warring states careerist

Chapter 186 Infinite Changes and New Strategies ([-])
There is grass in the land of Chu, and its name is Zhe.Squeeze the juice and drink it, its sweetness.

The Zhe mentioned by the king of Chu is sugarcane. A hundred years later, the doctor Sanlu made a Chu speech and said: "There are some zhe pulp for the turtle and the lamb."If you are sour, you will fry some ducklings.

Zhejiang is boiled thick sugarcane juice, which is a unique cooking material for Chu people.

The words of the king of Chu reached Shi's ears through the translator of the Mohist. The person in charge of the translation had only heard of Zhe before, but because of the special species in Pei County, he could translate more accurately.

Zhe has long been there, but in Zhou's Yayin, it is not sugar cane, but a tree that can be used for bows and arrows.

It’s just that a lot of corn is planted in Peixian County. After the harvest every autumn, many children will hold the harvested corn stalks, chew the juice inside, and give bursts of sweet admiration. He entered a country called Barbados, which transcended space and then transcended time.

It is only said that people in that mysterious country plant zhe, which can be squeezed into sugar. It is as white as snow, not maltose, and it is transported to other countries.

Sugarcane is not the same as corn, but in the ears of the Mozhe who heard this story, it is somewhat similar to corn, and he can imagine the appearance of children chewing with Zhejie piece by piece.

So when they translated, it was extremely smooth, and they didn't think about whether the Mohists had a saying that "the world is fixed in one"...

They believe in Shi, and also believe that Shi can give a clear enough answer, and it must be an answer that conforms to the meaning of the Mohist, so they feel at ease.

The king of Chu gave the example of sugar cane and salt, not because he had already thought about it, but because he likes sweets and likes Zhejiang as a tribute in the south of Chu, so he came up with such a metaphor.

In his opinion, Zhejiang is the sweetest thing in the world, just like salt is the representative of saltiness.As for salty and sweet, are they contradictory words like "benefit and harm" and "reward and punishment" defined by the Mohists? relative?
This example is arbitrarily chosen, but the doubt about the phrase "the world is so evil" was not thought of instantly, but a sentence that had already been thought of when he was preparing to meet Mohist.

On the same day, I asked the officials, no one dared to argue with the Mohists so as not to seek humiliation, the king of Chu could only find a way by himself.

At this time, there are still some sayings such as the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period and the fact that the division is famous. The reason why the Chu people sent troops this time is that the Song people backed the alliance.

But things like reasons are just excuses, just like when Qi Huan was fighting for hegemony back then, just because the Chu people did not pay tribute to the Baomao who shrunk the wine, they united with the princes to pay tribute to the Chu people. That is not a reason, but it is a reason when it is needed.

The King of Chu admired the talents of these Mohists, and hoped that Mohism could be used by him and become his team against the nobles.

At this time, the reform was extremely difficult. In order to fight against the nobles, the monarch of the Yan Kingdom cultivated a group of "friends" since childhood, hoping that these "friends" would be able to seize the power of the nobles when they grow up, but in the end they failed and fell into a trap. Faint and close to the reputation of male favorite.

As the representatives of the Chu people who are too powerful and weakened, this kind of reform is more difficult than imagined. Xiong Dang, as the hero, has also read all the centralization theories of the Mohist school, and has seen the methods of the Mohist school. With the heart of soliciting.

That's why he thought of using the theory of benefiting the world in the category of Mohists to persuade Mohists.

If he doesn't use the saying of benefiting the world, even if he can find other reasons, it is still impossible for Mo Zhe to be used by him.

Originally, he wanted to discuss the basis of benefiting the world with the Mohists, and wanted the world to be unified.

It's just that he never expected that Shi almost subconsciously responded with a sentence of "fixed in one", which made King Chu a little surprised for a while, and those words that had been prepared for a long time seemed to be completely useless.

He carefully looked at Shi who was kneeling on the side, he had been introduced before, and thought: This person is so young, his knowledge is amazing.He only said that he first learned from the two hermits. I asked all the people, but I didn't know that there was such a hermit.

But the King of Chu did not doubt that it was false. After reading a lot of knowledge, he felt a sense of enlightenment. Some problems are obviously not something that a shoemaker in Shangqiu City can know by himself, and those novel grains are even less likely to be produced out of thin air. .

Chu and Song were not blood feuds between Zheng and Han. This time the siege of Song was for the sake of hegemony, because there was no hatred for the defenders of the city.

The king of Chu looked at his words and saw that the Mohist had no doubts about Shi's opening. He knew that Shih was the leader of the Mohist's speech this time, so he asked such a sentence: You Mohists think that the world is fixed in one, but you help the weak Isn't it contradictory for the country to guard the city?
The comfort of kneeling on the ground is really almost a subconscious answer. This kind of subconsciousness is not brought about by the view of history, but just a habitual reflection left by reciting texts in previous lives-is the world evil?scheduled for a...

When he reacted, he knew that this sentence must be explained clearly, and it must be explained clearly within the framework of Mohism, otherwise, even if the explanation is clear, it will be useless to him.

Fortunately, he looked around and found that no one, including Gong Zaoye, had any doubts.

Perhaps, these people have become accustomed to the right to interpret many principles of Mohism, and are used to this, so they are not confused, but firmly believe that Shi can give excellent reasons.

This kind of trust was placed on Shi Shi, and Shi thought quickly, afraid that if he thought for too long, he would be embarrassed and cold, and even lose his momentum first, so he raised his head and laughed a few times, and said a few nonsense on the scene.

