This was too heavy for Mr. Zhao to answer, so he could only say ashamed and said, "If it weren't for you, I would destroy the foundation of my ancestors!"

"As you said, I choose the strategy. The upper one has its own advantages, and the lower one has its own advantages, and the profits are not the same. The upper ones exchange and trade with the lower ones, so that the lower ones can benefit and seek the superiors' desire."

"My desire is to stand in the nations, and if strong, it will be the whole world. This is something that the people do not care about, so I need to use benevolent and righteous policies to benefit the people and let them support me."

Gong Zhonglian laughed and said, "I can die safely after these words from the Lord. However, you should read more books from the Mohist school. Although there are some unvirtuous words, there are indeed some advantages in the theory of profit analysis."

"You want to conquer the world and unite the world. So, do the prince Chao, Que and Jun and other Fengjun also have such desires?"

Zhao Hou Naran shook his head and said, "It cannot be. The grandson of Zhao's clan has only the fiefdom to be stable, and there is no benefit for them to fight for dominance of the world. Moreover, I do not want to merge with the world, but I can only prevent Zhongmu Handan from leaving."

Gong Zhonglian smiled and said, "Yes. So, I hired Wu Qi to join Qin with the help of Qin. Qin nobles were very resentful; Xiong suspected that he used the Mo family to govern Yan and Ying, but Qu Yijiu defected. This is a conflict of interest."

"If you want to merge the world, you must centralize power. A centralized policy will harm nobles. So, is there any difference between the people giving you taxes to you? Or to Que and Jun; whether to serve you or those vassal kings?"

Mr. Zhao seemed to understand and said, "There is no difference."

Gong Zhonglian said: "If you are the lord of Zhao, it is Zhao. But if you are the lord of Zhao, your government orders cannot be implemented. Then Que and return to Zhao, and if you do not return to Zhao, there is no difference between Que and You, but it is very different for you."

"If you want to merge the world, you need to be the Zhao Hou of the people of Zhao State, not the Zhao Hou of the Zhao clan. If you cannot understand the difference, then I advise you to just keep the Zhao family's foundation and not try to merge the world."

"Although the policy of Si Shang is unvirtuous, it may not be completely wrong. You are Zhao Hou, not a Confucian scholar, and the mortal enemies of Confucianism and Mohism cannot be reconciled, but you can use Confucianism and Mohism. Do you also want to order them all from the emperor?"

Mr. Zhao laughed in silence. Now the patriarchal ritual system that "orders all come from the emperor" has become a bullshit. Even Confucian scholars did not go to Luoyang to serve the emperor, but were all officials in various countries.

He already understood what Gong Zhonglian meant.

The king of Zhao family wanted to safeguard the interests of the clan, and the reason for safeguarding was that the clan's strength could maintain military strength and thus stand in troubled times.

The king of Zhao Min wanted to give some benefits to the people appropriately. The reason for its maintenance was that after the appearance of iron, gunpowder, stirrups, the power of the people could already defeat the clan nobles, thus pulling up an army of civilians, and thus invincible.

Is this possible? Is it a fantasy?

No, it has been practiced now, and it is something recognized by mainstream soldiers in the world.

Wu Qi's Wushu in Xihe, after being equipped with bronze cannons and muskets, he could beat up the nobles who were good at chariot warfare.

In the Battle of Hanshui, the Mo family's volleys killed not only the warriors who challenged the Yue people, but also announced that gunpowder destroyed the military basis for the existence of the nobles. However, in the Battle of Hanshui, the Yue gentleman army rushed to the Mo family's righteous army, but was blocked by the central army composed of common people. By the way, the Mo family soldiers who were born in common people captured Yue Wang Yi. All this is not just a legendary story, but also the clarion call for the reform of the world's military system.

After all, the best and worst strategies mentioned by Gong Zhonglian and the middle strategies chosen by Zhao Hou are actually the differences between the Mohist school of "loving people is not for people, loving horses is not for horses, and wanting to use horses is not for horses."

I love you, so I want you to be happy.

I want to use you, so I'm kind to you, but the ultimate goal is to use you.

The difference among them is the essence of the word "love" mentioned by the Mohist school, and it is also the difference between "up" and "zhong" mentioned by Gong Zhonglian.

