Chapter 249: Death of Mohist

Gu Dan returned to the Gu family courtyard.

His return did not bring any new changes to the Xia Dynasty.

Today, the entire Xia Dynasty is thriving. It is no exaggeration to say that it is changing with each passing day. Even Yuzhou can eat high-quality and low-priced fruits brought back from abroad. Gu Dan no longer needs to worry too much about the mortal world.

The desolation of the past is gone forever.

This time, Gu Dan was the only one left in the Gu family courtyard.

Thinking back to the last time the Gu family courtyard was so quiet, it was after the stars fell at night.

What is different from the night-falling stars is that this time it was not due to a disaster, but because the people in the courtyard have grown up and started to shine in their respective fields.

Xiaoying has been married to Xun Ke for ten years and already has a child, whom she brings over for a visit with Gu Dan.

Gu Dan seemed somewhat distant towards the children and was not very affectionate towards them. He even never asked their children's names from beginning to end.

He is deliberately distancing himself from the next generation.

Cut off the mortal world, cut off the mortal world, it sounds simple, but who can wave their hands carelessly and completely break away from the past? He is not a person with a cold nature.

Over the years, I have experienced too many life and death events, and even witnessed the passing of Andy Hui.

Although my mentality is still young, my heart is already a little tired.

For most people, it is a blessing to see a loved one die, but for Gu Dan, it is a complete tragedy.

He will not destroy the relationships he established in the past, but he will also not leave any deep ties in the mortal world.

This loneliness can only be borne by oneself.

Fortunately, he was not without things to do.

Up to now, the innate realm is still an illusion. Gu Dan has begun to study the notes left by Master Ji. When he sees that he can’t go any further, it is time for him to head towards the mysterious gate.

There is also the matter of curing illnesses and saving lives, which cannot be forgotten either. Little by little, it will add up to a lot, and sooner or later it will be enough for the next progress in the Qingmu Huasheng Jue. When the Qingmu liquid accumulates to a certain level, Gu Dan will go out and transform into various types of people to do alms for the world.

Time rushes forward.

In the twenty-third year of the Xia Dynasty, something happened.

This matter is neither big nor small, but the speed at which it spreads and its impact are unparalleled, and can be called extremely fast.

The family of a Mohist was reported by someone, and after the officials went to investigate, they found hundreds of gold coins in their home.

A hundred gold coins were not the end of the matter; there were also a thousand acres of fertile land, several oxen, and even a few mansions.

There is no doubt that these things are absolutely not something that Mohists can possess.

Because the Mohists were extremely self-defeating, even the clothes they wore were the simplest coarse linen clothes, and they almost never asked for any compensation when doing things for others. In many cases, they even had to pay for the costs themselves.

Of course, Mohists also received salaries. After all, a person can suffer for his ideals, but it is not good to let his family suffer because of his choice.

After all, Mohism was the state religion of the Xia Dynasty. The Xia Dynasty was quite wealthy at that time and did not lack the Mohists' small things.

But the Mohist's salary was not much. It was not a problem to feed a family of three, but it was impossible for them to live a good life.

The origin of these things is not difficult to trace. It is nothing more than someone bribing the Mohist's family.

Because it involved the Mohists and the Mohist school, the officials did not dare to make a decision on their own, so they began to report the matter up the chain of command, and finally it reached Wang Mang.

This was the first time in the past twenty-three years that the emperor had to make a decision on a matter concerning the Mohist school. Countless eyes were fixed on this matter throughout the court.

But Wang Mang did not handle the matter himself, but simply threw it back to Qin Lisheng.

As a leader of the Mohist school, Qin Lisheng needs to be responsible for the Mohist school, and Mohists are of course a part of the Mohist school.

Qin Lisheng led a group of Mohists there and investigated personally. The evidence was conclusive and it was definitely not a false accusation.

The Mohist involved in the incident is called Lin Fan, an ordinary name. Like all Mohists, he is simple and frugal. He works diligently and willingly for Qin Lisheng.

The Mohists who worked with him all said that they had never seen him behave in any way that was extravagant or licentious, nor had he ever violated any of Mohist rules.

In order to uphold morality in the world, he didn't even go home for three years - but it was also precisely because of this that he knew nothing about what was going on at home, and ended up with this result.

"My monthly salary is sent directly to my family, so they shouldn't be short of money. Why would you do this?!"

