of strengthening centralization has been destroyed by the Mohists. Only with strong force, there was no early civil war.

The country of Song was also in chaos.

It is hoped that the "co-governance of the three surnames" will be carried forward and form a constitutional monarchy system in which the aristocrats co-govern.

It is also hoped that reforms like Si Shang's will completely abolish some ordinary citizens and some peasants in the monarchy.

There is also the agrarian school that hopes for equal distribution of land, which has attracted the approval of many landless farmers.

And some nobles hope to join the more powerful Chu, Wei and other countries, continue to maintain their fiefdoms, and change their monarchs.

All kinds of conflicts that have been suppressed for more than 20 years have become unstoppable.

For the king of Chu, the most favorable solution is naturally to hope to carve up the state of Song through the same way as the Heze meeting four years ago.

One is that the king of Chu hopes to continue reform and strengthen the centralization of power, and does not want to be involved in a Song state that will inevitably trigger a new round of Central Plains war. The matter of time will bring in the whole Central Plains.

The second is that if the state of Song can be divided up through a peace treaty, the king of Chu will have a higher prestige, and he will have enough power to suppress the nobles. Only then will it be possible to complete the reform that is far from being completed.

During the Zheng Guo Rebellion, the Chu State was busy fighting against the Wei State, and soon lost Daliang Yuguan.

Since Wei Han is in charge of the Zheng Kingdom, the King of Chu in the Song Kingdom also wants a piece of the action this time, especially when the Sishang Mohists, who are becoming more and more powerful and aggressive, are involved.

Lord Linwu heard Xiong Liangfu's words, shook his head and said: "This matter... I am afraid that the king will not be able to fulfill his wish. The state of Song is dangerous, and no one can allow the state of Song to fall to one side."

"In the past, when Jin and Chu fought, whichever side the Song State fell to was the hegemony. The south can go straight to Chen Cai, the north can advance Weipu, and the west can force Luoyi, Daliang."

"Now that the Mo family is quite powerful in Song State, how can they be willing to let others interfere? What the Mo family hopes most is that Song State will be neutral, so that no country can threaten Peiyi and Pengcheng. In my opinion, it is definitely not possible."

He hoped that the state of Chu would be involved in the civil strife in Song Dynasty, especially that the king of Chu would personally lead his troops northward to fight against the Mo family in the state of Song.

Once that happens, the power of the Sishang Mohists will be attracted to the Song State, and it is impossible for the King of Chu to continue to centralize power at this time. Instead, he must relax the progress of the reform to seek the support of the nobles.

If it is really a contract to carve up the state of song, it will be very bad for the nobles of the state of chu.

Although there is Mohism in South China Sea, but it has only just been opened up there, and its strength is not strong. Lord Linwu feels that the Mohist family is not capable of sending troops from South China Sea to the north to attack Linwu in just four years.

So if there was a real fight, he just pretended to guard the border, and the king of Chu could only relax his supervision.

With a war ahead, he can also buy more weapons and armor with great fanfare to expand his power.

As long as there is a fight, the relationship between the Mo family and the state of Chu will be tense.

It doesn't matter whether you win or lose.

Lost, the Mohists actually took control of the Song State, and in Lord Linwu's view, this was tantamount to completely letting Wei Chu and other countries reach an alliance.Moreover, if the battle is defeated, King Chu's power will be lost a lot, and the support of the nobles will be needed, so the reform will be over.

If they win, they will carve up the state of Song at most. The strength of the Mo family is not limited to small countries like Zheng and Song. Even if the Sishang Mo family retreats, a new round of confrontation between Chu and Wei will start again, and the support of the nobles will still be needed at that time.

However, this matter of the Song Dynasty cannot be ignored.

Unless Chu State does not want to be a big country at all, unless Chu State completely abandons the Central Plains, Song State cannot ignore it.

Lord Linwu thought to himself, at this moment, the state of Song is in turmoil, I am afraid that the king is most worried, but at this time, a few years later, maybe he can really complete the reform, and I will no longer have the power to resist the kingship .

In fact, Xiong Liangfu also agreed with Lord Linwu. He also felt that it was simply unrealistic to hope that the Heze League would resolve the war as it did four years ago.

Four years ago, the Mohists who had been calling for Feigong didn’t even mention Feigong. Originally, with the strength of the Mohists, if they had maintained Feigong four years ago and formulated the law of the world based on Feigong and its core, the Great War in the Central Plains could have been avoided. It is unlikely to erupt for at least a few decades.

But in the alliance, the Mohists never mentioned it. Instead, they formulated the law of war, making it clear that the Mohism is no longer the organization of hundreds of people, but has a vast land and military power. one.

There is nothing wrong with setting the world in one place. The monarchs of several big countries have such ideas.

Even if the slogans of the Sishang of the Mo family are scary slogans such as choosing the emperor, everyone is equal, and loving the same people, it will not hinder trade, alliances, and mutual confrontation between countries and Sishang.

Whoever is the first bird will be beaten, surrounded by evil neighbors, and they all wish to see both sides hurt in order to gain the fisherman's benefit.

Wang Ziliang said again: "I have also mentioned this matter to my father."

"The Sishang Mohists are ambitious, greedy and insatiable. They use the name of benefiting the world to disturb people's hearts, making everyone seek profit and not obey the law. This must be guarded against."

"Sishang, the Mohists can already reach Linzi with troops. If they win the Song Dynasty, they will not be able to control it."

"Since Marquis Wei has sent envoys, it is time to make an alliance with the Wei people."

"The people of Qin are far to the west. Sishang has nothing to do with them, and they can't hit them. They are short-sighted, so they formed an alliance with the Mohists, which has reached a continual trend."

"Qin and Chu have always been married, but at this time they can no longer continue to form an alliance with Mo and Qin. They need to get Chu, Wei, Han, Qi, and Yan to join forces."

"In an alliance with the Mohists, that is to seek skin from a tiger. If the Mohists win the Song Dynasty, wouldn't they look to Chen Cai? Besides, the power of interpretation for benefiting the world is in the hands of the Mohists. You and I are moths in their mouths. Once they are strong, will they tolerate us? does it exist?"

"The enmity between Wei and Chu is not the key now. As the so-called brother fights against his humiliation outside the wall, Wei and Chu are all princes. At this time, we should give up the enmity and fight against Sishang together."

"It's just...every family has their own thoughts, but it's also difficult."

(End of this chapter)