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Chapter 401: Activating the Mohist school, the great man Meng Yang!
While the war in Sizhou was in full swing, Liu Xie, who was far away in Yecheng, Jizhou, was also working to consolidate the power that had been delegated to the Zhen family.

After the court meeting, Liu Xie summoned Jia Xu to the Xuanshi Hall and asked, "Wenhe, have you found the great Mohist master that I asked you to find?"

Jia Xu nodded and said, "Your Majesty, I have found the great Mohist scholar according to your instructions. He happens to be in Wei County now."

"Is there such a thing?"

Liu Xie was delighted when he heard this, and immediately said, "Quickly summon the great Mohist scholar to the palace. I want to see him in person!"

Hearing Liu Xie's words, Jia Xu showed an embarrassment on his face and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being frank, but this Mohist master and his disciples are all a bunch of weirdos."

"I have sent people to look for this great Mohist master many times, but he always avoided me."

"This man usually lives in seclusion in the countryside, and brings his disciples to help the people build houses, dams, and water wheels for free. He enjoys great prestige among the people, so I cannot force him to do so."

If he had not been concerned about the reputation of the imperial court, he would have ordered the embroidered robe envoy to forcibly abduct this great figure of the Mohist school.

"Are there any disciples of the Mohist School left now?"

Guo Jia was a little surprised when he heard this.

Mohism originated in the Warring States Period. Its founder was Mozi, who advocated "universal love", "non-aggression" and "respect for the virtuous", which were in sharp contrast to Confucian views.

But after the Warring States Period, Mohism began to decline; later, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty formulated the national policy of abolishing all schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone, which made Mohism even more difficult to recover.

In addition, the Mohist school's arduous training, strict rules, and noble ideas are not accessible to everyone, so those who practice Mohism are becoming increasingly rare.

Guo Jia originally thought that Mohist thoughts and doctrines had long been lost, but he never imagined that they still existed in the world, and in Jizhou.

"This Mohist disciple upholds the so-called idea of ​​universal love and non-aggression, which is simply pedantic and ridiculous. I wonder why Your Majesty summoned the Mohist master?"

Guo Jia was very disdainful of the Mohist school. He was curious about why the emperor suddenly wanted to summon the Mohist leader.

Liu Xie did not hide his intentions and said directly: "I want to establish a metallurgical bureau, which can research weapons such as catapults, Mo Dao, and crossbows; and research technologies that are beneficial to people's livelihood, such as Jian'an looms and Jian'an plows."

"The Mohist disciples are proficient in smelting and mechanical engineering, so it is most appropriate for them to join the Smelting Bureau."

The Zhen family not only controls the court's finances, but also has a large number of skilled craftsmen, many of whom are from the Zhen clan.

These craftsmen can also be absorbed into the Metallurgical Bureau, but the Metallurgical Bureau cannot be dominated by them, so he needs to support new people.

The disciples of the Mohist school were the ones chosen by Liu Xie.

Although the Mohist school declined after Emperor Wu of Han abolished all other schools of thought, its strength should not be underestimated, especially the academic and technical knowledge they possessed.

Flying kites and crossbow carts that can carry people... Can you imagine that things like gears existed in ancient times?
Moreover, the "Mo Jing" of the Mohist school is the closest work to scientific enlightenment in Chinese history. It was two centuries earlier than Archimedes mastered the principle of lever, and like Euclid, it gave a simple and rigorous definition of geometry.

However, it did not achieve the same glorious status as "Elements of Geometry" in the history of Western science, nor did it trigger a vigorous scientific revolution, which is regrettable.

Mozi talked about universal love, but unfortunately he was born in the Warring States Period, an era of territorial annexation where the strong preyed on the weak, and the rulers only valued his skills in defending cities.

Mozi talked about science, but unfortunately people would rather believe in the illusory yarrow and tortoise shells; Mozi advocated technology and inventions, but unfortunately in the eyes of boastful officials, these were nothing more than "craftsmen's works, strange and cunning skills."

But Liu Xie would not ignore the importance of Mohism, so he asked Jia Xu to secretly search for the whereabouts of the Mohist disciples long ago.

"I see."

After hearing this, Guo Jia suddenly realized that although he looked down on Mohist thought, Mohism was indeed unique among all schools of thought in terms of strange and ingenious techniques.

The emperor once dreamed that Emperor Gaozu bestowed upon him the immortal book "The Exploitation of the Works of Nature", which led to the invention of items such as the "Jian'an Machine" and the "Jian'an Plow". It was normal for him to favor the Mohist school.

"Wenhe, you must send someone with my order to invite the great Mohist master into the palace. Do not be disrespectful or rude to him."

Liu Xie instructed Jia Xu.

After finally finding the whereabouts of the great figure of the Mohist school, he didn't want his idea of ​​building an ancient version of the "National Research Institute" to fail before he could put it into action.

