Meng Sheng sacrificed discipline and rules, and Gongzaoye was helpless, and said abruptly: "In this way, it doesn't matter who you and I go." I traveled with Zi Mozi back then, and I have been to the country of Lu, and I have met Lu Hou a few times. However, if I go, there are some things that can be said more conveniently. ”

At that time, Mozi not only went to the country of Lu, but also expressed his opinions on the matter of Prince Lu Houli. Although Lu Hou respected Confucius's grandson Sun Si at that time, Zi Si did not have the military strength to defend the Lu State.

Later, Gongzi Fen was able to be made the crown prince, but also somewhat because of Mozi's words.

When Gongzaoye followed Mozi into Lu, Lu Hou once asked: "I have two sons, one loves to study, and the other likes to share property with others, who can be the prince?" ”

Mozi replied, "I can't know yet. The second son may have done so for the sake of reward and honor. The angler bows down, not as a sign of respect for the fish; Using bugs as bait to catch rats is not to love rats. I want the sovereign to look at their motives and effects in a binding. ”

In other words, Mozi felt that these two people may have deliberately shown their love of learning and sharing their property to others in order to be the crown prince, so they still had to continue to investigate.

It is precisely because the jade test should be burned for three days, and the identification of materials must wait for three years, and some things can not only look at the surface, but must combine the interests and analyze the interests behind them to be able to see the essence clearly.

Later, Gongzi often did bad things, and Gongzi Fen was able to be made the prince.

This time the war between the Mo family and the Qi State put the Lu State in a very embarrassing situation, and the Lu State also played a trick.

Lu Hou agreed to Qi Guo's borrowing of the road, but Gongzi came forward to say that he had persuaded his father to think that Lu Guo had joined the non-offensive alliance, and this matter could not be agreed......

sings and harmonizes, one with a red face and one with a white face, but it is not easy for people to pick the etiquette of Lu Guo.

Gong Zaoye understands the priorities, this time he led the troops to Qufu, not to do anything to sneak attack the Qi army, he knew that he could not win with few soldiers, but it might have damaged the spirit of the Mo family, he just wanted to go directly to Lu Hou to explain some things.

One is that he has a high status in the Mo family.

Second, he and Lu Hou are not just one side, when Xiang Ziniu invaded Lu, it was also Mozi who brought their disciples to mediate, both sides sold Mozi a face, Xiang Ziniu then retreated, and returned Shengqiu to deprive him of the position of a retainer.

Meng Sheng was worried that once Gongzaoye led his troops to Qufu, he would do something unnecessary because of his anger. In this public smelting here to make overall arrangements, it is also convenient for disaster relief and other things in Wucheng.

He heard Gong Zaoye talk about the old things, so he said: "I also know about Lu Qian. It's just that you don't forget the plough back then. Although I am in Chu, I also have some contact with the son of Lu State, and I can come forward in this matter, but you don't have to go in person. ”

Gong Zaoye said suddenly: "You mean that the far water didn't save the near fire back then?" ”

Meng Sheng said: "Yes." ”

The state of Lu suffered because it was sandwiched between Yue, Chu, Jin, Yan, and Qi. Since the reform of Duke Huan of Qi and Guan Zhong, Qi has been a big country and has repeatedly invaded Lu, so Lu Hou made a decision that year.

Let the sons of their own country go to the Jin and Chu kingdoms.

At this time, most of them are doctors, and they have their own fiefdoms, once the Lu country is in trouble, one can be said to move the Jin and Chu two major powers to rescue, and the other can also mobilize the soldiers of their respective fiefdoms to rescue the Lu country with incense.

At that time, the doctor of Lu Guo said: "The world knows that people are good at swimming." One day your son fell into the water, and you ran to Yue Guo to find someone who was good at swimming to save him, I am afraid that your son will drown. ”

"Everyone knows that the sea has the most water, and it is endless. One day there is a fire in your home, but you have to use seawater to put out the fire, which is why far water can't save near fire. ”

"Now the State of Qi is next to the State of Lu, although Jin and Chu are powerful, if the State of Qi enters the State of Qin and Lu, I am afraid that they will not be able to rescue it."

It was precisely because of the words of the plough that Lu Hou invited Mozi to enter Lu, and then solved the matter of Xiang Ziniu's invasion of Lu, and those sons of Lu also returned.

Meng Sheng was in Chu back then, and he was friendly with Yangcheng Jun, and the son of Yangcheng Jun was also a teacher and friend, so he was also a figure in the aristocratic circle within Chu State.

He is not the same as Gongzaoye, Gongzaoye was a market ranger back then, and Meng Sheng belonged to the orthodox aristocratic background, and some of the people he came into contact with have now returned to Lu as officials, which are all relationships that can be used.

This is all in the past, Meng Sheng mentioned this, but he didn't want Gongzaoye to find enough reasons to lead troops to Qufu.

Gongzaoye had no choice but to agree.

Meng Sheng and Gongzao Metallurgy jointly sent a letter to Pengcheng, saying that the manpower and materials needed here, and the Gongzao Metallurgy was in Wucheng to make overall arrangements, and Meng Sheng proposed the pawn of a division, and walked the road without following the Qi army, and went straight to Qufu.

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Ludu Qufu.

In the court, the ministers stood on their sides.

The news of the Battle of Nanjishui has come, and the slaughter of Wucheng has also reached here, and the army of Qi is outside Qufu, and the situation is already quite ugly.

