In other words, what kind of existence was the Mohist organization in the Warring States?

As we all know, the prosperity of Mohist doctrine is inseparable from the promotion and protection of Mohist organizations. As the only school of thought in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period with a strict organization and a distinct purpose, the followers of the Mohists relied on strict discipline to form a very powerful organization. This organization demanded that the disciples who were sent to various countries as officials must promote the political ideas of the Mohists, and would rather resign when that did not work; The inkers who are officials should donate money to the group, so as to "share the wealth". In the early years of the Warring States Period, the ideas of the Mohists flowed into the rigid ideological world like a clear spring, attracting a large number of sages and talents. At that time, the members of the Mohist organization were distributed in all countries of the world, or hidden in the court, or in the city, or in the army, and once faintly had the ability to revitalize or overthrow a country.

Juzi, the leader of the vast organization of believers in the Mo family, his important position in the organization is self-evident. The next generation of giants of the Mo family are all selected by the sages of the previous generation of giants, and they are passed down from generation to generation. The disciples of the Momen must obey the orders of the giants, and in order to implement the ideas of the Mohists, they must sacrifice their lives to do the way, and the leaders must set an example, implement the "Law of the Mo", gather disciples to give lectures, and practice themselves. Mo Zhai also made a token for the Mo family giant, which is called the giant order by the world, and stipulates that if you see the giant order, if you see the giant son, all disciples must obey the order of the giant son.

The rules established by Mo Zhai gave Juzi a supreme status, so Juzi was like a saint in the eyes of ordinary Mo disciples, which greatly promoted the centripetal force of Mo disciples, and also made Juzi very convenient in commanding Mo disciples. However, to a certain extent, the transcendent status of the Mo family giant also makes him fully represent the Mo family, and his words and deeds will have a profound impact on the development of the Mo family, so it is no exaggeration to say that the choice of the Mo family giant is related to the life and death of the Mo family, so the determination of the candidate needs to be cautious. Because of this, the Mo family naturally formed a strict mechanism for selecting giants.

The law of the Mohists stipulates that when the Mohist giants are alive, they must select, cultivate, and recommend candidates for the giants. The law of the Mohists also stipulates that all candidates selected by the Mohist giants must be recognized by the majority of the Mohist delegates in the Mohist assembly, so that they can act and exist in the Mohist family as quasi-giants. The law of the Mohists also stipulates that once a candidate of the Mohist family becomes a quasi-giant, the incumbent giant cannot be removed or make things difficult, and after the death of the incumbent giant, the quasi-giant is automatically promoted to a giant. Of course, there are many other complex rules that cannot be listed one by one. In short, these rules have ensured the transcendent wisdom and extraordinary talents of the Mo family giants in the past dynasties to a certain extent, and maintained the sacred and transcendent status of the giants in the eyes of the Mo family disciples.

In the afternoon of the next day, Zhao Jie figured it out and came to the storage room as promised. For the deep-rooted and powerful forces of the Mo family, if Zhao Jie can get it smoothly, he can definitely fight for at least ten years less, so if Zhao Jie says that he doesn't covet it, he is definitely lying. After a night of thinking and speculation, Zhao Jie decided to follow his heart, he walked in front of the old man, didn't say any nonsense, knelt down and kowtowed, and expressed his attitude: "The kid meets the teacher." ”

"Yes, that's good!" The old man said with relief: "From now on, you will be the only personal disciple of my Jiang Cheng, I hope you can inherit the spirit of my Mo family and spread the morality of my Mo family." ”

"Thank you, Master." Zhao Jie bowed to the old man and said, "The Mo family will learn to obey the order of the giant. At this point, after the ceremony of apprenticeship was announced, Zhao Jie became a child of the Mo family.

"Apprentice, your Mohist theory skills are good, so you don't need to re-study the quotations and articles of Master Zu, you don't have to read those books, follow me!" The old man stood up and pointed to the Mo family library on the second floor. So Zhao Jie heard the words and followed the old man into the inner room.

"Here are some of the old man's experiences in studying the ways of the Mohists over the years, you should hurry up and study them." The old man pointed to the bamboo slips on a bookshelf in front of Zhao Jie and said, "Ten days later, follow me to the 'Mojia Conference' and meet my old friends for a while." ”

"Master, what is the 'Mojia Conference'?" Zhao Jie asked suspiciously.

"You don't have to know about it yet." The old man replied, "After ten days, you will understand. ”

Zhao Jie agreed, then pointed to the bamboo slips on the bookshelf and asked, "Master, can I take these to the inn to study?" ”

The old man nodded without hesitation and said, "You need to pay attention at all times, you must keep these things in your mind and not forget." When Zhao Jie heard this, he bowed his head again and bowed to him.

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When a person is thoroughly committed to a job or a situation, he often feels that time flies very quickly, and Zhao Jie at this moment has such a feeling - ten days of time are fleeting. In normal times, ten days is a long time, enough to find Zhao Jie to do a lot of things, but now Zhao Jie has just read through the old man's handbook. To him, it didn't seem like he would be able to complete ten days to understand those experiences.

"Apprentice, come with me!" The old man didn't ask Zhao Jie about his study, but walked straight out of the storage room and led Zhao Jie towards the place where the Mo family gathered. The Mo family hated hedonism, so their means of transportation were often on their feet, and Zhao Jie followed the old man out of Chengzhou City on foot, traveled about ten miles, and entered a small village called Mowen Village.

"The children of the Mo family meet the giant." As soon as the old man appeared, the villagers bowed their hands one after another, and the old man returned the salute one by one.

"Why is everyone in this place a disciple of the Mo family!" Zhao Jie asked suspiciously: "Could it be that this is the foundation of the Mo family?" ”

The old man couldn't help but laugh dumbly when he heard this, he explained: "Everyone in the world says that my Mo family has a secret base, its terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is impossible to open it, and there are many organs in the base, and no one can break it, in fact, how do they know that this rumor is just a false rumor. My Mo family is different from other schools in the world, and has not deliberately looked for a place to build a foundation so far, and the way of the Mo family requires the children of the Mo family to help the common people with materials, where can I have the spare money to build a base that costs a lot of money? This place is just an experimental place for the children of the Mo family to practice their ideals, and there are no less than 100 such villages in the world. ”