Chapter 21: Mohist Master
The wedding of a king of a country had many rituals, and by the time it was over, Ying Zifei felt exhausted.

On the third day of celebration, the curfew was lifted and candles were lit everywhere in Xianyang City.

When the festive atmosphere gradually faded away, Ying Zifei entered the palace and talked with King Qin Ying Zheng for an hour. After leaving the palace, he arranged the affairs of Zhen'an Marquis Mansion and quietly left Xianyang City with Afu.

After Ying Zifei secretly inspected the research progress of the secret bases set up in various places in Qin State, he and Afu left the Qin State.

"Sir, we will easily reveal our whereabouts and be robbed by bandits."

Ah Fu's brows twitched as he looked at the luxurious carriage that Gong Shujia had specially built for his son.

So conspicuous!

"It's okay. Some people want me dead, but there are also people who protect me."

"They say to startle the snake by stirring up the grass. Haha, I am a little snake in the eyes of some people, so it's just right to move a little."

As he said that, Ying Zifei entered the carriage, looked around, and nodded with satisfaction.

Ying Zifei is not a vulgar person. If he has the conditions to enjoy things, he will certainly enjoy them.

Seeing that his young master had made up his mind, Ah Fu stopped trying to persuade him, harnessed the horse to the carriage, whipped the horsewhip, and the horse snorted, pulling the carriage along slowly.

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Winter has not yet gone and spring has not yet arrived, but the earth's vitality has shown signs of breaking through the ground.

A bonfire was burning. When camping outside, Ah Fu's cooking skills could only be reduced to barbecue. A good cook cannot cook without rice.

Good wine and barbecue have always made Ying Zifei happy. He and Ah Fu each had a jar of wine and enjoyed the fragrant barbecue happily.

After taking a sip of wine and before taking a new bite of barbecue, Ying Zifei paused and then put down the meat in his mouth.

"The Mohist School has a huge intelligence network. Sir, why don't you show up and see it?"

As the voice spread, Ah Fu was already on alert, and the sound of light footsteps was heard.

He was dressed in black, with a hat covering half of his face. In his left hand, he held a sword of a strange shape.

Like a sword but not an attack, the dark eyebrows have no edge!
"The wine is good, and the meat is even more delicious. You really know how to enjoy yourself." The Mohist leader, the Six-Fingered Black Knight, came closer and found a place to sit casually around the campfire.

Ying Zifei threw him a jar of wine and said with a smile: "My salary is not small, it's not okay to spend my own money."

The six-fingered black warrior opened the wine jar, shook his head and laughed, took a sip and said: "It is indeed a good wine!"

Ah Fu cut the meat for the Six-Fingered Black Knight. Looking at his crisp and sharp knife skills, the Six-Fingered Black Knight seemed to be thinking about something.

After eating the first floor of meat and swallowing it, the six-fingered black hero said: "The world is all white, only I am black."

"Since the Mohist School was divided into three factions, the Mohist Mechanical City has become the headquarters of the Mohist School. The three factions of the Mohist School each practice their own philosophy."

"Over the years, many people have wanted to recruit the Mohist School, but your choice surprised me."

Ying Zifei smiled when he heard this. The reason why Mohism was divided into three parts was because of the differences in concepts, propositions and pursuits. After Mozi, Mohism was divided into three main schools: Mohism of Xiangli, Mohism of Xiangfu and Mohism of Dengling.

Among them, the ink of Deng Ling's family, in the long historical evolution, developed into the extremely prosperous group of knights in the world today.

The disciples of Deng Ling during their heyday were true knights.

The great man is the country and the people.

When they existed, they frightened the ministers of various countries and made the nobles and bureaucrats tremble in fear and dared not be too harsh.

Otherwise, who knows whether he will be included in the assassination list of the Mohists of the Dengling clan.

Those fanatical people believed in Mozi's advocacy of universal love, non-aggression, valuing unity and valuing the virtuous, and that the Mohists "worked hard to live and died lightly, and went to the dangers of the world."

However, this faction, which relied on faith and spiritual support and was very annoying, gradually disappeared in the middle of the Warring States Period.

His disciples and followers evolved into today's knights-errant.

However, Xiangfu's ink has continued to this day.

Zhuangzi once met several great sages of Mohism and debated with them. They were probably the most unrealistic idealists among the three schools of Mohism. They pursued ideological and philosophical liberation, and hoped that the "new sage" predicted by Mozi would be born, and they would assist the "new sage" to establish a world without war and hunger.

This faction developed the logical dialectical thinking of classical China to its extreme.

Zhuangzi was also influenced by them.

The last and most powerful faction is the famous Mohists of Xiangli, who, together with the Legalists, founded the foundation of the Qin Empire's conquest of the world. This faction is technology-oriented, pursues invention and creation, and hopes to "promote the great cause of the world" through the benefits of equipment, and ultimately advocates unity and virtue, laying the foundation for the new saint to unify the world and create a prosperous era after he is born.

