A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 74 The dispute between Mohists and Confucians
Second day

Mo Zhai and others continued their lectures where they left off yesterday. After a while, a large number of Confucian scholars wearing Confucian robes and ceremonial crowns swarmed towards Mo Zhai and others.

When the Mohists saw the arrival of a large number of Confucian scholars, they stood up and confronted each other tit for tat.

I saw clear distinction between Jing and Wei on both sides, alternating between clear and turbid. On the one hand, he is dressed in bright and bright clothes, waving in the wind like a high heaven banishing an immortal; on the other hand, his clothes are dark brown and simple, and he must be like a turbid god on the low ground. Both sides frowned, as if they were enemies from the previous life.

At this time, the leader among the Confucian scholars looked at Qin Huali in the crowd and suddenly felt betrayed. He lost his voice and said, "Qin Huali, as my disciple, how can you associate with this group of heretics?"

It turns out that this man, like Qin Huali, is a disciple of the great Confucian scholar Xia. Qin Huali looked at the man and said, "Hong Ji, it's not that I don't respect Master, it's that I have found the truth."

Hong Ji became furious and said, "Does Master know you are doing this? How sad he would be if he found out!"

Qin Huali said: "Master will be happy for me if he knows it, because I truly understand what the great road is. Even if Master is here today, he will agree with my choice."

At this time, Mo Zhai slowly came to the front of the crowd from among the Mohists. If you didn't look at Mo Zhai's dress, he would have been just a spectator.

At this time, a Confucian scholar said to Mo Zhai: "You are a treacherous person. You not only mislead others' disciples, but also rob other people's disciples. How is this behavior different from evil?"

Mo Zhai smiled and said slowly: "Whether it is misleading or not, it is too early to draw a conclusion. As for robbing disciples, it is simply nonsense. I only unilaterally explained the principles I understand and my opinions. Can they join me?" Isn’t it because my disciples agree with my principles and ideas?

I, Mo Zhai, am a commoner with neither money nor power. If they didn’t think I was right, I really don’t know what else they would covet from me.
As for why Qin Huali switched to my disciples, isn't it because my principles are more reasonable than Confucius's principles? "

This sentence of belittling Confucianism and promoting Mohism caused many Confucian scholars to curse "unreasonable talk", "sophistry", "fallacy", "shame and selflessness are in the same world" and "Oh, tui~"

When the Mohist here heard such disgusting words, he also responded with "garbage" and "trash", "I can't handle filth, it's strange that the ground is unfair", "You have the guts to fight with me!" "Rebound" "Oh, tui" ~, give it back to you”

"Shut up!" Mo Zhai and Hong Ji shouted at the same time. Hong Ji looked at the Confucian scholars and said, "How can you behave like a person spitting out lotus flowers in broad daylight?"

Mo Zhai also looked at Mo Zhai and said: "Don't argue with these useless things, compare your true abilities. Otherwise, how are you different from Confucians?"

"Yes, sir" "You..." "Shut up!" Hong Ji looked at Mo Zhai and said, "Just like what you said, sir, please stop arguing."

Mo Zhai smiled and said: "Of course!"

Then the two parties sat facing each other in the open space. After sitting down, the Confucian scholars seemed to have needles hanging in the air. They were all well-organized, as if they were carved from the same mold. Although the sitting postures of all the calligraphers are generally kneeling, they are not very standard. They are all casual, and each one has as many sitting postures as there are people.

The Confucian scholars looked at Mo Zhai's sitting posture and said one after another: "These are really rude people." Hong Ji also asked Mo Zhai: "Do you, sir, look down on us? Why are you all so rude?"

Mo Zhai smiled and replied: "It's not to be rude to you, but to show you that we Mohists don't care about strict etiquette, but this doesn't mean that we are rude. Bai Ren!"

"Disciple is here!" Bai Ren replied. Mo Zhai looked at the Confucian scholar and said, "You show them a set of etiquette for meeting a prince." "Yes!"

Then Bai Ren demonstrated a set of etiquette for meeting a prince in the open space between the two sides. It was so standard that no one could find fault with it. After Bai Ren finished his demonstration, he returned and sat down behind Mo Zhai. However, this sitting posture was very different from that of the person who demonstrated standard etiquette just now. The Confucian scholar opposite could not relate to Bai Ren just now.

At this time, Mo Zhai said: "You see, we Mohists are not ignorant of etiquette, but we believe that strict etiquette is not helpful in governing the chaotic world, so we abandoned the cumbersome etiquette system. There are so many etiquette If you don’t have enough time, wouldn’t it be better to do more things that are helpful to the world?”

A Confucian stood up and said: "I don't agree with your point of view. The purpose of etiquette is to regulate a person's behavior. People can learn etiquette to achieve the purpose of suppressing their own desires. People who don't know etiquette and don't learn etiquette , often do things as they please, but today there are so many people who do not know etiquette and do not learn etiquette, which will lead to chaos in the world."

At this time, a scholar stood up and retorted: "Otherwise, the reason for the chaos in the world today is not that there are too few people who know and learn etiquette, but because of the frequent wars between countries. Too many wars have caused the people to be displaced and unable to live and work in peace and contentment. .

As a result, the country is exhausted and the people are poor. If countries communicate with each other in friendly ways and no longer start wars, then the people will be able to produce with peace of mind. By then, the country will be rich and the people will be strong, and the world will enter a state of prosperity. "

Seeing the Confucian scholars immersed in the beautiful life described by the Mohist, Hong Ji stood up and said: "Objection, you just said that the turmoil in the world is caused by frequent wars. I agree, but why start wars? It is because of the inner turmoil in people's hearts. Too many desires. If people have too many desires, they will want too much, which will lead to more people committing crimes.

