Chapter 71: The Mohist Knights

"It seems that you are also hearsay and half-understood. Whether it is the Mohists, but also the Confucianism, the Yin-Yang School and other hundreds of schools of thought are constantly changing, and they influence each other and merge with each other. Sanmo was decades ago, and it was the descendants of Deng Ling's ink who spread across the six eastern countries. At the same time, the ink of the Xiangfu clan has been merged into the Jixia School Palace, and the Confucianism is hot. The ink of the Xiangli clan has been integrated into the Qin military and has nothing to do with the Mo family. Dong An, the master of the Guigu Gate, replied with a smile.

"I see, it seems that there are many ink scholars in the six eastern countries who take chivalry and righteousness as the criterion and regard themselves as chivalrous." Meng Yi couldn't help but feel embarrassed, the lack of historical materials in later generations made future generations think that the strength of the hundred schools of thought was just that, but in fact, the historical process was much more exciting than we imagined.

Meng Yi asked curiously, "I don't know what the relationship between Lu Ban and the ordnance craftsmen of the Qin State is?" ”

"The predecessor of Qin's bow and crossbow was the bow and crossbow of South Korea, and many of the Korean ordnance craftsmen were the descendants and disciples of Lu Ban. For example, the state of Chu conquered and crossed over, and obtained the craftsmen of the country of Yue; The state of Qin obtained bows and crossbows from Korea, occupied a large territory of the state of Chu, and obtained craftsmen to make Yue swords; Relatively speaking, the Qin State is good at learning and updating, so whether it is swords, ge, halberds, or crossbows, arrows, chariots and other ordnance, the Qin State ranks first among the Seven Kingdoms. Dong An, the master of the Guigu Gate, continued, "Speaking of which, Mozi and Lu Ban once had a dragon fight. ”

The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period was a period of great explosion of talents, in addition to the hundreds of schools, there were many outstanding people in all walks of life, and many industry ancestors were born.

Lu Ban, a native of Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period, surnamed Ji. Luban has many inventions in many fields, especially carpenter's tools and agricultural tools, such as rulers, ink fountains, planers, drills, saws, hoes, stone grinders, Luban locks and other tools. His invention of civil engineering tools freed craftsmen from primitive and heavy labor, greatly improving the efficiency of the civil engineering industry, so he is revered as the ancestor of Chinese civil craftsmen.

Now people regard the wisdom of Lu Ban as the wisdom of the vast number of working people, but in fact, Lu Ban is not an ordinary working masses. Luban is the surname Ji, and the ancestor of the surname Ji is the first ancestor of the Chinese nation - the Yellow Emperor, who took Ji as his surname because he lived in Ji Shui for a long time. The surname Ji is the national surname of the Zhou Dynasty, and it is also the surname of the monarchs of the princely states of Wu, Lu, Yan, Wei, Jin, and Zheng who were divided by the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty. It can be seen that Lu Ban was a descendant of the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty and a nobleman at that time.

In fact, Lu Ban is more keen on inventing and manufacturing military tools than agricultural and industrial tools, and hopes to seek fame and fortune from them. Lu Ban went to the state of Chu and helped the state of Chu to make weapons. He created a "hook rejection" for boat warfare, and the Chu army used this weapon to conduct water battles with the Yue army, and the Yue boat retreated to hook it, and the Yue ship attacked to resist it. He also transformed the ladder into a ladder that could stand in the air and be used to attack the city. The so-called ladder is a ladder that can stand against the clouds.

Hearing that Lu Ban invented the cloud ladder for the Chu State to invade the Song Dynasty, Mozi traveled thousands of miles to the Chu State to prevent the King of Chu from attacking the Song Dynasty.

