Chapter Seventy-Three: The Golden Sound of the Funeral Axe (II)
Most of the people present were old foxes immersed in conspiracy.
Da Yin's words were a little bit, and these people felt some taste.
Shu Cen Xi glanced at Xiao Si Kou next to him, and asked about the Zheng Boke incident that Da Yin talked about: "What do the people in the city think of this nursery rhyme now?" β
Xiao Si Kou is an autumn official, and his status is not too high, but he is very special.
Xiao Sikou's duty is to "take charge of the government of foreign courts, so that all the people will inquire about it: one is to inquire about the danger of the country, the second is to inquire about the relocation of the country, and the third is to inquire about the establishment of the monarch".
Although these three things have been basically monopolized by the aristocracy, the reaction of the people in the city has to be taken seriously. The coup d'Γ©tat a few decades ago was also after the neutral attitude of the people in the city was first obtained, and the Sicheng family made a move against Da Yin.
Xiao Si Kou somewhat knew the reaction of some people, and said: "The hooligans in the city have not only sung this nursery rhyme, but they only say that the moon is bright and the stars are scarce, and the sun and the moon are hanging together. didn't care much about the position of Song Gong. β
Da Yin Lingqi smiled: "It's here!" Since you don't care, you have to find a way to make them care, which requires Zheng Bokeduan's plan. β
"Gongzi Tian will be weak, has a violent and strong personality, and is always ambitious. If he is angry, causing the Chu people to surround Shangqiu, and thousands of dead and injured in the city, when this nursery rhyme is sung again, it will have a different taste! β
"Now Emperor Sicheng must think that we are going to use nursery rhymes to make a living, but we don't do it, but we want to praise the ambition of Gongzi Tian. Let it attack and rebel, and raise its arrogance. If the king of Chu sends people to mourn, he can also take the opportunity to make trouble and make Chu angry. β
"Although Qi is chaotic, the foundation is still there, and if you grudge against Qi, you will be retaliated against in the future. Chu is very great, and there is the Qin League, and Song can't stop it. β
"When war breaks out, the people will be angry. Then the grain stored in the city will be burned, and there will be a great hunger in the city. There will be a great hunger in the city, and the people will be angry with the son's field. At that time, nursery rhymes will be sung, won't the Chinese people be able to chase the defense into official affairs back then? β
"If you want to destroy it, you must first indulge it; If you want to slander it, you must first praise it! β
When everyone heard this, they praised it one after another.
It turns out that there is no need to bother making up nursery rhymes at all, just let the nursery rhyme be sung again at the right time.
It is impossible to make up a nursery rhyme more mysterious than this.
Once there is really the kind of situation that Da Yin said, there is a great hunger in the city, and rumors are released that it is the Emperor Sicheng and Gongzi Tian who insist on betraying Chu and Jin, and the people will be furious, and these people will take the opportunity to seize the throne, which is in line with the meaning of the nursery rhyme.
Wei Cheng is talking about a similar situation.
During the stage of the Jin and Chu hegemony struggle, the Jin State asked Wei Chenggong to borrow the road to save the Song Dynasty, it may be that the Jin State did too much to destroy the road and had a bad reputation for borrowing the road, and Wei Chenggong disagreed. Later, the Jin State wanted Wei Guo to send troops as a client state, but Wei Chenggong still did not agree, causing the doctor to take the opportunity to incite the people to riot and drive away the king, because the people were worried about the retaliation of the Jin State.
Now it is no longer the Spring and Autumn Period, the people are no longer so concerned about national politics, the clan structure is gradually disintegrating, and the scale of the war is constantly expanding.
However, if it is really unpopular, the people will still complain. Now that this nursery rhyme is sung, I just care about the sun, moon and stars, and when the day comes, I am afraid that I will care about who is the king.
Neutral now, in the future only need to be slightly tilted, these people feel that there is a lot to be done.
Now that Da Yin has even come up with a way to burn the grain in the city before being besieged, everyone will no longer hide it.
Shu Cen Xi added: "We can also send our henchmen to the state of Chu to give gifts, showing that we are willing to kiss Chu and ask the king of Chu to attack Song." In this way, when the city is besieged, we will expel the faint monarch and form an alliance with Chu, so that the people will not suffer from military disasters. This is what the Emperor of Heaven likes, and he will definitely bless him. β
"Now Chu is powerful, and there are Qi and Qin as allies. If you fight with the Three Jins, Song is a place to fight. Although the Song Dynasty was not a powerful state, it was not one of those small countries. Chu only sought to form an alliance for Hajj, and did not have the heart to cut off the sacrifice and annexation. We are also sacrificing for our ancestors, so that the people will not suffer from war. β
Everyone praised Shu Cen for his benevolent heart and the style of a monarch.