Too many desires in a country will lead to too many wars. Therefore, if you want to eliminate wars, you can only suppress the desires in people's hearts. By learning etiquette and following etiquette, you can suppress the desires in your hearts, which in turn can lead to fewer wars and a better world. can become stable.

At that time, the people will be able to take care of their duties and do what they can. In this way, the world will steadily prosper. This is also the reason why the prosperous age of Kangxi appeared after Zhou Gong instituted rituals! "

After hearing what Hong Ji said, the Confucian scholars all said, "Cai!" "That's it!" "Rituals can stabilize the world!"

At this time, Mo Zhai said: "If you want the world to prosper, you must increase the world's wealth. So I want to ask, if people spend too much time learning etiquette, how can they increase the amount of world wealth?" "This "..." The Confucian scholar was at a loss for words. At this time, Hong Ji said forcefully: "The world is stable and people are doing their jobs. If this is the case, as long as there are no changes, the wealth of the world will naturally increase."

Mo Zhai asked: "Naturally? Does wealth arise out of thin air? No, wealth increases by improving skills. If people in ancient times could only cultivate land with their hands, they could only cultivate one acre of land.

In ancient times, people learned to use wooden sticks, so one person could cultivate two acres of land. Later, people invented the grass, so one person could cultivate three acres of land. Now people have cattle, so one person can cultivate four acres of land or even more. many.

Is this natural growth? No, this is because of the improvement of skills, and how to improve skills? It relies on the miraculous skills you talk about. Therefore, if you want the world to prosper, you still need to look at the skills of the Mohist! Each of us Mohists has a skill that can increase the wealth of the world. Do you have any? "

"This..." The Confucians looked at each other and were speechless. One Confucian said weakly: "I can teach and educate people."

Mo Zhai said with a smile: "Let's call it a skill! But can it increase wealth? Can it make the people rich?"

At this time, all the Mohists said, "That's right, what do you know? I'm afraid you only know swordsmanship and archery, right? How is this different from barbarians?" "Yes, I can build houses." "I can make bows and arrows. and weapons” “I can make farm tools and chariot shafts” “I am very good at farming.”

Seeing that his side was at a disadvantage, Hong Ji asked Mo Zhai, "Excuse me, will there be a fight between gentlemen?"

Mo Zhai replied: "There is no fight between gentlemen."

Hong Ji said: "Then what is our current situation?"

Mo Zhai said: "It counts as communication."

Hong Ji disagreed and said: "Mr. Mo, I don't think so! Even dogs and pigs fight, how can a scholar not fight?"

"That's right! How come there's no fight?"

Mo Zhai looked at the struggling Confucian opposite and said the key words: "How sad! You praise Shang Tang and King Wen in words, but your actions are like dogs and pigs. How sad!"

Hong Ji looked at the person opposite him who was beating his chest with his hands as if he was heartbroken. He suddenly lost his breath and spat out a mouthful of blood with a "Puff!" Seeing this, the Confucian scholars nearby quickly gathered around, supported Hong Ji and said, "Zi'an, what's wrong with you?"

Hong Ji whispered in the ear of the Confucian who was supporting him: "Hurry up!"

The Confucian scholar suddenly realized, "Hurry! Let's carry Zian to the doctor quickly." After saying that, the Confucian scholars carried Hong Ji away in a hurry.

Qin Huali looked at the Confucian scholar who was walking away, then looked at Mo Zhai and asked, "Sir, you won't kill anyone, right?"

Mo Zhai said: "No, this is just a step they found for themselves, and so what if it kills someone? You have to remember that academic disputes are more cruel than war, and sword fights only destroy the body.

What academic disputes want to destroy is thought. If a school really perishes, it means that all the people in this school, from their minds to their bodies, and even all traces of the existence of this school will be wiped out.

So I say, you must recognize the cruelty of academic disputes, and don't have any illusions about peaceful coexistence. From now on, either Mohism will overwhelm Confucianism, or Confucianism will overwhelm Mohism. This road is full of blood! "

All the Chinese Mohists saluted Mo Zhai and said, "Disciple, I understand! I will definitely carry forward Mohism and never regret it for the rest of my life!"

Mo Zhai looked at the disciples he had single-handedly brought out, and believed that he had the ability to stand shoulder to shoulder with Confucianism.

In the following period, Confucian scholars and Mohists continued to meet on the street. The two sides continued to debate and even fight each other, which opened the eyes of the people of Qufu. The concepts and propositions of "profit", "sparing use and burial", "neither attacking nor enjoying", "honoring the virtuous and promoting unity" and "the will of heaven and the ghosts" are known to the world.

Mo Zhai has an ability that is not inferior to that of Confucius. The situation of Mo Zhai in Qufu is very good. Due to the training of debating skills such as Mo Zhai's own "Jing Shuo", the debating ability of Mohists is generally stronger than that of Confucians, making most of them A Confucian scholar cannot defeat a Mohist scholar in debate.

What's more, Confucian scholars who couldn't accept the collapse of their worldview and values ​​committed suicide. Some Confucian scholars asked Mohists for comment, and Mohists said, "It's because his skills are inferior to others. What does it have to do with me?"

As a result, the collision between Mohists and Confucianists became more intense, and the trend of martial arts became more and more frequent. Seeing that the situation had changed, Mo Di decided to take his disciples to the next place.

Along with Mo Di, there were a large number of disciples who had been recruited during this period, including ordinary people who joined, and those who converted from Confucianism to Mohism.

(End of this chapter)