Chapter 558: The world has lost its good, human power is ultimately insufficient, the future is already determined...
King Zhang Chu stepped down from the highest seat and walked all the way to the front of the scientist.
During this short journey, Wang Liao wanted to speak, but Chen Sheng forced him back with a stern look. The fake king Wu Guang wanted to persuade him, but he shut up after seeing Wang Liao's fate.
"Your Excellency wants to take whoever you want with you. As long as they are willing, I will never stop them."
The scientist nodded.
"That's great."
"but."
Chen Sheng changed the subject and his expression became extremely ugly.
"I want to ask, when did Mohism become a doctrine that bullies the weak?
"Mozi persuaded Chu to withdraw its troops and praised him for the new year. Is the Mohist school of today still the Mohist school of Mozi?"
The scientist looked unhappy.
"When has my Mohist school ever bullied the weak?"
"Your Excellency came to me today to ask for someone. Isn't it because you think I am weak and can be bullied, and you dare not offend the Mohist School?"
"The people have their own choices. If they don't want to, I won't force them."
"But the giant knows in his heart that they are willing."
Chen Sheng's eyes were filled with humiliation, solemnity, and the sadness of not wanting to admit defeat but having to.
"No one knows how much influence the Mohist school has among the people better than me, a former hired farmer. Do you think you knew the outcome of this trip?"
The scientist looked at Chen Sheng with eyes as calm as water .
"Chen Sheng, you should know that most of your troops came from Han. You are not a king, you are a thief.
"Just because your majesty is unable to spare the time and has not raised an army to fight against you, the bandit, does not mean that you are the legitimate ruler of the world. Zhang Chu is not a country.
"Mozi was sent to Chu to quell the unjust war that Chu was going to wage against Song. Chu and Song are both legitimate states. You are a thief and are not worthy of this."
Wang Liao, Wu Guang and Chen Sheng all changed their expressions.
"Someone come! Kill this beast!"
The fake king Wu Guang roared angrily, his eyes spitting fire.
The guards approached, ready to swing their bronze spears.
Chen Sheng's face turned livid, but he still waved his hand, asking all the guards to retreat, staring at the scientist and said:
"What you said, sir, is too harsh to hear."
The scientist's expression was calm, like a small pond without ripples.
"Your Majesty once said: 'Lies never hurt, the truth is the sharpest knife.'
"I deeply agree with that."
Chen Sheng's complexion gradually improved and he even started clapping.
"color.
"I will learn from you."
The corners of his mouth turned up, with a hint of sarcasm.
"The great Mohist master is not good at speaking. This is the biggest nonsense I have ever heard in my life."
The scientist was completely unmoved by Chen Sheng's mockery of lying. His venomous tongue was far weaker than that of some boy, some stutterer, and some Dun.
“Humility makes people progress.
"You can't even tell the difference between modesty and nonsense. I advise you to come with me this time and study with the children in the school."
The Mohist school developed in an all-round way. If it felt that a certain school of thought was wrong, it would directly criticize it. It has criticized many schools of thought, including Confucianism, the School of Names, Taoism, etc.
When the scientist said that he was not good at speaking, he meant that he could not argue with Chu Mo, not the villain Chen Sheng.
Chen Sheng's face darkened again. He clenched his right fist, his nails digging into his flesh. He tried his best to suppress the urge to kill despite the severe pain.
He took a deep breath and asked calmly:
"Sir, I only want to ask you one thing.
"You took away those who were willing to go with you, and Zhang Chu's military strength was greatly reduced. When Chu attacked Zhang Chu, he was defeated and corpses were everywhere.
"Zhang Chu, who should not have been killed, died. The great master did not recognize Zhang Chu, so you can ignore it. But those who should not have died died. Does this have anything to do with you?"
The scientist was silent for a moment. He couldn't deny this.
Scientists wondered, if Your Majesty were here, what would you say?
"Whether you take me with you or not, you will lose anyway. Besides, there are always casualties in war. Also , you can surrender, but I forced you to fight?"
He thought of it, but he couldn't say it. All he could say were two words.
"related."
Chen Sheng nodded.
"You may look down on me, but you can always look up to the people. If you take people away like this, Zhangchu will suffer and the people will not be able to live.
"Please follow Mozi's example and ask Chu to go abroad to stop attacking Zhang Chu, and then come back to take people away. In this way, we can achieve both goals, okay?"
The scientist looked at Chen Sheng, and his deep eyes made Chen Sheng a little flustered, as if his deepest soul had been seen through.
Chen Sheng knew that this was not an illusion. If the leader of the Mohist school could not even see through this strategy, then all his efforts would be in vain.
But now that I’ve seen it, what can I do?
Chen Sheng gritted his teeth, refusing to admit defeat or show weakness. He opened his eyes wide and forced himself to look at the other man without blinking.
[As long as this person is a true Mohist master, I will definitely go!]
"good."
