Chapter 47: The Past of the Mo Family
The old man hobbled to a small pavilion on the side of the road, slowly sat on the stone bench, and recalled earnestly: "It is said that this matter has to start from the time when the ancestor Mozi was alive. ”
It is said that since the establishment of the Mohist school, Mozi has been recruiting students, teaching them the way of the Mohists, and wanting to use it to help the world. In terms of education, Mozi advocates teaching students according to their aptitude, and advocates linking students' interests with learning. Not only that, but Mozi also opened up three broad avenues for his disciples to choose from, and these three avenues represent three development directions, one is the ranger, the second is the debate, and the third is the wanderer. Perhaps Mozi would never have thought that its distinction between the life paths of the children of the Mo family would explode sooner or later like a hidden thunder, and when it explodes, it will be when the Mo family will be completely divided.
After the death of Mozi, Yu Huali succeeded the giant, without the incomparable prestige of Mo Zhai, the Mohist school was inexorably divided, and the ink of the Xiangli clan, the ink of the Deng Ling clan, and the ink of the Xiangfu clan each insisted on their own words, and began to work hard to seize the dominance of the Mo family. Since each faction in the Three Ink Sects gathers and lectures separately, each faction has also formed a certain geographical distribution characteristic in society. The Mojia faction gathered in the Chu State is called Chu Mo by the world, and its representative figure is Deng Lingzi. The Mohist faction gathered in the Qi country is called **** by the world, and its representative figure is Xiangfuzi, this faction is mainly based on scholar debate, with the task of traveling to various countries and teaching the Mohist idea of love, which is a series of debates. The Mohist faction gathered in the Qin State is called Qin Mo by the world, and its representative figure is Xiang Liqin, who pays attention to scientific and technological research and is pragmatic. The three factions all thought that the Mo family was orthodox, so they attacked each other and fought each other, and there was a rift within the Mo family. After the death of Yu Huali, the skeleton of the three factions was finally formed, and the internal struggle of the Mo family moved from the secret to the table, and the subsequent giants were the people of Chu, Qi, and Qin.
The struggle between the three factions has led to the weakening of the Mo family's power, and it has also led to the weakening of the influence of the Mo family's giants, which can be described as sighing. The three major factions of the Mo family either violated the yang and yin of the living giants, or hindered the inheritance of the giants, which seriously affected the normal development of the Mo family, and at the same time, Legalism, Taoism and other sects rose one after another, and the two worked together, which eventually led to the fame of the successive Mo giants and the loss of the scenery of the Mo family.
"I, the sixth-generation giant of the Mo family, am such a stark example." The old man said with a distressed expression: "I don't have the ability to mobilize all the resources of the Mo family, nor do I have the chance to compete with Confucianism, Legalism, Bingjia and other schools of thought for the mainstream culture of society, so I can only nest in such a small place and use the only resources left in my hand to practice the way of the Mo family in my heart." ”
"Sir, don't be pessimistic, I believe that the times will remember your efforts, and history will sooner or later prove your achievements in the future." Zhao Jie comforted the old man when he heard this.
"Cheng Ru Jiyan!" The old man said earnestly: "You are the candidate I selected, and I hope you will not live up to my expectations." ”
The old man paused and continued; "I hope you can unite all the children of the Mo family together, jointly contribute to the development of the Mo family, and let the Mo family stand strong in the world again, and I also hope that you can love the people with a heart of the Mo family, help the world, and realize your ideal of applying it to the world and entering the picture."
"I'll definitely do my best!" Zhao Jie promised under the old man's gaze. Then Zhao Jie paused, and then continued to ask, "Sir, what is the form of the upcoming test?" ”
The old man replied without thinking: "According to the previous rules, it is roughly up to you to come up to the stage to explain your experience of studying the way of the Mo family, and then the children of the Mo family in the audience will ask you questions for you to answer. And according to my estimates, the test will begin around nightfall. ”
"The disciple understood. Hearing this, Zhao Jie replied, "I'm going to make some preparations for the test at night!" ”
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At dusk, the quiet and serene Mowen Village suddenly became lively, and a group of Mo disciples from all over the village suddenly appeared.
"The time is almost up, are you ready?" The old man walked into the room where Zhao Jie lived and asked.
"Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed!" Zhao Jie replied confidently: "Mr. Hui, I am ready, and I am confident that I will make a splash tonight." Then, Zhao Jie and the old man slowly walked to the square step by step.
When night fell, the sky and the earth were dark, like ink. One after another, the disciples of the Mo family sat cross-legged on the square, waiting for the start of the Mo family conference.
The footsteps of "da, da, da......" suddenly sounded, and the old man carried a lantern to lead Zhao Jie to the front desk. When the old man stood still on the high platform, everyone in the audience shouted in unison: "Meet the giant!" Hearing this, the old man leaned over and returned the salute, and Zhao Jie followed closely behind.
"My Mo family is still black, and black represents the unpredictability of the road ahead, which inspires the pursuit of the avenue of my Mo family's children." The lights illuminated the faces of the old man and Zhao Jie, but they could not illuminate the scene in the direction of his sight, and the old man said eloquently to the darkness: "Tonight, I can't see my five fingers, and I and other disciples of the Mo family gather here, one is to inherit the past, and we will miss the difficulties of our ancestors in starting a business; The second is to witness the emergence of the successor of the giant son. Tonight is destined to be an extraordinary night, a night that will be recorded in the history of the Mo family. ”
The old man paused and continued: "Today, there is a child of the Mo family surnamed Zhao Mingmo, from the northern Zhao country, loyal and pure, quick thinking, superior wisdom, and unique insights on the Mo family doctrine. ”
"Obey the orders of the giant!" There were some responses from the audience. Obviously, the prestige of the old man, the giant of the Mo family, did not make everyone surrender.
The old man turned his head and smiled slightly bitterly at Zhao Jie, and then walked off the high platform, so Zhao Jie became the only focus of the light, the only person in the eyes of everyone.