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Chapter 412 Lord of Gods

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    In the temple of the Song Dynasty, fierce debates had been going on for several days. Both sides continued to put forward their own opinions around the Mohists' propositions and the proposition of strengthening the country and enriching the people. However, the giant relied on the down-to-earth Mohists to always make the other party speechless.  .

    But today¡¯s opponents have seized on the flaws in the Mohist theory of ghosts and gods. Mohists say that people¡¯s illness is the punishment of ghosts and gods. At the same time, Mohists place ghosts and gods in a very important position, which can be said to be as important as Confucian self-denial.  As long as this point is attacked, the Mohist proposition will collapse.

    Even Song Jun frowned, doubting whether the ghosts and gods' rewards for good and punishment for evil were accurate.  If it is accurate, how could a sage like Juzi get sick?  If it is not accurate, then the loopholes in Mohism¡¯s claims are also too big.

    Faced with such questioning, Juzi said: "Since you don't believe in ghosts and gods, why do you offer sacrifices?"

    "Sacrifice is to remind us living people to review the past and learn new things, to remember the teachings of our ancestors, rather than simply praying for the blessings of our ancestors. Sacrifice is to 'improve the law to the people', to work hard with death, to establish the country with labor, and to be able to control the great power.  Disasters "can protect against serious disasters", rather than just to pay homage to gods and ghosts." This is what a white-haired Confucian scholar said. Sacrifice is not superstition, but has a practical effect. Through sacrifice, future generations can inherit the thoughts and ideas of their predecessors.  Advocacy, rather than strange power and chaos.

    After hearing this, Juzi agreed with the Confucian reasons for sacrifice. Unfortunately, Confucian sacrifice was too extravagant and wasteful.  Juzi said: "Sacrifice using these five methods can indeed put things in perspective. However, many monarchs try to use fat and strong sacrifices to pray for ghosts and gods to protect themselves and pray that they can smoothly annex other countries. This is also an indisputable fact.  This kind of thing happens because they don¡¯t know that the masters of ghosts and gods are actually the people.¡±

    "Ah?" Everyone else was stunned. What are these words?  How come the masters of ghosts and gods became the people?  Ghosts and gods are invisible, who can be their master?

    Regardless of the other party's surprise, the giant talked eloquently: "A wise monarch will always do things well for the people first, and then perform sacrifices. Sacrifice is not to bribe ghosts and gods, but to report the achievements of one's governance. To sacrifice to ancestors, use fattened cattle to strengthen  Sheep actually tell the gods, ghosts and people that the six animals are prosperous. The sacrifices made by ancestors and the use of grains tell the gods and ghosts that the barns are full. Offering fine wine means telling ghosts and gods that everyone is good and will not do things that go against their conscience. Sacrifice by ancestors  , in the end, it is to let the ghosts and gods know that they have not failed the people, and the people will sacrifice whatever they have. But now in some countries, it is clear that the people are not full, but they choose big and fat sacrifices. The sacrifices are just to ask the gods and ghosts to protect themselves, but they do not  Know that the masters of gods and ghosts are actually the people." "Now you know why I am sick? Because I did not take good care of the people, so the ghosts and gods came to punish me." After saying this, the giant immediately explained that he was not sick because of anything he did.  I did something wrong, but what I did was not good enough.

    Because the owners of ghosts and gods are the people, the purpose of sacrifices is to summarize the people¡¯s living standards. Rich sacrifices mean the people are rich.  But now the abundance of sacrifices is only the personal wealth of the king and officials, not the wealth of the people, so the gods and ghosts are very angry.

    "??" Is this okay?  Juzi spared a big circle and actually criticized the widespread false sacrifice of "bribing ghosts and gods". On the surface, he was sincere to ghosts and gods, but in fact he just hoped that ghosts and gods would bless him.

    Juzi said that the masters of ghosts and gods are the people, and ghosts and gods will reward good and punish evil according to the actual conditions of the people, which established the legitimacy of gods and ghosts in Mohism.  It also explains the reasons why kind people get sick. Their illness is not a punishment, but a reminder from the gods and ghosts that it is not time to relax.

