Chapter 9 Pointing at Xiang Licheng and Cursing the Mohist School

"I am Xiangli Cheng, and I am here to meet you, sir."

Inside the hall, Xiang Licheng looked at Ying Yuan who had just walked out slowly, his eyes trembled slightly, and then he saluted respectfully.

Putting aside Ying Yuan's reputation as being 'laid back', just the elegance and carefreeness in his manner when he walks around, and the nobleness that he inadvertently reveals, are enough to make him worthy of the title 'young master'.

Even those famous people who are praised a lot are probably not half as good as this Young Master Yuan.

"Sir, why should you be so polite? Please take a seat."

Ying Yuan smiled slightly, and then pulled Fusu to sit beside him: "Brother, I am sorry to trouble you this time."

Fusu shook his head. Instead of feeling happy, he became even more miserable.

I just invited this great Mohist master to come here, but the biggest problem has not been solved yet.

Not to mention how to convince the Mohists, even if they obtained the Mohists' equipment, the improvement in the army's combat effectiveness would be extremely limited. How could it be possible to achieve the "bold words" that his sixth brother had said in the Qilin Hall?
To achieve 100% is as difficult as climbing to the sky.

"I wonder what you want me to do, sir?"

Xiang Licheng kept a very humble attitude, but his voice was neither humble nor arrogant.

How could a person who could unify the Mohist school when the six kingdoms were destroyed be a fool?

Ying Yuan glanced at the Mohist master, and a slight smile appeared on his lips: "To be honest, I invited you here today because I have something important to tell you."

Xiang Licheng's expression remained unchanged, he just listened quietly.

Until now, apart from Ying Yuan's unexpected temperament and demeanor, there has been no other changes.

"In the past, the world was in turmoil, and scholars from all over the world were worried about the world, so they came up with ideas and theories, creating a prosperous situation of a hundred schools of thought."

"But even though there are many opinions in the world, Mohism is unique. In fact, in my opinion, Mohism is different from Confucianism in that it is a school that can actually prosper the country!"

These words made Xiang Licheng's expression change slightly, and he became very alert.

Although Ying Yuan was praising Mohism, the word "rejuvenating the country" had two different meanings when spoken at this moment.

Only if you are used by me can you prosper the country. If you are not used by me, you are a traitor!
"Sir, you are too kind."

Xiang Licheng frowned and could only say a slightly humble word. He then looked at Ying Yuan, waiting to see what the Sixth Young Master would say next.

The weak are always on guard.

In front of the Qin Dynasty, the Mohist School is the weakling.

"Of course,"

"Isn't it a pity that the faction that built the country is now scattered in the countryside?"

"I just want the Mohist School to work for my Great Qin. It's that simple."

Ying Yuan spoke with a smile, without beating around the bush, and stated his purpose directly.

Yes,

He just wants to conquer the Mohist school!
Xiang Licheng's facial muscles trembled slightly, and then quickly returned to normal, as if he was pondering.

But my mind was thinking rapidly.

As he expected, this Young Master Yuan wanted to conquer the Mohist School!
"My dear young master, I have made a mistake. I am a great scholar of the Mohist school and I am really terrified."

"It's just that the Mohist School has just been integrated, and we are not strong enough."

"What's more, in the past, our Xiangli ancestor, because his philosophy was contrary to the Qin Dynasty's conquest, he realized his mistakes and retired from the court and returned to the mountains."

"How can we, as disciples of the Mohist School, go against our ancestors' will?"

Xiang Licheng spoke slowly, and Fusu's expression changed instantly.

It has to be said that as a great figure of the Mohist school, Xiangli's thoughts and speaking skills are both top-notch.

There was nothing missing from the compliments and self-pity. Even at the end, he threw out the phrase "You can't go against your ancestors", which was equivalent to completely rejecting the matter.

Fusu looked at Ying Yuan anxiously, but he was helpless.

