warring states careerist

Chapter 842 Coping

Since this matter started because of Chu State, let Chu State solve it by itself.

If it weren't for the nobles of the Chu state to send out a signal that they hoped to join forces with Wei and Han to interfere with the Song state, even if the current Wei state had ten guts, they would not have dared to call for an alliance to interfere with the Song state when Qin was behind it and Chu was flanking it. It may give South Korea an opportunity to swallow Zheng.

The king of Chu is now in Chendi, which is a good time for a meeting between the two parties to discuss some issues clearly.

Not all problems can be solved on the negotiating table, but some corners and corners can be repaired under the comparison of strength.

Right now, he only knew that the Wei and Han coalition forces had attacked Zheng Guo, but he didn't know that Xu Ruo and others could think of mobilizing the people behind the old city wall to pile up the new city wall, so his judgment on the fall of Xinzheng was within half a month.

Regarding Zheng Guo's attitude, before he came to Shangqiu, the top Mohists had reached a consensus. Now a few veteran Mohists are temporarily in charge of the daily work. Unless there are extreme circumstances, he does not need to ask for the Qiwu bad meeting.

Just a few days after the allied forces of Wei and Han sent troops to Zheng State, when the siege of Xinzheng began, the unofficial envoy of Chu State immediately asked to see Shi.

Whether the coup in Shangqiu will be recognized by other countries is still undecided, so the envoy of Chu State in Shangqiu can only be an unofficial identity.

Shangqiu is busy holding various ceremonies, enacting the constitution and other things. It is busy and full of fresh atmosphere.

When the Chu State envoy asked for an interview, Shi had just finished meeting with the leaders of various schools in the Song State.

For the two incidents of Zheng Guo and Song Guo, they are basically the same thing. The Zheng Guo incident is a derivative of the Song Guo coup.

The envoy from the state of Chu came to see Shi, but he was actually a little embarrassed.

Here, many nobles from the state of Chu started to detain and monitor the Mohists who were active in the face of the state of Chu; they also went north to participate in an alliance that was obviously aimed at the Mohism, and then hoped to use the power of the Mohism to check and balance Wei and Han going south. I will be embarrassed.

Shi didn't care, and took the initiative to avoid this topic, and didn't embarrass the envoy of Chu State.

However, the envoy of the Chu State first wanted to make the matter of the alliance of Chu State a little more reasonable, and then quibbled: "This time my king went north, and he also intended to eliminate the soldiers for peace. Sishang soldiers have many weapons and are suitable for Zi is a disciple of Mo Di, so he naturally upholds the ambition of non-aggression, which is well known in the world."

"It's just that after Zhongni's death, Confucianism is still divided into six parts, each insisting on its own views. My king trusts Shizi, but I am afraid that after a hundred years, there will be people in the Mohist school who don't talk about non-aggression and benefiting the people, so that disasters will happen in the world."

"The ancient Mozi once said that if the city wall is strong and the people trust it, then the enemy country will not dare to attack easily. Shizi also said that if the covenant is to be honored under the collapse of ritual and music, it needs to be of equal strength."

"That's why the Chu people are just planning to build cities and fortresses in the Central Plains for the sake of peace and non-offensiveness in the future. Even if the future is suitable for you a hundred years later, the Mohists are giants, and they may have forgotten the meaning of non-offensive. Attacking brazenly, this is the same principle as you proposed that the countries of the League of Nations restrict their forces; it is the same as Zhou Gong's rituals to make a big country, three armies, a small country, and one army.

Shi Shi secretly smiled, thinking that this is obviously an anti-Mohist alliance, but because the Mohism is getting stronger and stronger in public opinion, he dare not directly shout against Mohism. After all, the Mohism has gradually become a moral upper class among the people.

So they came up with a seemingly defensive treaty to hide the fact of anti-Mexico.

For this kind of method, Shi naturally has a way to deal with it. I thought that I didn't want to mention this matter, but you insisted on mentioning it, so I can't blame me.

He smiled lightly, and asked back: "If Wei Chuhan is really for the Central Plains to wipe out soldiers, and Sishang is also in the Central Plains, why didn't I invite the Mo family to this meeting?"

"Since it is for the sake of eliminating soldiers, then our Mohists will definitely support this alliance. We will immediately send people to participate in the alliance, and we will also shed blood to form an alliance..."

This is the easiest way to deal with public opinion.

Since you say that this is a defensive peace treaty and you are not anti-Mo, then the Mohists should take the initiative to participate in it. Do you dare to ask for it?

If you don't dare to ask for it at that time, then it will be obvious why you formed an alliance, and the world will certainly understand your hypocrisy.

The envoy from Chu was beaten back, and after a long pause, he said again: "This time Wei and Han attacked Zheng, in fact, I'm afraid it has something to do with the Mo family's attack on Song Dynasty. The Mo family should still be responsible for the suffering of Zheng people."

"In the past, Duke Luyang of Chu wanted to attack Zheng. He used the name of Zheng's crimes to replace heaven and punish him. Mozi said that even if countries made mistakes, they should not be taught by other countries. This is like the son of another family. He made a mistake and you beat him up and say it was his father's idea, that's absurd."

"Isn't it the same with the Song Dynasty? It was the Mo family who violated their own morality first, which made Wei Han attack Zheng..."

