Meng Sheng gave the discipline and rules, and Gong Zaoye had no choice but to do anything, and said sadly: "In this way, it doesn't matter who you and I will go. I traveled with Zi Mozi and had been to Lu State. I have seen Lu State several times with Lu Hou. But if I go, some things can be said more convenient."

At that time, Mozi not only went to Lu State, but also expressed his opinions on the matter of the establishment of the crown prince by Lu. Although Lu Hou respected Confucius's grandson, Si, at that time, Zisi did not have the military force to defend Lu State. Lu Hou was also very close to Mo Zi and allowed the Mo family to give lectures in Lu State openly.

Later, the young master Fen was able to be made the crown prince because of Mo Zi's words.

When Gong Zaoye followed Mo Zi to Lu, the Hou of Lu once asked: "I have two sons, one likes to study and the other likes to distribute wealth to others. Who can be the prince?"

Mozi replied: "This is not known yet. The second son may have done this for rewards and reputation. The fisherman bowed his body, not to show respect to the fish; using insects as bait for catching mice does not love mice. I hope the Lord will combine their motivation and effects to observe."

In other words, Mo Zi felt that these two people might have deliberately shown their love of studying and sharing their belongings with others in order to be the prince, so they still have to continue to investigate.

It is precisely because the jade test takes three days to burn, and the material identification takes three years. Some things cannot be looked at only on the surface. They must combine interests and analyze the interests behind them to clear the essence.

Later, the young master often made trouble, and the young master Fen was able to be made the crown prince.

This time, the war between the Mohist and Qi made Lu in a very embarrassing situation, and Lu also played a trick.

The Duke of Lu agreed to the matter of Qi taking advantage of the road, but the young master came forward to express that he had persuaded his father that Lu had joined the non-aggressive alliance, and that this matter could not be agreed...

One sings and one sings and one rosy, but one rosy face is hard to pick the courtesy of Lu.

Gong Zaoye understood the priorities. This time he led his troops to Qufu, not to do anything to attack the Qi army. He knew that he could not win at least, but might have damaged the Mo family's spirit. He just wanted to go directly to see the Marquis of Lu to explain some things.

First, he has a high status in the Mohist school.

Secondly, he and the Duke of Lu met not only one time. When Xiang Ziniu invaded Lu, he also brought their disciples to mediate. Both sides sold Mo Zi for a favor. Only then did Xiang Ziniu retreat and retreated Sheng Chuo and deprived him of his retainer.

Meng Sheng was worried that once Gong Zaoye led his troops to Qufu, he would do some unnecessary things because of anger. Gong Zaoye was coordinated here, which would facilitate disaster relief and other matters in Wucheng.

He heard Gong Zaoye talk about the old things and said, "I know what Lu asked about it. But don't forget the Plum Blade incident back then. Although I am in Chu, I have some contact with the prince of Lu. I can just come forward with this matter, and you don't have to go there in person."

Gong Zaoye suddenly said, "You mean that the distance water did not save the near fire?"

Meng Shengdao: "Yes."

Lu State suffered a lot because it was sandwiched between Yue, Chu, Jin, Yan and Qi. Since the reform of Duke Huan of Qi and Guan Zhong, Qi has become a major country and has repeatedly invaded Lu. So the Duke of Lu made a decision that year.

Let the princes of his country go to Jin and Chu to serve as an official.

At this time, he often serves as a doctor and has his own fiefdom. Once Lu is in trouble, he can be said to be the two powerful countries of Jin and Chu to rescue him, and the other can also mobilize soldiers from their respective fiefdoms to rescue Lu.

At that time, Li Hui, a doctor from Lu State, said: "Everyone in the world knows that Yueji is good at swimming. One day your son fell into the water. You went to Yueji to find someone who is good at swimming to save him. I'm afraid your son will drown."

"Everyone in the world knows that the sea has the most water and is endless. One day, there was a fire in your home, but you insist on using sea water to put out the fire. This is exactly the distance water cannot save the near fire."

"Now Qi is next to Lu. Although Jin and Chu are powerful, if Qi enters Qin and Lu, they are afraid that they will not have time to rescue them."

It was precisely because of Li Ji's words that the Queen of Lu invited Mo Zi to Lu, and then resolved the matter of Xiang Ziniu's invasion of Lu, and the princes of Lu also returned one after another.

Meng Sheng was in Chu State and had a good relationship with Yangchengjun. He was a teacher and friend of Yangchengjun's son, so he was also a figure in the aristocratic circle within Chu.

He is different from Gong Zaoye. Gong Zaoye was considered a street wanderer back then, while Meng Sheng was a legitimate aristocratic family. Some of the people he came into contact with have now returned to Lu to serve as officials, which are all possible relationships.

This is all in the past. Meng Sheng mentioned this, but he didn't want Gong Zaoye to find enough reasons to lead troops to Qufu.

Gong Zaoye had no choice but to agree.

Meng Sheng and Gong Zaoye wrote a letter to Pengcheng in a joint letter, telling the manpower and materials needed here, and Gong Zaoye freely arranged the arrangements in Wucheng. Meng Sheng then brought the soldiers of the division and walked on the main road without following the Qi army, and went straight to Qufu.

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Qufu, Lu capital.

