warring states careerist

Chapter 852 Zheng Junyi's Decision
Of course the officials of Zheng Guo knew the history of Zheng Guo.

Many things happened in Zheng Xianggong's eight years, but the courtiers knew exactly what Zheng Junyi was talking about.

A year ago, the state of Zheng rebelled against Chu from Jin, so King Zhuang of Chu sent troops to attack Zheng.

They attacked for more than ten days in a row, but failed to take it down. On the 18th...the city wall suddenly collapsed because it was probably soaked in water for some reason.

How wide did it collapse?
The collapse is as wide as the section of the city wall that was now blasted by the Wei and Han coalition forces.

The people of Zheng Guo stayed for seventeen days with high morale, but on the 18th the city wall suddenly collapsed, and their mentality collapsed immediately.

Crying all over the sky, thinking that this is the day when Zheng is about to perish, how can the city wall be defended when it collapses?The morale of the entire Zheng State was completely lost, and the hearts of the people completely collapsed because a section of the city wall about 30 meters collapsed.

At that time, it was the Spring and Autumn Period, and the clan and national system still existed, and the people defending the country could still use the reason of "people love the country" to mobilize.

This is what Zheng Junyi said.

Back then, Zheng people's ambitions were so high that a section of the city wall collapsed and their morale completely collapsed.

The current Zheng people are no better than the Zheng people of that generation, but the city wall collapsed, and the morale in the city rose instead of falling. After being besieged for more than [-] days, there was no sign of breaking the city at all, which is extremely terrifying.

Where is the problem?
There is no doubt that it is obviously the changes brought about by those Mohists.

So, if Mohist wants to do something else in the next step, who can prevent it?
What difference does it make if Xinzheng City can be defended or not?
After keeping it down, the ancestral temple of Sheji died in the common people of Zheng State.

Unable to keep it, the Ancestral Temple of Sheji died in Wei and Han.

For Zheng Jun, there is not much difference.

Zheng Junyi thought back to the past and sighed: "It is ridiculous to practice the field and take the cattle; isn't it ridiculous to help the farm and pay for the field?"

The ministers also sighed: "However, the Mohists take it for granted that they assist farming and pay for the fields. If it becomes a rule, then it will not be ridiculous. On the contrary, those who don't do it will be ridiculed."

Zheng Junyi closed his eyes and sighed, "That's what I'm worried about."

Trapping fields and seizing cattle is an allusion to the destruction of Chen State. Chu State punished Chen State because of Chen Gong's "dissolution and rudeness", and then wanted to abolish the country and set up counties. You made a mistake, but when you were punishing, you took away his cattle."

What Zheng Junyi lamented was that according to the meaning of the Mohist school, the people want to defend the capital city, and at most this is just a matter of helping the monarch and the nobles farm the land. As a result, after helping others plant the land, they want to take the land and turn it into their own as a reward .

This is simply more shameless than robbing cattle from fields.

The rules of Zhou Li have been ruined, and all countries are doing such things as abolishing the country and setting up counties, but it turns out that at most it is "punishing" and then retreating.

Now the Mohists want to establish new rules, requiring the people to become citizens again, to distribute land to the people, to discuss government affairs, and to reach a contract with the monarch...

This new rule is impossible for the monarch and nobles of any country to accept.

In Zheng Junyi's view, the nobles of the Song Dynasty rose up against the shameless rules of the Mohists, but were strangled by the rebels in the country and the Sishang Mohism.

In his opinion, the state of Song has already perished. Even if there is still a king, is the State of Song still a state of Song with kings and nobles?

He didn't want to follow suit.

Originally, he wanted to rely on the power of the people to defend the city, but once the power of the people was really mobilized, he was afraid, very afraid.

The comparison with the incident in the eighth year of Xianggong convinced him that the Mohists did have "the power of ghosts and gods", which could make the people burst out with such terrifying power.

He once thought that he could use this power, but now it seemed that he was afraid that this power would swallow him up.