An angry Lin Fan grabbed his wife's collar. They were all from poor families and were originally trapped. If it weren't for Mo Qiu and the Mohists who helped defend the city in Yangzhou and even let them go ahead, they might have died in the raging flood.

After so many years, he never forgot the kindness of the Mohist school, and through his own efforts, he gloriously became a Mohist. With unparalleled piety, he sacrificed his own family for the sake of everyone, and became an umbrella to protect others from wind and rain.

But behind him, he never expected that it was already riddled with holes.

Facing the glances from the many silent Mohists, his wife just kept crying and shaking her head.

"Why?!"

Lin Fan grabbed her collar with one hand, panting heavily, in great pain, and with the other hand he had already drawn the long sword from his waist, "Don't you think I dare not kill my own relatives for the sake of justice?"

"When you're not at home, I do all the farm work in the fields. Cao'er from the east end of the village just married an ordinary clerk, so someone does the farm work for her, and she doesn't have to do anything every day."

Lin Fan's wife cried and said, "I don't accept it! She just married a minor official, but you are a Mohist! A Mohist that everyone praises! When you became a Mohist, I don't know how many people envied and envied our family. People from the surrounding villages would praise us whenever they saw us. Some even ran dozens of miles to come to our house to see what kind of life a Mohist lives."

Lin Fan's wife finally broke down and cried bitterly: "But after you became a Mohist, you have hardly had time to come back these years. When things at home were broken and unusable, I had to find someone to repair them. My mother and I were the ones doing the farm work in the fields. Go ask the neighbors, who still envies our family? They all say you are a fool! I don't accept it. Why should a Mohist, who is praised by everyone, live so much worse than the family of a petty official?"

Lin Fan stared at his wife in amazement.

While he was working hard for his ideals without expecting any reward, his wife, who had never left him, seemed to have become a different person.

Jealousy and dissatisfaction blinded her eyes. The difficulties and hardships she had experienced in the past were completely forgotten. Only a greed-obsessed person remained, making an extremely selfish cry.

It turned out that those who had joined hands with him to curse those termites did not really hate those termites from the bottom of their hearts.

She was just cursing why she wasn't part of the silverfish.

Those sufferings did not make her alert and aware, but instead made her yearn for a life where she trampled on others even more.

When he began to shine and save people who were as helpless as himself, his wife had already begun to use his identity to secretly make profits.

No wonder, no wonder she would often write to ask Mozhe what he was going to do and what he was preparing to do.

He originally thought that this was a sign of concern for his life.

"ha"

Lin Fan threw her to the ground in a daze.

After all, he couldn't bear to kill his wife, with whom he had shared weal and woe, even though she seemed like a different person now.

But he didn't have the face to face his former companions.

Facing those silent gazes, it was as if flames were igniting him from the inside out, and his whole body was burning.

He is shaking.

The hand that had killed seven bandits seemed to be completely out of control and could not even hold the sword.

Logically speaking, he cannot be blamed for this matter.

But his wife used his status to gain benefits that did not belong to them.

"I have no face to stay in the Mohist school and call myself a Mohist anymore."

Lin Fan looked into Qin Lisheng's eyes and said these words in great pain, personally cutting off his own ideals. "I have damaged the reputation of Mohists, and my crime is unforgivable. The crime committed by my wife..."

His lips moved, but he still trembled as he spoke: "I just ask you to give her a chance to live."

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly put the sword in his hand across his neck and committed suicide.

But no matter how hard he pushed, the cold sword did not move at all.

Holding the sword between his two fingers, Qin Lisheng said calmly, "You are worthy of the name of a Mohist, and you have never damaged the reputation of the Mohist school. Why did you commit suicide?"

Qin Lisheng snatched the sword from his hand without any explanation. Facing the master, he couldn't even commit suicide.

"This matter should be handled according to the laws of the Xia Dynasty. Whatever is necessary will be done."

Qin Lisheng looked around and said, "But since the Mohists have done nothing wrong, why should they be punished?"

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In this way, it can be considered as a qualitative conclusion.

Qin Lisheng did not blame Lin Fan, but he would not show any extra mercy to forgive his wife for betraying him.

Everything will be handled by national law.

That must be a dead word.

If things ended here, it wouldn't seem worth mentioning.

But it didn't.

Because of the presence of the Mohist leader, the trial came quickly and the officials were very active.

