Pengcheng.

The messenger of the King of Chu was like an ant on a hot pan, anxious and restless.

Since their museum was stared at that day, he has heard a lot of news.

There was a reward in Pengcheng. Since he was the envoy to Si Shang, he naturally recognized the words of Si Shang.

The affairs of the State of Song have become the headlines in the past few days. The envoy of the King of Chu urgently needs to know what Si Shang wants to do.

Did you find an excuse to occupy the State of Song? Or was it really that the emperor's clan was preparing to take the initiative but was snatched by the Mo family?

The most important thing is that the matter in the State of Song has already happened. What should Si Shang do?

Before coming, the program of negotiations given to him by the King of Chu had already made it clear.

What is republic and feudal, what is the people who are the lord of gods or the monarch's power and the heavenly empowerment, that is not important.

As long as the Mo family was willing to divide the Song State into three or four, then the Emperor's clan and even the Song Duke would be guilty of harming the world. The Chu State was willing to send troops and was willing to divide the Song State with Si Shang, Wei, and Han.

This is roughly a bit, but there are certain details to be debated.

The King of Chu made a wishful plan to let Si Shang be sandwiched between Wei and Chu, so that Wei and Si Shang directly confront each other except in the enclave Linqiu.

Wei and Han did not separate their families, and then Wei and Han occupied the northern part of the Song State; Chu occupied the southwest of the Song State; Si Shang occupied the central part of the Song State.

This involves the ownership of some cities, whether they belong to Si Shang or Wei Chu Han, which will affect the future situation.

The King of Chu did not want to fight, but he really didn't want to fight, because he understood that the fire on Si Shang could no longer be extinguished, and wanted to defeat Si Shang by relying on a battle. Unless all countries unite and follow a long-term alliance of ten or even twenty years, they continuously fill Si Shang with 100,000 people and countless food and grass every year, which can only be possible to uproot Si Shang, change people and change their hearts.

Otherwise, one or two wins are meaningless.

Since this is the case, the King of Chu felt that the iron-breaking man had to be strong himself. A great struggle in the world was inevitable. At this time, don’t be the first to make a fuss. First appease internal conflicts, resolve internal centralization and change, and then consider fighting for dominance of the world.

When the fight occurs, the nobles will inevitably need power, and the previous results of the reform will be wasted.

As the confidant of the King of Chu, the envoy of the King of Chu was also on the side of the reform sect, that is, on the side of Prince Zang, because he was not from a great noble family and was not the main sect of those major clans. Although he was also the Jing family, he was a side branch.

According to the plan of the King of Chu, the policy of appeasement was to use the policy of dealing with Si Shang, which was to hold firewood to put out the fire. The fire would not be extinguished, and the fire would become stronger and stronger.

However, if the wood is wet at the beginning, it can indeed suppress the fire. You only need to prepare enough water before the fire burns more vigorously.

At least, there are more places to burn in the fire, so I prepare enough water. If the Wei State is burned, I can choose whether to put out the fire or go to Wei State to grab the water.

The envoy of the King of Chu was actually full of surprise at the Mo family's actions this time.

Not long ago, the Mo family had just gone to Chu State and talked about the trade between the Mo family and Chu State. People on Si went in and out of Chu State to draw the Jiuzhou map of mountains, rivers and geography, and there was no sign of the intention to fight.

Especially if the Mohist school really wants to fight, they will definitely be prepared early, such as some economic controls, such as ordering the reduction of the number of planting acres as early as possible, such as early recruitment, etc.

It can be said that a few days ago, Si Shang really had no intention of fighting. The weather was calm and it could not deceive people.

The envoy of the King of Chu also believed in his heart that this was an accident, or that it was the emperor's clan who was preparing to take action, but the Mo family intercepted the news and directly supported the Dai family's uprising.

As for whether the emperor's father Yue Ling took the initiative, whether the emperor's father's clan is right or wrong, it doesn't matter, it only needs the needs of various countries.

If he needs to be right, then he is right; if he needs to be wrong, then he is wrong.

There is the righteousness of Si on Si, each country has the benefits of each country, and the world has the rituals of the world. Even the standards of right and wrong are different. How can we judge right and wrong?

What is important now is that things have happened. What are the Mohist families going to do? What are they going to do?

Before coming, Xiong Sui told the messenger about his concerns.

The State of Chu did not want to fight, nor did the Mo family wanted to fight, but whether or not they could be controlled by both sides.

If a great war really happened, if the Mo family annexed the State of Song for various reasons, the King of Chu would have to fight even if he didn't want to fight.

After the Chu State's reform, many people opposed it, saying that it was "conspiracy against morality, good at using weapons, retrograde destiny, and change the ancestral system."

The nobles' huge opposition to reform was actually impossible to suppress, and the King of Chu could not suppress it. Otherwise, the Chu State's reform would not have been so slow.

How easy is it to touch the hereditary monarchs with military power for dozens of times?

If the Mo family really sent troops to the State of Song, even if the King of Chu did not want to fight, the nobles of the State of Chu would definitely take the opportunity to cause trouble.

At that time, the righteousness of "regardless of the world's system, and disorderly tyranny of the world" will be placed on the King of Chu. Dozens of vassals have a legitimate hope to send troops, so what can the King of Chu do?

It is very likely that it will not be able to suppress it at that time.

Fortunately, the prince decided to split more than ten years ago, which caused the old noble forces in Chen Cai and other places to be wiped out. The King of Chu consolidated his power in Chen Cai area, and there was basically no scene of a feudal lord slightly raising border quarrels and going to war privately on the border.

