warring states careerist

Chapter 87

Those sunflower seeds that were sprinkled casually and deliberately planted by the Mohists who went deep into the village community sprouted soon after.

They are bathed in the rain of ear seeds, the wind of the summer solstice, the heat of the small heat, and the thunder of the great heat, and grow up day by day.

It produces tung-like leaves and chrysanthemum-like buds.

After that midsummer sacrifice, many things happened.

Relying on the trust of usurping Wu Zhu's name, the Mohists did things that had nothing to do with Wu Zhu, just like those sunflowers that kept growing, gradually gaining more trust.

The sunflower has not yet bloomed, but the seeds planted before Keshi have already borne fruit.

He is no longer the son of the unknown shoemaker, at least someone thousands of miles away knows his name.

Thousands of miles away, Anyi, the capital of Wei Dynasty.

It has been several days since Wu Qi returned to Weidu from Xihe.

The master Wei Zong who really trusted him and used him was in his prime. In Wu Qi's view, he was a hero, a hero who could take revenge on himself.

The land of the Three Jin Dynasties, with mountains and rivers inside and outside, is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Originally, when the family was separated, the Zhao family benefited the most, but after these years of reforms, the leader of the three Jins has become the Wei State.

Attacking Qin from the west and capturing Zhongshan from the mouth of the Zhao family in the north, and using the name of the three Jin forces to win over Han Zong to prevent the Zhao family from getting involved in the Central Plains, the Zhao family did not benefit from their efforts, but for the time being, they were unable to turn against Wei and Han.

Inside there are Li Kui and Ximen Bao, and outside there are Le Yangzi, Wu Qi, and Gongzi Shizhibing.There was also Zixia as a teacher, which made Wei gradually become the cultural center of the Three Jin Dynasties.

The most important thing for Wu Qi to return from Xihe this time was that Weiss hoped that Wu Qi would be careful with Qin, and he must ensure that Qin would not find a chance to backstab when he used troops.

This was not difficult for Wu Qi. The most important thing is that after Li Kui's reform, Wei took the lead in implementing the land private ownership system in the land of Xihe. Many Qin people fled from the territory of Qin to Wei, just to own a piece of land of their own.

In this case, Qin can only defend, but it is difficult to attack.The Qin State was defeated a few years ago, and now its vitality has not recovered. Wu Qi just came to report on the situation in Xihe to reassure Weiss, and to reassure Weiss about his strategic decision.

Not long ago, there was a civil turmoil in Qi, and Weiss sent someone to ask Wu Qi before Qi used troops.

Wu Qi only said: The people of Qi are strong in character, the country is rich, the monarchs are arrogant and extravagant, they despise the people, the government orders are lax, the salaries are uneven, and the people in the army are not in harmony.The troops in the front are strong and the troops in the back are weak, so although the troops are concentrated, they are not strong.

If you want to attack the whole formation, it is best to divide your troops into three groups, and use two sides to attack the left and right flanks. If you have the opportunity to complete the outflanking and encircle from the rear, it is best, because the Qi people's flanks and rear are weak, once the Qi people encircle the flanks, they must defeat.If there is no chance to close the siege, then the two wings will press and force the Qi army to worry, so that they can be defeated in one fell swoop.

Now the first stage of the battle against Qi has ended, the siege of Linqiu has been lifted, three sects wiped out [-] Qi troops, [-] chariots, and built two Jingguan.

The chief general Wei Zhidi Jiao used Wu Qi's tactical concept to outflank the Qi army, triggering the first battle of annihilation in the early Warring States period in which tens of thousands of people died.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, the chariot fights, the death rate was only a few thousand, and the war situation of defeat has changed.

The news came back that it was said that there were traitors guarding the city in Linqiu. Before reinforcements arrived, they almost broke the city at the most critical moment, but they were defended by these traitors.Di Jiao, who was also in charge of the Wei army, appreciated the subtlety of his methods. When Wu Qi mentioned his name, he suddenly realized... This man was familiar to him when he was a general in Lu State, and the two led troops to fight each other several times.

Now Qihou has been notified to collect the corpse, but Qihou refused, and it is not known whether it was Qihou who refused, or Tian's use of Qihou's name to refuse to completely lose Qihou's popularity.

The Rendi Huimeng initiated in the name of the Marquis of Jin and the edict of the Son of Heaven has also ended. Except for Song Gong, who died halfway, all other invited countries have participated.