As the only prince who can use the Son of Heaven in some sacrifices, Lu has had a really difficult time in the past few years.

A few decades ago, the rise of the Yue State and the loss of the Lu State of Sishang.

After that, the Jisun clan usurped the country and dominated the south of Wucheng.

After that, Qi was strong and Qi and Yue competed, and Lu was a native of the Central Plains after all, and Qi was closer, so he formed an alliance with Qi, which led to the signing of a contract between Qi and Lu in Qufu 20 years ago.

is different from the Jin State of the "filial son of the Zhou royal family", the Jin State is really and positively surnamed Ji, Tang Shuyu's feudal state, and Zhou Tianzi's power is an important dependence, but it has always hooked up with the Yue State that does not belong to the Central Plains system and is even called the king, and it is common for the Yue State to attack the Qi State of the Central Plains system.

As a fief after the Duke of Zhou and as the place of activity of Zhongni, Lu still retains a bit of backbone to some extent, and the relationship between Lu and Yue has always been inconsistent.

are both relatives surnamed Ji, and the two countries of Jin and Lu can be said to be incompatible.

Twenty years ago, the Mo family rose in Sishang, and in the next few years, the Qi State invaded the most Mo family to resist, making the originally crumbling situation of the Lu State much better than in history.

The revolution in Fei caused panic in Lu.

But when the Mo family announced in a high-profile manner that the Mo family would take care of the affairs of the Fei country, the Lu family had to hide the panic in his heart: anyone could punish the Mo as the leader of the alliance to restore the feudal righteousness, but the Lu country could not be the leader. Sishang is too close to Lu country, and the real one is close at hand.

In the first battle of Nanjishui, the 60,000 army of Qi was wiped out, and the Mo family lost no more than 2,000, even breaking 20 cities of Qi, going down to Pingyin, and demolishing the Great Wall, and the Linzi army of Qi had to retreat after staying in Wucheng for only a few days, which made the Lu State full of panic about the possible future revenge of the Mo family.

Especially after Wucheng was slaughtered, Lu State, as a member of the Non-Offensive Alliance, understood the bottom line of the Mo family in some things. When the Qi State invaded Lu, the Mo family fulfilled their obligations without saying a word, and did not ask for any gifts except for the grain and grass that Lu Guo needed.

And back then, a figure like Shengqiu, the Mo family came forward to think that Shengqiu violated the righteousness of the Mo family, and told the princes of the world that Shengqiu was not allowed to be born as an ink person, so he did what he said.

Lu Hou can't help but regret agreeing to the idea of borrowing a road from Qi last year, but he can only sigh in his heart: a weak country has no diplomacy.

If you didn't agree at the beginning, who knew that the Mo family could win so simply, if they couldn't win and hurt the Qi country, then the Qi country, which had not been obtained in the year, would probably take this opportunity to go together.

In Lu Hou's heart, he hoped to maintain a balance between the two great powers.

Now the Mo family has driven away the power of the Yue State in Huaibei Si, and the friction with the Qi State is increasing day by day; The Wei State relied on the girder to infiltrate the Central Plains; The relationship between Chu, Mo, Qi, and Wei was complicated, and it was through this complicated situation that Lu Hou wanted to settle down next to the neighbors of a big country.

According to Lu Hou's own observations, as well as his understanding of the Mo family, in fact, the previous policy has always been correct.

Including this time, let Gongzi come forward and explain to the Mo family; The conditions for accepting Qi Guo's borrowing in the name of stupidity are all correct.

He had a lot of contact with the Mo family, and he had contact with the Mo family when Mo Zhai was alive, so he understood the Mo family's style of acting.

This move of his own chess is very good, whether Qi wins or the Mo family wins, Lu Guo can still maintain his independence, at most, he quietly guards against the Mo family's overly radical doctrine of no king and no father.

However, after the news of Wucheng's slaughter came, Lu Hou knew that this matter was so big that he could no longer continue to be a neutral observer.

There are many rules of the Mo family, such as non-fighting, non-attacking, righteousness, and small righteousness......

When the Mozi stayed in Qufu, non-attack was also the rule of the Mo family, but some Mo families still had the chivalrous spirit to eliminate violence and peace at every turn, and Mozi at most gave a few words of advice: Be reasonable, and then do it if the reason doesn't make sense.

But just like Shengqiu's invasion of Lu back then, Mozi directly came forward to bring back Shengqiu, and directly expelled Shengqiu.

Lu Hou understands the difference between the great righteousness and the small righteousness of the Mo family, and the difference in the way of disposal is also very different.

The slaughter of the city is normal, such as the princes today, from Bashu to Yanqi, who has not done the slaughter of the city and the relocation of the people?

But the mistake is that in the rules of the Mo family, in the righteousness of the Mo family, and in the Mo family's definition of the normal and abnormal in the world, it is not normal to slaughter the city.

Qi and Han Wei and Zhao Chu were at war, and if they slaughtered the city, it would not be a big deal.

But fighting with the Mo family and slaughtering the city, then this is a big deal, this is something that the Mo family can't tolerate!

Lu Hou understood that he had to make a choice: the slaughter of the city in the course of the Mo family's battle was equivalent to shooting and wounding Zhou Tianzi four hundred years ago when Lile was still alive, which would not stop dying.