It's hard.

But for a person who has worked in the top of the Mo family for more than ten years, this is the most basic requirement, if it is difficult to even do this, his ability will not be convinced and elected among the people, and he will be squeezed down early.

The first problem Hu Feizi faces now is that Handan Moshi is too radical.

Radical Moists believe that the reform of Gongzizhang did not achieve the general righteousness of the Mohists in the end, did not let the people make laws to restrain the monarch, and did not achieve the attribution of power to the people.

Now the dispute between the sons of Zhao Guo, if the morality of the Mo family is adopted, this is a dog eats a dog, and the Mo family should sit and watch the play, and cannot participate in this dog-eat-dog dispute.

There is a bigger problem behind this overly radical problem, and once it is not solved well, it may go to the other extreme: I am a Zhao person, and I should fight to the death for the motherland, which is not a dog-eat-dog, but a just battle to defend the country and fight for the glory of the country.

Once it is not solved well, it leads to the opposite of this problem, then it is extremely unfavorable to the Mohist idea of "the world of the people of the world". What the Mohists have been strictly guarding against is the emergence of the Zhao, Chu, and Wei people, which was attached great importance to when Mozi was alive.

The Mo family now needs to participate in this dog-eat-dog dispute, and needs to obtain the maximum benefits in this war for the future, and this war determines the expansion and integration of the Mo family in Sishang.

Especially in the case of Yue's decision to move south and the outbreak of the popular revolution in Fei, the poor handling of Zhao's affairs will lead to the intervention of the Wei-Qi coalition army in Sishang, which will be a huge obstacle for the Mohists to fill the power vacuum of the Yue country's southward migration in Huaibei and integrate the non-offensive alliances of the current Sishang countries into tighter allies.

The Mo family has been waiting, since Mozi's death, they have been waiting for the situation in the world to change, and now that this change is finally coming, then we must grasp it.

Hu Feizi knew that he had a heavy responsibility, and he also understood the difficulty of dealing with Zhao Guo's matter, but when the organization sent him to Handan, he had no choice but to do his best to do a good job.

The reason why he was chosen to come to Handan was not only his ability, but also because he was able to understand the morality of the Mo family, and was able to distinguish the difference between radicalization and surrender, in other words, he was politically qualified.

At this time, in the face of the question of the ink master, Hu Feizi did not choose to talk about any big truth, but chose to answer with a metaphor that everyone liked at this time.

He asked: "The law of the Mo family, the murderer dies, why is this?" ”

The ink man naturally knew that he started from the fact that the right to life of man was the power given by the Emperor of Heaven, and finally relied on reason to deduce that the death of a murderer could best protect the right to life of all people in the world.

Hu Feizi said with a smile: "In this way, for example, the world cannot achieve the death of a murderer at this time." So, now there is an opportunity to let the world know that killing people at will is not a good behavior, even if there may be no legal sanction, but killing people easily is like abandoning your elderly parents and not raising them, will you do such an opportunity? ”

The ink man nodded and said: "If it is really impossible to implement the law of the death of the murderer, then if it is condemned to kill people at will, it is also a kind of constraint, which is to be done, it is better than doing nothing." ”

Hu Feizi said: "In this way, what is the difference between it and the current affairs of Zhao State?" ”

"Let the people make a law to bind the prince, just as the law of death for murderers was just said. And now, I ask Zhao Hou to tell the people clearly that he will proclaim Handan, saying that he will 'be virtuous and virtuous, regardless of blood lineage, so as to select talented people to become officials, so that the people will benefit and eliminate harm, the rich and the poor, and the peace and chaos; He wanted to break down the wells and fields, and grant land privately, so that the people could have land to work on, food to eat, and clothes to shelter from the cold,' and made 'the benefit of all people' an obligation of the monarch. It's like the story just now, which preached that killing people is not good. ”

"If there is no legal sanction, just saying that killing people is not good, it does not necessarily mean that you will not kill people. However, it's better to make progress than to preach that the murderer is better, and that's the same thing, so you made a choice, so why didn't you choose in this matter? ”

"If today, the destiny of heaven is dead, how can you be the king? This is something that people cannot explain. ”

"How can a monarch think that a monarch is a monarch and that he should have unlimited power?"

"Now, Zhao Hou said in front of the people that what the monarch wants to do is to seek benefits for the people and benefit all the people, even if he can't do it, but at least he can make this 'righteousness' the 'righteousness' of the world."

"Isn't this an improvement over the 'righteousness' of those who think that the monarch is the monarch? In the case that it can't be achieved overnight, it's like two armies fighting, and you are about to lose, do you choose to sit there and wait for death? Or do you hold your sword and move forward, as many steps as you can? ”

"For the people, no matter what the purpose of Zhao Hou is, but the people can benefit. As far as the world is concerned, as long as Zhao Hou's words are said in front of the people of Handan, then this will become a kind of 'righteousness' and a kind of 'virtue', even if he can't do it, he doesn't dare to say that it is wrong. ”

"In that case, why don't we do it?"

