warring states careerist

Chapter 912 Rebellion
These few people already had grievances, and after the thoughtful person said this, their minds suddenly became active.

If you go to Gaomi, there is nothing to reward.

These people came from humble backgrounds, not pure-blooded nobles, so what would they get if they informed them?

They have scruples about setting fire to the city, not to mention things that are too far away such as posthumous names, which is the disaster of killing themselves.

Besides, the defeat of Chu State is now certain. These people have heard the lectures, know the current situation in the world, and have read many pamphlets secretly printed by the Mohists.

If the state of Chu is defeated, what can they gain by following the king of Chu?

During these years of joining the army, he has fought countless battles, and if he fled, he would have to start all over again.Although the probability of fleeing and dying may be lower, once you have ambition in your life, it is impossible to curb it.

If it is a big event, failure is nothing more than death, and family members may also suffer disaster.The Mohist army is about to enter Jianghan, and at that time, the actions of people like myself must at least be an act of righteousness.After Nie Zheng was defined as "the courage of righteousness" by the Mohists, his family members were taken care of. Mohist handouts are also well-known in the world.

The defeat of the Chu State was decided, and his family was in Jianghan, and the Chu State had no time to take care of it. Even if he lost, it would be nothing more than losing his life.

These people fought from Dongting to Cangwu, I don't know how many times they fought, and they made great achievements only by trying to survive, so how could they care about life and death?

If it is successful, it is a great achievement. Even if you are not in the army, at least you have made such a contribution. When the Mohists occupy Jianghan, it will be of great benefit to you.

After some more discussion, everyone turned their minds to one side, and said: "Fame and wealth can be obtained in danger. Although we have no intention of benefiting the world, we have the power to follow the general trend. We will work together today, and if there is any betrayal , Even if you are a ghost, you will be scorched by Dongjun Lieyang."

After the oath, a few of these people who were obviously interested were elected as leaders and planned a lot.

The Wang Shixin Army of the Chu State itself was deeply influenced by the Mohist theories of praising the virtuous and equal. This is the price the King of Chu paid for being able to capture the rebellion of Prince Cangwuping in Dongting.

This is a military merit system in a certain sense, and it is not the same as Sishang's system, but it provides a space and channel for those whose bloodlines are not noble enough.

Prince Liangfu's coup relied on the great nobles and lords, relying on the tradition of "the people can discuss the government but not succeed to the throne" since ancient times. After the coup came to power, no other qualified successors stood up to oppose it.

Originally, the new army was a force that could be borrowed, and Wang Ziliang himself wanted to continue reforming the centralization of power. He thought he could play with the big nobles and lords to use their power to take power, and then try to weaken them.

If Xiong Liangfu is given a certain amount of time, he may not be able to make achievements.

However, just after the coup d'état, the Mohists went out immediately, so that his control of the new army could not reach his father's wrist, but the war was imminent and there was no time for a large-scale purge. At most, it only cleared some obvious Mohists or their sympathizers. This is the root of the disaster.

Where there is an effect, there must be a cause.

The officers in the new army joined forces everywhere that night. They were literate and knew the general situation, and they were extremely pessimistic about the future.

In their view, the victory of the Mohists is almost inevitable. If they give up Jianghan, they will lose everything, their relatives and land will be wiped out, and all previous efforts will be in vain.

Furthermore, the Mohist land policy did not conflict with their interests. They relied on military merit to complete the most primitive accumulation, and they had cattle and horses in their hands and wealth under the military merit system.

The King of Chu’s reform is essentially to support a group of new upstarts who are attached to the royal power, and these upstarts cannot threaten the royal power in the future. With the spread of iron and new crops and the influence of Sishang, the land of these upstarts cannot Many, replaced by the salary of the military meritorious rank.

After all, the low-ranking officers in the new army were from common people, and the amount of land that the king of Chu could own was not much, and the new army had to be near the capital, so they couldn't be sealed off to remote places.

Therefore, the upstarts in the new army have enough land and tax-free rights, but they do not have fiefdoms on the ground, but use "a few stones of salary" as virtual titles. It is also an idea to prevent these new nobles from colluding with the old nobles.

If the Mohists captured Jianghan and Chu, there would be no loss for the officers in the new army. On the contrary, if the Mohists could allow complete private ownership and trading of land, they could actually quickly transform into large landowners.

Because their family is very small, and they have invested a lot of salary to manage the land, the Mohist family moved into Chu this time because of the interests of those great lords, doctors, and the entire enfeoffment system, and they have little to do with them. The continuation of the reform of the king of Chu.

Many people were quite dissatisfied with Xiong Liangfu's appointment of a favorite, and this dissatisfaction was somewhat dramatic.

First, the royal power of the King of Chu is not sacred, and the sanctity of the King of Chu is difficult to guarantee when the centralization of power fails, and the aristocratic coup took over.

Second, the aristocratic lineage system is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Although it has begun to be questioned in recent years, questioning requires a process.

