My father is Emperor Wu of Han, how can I be different from him?

Chapter 99: Is it just to fight the Huns?
It’s not that Liu Ju has a rebellious mentality, but he insists on touching things that the teacher tells him not to touch.

Just be.

Zhuang Qingzhai has his own concerns, and Liu Ju has his own ideas. What does he think?

I have some thoughts on the supremacy of Confucianism.

Judging from the historical evolution of thousands of years, it is not good to have Confucianism as the only doctrine. It does not mean that Confucianism is bad, but that "having Confucianism as the only doctrine" is bad!
One family dominates.

It is inevitable that it will become rigid and even self-demonize.

However, this topic was too empty and pretentious. Liu Ju was physically weak and had no intention to challenge his father the emperor's "supreme" national policy.

At least that's the case nowadays.

Let’s put aside the struggle over ideas for governing the world. Even if we put aside such empty and pretentious reasons, Liu Ju… is still somewhat interested in Mohism.

This time the intention is not to let Mohism compete with Confucianism, but to value the role of Mohism itself!
Love all, do not attack, do not fatalize?
No, neither.

"Hmm~"

Liu Ju thought for a moment and said to Zhuang Qingzhai, "I understand what you said, teacher. Recruiting Mohist disciples doesn't matter if Confucianists are hostile. The main thing is that my father doesn't like it."

"The Mohist School is well organized, and the imperial court will definitely not like it."

"But now..."

Liu Ju looked towards the main hall and shook his head. "Teacher, do you think the Mohist School can be so strict now that it has fallen into such a state? We will know after testing it a little bit."

While talking.

His eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked with great interest: "I heard that the Mohist school is good at making machines!?"

There are many conflicting views between Confucianism and Mohism. For example, Confucianism believes in fate and advocates lavish burials, while Mohism advocates non-fate and simple burials.

Compared with these, another opposing concept is the reason why Liu Ju was interested in Mohism.

Confucianism despises productive labor and has always regarded the invention and use of tools as strange and unorthodox skills and unorthodox practices.

The phenomena of denigration and discrimination are common.

This concept has also influenced later generations for thousands of years...

but!

The Mohists, on the contrary, emphasized that nothing can survive without relying on their own strength, and they had an extraordinary enthusiasm for craftsmen, the making of objects, and the invention of new things.

In fact, the Mohist school was at the forefront of scientific exploration among ancient feudal dynasties.

At the forefront!

Force is the reason why punishment is so effective.

Force is the reason why the state of motion of an object changes.

The above sentence comes from the Mohist Classics. In addition to these physical laws, this Mohist classic also contains many discussions on geometry and mechanics...

Of course.

These are all endorsements in the book. It is impossible for Liu Ju to immediately think of the contents in the Mohist classics when he just heard the name of Mohism.

But his general impression was not wrong. Mohists were considered modern scientists and inventors...

Skillful.

Liu Ju likes scientists, they are all talented!

As the old saying goes, what was the most important thing in the second century BC? Talent!
Compared with the talents, the hostility of Confucianism is nothing. If Mohism is really useful, Xiao Liu will definitely deal with it from Lao Liu!

The other end.

Seeing the prince's eyes light up, Zhuang Qingzhai exclaimed in his heart: "Oh no! Your Highness likes to tinker with new things, I actually forgot about this!"

Horseshoes, stirrups, paper, and cooking are all produced by the Prince's Palace...

He was still thinking that it was not good, but Liu Ju had already adjusted his serious expression and said to Zhuang Qingzhai: "Teacher, don't worry, I know what to do."

"Don't touch it, never touch it!"

Done.

Liu Ju walked towards the main hall, leaving Zhuang Qingzhai in a daze. After a moment, the former junior tutor stamped his feet anxiously, "It's over, His Highness wants to touch it!"

As expected, he is the former young master and knows his students very well.

You actually understood the sarcasm?
Ahem, he said it lightly, but Liu Ju knew clearly in his heart that he had to be cautious.

In the main hall.

The prince sat back in the main seat, and the prince's guest Zhuang Qingzhai also sat back down. The expressions of the two were exactly the same, both of them had a serious face.

There is no trace of the previous joy or sorrow.

See this.

The two Mohist disciples' hearts sank, and their faces became uneasy, knowing that the prince had already known about their situation, and it was estimated that things were going to get worse...

Things seemed to be going in the direction they had guessed.

But see you.