Throughout the Qin State, this Mohist faction was in charge of almost all of the Qin court's scientific research, weapons manufacturing, and basic materials research work.

It can be said that they accounted for at least half of the credit for the strength of the Qin army's formation.

"Qi Mo, Chu Mo, Qin Mo, Your Excellency, in your eyes, the development and demise of these three factions cannot prove something?"

Ying Zifei's words made the Six-Fingered Black Knight slightly stunned.

After the Mohist School was divided into three parts, until now, the strongest and best developed one is Qin Mo.

Qi Mo has now evolved into the Mo Bian lineage, which is becoming increasingly withered.

Chu Mo has evolved into today's Mo Xia group, but there are very few who can truly be called Mo Xia. Among them, most are rangers rather than real Mo Xia.

"Mo Bian, Mo Xia, the mechanical arts of the Mohist headquarters."

Ying Zifei counted them, and then said leisurely: "Disputes over concepts, different opinions, and confusion in beliefs."

"Your Excellency, don't worry that I will plot against the secrets of the mechanical techniques of your Mohist headquarters. Qin's Gongshujia is enough for me."

The Six-Fingered Black Knight nodded slightly when he heard this. He believed that what Ying Zifei said was true. The Gongshu family's domineering mechanical technology was not inferior to the Mohist family's mechanical technology at all.

The Mohist disciples that Ying Zifei gathered, apart from the Mo Bian lineage, were talented Mohist disciples scattered everywhere, and they did not touch the core of the Mohist headquarters' mechanical city at all.

"Shouldn't someone like you recruit Mo Xia to serve you?"

This is what the Six-Fingered Black Knight could not understand the most, because among the Mohist disciples gathered by Ying Zifei, there was no Mohist Knight.

Is it possible that Ying Zifei would not be tempted by such a force?
"Mr. Juzi, those Mohists you mentioned are the ones who shout the slogan of "tyranny of Qin" every day." Ying Zifei said with a smile, and then continued: "Most of them are vassals of the powerful and wealthy. Those people no longer have the faith and spirit of Mohists."

"Why should I bother myself with such a group of people? With the resources of the ruler of the Black Ice Platform, it shouldn't be too difficult to train a group of useful people, right?"

The Six-Fingered Black Knight was silent after hearing this, then he sighed and said, "It's very difficult for a true Black Knight to appear."

"You are right. Their beliefs and spirit are far from meeting the standards of Mo Xia."

As he said that, he changed the subject, looked at Ying Zifei, and asked: "So what is your purpose in recruiting Mohist disciples?"

"Qin Mo's talents are also for your use, why do you bother to gather these Mo disciples?"

Ying Zifei took a sip of wine and smiled, "Your Excellency, the Qin State's system is destined to make Qin Mo, who is tied to it, focus on military industry."

"Mobilizing some of them will not affect Qin's military preparations, but if the number of mobilized people reaches a certain limit, it will definitely cause chaos in its military research and development."

"And this situation will never be allowed to happen."

After taking another sip of wine, Ying Zifei continued, "Among the three schools of Mohism, I agree most with Qin Mo's ideas and propositions."

"Based on technology, we pursue invention and creation, and through the benefits of equipment, we promote the great cause of the world, and ultimately advocate unity and virtue, and create the foundation for a prosperous era."

"Military industry is the sword of the country, and civilian industry brings prosperity and convenience to the people."

He fixed his eyes on the Six-Fingered Black Knight and said word by word: "These Mohist disciples I have gathered will become the founders of the "civilian way" I envisioned."

"Isn't the emergence of paper the best proof?"

The Six-Fingered Black Knight’s eyes were also fixed on Ying Zifei.

As a contemporary leader of the Mohist school, he needed an explanation for Ying Zifei's move to recruit Mohist disciples.

If he is not satisfied, he, who possesses the order of the Mohist leader, will react violently.

Now, Ying Zifei gave an explanation, but the Six-Fingered Black Knight was shocked when he heard it.

This kid seemed to be laying out something. Faintly, the Six-Fingered Black Knight seemed to see a glimpse of the future in Ying Zifei's mind.

After coming back to his senses, the Six-Fingered Black Knight ignored Ying Zifei and Ah Fu and closed his eyes to think.

Ying Zifei and Ah Fu continued to eat meat and drink. He told the Six-Fingered Black Knight his true thoughts, which was that he did not want him to hinder his plan with his identity as a leader of the Mohist school.

There is no need to hide his "civilian research plan" from the Mohist leader. The times are vast and powerful. People who have reached the level of the Six-Fingered Black Knight have already transcended grudges and love.

(End of this chapter)