warring states careerist

Chapter 753
In the mansion of the emperor's father Yueling, the emperor's father Yueling inspected every confidant around him, and said with a smile: "I didn't know that there are people among you who have the heart to benefit the world. The world is in chaos, and even those who are loyal Are all righteous men so rare?"

There were constant gunshots outside, and the emperor's father Yueling knew that it must be the leaked news.

The Dai clan hit him seven inches in the face, and the most dangerous time for the planned coup was the day before the coup was launched.

Earlier, if the opponent made a move, he could also respond.

Later, when the opponent has no time to act, he can take the initiative.

It happened just the day before he was about to launch such a thing, which made it extremely difficult for the emperor's father Yueling to do so.

He didn't expect the power and organizational ability of the Mo family in Shangqiu City, or he knew something about it but still underestimated it.

The news must have been leaked last night. The chaos in the city could be reduced to such a state in just half a day. The emperor's father Yueling only thought that this is Shangqiu of the Song Dynasty?This is clearly Shangqiu in Sishang!
The whole group remained silent, and after the emperor's father Yueling scolded him, he also knew that he should not be in a hurry to find out the traitor, so he said: "The matter has already been leaked, so what can I do?"

While planning in the morning, four bombs hit his courtyard first, and two carriages full of gunpowder blew up his courtyard wall, which made him extremely panicked.

Everyone and him thought that it was Dai and the Mo family who were going to kill him first, and they could only choose to let the private soldiers defend first in the chaos.

I never thought that the other party just shot a feint, and did not besiege his mansion, but went directly to the palace. The battle there was going on, but the command was paralyzed. Listening to the sound of the guns and the intensity of the muskets, one could know how many people were there .

After thinking about it, Yi confidant said: "It's impossible to get things done in the city, why don't you take advantage of the chaos and leave the city immediately."

The emperor's father Yueling knew that the main force of his private soldiers was outside the city, and the situation inside the city could no longer be controlled.

He asked again, "What about after leaving the city?"

The confidant said: "After leaving the city, gather a large army and never encircle Shangqiu."

"First, there must be people from the Mohist family here to help. In the past, tens of thousands of Chu masters besieged Shangqiu and could not go down. We must not be able to break through the siege."

"Secondly, if Shangqiu is acquired by the Dai family, it will be difficult for us to attack again. If the siege is not successful, and the army is easily dispersed under the strong city, it will not last long."

"In my opinion, it's better to bring private soldiers back to the fief, and join forces with the nobles from all over the place. Don't encircle Shangqiu, don't go near Sishui, and encircle Shangqiu with fiefdom."

"No attack, no fighting, no field battles, now the fiefdoms are changing everywhere, suppressing and slaughtering to drive away the wicked people there."

The emperor's father Yueling pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly. This confidant's idea was very much in his favor, and it could be regarded as a remedy for making mistakes.

Now it is impossible to do anything in the city. If we abandon Shangqiu City and gather private soldiers to attack Shangqiu, I am afraid that they will not be able to attack for a while, and they may suffer heavy losses under the city.

Those private soldiers can maintain his rule while controlling Shangqiu City, but if Shangqiu City is taken into the hands of defense first, he also knows that Shangqiu cannot be captured.

If it were to return to the fief, it would be most appropriate to maintain a strategy of no attack, no fight, no decisive battle with Shangqiu, and two Song states.

The aristocrats in the various fiefs are powerful, and the so-called "resisting outsiders must be safe first", and at that time, the potential rioters in the fiefs can be eliminated first.

Let go of Shangqiu, Taoyi and other uncontrollable cities with strong industrial, commercial and self-cultivating farmers, and return to the fief to fight.

The bigger the city, the stronger the power of the people. On the contrary, those fief villages are the least affected by various thoughts.

Seeing the emperor's father Yueling nodding, the confidant immediately said: "If the Dai family takes Shangqiu, Shangqiu can be defended, but it is difficult to fight. The people of Shangqiu defend the city and we can't attack it, but if it is a field battle, they are powerless."

