warring states careerist

Chapter 268
Grandson Gao had made a small report about Sheng Chuo, and had disputes with Shi, but Shi respected him very much, because this person was reasonable and principled, and he spoke much more than him, so he was selected as one of the Seven Enlightenment Harms, and he was in charge. Mohist internal punishment.

Wumabo is a man whom I admire, he is superb, he works tirelessly, and he is dedicated to benefiting the world. It can be said that he has no selfish intentions. After all, he is also from aristocratic background. If he wants those fame and fortune, he can turn around and give up his identity as a Mohist.

The dispute between the two is just a dispute of ideas, or a dispute of reason, a dispute of line.

Seeing Gao Sunzi's objection, Wu Mabo didn't think he was disobedient, and retorted: "The giant once said that criminals are forbidden, but harm is innocent."

What he said seemed to be supporting Gao Sunzi's opinion, but everyone knew that Wu Mabo was also eloquent, and this matter would never be so simple.

Sure enough, Wumabo said again: "Back then when we executed Wu Zhu from Pei County, they did harm but did not violate the ban. At that time we could execute them in the name of harming the world, why can't we execute Xiong Ding now?"

"If I, the Mohist, use all my swordsmen to attack with the city we have set up to connect traffic, we will be able to kill the prince before he enters Zheng."

"Since he fled, there were not many people following him. In the past when Jin Wen fled, only a few people followed him, so that he begged for food from savages. Does he have the virtuous ear?"

Wu Mabo's view on this matter is not just one person, and many people present may not have such thoughts.

It's just that what the Mohists pay attention to in doing things is the principle, the internal logic is self-consistent, and the teacher is famous.

But because of Wu Zhu's matter before, this matter sounds like it can be done, at least it makes sense.

Grandson Gao is hesitant, but Shi knows that it is best not to die for the prince. If he dies, this will only lead to the development and centralization of power in all countries, and even greater chaos in the world is inevitable in the end.

So he came forward and said: "Wu Zhu harmed the world first, so even though they are innocent, they have already harmed the world. Just because it was not a crime to harm the world before, it does not mean that they did not harm the world."

"We executed Wu Zhu for the reason of harming the world, but Xiong Ding..."

Wu Mabo laughed loudly and said, "Shi, if you were born in the time of Xia Jie and Shang Zhou, with gunpowder in your body, and Xia Jie and Shang Zhou have not yet ascended the throne, would you kill me?"

"Now we know that if Xiong Ding fled to Zheng State, the army will die and the world will be in chaos."

"The giant said that all people are ministers of the Emperor of Heaven, and all people are equal. Killing one bear will benefit the hundreds of thousands of people in the Central Plains. Why not?"

"The road is divided into left and right. If one person dies in the left side of the world, one hundred thousand will be gained, and one person born in the right will be killed by one hundred thousand. Isn't this a choice?"

This is a problem that is difficult to solve at this time, and it is also a problem that will not be solved in the future, even in the fantasies of the far future that I know.

The debate at this time, and even the subsequent debate between Qin Huali and Yang Zhu, were actually arguing about this issue.

Shi felt that this was an unsolvable question, so he said, "You are right about this."

Mohist debates emphasize that one question cannot be secretly replaced by another question, and before a debate topic is solved, the concept cannot be secretly replaced by another question.

In this question, whether he wants to argue with Wu Mabo or not, just admit defeat.

But after admitting defeat, he said: "Even if this reasoning is correct, even if Xiong Dang is not dead and the alliance is formed, the Central Plains will be peaceful within 20 years."

"Mr. Ke's so-called treatment of symptoms and root causes is treating the symptoms but not the root cause."

"Twenty years later, with the development of Jin and Chu, the increase in population, and the installation of gunpowder, will they still abide by the covenant? Can you make sure to convince Weihou and King Chu to love Feigong?"

"If not, what should we do when the war breaks out again in 20 years' time?"

"It doesn't make any difference whether to kill Xiong Ding or not. What we have to do is to think about how to benefit the world in the future, how to truly make the world unified, and how to build a paradise for the benefit of Kyushu!"

Wumabo was about to refute, Mozi sighed: "Come on, this matter is difficult to decide, let's decide by the amount. Since Qin Huali is not there, let's not only vote with enlightenment, but also the radicals."

This is the rule of the Mohists after the reorganization. This matter seems to be related to the safety of the world for 20 years, but it is actually related to two routes.

In the end, should we continue to stick to the past, pin our hopes on balance, and the princes and nobles take the lead?
Or give up the fantasy completely, even if you give up the ridiculous and peaceful fantasy of 20 years, prepare for the worst, and completely change the future course of the Mohist school?

Before, these two lines did not conflict.

Mozi can defend the city with the help of force, and when he goes to the state of Lu, he will tell the state of Lu to use the balance of power in the world to maintain peace.

Mozi can send people to persuade and lobby the warlike kings in the world, and he can also develop the power of Mohism in Peixian County, and achieve the first battle in Shangqiu to shock the world.

But now, this seemingly parallel road has finally diverged, and it has finally been discovered that this is an unconcealable contradiction, which has to be resolved.

Mozi hopes for peace in the world, but he also knows that what Shi said makes sense.

If someone is sent to assassinate Xiong Ding, maybe the world will really have 20 years of peace.

I can also see it before I am alive.

It has to be said that when Wu Mabo made that suggestion, Mo Zi was moved. He almost blurted out and asked the elite of the Mo family to rush to Zheng overnight and intercept and kill Wang Ziding on the way.

But after properly speaking out about those covered-up problems, Mozi finally understood in his heart that this matter was only a temporary solution, not a root cause.

Just like the nursery rhyme circulating in Shangqiu, it is not that there are no stars in the daytime, but that the sunlight covers up the existence of stars.

