warring states careerist

Chapter 73
The people who made the oath at the scene were mostly old foxes who were immersed in conspiracy.

The slightest bit of Dayin's words made these people smell something.

Shu Cenxi glanced at the little Si Kou next to him, and asked about Zheng Boke's story mentioned by Dayin: "What do the people in the city think of this nursery rhyme?"

Xiao Sikou is an autumn official, his status is not too high, but he is very special.

The duty of Xiao Sikou is to "take charge of the government of the foreign court, so that all people can inquire about it: one is to inquire about the danger of the country, the other is to inquire about the relocation of the country, and the third is to inquire about the establishment of the monarch".

Although these three matters have been basically monopolized by the nobles, the reactions of the common people in the city have to be taken seriously.In the coup several decades ago, the Sicheng department took action against Dayin only after obtaining the neutral attitude of the people in the city.

Xiao Sikou somewhat knew the reaction of some people, and said: "The rascals in the city keep singing nursery rhymes about this, but they only talk about the bright moon and the rare stars, and the sun and the moon hanging together. They don't care too much about the position of Duke Song."

Big Yin Lingqi smiled and said: "It's here! Since you don't care, you have to find a way to make them care, and this will use Zheng Boke's plan."

"Young Master Tian Nian will be the weakest general, with a violent and strong personality, and he is always ambitious. If he is angry, the people of Chu will besiege Shangqiu, causing thousands of deaths and injuries in the city. When this nursery rhyme is sung again, it will have a different flavor!"

"Now Sicheng Huang must think that we are going to use nursery rhymes to seek affairs, but we don't do it. Instead, we want to praise the ambition of son Tian. Let him attack Qi and rebel against Chu, and cultivate his arrogance. If the king of Chu sends condolences, it is okay. Take advantage of the opportunity to make trouble, and make Chu angry."

"Although Qi is chaotic, the foundation is still there. If you have a grudge against Qi, you will be retaliated in the future. Chu is extremely large, and there is a Qin alliance, and Song can't stop it."

"Once the war breaks out, the people will be angry. If we burn the food stored in the city, there will be starvation in the city. If there is a hunger in the city, the people will be angry with Gong Zitian. When the nursery rhymes are sung, why don't the people of the country chase the guards and become official?"

"If you want to destroy it, you must first indulge it; if you want to slander it, you must first praise it!"

When everyone heard it, they praised it one after another.

It turns out that there is no need to bother making up nursery rhymes at all, just let this nursery rhyme be sung again at the right time.

It is impossible to make up a nursery rhyme with more mystery than this.

Once the situation that Dayin said really happens, there will be a great hunger in the city, and rumors will be released that Sichenghuang and son Tian insist on rebelling against Chu and Jin. And meaning.

Wei Cheng was talking about a similar situation.

During the Jin-Chu struggle for hegemony, the State of Jin asked Wei Chenggong to borrow a way to save the Song Dynasty. It may be that the Jin State had a bad reputation for doing too many deceptions to destroy Guo, and Wei Chenggong disagreed.Later, the state of Jin hoped that the state of Wei would send troops as a slave state, but Wei Chenggong still refused, which caused the doctor to take the opportunity to incite the people of the country to riot and drive away the king, because the people of the country were worried about the revenge of the state of Jin.

Now it is no longer the age of Spring and Autumn, the common people no longer care so much about state affairs, the clan structure gradually disintegrates, and the scale of wars continues to expand.

However, if it is really unpopular, the people will still complain.Now that this nursery rhyme is being sung, they only care about the sun, moon and stars. When that day comes, I am afraid that what they care about is who will be the king.

Now it is neutral, but in the future it only needs to be tilted slightly, and these people feel that there is a lot to do.

Now that Dayin had figured out how to burn the city's stored food before being besieged, everyone stopped hiding.

