heaven money

Just as Cao He was about to leave, he suddenly saw a person standing in the corner. His pupils suddenly contracted and his body subconsciously tried to dodge.

But the man had already seen him and came up to him with a smile:

"Brother Cao, are you here to listen to Mr. Su's lecture?"

Cao Heqiang laughed and said:
"I never thought I'd meet Mr. Zhou."

This is Zhou Xin, Bole Jun’s strategist, and he actually appears here!
Zhou Xin laughed and said:

"Mr. Su has the world in his mind. His knowledge is enough to carry countless carriages. He also often has profound insights. How can we not listen to him?"

"Besides, I am also a commoner, and I agree with Mr. Su's words from the bottom of my heart."

Cao He exchanged a few words with him and said goodbye cautiously. After Zhou Xin left Zhao's mansion, he went straight to Bole Jun's mansion.

Agreeing is agreeing, but it doesn’t mean supporting it!
Watching Zhou Xin leave, Lin Xiao came to Meng Qi and said:

"Mr. Su, Mr. Zhou was probably sent by Lord Bole to gather information. If you say anything that threatens Lord Bole, he will not take action himself, but he will probably ask other strong men to deal with you gentlemen!"

Meng Qi looked at Lin Xiao. They had never met alone before, and when he was giving a lecture, he racked his brains to think of how to make Mohist doctrine more suitable for this era, so he did not recognize Lin Xiao directly like Ruan Yushu did.

But he also felt that Lin Xiao looked very familiar, as if he had some connection with him.

Seeing Meng Qi's expression, Lin Xiao naturally knew what he was thinking, so he whispered directly:

"The mysterious bird of destiny descends to give birth to Shang!"

Meng Qi was slightly startled, and a memory flashed through his mind. He looked at Lin Xiao again and said in surprise:

“Brother Shang, it’s you!!”

Lin Xiao nodded slightly, and then said:
"Most of the nobles in this era are descendants of the Great Zhou Dynasty. They may have a grudge against Shang. From now on, you should just call me Lin Xiao!"

Meng Qi nodded upon hearing this, and then took Lin Xiao to the inner courtyard, wanting to tell others the surprise news.

On the other side, Bole Jun walked slowly with his hands behind his back, while Zhou Xin was telling him about the Mohist doctrine he had heard in the past few days.

When talking about the unity of action and viewpoints with superiors and the leader's "Shang Tong" following the will of heaven, Bole Jun couldn't help but applaud:

"Good, good! They are indeed talented. Their ambition, understanding of ghosts, respect for virtue, and respect for unity are all very relevant to the current situation. They make me want to not build a tomb and seek a place of heaven after death. In the past, our ancestors made great contributions and were deified in the flesh. With such financial resources, why not seek great things?"

But when Zhou Xin recounted the topic of universal love and fate, Bole Jun's face darkened, and he thought to himself, "They are still too unrealistic. People's hearts are complicated, their desires are endless, and their selfish thoughts are the heaviest. How can those in high positions love everyone? This must be restrained by the ghosts, but ghosts and gods also have selfish desires! Moreover, no immortals and gods have descended to the earth for many years..."

"But in order to win over talents, recruit people, and fill the fiefdom, it is not impossible to show an attitude of universal love, just like the respect I show now."

He nodded slightly, motioning Zhou Xin to continue.

"Love others equally, and do not start unjust wars for personal gain, which will cause destruction to the lives of the people..." Zhou Xin said while glancing at Bole Jun.

Sure enough, Bole Jun's face changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice:

"It's ridiculous, arrogant, and unrealistic. If you don't attack other countries and plunder their population, land, and treasures, how can you grow stronger? And if you don't grow stronger, can you just defend yourself when other countries grow stronger? Superficial and ignorant! Go ask him tomorrow, is it possible to make all the princes love each other and not attack each other?"

This is simply an impossible ideal!

"Yes." Zhou Xin was well prepared and remained calm.

…………

The next day, Zhao Heng gave a lecture at Zhao Bai's house.

When it came time to ask questions, Zhou Xin immediately stood up and repeated Bole Jun's question, and finally said:
"Please, Mr. Zhao, answer my questions."

This problem also made Zhao Bai, Bai Song and others become solemn. Indeed, if they only rely on universal love and non-aggression, unless they can influence everyone, they will be in danger when others' attacks and plunders grow rapidly.

