When the Mohist family was divided into three parts, didn't Qin Huali, as a great prince, have enough strength and skill to quell the division between Qin, Qi and Chu?
I just don’t want to kill each other.
Therefore, Qin Huali personally negotiated with Xianglizi, Xiangfuzi and Deng Lingzi. In the end, the three families still called "Mo". The Mohist General Academy also recognized the existence of the three families and temporarily ended the split with the softest means, allowing the Mohist family to successfully embark on the road to peace. Entered the channel of rapid development and evolved into an era known as "neither Confucianism nor Mohism".
Now, taking action against Chu Mo would very likely drag the Mohists into the quagmire, and they would no longer be able to compete with Confucianism, or even fall from the altar of prominent learning.
This is why the great princes of the Mohist family in the past dynasties never took action against Qin, Qi, and Chu. Even though Meng Sheng, the great prince, was plotted by Chu Mo and died in Chu State, the Mohist general hospital still held back and did not choose to take action. .
In fact, this is not only true of Mohism, but also of Confucianism.
The internal divisions of Confucianism are even more serious than that of Mohism, and they are called the Seventy-Two Sages to the outside world. However, the contemporary head of the Confucian family, Kong Qian, the head of the Confucius Temple, once called the Seventy-Two Sages the Seventy-Two Rebels, which shows the internal divisions within Confucianism. serious.
Confucianism did not have the courage to integrate the various internal factions. Even if it was as strong as Xunzi, it could not do it. Although the debate on the nature of human nature at that time was a debate about whether human nature is good or evil in the first place, it was actually a dispute between Xunzi and others. Faction fighting.
If Xunzi wins, his prestige in Confucianism will never be matched by anyone, and integrating the factions within Confucianism is not a foolish dream.
But he lost, and finally had to resign from the post of Jixia Academy's priest, and left Jixia Academy in panic like a bereaved dog. Confucianism also lost this opportunity for integration, and could not find a second qualified and qualified person. People who have the courage and ability to integrate Confucianism.
change!
This is what Mohism and Confucianism need to do, but it is too difficult to do.
But if there is no change, Mohism and Confucianism may still be able to maintain their status as prominent schools for decades or even hundreds of years, but they will eventually decline.
In the final analysis, no one wants to lose the title of eminent scholar, at least not in their own generation.
What some people value is the convenience brought to them by the title of the Mohist school of prominence, while some people value their own reputation and do not want to be said by later generations of disciples to be one of the culprits that led to the decline of the Mohist school.
After all, although the disadvantages of being conservative are hard to eliminate, it can still maintain its status as a prominent school for decades or even hundreds of years. However, if there is a change, the Mohist school may not only be unable to maintain its status as a prominent school, but may also become a second- or third-rate school, or even perish.
Therefore, too many people in the Mohist family are unwilling to change.
Adhere to the city rules, Mo, also adhere to the rules.
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Half a month later, news came from the Chu region that the negotiations between the Six-fingered Black Man and the contemporary Deng Lingzi had broken down, and Chu Mo had officially reached cooperation with the Chu State.
Chu Mo has already sent the first batch of 20,000 Chu Mo sword cultivators into the army and assigned them to the temples of Chu State.
However, the Mo Family Headquarters has not yet declared Chu Mo a traitor.
In the Mohist General Hospital
Yan Dan wore black and white Mohist clothes and stood in front of a group of Mohist leaders and disciples. Behind him were a group of Mohist disciples, and there were even several Mohist leaders standing faintly behind Yan Dan.
"Teacher, Dan feels that the will of heaven can be used to decide whether to go to war with Chu Mo." Yan Dan bowed slowly, his eyes bright, "Of course, our Mo family has always emphasized universal love and equality, and Dan feels that whether to go to war should not just be decided by The commanders decided that ordinary disciples of the Mohist family should also be eligible to participate in the vote for Tianzhi."
"What do you think, teacher?"
Yan Dan smiled lightly, and a group of Mohist disciples from the Yan Kingdom behind him all agreed. Several Mohist leaders from the Yan Kingdom also supported Yan Dan's suggestion.
The six-fingered black man did not speak, but just stood there, looking at Yan Dan. The gaze coming from under the hood made Yan Dan feel a chill running down his back.
"good."
The six-fingered black man said calmly.
He really didn't expect that the biggest resistance to the Mohist revolution this time would be his disciples.
