warring states careerist

Chapter 748

At the end of the secret conversation, the emperor's father Yueling decided on the time and plan of action, and the private soldiers in his fief had already assembled in the name of training, only a few dozen miles away from Shangqiu.

The envoy of Chu State has arrived at Sishang, the envoy of Qin State is about to cross Danshui, and the Mohists are still preparing to continue negotiations with Chu State. This is the most perfect timing.

"My lords, the rise and fall of the country is done in one fell swoop."

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that night.

In Shangqiu city.

A wine shop near the market.

It was already late at night, even in the bustling Shangqiu, the restaurants were almost closing time.

Behind the restaurant is a small courtyard with high earthen walls, which are very thick.

A figure walked to the side of the earth wall, and under the reflection of the moon, he skillfully touched a spot under the earth wall.

With a hard push, a hole was easily dug out of the thick earthen wall. It could be seen that the place was originally empty, but a thin layer of grass mud was pasted outside to cover it up.

The figure crawled through the small dog holes that could only accommodate them, and was immediately grabbed by the neck as soon as it entered the courtyard.

He didn't rush, and he didn't resist, for fear that it would be bad if he died in the hands of his own people if he resisted.

After saying a word, the man who captured him immediately released him and sent him to a secret room in the courtyard.

Not long after, the candles were lit, and the surrounding windows were covered with thick curtains, so there was no fire at all outside.

After a person arrived, the figure who crawled over from the dog hole immediately said, "Something went wrong."

"The emperor's father, Yueling, is about to make a move. He wants to drive the state of Song into chaos, use perverse tactics to force the people to resist, so that they are out of control, and prompt all countries to send troops."

After finishing these confidential matters in a few words, the person present was quite shocked.

They have heard similar news before, but they are not very accurate, most of them are rumors.

But this person in front of him is different, he can be regarded as a confidant of the imperial father's family, a Mohist who secretly joined the Mohist family more than ten years ago, unless it is a very serious matter, it is impossible for him to communicate in person.

There are not many people who can communicate directly with this messenger, because once it is used, it means that the deepest chess piece buried in the imperial father's family will be activated, and it will be difficult to use it in the future.

The Song Dynasty was in turmoil, and the Sishang Mohists seemed to have a chance to win. They did not have the same large-scale activities in the Song Dynasty as they did in Handan, but in fact, the Song Dynasty is one of the most critical core areas in Sishang. Naturally, there will be Mohists with sufficient status to keep secrets here. Activity.

The person in charge of the Mohist school in Shangqiu is about 50 years old. He has been secretly active in the Chu and Zhao countries, and he is considered a veteran in the dark lines of the Mohist school in other countries.

Mohists use righteousness to attract scholars. There are many people who secretly become Mohists in various countries, and many of them will not reveal their identities.

Other places may still need the initiative of the locals, but Shangqiu is like the back garden of the Mohist family, and it is very simple to support that person. This confidant of the emperor's father Yueling gradually became the emperor's father under the activities of the Mohist family. A reliable person around Yueling.

He has outstanding abilities, and has accomplished several major events, and has always criticized the morality of Mohism in some public occasions.

The level of his criticism is very high, because the pens written for him are several big pens from the Xuanyi Department of the Mohist School, and this can be regarded as someone who the emperor Yueling never considered to be a traitor.

The Mohist who presided over the secret work in Shangqiu took a deep breath to calm down the tension in his heart and asked, "Did anyone notice when you came out?"

The man shook his head and said, "No, no one knows about the hole in the well that was dug before, except our people."

As early as many years ago in Shangqiu, a lot of preparations had been made. The Mohists had already had the method of "Preparing Caves". What can be communicated.

The inkman asked again: "When will we do it?"

"Tomorrow midnight."

The person in charge said with a sigh of relief: "That's enough time. Just wait a moment."

Soon, several people came in from the outside, the door was tightly closed, and several people outside were guarding.

He gave a general overview of the situation, and the few people who arrived also showed surprise on their faces.

"This matter... If we go back to Sishang, it will take at least five or six days to exchange news. I'm afraid there will be too little time."

"How about we inform the Dai family first and hide him first?"

Now the power of the imperial father's family in Shangqiu City is not very strong, because his private soldiers are still dozens of miles away. Once these private soldiers are mobilized, they will inevitably be vigilant due to the infiltration of the Mo family in the Song Dynasty.

Naturally, this matter must be done suddenly so that people may not be prepared.

The organized army that the imperial father's family can control in the city is only more than 1000 people, but they are all elite.

Obviously, after preparing to do something, the private soldiers were transferred over immediately, so as to achieve a surprise attack.

Without the support and assistance of the army, all plots are meaningless.

But this matter is really too big, and it is difficult for the Mohists here in Shangqiu to make a decision. It seems that reporting layer by layer is the easiest way.

At the very least, if something happens in the future, they will not be held accountable. After all, they will follow the procedures. At most, they will not be trusted and considered incompetent.

But if you make a decision on your own side, it will be okay if it goes well in the future, but if it doesn't go well, you may be held accountable, after all, the procedures have not been fully implemented.

