warring states careerist

Chapter 77 Bone Smelting Zhu Rongxue ([-])

Everyone saw that the person who spoke was suitable, and they all thought that if this person really had a way.

Mo Chengzi was worried that he didn't understand the situation here, and that the methods of the villages near Shangqiu might not be useful here, so he reminded: "This place is no better than Shangqiu. In the past, it was the hometown of Xu Yi and Huai Yi. When King Xu Yan rebelled against Zhou, it caused a sensation. All over the world. Later grandson Wuzi destroyed Xu, Xu and Yi moved to Pengcheng, or moved north along Surabaya. Yin people and Dongyi live together, which is not comparable to Shangqiu."

"There are great marshes in both east and west of Peidi, and there are many hermits who have lost their households and escaped from the harsh taxation. Most of them believe in witchcraft. The Zhuhuai family once performed the emperor's blessing, and the Huaiyi sacrificial technique is also outstanding... ..."

Mo Chengzi was worried that it would be appropriate to directly use the method near Shangqiu in the village community. There are many clans here, which may easily cause the rebound of the local rich and nobles.

After many wars, the population composition and customs here have become extremely complicated.

When King Mu of Zhou crusaded and plundered slaves; when Jin and Chu fought for hegemony, they destroyed the country and migrated residents; when Wu Zixu and Sun Wuzi destroyed Xu, Xu people moved north to Song Dynasty; Escaping into Peize...

The place was originally the intersection of Yin Shang civilization and Dongyi civilization. After so many wars where people relocated and reunited, it was completely different from those places in Shangqiu.

Mozi believed that Shi was not the kind of person who would speak up without understanding the situation, and said, "Talk about it. First talk about the general idea, and then talk about the details. If the general idea is not enough, then there is no need to talk about it later."

Shi asked, "The giant trusts those witches?"

The Mohists also offer sacrifices to ghosts and gods, and this is a limitation of the Mohism, which needs to be clarified.

Mozi shook his head and said, "Sacrifices that use living people as sacrifices to collect money cannot be blessed by ghosts and gods. Where is this sacrifice? What kind of ghosts and gods would like this?"

Shi smiled and said: "Since this is the case, then the disciple has a solution. What we have to deal with seems to be those old Wu Zhu who are making money. In fact, we are trying to make the peasants and businessmen here trust us and not them. That is to say , Our purpose is to make the people here believe in us, and those old witches are just people who prevent the people here from believing in us."

"Only by making the local people believe in us can we get rid of those old Wu Zhu, and finally solve the evil ritual here."

"But they are deeply entrenched here. If we kill them directly, it will cause everyone's resentment. If we expose them, everyone will think that we are slandering and framing them."

"Nowadays, the peasants will believe those words of Wu Zhu, just like Mohists believe in the words of a giant. But there is only one gentleman, but what about Wu Zhu?"

Mozi considered the appropriate words and felt that it was true.

Since it is to do righteousness, the greatest righteousness is to make more people believe in the righteousness of the Mohists, and the premise of this is trust.

It is appropriate to use seeds and medicines in small villages to make people believe, but they cannot be used directly here. You must first make people believe and then use these methods to deepen trust.

As for the belief in witchcraft in this place, Mozi has also heard about it.

Reminiscent of Sheng Chuo and others rebelling against ink, and many Mohists questioning his righteousness, etc., he laughed at himself and said: "I am afraid that it is more powerful than some Mohists who believe in the words of the giant. I am a giant, and Sheng Chuo and the other three More than a dozen people rebelled against Mo. But the people here believe in the wind of witchcraft, but they never doubt it. It is said that many years ago, some of them even took pride in offering sacrifices to their own children."

Shih hummed, and suddenly asked: "Then if Wu Zhu himself said that they are lying, that they did not sacrifice to ghosts and gods in this way at all, but just to make money... then is it more useful than our warning to everyone?"

Mo Chengzi shook his head and said, "You have a great idea, but it's hard to do. It's like a hunter who wants the tiger to die and then skin it."

All the Mohists also felt that this idea was really bad. Without violence, how could those witches voluntarily admit it?But if violence is used, those peasants will definitely think it is a threat, and it will be difficult for Mohists to gain a foothold here in the future.

Will Wu Zhu admit that he is a fake?
Does Wu Zhuhui admit that he cannot communicate with ghosts and gods?

What is the difference between thinking in this way and hoping that all people in the world can observe propriety and not seek profit?Just delusional.

Only Mozi seemed to understand something when he heard Shi's words, and asked, "What can you do?"

Shi laughed and said: "Of course those witches will not admit that they cannot communicate with ghosts and gods, but what if I become a witch? I will become the only witch, tell everyone that they are all fake, and after everyone believes, I, the only Wouldn’t that be all right if my witch wish told everyone that I was also a fake and that the witch wishes were all fake?”

Mo Zi vaguely guessed something, and quickly asked: "Go ahead, this method may be feasible."

"Presumably Juzi still remembers how I introduced ants to teach Tianzhi in the village? If I don't tell you, will the people in the village think it's a sign of ghosts and gods?"

All the Mohists have heard about the village commune for countless times.

