Chapter 43: The betrayal of the Mo family
"To be honest, I don't know much about the righteousness of the Mo family...... But it's always okay for the two of us to analyze it, you can tell me, what do you know about the principles of the Mo family? Ju Zizhou said.
"I think that the principles of the Mo family have something in common with the principles of our lineage." Ying Zheng said: "The Mohists emphasize that we can survive and develop because of the mutual help between people, and that people are equal in the process of helping each other, and oppose most of the existing relationship of respect and inferiority. β
Ying Zheng told in detail the righteousness of the Mo family that he listened to during the day.
In the middle, Xiong Qi brought people to bring six dishes in, and Ju Zizhou listened to Yingzheng while eating.
After Ying Zheng recounted the righteousness of the Mo family, Ju Zizhou's eating and drinking actions stopped.
It turns out that this is the rumored "love and mutual benefit". He was shocked.
The height of such an idea of the Mohists is only afraid that it has surpassed the ninety percent of the thoughts of the same era.
The so-called "contemporaneous love" is the love between all people, regardless of class and identity distinctions.
And all the theories derived from this are very logical!
"Senior brother, why do I always feel that their theories are correct after listening to the righteousness of the Mo family?" Ying Zheng was puzzled: "But in some places, it is so contrary to the facts I know? β
"The righteousness of the Mo family is very clever, and to a large extent, it is ahead of the times!" Ju Zizhou sighed: "Their theoretical foundation is "love" and "profit", which is about love for all "people", and "absolute" love and benefit that transcends identity, race, and time and space. β
"If this notion is correct, then everything that derives from it is theoretically true!" Ju Zizhou sighed: "But it's a pity, this is the righteousness of people from the lower classes of society!" β
"Isn't it true because it's from the bottom?" Ying Zheng's eyes widened: "What is the truth?" β
"It's not that it's not right from the bottom." Ju Zizhou shook his head.
The so-called "equality of all people" in the Mohists is based on "absolute" love and benefit. β
"It's very typical, and it comes from the bottom of the mind."
Because people on high will not "love" the existence of animals under their feet as their own kind, let alone admit their love and benefit for themselves. β
Only intellectuals who are physically and mentally at the bottom who are truly willing to speak up for the people at the bottom can realize that the princes and the subordinates can be killed with a single knife after witnessing the war, seeing the princes and hooligans being killed like guinea dogs, and breaking the old superstitions about "justice" and "sacredness" in their hearts. β
After realizing this, we will realize the truth of "everyone is equal" from scratch. β
"At this point, the Mohists are worthy of being a theory that originated from the bottom of society." Ju Zizhou sighed; But their "absolute" love and benefit for all people in the world is wrong! β
"All the theories that follow are wrong because of the wrong foundation."
"What do you mean?" Ying Zheng shook his head: "I don't understand. β
Because there is no "hate" in the world for no reason, on the contrary, there is no "love" for no reason. β
As for the so-called absolute "love", the so-called "virtue", since we have had the distinction between dignity and inferiority, the division of classes, there has been no such thing! β
You can "love" the king and "benefit" the king, but will the king really "love" and "benefit" the people in the same way and to the same extent? β
"Ah Zheng, if you give those disaster victims outside a bite to eat and a chance to make money, they will trust you, love you, and be willing to die for you."
"But on the other hand, if they give you a bite to eat and a little money, will you be willing to die for them?"
Ying Zheng opened his mouth, speechless.
"The righteousness of the Mo family, the problem lies in this foundation."
They don't deserve "absolutely" love! β
"They shouldn't love those princes and generals!"
"Because that's their enemy."
"The Mo family should eliminate those guys, instead of "loving" them and "benefiting" them. β
"Zi Mozi is great, but Ah Zheng, you answer me, who is the "foundation" of his Mo family? Ju Zizhou asked.
"The "foundation" of the Mo family? Ying Zheng thought for a while: "It's a low-level person." β
"It is the people at the bottom, to be more strictly speaking, the craftsmen who have some skills, and the middle peasants and rich peasants who own a certain amount of their own land."
They advocate their own "love" and "profit", in essence, to elevate the social status of this group of low-level people. β
"The Mohists form associations, share wealth, and stop wars, they are indeed very noble."
"But what do they do?" Ju Zizhou asked: "Judge everything purely by your own "righteousness", and stop the war, lobby the monarch, and elevate the status of the people at the bottom. β
"These things, done by others, are good deeds and morally noble."
"But if the Mo family does it, it is betrayal!"
"Why?" Ying Zheng asked.
Because the "foundation" of the Mo family is the people at the bottom. β
What they should be loyal to is also their "foundation", that is, the people at the bottom! β
But Mozi was confined to the times and what he had seen, and he could not understand where his "roots" were and what his "roots" requiredβthose people's demands were never to maintain the existing pattern, and they never relied on the recognition, fear, and mercy of any king to fight for their own way of life and for their own elevation of status! β
"What they want is ......" Ju Zizhou clenched his fists and raised in front of Yingzheng.
Ying Zheng immediately realized: "What they want is a war led by absolute violence, and they will use war to kill all the kings and generals to achieve the improvement of their status!" β
"The Mo family used to have the ability to do all this!" Ju Zizhou laughed twice, his teeth were white, like the bones of a dead man: "But although Mozi is powerful, he is also merciful." β
While learning Confucian knowledge from the upper classes, he also learned the "retro" character and compromise of Confucianism! β
"Therefore, he looked forward and did not dare to change the world with the violence he had already obtained, for fear that too many innocent people would die because of him, for fear of destroying the existing pattern of the world and causing turmoil."
"I see!" When Ying Zheng heard this, a kind of pride in his chest suddenly gave birth to a kind of pointing out the country: "If I am Zimozi, I will lead the people, kill the prince, seize the society, and re-establish the artifact!" β
The sonorous and powerful children's voice came out of the house, startling Xiong Qi who was waiting outside the door.
"But you're not Mozi!" Ju Zizhou looked at Ying Zheng with a cold look in his eyes.
He pursed his lips.
I never thought I'd ask you to be a mere Mozi!
"I'm Sun Zheng, King of Qin!" Ying Zheng looked up at Ju Zizhou and smiled happily: "I know what I'm going to do!" β
Seeing that Yingzheng came back to his senses quickly, Ju Zizhou laughed, took a sip of rice wine, and said, "Then, Ah Zheng, I want you to start learning the methods of the Mo family's association!" β
"Why?" Ying Zheng was puzzled: "Shouldn't our own methods be more sophisticated than the Mo family's?" β
"But the Mo family has its merits." Ju Zizhou touched Yingzheng's head: "Take its strengths and make up for your shortcomings." β
"If you don't learn some of the methods of the Mo family, how can the people of the Mo family believe you?"
Ying Zheng immediately realized the deep meaning hidden in Ju Zizhou's words, and he nodded: "Okay then, I'll study tomorrow!" β