warring states careerist

Chapter 747

There is no way to do this, the contradictions between the imperial father's family and the rest of the nobles are deeply rooted, but even so, it is better to compromise with them than to be burned to death by the anger of the people's riots.

The secret contact with the rest of the nobles has already started, and it can be said that they hit it off in this matter.

Although the rest of the nobles were afraid of the aggressiveness of the imperial father's family, this time the rest of the nobles also saw the crisis they were facing.

Some nobles hope to rely on Wei Chu, but there are more nobles who choose to stay in Song State.

After more than 20 years of "forced" peace, each noble family has accumulated enough strength, at least in their opinion, they are much richer and stronger than [-] years ago.

If the Mo family enters the Song Dynasty, the other princes will not allow the Mo family to monopolize the Song country. Although the Song country may be involved in a protracted war, once it stabilizes, they can restore their previous life and even better than the past, not like the present I am worried, for fear that those people who are influenced by Sishang will really start some riots like "everyone is equal, the wise man is selected as the emperor, and the land should belong to everyone in the world under the law of nature".

It's a big gamble.

The emperor's father Yueling had to gamble, he felt that the sooner he gambled, the more likely he would win, otherwise it would be like drinking a glass of chronic poisoned wine that would kill him sooner or later, and no one would be able to save him when he was about to die .

Several confidants with compassion couldn't help but said: "In this way, the Song Dynasty is sandwiched between Wei Chu and Sishang. Sishang has built many fortresses, and the people are difficult to tame and difficult to invade."

"At that time, I'm afraid that the battle will only be within the Song realm. Within the four realms, no less than half of the people will be killed or injured... This is a bit too miserable."

The emperor's father Yueling also sighed, "But what can be done?"

"If Sishang is not ambitious, if the people don't seek profit but righteousness, if they plant crops and weave with peace of mind, why bother?"

"The responsibility for the deaths and injuries of the people does not lie with us, but with the Sishang Mo family."

"It was their morality that caused the chaos in the world. If it weren't for their morality, the world would be the same as before. How could there be so many casualties?"

Everyone nodded, and some people echoed: "The public's words are very true. In the past, the princes fought against each other, and when they destroyed the country, they kept sacrifices.

"Nowadays the world is fighting, the loser sacrifices and exterminates, and the ancestral temple collapses. The people compete for profit and don't follow the law. All this is the fault of the Mohist school."

"It's not just the Song Dynasty? Every country in the world will be involved in this chaos, and millions of people will be killed and injured, all of them are guilty of death!"

The emperor's father Yueling saw that everyone said this, and those who had a heart of compassion, no matter whether they believed it or not, at least had a plausible reason, so they stopped talking about righteousness.

Instead, he said: "We need to hurry up on this matter. Envoys from Wei and Chu countries will go to Sishang. If they make an agreement, I am afraid that the state of Song will lose its land."

"Wei and Chu are both big countries, and they have the heart to devour the universe. They want to carve up the land of Song Dynasty in order to obtain the land of merchants. If their conspiracy and secret agreement are signed on Sishang, it will be too late to do so."

This makes sense.

What the emperor's father Yueling did was to prevent the countries from reacting in time, especially not to allow the countries to reach a compromise with Sishang.

It is impossible for the rest of the neighbors to come to the rescue without setting fire to one's own house.

It would be too late if the evil neighbors came forward and reached an agreement with the rest of the neighbors to divide their thatched huts and then set fire to their own houses.

In the previous tax increase incident, the people resented, but they did not immediately resist because of this, because they still had a glimmer of hope.

This hope originated from the Dai family, and 20 years will come soon. The new Inquiry Yuan Ling Yin can elect the Dai family. The people of the country have the right to participate in major events such as "moving the capital and establishing a monarch". It has always been a tradition, and the coup d'état 20 years ago and the pervasive activities of the Mohists in Shangqiu made this tradition even more vigorous.

They hope to endure the tax increase at this time, and wait until the year comes to elect a new Inquiry Yuan Lingyin. After all, Dai Cong gave the people some hope.

If there is hope, there is patience and waiting.

The day hope is dashed is the day all chaos is unleashed at once.

The imperial father's family has also granted part of their fiefdom to the people in the fiefdom, exempting them from taxes, and only needing their loyalty and service.

A semi-professional private soldier similar to Xihe pawns, which is different from the peasants and soldiers at this time, and somewhat reminiscent of the conscripts of the Chinese people, is the power that the emperor's father Yueling can use.

In the army of 1 people, there are [-] cavalry, which is more than enough to suppress those people.

Including the private soldiers of the rest of the nobles, the total number of troops that can be fully controlled is nearly [-], and some of them are forced to be recruited, and a total of nearly [-] troops can be assembled.

Moreover, the relationship with Sishang was quite good before, and weapons such as muskets can be purchased. The composition of this army of nearly 5 people seems to be capable of fighting.

One thousand cavalry, more than 400 subordinates, this is the elite of the private soldiers, used to suppress the rest of the field granting soldiers.

There are about [-] musketeers in the field granting soldiers, which have been trained.

The rest of the nobles were able to cobble together a thousand cavalry and nearly two thousand musketeers.

