"This is the way of the world today. Everyone knows that the lychees worth 5,000 strings of coins were framed by Meton. Even the Old Man refused to publish it in the Mo Journal. It became the reason for the officials in the imperial court to denounce him." In the Mo Journal, Tian Qiong said gloomily.
When he agreed to be the chief editor of the Mo Journal, he was promised by the son of the Mo Family that he would only publish the truth. Even though he knew that it would be good for the Mo Family to publish the story of five thousand litchi being destroyed in Xingyang, he still refused to publish it because he thought that it was not the whole truth.
Mochi looked helplessly at the stubborn Tian Qiong and said, "Teacher Tian, you think too much. The world is not all black and white. The method of encircling and suppressing the Mo Family's village has never been seen in public. However, the Mo Family's case is just an eye for an eye."
Tian Qiong was silent for a while. You still insist on your own view. "
Mo San continued, "Of course, in this world, black and white are not inverted. These 5000 strings of lychees were all spoiled, but the coachman who escorted them did not have to pay a single cent. Instead, he paid the full amount of his wages. Lord Xiao's reason for investigating the magistrate of Xingyang County was not because of the 5000 strings of lychees, but because of the corruption of the law. He was not strict with his subordinates and blocked the trade route.
"So, only the Mo Family's village was damaged." Tian Qiong sneered.
Mochi said carelessly, "Those lychees were transported from Lingnan by horse carriages. They were refrigerated with cold well water on the way. They only paid a little for the transportation. This is the whole truth. I don't know if the Teacher is satisfied with it!"
Tian Qiong was stunned, and then he burst into laughter. He laughed so hard that tears flowed out.
"Mo Jiazi, you deserve to be Mo Jiazi!" Tian Qiong was sincerely convinced. Although Mo Jiazi used a trick, he did not violate the philosophy of the Mo Family.
Mochi said proudly, "Of course. My young master is the staunchest supporter of Mo Sheng's philosophy."
Tian Qiong did not refute this time. Instead, he picked up the Mo magazine that had already been printed and looked at the long poem on it. He could not help but let out a long sigh. "I hope that Meton's poem is like his person. Let me see a proud and unyielding School of Mo!"
This long poem was left behind by Meton when he wrote the poem for the Confucian school. Tian Qiong had never found an opportunity to publish it. Now, he felt that the most suitable time had finally arrived.
With the release of the new issue of Mo Magazine, the news of the Mo Family's trip to Jiangnan immediately spread throughout the Tang dynasty.
"Mo Jiazi is indeed Mo Jiazi. He didn't give up in the end!" All the people who read the Mo Journal could not help but sigh in their hearts. The Five Surnames and Seven Desires were the existence that the Tang dynasty looked up to. They joined forces to besiege the Mo Village, but Mo Jiazi finally withstood the pressure and fought his way out.
"Mo Jiazi is too arrogant. So what if he didn't submit? In the end, he was defeated in Jiangnan! " Some people also felt sorry for the Mo Family's trip to Jiangnan. In this era, people had the impression that Jiangnan was a place of exile and was the most desolate. The Mo Family's trip to Jiangnan was no less than a defeat.
"That's natural. The person who can write this poem must be proud and unyielding!" A scholar in white stared at Mo Jiazi's new poem in the Mo Journal. He could not help but stand upright and read aloud.
"How can you lower your eyebrows and bend your waist to serve the rich and powerful, and make me unhappy!"
Even if the scholar in white just read it aloud, he could feel a surge of pride in his heart.
With the craze of the Mo Family's trip to Jiangnan and in Chang 'an City, a poem published in the Mo Journal suddenly became popular. That was Mo Jiazi's new poem, The Parting of Tianma in Sleepwalking.
"Meton's poem is quite similar to Mr. Wu Liu's poem of not bowing to the five bushels of rice." A scholar admired. Mr. Wu Liu was Tao Yuanming. He once said that he could not bow to the five bushels of rice.
"That's right! One does not bend to a villain for the sake of five bushels of rice, the other does not bend to the nobles against his will. The son of the School of Mohism expresses his aspiration through poetry. Similarly, he has a lofty and unyielding character.