He was unwilling to force others to do something. But if Xianglicheng had such an attitude, how could the sixth brother strengthen the combat power of the Qin army?

Unexpectedly, when Fusu looked over, Ying Yuan not only did not show any surprise or disappointment, but was smiling instead.

"Hahaha!"

Ying Yuan laughed loudly, then interrupted, looked at Xiang Licheng, and said in a gentle voice: "I see. It was I who was wrong, thinking that the Mohists today are knowledgeable people who truly understand the essence of the doctrine."

"I didn't expect that the great master was so short-sighted. The Mohists lived up to their name of 'conservative' and were extremely pedantic."

"I heard that Mozi despised Confucius in the past. Now it seems that the term "Confucianism's pedantry" is more appropriate to describe you Mohists!"

After these words were spoken, Xiang Licheng was stunned at first, and then anger rose in his eyes!

This Gongzi Yuan not only insulted him, but also insulted the entire Mohist school!
If it were just that, it would be fine. Xiang Licheng could just endure it.

But Ying Yuan mentioned Confucianism! The conflict between Confucianism and Mohism is well known to everyone in the world.

Now the word "pedantic" that was used to insult Confucianism was being attributed to Mohism. How could he not be angry?

"Sir, are you insulting my Mo family with these words?"

"Although Xiang Licheng is not talented, I would like to hear Mr. Yu's opinion!"

Xiang Licheng held his breath and spoke in a deep voice.

'Young Master Yu' was the name Ying Yuan initially gave him, but when it was said by Xiang Licheng now, it had a bit of the meaning of 'all show and no substance'.

When it comes to retorting, Xiang Licheng actually has some of Ying Yuan's style.

As soon as these words came out, Fusu was immediately panicked and quickly said, "Master, my sixth brother did not mean that."

“He just”

"Hey! Brother, that's exactly what I meant."

Unexpectedly, Ying Yuan interrupted Fusu before he could finish his words.

This time, Fusu was stunned.

however,
Ying Yuan ignored his brother. Instead, he stood up and slowly walked to Xiang Licheng. He personally reached out and poured him a cup of water. He said:

"You Mo family are stupid, why can't I humiliate you?"

"The general trend of the world is that long-term unity will inevitably lead to division, and long-term division will inevitably lead to unity. In the past, Mozi advocated universal love and non-aggression, which is good! Confucius wrote the Spring and Autumn Annals, and the Warring States Period was divided into seven kingdoms. Mozi saw the seven kingdoms destroying the weak, so he put forward such a theory, which is great love and great goodness!"

"But now, the world is unified, and the Qin army is preparing for war. That is to guard against the Xiongnu in the north and the Baiyue in the south, so that my millions of Qin people will not be harassed by the barbarians, and so that the lights of all homes in the world can be bright at night."

"Now you still insist on opposing the war. Do you want the Xiongnu to march south, trample the mountains and rivers of our Shenzhou, and plunder all the people of our Great Qin?"

"You insist on the wrong meaning of the scriptures. I call you pedantic. What's wrong with that?"

As soon as Xiang Licheng's hand holding the water cup froze after he said this!

The series of words were like bells ringing in my ears, deafening!
There was nothing profound in Ying Yuan's words, nor were there any fancy words, but he touched upon the most important point: the times!

Today is different from the past. Are the previous meanings of the scriptures still correct today?

If we still stick to the old erroneous interpretations of the scriptures, what else could that be but pedantry?
Xiang Licheng felt as if there were waves surging in his chest, as if a giant was crashing into him, and it was difficult to calm down.

But the spirit in his heart still supported him to slowly raise his eyes, looking from bottom to top, into Ying Yuan's eyes, and asked with difficulty: "Then, sir, what do you think of the principles of my Mohist school, or in other words, where should my Mohist school's path be?"

Looking down from above, Ying Yuan chuckled and said, "The path of the Mohist school lies with the people, not in the court!"

"Come from the people and go back to the people. This is the right way!"

(End of this chapter)