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Chapter 763 Qin and Chu Are Different
The words have come to this point, which means that the words are too serious.

It's like the state of Chu is going to push away its own ancestral temple. No king of Chu dares to do it.

It is not appropriate to talk about benefits, but to say that this matter involves the righteousness of the Mohist school and the reputation of Mo Di is tantamount to telling the envoy of the King of Chu that as long as the countries enter the Song Dynasty, Sishang will definitely send troops, and there is no room for change.

He didn't need to talk too much with the envoy of the king of Chu, he just needed the envoy of the king of Chu to convey an attitude to the king of Chu, because the envoy of the king of Chu couldn't make the decision, this matter involved too much, and it couldn't be decided by a diplomatic envoy.

The envoy of the king of Chu himself could not express his opinions on the affairs of Song State first, and now that Shi Shi has moved out the patriarch of the Mo family, the envoy of the king of Chu can't say anything.

Now he can't express any attitude, he can only say: "I can no longer decide on this matter, I must ask the king."

Shi asked the secretary to bring a letter: "This is my letter to your king, please forward it. Please also repeat my meaning seriously."

"Besides, it is necessary to talk about benefits, and the Mohists also talk about benefits to the people. I still say that."

"The wealth of the king of Chu is the sum of all the wealth of the people of Chu; the glory of the king of Chu is the sum of the glory of the people of Chu. The king of Chu is not Xiong Yi, but a monarch who cannot spontaneously execute his will. So a person is needed, and this person happens to be Xiong Yi."

"Chu's benefits are not outside. Chu has a land of five thousand miles, millions of people, thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, and the vastness of Dongting. If you can get benefits from them, why do you need to get benefits from outside?"

"The Mohists support internal reforms because they can benefit the people. Outside Cangwu and other places, they can also be reclaimed and developed, and they can also make the people rich."

"The affairs of Song State are like bait, there must be a hook on it. Not to mention that Sishang and Chu go to war, Wei and Han will benefit from it, even if Wei, Chu and Han send troops together, what can Sishang do against me?"

"When the time comes, the people will be full of grievances, and one man will cause chaos and seven temples will be ruined. At that time, what will your majesty look like when you go to see Mr. Xiong Xiong?"

Those of Chu, Vitex also.

The name of the state of Chu did not come from the name of Zhou Tianzi, but from the fact that there was Chu first and then the enfeoffment of Zhou.

It originated from the dystocia of the wife of the ancestor, Xiong Xiong. The wizard gave birth to a son by caesarean section. After his wife died, the wizard wrapped her dissected abdomen with "Chu" and buried her.

Shi talked about Chu, and the messenger also understood the meaning of Shi.

Because Chu originated from the royal family, the people of Chu have nothing to do with Chu, and Chu is only related to the royal family.If there is a riot in the future, the land of Chu will not disappear, and all the people on the land of Chu will not die, but it is Chu and it is not Chu.

What he said was cryptic, to the effect that the King of Chu could think clearly about the consequences. If it were really a long war, would Chu be able to afford it?
If you can’t support it, it was okay before, but now people’s wisdom is gradually developing, and when the time comes when the people of the country riot, it is still unknown whether Chu is Chu or not.

This is a warning and a deterrent.

Although the envoy of the King of Chu could not express his position, he could not lose face in diplomatic occasions, so he snorted and said, "Mo Zhai went all the way to do righteousness in the world, and created the Mohism. If the war lasts for a long time, Sishang may not survive."

"Since the Mohists say that it is beneficial to the people and the world, the people will suffer after a long battle, and you will go to see Mo Di with a friendly face?"

Shi laughed and said: "In the past, when Zi Mozi and I traveled to Surabaya, he once said that the meaning of Mohism lies in the will of heaven. Since it is beneficial to the people, it must be done if the people understand it, and it must be done if the people don't understand it."

"If it's because the people don't understand, I won't do it. On the contrary, I will have no face to meet Zimozi. You are not ignorant of the utilitarianism of the Mohist school. When defending the city, those who put out the fire without authorization have no crime in their hearts. Kill or not ? Zimozi gave the answer 30 years ago, kill!"