It didn't take long for Lin Fan's wife to be convicted. The most serious charge was not corruption, but taking advantage of her status to inquire about the internal affairs of the Mohist School and then selling the information. This was intolerable.

Finally the sentence was decided.

Sentence: immediate execution.

On the night that Lin Fan's wife was executed, Lin Fan also died.

suicide.

The suicide note he left behind said: He had never let down the Mohist doctrine or the Mohist responsibilities, but he had let down his family and his wife.

If he had not become a Mohist, then with his company, his wife would most likely not have become what she is now.

Moreover, because of his deeds, the Mohist school was brought into disgrace. He had no face to face his former partners again. He felt that he had failed, and had let down both his family and the Mohist school. No one could be blamed for this, and he could only pay with his life.

A Mohist died just like that.

It is certainly not that Mohists cannot die. Many Mohists who followed Mo Qiu died, but they died on the road to their ideals.

This was the first person to commit suicide.

It was also because of Lin Fan’s death that this incident was instantly detonated.

After the news spread, it became a topic of conversation for countless people after dinner, and it has remained popular for a long time.

This matter seems simple, but it involves human nature, interests, ideals, loved ones, and family. Countless conditions come together and eventually ferment thoroughly and become a hot topic.

Among them, whether it is the pity for Lin Fan's wife who married a Mo Zhe but could not live a good life, or the abuse for Lin Fan's wife who was lucky enough to marry a Mo Zhe but still wanted more, or the pity that a Mo Zhe who could have continued to shine committed suicide, or even the woman who hated the man who became a Mo Zhe and no longer cared about the family. They all have enough supporters, and no one can convince anyone.

This seems to have become a matter where each has his own reasons, and even the idiot at the village entrance can express his opinion.

But no one can give a definite answer.

Gu Dan also heard about this incident when he was out treating patients. In addition to the disputes, he also saw something else.

If we don't argue about the right and wrong of this matter, it actually lays hidden dangers.

If a close relative of a person takes advantage of his status to gain benefits without his knowledge, is that person guilty?

If he said he was not guilty, would anyone follow suit? Qin Lisheng did not pursue Lin Fan's responsibility without anyone questioning him because of the prestige and virtue that Mohist had left in the hearts of the people through his efforts day after day. They believed in Mohist and therefore believed that Mohist would not protect bad people.

Mo Jia said that Lin Fan knew nothing about this matter, and the people believed him.

But what if Mohist was replaced by another official?

Can the people still believe it? If there are officials who allow their families to make profits and live a life of luxury, and if they are caught, they say they were unaware of it, should they also be sentenced according to this "old rule"? If they do not follow this rule, are they saying that Mohists and Mohists are naturally superior? This bomb has not been detonated yet.

But this involves the key issue of whether the law is lenient or not, and whether the sentence can be sentenced at the discretion of the court.

After developing to a certain level and meeting the minimum material needs, the Xia Dynasty still had a long way to go.

One seemingly inconspicuous problem after another will truly affect the ultimate development of a country and even determine its future achievements.

When each choice is placed before you, each decision will seem crucial in the days to come.

Gu Dan saw this and realized that he was definitely not the only smart person in the world, and someone in the Xia Dynasty would definitely discover it.

However, the court’s attitude was very strange.

There was no reaction from the court regarding Mohist's death, which had caused widespread discussion among the people.

It’s like I didn’t see it or hear it.

But this is impossible. Before the incident, Wang Mang was the first person to get the information.

And the follow-up of this matter has not yet ended.

After Lin Fan, the families of other Mohists were also reported one after another.

There are more than a dozen.

Compared with the thousands of Mohists, this proportion can be described as selfless and extremely honest.

If all officials of the Xia Dynasty were punished according to this ratio, Wang Mang would wake up laughing in his dreams.

Moreover, among the family members of the dozen or so Mohists who were reported, those who were as greedy as Lin Fan’s wife were after all a minority.

The most ridiculous thing is that one of the Mohist family members who was reported used water for irrigation and always irrigated his own fields first, which was not in line with the spirit of Mohism.

This is ridiculous.

But the time has come when it has to be dealt with.

The Mohist School must also give a sufficiently positive response so that Lin Fan’s tragedy will not happen again.

Gu Dan was in the small courtyard, watching all this quietly and experiencing the changes in the world.

(End of this chapter)