Only Xiao Sikou worried: "If you want to defend the city, the ink will return." Mo Zhai is still a man who practices righteousness and punishes unrighteousness. I'm just afraid...... They're going to get in the way. β
Zuo Shi laughed and said, "Didn't you hear that Mo Zhai talked about Prince Chu back then? Confucian thought that Wang Zilu was a benevolent and righteous person, but Mo Zhai thought that if it was to do righteousness, Wang Zilu should choose to be the king instead of disagreeing. In the eyes of the Mo, the abolition of the monarchy is just a trivial matter, as long as it can avoid military disasters, it is a righteous act! If the matter of burning grain is not leaked, the ink will not care. The only thing that needs to be done is to burn the grain. β
At this time, no one shouted that the prince and the prince would have a kind of thing, and no matter how much the throne changes, it is only between the father, the brother, and the heir, as if this is an unchangeable rule between heaven and earth, and all plans must be in this rule.
Before the appearance of the Mo people, the matter of Wang Zilu was very different from the mainstream judgment of "benevolence and righteousness" at that time. Mozi thinks that if you think you can do it, you can do it, and if you want to do it, you can't even count as benevolence. For the seizure of the throne between brothers and nephews, Mo Shi doesn't care very much, he only cares about whether it will work after he gets on it, but it still doesn't go beyond the scope of princely heirs.
Da Yin nodded in agreement with Zuo Shi's thoughts, and said, "If you are close to Chu, you will be angry in the future." Although the Three Jin Dynasty is strong, they will win Qi, but the combined forces of Chu, Qin, and Qi may not be able to lose to the Three Jins. The three promotions are powerful, and they can't be ignored. Shangqiu and Taoyi are both big cities, but they are too close to Sanjin and too far from Chu. β
"Once it happens in the future, you can't ignore it."
"Mo Zhai is righteous, and his disciples are also talented, and I heard that he did righteous deeds in Peidi that day, so he said about the Three Jins."
"His disciples should please do righteousness in Pei, once said that Peidi and Pengcheng are far away, and if the three Jin are strong in the future, they can move the people of Shangqiu to Pengcheng to avoid the three Jin soldiers."
"Once the rumors came out, I didn't care, but now it seems that the ink man has a deep meaning in doing righteous fruits, and he does have great talents, which is beyond our reach."
"The ink is righteous and trustworthy, Mo Zhai is talented, there are many characters below, Peidi will be able to rule, and the ink will be trustworthy, and the ten-year covenant will be abided.
"Second, the emperor's father's family has a lot of influence in Taoyi Shangqiu, and he has his own henchmen, and he will move people to Peng in the future, which can also prevent the emperor's father's henchmen from making trouble. If the capital is still in Shangqiu after the deed is completed, I am afraid that its henchmen will take revenge. β
"In this way, we must prepare in advance, so that the Mo people do not think that only the other city has the heart to do righteousness and govern Pei, so that the people of Peidi can know our name for future affairs. Si Chenghuang will not notice it. β
As soon as Da Yin said this, these people present who were good at conspiracy and less than heroic also gradually reacted and praised one after another.
Only then did I know the deep meaning, and the ink artist had already made preparations for the future.
After praising a few words about taking precautions and the like, he sighed a few words that the ink man can't use it for himself if he wants to do righteousness, otherwise how can he need these plans today?
After sighing, the rough decision has been made, and the rest is those details, as well as the distribution of benefits afterwards.
The distribution of benefits after the fact is the most important thing, and it is also the most unbreakable covenant that this alliance can stick to.
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In the palace of Sicheng, father and son sat opposite each other.
Father and son may not be enemies because of power, but most of the time they are closer than those who swear together.
Like their political opponents, the armor surrounded the mansion, and the private subordinates who went to the fiefdom were preparing to recruit farmers and prepare chariots.
Si Chenghuang was worried about those nursery rhymes, and their political enemies knew that they did not make up the nursery rhyme, but Si Chenghuang had to believe that the nursery rhyme was made up by his political enemies.
Imperial Father Yue Ling was relieved: "Father, there is no need to worry about this matter. If this nursery rhyme is really meaningful, and it is done by those people, there will be a follow-up. If there is a follow-up, this matter is wonderful! β
Emperor Si Cheng sighed and said, "What's the wonder? β
"Once there is a follow-up nursery rhyme, you can take the opportunity to kill. To kill with a sword, you need to be famous, and they are giving us a name. As long as we are prepared, the odds are stacked. If there is no follow-up for the time being, there are other considerations, and the long-term can be calculated. β
Si Chenghuang asked, "How do you think about the long term?" β
"In the long run, we need to look at the long term. Now that the Sanjin Dynasty has not yet been sealed, although the Tian family is big, they dare not take it, although we are also after the Xuanniao, but after all, it has been out of the five suits, and it can only be done for Zhou business. If the three Jin are sealed in the future, and the Tian family takes all of them, then it is another story. β
The emperor's father, Yue Ling, is not worried about the possibility in front of him, at this time, no one can move first, Song Gong Gang, has not yet been buried, at this time, who moves first is passive, can only prepare in advance just in case, but can never strike first.
