warring states careerist

Chapter 522

It's hard.

But for a person who has worked in the Mohist high-level for more than ten years, this is the most basic requirement. If it is difficult to achieve this, it is impossible for his ability to be convinced and recommended by the crowd, and he has been recognized by the Mohists early on. Squeeze it down.

The first problem facing Hu Feizi now is that the Mohists in Handan are too aggressive.

Radical Mohists believe that the reform of Gongzizhang did not achieve the great righteousness of Mohism in the end.

Now the dispute between the princes of the state of Zhao, according to the moral theory of the Mohist school, is a dog eats a dog. The Mohist family should sit and watch the show, and cannot participate in this dog-eat-dog dispute.

There is a bigger problem behind this overly radical problem. Once it is not resolved, it may go to another extreme: I am from Zhao, and I should fight to the death for the motherland. This is not a dog bites a dog, but a home defense The country and the just battle for the glory of the country.

Once it is not solved well, leading to the opposite of this problem, it will be extremely detrimental to the Mohist idea of ​​"world under heaven, people under heaven".What the Mohists have always guarded against is the situation of the Zhao, Chu, and Wei families. This was very important when Mozi was alive. He loved Zou people more than Yue people, and Lu people more than Zou people. Viewpoints were severely criticized by Mozi.

The Mohists now need to participate in this dog-eat-dog battle, and need to gain the maximum benefit from this war for the future, and this war determines the expansion and integration of the Mohism in Sishang.

Especially when the State of Yue decided to move south and the people's revolution broke out in the State of Fei, if Zhao State's affairs were not handled properly, it would lead to the intervention of the Wei and Qi coalition forces in Sishang, which would be of great help to the Mohists to fill the power of the Southward Movement of the State of Yue in Huaibei The vacuum and the integration of the non-aggressive alliances of the current countries in Sishang into a tighter alliance will be huge obstacles.

The Mohists have been waiting, ever since the death of Mo Zi, to wait for the situation in the world to change. Now that this change has finally arrived, they must grasp it well.

Hu Feizi knew that he had a great responsibility, and he also understood the difficulty of dealing with Zhao Guo's matter, but when the organization sent him to Handan, he had no choice but to do his best. .

Being able to choose him to come to Handan, in addition to his ability, is also because he can understand the morality of the Mohist school, and can clearly distinguish the difference between radicalism and surrender. In other words, he is politically qualified.

Facing the question of the Mohist at this time, Hu Feizi did not choose to talk about any major principles, but chose to answer with a metaphor that everyone likes at this time.

He asked: "The law of the Mohist school, the murderer dies, why is that?"

The Mohist naturally knew it, so he started from the reason that the right to life of a person is a power bestowed by the Emperor of Heaven, etc., and finally relied on rational deduction to deduce that the death of the murderer can best protect the right to life of everyone in the world.

Hu Feizi said with a smile: "So, for example, if the world can't kill the murderer at this time. Then, now there is an opportunity to let the people in the world know that killing people at will is a bad act. Even if there may be no legal sanction, but killing people easily You will be blamed for abandoning your elderly parents instead of raising them, would you do it when given the opportunity?"

The Mohist nodded and said: "If it is really impossible to implement the law of killing the murderer, then if you are condemned for killing at will, it is also a kind of restraint. This is something to do, and it is better than doing nothing."

Hu Feizi said: "So, what's the difference with what's happening in Zhao now?"

"Let the people rule the law to restrain the princes, which is like the law that the murderer died just now. But now, I ask Zhao Hou to clearly tell the people, and announce Handan, saying that he will "respect the virtuous, regardless of blood relationship, To select talented people to become officials, so that they can benefit and eliminate harm for the people, rich and poor, safe and orderly chaos; they want to break up well fields and privately grant land so that the people can work with land, have food to feed their stomachs, and have clothes to shelter from the cold ’, and regard the ‘benefit of all peoples’ as an obligation of the monarch. This is like preaching that killing is not good in the story just now.”

"If there is no legal sanction, just saying that killing is not good may not necessarily prevent killing. However, it is better than preaching that murder is better. Why don't you choose?"

"In today's world, the destiny is dead, why should one be king? This is something people can't explain."

"The monarch thinks that if the monarch is the monarch, he should have unlimited power. How can this be done?"

"Now, Marquis Zhao said in front of the people that what the monarch should do is to benefit the people and benefit the people. Even if he can't do it, he can at least make this 'righteousness' the world's 'righteousness'."

"Compared to those 'righteousness' who think that the monarch is the monarch, isn't this an improvement? If it can't be achieved overnight, it's like two armies at war. You are about to lose, and you choose to sit there and wait for death ? Or keep moving forward with the sword, and take as many steps as you can?"

"For the people, no matter what the purpose of Marquis Zhao is, the people can benefit. For the world, as long as Marquis Zhao's words are spoken in front of the people in Handan, it will become a kind of ' Righteousness', a kind of 'virtue', even if he can't do it, no one dares to say it's wrong."

"If that's the case, why don't we do it?"

