warring states careerist

Chapter 606 The Sun of Mount Tai ([-])
The enraged Yu Nu harbored resentment towards the Mohist family, and for some reason, he really had a dream at night.

An unremarkable dream whose narration the owner would not want to hear.

He dreamed that he had a dog. When he was bored, he would stroke the dog's head and smooth its hair. When he was happy, he would give the dog a bone. But if he was busy worrying about his own interests, the dog would still If you paste it over without interest and want to let yourself pet the dog's head, you will kick the dog away distractedly.At this time, the dog will lie in the distance aggrieved, thinking about how to make the owner happy.

He didn't know why he had such a dull dream that was so real and ordinary. When he woke up from the dream, it was the time to feed the horses at night. This is a habit developed for decades. Don't miss this time.

There seemed to be a dim light in the house in the distance, Yu Nu sighed, thinking that the Mohist family is really abominable, it makes the master have to sigh all night and cannot sleep.

The old aristocrat really did not fall asleep, candles were lit in the house, and the peasants could regard it as the suet that could only be eaten during the New Year's Eve was burning.

With the flickering candlelight, several confidant retainers knelt on the ground with aggrieved expressions on their faces.

"The master humiliated the minister to death. The Mohists bullied the gentleman too much, and today they spread the news in the village community that they came to collect the money for fines and confiscations this afternoon."

A retainer talked about some things in the village with hatred on his face.

Fines are not humiliation, it is humiliation and the most rude behavior to spread among the people after fines.

It is precisely by virtue of etiquette and the latitude and longitude of the people, and the orderly observance of the nobles and officials, that the people can respect them, and that they can keep their careers.No matter what is noble or humble, this is the so-called degree.Now that there are laws and decrees, the people are under the law, so why is it honorable?High and low without order, why is the world?

Under the hierarchical system, the noble can punish the lowly, and the doctor can punish the scholar, but they cannot tell the people the exact reason for the punishment.

Otherwise, if there is no order between the noble and the humble, the people will abide by the laws and not respect the nobles, the untouchables will not respect and respect the scholars, the scholars will not respect and respect the high officials, and the high officials will not respect and fear the princes. This is the reason.

Now the matter of fines is spreading in the village community. The Mohists say that no matter how high or low a person violates the order, he will be punished. Isn’t this the same as no distinction between high and low, but everyone is equal before the law?
This is a humiliation that the nobles have never experienced. The retainers are angry, but they can only mutter here and can't do anything.

This decree was formulated by the Mohist school, and those people in the village community are only the executors. If the master humiliates his ministers to death, they should kill all the Mohist leaders.

But these people also know their abilities, so how can they kill them?Sishang is full of dangers. Not to mention the large number of Mohists, even if they are assassins, how many of the Mohist leaders don't know swordsmanship, so how can these few people be able to assassinate?
Listening to the loyal words of his retainers, the old nobleman's face turned ashen.

He originally wanted to invite the leader of the Mohists to a banquet during the day today, and to talk about the truth, but he didn't want the Mohists to refuse directly, and if he said otherwise, the wine would be like sour wine, and it would be better not to drink it.

This is because there is no room for change, the old nobleman sighed and said: "It seems that the matter of dividing the land is a foregone conclusion?"

"Hey! The world will be in chaos!"

"In the past, there were 9000 robbers and soldiers, and they ran rampant in the world and invaded the princes. They drove people from cattle and horses, and took people from women. They were greedy and forgot their relatives. If a small country is protected, the people will suffer."

"Today, the Mohists have [-] soldiers, and they are rampant in the world, invading the princes, and the disaster is far worse than that of Robbing Zhi. Mo Di created righteousness, and he wanted to love the world at the same time, but it was not suitable for him, and he caused trouble for the world. Could it be that Mo Di is not responsible for this crime? ?"

Father Liang was originally near Liu Xiahui's fief, and Liu Xiahui's cemetery was also here. The Robber Zhi uprising a hundred years ago spread to Qi, Lu, Wei, and Song. Of course the world remembers it, and the nobles near Father Liang have a deep memory.

Today, the Mohists are really big countries guarding the city and small countries being protected, and the Sishang princes are "forced by lust" and have to join the non-offensive alliance.

The old aristocrat was full of emotions, and what he valued about the distribution of land was its political impact.

After sighing, a close retainer said: "That is also an unknown thing. How many people are in the village today, and everyone in the village wants to send food to the measuring dolls of the Mo family, but they hesitate to move forward. Only one person goes , the rest did not dare."

"The head of the family has been here for many years. He is powerful and respected by the common people. This makes things difficult for the Mo family."

"If the people are afraid, they will be afraid. If they are afraid, they will not dare to seek personal gain."

The old nobleman nodded and said, "It suits my heart very well. What should I do?"

The retainer stretched out his hand and made a gesture of cutting it with a knife.

When the rest of the people saw it, they were shocked and said in a panic: "No! The righteous teacher of the Mohist family is here, and now the Zongzi's private soldiers are all outside, so it can't be done."

The vassal laughed and said, "Who is going to kill the Mohist people? The Mohist people are too powerful to move lightly. If they can defeat the Mohist people, the people will naturally fear. But if they can't defeat the Mohist people, they may not be able to kill those Common people who want to make trouble for their own interests."