Zhao Heng frowned. This was the key reason why he had no confidence in Mohism. As for other contents, as long as they could gather helpers and form a force, in order to show respect to the wise and to recruit talented people, ambitious and rational princes or nobles would at least pretend to act and promote it. Anyway, as long as they could hold on for three months, the mission would be a success.

It seems that only a small country like that will work... he thought to himself.

Seeing that he was silent, Zhou Xin said again:

"Please, Mr. Zhao, answer my questions."

Zhao Heng racked his brains and thought hard. Just when he wanted to send a message to Meng Qi, the four people who had been listening behind the screen already had the answer.

Meng Qi stood up, stepped out, and said loudly: "It's not about attacking or not fighting, but we won't start a war without justice, and we won't harm the people for our own benefit. We can kill and punish!

"To promote the benefits of the world and to eliminate the harm of the world is to punish and attack. Therefore, when King Zhou was unjust, King Wu comforted the people and punished the criminals, which was also "non-aggression."

"In today's world, the disputes among the princes are the source of unrest. If a wise ruler takes it as his responsibility to unify the world, eliminate the various states, make the writing system uniform, and the wheel gauge uniform, he will end the chaos and bring peace to the world. Isn't that 'righteousness'?"

From then on, Mohist theory finally adapted to the current world of Conferred Gods!
Eliminating the various nations and unifying the world, isn't that "righteousness"? Zhou Xin only felt a buzzing in his head and could no longer hear any other words. He was in a daze and didn't know how he left the Zhao Mansion and met Bole Jun.

In today's world, no one has ever had the ambition to unify the world!
No, it should be said that since the establishment of the country, enfeoffment of princes has been "the law of nature"!
Bole Jun was holding a bronze wine cup in his hand. After hearing Zhou Xin's words, his eyes widened, his breathing became heavier, and his hands loosened, and the wine cup fell to the ground with a thud.

Eliminate all nations, unify the world, standardize the writing system and the wheel gauge?
He suddenly felt a little excited. Even though he had lofty ambitions, in the past he had only thought about recruiting followers and waiting for opportunities to become the overlord of the world, just like the "Six Hegemons" before him, or even replacing the Zhou royal family and becoming the emperor. But he had never thought about destroying the other countries and becoming the true unifier of the world.

Because it has never happened before!

Taking a deep breath, he suddenly felt inexplicably panicked, his face turned serious:
"Please ask them to leave Bole tomorrow and not stay any longer!"

I am only Lord Bole, not the Lord of Han. Even if I were the Lord of Han, such remarks would make me the enemy of the world!
Zhou Xin was stunned for a moment, but seeing his master's firm attitude, he did not dare to ask any more questions and retreated in a hurry.

In the quiet room, Bole-Jun pondered for a long time, then suddenly stood up and said to the air:
"They have been asking about Huanguo's affairs for a while now. I'm afraid they are planning to go there, so they dare to speak frankly..."

"I can't use such talents, and I can't let others use them either!"

His tone became grim, with murderous intent:
"I am Lord Bole, who respects the wise and humbles himself. It is inconvenient to take action on this matter. Please go to Xiaoqian Cave in Yuxu Mountain and ask them to come forward!" "Yes, my lord."

A hoarse voice suddenly sounded in the empty room.

At Zhao Bai's mansion, Meng Qi and others looked at Zhou Xin standing at the door.

Zhou Xin said sullenly, "Mr. Su, the Lord has ordered that you leave his fiefdom immediately. If you are still there by evening, we will forcibly expel you. Don't blame us for being rude then!"

Zhao Bai, a retainer of Lord Bole, said hurriedly, "Mr. Zhou, the Lord is always courteous and tolerant, like the sea embracing all rivers, regardless of status. Why did he expel Mr. Su and the others? They are all talented people!"

"Their doctrines are contrary to the Way of Heaven, they are arrogant and rude, and they don't know what is good for them. The lord cannot bear to see the people of his fiefdom being bewitched by them, so he issued this order." Zhou Xin said solemnly.

Zhao Bai wanted to explain again, but Meng Qi raised his hand to stop him. He said in a steady voice, "We will leave immediately."

Jiang Zhiwei, Ruan Yushu and others did not change their expressions, as if they had expected it.

Zhou Xin nodded: "Mr. Su is quite aware of current affairs."

After saying this, he turned around and left with a few guests from outside.

