Qin Official

The Hao Pond is located near the site of Hao Jing, the old capital of the Zhou Dynasty. Nowadays, the city-state of the illustrious Zhou Dynasty can no longer be seen. All we can see are elk wandering on the ruins, and a field of golden millet, standing on the roof of an abandoned water mill beside the pond. , you can also catch a glimpse of the Afang Palace under construction in the distance, where 100,000 people are working hard. novel .

As night fell, four black figures approached the abandoned mill one after another. They met by the pond and then walked into the mill. They saw a person waiting inside. With the last light before nightfall, they could see clearly that this was someone. The eldest disciple of Qin Mo giant Cheng Shang: Shi Lin.

"Shi Lin, did you send the black paper kite?"

The leader of the four was lame, named Yang Yi. He took out the black paper kite in his arms and held it between his two fingers.

The paper is dark brown in color and is made using a special method. Its folding method is very special. Only those who know how to fold it can fold it in one step without missing a beat. This is the secret code for the young sect of the Mohist family to communicate with each other and gather together.

No need to be surprised, the Mohists are a well-structured organization. They once had powerful weapons that made the princes pay attention. Although the number is small, only 180 people, they cannot withstand the advanced technology, and they are all dedicated to the ideals of the Mohists. Fighting can make you go through fire and knife, and you will die without hesitation!

Later, although the Mohist school split and declined and was no longer a prominent school, Qin Mo, who took root in Yongzhou, still retained strict discipline. As the internal divisions within Qin Mo became increasingly serious in recent years, the young faction could not stand the inaction of the giant Cheng Shang. , and followed the ancient path and started a secret association.

"Yes, I did it."

Shi Lin's expression was a bit sad: "The day before yesterday, I sent three brothers who were sent to Lingnan to do hard labor to Baqiao. They returned them today. I have given them the clothes that the second and third sons asked me to send."

It turned out that in mid-March, the Mohist family was asked by the Shaofu to send people to the Lishan Mausoleum to provide advanced technology to help the craftsmen solve engineering problems: it is said that the Lishan Mausoleum has been built to the key underground palace, and the depth has reached three springs, and it has been built with mercury. He imbued hundreds of rivers and seas with the mechanism, with astronomy at the top and geography at the bottom, and ordered craftsmen to make mechanical crossbow arrows...

These incredible ideas require Mohist technology to realize them.

But helping the monarch build a mausoleum is contrary to the philosophy of Mohist. Among the ten principles of Zi Mozi, frugal burial and frugal use are extremely important.

Although the giant Cheng Shang decided to obey the order of the Shaofu and send his disciples to assist, when the three disciples arrived, they were surprised by the scale of Lishan Mountain and the amount of money and labor consumed, which was far beyond the bottom line of what Mohists could tolerate. , after discussion, refused to cooperate and decided to imitate Mozi’s disciple Gao Shizi and betray his salary for the sake of justice...

This was a big mistake. Zhao Gao, the deputy supervisor of Lishan Mausoleum, deliberately complicated the matter and asked the Mohists: "Is His Majesty's law more powerful, or the meaning of the Mohist scriptures?"

Although the three Mohists were stubborn, they were not stupid and kept silent. However, they were arrested by Zhao Gao and reported to Qin Shihuang, saying that the Mohists believed that the court was unjust and did not provide technology. How could Qin Shihuang care about such a trivial matter? He waved his hand again. Order Tingwei to deal with it.

In the end, the three of them were sentenced to the same sentence as Xi and were sent to Lingnan to serve as secretaries because the Marquis of Changnan had just requested from Qin Shihuang that Panyu would build a shipbuilding workshop and needed the help of Mohists and craftsmen...

In the view of the wealthy man Cheng Shang, this was the commutation he had obtained after arguing with Tingwei and the Shaofu several times. However, the young men in Qin Mozhong did not think so.

"That's really good!"

Yang Yi limped to the stone mill, punched it on the head, and gritted his teeth and said: "Zimozi said, nothing should be valued more than righteousness! There are many people who betray righteousness and yearn for salary, but there are very few people who refuse salary and yearn for righteousness. Three Although people have traveled far, they are worthy of the name of Mohists, but the giants are too weak."