Now, he no longer feels the slightest sense of guilt about the matter that he discussed with his close ministers that day, "Kaicheng invites Wei Han to enter the city, and cuts the marquis to be king".

The day before yesterday, the people tied up the few nobles who had privately stored food, and came to the palace aggressively and shouted that they would be executed. This has frightened Zheng Junyi, and made him firm in his mind to use the power of Wei and Han to kill the people.

If you die in Wei and Han, you can still be a feudal monarch, and you can also continue to sacrifice.

While sighing, the near minister said: "Your Majesty is worried about Xiang Gong's eight-year affairs, but the minister thinks he is happy."

"Your Majesty knows about the fact that the city wall collapsed in the eighth year of Duke Xiang and the people have no fighting spirit. Could it be that Wei and Han don't know about it?"

"Now that the city wall has been broken, and the city is still resisting, what is Wei Han thinking?"

"Chu and Sishang, why are they willing to sit and watch? They have been unable to attack for a long time, and the army is exhausted. Once the reinforcements arrive, I'm afraid it will be another big defeat."

"Before the city wall is broken, the king cannot surrender to Wei and Han, because Wei Han thinks that once the city wall is broken, the new Zheng will come down. Sacrifice."

"After the city wall is broken, your majesty can surrender to Wei Han, because Wei Han found that the city wall was broken and still did not capture Xinzheng, and panicked that reinforcements were coming. If he surrendered at this time, Wei Han would be happy."

This is still the reason for using the blood of the people to increase the negotiation price that day. Zheng Junyi nodded, knowing what the minister meant.

The close minister said again: "Your Majesty, think about it, there are only three endings to the matter of Xinzheng."

"Wei Hansheng, needless to say."

"If the people of Chu win, the Si family will be attached to the Chu people. Don't you hear about the Tian family's replacement of Qi? Jiang Qi's matter, is your lord willing to repeat it?"

"The victory of the Mohists requires a popular revolution. Don't you hear about Song and Teng? At that time, the ruler will not serve the ruler and the people will not serve the people, and the people will resent them. If they are a little careless in the future, they may be lost forever."

"That's why, as far as you are concerned, the victory of Wei and Han is unknown at this time, but it is most beneficial to surrender Wei and Han."

Zheng Junyi asked: "Then when is the best time to have a secret talk with Wei Han?"

The close minister said: "At this moment, at this moment."

"Wei and Han have been attacking the city for days, and Chu and the Mohists must take action. This is the most impatient time. This is one of them."

"Secondly, if the Chu people come to help, then vote for Wei Han, I am afraid that Wei Han will fail, and then it will not be good."

"Thirdly, the Mohist came to help with the righteousness of non-aggression. If the emperor voluntarily surrendered, the Mohist would have no righteousness to use. I surrender voluntarily, why do you need to help me?"

Zheng Junyi praised: "That's what you said. It's just that this matter needs to be kept secret. What's your plan?"

The close minister said again: "Your Majesty, you can send people out of the city first, and agree on the signal. At that time, control the side gates and open the gates to welcome the troops of Wei and Han. If the flanks are attacked, the city defenses will be destroyed."

"Your Majesty, you can say: In the past, the Si family coup killed the king. You had no choice but to inherit the throne. You are forbearing. One day you will be able to slaughter the Si family to avenge the revenge of Duke Su. There are three reasons for Wei and Han to send troops, but these three crimes It's all Si's doing, and has nothing to do with you."

"Your Majesty, you can take off your shirt, bare your chest, hold a sheep with a flag made of yak tail in your left hand, and hold a scimitar for killing livestock in your right hand, and welcome Wei Han's teacher. I just hope that Wei Han can take care of his relatives back then. The friendship of Jin, keep the sacrifices of Zheng, and descend to the throne, please use the feudal city to continue the ancestral temple."

"Zhengdi is in a place where Wei and Chu are fighting, and it will not be stable, and the people will definitely resent it. You can ask for another city and move the ancestral temple, thinking that Wei and Han are vassals."

Now that even the details have been thought out, Zheng Jun has no doubts.

