warring states careerist

Chapter 508

Wei Rang is not the kind of person whose voice is like thunder.

But after he read out the content that was being discussed at Sishang, each sentence seemed to have the power of thunder.

The envoys sent by the nobles who still wanted to bargain, felt like being struck by lightning every time they heard a sentence, and couldn't believe that these words could come out of Wei Rang's mouth.

Meng Sheng knew that this was the highlight of the day, and these remarks were already a bit radical, which was tantamount to taking advantage of the past few days to completely cut off the possibility of reconciliation with the nobles.

Once the things Wei Rang said were passed, many things would be different.

This time, the Mo family secretly used Ji Sunluan behind their backs. Now the people of the country have the power to discuss politics, which is equivalent to Ji Sunluan's giving. Ji Sunluan himself is the biggest variable.

Whether it is reliable or not, no one can predict it.

Once these things of Ke Weirang are passed, it will be the same thing: Ji Sunluan came to power through a coup allowed by the old rules and regulations, and delegated the power of discussing politics to the people.After discussion, the people came to the conclusion that the meaning of the existence of the monarch is not sacred, and the people have the right to overthrow it under certain circumstances.

Labor creates wealth, which itself is an anti-feudal theory. From this theory, it can be deduced that the wealth of the nobles is not in line with the will of heaven, and people such as peasants, businessmen, and businessmen should obtain wealth.

Those explanations of the will of heaven, the way of heaven, and nature are tantamount to completely rejecting the saying that the emperor is holy, the princes are holy, and there is a difference between high and low.

These things are not science.Just like why are people born from heaven and earth, should people be equal and have the right to life?
How can there be any way of nature?
How can it be said that the reason for the emergence of the country is that in ancient times, ten people have ten righteousness and hundreds of people have hundreds of righteousness, and people elected common righteousness for the common benefit?

The nobleman thought to himself, I also said that the birth of a country comes from the destiny of heaven, and it is ordered by heaven.

It's just because most people hope so, and think it's beneficial to themselves, so this kind of thinking became popular after the chaos of the Spring and Autumn Period, after the Mohists began to spread morality, and iron tools, ox farming, gunpowder, hydraulic machinery and other things began to transform the material foundation of the world.

After all, what happened here in Fei Country was just a revolution disguised as a coup d'état, a change to change the "righteousness" of a country, not a change of monarch without changing the rules and righteousness.

The verbal debate and reasoned debate on this matter can only go back to the original starting point in the end: Is it right for everyone to be equal?Is it true that labor creates wealth?Does everyone have the right to pursue a better life?
Only by denying these foundations at the source can different conclusions be drawn, otherwise, it is absolutely impossible to refute Wei Rang's "reasoning" on the basis of recognizing that everyone is equal and labor creates wealth.

And as long as you want to refute, there will be a situation where the nobles and the peasants, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen will be completely separated, and they will become two classes with different "righteousness".

Once this kind of separation occurs, even if the nobles win for a while, they will still lose in the end.

At this moment, after Wei Rang finished reading all the thirty articles, the taxi sent by the nobleman did not choose to refute directly from the most fundamental starting point.

The scholar who was besieged by the crowd just now and asked him to get out stood up, faced Wei Rang and asked the crowd: "Even if what you say is correct, even if it makes sense, but if it makes sense, you can definitely do it." ?"

"I said, the winter is too cold. The most reasonable and best solution is to bring the sun closer, so that the world's poor and poor people can have a happy face."

"Is this reasoning wrong?"

After he finished asking, he replied: "There is nothing wrong with the truth, but it cannot be done."

"So, the next best thing is to choose to dress, make a fire, and seal the windows to survive the cold winter."

"Maybe what you said is right, but if you do it, it's like pulling the sun closer."

"Perhaps those who entrusted the patriarchal lineage of the world before may not be right, but it's like people can't bring the sun closer, but have to choose to wear clothes and seal windows."

"Just talking about morality, will, and principles will cause chaos in the world! At that time, everyone will eat each other from hunger, and kill each other for profit. Can such things be resolved by reason?"

Wei Rang wondered, "How did you come to the conclusion that what we are going to do is equivalent to bringing the sun closer?"

The scholar sneered and said, "Is it something that everyone can do to govern the country? There are princes first, and then there are scholars."

"This is a choice made for the stability of the world. Scholars join the army, manage government, and get fiefs as salaries. Without these, the state will be in chaos..."

Wei Rang didn't wait for the man to finish, he laughed and said: "These scholars you mentioned, can't sages be in charge?"

"Besides, in the battle of Lushui, the Yue warriors challenged their divisions and were bombarded and killed by the common peasants. The saying that there are no soldiers without soldiers has been proved to be wrong."

"In the past, the state supported scholars and divided the land, and the scholars cultivated it with their subordinates. They did not cultivate it themselves. It was the salary that was enough to farm for them, practice martial arts, and thus assist the princes."

"In the past, more than one soldier rode in a chariot, one against a hundred, so there were no soldiers without an army."

