the enlightener says

Someone couldn't help but want to say: "I..."

"Wait a minute, wait for me to finish." Shen Dao waved his hand and said, "Mr. Zeng admires the dynasty of the holy king so much, but the dynasty of the holy king you admire will almost linger on for the next 600 years. If we deal with etiquette and law, I am afraid that the dynasty of the sage king has already changed its course. I dare to ask Mr. Zeng, you are familiar with the history books, and you don't know this, right?"

In the Taixue Hall, there was another burst of cheers, but this time the applause was no longer from Confucianism students, but from the Legalist faction.

Chapter 583 The Disrespectful Person

The students of Confucianism and Legalism were in high spirits at this time, while some students of other factions were frowning and meditating, discussing in low voices. It seemed that many people agreed with Shen Dao's statement.

"This student of yours speaks very sharply." What the people present didn't know was that at this moment, behind a curtain on the third floor of the highest floor, there were two people drinking tea facing each other, both wearing extraordinary clothes. It is enough to see the status they have in the court.

Among them, the person sitting on the left is tall, looks very majestic but does not feel fierce, and in his humble eyes, there is peace and wisdom.

As for the person on the right, it is quite the opposite. He is not tall, but the lines on his face are as firm as a knife, and his thin lips are tight and serious, but he is much younger than the tall person. Mr. Pianpian.

In Jicheng, there is probably no student who does not know these two people.

The tall man is Mr. Zhong, and the rigid man sitting opposite him is naturally his biggest political enemy in the eyes of others, Dr. Shang.

It's just that it's different from what most people imagined. When the two sat like this, there wasn't a trace of tension, but there was a kind of harmony invisibly.

Doctor Shang opened his tight lips, looked at the person opposite him with a cup of tea, and laughed, "Master, you are a good student, isn't he? He is upright, resolute and courageous. Looks impatient, in my opinion, he and Shindo are right opponents."

Master Zhong also picked up the tea bowl and took a sip. He behaved well, as if he had been accurately measured by a ruler, and then he sighed: "Speaking of which, if Yan Hui is still here, this debate will be more interesting."

Yan Hui is Master Zhong's most proud student, and also the child to whom he pours the most emotion. Not only is he smart, but he is also humble and studious. Many people in the Confucian school even think that if anyone can take over Master Zhong's mantle in the future, it will not be this Yan regret is none other than.

But perhaps it was because of Heaven's jealousy that this Yan Hui died of illness a few years ago. Upon hearing the news, Mrs. Zhong burst into tears and screamed to the sky, then retched and almost fainted. That scene is still haunting in retrospect. So sad.

Dr. Shang naturally knew about this matter. The deceased was already dead. He naturally wanted to maintain the utmost respect, and at the same time comforted him softly: "Master, my condolences, Yan Hui is alive in heaven, and I must hope that Master will take care of his body."

Master Zhong shook his head, the melancholy expression on his face still not fading, and said softly: "In this world, maybe only Yan Hui can truly inherit my mantle, even Zeng Yu... that's all. It's all in the past, so I won't mention it I won’t mention it.” Then he looked at Doctor Shang and said, “Doctor Shang invited me here today, do you also want to have a discussion with me here?”

Doctor Shang smiled and said, "Are you and I arguing less? Who can convince whom?"

"If you can't be persuaded, it doesn't mean you don't need to talk about it." Master Zhong said calmly: "We will eventually win or lose. The internal affairs of the Mohist court have been in chaos so far. Not only has the country been shaken, even people like General Wang have died because of it. It's a pity. Since Juzi intends to reform this time, I think Doctor Shang must have come here for this matter, right?"

"Master Zhong's eyes are like lightning." Doctor Shang took a sip of tea and said, "I would like to ask Master Zhong, in your opinion, will the giant adopt your idea or mine?"

Master Zhong shook his head and said, "I don't know."

"That's right." Master Shang nodded, "It's because I don't know, that's why I invite you here."

Master Zhong's eyes were deep, he suddenly realized something, and said softly: "The giant will come too? When?"

"The giant has come, but I don't know where he is sitting. Master Zhong is not as good as General Wang. It may be easier to find someone than me." Doctor Shang said as he sat upright.

"It's disrespectful to spy with spiritual strength." Mr. Zhong shook his head, "Besides, Juzi's cultivation level is also not inferior to mine. Although he is a master of energy and blood, he also has ways to hide himself."

