warring states careerist

Chapter 404 Time is ruthless and heaven and earth are glowing ([-])
Wu Qi thought for a while, and finally asked, "Qin Chu, what's the difference?"

Sheng Chuo asked back: "I saw that on your case, there is Mohism's theory of nine-number geometry. Haven't you read the theory of contradiction analysis?"

Wu Qi showed a look of admiration and said: "I have read it, it will be of great benefit."

Sheng Chuo smiled and said, "Then you can understand what I said."

"If you want to change, whose interests do you want to affect? ​​Fengjun, Shiqing, Gongzu, Jiugui."

"If you want to change, you need the king to think that change is needed, so the king must think about change when the country is weak."

"As long as the monarch changes, he will inevitably have conflicts with Fengjun Shiqing, and he can rely on non-Shiqing scholars and talents."

"You took the West River from the Qin State, so that the Qin people dare not go east; you killed Chu Sifengjun and an important official in Daliang, and made the Chu people mourn everywhere."

"Then, isn't someone like you the kind of talent that Lord Chu and Lord Qin need most?"

"On the one hand, you have the talent to complete the change and strengthen the power of the monarch."

"On the other hand, you have enmity with Jiugui's mortal enemy. If you dare to seek to usurp the country without the support of the monarch, then Jiugui Shiqing will definitely kill you."

"So, the monarch can use you as a sword to reform the old system, change customs, and whip the old nobles. You can also rest assured that you are the prime minister, because your foundation is too shallow, and you have offended too many old nobles, and you are completely incapable of seeking to usurp the country. "

"Therefore, if you want to be a prime minister, it must be Qin and Chu."

Wu Qi picked up the wine cup, frowned and thought for a while, and then asked, "You rebelled against Moh more than ten years ago. But your method of analyzing and reasoning about the world is still the Mohist way."

Sheng Chuo pointed to Wu Qi's sword lying between his knees, and said with a calm smile: "This method of analysis and reasoning is the sword. The sword can save the world, but it can also kill people. The key lies in righteousness, and righteousness is the one who wields the sword. The giant... no , Mo Di once said, Righteousness, benefit. My righteousness, my benefit, are different from those of Sishang Mohism."

Wu Qi asked again: "Then what is the difference between you and the current Mohism?"

Sheng Chuo raised his head and laughed loudly: "What the Sishang Mohists want to do is to overthrow all the old things. Rules, systems, and even the world... They believe that reason can reason out a system that is most suitable for the world, making all people equal, make the people rich..."

Every sentence is praising the Mohists, but every sentence is full of disdain.

At the end, Sheng Chuo's voice suddenly raised, and he said loudly: "But I... don't oppose the old system and the old rules at all."

"What I objected to was that the old system and rules excluded me and did not make me a master."

"Troubled times will arise, and the world will be shaken. A man born in this troubled time should seek wealth and fame."

"Princes, generals, and Ning have kindness? Under the Emperor of Heaven, everyone is equal. This is the era when I take the position, but what I seek is only the superior position, but not under the Emperor of Heaven, everyone is equal. What I seek is the prince. General, would you rather have a kind? Why don’t I have a place to win?”

"In terms of battle formation skills, I'm not as good as you, and maybe I'm not as good as those of the Sishang Mo family. But compared to those who were born with noble blood, where is my difference?"

"In terms of the art of governing the country, I am not as good as you, and I am definitely not as good as those of the Sishang Mo family. But compared to those who were born with the blood of nobles, where am I?"

"I am superior, so why can't I be rich and famous? Mr. taught me to be good for the world. I don't want to benefit the world. I want to benefit myself. What's wrong with me?"

His face was reddish, and his voice was extremely high-pitched. If he had said these words in the Mohist School more than ten years ago, or even in the Mohist School now, people would surely be laughed to death.

That Gaozi was much lighter than what he said, and there were still many people who went to Mo Di to complain, saying that Gaozi had no ideals at all, not to mention what Sheng Chuo said at this time.