"I accept the decree."

Jia Xu smiled bitterly in his heart, sighed and accepted the order.

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After receiving Liu Xie's order, Jia Xu quickly sent out the embroidered messenger again to find the Mohist leader and convey the news that the emperor had summoned him.

The Mohist disciples are indeed a group of people who are difficult to understand, but they are quite chivalrous.

They pursue equality, universal love, non-aggression, oppose war, and help the weak to resist the strong. In simple terms, they help whoever is weak, and everyone should live in harmony and not fight.

However, since the unification of the world, their non-aggression philosophy has become useless, because the wars and struggles among the princes in the Central Plains are all internal affairs of China, and they will eventually tend to be unified, and it is impossible for the previous situation of coexistence of various countries to occur again.

Therefore, since the Qin Dynasty, the Mohists no longer participated in worldly disputes, but used their technology and knowledge to help the people and the poor in various places free of charge. That is why they are said to have a chivalrous spirit.

Weijun, a village at the foot of a mountain.

The great Mohist master now lives in seclusion in this village, and brings a group of Mohist disciples here to help local people build water conservancy facilities and improve people's livelihood.

The Mohist school was still quite famous and loved by the people. Although everyone from the emperor to the officials disdained their pedantic ideas, they ignored them because they were relatively honest.

After the embroidered messenger sent by Jia Xu entered the village, he politely asked an old man who was taking a nap in the sun at the entrance of the village: "Old man, where is the great master of the Mohist school now?"

"What did you say?"

The old man looked to be in his seventies and had some hearing problems, so I didn't hear what he said at first.

So the official asked again politely, and said: "We are here to look for the great master of the Mohist school. Could you please show us the way?"

"The great master of the Mohist school?"

The old man was stunned at first, then he suddenly realized and said, "You mean that young man Meng Yang? I heard people say he was some great man before."

However, as soon as he opened his mouth to speak, he noticed the knives on the waists of these embroidered-robed messengers and instantly became alert.

"Why are you looking for Meng Yang? Are you here to arrest him?"

The disciples of the Mohist school performed chivalrous and charitable deeds everywhere, and sometimes stood up for the people, so they were occasionally arrested and punished by the government.

The embroidered robed messenger smiled, bowed towards Yecheng and said, "We are here on the orders of the emperor to invite the great Mohist master to the palace for an audience."

"Tian, ​​Tianzi?"

The old man was so frightened when he heard this that he almost jumped up. He never expected that the person in front of him was actually an envoy sent by the emperor.

After hearing this, he did not dare to delay and hurriedly went up with his crutches to lead them towards the village.

Now that the heavy snow has just passed, many people are sweeping snow on the roads.

After the old man and the embroidered messenger arrived at the village, he pointed at a man sweeping snow on the road and said, "That's Meng Yang, the great man of the Mohist school you're looking for."

"He is the great master of Mohist school?" The envoy in embroidered clothes was stunned when he saw this. He really didn't expect that the great master of Mohist school would personally help the villagers sweep the snow.

Although he was surprised, the embroidered robe messenger did not forget his mission.

After thanking the old man, he walked over and asked respectfully, "May I ask if you are the great scholar of the Mohist school, Mr. Meng Yang?"

The latter looked up at him upon hearing this.

Meng Yang is a young man who looks a little weak and bookish. It is hard to imagine that such a young man is the legendary great figure of Mohism.

"it's me."

Meng Yang frankly admitted his identity, then took another look at the gorgeous embroidered clothes that were faintly visible from the other party's casual clothes, and sighed, "Why do you come to me again and again? What do you want?"

"I don't think I have violated the laws of the Han people."

This group of embroidered messengers had come here to look for him several times before, but he had never met them.

After that, he didn't come for a long time and thought that the other party had given up, but he didn't expect that he would come to him again.

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Although some villagers came to inform him before the other party entered the village, he was too lazy to hide this time. He wanted to see what the legendary embroidered clothes envoy wanted from him.

The embroidered messenger smiled slightly and said, "We are here on the orders of the emperor to invite you to the palace for an audience."

"Emperor?"

Hearing this, not only Meng Yang, but also the many villagers behind him and the Mohist disciples were shocked and looked at Meng Yang with surprise.

The current emperor personally sent someone to summon him to the palace for an audience.

What a privilege!
Meng Yang didn't expect that the envoy in embroidered robes came to see him because the emperor wanted to summon him, and he was a little panicked for a moment.

"I... I am just a commoner. Why did His Majesty summon me to the palace to meet him?"

Meng Yang was no longer as calm as before, and spoke a little nervously.

His title as a great Mohist master sounds impressive, but in reality he is nothing in the eyes of the imperial court, let alone the emperor.

