The teacher is famous, and this name is the truth.

and different people, to speak different truths. If it is the Spring and Autumn Period, it may be said that Zhou Li is humble and humble; If it is a Warring States, it may be possible to talk directly about interests.

Only in the late Spring and Autumn Period, at the beginning of the Warring States Period, the truth of the world was not yet clear, and the truth of the Mo family was beneficial to the world, so Zhao Zhiai used this reason to ask for the assistance of the Mo family.

Forty elite chariots may decide the outcome of a battle, and hundreds of elites defending the city can also decide the attack and defense of the city.

Zhao Zhiai knew the content of Lu Yang's letter, and he also heard Lu Yanggong say the reason why Mozi stopped him from attacking Zheng at the beginning, and he also thought that the Mo family was still a giant and could make a decision alone.

Mozi knew that now Juzi's words could only persuade everyone to agree, even if his prestige was spoken, everyone would still agree, but the rules and procedures still had to be followed.

Now the king of Chu can be regarded as in danger, the country of Chu is thousands of miles, but the king of Chu is the king of Chu, and the country of Chu is the state of Chu, which is not the same thing.

Mozi thought of what he had talked about with everyone in Daze in the afternoon, so he said, "What you said in this matter also makes sense. Lu Yanggong's letter also makes sense. This time, after all, it was the incident provoked by Zheng Ren and Wei Han that plunged the Central Plains into war. ”

"If the Chu people can hold and not attack, agree to this, and the Mo family can also provide some equipment to defend the city."

Zhao Zhiai understood the crisis of the Chu people at this time, but if it was impossible to say that they only defended and did not attack. As long as you seize the opportunity, you still have to fight back, if you don't fight back, the Zheng people will never be at peace.

Before coming, the king of Chu had already agreed on the method.

Lu Pass was defended on the first line, while Yangchengjun was in charge of the battle situation in the Central Plains, and once the opportunity arose, he immediately counterattacked Zheng Guo, making Zheng Guo withdraw from the alliance with Wei Han, forcing Zheng Ren to let Wang Ziding leave, so as to reach peace with Zheng Ren first.

Does this count as an offense?

Hardly.

It's not that Zhao Zhiai doesn't want to lie, but it is meaningless to lie to the Mo family, and it will cause disgust, he was silent for a long time, and only said: "This time, the king sent me to ask the Mo family to sell some equipment to defend the city. These weapons of defending the city cannot be used to attack. The matter of guarding the palace does not violate the morality of the Mo family, and the subsequent events have nothing to do with the Mo family. ”

"The covenant of the first king for three years, we will definitely abide by it, and if it is not the Chu people who raise troops first, we really can't promise not to do anything to punish and counterattack."

"If you talk about it, your Mo family is attacking through the formation in Shangqiu, and the king of the alliance is in the camp, isn't this also an attack?"

"Although the Zheng people are weak, being weak is not a reason why the Zheng people can attack the Chu State, and the Chu State cannot retaliate. The truth of the Mo family is not like this, right? ”

Mozi pretended to ponder, but in fact, the Mo family had already decided to take advantage of the crisis moment in the Chu State to find a way to infiltrate the Chu State.

He seemed to have been persuaded by Zhao Zhiai's reasoning, so he waved his hand and said, "Sui, you talk to the envoy of Chu about the form of these city-guarding equipment now, which is a little inconvenient......"

Over the years, Shi can be regarded as learning a lot of languages, especially after the First World War of Shangqiu, he learned a lot of Chu dialect and Yayin with Gongzaoye, and came forward to salute Zhaozhiai.

Zhao Zhiai's heart moved, knowing that this person was special in the Mo family, and it was closely related to the city defense equipment that the Chu people wanted this time, and he also hurriedly returned the salute.

Shi said conveniently: "The equipment of the Mo family to defend the city is not used by the Mo family itself. For the sake of the covenant of the army, the small countries in the Central Plains have demand, so they can't make so many by relying on the disciples of the Mo family alone. ”

"Nowadays, businessmen contribute, Mohists contribute, craftsmen contribute, and small countries benefit, which is beneficial to many people."