"Mr. Su, why don't you defend yourself?"

Zhao Bai has always felt that with the talents and theories of Mr. Su and others, they should be treated with courtesy by the princes and nobles. As long as they can explain it clearly, Mr. Bole is not a stupid person!
Meng Qi smiled and said:
"Lord Bole has made this decision after listening to Zhou Xin's retelling of the doctrine. He has made up his mind. Moreover, he has great ambitions but little talent. He looks generous but is narrow-minded. If he tries to defend himself, he will suffer a disaster. Anyway, we cannot make plans with people who share different ideals. It is better for him to leave and find a suitable vassal to persuade."

Bole Jun himself is a master and one of the highest-ranking nobles in the Han State. He is surrounded by ministers and officials, including masters and even top-level foreigners. Meng Qi and others are no match for him, so they took the opportunity to leave.

According to the intelligence from "Xianji", in the world of Conferred Gods, the nations currently do not have Dharmakaya, and the strongest are half a step away, but they have magical weapons to suppress them. The secret Taoist and Buddhist sects behind the major nations seem to be untouchable, at least Lingbao Tianzun has not encountered them. But they have strange and terrifying magic weapons, and there are endless legends about immortals. Even Lingbao Tianzun dare not be careless, because who knows when a powerful Dharmakaya who participated in the Conferred Gods War will pop up!
——The “Six Hegemons” among the nations were once Dharmakaya.

"Mr. Su is right." Bai Song, who had a short beard under his chin, looked at Zhao Bai:
"Brother Zhao, you have repeatedly urged us to join Lord Bole, but my brother and I always politely declined. This is because we can see that Lord Bole is not a truly respectful person. Although he appears to be generous and kind, and does not care about the rich or the poor, he is actually arrogant and narrow-minded, and he looks down on others."

Zhao Bai was stunned for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Since I have become a Mohist, I should follow you, Master. I will gather the other Mohists right away."

Meng Qi shook his head seriously: "No, summoning them would only harm them."

"Harmed them?" Zhao Bai and Wang Qi were both quite puzzled.

Bai Song said in a deep voice: "You are confused! Lord Bole would rather damage his reputation of being courteous to the wise and humble than expel the gentlemen. How could he not have evil intentions?"

"That's right." Meng Qi glanced at Bai Song. This man has a meticulous mind and is good at making decisions. If it weren't for his lack of knowledge, he would be a good strategist. Unlike Zhao Bai and Wang Qi, they are better at martial arts.

The world of Conferred Gods is full of vitality, and the boundary between heaven and man is weaker than that of the world itself, and even weaker than that of the world of the Sword Emperor and the Demon Queen. Therefore, the mental requirements for advancing to the external scene are relatively not that high.

Seeing that Zhao Bai and Wang Qi were still confused, Meng Qi said, "Lord Bole is courteous to the wise and humble, and has many followers. He must have big ambitions. However, after hearing what I said last night, he not only did not understand it, but also expelled me without caring about the damage to his reputation. It can be seen that he is ambitious but incompetent, and is only seeking fame and reputation. He looks generous but has a narrow mind. Because of this, he will not let us go easily. If other Mohists follow him, it will be difficult to save them if they are hunted down!"

When discussing last night, Jiang Zhiwei and Ruan Yushu pointed out that if Bole Jun was in a hurry to expel them, instead of caring about his reputation and allowing them to come and go, it must be due to bad intentions, so Meng Qi said this!
Zhao Bai was silent for a while before he said, "That's right, we can't fly with so many people."

Meng Qi smiled, not showing any panic: "They just listened to my lectures. The affairs of the Mohists are like a joke to outsiders. Since they have been abandoned by us, I believe that Bole Jun will not care about it, and may even treat them well to show his magnanimity and forgive the past."

"Whether they are willing to continue to be Mozhe is entirely voluntary and cannot be told to others. They have to wait for contact. To recruit new Mozhe, at least two Mozhe must agree and recommend them."

At this point, Jiang Zhiwei took out a few bamboo scrolls and said, "This is the method of awakening the mind of our Mohist school. Anyone who has become a Mohist can practice it."