Gong Zhonglian's intention was to ask Zhao Hou to use the people, but pretend to love the people. Anyway, it is difficult for the people to distinguish the difference between love and use. If the Mohist family had not been talking about the difference between love and use all day long, I am afraid that the people in Handan are still the same as Jinyang in the past.

Since it is about the truth and the heart, few people can detect these subtle differences whether it is love or use.

As the "scholar faction" among the ministers of Zhao State, Gong Zhonglian itself has a contradiction with the "clan noble faction".

If a monarch wants to centralize power, he needs to use scholars to fight against the clan nobles.

The scholars are capable and talented, but lack fiefdom foundation and private soldiers, so they also need to mobilize the people's strength as military force to fight against clan nobles.

Scholars were in charge of administration and common people joined the army. This was the plan to annex the world planned by Gong Zhonglian for Zhao Hou.

Of course, if scholars can not only be able to administer but also have strong grassroots forces in the future, that would be another matter. It is equivalent to a new kind of nobles, and then they need to pull other forces to fight against them. Now, it is still early.

After Zhao Hou was silent for a long time, he thought of Gong Zhonglian's words and his ambitions, and suddenly asked: "You are old. Zhongni said, "You are fifty years old and you know your destiny."

"Since you say that you have merged the world, you will be able to decide the world... Can you talk about destiny?"

"How did King Wu win the world? Why did King Zhou lose the world? Why did Jiang Qi's sacrifices be cut off? What is the rise and fall of the Jin family?"

"I have the intention to merge the world, and I cannot ignore the destiny of heaven."

"Now the Mo family is not destined, but there is a saying about the will of heaven. So, how should we distinguish between the will of heaven and heaven? Please help me solve my doubts."

When asked about this, Gong Zhonglian understood that this was because he was old and had little time. Zhao Hou could no longer count on himself for many specific matters, so he wanted to know the most "important" and "mysterious" things.

This may be the last thing he said to Zhao Hou. As Gong Zhonglian, who presided over the reform of the Liehou era, wanted to say a lot.

What exactly did King Wu defeat Zhou, Shang Tang destroy Xia, and even the rise and fall of the princes in the world originate?

Every monarch wants to find the rules, and every scholar who wants to serve the monarch wants to solve this ultimate problem and make it happen once and for all.

Can Zhao win the world?

Will Zhao become a tragic situation like the Jin family?

If the world does not gain from Zhao, who should gain from it?

Is there a destiny?

Are they the five virtues?

Are there ghosts and gods?

Do you have a Tianzhi?

Is it destined?

Can it be changed?

Is there any reason to follow?

Is there any necessity and contingency?

After talking about his ambition to merge the world, Zhao Hou naturally asked Gong Zhonglian, who was already old, and hoped to get some answers.

Gong Zhonglian thought for a long time and said slowly: "I may be able to answer this doubt."

Mr. Zhao's eyes lit up, but Gong Zhonglian's subsequent words made Mr. Zhao speechless again.

"Your Majesty, I have read the book "Tianzhi" by the Mohist school, and also read the words of "Free Destiny" by the Mohist school. If I say something casually, you will know the difference between destiny and destiny."

"There is a time to travel to Sishui with the Confucian scholar Mengzi. It is September, and it is the third autumn, and the waves are swaying under the leaves."

"The willows are weeping by the river, and the leaves fall into Si. A child was fishing by the river. When he saw the willow leaves enter the water, the leaves were all facing up. So he asked Yu Zhishi and Gong Mengzi why these autumn leaves fall into the water face up and facing down?"

"Mencius said: This is the destiny of heaven. All autumn leaves must fall downwards."

"There is a meaning in this. When the leaves grow on the tree, they respect the heaven, so they face upwards. When they fall, they respect the earth, so they face downwards. This is the destiny of heaven, and then they cultivate the people of the world: respect the heaven and the earth."

"The child thought that Gong Meng was too informed and wanted to praise him. He laughed loudly and said, "It's like children asking you why the sky is blue? And your answer is that the sky is blue, and how beautiful the blue is. It's also like children asking you why people want to eat. You say that people want to eat, unless it's a dish, you can't use chopsticks, and you need to use forks to eat meat... You didn't answer the question at all."