After thinking about it for a while, Wei Han's main attack direction is the nobles of the Mo family and the Si family, and his confidantes can also control a section of the city wall.

As long as you can set a good signal with Wei Han, don't make an appointment, but let Wei Han ambush a part of the city gate, and when the time comes, open the city gate, then the defense in the city will completely collapse.

But the premise is that Wei Han must agree to his conditions, which is the most important thing.

If you want to agree, you must not only talk in secret, but also take the initiative. Once Wei Han enters the city, you must immediately organize your confidantes to attack the Si family.

The reasons why Wei Han attacked Zheng Guo were all caused by the Si family, including Zheng Han's blood feud, which was also a continuation of the continuous war with South Korea after Si Ziyang came to power.

The most important thing is that the people in the city resist illegal orders, which requires him, Mr. Zheng, to issue them.

If a large city can be granted to continue the sacrifices of Zheng State, it may not be a bad thing, it is better than dying in a tragedy like the Tian clan replacing Qi, or dying in a riot like the people of the Song Dynasty.

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A few days later, Gong Shucuo, who had been frowning ever since he learned that the Mohist family had contacted Chu State, and since he knew that Xinzheng had been unable to conquer for a long time, finally let out a hearty laugh for the first time these days.

Zheng Jun's letter has been sent, this matter cannot be decided by the general in front of the battle, it must be decided by Xiangbang and the monarch.

The main general is not qualified to agree to the condition of "Zheng Guo surrendered himself to the throne and retained a fiefdom".

Neither did Gong Shucuo, only Wei Jian was qualified, but Wei Jian was too far away, and Gongshucuo had the right to make a decision on Zheng's matter on the fly.

This matter is extremely secret, Gong Shucuo only gave the news to a few confidants, and the laughter kept echoing.

"It's wonderful! It's wonderful!"

"Since Mr. Zheng surrendered, the Mohists would have no soldiers to send out. Since Mr. Zheng said that he wanted to punish Si's clan for restraint, why should the Mohists send troops?"

"Since Xinzheng has fallen, the army can be corrected and wait for the Chu people to go north. This battle will be victorious. The Mohists have rumored that they will send cavalry and artillery. Once Zheng Jun surrenders, the Mohists have no reason to continue to send troops. Then the Chu people will have no cavalry. Pao, what are our troops worried about?"

Uncle Cuo was overjoyed, and he was even more convinced that the Mo family would withdraw because of this, because...the Mo family was too trustworthy.

The hatred of killing your whole family if you say that you will kill your whole family, and whether you are trustworthy are two different things.

It is true that the Mohist school is a jerk in Gongshucuo's eyes, but the Mohist's approach has logic to follow, and within this rule, they are indeed trustworthy.

For example, the Mohists executed Prince Ziwu of Qi by shooting, and the whole world was shaken, but this incident just shows that the Mohists are trustworthy and respectful, and they will kill you if they say they want to kill you.Although this rule is not the original old rule of the world, the new rule is set by the Mo family, and the Mo family must abide by it.

For example, many principles of the Mohists are completely different from the old rules, but the Mohists say that the state of Song is neutral, so they would not go through the state of Song when they sent troops to save Zheng, but would rather detour.

For example, in the battle between Qi and Mo in the past, it was said that the innocent state of Lu could not bear the flames of war to spread to the state of Lu, and that the neutral state would no longer go to war, so the Sishang Army did not ambush Dr. Liang's father in the state of Lu.

At least that seems to be the case for now.

Why did the Mohists send troops?Because of non-attack, save Zheng.

Who is Zheng?
From the perspective of Uncle Gong, Zheng Jun and Zheng Guozong Temple are Zheng.

Now Zheng Junyi voluntarily surrendered, and took the initiative to say: I have long wanted Wei Han to attack, and the forbearance is to get rid of the Si family who killed the king in the coup.

So, what kind of attack is this?

I voluntarily give things to others. Do you think this is unreasonable and forced, but the owner of the thing thinks it is voluntary?Why do you care?

(End of this chapter)