Otherwise, the Fengjun was very far away from Chu and he himself had a certain power to deal with it on the spot, including the power to start a war, and once he took the initiative to intervene in the chaos in the Song State, the King of Chu would have no choice but to do anything.

Now Sishang has begun a general mobilization. When it comes to organizational strength and mobilization efficiency, Sishang is several times faster than other countries.

As long as Si Shang was determined to interfere with the State of Song, even if Chu joined the war, it would not be ready until at least a year later.

Because it is not as simple as sending troops, you must first compromise with the nobles, first distribute interests, first bridge the conflict between the previous royal power and the throne, and then you can have logistical, diplomatic, and alliances.

The princes of various countries are now worried about "friendly troops remain unmoved like mountains, and friendly fishermen benefit."

If the Chu State goes to war with Si Shang alone, Wei State will definitely wave flags and shout. On the one hand, it will collapse the relationship between Si Shang and Chu State, and on the other hand, it will strengthen the confidence of Chu State to go to war. But as for whether to send troops and how many troops... it is unknown.

Wei State had a criminal record of betraying the alliance five years ago. All countries actually did not trust Wei State very much, and they interfered in the civil war of inheritance rights of Zhao State and interfered in the dispute between Xiong Sui and Xiong Ding of the inheritance rights of Chu State. Chu State was alert to Si Shang but trusted him. After all, fighting means fighting, and not fighting means fighting; but he was really alert and distrustful to Wei State.

If we send troops in a hurry, we will not say that we will fight or fight. If Wei and Han do not send troops, the State of Chu will never send troops.

Due to the rise of Si Shang, the status of Song State changed greatly.

Twenty years ago, Song State was a must-fight for the hegemony of Jin and Chu. As long as Song State was in chaos, whether it was Chu State or Wei State, they would send troops as soon as possible.

Because the opponent must be the other party.

Originally, it was the grudge between the two, but now it was the love and hatred of the three parties. In the chaos of Song State, the State of Chu State had another choice.

The strategic contraction of the Central Plains direction, the construction of the Dongting area and the strengthening of the Nanyang defense line is the strategy of Chu.

One is that new agricultural tools are popularized, and the other is that gunpowder weapons appear. The interests of going to war in the Central Plains are far less than those of developing Cangwu, Dongting and other areas.

It can also ease domestic conflicts and strengthen centralization. The King of Chu was not wrong. He had to be strong himself. If the Chu State could successfully centralize power, then he would have many choices. If he had not yet waited for centralization, he would put all his national destiny on the principle of "anti-Mo" and martyrdom for the old era. That would not be the choice of a hero.

The envoy of the King of Chu muttered a lot in his heart, especially on the first day when the news of the Song State Incident came, he wanted to see the senior officials of Si Shang, but was rejected, and he thought a lot more in his heart.

What does Si Shang want to do?

Is Si Shang really ready to eat Song himself?

All of this can finally be answered today, and the envoy of the King of Chu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Because this time was a special diplomatic incident, it did not follow many new rules set by the Heze League back then, but met directly.

After the guest and host were seated, the envoy of the King of Chu did not express any opinions on the matter of the State of Song.

Because he could not publish it, he was not sure what King Chu should do and could not express any opinions before.

If the Mo family did the right thing, what if the King of Chu fights?

What if the Mo family is angry about the heavens and people, what if the King of Chu wants to do?

But he had to talk about the affairs of the State of Song, so the envoy said: "The Mo family talked more about the advantages and disadvantages of the affairs of the State of Song?"

Since we are talking about interests, there is nothing right or wrong.

Shi didn't beat around the bush and said directly: "What does Song have to do with Chu? But I don't know when Song State was like Zeng, Sui, Cai and other countries were vassals of Chu."

The envoy stood up and said, "This is a clue. The Jin and Chu struggled for a hundred years, and fought several major wars around Shangqiu, and countless casualties were killed or injured. In the past, in the Battle of Jinyang, I knew that my lips and teeth were cold. Now Song and Chu are neighbors, and if the Song land is lost, it will go south to Huai River, and there is no danger to guard Tongbai. If it is not related to the pros and cons of Chu?"

"Is it wise to say that it is the neighbor's business and has nothing to do with me?"

"This time the Mo family mobilized, intending to swallow Song, wanting to save Song, wanting to save Song, wanting to benefit the world, how can I not know that I am the king's envoy?"

As he said: "The Emperor's Father of the Song Kingdom harmed the people, and the people all resented them. The people of the Song Kingdom rioted. In the past, there were riots in the Zhou calendar, and there were even more chaos in Xia Jie. This shows that the people in the Song Kingdom suffered from the Emperor's Father's family for a long time."

"The Mo family still said that the Song people chose the Song people, and all countries have no right to interfere."

"If all countries interfere, then Si Shang must fulfill the non-aggression covenant that year. Zi Mozi has always kept his promises, and he valued his promises and ignored his life. Taiyue is the only thing that is the Mo family."

"The general mobilization of Si Shang is neither for the purpose of swallowing Song, nor for the purpose of preserving Song, nor for the purpose of saving Song, but for the purpose of keeping trust. When Song State needs us to fulfill the alliance, we will fulfill the alliance."

"So this matter is not what Si Shang wants to do, but what Chu, Wei, Han and Qi want to do. If they send troops to invade Song, how can Si Shang ignore it?"

"If you don't care, who else in the world believes in the words of the Mo family? I believe in the righteousness of the Mo family? My son Mozi has been betrayed and ridiculed for decades, and who can bear the tens of thousands of children of the Mo family?"
Chapter completed!