Chapter 44: Storytelling
"This is the nobility!" The simple five words seem to be constantly echoing in the classroom.
Unconsciously, Jin Tao had already sat up straight, and his eyes flashed with excitement and excitement. It's not just him, it's almost everyone in the room.
Director Wu's eyes seemed to soften a little with a stern expression, and Jin Yan, who was sitting next to him, was obviously breathing a little fast, and there was a touch of blush on her pretty face.
Tang Mi's dark green eyes seemed to have a light bursting outward, and although Zhou Qianlin, who was sitting next to her, was calm on the surface, there was a touch of brilliance in her eyes.
"Before the eighteenth century, the aristocracy was still the mainstream society and played an important role, and to this day, some of the ancient families in the three alliances still retain the titles and titles of the nobility. When the aristocratic society was transferred to the plebeian society, the bourgeoisie did not set off a spiritual wave of negating and criticizing the aristocratic culture, but instead sent their children to aristocratic schools to study, bought aristocratic ornaments, badges, and titles of nobles, and wanted to inherit the mantle of aristocracy in an all-round way. The reason why the aristocracy has survived to this day is because it has been recognized by everyone, and it is the common people who generally believe that the noble spirit represents a kind of dignity and a kind of superb conduct. ”
"Many wars in the history of the Shangyuan Dynasty are very similar, they are opponents on the battlefield, and they are still friends after the battlefield. So a lot of wars at that time seem a bit like children playing at home today. ”
"In the last century, the king of one country died, and his nephew Safin and his grandson Henry both believed that they were entitled to the English throne. Safin himself was in the country, and he was the first to ascend to the throne; Henry was on another continent and was indignant when he heard the news, and organized a mercenary army on that continent to attack Safin. At that time, Henry was very young and inexperienced, and he did not plan well when he sent out the army, so the army traveled thousands of miles to the empire itself, and as soon as he landed, he found that the money had been spent and there was no food. What to do? At this time, Henry made a choice that ordinary people would never think of, and wrote a letter asking for help to his opponent Safin, saying that I was not well prepared for the expedition and had no food and grass, could you give me some help and let me send these mercenaries back to the original continent. Safin actually gave Henry a sum of money generously. But then Henry actually launched the same war for the throne for the second time. ”
Lan Jue, who tells the story, regains his original peace, smiles and tells the story, which always attracts the attention of the students.
"People helped you in the first place, and now you are killing back, which is ungrateful to many people. But the aristocracy took it for granted that tolerance should be given to opponents, and that it was necessary to continue to compete with those who should compete. So a few years later, Henry led the army again and made a comeback. By this time, he was old and fledgling, so he defeated Safin on the battlefield. Although he was victorious, the result was interesting. He signed a treaty with Safin, that is, Safin would still sit on the throne, and Henry would be made the crown prince, and once Safin was a hundred years later, Henry would inherit the throne. In the eyes of ordinary people, it was not easy to win the war, but it only got the name of the successor, which seems to be not worth it. But this is the spirit of aristocracy, and Heng uses the noble way to repay Safin's tolerance at the beginning. ”
Speaking of this, Lan Jue paused slightly, as if remembering something, his eyes gradually became deeper, "In the spirit of nobility, there is another story that shocks me and will never forget it. This is what my teacher told me when I was a student. Today, I want to tell you about it too. ”
"In the Shangyuan era, human beings once built a giant cruise ship called the Titanic."
"The name 'Titanic' is taken from the giant 'Titan' in Greek mythology. The Titans challenged the god Zeus, a mysterious force of nature, but failed, and were driven to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, many times deeper than the eighteen layers of hell. Therefore, some people say that the name "Titanic" is unlucky, and it foreshadows a tragic ending from the beginning. ”
"Sure enough, later in a shipwreck, it sank."
When he mentioned the name Zeus, Zhou Qianlin, who was sitting below, couldn't help but raise her head slightly, and her eyes just touched Lan Jue.
Lan Jue continued: "But this giant ship is different from the mythical Titan, it sank to the bottom of the sea only those iron plates, rivets, and human bodies, and its soul was not conquered. In other words, the 'Titanic' and more than 1,500 lives sank, but the human spirit, an invincible human civilization, still existed and 'never sank'. ”
Speaking of this, Lan Jue's voice gradually raised a few points.
"The eight musicians played the music calmly and calmly in the last moments, and the flying notes embody the dignity and nobility of human beings who will not bow to the ferocity of nature until death. As the famous Shangyuan writer Ernest Hemingway wrote in his famous book "The Old Man and the Sea": "Man is not born to be defeated. You can defeat his body, but you can't conquer his soul. The chasing sharks could gnaw away the big fish dragged on the old fisherman's boat down to the bone, but they could not gnaw at the invincible spirit of the sailor, which was the flame of the soul and will of man, and the whole sea could not quench it. ’”
"Until many years later, people still marveled at how the musicians and crew of the 'Titanic', in the face of the imminent extinction of the sea and the surging death, could have such great courage, do not run away, stick to their duties, and how could they have such noble humanitarian sentiments, give up the lifeboat to the children and women, and leave the last moment to themselves. According to later statistics, 76% of the crew were killed, which is more than the proportion of passengers in all cabins of first, second and third class on board. The crew was on board and had better conditions to escape than the passengers, but they gave the opportunity to others and left the hopelessness to themselves. And not one crew member or two sailors did this, but all the more than 900 crew members, waiters, firemen, and cooks chose it this way; It is a miracle that such a large group of people can do this, and today, like the mysterious sinking of that huge ship, the spirit of this person who will always lift high on the surface of the water is simply a miracle! ”
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