warring states careerist

Chapter 755

Two days later, Pengcheng.

Not long after she fell asleep, she was woken up by someone, so she was inevitably a little annoyed.

But after taking over the paper and reading it, he immediately woke up.

"After two quarters of an hour, all the Seven Enlightenments will be here."

The secretary knew what was on the paper, so he said something unhurriedly, and hurriedly put on his clothes.

In a room, expensive shark oil lamps are burning brightly. This is the oil brought by the whaling industry that is now developed in the coastal areas of Qi. A must-have consumable for many textile workshops.

Soon, everyone else was there.

Before coming, they had already read the news, and they all knew what happened in Shangqiu three days ago.

Things have been done, good or bad, right or wrong, that's not what we're discussing now.

Shi rubbed the bridge of his nose, clicked his tongue and said, "The emperor's father, Yueling, is also a thoughtful person. He wants to force us to attack the Song Dynasty, so that all countries will turn against the ink."

A 40-year-old Qi Wuhai next to him said: "Didn't the giant say it before, the nobles are herdsmen, and they are the shepherds of a city, and the people are just lambs, and they can be used as three animals to sacrifice whatever they want to do."

"He also has no choice. We are like frivolous men who have fucked their virgins. They abandoned the imperial father's family and supported the Dai family. He had no choice but to find someone else."

A few people smiled, and Shi also said with a smile: "It's just that his good idea may not be useful. Now that Shangqiu is not in his hands, he is just a nobleman, and he is no longer the Great Yin of the Advisory Council."

"I think this is the right thing to do, and make a decisive decision. No matter what, the initiative is in our hands. Is it a talk? Is it a fight? It depends on us."

"It's just that this matter still needs further investigation and research. Ask the person what happened at the time. But even if this matter is right, I think the praise needs to be more low-key."

In just one sentence, the Shangqiu Mozhe's treatment has been determined, but the words can't be too full.

After years of internal struggles in Sishang, the Tianxia faction suppressed the Sishang non-aggressive nationalist faction, but the radical or opportunist faction also raised their heads. After all, they used their power to suppress the non-offensive nationalist faction.

If this matter is greatly praised, it may cause many consequences.

Shangqiu is different from other places. It is the place where the Mohist family started. There may be one Mohist out of a hundred people, and the remaining three are at least sympathizers.

That is the place where the Mohist power is the strongest outside of Sishang, and it is also the place where the ruling class's ruling power is the weakest.

Shangqiu's handling of this matter... In Shi's view, although it was unexpected, there was nothing wrong with it.

At least the initiative has been seized, but the praise with great fanfare may arouse the speculative enthusiasm of Mohists elsewhere, so that they directly rioted in various cities without considering the actual situation at all.

If it succeeds, it will be a great achievement, but if it fails, at most it will be excluded internally, which is not acceptable.

So he first stated that this matter must be carefully investigated before drawing conclusions.

Is it a last resort?
Did it go through an internal vote?

Is it true that I didn't hear the wind before, so I didn't have time to report?

Have you weighed the pros and cons?
All these things need to be investigated by people from the inspection department, and finally a conclusion is drawn.

Shi has always maintained a steady attitude, not because of anything else, but because of the historical lessons given by the later Emperor Shihuang.

Without enough cadres, enough public foundation and propaganda, even if the world is unified, the nobles are likely to seize the opportunity to rebel.

The strategy of first Chu and then the Central Plains has always been set, and Song and the Central Plains are not the top priority.

He maintains a steady attitude. Among the Seven Enlightened Harms, there are both radical opportunist attitudes and compromises and non-aggressions to build a country. Regarding this matter, he can only talk about it as a giant, and he must be investigated before giving praise and Low-key attitude.

The crowd did not object to this attitude.

One person said: "Now that Shangqiu is in the hands of Mr. Dai and us, what should we do next? Should we continue the riots, take advantage of the power of the people's anger this time, let Mrs. Dai take power first, and then expel Mrs. Dai? Or...or Continue to allow the Dai family to take over the government of the Song Dynasty?"

This kind of thing involves too much. It seems to be a simple problem, but it actually involves possible internal struggles in the future.

If it is said that the riots continue and the power of the people is used in one step, the situation will be greatly unfavorable in the future, and the countries will jointly send troops, so that a difficult situation will appear in Sishang, then those who support the continued riots will be questioned.