"If it was someone else who wrote this poem, we would naturally think that this person is someone who is fishing for fame. However, the son of Mo has truly lived up to this poem. The strength of his entire family is used to fight against the five families and seven factions. Yet, he is still able to stand up straight. He is truly unyielding."
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In a moment, Meton's new poem, The Parting of Tianma in Sleepwalking, combined with Mo Jiazi's experience of fighting against the five families with all his strength, instantly conquered all the readers.
"Mo Jiazi is really a scholar with a proud and unyielding character! Those officials who bowed to the five families with all his might are simply a disgrace to the scholars. "Many people mocked.
This time, in the crisis of the Mo Family's village, there were simply too many officials who went against their conscience and stood on the side of the five families with all his might. They took the opportunity to curry favor with the five families with all his might. Mo Jiazi used this poem to fiercely slap the faces of those officials who sided with the five families with all his might.
"Mo Jiazi is really a role model for our generation!" In the Imperial College, a group of young Imperial College students applauded. They were young and impulsive. Usually, they could not bear to see the faces of the rich and powerful. Now, Mo Jiazi used poetry to express his will, which really spoke their minds.
"In my opinion, this poem is not only wonderful in the last sentence. The other lines are also exquisite and peerless."
"Tian Lau reaches the sky and crosses the sky. Her power surpasses the five mountains and covers the red city. It is said that Mo Jiazi has never been to Tian Lau Mountain. When he heard the legend of Tian Lau Mountain, he actually dreamed of the scene of himself ascending Tian Lau Mountain. "A scholar mysteriously told the rumors he heard.
"There is actually such a thing?" Everyone couldn't help but be surprised. However, they immediately understood. That's right. The furthest Mo Jiazi went was Yumen when he was young. When he grew up, he went to Luoyang for his honeymoon. He probably really had never been to Jiangnan.
"I want to dream of Wuyue, flying across the Mirror Lake in one night. The lake's moon shines on my shadow, sending me to Shan Xi. Although the son of Mohism has never been to Tianlau Mountain, he has recently been concentrating on the development of Jiangnan and has seen the legend of Tianlau Mountain. He must have dreamt of it at night. Isn't the land of Wuyue the son of Mohism's vision of Lake Su and the land of plenty? "A Jiangnan scholar supported strongly.
Everyone exclaimed in surprise. However, they probably also knew that this was probably the most reasonable explanation.
"Ni is the clothes, the wind is the horse. The lords of the clouds come down one after another. The tiger drums and the luan birds return to the chariot. The immortals line up like hemp. Mo Jiazi's memory of that night must be fresh in his mind. That's why he could write such an immersive fairyland. "
This poem was one of Mo Jiazi's few long poems. Some exclaimed in surprise at the beauty of Mo Jiazi's poem, while others praised the magic of Mo Jiazi's dream. There were even some who were convinced by Mo Jiazi's scholar's pride.
Even Kong Desheng couldn't help but sigh when he saw this poem. "After all, the Kong Family built the library and nurtured countless scholars. Mo Jiazi gave the world's scholars a lofty and unyielding character."
As time passed, this poem of the Mo Family became more and more widespread. To the officials of the Tang Dynasty who cared the most about reputation, this poem was simply the best satire.
However, all the officials who participated in the encirclement of Mo Jiazi were embarrassed. Although they relied on the Five Families and Seven Kingdoms, they were still officials of the Tang Dynasty. Being exposed in public made them lose face.
In addition to Li Shimin's obvious position, the alliance of the Five Families and Seven Kingdoms gradually collapsed. Although Mo Jiazi didn't try to transport goods to the territory outside of Changan's Hankou, some adventurous merchants took the opportunity to smuggle in some of the Mo Family's products. However, they found that the officials close to the Five Families and Seven Kingdoms all turned a blind eye and acted as if they didn't see anything.
As the public opinion fermented, the alliance of the Five Families and Seven Kingdoms to encircle Mo Jiazi was faintly collapsing.
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