"Land is for profit, and life is also for profit. Land and life cannot be obtained at the same time, and the people can only give up the land and ask for life. Today, when delivering food, there is a person who is close to the Mohist family. He wants to benefit from the land and violates the rules and regulations. Such a person cannot Not dead."

"If he doesn't die, how can the people fear and respect the patriarch? If he dies, the people will all think that if he gets close to the Mohist family, he will die, so how dare he get close to the Mohist family? Even if the land is divided at that time, the people dare not want it, so what is the difference from now?" What's the difference?"

"This is the righteousness of upholding etiquette and law. People can kill people. The Mohists respect rules and laws, so as long as the Mohists can't be sure that we killed the people, but let everyone know that we punished the people who killed, the Mohists won't be punished." What can I do?"

The old nobleman was speechless, and the retainer said again: "Since the Mo family has insulted and punished gentlemen with laws and regulations, shouldn't we use the laws and regulations of the Mo family to deal with the Mo family? If they arrest people without a certificate, their laws are not allowed. enduring; if they want their decrees to last, they cannot arrest."

The old nobleman said in a deep voice: "The crime is not with the people, but with the Mohists. Mohism's righteousness confuses the people, making them feel good but not virtuous. In the past, the king of Wu defeated Zhou, punished the sins of Shang Zhou and treated the people of the world kindly, supplemented by enlightenment... ..."

Everyone thought that the head of the family was going to oppose this matter, but they didn't want the old nobleman to change the subject, and said solemnly: "Of course, benevolence is like civil and martial arts, and there are also things to kill. The so-called Tang punished Yinxie, Wen Wang punished Pan Zhi, Zhou Gong punished Uncle Guan, Taigong punished Hua Shi, Guan Zhong punished Fu Liyi, and Zichan punished Deng Xi, all of which are harms to the world. This person thinks about benefit but has no virtue, and he is not grateful when he lives in the land, so he should be punished."

Only then did Zhong vassals rest assured that as long as they could kill the chickens to warn the monkeys, and kill one to warn the hundred, then it would be impossible for the Mo family to gain a firm foothold here.

Moreover, since the Mohist sect respects laws and decrees, as long as no one knows what they did, even if the whole father of Liang knows that they killed the person, so what?

Several people discussed it and then made a plan, only to do it tomorrow night.

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In the village commune, the farmer who went to deliver meals to the Mohists yesterday returned to his dilapidated house happily.

After taking a bite of the solidified corn porridge left over from yesterday, recalling the truth and the politics of Sishang that those people in the Mo family in the field told today, his heart moved.

Farmers above the closed land cannot move at will. This kind of law has been going on for hundreds of years. Leaving the confinement of the land is regarded as fleeing.

Felony fugitive, although it is difficult to catch most of the time, at this time there are many deep mountains, old forests, big swamps and rivers.However, human beings are social beings, and it is extremely difficult to survive by leaving human society in order to escape feudal obligations.

The farmer thought, since he has nothing to worry about, he might as well follow the Mo family.

The rebel army had food and drink, and two sets of clothes a year. After retiring, if they were willing to go to Jiangnan, Donghai, Fulou and other places, they could also get iron tools, guns, and the ownership of the land they reclaimed.

This was an irresistible temptation for this lonely farmer.

As for the words of benefiting the world, he thinks it is very reasonable, but at least what attracts him at this time is only those better lives than now.

I imagined that I would serve in the army in the volunteer army in the future. After I retired, I could go to Fulou. It is said that there are three or five cities that have immigrated there. When I go there, I will be organized to cultivate and cultivate them. I can eat wheat flour in the future. , rice, and even the "oil" that the righteous teachers said.

Today in Tianzhong, he ate two mouthfuls of military fried wheat flour with those young people.

When he was fantasizing, he vaguely heard some movement outside. Where did he think too much, he thought it was someone from the village commune who came to ask what the Mohists said in the field today, so he got up from the haystack and went to open the door.

As soon as he opened the door, his mouth and nose were covered, and then his abdomen felt cold, and he died before he could cry out.

He is naturally unprepared, but even if he is prepared, with the muscles and bones of working in the fields, how can he be against these trained people?

Several retainers stood outside and stared at the movement, and the four people in the room lifted the man up and ran towards the outside.

After provoking a bark of dogs in the village commune, he slipped to a big mulberry tree outside the village commune, cut open the dead farmer's stomach, pulled out his intestines, strangled his throat with a bark vine rope, and hung him on a tree. After climbing the tree, he slipped away.

Before leaving, the family servant looked at the dead farmer and said with a smile: "In this way, who in the village dares to approach the Mo family? It's a lifeless thing."

He spat fiercely, and walked quietly into the darkness.

The next morning.

Just before dawn, Shu Guitian and the others were woken up by a loud noise, rubbed their eyes and walked out, only to see many people gathered outside.

It was only then that the young men learned about the news of the murder last night. They peeked at Sun Pu and saw his gloomy face. Shu Guitian couldn't help but feel a little sad when he thought of the friendship he had shared with him the day before yesterday.

Don't even think about this matter, it must be the hands of the nobles.

(End of this chapter)