Hanging pot to help the world, I just want to live forever

Chapter 294 Let It Go

The appearance of Shang added a small episode to this sermon.

But everything is still going on in an orderly manner.

After several times of thinking, Shang did not leave.

After all, this is the Tianxia Academy, and the leaders of Confucianism and even Emperor Taiping of the Xia Dynasty are here. No big disturbances are allowed. His voice proves the fairness of this sermon. Anyone who can come here Everyone is entitled to question it.

So he wasn't worried that he would be torn apart by those angry Confucian scholars.

Left and right are nothing more than waiting for a while, even if these two people are really liars, can they still deceive him away in Tianxia Academy?
He is no longer a three-year-old fur boy!
In a flash of thought, Shang also stayed behind, looked at the handsome old man in the green robe but already aged, and asked, "May I ask who you are?"

"Xia Chao is an ordinary commoner."

Gu Dan replied like this.

Shang naturally didn't believe it.

Ordinary people, how dare they call Mr. Xun by his first name?

However, Gu Dan was too tight-lipped, no matter how he insinuated, he was blocked by all kinds of things, and he couldn't get any useful information at all.

Although he is young, he has asked himself countless people. Although Gu Danyue did not answer his questions, but he did not answer, so he could see some clues.

For example, after he mentioned the mighty spirit of the late emperor, the other party's face showed a little reminiscence, while ordinary people mostly showed admiration and regret.

It is very likely that this person has actually met the late emperor.

If it is speculated by age, it is more likely.

Could it be an unknown protector of the country in the Xia Dynasty? !
From the looks of it, he was indeed bigger than Xun Ke on the podium.

After much deliberation, Shang could only think of this answer.

He vaguely remembered that this person seemed to be sitting next to Emperor Taiping before the sermon began, and Emperor Taiping had also taken the initiative to talk to him, but at that time he was in the midst of a fierce battle between heaven and man, and he seemed a little negligent in paying attention to the outside world , not very impressive.

After all, to challenge the current Confucianism is even more outrageous than Confucianism challenged Mohism back then.

When Xun Ke challenged the Mohists, he was already a master and an apprentice of Mozi.

What is he?
He has no family, no elders to rely on, and he has never even practiced martial arts.

All relying on extraordinary courage, come here to fight.

If you can get the appreciation of the master, that is really a great thing.

If Gu Dan could know what Shang was thinking, he would definitely laugh and cry.

When he was on the podium, Emperor Taiping did talk to him a few words, but he wanted to invite him to sit in the main seat, but Gu Dan naturally refused, and he no longer cared about these things.

"You are so old, why don't you go to live up to your old age, but come here instead?"

Gu Dan couldn't hear any more news from here, so Shang aimed at the envoy of the Great Moon.

"You are wrong."

The Great Moon Messenger shook his head unexpectedly, and said, "It's not my age, but the people here. So, even if I can't walk, I still have to come here for a while." Come on, thank them."

"The Xia Dynasty is indeed strong now."

Shang did not understand the deep meaning of the envoy of the Great Moon, but nodded in agreement, and then said: "However, such a powerful Xia Dynasty still bears the humiliation of decades ago! Times have changed, and there is a big difference. Why? Today's Xia Dynasty still needs to recuperate, instead of taking revenge?

When I came here, I saw that many places in the grain storage warehouses in Yuzhou had begun to grow moldy, and the government was still expanding the grain warehouses. Those grains might not be used for more than ten years, and they would eventually be discarded. What a waste!
It is understandable that the Mohist advocates both love and non-aggression; but Confucianism has the saying of "sage king", why not let the Xia Dynasty become the sage king of the world? "

Shang's tone was high-spirited and fierce, and he was full of puzzlement when he mentioned these things.

The Xia Dynasty was prosperous, and there was so much food that it was moldy, so it had to be discarded in vain.

With this level of wealth, any monarch with a little bit of ambition can't help but expand the territory, not to mention that the Xia Dynasty has a natural reason.

How did the Four Kingdoms bully the predecessor of the Xia Dynasty, Dayue, 60 years ago?

Now that the Xia Dynasty has been reborn, and the offensive and defensive situation is changing, why not let the four countries also see whether the Xia Dynasty's sword is sharp?
That is the work of the ages!
At this time, without the "burden" of the Mohists, the Xia Dynasty was able to launch a large-scale war to achieve a great cause through the ages.