"All the people in Sishang have this heart, and tens of thousands of Mohists all have this meaning."

"Don't you hear that what the people want, the sky will follow."

"The Mohists are in harmony with the will of heaven. The will of heaven is to benefit the people. The people seek great benefits. Therefore, what the people want is the benefit of the people. What the people want, the sky will follow. How can it be defeated?"

When the king of Chu died, he also laughed and said: "In the past, Xia Jie compared himself to the sun, and when the sun was about to set, what happened?"

Shi also laughed and said: "That's because Xia Jie was wrong. The people, only the people, are the eternal sun. From the ancient sage kings, to Yuxia, Shang and Zhou, and even the princes, the emperor rotates, but the people exist forever."

"The people are the most precious, and there is no world without the people, so the world is the people, and the people are the world, and the world is precious, so the people are precious."

"The will of the people is unrivaled."

"The king is like a boat, and the people are like water. Water can carry a boat or capsize it. When the Chu State fought against the Song Dynasty, the people had no benefit. Wouldn't they be resentful?"

The envoy was speechless, because he knew that if he continued to argue, it would be about the unification of the Mohists' self-interest and the benefit of the world. Sishang could say that the intervention in Song State was for the benefit of the people and the future, but Chu State could not say the same.

Because...it really doesn't make sense.

The words have come to this point, there is no need to say anything more, the envoy of the king of Chu stopped making a sound.

Shi said a few more words, then asked someone to send him away, and immediately booked a car, and tomorrow the Mo family will send an envoy to return to Yingdu with him.

Not long after leaving, the envoys of King Chu saw another convoy. It was the envoys of Qin State that had entered the heavily guarded area of ​​Pengcheng.

The envoy of the King of Chu sighed, knowing that the Mohists deliberately made it for Chu to see, but it was the truth.

Qin State's attitude is not clear, even if it is really clear, Wei State may not send troops wholeheartedly. This is a signal to the King of Chu: consider the attitudes of other countries before making a choice.

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Qin's envoys were blocked by the emperor's family in Danshui before, and soon the two brigades of the Mo family sent troops to seize the important ferry of Danshui, and quickly sent people to send Qin's envoys to Sishang.

Due to the relationship between Shengchuo and the Mo family, Qin could not send rebel Mo to Sishang, but Sishang was familiar with him.

The relationship between Sishang and Qin is neither good nor bad, because of the existence of Wei and Han, but also because of the ownership of Xihe and the division of Nanzheng and Qinling, the relationship between the two is extremely delicate.

On the one hand, Sishang reprimanded Sheng Chuo for his rebellion against Zimozi, and the reform of the Qin State was actually for the king, not for the people; development, military cooperation, agricultural technology cooperation, the introduction of language talents from the Western Regions, and so on.

Anyway, through Wei Chuhan and Han's scolding, there is no substantial loss to both parties, and the Mohist school is not active in Qin State, so its influence is not great; Qin State itself has strict reforms, and the people cannot participate in various association activities like the Mohist School in the Central Plains.

The words he met with the envoy of Qin State were completely different from those of the envoy of the King of Chu. They did not talk about meaning at all. Instead, they directly asked about the effectiveness of Qin State’s reforms in the past few years, the expansion to the west, and the annual income from the silk trade in the Western Regions. Wait for some content.

The two sides have no stake, and both pursue and have the strength to pursue a foreign policy of long-distance friendship and short-term attack. This is a natural geopolitical alliance.

Sishang's attitude towards Qin, or in other words suitable for Qin, is to let Qin develop well, open up the Western Regions, and the Central Plains...the two sides have never formed an alliance.

When the alliance in Heze was held, Qin State used gunpowder to put Sishang together, and Sishang did not suffer any losses. They suppressed Wei State together, but did not clarify.

But in fact, the two sides have never had any formal alliance treaty, and everything is based on the respective interests of both parties.

For Qin State, the Song State Incident was of great benefit to Qin State.

The Central Plains is in chaos, and the Qin State nestled in the west will have more time to develop, which can further weaken the Wei State and recapture Xihe earlier.

(End of this chapter)