The response changed from two words to one word, and the scientist turned and left.
After King Zhang Chu no longer saw the scientist's back, the breath he had been holding finally let out, and his back became slightly hunched.
He turned his head and looked at Wu Guang, who had started the rebellion with him and had followed him to the present.
"Brother Wu, you are too impulsive. If you kill the leader of the Mohist School, Zhang Chu will not survive!"
Wu Guang said in a deep voice:
"Guang Ben wanted to kill the man, but later committed suicide, paying for his life with another, to appease the anger of the Mohists and to calm the disaster of Zhang Chu."
Chen Sheng was moved and grabbed Wu Guang's hand.
"Zhang Chu can lose the victory, but cannot lose the king."
There they demonstrated the deep love between brothers and the harmony between the ruler and his subjects, but Wang Liao felt nothing extra.
He returned to his seat silently and wanted to drink.
The Mohists and the great men are both worthy of being brought to light.
He had never dealt with the Mohist school before, this was the first time.
Although Wei was a small country surviving in the cracks, thanks to his good friend Lu Buwei, the people of Wei lived a good life, and there were few Mohist disciples who always traveled to the most miserable places.
Wang Liao has seen people who are willing to sacrifice their lives for their reputation.
Wang Liao has also seen people who are willing to sacrifice their lives for justice.
"Admiral."
"I am here."
Wang Liao, immersed in his own thoughts, hurriedly responded by drinking.
He needed the emerging country of Zhang Chu. Only such a weak country would not annex Wei and would form an alliance with Wei.
The world is in chaos. Wei State wants to become stronger instead of being kept like a dog by Qin State to show its master's kindness. This is only the last chance.
"If you succeed, my lord, and the Chu army withdraws, the threat will be resolved, and Wu Guang will lead the troops to lead the people.
"If the great master fails, the general should prepare to fight against the State of Chu. Among all the states of Zhang and Chu, only the general can defeat Chu."
Chen Sheng clasped his fists and bowed slightly.
"only!"
Wang Liao hurriedly bowed his head to return the greeting, secretly sighing that those who can become kings are not ordinary people.
It was really a win-win for Zhang Chu to encourage the great man to go to Chu.
The great man's mission to Chu was a success, needless to say.
If he fails, he will definitely not come back to get the people back, but he is very likely to bring the disciples of the Mohist School to help Zhang Chu and fight against the State of Chu.
The scientist left the palace and joined the Mohist disciples who were waiting outside.
"I will go to see Xiang Liang and persuade him to give up this war. Most of the Chu troops are from the native land, not like Zhang Chu.
"This trip may put my life in danger, I will go alone, you wait outside"
Before the scientist could finish his words, he was interrupted by a group of Mo students.
"May it be with you!"
"Please come with me!"
"Meet together!"
“…”
Faced with a journey that could cost their lives, the disciples of the Mohist School would rather accompany the other party through life and death, and no one persuaded them not to go.
This is the philosophy of Mohism. As long as it is the right thing to do, it should be done. Stopping an unjust war is the right thing to do.
Mohists value life, but justice is more important than life.
"I am a giant, this is an order."
The scientist had to use his status as a giant to control these like-minded Mohist disciples.
"If anything happens to me, you must not let anyone know and ruin your majesty's plans.
"If the unification of the world and the happiness of the people are delayed even a day because of me, I would wish I could die a thousand times."
All the Mohist disciples responded loudly, saying that nothing is more important than justice.
And justice is for the people.
From ancient times to the present, not many high-ranking officials and wealthy people like justice, as justice prevents them from deciding the life and death of their subordinates.
No one cried, no one was sentimental.
They watched their great master go away in admiration, striving towards the common ideal shared by all Mohist disciples.
It is recorded in "Mozi": Nothing is more valuable than righteousness among all things.
In the Chu army camp, inside the big tent.
Xiang Liang felt a little headache, troubled by the Mohist leader in front of him.
[Didn’t the Mohist School split into three? Why did another great figure suddenly appear?]
In Xiang Liang's view, the separated Mohists are the good Mohists.
The power of the complete Mohist school was already realized before the Chu State was destroyed.
Most of the philosophers sold their wares to the emperor, and they all lowered their status in the hope of promoting their own ideas, governing a country, and finding a way out after the great changes.
There are only two different ones among them.
One is Taoism.
Some Taoist disciples who believed in the principle of following the laws of nature also entered officialdom, but they were not forced to do so and could choose whether to use them or not. Others simply lived a carefree life, as being a prime minister was not as fun as fishing.
The second is Mohism.
Mohist disciples who always hope to realize their ideals can be found in the fields, blacksmith shops, and other places, but not in the court. It is not that Mohist disciples are aloof, but that they are too serious. Whenever the monarch is a little unjust, they will not listen and will turn around and leave.
They may not like the Mohists, but they dare not fight them. No one knows how much military power the Mohists have, or how many of their own people are Mohist disciples.
