Vertical and Horizontal!
His master was Guigu 'zi, and it was said that he only accepted two disciples in each generation, one vertical and one horizontal. Anger makes the nobles fear, and peace makes the world prosper.
The most famous disciples were Su Qin and Zhang Yi. Su Qin was vertical, and Zhang Yi was horizontal. The horizontal was the Qin Emperor, and the vertical was King Chu.
During the Pre-Qin period, Su Qin traveled around the countries and advocated for the unification of the six countries to resist Qin! In the end, he formed the Vertical Alliance and became the "Minister of the Peace". He also wore the Seal of the Six Countries, so Qin did not dare to leave Hangu Pass for fifteen years.
Zhang Yi advocated for the unification of horizontal and became the Qin Emperor's Prime Minister. He went to other countries to persuade them to break through the Vertical Alliance and attack the nearby countries.
At this moment, the Tang Dynasty was just like the Great Qin in the past. It was the most powerful country around. If they really fought, how could the Tuyuhun be the opponent of the Tang Dynasty? Now, the Tang Dynasty clearly had the advantage, but they wanted the Tang Dynasty to use women to exchange for peace. Meton was young and frivolous, so he naturally could not swallow this anger.
"The Tuyuhun came with the sincerity of peace, but the Tang Dynasty is so insincere. I hope you don't regret it!" The Tuyuhun envoy said with a strong appearance but a weak heart.
"The Tang Dynasty has always advocated peace. The Tuyuhun repeatedly violated the border and did not repent. Unless Fu Yun personally comes to Chang 'an to apologize, we will wait for the Tang Dynasty's soldiers to seek justice."
Li Shimin was furious when he heard this. Princess Changle was his favorite daughter, but the Tuyuhun not only repeatedly violated the border, but also put forward such conditions. They were simply courting death.
"Heaven Khan …" The Tuyuhun envoy trembled and looked at Li Shimin in disbelief. According to his understanding of the Tang Dynasty, this marriage was a sure thing. He did not expect it to fall to such a point.
"If it weren't for the fact that the two countries are at war, I would definitely cut off your head. Men, drive the Tuyuhun envoy out of the Taiji Palace!" Li Shimin shouted decisively.
"Yes!"
Immediately, two palace guards jumped out and chased the Tuyuhun emissary out of the hall.
"Tubo also wants a political marriage?" Li Shimin looked at Tubo's envoy and said coldly.
At this moment, all the officials in the hall focused their attention on the messenger of Tubo.
The Tubo emissary's expression changed, and he hurriedly said, "The Tubo is naturally willing to be on good terms with the Tang dynasty forever, but whether or not the marriage alliance will be decided by the Heaven Khan."
At this time, Li Shimin was in a fit of anger. Even if the Tubo emissary was blind, he did not dare to provoke Li Shimin.
The Tubo emissary was quite tactful. Li Shimin's expression relaxed a little, and his anger receded a little.
Seeing this, the Tubo emissary hurriedly said, "Tuyuhun is ambitious. If the Tang dynasty and Tuyuhun go to war, Tubo is willing to help the Tang dynasty."
"Really?" All the officials in the court were overjoyed.
At this time, Meton frowned. As the saying goes, one does not wake up early without benefits. He did not believe that Tubo would unconditionally help the Tang dynasty.
Sure enough, the Tubo emissary continued, "My King ordered me to come to Shangzhou for two reasons. First, to plead for leniency for the marriage alliance. Second, because I have long heard of the amazing ink skills of the Tang dynasty's School of Mohism. My King is eager to learn. As long as the Heaven Khan agrees to teach Tubo ink skills, Tubo will definitely stand on the side of the Tang dynasty."
"Ink skills!" Suddenly, all the officials in the court were in an uproar. No one had expected that the Tubo emissary would make such a request. Suddenly, everyone could not help but look at Meton. If they wanted to talk about ink skills, of course, they had to ask Meton.
Many people rejoiced. No one had expected the situation to take such a turn. As long as the son of the Mo Clan agreed, the Great Tang would easily receive a great help.
