Chapter 181: Don't seek one life, fight for eternity alone

The mighty flow of people kept running towards the front.

There are many people who drag their families and mouths, but there are so many people, but no one feels like a loud voice, and a slightly eerie silence spreads in it, and silence is the majority.

Zeguo entered the war map, and the people were happy to be happy.

When a war breaks out, no matter whether it is won or lost, it is always the people who suffer and suffer.

The light of the sword and the shadow of the sword affect their lives all the time, and the home they rely on for their livelihood cannot rest in peace, no matter how beautiful the sea is, it has nothing to do with a drop of water or a little sediment.

Every nobody who dies on the battlefield represents the grief of a family.

That's part of the war.

Fortunately, there are people in this world who can see this.

Murmur paced at the back of the crowd, followed by several Inkmen.

Yangzhou was lost, and Moqiu chose to retreat to Yuzhou with the people.

There are many plains in Yuzhou, which is more difficult to defend than Yangzhou, but this is also a last resort.

When it is time to retreat, retreat first and retain a part of the people, so as not to directly wipe out the family.

Logically speaking, if you continue to hold on hard in Yangzhou, you may not be able to hold on for a few more months.

But what about after that?

Wait until the spring flowers bloom, and then introduce the flames of war into Yuzhou?

It is better to take advantage of the autumn harvest just after the middle of winter, and take the people to retreat to Yuzhou first, and they can still cultivate in the coming year.

"It is necessary to take advantage of the cold winter to seize the time to properly settle the people. There is no problem with the autumn harvest of grain, which will last until the next year. Be sure to settle them all before the cold winter. ”

Ink Hill said to a few ink men beside him.

In this era, food is a big problem, but winter is also a big problem.

In the cold winter, killing is invisible.

Some poor families, a family may only have a cotton coat, in the cold winter, the family can only lie in the quilt to boil, who wants to go out who wears cotton clothes.

And the barren ones were probably gone, and they all froze to death.

"Don't worry, the news that we are coming has spread. The people of the imperial court had just defeated the White Lotus Sect and were in urgent need of cultivation, so when they heard the news that we were coming, they retreated first. Yuzhou is very large, and the White Lotus Sect has fought with the temple for all these years, and the number of white land in a hundred miles is ordinary, but it can be used to settle the people. ”

Immediately, an inkman answered.

"Hmm."

Moqiu nodded, but his rather dark face was not very happy.

The situation is bad and getting worse.

After Yuzhou, it will be the imperial capital.

Of course, Moqiu has no feelings for the Dayue Imperial Family, otherwise he would not have slaughtered Emperor Zongming in the first place.

The problem is that once the Otsuki royal family perishes, it will clearly tell the world that Otsuki has perished.

O ruined country.

What the dead country represents is the order that can barely be maintained, and there is no longer any restraint.

Everything was nullified before, and there were no shackles left on the body - this is true for everyone, and there is no one who can represent the majesty of a country to punish others.

Public order and good customs will become a dream bubble, and fists will become the only truth, after all, the country has perished, who should listen to? Why should I listen to you?

It is not a good thing to destroy a country before a new kingdom has occupied most of the country and won the hearts and minds of the people.

The Dayue royal family is not important at all, what matters is that after the news of the death of the country spreads, how many people will take the opportunity to make waves, claim the king and hegemony, and make their own spring and autumn dreams?

The country, which was barely a fist, is about to fall apart, and even have to fight each other to get to the point of life and death, just to get to the Dragon Pavilion.

The foreign enemy has not been eliminated, and it is not a good choice to kill the royal family of Dayue at this time, not that the group of people in the royal family should not die, but that they cannot abolish the prestige of Dayue for more than 200 years in the countryside and people so quickly, or the fear of national law.

What really worries Moqiu is not so many careerists, but the tragic situation after the complete collapse of order.

This is the most fundamental reason why he slaughtered Emperor Zongming, but did not continue to directly kill the Dayue Imperial Family.

Surrounded by external enemies, and the internal situation is exposed everywhere, if there is no owner in the world and the order is zero, I am afraid it will be an even more miserable situation.

Many things cannot be temporarily happy, and the consequences must be considered clearly.

But soon there will be no choice, and he has always seen these problems very clearly.

