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Chapter 293 A Pillar of Talent (Please subscribe for updates!)
Ritual and righteousness are cheap and courage is valuable. The poor are robbers, and the rich are robbers.

A simple sentence, but it is powerful.

Between countries, as Shang said, it is indeed a struggle for strength.

The strong can decide everything about the weak. This is the most reasonable thing, and it can't be changed even if you say flowers.

But the question is, is it possible to adopt such a method when facing one's own people?
Then it degenerates into what Mozi once said: the strong rob the weak, the many oppress the few, deceive the foolish, and the noble and arrogant.

In this way, where is there any country?
How can the people living in this country have half a sense of identity with this country!

In the end, it is just a plaything that a group of strong point and point at a group of weak people at will.

People who admire power will also be defeated by stronger power, and when it comes time to compete for personal might, except for the strongest one, all the people below will do their best for him.

If it is placed on martial arts and immortals, this may be a very possible thing.

How could it be used to govern a country!

After all, human beings are not animals, they have seven emotions and six desires, there are differences between love and hatred, joy and anger, teaching the people that strength is the only criterion, and that people are no different from animals, isn't that teaching people to be either robbers or thieves!
Things like the law are very important.

But it's never something to be constantly reminded of -- unless the idea of ​​breaking the law is already there.

Benevolence, righteousness, and propriety, these three should be the universal things in Confucian values, and the law is the final judgment on individuals when there is no alternative.

If a person is benevolent, righteous, and courteous, will he still break the law?
Unless there is nothing to do, probably not.

But if only people abide by the law, people will become isolated islands.

Law is the final lower limit. How sad is it to treat the people with the lower limit?
Xun Ke did not agree with this view.

"You're a little too extreme.

Negating everything, leaving only bondage, that is just a shackle, what is there to praise?When I say 'Holy King', I don't mean a specific person, but a person who can make the world feel happy and joyful, and who can make them satisfy their lives. "

Xun Ke's expression remained unchanged. He snatched the Confucian scholar's long sword, asked him to return to his seat, and continued, "If you want to see the traces of a sage king, you must look at the traces of the sage king, and the queen king is the same. Rituals can determine ethics." , the law can be divided, nothing can be lost, and nothing can be biased. The classics of governance, rituals and punishments, a gentleman can cultivate the peace of the people, and the country will naturally be rich and strong."

Anyone can say something, but the consequences must be carefully considered.

The businessman asked the question, even gained insight into the problem, and then what?

Can his 'fa' make the Xia Dynasty better?Can the standard of living of the common people be better than that of Confucianism and Mohism?
I'm afraid it's not likely!

This world is all about strength, so why do you want to turn all the people into firewood for quenching fires, can't you sharpen a sharp sword?
What's more, the Xia Dynasty never had the idea of ​​swallowing the world. As early as when the Xia Dynasty was first established, Gu Dan warned that the Xia Dynasty should never take the initiative to launch wars, let alone expand its territory.

In this world, there are not only countries, but also higher levels of power.

It is completely idiotic for a country to surpass it. Instead of thinking about bumping fists with others, it is better to think about how to make its people live better.

Of course, Shang didn't know these things, he didn't know that there was something hidden behind it, maybe he would be surprised, now that the Xia Dynasty is so powerful, and there are no masters in the surrounding four countries, why doesn't the Xia Dynasty swallow them now?Whether it is to avenge the Allied Forces of the Four Nations, or to expand the territory, it is a great thing.

As the saying goes, those who don't know are innocent, he just proposed an idea, and Xun Ke will naturally give a pertinent answer.

In fact, many courtiers in the Xia Dynasty now have this idea, that is, Xun Ke is still suppressing here, otherwise someone might have written a letter to ask for a fight.

If all aspects are taken into consideration, what the Mohist said about universal love and non-aggression is true. This is the most suitable concept for the current situation.

But Mohism is also too extreme, so that Xun Ke had to come up with a Confucianism to neutralize it.

Who would have thought that such an aggressive little guy would come just a few years after most of the Mo family left.

It can only be said that the current Xia Dynasty is indeed strong, allowing them to have some dangerous ideas.

