At the end of the Warring States period, he studied under Guiguzi, practiced the strategy of alliances and confederacies, established the Black Ice Platform, and helped Ying Zheng sweep across the ...
Lu Li smiled and shook his head, saying, "May I ask, Brother Tian, if everyone thought like you, when would the world ever have peace?"
"A powerful nation could have annexed a weak nation, or even unified the world, freeing its people from the suffering of war. But the existence of the Mohists made this process even more difficult!"
Lu Li's words immediately drew rejection from the assembled members of the various schools of thought.
Unifying the world? If one country were to truly unify the world, would the Hundred Schools of Thought still exist? Obviously, this is impossible. Take the Qin state as an example; they consistently used the doctrines of the Legalists.
After Shang Yang's reforms, the Qin state relied on Legalism, and Zhang Yi's influence was merely fleeting, only helping the Qin state to become even stronger.
After Ying Zichu's death, the Qin state never employed any strategists again.
"What a joke! The Mohist school has always advocated universal love and non-aggression. Helping the weak is precisely to make the strong feel pain, understand pain, and prevent war from happening again!"
Tian Jiu argued forcefully, but Lu Li shook his head and said, "Humans have desires. Your Mohist doctrines only exist in fantasy and ideals. Only the unification of the world can bring temporary peace to the world!"
A brief period of peace?
Upon hearing Lu Li's words, the young man behind the Legalist representative stood up, cupped his hands, and asked, "May I ask why it is only a brief period of peace?"
"Because the world, after a long period of division, tends to unite; after a long period of unity, tends to divide!"
"Ordinary people are just a speck of dust in history. It is already a blessing that they can enjoy a brief period of peace."
Upon hearing Lu Li's words, a glint flashed in the young man's eyes, and he even murmured, "The world, after a long period of division, tends to unite; after a long period of unity, tends to divide."
However, the members of the Hundred Schools of Thought disagreed with Lu Li's words and even scoffed at them. This was because once the world was unified, the Hundred Schools of Thought would certainly cease to exist.
"Nonsense! Utter nonsense!"