Chapter 317: All civil and military officials in the court obey your orders and are allowed to rule the country with ink!
There was silence for a moment.
Although Qiang was the governor of Xinzheng County in Qin State, a truly important official, he felt that he was not worthy of arguing in front of his master and the two guests with nicknames.
Although Guiguzi was qualified to participate in this discussion, for some reason, he did not express his opinion after being intentionally mentioned by Ying Chengjiao.
After the Confucianist Xunzi, the Legalist Han Fei, and the eclecticist Lu Buwei were sent abroad to govern the country, there were not many retainers left who could discuss with Ying Chengjiao how to govern the country.
The Mohist leader looked straight at his master with disappointment in his eyes, as if he had just met Ying Chengjiao.
"Should the king take the chair or put it among the people?"
The scientist who asked this question didn't even think about asking Ying Chengjiao to answer, and gave the answer without hesitation.
"The Lord's chair has been placed on the nobles!"
The taciturn leader of the Mohist school spoke loud and clear, his hair and beard standing on end!
"There are still peasants who can't even get enough food, but Your Majesty is talking about four dishes and one soup? One dan of wealth in the world goes to the officials, the princes, eight dan of wealth to the emperor, one dan of wealth to the merchants, and one dan of wealth to the common people. Are the people still the ones who can eat four dishes and one soup? Your Majesty's words are absurd! Your Majesty should put your feet on the ground, that is, the Danchi!"
“Those who can eat four dishes and one soup are not ordinary people, but those who want to eat four dishes and one soup are ordinary people.”
"No, he is a doctor! The common people have no money, and having enough food is a blessing. Why do they want to eat four dishes and one soup every day?"
"Let me ask you, what do the people who have enough food think about? Are they satisfied with this? Don't they want a better life?"
“Those who have no worries about food and clothing should think about saving money so that those who have no food and no clothes can have food and clothes.”
“Why?!”
Ying Chengqiu, who had been speaking gently and slowly in a chair, suddenly stopped talking angrily, slapped his hand on the armrest of the chair, and stood up.
"Why should I give my food to others to eat, and my clothes to others to wear?"
Crash~
As soon as his buttocks left the seat, the hardwood chair beneath him immediately broke into pieces and collapsed into pieces on the ground.
County Magistrate Qiang stood up immediately without hesitation.
When Guiguzi saw Qiang stand up, he stood up too.
Not pursuing stories, the usually perceptive leader of the Mohist school showed no signs of exerting force with his feet and sat steadily.
"Because this will bring peace to the world and order to the world! Only these two words can save the world.
"Love all!
"A man cannot see his wife starving or being naked. This is love. To love others, to treat others' wives as one's own wives and children, one should not treat them as one's own! Love has no relatives or strangers. It is temporary for private purposes and eternal for public purposes!"
[Sir, please go and I will take care of your wife and children. I didn't expect that you, a scientist with thick eyebrows and big eyes, are also a thief.]
Ying Chengjiao, pretending to be angry, almost blurted out something, but he tried hard not to laugh out loud. He was afraid of being embarrassed by opening his mouth, so he kept a straight face and didn't say anything.
When the scientist saw that Ying Cheng was as calm as water and didn't say a word, his originally unpleasant expression suddenly looked better. He thought that the king was speechless because of what he said, so he immediately took advantage of the victory and pursued him.
When Ying Chengjiao left Xianyang and came to Xinzheng, most of his followers were delighted, including the scientists.
Xianyang was the territory of the First Emperor and the territory of the Legalists. He did not agree with the Qin State ruled by the Legalists, nor did he agree that the world today was a great era. He wanted a prosperous era where all people were equal, had enough food to eat and had clothes to wear.
And now is the best opportunity he thinks. He wants to persuade Ying Chengjiao, who is currently in a state of hesitation, to govern the country with Mo.
"When states attack each other, families plunder each other, and individuals harm each other, when rulers and ministers do not show favor and loyalty, when fathers and sons do not love and respect each other, and when brothers do not get along and coordinate with each other, these are harms to the world, and the only way to eliminate them is to love everyone."
The scientist who called himself Qin Mo had never said so many words at once. He paused for a moment, brewing his full emotions, and said in one breath:
“The princes only know how to love their own countries, but not others, so they unscrupulously mobilize their own countries’ forces to attack others.
"The head of the family only loves his own family, not other families, so he unscrupulously mobilizes the power of his own family to plunder other families.
“People only know how to love themselves, but not others, so they use all their strength to harm others without any scruples.
“So if the princes do not love all, there will inevitably be wars; if the heads of families do not love all, there will inevitably be plundering; if people do not love all, there will inevitably be harming each other.
