Chapter 510

Qi

Chapter 510 Qi

The secret envoys of the nobles of the Fei Kingdom have passed the news of the Fei Kingdom to Tian He, Marquis of Qi. Tian He summoned a group of trusted ministers, most of whom have the surname Tian.

The matter of Fei country finally couldn't get around the Mo family in Sishang.

A minister said: "The affairs of the country of Fei are not determined by Fei. In the past years in the battle of Lishui, the League of Fei countries vowed not to attack, and joined the non-offensive alliance. To defend the righteousness of non-offensive, the oath: If there is injustice, attack and join the alliance. All the countries in the alliance will join forces to attack them. If you love your allies, you are a country that loves itself.”

"There are a lot of sages in the Mohist school. Qin Huali, Kui Zhishi, Gong Zaoye, etc. are all outstanding people in the world. In the battle of defeating the most, Haozi lost [-] soldiers and did nothing. The prosperity of the Mohist army must be observed."

Just as Tian He was about to speak, his son Tian Wu stepped forward and said, "No. Haven't you heard of the Mohists' non-aggression righteousness? In the past, Xiangzi Niu attacked Lu, and Mo Di came to Linzi in person, and met with the ancestors, Xiang Ziniu, and his father. How did the handout say it?"

When Xiangzi Niu invaded Lu, Tian Wu was not yet born, but the first battle of the invasion of Lu led to Wu Qi's debut, the Mohist guarding Lu, and Sheng Chuo being expelled from the Mohism. These years, the power of the Mohist gradually increased. It's just something spread within the Mohist family, and gradually the world knows it.

The general of Qi attacked Lu, and Zimozi called Xiang Ziniu and said, "Fighting Lu is a great mistake for Qi. In the past, the king of Wu conquered Yue in the east and lived in Kuaiji; he conquered Chu in the west and kept King Zhao in Sui; To return to Wu. The feudal lords repaid their feuds, and the common people suffered from their hard work, but they did not use them. The country was regarded as vain, and the body was punished. In the past, Zhibo defeated the Fan family and the Zhongxing family, and also the land of the three Jins. The princes Repaying its evil, the people have worked hard, but it is not useful. The country is regarded as vain, and the body is used as a punishment. Therefore, when a big country attacks a small country, it is also a thieves.

Mozi’s remarks started from the fact that it was a big mistake for a big country to attack a small country, and cited many examples of warlike subjugation to prove the righteousness of non-aggression.

Tian Wu didn't need to go into details, and said again: "Now the officials of Fei State are willing to take refuge in Qi State. Then this matter is Qi State's matter, what has it to do with Mohism?"

"Fei Kingdom only has its capital city left. They joined the non-aggression alliance. As long as we don't invade the capital city of Fei Kingdom, it is Qi's internal affairs. The Mohists once said that it is their duty not to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries. Could it be that they will violate it?" ?"

What Tian Wu meant was that the officials of Fei State had defected to Qi State, so cities such as Wucheng and Zhuhu were all Qi State's territory.

There is only a little bit of Feiguo's capital left in Feiguo's territory, and the people there are willing to join the non-aggressive alliance, let them go.As long as they don't attack the capital of Fei country, then it's a non-attack.

If the people of the capital of the Fei State attacked the cities of the State of Qi, this is an invasion. How do you explain the rationality of this matter with the morality of the Mohists?
Tian Shan, who was supported by the ministers and Tian Hao's faction as the crown prince, said: "Everything can be established if it is planned, and it will be abandoned if it is not planned. If you decide beforehand, you will not be lazy. If you decide beforehand, you will not be sleepy. If you decide beforehand, you will not feel guilty. There is no limit to the rule before the Tao.”

"Although the Mohist school has rules...it is determined by man after all. If the Mohist school were to send troops by chance, they would be strong with righteous divisions, and Qi divisions might be hard-pressed to resist."

The battle of cutting Zui was the last failure of Tian Shan's father in this life. The state of Lu asked the Mohists to send troops for the purpose of non-attack, and six divisions of the Mohists defeated Qi's [-] troops.

