warring states careerist

Chapter 956 Wei Yang and Shang Yu
Although the emperor attaches great importance to it, Wei Yang does not have much confidence in this matter.

Qin Jun also knew that there were many difficulties. After a few words of encouragement, Wei Yang said: "What Yang has learned is the law of criminal names and the words of governing government. The former teacher Shizi once said that following the way will lead to good luck, and going against the way will lead to evil, like a shadow. ring."

"What I have learned is the Dao, not the art of cunning and debating. If you know it, you can know that Qi will be difficult to follow."

Qin Jun sighed and said: "The Mo family is getting bigger and bigger, and it will eventually be a disaster for all countries. Anti-Mo, this is the way for the princes of the world."

Wei Yang smiled wryly and said: "Your Majesty knows that Qi belongs to the world, but the world is not Qi. The road of the princes of the world is narrow for Qi. Now your majesty asks me to go to Qi to talk about the Dao. It is the same as saying to a person whose house is on fire not to fetch water to put out the fire or others will be thirsty, I am afraid it will be difficult to succeed."

What Wei Yang has learned is all upright ways. It can be said that his punishment is harsh, but this is also upright way.

Govern the people, enforce the law, and train the army, and then the country is strong, and it can be won, and there is no need for those tricks.

After Qin Jun heard the words, he remained silent for a long time, and said for a while, "I also know that you have learned the great way, and I also know that you need to use the great way to govern the country and strengthen the army. But after all... Qin State is 30 years behind Sishang."

"Or, more than 30 years. The iron, machinery, gunpowder and seeds on Sishang are worth at least another 50 to [-] years. With a gap of nearly a hundred years, I am afraid that the right path will not work, and we can only narrowly win by taking the narrow path."

"Wu Zi advises that if the Mohists can't be controlled this time, they should consider the matter of moving westward. I also know that there are rich lands in the far west, and there are also populations that are easy to conquer and control, but unless you go to As a last resort, why are you willing to do this?"

"I've watched Mohism's actions over the years, so I don't know what Dao Yang's conspiracy is."

Wei Yang also sighed: "Your Majesty's words are very true. Don't talk about the administration of the country, just talk about the law of diplomacy, and the Mohist has always been pursuing the grand scheme of things."

"In this way of destroying Chu, the Mohists hibernated for 30 years and planned. They did not rely on the art of tongue-and-mouth diplomacy to attack and divide the land by meeting. Instead, they were waiting for our army to seize Xihe and the Zhao people to attack Zhongshan."

"And our army's capture of Xihe stems from the fact that the Mohists entered Shu and occupied Nanzheng earlier; Zhao's attack on Zhongshan originated from Zhongshan's restoration of the country in the past; Zhongshan's restoration of the country originated from the rebellion between Wei and Zhao; The rise of the Mo family in Sishang, occupying Sishang at the time of Qi's decline, made Wei unable to go south and Sishang could only go north..."

"After 30 years of planning, the general trend has been achieved. If the princes want to win, it is too difficult."

Qin Jun sighed, sighed, and said for a long time: "I don't know? That's why the widows gave up Xihe and turned against the princes. After a few years of discord, the Mo family will be able to rule the world and aspire to Luoyi."

"But now that the Mohists are attacking Jiaodong, if the Qi people retreat back to Jiaodong, or attack the Song Dynasty with the Han and Wei coalition forces before they are ready, it will be detrimental to the overall situation."

Seeing that Wei Yang wanted to say something, Qin Jun interrupted: "I know what you mean by fighting fire and dying of thirst, but I still have to try it after all."

"If you attack Song at this time, you will lose more than you will win. Once you lose the battle, Qi will perish and Han will be weak. In a few years, three to five years later, the Mohists will win the championship and become unstoppable."

"Since you know the general situation, you know that this matter needs to survive. It is necessary to give up Linzi, extend the front line, station troops in Wei and Han, and the princes will work together. After half a year, the preparations will be sufficient, and the chances of victory will be greater."

Seeing what Qin Jun said, Wei Yang had no choice but to bow his head and say, "So, please try it."

