Chapter 450: The Pros and Cons of the Mo Family

It is said that Chen Long is interested in Mo Xiu, and Mo Xiu can't help but weigh it in his heart. The Qinglong Army occupies half of the country in Chang'an, and there are immortal monarchs and fierce generals, no matter how you look at him, it will be beneficial and harmless to him. Even if it is gambling, you should bet on the Qinglong Army to win.

Mo Xiu's mind was full of battles between heaven and man, and the hand that clenched the wooden sword finally relaxed. Long Chen knew that he had persuaded Mo Xiu, smiled slightly, stood up and said, "This Qinglong Xiaoqi is a token. If you disobey the yang and the yin, not only will you not have the silver of the white flowers, but you will also be electrocuted by the lord of the green dragon with your white flowers*. ”

Mo Xiu couldn't help but shudder when he thought about the scene where he was splashing, thinking that he couldn't scare himself. Wang Yue was injured by himself, this old boy heard that he was even incontinent, he didn't want to suffer the torture of thunder and lightning in this life.

Chen Long picked up his wooden sword with his hand, feeling the tentacles lubricated, obviously the master often played with it in his hand, but the weight was very heavy. Mo Xiu hesitated slightly, but finally did not stop. Chen Long wanted to deepen the impression of the time had come, and slowly carried the group rest gong, the wooden sword rattled, Mo Xiu couldn't help but pay attention to it, only to see that a trace of white gas seemed to appear faintly on the wooden sword's body, bringing an illusory feeling, as if it had reversed time and space, especially like the effect of being shrouded in mist.

Mo Xiu's heart was shocked, even with the internal strength of Momen itself, it was nothing more than that. Seeing that the wooden sword in Long Chen's hand slowly swung and smashed heavily on the heavy wooden table in front of him.

The wooden table was unharmed in an instant, and after a few seconds, it clicked twice and began to scatter like powder. In the midst of the wood powder, Mo Xiu's shocked face was revealed, and he asked, "Can this hero leave his name?"

The moment Chen Long stepped out of the door of the Mo family, he sighed in his heart, among the children of the Mo family, there will also be a great man like Mo Xiu, which shows that not everyone can resist the temptation of material conditions.

Mohist theory is definitely a wonderful flower in the treasure house of ancient philosophical thought in China, and Mozi's thought involves philosophy, ethics, logic, education, astronomy, mathematics, physics, engineering technology, military and other aspects, which can be called rich in content and all-encompassing. In that era full of the irrational phenomena of big countries attacking small countries, usurping small families, bullying the weak, tyranny and widowhood, deceit and foolishness, arrogance and cheapness, and the prevailing killing of the jungle, Mozi, as a great humanitarian, a great philosopher, social activist, educator and advocate of pacifism, put forward a series of guidelines and measures to solve the social crisis for the interests of the common people from the perspective of humanitarianism beyond classIt is to emphasize the objective necessity of human beings to engage in production activities, and in order to survive, people must work diligently to produce sufficient food and clothing, otherwise they will face the crisis of survival and the threat of extinction. Mozi once said, "Where the five grains, the people look up to it, the reason why the king is to raise it, so the people have no up, then the king has no support, the people have no food, then it is not possible", it can be seen that production is the life of the people and the king, is the foundation of the development of many undertakings of the country, only by vigorously developing production, the people can be safe, the country's political cohesion, military and national defense strength, diplomatic influence can be strengthened, in order to "national peace and security", "strong foundation" Mohist basic economic production concept.

"Saving consumption" puts material production and saving consumption on the same level, and the two have an inseparable relationship. He believes that thrift can bring many benefits, the biggest benefit is that it can increase the country's wealth, he opposes any extravagant behavior of excessive consumption, and the Mohists advocate the idea of thrift and frugality and consumption concepts, and for our country in the initial stage of socialism, advocating thrift and thrift is moderate consumption, and opposing luxury and waste still has a strong practical purpose. Linked to Mo Xueqiang's ideas in this section is Mozi's idea of rational distribution, which emphasizes that everyone produces, and opposes eating for nothing and getting something for nothing. He hoped for a fair and equal distribution system under the premise that everyone worked, and that "rewards the palace for labor and shares the merits." A very important principle can be seen from the Mohist economic thought on distribution, that is, "taking into account fairness and efficiency". If only one aspect is emphasized, then the society may develop abnormally.