Mohist was the largest school of thought opposed to Confucianism in the pre-Qin period, and was listed as "Xianxue". In the controversy of hundreds of schools of thought at that time, it was known as "non-Confucianism and ink". Since the Mohists advocate "both love" and "non-offensive", since they advocate non-offensive, the Mohists have a series of theoretical systems for defending cities, advocating "deep planning and preparation", and actively defending to stop wars of aggression with large attacks and small ones. Mozi wrote eleven articles on the study of defensive operations in "Preparing for the City Gate", forming a defensive theoretical system with city defense as the core, including combat preparation, strategy and tools, and Mozi had a lot of experience in the invention, production and use of city defense equipment. In response to the advanced siege techniques and siege tools at that time, Mozi responded with unique ingenuity, and explained in detail the production methods and usage techniques of the city defense equipment. As a result, in terms of the invention, manufacture and use of military tools, it formed a spear and shield opposition with Lu Ban.

Mozi came to lobby the king of Chu and opposed him to bullying the Song Dynasty, so the king of Chu asked Lu Ban to come out and compete with Mozi.

Lu Ban wants to have a sand table simulation exercise with Mozi to see who is better in the siege tools he developed and the city defense equipment invented by Mozi.

Mozi then untied his belt and surrounded it in the shape of a city, using small pieces of wood to represent the instruments used to defend the city.

Lu Ban designed ladders and other equipment for siege many times, and Mozi perfectly resisted his attack.

Luban's strategy to attack the city was exhausted, and Mozi's method of defending the city was more than enough.

Lu Ban refused to admit defeat, and said with a sly smile: "I know how to deal with you, but I won't say it." ”

The king of Chu anxiously asked: What method?

Mozi said: "He means kill me, and no one in the Song Kingdom will be able to defend it, but more than 300 people, including my student Yu Huali, have prepared my city defense equipment and are waiting for your invasion on the capital of the Song Kingdom!" Even if you kill me, you won't be able to win. ”

The king of Chu had no choice but to cancel the idea of attacking the Song state. From then on, Lu Ban no longer developed military tools, and devoted all his thoughts to inventing and creating industrial and agricultural tools.

Dong An, the master of the Guigu Gate, took a sip of fragrant tea and pulled the topic back, "The common methods used in the siege of the Warring States are: building mountains and attacking the city, climbing the city with hooks and ladders, storming the city by car, attacking the city with cloud ladders, filling the city ditch, flooding the city, attacking the city through the tunnel, penetrating the city wall, digging holes in the city wall, climbing the city like ants, using four-wheeled vehicles covered with cowhides, using towering chariots and other twelve siege methods, and Mozi left eleven articles of "Preparing for the City Gate", which cracked these siege methods to the fullest. ”

Meng Yi replied with a smile: "This junior has also heard of it. Mozi advocated the fourteen rules of defending the city: the city walls are thick and high, the ditch is deep and wide, the building of the enemy is repaired, the defense equipment is excellent, the food and firewood are enough to support more than three months, the defenders are many and selected, the officials and the people are in harmony with each other, there are many ministers who have contributed to the establishment of the country, the king is faithful, and the people are in endless peace. Or, the graves of the parents are here; Or, with abundant mountains, forests and grasslands; Or, the terrain is difficult to attack and easy to defend; Or, the defender has a deep hatred for the enemy and a great merit for the monarch; Or, the reward is clear and credible, and the punishment is severe and terrible. If these fourteen conditions are met, then the people will not doubt the monarch, and then the city can be defended. If there is no one of these fourteen, then even if the defender is good at defending, he will not be able to defend it. ”

Dong An, the master of the Guigu Gate, said with a smile: "The world is impermanent, and the wind and clouds are changeable. Some time ago, the old man heard that you used croton to conquer the important town of Zhao State. It can be seen that it is impossible to survive in troubled times by following the old ways. The hundreds of schools of thought, non-Confucianism and ink, have finally become a thing of the past. Nowadays, the most powerful ones are the Legalists, the Vertical and Horizontal Families, and the Soldiers. ”

Meng Yi said with a smile: "Confucianism inherited the etiquette of the Zhou Dynasty, relying on the eight-hundred-year-old Great Zhou, but there are many disciples, but it is a pity that it cannot level the world. The Mo family caters to the suffering people, and there are also many disciples, but it is a pity that in the troubled times with an army of 100,000 at every turn, it is still a mantis arm as a car, unable to change the chaotic situation.

