A son who doesn't resemble his father? Love you, old man, see you at Xuanwu Gate!

Chapter 207 Redemption
Murder and kill!
The doctor on the Xi'an Gate wished he could hug the old master and fall off the city wall with him.

However, we cannot deny the benefits that the weapons offered by the Mohists brought to the country, especially since most of these weapons had been used in actual combat.

Training puppets, repeating crossbow carts, rotating crossbows, and chariots... not only are they popular legends, but they are even recorded in the classics of the Hundred Schools of Thought.

It was still the Chu-Song War. The Chu and Song states were on the verge of a major battle, and the King of Chu asked the skilled craftsman Gongshu Ban to create siege weapons to help him.

At that time, Mozi was lecturing in his hometown of Song. Upon hearing this, he immediately made a decision. He first ordered his disciple Qin Huali to lead several hundred disciples to help Song defend the city. Then, he traveled for ten days and ten nights to reach Chu and persuade the King of Chu to stop his troops.

However, the King of Chu was determined to destroy the State of Song. Seeing that he could not persuade him with his emotions, Mozi conducted a "human-machine simulation battle" with Gongshu Ban in front of the King of Chu.

In this "simulated war," Mozi relied on the five "divine weapons" he created to completely defeat the State of Chu, causing the King of Chu to deeply fear him. As a result, the King of Chu abandoned his plan to attack the State of Song.

Needless to say, the second weapon was the training puppet. This was a puppet created by Mozi that could simulate the attack methods of the Chu army and accompany the Song soldiers to practice, "countering their moves" to improve the Song army's combat capabilities. Over time, it was no problem for the Song army to be "one Song soldier is worth ten Mozi soldiers".

Although the Mohists were skilled at defending cities and most of the weapons they manufactured were defensive in nature, they still had many "defense and counterattack" weapons, such as the repeating crossbow, which was an offensive weapon.

According to the "Mozi: Preparing for High Ground", the repeating crossbow cart could be placed on the city wall and could fire sixty arrows in an instant to attack where enemy soldiers gathered.

The fourth weapon, also a very powerful rotating crossbow, was also positioned on a high point of the city wall, but it was much larger than the repeating crossbow. It was six feet long, required two people to operate, and could directly cross a distance of a hundred feet to attack the heart of the enemy's forces.

This perfectly proves the saying that "offense is the best form of defense."

Of course, relying solely on the above four types of weapons could only allow the Song army to hold the city. As time went on, the morale of the Chu army would decline, forcing the King of Chu to retreat.

However, this defensive counter-attack tactic is more of a cause for concern. The only way to truly force a king to retreat is to launch an offensive and send troops out of the city to kill the enemy.

The fifth weapon was the chariot that actively drove out of the city.

Although the Jiche is bulky in appearance, it is extremely powerful in combat. It is covered with thick iron plates, making it virtually impervious to swords and blades. Moreover, it can throw charcoal fire to attack enemy soldiers from a distance. Even elite soldiers wearing heavy armor and wielding sharp weapons can only flee when they encounter the Jiche.

Mozi relied on these five "divine tools" to defeat Gongshu Ban in a "simulated battle." The King of Chu, who witnessed the entire process, was terrified and abandoned his plan to attack the State of Song.

With these powerful weapons, they would be enough to wage a large-scale war, and annihilating the small Kong family would be a piece of cake.

The Mohists are really going too far!

It is difficult to avenge one's teacher.

The ministers and officials of both the Chinese and foreign dynasties, including nobles, marquises, relatives, and members of the imperial family, couldn't help but laugh. They all thought it was reasonable that the Mohists could exterminate the Confucius family ten times over based on their gifts.

Liu Ju did not join in the laughter and commotion of his ministers. His eyes were fixed on the rumbling "Jiche" (a type of chariot). This powerful weapon was increasingly resembling the future king of land warfare, only a bit rudimentary, or rather, the king of land warfare in the era of cold weapons.

Ordinary infantry and cavalry had no chance against the armored vehicles; this was the power of the steel torrent.

