According to Zhao Kuo's knowledge, there are nearly a hundred Mohist classics, and there are countless famous people and powerful figures, all over the Central Plains countries.
Think about it, after all, Mohism is a theory that has been able to compete with Confucianism for hundreds of years, and even had the upper hand for a time. If there is a huge gap between the two, how can Mohism compete with Confucianism?
However, after more than 2,000 years of circulation of such a large Mohist family, only Mozi is left on the list, and his only remaining work is "Mozi", and it is still a fragment.
The writings of the other sages have all disappeared, as if they were wiped away by a big hand, and they have never been in the world.
There are only twenty-four words in the record of Mozi in the Historical Records: "Gai Mo Zhai, a senior official in the Song Dynasty, was good at guarding and serving for the sake of economy. He may be said to have merged with Confucius, or he may have said to have followed him."
Fortunately, we have not yet deposed hundreds of schools of thought and only respected Confucianism. In the future, we may not depose hundreds of schools of thought and only respect Confucianism.
The Mohist family is still alive and well, and living better than before.
"Who has the upper hand now, Mohism or Confucianism?" Zhao Kuo asked.
"They are evenly matched. The Mohists are supported by the Qin State, and the Confucians are supported by the Wei State. Our State of Zhao is at a disadvantage because there are many great Confucian scholars, and the Mohists are not connected. However, Qi Mo took advantage of the emptiness of the Confucian school in the Jixia Academy and took advantage of the trend to suppress the Confucianists.
trend." Chulong said.
The Mohist family in Zhao State was just a small branch at first, with a few big cats and kittens, and almost announced its dissolution after eating too much. Although it later attracted many talents from various countries, it was still difficult to compete with Confucianism in a short period of time.
contend.
"However, the internal struggle between the two factions is also extremely fierce. The Confucian group has always disliked Xunzi and believed that Xunzi was rebellious. The three Mohist factions were also in conflict with each other. They held Mohist classics and accused each other of being fakes. At that time, Qi Mohe
Chu Mo wanted to join Qin, but was squeezed out by Qin Mo, and in the end he could only return to Qi and Chu in despair." Lin Xiangru said with a smile.
"Competition is a good thing, but I'm afraid there won't be competition." Zhao Kuo said as he walked.
Whether it is external or internal competition between Confucianism and Mohism, it is a process of continuous deepening and improvement.
If Mencius had not had the experience of debating and confronting countless celebrities and sages in the Jixia Academy, he would not have been able to perfect his theory of the goodness of nature and become a Confucian sub-sage.
If Xunzi had not had the experience of Jixia Academy, he would not have been able to innovate on the basis of Confucius and Mencius, and propose and perfect the "Dharma".
Ideas need to collide, and this collision plays a far greater role in progress than just studying alone.
Just like many netizens in later generations, when arguing with others online, they are far more serious than when they were studying in school.
When I was in school, I couldn't even memorize a single ancient poem, but in order to win an argument with others on the Internet, I could read the entire "Three Kingdoms".
No matter what the original purpose is, no matter whether the final result is victory or defeat, it is always good to continue to enrich yourself and think about more things in the process.
However, the danger of debate in this era is much higher than that of online debate in later generations, because everyone is face to face. After losing, many people will pack up and leave without the shame to continue to stay in the academy.
Zhao Kuo did not go to the classroom, but went to the big arena in the center of the college.
There may be no one in the classroom, but there must be someone on the stage. Hao
Even during the Cuju competition, many people came to watch Cuju, and there was no shortage of debates on the stage.
"So many people." Before he arrived at the arena, Zhao Kuo saw a sea of people around the arena. He didn't know how many people were watching the debate.
When Mo Feng was building the big arena, he followed Zhao Kuo's order and specially built an extremely wide stand around the arena, which not only facilitated everyone's viewing, but also surrounded the arena to facilitate the sale of tickets...
Most of the ticket money is used by the college for daily expenses, and the remaining part will be distributed to celebrities or disciples who take the stage to debate, allowing them to earn extra money.
Some celebrities were very disdainful and scolded Zhao Kuo for being greedy for money and making any money. After the college distributed the ticket money to them, they silently increased the number of debates on stage.
The guard guarding the door was very discerning and let Zhao Kuo in without asking for tickets.
After entering the debate venue, Zhao Kuo saw two distinct groups of people sitting in the stands. On the left were the Mohist disciples wearing straw sandals and wearing short cloth and Geyi. The leader was the Mohist giant Mo Feng.
On the right are Confucian disciples wearing Confucian robes, headed by Kong Bin, the sixth grandson of Confucius.
Disciples from other schools of thought were scattered in the middle.
"It seems to be the Mohist Xiangli Feng and the Confucian Kong Qi. Xiangli Feng is a Mohist sage who came from the Qin State. He is familiar with the Mohist classics and has a deep understanding of the Mohist essence. It is said that he has recently begun to prepare a book. Kong Qi is Kong Chuan.
My nephew, the seventh grandson of Confucius, has never been famous before, but since Confucianism has allowed him to come to power, his strength must not be underestimated."
Lin Xiangru looked at the two people on the stage and whispered.
"The Confucianists are demonstrating against the Mohists by sending a junior to the field. If they lose, it will be treated as a test. If they win, the Mohists will lose all face." Chulong glanced in the direction of the Confucianists and said angrily.
Due to various reasons, the relationship between Zhao State and Confucianism has not been very good.
King Wuling of Zhao's horsemanship and archery in Hufu has always been regarded as deviant in the eyes of Confucians.
After that, the State of Zhao destroyed the State of Zhongshan, causing Confucianism to suffer serious setbacks in its journey to join the world.
Although Zhongshan was founded by the Di people, in order to integrate into Chinese civilization, this country abandoned the customs of the Di people and switched to Confucianism to govern the country.
As a result, King Zhao Wuling was destroyed by Zhongshan Kingdom not long after.
Perhaps it was precisely because of the apostasy of King Wuling of Zhao that he created the open and pragmatic style of Zhao State and gave birth to "irregular" Confucian scholars like Xunzi.
However, Xunzi was also not liked by Confucians.
Whether from the perspective of Zhao Guo or from the perspective of Xunzi's friends, Chulong did not like these Confucian scholars who piled up poems and books on their desks and put etiquette and justice at the back of their minds.
"The Mo family can also send the younger generation to play." Zhao Kuo found a seat and sat down casually and said matter-of-factly.
If you send the younger generation, I will send the younger generation too. This is fair competition. In this situation, if the Mohist family wins, it will be fine, but if it loses, it will be a big loss.
"There is only one possibility for the older generation of the Mohists to come forward. The younger generation has already lost, or they know that they are no match for the Confucians." Chulong said in a deep voice.
After listening to Chulong's words, Zhao Kuo looked to his left. Sure enough, most of the Mohist disciples' faces were full of gloom. Even if the prime minister on the stage had the upper hand, he couldn't make everyone happy.
"Isn't the Mohist family... the opponent of Confucianism?" Zhao Kuo asked with a frown.
In order to support the Mo family, he sent many people to the Mo family.
Forget about the older generation, Confucianism has a deep foundation, and the main foundation of Mohism is not in the State of Zhao, but in the three kingdoms of Qin, Qi, and Chu.
But can’t even the younger generation compare to Confucianism?
