Historically, Mozi was the founder of the Mozi family, advocating non-attack, opposing the use of force to bully the weak, advocating conciliatory love, and being anxious for public justice, and his ideas represented the interests of small producers. The Mozi in "The New Story" is an image of a witty, eloquent, ancient thinker who opposes aggression and resists violence. In order to "benefit the people", he traveled a long distance to debate and fight with the king of Chu, Gongbopan and Gongsun Gao, while actively preparing Song for battle. Thanks to Mozi's foresight and adaptability, he won the ladder fight with Gong输般, and stopped an unjust war. While establishing the ideal character of Mozi, the novel also satirizes and criticizes those "talkers" who advocated "public spirit" after September 18th, and "diplomats" who sold the country's secret pacts. "Diplomats", as well as the political corruption of the Kuomintang reactionaries and the incompetence of the army
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