"If it was in the past, it would be beneficial to the world, and the Mo family would be able to die without spinning, let alone gold and jade...... But now these weapons defending the city are not the Mo family's own, and those merchants and craftsmen are not Mo people......"

What he said was covered with clouds and mountains, but Zhao Zhiai immediately understood what he meant.

Money!

Trade!

It turned out that the Mo family defended the city for free, and Zheng Songlu had all benefited, and he never asked for gold and jade at all.

This time, it is to make a transaction, and what it says is very reasonable: these things are not Mo's, and those merchants and craftsmen cannot be required to have the Mo's heart for the benefit of the world.

Zhao Zhiai's original hanging heart was instantly put down.

He was never afraid that the Mo family would ask for money and transactions, what he was afraid of was that the Mo family would admit death and think that this was an unjust war dog eat dog, and the two would not help each other.

Now that he seems to have persuaded Mozi, Lu Yanggong's letter has also touched the old feelings, and it is just a transaction, so it is easy to say.

It's just that Zhaozhiai is also a little inconvenient.

After the last siege of Shangqiu, the treasury of Chu consumed a lot, needless to say, the rewards and appeasements after returning, the etiquette of the new monarch's accession to the throne, and the rewards of the new monarch in order to stabilize the hearts of the people all made the treasury of the Chu State empty.

Even if you still have money to spare, you still have to think about the long war in the future, and you have to prepare for the eventuality.

At this time, the biggest reward is a fief, but the Mo family is unlikely to accept it, and it is a great humiliation for the first king to be captured by the Mo, and if the fief is given to Mo Zhai again, it will inevitably lead to some nobles taking the opportunity to make trouble.

I don't know who supports the king of Chu in the Chu State, and who supports the prince who fled, but I have the impression that the turmoil in the Chu State caused "many deaths in Chu City".

Later, in the Warring States Policy, there were also records of Chen Cai and other countries making pilgrimages to the King of Wei, and there were also records of Wu Qi's northern expedition to Chen Cai in the biography of Wu Qilie.

And Chen Cai and the two countries have long since died in the country, and the Chen Tian clan is flourishing in the Qi country, and it is obvious that this time Chen Cai supports Wang Ziding, and the Chu country is divided.

In the end, I am afraid that Wu Qi also made Chen and Cai re-nominally subordinate to the Chu State, but from the original county to a status similar to a vassal state, and even the status of this vassal state is very special, otherwise he would not have made a pilgrimage to King Wei Hui in the future.

In the history of Zhaozhiai, he died in the decisive battle of Wuyang a few years later, and this battle should also be Wu Qi's last glory in Wei.

The battle of the Mojia Shangqiu, although the amazing legend created by the battle of Wuyang was not as good as Wu Qi in the battle of Wuyang a few years later, but it also killed a Sima and a carbuncle, but at this time, killing each other was mostly a personal grudge between nobles, and the monarch would not refuse to use talents because of such hatred.

Now that the king of Chu has sent Zhao Zhiai as an envoy, it can be seen that he attaches great importance to the Mo family, and Youyin is also an important minister of Chu. And in turn, it also shows that Zhao Zhiai is pro-Chu King faction, as for what is the relationship between them, there is no need to guess, just know that this person's heart is towards the King of Chu.

He said to Zhao Zhiai again: "This time the Chu people guarded the palace, and in my opinion, it was dangerous and dangerous. ”

"If Luguan Fangcheng is lost, the prince will definitely enter Chu. If the Wuyang Liang is lost, I am afraid that some county princes who support the prince will also support the prince as the king, and the Central Plains obtained by Chu in a hundred years will all be lost to the Three Jin Dynasty, and it will be difficult to recover in a hundred years. ”

"There are many elite Jin people, and Chu Shi has rarely won the Jin Dynasty since Queen Zhuang, and he wants to hold on to the ...... These weapons to defend the city must be indispensable. ”

"Fangcheng cannot afford to lose, and there will be few reinforcements in the area of Yuguan Daliang, and if it can't be defended there, it will be difficult to recover."