That night, Wei Yang went to visit Qi Prime Minister Tian Ju. After some dry tongue, Tian Ju was unmoved, and replied: "If we don't attack the Song Dynasty to force the Mo family to retreat, Qi is at stake. The power of the world is not the power of Qi." !"

Wei Yang persuaded: "But Qi belongs to the world. If the world belongs to Mo, will Qi be moved outside the world?"

"Now Qin can come forward to guarantee that in the future, the people of Qi will restore the country, and if any prince invades, Qin will definitely punish him!"

Tian Ju laughed and said: "If the oath of alliance is useful, Zhengcheng would have been captured in the time of Duke Mu in the past. If the oath of alliance is useful, and the skill of martial arts and tongue debate is useful, how can Duke Mu retreat?"

"Mu Gong betrayed the alliance and ruled the hegemony, Jin Wen was rude and trampled the land to rule the roost, Gou Jian was shameless and tasted dung and became king... On the contrary, the people who kept the alliance are all like Song Xiang!"

"In a world of great contention, in the Warring States period, only those who are shameless, righteous and untrustworthy can dominate. The lessons of history, the people of Qi cannot trust the words of the oath."

These words hit Qin Guo's wounds, and there were many things about betraying the alliance, such as the well-known murder of allies in the city of Jinyang, but the matter of Zhu Zhiwu's five-word retreat from Qin is more appropriate here.

Seeing that Wei Yang could not speak, Tian Ju asked back: "In the past, Zhu Zhiwu retreated from Qin with five words, and every sentence was beneficial, but no one from Qin advised Duke Mu that if he retreated, he would betray the alliance; if he betrayed the alliance, the people of the world would not trust him; If the people in the world have no faith, the world will be chaotic; if the world is chaotic, everyone will have ambitions; if everyone has ambitions, no one will abide by the dignity of the princes..."

"If you talk about the general trend, anyone can talk about it. Could it be that the reason for the great chaos in the world today is that Mu Gong listened to Zhu Zhiwu's words, sought profit and did not respect righteousness and retreated? But since ancient times, it is all small profits, and there is little righteousness. .”

"If Qi abandons Linzi, even if it is recovered in the future, the people of Mohism are deeply convinced that everyone is equal, and they are not ashamed to seek profit. How can they rule?"

"If Qi abandons Linzi, Qin promises to uphold justice today and not allow other countries to attack Qi. What if they betray the alliance tomorrow?"

Wei Yang said: "Qi and Qin are thousands of miles apart. If Qi and Qin can't get it, how can Han, Wei and Zhao get it and grow stronger?"

Tian Ju sneered and said, "Nanyang, Nanzheng, and Jianghan are all well-developed lands. Qin will not take these three lands for the sake of Qi, but will go to war for Qi and Han, Zhao and Wei? What do you say? Do you believe it yourself?"

"Besides..."

Tian Ju stared straight at Wei Yang and said: "Besides, the princes have been in an alliance since Gaoyue and have not been able to agree or send troops for a few months. Don't you know the reason?"

"Qi and Qin still can't agree on the expedition."

"I just want to ask you, what kind of strategy will the people of Qi adopt if they abandon Linzi and garrison troops between Han and Wei?"

The fundamental difference between Qi and Qin countries lies in the key direction of sending troops.

Qin's plan to send troops is that Han Qin will take Nanyang as the main force, restore Jianghan, and cut off the wings of the Mo family, so that it cannot pose a threat to the princes again in a short period of time.

Qi Guo is not a fool, of course he understands that Qin Guo's plan is to use Qi Guo as a weapon.

Defending on the east front and attacking on the west, after the battle, Han Qin was busy swallowing the Han land in Nanyang, the people of Qi were bleeding and sweating, and when the Mohists recovered, the first one to fight was Qi to take revenge.

Qi State's plan is to defend on the west front and attack on the east front. Qi, Han, and Qin will gather the main force on the east front, and fight to the end with the Mohists, fighting Xianyang to be attacked by the Mohists; , Destroy the foundation of the Mo family, and drive the Mo family to Chu.

