It's like a dead buckle made of a thread. This dead buckle will be pulled to death one day, but to pull this dead buckle, you must use force on both ends of the line. Only one end will have no effect.

Now the Mohist school took the initiative to pull this line and asked South Korea to pull the other end.

The choice made by Zheng State was not stupid, but under the background of the gap in national strength and the great struggle of the times, all their plans were meaningless.

The strategy depends on national strength to support it. One force will reduce it to ten times. Without strength to support it, nothing is meaningless.

When planning is meaningless, it doesn't matter whether it is wise or stupid.

The territory of Zheng State is now only some cities near Xinzheng. It has been fighting with South Korea for thirty years and is exhausted and the Chinese are tired of war.

Zheng State is a plain, and there is no danger to guard.

The Mohist family could not send troops. The only support they could provide was nothing more than sending some military personnel to help train soldiers, sending some engineering personnel to repair the city walls, and sending some retired artillery soldiers to Zheng State to form artillery soldiers.

According to the speculation of the Mohist decision-makers, all this is meaningless. It is impossible for Zheng State to have sufficient combat effectiveness in the short term. If South Korea is smart enough, then the matter of swallowing Zheng will be carried out at the latest at the end of this year.

But the monarch and ministers of Zheng felt that this was a great help. The Mohist envoy explained clearly that it was impossible to defeat South Korea in a field by relying on Zheng's national strength. He could only rely on diplomatic means to defend the capital and stand up to the Wei, Chu and Si to mediate.

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The news that the Mohist envoy entered Zheng soon spread to the capital of Wei.

The scouts also summarized everything that happened in Si Shang, Song and Zheng State in front of Wei Ji and Gong Shu Zhu.

Wei Ji stared at the information about Zheng State and said nothing for a long time.

After a while, he said to Gongshu Zhuo: "Xingbang, I'm afraid that the Koreans will come soon, so I need to prepare a speech in advance."

"The strategy of Dazhishi is extremely vicious."

Gongshu Zhuo also sighed and said, "This is really something unexpected."

"It's just a matter of Song State. But when Da Zhishi connects Song and Zheng together, it's difficult to deal with."

"Everyone who wants to do it must have results. The emperor needs to think clearly about how to do it in line with the interests of Wei State, and what kind of result should be achieved in the Song State?"

There was no one else at this time, and Wei didn't have to say anything about the so-called etiquette, law, and righteousness. He asked: "Xiangbang thought that even if Wei, Chu and Han sent troops, could he completely go to the Mo family in Si?"

Gongshu Zhu said without thinking: "It's impossible."

"The customs of the people on Si are different from other places. The people seek profit and talk about equality, and people's hearts are already in chaos. If you want to destroy the Mo family, you will not slaughter the light of Si. The so-called fish and water are the people. The Mo family is the fish. If you want to have no fish, you will be afraid that you will not be able to do it by relying on the net, unless you drain all the water."

"If you really want to do this, I'm afraid that even if Wei, Chu and Han are working together, you can't do it."

"The Mo family has taken root in Si. They built fortresses and sieges difficult. Moreover, their army is good at fighting and is cunning, which is extremely difficult."

"What do you think?"

Wei Ji nodded and said, "I think the same thing. But the Mo family will gradually grow bigger and will become a great enemy of Wei in the future. We originally wanted to borrow the affairs of Song and use the emperor's order as an edict to form Chu, Han, Qi, and Yue, and fight fiercely with Si on the Song territory, consuming their national strength."

"But now it seems that this is difficult."

"If you don't talk about the rest, just talk about Zheng State affairs. How can the Koreans do it if they are not done well?"

This is what Wei Ji was worried about.

Zheng State was considered a vassal of Wei State. After all, he paid homage to Wei State and respected Wei as the best.

However, the food appearance of Wei State before was too ugly. It was obvious that Zheng State could be used as a buffer between Wei and Han to curb South Korea, but when Zheng State was three points, Wei State ate a lot of land in Zheng State.

Wei Ji's grasp of the situation in the world, his diplomatic methods, and his hegemony were not a little worse than his father.

Now Zheng State is forced to commit herself to Wei, and has no trust and respect for Wei State, but is just helpless under forced circumstances.

Wei Ji was very clear about this.