"When the time comes, if you don't attack Shangqiu, they won't dare to attack you. Occupying various fiefdoms will delay the time."

"This matter has nothing to do with the Mohists, and the countries will definitely be shocked by this matter."

"If you retreat to the fief and divide into two Song kingdoms, form an alliance with the rest of the nobles and occupy most of the Song land, and Shangqiu cannot send troops to attack, then all countries can respond."

"If Sishang doesn't send troops and only rely on Shangqiu and other cities, it will be difficult to defeat you. It will take at least one to two years to organize troops to go out."

"If Sishang sends troops, then the countries of Wei, Chu and South Korea will inevitably send troops, and then they can be used as foreign aid."

The emperor's father Yueling lamented: "I'm afraid that's the case. Song is divided into two regions. Wei Chuhan and Sishang are anxious. When the time comes, those big countries will conspire to divide Song into two. This is my fault."

"The purpose of my uprising in Shangqiu was to kill people with knives, and force those common people to do extraordinary things, shocking the countries. But if the Song Dynasty is divided now... the countries may have other ideas, and they may not choose to compromise with the Mohists. "

"I have long said that the feudal system, the rule of law, and the people who are gods and lords choose the virtuous as the emperor are all of the same species, and they are all the same! They all have the heart to annex the universe, and they will not let the Song Dynasty go because of the difference in system. country……"

The counselor said: "My lord, don't be impatient. This matter is not something that Wei Chuhan wants to make peace with the Mohists to divide the Song Kingdom. Wei Hanchu doesn't want to fight, we can force them to fight."

"After returning to the fiefdom, immediately cleanse the people in the fiefdom. Anyone who claims to be equal, the nobles are moths, the land is divided, the virtuous, the noble is not constant, and the lowly is not constant. Kill them. It is better to kill a thousand by mistake than miss one. "

"Including those Mohists who have disclosed their identities, they will all be strangled and hanged, and then they will write another article, denouncing all the evils of Mohism."

"My lord, don't forget about the administrative methods of the Sishang Mohists. They not only say that the people are gods, but they always like to instigate and borrow the power of the common people, but they are also the most easily influenced by public opinion."

"At that time, even if the people like Kai Zhishi don't want to fight and just want to divide the Song Kingdom, but when the time comes, the people's opinions will be overwhelming. If he, a giant, doesn't fight, there will naturally be people who are willing to fight. You have to fight if you want to fight, and you have to fight if you don’t."

"Proposals such as withdrawing troops and compromising will be regarded as 'harmful to the world' by the people of Sishang. Everyone wants to fight, and people like Kai Zhishi can't do it if they don't want to fight."

"At that time, when Sishang's army will attack, will Wei Chuhan allow the Mo family to monopolize the Song land? This is using the Mo family to force Wei Chu and Han to send troops, and to force the Mo family to send troops, they must use Sishang's administrative method."

"People's participation in politics can certainly strengthen the people, but there will also be backlash, and public opinion can influence policies, so it is beyond the control of people like Kai Zhishi."

"As long as Wei Chuhan joins the battle, Qi Yue will definitely send troops. Even if Sishang is good at fighting, he may not be able to win. And at that time, if I kill so many people, the Mo family will definitely not agree to dismiss the soldiers. They will never fight until the last person is killed. I will give up, because if they give up, it will be tantamount to losing their so-called righteousness to benefit the world, and they will no longer be able to win people's hearts, and there will be chaos first."

"Wei Hanchu wants to check and balance the Mohists, so they must keep the Song State, because if they can destroy the Song Dynasty, the Mohist family's destruction of the Song Dynasty does not seem to be a crime. They need to keep the Song State for the sake of etiquette and righteousness, so that they can fight against Sishang."

The emperor's father Yueling was overjoyed when he heard the words, clapped his hands and praised: "This is a great word, I was so confused that I didn't think of it."

"As long as we kill a lot of people, the Mohist family will definitely stay with us forever. Even if it is a matter of great benefit to Sishang, such as the division of the Song Dynasty, the people of Sishang will definitely not agree. Who let the Mohist family keep borrowing the power of inciting the people? It's their weakness."