Doctor Shang nodded and said with a smile: "It's rare for us to agree on this point, although my strength is not enough to spy on the giant."

The two looked at each other and smiled, each toasted with tea instead of wine, and drank slowly. This pair of political enemies who are usually incompatible with each other may not be known to the whole Jicheng. In their hearts, the other party has always been worthy of their admiration People, as for why they fight, they just have their own ideas and opinions.

Mr. Zhong looked slightly outside the curtain, and what he saw were many curtains. He just thought that the highest ruler of the Mohist family is now hiding behind one of these curtains, and he was even thinking about whose idea is the future. The strategy of governing the country can't help but feel emotional, and some words are no longer hidden.

"To tell you the truth, when I was young, I read that the old giant refused to claim the title of emperor, and still maintained a situation where a hundred schools of thought contended. I used to have the idea of ​​'fortunately'." Mr. Zhong looked down at the slightly fluttering pieces of tea leaves in the tea bowl , said softly: "In fact, if the old giant insists on proclaiming himself emperor, governing the country with the strategy of the Mohist school, suppressing hundreds of schools and respecting Mohism alone, perhaps Confucianism has already declined."

"But that was what I thought when I was young." Zhong Fuzi continued: "Now that I am getting older, my thinking has changed a lot compared to back then. Now it seems that the old giant refused to be emperor back then. The Tao is beneficial, and it makes the Jishang Academy flourish forever. But it also led to the chaos of Mohist governance, with no distinction between superiors and inferiors. But my Confucianism school has always believed in the benevolence and virtue of the sage kings, respecting the ancient rituals and laws, and respecting the heaven and earth. Masters are divided into superior and inferior, but the Mohists do not have a king, only giants, if the king is not a king, it is difficult for the ministers to call themselves ministers, so where does the government of the sage king come from?"

Doctor Shang stared deeply at Master Zhong, with some admiration in his eyes: "It seems that Master and I think the same, if you can't unify the power to manage the government, make the government orders consistent, and work together, no matter what you advocate or we There is no way to put their claims to use.”

Mr. Zhong's eyes seemed to sparkle, and he suddenly smiled: "That's right. Juzi shouldn't be a juzi. The Mo family inherited the orthodoxy of the previous dynasty, and the name is justified. If this is the case, why can't we have a king who can rule the world? "

"Mr. Shang." Master Zhong touched his hands together heavily, bowed to the opposite side in a kneeling posture, and then said in a firm voice: "You and I are both ministers of the Mohist school. National plan. Now that the giant is determined to reform, you and I will naturally do our best, no matter how we win or lose in the future, I should keep this cup of tea in mind."

As if intimidated by the solemn aura of Master Zhong, Doctor Shang's rigid face finally revealed a bit of surprise, and then he raised the tea bowl and collided with the tea bowl in Master Zhong's hand: "For Master Zhong Enemy, this life is very fortunate."

"Speaking of which, I came to you this time because I have another matter to talk about." After drinking the tea, Doctor Shang resumed his upright posture again, looking at the seriousness between his brows, it seemed that there was something better than changing the law. There are still urgent matters that need to be discussed. "My people have already found out about that person. It is best to deal with it earlier. He should be in..."

"Wait..." Suddenly, Master Zhong raised his eyebrows, as if he felt something, and then an invisible wave was released from his body, and his wide robe swelled like it was filled with wind Then, it exploded in an instant.

"Irreverent!" His gaze was as cold as an ice cone, and he suddenly cast his eyes on the position of the door curtain.

At the same time, Qin Ke, who was sitting on the spot and seemed to be listening to the debate with his eyes closed, turned pale. His brain seemed to be hit by something and exploded, and then he could no longer hear the voice from behind the curtain. The tea bowl's right hand also trembled, and actually overturned half a bowl of tea onto his lap.

Chapter 584 The Uninvited Guest

The hot tea was steaming, Qin Ke snorted, and took great effort to control his body, but the action of putting down the tea bowl was still very heavy, as if hitting the chopping board, making a "beep" sound.

He finally regretted it. He never thought that someone could detect the undetectable influence of the Wind Sight Technique on the breeze, and even sent out a wave that disturbed his spirit. His heaving chest hurt like a hard punch. .

He raised his head and found that Gao Yishui's face was equally serious: "A master?"

Qin Ke doesn't know much about the division of realms of spiritual practitioners, but at least he can be sure that Master Zhong, who emits mental fluctuations, is by no means inferior to Wang Xuanwei, so he nodded heavily and said: "Listening to them, it seems Is it...Master Zhong and Doctor Shang?"

