Chapter 83 Three out of one
Shi Xin supported Zhongshan Kingdom at this time and stood up against Wei Kingdom because it would be beneficial to the Mohist family sweeping the world in the future.
However, how to support it and what reasons should be supported, because the existence of the Mohist "morality" and the most important rule must be justified.
If you don’t talk about politics and lose your morality, then all the support of the Mohist country about Zhongshan will be no different from the straitors who only talk about diplomatic interests.
This must be made clear.
Otherwise, if the Mo family shouted and walked to the left, but turned to the right, the Mo family would lose its greatest support - passionate and recognized the support of young people who benefited the world.
Although Le Chi was born in a noble family, because of the fact that Le Yang and Le Shu were involved, the environment of growing up was different from that of ordinary nobles.
He was obsessed with the achievements of the Mohist family in recent years.
The Mo family did not live in Luoyi and believed in the world.
The Mohist school did not enforce the size, but managed the people.
Moreover, more and more low-class civilians from the Mohist family came to the stage, which also made Le Chi have his own recognition of the Mohist sayings about equality.
But his recognition is still taken out of context.
People like Le Chi have the requirement for equality: seek equality to the superiors and hierarchy to the inferiors. In short, everyone above the self is equal. The category of equality lies in the position of "I", rather than the equality of "all people in the world are ministers of heaven" as Mohist school said.
Because if the support level is strict, then a person like him will not have a chance to make a name for himself. The Le clan is ultimately a branch of the Zi family, and Le Yang's origin is to be a disciple of Zhai Huang of Wei.
But if everyone who supports the Mohist family is equal, then a person like him will not be superior. Such a class needs to drive away the old nobles and become new nobles on their own.
Le Chi himself did not realize this distinction hidden in his heart. Perhaps what he liked was the saying "Select the wise men as the emperor", and there was the possibility that he could become the monarch and princes.
So what he admired was not the sentiment of these Mo people who never rushed to benefit the world, but the only thing he admired was that such a shoemaker's son could actually climb to the top of the Mo family.
For the world, the Mo family has become a country that is not a country. After the battle between Yanshui and Aidu, they are already one of the most powerful people in the world.
Just like after Zhongshan Kingdom restored the country, it was still early to be reborn from the ashes of Qi Kingdom. The Mohist family replaced Yue Kingdom's status as the "Tiger Country" and became a powerful force that could control the situation in the world.
This time, the only force that the old man in Zhongshan wanted to restore the country was the Mohist school.
The nervousness of Le Chi included the uneasiness of seeing the legendary admirer, and the panic that he was worried that he had said the wrong thing to annoy the Mohist family's possible support.
When he saw Le Chi inquiring, he asked, "The restoration of Zhongshan is the secret of this matter. As the confidant of Zhongshan, what are your considerations? Whose advice is this?"
Le Chi stood up and bowed, "My father was the general of Zhongshan, and my grandfather destroyed Zhongshan. I had no merits, so I wanted to follow Shen Baoxu's art of crying Qin and make contributions to the great cause of restoring the country. Those who are wise should hold high positions to benefit the people of a country."
He felt that the Mohist school would like this statement, and perhaps it was his own words. A wise man should have fame and fortune and rank high, so that he can live up to his own talents and benefit the world. Le Chi thinks that the Mohist school should like this.
In the past, Shen Baoxu did not reveal the plans of his close friend Wu Zixu, which led to the overthrow of Chu. Shen Baoxu asked Qin to send troops to rescue Chu and revive Chu.
This allusion to Le Chi is the most appropriate. Wu Zixu, who destroyed Chu State, was a close friend of Shen Baoxu, and the one who destroyed Zhongshan was Le Chi's grandfather.
Le Chi said again: "Besides, the Mo family said that it is not an attack, the strong should not be a weak, and the big should not be greedy for the small. All the countries above Si rely on the Mo family's strength to restore the country. From my perspective, the matter of restoring the country is in line with the Mo family's meaning, so we have come to ask for help from the Mo family."
It would be fine if I didn't say this, but when I talked about this, Shi immediately said seriously: "This is wrong."
"The countries in Si were restored to the Mohist country in order to do justice and benefit the world. The country of Yue was unrighteous and the politics was dark. Under the system, the increase in people's wealth had been hindered, so that the people had three troubles."
"What is in line with the Mohist school is not the restoration of the country, but the rejuvenation of the virtuous after restoration of the country is not the policy of attacking and benefiting the people and communicating with business. This is something to be clear."
"For example, the Mohist family likes green, so they like leaves. But you hold a red leaf and think that the Mohist family likes leaves rather than green, which is a mistake."
Although Le Chi was a little nervous, he couldn't help asking: "If Yue State implements benevolent and righteous policies and benefits the people of the world, then the Mo family will let it go and do not want to help the weak restore the country? Even if Yue State has the intention to sweep the world, will the Mo family not care?"
This is the "fame" that the Mohist school will compete for the world in the future. She will be a little hesitant and slow, and immediately said solemnly: "It is true. Therefore, it is the reason for the Mohist school to punish unrighteousness."
When Le Chi heard this, he was speechless.
After a moment of silence, I said: "I only know how the Mohist family accomplished this day. It is to follow the rules in everything, speak consistently, and act consistently, which is something we cannot have."
"But Gongzi Zhi is not virtuous, and he is the king of Zhongshan, and he practices many tyranny and the people suffer a lot."
Shi nodded and said, "That's another matter. The Mohist school rules to do justice and benefit the world. Do what is in line with it, and don't do what is not."
"Restoring a certain country can benefit the world, and that's what you can do. And you can't say that the Mohist family likes to help people restore the country. If you don't understand this, there is no need to continue to talk about it."
After all, Le Chi is young, so how can I talk about these things with Shi, a middle-aged person?
Seeing Shi's face unhappy, Le Chi was both worried and a little admired. It is said that the people of the Mo family acted according to the rules and heard about it. It was also a bit amazing when they saw senior figures of the Mo family today.
Before he came, he prepared a lot of rhetoric and knew that the Mohist school was following the rules and liked to debate, so Le Chi prepared a lot of questions to prove the legitimacy of the restoration of Zhongshan Kingdom.
From the formation of a tribe by the Zhongshan people, to the Duke of Wu to learn from the Central Plains and formulate rules and regulations, it is used to prove that Zhongshan has legal principles. It is wrong to use this to prove that Wei's annexation of Zhongshan was relying on the strong to bully the weak.
But I didn't expect that all the preparations were of no use. The Mohist school meant that it did not recognize any legal principles at all. Even if it was a fiefdom in the era of King Wu of Zhou, the Mohist school now only distinguished by righteousness or injustice.
Le Chi has read a lot of articles and books of the Mohist school, but it is obvious that the route of the Mohist school in recent years is gradually changing. Some of the correct principles of the Mozi era have now begun to explain why it was correct back then but why it is impossible to cut your feet and walk on the right foot.
He smiled when he heard this, shook his head and nodded, not saying anything.
Le Chi shook his head for the first time and panicked, thinking that his choice was annoyed, and he might not be able to do anything.
Later, Shi nodded again. Although it was not perfect, he agreed in the end. He was very happy. He was about to say that once the country was restored, he would promote magical techniques to make the people profit, but Shi asked, "I won't mention the content of these three books. If you want to restore the country, what are your plans?"
"Zhongshan is in danger of Taihang, but Zhaoyi is everywhere. The Wei people occupied Zhongshan, and Gongzi Zhi is incompetent, and you may succeed. But you cannot ignore the attitude of Zhao. Do you have any plans for this?"
Chapter completed!