Shi resolutely said: "This statement is absurd. Don't you hear that the people are gods? God is the emperor of heaven. Since all countries exist, they are all subjects of the emperor of heaven. Therefore, the emperor of heaven is qualified to punish the monarchs of all countries. Since the people are gods, then The will of the people is the will of heaven, and the people of the Song Dynasty opposed the tyrannical government, just like the merchants who turned against Muye in the past, and the people of Xia who cursed Xia Jie."

"Then what happened in the state of Song, it is obvious that the son made a mistake, and the father taught the son a lesson, but the son relied on his youth and strength to beat his father. The father couldn't beat him and had to call his neighbors to help. How can this be said to be the same as that of Zheng Guo? Is it the same?"

The coups between the two sides are basically talking about chicken and duck. The two sides have opposite definitions of who is father and who is son, and it is impossible to argue about anything.

The envoy of Chu State was also helpless, and thought to himself that he was also stupid. The Mohists were already eloquent, but he wanted to provoke the giants of the Mohism.

I wanted to use this to beat the Mo family so that the Mo family would not stay out of the matter, but I never thought that I would be forced to ask by the Mo family giant so that I could not answer.

Shi is too lazy to argue with the other party. This kind of debate in the secret room is meaningless. If it is true that the Mohists still have the position of the Mohist, the Xuanyi Department is more about explaining the simple truths to the people, trying to make them understand, and Mo Bian's focus is completely different.

The state of Chu did not handle this matter properly. Now that he wanted the Mo family to come out to stand for the state of Chu, but also tied his hands and feet to the Mo family, Shi also understood the meaning of the king of Chu.

It can be seen that the king of Chu did not want to fight, but pretended to fight, and wanted to use the power of the Mo family to oppress Wei Han, but the Mo family could not ignore it out of morality.

Even if Wei Han could not be allowed to spit out what he had eaten into a still intact Zheng State, he might have to use threats to force Wei Han to give up some land on the right bank of the Weishui River, thus making Zheng State, a prominent figure in the confidant of Chu State, Part of the Ministry belongs to Chu State.

It is estimated that the king of Chu will definitely not be able to greet him on this matter. In all likelihood, he wants to use the power of the Mohist family to talk to the Mohist family about interference, but the king of Chu goes to have a secret talk with Wei and Han in private, and when the time comes, he will kill the donkey.

The State of Zheng must be managed by the Chu State out of interests, and the State of Zheng must be managed by the Mohists out of morality. This is the fundamental reason why the two sides can sit down and talk.

Since the other party hides and does not mention benefits, but insists on morality, it is naturally impossible to speak well of the other party.

After an embarrassing silence between each other for a while, the envoy of Chu State said: "My king sent me here to ask the Mohist's attitude towards Zheng State's affairs."

Shi Ye immediately stated: "This matter is about punishing injustice and attacking injustice. Song Jun is not a Mohist, so he has no obligation to attack injustice. Mohists naturally have to take care of it, but it is not easy to send troops."

"But the Mo family can't ignore it."

The envoy of Chu State also said: "It should be like this, so that I can live up to the righteousness of the Mohists to help the weak. Since Shi Zi said so, I know how to reply to the king."

His rank is not high enough to discuss some substantive issues with Shi. The most important thing is to ask about Shi's attitude in order to determine Chu's future talks strategy.

What I said before with a gun and a stick was nothing more than wanting to motivate the Mo family to take care of this matter. I never thought that I would take care of it without saying a word. This made the envoy of Chu State feel powerless. rebuke.

After formally expressing his position, the envoy of Chu State did not linger, left Shangqiu in a hurry, and first went to Chendi to report back.

A few days later, news came from Xinzheng that the Mohists in Xinzheng had organized and defended by opening another city wall inside the city.

This is not a joy, but what is worthy of joy is that the person in charge over there upholds Shi's consistent attitude: non-offensive is a means rather than an end, and it is necessary to cooperate with the nobles of weak countries, but they will not cooperate without a bottom line, and It is to take advantage of the opportunity of defending the city to legally organize the people together, and take advantage of the panic of the monarchs of the noble and small countries to develop and strengthen the power of the people.

This can also be regarded as the main line of internal struggles in Sishang these years: Take Zheng Guo's defense of the city as an example, is it out of the righteousness of attacking and helping the weak, and has no bottom line to be the helper of the nobles to defend the city?Or is it necessary to maintain the independent program of the Mohists while defending the city, to defend the city and mobilize the masses to oppose the old system?

Of course, there is actually a third route, the third route is the faction of self-suffering, the big country is a bastard, and the small country's monarch is also unrighteous. Fucking cooperation, I oppose both sides, so I don't rely on their contradictions. Purify morality and clean organization.

This is also the reason why I was happy after receiving the resolution of the local organization from Xinzheng. At least in the organization of Xinzheng, my own line was implemented, and I was able to understand it without going astray on specific issues.

It doesn't matter whether Zheng Guo can hold it or not. Zheng Guo's plan for Sishang's future is a country that can deliberately give up and cause conflicts between Wei, Han and Chu.

I am also very happy about the idea of ​​abandoning the outer city and reorganizing the effective defense in the interior. Holding gunpowder weapons while still thinking in Bronze Age ways of thinking is not progress enough.

The letter didn't erase Xu Ruo's credit, and Xu Ruo also proposed the plan. Shi had already remembered this name, even before Xu Ruo joined the Mo family, he knew this person.

(End of this chapter)