"As long as they don't divide the army into Song, Wei Chuhan will surely shed the last drop of blood for Song. If not, Wei Chuhan will be alone in the Song land, and Wei Chuhan will not know the danger of losing his lips and teeth?"

"Besides, when the time comes, we will first make an anti-Mok campaign. We will not ask Wei Chuhan to send troops, but wait for them to send troops on their own initiative."

"We don't ask for it. If they send troops, they will send troops on the grounds of agreeing with our anti-Mo proclamation. At that time, even if they don't want to fight, they have to fight!"

"Begging them, they pushed back and forth, but asked for bribes from cities; if you don't ask them, they also want to send troops, and they don't send troops to save Song Dynasty, but to fight against Mo."

"This is a great good! Great good! Your advice is worth the seal of a thousand households."

After thanking him, the confidant said: "I speak out not for the sake of salary and land, but for the righteousness in my heart. Those who work hard will rule others, and those who work hard will rule others. There is a difference between high and low. The principles of heaven and earth cannot be shaken."

"I have long thought that the words of the Mohist school will bring disaster to the world. I only hate that the princes are short-sighted and cannot be of one mind. Taking this opportunity, I can fulfill my revenge and fulfill the righteousness in my heart. It should be like this."

"My lord, remember, when everything is uncertain and difficult to decide, if the enemy wants to do something and we don't, it is often right."

"If the Mo family wanted to take Song, they could have done so. This time, the chaos in Song has lasted for a long time, and the Mo family has been suppressing it. It can be seen that they are not willing to fight now."

"They don't want to, so we can't do what they want and force them to fight."

"It may not be the best way, but it must not be a bad way."

A few words enlightened the emperor's father Yueling, and he suddenly realized many things.

The policies, strategies, and plans of the Sishang Mohists are unprecedented.

It's not that people's planning ability is higher than theirs, but a completely different way of doing things and organizational model from the old era, which makes it difficult for the emperor Yueling to deal with it.

If they were all in the old age, most of those people on Sishang would be mediocre, engaging in conspiracies and tricks hidden under the rules of etiquette, I am afraid that no one can be the opponent of the emperor's father Yueling.

But now it is not an individual who is fighting against, but something completely different from before. The emperor's father Yueling has no experience.

Those Mohists who were active in Shangqiu might not be the first-class talents in Sishang, but it was extremely difficult for him to fight against.

Some originally only second-rate talents, under Sishang's model, can make a first-rate figure like the old emperor father Yueling helpless.

Passively, the method that this confidant said is indeed a good method, if you can't take the initiative to deal with Sishang's plan, then do the opposite, and whatever Sishang does, he just makes Sishang fail to do it.

Things are like this today, if Sishang doesn't want to fight, then drag Sishang into the war, don't let Sishang lead by the nose, turn passive into active.

He can be regarded as a strong man who has broken his wrist. There are still many forces in the city, but it is obviously difficult to succeed, so it is better to abandon these forces in the city and flee from Shangqiu.

If you stay in the city, if you fail, you may die directly, your family will be destroyed, and there will be no chance of trouble.The Dai family will not let him go, even if they don't kill him, they will expel him from Chu State and make him go into exile.

After thinking for a while, the emperor's father Yueling considered the power of the fief and the current situation of Song State, and felt that the strategy of relying on the fief to encircle Shangqiu that his confidant said was appropriate.

The places where Mohist activities are most rampant are cities, and the power of fiefdoms in villages is actually very small.

One is that the farmers in the fiefdom have little contact with outside affairs; the other is that the more developed the city is, the easier it is for people to accept the doctrine of equality and merit; the third is that the cost of organizing the people in the city is lower.

Since the Mohists and the Dais are preemptive, Shangqiu City will have to give up.

Now Song Kingdom is roughly divided into several parts, Pengcheng, Peiyi, Surabaya, and Taoyi, it is almost the courtyard of the Sishang Mo family, and people can come and go freely, and the city does not obey those feudal lords at all.

