Chapter 41: Qin and Chu are different
The words have come to this point, which is equivalent to saying more seriously.
This is like the state of Chu is going to push its own ancestral temple, and no king of Chu dares to do it.
It is not suitable to talk about benefits, but to say that this matter involves the righteousness of the Mo family and the reputation of Mo Zhai, which is equivalent to telling the envoy of the king of Chu that as long as all countries enter the Song Dynasty, Sishang will definitely send troops, and there is no room for turnaround.
He doesn't need to talk too much with the envoy of the king of Chu, he only needs the envoy of the king of Chu to convey an attitude to the king of Chu, because the envoy of the king of Chu can't be the master, this matter involves too much, and it is not something that a diplomatic envoy can decide.
The envoy of the king of Chu himself could not express his opinion on the affairs of the Song State first, and now that he had moved out the ancestor of the Mo family, the envoy of the king of Chu could not speak.
Now he couldn't express any attitude, he could only say, "I can't decide this matter, I must ask the king." ”
The secretary brought a letter and said, "This is my letter to your king, and I beg you to pass it on." Please also seriously repeat what I mean. ”
"In addition, we have to talk about profit, and the Mohists also talk about benefiting the people, I still say that."
"The wealth of the king of Chu is the sum of all the wealth of the people of Chu; The glory of the king of Chu is the sum of the glory of the people of Chu. The king of Chu is not Xiong Su, but a throne, and this monarch cannot spontaneously execute his will, so he needs a person, and this person happens to be Xiong Su. ”
"The benefits of the state of Chu are not inside or outside. Chu has a land of 5,000 miles, millions of people, thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, and the width of Dongting, if you can profit from it, why do you need to take profits outside? ”
"Changing the law internally, the Mo family supports it, because it can benefit the people. In places such as Wai Cangwu, it can also be cultivated and developed, and the people can also be enriched. ”
"The affairs of the Song Kingdom are like fishing bait, and there must be a fishing hook on it. Not to mention that Sishang and Chu went to war, Wei Han will benefit from the fish, that is, Wei Chu and Han will send troops together, what can I Sishang? ”
"When the people's grievances are boiling, and the husband is in turmoil and the seven temples are in ruins, what face will your king have to go to see the bear ancestor at that time?"
Chu, Jing Tiao.
The name of the state of Chu is not derived from the name of Zhou Tianzi, but the fact that there was Chu first and then there was a matter of cutting down and dividing the seal.
Originated from the ancestor Mane Bear's wife dystocia, the wizard used caesarean section to give birth to a son-in-law, the wife died, and the wizard used "Chu" to wrap her dissected abdomen for burial, which gave birth to the name of Chu.
When it comes to Chu, the messenger also understands what it means.
Because Chu originated from the affairs of the royal family, the people of Chu had nothing to do with Chu, and Chu was only related to the royal family. If someone rises up in the future, the land of Chu will not disappear, and the people on the land of Chu will not all die, but it will not be Chu or Chu.
What he said was vague to the effect that the king of Chu himself would think clearly about the consequences, if it was a long-term war, would the state of Chu be able to afford it?
If you can't hold it, it was okay before, but now that the people's wisdom is gradually opening, when the time comes, there will be a riot among the people, Chu is still not Chu, that is the unknown.
This is a warning and a deterrent.
Although the envoy of the king of Chu could not express his position, he could not lose face on a diplomatic occasion, so he hummed and said, "Mo Zhai is a blue wisp of righteousness in the world, and the Mo family is created." If the war lasts, Sishang may not survive. ”
"Since the Mo family said that it is beneficial to the people and the world, when the time comes, under the long-term war, the people will suffer, and you will have a peaceful face to see Mo Zhai?"
Shi Da laughed and said, "In the past, Mozi and I traveled to Surabaya, and once said that the righteousness of the Mo family lies in Tianzhi, since it is beneficial to the people, the people understand it, and the people don't understand it." ”
"If it's because the people don't understand, I won't do it, but I won't have the face to see Zi Mozi. The Mo family is utilitarian, and you are not ignorant. When defending the city, the person who fights the fire without authorization, his heart is not guilty, kill or not? Zi Mozi had already given the answer thirty years ago, kill! ”
"The people of Sishang all have this heart, and tens of thousands of ink people have this righteousness."