After saying this, he raised his head and said, "Shi Lin, Cheng Juzi is your tutor. What do you think?"

"We are all dissatisfied with the giants, otherwise we would not be able to connect with each other and make a difference."

After experiencing the innocent exile of his brothers, Shi Lin had a profound enlightenment. There was no longer confusion in his eyes, and he said to the four of them:

"I asked you to come here today because I have something to discuss with the Second and Third Sons!"

By this time, it was completely dark, and the five of them could only huddle together and whisper.

Shi Lin said: "Zimozi said in "Universal Love" that those who do things for benevolent people must seek to prosper the world and eliminate the harm to the world. I dare to ask the two or three sons, before unification, which harm to the world is greater? "

Yang Yi said: "The harm to the world at that time was naturally that big countries attacked small countries, everyone disrupted small families, the strong robbed the weak, the masses oppressed the few, deception led to foolishness, and the nobles despised themselves."

Shi Lin said: "However, what caused this is that the world is divided into seven countries. The princes compete for power and use their weapons, poison, water and fire to kill each other. The world is determined to be one. If the merger can be completed and the seven countries become one country, Then the disputes will be eliminated. In order to achieve the goal of 'remaining unified', we, Qin Mo, will not hesitate to violate the meaning of 'non-attack' and help Qin Tianxia..."

This process was bloody. Shi Lin and the four people present, except for Yang Yi, who was born and raised in Guanzhong, were all orphans left over from the war. They knew how much the reunification had cost.

Out of guilt for violating "non-aggression", Qin Mo adopted the homeless people, raised them and taught them the Mo Sutra. Everyone's identification with the Mohist family was far greater than that of the Qin family.

"But what about now? The princes have been destroyed, and feudalism has been abolished in counties and counties, but the war has not been eliminated. In the past, the people of the seven kingdoms resented each other, and the people were still poor and precarious. However, the court became more and more extravagant, levying excessive labor and making the world boil. "

Shi Lin glanced at everyone and asked vigorously: "I dare to ask the two or three sons, at this time, which one is causing the greatest harm to the world?"

The four of them opened their mouths, but none of them said anything.

"Don't dare to say?"

Shi Lin smiled: "Then I will say it for you!"

He stood up and jumped on top of the millstone. His face was distorted with anger, and he said in a suppressed voice: "Nothing that can cause harm today is greater than the unkindness of the ruler! Nothing can cause greater harm today than your Majesty's arrogance." Brutal!"

"The First Emperor of Qin, he is the greatest danger to the world today!"

…

These words are like a stormy sea! Sweeping everyone's heart, even if they had complaints against the imperial court, no one dared to speak out due to the authority that the emperor had established over the years.

But they are, after all, the Mohists who were scolded by Mencius as "having no father and no king"! Within the Qin Dynasty system, besides the Mohists, who else should figure this out the most?

After a brief silence, Zhao Yin, an orphan who was rescued from the ruins of Handan by the former tycoon "Tang Fuzi" many years ago, boldly asked: "May I ask Shi Lin, how can we get rid of this great harm today?" ?”

Shi Lin's answer once again caused a stir.

"Kill him!"

"ah!"

Even though they were prepared, the four of them couldn't help but take a few steps back. Some people immediately lay down by the window and looked outside guiltily, fearing that if they were overheard, they would be dead. There are also people who are leaning against the wall, wondering if they should run away at this time...

Qin Lu, if you don't report the rumors of rebellion to the official, you will be implicated!

But Shi Lin was aggressive, and every word he continued to say was enough to dismember him and wipe out the three tribes!

"A Confucian scholar once asked Zi Mozi, "In the past, Yu conquered Miao, Tang conquered Jie, and King Wu conquered Zhou. Why were they all established as sage kings?"

"Zimozi said, this is not called 'attack', but 'kill'!"

"Confucian scholars believe that punishing those who are superior and punishing those who are guilty is called killing. But we, the Confucian scholars, think otherwise. As long as the punishment is violent and unjust, it is punishment!"

Mohist punishment has nothing to do with rank, but justice punishes injustice.