"Giant."

The inkman ran over quickly, holding an apple in his hand that had already lost a lot of water, dry.

"This is something that a grower asked me to give to you."

The younger inkman leaned forward with a dry apple and said.

"Don't take the things of the people."

Moqiu glanced at it and shook his head slightly, "A stitch and a thread are not easy to come by, and half a thread and half a thread of perseverance are difficult." You can't take this thing back. ”

"The farmer said, if you hadn't brought someone to help defend the city, the harvest would have been gone, and I wanted to thank you in person, but you were too busy to make a mess. The best fruit that could have been hidden, all dried"

The young ink man licked the corners of his mouth, "It's not that I want to take it, it's that he has to ask me to send it to you." If you don't take it, he won't eat it. ”

Moqiu thought for a moment, took the red apple with a dry skin like a wrinkled skin from his disciple's hand, stretched out a hand and searched for it on his body a few times, and finally found a few copper plates.

"I'll take the things, but I'm going to give them to someone. To make it clear, the ink has the rules of the ink man, and even the giant should also abide by it. I know his heart, and I have not rejected it, nor will I give it away. Murky said.

The younger inker was stunned, took the copper plate from his hand, and ran away.

It didn't take long for the inkman to turn back again.

"Giant, he took it."

"Well, that's good."

At this time, Moqiu looked at the red apple that was missing a lot of water in his big hand, which was the size of a baby's fist, opened his mouth and took a bite, and then handed it to the ink man beside him, "Come, taste it all." ”

The rest of the inkers didn't refuse, and after taking a bite, he handed it to the next person, but when the apple was handed to the younger inker again, he didn't open his mouth to bite down.

"What's wrong?"

Merciu asked.

"Giant. I don't understand. ”

He looked at the apple in his hand and scratched his head, "We defended the city for them and saved hundreds of people, it is not too much to say that there are thousands of Buddhas, why don't you even want to accept an apple they give, but spend it yourself?" We don't grab or rob, isn't that how it should be? ”

"You're not right."

Moqiu immediately shook his head and said, "It's not that we defend the city for them. Don't put yourself in the position of saving anyone, we are not gods and Buddhas, we are not immortals, we are not puppets, we do not need to be bowed down by the people, and we do not need to be worshiped by incense. The Mo people act only for the morality of the world, that is, the ten righteousness of the Mo family.

He who follows the Ten Righteousness should be with it; Whoever violates the Ten Righteousness opposes it. Among the ten righteousness, how can there ever be a saying that you want to accept things from people and not give money? And where did it come from, and what should be? ”

"This"

The young inkman bowed his head, not knowing how to answer.

Murmur smiled.

More than six years have passed, and there are very few ink people who followed him to break into the army formation and kill Liu Xuanqi, the commander-in-chief of Daqing.

But the number of ink writers has not decreased much.

There is still a steady stream of people re-joining, but compared to the previous words and deeds, it is always inconvenient to guide the disciples while guarding the city.

Now that I have a rare moment of leisure, I might as well talk about it.

"The world is made up of one individual, and countless individuals have gathered into a collective. In the collective, the division of labor varies depending on what the individual is good at, but in the final analysis, it is nothing more than an individual. No matter where you are, no matter where you are, one is not as noble as the other, nor is she inferior to the other. It is against the original intention of the Moist to treat those who are temporarily powerless to make changes as subordinates in a lofty manner. ”

"You and I should remember this," said Merciu, "and tell ourselves all the time. If one day anyone takes for granted everything that is provided for, then the way of the world will collapse again. ”

"Then, as you say, isn't the emperor no different from ordinary people?" The young inkman asked in surprise.

"What's the difference?"

Moqiu asked, "Could it be that the emperor doesn't have two ears, two eyes, a nose, and a mouth?" ”

"Yes"

The boy frowned, feeling that this was very problematic, but he didn't know how to refute it.

"Do you want to say that the emperor's dignity can decide the life and death of tens of thousands of people with one word, and thousands of people can enjoy glory and wealth with one thought, how can it be the same as the old peasants who work hard among the people?"

Murchu saw his doubts and spoke them out for him.

"That's right, that's right!"

