Chapter 64 Zhongshan Wolf 2

PS: Correctly, the surname of Wang in Zhongshan is Ji, not Yi as I thought before. Duke Wen, the founding king of Zhongshan, pretended to be a descendant of the Yellow Emperor and took the surname of Ji in the Zhou Dynasty. Therefore, he took Ji as his surname in later generations. At this time, he was Ji Shang, the sixth king of Zhongshan.

"What do you think of me?"

Meng Shi gritted his teeth and said, "According to the encounter of the villain, if Zhongshan can protect it, it will be better to surrender Zhao in the city. I heard that Lord Zhao's father is broad-minded and is the dragon among people. If the Lord surrenders him, he will not have to worry about his own safety. Although he may not be reused, his life can be saved, and it is the worst way to be a rich man.

Sima Xi was slightly surprised and looked at Meng Shi with some surprise: "You are from the Baidi people, but you persuade me to surrender to the State of Zhao?"

"The villain doesn't know what Bai Di is, but only knows how to be loyal to the Lord. The Lord can stand in Zhongshan. The villain should take Zhongshan as his country. If not, I will betray Zhongshan with you!"

Sima Xi was moved, but he didn't know how to say it. He stopped talking, but just looked at Meng Shi's face tightly. After a long time, he asked, "Meng Shi, can you trust me?"

Meng Shi lowered his head deeply and said humbly, "Lord, you gave me the life of the villain. Not to mention trusting you, even if you need my life, you can take it at any time."

"Okay, in that case, please don't ask me why. Naturally, I have my plan to do things. You don't have to worry. Is that good?"

Meng Shi saw that Sima Xi's words were chiseled. Although he still didn't know what Sima Xi's plan was, he had no choice but to nod and agree.

"It's getting dark at night. Lord, you'd better rest early. If you delay tomorrow's early morning, you will be too guilty."

"Well, okay, then you can leave first."

"No!"

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In the morning of the next day, the civil and military officials of Zhongshan were still dressed up as usual, but an explosive news was confirmed at the court meeting. The previous upbeat defeat of the Zhongshan Army turned out to be true, and there was a lot of discussion in the court.

Only Sima Xi looked as usual and did not panic at all. He had learned this news long before everyone. Now in Zhongshan, as a state, he is deeply favored by Ji Shang. Anyone who invites the king of Zhongshan will decide whether to send it to Ji Shang or not. Even the military situation was not surprising. Last night, he got the front-line military newspaper, but suppressed the news all night and didn't play with the King of Zhongshan until the next morning.

After learning that the two cities of Shiyi and Jingcheng fell to the Zhao people, Ji Shang first jumped like thunder, cursed in front of the ministers in the court, and ordered the whole country to search the two traitors everywhere. Immediately, he was deeply scared again, thinking that if the two cities were lost, there would be no danger in the south of Zhongshan.

Ji Shang looked at the many ministers under the stage and asked loudly with a panicked face, "Now that the Zhao army is under the pressure of the border, what good way do you can resolve the crisis, but there is no defense. I listen carefully.

"The king does not need to panic." An old man with white hair strode out, and a white Confucian robe was particularly eye-catching.

The man was unconscious and still said confidently, "I dare to guarantee that Zhao Jun will return as useless as before."

"Oh?" Ji Shang looked excited and quickly asked, "Why is Dr. Wen so sure?"

Dr. Wen laughed and said to everyone's eyes, "Zhao Jun has two reasons for defeats. First, Zhao Guoshi was named and attacked Zhongshan without a name. The generals of the army must have complained a lot. Second, Zhao Yong was violent and perverse. He actually took off his Chinese clothes and dressed simple like those Huns. Clothes, this move is undoubtedly a retrograde. The people who oppose him in the State of Zhao must be like a carp crossing the river. On the contrary, our Zhongshan State respects the way of the former king and practices benevolence. How can the State of Zhao be invincible by attacking the teacher of benevolence and righteousness?

As soon as this statement came out, a small half of the people in the dynasty echoed, and they all said it was extremely true.