The soldiers will be rewarded for this, the common people can get more and richer land, and the king can make immortal achievements. So many reasons come together, and Shang can't find a reason not to start a war.

As he said: Today's struggle is based on strength.

The strength of the Xia Dynasty has far surpassed that of neighboring countries.

Don't attack them when you are strong, and be swept by soldiers again when you are weak?
We should act first!
"No matter how big a country is, it will die if it is warlike."

Gu Dan said simply.

This kid is a bit too aggressive.

Not only did Confucian leaders refuse to show mercy to the Confucian leaders on stage, but even talking about things in private seemed a bit too radical.

The merchant showed disdain.

What war means death?
That's just because the method is wrong.

Conservative, no matter how strong a country is, it will decline one day.

If you don't take advantage of the peak time to clean up the world, is it possible to wait for other countries to develop and grow together and cultivate foreign enemies?

Whether it is Mohism or Confucianism, in his opinion, they are too 'cowardly'.

This cowardice is not their own, but their own ideas.

The Mohists don't need to talk too much, they both love Fei Gong, and their ears can hear cocoons.

In contrast, Confucianism is not much better, benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, and law are not willing to be a little bit more bloody.

They educated the people to be docile sheep, but they forgot the time when they were ravaged by wolves in the past. Now, just because of the prosperity of the Xia Dynasty, those wolves are all dressed in sheep's clothing, obsequious.

If they want to avoid future troubles, they should take advantage of this moment to strike hard, not to mention destroying them all, but also make their people miserable, and have no chance to threaten the Xia Dynasty.

In his eyes, the common people outside the Xia Dynasty are not human beings.

Even among the common people in the Xia Dynasty, some people could not be counted as human beings.

Without such radical and even extreme thoughts, it is impossible to think of the path of 'Dharma'.

After chatting again and again, Xun Ke finally walked down from the podium and came straight here.

"Mr. Gu."

When he got closer, Xun Ke greeted Gu Dan first.

A simple greeting made Shang completely stay where he was.

Mr. Gu?

The word Mr. is not casually called in this era.

It has the meaning of being a master first, and being a teacher, which means that there is something that one needs to learn, and even one has learned from him.

Even if the other party is really a master, why not Mr. Xun?
In the same realm, the other party is a Confucian leader, so there is no need to be so polite and humble.

Look at Gu Dan's reaction.

He just nodded slightly, "Yeah."

This counts as a greeting.

It's really the way the elders treat the younger ones, and it seems that they don't even bother to pay too much attention to it.

There was already an uproar in Shang's heart.

Immediately afterwards, Gu Dan said: "This child is a malleable talent, but his ideas are a little extreme. It is perfect to learn from you. What do you think?"

Good guy, you were so straightforward when you first came up, are you telling Mr. Xun to do something?
Where is it so easy to become a teacher?

Not to mention the identity of the other party, it is considered disrespectful not to bow three times and nine kowtows, but anyone who can follow him to study for a period of time, and say it can make others look up and pay three points of respect.

Shang, who was still talking on the stage just now, can be said to be silent at this time, deeply shocked.

"That's exactly what I mean."

Xun Ke nodded, of course he didn't refuse.

Shang's words are astonishing, but they are too extreme. Even if he is talented, he can easily hurt others and himself.

What's more, he is still very young, and he really needs some polishing before starting to really do things.

"Are you willing to practice with me?"

The matter was finalized between the two of them in a few words, and Xun Ke asked Xiang Shang again.

At this time, after all, he still needs his own consent.

Shocked, Shang Da immediately said, "I can't ask for it!"

Don't look at him being rude to Confucianism on stage, that's because Confucianism doesn't have much more than him. If he doesn't take the opportunity to promote himself, how can he show his worth?
If he can't stand out, he will still be one of countless mediocre people.

When you are in trouble, it is inevitable that you have to use the sword to take the slant and the soldiers to take the dangerous path. This is also a last resort.

"very good."

Gu Dan nodded in satisfaction, and waved lightly, "Then I'll go back first, you guys talk."

Now Gu Dan is paying less and less attention to Xia Chao's affairs.

Xun Ke is already the new guardian of the Xia Dynasty. As an old man, he should stay where he is cool.

After bidding farewell to a few of them, Gu Dan returned to the small courtyard of the Gu family.

There are people in the small courtyard of the Gu family.

It's Xiaoying.

"Uncle Gu, are you back? The meal is almost ready, how about today's sermon?"