Politically, the Mohist ideology can be summed up in four words: "Shang Xian Shang Tong". Mozi believes that virtue is the foundation of government and determines the rise and fall of a country, so the top priority of a country is to select and use a large number of talents. Only by using talents to govern the country and save the world and help the people can the country prosper. Mozi's Shangxian proposition, reflecting the common people's demand to improve their social and political status and the subjective desire of the common people to participate in politics, was impossible to achieve under the social conditions at that time, but it represented a progressive social ideal, "Shang Xian theory" and "meritocracy" views became the basic concept of the pursuit of political civilization by politicians in all dynasties after the Spring and Autumn Period, embodying the idea of reducing talents without sticking to one pattern, and also became the most detached thought of the Mohists from the reality at that time. Even if it is Chen Long, he must find a non-existent former emperor to be his ancestor, so that the elites of the Chen family, the Xun family, the Guo family, and the Zhong family can gather under the tent to listen to orders.

The Mohist ideal of "Shangtong" mainly refers to the "unification of the world with benevolence and righteousness", hoping to promote the politics of virtuous people to the whole country, so that virtuous and capable people can be leaders at all levels and serve as models for subordinates, so as to achieve the goal of steady social development. The basic connotation of Shangtong Thought is to unify thoughts and actions from the bottom up, that is, to carry forward a certain degree of democracy under the guidance of centralization, which basically reflects Mozi's advocacy of centralization and unity, and Mozi's advocacy of Shangtong, but does not advocate that the lower unconditionally obey the above, and the premise of the same is that the superior must be a sage recognized by everyone, and must understand the situation and obey the will of the people.

If you want to become an official, you must establish good official ethics, set an example for the people of the world with your fine conduct and practical actions, and influence and reverse the unhealthy trends in society.

The chapter "Contemporaneous Love" in "Moxue" is a record of the speeches made by Mozi's disciples, and the ideal of contemporaneous love runs through all of Mozi's teachings, and is also Mozi's lifelong enthusiasm and persistent pursuit. In his view, the root cause of all kinds of malaise in society lies in the fact that people "do not love each other", "no one in the world loves each other; The strong will cling to the weak, the rich will insult the poor, the noble will be arrogant, the deceit will deceive the foolish, and all the disasters in the world will usurp resentment, and the cause of it. to achieve . Therefore, he also vividly compared people's education to dyeing silk, and people develop good behavior habits through education, and they are born. There is less good and more evil, and only through education and cultivation can we become useful people who serve society. In general, in his view, "education is an effective means to rejuvenate the interests of the people and eliminate the harm of the people". In order to realize his social ambition of "promoting profit and eliminating harm", Mozi believed that "officials are impermanent, the people are not inferior, and those who are capable will be emerciful", advocating equality in education, equality in education, and equality in being recommended, and breaking the traditional "patriarchal" and other systems to give the people equal rights and opportunities to receive education.

The core content of Mohist military thought is "non-offensive". The basic characteristics of this kind of military strategy and tactical thinking of the Mohists are based on the idea of "mutual love and mutual benefit." The main purpose of "non-offensive" is to oppose the unjust war of attack and plunder. Mozi believed that the wars fought at that time were all predatory and unjust wars. In Mozi's eyes, love can stop attacking and chaos. Simultaneous love is the ethical and moral basis of non-aggression, and non-aggression is the inevitable result of simultaneous love.

But, despite all the brilliant thoughts, Mozi kept things simple. In him, the masses of the people seem to have only material needs, not spiritual needs; There are only economic interests, no political interests; There is only material civilization, not spiritual civilization. Any ideological rights and speech rights can be dispensed with, because otherwise, they cannot be "the same". "The power of the monarch is more important than the power of the people", the masses of the people hand over the right of thought and speech to the rulers, and they only bear the obligation to reflect the situation and put forward opinions, this is the biggest failure of Mozi's proposition, and it is impossible to achieve it.

The moment Chen Long walked out of Momen, Shi Jian also returned to Cao Anmin's side. Cao Anmin's emaciated figure stood with his beard twisted, as if he could see everything, Shi Lian was slightly frightened in his heart, should he tell Chen Long all about letting him go?

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