Liu Ju was deeply moved and couldn't help but exclaim, "Every generation has its own king of land warfare!"

The Mohists gave the Han dynasty a big surprise.

Just then, Chu Dagong, the chief disciple of Dong Zhongshu, the greatest Confucian scholar of our time, and a scholar of classics in China and Korea, respectfully spoke up, "Your Majesty."

"Ok?"

"Your Majesty, I presume to ask whether all the systems and laws previously implemented by Your Majesty have been carried out and applied equally to all?" Chu Da asked slowly, meeting the young lord's gaze.

No one or any force can escape unscathed after killing Confucianists; no one can!

This was a repeat of the "laws outside the law" question raised by the emperor during the court meeting. The two ministers who participated in the deliberation of state affairs were about to refute it, but Liu Ju waved his hand and looked at him, saying, "What do you want to say?" "The Great Han has a national system, and the emperor has also said that merits and demerits cannot offset each other. The leader of the Mohist school admitted in court that he slaughtered my sage family without cause, and now he wants to avoid disaster by offering gifts, hoping to absolve himself and the Mohist villains of their crimes. Is the law of my Great Han the law of all the people under heaven, or is it a 'royal law' determined by one person?" Chu Da said without backing down.

At this moment, the Crown Prince's palace ministers on the city wall were furious.

The Confucian scholars actually questioned in public whether the emperor had controlled the laws of the Han Dynasty, allowing the laws of the country to be determined by the preferences of one person, which was biased and no longer fair and just.

The principle of balancing merits and demerits was originally what Confucianism supported the most, but now, in order to counter the Mohists, they have also gone back on their word. What a fickle and selfish bunch!

"presumptuous!"

The Imperial Censor Zhang Tang was furious and almost roared, "How dare you, a mere scholar of the classics, talk about the laws of the land!"

With disorderly discipline and lax laws, when has your sect ever thought of my Great Han Dynasty, or of the common people under heaven?

During Your Majesty's reign, the Gongyang School of thought was on the rise, and a theory of "great revenge" caused endless private feuds throughout the land.

Zhang Tang was a cruel official who also liked to implicate others, but as a legal official, he disliked chaos. The culprit who instigated all of this was Dong Zhongshu.

Even if Dong Zhongshu were here, he could not comment on the current laws of the Han Dynasty. How could he allow his disciples to ramble on like this?
Chu Da remained calm and asked in return, "Does the Grand Minister of Works not allow others to change things? Is even obeying the Emperor's decree a fault?"

Supporting the offsetting of merits and demerits is when Confucianism can profit, while not supporting it is when Confucianism seeks revenge against its own people. How can they be the same?

"you!"

If it weren't for the emperor's presence, Zhang Tang would have already started cursing. This "flexibility" of the Confucian school is truly infuriating!
"Reward those who have merit and punish those who have committed wrongdoing. Merits and demerits cannot offset each other. These are my words. The scholar of classics has said them very well. It would be even better if the ministers of both dynasties could have such an understanding," Liu Ju said expressionlessly.

Now that you have firmly established your legal stance in front of him, you cannot change it later; to go back on your word would be tantamount to deceiving the emperor.

Chu Da suddenly had a bad feeling, but he couldn't care less about anything else at the moment. He bowed again and said, "Your subject begs to immediately arrest the leader of the Mohist school and all the villains, and punish them severely!"

Liu Ju's voice was devoid of emotion; he simply ordered, "Take him down!"

The old lord was bound.

The princes and nobles were all panicked.

The law is not without human sentiment; doing so is rather cold-hearted.

The Confucian officials, including Er Kuan and Chu Da, showed expressions of delight.

"Minister of the Imperial Household Department".

"The minister is here."

“The items offered by the Mohists were valued, and then one-tenth of that value was used as a reward for creation.”

"Yes."

"Zhang Tang, according to the laws of my Great Han Dynasty, how much money is needed to redeem someone from death?"

"Your Majesty, five hundred thousand coins!"

(End of this chapter)