Bai Qi's back tightened suddenly, and he frowned and said, "Are you sure?"

But he quickly came to his senses and laughed at himself, "It's true if you think about it, the spiritual practitioners on the surface of the Mohist family are comparable to the realm of masters, but for those few people, General Wang has passed away, and the rest is Master Zhong Yes. But I'm surprised that he would sit and drink tea with Dr. Shang."

"What's so strange about this, it seems that I often drink tea with people who lend me money." Gao Yishui chuckled, "Of course he couldn't find half a copper coin from me afterwards."

"You think everyone is as shameless as you are." Qin Ke rolled his eyes at him, and glanced at the curtain from the corner of his eyes uncomfortably, and found that the silhouette seemed to be peeking out, then immediately lowered his head and took a bite Drink tea one after another.

Probably because he drank too fast, he suddenly choked on the water and coughed loudly.

But fortunately, the technique of wind vision is mysterious enough, and the outline seems to be a little puzzled as to why he couldn't catch the trace of the spy. He probably guessed that there is some secret method. Jishang Academy contains millions of volumes of classics from hundreds of schools. Such a secret method If there is no one thousand, there are eight hundred, so I won't pursue it anymore.

Because of this, Qin Ke felt as if he had been pardoned, and then he didn't dare to act rashly again, but lowered the curtain of the window again, and then whispered what he heard to several people.

"That's it, I only heard this little bit, and then I was discovered by Mr. Zhong. If I hadn't retreated in a hurry, I'm afraid I would have been discovered." Qin Ke said with some fear.

"So that's how it is." Bai Qi knew a little about Qin Ke's secret technique, but he didn't realize that it was the innate wind technique rumored by the Mohists. At this time, it was no surprise that Qin Ke could eavesdrop on the two of Master Zhong and Dr. Shang. human dialogue.

And seeing Qin Ke's drooping head, the displeasure in his heart dissipated, and he even smiled and said: "Brother Qin should tighten up this supernatural power in the future. City, the land of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, it is not necessarily only Mr. Zhong who can detect your prying."

"I see." Qin Ke muttered in a low voice.

"However, the dialogue between these two people made me admire." Bai Qi restrained his smile, and said with emotion: "The Mohists are all fighting for power, but these two adults are obviously in the center of power. It is really rare to have such a pure heart for the country. If everyone in the Mo family can not forget to learn the gentlemanly demeanor of the two of them when they are fighting, maybe the situation of my Mo family will not be so bad..."

"I'm more curious about another thing." Cai Yan rolled her big eyeballs, with bright light in them, and said with a smile: "Who is the person who can let the two of them talk in private? And listen to the meaning , this person is not their friend, but their enemy."

Gao Yishui also nodded and said with a smile: "It's really a hero who sees the same thing. Xiao Cai is getting more and more popular now, and I was thinking about this too."

Xiao Cai?Cai Yan turned her head and rolled her eyes, "You are Xiao Cai!"

Then he raised his foot suddenly and stomped hard on Gao Yishui's instep.

Gao Yishui's face immediately changed, and he covered his mouth with his hands, because this is Jishang Academy, and the people below are still arguing, he doesn't want to shout loudly, so that everyone will look this way.

Bai Qi couldn't help laughing when he saw the actions of the two, but he moved his hand on the tea bowl for a while, then shook his head regretfully, and said: "I can't think of it, but since the two adults can With so much attention, this person will never be a small role."

Qin Ke thought for a while, then suddenly said: "By the way, Brother Bai, you said you were chasing a person earlier, could it be related to the person you are chasing?"

Bai Qi still shook his head: "The person I'm tracking down is directly in charge of Momen, and it shouldn't rise to the level that both adults need to pay attention to. The person I'm tracking down..."

He suddenly opened a corner of the curtain, and the debate below became louder, but through this corner, Qin Ke could just see a student standing in the crowd. Among them, it was like a white crane with its head held high in a flock of chickens. The piercing breath on his body made the people around him subconsciously keep a certain distance from him.

Not like a student, but like a sergeant.

After staying in the army for so long, Qin Ke's eyesight has improved a lot.

"Xiahou. One of Cao Meng's most valued young generals these years." Bai Qi's words also answered Qin Ke's conjecture, "He must have other plans when he comes to Jicheng at this time."

