Li Shimin said, but his face was full of regret.
He was not pretending to be regretful.
He had read books about the Gongshu family in the Warring States Period. They were especially good at building weapons and military equipment, and they were strong at attacking cities. In his early years, when Li Shimin encountered difficult cities, he had sighed that if the Gongshu family was still in the Warring States Period, he would ask them to come out.
"Of course they don't dare to come out," a voice suddenly said.
Everyone turned to look. It was another old man, also dressed in cotton clothes, and behind him were two men. The old man was thin, but his eyes were unusually sharp, staring at Gongshu Xing.
He had an extraordinary bearing.
Even if Li Shimin and the others looked over, he did not panic at all. He just said slowly, "The Gongshu family's inheritance is in war.
"The inheritance of Gongshu is all in war. However, success is also in war, defeat is also in war. There must be an end to the chaos of war in the world. Once the chaos of war ends, it will be the end of Gongshu.
Hearing this, Gongshu Xing's face suddenly turned ugly.
Because these words hit the sore spot of the Gongshu family.
They were good at weapons, but they were good at war machines.
From small hidden weapons to crossbows and siege weapons, the Gongshu Family was always at its most prominent when the world was in chaos and war broke out frequently.
However, this kind of prominence could not last long, and it would even bring crisis.
Once the war was over and the world was peaceful, the Gongshu family would be suspected by the leaders.
This was also why the Gongshu family had not appeared since the Warring States Period.
They even changed their name and hid in the streets.
Even Gongshu Xing was a little annoyed that his sore spot had been pointed out in front of him.
He cupped his hands and said, "May I know your name?"
"Well, well." The thin old man stroked the beard on his chin. "My surname is Mo Hui."
Gongshu Xing's face changed slightly.
Li Shimin and the others were even more shocked.
Mo, this was not a simple surname.
Li Shimin hurriedly asked, "Are you the successor of the Mo family?"
"That's right," Mo Hui admitted directly without hesitation.
"Sure enough, you are the successor of the Mo family." Li Shimin's face was full of emotion. "Shimin once read the history books. It said that the Mohist's love of impartiality and non-aggression, frugality and the use of the Bright Ghost, was a great learning of the world. I can only sigh at its weakness. I never thought that I would see it today."
During the Warring States Period, the School of Mohism was also a famous school of thought.
Unfortunately, in the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty dismissed the Hundred Schools of Thought and revered only Confucianism.
It gradually weakened until it disappeared.
But unexpectedly, when the immortals descended into the world, the legacies of these sects that had disappeared once again appeared one after another.
"Your Majesty is exaggerating." Mo Hui cupped his hands and said indifferently, "Although the Mo Family and Gongshu are both famous for their skill in machinery, Gongshu focuses on machinery and ignores reason. He has no morals and is just an opportunist."
"You!"
Gongshu Xing's face turned red.
During the Warring States Period, the Mo Family and the Gongshu Family were at odds because of the difference in ideology.
It was written in the book.
One was proficient in military equipment, and as long as he made a move, it would mean war. On the other hand, although the other was also proficient in military equipment, he advocated non-aggression and opposed war. The enmity between the two was not just a feud between their ancestors, but also a clash of ideals.
After Gongshu Xing calmed down his anger, he said,
"You said that I, Gongshu, am opportunistic. How ridiculous it is. Since ancient times, all the heroes were about to conquer the world. Fighting is human nature. The words of the School of Mohism are all superficial, but there is no connotation. How naive and ridiculous. Isn't this the reason for the decline of the School of Mohism?"
Since Gongshu and the aristocratic families were feuds, they naturally knew each other.
What Gongshu Xing said at this time was indeed the drawbacks of the School of Mohism.
— — It was out of touch with reality.
Love with Impartiality was too ideal, and it emphasized complete, indiscriminate love. But in fact, it was impossible to achieve, and it was not in line with the interests of the ruling class. This was the fundamental reason why the School of Mohism declined from a prominent school.
In modern terms, it was unrealistic idealism.
It was precisely because of this.
Until now, the School of Mohism had declined to only these people.
However, in the face of Gongshu Xing's attack, Mo Hui just chuckled twice, and even raised his voice, saying indifferently,
"My School of Mohism is indeed difficult to achieve thousands of years ago. However, today is not the same as before. Today is the time when my School of Mohism is prominent."
His words immediately caused a lot of uproar.
Especially those scholars of Confucianism.
For thousands of years, it was almost the world of Confucianism. But listening to the meaning of Mo Hui's words, it seemed that the School of Mohism had reappeared, and wanted to compete with Confucianism for the position of theory.
Even Gongshu Xing's expression was astonished.
Because this sentence was not only targeted at them, it was also a declaration of war against all other theories.
Was the School of Mohism seeking death?
But Li Shimin's eyes flickered slightly.
He simply asked, "Elder Mo, can you elaborate?"
"Since Your Majesty has asked, of course."
When Mo Hui faced Li Shimin, although he cupped his hands and saluted, his expression was still indifferent. He looked around, and although his figure was thin and small, there was an inexplicable confidence spontaneously arising. He slowly said,
"I said that today is not the same as before, because today there are true immortals descending to the world, and evil spirits appearing."
This sentence made the corners of the mouths of many Confucians twitch.
The School of Confucianism did not attach importance to ghosts and gods, and advocated "respecting ghosts and gods but staying away from them". But the School of Mohism believed in ghosts and gods, especially ghosts, and advocated "bright ghosts". They believed that after death, people had souls, so killing innocent people was inauspicious. They used this as a warning to kings that they could not kill the lives of their subjects because of anger.
Under the current circumstances, this was indeed in accordance with the way of the world.
After all, ghosts existed, and gods also existed.
Even now, they were above the Immortal's Immortal Palace.
Li Shimin's expression indeed became more dignified.
But Mo Hui's words were not finished.
He continued, "I heard that the Immortal Monarch has ordered that the army is forbidden to attack."
This sentence made the corners of Gongshu Xing's eyes twitch slightly.
The Immortal did have such a ban. The news of the border army returning without a fight had already reached Chang 'an.
This was also in accordance with the School of Mohism's "non-offensive" way.
And Mo Hui stretched out his hand again, indicating to the carpenters, farmers, and others who were still somewhat frightened, he opened his mouth and said,
"Everyone, look, the talents chosen by the Immortal Monarch do not ask about their background, but only look at their virtuousness? And my School of Mohism also began among the common people. There is a saying that although the people are lowly, they should not be treated poorly. This is the principle of my School of Mohism. "
The School of Mohism was born among the common people, and indeed had such a basic idea of "valuing the virtuous".
They proposed that although the people were lowly, they should not be despised, treated poorly, and treated with meager gifts.
And now.
The rest of the people looked around. Many of the "people they despised" in their eyes were now also talents, and had been chosen by the Immortal Monarch to sit in the same Immortal seats as them.
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