The area around Shangqiu, after the coup 20 years ago, is dominated by self-cultivating farmers, plus a large number of handicraftsmen, businessmen, and landless farmers in Shangqiu city.

Except for these two places, most of the rest are fiefdoms that nobles can control.

The activities of the Mohists there were not very rampant. One of the harsh economic policies made the industry and commerce there not develop well, and there were not enough people who recognized those theories; the other was that the nobles could continue to use the original The way of governance maintains the rule of law.

Abandoning Shangqiu and returning to the fiefdom, Shangqiu City was given to the Dai family, and Dai's control was no more than Baili and Dai's fiefdoms around Shangqiu.

Along the coast of Surabaya, the Dai family can't control it at all.

Shangqiu is a big city, second only to Taoyi, which has developed rapidly in recent years and is an important node on the northern line of Sishang trade.

There are tens of thousands of households in the city, plus [-] households in the surrounding areas, and most of the people themselves are originally Chinese, with good military qualities.

But the emperor's father Yueling was convinced that at least the Mohists would not come forward, Shangqiu City was more than self-defense, not enough to attack.

If he could unite the rest of the nobles in the fief and follow the example of Zheng Guo who divided the Song Kingdom into two, Dai would need to prepare for at least a year to attack him, and the people might not be willing to fight.

The people of Shangqiu City have become war-weary now, one is getting richer and richer, and the other is that most of them are short-sighted, they only think that they are benefiting, and they don't have much thought of wanting to govern other places.

As long as the time can be delayed for a while, all countries will respond, and then they can be used for help.

If it were an ordinary person, perhaps the first thing to do at this time would be to send his confidantes to Chu, Wei and other countries, imitating the example of crying for Qin Ting back then, begging all countries to send troops.

But the emperor's father Yueling decided to use it in the opposite way. Not only did he not ask them to send troops, but he also made a full gesture, holding high the banner of anti-equality, anti-virtuous and law-abiding, with the most determined attitude of anti-Mo gentleman, so that all countries can live in harmony with each other. in an awkward position.

If there is no army, Wei Chuhan and Wei Chuhan will feel very uncomfortable if the Mo family really occupies Sishang. The battle of Jincheng has already understood the truth of the death of lips and teeth. Now that such a thing happened in the Song Kingdom in the world, how could they ignore it?
If you can send troops, firstly, you have not asked for help, nor pleaded, and thirdly, you have no city as a bribe, so what is the reason for sending troops?

There is no other reason besides opposing equality and advocating virtue and observing etiquette together.

In that case, it will be an endless battle, and there is absolutely no possibility of dividing up the Song Kingdom.

Or, Sishang defeated the allied forces of Wei, Chu, Han, Qi and Yue, the world was shaken, there were no fighters, the country of Song would perish naturally, and the grand plans and dreams of his family would certainly be gone.

Or, Sishang lost to the allied forces of Wei, Chu, Han, Qi and Yue, retreated to Sishang, built more fortresses on Sishang, and the people were strong and good at fighting, so naturally they could not be attacked, then the Song Kingdom, as a buffer between the countries and Sishang, would inevitably be left behind by all countries .

Because at that time, once the victory is won, distrust among countries will become the mainstream. No matter who wants to swallow the Song Kingdom, it is impossible. The emperor's father Yueling feels that he can survive the conflicts among the countries and strengthen the power of the Song Kingdom. .

There is another possibility... that may be the last thing the emperor Yueling wants to see.

The coalition forces and Sishang were scorched on the land of the Song State, and the entire Song State was turned into scorched earth and became a battlefield for all countries.Sishang can't win the coalition forces, and the coalition forces can't win Sishang. The entire Song Kingdom has no chance to rise to the end, and more than half of them are killed or injured...

But at least, this is only a possibility, and I still have a chance to fight.Even if the common people of the entire Song Kingdom were buried with their ambitions, it would be worth it.

(End of this chapter)