Volume 3: The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors Chapter 657: A Hundred Families' Grand Battle
"The 'Debate of Philosophers' is about to begin. I will explain the rules to everyone!"
The great Taoist master Zhuangzi was floating in the air on the Canglang River. He served as the host of the debate and emphasized the rules of the debate to each school.
In addition to the Confucian and Mohist schools, the "newbies" this time also include the historians represented by Zuo Qiuming, the engineers represented by Gongshu Ban, the astronomers represented by Gan De and Shi Shen... and dozens of other schools.
The original intention of the debate among various schools of thought was to promote exchanges among the various schools of thought.
As to whether this exchange was too intense.
The scholars said that this was absolutely not the case.
If the exchanges are not intense, how can it be considered "a hundred schools of thought contending"?
Laozi Li Er stood calmly on the high platform. He stroked his beard with one hand, looked at the representatives of various factions who were rubbing their hands in preparation, and said softly, "This conference is called a debate, but in reality it is a discussion of the truth!"
"I hope that after this discussion, all schools of thought can seek common ground while reserving differences, learn from each other's strengths, gain something, and make great progress on the path of Taoism!"
"I accept Brother Dao's good words!"
Each family returned the gift, and for a time, the Zhou Dynasty was filled with a wave of joy.
However, this wave came and went quickly, and everyone was back to a tense state in a short while.
Li Er did not delay, he took the opportunity to announce the start of the "debate"!
Boom~
The Tai Chi diagram flew out from Li Er's sleeve, and in an instant, thousands of rays of light and auspicious colors appeared.
Tai Chi differentiates into two opposites, combines the changes of the three talents and four images, and turns into a golden bridge to suppress the four directions.
The five-colored light illuminates the boundless chaos, and the nine-colored auspicious aura shocks the heavens and the universe.
A vast world was created in an instant.
"Fellow Daoists, please!"
As soon as Li Er finished speaking, countless rainbow lights shot up into the sky.
Each of the disciples held the sacred weapon of their own school, walked along the long river of the great road, and stepped into the world of Tai Chi.
clang!
The other disciples were furious, but Mozi calmly drew his sword.
He looked at Zichan, the head of the Legalist family, and spoke with thunderous eloquence: "The Legalists are cruel to benevolence and righteousness, usurping the will of Heaven and changing it, and punishing the people against their will. They use the world as a cage, hold the people as prisoners, and enforce their laws, causing chaos in the world."
Rumble~~
Mozi's words are followed by laws. Once a word is spoken, all laws respond.
He took the lead in drawing his sword and swung it towards the Legalist Skynet.
Click~~
A corner of Skynet's confinement shattered instantly.
clang clang clang!!!
Zichan immediately arrived with a tripod hanging from his head and engaged Mozi in battle. He declared, "Confucians use literature to disrupt the law, and knights use force to violate prohibitions, yet rulers combine propriety with these. This is the cause of chaos!"
Under the Legalist net, Zichan directly labeled Confucian disciples as thugs who used literature to disrupt the law, and criticized Mohists as criminals who violated prohibitions with force.
Legally speaking, both families are the source of the cholera world!
The disciples of the two families were instantly suppressed by the law, and 30% of their strength was lost!
"Governing with virtue is like the North Star, which stays in its place and is surrounded by other stars."
Mingyu slashed out with the sword of virtue in his hand. In an instant, the sword light was as bright as a galaxy pouring down, and like billions of lights blooming in the dark night!
The terrifying might of the gods made the minds of the disciples stagnate.
The Legalist principles were split in two by this sword, and a crack stretched for a million miles. Infinite laws rolled back and actually drowned Zichan.
"The law does not favor the rich, and the rope does not bend!"
Zichan stood on the torture tripod, motionless.
With a wave of his hand, the legal principles that were shattered condensed again. Countless laws, accompanied by a clanging sound, turned into "legal standards", whipping all directions and binding everything!
"Warfare is a matter of great importance to a nation. It is the place of life and death, the road to survival and destruction. It must be carefully considered!"
Sun Wu spread his military book in the air. In an instant, boundless killing filled the sky. It seemed as if a dull horn was blowing. The next moment, billions of killing turned into golden swords and iron horses rushing towards him.