Shu Cenxi added: "We can also send our confidantes to the state of Chu first, and give gifts to show that we are willing to be close to Chu and ask the king of Chu to attack Song. In this way, when the city is besieged, we will expel them again." It is a matter of fooling the emperor, and forming an alliance with Chu can save the common people from suffering from military disasters. This is what the Emperor of Heaven likes, and he will definitely bless it."

"Chu is powerful now, and there are Qi and Qin allies. If it competes with the Three Jins, Song will be the place to fight. Although Song is not a powerful country, it is not one of those small countries with a hundred times. Chu only wants to form an alliance for pilgrimage, and does not cut off sacrifices. The heart of annexation. We are also doing sacrifices to our ancestors, so that the common people will not suffer from military disasters."

Everyone praised Uncle Cen Xizhai for his benevolent heart and the demeanor of a monarch.

Only Xiao Si Kou worried: "If you want to defend the city, the Mo Zhai must return. Mo Zhai is a man who is righteous and punishes the unrighteous. I'm afraid...the Mo Zhai will get in the way."

Master Zuo laughed and said, "Didn't you hear that Mo Di talked about Prince Lu of Chu back then? Confucian scholars thought that Wang Zilu was a man of benevolence and righteousness, but Mo Di thought that if it was for the sake of righteousness, Wang Zilu should choose to be the king instead of disagreeing." .In the eyes of the Mohists, the establishment and dethronement of the monarch is nothing but a trivial matter, as long as it can avoid the disaster of war, it is a righteous act! The Mohists will not care if the matter of burning grain is not leaked. Only the matter of burning grain must be done strictly."

At this time, no one shouted that princes, generals, and generals are kind. No matter how the throne changes, it is only between father, brother, and heir. It seems that this is an unchangeable rule between heaven and earth, and all plans must be based on this among the rules.

Before Mohist appeared, the judgment of Wang Zilu's matter was quite different from the prevailing "benevolence and righteousness" at that time.Mozi thinks that if you think you can do it, you can do it, and if you can’t do it, then you can’t even count it as benevolence.Mo Zhe is not very concerned about the seizure of the throne between brothers and nephews. What he cares about is whether he can do it after he gets on the throne, but it still doesn't go beyond the scope of princely heirs.

Dayin nodded in agreement with Master Zuo, and said: "If you are close to Chu, you will be angry with Jin in the future. Although the Three Jins are strong, they will definitely win against Qi, but if Chu, Qin, and Qi work together, they may not be able to lose to the Three Jins. The situation is huge, but we have to consider it. Both Shangqiu and Taoyi are big towns, but they are too close to the Jin Dynasty and too far away from Chu."

"Once something happens in the future, we have to consider it."

"Mo Di is righteous, and his disciples are also great talents. I heard that he did righteous deeds in the land that day, so I talked about the San Jin."

"His disciples are suitable to do righteousness to Pei. He once said that Peidi and Pengcheng are far away. If the Three Jins are powerful in the future, the people of Shangqiu can move to Pengcheng to avoid the front of the Three Jins."

"Since the rumors came out, I didn't care at first. Now it seems that Mohist's righteousness has profound meaning, and he is indeed a great talent, which is beyond my reach."

"Mohist is righteous and trustworthy, Mo Di is a great talent, and there are many people below, Peidi will be able to govern, Mohist is also trustworthy, and the ten-year agreement will be kept, and he has no intention of power, but Peidi ruled, and then moved Shangqiu people to Pengcheng, It can be the capital, so as to avoid the edge of the Three Jin Dynasty."

"Secondly, the imperial father's family is very powerful in Shangqiu, Taoyi. He has a lot of cliques. Moving to Peng in the future can also prevent the imperial father's cliques from making trouble. If the capital is still in Shangqiu after the incident, I am afraid that his clique will die. A matter of revenge."

"In this way, we have to prepare in advance. Don't let the Mohist think that only he, Sicheng, has the heart to govern Peidi, so that the people of Peidi will know our name for future events. Sicheng Emperor will not aware."