"That's an extension of what I said earlier. There is no fundamental difference between people themselves, and each person gathers his or her own rights and powers into one body, which is a country, and everyone is a part of the country. And the emperor is nothing more than a person who temporarily guides this force.

But you must understand that this power does not belong to the emperor, but to millions of people in the world. Only if they are willing, can the emperor exercise this right – the so-called popular will. What is in the interests of the vast majority of people in the world is public order and good customs. If someone arbitrarily exercises this right, he will also be spurned by millions of people, that is, the time of the destruction of the country.

We ink people, say that we want to prosper the world and eliminate the harm of the world. It is necessary to figure out what is good and what is harmful. Take the big from the good and the small from the harm. No matter how small the harm is, no matter how small the benefit is, we should strive for it, because we are a part of the world, and our changes will bring new changes. ”

Murphy said very seriously.

The words seem a bit esoteric, but not very difficult to understand.

The young ink artist thought about it for a while, and suddenly realized: "That's it, so that's it!" ”

It was only at this time that he understood what it meant to rejuvenate the world and eliminate the harm of the world.

Behind this slogan lies the basic principle that Mo's has always followed.

Moqiu nodded and continued, "Many people refer to the Moji as a chivalrous man, but I actually don't agree with this title. What is chivalry? What does a chivalrous do? What to do? How?

A chivalrous man is a person who transcends the law to maintain public order and good customs.

That is to say, it is commonly known as a lawless person who seeks justice, washes away grievances, and obeys the will of the people, which is really not what I like. ”

"Huh?"

Speaking of this, the young ink man's gaze couldn't help but become a little strange, is there anyone in this world who can be more "lawless" than the giant?

There is no country where the law says that the people can slaughter the emperor in public!

As an emperor killer, isn't it the greatest transcendence of the law and challenge authority? It seems natural to be called a knight!

"Ink is not the same as a knight. The ink is based on the ten meanings of the Mo family, and those who follow the ten meanings should be with it; Whoever violates the Ten Righteousness opposes it. And chivalrous people are different, they use public order and good customs to act chivalrous and righteous, do you know where the difference is? Murky asked.

"Huh?"

The young inkman scratched his ears and cheeks, and had the illusion that he was suddenly being spot-checked by the teacher in the private schoolβ€”the key was that he couldn't answer yet.

Mo Qiu did not embarrass him, and said very seriously and firmly: "Because public order and good customs will change, but the ten righteousness of the Mo family will not." ”

As soon as these words came out, all the ink writers looked sideways.

I felt the incomparable faith and indomitable determination of the giant.

"In the era of Ru Mao drinking blood, what is public order and good customs? Even now, hundreds of miles of different places can be seen everywhere. Public order and good customs that flourish in one place may seem to be contrary to the law in another.

In this case, how can public order and good customs be used as a yardstick to measure the world?

With this ruler out of the knife, how sharp and unstoppable is the knife? ”

Mo Qiu thought of what Gu Dan had said to him in the Gu family's courtyard.

The literati have rulers, and the warriors have swords.

The ruler should have a degree, and the knife should have a sheath.

The ten righteousness of the Mohist family are the ruler and knife, degree and sheath he prepared for the world.

Doesn't he know that the difficulty of both love and non-aggression is simply a point of no return with no end in sight at this time?

No, Murchu knows better than anyone else.

It is precisely because the words of love and non-aggression are unattainable, but they point to the end, so they need to be used as a ruler to measure the morality of the world.

This ruler is enough to measure eternity!

Public order and good customs can be changed, and laws and morals can also 'change over time', but the Mohist Ten Righteousness will not.

Whether it is a big moon or a big day, thousands of years later, when a new kingdom is born, there are descendants who see the ten righteousness of the Mo family again, and they can still use these ten righteousness to make a sword!

Don't seek the ease of a lifetime, I strive for the heart of eternity.

His kingdom is not the Great Moon, let alone the Emperor, but the thousands of people who live and inhabit under the same sky.

"That's it, that's it!"

The young ink artist stroked his palms and laughed, only to feel that the doubts in his heart had been cleared up a lot, and many of his ignorant thoughts in the past had become clear.

The giant is not an inkman, but a man of the world.

With such a mind, who in the world can reach it?!

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