warring states careerist

Chapter 879 Meeting at the Pool ([-])
A few days later, in Fengchi's hut, the dispute has reached the most intense level.

For several days, the Mo family, who was supposed to play the leading role, didn't say a word, but let those stenographers keep recording the content of the conversation.

The tongue is like a soldier, and the sword is on the verge of breaking out.

Qin wants Xihe, Chu wants Daliang, Wei "struggles with reason", and Zhao Yinyang is weird, and they are all instigating.

In the evening, a comfortable voice finally came from the round table sitting around.

"I have something to say, please listen carefully!"

In this alliance, the four families of Wei, Chu, Han and Mo were supposed to play the leading role, but they didn't want Qin to overwhelm the host.

When it was time to speak, Wei Jian, Han You, Xiong Yi and others were silent.

Shi stood up with both legs, looked around, and said in a low voice: "I've been listening for two days, talking fiercely, but what did I hear?"

"All I heard was the king's self-interest, but not a single word about the interests of the common people."

"Qin seized the West River, and Wei guarded the West River. I just want to ask, did Xihe belong to Qin a hundred years ago? Did Xihe belong to Wei 30 years ago?"

"Has Wei seized the Xihe River, did it have a strategy to benefit the people? Qin wants the Xihe River, is there a way to benefit the people? If not, then what difference does the West River belong to Qin and Wei?"

"The three words of the Mohists, you have heard a lot. I just want to ask, can what you seek make the people rich and prosperous? Can it increase the population? Can it increase the total national wealth? If not , are all for self-interest, and are all unjust disputes."

Qin Guo was already familiar with the rhetoric of the Mohist school because of his rebellious use of Mohists. Hearing this sentence, the Qin envoy was overjoyed.

Secretly said: "This is what the Mohists call dog-eat-dog! From this point of view, the Xihe dispute is unjust, Wei is unjust, and I am unjust, and the Mohist will definitely not care about it!"

The State of Qin understands very well that the dispute over Xihe, at this moment, the Mohists believe that this is "dog eats dog", which is the greatest support for the State of Qin.

Because the state of Qin does not need allies, all it needs is no one to interfere. The Wei state has already revealed its bottom in the first battle of Yinyang.
Wei Guo heard another meaning.

Since Qin State occupied Xihe and did not respect the so-called three forms of Mohism, nor did Wei State, then both of them are unrighteous.

Under the premise that they are all unrighteous, whoever attacks first will lead to the disaster of swordsmanship, which is even more unrighteous.Doesn't it mean that the Mohists support Xihe to maintain the status quo?

However, Shi didn't care who Xihe belonged to.Xihe belongs to both Wei and Qin, but it is ultimately unified by Zhuxia.

He was just looking for an excuse to flip the table.

Facing these princes and powerful officials in the world at this time, Shi has seen a lot, and he is no longer the youthful appearance of more than 20 years ago.

He yelled violently, his eyes widened, and he said loudly: "Our Mohists are not sitting here today to be robbers and share the spoils, but to benefit the people of the world and benefit the people of the world!"

"This is our bottom line. Otherwise, what is the difference between us and you princes and nobles who seek to serve the world in order to support one person?"

"In the matter of Xihe, you are only arguing about who belongs to it, but no one has ever talked about what to do after ownership to benefit the people."

"For the matter of Zheng State, you compete for the city, but no one has ever talked about the contract of the people in Xinzheng City."

"Today's meeting is for the elimination of soldiers. But why? It's not because the countries are unable to fight and have to eliminate soldiers, but because the elimination of soldiers is beneficial to all people in the world!"

"Different road non-phase plan."

"This meeting at the pool, the meaning of tens of thousands of people in my Mohist family has already been clearly stated, and it is all on the "Reporting to the World People's Letter"."

"The matter of Zheng Guo is the beginning."

"Chu retreated three houses, Wei and Han retreated a hundred miles, and restored the land of Zheng Guo a year ago."

"Jun Zheng can exist, and the people will elect sages as representatives to discuss major issues together."

"The land is owned by the people, and the land is distributed so that each peasant household has a non-transferable piece of land sufficient to earn a living."

"The subject of the law is the individual, and everyone has private property. Industrial and commercial taxes and taxes are determined by the people according to their expenditure."

"Elect sages as officials in power, formulate policies and decrees."