Sima Xi listened and sneered in his heart, thinking that this was corrupt Confucianism misled the country. Obviously, he was dying, but he was still full of the way of the previous king and full of benevolence and righteousness. Song Xianggong was benevolent and righteous, but he was defeated by the unkind and unrighteous Chu army, and finally died and was laughed at by the whole world. ( Duke Xiang of Song, the king of the State of Song in the Spring and Autumn Period, but he wanted to inherit the hegemony of Duke Huan of Qi. He unrealistically talked about the demeanor of a gentleman in ancient times. In order to keep the pedantic creed, he was passive in the political and military struggle, and abused benevolence on the enemy and even the enemy, so that he was humiliated several times. Finally, he was defeated by the Chu army in the Battle of Hongshui)

I have to say that Zhongshan is a strange country. At the beginning, their ancestors broke through the thorns and fought hard with the State of Jin and the later State of Zhao for hundreds of years to create today's foundation. Zhongshan once died at the hands of the Wei general Leyang. Later, Duke Huan of Zhongshan, relying on his tenacious will and the tenacious spirit of the people, led the Baidi people to defeat the Wei army, regain their homeland and establish the country, and quickly became stronger. His strength made the seven heroes dare not underestimated.

Duke Huan's subsequent Cheng Gong and now Zhongshan King Ji Shang could not think of danger in peace, but had no intention of progress. In order to enrich the country and strengthen its soldiers, the countries of the Central Plains have implemented changes, reformed evil policies, and strengthened the strength of the country. Only Zhongshan has kept the old, not only has not actively innovated, but has been regressed. What's more incredible is that all countries take the study of legalism as the art of governing the country, but Zhongshan believes in the doctrine of Confucianism and Mohism. It is obsessed with the theory of benevolence, righteousness and love. A large number of believers of the Confucianism and Mo families are full of the court, secretly living in important positions in Zhongshan.

Confucianism and Mohist thought is a good way to save the social and national disasters that were frequent wars and suffering. In other words, it is to call on the princes to stop the merger and implement the king's way and love. Although these two doctrines have a large number of believers among the people, especially Confucianism, their usability is greatly insufficient. In other words, the scriptures learned by Confucianism and ink are completely idealistic, which is suitable for the implementation of the world. In the increasingly fierce annexation of princes, these two idealisms are undoubtedly fantastic.

This is why Confucius traveled around the countries, and the princes treated him like a guest, but no one dared to use him. Mo Zhai took non-attack and love as his own responsibility all his life, and there were a large number of followers among the people, but the rulers of the countries regarded the Mo family as a flood beast. In the final analysis, these two doctrines were not suitable for the troubled times at that time, so there was no market in other countries. On the contrary, legalists who took rich countries and strong soldiers were popular and sought after by all countries.

All countries are rewarding the farming war, but Zhongshan country ingeniously implements the policy of "precious Confucianism and light and strong men", resulting in "warriors sluggish in the march and farmers lazy in the field". The Shangwu spirit in the blood of Baidi people soon melted quickly, and Zhongshan also appeared that "the soldiers are weaker than the enemy, and the country is poor. In the "internal" situation, the strength declined rapidly. When it came to Ji Shang's hands, Zhongshan had no longer had the style of a strong country in those years, but continued under the continuous encroachment of the State of Zhao.

Of course, the most important point is that the fundamental reason why Confucianism and Mohism are very successful in Zhongshan is promoted by Sima Xi. After gaining Ji Shang's trust, he constantly subtly changed Ji Shang's idea and promoted a large number of ostentatious and boastful Confucian students to enter the court and take charge of Zhongshan.

Therefore, although Sima Xi was disdainful, he pretended to agree; "What Dr. Wen said is true. The king really doesn't have to worry too much. Although the Zhao army is powerful, it can't last for a long time. Once it lasts, Qi Wei will send troops to contain the State of Zhao."

Ji Shang trusted Sima Xi the most. When he saw that Sima Xi also said so, he naturally believed it. Then he looked a little pale and said with relief. "So I'm relieved. It's really a false alarm, but Ji Xin is really hateful. It's a pity that he has been killed all over the house, otherwise I can be relieved. Hate."

Sima Xi said with a smile, "The king can rest assured that there will be many opportunities in the future."

Thinking of something again, he said with a worried face, "But the king is still not careless. Zhao's army is now powerful, and there are few soldiers in Lingshou City. If Zhao's army forcibly attacks Lingshou, we will be tricky. It's better to quickly brush the main force to return to Lingshou's reinforcements and join forces with our army. In this way, relying on Lingshou's city is high and deep, and it is bound to be foolproof.

"Then, as Aiqing said, you can arrange it yourself."

"Weichen obeys the order."