The lowly Guizhou prisoner, facing the cruelty of the princes and generals, fought hard to kill him, which is also justice!

It’s no wonder that Mencius, who also agreed with “killing a husband”, insisted on putting aside the Mohist’s punishment of violence and scolded them: “Without father and king, they are just like animals.”

After Mozi's death, the Mohist school split, and the teachings of each faction deviated. Among them was the "Xia Mo" group. They lived in plain clothes, helped the poor, killed cruel officials, and eliminated tyranny. They hoped that the light of universal love could shine on the suffering people. .

But of course, this faction was suppressed by the princes and attacked by other Mohist factions, and soon died out.

However, today, the banner of punishing violence was once again carried by a young disciple of Qin Mo:

Shilin's eyes were fearless, he walked towards the four people and said plausibly:

"As a monarch, even if he is an emperor, if he imposes tyranny and does not repent and refuses to listen to repeated advice, of course he will be punished by everyone! This is to eliminate harm for the world!"

"No!"

The first one to refuse was the lame Yang Yi.

He blocked his ears with both hands and kept shaking his head.

"Although I am a Mohist, I am also a Qin person in Guanzhong. I am not one of those assassins who think about the Six Kingdoms all day long. I will not rebel against Qin or overthrow the country of my parents!"

"I will pierce my eardrums, bite off my tongue, and pretend I didn't hear anything, and I won't report you!"

With that said, he was about to leave the mill, but as soon as he opened the door, he bumped into someone!

…

A figure suddenly appeared outside the door. Except for Shi Lin, everyone in the mill was shocked, thinking that their words had been eavesdropped.

But the man at the door raised the open flame in his hand, waved it in front of his face, then threw it to the ground and stamped it out.

Everyone had seen his face clearly, and Yang Yi was the most surprised.

"Tang...Mr. Tang."

The visitor was none other than Tang Duo, who had a conversation with Hei Fu at the Yangcheng Wall with Cheng Shang many years ago. However, unlike Cheng Shang who became Hei Fu's friend, Tang Duo became a guest of Prince Fusu and is now in Shaofu. Serving, he is Qin Mo's second-in-command and the soul of the Young Man Sect.

"Yi, you are wrong, so wrong!"

Tang Duo stepped into the mill and forced Yang Yi back.

"Zi Mozi said, treat other people's country as if you regard your own country; treat other people's home as if you treat your own family; view other people's body as if you regard your own body. This is the Mohist concept of mutual love and mutual benefit."

"Not to mention that now the world is unified and the princes are one family. Even when it was still divided in the past, as long as you enter the Mohist sect, there will be no distinction between countries. We will only have one identity left: Mohist!"

Yang Yi stepped back step by step, but still argued: "Ink is also Qin ink, the ink of the West!"

Tang Duo shook his head: "It's true that your native place is Guanzhong, but what about the others?"

He pointed at Shi Lin and others and said: "Shi Lin's native place is Song Dynasty, Zhao Yin's native place is Handan, there are others who live in Huaiyang, Taoqiu, Qin Mo's young generation, most of them are orphans, coming from all over the world..."

"Qin Mo, the Western Mohist... That was an old name a hundred years ago. Now, where is the Qi Mo Chu Mo, the Southern Mohist and the Eastern Mohist? There is only one kind of Mohist left in this world..."

He said loudly: "The best in the world!"

"Therefore, the ink of the people in the world should bring great benefits to the world and eliminate great harm to the world, and should not be limited to the selfish interests of regional clans!"

Yang Yi had nothing to say, but still looked doubtful.

As the real planner of this gathering, Tang Duo sighed and began to persuade Yang Yi for the final time. His attitude determined whether those Qin people from Guanzhong among the Mo family were willing to participate in this plan.

Tang Duo slowed down his tone: "So, we are definitely not going to rebel against Qin, nor are we going to overthrow the imperial court, nor are we going to split the world. We are different from those nobles from the six countries. They each have their own home, but Mohist is for The people of the world. Punishing violence is to prevent the old and dim Qin Shi Huang from harming the world anymore!"

Yang Yi suddenly asked, "May I ask Mr. Tang, what will happen after the violence is punished?"

