warring states careerist

Chapter 295 Cultivating Fields and Sowing Seedlings and Weeds ([-])
When Ren Ke came back to his senses, several people at the table were already discussing some of the lectures they had just heard, and their faces were red from arguing.

The traveler named Wei Sungao smiled and said to the crowd: "I came from the north, and I heard many people talk about the knowledge of the Mohist school before I came here. Everyone said that the Mohist world cannot be achieved. "

The Qinyue people asked curiously: "How do you evaluate those other families in the North?"

Wei Sungao said: "He is diligent in his life, and his death is thin. His way is great. It makes people worry and sad, and his actions are difficult. I am afraid that he cannot be the way of a sage and go against the heart of the world. The world is in disarray. Zhu Mo Although you can do it, what is the world! If you are away from the world, how can you talk about the world?"

The people of Qinyue thought for a while, nodded and said: "It means that if you join the Mohist school, you have to pay for the festival, and die for the benefit of the world. This is against human nature, the so-called anti-world heart. Although the Mohist people can Competent to obey, but the people of the world can't do it...so the Mohist's benefit to the world can't be achieved?"

Wei Sungao nodded to express exactly what he meant, and the young Mohist who was preaching heard this, walked to the table and said with a smile: "This is not the truth of my Mohism."

"Indeed, if you join the Mohist school, you must abide by the rules of the Mohist school. But it's like fighting a war. You need to have elite soldiers with four horses and chariots in front. Whoever wins the battle must let the disciples also have to be able to drive chariots, shoot arrows and fencing like soldiers. What about swinging?"

"We Mohists are the chariots in front of the battle. It is never said in this book "Leading the World A, B, C, Ding" that everyone is required to be like Mohists."

"As for new customs such as festival burials, the Mohists don't actually need to do it. The Shiqing nobles have deprived the peasants of the right to burial generously. How can the Mohism take away things that the peasants don't have at all? It's just a custom. "

Wei Sungao smiled and said, "That's the truth, but what if someone doesn't abide by it? How will you promote these customs and ideas in the future?"

The young Mohist who preached said with a smile: "There is a saying in "Yi": The revolution of the heaven and the earth is formed in four seasons. Just like Tang Wu."

"It is appropriate to say that revolution means that some people use gunpowder, feather arrows, spears, etc. to force other people to accept their will. If the will to win is not willing to lose the results of its hard work, it must rely on it. weapons to instill fear in those who oppose them in order to maintain their rule."

Wei Sungao laughed and said: "It's a good one to force it. Tang Wu follows the sky and responds to people. The "Yi" calls it revolution and life. According to what your Mohist said, could it be that Tang Wu also used spears, feathers and arrows to force him? Do others accept these wills?"

Wei Sungao thought that if he asked such a question, the other party would be speechless and unable to answer.

However, the young Mohist said without even thinking about it: "That's right. The difference between the country and the country, is it that the savages are willing to accept it? Is the feudal system, the noble rentier, the people are willing to accept it? Zhou Tianzi Cooking Marquis Qi, in order to protect the will of Duke Wu, is it any wonder?"

"For those who violate the Zhou rituals, the emperor called the princes to attack. Isn't it using weapons to instill fear in those who oppose it? It's just... the emperor was shot in the shoulder by Zheng Bo, and he was anointed by the people of Chu, so he has no ability to make others fear."

"Nowadays, the monarchs of various countries want to make reforms to enrich the country and strengthen the army. Don't they force the nobles to agree to the monarch's request and hand over the power in their hands. How many nobles are willing to accept it? They are not forced."

"Just like our Mohist's will to honor and select talents, the nobles of Shiqing will certainly not accept it. They don't want to rely on a piece of grass instead of blood to determine who is a worthy person. If they don't accept it, they will have to do so in the future. Force them to accept."

Wei Sungao thought for a while, and felt that this matter was irrefutable, so he could only laugh and said: "If they don't accept it, you can't beat them?"

The young Mohist also smiled and said: "If you can't beat them, then you have to follow the rules of their bloodlines. This means they are also forcing us, just see who has forced who."

"There are winners and losers, but our program is in line with the will of heaven, and we will win one day. Even if they win once, they will lose one day."

Wei Sungao raised his head and said with a smile: "Miao Yi! According to what you say, then your Mohist's program is in line with the will of heaven. Doesn't it mean that you don't need to do anything, and you can achieve it one day?"

The preacher nodded and said: "It's not impossible, it's just... there are people in the world who can't bear the disputes in the world, and want to help the world to end the disputes as soon as possible. Besides, if it is achieved earlier, fewer people will die in the world."

Wei Sungao shook his head and said: "Just now you said that you will force some people to accept it with spears, spears, feathers and arrows. Now you are saying that you want to save some people from dying. Isn't it ridiculous?"

The young Mohist said sternly: "The Mohists will punish the city with fifty beheads, twenty cuts, and more than ten barbarians. Only by killing these people can the city be defended, so fewer people will die. This is not a problem."

On this point, Wei Sungao, who was born in troubled times but not in bloody times, finally did not refute. He recognized this truth, but finally said: "Even if this is the case, I don't want to join the Mohist school."

Someone wondered: "Why is this?"

Wei Sungao sighed and said: "The Mo family has too many rules. After becoming a Mo family, many things must be followed by everyone's resolutions in order to seek common ground. If I don't abide by the rules of the Mo family, can I not benefit the world?"

"A few days ago, I heard people say that after becoming a Mohist, you need to abide by the laws and not violate them. If you are not allowed to do some things, you can't do them. There are too many rules, which is very unpleasant."