That is the supreme emperor!

The embroidered robed messenger smiled and said, "Mr. Xu and his disciples have been doing charity work everywhere and helping the people build water conservancy projects. His Majesty was very pleased to hear about this, so he summoned Mr. Xu to the palace to meet him."

"But the most important thing is... His Majesty is interested in your Mohist School. I am not in a position to reveal the details. You will know it naturally after you enter the palace."

It was okay to hear the first few words, but after hearing the second few words, Meng Yang's eyes couldn't help but move.

"Your Majesty, is it possible that you are interested in our Mohist philosophy?"

"If this is true, then this will be a good opportunity for my Mohist philosophy to grow and develop, and my Mohist school may be revived again!"

Thinking of this possibility, Meng Yang couldn't help but feel excited. He said to the embroidered envoy without hesitation: "Please lead the way!"

……

There was no reason for him to refuse the emperor's summons, and this might also be a good opportunity for the revival of their Mohist school, so Meng Yang would never give up.

After explaining the situation to the villagers, the young Mohist master readily followed the embroidered robe envoy to Yecheng to meet the emperor.

Yecheng Imperial Palace, Xuanshi.

Meng Yang bowed respectfully to Liu Xie and said, "I am Meng Yang, the humble servant, and I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

"He is the great master of Mohist school?"

Liu Xie looked at Meng Yang and was somewhat surprised at the youth of the Mohist leader, but he quickly calmed down and said with a faint smile: "Get up."

"I have heard that the disciples of the Mohist School are not bound by etiquette and always ignore red tape. Why does the great man kowtow to me according to etiquette when he sees me?"

His words were meant to be provocative and a test, as he wanted to see how courageous this great Mohist figure was.

The Mohist disciples who followed Meng Yang into the palace were a little uneasy when they heard this, but Meng Yang himself was calm and said, "Your Majesty has misunderstood. We Mohist disciples only abandon red tape, but we are not unceremonious."

"Etiquette is a rule and also a rule. We, the disciples of the Mohist school, must also follow the rules when we act. Without rules, there will be no order."

"When meeting the emperor, you must perform etiquette. This is the rule for meeting the emperor and should be followed."

Meng Yang was calm and spoke fluently.

Such a calm look made Zhuge Liang, Lu Su and others look at him sideways, and even Guo Jia looked at Meng Yang with a strange look.

Liu Xie smiled and said, "You are so good at talking. It seems that you are a Mohist scholar."

Among the Mohists, those who engaged in debate were called "Mohist debaters"; those who engaged in martial arts were called "Mohist knights".

A hint of surprise flashed in Meng Yang's eyes when he heard this. His Mohist school had been in seclusion for a hundred years and was not well-known, but from the emperor's tone just now, it seemed that he knew their Mohist school very well.

For a moment, Meng Yang's curiosity grew even more.

Liu Xie then asked, "My Lord, do you know why I summoned you to the palace today?"

This sentence immediately brought Meng Yang back to his senses. He straightened his back slightly and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I have already guessed something."

"Oh? What did you guess?"

"When I first heard that Your Majesty wanted to summon me, I thought Your Majesty was interested in Mohist doctrine. But after careful consideration, I realized that Your Majesty is truly an extraordinary person who is more focused on practical achievements and making the Han Dynasty stronger."

"And your majesty has previously invented the Jian'an machine, Jian'an plow and other inventions that benefit the people. Therefore, I dare to guess that your majesty is interested in the technology mastered by my Mohist school."

Meng Yang answered truthfully.

He thought a lot on the way here, and the more he thought, the more he felt that it was impossible for the emperor to be interested in their Mohist ideas, or in other words, no other emperor would be interested.

Then, combined with the inventions that the emperor had previously invented, he understood the emperor's purpose in summoning him into the palace - the emperor was really interested in his Mohist technology!
"interesting."

Liu Xie's favorable impression of Meng Yang grew stronger, and he asked, "Since you knew that I was interested in your Mohist techniques, why did you come to the palace to see me this time?"

According to Mo Jia's stubborn personality, he should have run far away and it was impossible for him to enter the palace for an audience, but Meng Yang was willing to come.

However, Meng Yang's answer was quite unexpected to Liu Xie. He said solemnly: "My Mohist School originated in the Spring and Autumn Period. The reason why the kings of the past dynasties tried to win over my Mohist School was that they wanted to use the technology I mastered to strengthen the army for killing and conquering. This is not what my Mohist School wants."

"But the times are different now. There are no more disputes among princes or conflicts among states. Only when the world is unified can the people live a peaceful and stable life."

"Besides, Your Majesty is a benevolent monarch who cares about the people. A monarch like Your Majesty is worthy of our Mohist followers. Our Mohist family is willing to contribute a little to be at Your Majesty's disposal!"

(End of this chapter)