"Things are in the four directions, but they must be in the center; the sage insists, and the four directions follow."

After Xun Ke mentioned the concept of the Confucian self-proclaimed sage king, Shang immediately said: "The lord of ten thousand chariots, the king of a thousand chariots, so the one who rules the world and conquers the princes is because of his power."

It roughly means: the power of the country should be concentrated in the hands of the monarch and the sage, and the monarch must have power and power in order to govern the world.

"what."

Xun Ke laughed. This is because he wanted to centralize power in the monarch alone. "There are people outside the people, and there is a sky beyond the sky. It is good that the monarch can govern the country. Don't think too much."

Yes, don't overthink it.

Do you want to centralize power?

No matter how centralized power is, it will be like that.

There are people outside people, and there are days outside the sky.

Who said that the emperor is the most honorable person in a country?Why do I have to listen to you?
You ask the master if he agrees?

Can you ask the group of monks who are still cultivating in Buzhou Mountains if they agree?

Here, the monarch must always remember one thing, he is not absolutely right.

This is not a world where you can conquer the Quartet at will.

On the one hand, the structure of Shang is very big, and he wants the Xia Dynasty to conquer all directions; , the vast world.

This is a matter of personal vision, and there is nothing to be contemptuous of. If you don’t stand at a high enough height and collect enough information, even if you come up with a self-contained, logical and meticulous concept, you can’t implement it at all.

Because it doesn't fit the situation at hand.

It is unwise to only discuss whether the method is available without thinking about the overall situation.

But to be able to come up with the way of 'law', Shang is undoubtedly very talented and learned, and he dared to question it.

This is a real talent.

Facing Xun Ke's answer, Shang's expression was not changed.

In his opinion, Xun Ke undoubtedly avoided his real questioning.

But Xun Ke waved his hand, and immediately an official asked him to go down.

Asking questions does not take up all the time alone.

As for the things he wanted to know, after Shang showed enough talent, someone would naturally tell him, and he would be able to understand what he said today.

When he walked off the stage, Shang had to leave the stage directly.

But he was grabbed by someone.

It was a guy who looked to be around five or sixty years old, dressed in a green robe. From the wrinkled face, he could still see a bit of elegance and calmness that had been polished over the years.

The most important thing is that in him, Shang did not feel the dissatisfaction and resentment of the Confucian scholars.

"May I ask you what's the matter?"

businessman asked.

"The young man is very talented. After today's show is over, go find Xun Ke to learn from him."

Gu Dan stroked his slightly gray beard, exhorted like a kind old grandfather.

"Ok?"

The merchant has a look of surprise on his face.

Not only was he surprised that the handsome old man in front of him asked him to find Xun Ke to be his teacher, but more importantly, he dared to call Xun Ke by his first name.

Taboo for His Holiness!

Although Xun Ke still looks very young, his real age is close to octogenarian. He is just a great master, not that old, and his longevity cannot be equated with ordinary people.

Even Mohist who disliked Xun Ke had to call "Mr. Xun" respectfully before he could argue, how could he just call him by his first name?
Even Emperor Taiping didn't dare.

"This is a great opportunity, you have to seize it!"

The Great Moon Messenger who was beside Gu Dan also hurriedly warned.

Shang suspiciously looked back and forth between Gu Dan and the Envoy of the Great Moon.

Could these two be the victims of the alchemist?

Why do you look very familiar with Mr. Xun, can he know you?
Although there are many people who follow Xun Ke, until now, I have never heard of when Mr. Xun really accepted apprentices, but most of the Confucian scholars treated him as a teacher.

Let him be a teacher with one sentence, even if he is willing, can he be willing?
"If you're not in a hurry, just wait here for a while."

Gu Dan didn't explain anything, just said.

He was going on a long journey, and it was a blessing to be able to find a new seedling for Xia Chao before he left.

It's just that the latecomers don't need him to cultivate anymore.

The Xia Dynasty is no longer the previous Xia Dynasty, and familiar faces are passing away one after another. It is time for him, the guardian, to step down.

He has guarded the mortal life.

In the future from now on, let latecomers like Shang, add bricks and tiles.

(End of this chapter)