At night, Shi stood at the head of the city, looking at the flickering fires in the city, frowning like the ink people around him, but whether he was as worried as them in his heart was unknown.

There was chaos in the city.

Those who had been hiding for a long time finally began to set fire to the city.

Choosing such a time, there will always be people who believe that this is the careful action of the Chu people to cooperate with the outer siege.

Mozi calmly gave an order, only according to the previous ban, the people guarding the city were strictly forbidden to go to fight the fire without permission, and only let the nearby people and full-time firefighters prepare firefighters to fight the fire.

Shi whispered: "Sir, if this is a stiff poisonous snake, this poisonous snake has already shown its head." If not, then the Chu people are really preparing to storm Shangqiu. ”

Mozi looked at Shi and laughed: "You yourself said that the Chu people went north to fight for hegemony, not for the Song State, so I am in the city, how dare the Chu people forcibly attack the city and incur losses, so that they can't resist the Three Jin Dynasty chariot battles?" ”

"More than thirty years ago, I could retreat from the Chu army alone, and now I am in Shangqiu with you, and the king of Chu will not dare to attack the city!"

As soon as the words fell, the ink man galloped over and said, "Sir, Duke Song is close to the waiter to ask to see you." ”

Mozi didn't say no, and took the appropriate disciples to meet Song Gong's close attendants.

The one who is in a hurry is like an ant on a hot pot, but of course there is no pot at this time, but I can't find a more appropriate metaphor than this.

As soon as the attendant saw the many ink scholars, he saluted Mozi and tried his best to maintain the noble bearing, but he didn't notice that his jade pendant was much more skewed.

"Mr. Mo Zhai, there is chaos in the city tonight! Those people can only fight fires, but they can't arrest those who fight fires! ”

Even though the attendant was flustered, he still spoke a little concealed.

Shi Yi stepped forward and said, "Don't worry. I'm afraid that this is the meticulous work of the Chu people, and they set fire to it at night. When defending the city, it is most taboo to do this, if it is a swarm of bees to fight the fire, it will give the Chu people a chance. As long as the city wall is still there, the Chu people cannot break the city. ”

Seeing this, the attendant hurriedly said: "If it is really the Chu people's meticulous work, I believe that your laws and regulations for guarding the city are useful, but I am afraid that it is not the Chu people who do the things that the Chu people do carefully!" ”

After hesitating for a moment, he finally said, "Haven't you heard that nursery rhyme?" I'm afraid that someone with a heart will use the doctrine of destiny to bewitch everyone! ”

Shixin smiled secretly, and said that not only had I heard this nursery rhyme, but also knew that this nursery rhyme was made up by me.

Hearing this, Mozi smiled faintly and asked: "Mozi doesn't believe in the Mandate of Heaven, but people in the world always believe." In the past, I advised the ancestors not to believe in the Mandate of Heaven and prayed for it, but he had to believe it. If you don't believe it now, that's a good thing. ”

The answer was tepid, and there was a hint of sarcasm in the words.

This servant is not a newcomer, who doesn't know that Mozi is mocking the dead mourning duke, so he can't answer.

Mozi is not the kind of person who is kind and kind-eyed, and many people know that the strength of his tongue and the fierceness of his words are known, especially as a court attendant, and he knows that Mozi is facing the mourning prince who was alive back then, and he has always faced angry reprimands.

Mozi still does not forget the original prayer, and he still uses this to remind his attendants: let him go back and tell Song Gongzitian not to believe in any more destiny and the like.

While he was talking, there was a fire in the northwest of the city, and the attendants were even more anxious, and they were about to persuade a few more words, but the person who didn't want to ink came to Mozi's side again and said: "The son of Sicheng, the emperor's father, Yue Ling, ask to see Mr.!" ”

After Mozi agreed, the imperial father Yue Ling, who was dressed in military leather armor and held a short ge, had come to the city, and after saluting Mozi, he got up and said: "My father heard that the Chu people were attacking the city very urgently, and I heard that tonight' the Chu people were going to set fire everywhere, I am afraid that the Chu people will attack again tonight, so let me go to the top of the city and defend with the Mo people." ”

"Although my martial arts are not as good as you, but after all, I have also practiced the art of archery since I was a child, and my father is the head of Sicheng and Shangqiu, how can I not have people from my clan?"

"Please also ask Mr. Mo Zhai to allow me to participate in the night patrol to urge those sleepy soldiers."

In addition, the ink man defended the city, rewarded and punished in moderation, and his father was willing to sacrifice gold and bronze to motivate the soldiers who defended the city. It's just that when defending the city, the order is only self-defending, so I don't dare to reward without authorization, and I don't know who has made meritorious deeds, so I ask Mr. Mo Zhai to reward on his behalf! ”

After that, he stood aside with a short Ge in his hand, looking majestic and not afraid of the enemy.

The emperor's father, Yue Ling, is now in his youth, with bulging muscles and a body of leather armor, he is extraordinarily tall and polite, and he is polite at this time, and he does not have the slightest disrespect for everyone present because of his noble status, and it looks like he is really going to participate in the night patrol to guard the city.

He secretly praised in his heart, and said that Shangqiu said that although the emperor's father Yue Ling was young, his reputation was far better than his father's.

Now that there is chaos in the city, Song Gong is certainly anxious, but the most anxious should be the Sicheng Emperor family.

Song Gong is still alive and may still have a way to live, but the Sicheng Emperor family is completely different.

Whether it is the success of the coup d'état of the other party or the destruction of the city by the Chu people, their clan has only a dead end, and they have no chance to escape.