However, Wu Qi on the opposite side did not laugh at him, let alone objected. After Sheng Chuo calmed down, Wu Qi asked, "So, without mentioning this, do you think the rational principles of the Mohist school can be realized?"

Speaking of this, Sheng Chuo's face showed yearning and nostalgia, and he sighed: "Juzi is an old man who is pedantic about heaven and man, knows the will of heaven, and has someone like Jia Zhishi to help him. Reason... I Believe it."

"But, so what can I believe? If I want to realize it, it will take hundreds of years at least, and hundreds of years at most. I will be dead by then."

"I only want to be vigorous in life. After I die, what will happen to my descendants? How can I care? Even the descendants of King Wen have become servants, let alone me?"

"Furthermore, I followed Juzi and his old man since I was a child. I know that after death, there is nothing but death. The festivals and funerals are separated by life and death. After death, there is nothing. Why do I care about the sacrifices of future generations?"

"But a man was born in a troubled world, and the old rules are about to collapse. In such a troubled world, why don't I ride the wind and immediately achieve fame and wealth? When I was alive, the world was shaken. This is the life of a man."

"As for the wish to benefit the world, it belongs to those of the Mo family. I have already betrayed Mo, so what does it have to do with me?"

"They are all right, and I believe them all."

On his face, there is a plainness that sees through the vicissitudes of life and counts thousands of years, but there is a scorching flame hidden in this plainness.

"Since it will be achieved, then I am just a wave of the times, I believe."

"But even so, this wave of mine must be shocking and turbulent enough!"

This is an age of arrogance, the arrogance of the hundreds of schools is boundless, their disciples, even the disciples who betrayed, are also so arrogant, they don't even bother with "city" and "forbearance".

The heroic words were manic and fierce, but they just aroused the heroic spirit and mania in Wu Qi's heart.The mistrust and exclusion he had received in the past three years was aroused in a short time with the help of the spirits of the Mo family and the arrogance of the disciples who rebelled against Mo.

Sheng Chuo got up suddenly, slapped the table, and asked loudly: "Wu Qi, I've thought about it for a long time, but I still haven't figured it out clearly. What is the 'li' in your eyes? What do you want?"

"People all over the world say that you are greedy and lustful, but you are young and close to women, but they all say that you are honest and self-satisfied. All rewards are shared among the soldiers."

"Your mother doesn't run away when her mother dies, and her wife breaks up her cloth and quits. You don't love your family."

"You can suck up abscesses for soldiers, you can share weal and woe with soldiers. You don't want to be rich and rich."

"You are already a high official, and you will be famous all over the world after the battle of Daliang."

"Then what do you want in this life...?"

Wu Qi murmured: "What am I asking for?"

He put down his wine cup, thinking of what happened to Zhicheng 30 years ago, and also what happened to Lu State 20 years ago. After thinking for a long time, he looked at Sheng Chuo and said, "20 years ago, I was a general in Lu State. Xiangzi Niutou's number one retainer, the handsome army invaded Lu, do you remember?"

Sheng Chuo naturally remembered, and Wu Qi said again: "Then you should also remember, how did you solve that matter?"

Speaking of this, Sheng Chuo smiled wryly and said: "Gao grandson told the Juzi that I have neglected righteousness when I saw benefits. The Juzi stepped forward to lobby the princes, and summoned his disciples to station in the State of Lu by taking advantage of the prestige of stopping Chu from attacking the Song Dynasty. Juzi saw Qihou, Xiang Ziniu, persuade me to retreat, and dismiss me."

Wu Qi sighed, "That's your memory. For me, it's what Mo Di said in Qufu. He met Lu Hou, and Lu Hou asked him how to defend?"

"He talked about how to defend and he said something at the end."

"Let people each have their own strengths, and the world's affairs are in charge; if they divide their duties, the world's affairs will be achieved; everyone likes it, and the world's affairs are prepared; the strengths and weaknesses are numerous, and the world's affairs are ready."