Everyone has learned a lot from the village community.Organization, righteousness, trust, gaining trust, disposal, rewards and punishments, etc., a small village is like a shrunken world.

In an instant, Mozi understood what Shi meant.

Mo Chengzi, Qin Huali and the others also seemed to understand, only those Mohists sitting around the ground did not fully understand.

Instead, use it, first become the only witch wish, declare the rest of the witch wish to be heresy, and then destroy yourself!

Mohists have their own art of consecrating sacrifices. Although they are not as good as Confucian scholars, they are superior in being simple and cost-free, and they can pray to ghosts and gods.There is still a saying about the mohist guarding the city as a "meeting the enemy temple", and the means of making altar sacrifices are no worse than those of witches.

Shi and consciously used his own methods can definitely be stronger and more shocking than those Wu Zhu's ghost tricks.

So he said in detail: "Using the will of heaven that I know, I usurped the name of Wu Zhu. When offering sacrifices on May [-]th, I used better means than those Wu Zhu, so that everyone can see at a glance. If those Wu Zhu can't do it, I can do it." If it is done, then in the eyes of those peasants, who is the real witch Zhu who can communicate with ghosts and gods?"

"Since they believe it, I will use some methods. When the next sacrificial ceremony is held, I will disclose all my methods and the methods of those Wu Zhu, gather thousands of people, and tell them that these are all fake. Wu Zhu Saying that you are a fake is the easiest thing to believe!"

When he said this, everyone understood.

Compared with the matter of attracting ants in the village, it seems that here is the reverse, not telling everyone that this is just the root of Tianzhi, but first convincing everyone.Then when everyone is most convinced, they expose everything again, instead of exposing everything at the beginning to arouse dissatisfaction among the people.

Although the Mohists had not been in contact with Shi for a long time, they knew that he knew the will of heaven and the origin of things, which was praised by Mozi.

What's more, he has a reputation among the Mohists for keeping promises, honoring promises, and honoring righteousness. If he can't do it, it's impossible to say it.

Now that you say it, you can definitely do it.Just like those things such as wheat flour, millstones, black jade, etc., if outsiders hear it, they will think it is nonsense, but he can do what he said, and there is no lie.

Mozi smacked for a moment. Among the Mozi, there are indeed people who are proficient in how to sacrifice, and what they want to do looks like a ritual, and it is no worse than others.

The most difficult thing is to make people believe in it all at once. It is definitely not enough to just lure ants.

Mo Zi felt that he knew a lot of things, but it was difficult to create an effect that would shock thousands of people, so he asked, "What can you do?"

Shi thought about the simple utensils and some useful materials that can be collected at this time, and said loudly: "The disciple can do the following methods."

"Clear water ignites when it encounters fire. In the past, when Zhurong fought against Gonggong, water and fire were incompatible, but I can keep the clear water burning. Then who can get closer to the god of fire than those witches?"

"With firewood in hand, there is no need to use firewood, no need to drill wood, and a flame can rise up with the touch of a finger. Who can start a fire without using firewood, wood drilling, tinder, etc.? If I can, am I not the best at communicating? Is it someone from Zhu Rong?"

"I have Zhu Rong's blood in my body, so I am not afraid of burning oil. The fat is boiling, and I can take a bath with my hands and feet without pain. If Wu Zhu thinks that he also has this blood, he can give it a try, or he will die. Can."

"I can tell the thunder of heaven and earth, and with a touch of my finger, it will sound like thunder and shake all directions. If it is at night, there will be purple lightning and thunder, and it will swim like a snake."

"I can ask ghosts and gods to appear on the white cloth, and then disappear after a while, indistinct, just like ghosts. If Wu Zhu can't even do this, who believes that they can communicate with gods?"

In addition to these, Shi also said a lot of methods that made everyone present dumbfounded.

If many people hadn't believed in Shi, they would have thought that he was crazy. How can ordinary people do these methods?
But just because he understands, I believe that he is not crazy. These seemingly impossible things can obviously be done, otherwise he would not have said so.

At the end of Shi Shi's speech, he laughed wildly: "In order to make the common people believe that they can communicate with ghosts and gods, those witches must have a means, and everyone must believe it. We will use that way to give back to him!"

"Wait for everyone to believe, and then we will take the next step by means of Wu Zhu."

"Let those who don't believe still hate us but still don't believe; let those who believe still believe but love us. Attack hate with love, and when those who hate us can't do anything, I will invite everyone to be present in the name of a grand sacrifice. Tell me about these tricks!"

He smiled very confidently, so he was quite arrogant.

The reason for his self-confidence is that he believes that he has rebelliously approached science and engaged in feudal superstition and scams, which no one can match at this time.

And among the dross of Mo Zhe, there are also sacrificial rituals, which are integrated together. It is impossible to make those people not believe that he is the one who can really communicate with ghosts and gods.

This insolent laugh caused Gong Zaoye to shout: "It's a good sentence to repay the other with the same way! This is a great benefit! It's just that you have to do these methods, how long will it take? Now it's not far away from May."

Shi thought about those handicraftsmen among the Mohists who could help him make these, and replied confidently: "One month is enough!"

(End of this chapter)