In the main hall.
Li Zexuan saw that the heat was almost over, so he stood up and said: "Big brother, all the previous causes and effects have become a thing of the past, but they will also serve as lessons for the past~! If you don't want to let the Moh family continue to decline, you must make a move. Some changes~!
When Mozi founded the Mo family, didn't he want to rely on his talent in equipment manufacturing to make farmers all over the world live a good life~? Although the Mohist family is in decline today, the knowledge of Mozi's past must still be passed down, but you have settled in a corner and forgotten Mozi's original intention of saving the world. If this continues, the only thing waiting for the Mohist family is complete demise~! "
At that time, Mozi called himself "I" and was called "a man of common people". He once served as a doctor in the Song Dynasty. He was a scholar with considerable cultural knowledge and close to the workers and peasants and small producers. He boasted that "there is nothing for the emperor to do above, and there is no difficulty for farmers below", and he was a scholar who sympathized with "farmers and workers".
Mozi once studied under Confucian scholars, learned the techniques of Confucius, praised Yao, Shun and Dayu, and studied Confucian classics such as "Poetry", "Book" and "Spring and Autumn". But later he gradually became bored with the complicated rituals and music of Confucianism, and finally gave up Confucianism and formed his own Mohist school.
Before the rise of Legalism, which represented the interests of the new landlord class, Mohism was the largest school of thought that opposed Confucianism in the pre-Qin Dynasty, and was ranked among the "prominent schools". "Han Feizi Xianxue" records: "The outstanding learning of the world is Confucianism and Mohism. Where Confucianism goes, Confucius comes; where Mohism goes, Mo Zhai comes."
At this time, Mo Huai sighed deeply, glanced at Li Zexuan with a complicated expression, and said: "After the death of the Holy Ancestor, the Mohist family split into three factions - Xiangli's Mo, Xiangfu's Mo and Deng Ling There are three schools of Mo in the clan, and the Xiangli clan is led by Qin Huali, the chief disciple of the Holy Ancestor, and he owns the great master’s token—the Mo Snow Sword~!”
Having said this, Mo Huai took out the black long sword from his waist, looked at the sword with a solemn and sad expression, and continued: "Mo Xue's sword inscription, the world is unified, only the heart is immovable~! From ancient times to the present, the Mohist giants in all dynasties have fought even if they fight I will stick to this belief until death~! As the forty-fifth generation of the Mohist family, I have not recognized the root cause of the decline of my Mohist family until today. I really deserve death. I, Mo Huai, am sorry for the saint ancestor~!"
After saying that, two tears dropped from the corners of his eyes.
Li Zexuan comforted himself and said, "You don't have to blame yourself~! It's not too late to make up for it~! To be honest, the reason why I was able to answer all the three questions asked by the giant earlier is because my engineering studies are similar to the Mohism of the Mohist school. We have many things in common~! If you are willing to bring Mohist disciples to teach at Yanhuang Academy, then we can not only discuss knowledge together, but also carry forward engineering and Mohism, so that students can bring these knowledge to benefit our country, the Tang Dynasty People~!”
Mo Huai asked in confusion: "Engineering study~? What is engineering study~?"
Li Zexuan asked with a smile: "Didn't you read the previous issues of Datang Daily~?"
Mo Huai suddenly said awkwardly: "I've heard people talk about it, but I've never seen it myself~"
It’s not that he can’t afford newspapers, but he feels that as a Mohist giant, he has to set an example and stay away from newspapers that are just for the entertainment of the public~!
Mo Zhong and Mo Yun were dejected, feeling that their "boss" had been embarrassed.
Li Zexuan didn't take it seriously and explained patiently: "Engineering is the study of engineering. Its main purpose is to serve the needs of the people and improve people's lives, and to achieve the ultimate goal of universal prosperity! Folk houses, palaces and pavilions, river embankments and water conservancy projects , city walls, imperial mausoleums, and agricultural production are all inseparable from the support of engineering~! In short, engineering is only for the benefit of all people in the world, not for the fight between schools~!"
Mo Huai was startled and murmured: "Engineering is only for the benefit of all people in the world~? This is so similar to the purpose of my Mo family~!"
The purpose of the Mohist school is "to be righteous", and Mencius said it is to "benefit the world". "Zhuangzi Tianxia Chapter" says that it is "the urgent need to prepare for the world." The Mohists gathered their disciples to give lectures and put their practice into practice. They were the most important opposition to Confucianism. In order to realize his ideas, Mozi personally led his disciples to travel around the world, just so that Mohism could bring convenience and benefits to the people all over the world.
After a while, Mo Huai came back to his senses and said: "Excuse me for being presumptuous, Sir, you said that your engineering studies have many similarities with Mohism. I wonder if there is any proof~"
As things have developed now, Mo Huai's attitude towards Li Zexuan has also undergone a huge change. From the arrogance and contempt at the beginning, to the admiration when he lost the bet, and now after hearing that Li Zexuan founded his own engineering school, he has already He regarded Li Zexuan as one of his peers.
From ancient times to the present, a capable person, regardless of age, appearance or appearance, will be respected wherever he goes~!
Li Zexuan laughed and said: "What's so difficult about this~? Mr. Li, can you ask your servant to go to the kid's house to help pick up two books?"
Li Gang naturally agreed. A moment later, a young servant of Li Gang's family rode an old horse out of the back door and ran towards Yongle Square.
Several people in the room were also idle. After Li Zexuan saw Li Gang arranging for people to get books, he handed over to Mo Huai and said:
"Big brother, to be honest, I was very surprised by the three questions you just raised. I originally thought that in astronomy, mechanics, and engineering, I was the only one doing research. I never expected that today You will meet like-minded people. If it is convenient for you, can you tell me where the three previous questions came from~?"
Otherwise, the reason why Li Zexuan asked this was mainly to determine whether Mo Huai was a time traveler. After all, the three questions Mo Huai just asked were really shocking, and he couldn't help but be careless.
Hearing this, Mo Huai said: "Those three questions were all recorded in the notes or classics left by the Holy Ancestor. I thought that I could stump the Lord with just one of them, but I never expected that. Sir, at such a young age, he is still able to study these things so well~! It is shameful to say that, as a giant of the Mohist family, I am not as able to study as you, sir, so I can only cling to the knowledge left by the ancestors and survive~! Alas~! Not only me, but also the forty-three previous giants, no one can match the achievements achieved by the Holy Ancestor~!"
It’s not easy for Mo Huai to have this kind of realization! As he said, after Mozi, the Mohist school never had a master thinker, nor did it further improve Mohist thought to maintain its strong vitality, nor did it keep pace with the times.
The other schools of thought include Confucianism, Mencius, Xunzi, Dong Zhongshu, etc. after Confucius. After Laozi, Taoists include Zhuangzi, Liu An and so on. Legalism was even more valued by the ruling class.
Especially in the early Western Han Dynasty, when the country was in great power and the rulers needed good strategies for governing the country, the Confucian scholar Dong Zhongshu wrote "Spring and Autumn Fan Lu" and "Three Strategies of Heaven and Man". Taoist Liu An presented "Huainanzi". However, the Mohists did nothing in terms of academics and governance at that time.
This can be regarded as one of the reasons for the decline of the Mohist family.
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