This led to a very strange mentality among the officers of the new army:
If the real nobles commanded the army this time, they would accept it because of the tradition of the previous bloodline system.

But this time they were led by King Chu's forbidden man. It attracted the disgust of the officers of the new army-if you have no blood, everyone is the same, so why can you go up?

Under various factors, the tandem connection of these officers at night was extremely successful, and the military command mode in the old era also made this kind of tandem connection almost unimpeded.

That night, there were all kinds of rumors in the chaotic city, and some Mohists who got involved in it naturally started to add fuel to the flames.

It is said that Chu State will be defeated this time, and the city of Zhu will be burned to buy time for the princes and nobles to escape.

It is said that the Mohists came to build a paradise, and the reason why they went to war with Chu was because of Wang Shangwudao's reactionary coup.

Under several rumors, the city could not be quiet at night.

Early the next morning, several military officers went to meet the new favorite of the king of Chu who was in charge of defending the city.

The new favorite of the King of Chu was worried and frightened last night, not knowing what was going on in the city, and when the officers arrived, they kept urging them to ask what was going on.

These officers wore leather armor secretly, entered with swords, and asked first: "Does the general know the rumors in the city? Some people said that they are going to burn the city to scorched earth. Is there such a thing?"

The new favorite of the King of Chu did not answer.

The officer asked again: "General, if this happened, the Mohists might be disgusted by it, and they would be punished unjustly. Setting fire to the city but not evacuating the people is a war crime. The Heze Alliance is still alive."

"If you really want to burn the city, why not immediately open the city gates and evacuate the people?"

King Xinchong of Chu said: "The enemy army is not far away. If you open the city gate and evacuate at this time, there will be great chaos. Besides, people's hearts are floating, how to defend the city?"

"This matter is not ordered by the king. But the minister should be worried about the king. The Mohist army is unstoppable, and only burning the city can hinder it. Piling up firewood is loyalty; burning cities is righteousness."

"The Mohist invasion has come to an end. All ministers of Chu should die to report to the king. The people do not want to die for a loyal king, so we will help them die."

"Your rich and noble lands are all given by the king. Eat the king's salary and share the worries for the king, you just do it."

The officer asked: "Our wives, children, and parents, can we send someone to escort them to escape? The king is running around, and we are here to die. After burning the city, the Mo family besieged the city. How can we survive?"

"The princes and princes are all gone. They are human beings, so aren't our wives, children, and parents human beings?"

These words immediately made Chu Wang's new favorite furious: "There is a difference in respect and inferiority. How can your wives, children, and parents compare with the king? At this time of national calamity, you don't want to sacrifice to serve the king, but seek profit first. You all Have you been blackened? It is because of people like you that villains seek profit and the world is in chaos."

"The battle is imminent, disturb our army's morale, beheaded!"

He wanted to draw his sword, but the officer who didn't want to question him drew out his dagger first and shouted, "Repay the king? That's the king of you princes and nobles, not ours!"

"When I was fighting in Cangwu, Dongting, you just lived by selling your buttocks. When it comes to martial arts, I will let you have one hand!"

The king of Chu was shocked and asked, "Are you planning to rebel?"

The leading officer laughed and said: "I have heard that those who steal hooks are punished, and those who steal the country are princes. Han, Zhao and Wei are divided into Jin, and the emperor approves; Approved."

"I see that the world clearly encourages rebellion and rebellion. It's the princes and generals, who would rather have a kind? If the princes and nobles rebel, we can't rebel?"

After finishing speaking, he stepped forward and pierced the heart of the new favorite of the King of Chu with a sword, and several officers beside him immediately went into a fit, killing seven or eight guards in a row.

The rest of the people in the tent obeyed, threw down their weapons, and the murderous officer shouted loudly: "The princes and nobles are dissolute and shameless, plotting a coup, because of this disaster. When the incident happened, they didn't care about our lives, and didn't ask our wives and children. Why do such kings ask us to sacrifice our lives to serve them?"

"The Mohist army is already outside the city, and the princes and nobles are panicked like dogs in mourning. Today, they are doing great justice. One is for the people of Chu, and the other is for our own fame and life."

"Whoever wants to obey, bare your right arm, and seize the city with me! If you don't obey, you will be helping the world, and you can kill them all!"

There are not many confidantes of the King of Chu in the city, and most of the people who maintain the city are the new army, which is deeply inked. When the officer shouted, many people immediately exposed their right arms and promoted him as a general to conspire with each other.

Then these people took control of the gates of the city, slaughtered any Chu people who were potential enemies, cut off the heads of the nobles in the city and hung them in the city, sent people to calm the people on the streets, blocked the gates, erected banners, and wrote "Chu Zhizhi Righteous" four characters.

He also divided the grain and cotton cloth hoarded in the city among the laborers in the city, and everyone was happy.

The ink masters in the army in the hidden city also immediately came forward to contact them, or those who participated in it themselves had the power of instigation by the ink men.

Once there is an organization, the situation in the city is quickly stabilized, the city defense is organized, and people are sent to contact the Mohist army.

(End of this chapter)