He seems to be the head of the analysis, but in fact this is the normal historical trend, Wuyang fought the first battle of Wei officially hegemonized, moved the capital to Daliang, and triggered the siege of the world, which shows the importance of the Daliang Yuguan defense line for the Chu State: losing it is equivalent to completely losing the opportunity to attack the Central Plains to the north.

Zhao Zhiai was impressed in his heart, he had long known that the Mo family's grasp of the general trend of the world was extraordinary to ordinary people, and the things contained in the "newspaper" often surprised him and even the king of Chu.

Now when he heard Shi say this, he sighed even more in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "That's right." If you look at the truth of Mojiali in the world, if the Chu State is divided into two and wars are frequent, how can the ambitions of the Three Jin Dynasty be stopped? ”

Shi Heran said: "The solidity of the state is in virtue and not in danger, and the three seedlings in the past are ......"

After he used those words again, he said slowly: "When Shangqiu fought that day, I said that the king of Chu and the nobles were unwise, if they were diligent in cultivating politics, saving development, changing the law, and then removing the hidden dangers of Chu that I said, where would there be today?" ”

On the same day, in the outer tent of Shangqiu City, Shi Da loudly put the contradiction between the royal power and the nobility on the bright side and said it to the king of Chu and the nobles.

Unless Zhao Zhiai is the kind of real "loyal minister" who ignores the family, it is impossible not to be vigilant about these words, but under the feudal system, is there an absolute "loyal minister"?

Seeing that Shi said this, Zhao Zhiai only said: "The matter of Shangqiu, God has already sent down punishment, isn't this enough?" Even if you want to do this now, is it possible to do it if there is unevenness on the outside and chaos on the inside? ”

"Therefore, even if the king wants to change, he also needs to defend Chu first. Moreover, the prince must say that the assassination of the first king is related to the Mo family, is this a person who has the heart of 'benefiting the world' and uses the principles of the Mo family? ”

He was afraid that his tongue was sharp, and he said some words, and hurriedly turned to Mozi for help: "I have heard that in the past Bai Gongsheng Rebellion, Prince Lu refused to take the throne, and everyone thought it was benevolent. Only Mr. Mo Zhai thinks that this is still far from benevolence, if there is talent, benevolence, righteousness and virtue, he should be enthroned, where does it matter how this throne came about. Isn't this the truth of the Mo family? Could it be that the Mo family is willing to have a prince who hates the Mo family's principles to rule over thousands of miles of Chu land? ”

Mozi was silent when he heard this, but he was secretly happy in his heart, and he praised it when he looked at it.

The Xuanyi Department under the jurisdiction of the Shishu did a good job, and while the world was shaken in the first battle of the Mojia Shangqiu, various articles of the Xuanyi Department were also circulated everywhere.

Only Zhaozhiai used the Mohist truth to ask Mo Zhai, which in itself was a victory for the Xuanyi Department: using my truth to persuade me, regardless of whether it was persuaded or not, proved that my truth had begun to be accepted, even if it was accepted in performance.

The matter of Bai Gongsheng's rebellion and prince Lu can be regarded as a straightforward embodiment of the Mohist monarch's concept of succession.

You can go up, don't care about this throne like this, you feel that you are not qualified to resign, this is not benevolence, this is stupid! If you feel that the king's qualifications are not enough, then let him get out of here, change it, don't push, just go up.

Zhao Zhiai's words are also to use the utilitarian trend of the Mo family to tell the Mo family: If according to your reasoning, the prince suspects that some of the principles of the Mo family can even be changed, then you should not consider the issue of inheritance, but should directly support the king of Chu and think that it is justice.

After all, your Mo family does not maintain Zhou etiquette, and in your opinion, the right of inheritance has nothing to do with succession, only with ability and virtue. Then the matter of the attack on the Chu State, in the eyes of your Mo family, is Zheng Wei Han's injustice!

The right of inheritance is not within the scope of righteousness and injustice of the Mo family, so invading the state of Chu because of the right of inheritance is not "uncertain whether it is righteous or unjust", but simply the injustice of the attacking party.