After the alliance, under the pretext of Zhou Tianzi's order, the three emperors of Han, Zhao and Wei went out as the three armies of Jin and agreed to meet in Pingyin in order to completely defeat Qi.King Yi of Yue also sent troops to the southeast of Qi to attack Qi.

This time, it is no longer their respective deployments that lead the army, but a battle that will overwhelm the country.

Yi, the king of Yue, personally led the soldiers of the Yue army. Zhao Ji, the patriarch of the Zhao clan, was the chief general of the Zhao army, Han Qian, the patriarch of the Han clan, was the chief general of the Han army, and Wei Chi, the eldest son of Wei Dazong, was the chief general of the Wei army. Prepare for the three sects to be named Marquis.

Now that the main forces of the three sects are all out, Weiss is most worried about the people of Qin, so he urgently recruits Wu Qi for more rewards, and listens to Wu Qi's opinions in order to make a decision.

Now the only one capable of threatening Wei is Qin.

The Qi State will be defeated, the Chu State has too many monarchs, the Chu King is newly established, and the mobilization is slow. At least it will take one or two years to complete the expedition and integration.

Song, Zheng, Wei and other countries in the south did not dare to touch the Three Jins, they were all a bunch of fools.

Zheng Guo, who has a little strength, is still a deadly enemy with Han Zong. Han Qian's father killed Zheng Guojun when he attacked Zheng. If Zheng Guo took the opportunity to send troops, Weiss would be grateful. In this way, Han Zong would only fight with Wei They are closer, and they can unite to besiege Zhao Zong and prevent the Zhao family from getting involved in the Central Plains.

This time when Wu Qi returned to Anyi, he received many rewards and felt at ease for the Lord, and also saw some things that he had never seen before.

In the Palace of Weiss, Wu Qi saw a grain that he had never seen before. It was called sweet potato, and it was extremely tacky.

Weiss is asking those Zixia disciples to give him a nicer name, as a gift to the emperor as Jiahe, so that it will be easier to formally confer the title, the name will be corrected, the words will be more smooth, and some auspicious meanings will also be taken.

It is said that there are two other grains, which were given to Zhao and Han respectively.

The person who sent the gift was a member of the Emperor Sicheng of the Song Dynasty, Wei Siyue, and deliberately showed it to Wu Qi. It is said that this plant can produce several stones per mu, and it is most suitable for going through famine years. Some mountain areas can also be planted, which is the most suitable.

It was also here that Wu Qi heard Shi's name for the first time, but he couldn't remember how there was such a strange figure among the Mohists.

He had heard of the name Mohist when he was in Lu State, and he was quite familiar with it.

When he was an official in the state of Lu, he met Mozi.

At that time, Marquis Lu once asked Mozi how to beware of Qi State. Mozi looked at the state affairs and military strength of Lu State, and directly told Marquis Lu that he should hurry up and prepare gifts to make friends with other countries, and use the power of other countries as a aid, relying on Lu State alone. It can win one or two battles, but it is impossible to completely defeat Qi; either comprehensive reforms, centralization of power, doing righteous deeds to enhance national strength, saving money and increasing revenue.

Wu Qi took it very seriously at the time, and he was quite disapproving of Lu Hou's reaction at the time.

Later, Xiang Ziniu defeated Lu, and Wu Qi became a general of Lu. He also fought several battles with Xiang Ziniu's Mo Zhe Shengchuo, winning two and drawing two.

However, he commanded the weak Lu army, while the other party commanded the strong Qi army. It is easy to know whether the army is strong or weak. Since then, Wu Qi has become famous.

The news of the battle of Linqiu came back, and Wu Qi also heard that the one who helped Gongsun to guard Linqiu was Mo Zhe Shengchuo who had fought against him several times back then.

He said in his heart that this person really rebelled against ink, but he was a fellow traveler with himself, and he was devoted to pursuing a career.

He is quite familiar with Mohists.

On the one hand, there was a history of serving as an official in the State of Lu. Lu was close to the Song Dynasty, which was the scope of activities of the Mohists. Mozi also went to the State of Lu himself.

On the other hand, he first followed Zeng Shen to learn Confucianism. Zeng Shen was the child who was crying when he was a child, and his father told him to go back to kill a pig to coax him not to cry, but he actually killed him.That is the mortal enemy of the Mohist family without a king and no father. Several well-known figures of the Mohist family are mentioned all day long. Wu Qi was once a disciple, how could he not know?