The Dai family is the spokesperson and collaborator of the Mohists on the aristocratic face of Shangqiu. At this moment, keeping the Dai family seems to be the safest choice.

As long as the Dai family is still there, the Shangqiu incident will still be a coup d'état by the aristocrats, and there are a lot of precedents for the aristocrats to borrow troops to return to the country to gain power.

Of course, the person in charge in Shangqiu knew the strategy of the Sishang Central Committee on Song affairs, which was to control the situation as much as possible.

However, there are also people who say: "Preemptive strikes, and late strikes against others."

"Since the emperor's father Yueling has decided to do something, he wants to exchange blood for the resentment and revenge of the people, so as to prompt all countries to send troops, so it is not as simple as killing the Dai family."

"Since he said he would do it first and forced us to fight, why didn't we do it first?"

"He doesn't have too many people in the city. We have been watching for the transfer of private soldiers, and it will take two days to arrive."

"We still have a chance. The field battle may not be as good, but as long as we capture Shangqiu and the riot succeeds, we can hold the initiative in our hands."

"Furthermore, once he strikes first, our people will suffer heavy casualties, and those people who are close to us on weekdays will inevitably suffer many casualties. At that time, we will be passive."

"Whether we send troops or not, we are all passive."

"Since he wants blood to flow like a river, let's kill him first. We have hundreds of people organized in the city. Wouldn't it be better to preemptively capture the leader first and then help Mrs. Dai come to power?"

"Besides, if the masses support us, what are we afraid of?"

Time passed by, and the debate continued. Everyone knew that this matter was not that simple.

If it strikes first, the reaction of various countries is unpredictable.

The Mohist School has branches in various countries, and there are many people who are openly active. This incident happened suddenly, and no one expected that the emperor's father Yueling would be so mad that he did not hesitate to use the entire Song Kingdom to be buried with him.

Sishang guessed a lot of situations, but the Song Dynasty internally felt that it had a great advantage, and external countries could use diplomatic threats and alliances to keep countries from sending troops.

However, he did not expect that the emperor's father, Yueling, would do the opposite. He would not hesitate to lose all the reputation and the possibility of public recognition, forcing the people to revolt, using massacres to incite hatred, making the nobles of all countries nervous and had to send troops.

Another person said: "If we preemptively attack this matter, it's up to me."

"The princes of all countries will be full of vigilance against us, for fear that it will be detrimental to the overall plan."

"And if the imperial father's family makes the first move, the trick is there."

"Even if we send troops at that time, it will be because the imperial father's family will act first. At that time, the people will sympathize with us, and the princes will not be too alert to us..."

As soon as this person finished speaking, someone said: "This statement is wrong."

"We don't need the sympathy of the people, what we need is that the people feel that we are strong and we can rely on them, not let them sympathize with us."

"As for the vigilance of the princes, won't the princes be alert if we don't preemptively strike?"

"Is it possible to exchange thousands of lives for so-called sympathy? We allow people to be killed just for the sake of the song?"

"Just for the evaluation of future generations, saying that these people are too miserable, full of sympathy and lamentation for everything we have done?"

"The giant said, what we want to do is not to put ink sticks on the shelf, let everyone lament the lingering fragrance; but to make ink that will dye the world black, even if people in the future think that this ink is black, it is not as good as clear water in retrospect. Some of the good ones."

"In other places, forbearance is fine. In Shangqiu, what is forbearance? Since he wants to kill our whole family, let's kill their whole family first. Even if the so-called reason lies with me, why should we be afraid?"

"Rights and wrongs are twists and turns. Isn't the matter of Shang Zhou Zhou Wu clear enough?"

The person in charge who has not spoken has been silent for a moment, and said: "Zimozi once said that benefits can be power. Weigh big and small benefits to make a decision."

"Let's talk about the disadvantages of preemptive strikes first."

He skillfully took out the pen and paper, and everyone knew that time was precious, so they immediately put forward their opinions in order.

"There are too many disadvantages."

"Preemptive strikes will cause shocks in various countries, ranging from expulsion of our people who are active in various countries, to massacres. We are powerful in Shangqiu, but in other places, we are small, not enough to resist, and not enough to succeed in rioting."

"Once countries send troops, we are not prepared enough, and now we are developing, time is on our side, and it can be delayed as long as it can."

"The important place in the Song Dynasty, once the troops are sent, Wei Chuhan will not allow us to monopolize the Song Dynasty. When the time comes to fight in the Song Dynasty, we will be greatly affected. It may require the mobilization of the entire Sishang to win this battle, so that prevent us from continuing to grow."

When the person who proposed pre-emptive strikes mentioned this, someone immediately retorted: "This statement is wrong! What is the purpose of our development? It is for the benefit of the world. It does not mean that everything we do is for the development of Sishang."

"The giants often say that we must distinguish between the purpose and the means. Don't get it wrong. We don't develop for the sake of development, but for the benefit of the world. Song is naturally a part of the world, and it is within the world..."

His words were immediately interrupted by a serious voice, and the person in charge of Shangqiu said: "Let's talk about the disadvantages first, and then talk about other things. Don't argue about the righteousness, purpose, and means, just talk about the pros and cons."

"Besides the disadvantages, what else?"

(End of this chapter)