This is the mainstay of the entire army, and the rest are brought together through compulsory recruitment. They are all cannon fodder and make up for the numbers, but they can be used to widen the front line during a confrontation.

As long as the speed is fast enough, the private soldiers of the imperial father's family can quickly control Shangqiu. Although the local people in Shangqiu have certain military training, they are not well-organized. able to keep the situation under control.

Once the situation is under control, you can make the entire Song Kingdom jump up and down, incite anger and hatred, and let the princes of all countries see the horror of the people's riots-use a few nobles as sacrifices to make the rest of the princes feel the same, so that When the rabbit dies, the fox is sad and hurts its kind.

If the Mohists want to go to war, it must take a long time to prepare.

Because this matter is not just about Song Guo.Destined to deal with the Wei and Chu countries, the emperor's father Yueling believed that it was absolutely impossible for the Mohists to enter the Song Dynasty with a small number of troops.

Once Sishang is mobilized, it will take at least half a year.

This also includes diplomacy and deterrence towards Vietnam, Qi and other countries, control of the South China Sea and suppression of rebellion. Within half a year, no matter how slow the reaction of the Wei and Chu countries is, they must be ready.

At that time, once the flames of the national riots rise, it will be impossible for Wei Chu and Han Qi not to interfere.And as long as there is interference and mutual restraint among countries, a complete Song State may be preserved, and it will receive continuous military support.

The most important thing is that the money owed by the emperor's father Yueling to the Mo family and those merchants does not have to be repaid, which can greatly relieve the financial pressure.

Those businessmen from the Song Kingdom would definitely not dare to ask for debts at that time. They would either run to Sishang or be executed. At that time, some land, houses and workshop properties could be fined and confiscated, which would help to quickly stabilize the situation in the future.

The conspiracy with the rest of the nobles in the Song Dynasty has already begun, and the two sides' confrontation from 20 years ago to the current cooperation is only driven by interests.

Although the emperor's father Yueling also participated in the blood oath alliance with the nobles, everyone knows that oaths are not credible in these days, even in the Song Dynasty, which respects the God of Yin and Shang, the nobles first made an oath and then jumped back It is also endless.

But now under external pressure, they are surprisingly united, waiting for an opportunity.

This opportunity cannot be too early.

If it is too early, all countries are not prepared for the eventuality, and the mobilization speed of Sishang is faster than that of other countries, Song may not be able to survive by then.

It can't be too late for this opportunity.

If it was too late, and Wei Chuhan and Sishang reached a secret agreement to carve up the Song Kingdom, the attitudes of the countries at that time may also be very ambiguous, and it is difficult to say clearly.

Now that the envoy of the king of Chu has arrived at Sishang, the emperor's father Yueling feels that this opportunity has come.

Because at that time, once such a bloody incident happened in the Song Dynasty, once the Mo family sent troops, it would be impossible for the envoys of the Chu State to reach a secret agreement with Sishang, and they would definitely leave Sishang, thus cutting off the possibility of the secret agreement between Mo Chu and Sishang.

Before King Chu's envoy came to Sishang, it was impossible for the King of Chu to have thought that the situation in the Song Kingdom would become as planned by the emperor's father Yueling, and it was impossible for the envoy of the King of Chu to continue talking with the Mohists according to his previous ideas.

At the same time, the envoys of the State of Qin have also arrived in the State of Song and are about to enter Sishang. This is also an opportunity that can be used.

Stopped the envoys of Qin State halfway, controlled them, made them stay in Song State and could not enter Sishang, and sent them back to Qin, so that the Mohists could not reach a formal agreement with the envoys of Qin State.

In this way, Wei Han is more likely to send troops.

The relationship between Qin State and the Mo family is neither good nor bad. Although the distance is far, there are many rebels against Mo, so they must know the strength of Sishang.

With Qin's consistent attitude, this time he will definitely choose to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and may even show enough favor to Wei, so that Wei Han can be involved in the vortex of Song.

The emperor's father Yueling also considered this matter, because the Sishang Mo family seemed to be able to control the situation in the Song Dynasty before, making the chaos in the Song Dynasty evolve into an "aristocratic coup", and they didn't want to fight it.

If the State of Qin wanted chaos in the Central Plains, it definitely did not want Wei Chu and Han Si to divide the State of Song, but hoped that the Quartet would start a war around the State of Song.

If Sishang didn't want to fight, Qin would probably push Sishang to fight, and even offered enough conditions to reach a close alliance, only asking Sishang to go to war with Wei Chuhan.

But the emperor's father Yueling decided to strike first, that is to force the Mo family to send troops.

If the Mohists do not send troops.

The emperor's father, Yueling, could control the situation in the Song Dynasty, immediately repaired with Wei Chuhan, and won the support of neighboring countries with the posture of fighting against Sishang's bridgehead.

At that time, in order to fight against Sishang, all countries must be happy that Song State has become independent from Sishang's control.

If the Mohists send troops.

Qin State no longer needs to pay Sishang enough, or even form an alliance, because Qin State's goal has been achieved, and the best choice is to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.

At that time, you can even encourage Wei Han to send troops.

As for how to convince Wei Han...

Either form an alliance, or take the opportunity to start a war against Xi Rong in the west, or continue to deepen the reform. In short, both Wei and Han will make a judgment.

(End of this chapter)