Speaking of this, the man called Xiahou suddenly began to push away the crowd, and walked towards the center of the hall in a dignified manner, as if the front was not the debate field of Jishang Academy, but the battlefield of swords and swords.

In fact, Jicheng has never been a harsh and dangerous city. On the contrary, the giants of the Mohist school have never even prevented students from other countries from coming to Ji to study in the school palace, and even issued a notice: as long as they are willing to learn, and they are not bad. Canghai people or Tang people will never drive him out.

It's just that the Mo family has fought with Canghai and Tang for so many years, and they have already formed bloody feuds with each other. From the government offices to the common people, they don't have good looks towards each other.

In addition, Canghai and Tang Kingdom have now established their own schools, each with lecturers, so there are very few students from the two countries who study in Jicheng.

But Xiahou is not an ordinary student studying abroad. His identity is destined to make him impossible to be ignored by the Mo family. These days, Bai Qi has taken over the monitoring task from the Mo family, just to find out the truth about this person coming to Jicheng. Purpose.

It's just that Bai Qi also wouldn't have thought that at this moment, in front of the public, Xia Hou would actually plan to expose himself?Could it be that he really just came to Jicheng to study?Or is there something that makes him feel safe?

Bai Qi didn't know, so his eyes were fixed on Xiahou's face, like a knife, as if he wanted to cut Xiahou open to see for himself what mystery was hidden inside.

At the same time, Xiahou also raised his head, exchanged a glance with him, and then showed a mocking smile, as if to declare a word.

I know you're looking at me.

But what can you do to me?

Have no fear.

At the center of the most intense debate, there have been several rounds of debate between Shen Dao and Zeng Yu. The atmosphere in the venue has also changed from enthusiastic to tense at the beginning, and the applause has become restrained and dull. It seems that even the slightest sound will alarm something average.

"Then I dare to ask Mr. Zeng, in your opinion, what is important and what is light in a country?"

"Naturally, the people are the most important, followed by the country, and the king is the lightest. If the king regards his own self-interest and disregards the common people in the world, the country will be weak, and the people will be against each other, and the country will naturally be unable to survive. Didn't the ancient Shang Zhou regard the world as a One's own private property, treating the courtiers as slaves of the same surname, and the common people have no means of living, so will they be replaced by the new dynasty?"

Shen Dao laughed out loud, with a bit of disdain: "Mr. Zeng is very knowledgeable, so in your opinion, in this world, are there more wise kings or more foolish ones? Are there more virtuous people or more profit-seeking villains? ?”

Zeng Yu bowed his head and thought for a moment, then said: "Naturally, there are many foolish monarchs, and the benevolence of a wise monarch is rare in the world. If every monarch is a wise monarch, it will not be difficult to realize the great harmony of the world. As for what kind of people in the world are they?" There are so many people, in my opinion, it is the fault of lack of teaching, human nature is good, if someone can guide them..."

"What a joke!" Shen Dao suddenly slapped the table with his palm, interrupting Zeng Yu's words, "People are inherently evil!"

After a pause, he looked around, a pair of sharp eyes swept over all the students in the audience, "There is no difference between man and beast, and they are only interested in self-interest. Human nature is born to love profit, and there is a struggle for wealth and land; Lust, there are robbers and violent wars, and they are born extravagant, and they will hang out for sensuality. If according to Mr., it is all a fault of teaching, then why are those high-ranking officials and wealthy people, full of economics, still regard wealth as their life and oppress them? Kindness, running rampant in the countryside, occupying the private property of the people, and invading the wives and daughters of the people?"

"Master Zhong has 3000 disciples. Can you guarantee that among these 3000 people, there will be no evildoers in the future? Even if there are thousands of officials under the official office of the Shang doctor, who dares to say that there will not be a few beastly lusts among them?" Dirty people? Because of this, the evil of human nature must be clearly punished, the law should be used to suppress animal desires, the law should be used to prevent evil deeds, and the law should be used to guide human nature, so that a country can be good and orderly..."

His words were like a steel cone, piercing deeply into the hearts of everyone present, even Master Zhong who was sitting upstairs behind the curtain couldn't help but smile, and at the same time he smiled at Dr. Shang with relief in his eyes: "You student, you are really righteous. You even said it together."

Doctor Shang was not annoyed, but said in a reasonable way: "That's right."

