The twenty-seventh chapter of the gold and jade is in the fray (1)
In spring, the northern part is still chilly, but the Chu area is already warm.
A team with a large number of people can already see Jishan on the north side of Yingdu, and scholars sent by the King of Chu were also welcomed here.
Most of the vehicles were double-rod, and the leader was one in his early twenties. It was the Mo family who sent a full-minded representative to the State of Chu this time.
Beside him was Meng Sheng, who was also selected as the candidate ranking lower than Shi this time, and Chu people such as Qu Jiang, who were good at fencing, followed him to the guards.
More than 20 ink masters who were proficient in swordsmanship were accompanied by some not-so-old children on the vehicle behind.
These children are Shi's disciples, not disciples at the Mohist level, but disciples who Shi has to teach them from childhood according to the education he received.
Basically, few people can understand what Shi said to these children, and these children around ten years old are also extremely intelligent selected from Peiguo Township School.
I told the people that I would teach these children some of what I learned from my two gentlemen, and because the rest of them were old, they could not learn it.
Now Pei County is stable, everything has stabilized, there is no war in the short term, and there is no possibility of improving its reputation even if it is done step by step.
Mozi is old and must strive for all the opportunities available to be used to enhance his prestige within the Mohist school.
This time, the mission to Chu State was not only a matter of gaining, but also the trust of the Mo family in him, because some things were just a matter of decision-making. Mozi was old and could not come forward in person; Qin Huali had to deal with the affairs of the Three Jins; Gong Zaoye and others were going to Pengcheng, and everyone had their own affairs.
Shi originally had a heavy responsibility, but the reason why he delayed until now he arrived in Yingdu was to arrange the work of Xuanyi Department in advance and to draw up a strange article to be published in the "report" within one year in advance. The remaining organization has been completed, and naturally it is like a machine running on its own.
He has been teaching the school for three years, and the people who can read and write in the church have also started to teach children, and the rest will have to wait until he comes back to learn.
As for the children who followed him, they were preparing to teach them in full according to the compulsory education they received. After ten years of education, he was still young and had time.
Although he walked quickly along the way, he also tried his best to investigate the system and people's livelihood of Chu. The Mohist family was related to Chu. Qu general Meng Sheng and others were all from Chu. In Nanyang, Duke Yang was taken care of by Lu Yang, and the King of Chu sent people to follow and greet him.
When he was on the first carriage, he was playing with a very exquisite copper pistol, a fuse instead of flint, which was not only for self-defense, but also for a gift to the King of Chu.
The technology of public casting is not mentioned. The technology of sealing and preventing volatile clay tank zinc smelting is suitable for several attempts, and some zinc is made into brass alloys at all costs. Overall, this batch of handguns as gifts is expensive and far from affordable for ordinary people. What's more, equipping an army is delusion.
I played with the grip that had already become shaped and smiled. Even though this broken thing was not easy to use, even if this thing is expensive now, at least I have brought the gunpowder weapon to this chaotic world, giving me a future that will not be deviated.
As the Warring States Period approaches, this thing will soon shine. If the Qin crossbow turns into muskets a hundred years later, even if the Mo family is finally defeated, China will have no chance of invading China. The stirrups are now made out, and by the time they are spread to the northern wasteland, I am afraid that the legion cannons here will be popular.
Meng Sheng sat on the side of Shi, looking at the pistol in Shi's hand, and joked with a sneering smile: "Shi, you are good at everything, but your swordsmanship is too bad. I will give you this thing. Even if you can use flint to fire as you say, do you think I use my sword and bow, will you kill me? Or will I kill you?"
Shi smiled and said, "Not every farmer can have sword skills like you, Meng Sheng. This time we come with you, one is that you are familiar with Chu Di, and two is that everyone may also be worried about the nobles... treating us like Yan Ying."
Meng Sheng smiled. On the way he came, the son of Yangchengjun caught up and talked with Meng Sheng, Shi and others, and also talked about the hatred and disgust of the Chu nobles towards the Mo family.
