Chang 'an City's Yongan Square.
Knock, knock, knock!
Meton took a deep breath and knocked on the door of the house in front of him.
"Who is it?" An old voice rang out. A white-haired gatekeeper opened the door and asked when he saw Meton.
Meton solemnly bowed and said, "Meton from the Mohist School is here to seek an audience with the Legalist sage. Please pass on the message."
"Mo Jiazi from the Mohist School!" The gatekeeper was shocked and could not help but look at Meton in astonishment.
He had lived in Chang 'an for a long time and had naturally heard of Meton. He also knew that Meton was currently a student of the Imperial College and that his master had previously been a doctor of the Imperial College.
What shocked him even more was that Meton had used the name of the Mohist School as a prefix and not a student of the Imperial College. The gatekeeper did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly announced the arrival of Meton.
Not long after, the law professor in casual clothes came out to welcome them. His face was abnormally pale and clearly had not recovered from the shock.
"How could I let the teacher come out to welcome me? This student dares not accept such an honor! "Meton hurriedly said.
The law professor shook his head and said, "In the Imperial College, you called me teacher, so I naturally deserved it. But now, you are from the Mohist School and I am from the Legalist School. There is no difference in status."
The two of them entered the living room and sat down. Meton looked around and saw that the items in the law professor's house were in order, just like the order of the Legalists. He could not help but nod his head in praise. Moreover, both the law professor and his servant wore clothes of good quality, but there were very few accessories. This was in line with the Legalists' philosophy of valuing quality over accessories.
"Tong! Prepare tea! "the law professor ordered the gatekeeper.
"Yes, Master!" the gatekeeper immediately answered and left.
After Meton took his seat, he hurriedly placed a stack of books in front of the law professor's desk. "These are the codes of the foreign legalists. Due to the lack of time, I only managed to collect a few fragments. In the future, the Silk Road will definitely send us more codes. When that time comes, I will let you have a look."
The law professor's expression changed. He nodded and said, "That's very thoughtful of you, but it's too late. Unfortunately, among the hundred schools of thought, Mohism and Legalism are both prominent schools of thought. Although Mohism has been underestimated, it has risen again, while Legalism has truly declined."
The pardoning of the three hundred and ninety prisoners left this last remnant of the school of Legalism truly heartbroken, truly realizing the end of the school of Legalism. On the other hand, the Mo Family, under the leadership of Meton, made a strong recovery.
Modun tried to persuade him. "Teacher, you are wrong. With a Legalist sage like you around, how can Legalism truly decline?"
At this moment, the concierge named Ah Tong brought the tea in. The Doctor of Law shook his head and said, "I'm just one person. The rest are all vassals of power and influence, wantonly twisting the law. If the Mo Family wants to cooperate with Legalism to resist Confucianism, I'm afraid they will be disappointed. "
Meton smiled and said, "Teacher, you are wrong. Since ancient times, only Taoism, Legalism, and Confucianism have been able to become the ideology of governing a country. The Mo Family has long given up on political ideology and focused on Mohism. "
The Doctor of Law couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and look at Merton. "So Confucianism is already the general trend, and even the Mo Family doesn't want to compete with it."
Meton smiled bitterly and said, "According to the current trend, that is indeed the case."
In an era where material resources were extremely scarce and transportation was blocked, Confucianism's ideology was indeed the best choice for a ruler. It was impossible to shake it in a short period of time. It could be said that in this era, Confucianism followed the trend of history and was simply impossible to stop.
The Doctor of Law was puzzled and asked, "Then why are you here today?"
"I would like to invite Teacher to come out of retirement and govern the Mo Family Village," Meton said solemnly.
The Doctor of Law hesitated for a while and shook his head. He said, "The Mo Family has its own ideology. How can the Mo Family Village need Legalism to govern the Old Man?"
Meton said, "The Mo Family Village is still extremely poor even though Mohism's ideology is governing it. But now the Mo Family Village is moving forward vigorously. It is impossible to govern without doing anything. Confucianism and Mohism's ideology are incompatible.
At the same time, most of the people in the Mo Family Village are from the same village and have a lot of worldly wisdom. They may be able to work together in a short period of time, but after a long time, relatives will definitely hide from each other, and Confucianism will definitely prevail. In addition, with the increase of outsiders, conflicts will definitely breed, and the Mo Family Village will definitely fall into internal and external troubles.
In this way, only Legalism's ideology is the most practical way to govern the Mo Family Village. "
The hidden troubles of the Mo Family Village had been brewing for a long time, but were covered by the rapid development. Meton had a plan to govern the Mo Family Village long ago. Coincidentally, the pardon of death row prisoners happened, and Meton took the opportunity to invite the Doctor of Law to come out of retirement.
The Doctor of Law focused his eyes and asked seriously, "Using law to govern the Mo Family?"
"Yes! Using law to govern the Mo Family Village. "Meton nodded and said.
"It is said that Mo Jiazi is extremely intelligent. In the Old Man's opinion, no matter how intelligent the world is, it can't be compared with your insight. The rise of the Mo Family Village is not by luck! "The Doctor of Law couldn't help sighing.
The hidden troubles of the Mo Family Village had just emerged, and Meton could detect them in time and come up with a solution. It was really intolerable that the Mo Family Village was not thriving.
"Unfortunately, the Old Man has been disheartened. You'd better invite someone else! With your insight, I'm afraid that anyone can do it well! "The Doctor of Law was disheartened and said.
Merton said, "The Headmaster has always lamented the decline of the Legalism School, but he doesn't know why. Now that the whole world is under the influence of the Confucians, only the Mo Family Village is a pure land. If the Legalism School can take this opportunity to make the Mo Family Village prosper, it will definitely be able to show the teachings of the Legalism School to the world. Isn't this an opportunity for the Legalism School?"
The Doctor of Law's eyes flashed and he suddenly sneered, "Meton, you've got a good idea. You're not just trying to govern the Mo Family Village, right? I'm afraid that one of your goals is to borrow the prestige of the Old Man!"
The Doctor of Law had been teaching in the Imperial College for many years, and most of the officials in the Ministry of Justice were his students. If he joined the Mo Family Village, it would definitely save a lot of trouble for the Mo Family Village.
Meton said without any guilt, "If the Mo Family prospers, it will be able to show the ability of the Legalism School. Moreover, the Legalism School in the Mo Family Village will have independent power of adjudication."
"Independent power of adjudication?" The Doctor of Law was shocked and looked at Meton in realization.
"That's right. In the Mo Family Village, once the rules of the Mo Family Village are violated, it will be handed over to the Legalism School to be adjudicated. No one will interfere, including me! The ruling will only be overturned if all the villagers object, "Meton said solemnly.
The Doctor of Law's heart was in turmoil. At this moment, he seemed to have seen the future of the Legalism School. He didn't expect that the hope of the Legalism School rising again would appear in front of him when he was at the lowest point of his career.
"If you want the Old Man to join the Mo Family Village, it's possible. The Old Man heard that you're going to participate in the Imperial College's Year-end Examination. If you can write a piece of Legalism law that satisfies the Old Man during the Year-end Examination, the Old Man will naturally agree," the Doctor of Law said.
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