When the great master was around, no country dared to look down on the Mohist school, and no country dared to say it would destroy the Mohist school.
How could a powerful king, who is used to being the only one in power, like a Mohist who is powerful and likes to uphold justice everywhere?
Xiang Liang never thought that he would encounter what the King of Chu had experienced before he even sat on the throne - being visited by the leader of the Mohist school and asked to stop the fighting.
"Sir, your words have forced tens of thousands of our Chu army to return home, costing us a huge amount of money and food. How can Liang explain this to His Majesty?"
Xiang Liang smiled bitterly.
Ever since he restored the State of Chu, his tone has never been so tactful.
Xiang Yu, who was born with double pupils, shook his four eyeballs. He felt a little uncomfortable listening to his uncle complaining.
The King of Chu is a puppet of their Xiang family. Why is he so restrained towards this madman called "someone called giant"?
Chief strategist Fan Zeng stood up straight, his face full of anger, pointed his spear at the scientist and shouted:
"First there was Mozi! Then there was you! Are you, the Mohists, bullying the Chu State? If we want to stop the war, the Wei State will be destroyed! Why don't you go and talk to the King of Qin!"
Xiang Liang and Fan Zeng did not discuss it in advance. One played the red-faced man and complained, appealing to his feelings and reasoning, while the other played the white-faced man and scolded him, showing that the State of Chu was not to be trifled with.
The scientist raised his head and looked at the two men as if they were traitors.
"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, the King's Army. How can you compare with Your Majesty? You are just traitors and rebels!"
Just as he finished speaking, the scientist took a breath and was about to speak again, when the world in his eyes suddenly turned upside down!
He saw that Xiang Liang's face was upside down, and was shocked and angry.
Hearing the roar of this great pillar of the Chu State who had raised an unjust army.
"You bastard! How dare you!"
My eyes were darting around, overwhelmed.
He saw a man with two pupils in both eyes standing next to his body.
Only then did he realize that his head had fallen off and he was going to die.
"He is a great master of the Mohist school! If you kill him, you will be the enemy of all Mohist disciples in the world! You, a fool, have caused great disaster!"
Xiang Liang was extremely regretful at this moment. Why did he bring this boy with him? Why did he let this boy stay in the big tent?
The sudden attack at that moment was like teleportation. If people were not paying full attention to Xiang Yu, no one would be able to see his movements clearly.
The great Mohist master who no one dared to kill in history was beheaded in this generation. How much disaster would this bring to the State of Chu? Which country can guarantee that its people have enough food and warm clothes!
"He is just a man. How dare he be so arrogant? It would be too easy for him to be beheaded!"
Seeing Xiang Yu's face full of disdain, and having no idea that a disaster was about to happen and how serious the problem was, Xiang Liang was furious and picked up the inkstone on the table and smashed it at him.
"You are a boy who should study hard! You didn't listen! You still don't repent! Sooner or later, our Great Chu will be destroyed by you! Destroyed by your arrogance!"
The rough Huan Chu stood in front of Xiang Yu, but could not say anything biased. Even he, a rough man, knew that the leader of the Mohist school could not be killed.
Xiang Liang cursed and vented for a long time. When he finally took a breath and gasped, Fan Zeng interrupted at the right time:
"Zhu Guo, things have come to this point, anger is useless, you should think about the future!"
At the moment of his death, the scientist heard Xiang Liang's curse in his ears, but what he thought of in his mind was Chang'an Jun who dug him out of Qin Mo and helped him to the position of the giant, not the current second emperor.
The scientist never told anyone that he had always expected his monarch to become His Majesty, but when his monarch really became His Majesty, he was somewhat disappointed.
When Zhang Chu rebelled, Chang'an Jun would not sit idly by, prevent Han from suppressing the rebellion, and watch Zhang Chu grow stronger and contain Chu. But the second emperor did just that.
What made him a little relieved was that the Second Emperor still remembered the people in his heart and asked him to take away those people who were willing to follow him before Zhang Chu and the State of Chu went to war.
[If you had executed all the commands, you wouldn't have died.]
He thought about it, and then the corners of his mouth curled up.
But if that were the case, how could he be qualified to be a leader of the Mohist school?
He did not regret it.
He is worthy of the followership of Qin Mo, Chu Mo and Qi Mo, and he is worthy of the justice in his heart.
He closed his eyes and died with a smile on his face. The Mohist school lost another great leader.
At this moment, Guiguzi, who was in Wei State and secretly following the Qin army, felt nervous and his fingers moved, leaving afterimages everywhere.
"How could this be? How could a scientist die? He is a great master of the Mohist school! Who dares to kill him? He doesn't deserve to die!"
The old man stopped and sat down under a tree, resting his arms over his eyes.
"The world has lost its good, human power is ultimately insufficient, the future is already determined..."
He kept on talking, talking to the big tree behind him, talking to the land under his feet, talking to himself, and wanting to talk to the second emperor.