In the palace, the ministers stood side by side.

News of the Battle of Nanji River has been heard, and the slaughter of Wucheng has also spread here. The Qi army is outside Qufu, and the situation is already quite ugly.

As a unique prince who can use the emperor's rituals in some sacrifices, the country of Lu has lived a difficult life in recent years.

The country of Yue rose decades ago, and the country of Lu lost Si Shang.

Later, Ji Sun's clan usurped the country and dominated the south of Wucheng.

Later, Qi was strong and Qi and Yue fought each other. After all, Lu was from the Central Plains and became closer to Qi. Therefore, it formed an alliance with Qi, which led to the powerful signing of King Yi of Yue and Qi in Qufu and Qi. The two countries of Lu signed a contract. The Marquis of Lu drove for King Yi of Yue, and the Marquis of Qi served as a guard for King Yi of Yue, and was greatly bullied.

Unlike the "filial son of the Zhou royal family", Jin State was a true Ji surname, Tang Shuyu's fiefdom, and an important reliance on the power of the Zhou emperor. However, it has always been in love with Yue, which does not belong to the Central Plains system and even becomes king. It is common for the Qi State, which has united Yue State to attack the Central Plains system.

As the fiefdom of Duke Zhou and the activity place of Zhongni, Lu State still maintained some backbone, and its relationship with Yue State was always inconsistent.

Both relatives of the Ji surname, Jin and Lu are incomparable.

Twenty years ago, the Mohist country rose in Si Shang, and in the following years, Qi attacked the most Mohist country and sent troops to resist, which made the originally shaky Lu situation much better than in history.

The revolution in Fei State caused panic in Lu State.

But when the Mohist family announced that the Mohist family would take charge of the affairs of the country, Lu had to hide its panic: anyone could kill Mo and restore the feudal ruler in the world, but Lu could not be the one. Si Shang was too close to Lu, and it was really close.

In the Battle of Nanji River, the 60,000 Qi army was destroyed, and the Mo family suffered only 2,000 losses. They defeated 20 cities of Qi, pingyin, and demolished the Great Wall. The Linzi army of Qi stayed in Wucheng for only a few days and had to retreat. This made the Lu people panic about the possible revenge of the Mo family in the future.

Especially after Wucheng was slaughtered, Lu, as a member of the non-aggressive alliance, understood the bottom line of the Mohist family in some matters. When Qi attacked Lu, the Mohist family fulfilled their obligations without saying a word. Except for the food and grass that Lu had to bear, they did not ask for any gifts.

As for a person like Shengchuo, the Mo family came forward to believe that Shengchuo had violated the Mo family's righteousness, and told the princes of the world that Shengchuo was not allowed to be born as a Mo person, so they did what they said.

The Queen of Lu now cannot help but regret that she agreed to Qi's idea of ​​taking advantage of the road last year, but she could only sigh in her heart: a weak country has no diplomacy.

If anyone did not agree at the beginning, who knew that the Mo family could win so simply. If they could not win, they would be evil to Qi. At that time, Qi would probably take this opportunity to go together.

In his heart, the Marquis of Lu hoped to maintain a balance between the two major powers.

Now the Mo family drove away the power of Yue in Huaibei and Si, and the friction with Qi was increasing; Wei relied on Daliang to infiltrate the Central Plains; the relationship between Chu, Mo, Qi and Wei was complicated, and the Hou Lu wanted to settle down next to the neighbors of the great country through this complex situation.

According to what the Hou of Lu himself saw and his understanding of the Mohist school, the previous policies have always been correct.

This time, the conditions for the young master to come forward to explain to the Mo family; the conditions for accepting the Qi State's borrowing roads in the name of being stupid are all correct.

He had a lot of contact with the Mo family. When Mo Di was alive, he had contact with the Mo family, so he understood the style of the Mo family's behavior.

I made this move very well. Whether Qi wins or Mo family wins, Lu can still maintain independence and self-reliance. At most, I can keep my eyes on the Mo family's overly radical theory of the monarch and fatherlessness.

However, after the news of the slaughter of Wucheng came, the Hou Lu knew that this matter was so big that he could no longer continue to watch neutrally.

There are many rules in the Mohist school, such as non-fighting, non-attacking, big righteousness, small righteousness...

When Mozhe stayed in Qufu, it was also the rule of the Mohist school, but some Mohists still had the chivalrous spirit and often eliminated violence and defended the good. At most, Mozi only advised him: If you want to reason, you should do it if you don’t understand the truth.

But when Ru Shengchuo invaded Lu, Mozi directly brought Shengchuo back and directly fired Shengchuo away from Mo'er.

The difference between the great and small meanings of the Mohist school is a little bit understood by the Hou Lu, and the differences in the ways of handling are also very different.

The massacre of the city is normal. For example, today, from Bashu to Yanqi, who has not done the massacre of the city or the migration of the people?

But the mistake is that in the rules of the Mohist school, in the Mohist school's morality, in the Mohist school's definition of the normal and abnormal world, it is abnormal to massacre the city.

If Qi State fought with Han, Wei, Zhao and Chu, and if the city was massacred, there would be no big deal.

But if you fight with the Mo family and massacre the city, then this is a big deal, and this is something that the Mo family cannot tolerate!
Chapter completed!