"Examinations select sages to be administrative officials, and those who are talented will be appointed to collect taxes, repair water and agriculture."

"Choose the virtuous and capable, trustworthy and harmonious, so that old people should not only care for their relatives, not only their sons, so that the old will die, the strong will be useful, the young will be strong, and the widows, widows, lonely, disabled and sick will all be supported; There is no need to hide it in the ground, and the power and evil do not come from the body and do not need to be for oneself, so that everyone can get their own strengths, choose their duties, and do what they like."

"This is a move to benefit the people. Our Mohists don't care about Zheng's ownership, even if there is no Zheng Jun, it's nothing."

"What we are concerned about is whether we can select the virtuous and capable, trustworthy and harmonious, so that old people will not only kiss their relatives, not only their sons and sons, so that the old will die, the strong will be useful, the young will be strong, and the widowed, lonely, disabled Everyone has something to support; the bad things don’t need to be hidden in the ground, and the power doesn’t come from the body and doesn’t have to be for oneself, so that each person can get his own strengths, assign his duties, and do what he likes.”

"If it can be done, anyone from Wei Chu Han Qi Qin can do it."

"But how to do it? To do it, you must be in line with the will of heaven. How to be in line with the will of heaven, you have to do what is said in the "Book of Reporting to the World."

"Hundreds of families in the world, the people of Zhuxia, who doesn't look forward to the great harmony of the world in the future?"

"If Zheng Zhizhi can't do it, then the disputes in the world are nothing more than dogs biting dogs! This meeting at the pool is nothing more than robbers dividing up the spoils!"

If it was more than twenty years ago, it was appropriate to say these words, I am afraid that I would be killed.

But now, he can say it openly, and slapped the round table angrily, and everyone just remained silent.

At this time, one person stood up and said: "I thought that you, as a giant of the Mohist school, would have shocking remarks when facing the princes of the world. But I didn't want to hide evil intentions."

"If what you said, if the officials of Zheng land were evaluated and selected, wouldn't they all be selected from your Mohist family? When it comes to things that witch doctors and gentlemen despise, the Mohist family is best at it! Isn't the Mohist giant's words in For the selfishness of the Mo family?"

His words drew laughter from some nobles, somewhat mocking.

It is true that the Mohists are indeed the best at what witch doctors and gentlemen despise, and it is inevitable that they will be looked down upon by the nobles and regarded as cheap learning.

These words are harsh, they are scolding Shi for not only wanting to be a prostitute, but also flaunting herself as a martyr. According to this change, wouldn't Zheng Guo belong to the Mohist family?

There are also some people who know the Mohism's "Shangxian" and think that it is necessary to refute it at length.

But he didn't want to face this question properly, he looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "Of course! It's for the selfishness of the Mo family."

"The Mohist upholds the will of heaven and represents the interests of common farmers, businessmen, and the private interests of the Mohists are the self-interests of common peasants, businessmen, and businessmen."

"Those who are in harmony with each other are the party. The Mohist seeks the interests of the majority of the peasants, businessmen, and businessmen in the world, and they do not deny that we are only seeking the interests of the peasants, businessmen, and businessmen of the world."

"When did the Mo family ever hide their purpose? Could it be that you only found out today?"

"I'm waiting for death without hesitation, going through fire and water, so why? It's nothing but profit. It's just that this benefit is the benefit of the majority of people in the world, so what's wrong with it?"

"Could it be that you princes and aristocrats can seek profit, but common peasants and businessmen can't seek profit? Since you can seek profit, the Mohist's participation in this meeting is of course for the benefit of common peasants and businessmen."

The noble said angrily: "A gentleman is a friend and not a party, forming a party for profit, it is extremely ugly!"

Shi Zhengse said: "It's absurd."

"Haven't you heard that the "Book" said: Zhou has hundreds of millions of ministers, but hundreds of millions of hearts; Zhou has three thousand ministers, but one heart. At the time of Zhou, hundreds of millions of people have different hearts, so it can be said that they are not friends. However, Zhou subjugated the country The ministers of King Wu of Zhou, 3000 people are a large party, and Zhou used it to prosper."

Hearing this, the nobleman showed disdain and said, "You Mohists don't even know what a friend is and what a party is!"

"Those who are comrades of the Dao are called friends. Those who go together for the benefit are called the party."

"The ministers of King Wu, 3000 people are all righteous, how can they be called the party?"