Night, one day will come, and these concealed things will one day appear.

Is the Mohist doing the sun?

Or make a bow that can shoot down the stars?
The Mohists cannot be the sun, they can only expect the kings of the world to be the sun to cover the stars.

But what if one day the sun becomes the moon?What will happen to these covered things?
In just half an hour, Mo Zi experienced a great turning point.

From the excitement for the Bingmeng before Qu Jiang's arrival, to the disappointment after Qu Jiang's arrival, the hope brought by Wumabo pulled him up from the disappointment, and Keshi lifted the veil of all these concealments... …

In a moment, four gains and losses.

The expectation of doing justice for 50 years has created the weight of these gains and losses.

50 years of Xingyi's persistence has created a calmness after gains and losses.

And this heavy gain and loss made Mozi finally understand that what he imagined is impossible after all.

This time, the elimination of soldiers does not rely on persuading the king to do righteousness and love non-offensive, but to rely on the balance of power in the world.

But the balance will be broken one day.

If the Mohists have always been able to maintain the balance of power in the world, why not do what Shi said, the sword of the world?

What will the Mo family do now?
Is it a sword?
Mozi objected in his heart, the Mo family is just Shangqiu's sword at this time, but it is just a weight in the world.

A weight to maintain the balance of the world, and with the 20-year war between the two sides, with the technological innovation of agricultural ironware, and with the use of gunpowder weapons, both sides are gaining weight crazily.

Twenty years later, can the Mohist school still be the weight to maintain the balance of the world?
In the end is to do the weight?
Or be that sword that sounds far away but is sharper?

After a long time, Mo Zi raised his hand and said slowly: "I support Shi's opinion. Prince Ding is different from Wu Zhu. He might harm the world, but he didn't do it. Wu Zhu has already harmed the world, but before he harmed the world, it was not a ban. Not the same."

"Is the death of the prince really beneficial to the world? Or is it that Jin and Chu will be strong and more dead in 20 years? There is no need to argue about it."

He first voiced his support for Shi, and said: "What should the Mo family do in the future?"

"How should the road of benefiting the world go?"

"Is the right path right? Should the Mo family go all the way?"

"This time the Mi Bingmeng has died, will my Mo family give up their fantasy in the future?"

"The road is divided into left and right. If one person dies in the left world, one hundred thousand will be gained, and one person born in the right will be killed by one hundred thousand. How to choose?"

"How will my Mo family go on in the future?"

After asking this series of questions, Mozi's originally worried and anxious expression finally glowed with a kind of clarity after thinking through it thoroughly.

Standing up, facing everyone present, he said loudly: "After this vote, a Mohist gathering will be held immediately."

"Pass the order of the giant! The Mohists gather!"

"Immediately send people to the Three Jin Dynasty. If the soldiers will die young, the Three Jin Dynasty will send troops to Prince Ding, and Qin Huali will return immediately."

"Send people to Chu, Meng Sheng waits in Chu Zhimo, return immediately, and prepare to gather together to discuss the future of the Mo family."

"Send people to spread the word all over the world, and if there are five Mohists in a group, one of them will be selected immediately to return to Pei."

"A century-old event of the Shang Mohists! The future of the Shang world!"

Everyone took the order in unison, Shi Xin felt even happier, and said... After all, this dream depends on the king of the world to swell the face of the Mo family, so that they can stop dreaming and give up fantasy.

Will the kings of the world love each other?

Will it be non-aggressive?

Yes, but you need to use a sword to force them to have both love and non-attack.

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Prince Ding fled to Zheng. Among all the princes and forces in the world, except for the Chu people, the Mohist was the first to get the news.

In the end, the Mohists did not send elite swordsmen to assassinate Xiong Ding, nor did they respond immediately.

Instead, he did something shocking and strange to the world:

The Mohists from all over the world gathered in Peiyi once again, preparing to hold a meeting that was so long that it would amaze the world.

Because the last time such a gathering was held, Shi had just joined the Mohist school, and what he had dealt with was nothing more than a superfluous matter, and he had perfected the internal system of the Mohist school.

Even so, the last meeting lasted more than ten days, and everyone in Shangqiu knew about it, but no one outside knew what was said in these ten days.

But this time, those Mohist messengers who communicated all over the world told Mohists everywhere to handle their tasks well, and the gathering this time might take longer.

Around Pei County, the Mohists in Shangqiu, Taoyi, Teng, Xue and other places have already received the news and are gathering towards Peiyi.

And places farther away, such as the capital of Zheng State, the Mohists there have not received any news.

Bian 54, who followed Qin Huali to the north of the Jin Dynasty, stayed in Zhengdu and was inviting Lie Yukou, who was said to be able to ride the wind.

It wasn't the first time the two parties met, and they argued without meeting. After all, the disputes between the two parties had been eliminated many times through paper exchanges.

It is because each other thinks that they are enemies with different ideas, but their intelligence can be debated, so they seem even closer.

Bian 54 just found out about Prince Ding's escape, and it wasn't the Mohist messenger who told him, but that Prince Ding had fled to the capital of Zheng, and the entire capital of Zheng knew about it.

Bian 54 also knew that this matter would affect the Mohist alliance of eliminating soldiers, and for the time being did not know how Juzi made the decision, so he asked Lie Yukou as a "friend".

"What do you think Mr. Zheng will do? You also know that my Mohists are promoting the elimination of soldiers in the Central Plains. Will Zheng people turn their backs?"

Lie Yukou laughed and said: "The affairs of the state of Zheng do not depend on Zheng Gong, but on Qi Mu. The Qi Mu are fighting each other, and Si Ziyang is in power. I think Si Ziyang will not abide by justice. The Mo family's military affairs, die!"

(End of this chapter)