After the war, they released the revived soldiers of Qi State, and returned the corpses of the soldiers of Qi State, along with a wave of propaganda: This time, the one who killed them was not the righteous teacher of the Mohist family, but the Marquis of Qi who launched the unjust war .

This must be said to be a painful lesson for Tian who just solved the problem of Tian's replacing Qi.

Tian Yan said again: "Mohists are fierce tigers, so don't provoke them."

Tian Wu sneered and said, "The Mohists have nothing but the advantages of firearms and the strength of copper cannons. Now Qi also has guns, and the scholars who have completed their studies in Sishang also have scholars who understand geometry and nine numbers. Why do you fear the Mohism like a tiger?"

"Besides, the matter of Fei Country is not as simple as a rebellion and killing the king. You have all heard what happened in Fei Country, those so-called declarations...everything is condemnable."

"The Kingdom of Fei is close to Qi. If the success of the Kingdom of Fei is successful, Qi's territory will be unstable for thousands of miles. This matter must be resolved."

In the past few years, Qi State has also carried out some military reforms. Matchlock guns with low technical content basically appeared at the same time as crossbows. The disintegration of the well field system made it urgent to expand the projection force. Archers relying on the original methods of rural shooting and raising soldiers are completely insufficient. .

The matchlock gun replaced the crossbow that had just appeared and became a more convenient weapon that could quickly expand the crossbow troops. It was just when a country began to develop crossbows, and it spread extremely fast.

The casting of bronze cannons is not difficult under the advanced bronze manufacturing technology and bell casting technology.Although the formula of gunpowder is not clear to all countries, it is difficult to match, but enough gunpowder has been bought from Sishang, and there is gunpowder trade in large transactions every year.

Qi State is also a country that focuses on commerce, and a lot of gunpowder is secretly transported to Qi State every year, and Qi State's army is also gradually changing.

In the battle of cutting down the most, the Mohist's defense skills and shelling left a deep impression on Qi State, and these years can be regarded as a wake-up call and continue to catch up.

In the final analysis, the battle of cutting down was Tian Hao’s failure. Although Tian He was the Marquis of Qi, under family politics, just like Xiang Ziniu’s invasion of Lu, they were all Tian’s family. Hou said hello, and the princes of various places have a certain right to go to war.

Tian Hao was planning to invade a wave of Lu Kingdom and take over the rich lands around Sangqiu, Heze and Onozawa, so as to open up Qi State in the Central Plains and win more fiefdoms for his own family.

Unexpectedly, that failure caused Tian Hao's prestige and power to suffer a great loss, and the southwestern region of Lu was still in the hands of the State of Lu.

This battle also has terrain factors. If you want to annex Lu State to open up the situation in the Central Plains, you must march from the southwestern plain of Lu State. Otherwise, Lu State has mountainous areas to defend, which is really difficult.

Over the past few years, the power of Yue State has declined sharply, but the Mohists support it there, and it is difficult to expand from Judi along the East China Sea.

In the Central Plains, Weiguo is another powder keg.The three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei, and Qi are surrounded by the state of Wei, where it really affects the whole body.

In the past few years, the state of Song has promised not to attack, and the relationship between the Mo family and the state of Song has been constantly breaking up. The state of Yan in the north can be fought, but the situation on the state of Lu is not open, so it is best not to provoke it.

It's not that considering the non-aggression of the Mohists, but considering that if they attack Yan, Wei, Zhao, Yue, Han and other countries will never give up the opportunity to stab Qi in the back.

With the emergence of iron ox farming, the most fertile land in the world today is the land on Sishang such as Song and Wei.

Wei Guo wanted it, South Korea wanted it, and Qi State wanted it too.

Due to the fact that the Mo family is in Sishang, all parties are in balance, so they cannot have a chance to do it.

It is impossible to reconcile the conflicts of various countries. For example, when several families work together to carve up Sishang, 20 years ago, they were too busy fighting among themselves. Well, no one wants to go all out.