Shi was puzzled and said: "So, as long as people are united for the sake of profit, they are the party?"

The man paused and said, "Of course. A gentleman is for righteousness, and a villain is for profit. Gathering for profit is the party."

Shifan asked: "Then what is the purpose of the three thousand ministers of King Wu? Is it to seize the land and wealth of Shang Zhou?"

The nobleman was furious when he heard the words: "Of course it is for the sake of the common people!"

As soon as he said this, he felt a chill in his heart, as if he had fallen into Shi's trap again.

If not, Shi asked: "For the sake of the world! Then how can it be considered as for the world? Isn't it because the people were tortured by King Zhou and did not benefit from it, so they opposed Shang Zhou? If it is for the sake of the world, then naturally it is to let the world The people benefit."

"As you said, as long as it is formed for the benefit of certain people, it is a party, so why are the three thousand ministers of King Wu not considered a party? Or do you think they are not for the sake of the world at all, not for What about the interests of the people of the world?"

"You said that it is extremely ugly to form a party for the sake of profit. Then the three thousand ministers of King Wu formed a party for the benefit of the 'common people', isn't it also extremely ugly?"

"What is a party? That is, people who gather together to represent the interests of a part of the world and fight for them are called parties. It can be a party to seek the benefits of one person for the benefit of the world; it can also be a party for the benefit of the world. The benefit of the public for thousands of years and generations is a party...so why is it ugly to form a party for the benefit of the world's peasants, farmers, and businessmen?"

"From the very beginning of its founding, the Mohism has been for the stability of the world, so that the way of the great way, the world is public, and the Kyushu is one! Select the virtuous and capable, talk about faith and repair harmony, so that old people are not only close to their relatives, not only their sons, but also their sons. There is something for the old, there is something for the strong, there is something for the young, there is something for the widowed, the lonely, the disabled, and the sick. There is no need to hide the evil in the ground, and there is no need to hide the evil in the body. As long as he is a leader, he will divide his duties and do what he likes, which is called the paradise of great harmony."

"This is for the benefit of all the people in the world, and I have never concealed it. What I said about Zheng Guo's affairs is naturally for the benefit of the world's peasants, farmers, businessmen, and businesses represented by the Mohist. There is no need to hide it, let alone conceal it. Our Mohist never bothers to hide our thoughts. "

"That's why I said, you are right, we are here for the benefit, for the benefit of the world's peasants, farmers, businesses, and businesses. There is no problem at all."

The nobleman was stunned and could not answer.The rest of the princes were also shocked and astonished. Although the Mo family had never concealed these words, speaking them out on such an occasion would inevitably make them uneasy.

Shi looked around, stared into everyone's eyes, and asked: "I just want to ask, can we do things according to the "Book of Reporting to the World"? If we can't do it, the way will be different, and how can we form alliances?" ?”

He asked three times, but no one answered.

Shi coldly snorted and nodded, as if mocking.

A person in the crowd asked angrily: "What do you mean by the giants of the Mo family, is the Mo family going to be an enemy of the princes and nobles in the world?"

Shi said solemnly: "If you give up the silverfish's way of life, respect the study of the will of heaven, and do what is said in the "Book of Reporting to the World", the Mohist will naturally welcome it."

"If not... then it's not that the Mohists want to fight against the princes and nobles of the world, but the princes and nobles of the world want to fight against the peasants, farmers, businessmen and businessmen of the world! Mohists like me, in order to benefit the world, will die without hesitation."

"Thousands of Mohist comrades are of the same mind, and those who harm the world will be killed with a three-foot sword!"

"It's impossible to talk about the elimination of soldiers in the world. Is the world evil? It must be one. Let's see whose banner will be in the future summers. I'm just here to advise you, don't forget the alliance of Heze in the past, the world will fight, It is unavoidable, but if there is someone who massacres the city and breaks the embankment, the Mohists will sign the unjust decree and destroy them!"

"Since the Tao is different, the princes are all for self-interest. The dispute in Xihe is nothing more than dog bite dog, and the powerful will win it; the same is true for the division of spoils in Zheng Guo. We do not agree with the policy of selecting the king and dividing the fields. The Mohists do not take a piece of land and do not divide it booty."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and walked all over, surrounded by several guards like wings.None of the princes present dared to make a sound, leaving only the lingering sound lingering in their hearts, frightened and uneasy.

(End of this chapter)