When Dayin said this, those people present who were good at plotting but less than Xionglue gradually realized and praised them one after another.

Only then did I know the deep meaning, the Mohist had already been preparing for the future.

After praising a few words such as planning for a rainy day, I also felt a few words about the Mohist who wants to do righteousness and can't use it for himself. Otherwise, how can we need these plans today?

After sighing with emotion, the general idea has been decided, and the rest is the details and the distribution of benefits afterwards.

The distribution of benefits afterwards is the most important thing, and it is also the most unbreakable covenant that this alliance can persist.

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In Sicheng Imperial Palace, father and son sat facing each other.

Father and son may not be unable to become enemies because of power, but most of the time they are still closer than those sworn collusion.

Like those political enemies, soldiers surrounded the mansion, and those private subordinates who went to the fief were also preparing to recruit farmers and prepare chariots.

Si Chenghuang was very worried about those nursery rhymes. Their political enemies knew that they hadn't made up the nursery rhymes, but Si Chenghuang had to believe that the nursery rhymes were made up by their political enemies.

The emperor's father Yueling said in relief: "Father, there is no need to worry about this matter. If this nursery rhyme is really meaningful, and those people did it, there must be a follow-up. If there is a follow-up, this matter will be wonderful!"

Si Chenghuang sighed: "Where is the magic?"

"Once there is a follow-up nursery rhyme, you can take the opportunity to kill. To kill with a sword, you need to be famous, and they are giving us a name. As long as we are prepared, the chances of winning are great. If there is no follow-up, there are other considerations, which can be counted." long."

Si Chenghuang asked: "How to plan for the long-term?"

"Long-term things need a long-term view. Now the Three Jins have not yet been awarded, and even though the Tian family is big, they dare not match them. Although we are also the descendants of Xuanniao, we have already issued five clothes after all, and we can only do Zhou Gong. If the Three Jins win in the future Feng, Tian's take the same, that's another story."

The emperor's father, Yueling, was not worried about the possibility that was right in front of him. At this time, no one could move first. Song Gong had just passed away and had not yet been buried. At this time, whoever moves first would be passive. Can't make the first move.

When Si Chenghuang heard the words of performing Zhou's official affairs, he nodded deeply, but then said: "How difficult is it to conduct Zhou's official affairs? Now there are two clans, and most of the six ministers are not related to me. We are of the same heart. In the long run, there may be changes."

The emperor's father Yueling shook his head and smiled: "Although there may be accidents, my father can also control them. In the future, when the Chu people will surround the Song Dynasty, my father has already shown his favor to the Mohists. Even if he does not do so, he will return to defend the city. The technique is superb, Chu people know it well, they only dare to surround and dare not attack, for fear of losing their vigor."

"At that time, I will ask for help from the Three Jins. If the soldiers of the Three Jins arrive, the credit will be due to my father. At that time, my father can ask for son Tian."

Si Chenghuang asked: "How much land do you want?"

The emperor's father Yueling shook his head with a smile, and said: "The fiefdoms are all Song soil, if father wants to achieve great things in the future, what's the use of fiefdoms?"

"What do you want?"

"Father, son Tian likes to be praised by others and is ambitious, but he doesn't like to be blamed and resented by others. He likes to reward others for praise from others, but he hates others to despise and resent him."

"So, when the son Tian rewards his father for his merits, the father can say: Rewarding others will make others remember their kindness, and people will be happy and praise; while punishing others will make others resent, and people will be angry and blame."

The emperor's father Yueling snorted and said with a laugh: "As the son Tian is a man, he must believe this. At that time, the father can say, let the king reward others, but the father punishes others. Let the king control the power of rewards, let the king Father holds the power of punishment. If he has the power of punishment, all the land in Song Dynasty is his father's fiefdom, so why should he care about taking more fiefdoms?"

Si Chenghuang groped for a while, and then thought about the character of the usual son Tian, ​​and finally understood, with a joyful smile, he praised: "Good!"