Bingjia was one of the most valued doctrines in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. During the melee of the princes, many dazzling soldiers and famous generals emerged. Sun Wu destroyed Chu in five battles, Le Yi almost destroyed Qi, Sun Bin Pang Juan's brothers fought to the death and death, Bai Qi, Li Mu, Lian Po, Wang Jian and other famous generals of the Warring States were all representative figures of the war.

The most famous of the Zongheng family are Su Qin and Zhang Yi. These two rely on their three-inch incorruptible tongues, one is vertical, and the other is horizontal.

Su Qin once united with "the people of the world to gather in Zhao and wanted to attack Qin", he lobbied the princes of the six countries, asking the six countries to unite to resist Qin in the west. As a spy of the Yan Kingdom, Su Qin also single-handedly planned Le Yi to fight Qi. Zhang Yi launched a policy of linkage and horizontal for the Qin State-for-tat, and plotted against the United States Organization. These two Zongheng family can be said to be the two most dazzling stars during the Warring States period.

Legalism put it in the end, because during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Legalism was the most used by the major vassal states.

The term "Fa Change" is derived from Legalism.

Wu Qi changed the law in the Wei State, and once won a hundred battles, and the Qin State ceded the land and begged for mercy.

Of course, the most famous is the Shang Dynasty reform, which made the Qin state the most powerful state and laid the foundation for the final unification of the six kingdoms. ”

Dong An, the head of the Guigu Gate, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Governing the country is not something that can be done with just one theory. All strategies for governing the country must consider the skills and concepts of Confucianism, Legalism, Zonghengjia, Bingjia, Moism, etc., and blend them together, so as to enrich the country and strengthen the army. ”

Meng Yi thought deeply about this, and thought to himself: Since the Qin Dynasty, although the Legalists had a bad reputation because of the violent Qin, all dynasties basically adopted the policy of external Confucianism and internal law.

Dong An, the master of the Guigu Gate, coughed and said: "The old man has told you so much, just to let you understand, don't underestimate the hundred schools of thought, especially the Mo family, which seems to be weak, but in fact, the tenacity of vitality should not be underestimated. Especially this time, the children of the Mo family in the East of the Six Kingdoms hated the Qin State Wu Anjun for killing 400,000 Zhao soldiers in Baiqi, so this time 3,000 Mo family warriors were mobilized to guard Yecheng and Yi'an. ”

"Five thousand! The Mo family has gone through so many ups and downs, and there are still so many reserve elites in the tribulations! Meng Yi couldn't help but admire.

There are three types of ink makers: ink man, ink artist, and ink craftsman.

Moxia is a martial artist, divided into three types: sun, moon and star, one is to attack instead of defending, the second is to defend instead of attacking, and the third is to attack and defend.

Moke is the later writer, but the Moist is different, the Moist is the enemy of Confucianism, and the Mohist is good at writing ghosts and fantasy.

Ink craftsman, the master of Mojia technology, the earliest scientist.

During the entire Warring States Period, among the hundreds of schools, only the Mo family was a tightly organized social group, so they had death squads that could intervene in defensive wars at any time and practice the concept of "non-offensive". In a state of national division, this model naturally has a gap for survival and development.

The Mo family is full of the spirit of being anxious and brave to see what is difficult for others, and the so-called "disciples of Mo Zhai are called hot bellies in the world". Nowadays, on the other hand, we are surrounded by indifferent spectators. Every time there is vicious social news, we are reflecting on the death of passers-by, however, no amount of reflection can stop the recurrence of the tragedy. Why? At least in terms of education, we lack the "hot belly" (warm-hearted) edification of the Mo family.

Mr. Lu Xun said: Since ancient times, we have had people who worked hard, people who worked hard, people who asked for their lives for the people, and people who sacrificed their lives to seek the law...... This is the backbone of China.

Mozi and his disciples are definitely a backbone.

A forgotten backbone!

Now this backbone will make the Qin State general Huan Qi hit his head and bleed!