Wu Qi looked at Sheng Chuo, thought of what he said 20 years ago, and asked: "Let people have their own strengths, and the world's affairs should be done; if they are divided, the world's affairs will be achieved; everyone likes them, and the world's affairs are prepared..."

"I have the ability to govern the country, I have the ability to change, and I have the ability to face the enemy. I like to govern the country, manage politics, and command soldiers."

"Mo Di said, everyone likes it, and everything in the world is ready! What I like is what I can do with my talent."

"I hope that I will be the prime minister, restore the country and strengthen the army, and rule the world, so that the world will be unified."

"As for why it is set to be one, that's not for me to think about. I just need to think about how I can make a name in this troubled world and never forget it."

"It's appropriate to say that well frogs can't talk to the sea; summer insects can't talk to the ice. So, I don't care what the world thinks of me, because they don't know what I want at all."

"There are carpenters, jade craftsmen, and stone craftsmen in the world... If these people want to reach the pinnacle, then they must like it, not just for making a living."

"Then, isn't it also a profession to be a master? And this profession happens to be what I like, what I like, what I'm good at, and what I want to be the best."

"I like this job, that's all. Just as many people can't understand, why does Bole live in a stable and be with horses when he is famous all over the world. In fact, the reason is very simple, because he likes it. Just as many people don't understand, why did Bian He After breaking his leg, do he still insist that the jade of Jingshan is in the stone? In fact, the reason is very simple, he loves jade, but only loves jade, not the thousands of dollars and a hundred golds that this piece of jade can be exchanged for."

He looked at Sheng Chuo, laughed and said, "I'm different from you."

"What you think about is wealth and fame, a hero in troubled times. Everything you do is for this purpose."

"What I seek is to do what I want to do well and achieve the ultimate. Then wealth, fame, and a hero in troubled times will naturally come to me, but what I pursue is not these, these are just incidentals. "

"You are not as good as me. Because for me, wealth and fame are just inadvertently added to me in the career I pursue. So, don't think that I am the same as you, we are different."

Suddenly, Sheng Chuo raised his glass and congratulated: "I am not as good as you, but I can understand. It's just... Next, do you think about your future, how should you go? The man said, in the world of life, if you The gap between the white horse and the horse is all of a sudden."

"May you think about it earlier."

Wu Qi raised his glass in response, thinking in his heart... the road after this, where should he go?
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In the Far West, in the city of Babylon, someone was also thinking about this question.

After this, where should we go?

Solucan, who traveled westward with hardships and hardships for three and a half years, stood beside the ruins called the "Tower of Babel" by the locals, thinking about this question.

What he thinks about is not Wu Qi's life choices, but where he should go in real space.

More than three years of hardships, more than three years of exhaustion, more than three years of wind and rain and sleeping in the open, Solu Shen survived and walked through Persepolis. It makes people yearn for the soil and yearn for it, and there are countless deaths." Words like this frighten people.

But now, before this envoy of hundreds of people, there are two paths.

Go up the river, pass the Phoenician Syrian coast, and to the south is the Kingdom of the Queen Mother of the West in the "Biography of Emperor Mu", where a stone tower of tens of feet stands, and there is also a statue of a monster in which Emperor Mu solved the three-legged puzzle , but there is now a rebellion, and it is self-reliant.

Going up along the river and continuing to the west, you will find the various tribes of the Greeks recorded in the "Shan Hai Jing", that is, the place where the stories of the Battle of Thermopylae and fighting for a woman for ten years took place.If you want to go there, you need to cross the sea, and the risk at sea is not small.

After three years of running around, Solucan's heart has never been doubted or shaken. Even in the country under his feet, after hearing many stories, legends, myths and religions, his thoughts have become more mature and his thinking has become more mature. deep.

From being a great cunning in the east to being a servant of Mo Di, after these three years of fermenting and maturing, he has gradually perfected his own ideas, and he can already be called a "son".

The heart is firm, and what I think about, really, is just the road under my feet, where to go.

(End of this chapter)