At the very least, the hat of a wrong line cannot be taken off, and the next time Qiwuhai is elected, he will definitely be questioned and questioned.

If we support Dai's take of Song Dynasty, if Dai's stable situation in the future kicks the Mohists away and becomes the vanguard of anti-Mo, then those who support Dai's take of Song today will also be questioned.

There is always someone who needs to take the blame, and the organizational structure of the Mo family has an advantage, that is, the giant can actually take all the blame.

Because the fault is a mistake, if everyone is at fault, then it is a mistake in the organizational model and method, which will shake the foundation of Mohism, so it is best for one person to carry it.

Throwing this question to Shi, Shi thought about it for a while, but didn't think too much about it, and said: "In my opinion, Dai's taking Song is beneficial to the great cause of the world."

"First, Mrs. Dai can't control the current situation in Shangqiu. He needs our help."

"Secondly, it will take time to benefit the great cause of the world, and it will also take time for Mrs. Dai to reorganize Song's state affairs and gather power. Time is in our favor."

"The third is the idea of ​​the emperor's father Yueling. Since he wants to use Wei Chuhan's power to deal with us, we have to give Wei Chuhan a step down."

"Although the incident in Shangqiu happened suddenly, it may not trigger a new round of war in the Central Plains."

This can be regarded as a statement, but apart from the statement, there must be enough analysis to convince the others, and it is not possible to directly give a conclusion, which is also the internal rule of the Mohist school.

However, after analyzing such a matter, after expressing his attitude, Shichiwukai, who is regarded as his direct descendant, followed up and said, "The giant's idea is right."

"Whether the Wei, Chu, and South Korean countries fight or not depends not on the emperor's father Yueling, but on our attitude."

"If we quickly control the situation in Song State and give Wei Chuhan a step down, they may not send troops. This step means that Song State will continue to maintain neutrality, will not participate in disputes between countries, and will not allow other countries to garrison troops."

"Yu Li, the State of Song is actually our territory, and no one else can take it away. What we need is a buffer state, a buffer state that is close to us, at least not opposed to us."

"Song's production, food, silk, and trade are actually controlled by us. As for the population, as long as we allow Song to redistribute land and break up the patriarchal and ritual system of feudalism, the population will naturally flow to us."

"Externally, Chu State is in a critical period of reform. South Korea is not interested in Song Dynasty but is thinking about annexing Zheng State. Wei State is afraid that we and Qin State will advance east and west."

"As long as we have enough attitude to maintain our interests in Song State at all costs, they will hesitate and consider the price they will bear."

"At that time, with Song Guozhong as a step, they can also take a step back, at least they can give an explanation to the nobles in the country."

"We must be clear that the kings of various countries may not have the will to fight. For example, the king of Chu, he has no energy to start such a war now."

"However, they have to convince the nobles in the country that there is at least one plausible reason. As far as Chu is concerned, Xiong Yi's biggest enemy is not us, but the prince of Chu."

"We can't just think about our difficulties, we have to put ourselves in Xiong's shoes and think about it."

"Fight, then you must compromise with the nobles, and everything you have done for the reform will be in vain."

"Don't fight, if there is no legitimate reason, the nobles are afraid that they will force the palace."

"As for Qi Yue, if Wei Chuhan doesn't move, they dare not move. Their attitude depends on Wei Chuhan."

"In turn, Wei Chuhan's attitude depends on us. The sooner Song's situation calms down, the less likely they are to send troops."

"So the external situation for us is still within us."

"As long as we are united internally, with one heart and one mind, and take the attitude of general mobilization that we will not hesitate to trigger the second Central Plains War, the three countries of Wei, Chu, and Han will be weak, and they will even use appeasement methods to acquiesce to the status quo of Song State, so that we will not fight them. .”

The first Central Plains War refers to the melee that involved Zhongshan, Chu, Wei, Qi, Sishang, Han, Zhao and other countries five years ago.

I couldn't help thinking of the saying that peace is achieved through struggle, but there are still many issues that need to be considered.

Wei Chuhan's attitude can't just rely on his own judgment and guess, but he can't be too passive and wait for them to react first.

After thinking about it for a while, he said, "Actually, the emperor's father Yueling made a mistake. He overestimated the importance of the rules and principles of the old era."

