Chapter 13: Mohists Do Not Enter Jixia
"Sure enough, this is the correct way to open Shangxian!" Jin Yao muttered in a low voice. This debate at the Jixia Academy was attended by many masters and was quite similar to the battle at Juxianzhuang, but even more powerful.
Tian Guang, the contemporary chivalrous leader of the Farming Clan, brought three hall masters of the Farming Clan to attend. The Yin-Yang Clan Chu Nangong brought Dongjun, Yueshen, and the two elders Tu and Shui to attend. The contemporary strategist of the Diplomatic Clan Mao Sui, the head of the Taoist clan He Guanzi brought two elders. The military strategist Lian Po also attended. The head of the novelist Xianyu, the doctor Xia Wuqie and Master Nian Duan...
There are also two well-known masters, Gongsun Long and Han Tan, plus representatives sent by various Confucian schools.
It almost restores the grandeur of the Jixia Academy during the Xuanwei period.
"There are so many experts!" Han Fei's expression inadvertently became serious.
In addition to the masters from various families, heroic swordsmen from all over the place also came.
In the entire hall, except for the debaters who want to participate in the debate, second-rate masters are not qualified to come in. Anyone caught is a first-rate master. Those with less can even pick out a master-level master. If you are not so lucky, you will be sent directly to the grandmaster to be bullied.
"The teacher seems to be a little out of control!" Jin Yao looked at his teacher Xiang Fuzi with some concern.
Among the masters he knew, there were several who were at the same level as Master Xiang.
"Master Xiang doesn't rely on force to intimidate people here, but on his status!" Li Si explained in a low voice after hearing Jin Yao's muttering.
"Although the Mohist school is divided into three parts, with the Mohist school's chivalry, if someone dares to kill Mr. Xiang, the masters of the other two schools should go out and block the door!" Han Fei also nodded to show his agreement with Li Si's words.
Then Han Fei seemed to have thought of something, and said with a smile: "Do you know why the Jixia Academy has a collection of works from hundreds of schools of thought, but only the Mohist school is unknown?"
Jin Yao shook his head. He was also very curious. It was not that there were no great talents after Mozi in the Mohist school. However, they were unknown in the Jixia Academy. This was abnormal. After all, the Mohist school was the only great school of thought that had not been kicked out of the two major schools of thought.
"During the reign of King Xuanwei, the Mohist school was also active in the Jixia Academy. King Wei of Qi at that time ordered the teachers of the Jixia Academy to compile the current "Sima Fa" based on Sima Rangju's Art of War, but they forgot to inform the Mohist school." Han Fei spoke slowly.
"Then what?" Jin Yao really didn't know that the Mohist School had such a history.
"Then, the great leader of the Mohist school at that time felt insulted, and brought 300 disciples to block the Jixia Academy inside the academy. Then the general of Qi, Tian Ji, sent people to apologize and asked the Mohist school to release the teachers from the academy." Han Fei wanted to laugh more and more as he spoke, and Li Si had never heard of this past, so he pricked up his ears to listen.
"The Mohists blocked the Jixia Academy and forced the general of Qi to apologize?" Jin Yao was stunned. Are the Mohists so tough?
"Yes, but the great Mohist felt that he was insulted even more. He thought that the status of the general of Qi was not worthy of being compared with him. It was King Wei of Qi who ordered the compilation of the book, but did not inform the Mohists. It was also King Wei of Qi who should apologize. Then he took his disciples to tie up the great general of Qi, Tian Ji, and threw him into the imperial academy, forcing King Wei of Qi to go to the imperial academy in person to apologize and listen to the great Mohist lecture for three days before he could leave." Han Fei was no longer joking and became serious.
The strength displayed by this group of Mohists was too powerful. They kidnapped a general of a country and forced the king to come and apologize and listen to their lectures, calling themselves students. What a violent method this was.
You must know that during the time of King Wei of Qi, Qi was the only powerful vassal among the seven states that could dethrone the then overlord Wei, but it ended up being unable to do anything about the Mohists.
"So fierce?" Jin Yao was also stunned.
"That's nothing. The great Mohist master of that generation had a strong personality. Not only did he force the King of Qi to apologize and call himself his student, he also sent his disciples to the Qin State to assassinate Qin Xiaogong and Shangjun simply because they misunderstood the reform. In the end, Xiaogong went to the Mohist headquarters in person to explain, and the matter was exposed.
Another victim was Han. At that time, Shen Zi carried out reforms in Han and killed many dignitaries with tough measures. Then the Mohists misunderstood and targeted Shen Zi, forcing Shen Zi to go to the Mohist headquarters to explain. "Han Fei continued, the Mohist masters of that generation were too strong and could not tolerate any sand in their eyes .
"Do you really think that Sun Bin planned Pang Juan's death?" Han Fei looked at Jin Yao. As a general of a country, and a general of Wei, the overlord of the Central Plains at that time, how could he commit suicide because of two major defeats?
Victory and defeat are common in the military. As a master of military strategy who came from the Guiguzi School of Mind, Pang Juan was not so weak at heart.
"Could it be the Mohist School that took action?" Jin Yao asked uncertainly.
"Isn't it strange? The six halls of the Nong family were able to use the twenty-four formations of the Di Ze to surround and kill Qin Wu'an Jun. Is it difficult for the Mohist school, which is more powerful than the Nong family, to kill Pang Juan?" Han Fei asked in return.
Jin Yao was silent. The Mohists at that time were able to force the kings and ministers of the Three Kingdoms to apologize in person. Killing Pang Juan was something that the declining Wei State could not afford to provoke. Even though they knew that it was the Mohists who killed him, they did not dare to provoke the Mohists.
"It is also because of the behavior of that great figure of the Mohist school that monarchs of various countries began to treat the leaders of the various schools as equals, and received them with the courtesy of princes." Han Fei sighed, the chivalrous people who broke the law with force were referring to the Mohist school at that time.
If they think someone is wrong, they will take action directly. If the monarch or ministers do not explain, they will not stop until they kill you. If they find out later that they have killed the wrong person, then they have killed the wrong person, and you can only blame yourself for not informing the Mohists.
"What does this have to do with the fact that Mohists did not join the Jixia Academy?" Although Li Si lamented the Mohists' toughness in the past, he still couldn't understand why they did not join the Jixia Academy.
Given the magnanimity of King Wei of Qi and King Xuan of Qi, if they had just concealed it, they would have lost face. It would have been better for them to admit it openly and show their magnanimity. It was impossible for them to refuse the Mohist school from joining Jixia Academy because of this.
"It was done by the Mohists themselves. There are many chivalrous men in the Mohist school, and all martial arts in the world come from Mohists. The Mohist school also has a lineage of debaters, and you all know about debates. They always argue first, and then if they can't win the argument, they will secretly find thugs to kill the other party." Han Fei spread his hands helplessly.
The disputes among the hundreds of schools of thought may result in loss of life, and it is not just a quarrel with you.
"The problem was that there were too many Mohist masters at the time, and only a few of the Hundred Schools combined could defeat them. So in order to reduce casualties among scholars, King Xuan of Qi and the Hundred Schools joined forces to boycott the Mohist school and did not allow it to participate in debates involving Taoist disputes." Han Fei revealed the secret of why the Mohist school did not enter Jixia Academy.
This is really a dog thing. If you can't win the argument, you just fight and then use force to subdue others. The Baijia can only endure it silently.
As Jin Yao listened, his eyes lit up and were full of yearning. This was the Mohist school. No, this was the Mohist school's way. What was Mohism? Scientific enlightenment. When in doubt, look at quantum mechanics!
This is the correct way to approach Mohism.