Xiaoying poked her head out of the kitchen and asked curiously.

She has been back for more than two years.

The position of Imperial Physician Order in the Imperial Hospital has also resigned.

In Gu Dan's words, that's called honorable retirement.

Xiaoying is no longer young, counting her age, she is over seventy years old.

In addition, if you have never practiced martial arts, even if you have medical skills and know how to take care of yourself, you will be old and frail after all, you can no longer run around, and your energy is not as good as before.

Even after taking Shengyanhua, the only thing that can stop is the appearance, and the changes in the body are still irreversible.

So he simply resigned from his official position and returned to the small courtyard of Gu's family, doing laundry and cooking for Gu Dan, and doing his filial piety.

Gu Dan also has one more descendant here to chat and relieve boredom, so it's not lonely.

"Not bad, met an interesting young man."

Gu Dan briefly recounted what he had seen and heard today, as well as the Envoy of the Great Moon whom he met by chance.

Now when it comes to things that happened decades ago, there are not many people who can understand.

At night, Xun Ke also came back.

Since Xiaoying lives here, Xun Ke also lives here. Anyway, the small courtyard of Gu's family is not too small, not short of a few rooms.

The three sat chatting under the stone table of the willow tree that had been reborn once, and had grown vigorously again.

"That Shang, I inquired about his origin."

Mentioning this, Xun Ke looked a little emotional.

Shang, no surname.

But he is not without parents, on the contrary, his parents are quite wealthy.

But at the age of four, Shang was kidnapped by Ren Yazi.

In the end, after going around several places, it was sold to a slightly remote mountain village in Yuzhou.

The four-year-old has already begun to remember things, so naturally he is crying and fussing.

So as a matter of course, he was beaten and beaten.

Because the initial struggle was too severe, the family who bought him even tied a rope around his neck and tied the other end to a beam.

In this way, even if that family went out to farm, he would not be able to untie the rope unless he strangled himself to death if he wanted to run away.

Then about a year later, the backbone of the family went to swim in the river and somehow got drowned.

And he was sold to another family.

This is not over yet, after being sold for the second time, Shang has learned to be very well-behaved, at least he knows how to stop crying and making noise in front of people.

He behaved very well-behaved, so he won the trust of the second family.

Two years later, because of his well-behaved performance, Shang, who had secretly accumulated some money, ran away secretly.

But unfortunately, a seven-year-old child is too conspicuous. Where can he go?

He ran hard for a day and a night, but was found the next day by people from the same village, arrested and returned, and was beaten half to death.

I am afraid that only Shang himself knows what kind of experience he has had during this period.

I don't know whether his luck was good or bad. In the third year, the second family who adopted him got an incurable disease and died again.

Some people began to say that he killed people.

After another beating, Shang was sold to a third family at a low price.

This time, Shang should almost completely give up.

But he didn't.

He is growing up.

He became taciturn, observing everything around him, observing everyone.

This time he found out that his original plan was ridiculous.

A small mountain village that is almost isolated from the world, with a radius of tens of miles, there are only a few villages, and most of them are familiar with them.

For children, running up the mountain road is no different from waiting for death, and the small roads they often walk are just asking for fun.

Come in here, children still want to run?
Stupid dream!

The people here are colluding from house to house, and if business travelers come over, they will cover up one after another. Those who have been bought are strictly forbidden to go out.

Yes, he wasn't the only kid who was bought, just one of the unfortunate ones.

According to the customs of the people here, he can only relax this guard slightly after he gets married and has children.

Only when one's own children grow up can they be considered part of the village.

That is almost tying his life to this village, and he will be completely assimilated.

If there were no external factors, he would have no hope in this life.

But the opportunity still came.

Even business travelers seldom come to this poor and remote place.

Someone is willing to come.

Ink!
When Shang was 11 years old, a Mohist came to his small village.

At that time, he was working in the fields - if he didn't work, he would be beaten.

If an outsider comes here, according to past practice, he will be thrown into the room and not allowed to come out.

But at that time Mo Zhe came suddenly, only a hundred feet away from him.

And at that time, at the age of 11, he was already engaged, and he was going to 'tie the knot' with a woman he didn't know at all next year at the latest.

There is only one chance, life or death, only this one time.

Shang gripped the farm tools tightly and slapped to death the master who wanted to take him back.

Outraged.

"The grievance is here, can the Mohists be saved?!"

(End of this chapter)