Just because I am familiar with it, I wonder, when will there be another person named Shi among the Mohists?
It would be fine if he had only heard this name in Weiss Palace and the envoys of Song Sicheng, but he had also heard the name of this person several times in Anyi City.

A jade-like food called tofu has just appeared in Anyi and has become very popular.One is that it is soft and delicious, and the other is that it is not expensive. Wu Qi also ate it once, and it is really commendable.

When asked about this object, it was said that it was made by the Mohist, and it was found in all major cities.

A new way of eating wheat has also begun to appear in Anyi.It was also the first time for Wu Qi to see that there are so many ways to eat wheat as a miscellaneous grain, and he appreciated it a lot after tasting it.

Ask again, it was made by the Mohist, and it will be found in all major cities in the future. He also said that Sumai was planted in Song Dynasty, planted in autumn and harvested in spring. In the future, this thing will be popular in the Central Plains.

Originally relying on sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn, Wu Qi was already very interested in Shibian, and when he heard Su Maizhi's words, Wu Qi's heart was even more moved.

In the same night, a banquet was held in Anyi, and the envoy of Emperor Sicheng, Shangqing of Song Dynasty, was invited to inquire.

His reputation in Xihe was well established, and it can be said that his reputation has moved the world. When facing an envoy from a weak country, he didn't have to be polite, and went straight to the topic, asking about Shi, and also about Su Mai.

"It's suitable for this person, about sixteen or seventeen years old. He was originally the son of a shoemaker in Shangqiu. I don't know where he learned the skill, but his status is low after all."

Wu Qi hummed calmly, but he didn't take it seriously in his heart.He thinks that anyone who is capable can be recruited, and he doesn't care about bloodlines at all. It is precisely because of this that Wei Zong can attract talents from all over the world.

If the princes were to be reused, Wei might be doomed, and Wu Qi looked down on those figures in the clan, even the prince Chi, who was able to lead troops at a young age, was nothing more than that in Wu Qi's eyes.

But he also understood why he had never heard of this person's name. It turned out that he was a new Mohist, so he asked about Su Mai again.

"Sumai is planted in the village outside Shangqiu City, but it is useless. In winter, you need to perform martial arts. If you plant Sumai, where is there time to perform martial arts? If you plant Sumai, where will you go to perform martial arts in winter? Winter is originally a field hunting. This is not possible in the season of hunting, hunting, and shooting.”

"Besides, I heard that if we plant wheat, we need to harvest wheat in May next spring, and then plant the next round of crops. In this way, the country will be weak if the common people don't practice martial arts..."

What the envoy said is correct, this is based on the original military systems of various countries.Under the system of village communes and land grants, peasants and soldiers are united, village communes are self-governing, perform martial arts on weekdays, and are directly recruited during wars. It is impossible for farmers to spend all their time on planting.

But when Wu Qi heard these words, his heart suddenly moved, and his face almost showed excitement. He took a deep breath to stabilize his mind, and secretly said: "This method is wonderful! It fits the military system of soldiers! Why do we need all the people to perform martial arts? Yes. Thirty thousand military soldiers can defeat a hundred thousand peasant soldiers!"

What he wants to change is not just the formation and training, but the military system, so this is not a big deal in the eyes of Song people, but it makes him feel that it can't be a big deal.

He is not just a general, but a great talent who can go from general to prime minister. Naturally, he sees farther than this envoy, and also sees farther than Si Chenghuang who only knows how to fight for power.

Those who are not capable of going out and entering the phase cannot know the beauty of this thing, and he happens to be this kind of person.

　The battle between Jin and Qi and the alliance between Rendi were compressed for about half a year, without affecting the plot of the story, just for the convenience of narrating this major event once.This is important for the early stages of the Warring States period, but not for the subsequent story.The above-mentioned King Xinli of Chu is referring to King Chu Sheng, not the son who caused the chaos of the succession war of Chu State.King Chu Sheng should have been in office for four years, not six years as recorded in "Historical Records", so the new king of Chu was established just now, and he will be established soon, so don't be confused.The State of Yue has flirted with San Jin for a long time. It is not the first time that the two sides have attacked Qi together. So far, the two sides have joined forces to attack Qi three or four times. Qi State is really miserable at this time. The capital of Yue State is in Shandong at this time. Linyi.

　　
　
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