Chapter 295

Chang'an City, Yong'an square.

"Benedictine Benedictine!"

Merton took a deep breath and rang the door of the house in front of him.

"Who is it?" an old voice came. A white haired Porter opened the door and saw Merton outside the door.

Merton made a solemn gesture: "Mohist Merton came to see legalist Daxian, simultaneous interpreting."

"Mohist, Mohist!" the porter was surprised and looked at Merton in surprise.

He has lived in Chang'an City for a long time. Of course, he has heard of Merton and knows that Merton is now a student of the Imperial College, and his master was a doctor of the Imperial College before.

What shocked him more was that Merton used the name of the Mohist school as the prefix, not the students of the Imperial College. The concierge dared not neglect and hurriedly informed Merton.

After a while, the doctor of law in civilian clothes came out, his face was very pale, and obviously he didn't recover from the blow.

"How dare you let the master meet you? The students are ashamed!" Merton hurried forward.

The doctor of law shook his head and said, "in the Imperial College, you call me a master, and I naturally deserve it. At the moment, you are a Mohist, and I am a legalist, and my status is not high or low."

They entered the living room and sat down one after another. Merton looked around and saw that all the items in the doctor of law's house were in good order, just like legalist order. He couldn't help nodding his head and praising it. Moreover, the master and servant of the doctor of law wear good clothes, but there are few ornaments, which is just in line with the legalist concept of emphasizing quality rather than decoration,

"Ah Tong! Prepare tea!" the doctor of law ordered the porter.

"Yes, sir!" the porter immediately left.

After Merton took his seat, he quickly handed over a pile of books and put them in front of the doctor of law's desk: "this is the code of foreign Legalists. Due to the lack of time, the students only collect some fragments. In the future, the silk road will surely send more codes to the master at that time."

The doctor of law looked a little moved, nodded and said, "you have a heart, but it's too late. Unfortunately, among the theories of hundreds of schools, Mohism and France are both prominent schools. Now, although Mohism has experienced underestimation, it has risen again, and Legalism has really declined."

The amnesty of 390 death row prisoners made the last legalist sage really sad and aware of the end of legalism. Under the leadership of Merton, the Mohist School recovered strongly.

Merton advised, "master, it's bad. With a legalist sage like master, Legalists will not really decline."

At the moment, the porter named a Tong made tea and brought it in. The doctor of law shook his head and said, "the old man is only one person. Most of the others are vassals of power and wantonly misinterpret the law. I'm afraid the Mohists will be disappointed if they want to cooperate with Legalists against Confucianism."

Merton smiled and said, "the master's words are different. From ancient times to the present, only the three schools of Taoism, Legalism and Confucianism can become the thought of governing the country. The Mohists have long given up their political ideas and concentrated on doing a good job in Mohism."

The doctor of law couldn't help raising his eyebrows and looking at Merton said, "so Confucianism is the general trend, and even the Mohists don't want to compete with it."

Merton said with a wry smile, "according to the current trend, it is indeed so."

In the era of extremely scarce material conditions and blocked traffic, the Confucian education thought is indeed the best choice for the rulers. It is impossible to shake it in a short time. It can be said that in this era, Confucianism conforms to the trend of history and is irresistible.

The doctor of law wondered, "what's the reason why you came today?"

"The students want to invite the master out of the mountain to govern the Mohist village," Merton said solemnly.

The doctor of law hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said, "the Mohist school doesn't have its own theory. How can the Mohist village need Legalists to govern me!"

Merton said: "the governance of Mohist village by Mohist theory is still poor, but now Mohist village is advancing vigorously. It is natural to govern by inaction. Confucianism is incompatible with Mohist ideas.

At the same time, most of the people in Mojia village are from the same village. They have a variety of worldly skills. They may be able to work together in a short time. Over time, intimacy will happen, and Confucianism will be popular. In addition, with the increase of foreign population, contradictions will breed, and Mojia village will fall into internal and external worries.

In this way, only legalist theory is the most practical way to govern Mojia village. "

The hidden worries of Mojia village have long appeared, but they have been covered up by the rapid development. Merton has long had a plan to govern Mojia village. There happened to be the pardon of death row prisoners. Merton took the opportunity to invite a doctor of law to go out.

"With the rule of law!" the doctor of law asked solemnly.

"Yes! It's the rule of law," Merton nodded,

"It is said in the world that the Mohist family has great intelligence. In my opinion, even the world's highest intelligence can't match your boy's insight. The rise of the Mohist family is not lucky!" the doctor of law couldn't help sighing.

The hidden worries of Mohist village have just begun to show. Merton can detect them in time and think of solutions. It's unreasonable for Mohist to be discouraged.

"Unfortunately, I'm already discouraged. You'd better hire another talented person! With your insight, I'm afraid anyone can do well!" the doctor of law said discouraged.

Merton said, "the master has been lamenting the decline of legalism, but he doesn't know why. Now the whole world is shrouded by Confucianism. Only the Mojia village is a pure land. If the Legalists can take this opportunity to make the Mojia village flourish, they will be able to show the Legalism in front of the world. Isn't this an opportunity for the Legalism?"

The doctor of law's eyes flashed and suddenly sneered: "Merton, you've made a good idea. You're not only trying to govern the Mohist village, but I'm afraid you're also one of them with the help of my prestige!"

The doctor of law has taught the Imperial College for many years, and most of the officials of the Ministry of punishment are their disciples and old officials. If he joins the Mojia village, he will certainly reduce a lot of trouble for the Mojia village.

Merton said without any guilt: "the prosperity of Mohist school can show the ability of Legalists, and Legalists in Mohist village can have independent adjudication power."

"Independent adjudication?" the doctor of law was shocked and suddenly looked at Merton.

"Yes, in Mojia village, once a violation of Mojia village rules is handed over to the legalist ruling, it will not be interfered by anyone, including me! This ruling can be overturned only if all the villagers oppose it." Merton said solemnly.

The doctor of law had a turbulent heart. At this moment, he seemed to see the future of Legalists. He didn't expect that at the lowest point of his prosperity, the hope of a legalist's re rise appeared in front of him.

"If you want me to join the Mojia village, I've heard that you have to take part in the year-end assessment of the National Academy of Sciences. If you can write a legalist law to my satisfaction during the year-end assessment, I will naturally promise you." the doctor of law relaxed.

Merton smiled and said confidently, "I'm sure I won't let the master down."