"Even if we didn't participate in the coup 20 years ago, the Song Dynasty would be in chaos. We have no ability to create a chaos. We can only borrow such chaos when the chaos comes."

"The three families were divided into Jin, the Tian family replaced Qi, the reform of Qin State, the reform of Chu State, plus the three divisions of Zheng State, the chaos of Siziyang, and the internal turmoil of Song Dynasty... All these all explain one thing."

"That is, the rules of the old age, the world under the patriarchal system and etiquette can no longer exist, and must be changed."

"Twenty years ago, we Mohists talked about respecting the virtuous, the noble is not always noble, equality, and choosing the virtuous as the son of heaven. Except for the Confucian scholars who think that we have no father, it is recognized by all countries."

"Why? Because before this, those scholars in the world have realized that relying on the old laws and patriarchal clan system can no longer continue to rule, and the world will inevitably change."

"That's why a hundred schools of thought contend, and people all over the world are disciples of each school. Even Yang Zhu's self-interested and self-interested learning without a king has many disciples."

He paused, looked at the two people who had always thought that Wei Chuhan would definitely send troops to intervene, and said, "If the old rules are really that important and patriarchal enfeoffment is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, then our theory and Yang Zhu's theory will not cause controversy in the world, but It will be laughed at as heresy and dismissed, no one will believe it, and it will not make any waves."

"The chaos of Jin, Qin, Qi, Chu, and Zheng made everyone in the world understand that the rules of the old era were wrong."

"But! The new rules have not been established yet. Our rules are a possibility, and their rules are also a possibility, but there is no new world system that people take for granted. The whole world thinks it should be like this, and it is impossible Change. Ours, and theirs."

"Therefore, no matter whether it is the selection of the emperor, or equality and love, the result is that some people oppose it, but the content of the opposition is to carefully analyze the various possibilities and the chaos that may be caused by equality and love...but no one except Confucian scholars To put it bluntly, this is unacceptable, and no one else thinks that the rules of the old era are unchangeable, and they just examine our morality and find loopholes."

"If... the world today is like this, when our theory comes out, the people think it is ridiculous and think that the emperor is not optional, and the scholars think that equality is simply against human relations, then it can be said that the whole world will oppose us."

"But not now, so people in the world have more of an attitude towards us: wait and see, and wait for the aftermath. It even includes most low-ranking nobles, nobles who have lost their status, and scholars who yearn for equality."

"This is the biggest difficulty for all countries to send troops. Soldiers are made up of people. Even the king of Weihou and Chu needs soldiers. There are soldiers on top of soldiers, and doctors on top of soldiers."

"Scholars in the world will choose to faithfully carry out the orders of the king, but in their hearts they don't think that our crimes are unforgivable and unforgivable."

"As for the people who are soldiers at the bottom, we did one thing in Qi, that is, we captured the captives and put them back. The consequences of this incident may have seemed like small profits at the time, but looking at it now, Chu Wang Weihou also has to consider one thing: What if their soldiers are captured by us, and there is another big defeat, and those prisoners are "bewitched" by us to return to the country, what should we do?"

He looked at everyone with a smile, inspected a circle and said: "Imperial father Yueling felt that raising the banner of anti-mo would gain the approval of the world, but he forgot one thing... the world, even Chu Wei Every country is not a single person, but a whole composed of tens of thousands of people, and everyone has different ideas."

"Anti-Mo, what is it? It is our morality."

"What is our morality?"

"Advocating the virtuous, equality, universal love, stability in the world, prosperity of the people, no three troubles, no wars."

"Then, he held high the banner of anti-Mex... That's very interesting. He opposes the virtuous, which means that he wants to block the advancement of scholars and down-and-out aristocrats; Let them be inferior to others; oppose universal love, that is, hope that the people of the world will fight and flow into rivers of blood; oppose the stability of the world, oppose the prosperity of the people, and oppose the three troubles..."

"He thought he raised his arms and shouted for the world to respond. I think this is a joke. Because most people may not know our profound morals, but they know that we oppose war, hope that people will be rich, and bring many new tools to the world. There is no longer hunger and poverty, and the people like to distinguish between good and bad, except for those places in the Song Dynasty that have developed and tasted the suffering of the new era, the rest still think that we are... good people."

"In the eyes of Chu people, how old is his imperial father Yueling? When it comes to reputation, how can he compare with us? Why does he make the world gather to respond?"

(End of this chapter)