Loyalty in the Time of Tyranny Chapter 41

"Those who flee from Mo will inevitably return to Yang, and those who flee from Yang will inevitably return to Confucianism" comes from "Mencius: Exerting One's Mind". The original sentence is "Those who flee from Mo will inevitably return to Yang, and those who flee from Yang will inevitably return to Confucianism."

During the Warring States Period, unlike the Spring and Autumn Period, there were not as many schools of thought as there were during the Hundred Schools of Thought. There were three schools of thought that were more accepted by the world, namely the Mohist School, the Yang Zhu School, and the Confucian School. "Those who flee from Mohism will inevitably return to Yang" is what Mencius said about these three schools of thought. It means "If you abandon the Mohist School, you will inevitably turn to the Yang Zhu School. If you abandon the Yang Zhu School, you will inevitably turn to the Confucian School."

In short, in Mencius' view, Confucianism is orthodox and the ultimate right path of all schools.

If you simply look at this topic, it is not particularly difficult to write. The Mohist school advocates universal love and non-aggression, and what it wants is to sacrifice oneself to save others and benefit the people. The Yang Zhu school is egoistic, regardless of others, regardless of the world, and does not harm others but only benefits oneself. Adrian Tang was able to think of two ways to solve the topic at once, such as writing from the perspective of benefiting oneself and others, using the Mohist and Yang Zhu schools to promote the Confucian idea of   benefiting oneself and others.

However, all this is based on the premise of criticizing Mohism and Yang Zhu and respecting Confucianism.