"The right way to go to the vegetation: Just like the experiment on the growth of the crops on Si 20 years ago, because the growth of leaves requires sunlight, the action of sunlight gives the leaves nutrients, and the nutrients are heavy. When the leaves fall in autumn, there are more nutrients in the upwards and less nutrients on the downwards, so if the nutrients are heavy, then the lower side is heavy, then the lower side is facing downwards."

Mr. Zhao was quite novel and had a smile on his lips, but Gong Zhonglian was very serious and said, "The words of Gong Mencius are the destiny of heaven. The words of the appropriate words are the will of heaven."

"How can King Wu win the world? According to the theory of destiny, King Wu wins the world, so King Wu wins the world in order to follow the destiny."

"How could King Wu win the world? According to Tianzhi, at that time, Zhou Zhou wanted to concentrate power, but the nobles of Shang were dissatisfied; Shang people often used slaves to carry out feudals; King Zhou conquered Dongyi and Chaoge was weak... and so on, among a series of reasons, all of these reasons are: if nothing is done, then it will be weak; and if what is done, then it will be strong..."

"Please understand the difference between this. If you cannot distinguish between the will of heaven and destiny, then the Zhao family is also dangerous. If there is only the Zhao family in the world, then the will of heaven and destiny will not be distinguished, and there will be a thousand-year career of the Shang Dynasty. And today there are many heroes of Qin, Wei, Han, Zhao, Qi, Chu, and Mo. If you do not distinguish, then once someone clearly distinguishes it, the Zhao family will be in danger."

"The Mohist school has a saying about "Free Destiny" and "Tian Zhi". I have already told you the difference between Tian Zhi and Tian Zhi. So, what is "Tian Zhi"?"

Zhao Hou thought this was a summary of the essence, and Gong Zhonglian said: "The Heavenly Arrangement means: If a person does not eat, he will starve to death, and if he does not poop, he will swell to death. This is the Heavenly Arrangement. Therefore, the Heavenly Arrangement is ruthless, and people should use the Heavenly Arrangement, which can also violate the Heavenly Arrangement."

"If you want to live, then just eat and shit. If you don't want to live, you can also use Tianzhi to not eat and shit. If you want to kill someone, you can know that the prick of the center will die. If you want to save someone, you can know that iron armor will be made on your chest."

"How to use "Tianzhi" comes from "Yi". And "Yi" and "Prison" are from whoever it belongs to, no matter how it changes, the will of heaven will not change, it depends on how you use it. What the Mohist school wants to explore is the change of heaven and man, the infinite universe, and the rise and fall of the clans may be just a part of the content of "Tianzhi"."

"The destiny of heaven is important in destiny. The ambition of heaven is important in heaven."

"There are corpses in the world who say: the four directions of heaven and earth are called the universe, and the journey and present are called the universe. The Heavenly Emperor mentioned by the Mohist school is the universe. Life is only a part of the universe; people are only a part of the universe; the world is only a part of the universe. Swords can kill people or save people. The Mohist school's "Tianzhi" casts a sword, and the "Synonyms" casts a sword."

"In the past, Zengzi said: When a bird is about to die, its singing is sad; when a man is about to die, its words are good. Now I am about to die, so I must not help but praise the Mohist words."

"As a minister, I have received the kindness of the Marquis of Lie, and I have to tell you that if the king wants to share the world, he must know the "Tianzhi", but he must not be careful of the "Synonyms".

"Mo's home is in Si, and the people of Zhao are in the north, but they are separated by Wei and Han."

"When will your lips die and your teeth become cold? When will your distance fight and attack near you? This is the choice you must change in the decades of your rule in the future. If you choose the wrong choice, the Zhao family's foundation will be in danger."

"If you only choose to choose the temple in Jinyang to be cold, then you will be worshipped by the Wei family. If you only choose to choose to get along with the enemy, then the Zhao family will be no different from the common people."

Zhao Hou returned the courtesy and said, "I will keep it in mind."

Company Gong Zhong sighed and smiled and said, "So, let's not talk about this anymore. When you came today, you were angry and holding a letter. What did the people of Handan ask for? What did you want to make you so angry?"
Chapter completed!