Hearing this, the ink man finally nodded and said, "That's the truth, I will implement it throughout." No matter how small a step is, no matter how small the progress is, it is progress. ”

Hu Feizi smiled: "Yes." What is wrong is not the desire to achieve it overnight, but what is wrong is that it is impossible not to do it overnight. The reverse is also true, when you can achieve it overnight, it is also wrong to still slow down and accumulate steps without sprinting. The boundaries are difficult to grasp and must not be overlooked. ”

This is like what Shi said before, the things in Sishang can't be slow; The affairs of the world are not fast. The difference between fast and slow lies in the mastery of this heat.

When is it time to sprint with all your might, and not to listen to the words of slow change; When is it time to take it slowly, don't be so radical as to risk being besieged; This is the important responsibility that the Mo family gentleman and the Seven Enlightenments have to bear.

Hu Feizi had solved the doubts in the hearts of Handan ink scholars about "dogs eat dogs should not participate", and began to have close contact with Zhao Guo's son-in-law Zhang henchmen in Handan.

The middle concubine had no choice but to issue an announcement in Handan, declaring that the righteousness of the monarch should be beneficial to all the people, so this dispute between the sons of Zhao is a dispute of "righteousness"; It is a moral struggle of "how can a king be a king".

After the announcement, the Mo family's organization in Handan was quickly launched, taking advantage of the need to organize the people to defend the city, and widely began to hold mass gatherings, so that the people also learned to "take advantage of the fire to rob", and quickly issued more than ten conditions, asking Gongzizhang to agree, and immediately sent people to send these conditions to Zhongmu.

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Zhao Duzhong Mou, Gongzhong Lian Fuzhong, the newly succeeded Zhao Hou came to visit the old Gongzhong Lian in decrepit clothes, this old minister who presided over the reform in the era of the Liehou.

Gong Zhonglian is old, although he is not in the court, but he still understands the affairs of Zhao Guo.

At this time, Zhao Hou arrived in person, and Gong Zhong didn't even greet him, but lay on the bed to rest, coughing from time to time.

Not long ago, the Gongzi Dynasty was in turmoil, and Zhongmu was in turmoil, but fortunately, there were more courtiers and scholars who supported Gongzi Zhang, and this coup attempt failed, and the Gongzi Dynasty fled and returned to his fiefdom.

Subsequently, the feudal monarchs of Que and other places all rebelled, claiming that "Gongzi Zhang is far away from the family and close to the foreign family, and cannot be the king of Zhao", and fully supported the Gongzi Dynasty who defected back to his fiefdom.

After this incident, Zhao Hou went to Gongzhong Lian's mansion many times, and each time he would bring important news.

Either Wei sent troops, or Chu attacked Chen Cai and shared the power of Wei, or Zhongshan rebelled, or Zhongshan Jun sent people to Zhongmu to form an alliance with Zhao to ......

For better or worse, the public authorities are used to seeing big things, and they can always bear it.

Originally, those big events, good or bad, before Zhao Hou came, even the public could know about them, or hear the rumors.

But this time, Gong Zhonglian didn't know why Zhao Hou came.

On the bed, there was no need to be polite, and the public Zhong Lian saw Zhao Hou's angry face, holding a letter in his hand, and wondered: "Why is the king angry? ”

Zhao Hou gritted his teeth and said: "The angry people are insatiable, and the angry Mo family takes advantage of the fire to rob. I'm in Handan, and I've done enough that the people are still ungrateful and want more. It's not what I want, so I'm angry. ”

Gong Zhonglian didn't know what the people wanted, but seeing that Zhao Hou was angry, he asked in a deep voice: "What does the king want the people to do?" Or rather, what does the king want? ”

Zhao Hou said: "I want Handan not to be lost." If Handan is lost, the Zhao State will be chaotic, and the aristocratic doctors will vote for Wei and pro-Gongzi Dynasty. ”

Gong Zhong coughed and gasped for a while: "In this way, you want Handan, and the people want profits, in exchange, this is like a merchant buying and selling, what is there to be angry about?" ”

Zhao Hou shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I am angry with the people. Can a monarch make deals with the people? I am in Handan, and I have already granted land to redeem and buy, and I also practice benevolent government, do not deceive businessmen, and treat hundreds of workers kindly. Now let them defend the city, and even put forward conditions. You know that some of my changes in Handan are more benevolent and righteous than those in Jinyang back then. ”

"But back then, the Han, Wei, and Zhi clans besieged Jinyang for three years, and the people had no rebellion, and fought to the death. Zhibo dug up the Fen water, so that the city hung the kettle and cooked, built sheds and lived, immersed in the water and caused sores by thousands of people, the ministers had many people who wanted to flee but the people did not rebel, they were all grateful for the virtue of the ancestors and concubines, and they were willing to die. ”

"Now the Wei people want to besiege Handan, but the army has not arrived, the city has not been trapped, the river has not been decided, the firewood has not been exhausted, and the grain and grass have not been empty. But the people of Handan want to put forward conditions, and they are not grateful for my kindness, so they intensify their efforts and seek profit in a brutal way. Now the people of Zhao Di have lost their virtues, they are not grateful, they have no distinction between good and evil, they only seek personal gain, but they have no national heart. This year's Zhao Min is not as good as the Zhao Min of Jinyang back then, shouldn't I be angry? ”