"If the ruler and his subjects do not love each other, they will certainly not be kind to each other or be loyal to each other; if the father and the son do not love each other, they will certainly not be kind to each other or be filial to each other; if the brothers do not love each other, they will certainly not be harmonious and coordinated with each other.
“People in the world do not love each other. The strong will inevitably dominate the weak, the rich will inevitably bully the poor, the noble will inevitably look down on the humble, and the smart will inevitably deceive the stupid.
“All the causes of disasters, plunder, complaints, and resentments in the world are due to the lack of universal love.
"If the princes treat other countries as they treat their own countries, there will be no field wars. If the head of a family treats other families as they treat their own families, there will be no plunder. If you treat others as you treat yourself, there will be no harm.
"When rulers and ministers love each other, they will benevolent and loyal to each other; when fathers and sons love each other, they will be kind and filial to each other; when brothers love each other, they will be harmonious and at peace with each other.
“If everyone loves everyone, then the strong will help the weak, the rich will help the poor, the noble will teach the humble, and the wise will teach the foolish.
"If everyone is equal, the world will be peaceful and free of disasters. If everyone in the world loves each other, they will benefit each other!"
If these words were not said by the great master of Mohism, Ying Chengjiao would think they were nonsense if they were said by anyone else, even if they were said by famous figures such as Guiguzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, and Lu Buwei.
I immediately responded with "Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you." Why should you force others to do something that you yourself are unwilling to do? Wait until you can do it yourself.
But facing the scientist who was blushing from talking too much and stubbornly sitting on his chair and refusing to get up, Ying Chengjiao couldn't say this.
Because scientists really practice what they say. They eat simple meals, wear linen clothes, and can live more comfortably than 99% of the world's people, but they choose to live a life that can only sustain life.
Scientists have lived like this for decades, not drinking alcohol, not going to towering buildings, and not eating delicacies from land and sea.
Most of Mohist disciples were like him, living like ascetic monks in later generations.
Unlike ascetics, suffering is the purpose of ascetics. Most ascetics believe that the suffering in the world is limited, and if they suffer more, others will suffer less. They can gain spiritual enrichment through this ascetic practice.
Mohism is not like this. Mohism does not believe that suffering is good. The purpose of saving money is to save extra money to help the world and the people, not just to save money for yourself. Mohism has never had a theory of self-improvement, but only benefiting the world.
Leaving the world, living in seclusion, and not caring about worldly affairs are the theories of Taoism. All the knowledge of Mohism is worldly knowledge. Without the people, Mohism will no longer exist.
After listening to the scientists' arguments, Ying Chengjiao had already stopped laughing and said with a serious face:
"From a theoretical point of view, this is feasible, but this argument is just theoretical. I say you are too lofty and not down-to-earth because you are out of touch with reality and can only fantasize. Not everyone is as selfless and dedicated to the public as you are. Zhuangzi commented on Mozi's goodness of the world and his opposition to the world, which is based on this principle.
"Marx was born a slave, but once he gained power, he immediately took ruthless action against his slave concubine. His methods were even more cruel than those of noble nobles. Even if you feel the same way, you cannot have sympathy for people of the same origin. How can you make everyone in the world love each other? The word universal love is simply impossible!"
Qiang saw that Ying Chengjiao was very angry. As a county governor, he knew how difficult it was to resist temptation. As a secret guard, he was pragmatic and tired of empty talk. After listening for so long, he thought that what Ying Chengjiao said made sense, so he spoke out for the first time:
"Since Mozi founded the Mohist school, no country has ever been governed by Mohism."
Guiguzi nodded slightly.
【What you said is not far off. The Mohist master is a good person, and Mohism is a good doctrine. But as long as the Mohists want to change people, it will never be realized. Those who can fully implement the Mohist philosophy are not human beings, but saints. The death of Marx and Lenin, now seems to be a worthy death, which made you see many things clearly.】
Out of consideration for the scientists' face, Guiguzi did not speak out his agreement, but the scientists could also see Guiguzi's thoughts from his performance.
The scientist who has always believed that Guiguzi is the source of all evil does not care what Guiguzi thinks, but he cares about what the emperor thinks.
There were four people present, and Qiang had clearly agreed with the Lord. The scientist was worried about Guiguzi's performance, which made the Lord more certain of his judgment and sentenced Mo Jia to death. He said in a hurried tone:
"This is wrong. The reason why the world did not love all before was because there was no emperor. The princes knew the benefits of loving all. If the superiors did not practice it, the inferiors would not follow. The emperor was the first to practice it in Han, and the inferiors would surely follow. Human nature can be changed, and likes and dislikes can be altered.