Li Mu, Wang Jian and Sun Bin raised their spears and rode their horses, holding seals and flags, each forming a battle formation and rushing towards the three thousand Confucian scholars.
"You're attacking us first. Do you really think Confucian scholars can only use words to distort the law?"
Zilu raised his head and laughed. He waved his hand and a huge golden bow appeared in his hand. His robe shook slightly and 180,000 hairs of light turned into arrows.
"Gentlemen, let these killers see what the 'arrow of a gentleman' means!" Zilu turned around and shouted, and 800 Confucian scholars including Ran You, Gongxihua, Zixia, Zizhang and others responded.
"The Master said, 'A gentleman has nothing to contend with, so he must practice archery!'"
The Confucianism's "subtle words and profound meanings" burst out with extreme power at this moment. Eight hundred Confucian scholars quoted the scriptures as longbows and controlled the rules as bowstrings. They bent their bows and drew arrows, directly washing the ground with a mighty rain of arrows.
The devastating slaughter brought about the destruction of the heavens and the earth, and the battle formation turned into scorched earth in just an instant!
The three military strategists retreated in embarrassment.
"Is this the gentleman's shooting?"
Sun Bin and the other two looked at the group of furious Confucian scholars with their eyes wide open. When did the military formation become so fragile?
No wonder the Legalists labeled them "thugs"!
"To follow the will of Heaven is a righteous government; to go against the will of Heaven is a government of force!"
While the Confucians were forcing the military strategists to retreat, the Mohists acted decisively and separated some of their people to seize the right to interpret God's will using "Heaven's will".
Golden light emerged from all directions, almost overwriting the rules of the Legalists.
Legalist Shen Buhai roared, "Strength and order arise from law, weakness and disorder arise from obscenity!"
He flipped his hands and clapped them, and ten decrees fluttered in the wind, wandering across the battlefield. The golden light that permeated the sky was shattered in an instant, and a terrifying palm came down, suppressing the ages.
"If the law is not benevolent, it cannot be regarded as law!"
Qin Huali frowned slightly, and when Gao Sheng scolded him, he threw a powerful punch, knocking Shen Buhai back.
"There are six kinds of energy in the sky: yin, yang, wind, rain, darkness, and brightness."
Suddenly, the Yin-Yang family rushed into the battlefield, and the eldest son Siming each drew a sword, and the Yin and Yang scenes changed constantly.
"Music, music, what about bells and drums?"
When Yan Hui waved his sleeves, five-colored divine light condensed into hundreds of musical instruments such as bells, chimes, ocarinas, drums, harps, cymbals, shengs, and flutes.
He casually picked up a zither, sat cross-legged, and sang leisurely: "Ritual is reason; music is moderation. A gentleman does not move without ritual, and does not act without moderation."
The killing and violence caused by Confucian rituals and music is no less severe than the use of weapons.
The sons on the battlefield only heard that the big strings of virtue were fast and the small strings were slow. When they were fast, the force was like collapsing mountains, and the sound of golden swords and iron horses shook the eight directions; when they were slow, it was crisp like the sound of a jade pendant, and the meaning of the clear and gentle stream cleared the four poles.
Layer upon layer of killing was like waves piling up and rolling like raging waves. The mighty killing swept away all legal principles, leaving only the music of Confucianism between heaven and earth!
“How amazing!”
The Great God of Destiny, Dragon Girl Chen, showed surprise in her eyes. If she hadn't known that her master had not met a good end, she would have almost thought that Yan Hui was Fuxi!
Rumble~~
Duanmu Ci led nearly a thousand fellow disciples in chariots, transforming into a torrent of laws and charging onto the battlefield. Under their charge, the various families that had been united were scattered all over the battlefield.
"Tian Zifang, I'll leave the lone ones to you Mo Clan!"
"Don't worry!"
Tian Zifang, dressed in black, led seventy-two Mohists into the void and disappeared on the spot.
The Mohist mechanism is famous throughout the world, and the assassination technique is unique in the world!
After a few brief confrontations, more than a dozen isolated forces were kicked out.