"Don't you hear that whatever the people want, the heavens will follow."
"The Mohists are in harmony with the will of heaven, the will of heaven is beneficial to the people, and the people seek great benefits, so what the people want is the benefit of the people, and what the people want, the sky will follow it, how can it be defeated?"
When the king of Chu died, he also laughed and said, "In the past, Xia Ji compared himself to the sun, and when the sun sets, what will happen?" ”
Shiya laughed and said, "That's because Xia Ji was wrong." The people, and only the people, are the eternal sun. From the ancient holy kings, to Yu Xia, Shang Zhou, and even the princes, the Son of Heaven rotates, but the people exist forever. ”
"The people are precious, and there is no world without the people, so the world is the people, the people are the world, the world is noble, and the people are noble."
"The people's aspirations are unmatched."
"The king is like a boat, and the people are like water. Water can carry a boat or overturn a boat, Chu State fought the Song Dynasty, and the people were unprofitable, wouldn't they be resentful? ”
The envoy was speechless, because he knew that if he continued to argue, it would be the unification of the Mohist family's self-interest and the benefit of the world, and Sishang could say that interfering in the Song State was for the benefit of the people and for the great benefit of the future, but the Chu State could not say so.
Because...... It really doesn't make sense.
At this point, there was no need to say anything more, and the envoy of the King of Chu was silent.
After saying a few more words, he asked someone to send him away, and immediately made an appointment, and tomorrow the Mo family will also send an envoy to return to Yingdu with him.
Shortly after leaving, the envoys of the King of Chu saw another convoy, and it was the envoys of the Qin State who had entered the heavily guarded area of Pengcheng.
The envoy of the King of Chu sighed, knowing that this was deliberately done by the Mo family to show the Chu State, but this was a fact.
Qin's attitude is not clear, even if it is really clear, Wei may not send troops wholeheartedly, this is a signal to the king of Chu to consider the attitude of various countries before making a choice.
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The envoys of the Qin State were previously blocked by the imperial father's family in Danshui, and soon the two brigades of the Mo family sent troops to seize the important ferry port of Danshui, and quickly sent people to send the envoys of the Qin State into Sishang.
Due to the relationship between Shengqiu and the Mo family, the Qin State could not send the rebel Mo to Sishang, but it was also familiar to Sishang.
The relationship between Sishang and Qin was neither good nor bad, because of the existence of Wei and Han, and also because of the belonging of the West River and the division of the Qin Mountains in the south of Zheng, the relationship between the two was extremely delicate.
On the one hand, Sishang denounced the righteousness of the rebellious son Mozi of Shengxuan, and the Qin State changed the law for the sake of the monarch rather than for the people; On the other hand, the two sides are frowning, and after scolding today, they will send envoys to protest tomorrow, and by the way, talk about trade, the development of the West, military cooperation, agricultural technical cooperation, and the introduction of language talents in the Western Regions.
Anyway, through the scolding of Wei Chuhan, there was no substantial loss to both sides, and the Mo family did not operate in the Qin State, so it had little influence; The Qin state itself was strict in changing the law, and the people could not participate in various association activities like the Mohists in the Central Plains.
The words of meeting with the envoy of the Qin State were completely different from the envoy of the King of Chu, and he did not talk about righteousness at all, but directly asked about the effectiveness of the Qin State's reform in recent years, the development to the west, and the amount of income that the silk trade in the Western Regions could earn every year.
The fact that both sides have no stake in each other, and both have the strength to pursue a foreign policy of long-distance friendship and close attack, is a natural geopolitical alliance.
Sishang's attitude towards Qin, or rather, towards Qin, is to let Qin develop well and open up the Western Regions and the Central Plains...... The two sides have never been aligned.
When Heze met the alliance, the Qin State used gunpowder to set up a Sishang side, and there was no loss in the Si Shang, and the Wei State was suppressed together, but there was no clarification.
But in reality, there has never been any formal alliance treaty between the two sides, and everything is based on the interests of both sides.
For Qin, the Song Incident was beneficial to Qin.
The Central Plains were in turmoil, and the Qin State, which was nested in the west, had more time to develop, could weaken the Wei State even more, and could recapture the Xihe River earlier.