Although the king of Chu felt that the words of the ink man were quite reasonable, he was still cautious.

After listening to Shi's words, King Chu thought about it for a while, and also felt that it was quite beneficial to himself, and he didn't seem to see anything wrong.

And listening to the meaning of Shi's words, it seems that the Mo family is ready to sell even those weapons that are like thunder and thunder used in the night attack last night to themselves, which is an unexpected surprise.

In the camp, he saw with his own eyes the chaos caused by the elite of the Mo family with gunpowder, and he also saw with his own eyes the shock caused by the moment when the camp was breached, and he cared a lot about this thing.

Originally, he didn't think about this possibility at all.

In the eyes of the King of Chu, this is like some secret means passed down by the Mo family, or a secret weapon used to defend the city, which cannot be easily revealed.

The unexpected surprise brought to him made him more careful in addition to the surprise.

It's just that he was going to strike down with Song Chengmeng, and it seems that the matter of Pengcheng in Peixian County doesn't need to be talked about at all, because the king of Chu knows that Peiyi is not given to the Mo family, but still belongs to the Duke of Song.

Thinking of this, he seemed to understand what the Mo family meant, and asked, "Now that there is a war, is it possible that the Duke of Song wants to divide the land of your Mo family for a hundred miles?" ”

Shi shook his head and said: "Song Gong can't use Mr.'s righteousness, so Mr. won't sell his righteousness with a hundred miles of land." ”

"It's just that Pei County has workshops such as iron smelting and gunpowder, and the implication of your words if you don't use troops is that you can tell the world that if Qi, Han, Zhao, Wei and other countries have the possibility of sending troops to Pengcheng and Liuyi in Pei County, you will definitely send troops to support the people of Pei County."

It is not without precedent for a special place in the covenant as a eup, which is not shocking.

The first meeting was attended by the monarchs of various countries in person.

However, the second meeting was attended by powerful doctors from various countries, but at that time, Jin and Chu were too strong and the rest of the countries were too weak.

The small states sandwiched between Jin and Chu either belonged to the sphere of influence of the Jin State or belonged to the sphere of influence of the Chu State.

It's just that the Song State, which promoted the Soldier Killing Conference at that time, the monarch was in the Jin Dynasty, and the ruling doctor was in the Chu Dynasty, and neither side dared to offend.

Today is not the same as it was then.

At that time, the Song people were besieged to the point that they couldn't hold on, so they could not be equal to the Chu people, so they could only choose to ask for peace.

And this time it was the Song people who captured the king of Chu by their own strength and forced the Chu people to form an alliance and conclude a treaty, and the relationship between the two sides was an equal appointment, not an unequal dynasty, so this matter must be taken out and made clear.

It is hoped that the king of Chu will inform the world and use the attitude of the king of Chu to declare the particularity of Peixian: nominally subordinate to the Song state, but diplomatically independent of the Song state.

At the same time, it is actually selling the Song State: if the King of Chu says that whoever fights Pei County is equivalent to a war with Chu, then if Pei County is attacked by Song Dafu, it can also give the King of Chu a reason to send troops.

In fact, if it is appropriate for the Song people, then this matter can be regarded as "self-respect", so that Song Gong and Doctor Song Guo have a clearer understanding of the status of Pei County.

Shi felt that he was not a Song person at all, so it was natural to sell Song.

After thinking about it, the king of Chu asked, "If you say this, what benefits can the Chu people get?" ”

Shi Dao: "Of course, there is a steady stream of subway machines, food, and gunpowder that can be sold to you. If you don't even agree to this, then obviously in the eyes of our Mo family, you have no intention of benefiting the world. ”

"So if you don't agree, we will strictly prohibit any iron and gunpowder from flowing into Chu on the grounds that you don't have the heart to benefit the world, and embargo and ban the sale of Chu."

"I think that if you don't agree, the Jin people will be very happy, happy that you don't agree and they do."

The king of Chu was extremely helpless by Shi's strong words, and sneered: "Could it be that a small Pei County can be related to the benefit of the world?" ”

He was extremely skillful in the sophistry of suitable and strong words, and asked rhetorically: "You can't even benefit a Pei County, how can you benefit the world?" ”

The King of Chu laughed and said, "Aren't your Mo family enemies with Confucianism? As you say, what difference does it make between Confucianism and Confucianism, who first cultivates oneself and then governs one's family, and then restores the world's etiquette and pleasure? ”

Shi said with a smile: "The truth is the same, the difference is that the future world they see is not the same as the future world we see." ”

Shi restrained his smile again and asked, "Are you really ready to listen to reason?" ”

The King of Chu was silent when he heard this, and only said after a long time: "Sir, let's talk about profit." I like profit more than righteousness. ”

Shi nodded and said, "Then isn't this a benefit?" You declare the world, if you attack Pei, it is equivalent to fighting with Chu. We will promise to supply you with iron, gunpowder, etc. ”

"The Mo family has a heavenly will, such as a craftsman's rules, so the right to interpret whether it is beneficial to the world and whether it can cooperate with it is in our hands. You can accept it or not. But the rules are the same, and we can also use the rules to measure everything you do, whether it is good or harmful! ”

"If you want to hear why this is good for the world, I can tell you. Just would you like to hear it? ”

The king of Chu was speechless again, and said in his heart whether it is beneficial to the world or not, it is up to you to measure it, and this is naturally what you say.

