Chapter 68: Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period (7) Momen

1 Wang Wu continued to talk about the cause and effect: "The reason why Chu State has the power of a great country today is related to the current monarch, King Chu Dao. He appointed Wu Qi to reform the country, pacified the Baiyue in the south, annexed Chen and Cai in the north, defeated the Three Jins, and attacked Qin in the west, making Chu State strong." However, Wu

Qi's reform conflicted with the interests of the old nobles of Chu State, which naturally made people dissatisfied. The old nobles, including Yangcheng Jun, shot Wu Qi to death at the funeral of King Chu Dao.

Some arrows even hit the body of King Chu Dao.

There is a law in Chu State that destroying the king's body is a serious crime, and the crime will be committed by three generations of the family.

When King Chu Dao's son, King Chu Su, succeeded to the throne, the first thing he did was to kill all the old nobles who shot Wu Qi and King Chu Dao's body. Mi Wenjing's father, Lord Yangcheng, was also on the list of those ordered to be hanged by Chu.

But Lord Yangcheng fled, and King Chu Su failed to take back Lord Yangcheng's fiefdom.

King Chu Su was furious, and Chuyang City suffered.

Meng Sheng was a man of trust, and most importantly, he represented the Mohist school after his death, so he had to trust him. He could not protect Chuyang City, and he was unwilling to flee like others. After passing the title of Great Master to Tian Xiangzi of Song State, he died tragically in Chuyang City with 180 other elite Mohists.

As for Lord Yangcheng's afterlife, according to Wu Qi's records, he should have been killed.

King Su of Chu was in power for only 10 years. Whether his death was revenge for the nobles is a question for Qin Shi Huang. After all, it was Qin Shi Huang who destroyed the history books of the six kingdoms for the sake of Qin's rule, leaving many mysteries in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

The Chu Kingdom was eventually destroyed by Qin.

In addition to the contrast between the mediocrity of the last few kings of Chu and the wit of the Qin king, the fact that the aristocracy of Chu was so powerful that it could not be eliminated was indeed a key factor that could not be ignored.

Wu Qi's wisdom was only temporary and powerful, but it was difficult to cure the deep-rooted aristocratic problem of Chu.

Ye Mo: "The rebound after hitting the bottom may be that the nobles of Chu State realized that the wise ruler was not good for them, so they stopped opposing him next year and secretly pushed mediocre puppets to the stage?"

Wang Wu and others: "Everything is possible?"

Ye Mo also asked Wang Wu a lot of Mohist knowledge. Mohist was also very eloquent. I learned a lot from Wang Wu, combined with the Mohist thought and Mohist philosophy I read last night.

Zhang San agreed with this: "It's either Confucianism or Mohism. The Mohist School has a great reputation. The Chuyang City military talisman is still in Meng Sheng's hands. It is indeed necessary to have a good relationship with the Mohist School."

Ye Mo nodded in agreement and directly expressed her ambition to her teammates. In the matter of spring recruitment, she not only needs power, but also the support of public opinion, which is conducive to the future battle with Chu State.

Zhang San, Li Si, and Wang Wu looked at each other and expressed their understanding.

The direct reason they approached Mi Wenjing was to recruit soldiers in the spring, and they wanted to be soldiers with positions. They hoped to show their value in the dungeon, get more rewards, and improve themselves.

They also rejected the temptation to become soldiers in Chuyang City directly.

The agents understood that in order to win the battle, they needed to socialize with more than just their own men. Only by convincing others with their abilities could they lead the new recruits and gain the respect of veterans. This was an unchangeable truth throughout the ages.

Ye Mo was not a person who would destroy the bridge after crossing the river. He reached a consensus with the special forces on the matter of spring recruitment.

To show his sincerity, he gave Zhang San, Li Si, and Wang Qi each a jade token. With this jade pendant, Zhang San and others could temporarily enter and exit the farm, and Wang Qi could come to Chuyang Mansion in case of emergency.

And Wang Wu was left behind.

The first reason is that Wang Wu knows history and Mohism, and is a master of history. Second, she is a woman, and it is not feasible for her to recruit soldiers in the spring, so it is not abrupt for her to be the liaison between the two parties next to the noble lady. Third, Wang Wu has fewer thoughts than Zhang San and Li Si, and it is not tiring to communicate with her. Fourth, Yangcheng Junfu is Mi Wenjing's territory, and Wang Wu can't make any trouble here.

The maid has prepared clean clothes and a tidy room for Wang Wu. After lunch, she can go down to bathe at any time, wash off the dirt on her body, and remove the grease on her head.

Zhang San and Li Si are okay, but Wang Qi, who knelt in a mess for an hour and a half and almost didn't stand up, was quite envious of Wang Wu's treatment and left Chuyangcheng Mansion reluctantly.

Watch the three people leave.

Although the agents were really nice to Wang Qi, and Wang Qi was quite dependent on them and asked them everything, when Ye Mo saw Wang Qi, his first thought was that he had to cover his vest.