Laughter does not need to be translated, but the nonsense in those scenes does need to be translated, and translation takes time, which leaves more time for Shi Shi to think.

After a while, Shi replied: "I'm afraid you don't know that the Mohists have the theory of big stories and small stories."

The king of Chu asked, "I don't know, please ask."

Appropriately said: "If you hold a sword and cut off the head, you will die if you are cut off."And the dead must be beheaded?Not necessarily.People who are beheaded must die, but the dead are not necessarily beheaded, can you understand this?

The King of Chu nodded to show that he understood, and Shi said again: "If the world wants to be stable, it must be settled in one. But if it is settled in one, it will be stable and benefit the world? This is not necessarily the case. If the king implements Houyi and Xia The laws of Jie and Shang Zhou, even if the world is unified, can it benefit the world? On the other hand, if the world cannot be unified, the princes will fight, and fierce soldiers will rise everywhere, this will definitely not benefit the world.”

"So, if you want to benefit the world, you must be in one. Being in one is only the basis for benefiting the world, but it cannot necessarily benefit the world."

But the King of Chu laughed and said, "I heard that Qi people like horse racing. There are two good horses named A and B. Even if they are great horses, how can they compete with Chi Ji, Robber Li, Bai Yi, Yu Lun, Shan Zi, Qu Huang, and Hua Liu? , compared to green ears?"

These eight steeds are the eight divine horses that drove to Egypt in "The Biography of Emperor Mu". These eight horses.

He used the eight horses in "Mu Tianzi Biography" as a metaphor, which is also an idea of ​​a good Mohist.

He didn't expect the Mo Zhe to just accept his head and bow down, nor did he expect the Mo Zhe to give up defending the city if he formed a good relationship with him. Then Duke Lu Yang and Mo Di were both teachers and friends. When Duke Lu Yang wanted to attack Zheng Guo , Mo Di still said that even if you are my friend and regard me as your husband, I will still help Zheng people defend the city.

The King of Chu believed that his relationship with the Mozhe had not yet reached this level, so he just hoped to plant the seeds of friendship at this time, and when the Shangqiu event happened in the future, he could attract the Mozhe.

The King of Chu said again: "Although Jia and B are godly horses, they must not compare with the eight horses who sent Mu Tianzi to Pharaoh. But A and B each have their own speed. Isn't the fast one closer to the eight horses? Then, isn’t it because I decide to be one, isn’t it closer to benefiting the world?”

In fact, the king of Chu agrees with this reasoning.

Later generations said that Qin had a tyrannical regime, but after witnessing the problems of bloodlines, nobility, cultural disunity, weights and measures, language barriers, writing barriers, etc. in this era, I really feel that the merits of the ancestors and dragons can be said to have created the unification of the world. .

However, these words cannot be said at this time, at least not all wars are just, which does not conform to the three views of Mohist.

After thinking about it for a while, he said: "I once studied with Mr. Tang Han. He has amazing skills. He can heal the dead and give birth to bones. I once saw a person who had a headache. Mr. Tang Han used Mafei powder as medicine and fed it , this person was lethargic and didn’t know the pain. Mr. Tang Han opened his skull with a sword, took out three worms, and the blood flowed profusely, and told me that these worms were the cause of the headache. After this person recovered, the headache really didn’t hurt..."

This is another story with many details, but it is full of imagination, and it is more accepted by people in the Warring States Period. At this time, it has not yet entered the blind spot, and anatomy has already developed. .

This story is full of novelty, and everyone present imagined Mr. Tang Han's medical skills and couldn't help sighing.

At this time, a slight illness will kill people, medicine is not developed, and the witch doctor has just been separated, and it is still in the initial stage.

Bian Que's master, Chang Sang Jun, has already started to travel around. Many of these people have heard of it, and some nobles have also received favors. For cleverness.

Some people think that if there is such a miracle, even Qianjin would want to find this person as a doctor, but it is a pity to hear that Shi's two masters have died and turned into ashes and scattered on the ground. If Shi's senior brother named Gonghe can It's okay to find it.

Some people think that Mohists never lie, since Shi is a high-ranking figure among Mohist, his words must always be like Mo Di's, like Jiuding.

But I don't know that Shi has never said a few words of truth. At this time, he first attracted everyone, and said: "Mr. Tang Han's Mabosan uses several kinds of poisonous medicines. There is a kind called Aconitum, Ordinary people will die if they eat it, and they need to be supplemented with other drugs to neutralize the toxicity."

"From this point of view, can it be said that Aconitum aconitum is Mabosan? If a person is in unbearable pain and needs a craniotomy, are you going to feed a lot of Aconitum aconitum and say that Aconitum aconitum is closer to Mabosan, so Surely it will work?"

Shi got up, saluted the King of Chu, and said: "That's the reason. In the eyes of the Mohists, from the perspective of the giants, one is beneficial to the world, just like grass black is to the sputum. But in the eyes of the Mohists, You and these carnivores are actually poisonous grasses, so it would be unwise to ignore them."

"The Mohists say, choose the Son of Heaven, choose a sage as the Son of Heaven! You are not wise, so how can you support your task of making the world one? In the eyes of the Mohists, you are just a poisonous weed!"

　Q: Why write about sugar cane?A: When I write in the future, I don’t need to introduce this time. I don’t really like to post materials when I need something, so I habitually introduce the era through trifles.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)