The Song State in the original history, it was also after a brief rise to the town of Chu in Pingqi, and finally all the countries in the world divided up the land of Sishang.But at that time the Mohism had already died out, and now the Mohism not only exists, but also has become one of the seven heroes in the world. Behind the scenes, the dispute between Chu and Wei has not yet ended, and all countries are full of evil intentions and want to take advantage of it, but no one is willing to be the first "unrighteous" "The country.

The east line of Qi State goes southward, blocked by Mount Yimeng; in the middle is Mount Tai.If you want to get your hands on Sishang, you must either talk about the East China Sea, attack Langya, and break through the Yue Kingdom; or you can bypass the mountains and get the vast plains of Dayeze, Heze and other places.

Southwest Shandong is the ultimate road to Xuzhou, Sishang, Central Plains, Daliang and other places.

Obtaining Fei State is equivalent to Qi State gaining a foothold in Sishang, surrounding Lu State on all sides, making Lu State a vassal of Qi State; it can also expand its influence in Sishang. Once the time comes, if the world really carves up Sishang When you eat, you can also eat the most delicious bite.

Qi Houtian stopped the argument between his son and nephew with a wave of his hand, and said slowly: "I must take care of the affairs of the country of Fei."

"Doctor Fei Guo has no one to rely on. He turns to the widow for help. The widow doesn't care. If there is such a thing in the world again, who can turn to Linzi for help?"

"What's more, I entrust the Marquis to be the Son of Heaven, so I should uphold the ritual system. Fei Guo Zheyang Zi killed his lord, which should be punished. If such a person is not punished, the world will be disrespectful. Doesn't it mean that everyone wants to kill his lord? "

He has already secured his position and obtained the permission of Emperor Zhou. If he said this ten years ago, he would be slapping himself in the face.

But even if he said that, he could only say that Zheyangzi killed the king, and he couldn't say that it was wrong for Fei Guo's people to riot. After all, that's how he came to power.

The nobles of Fei State hoped to seek refuge with Qi State, and at the same time hoped that Wei State could uphold justice for them, because Wei State was considered the overlord of the world at this time.

This is what Tian He can't bear.

The State of Wei has already begun to expand in Daliang and other places. Prince Chen Caifu decided to establish Chu on his own, which is a subsidiary of the State of Wei; Two of the three points now belong to Wei Han.

After winning Daliang, Linqiu, who was brought over by Gongsunhui when he defected, and Chengyang, who was acquired later...

The former site of Chengyang is in Huji Town, Heze, only forty miles away from Heze.To the south of Heze is Taoyi, the richest city in the world, and the distance between Chengyang and Taoyi is only a hundred miles.

Now Wei Guo has begun to get involved in Sishang, as long as there is a chance, if there is any change in Sishang, he can immediately send troops down.

In other words, the city of Wei State is only seventy or eighty miles away from the camp where the Mohist Third Division is stationed, and it can be reached in two or three days.

And Qi State was beaten back because of the battle of cutting the most, and now he wanted to attack Southwest Shandong, Wei State was immediately alert.Qi State is in the direction of Jucheng on the East China Sea line, and it is impossible to break through the coalition forces of the Mohists and the Yue State.If you want to get your hands on Sishang without being opposed by Wei Guo, then the matter of Fei Guo is the best opportunity.

It seems that in order to guard against the radical ideas of the Mohists, Wei Qi should be allies.

But if you really want to expand, the first thing to be wary of is your allies.

The stabbing in the back... Chunqiu did too much.Not to mention this kind of thing, when Zhi Bo was besieging Jinyang, the three coalition forces of Zhi, Han, and Wei were cooperating. The real allies, Han and Wei stabbed Zhi Bo on the battlefield as soon as they turned around.

These days... no one can trust anyone.

The matter of Fei State provided Qi State with an excellent opportunity: an opportunity to get involved in Sishang that would not be interfered by Wei and Han, and it could avoid the sensitive southwestern Shandong area like a powder keg.

(End of this chapter)