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Chapter 877 Meeting at the Pool ([-])
It was the time when the heaven and the earth were united. After the victory of Chu State Yinyang, the King of Chu's mind became much more active.

After this battle, Wei State's hegemony was completely lost, and it basically had no ability to take the initiative to attack in the Central Plains. Of course, Chu State would know that the next big enemy would be the Mohists.

This time the Mohist captured Chengyang Linqiu, the King of Chu felt that the next step of the Mohist family was to go northward, especially with so many cities and fortresses built along the Jishui River, and a huge amount of food was hoarded, no matter how you looked at it, it looked like an offensive rear of the ground.

This time the alliance, the state of Chu is going to use the power of the Mohists to oppress Wei and Han first, and then find a way to kick the Mohists away. It is best to incite the conflict between the Mohism and Wei's Chengyang Linqiu, and transfer the threat of the Mohism to Wei. , Wei, and Qi over there.

In this case, Chu State can reach a settlement with Wei Han by turning around. Wei Han respects Chu, and Chu is the leader of the Anti-Mexican Alliance in the Central Plains.

Of course, it's not just the leader, it's better for Wei Guo to give Chu State a real status with Zhou Tianzi.The relationship between Chu and Zhou is not good, and Wei and Han control the emperor of Zhou. Although it is not enough to coerce the emperor to order the princes, there are many things in which Wei and Han come forward to give face to the emperor of Zhou. It's solved.

As for what the Mohists said about making Zheng Guo neutral, reforming the system, selecting talents, and even selecting talents through public examinations, as well as various political changes and land distribution after Zheng Guo became neutral, Chu State will definitely not agree. .

The power of the Mohist school is already strong enough, even if the state of Zheng is neutral, if the Mohist way is followed, why should the state of Chu compete with the Mohist?Under the complete education system, there is no need to think about it, the talents selected by Shangxian are all from the Mohist school.

At that time, the state of Zheng will be neutral, the Mo family will control it from afar, and join the non-aggressive alliance in a blink of an eye. Chu has made such a big effort to make wedding clothes for the Mo family?Naturally it is impossible.

So Chu State thought of a compromise method, which was to completely disrupt the situation in Zheng State.

What Chu State needed was the cities around Xu and Yanling to connect the defense line of Pingdingshan and Yangxiayu.

If there is more, Chu State can't get it by itself, so it is better to let the Mo family participate in the "dividing Zheng" and intensify the conflict between Wei Han and the Mo family.

For example, several cities in the northeast of Zheng State can be assigned to the Mohists, and the method similar to Sishang's "belonging to the Song Dynasty and two systems" can be implemented, so that the Mohists can toss and turn under Wei Han's nose.

In this way, we can use the power of the Mohists to threaten Wei Han and at the same time force Wei Han to respect Chu; at the same time, we can continue the chaos in the Zheng State area, making the Mohists Wei Han at war all day long for these cities, plus The matter of Chengyang Linqiu made the Mohists focus on Wei Han, and Chu State could continue to deepen reforms and reform calmly.

However, after the state of Chu had a secret discussion with the Mo family before, the Mo family did not expect the Mo family to reject it outright, and said that this time the Mo family rescued Zheng Guo and punished Wei Han for the sake of non-offensive righteousness.Since knowledge and action are to be united, all countries must spit out the land of Zheng State to be neutral.

The King of Chu still owes the Mo family a lot of money, and some merchants led by the Mo family established a large amount of money from the so-called Gold Bank. The King of Chu means that I will help you get land from Wei Han, and you will forgive me part of the debt.

I never thought that the Mohist school, which seems to be just for righteousness, has been developing everywhere in recent years, this time it seems to have changed its nature: money can be owed first, and we can't ask for land. We are doing it for righteousness, not for land, otherwise we What is the difference between you and those princes who wage unjust wars for self-interest?
It is said that it is for Zheng Guofei to attack neutrality, eliminate troops from all over the world, and order the establishment of the League of Nations. When it is said, it must be done. The reason for the war is whatever it is, and the original intention will not be changed because of victory or failure.

This made Chu State extremely helpless, and couldn't see what the Mo family was planning to do.

The King of Chu has also studied some morals of the Mohists, and he is no stranger to the "League of Nations".

In an ideal state, the core of the patriarchal system of enfeoffment of wells and fields is the military system. The emperor's capital is thousands of miles away.

Xia Dafu is Xia Dafu, that is, 25 chariots and a number of apprentices; the three armies of a big country are the three armies, and one army of a small country is one army.

The only thing is that this so-called League of Nations does not have a Zhou emperor, but a group of people sitting together and talking nonsense, and relying on the so-called voting of the Mohists to solve the problem.

But the King of Chu thought about it, and felt that the Mo family was unlikely to be so stupid and childish.Judging from what the Mohists have done in the past 20 years, it is obvious that something is wrong this time.

What's wrong is that in the past, the basic discussion of what the Mohists wanted to do was open to the public.

What are we trying to achieve.

In order to achieve this goal, what problems do we have to face.

What are these problems one, three, three, four, five, and how to solve them specifically?

But this time, what the Mo family did was simply extremely strange.

To sum it up, the king of Chu studied for more than a month, and finally discovered the difference between the Mo family's proposal this time and the previous ones.

This time is what we want to achieve.

How wonderful it is to achieve such a goal.

As long as this goal is achieved, the world will be fine.

As for how to achieve it, I didn't talk about it.What problems might be faced, did not say a word.

It seems that all hopes are pinned on the nobles to take a step back and compromise.