Hearing the words, the Mohist finally nodded and said, "That's the truth, and I will stick to it from beginning to end. There is no way to reach a thousand miles without accumulating small steps, and even the smallest progress is progress."

Hu Feizi smiled and said: "Yes. What is wrong is not that you want to achieve it overnight. What is wrong is that you can't do it overnight. The reverse is also the same. When you can achieve it overnight, you still take slow steps instead of sprinting. , which is also wrong. The boundaries are difficult to grasp and must be observed.”

This is just like what I said before, things on the body cannot be slow; things in the world cannot be rushed.The difference between fast and slow lies in the mastery of the heat.

When should we sprint with all our strength and don't listen to words of slow change; when should we plan slowly and don't be so radical that we risk being surrounded;

Hu Feizi had solved the doubts in the minds of Handan Mohists that "dogs bite dogs and should not participate", and began to have close contact with Zhao Guo's son Zhang confidant in Handan.

The concubine had no choice but to issue an announcement in Handan, declaring that the righteousness of the monarch should benefit all the people. Therefore, the dispute between the sons of Zhao State is a dispute of "righteousness";

After the announcement, the Mohists’ organization in Handan quickly mobilized, taking advantage of the opportunity to organize the people to defend the city, and began to hold public gatherings extensively, so that the people also learned to "take advantage of the fire" and quickly issued more than ten conditions, asking Gongzi Zhang to agree, and Immediately send someone to send these conditions to Zhongmou.

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Zhao Du Zhongmu, in Gong Zhonglian's mansion, the newly succeeded Zhao Hou came to visit the old Gong Zhonglian, the old official who presided over the reform in the era of marquises.

Gong Zhonglian is old, although he is not in court, he still understands Zhao Guo's affairs.

At this time Zhao Hou came in person, but Gong Zhonglian did not greet him, but lay on the bed to rest, coughing from time to time.

Not long ago, Gongzichao was in chaos, and Zhongmou was in chaos. Fortunately, there were more courtiers and scholars who supported Gongzizhang. This coup failed, and Gongzichao fled and returned to his fiefdom.

Afterwards, the lords of Que and other places all rebelled, claiming that "Gongzi Zhang is far away from relatives but close to foreign clans, so he cannot be the lord of Zhao", and fully supported the sonchao who defected back to his fiefdom.

After this incident, Zhao Hou went to Gong Zhonglian's mansion many times, each time bringing important news.

Either the State of Wei sent troops, or the State of Chu attacked Chen and Cai and shared the power of the State of Wei, or the State of Zhongshan rebelled, or the King of Zhongshan sent people to Zhongmou to form an alliance with Zhao against Wei...

Whether it's good or bad, Gong Zhonglian is used to seeing big things, and he can always bear it.

Before Zhao Hou came, Gong Zhonglian could know about those big events, good or bad, or hear the wind.

But this time, Gong Zhonglian didn't know why Zhao Hou came.

On the bed, there is no need to be too polite, Gong Zhonglian saw Zhao Hou's face was angry, holding a letter in his hand, he was puzzled and asked, "Why is your lord so angry?"

Zhao Hou gritted his teeth and said: "The angry people are greedy and greedy, and the angry Mo family took advantage of the fire to rob. I have done enough in Handan, but the people are not grateful and want more. This is not what I want, so I am angry .”

Gong Zhonglian didn't know what the people wanted, but seeing Zhaohou getting angry, he asked in a deep voice, "What does your lord want the people to do? Or, what does your lord want?"

Zhaohou said: "I want Handan not to be lost. If Handan is lost, the state of Zhao will be in chaos, and more nobles and officials will vote for Wei and pro-children."

Gong Zhonglian coughed and gasped for a while and said, "So, you want Handan, and the people want profit, so in exchange, this is like a businessman buying and selling, what is there to be angry about?"

Zhao Hou smiled wryly and shook his head: "I am angry with the people. Is it possible for the monarch to make deals with the people? I am in Handan, and I have already granted the land to divide the land and redeem it. I also practice benevolent government, do not bully merchants and treat all workers well. Let them To defend the city, you still have to put forward conditions. You know that some of the changes I made in Handan are more benevolent and righteous than those in Jinyang back then."

"However, the three clans of Han, Wei, and Zhi besieged Jinyang for three years, and the people fought to the death without rebellion. Bo Zhi dug the Fen River, so that the city would cook in hanging cauldrons, live in tents, and be submerged in water to generate evil. There are thousands of people with sores, many officials want to escape, but the people have no betrayal, they are all grateful for the virtue of the late father, Xiangzi, and do their best to die."

"Now the people of Wei want to besiege Handan, but the army has not arrived, the city is not trapped, the river is not yet settled, the firewood is not exhausted, and the food and grass are not empty. The people of Handan want to make conditions, and they don't appreciate my kindness. They intensify their efforts and seek profit. .Now the people of Zhaodi are degraded in virtue. They don't know gratitude, they don't distinguish between good and evil, they only seek self-interest, but they don't have the heart of the country. This year's Zhao people are not as good as the Zhao people in Jinyang back then, shouldn't I be angry?"

(End of this chapter)