In the past few days, led by Meng Qi and Jiang Zhiwei, a few people combined the enlightenment techniques they had read before and used their current knowledge to integrate and create a set of secret manuals including sword techniques, knife techniques, palm techniques, boxing techniques, piano techniques, mental techniques and light skills, and named it "Ink Book"!
Compared with current martial arts, its most obvious advantage is that it is extremely efficient in utilizing the weather energy through breathing. After all, the world where Meng Qi and others live has undergone great changes. It is no longer the ancient world with abundant energy and no longer has the situation where one can achieve breakthroughs through casual practice. Therefore, the masters after the Middle Ages have worked hard on how to utilize the thin energy, and they are better at this aspect than the ancient martial arts.

This is not to say that the ancient powers are inferior to the latter, there is really no need for that, but for the warriors in the world of Conferred Gods who are somewhat broken, they will be able to open their minds and practice faster than others!
Originally, Meng Qi wanted to spread the iconic mechanical arts of the Mohist school, and he wanted to act as realistically as possible, but he was completely blind in this area, so he could only use the following skills in the open outdoor scene as a substitute!
Really open up the skills? Zhao Bai was surprised and delighted. He had never seen any noble teach ordinary people skills without an agreement, especially since Mr. Su had just said that whether to continue to be a Mohist was entirely voluntary!
This is universal love!

"It goes the same for you. Follow me voluntarily. If you have family, it's best to stay." Meng Qi thought that he and others would be leaving in three months anyway, and he didn't want to let Zhao Bai and others down.

"The world is like a long night. It is difficult for us to take care of ourselves, so how can we have the energy to take care of our families?" Bai Song bowed and said, "I am willing to follow you and listen to your teachings."

Zhao Bai and Wang Qi also said the same thing.

"That's fine." Meng Qi sighed, "I'll talk about my thoughts on the way of heaven and earth someday."

The so-called thinking about the way of heaven and earth is the worldview and cosmology. It is what Meng Qi thought about when he determined the path. In addition to the profound ideas, the various philosophers, in addition to the systems formed by the thinking about the accumulated problems in the world and the corresponding solutions, have their own thinking about heaven, earth and the universe and have their own worldview and cosmology.

A strong person who does not think about such questions cannot be called a "son"!
As for whether it is right or not, even if the philosophers of the Middle Ages were resurrected, they would not dare to say that they are right!
"Thank you, Mr. Su!" The three inexperienced outsiders said happily.

Zhao Bai and others quickly found other Mohists, relayed Meng Qi's words, and secretly taught them the copied "Moshu".

As evening approached, the three of them drove Meng Qi and others out of the city, while Lin Xiao followed from the suburbs. The reason was simple: Lin Xiao was alone and had no worries in the city. Rather than suffer the suspicion of Bole Jun in the city, it would be better for him to leave with them.

At this moment, Zhao Bai and the other two were surprised to find that Lin Xiao had reached the level of external scene without them knowing it. Looking at Lin Xiao's fluctuating aura, and thinking about last night's heavy rain, the thunder in the suburbs, and the direction Lin Xiao was coming from, they immediately realized that Lin Xiao had actually skipped half a step to the external scene, and directly achieved the external scene in one step.

In this era, such people are extremely rare or even non-existent. People like Lin Xiao recognize the Mohist doctrine and are willing to become Mohists. Doesn't that further prove that his and others' choices were correct?

After a brief shock, everyone abandoned the carriage and flew away into the distance on the clouds.

After flying for a while, Meng Qi suddenly called a halt and said to Bai Song and the others:
"We turn northeast."

"Mr. Su, you are not going to Huan Guo?" Bai Song asked in surprise. During this period of time, Meng Qi and others had been inquiring about the surrounding situation, and finally locked on Huan Guo and asked in detail, so he had long guessed that they were going to Huan Guo to lobby and give lectures.

But now, instead of going to Huanguo in the southeast, they turned to the northeast?

After being reminded by Bai Song, Zhao Bai and Wang Qi also felt that they "should" go to Huan Guo, so why did they suddenly change their itinerary?
Meng Qi smiled and said, "You know we are going to Huan Country, but how could Bole not know?"

"So that's how it is. Actually, Huan Guo is a good choice, but it's a pity..." Bai Song nodded, thinking that it was a pity for the gentlemen to pry into the matter.

Meng Qi looked at them with a smile: "Since you know the situation nearby, why should you worry about not being able to find a more suitable country?"

Yes... Zhao Bai was obviously stunned, and forgot that he and others were familiar with the surroundings.

In the past, Mr. Su and his friends were asking questions to guard against Mr. Bole! (End of this chapter)