The emperor's father Yueling said again: "Now that the nursery rhymes are published, Young Master Tian must be worried, and he must get close to us and alienate those people. Father can no longer trace who made these nursery rhymes. .Since there are many chants, Mr. Tian must be worried."

"At the time of the burial, you can prepare more soldiers. If Mr. Tian wants to make trouble, you can take advantage of the opportunity to cut off the company. Furthermore, you must be on guard against those people who will be buried. Therefore, the soldiers must be more prepared, and more money and gold will be collected from them." The heart. Mohist treasure righteousness, but ordinary people treasure gold and jade. Since we treasure a country, we can’t store wealth.”

"If Mr. Tian doesn't take the opportunity to make trouble, then he can make a long-term plan and take the power of punishment in the future. People tend to forget rewards, but they are afraid of punishment."

After thinking about it, Emperor Sicheng could not let go of one thing, so he asked: "Your plan is very good, but if in the future the three Jins are crowned and the Tian family replaces Qi, I will do this... Will those Mohists make any moves?" ?”

The emperor's father Yueling laughed and said: "Father, don't worry! Although the Mohists are powerful and talented, don't you hear that Mo Di talked about the princes and sons of Chu back then? Do they care about the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers? Don't say father You have to wait until the Tian family of the Three Jin Dynasties do it. Even if you do it now, if you really want to practice Mohist righteousness, Mohist will not say anything, but will help. Mohist has no king or father, and only cares about righteousness. Don’t worry about this matter. worry."

Si Chenghuang also smiled and said: "Listen to you, I have no worries!"

The emperor's father Yueling said again: "Father, now that you are the Sicheng, of course you hope that the power of the Sicheng will be as great as possible. If your father is the king, would you like to promote the virtuous and strengthen the Song Dynasty?"

Si Chenghuang hadn't tried this kind of empathy before. After careful consideration, he nodded and said, "Now I hate the theory of praising the virtuous, but if I were the king, I would also like the theory of the Mohist praising the virtuous. It's just...frugal, Festival burials and non-attacks are difficult. If Song is strong, why don't I attack? If Song is weak, I certainly hope not to attack."

The emperor's father Yueling nodded, and said: "That's right, but Mohists are many talents, and if they are used by the emperor, they can strengthen the country. Therefore, those who can make friends with Mohism can make friends, at least they don't complain, and they may be used or not in the future. But If there is any resentment, there is no other way to go. The defending of the city requires the efforts of the Mohists. Although the Song City is large, the disciples of the Gongshu class may not be able to attack it if there are many ingenious things. , the big thing is over!"

The father and son have made a plan to call the soldiers overnight and give more rewards in case they are available for the burial.The private subordinates went to the fief again, preparing to recruit private soldiers, and sent people to the craftsman's association overnight to buy wheels for future chariots. sale.

At the same time, they no longer traced the source of nursery rhymes, but secretly encouraged children to sing them, gave them more food, or sent people to buy more wheat cakes and distribute them to children to teach them to sing more.

Ordinarily, the death of the monarch is a national mourning, and the whole country mourns.

The death of Zheng Zichan, who was not a king decades ago, men discarded jade pendants, women did not wear beads, peasants cried and complained that the people would return safely after the death of Zichan, and the market mourned in March.

However, in the Song Dynasty, when the monarch died, the crying was only where the crying should appear. There were not many crying, but the light of the ax and gold flashed frequently.It's a pity.

　The position and size of the Song State, unless they are crazy, Chu Jin will only find a way to make it a vassal state instead of directly annexing it. This is the basis for the nobles to borrow their strengths.Furthermore, under the aristocratic enfeoffment system, the nobles had a special status.It wasn't until the Ancestral Dragon was unified that the nobles of the six countries realized that they were planning to abandon the nobles, and that the empire seemed to be able to operate without the blood of the nobles, so they really panicked...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)