It was good to keep a distance from the agents, but if you want to join this game gang, even if you are a non-staff member, you need to shoulder certain tasks, which is too tiring. It is just right to be neither too far nor too close.

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In the afternoon, Wang Wu studied at the Academy of Literature. As a serf, she could not read, but in modern times, she had specialized in studying the characters of the pre-Qin period and was studying frantically.

Ye Mo had no time to communicate with Wang Wu. The wooden slips, brushes, ink, inkstones, and knives opened the long-term closed door and wrote or carved on the wooden slips.

The first batch of written bamboo slips contained preliminary improvements to the equipment of the forged shops in this world.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the weapon forging of Yue State was the most advanced, especially the sword, because at that time, all the soldiers, including soldiers, nobles, and officials, all wore swords, and the "Wu Ge Yue Jian" and "Yue people forged precious swords, which spit out cold light when they came out of the box" had begun to become famous.

Ye Mo specially visited the shop of merchants from Yue today. It is mainly divided into three steps: upper stove, lower stove, and forging. The equipment in these three steps includes temperature, structure, accessories, mineral materials, etc., and there are many areas that need to be improved.

Second, the improvement of the equipment of Chuyang City soldiers. A good equipment can improve a lot of combat effectiveness.

For example, chariots.

In war, chariots are indispensable equipment. Axles are key parts that rotate rapidly when chariots are running. Ye Mo slightly improved the structure and materials of some chariots.

We have to mention the material issue. This event has used bronze and wood to the extreme, and even some iron, but the materials are definitely not as good as those in later generations.

Ye Mo saw some minerals today. Based on the ore materials excavated locally in the store, she found that it is feasible to improve the material development under limited conditions.

Let the craftsmen move a list of Chuyang City ore materials tomorrow, maybe there will be new surprises.

The metaphysics of the formation needs to be solved.

Third, some designs for knives, swords, bows, etc. were also drawn. The above will be handed over to the craftsmen of Lord Yangcheng to make tomorrow morning. The types of weapons in this era are much more than Ye Mo had imagined, and these are just preliminary modifications within a selection.

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The above are all forging samples to be handed over to the craftsmen under Lord Yangcheng tomorrow in preparation for the war, not all for Meng Sheng to see.

Mozi supports just wars and opposes aggressive wars in which the strong bully the weak, but Meng Sheng, a great man of this generation, seems to dislike any war, as can be seen from the use of Mohist bamboo slips.

But Meng Sheng is not Mozi. Everyone has different personal preferences and leadership styles.

Ye Mo also gained a lot from Agent Wang Wu.

This period was a transition period from slave society to feudal society. People had no idea how to go next. They were groping for everything, and their thoughts were flourishing.

Thinkers who were able to fight for the ideals of the world formed the humanistic foundation of China for thousands of years.

Confucianism represented by Confucius and Mencius did not mention the progress and retreat of the next few thousand years. In the Spring and Autumn Period, they proposed "taking benevolence as the core, teaching without distinction, and teaching in accordance with aptitude", which enabled many common people to learn and learn knowledge, and contributed to the flourishing of talents in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

Mozi, who was born in the common people, saw what other thinkers could not see, and his ideals were also supported by a group of common people's idealists, but the problem was precisely here.

After the Spring and Autumn Period, the door to feudal society was opened.

However, the ideas of Mohism were incompatible with the feudal ruling class. There were too many unjust wars in the Warring States Period, and the rulers were ambitious, desireful, and greedy. At this time, the ideas had to change.

It is not that Meng Sheng and others were not good, but if Mozi was alive at this time, or had a stronger successor, who knew how to change the method of promoting ideas according to the social system, there might be a different ending.

But that is not the Mohist school in history. There would not be so many Mohist disciples who died for righteousness and ideals.

Looking at the problem from the perspective of God, almost everything is a problem. After all, God = miracle.

Ye Mo was not the kind of person who would get entangled in these problems, but her goal was to become a Mohist master, so naturally she hoped that the Mohist school could be better, so she asked so many questions.

It is harder to change an era than to ascend to heaven. The most important thing is to face the war and mission in front of her!

Before that, Ye Mo could not reveal her ambitions in front of Meng Sheng and arouse vigilance. Therefore, the agency diagrams she prepared for tomorrow's consultation were all seen from the Mohist bamboo slips, which were not about war.

The only thing related to war was the saddle, horseshoe, stirrup, etc. she prepared for the spring recruitment.

In this era, war horses were still naked, which caused serious damage to the horses, and it was also dangerous for people to ride on them. With saddles, horseshoes and stirrups, the damage to war horses can be reduced.

The more horse resources can be saved, the better. This is not something that can be purchased.

[Detected that the survivor Ye Mo broke through the critical point of the spirit value, the spirit attribute +1. ] +3.

This night, Ye Mo was busy until half the night, and the maid who was holding the lamp also worked hard and changed three wheels.