When Emperor Sicheng heard the statement of doing Zhou's official business, he nodded thoughtfully, but said: "How difficult is it to do Zhou's official business?" Now there are two clans above the king, and there are two clans below, and most of the six kings are not of the same heart as us. In the long run, there may be changes. β
The imperial father Yue Ling shook his head and smiled: "Although there may be changes, my father can also grasp them. In the future, the Chu people will besiege the Song Dynasty, and the father has already shown good ink first, and even if he does not show good ink, he will return to defend the city. The ink man's skill in defending the city is exquisite, and the Chu people know it, so they only dare to besiege it but not attack it, for fear of damaging their sharpness. β
"At that time, I will ask for help from the three Jins, and if the three Jin soldiers arrive, the credit will be due to my father. At that time, the father could ask for the son's field. β
Si Chenghuang asked, "How much fiefdom?" β
The emperor's father, Yue Ling, shook his head with a smile and said: "The fiefs are all Song soil, if my father wants to achieve great things in the future, what is the use of the fiefs?" β
"So what?"
"Father, Gongzitian likes to be praised by others and is ambitious, but he doesn't like others to blame and resent. He likes to reward others for praise, but he hates others and despises and resents him. β
Therefore, when the time comes, the son will reward his father for his merits, and the father will say: Rewarding others will make others remember their kindness, and people will be happy and praised; And punishing others makes others resentful, and people are angry and blamed. β
The emperor's father, Yue Ling, snorted and laughed: "With Gongzi Tian as a person, he will believe this." Then the father can say, let the king reward others, and the father will punish others. Let the king have the power to reward, and let the father have the power to punish. If you have the right to punish, the Song land is your father's fief, so why bother taking more fiefs? β
Si Chenghuang smacked for a while, and then thought about the character of Gongzi Tian on weekdays, and finally understood, smiled and praised: "Good!" β
The emperor's father, Yue Ling, said: "Now that the nursery rhyme has come out, Gongzi Tian will also be worried, and he will definitely get close to us and alienate those people." The father no longer has to track down who wrote these nursery rhymes, not only does not investigate, but also has to be sung more. There are many songs, and Gongzi Tian must be worried. β
"At the time of the burial, you can prepare more armor. If Gongzitian has the heart to make trouble, he will take the opportunity to make trouble and cut off the strains in one fell swoop. In addition, it is necessary to guard against those who will be buried when they do it, so the armor must be prepared more and give more money and gold to receive their hearts. The ink man takes righteousness as a treasure, but ordinary people take gold and jade as a treasure, and since we take a country as a treasure, we can't make history a fortune. β
"If Gongzitian doesn't take the opportunity to make trouble, then he can plan for the long term and take the right to punish in the future. It is easy for a man to forget his reward, but he is afraid of punishment. β
After thinking about it, Emperor Sicheng couldn't let go of one thing, so he asked: "Your plan is very good, but if the three Jin Dynasty will be sealed and the Tian family will be replaced by Qi in the future, I will do this...... Will the inkers make a move? β
The imperial father Yue Ling laughed and said, "Don't worry, father! Although the ink scholar is powerful and has a lot of talents, don't you hear about Mo Zhai's discussion of Prince Lu of Chu back then? Do they care about the righteousness of kings and ministers? Mo said that his father would wait until the Sanjin Tian clan did it, even if he did it now, if he really wanted to do the righteousness of the ink man, the ink man would not say anything, but would definitely help. The ink has no king and no father, only cares about righteousness, don't worry about this matter. β
Si Chenghuang also smiled: "Listen to you, I don't have to worry about it!" β
The emperor's father, Yue Ling, said again: "Father, now that you are Sicheng, of course I hope that the greater the power of Sicheng, the better." If his father is the king, can he be virtuous and strong? β
Emperor Si Cheng hadn't tried this kind of empathy, so after careful consideration, he nodded and said, "I hate Shang Xianzhi now, but if I am the king, I like Shang Xianzhi's words." It's just that...... Saving use, saving funerals, non-attacking and the like, but it is difficult. If Song Qiang, why don't I attack? If Song is weak, of course I hope not to attack. β
The emperor's father, Yue Ling, nodded and said, "That's it, but there are many talented people in ink, and if they are used by the king, they can strengthen the country." Therefore, those who can hand over ink to get married, at least not complain, will be available in the future, or not. But if there is a grudge, there is only one way to go. Although Song City is big, there are many strange things that the disciples of the public loss class may not be able to attack. If the three Jin soldiers die in Shangqiu before they arrive, the big event will be suspended! β
The father and son had made up their minds to gather the soldiers overnight and give them more rewards for the funeral. The private subordinates went to the fiefdom again, preparing to recruit private soldiers, and sent people to the craftsmen's association overnight to buy wheels to prepare more chariots for the future.
At the same time, he no longer traced the source of the nursery rhyme, but secretly encouraged the children to sing and give more food, or sent people to buy more wheat cakes and distribute them to the children to teach and sing, thinking that Gongzitian had heard too much and was upset.
It is said that the death of the monarch is a national mourning, and the whole country is mourning.
Decades ago, Zheng Zichan, who was not the monarch, died, men gave up jade pendants, women did not wear beads, and the peasants cried that the people would return in peace, and the market mourned in March.
However, in the Song Kingdom, the monarch of the country, the cry is only where the cry should appear, and the crying is not much, but the light of the axe gold flashes frequently. It's a pity.