warring states careerist

Chapter 518 Freshmen

To scold and get out is a very severe reprimand.

It's just that the words from the father's mouth are more caring.

Ximen Leopard actually likes this bastard very much, and he has also been exposed to the theory of Mohism, so he is sure that young people, especially noble bastards who have no worries about food and clothing, will definitely like some content of Mohist morality.

Young people are full of passion, and it is better to spend all their energy on things like shooting horses and playing with women, and what the Mohists want to do sounds very high-end, which is suitable for those young people who do not know the heights of the sky and the earth.

After that reprimand, Ximen Leopard basically never spoke to Ximen Shu, but occasionally heard some rumors, and sometimes paid attention to what his son was doing recently.

This time when the news came that Marquis Wei asked him to besiege Handan, Ximen Bao was sure that Ximen Zhu would come to see him, and he would definitely be dressed in noble clothes.

Putting on that fine attire, he was Ximen Bao's son, and he came to talk to his father as a son.

Taking off the fine attire, it was a young man who was bewitched by the morality of the Mohist school, questioning the executor of this unjust war with the justice that young people knew.

Now, the father and son are at an impasse again.

Ximen Leopard didn't care that Ximen Shu went to learn the morals of those Mohists, there was nothing wrong with that in itself.As for questioning himself, in his opinion, it shows that his son has great ambitions and is not afraid of majesty, and he may succeed in the future.

What he was angry with might just be a mentality of hating iron but not steel: his son is too naive, even if he went to Sishang, he might not be able to make a name for himself.

A year ago, he said that the morality of Mohism that Ximen Zhi learned was only superficial, and that he learned the theology of the people as the essence of learning from the people.

Now he said that Ximen Zhu didn't know the real meaning behind those propaganda slogans of the Mohist school at all. His son thought Sishang was a paradise, where people didn't fight, and everyone was pure, kind and beautiful.

All this made Ximen Leopard feel worried.

The son has come this far, and there may be no turning back.

It doesn't matter if you don't look back, as a bastard himself, Ximen Leopard also attaches great importance to the Mohist family and feels that the morality of the Mohist family may really sweep the world in the future.

Moreover, Ximen Leopard, as a nobleman and a courtier, is too aware of the dirty politics between countries.

Just like him, when Marquis Wen was alive, he was almost distrusted by Marquis Wen because of some slander, and finally he used some methods to secure Ye Shou's seat.

If Young Master Ji had been in power back then, I'm afraid Ye Shou would not be able to do so for a long time.

He has no hostility towards the Mohist family. On the contrary, he appreciates some of the Mohist's deeds. If this bastard who can't inherit everything from himself can join the Mohist family, it can be regarded as a destination.

Looking at the world, the Mohist family is now an uncrowned king and a prime minister, who can compete with the three Jins, Qin, Qi and Chu.

However, what Ximen Leopard is worried about is that his son, full of passion, regards Sishang as a paradise, thinking that there is a place for the benevolent where everyone is kind, but after he goes there, he finds that there is a gap between him and his imagination, and it is difficult to bear this fantasy. The pain of shattering.

At that time, I will already be full of loathing for the old things; I will also feel uneasy about the new policies in Sishang; then this life will be ruined.

People need perseverance to achieve great things.

Ximen Leopard didn't want to care whether his son joined the Three Jin Dynasty, Qin Chu, or the Mo family, but only hoped that his son could make a difference.

But if you are already full of loathing for the old things, and feel uneasy about the New Deal in Sishang, there will be no place for you under the sway.

In the world of change and chaos, if you want to achieve great things, you can only choose between the old and the new. There is no third way.

Perseverance does not mean loyalty, nor does it mean single-mindedness.

In Ximen Leopard's view, Wu Qi, for example, has learned swordsmanship, Confucianism, and the art of war.

Even so, Ximen Bao is convinced that Wu Qi can achieve great things, because he has perseverance and knows what he wants.It doesn't seem specific, and there is absolutely no loyalty, but everything is for the four words "make contributions".

Wu Qi has always been consistent, so from Lu to Wei to Qin, he can achieve great things.

Where is the son?
I feel that everything old is dirty, but is he really ready to devote himself to the great cause of the Mo family?After going there, if you are disappointed, you will already feel disgusted by the old things, and you will wonder what you can do and what you want to do... This person, even if he is useless in this troubled world, will be busy all his life.

When he scolded his son, he didn't want to scold him back, but just wanted to scold him sober, firm, and make a choice.

After more than a year, today's scolding still has the same meaning and the same reason.

He was waiting for his son's answer, and judged from his son's answer whether his son was ready and determined.

If it was just like a year ago, kneeling down and crying and only expressing the pain of being tortured by morality, then Ximen Leopard would choose to lock up his son before going out.Fearing that his son would be too depressed to find a way out, he decided to die to get rid of the old pain and new disillusionment, and even foolishly ran to Handan to defend the city for "justice".

After scolding this time, Ximen Shu was stronger than Ximen Leopard imagined.