When he first divided Zheng Tundi, he thought that Korea must have to eat it. It was not good to turn against Korea at that time, so he couldn't eat it less if Korea wanted to eat it.

Now, the envoy from Si went to Zheng State and made great efforts. What can Wei State do?

In the name of the semi-sect leader, Zheng State was asked not to contact Si Shang?

Then, Zheng must require Wei to guarantee the independence of Zheng, and only in writing can the oath.

But in this way, South Korea will inevitably be angry and unhappy. At this critical moment when allies are needed, it is impossible for Wei to give Zheng a written guarantee of independence.

If Zheng does not give a written guarantee of independence and will not swear or not, then Zheng will have to find another way. He cannot hang himself on a tree, and he will not be able to wait for death by himself.

South Korea is determined to win Zheng State, and Zheng State is also an inescapable point in the relationship between Wei and Han. If Wei and Han want to cooperate and Han continue to respect Wei as the leader of the alliance, then it must ensure South Korea's interests in Zheng State.

If you don’t guarantee, why should you follow such a boss?

For example, Zhao State, because of the repeated curbing Zhao State into the Central Plains, has led to the fall of Zhao State. As long as there is a benefit between countries, no matter how good the three ministers are, it is useless.

Gongshu Zhuo understood what kind of strategy Wei Ji wanted to hear.

So he asked, "Your Majesty asks you what you should do. I want to ask you what kind of results you want first?"

"I think that the emperor hopes that Han will not swallow Zheng, Zheng will not be close to Si Shang, and Han and Wei will join forces to send troops, and will not swallow Zheng's land in the future... I wonder if what I guess is the result that the emperor wants?"

Wei Ji laughed and said, "Xiangbang knows my heart very well."

Gongshu Zhuo said seriously: "If you want such a result, it is like trying to pull the sun closer when it is cold; and trying to push the sun farther when it is hot."

"If you have to have such a result, even a saint cannot do it. Therefore, the minister thinks that the result you want must be changed."

Wei Ji knew that he wanted the result, and there was no way to do it, so he asked: "Xiangbang thought, how should we change it? Or how to do it will be the most beneficial to Wei?"

Gongshu Zhuo asked back: "If the Koreans take Zheng, will the lord accept it?"

Wei Bie shook his head.

After the Wei State came to his hands, it had already fallen from attacking from all sides to a key defense situation.

There was Qin in the Xihe River, Zhongshan was gone, Zhao people turned against each other, Si Shang rose to curb Wei's demand for hegemony on Si Shang, and Chu began to reform...

If South Korea gets Zheng State now, its strength will increase greatly and it will not be able to control it.

Facing the threat from Chu State, Wei and Han can still form an alliance, but this alliance aimed at a common enemy lacks long-term nature.

If one day Wei changes and South Korea is strong, Wei attacks must consider the possibility of South Korea taking the opportunity to interfere with Zhao.

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for Wei Ji to accept that South Korea can win Zheng State alone.

Zheng Country has fertile land and is full of fertile land. There are many households. Once the Koreans get Zheng, their strength will inevitably increase greatly.

Gongshuzhu asked again: "So, is it acceptable for the Lord to let the Mo family control the Song land?"

Wei Ji shook his head again.

It is even more impossible to let the Mo family soldiers control the Song State without bloodshed.

This is not an ideological dispute, but a struggle for interests. With Si Shang's ability to govern the country, once the Song State was gained by the Mo family, its strength would also increase greatly.

Although the Mohist family has always said that it would maintain the independence and neutrality of Song State, in fact, all kinds of goods from Si flooded the Song State, and the population of Song State continued to flow to Si, and the Hedong salt of Wei State could not be sold at all. Whether Song State was neutral was within the sphere of influence of the Mohist family was no different from being annexed by the Mohist family.

Gongshu Zhuo asked again: "If you can only choose one of these two things, which one should you choose?"

Wei Ji laughed and said, "This doesn't need to be considered. If Song doesn't enter Mo, he must have the Han people get Zheng, so I naturally hope that the Han people get Zheng and the remaining Mo families get Song."

"But this is just a kind of messenger, and I don't want Koreans to get Zheng."

Gongshu Zhuo asked again: "The scout made a detailed return, and Si Shang has mobilized all the time. The emperor thought that when will the war starts around Song State be decided?"