In his name, this good disciple of his recruited many outstanding talents from the Yan State and arranged them all into the Mo family. For a time, the number of Yan disciples in the main courtyard of the Moh family increased sharply, and some even called them It's called "Yan Mo".
And Yan Dan's method of winning over people's hearts was also quite good. Many Mohist disciples who were not from the Yan country also had a great impression of Yan Dan, and even several commanders helped Yan Dan. So much so that Yan Dan dared to ask all disciples to vote on Tianzhi together.
Zhang Ji told him that Yan Dan had evil intentions, but he gradually relaxed his vigilance while getting along with Yan Dan, which was unexpected.
In the dark tunnel, the Six-fingered Black Man walked side by side with Yan Dan, followed by a group of Mohist leaders and disciples who supported Yan Dan.
The exit of the tunnel is the Mo family's meeting hall, where the ceremony for voting on the will of heaven has been prepared.
"Dan, the fate between you and me as master and apprentice has ended. From now on, you and I are no longer master and apprentice." The six-fingered black man seemed to say indifferently.
Yan Dan's pupils shrank, and a stern look flashed in his eyes, but he soon returned to his usual warmth and warmth: "That's such a pity. It seems that Dan doesn't have the blessing to continue to listen to the teacher's knees."
"But before we completely sever the relationship between master and apprentice, I still have to teach you one last lesson." The six-fingered black man suddenly stopped, turned around and looked at Yan Dan, stretched out his hand and grabbed Yan Dan's arm like iron. Clamp-like and unable to break free. Yan Dan was startled. The leader and disciples of the Moh family who were following him ten steps away noticed something and hurriedly followed him. However, he saw that the six-fingered black man just pulled Yan Dan to his side and let go.
Everyone couldn't help but have some doubts, and while everyone was doubting, there was a sound of gears turning and mechanisms being pulled, echoing in the dark and claustrophobic tunnel.
On both sides of this tunnel, which was dug through the mountain by Mohist disciples, the rocks cracked and a crossbow machine protruded from the rock wall.
The sharp arrow tip was illuminated by the torches on both sides of the tunnel, but the blazing firelight reflected on the arrow tip was an extremely cold light.
Arrows rained like rain, and the sharp arrows broke through the internal energy barriers protecting the whole body, piercing the body of a famous Mohist disciple. Several Mohist leaders and a group of Mohist disciples who had followed Yan Dan were instantly There were heavy casualties, and the ground was filled with blood.
The blood on the ground gradually spread from the center of the tunnel to the feet of Six-Fingered Black Man and Yan Dan. The two of them seemed to be in a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. The strong smell of blood made Yan Dan feel extremely uncomfortable.
Suddenly, the sound of gears turning was heard again from the rock wall at the top of the tunnel, and barrels of kerosene were poured down, along with a torch.
In an instant, the kerosene was ignited into flaming snakes, which fell on the Mohist disciples in the tunnel. A dragon-breaking stone also fell heavily in front of Six-fingered Black Man and Yan Dan, completely cutting off these people's way of survival.
Screams, wails, and begging for mercy came and went.
The smell of blood and the sour smell from burning corpses made Yan Dan unable to bear it anymore, and she knelt on the ground and vomited violently.
Until there were no more screams from the Broken Dragon Stone, the pale-faced Yan Dan knelt on the ground and slowly raised his head to look at the six-fingered black man next to him.
The six-fingered black man wearing a black hood was so unfamiliar to him at the moment, as if he had never known this teacher before.
"Teacher, why is this so?"
The six-fingered black man glanced at Yan Dan, who was roaring at him, and patted his shoulder with a sneer.
"I should have told you that your master tried to change the Mohist family, but the conservative forces of the Mohist family were too strong and they felt that they were unable to change. As a result, they wavered in the non-offensive way, and finally resigned as the great son of the Mohist family."
"Then do you know why your master chose me?"
The six-fingered black man smiled lightly, pointed at the huge dragon-breaking stone, and said with a smile: "This is the reason."
The six-fingered black man ignored Yan Dan and turned around to walk towards the council hall.
In the past, he would kill people that the teacher did not dare to kill, and he would do things that the teacher did not dare to do!
People all over the world, including the disciples of the Mohist family, only remember that the Mohist family emphasizes universal love, but they forget that the rise of the Mohist family is precisely because of strict organization and discipline.
They have all forgotten that in the book "Mozi Beichengmen", there are clearly written these five characters: "Those who disobey orders will be killed."
And the person in charge of this power of life and death is the great son of the Moh family!
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