"For example, attacking a city or fighting in a field, or killing oneself for fame, these are things that ordinary people in the world cannot do. But if the princes like it, then the scholars can do it.
“Qin conquered the world, and the King of Qin rose from a vassal to the emperor. Wasn’t it because the King of Qin loved to fight wars and conquer cities that the people risked their lives for him?
"In the past, Duke Wen of Jin liked his scholars to wear clothes that were disliked by the people of the time, so his officials all wore fur coats made of ewe skin, cowhide belts to hang swords, and hats made of cooked silk.
"How can I wear this unceremonious and unacceptable attire to meet the monarch and go to and fro in the court? Because the monarch likes it, so I do it.
"In the past, King Ling of Chu liked people with thin waists, so his subjects would eat a meal to diet, hold their breath before tying their belts, and hold on to the wall before standing up.
"After a year, the court officials were so thin and hungry that their faces turned dark. Why was that? Because the monarch liked it, so the officials could do it.
"In the past, King Gou Jian of Yue loved his soldiers to be brave. When training his subjects, he would first gather them together, then set fire to the ships, and test his soldiers by saying: 'All the treasures of Yue are in these ships.'
"The King of Yue personally beat the drum to order his soldiers to advance. When the soldiers heard the drum, they rushed forward, disrupting the formation. More than a hundred soldiers and close officials died in the fire. Only then did the King of Yue sound the horn to order them to retreat.
"So, eating less, wearing bad clothes, and killing oneself for fame are all things that are difficult for ordinary people to do. But if the monarch likes it, then the people can do it.
"Compared with this, loving and benefiting each other is completely different. It is what people are willing to do and is a good thing. Because whoever loves others will be loved by others. Whoever benefits others will be benefited by others. Whoever hates others will be hated by others. Whoever harms others will be harmed by others.
"What difficulty is there in practicing this kind of universal love? It is simply because the king in a high position does not practice universal love in politics, the scholars do not practice universal love in their conduct, and the people do not put universal love into practice."
Ying Chengjiao pondered.
[The Mohist school of thought is somewhat similar to the original nephew's thought, both of which are about saving the world. But unlike the nephew's, the Mohist school of thought is not saintly. Those who kill will be put to death, and those who injure will be punished. The Mohist school is the most capable of lifting a knife among the hundred schools of thought.]
[And this logic is not wrong. It is quite explosive in the future. It is impossible to make scientists wake up like me. If I had not experienced the two events of the veterans' request and the drastic changes in Marxism-Leninism, I would still be stubborn. ]
"You convinced me, I can't refute you. I'll give you a chance, and also give my past self a chance. Yi Yang, do you dare to go?"
The situation in Korea is currently very unstable except for Xinzheng.
The old nobles of Korea, the local rulers who were promoted there, were completely wiped out by the fire of the first peasant uprising because of their greed.
Under such circumstances, Lu Buwei, who was originally in charge, returned to Xianyang with great success, but the First Emperor refused to send officials, and the cities in the Han area were leaderless.
Although there are elites from the Chamber of Commerce here, they are not so easy to deal with when the people's survival is a problem. They win over local people of virtue and prestige, stabilize food prices, and establish schools.
After escaping from the life-and-death crisis, ambitious people in various cities secretly began to make trouble with the eight words "Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers all born of different species?", hoping to seize power during the power vacuum in Korea and become the new aristocracy.
That's human nature.
In any group of people, there will always be people who want to stand out, rise up, and be dissatisfied with the status quo. They fight for the best food, the strongest wine, and the most beautiful women.
Yi Yang is the most chaotic place.
Two reasons.
First, under the original governance of the Bao family, Yiyang was not as rich as Xinzheng, but it was also considered rich and ranked among the top three in Han. When people are well fed and well clothed, they will think about sex, which is the soil for the birth of ambition.
Second, this is where the first shot of the peasant uprising was fired. The first sentence "Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers born with different species?" was shouted out here. Some people used this to spread the idea that this was the will of heaven.
"dare!"
The scientist suddenly stood up and agreed without hesitation, showing no fear but full of joy.
Mohism has never been used to govern a country or a local area.
During the most glorious period of Mohism, what the first generation leader Mozi led a group of Mohists to fail to achieve was accomplished by his generation of scientists. This was a major step forward for Mohism.
"If you can rule Yiyang with Mo, I will allow you to rule Han with Mo. If you can rule Han with Mo, I want my brother to make you the prime minister, and all the civil and military officials in the court will obey your orders and allow you to rule the country with Mo!"