But Mr. Zhong shook his head slightly, and said: "The so-called laws, whose laws are they? As a foundation, once the king is not good, what should the law do? If the king uses his own selfishness to set a tyrannical policy that harms the people, what should he do? What if the king wants to pardon the person who commits a crime because of personal circumstances? The so-called law, In the end, someone has to deal with it..."

Doctor Shang was silent, but he never argued.

"Okay!" At this moment, a shout almost sounded like a howl in the lobby, and then a wave of shouts joined together.

Shen Dao turned his head and stared at the student who was the first to applaud in a strange way. That person walked slowly to the stage and kept approaching.

Xia Hou paced forward until he walked three feet in front of Shen Dao, stopped, clapped his hands and said: "Mr. Shen is worthy of being a famous legalist, his words are as sharp as a knife."

"Who are you?" Shen Dao admitted that he didn't know this student, but when he heard him praise himself, he still smiled and said, "Sir, do you have any objection to what I say?"

Xiahou first saluted respectfully, and then said loudly: "Xiahou, who was born in the sea, is indeed a little humble."

The mere mention of "born in the sea" immediately caused an uproar in Jishang Academy, and many students even changed their faces. At first, a few people thought that this student had such a celebrity demeanor, but now they changed their minds and spit He said in one mouthful, "So it's a northern barbarian..."

Chapter 585 Introverted

Although the war between the Mohists and Canghai came to an end temporarily due to the cold winter, since the 25 elite soldiers from Canghai invaded the Mohists this time, they have occupied no less than ten cities. wreak havoc on.

The students of the Mohist school were so excited that they wrote to the government several times to ask the government to send out an army to destroy them, but there was no response. This not only did not calm their resentment, but intensified it.

"Interesting." Gao Yishui upstairs suddenly laughed, "People from Canghai dare to stand in front of the stage. Maybe there will be a good fight. This is much more interesting than previous years because of debates and getting angry and fighting."

And Cai Yan was looking forward to it, which made Qin Ke a little helpless.

In his opinion, if these students hadn't cared about face, many of them would have rolled up their sleeves and rushed to the stage to beat Xiahou hard, as Gao Yishui said.

You know, although most of these people are scholars, it doesn't mean that scholars can't wield knives and guns. On the contrary, among the six arts of a gentleman, two of the imperial archery are the most important.

There is a saying that you can’t have both, and sacrifice your life for righteousness, but if you don’t have the strength to restrain a chicken, how can you accomplish the awe-inspiring righteousness of a gentleman?

Therefore, the martial arts among Confucianism is extremely strong, and even a spiritual practitioner like Master Zhong is an expert at piercing Yang with a hundred steps, and can even easily lift dozens of catties of stone locks, and it is easy to kill wolves with a knife.

Jishang Academy has always had no shortage of practitioners. If there are enough practitioners in this group of students, even a small master will not be able to please them.

Shen Dao frowned and looked at Xiahou. He didn't behave as fiercely as others, but his eyes were full of distrust. At such a sensitive time, in such an important debate, what is this Canghai student doing when he comes to the stage? What?

It is the tradition of Jishang Academy to talk about Taoism without punishing one's heart. Even if many people can't keep this, Shen Dao's requirements for himself are almost strict, so although he has doubts in his heart, he still calmly said: " I am a guest from afar, please tell me."

"Ji Shang Xue Gong... really has a good demeanor." Xiahou suddenly raised his head and said wildly: "But I feel that this Mohist school is not as famous as meeting, which is very disappointing. Is this Mohist? Is this the so-called orthodoxy of the previous dynasty? This is the so-called The Mohist so-called helping the world?"

No one knew that he would say such words suddenly, and the entire lobby fell into a brief silence.

It was almost as if the gunpowder was suddenly ignited, and a wildfire was ignited in an instant, spreading to all the students.

"Is this guy a lunatic?"

"The barbarians in the north really don't know a little bit of etiquette, and they think they are invincible."

"Drag him down! When are the northern barbarians worthy of talking about my Mohism?"

Countless voices gathered together, and at the back, whether it was laughter, sarcasm, or anger, they all fermented into a group of passionate voices shouting and killing. Many people have already planned to take the stage of debate, and would rather violate the rules of Jishang Academy than Teach this madman a lesson.

Anyway, it's not like this kind of thing happened in Jishang Academy. As for whether the northern barbarian can live after the lesson is over, that's another matter.

Even Qin Ke upstairs couldn't help but said: "He's crazy, making public anger in this kind of place, is he really making himself unhappy?"