"But now, if you choose the best warriors from Qin, Jin, Chu, and Qi, and let them fight in chariots, will they be able to win against a righteous army composed of peasants, businessmen, and businessmen?"

"In the past, the state supported scholars and divided the land, and the scholars cultivated it with their children, and they did not cultivate it themselves. It was the salary that was enough to farm for them. The father learned a lot and passed it on to his sons, so that the scholars could be literate and general about history from generation to generation."

"But now, Sishang grass and silk have been produced, paper is cheap, and printing skills are available. All farmers, businessmen, and businessmen can learn from it to pass on knowledge."

"So, in the past, scholars were able to assist the monarch, did they rely on their bloodlines? Or did they rely on their knowledge?"

"Joining the army to fight, but in terms of the benefits of a country, it is unnecessary for the bloodlines who were originally paid enough to farm for them. It is a waste. There are so many scholars, but some scholars can raise [-] people, which is better than a shoemaker. suitable?"

"When it comes to governing and assisting the country, when it comes to farming, craftsmen, merchants, and industry, who are the people of blood who can beat the sages on Sishang?"

Hearing the words, the scholar was furious, and roared angrily, "Are you trying to kill all the people in the world? Is it unnecessary for you to exist as scholars? You are trying to make all the people in the world waste their land Blood spattered five steps to resist its humiliation?"

Wei Rang laughed and said: "We want everyone in the world to become a scholar. The principle of admiring the virtuous is that everyone can be a virtuous man, not because of blood. We just want to return to the essence of a scholar, so that a scholar can be revived as a man of civil and military power." At that time, taxis can be used to stabilize the country, not these silverfish people with corpses sitting on a vegetarian diet!"

"In the past, King Wen conquered Zhou, Duke Zhou established the country, and divided the world into princes, and the princes divided the officials. It was not for the purpose of letting their corpses eat without food, but to enable them to govern one side, so that the people could benefit and the industry would prosper. This is the way the feudal princes were appointed The doctor's intention."

"Today's doctors, in the name of a doctor, embezzle land, accumulate wealth, swallow fame and seek profit, and have forgotten the meaning of a doctor."

"In the future, Fei State will not only have scholars, but also officials. It is only the scholars and officials who are worthy to live there, so that the common people will benefit and the industry will prosper. Grant a salary, no longer hereditary!"

Wei Rang stared at the scholar, and actually almost cursed: "You are not for the glory of the scholar, you are only for the fiefdom of the scholar and the right to plow the land for the subordinates."

However, he didn't scold, because scolding was meaningless.

The emergence of gunpowder, the rise of infantry, and the dawn of cavalry made the original class of chariot soldiers and warriors lose their meaning of existence, and made them unable to resist the resistance of the peasants, businessmen, and businessmen all over the world.

The emergence of paper, printing, and low-level characters made the original literati class lose the meaning of existence, so that young people who had received education in Sishang could beat these scholars who inherited culture from their families at the cultural level.

The reason why the Mohist shrank in Sishang for so long is the significance of this.

With more advanced culture and more advanced knowledge, after the Mohists have won the world, they no longer need people from the original aristocratic system, or even cooperate with them. If they dare to oppose, they will be crushed, and there is no need to worry that no one will become an official. .

Otherwise, even if the world is won, those descendants of nobles and sons of scholars will come to power. They will not let go of everything they hold, and they will not take the initiative to implement the Mohist's strategy of canceling fiefdoms from the bottom of the pot. Individuals may die for righteousness. Destroy itself, but a class does not destroy itself.

The scholar class is the inheritor of the world culture.

But Sishang created another culture and spread it in a simpler and more convenient way to destroy the original culture and shape a new one.

Just like what Zhe Yangzi said to Fei Jun before, the matter of Fei Guo should be turned into a "jihad", a battle for righteousness in the world, old rules, old culture, old system and new rules, new culture, Only the "jihad" of the new system sweeping the world can win.

The moment Fei Jun vetoed it was the moment Zhe Yangzi decided to join Xinyi.

Now, the situation in Fei country is hard to change, but the princes of the world have not moved, let alone let go of their disputes, and extinguished them unanimously when the flames just rose, so today Wei Rang made such a call in Fei country .

The reason why he can say, dare to say, and say these things recklessly today is because the Mohist deduces that in a macro perspective, the material foundation of Sishang has changed, and everything in the old era can be overthrown. ——Sishang has so many students from self-cultivation farmers, industrial and commercial people every year. They will line up and wait for a new vacant seat.

The reason why he can say, dare to say, and say these things recklessly today is because the Mohist has already got the exact news given the current situation in the world.Chu State has sent troops to Chen Cai, Wei State has decided to support Zhao Gongzi Dynasty, Zhongshan State has raised troops to restore the country, Zhao's internal turmoil has begun, and the struggle between Qin's reform and the conservative faction is about to erupt completely with Wu Qi's arrival in Qin.

(End of this chapter)