It was difficult for the maids not to notice the changes in the young lady in the past two days. Even if Mi Wenjing was carved in the mold of Ye Mo, ancient times and modern times are still different. Personality and memory are related.

Before knowing about the Battle of Yangcheng, Ye Mo was still relatively restrained, but after knowing about the Battle of Yangcheng, she didn't care too much about the maids' ideas, and they didn't have a master to report the recent changes of Mi Wenjing.

Of course, by using the three psychological hints of expression, language, and behavior that she had just learned, rationalizing the changes of filial piety and righteousness can also reduce a lot of problems and help the unity of the Yangcheng Junfu.

It was not until the end of midnight that Ye Mo prepared the gifts for tomorrow's meeting. Yes, in addition to these gifts, a courtesy gift was also required. She hurriedly asked the maid to prepare one according to Meng Shengxi's name.

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The next day, Ye Mo set out for Momen after breakfast, and Wang Wu accompanied him.

In Chuyang City, there are nearly two hundred Mo family disciples.

Yang Chengjun not only gave them a large amount of land and houses, but also prepared a large farm for them, so that Mozi's disciples could practice Mohist theory and Mohist mechanism.

Of course, every once in a while, Meng Sheng would also provide Yang Chengjun with some finished products of world strategies or mechanism.

Looking from a distance, you can see some green smoke and black smoke rising to the sky, and smell some metal smells closer, and you have reached your destination.

It was a rare day for Meng Sheng not to indulge in woodworking drawings as soon as he got up. Instead, he changed into neat clothes and waited for Yang Chengjun's daughter. He also roughly knew why she came.

"Hello, sir."

"Gentlemen, you are polite."

Ye Mo and Meng Sheng exchanged courtesy and were quite polite. They spoke in the elegant Zhouyin. Wang Wu, who was standing aside, was confused and did not understand. His hair was a little dull.

After the formalities, to avoid an awkward silence, Ye Mo took the initiative to open the topic: "There was a little commotion in Yangcheng Mansion the night before last. I missed my parents even more. The next day, I went out to relax. Unexpectedly, I met someone who recommended himself and mentioned the spring search. I remembered that my father was still thinking about this matter before he left, so I went to the farm to investigate."

"Who knew that the farm had so many talented people and offered a plow. When my father was in Chuyang City, he praised Mohism every day. I was brave and had the honor to read Mohist classics. I could barely see the function of this plow and was very surprised. I suddenly remembered that my father valued talents the most, and my heart was surging. I thought of the spring recruitment. Afterwards, I realized that I was reckless. Please forgive me, sir."

It is not easy to speak in ancient language. Ye Mo repeated this passage in his mind many times last night.

Meng Sheng: "My daughter took the initiative to worry about her father, and she is a truly filial and righteous person. What's wrong with that?"

Xu Ruo and other Mohist disciples comforted her.

Ye Mo was very glad that even though she was not much of a leader, she often saw her boss Xie Xin competing with others, and she learned some essentials. A leader must be able to speak.

After a round of communication, Ye Mo and Meng Sheng set the spring recruitment date for two days later, and sent guards to Chuyang City to notify them.

The first level was passed perfectly.

During the period, Ye Mo also introduced Wang Wu to Meng Sheng. Wang Wu could not understand Zhouyin, so Meng Sheng was very considerate and switched to Chuyu to talk to her. Wang Wu had studied the plow in detail, so there would be nothing wrong with this, but she didn't understand the deeper knowledge. She

was amazed that she received Meng Sheng's praise, which showed that the Mohist School did not discriminate against women.

At least the great master Mozi did not.

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Ye Mo took advantage of the topic of spring recruitment to start the second step, first showing the design drawings of saddles and stirrups.

With saddles and stirrups, knights don't need to keep clamping the horse's belly to prevent falling during battle. They can focus more on using swords, bows and other weapons to fight in various ways.

As for horseshoes, equipment nailed to the horse's hooves, in addition to protecting the horse's hooves, can also increase friction and enhance the horse's hooves' grip. This function may require specific practice.

The first set of horse harness is already being prepared.

"Young lady, great wisdom!"

Meng Sheng was of course very surprised. If the effects were as expected, the damage to the horses would be reduced several times, and the safety of the riders could be guaranteed to a certain extent.

The disciples of Mo Men also praised the first wave.

With these new horse equipment, the noble lady had a more suitable reason to go to the spring recruitment site.

The third step, Ye Mo started with humility: "Sir, you are too kind. Compared with the disciples of the Mo family, I still have a lot to learn. If you don't mind my stupidity, I have a lot of questions about Mohism."

"Please speak, young lady."

Ye Mo smiled slightly, stood up and bowed, "Excuse me, Mr. Meng."

After that, two guards carried out a big red wooden box and opened it. Inside was all bamboo slips carved last night, some of which were finished products, some were semi-finished products, some were just questions that they didn't understand, and most of them were from the mysticism.

Meng Sheng: "..."

Mohist disciples: "..."

Wang Wu: "..."

The air seemed to freeze.