    "Universal love has not yet succeeded, and friends still need to work hard." Looking at the speechless people, Juzi continued: "Sickness is a punishment for bad people, and a reminder for good people to remind themselves whether they are doing what they want.  It's not good enough. If you covet comfort before realizing universal love, you will definitely get sick."

    "The masters of ghosts and gods are the people?!" Song Jun was shocked. In fact, he was also a person who bribed sacrifices. The people of Song State were not very wealthy, but in order to let the gods and ghosts protect themselves, Song Jun would still choose to gain weight.  The fat and strong sacrifices were made with fine wine and grain, but they never thought whether the ghosts and gods would know that these sacrifices were withheld from the Chinese people.

    The purpose of offering sacrifices to ancestors is not to ask for blessings from the gods and ghosts, but to report on the work. It is to tell the gods and ghosts that they have completed their mission and managed the country well. Therefore, when performing sacrifices, they can be confident and neither humble nor arrogant.

    "Now I know why I still feel guilty and uneasy after offering sacrifices." Song Jun finally understood why he felt so guilty and uneasy every time he offered sacrifices.  Because he just wanted to bribe, and the reason for the bribe was that he didn't do his job well at all, so even if the sacrifices were all pure-colored, fat and strong animals, he still couldn't feel the sense of security of being protected. This was entirely because  He did not realize that 'the husband of the people is also the Lord of God'.

      Song Jun stood up and bowed to the doctor. I don¡¯t know if he really wanted to change, or because he finally decided to introduce the Mohist family to fight against the doctor.  No matter what the reason was, this bow was definitely sincere and a sign of admiration for the Mohist proposition.

    It¡¯s over, others know that the Mo family has no way to stop them from entering the temple of Song Dynasty.  The Mo family has blocked even the biggest flaw. Although both good and bad people will get sick, the meaning of illness is different. Being sick for bad people is punishment, and being sick for good people is a reminder.  Good people should be highly demanded by ghosts and gods in order to achieve high achievements, so this explanation is perfect.

    Song Jun introduced the Mohist family and ruled the country with the giants.

    Mohist¡¯s influence immediately surpassed Confucianism and Taoism, and he carried out a series of reforms in the Song Dynasty.  First of all, everyone in the Song Kingdom was registered. Whether they were Chinese or savages, all were recorded. In addition, the land of the Song Kingdom had been surveyed before, so it was impossible for the officials to evade taxes. Then there was the  The taxation and budget of the Song Dynasty were standardized. Each department had to make a budget first when spending money. If it exceeded the budget, it would be punished.

    With such a scientific system of revenue and expenditure, the tax revenue of Song Dynasty is clear in the books.  Even Song Jun couldn't even think of stealing money from it. It was already a blessing from the giant that he was not asked to pay taxes.

    With the weapon of mathematics in hand, everything in the Song Dynasty was clearly arranged from bottom to top. How much money was spent and how much money was made was recorded. The national affairs of the Song Dynasty suddenly became clear.

    ??Then Mohists promoted new technologies in the Song Dynasty, improved crops, increased harvests, and continuously improved the strength of the Song Dynasty.

    At the same time, the famous Lu Ban has already served in the Chu State, and his job is to build a war machine for the Chu State.  I heard that there was a giant in the Song Dynasty, Mo Zhai, who was also proficient in technology and helped small countries fight against big ones. He wanted to compete with the giant.

    Lu Ban, also known as Gongshu Ban, was originally from the Lu State. Gongshu was a surname and his surname was Ji. He was a very powerful craftsman who built various instruments for the Chu State.  Originally, he thought that there was no craftsman in the world who could compare with him. Unexpectedly, a giant appeared on the way, which immediately ignited Lu Ban's fighting spirit. He wanted to challenge Mo Di to see who was the most skilled craftsman in the world today.  .

    There is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. It is Hong Guoguo¡¯s hatred among peers. As a craftsman, Lu Ban has a heart to always strive for the first place.

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