However, Qin Guo is not a fool, and of course they will not agree to this plan.

Now Tian Ju asked Wei Yang, even if Qi State abandoned Linzi and stationed troops in Han and Wei, what kind of strategy would Qin State adopt?

Originally, Qi State did not agree. At that time, Jiaodong did not agree with Qin State's strategy before losing Qi State.

Now that Jiaodong is lost, if Qin Guo still insists on the original strategy, then naturally there is no need to talk about it.

In desperation, Wei Yang blurted out: "Naturally, our strategy is correct. The Sishang Mo family has been in business for many years, how can we take it down?"

As soon as he said this, he felt something was wrong, Tian Ju laughed and said: "You know that Sishang is difficult to conquer, but before letting the Qi people storm Sishang on the east front, isn't that ridiculous?"

"The Qin people knew that Sishang could not be attacked, and then let the Qi people bleed under the fortress of Sishang, but Qin and Han took Nanyang and Jianghan."

"Now that Linzi is at stake, the Qin people are still thinking about their own interests, but they come to me to talk about the world. Qin people are not qualified to talk about the world!"

"Don't forget that the people of Qin and the Mohists made friends at the beginning, which led to the dilemma of Wei and Han, and made the Mohists able to conquer in Qi, Wei and other places."

"If you talk about the world, does Qin Jun only know the Mohism's principles of equality, universal love, and synonymousness today? Does it mean that Qin Jun only knows that the Mohist way is a great harm to the world today?"

"I'm afraid it's not? Qin Jun's important minister Sheng Chuo, if I remember correctly, he was a traitor to Mo. In the past, he was Niu Zi's retainer and was also from Qi. I can't even remember this."

"At that time, why didn't the Qin people talk about the general situation and the world? Today, they want to talk about the general situation and the world. You Qin people who made friends with the Mohists in the early years to trap Wei and Han, what qualifications do you have to talk about the world?"

Wei Yang was not good at these diplomatic rhetoric, so he could only say: "At that time, there were conflicts among the countries, and Qin was trapped in the western border. For Qin's benefit, it is natural to form a good relationship with the Mohists."

Tian Ju pretended to be surprised and said, "Isn't there a dispute among the nations now? The people of Qin can seek the benefits of Qin alone, but ask Qi to fulfill the obligations of the princes of the world? What's the reason?"

Wei Yang said anxiously: "This matter can still be discussed."

"If the people of Qi can abide by the covenant, abandon Linzi, and don't act rashly, your majesty can make an oath with the Marquis of Qi."

"If the Mohists are defeated in the future, Qi and Qin will have a good relationship, and promise that Qi can cut off six hundred miles of land from Wei and Han as compensation."

"If Han and Wei don't follow suit, Qin will attack from the west."

"If you break the oath, ghosts and gods will kill you together!"

Wei Yang is really in a hurry. According to Qi, the situation in the world will be completely over.

If you attack Sishang directly before you are ready, you will definitely lose more than you win, and even if you win in one battle, you may not be able to win after a long time.

Now, we can only cut off the left wing of the Mohists while Jianghan and Nanyang are not yet stable and completely mokized, and then reduce the power of the Mohists a little bit is the right way.

If Sishang is unable to attack, you can use the land of Han and Wei to compensate Qi State. Anyway, Wei State is now weak and will fight if it dares not to follow.

Tian Ju snorted coldly and said: "If Qin Cong Qi, when Qi, Han and Wei allied forces attack Song, Qin people will attack Danyang and Nanyang with all their strength to cover South Korea's flank..."

"Then when the Eastern Front wins, as long as the Qi State regains Linzi and Jiaodong, it will send troops to the west, and the Qi State will definitely help the Qin State to obtain the land of business for six hundred miles."

"This can be an oath, if there is a violation, ghosts and gods will kill together."

"The Qin people have six hundred miles of land to trade in, and Nanzheng can be trapped in the west, and Nanyang can be captured in the east. Isn't it beautiful?"

(End of this chapter)