With the rest of the Liuqing, with the Chu people, and the Sicheng Emperor family are too deeply resentful.

But tonight was so abnormal, but the imperial father Yue Ling still pretended not to care, but took the initiative to participate in the night watch: this is really a good move in Shi's opinion.

As long as you participate in the Night Watch, then the Ink Maker will protect this person.

Even if the ink scholar does not participate in the coup d'état in the city, as long as he reaches the city wall, and then chases and assassinates the emperor's father Yue Ling who patrols the city, it is equivalent to destroying the defending city, and he will be beheaded, and the ink artist will also intervene.

The high-sounding words of the emperor's father Yue Ling not only give the ink man enough face, but also show his bravery, in fact, the most important thing is to let the ink man protect himself.

Shi secretly admired for a moment, and didn't want the emperor's father Yue Ling to say again: "A few days ago, my father handed over all his private belongings to Mr. Mo Zhai in order to defend the city. I've heard that if the enemy is repulsed by a night attack, the early morning is the best opportunity to get out of the city and counterattack. ”

"There is a fine work in the city tonight, but I think Mr. Mo Zhai will definitely be able to stabilize the situation, so I also ask Mr. Mo Zhai to continue to let those warriors rest so that they can counterattack tomorrow morning! If possible, I'm willing to go out of the city to fight! ”

What he said was actually another reminder to Mozi, and it was also a reminder to Shi: You take our private soldiers away, if you forget me, I will remind you......

The many admiration in Shi Yuan's heart suddenly turned into part praise and part mockery.

I feel that although the emperor's father Yue Ling has scheming, but after all, the pattern is still too small, and there is no need to remind him at this time.

Shi secretly shook his head, and he didn't know what Mozi thought, but he heard that Mozi agreed to the request of the emperor's father, Yue Ling, and asked him to patrol the city together tonight.

The emperor's father, Yue Ling, left with the rest of the ink people who patrolled the city, and the attendants could not get a response and had to leave, leaving only many ink people present.

There were no more people, and Mozi said: "Now it seems that those zombie snakes have begun to move. Tonight's thing, I'm afraid it's not that simple, I just don't know what these people want to do? ”

"Is it to cooperate with the Chu people to break the city? Or is there another purpose? ”

Shi smiled and said, "Sir, didn't you already make an estimate a few days ago?" All things are foreseen, and those who are not prepared are wasted. Always estimate the worst-case scenario. If we can handle the worst-case scenario, then what are we afraid of them doing? ”

"Cooperate with the Chu people to break the city, not the worst case ......"

He smiled, and the ink scholars also heard him talk about the several choices that these nobles might make, Gong Zaoye thought so, and said coldly: "These princes and nobles, I'm afraid they will never benefit the world!" Talking to them about the benefit of the world, it is as suitable as saying to the cow! ”

Gongzaoye is an unintentional statement, but it seems to allude to Mozi, because Mozi once hoped that the princes and nobles would take the lead in benefiting the world.

For this reason, Mozi also told fables such as the king of Chu with a good waist and the Yue people who are not afraid of death, but the benefit of the world and a good waist are not the same thing.

Mozi knew that Gongzaoye had no intention, and he didn't care about the disciple's unintentional words, but indifferently let everyone continue to wait, and sent the disciple to the city to sort out the news.

In the first half of the night, the news was okay, only a dozen places caught fire, because there were people next to it and there were soldiers who kept vigil in the center of each location, so the loss was not too big, and there was no fire that was too big to control.

At this time, the buildings are mostly reeds and thatched roofs, which are very prone to chain fires, so the people who belong to them are also active in fighting fires.

In this way, the city walls are not in chaos, and the fire in the city is gradually extinguished, and it does not seem that there is much wrong.

At midnight, Gong Zaoye Qi said, "What do these people want to do? Although there was a guard in the court of the Duke of Song, no one attacked. There was no reaction in the rest of the place, and the Chu people did not take advantage of the chaos to send people who dared to die to climb the city to attack. Are these people just trying to set fire to the city? And what is this for? ”

Mozi said calmly: "I don't know yet, don't worry." ”

Gong Zaoye felt that Mr. seemed to have guessed something, but he didn't say it, so he glanced at Shi, he had always felt that Shi was smart, maybe he could guess, but he didn't want Shi Ye just stood with his head down, looking at the city, and there was nothing unusual.

Just as he was about to ask a few more questions, suddenly a fire broke out in the east, Gong Zaoye only glanced at it a few times, patted his thigh, and said with a change in complexion: "That's ...... Treasury granary? I see! I see! ”

This time there was no need to explain again, Gongzaoye suddenly understood that the fires in the city were all to distract the attention of those firefighters, and they were not the purpose at all.

Gong Zaoye scolded impatiently: "In this way, won't there be a lot of chaos in the city? Are these people willing to let the city starve for their own benefit? Even if they don't defend the city, when the siege of the Chu people disperses, what will these people who retreated to the city eat before the new grain is not harvested? ”

After he scolded, seeing that Shi was still calm, he couldn't help but change color, and said angrily: "Shi, did you guess in advance?" If so, what is the difference between you and those who see someone kill someone and don't stop it? ”

Shi calmly replied: "As I said, I am just not afraid to speculate on the actions of princes and nobles with the most sinister heart. It's not like I haven't thought about it, so I'm not shocked. It's just, even if I think about it, what can I do? ”

This was the first time Shi saw Gongzaoye angry, but his answer was still calm, and Gongzaoye almost subconsciously replied: "You should stop it!" ”