Not to mention whether this is the style of the Mohist school, the king of Chu can clearly feel that this is not an appropriate style. He has dealt with the Mohist school too much, and he has read a lot of Mohist books. It is easy to find out the key points that are different from the past.

When things went wrong, the king of Chu couldn't see through it.

Speaking of the so-called League of Nations, the difficulties and problems to be faced in it, the King of Chu felt that even he could think of a few great difficulties.

Don't mention the political reform, military reform, and the number of troops in various countries, just talk about the three places of Xihe, Zhongshan, and Zhengzhou. Can this be resolved by sitting down and negotiating?If the problems in these three places are not resolved, the League of Nations is nothing but empty talk.

It’s not impossible to solve it. The Mohists use one enemy to the rest of the princes, forcing the princes of all countries to do so. The problem is that the Mohists scold the princes and nobles all day long. The realm of "sameness" in the world?
The king of Chu wondered if there was a civil strife or a coup in Sishang?But the scouts and spies said that everything was as usual on Sishang and nothing happened.

This made the king of Chu helpless, what exactly does the Mo family want?Not knowing what the other party wants is the biggest passivity on the negotiating table.

Like Chu Ruwei, what they want, the bottom line is clear at a glance, and the buffer zone beyond the bottom line is achieved by the confrontation of all parties' words and military forces.

But what the Mo family wants now, the king of Chu is sure that not only himself, but also Wei Han can't see through it.

Not only Wei Hanchu, but also Qi Qin were troubled by this meeting in the pool.

Needless to say, Qin is planning to completely destroy the opportunity to eliminate troops. At least it cannot allow the countries in the Central Plains to reach a peace treaty to eliminate troops and not attack, so as not to be interfered by all countries in the Central Plains when attacking Xihe——Qin is afraid of the Mo-Chu alliance Be the overlord and engage in the affairs of Qi Huan Jin Wen Chu Zhuang.

Qi State has more headaches than Qin State.

During the battle of Jishui in the past, the Mohist thoughts in the southwestern area of ​​Qi State were flooded and uncontrollable, Tian's already had quite a headache.

Now the Mohists have captured Chengyang Linqiu again, showing off their power all day long, causing border friction, and they seem to be full of energy to find opportunities to attack Qi.

Qi Hou ordered no resistance, tried to avoid friction, and only wanted to restrain the Mohists with morality and righteousness.

If Chengyang Linqiu was occupied by the Mohists, then the southwestern region of Qi would be in the hands of the Mohists. How could Qi be in a hurry?
This time, fortunately, they were slow in standing in line, and didn't jump out when Wei Han called for the alliance. Otherwise, it would be even more difficult to end today.

The Mo family occupied Jucheng, and an envoy from the state of Qi passed by and said with emotion that in less than five years, the people of Jucheng were full of words of benefiting the world, equality and love for the same, and how could they remember that they used to be Qimin.

Now the Mohists occupy the Great Wall of Yimeng Mountain, and the Yue Kingdom moved its capital from Langya back to Jiangkou. The Mohist boat master Xiliu is stationed in Laoshan near Jimo, which has become a port of the Mohism, and many Qi people in the vicinity have fled.

The towns are too close to the Mo family, Gaomi also gives lectures everywhere, and the Mo family occupies the land of Lai, where all the Lai and barbarians follow, and they have already built a city, and a sum of money is given to the Marquis of Qi every year for borrowing, but they cannot be driven away.

Most of the Qi people are engaged in fishing, whaling and sharks. In recent years, whale oil has become the best lighting oil. The rapid development of Sishang industry and commerce has greatly demanded it, which has led to the development of Lai. Many Qi people have fled here.

There are also fleets trading with Jizi North Korea, merchants swarming here, Qihou can't control it, and Qi is also trying to change, but the Mo family is right now, and Wei and Han are defeated again... If it is the Mo family Occupying Chengyang Linqiu, what should Qi do?
If something really happened at that time, the Mohist army would rush to Linzi through Jimo and Gaomi; the first army would attack Pingyin after the economic water, and even if the countries wanted to save it, it would be too late.

The headache for Marquis Qi is the Mo family's next step, is it to engage in the Qi State?

Judging from the situation, the state of Wei has been weakened within a few years; the state of Zhao is eyeing the state of Qi; the Mo family is powerful in Jishui, and they have crossed Mount Yi in Jubei, and the state of Qi has no danger to defend.

From the perspective of Qi State itself, Qi State is rich and prosperous, the country is established by industry and commerce, the spread of Mohist morality is extremely fast, and there are many Mohists in Qi State. This is a reality that existed more than 20 years ago. Xiang Ziniu’s reuse of wins back then provided Mohism with opportunities for development. .

And the most important point... Qi is the country where the people least believe in those hierarchical systems. There is nothing else, because when the Tian family did not get the title given by the Emperor Zhou at the beginning of the Qi Dynasty, they called themselves An Min Bao Min, and Tian himself broke the Zhou ritual hierarchy, so the people naturally don't have much faith in the sanctity of blood—what Tian did, we can't do it?
Of course, Qi State's fear was justified, so when Wei State approached Qi State for a secret talk, hoping to work together to prevent the Mohists from occupying the north of Jishui, Qi State was really overjoyed.

As for other things, Qi State does not force it, and the matter has come to an end. Unless the world changes and the chains of the Mo family are loosened, Qi State may expel the Mo family and start a war against Mo... Judging from the current situation, forget it. The deterrence shown by the volunteers in Yangyi and Sishang, Qi Guo felt that going to war at this time would be death - Zhao Guo could use it as a help, but he was afraid that Zhao Guo and the Mo family would join forces to march north and south and lure thieves into the house.

(End of this chapter)