warring states careerist

Chapter 111 The Manmin Covenant is in a Rage ([-])
When Shi was talking about all this, Mozi kept staring at Shi.

In the last conversation about Shi's falsified "Shan Hai Jing", Mozi already knew the difference between Shi and himself.

Although he has only known Shi Shi for a year, he can understand Shi Shi's personality, and he knows that since he said that disagreement, it may be difficult to change.

So Mozi wondered if Ting Shi would take this opportunity to say what he thought, instead of what Mozi Qiwuhai and all the Mozi agreed upon after listening to him.

There is a difference between the two.

Now it is suitable to wear the Golden Crow Crown, talking in front of the crowd, and Mo Zhe fully cooperates, but he is only the tongue of Mo Zhe, not the giant of Mo Zhe, nor is he alone.

He had already opened his mouth, so he couldn't stop him, so Mozi wanted to know if he would violate the Mohist rules he proposed himself.

There are dead men and good shooters around Mozi, and he can even send people to stand by Shi's side.

But he didn't do that, he just listened.

He did not hesitate to use the possible listening of all peoples in exchange for judging a suitable person.

Because he thinks fitness is very important, so important that he can use the words heard by thousands of people to see if he is a real disciplined Mohist.

Fortunately, everything Shi said was something that had been discussed with the mohists, including the theory of ghosts and gods.

Shi Shi knew that this was a dross compromise with Mo Zhe's theory of ghosts and gods, but this kind of compromise was actually won by him in the end.

The Heavenly Emperor of Heaven and the Heavenly Emperor of Nature are both Heavenly Emperors, but they are not the same thing at all.

When he speaks of the dark forest in a chaotic state, it means that the Heavenly Emperor of Apocalypse is dead, and the remaining Heavenly Emperor ghosts and gods are just a symbol.

It's not that the Emperor of Heaven likes people to love each other, to be synonymous, and to formulate certain laws.

It is the Emperor of Heaven that allows humans to exist in the world, and the existence of humans is reasonable and the Emperor of Heaven's preference.

Therefore, the synonym and the rationality of the law are deduced from people's pursuit of profit, which has nothing to do with the preferences of the emperor of heaven: what the emperor of heaven likes is only people themselves, not the goodness of good people, the love of loved ones, and the kindness of good people. the goodness of man.

Mohists who are good at debating can definitely tell the difference, but they will not object.

What the Emperor of Heaven bestowed on man was his right to life and private property, but not his likes and dislikes. These laws were not based on the likes of the Emperor of Heaven, but only based on the derivation of human nature for profit, the so-called method of explaining knowledge.

This is the biggest difference, and also the most imperceptible correction, and it is a compromise that wins all Mohists.

Mozi may not be able to perceive this modification yet, and is satisfied with the appropriate choice.

Because he knew that at such a time, he could speak whatever he wanted, and no one could stop him.

But Shi didn't talk about it, but respected the result of the debate a few days ago, and only became the mouthpiece of the Mohist instead of himself.

So Mozi put his hands behind his back, knowing that Shi's gaze was not here, but still nodded to Shi in the distance, as a silent, even invisible encouragement.

Shi, who was crowned with sunflowers on the stage, didn't see Mozi's encouragement, and didn't even see much movement.

The crown of sunflowers on his head covered his own eyes, and also covered the eyes of others looking at him.

There is a wild bee on the flower-disk collecting pollen, busy with its own life, just as these people who gather here are for their own benefit.

Appropriately waiting for the silence, the eruption after the silence, and the silence again after the eruption.

He didn't look at everything under the stage, he just listened with his ears.

At this moment, it seems to be facing Jieshi in the east and listening to the sea.

Those silences and outbursts, like the ebb and flow of the tide, rush in and recede in waves.

From those doubts, surprises, doubts, support, and shouts, he heard his own hope, and he also heard the hope of the Mohist.

The people in the front are mostly handicraftsmen in Peiyi, members of craftsmen associations, people elected by various village communities, and those in Shangqiu village community who were first exposed to these theories.

Fit can hear, they have accepted.

But it will take some time for the latter to accept it, and it needs those smooth-spoken Mohists to guide and persuade these people.

Some handicraftsmen who were closest to the Mozi from the craftsman association at the front asked their own questions first. They did not ask Shi directly as agreed, but asked the Mohist who arranged for them to convey.

Because these people are very close to Mohists' morality, only Liu Zhi, who is still young, is arranged here.

A carpenter asked: "Little Mohist, you Mohist always talked about Yu Sheng before. Is it because of this reason that Yu was called the Holy King?"

Liuzhi repeated the carpenter's doubts, and after confirming that it was correct, he ran to Shi's ear and said it, and Shi gave an answer, which was passed on by Liuzhi.

Although he is young, he has been with him for a long time after all, and his articulation is already clear.

When he came back, he said, "It's the same reason."

"In the era of Dayu, there were heavy winds and rains, rivers were blocked, and all people under the great river were fish and turtles. At that time, what people expected most was to be able to control the flood."

"So people gave up their right to be free, and followed Dayu through the wind and rain, polished the hair on their legs, thickened the calluses in their hands, and even died of exhaustion by the banks of the river, in exchange for themselves and their descendants. Turtle's interests."

"Da Yu did it, so he was called the Holy King, and he has been praised all the time. Isn't this the reason?"