Although the words are still fierce, they are not as naive as a year ago. Instead, after he scolded him, he bowed and said: "Father, the Mohist method has the saying that one does not care about one's heart. The Mohist scriptures have both objective and subjective principles." Say."

"You may not be able to understand these words, but you can simply understand that the objective is the trace; the subjective is the heart."

"Mr. Zhao Zhang, what do you think, whether you really want to benefit the world, or whether you really want to benefit the people of Zhao Guo, that's not important."

"The important thing is that everything he has done in Handan has benefited the people. Even if this benefit is for his own power and position as a prince, this is still an improvement objectively. Will support."

"As for what he will do after becoming a prince, whether he will choose another path according to the morality of the Mohist school, that's one thing. I can't just because he might do these things out of his own power, He even opposes what he is doing now."

"Father, why do the people of Ye respect you and love you? Is it because of your bloodline? No, it is because you rule the river and build the Zhangshui, which benefits the people."

"And now you are going to send the people of Ye to attack Zhao. This is the order of the Marquis of Wei. I never expected to persuade you to give up."

"I just want to tell you that your actions are unjust. By the way... I also want to tell you that I'm going to study in Sishang."

Ximen Leopard was slightly taken aback, but he wasn't overly surprised. He just asked, "What did you think about what I told you a year ago? Do you think you understand the meaning of the Mohism now?"

Ximen Shu shook his head and said, "I don't really understand, half understand."

"But before, it was like there was a fog in front of me. There was no sun or stars. I didn't know how to go."

"And now, although my eyes are still blurred, it's not the fog around me, but just the water on my face. Although it's blurry, someone will help me wipe it off."

"Everything you said is true, but what's the point? It's like the story of Gongsun Ze I told you last year. Gongsun Ze in that story was a good man and a gentleman, but he was just He is a good person and a gentleman. What I want to do is no longer to be a very good person, but to hope that the world does not need such a good person in that story.”

"The story is over, but I just thought, what will happen after the story? Gongsun Ze may laugh at the lack of respect for common people, but with compassion, he may even send some salt to the farmer. I don't know. But, Another possibility of the story is that the farmer has his own land and no longer needs the pity of such a gentleman.”

Ximen Bao smiled, nodded and shook his head, and asked for a long time: "What happened this year?"

Hearing this, Ximen Shu smiled wryly and said, "This year...a lot of things happened."

Yes, many things.

After being reprimanded by Ximen Leopard a year ago, Ximen Shu once hesitated, hesitated, felt helpless, and didn't know where to go.

For several months, he listened to a lot of truths and solved many doubts, until one day in the stronghold of the Mo family in Yecheng, he had a conversation with a person.

It was more than half a year ago, a middle-aged man came to the Mohist stronghold in Yecheng, with profound knowledge and superb morality. The man who was originally in the Mohist stronghold was transferred away. It is said that he seems to have gone to Gaoliu in the north of Zhaodi.

The new middle-aged man is very talkative and knows a lot. He should also be of noble origin, but he may have done a lot of farming and farming. Talking and laughing.

Middle-aged people are very characteristic. They are missing a little finger, which was cut off all over the place.

After getting acquainted with the middle-aged man and listening to many moral stories told by the middle-aged man, Ximen Shu curiously asked about the middle-aged man's little finger.

But the middle-aged man just smiled lightly and said: "I have suddenly come to my senses, determined my ambition, and devoted myself to the cause of benefiting the world."

He answered casually and narrated calmly, but the eyes of many people around him lit up, guessing what kind of soul-stirring story was behind this.

Ximen Shu sighed and said, "There are always many stories about you Mohists, which are exciting to listen to. That kind of life is life. Our current life is obviously boring."

The middle-aged man didn't directly reason, but asked with a smile: "Really? Tell me, do you know the story about Mo Zhe?"

Speaking of this, a few noble children who feel that life is empty and flustered, but don't know what to do, and are extremely envious of the romance and passion in the stories of the Mohist family said: "There are too many!"

"Mozi persuaded the king of Qi, Sheng Chuo rebelliously helped Xiangziniu, Qinzi climbed Mount Tai and drank with Mozi to learn the art of defending the city, applied strange skills to kill the world's witches, made public Yezhi city sword Nie Zheng, and Gong Shangguo Youyue cut Jiao, Hu Feizi Linzi Wuyong said Qu Jiang..."

After telling stories that sound quite romantic and passionate, Ximen Zhu felt itchy again, thinking that this kind of life is life, and it is really meaningless for him to live now.

But after saying this, the middle-aged man with the severed finger laughed loudly and said, "I am very yearning to hear these stories, and I think such days are interesting, right?"

Ximen Shu thought it was to persuade him to join the Mohist school, and he had intended it, so he nodded hastily.

The middle-aged man kept laughing, and said after a long time: "I have seen all the people after these stories. Let me just name anyone for you."

"Well... Let's just say it's appropriate, killing Wu Zhu, the world's witch with poison. Do you know what else he did more than ten years after he finished this?"

(End of this chapter)