Can be replaced with a weekly ceremony, isn't it the same? There were rules to follow whether or not to violate the Zhou rites back then, but if they violated it before, they would be attacked by the Son of Heaven and the Prince.

Now the Mo family does not seem to have the strength to restrain the rules of the world to protect itself, nor does it have the power to make the rules of the Mo family the rules of the world, but they have the advantage of technology and weapons, and use the situation of the world to maintain this rule.

When you think about it, it's no different.

The king of Chu thought for a moment, then sighed and said, "The widow understands that you must be reasonable, and it is not that you can't agree to this matter, but if you agree, what other benefits are there?" ”

"If I agree, then Sanjin and Qi will definitely agree. You will also sell iron and gunpowder to the Sanjin and Qi, but I don't get any more benefits. ”

Shi smiled: "You still don't understand what our giant said." Now that you have agreed, you will get a piece of jade. And if you don't say yes, then you don't get a piece. ”

"So, can't you tell what is good and what is harmful? Instead of getting two pieces of jade, you should think about holding the first one in your hand first. ”

This is already extremely shameless, and it is quite like the arbiter of the rules of the day.

The King of Chu pondered for a long time, and finally said: "In the alliance, I will swear an oath to the Heavenly Emperor and the ghosts and gods, and talk about the affairs of Peixian." ”

After finishing speaking, Gongzaoye and the rest of the Mo people present all nodded at Shi Shi to show their appreciation, understanding that Shi had won enough benefits for the Mo family and a good enough diplomatic situation for the Mo family.

The king of Chu made a statement, so he could use this statement to force Sanjin and Qi to express his position, and at the same time, it also added a lot of pressure to those Song doctors and Shangqing who were dissatisfied with the affairs of Peixian.

Since the king of Chu had agreed to this, he asked again: "If you want to benefit the world, and Chu is also one of the world, is it difficult that there is no other means except to provide iron tools?" ”

Shi Zao was already ready, and hurriedly said, "Naturally." ”

"You can choose 500 craftsmen to fill in Pei."

"In addition, from your treasury, sponsor some young scholars to study in Peidi."

The King of Chu was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "In this matter, the widow can only see that it is beneficial to your Mo family, but he doesn't know what is beneficial to me?" Pei is in Song, not Chu, and the widow can't see this matter and Chu Heli! ”

Shi Ye smiled and asked rhetorically, "Do you think that the Chu State does not need to change?" ”

The king of Chu replied: "The state of Chu naturally needs change, but what does change have to do with what you said?" The matter that Mr. said before about moving the feudal monarch and strengthening the royal power of the law is of interest to the widow. But what the gentleman is saying now, the widow does not see any connection with change. ”

The so-called equal negotiation is an outcome that both parties believe is beneficial to themselves, otherwise the negotiation will not be able to proceed.

Even if the king of Chu was temporarily captured, the Mo family did not dare to touch him, so there was no such thing as a mandatory treaty.

After all, it is still the interests that drive.

Talking to the king about what benefits the world is often a rhetoric, and what can really move them is interests.

Shi Shi stood up and said: "Now if the clans such as Qu, Jing, Zhao, Xiang, and Mo Ao are all decaying, and the Chu State does not have Han Zhao Wei Zhi and other foreign surnames. So in this case, can you change? ”

"How do you enforce your decree? Who do you consult with when you make a decree? Where are the wise men who rule over the people? Who can do everything in your power to fight for you when you are in danger? ”

"None of this, so even if you want to change, you need to wait for a while, until you have enough talented people who can replace those big names inside and outside."

"If you now have hundreds of people who are as intelligent as the ink masters, but you are not ink scholars, do you think it will be so difficult to change?"

The king of Chu was silent.

Shi said: "Besides, before I learned ink, the two masters had traveled all over the world in Kyushu, and they knew that there was also iron ore in Chu, so they mined it, and it was in Wanyi!" ”

"You fill it with 500 craftsmen, and after you finish your studies, won't you be able to mine it yourself?"

"Smelting iron is only one of the means by which the Mo family benefits the world, and the disciples of the Mo family are scarce, and it is impossible to spread all over the world. And the local Song people, even if they succeed in their studies, are they willing to go thousands of miles to Chu? The language is incomprehensible, the habits are different, after all, the people who can go back to the Chu country to mine and smelt are still the Chu people you filled. ”

The king of Chu thought for a long time, and finally said: "As Mr. said, if Chu changes, won't it take more than ten years to wait?" ”

Shi nodded and said, "If you boil water to boil cocoons, do you think that it is meaningless to burn firewood in advance and the water does not have time to boil?" ”

"King Wen and King Wu, two generations of Fang Fa Shang. The fiefdom of the Chu people is fifty miles, and the road is blue, and it takes hundreds of years to win the championship. Han Zhaowei fled with Jin Wen and went through several generations before he could be crowned a marquis. Even King Zhuang needs three years of silence to accumulate strength and rise. ”

"Your current situation, there are nobles and nobles inside, and there are three strong outside, do you still hope that the reform can be successful in three years?"

"King Zhuang has been in the past three years, and he can soar to the sky. In your three years, you can only turn into powder. ”