"If Dayu came to the shore of Surabaya now, when the weather is good and the weather is good, he would still wear the wind and rain to polish the hair on his legs and never enter the house. He would not care about the most harmful disputes in the world, but still dig the river. Can you still obey? Can you still respect him as a holy king?"

"In ancient times, Dayu was also weathering the wind and rain. If he is also weathering the wind and rain now, the former is a saint and the latter is not a saint king. Isn't it because everyone's most desired benefits have changed?"

"So, what made Yu the Holy King was not because he braved the wind and rain, but because he was able to benefit everyone and fulfilled the contract signed with the world, so he was able to become the co-lord of the world and establish Xia."

"His father, Gun, was unable to control the flood, so he was killed. The one who killed him was the sage Emperor Yao. Didn't Emperor Yao's power to kill him come from the agreement and interests of the people of the world?"

"If you can't weather the wind and rain, you won't be able to complete the contract and benefit the world. But he became a holy king because he benefits the world, not just weather the wind and rain."

"It's impossible not to notice the difference."

"A person who can abide by the agreement with the people of the world and benefit the people of the world is a holy king."

"That's why we Mohists say that we must choose a worthy man as the son of heaven. The standard of a wise man is the will of heaven, and isn't the will of heaven based on whether everyone can benefit?"

"Isn't it God's will to gather things that can benefit everyone and form a covenant? Doesn't the Emperor of Heaven hope that everyone will suffer and not benefit but only suffer?"

"Therefore, Mohists respect Yu Sheng, the reason is the same as just now."

The reason is not complicated, and it also solves the problem put forward by Zhuangzi of the later generation, "so that the Mohists of later generations will mostly wear brown fur and clogs as clothing, and will not stop day and night, suffering from the extreme, saying: 'It can't be like this, it's not Yu's. Dao is not enough to call ink'".

Changed the Mohists from a school of asceticism who endured the wind and rain to a school of political reform who put the interests of the people first.

This kind of silent correction has been done secretly all the time, and now Liuzhi told the handicraftsman, but he was actually telling many Mohists.

After listening to Liuzhi's report, the man thought for a long time, nodded and said, "That's the truth, I already understand what you mean. Then I accept the Mohist's principle of covenant and selection of the emperor."

The people kneeling next to him also nodded in agreement, and then applauded in unison.

They were the first to applaud, and more people asked more strange questions later, and then those Mohists passed them on to Shi, and Shi answered them one by one.

There are too many people, there are too many problems, and all these problems must be explained within the framework of Mohist morality, attached to the social contract and the unity of profit and justice.

From the gathering at noon to when the scene calmed down after answering the last question, it was already evening.

In the setting sun, the sun shines on the sunflower crown that is suitable for wearing, adding a bit of indescribable fantasy flavor.

He listened quietly, feeling the heat of the sun sweeping across his face.

When the sound of the surging tide gradually turned into a calm ebb and flow, he raised his left hand and asked loudly: "Are you willing to give up your right to kill others at will in exchange for the benefit of not being killed by others without reason?"

Those closest to them said in unison: "Yes!"

There are a lot of ink practitioners mixed in, and this sound of willingness like another wave is slowly pushing forward and backward, attracting more willingness.

"Are you willing to give up your right to rob others at will in exchange for the benefit of not being robbed by others at will?"

"willing!"

"Are you willing to give up part of your food as a public reserve in exchange for the benefit of being relieved and not starved to death when you suffer from famine one day?"

"willing!"

"Are you willing to give up the benefit of sleeping with any woman you want in exchange for your woman not being slept with by others?"

"willing!"

"Are you willing to give up the benefit of not being injured and disabled by others at will?"

"willing!"

"Are you willing to give up your right to abandon your children at will in exchange for the benefits that your children must provide for when you grow old?"

"willing!"

"Are you willing to give up part of your freedom in exchange for the benefits of building canals and dams together so that you will not be drowned by future floods?"

"willing!"

"Are you willing to give up your free occupation of other people's land in exchange for your own land not being occupied by others at will?"

"willing!"

"Are you willing to give up the benefits of entering other people's houses at will in exchange for your own house not being entered by others at will?"

"willing!"

"Are you willing to give up part of your freedom and food in exchange for the benefits of gathering together and training to protect yourself from being slaughtered by others?"

"willing!"

……

Giving up one sentence after another, exchanging one after another, and benefiting one after another, in exchange for one sentence after another, the willingness to condense into a wave in the end.

When I asked the last sentence, it was getting late.

Shi held up a blank bamboo deed with his left hand, and said, "These exchanges are the deeds you want to sign."

He folded the blank bamboo pact forcefully, snapped it in response, and shouted loudly.

"This deed is so fragile that it can be broken as soon as it is folded, and the world is also so fragile. Everyone who signed the bamboo deed should protect it."

"This bamboo deed is determined by all the people. Everyone can say what they want to do, whether it is killing people at will, looting at will, or giving up the deed of the world, thinking that they will only benefit and not be harmed. As long as You dare to bear the consequences of doing so."

After shouting, the right hand holding the sunflower scepter was raised high to face the setting sun, and the left hand was also raised slightly upwards, summing up the two sentences just said to the people who were intoxicated by the setting sun and the holy scene of the Golden Crow.

"Everything is false!"

"Everything is allowed!"

(End of this chapter)