Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 129 Debate (End)

At last,
Shang Yang was still the first to reach the finish line.

He went the farthest.

Because his rules were Wei Ji's favorite, he always gave him high scores.

After all, although this guy has been dead for a long time and is no longer a king, he can't help but immerse himself in the past.

Shang Yang's "using law to govern the king" really made him happy!

When Ji Wu heard that Shang Yang was ready to be torn to pieces, although he did not give him a positive score, he did not deduct any points either.

No matter who you are, you should always maintain a moderate attitude.

As for Mencius's doctrine,

It is too lofty and takes too long.

Even Xi couldn't help but say, "Alas, when people are extremely hungry, they will eat other people!"

Morality……

Morality cannot be eaten, nor can it be made into clothes.

Good people don’t necessarily get good rewards!
of course,

Mencius would not lose a bet easily.

He finally challenged Shang Yang using Confucian traditions.

To be more specific,
It was he who attempted to grab the chessboard and beat Shang Yang.

Shang Yang walked around Zhuang Hui and the other man, turning around from time to time and punching Mencius.

Hui Shi could not help but applaud.
Zhuang Zhou sighed on the side, thinking that if Shang and Meng fought to a draw, both would suffer losses, and since he was one step ahead of Hui Shi, he would probably be the first.

Fortunately, the winner was finally decided.

Mencius was thirty years old.
Shang Yang was forty-six years old.

Both parties are in their prime, with no worries about food and clothing.

Not to mention that Shang Yang had led troops to fight in wars.
This force is naturally stronger than Mencius' armed lectures.

then,

Mencius' challenge failed.

Mencius was very disappointed because of this.

He Bo comforted him, "He has won one step now, but he may not win in the future!"

"You are only thirty years old anyway, why don't you go to more places and communicate more with local people."

"If I can't win an argument with old man Shang Yang, can I still beat him?"

The old man's tactics,

This is a timeless military tactic!
Turning around, I found that Shang Yang was also very disappointed.

He Bo looked at him in confusion.

Shang Yang said, "During the debate, Wei Ji gave me great support, but not because he supported my ideas, but because strict laws are most beneficial to the monarch."

"I know that the Qin State will succeed in unifying the world, but will also quickly perish."

In the eyes of the monarch,
Now that you have taken control of the power and wealth, why should you give them back?

Even if the taxes are levied temporarily, they will become fixed later and then be increased layer by layer until the people can no longer bear the pressure and rise up in rebellion.

At that time, the monarch still had to ask the people, "Why don't you just starve to death?"

Ugh!
Human greed is endless.

People's patience is limited.

Although Shang Yang had a premonition of this, the performance of Qin King Ying Quliang and the hard work he devoted to Qin made him full of affection for "Qin".

He was a little reluctant to give up.

He made the worst plan for his future, but couldn't help hoping that future Qin monarchs would be able to improve Qin laws, ease people's resentment, and continue the ancestral temple of Qin.

"If you've let it go, then don't worry about him."

"If the future Qin Jun doesn't want to do it, someone will naturally do it for him!"

"If you can't think straight, then prepare for a rainy day!"

"It's still early anyway!"

He Bo also comforted him casually.

After listening to this, Shang Yang looked thoughtful.

Zhuang Zhou and Hui Shi watched the debate between Confucianism and Legalism from the sidelines. The latter couldn't help but grumble, "You're thinking about things a thousand years from now. You're thinking too much!"

"It's already good enough that I can take care of future generations for a hundred years!"

Zhuang Zhou spread his hands, "Thinking too much will bring more troubles."

"So I'm too lazy to think about worldly matters and just want to immerse myself in my dreams." "What about your wife and son?"

Zhuang Zhou immediately changed his tone, "That still needs to be taken care of."

Being free and easy does not mean abandoning human nature.

Now that you have a family, you naturally have to fulfill the corresponding responsibilities.

Finally, He Bo concluded:
"Although each school has its own views, the issues of the world are generally recognized."

"Whether it's unifying the territory or unifying the people's hearts."

“Without unity, there will be more unrest.”

"It's just that in the process of unifying the world, whether we should put the country first or the individual first, the result first or the process first, we still need to rely on what happens in the future to prove it."

finished,

He Bo even laughed, "Fortunately Yang Zhu is not here, otherwise this debate would be even more intense!"

Yang Zhu,

He is a descendant of Taoism.

But compared with Lao Tzu's "non-action and naturalness" and Zhuangzi's "free and easy", he emphasizes individual freedom more.

The saying “If I could lose even a tiny bit to benefit the world, I would not do it; if the whole world were to serve me, I would not take it” is the famous saying of this ancient sage.

When Yang Zhu died, it was during the reign of Wei Wenhou.
He Bo was soaking in the Zhang River at the time and passed by this sage.

However, given his open-mindedness, he had long ago said, "Let's enjoy life while we are here, and not worry about after death." It seems that he doesn't care about the underworld.

After all, the reason why Yang Zhu arranged it like that was because "people are alive and will die", and after death everyone will rot and there will be nothing left.

Therefore, his doctrine emphasizes that individuals and the collective should not offend each other, and that people should just live their own lives well. It is incompatible with Confucianism, Legalism, and Mohism.

Once this person or his disciples come over,
Xiao Meng and Xiao Shang on the chessboard might temporarily put aside their dispute and deal with Xiao Yang first.

Of course, it would not be good for the Mohists to come.

Because the Mohist school has the strongest military force, when the time comes, they can defeat one person with one hand and refine them instantly, and there will be no need to argue.

He Bo therefore planned to wait until later and arrange a special debate between the Mohist disciples who supported "loving everyone" and the Yang Zhu disciples who supported "loving oneself".

At that time, the two companies will definitely have a wonderful battle!

……

"correct!"

Just as the dream faded away and everyone returned to their respective positions, Zhuang Zhou boarded the ship again to return to Song State, he suddenly asked He Bo.

"When I was seven years old, I was bitten by a fish in the Pu River... Was that fish you transformed into?"

He Bo awkwardly avoided the question and didn't give a direct answer.

So Zhuang Zhou said again, "I think it was you who was at the time when Hui Shi was here!"

Just as he made his decision,

A fish head suddenly emerged from the Pu River and splashed towards him.

Zhuangzi was sprayed with water in the face.

He Bo immediately said, "Look, it's not me!"

"...You are Habaek, don't you know how to control the fish?"

He Bo pointed to the heavens and the earth and swore, "Humph, if I manipulated the fish to spray you with water on purpose, then let me fall into the underworld and stay with the ghosts!"

Zhuang Zhou was half-believing and half-doubting.

But there's no point in guessing.

The ghosts and gods are unwilling to admit it.
Even Zhuang Zhou couldn't force him.

While he was still not home and the morning light was dim, he sat on the boat, squinted his eyes, and began to take a nap to replenish his energy.

Dreaming about seeing others quarreling
It also consumes energy.

Seeing this, He Bo secretly stuffed something into Zhuangzi's dream to satisfy his long-cherished fantasy.

When Zhuang Zhou opened his eyes again,

The boundless Kunpeng and gorgeous butterflies in his dreams also gradually faded away.

He was still lying in the place where he had been fishing before. There was no trace of ghosts or gods around him, only a big fish flapping on the grass.

After a moment of silence,

Zhuang Zhou then clapped his hands and laughed, "Is it a dream? Or not?"

then,

He picked up the fishing rod, carried the fish, and set out on the way home.

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　　The wisdom of the philosophers is too profound, so I can only write about their key ideas in a superficial way. I deleted what I wrote before because I didn’t think it was good enough. Let’s end it here.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)