"And I've heard that the laws of the Mohist family are higher than those of other countries. Those who kill people will die, and those who hurt others will be punished. As long as you are in the Mohist family and commit the crime of killing and wounding others, even if you flee and hide elsewhere, the Mohist family will definitely treat it as a crime." People are punished to kill? Is that so?"

Those who kill people will die, and those who hurt others will be punished. These eight words are shocking rules. There are no such clear laws and regulations in the world, let alone the extremely detailed laws and regulations in the Mohist School.

The Mohist nodded and said: "You are right. Apart from these, there are many rules. However, if you don't want to be a Mohist, you can quit. If you make a mistake after quitting, the Mohist will not punish you. But if you don't If you made a mistake before quitting, of course you will be punished."

"Besides, there are indeed many other rules, but they are not as bitter as everyone thinks. Furthermore, even if the two armies are at war, there must be rules. Without rules, how can we achieve success?"

"It's not that if you don't become a Mohist, you can't benefit the world, but you agree with the program of Mohism. The best way to benefit the world is to become a Mohist. It's like planting seeds all over the sky, or farming cattle. You say you must It’s not impossible to sow seeds all over the sky, but if you really want to harvest more, it’s better to plow the cattle on the ridge, isn’t it the same reason?”

Wei Sungao said hesitantly: "As you said, you think you have mastered the will of heaven, so the paradise you planned must be right. If you plan things like honoring talents, selecting talents, and burials , itself is not right, is it true that all your reasoning is also wrong?"

"I was in Wei, and I once listened to Yang Zhu's lectures. Although I was not his official disciple, I also listened to a lot of his knowledge. I also heard that your Mohists and Yang Zhu have a tenacious argument."

"Actually, isn't his knowledge also reasonable?"

"Everyone doesn't pluck their hair. If you don't pluck mine, I won't pluck yours. Private property is inviolable. Isn't that the same as the world's great interests? Why do people have to sacrifice their lives for the benefit of the world?"

"Furthermore, it is like valuing oneself and rebirth. Value your own life, and everyone strives to survive as much as possible, so things like siege will not happen. Value your own life, it is to follow human nature. And if everyone values ​​​​yourself life, then the siege may lead to death, so there will be no siege and war.”

"Without sieges and wars, how can the world be unstable? How can anyone sacrifice their lives for the benefit of the world?"

"You Mohists require Mohists to die for the benefit of the world, abide by the rules of the Mohist school, and pluck their own hairs to benefit the world. Isn't this against human nature?"

"We should conform to human nature. Everyone loves himself, cultivates himself, protects himself, everyone loves himself, and everyone cherishes his life. In this way, there will be no need for Mohists who die without hesitation, and the world will be in order."

"Isn't that justified?"

The preacher also said with a smile: "The giant said, love others as you love yourself. If you don't know that you love yourself, how can you love others? Everyone loves himself, and thus loves others. Equality. This is exactly the future that Mohism seeks to benefit the world."

"The world is in chaos, and someone needs to pluck the hairs to benefit the world, so that in the future, everyone can value themselves and love themselves, so that others can love others. After all, Juzi said that loving others is like loving yourself, and loving yourself is the first step to loving the world."

"What you said is not wrong, but how can it be done?"

"What's the difference between saying that and saying that it's too cold in winter to bring the sun closer to warm you up? I can't say what you said is wrong, but what you say can't be done, and if you can't do it, it's meaningless."

"How can you make everyone disadvantage the world and not take the world?"

"You need to be able to persuade those who want to take over the world with your words to first do harm to the world and not to take over the world, let them give up the land rent of the fief and the income from the public land, give up the interest of usury, and give up Shiqing's fief... Tell them, we must all Sexual fidelity, as long as there are rich houses, beautiful clothes, good taste and good sex, and meet the needs of life, don't be greedy..."

"If you can do it, my Mo family will benefit the world without having to sacrifice yourself."

"You have to understand that some people have already taken the benefits of the world for their own sake, so the Mohists want to get rid of these rules that harm the world."

"Like a strong man who is robbing a young child of gold and jade."

"You muttered on the sidelines: self-respect, rebirth, integrity preservation, that strong man should only meet the needs of life, and should not be greedy. But you yourself value rebirth, so you don't stop it, but wait for the strong man After the snatching is over, you go and reason with him, and hope he can keep it true..."

"The Mohist thought, I love myself, so I love the world as much as I love myself. When I saw that young boy being beaten and robbed, it was just like being beaten and robbed myself, so I drew up to stop the strong man from robbing me. But you It is against human nature to despise us and love the world at the same time to benefit the world with your life..."

"There are also some people who see the strong man robbing, and go to snatch it themselves, thinking that they can get a little gold and jade from the strong man."

"These three kinds of people... In terms of results, you are the same as those who helped the strong man to rob. Only the Mo family's approach is different. Isn't the Mo family's benefit to the world so that you have the opportunity to persuade the strong man in the future? He Fear of the sharp sword of the Mohists is the only way to pretend to accept your reasoning."

The Qinyue people who have been listening can't help but praise: "That's the truth. The master once said that if a person has a malignant sore, he must first cut it off with a sharp sword, and he will not hesitate to bleed. conditioning."

"In today's chaotic world, is it a serious disease with malignant sores? Or just a minor ailment? If it is already a serious disease with malignant sores, but you accuse those who wield a sword and gouged out the sores to make the patient bleed, then you are not loving the patient, but harming the patient." Patient!"

(End of this chapter)