Duke Yang of Lu only said that he would write a letter and ask Shi and others to take it there, and then send it to some families in Yingdu.
But even so, if the Mo family killed two nobles, the resentment within the family would not be so easily dispelled.
Meng Shengdao: "Since the King of Chu invited me, I wouldn't take action directly. It's just to find a way to insult us in the street market. Although my swordsmanship is not as good as public, I rarely have opponents in Chu. When they see it is me, they will definitely not dare to take action. Why should they insult themselves?"
"Besides, you and I have a family of one heart and virtue. If someone really wants to fight with you, I will come forward naturally. Who among the more than 20 good players who have followed the giants to fight for more than ten years? The young master of Chu, even though he knows swords, he may not have been on the battlefield. He is nothing more than hunting a few wild animals in Yunmengze. What is his ability? Where can I get to the city gate to fight back and kill the Mohzhe?"
"Wu, you don't have to worry, you won't fall into the reputation of my Mo family. You have to rely on you for refuting. You, the Xuanyi tribe, are seeking death if you are looking for you."
While the two were chatting and laughing, the carriage stopped and Chu soldiers were greeted. They only said that the Mo family did not abide by the Zhou rituals and all etiquettes were simple.
There was nothing wrong along the way, and I walked the main gate of Yingdu, and there were people watching along the way.
When he was about to reach the northeastern palace gate, someone sent an order: "The king granted permission to allow the second deputy to pass by his brother's gate."
Since the reign of King Zhuang, rules have been set that the prince cannot ride a car to his younger brother's house. This time, the King of Chu has given enough face to the Mo family.
It is not impossible to use the word "competent" in court.
After the ceremony, he sent a pair of beautiful brass fuse guns and said, "The Mo family does not regard gold and jade as treasures, so they offer such gifts to protect themselves."
"The ancestors who cast this gift were also from Chu. They once cast a guest for King Hui and cast a bell for Marquis Zeng."
Shi looked up and looked at the King of Chu quietly, and found that this man was also in his twenties or thirties, tall. Because he was not a sacrificial activity, he did not wear the crown of the Nine-shaped Flags.
This is the so-called Chu Dao King in later generations. After his death, Wu Qi threw himself on him and killed many monarchs, resulting in the organization of the Mo family destroying the reformist monarch of Chu State in Yangcheng. Unfortunately, after his death, the people died and the government was extinguished, and the Chu State did not complete the centralization of power.
The battle for inheritance rights with his younger brother caused chaos in Chu and the death of the Fengjun in battle was also considered to have given the Chu State a chance to centralize power. Unfortunately, the time has not yet come.
Xiong Yi also looked at Shi on the opposite side and thought to himself: "I heard that this person has learned a lot of Tianya, so that the Mohist family has the prosperity of today. Don't you want to be so young?"
Seeing Shi chatting and laughing at the same time, the King of Chu had many guards around him, and he was not afraid at all, and had seen more of them long ago.
Xiong Su nodded secretly, and wanted to hear that this person was just the son of a shoemaker. He was not a scholar or a doctor, but could answer questions in a good manner. He was really an extraordinary person.
Then he thought about the so-called equality of everyone in the Mohist school, and sighed secretly, thinking that he was afraid that these knowledge of the Mohist school were also the reason why he could stand straight.
After looking at the gift Shi was holding, Xiong was surprised to himself, because it was brass that had not appeared in the world at this time. The golden light was not bronze, and it looked precious.
He also knew that there were people from Chu in the Mo family. After hearing what Shi said, he asked, "Is it the one who forged this thing? Is it the public sect that led the Mo people through the formation and formed an alliance in Shangqiu?"
Shi nodded and said, "His brother."
The King of Chu looked at the gift, thought of the transaction terms he had sent before, and asked, "Is this the kind of gunpowder weapon you mentioned that you can use for peasant soldiers?"