Tang Duo said matter-of-factly: "As long as the First Emperor dies and a successor succeeds to the throne, the affairs of the government will be easier. All those useless expeditions can be recalled, and those extravagant palaces can be stopped immediately. The imperial court will use less money, rents and taxes will be reduced, and the concubines will be able to live in peace." Without corvée, men will enjoy their duties and women will cultivate their professions, and the hatred between people in the world will also be alleviated..."

Everyone is yearning for it, that is the ideal world in the mind of the Mohist!

Yang Yi was even more shocked and thought of a possibility: "Successor? Da Qin has not established a prince yet. Mr. Tang, are you talking about the eldest son?"

He looked back at Shi Lin in shock: "At today's gathering, the treasonous remarks intended to assassinate Your Majesty were all instigated by the eldest son? Does he... want to kill his father!?"

…

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at each other in shock. If this was true, the image of the eldest son in their hearts would completely collapse...

Tang Duo immediately denied it: "The eldest son has a benevolent and filial nature. Don't talk about killing the king and killing his father. Even if His Majesty orders him to commit suicide, he will not hesitate to commit suicide with his sword."

He took out the "Mo Jing" he carried in his arms, knelt down on one knee, and swore to the sky: "I, Tang Duo, dare to swear in front of the ghosts and gods, eldest son, I have nothing to do with this matter!"

The Mohist family understands ghosts and believes in the punishment of ghosts and gods. This is the most solemn vow. For a while, Yang Yi and everyone believed Tang Duo's words.

Tang Duo told the truth: "Even if the young master can endure it until the day the emperor dies, the people who are suffering cannot endure it. There are some things that we can no longer hesitate about!"

"As a Mohist, I see that the emperor, in order to satisfy the desires of one person, takes away the people's use and wastes the people's benefits. Thirty million living people are working hard, and the world is about to collapse. I cannot sit idly by and ignore it. Therefore, without telling the eldest son, I summoned You have gathered together to use the power of Mohists to eliminate this great harm to the world!"

At this time, Shi Lin raised a difficult question: "Mr. Tang, the First Emperor was protected by tens of thousands of guards and thousands of Lang Wei, and his whereabouts were secretive. Fortunately, anyone who spoke out about his actions would be punished with death. Since the last time Li Szhi Afterwards, I became even more vigilant, no matter who it was, I didn’t know where it was, so how could I kill him?”

Tang Duo smiled mysteriously: "We are in Xianyang, we have official positions, and we are well-informed. The chance of success is higher than those of the assassins of the restoration of the country lying on the mountain road, waiting for the emperor to pass by, right? Believe me, there will be a chance soon. ”

He immediately became solemn and glanced at everyone in the room: "But first, we have to press the ink sutra and make an oath in front of the punishment of ghosts and gods to eliminate the great harm in the world together and never betray!"

In the moonlight outside the window, Shi Lin immediately stepped forward, followed closely by Zhao Yin, and the other two Mohists hesitated slightly and followed.

Only Yang Yi was left. This lame ink writer who was born in Guanzhong and grew up drinking Weihe River water was caught in a dilemma. He clenched his fists for a while and looked at the door of the mill. But after hesitating several times, he still He limped over to his senior brothers.

A total of six people formed a circle around the stone mill. Tang Duo placed the ink sutra he carried on the millstone, and then pressed it on with one hand.

"The ghosts and gods are above, and Zimozi is the witness."

Tang Duo took the lead in swearing an oath, his voice full of faith in the cause of justice: "For the great righteousness of Mohists, and for the common people in the world."

"In order to eliminate war in the world, there will be no more attacks."

Shi Lin seemed to see his parents who died in the Unification War. Their deaths and the sacrifices of countless people should have resulted in a better world instead of this terrible Ji Shi.

Everyone had finished speaking, only Yang Yi was left.

He closed his eyes: "For the day when the people of the Seven Kingdoms will love each other regardless of you and me!"

"For Great Qin to truly become a country shared by all people in the world!"

The six people spoke in unison, and in this dim mill, they made a shocking statement:

"Be like the ink master of ancient times, kill violence and eliminate harm, go through fire and sword, and never return to death!"