The Tubo emissary bowed to Mo Jiazi and said, "You must be the famous Marquis Merton of the Tang dynasty. Marquis Merton has studied various arts and led the revival of the School of Mohism. Junior emissary Lu Dongzan has long heard of your name in Tubo. I hope that Marquis Merton will not be stingy with your guidance."
"Lu Dongzan!" Meton's eyes narrowed. He did not expect that the Tubo emissary in front of him would be the famous Tubo prime minister Lu Dongzan.
According to the history books, although this man was not literate, he was extremely intelligent. The reason why the Tubo was strong and prosperous was all thanks to this man.
Meton took a deep breath. He was secretly shocked. He did not expect this man to be so sharp as to target the ink skills of the School of Mohism.
Li Shimin turned his head and said, "Meton, the ink skills belong to the School of Mohism. What's your decision?"
It was all thanks to the miraculous performance of the School of Mohism in the past year that Li Shimin had seen the power of the ink skills. Otherwise, Li Shimin would not have personally asked for Meton's opinion.
The ministers in the court suddenly disagreed. Tubo's conditions could be said to be extremely lenient. He only used the ink skills of the School of Mohism and could get Tubo's help without spending a penny. What a cost-effective thing it was.
Meton suddenly fell into a dilemma. Of course, he knew the preciousness of the ink skills. In history, the reason why the Tubo was strong was because of the marriage of Princess Wencheng. She brought a lot of agricultural books, medical skills, and even skilled craftsmen, which made the Tubo's strength increase greatly. As a result, the School of Mohism became the biggest cancer of the entire Tang dynasty.
If Tubo really got the ink skills, it would be more terrible than in history. The funny thing was that the civil and military officials in the court were complacent, as if they thought that the Tang dynasty got a big advantage. Even Li Shimin could not help but flash a look of expectation on his face.
Meton thought for a moment and thought of an excellent way to refuse. He could not help but shake his head and reject, "The ink skills of the School of Mohism will only benefit the Tang dynasty. It will never serve any other country at any time."
Li Shimin heard this and could not help but nod. Although Meton's action did not go according to his wishes, his answer made him feel very relieved.
Lu Dongzan frowned and said, "I heard that the School of Mohism advocates love with impartiality and non-aggression! Are the people of Tubo not worthy of the School of Mohism's love? The School of Mohism spreads the ink skills and the people of the two countries are always on good terms. Isn't this the School of Mohism's non-aggression? "
Lu Dongzan had obviously studied the School of Mohism's ideas. His answer was neat and tidy, and even many ministers nodded their heads in praise.
Meton sighed in his heart. No wonder he was a famous figure in history. He was really difficult to deal with.
However, Meton was already prepared. He said, "The School of Mohism advocates love with impartiality and non-aggression, and helps the weak. However, the countries have been in war for years, and the people are increasingly poor. Therefore, the School of Mohism changed its approach and Qin Mo joined Qin Dynasty. Since then, the world has been unified."
Lu Dongzan frowned and said, "Hasn't the Tang dynasty already unified the world?"
Meton heard this and the corners of his mouth suddenly showed a trace of an inexplicable smile. He opened his hands and stretched out his broad chest, repeating again, "The world has been unified!"
Lu Dongzan could not help but frown when he heard this. He did not understand what Meton was talking about.
The civil and military officials in the court could not help but be shocked. They did not expect the School of Mohism to have such ambitions. The world, of course, was not the world of the Tang dynasty. It was estimated that it was the whole world.
Meton sneered and said, "If Tubo surrenders to the Tang dynasty, then the Tang dynasty and Tubo will naturally not be in war. The followers of the School of Mohism will naturally enter Tubo, spread the ink skills, and love with impartiality."
Only then did Lu Dongzan understand Meton's meaning. He could not help but turn pale. He did not expect that he would be fooled by a young man.
"I, Tubo, came with sincerity. I did not expect the Tang dynasty to bully me like this. In the future, when the two countries are at war again, please do not forget what happened today."
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