Xiong Sui felt even more and more strange. He had never seen gunpowder explosions, but he had heard many nobles who participated in the Battle of Shangqiu that the panic and fear that that night had never been unprecedented. Many people are still scared and tremble when they hear the thunder.
Of course, he had never seen a firearm, but after Zhao Zhiai talked about the city-guarding equipment provided by the Mo family, he had no doubts and believed that since the Mo family said that it would be able to make it.
The Mo family did not obey the etiquette and did not use jade slate as a gift. Moreover, the Mo family was not a prince, which made it impossible to do etiquette: Zhou Li never imagined that one day a group of people who were not formal princes, or even shoemakers, could meet the princes.
Since he did not respect, he would not need to accept polite conspiracy such as Yu Zhang returning it back in the future. He immediately became apparent and let Shi show it.
After seeing it, I was frightened and overjoyed in the smoke of gunpowder. I just felt that if it were this thing, the Luguan defense line could be defended, and it seemed that training was easy. The peasant soldiers could become shooters in a few months, which was simply unimaginable in the past.
After displaying the gift, Xiong Yiyu accepted it happily and asked for a banquet for Shi and others.
Meng Sheng is the deputy director and can also attend the seat.
During the meal, there were all kinds of singing, wine, food, chopsticks, knives and spoons.
The Chu nobles who attended were eyeing each other, and knew that these people were about to attack today, and they were struggling to make possible responses.
It happened that there were a few oranges on the table table. After thinking about it, he decided to speak first and take action to suppress the possible questioning of these people. He was really not interested in arguing with these nobles.
So he picked up an orange and pretended that he had never seen the world and stared at the orange. Many nobles laughed secretly, and Chu Lingyin asked first, "I don't know what this is?"
Shi put down the oranges and said solemnly: "I have never seen them."
But I scolded in my heart, I have eaten this piece of shabby thing. But now the transportation is inconvenient, so it is really hard to see this thing in Peixian.
Chu Lingyin smiled and said, "This is orange."
Shi suddenly said: "Oranges grow in the south of Huai, and those grow in the north of Huai, are tangerines... Is this the orange? Before I came, I happened to read the article of Yan Ying sent Chu, and he was panicked."
"When I arrived in Yingdu, I couldn't see the dog cave, and I felt a little relieved. But after I felt relieved, I couldn't help feeling a little unhappy."
He deliberately showed a frown. Everyone present knew about Yan Zi's attempt to Chu, but when he saw that he was unhappy at the dog's door, he couldn't help but be curious.
If you are curious, someone will support you.
Zhao Zhiai asked first: "Why is the son unhappy without the humiliation of the dog's sect?"
Shi said, "Yan Ying, the one who practiced chanting in Qi, made the story of Chu, and the history of words that made the world famous. I, the one who practiced chanting in Mohism, was also the leader of the Xuanyi division of the Mohism, and was the best at speaking."
"Today, I was sent to Chu. I thought that like Yan Ying, I would let you understand what the meaning of "a saint is not the one who is with Xi" means, and it also shocked my reputation as the Chu market and spread it as a good story, but I didn't want to see the dog thieves and treat each other with courtesy, which made me a little overwhelmed."
"Now my Mo family was famous in Shangqiu. I invited the Central Plains to stop the war and shock the king, and rebel Mo to defend Luoyin and become famous... Only in Chu, the Mo family is not famous. I am not good at defending the city or attacking, but I have only one story. Now I have no chance, and I feel sorry for my regrets and unhappiness! I regret the "reward" of my Mo family, but I have a missing story that can spread all over the world!"
As soon as the words were finished, everyone was speechless and dared not answer.
I have said two meanings. I am the one who can speak the most in Mohist family. Be careful to humiliate yourself. It is better not to provoke me verbally. The Mohist family is very powerful now and is famous all over the world. There must be no weak among them. Since I send me here, you should not make any decisions about my words.
Chapter completed!