The prince looked cold and asked, "You are disciples of the Mohist school, but you come to me for help. Don't you know the court's attitude towards you?"

Hearing this, the two people on the left had different expressions.

The honest man's face may not be clearly seen because of his dark skin, but the poor scholar's face is very interesting. First pale, then flushed, and then angry.

"We know!"

The poor scholar bowed and said loudly: "The Confucians have bullied me too much, to the point of spreading rumors and slandering us in front of the emperor, causing us Mohists to live in disgrace!"

The words fell.

Liu Ju's expression did not change at all and remained cold.

Zhuang Qingzhai, who was sitting on the right, knocked on the table and said in a bad tone, "Is your Mohist school in this situation today just because of the suppression of Confucianism?"

The poor scholar's face changed again and he was speechless for a moment.

At this time.

The dark-skinned man cupped his hands and said in a muffled voice, "During the chaotic times at the end of the Qin Dynasty, my position as the leader of the Mohist School was lost, and the Mohist School split into its own camps."

He glanced at his fellow disciple next to him and said, "I don't know Qi Mo's current situation, but my Qin Mo is at the end of his rope, with only a few disciples left, hiding in Nanshan to live in misery."

"No more of the past splendor..."

Nanshan refers to the Qinling Mountains.

Qin Mo, Qin Mo, from the name, we can actually see the history of their faction, which was based in the Qin State, which is the Guanzhong area.

The man's words answered the most taboo point of the Mohist school.

Organizational rigor.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the disciples of the Confucianists and Mohists were all over the world. However, the Mohist School was not as loose as the Confucian School. The entire Mohist School had a leader:

Big man!

This might be tolerable in troubled times, but in a unified dynasty, which emperor could tolerate such a highly concentrated violent organization right under his nose?
That's right.

Mohism is much more violent than Confucianism!
The violence here does not refer to outward aggressiveness, but to its strong offensive capability.

Let’s learn about the origin of the idiom “never turn back”.

The Huainanzi says: "Mozi has 180 men serving him, all of whom can walk into fire and tread on blades, and will not turn back until they die."

There is a leader, a program, and a strong will!

Speaking of which.

There is no need to say more about how awesome the Mohist school is...

However, as time passed, the position of the great master was lost, and the Mohist school split. Later, the scholar from Qi also confirmed this.

The Mohist school no longer has the glory it once had.

After listening to their stories, Liu Ju and Zhuang Qingzhai's expressions relaxed a little, but Liu Ju's caution was not over yet.

"Confucianism has many ideas. Although I am not familiar with Mohism, Mohism can be ranked alongside Confucianism. I have heard of its reputation of 'non-aggression'."

In the main hall.

Liu Ju's tone suddenly became very subtle, staring at the two Mohist disciples, "What do you think of the Han Dynasty sending troops to attack the Xiongnu?"

In his opinion.

This is exactly the reason why his father, the emperor, dislikes the Mohist School the most!
Non-aggression means opposing aggressive wars, believing that war is a destructive act that wastes people's money and time and is meaningless.

At the same time, the Mohists also proposed the concepts of just war and unjust war, but did not oppose just war.

Just be.

The distinction between "justice" and "injustice" is just like the complexity of human beings. What you think is just may be considered unjust by others.

Just ask.

Is it just for the current emperor to send troops to attack the Huns?
What the hell? Liu Che simply slapped the Mohist school that advocated this idea to death. What he wanted was great unification and great revenge!

You are not given a chance to think about what is just and what is not just...

Under Confucianism, others really cannot measure up, but the existing Mohist disciples have their own set of ideas.

That is what Liu Ju asked at this moment, under the 'non-aggression' policy, do you think it is right to attack the Huns?

As long as they say it's not right.

I'm sorry, but no matter how much Liu Ju values ​​talent, he has to ask them to go back to where they came from.

Next.

After hearing the question, the Qi scholar said without hesitation: "The Huns are brutal and vicious. We should punish them. This is a just act!"

This is Qi Mo's attitude.

To be precise, it was the verbal attitude of this Qi Mo disciple at this moment. As for what he really thought in his heart, Liu Ju expressed doubts.

But Liu Ju believed what Qin Mo's disciple said on the spot, without a doubt!
because.

The dark-skinned man said in a hoarse voice: "When Qin unified the six kingdoms, my Qin Mo lineage participated in the war."

Non-attack?

A hundred years ago, Qin Mo's lineage stopped worrying about this...

(End of this chapter)