Chapter 1, Mohist disciples
In the southern mainland of Xinjiang, the Tongtian River is mighty and powerful, flowing eastward into the sea day and night.
In the middle of the Tongtian River, there is a medium-sized tributary called Yuanshui.
At the tail end of Yuanshui River, a three-kilometer-square island has been alluvialized. Peach trees are planted all over the island. When the peach trees bloom, the island is filled with bright red and makes people feel like they are in another world. Therefore, the locals named the island Peach Blossom Island. .
It was the plum rain season in June, and the rain had been raging for more than a month. The water level of the Yuan River had skyrocketed, and the low-lying villages on both sides of the river had already become wetlands.
Although Peach Blossom Island is located in the middle of Yuan River, due to its high terrain and reasonable flood prevention measures taken by the residents on the island, it is like an unsinkable ark in the flood, stubbornly showing its strength to nature.
In the turbid waves, suddenly a side boat floated down the river, bouncing and sinking in the tumbling river water, shooting towards Peach Blossom Island like an arrow.
Seeing that the boat was about to hit the embankment and be destroyed, the boatman standing at the bow stretched out his long bamboo pole and moved it a little closer to the shore. The bamboo pole was bent like a crescent moon. The axis of rotation made a beautiful 360-degree drift on the river, taking off the momentum from the waves and slowly sailing towards the only pier on Taohua Island.
The boat operator parked the boat and jumped ashore. It was a young man in his early twenties.
The young man raised his head and saw an ordinary face under the hat. The face is neither square nor round, the lips are neither thin nor thick, the nose is neither straight nor flat, the eyebrows are neither thick nor thin, and the forehead is neither high nor low.
In short, this is a popular face that wouldn’t even make a splash if thrown into the crowd.
If there is only one outstanding thing about this face, it is that the eyes are exceptionally clear, like a sea of stars.
The young man has a strong physique and walks up the steps with a steady pace. The knuckles of his hands are thick with calluses. He is obviously a practitioner who has undergone long and hard training.
At the end of the steps, there is a stone tablet as tall as a person. There is only one word "ink" engraved on the tablet. The strokes are vigorous and full of ancient meaning.
The young man came to the stone monument, respectfully took off his bamboo hat and raincoat, brushed his chest with his right hand, and bowed deeply to the stone monument.
It was clearly a Mohist disciple who was stroking the elder's chest and bowing.
This minimalist stone tablet was carved by Mo Zhai, the first generation of the Mohist family.
The Mohist disciples all over the world see words as if they are faces.
That's right, this little-known island is the world-famous helmsman of the Mohist family.
The Mohist school has nine core ideas: universal love, non-aggression, respecting the virtuous, advocating unity, heaven's will, Minggui, non-life, economical use, and economical burial. Taohua Island, as a large-scale general helmsman that has been passed down in the southern Xinjiang mainland for thousands of years, the island All layouts use the word "sparing use" to the best of their ability.
"Brother Chen, you are back. Nine elders are already waiting for you in the Discipline Hall."
Beside the stone tablet, there was a person waiting for a long time. After seeing the young man finishing his apprenticeship ceremony, he said impatiently.
"Can you not come? The big order has been issued." The young man couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.
The young man’s name is Xi Xingchen. A month ago, he was a college student at 985 University. After receiving his diploma, he and several of his buddies in the dormitory decided to go crazy before leaving school and eat continuously in the dormitory. After two all-nighters, he was so sleepy that he lay down on the computer desk and took a nap. When he woke up, he was in this strange world.
Strictly speaking, it was his thoughts or soul that took over the body of this Mohist disciple named Xi Xingchen, making this guy named Xi Xingchen reborn.
Xi Xingchen was originally the first disciple of Ye Feiyang, the current great prince of the Mo family. If nothing happens, he will be the next great prince in the future.
This time, Xi Xingchen was ordered to travel around the country to investigate the people's sentiments. On the way, he encountered an injustice that violated the moral principles in his heart. He started a killing spree and killed eight people in one go, one of whom was a serving county magistrate.
As the saying goes, the state has national laws, and families have family rules. As a Mohist, Xi Xingchen didn't care much about national laws, but he was deeply wary of the Mohist family rules.
Mohists have laws: those who kill will die, those who injure others will be punished.
Everyone in the Mohist family must abide by it unconditionally, even the most powerful son of the Mohist family.
According to legend, the son of Qin Huali, the great son of the Mohist family, killed someone. The king at that time wanted to sell Qin Huali as a favor, so he went out of his way to spare his son's life. However, Qin Huali rejected the king's kindness and still executed his son according to the Mohist method.
Since then, this law has become the iron law of Mohism.
After launching the killing spree, Xi Xingchen quickly received the Juzi Order, ordering him to immediately return to the main helm for investigation by the Discipline Hall. Xi Xingchen knew that he had violated the Mohist laws and would inevitably die after returning to the Discipline Hall. He was so heartbroken that he tied a huge stone and sank himself into the river.
Fortunately, it rained heavily these days and the huge waves broke away the rope. Xi Xingchen, who sank into the river, was knocked back to the shore by the big waves and was rescued by the people on the shore.
It's just that the person was saved, but this person is no longer the same person.
After coming back to life again, the first thought in Xi Xingchen's mind was to run away as far away as possible; after a brief thought, he gave up this hasty and dangerous idea.
There is a reason why the owner of this body would rather sink himself into the river than run away.
The Mohist family has been operating in the southern Xinjiang continent for thousands of years, and has disciples all over the world.
If a person is wanted by the court, he can find a hiding place or escape to the enemy's country, and still live a pleasant life; but if a person is wanted by the Mohist family, it is estimated that no force in the entire continent will dare to take him in, because the Mohist family only produces In addition to lofty ideas, it is also rich in killers.
Xi Xingchen is a person who has died once. What he learned and understood in his previous life will not allow him to do such stupid things as sinking himself into the river again. At the same time, he didn't want to finally live again. Before he could fully enjoy life, he hadn't even touched the girl's hand. Before his beautiful life had even begun, he was followed by a group of deadly killers, and he lived like a lost dog every day. Be in constant panic all day long.
If this is the case, then it is better to just tie a stone and jump into the river, and the whole thing will be over.
In order to survive, Xi Xingchen combined the Mohist laws he knew in this body with the legal knowledge he learned in his previous life. After careful consideration, he finally decided to return to the chief rudder for investigation.
Xi Xingchen believed that finding a way to survive for himself, as a talented student from the Political Science Department of 985 University and self-study in law, should not be a big problem if he deceived a group of old diehards who had been constrained by thousands of years of feudal ideology.
Xi Xingchen knew the man guarding the stone tablet, his name was Duan Zhenghua.
Duan Zhenghua is a direct disciple of the elder of the Discipline Hall and a best friend who grew up with him.
Duan Zhenghua's words seemed normal, but Xi Xingchen heard two meanings from them.
One is that the Mo family attaches great importance to the case committed by Xi Xingchen, and nine of the ten elders came at once. Of course, they couldn't help but ignore Xi Xingchen as a candidate for the next Mo family's great son.
Secondly, Xi Xingchen was summoned to the Discipline Hall for trial by Ju Ziling. Before the truth was revealed, Xi Xingchen was at least a suspect. As a disciple of the elder of the Discipline Hall, Duan Zhenghua came to see Xi Xingchen before the trial, which was against the rules, but he Still came without hesitation.