Wei Ji was silent and said for a long time: "Let's talk about it for three years. I looked at the patterns of some fortresses on Si, with three or five thousand people stationed, and 20,000 troops said they would be besieged for at least half a year before they could be captured. At that time, the countries will fight, and the competition will be logistics, supplies, population, and taxes..."

"Si Shang is certainly going to be weakened, but I am afraid that Wei will not be able to bear it."

"But... if the Mo family has no control at this time, it will be even more difficult to stop the Mo family in the future."

"This time the Song State coup made the Mo family extremely isolated. The Chu people must be worried. Qi Yue was even more alert and hoped to curb the expansion of Si Shang... This is an opportunity."

Gongshuzhu sighed and said, "Your Majesty, in a great battle, what you are afraid of is not the enemy, but the friendly countries. Even if Wei, Chu and Han send troops, can you guarantee that the Chu people will fight with all their might?"

Wei Jixin was not as good as Chu, so of course he shook his head.

Gongshuzhu asked again: "The princes are in alliance and advance by beating the drum. If they win, they can fight. If they lose, they are afraid that they will have their own thoughts. Today's friendly countries and tomorrow's great enemies are bound to be prepared."

"Your Highness thinks carefully, if you attack Si Shang this time, is it because of the Mo family's morality? Or is it because of the expansion of Si Shang's threat to Wei?"

Wei Jidao: "It has both, but I am still worried about the expansion of Si Shang first."

Gongshuzhuo said again: "Before you have to win, you have to worry about defeat first. The emperor thinks that once the battle is unfavorable, the Chu people flee far away, and even the Si Shang fights the Wei army instead of the Chu army. Hedong is facing the tiger and wolf army of Si Shang. Once the battle is defeated... what will the Qin people? What will the Zhao people? What will the Chu people? What will the Han people?"

Wei Ji said: "It may not be defeated. It is unknown how unbeatable."

Gongshu Zhuo bowed and said, "Your Majesty, if you win, what did Wei get? The reason for sending troops this time must be to respond to the call of the emperor's father's clan against Mo. So should we capture the land of Song State? In that case, the world must be alert to Wei."

"In addition to obtaining a meaningless hegemony in the country, the Wei Kingdom had 100,000 casualties, and countless food and finances were consumed. The Qin people who were eyeing him must take the opportunity to seize the worries of the Xihe River."

"The consequences must be considered in the theory of victory or defeat, and the emperor needs to make a trade-off."

"Zhizhishi likes to instigate conflicts and defeat them one by one, which is necessary to guard against. Zheng State Affairs seems to be practicing Mo Di's strategy of not attacking and assisting the weak, but in fact he is instigating the relationship between Wei and Han."

Wei Ji frowned and said, "From the view of Xiangbang, what should we do?"

Gongshu Zhuo said: "It would be better to... use the strategy of appeasement and allow the Mo family to swallow the Song Dynasty. Haven't you heard of the King of Chu's pursuit of the throne back then? The people of Chu regarded themselves as strong and were the emperor, and finally attracted the princes to resist Chu together."

"If the Mo family swallowed the Song Dynasty, although the Mo family had increased its strength, it made all countries alert, just like the Chu family who won the title of Chu back then. The emperor's family called for opposition to Mo, and every word of truth was very much the heart of the nobles. The Mo family often did unrighteous things and would be opposed by nobles in the world."

"If the Mo family gained Song, then Wei and Chu could reconcile."

"If the Mo family had the Song Dynasty, then the Han people's Yongqiu and Huangchi were not far from the Song Dynasty. The Koreans would also be worried about threats from Si and disasters that were within reach. The Koreans' efforts at that time were not comparable at this time."

"Send envoys to repair the people of Zhao and talk more about the threats of the Mo family. Zhao Hou Conghui will be alert."

"Once upon a time, when the Chu people were strong, Wei and Han were close. Now, Si Shang was strong and Zhao Hou was also worried about Gaoliu, the place in the clouds, so Wei, Han and Zhao could be an alliance again."

"It is better to present the pictures of the passes of Zhongshan Kingdom, and to make a better fortune than Zhao, and to give up Zhongshan..."

Wei Ji said anxiously: "Father Hou Fei's army was 100,000, and he won Zhongshan in three years. Although Zhongshan was restored, he could not give up just like this. For Zhao, he would no longer be my own."
Chapter completed!