The disciple Plato asked Socrates what love was, and Socrates asked Plato to go to the wheat field first and pick the largest and most golden ear of wheat, which could only be picked once, and could only go forward without turning back, so Plato did as Socrates said. But when he returned, he was empty-handed.

When Socrates asked him why he couldn't pick it, Plato said, "Because you can only pick it once, and you can't go back, even if you see a big and golden one, you don't know if it's better in front of you, so you don't pick it; When I walked to the front, I found that it was not as good as what I had seen before, and the largest and most golden ears of wheat in the wheat field had long been missed; So, I couldn't pick anything.

Socrates said, "This is love." ”

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The latest issue of the ink magazine published Socrates' thought-provoking stories, which immediately caused a sensation in Chang'an City.

Prior to this, the people of the Tang Dynasty believed that Huaxia was the kingdom of the Celestial Empire, and other places were barbarian and desolate places, and when Merton spent a lot of money to buy this book, most of the people of the Tang Dynasty were skeptical.

"Great Wisdom indeed!" After everyone finished reading it, they suddenly felt a sense of empowerment.

Excellent culture, no matter in any era, any place will continue to shine with wisdom.

"Priceless indeed." Jewelry and jade may be valuable, but this knowledge alone is priceless, and even if it is only published, a small part of it makes people feel that it is worth the money.

If people bid for Socrates' books at this moment, it is estimated that the price is ten times higher, and someone will not hesitate to buy it.

"Chaowen said, Xi can die!"

In the prison of Guozi, Kong Yingda reluctantly put down the ink magazine in his hand, and the ink magazine only published a small part of Socrates' knowledge, which made him can't help but indulge in it, and this unfinished feeling made him feel like a fish in his throat.

"What do you think?" Kong Yingda looked at the group of doctors and said.

The publication of the knowledge that Mo Jiazi called comparable to the hundred schools of thought naturally alarmed this group of people in the highest university in the Tang Dynasty.

Ma Jiayun seemed to wake up like a dream, gently put down the ink magazine in his hand, nodded and said: "This person is concise and meaningful, and he thinks that what Hu Shang said in Great Qin is true, and there are indeed such wise people in the country of the extreme west."

Socrates uses the largest ear of wheat in the wheat field as a metaphor for love, which is simply a deep three-flavored taste. Although Confucianism is old-fashioned, it is not taboo to talk about love, and most of the poems in the Book of Poetry are poems that praise love.

The people present were all people who had read poetry and books, and of course they could see how wise Socrates was, and even such a philosophy, even if it was placed on Confucius, was not contrary to it at all, but the appearance of a foreign person could not help but make them feel a sense of regret.

Shen Hongcai also sighed: "From this point of view, this book is indeed a priceless treasure, and the Mo family's exchange of treasures for books will definitely be a good story in the future." ”

Everyone sighed, even if it was only a small part, everyone could still feel the great wisdom of Socrates,

"I was born to be useful, and I will come back when my daughter is gone, Mo Jiazi is really kind-hearted, and the books exchanged for such a heavy treasure are unexpectedly made public without taking a penny." The Doctor of Law recited half of Merton's poem, and his face was full of admiration.

The doctors also sighed again and again, in Datang, if someone got some unique fragments of their predecessors, which one was not regarded as a treasure, put it in the most precious place, or even cherish it for itself.

And Mo Jiazi spent so much money to get the unique books of the Tang Dynasty, and he did not hesitate to make them public, how can this kind of open-mindedness not be admired.

"However, this ink issue is only a part of the publication, which is really unsatisfying." Ma Jiayun sighed.

Shen Hongcai said: "According to the Mo family, the reason why the Mo family published part of it was because Hu Shang's translation was too slow, and once the translation came out, it would definitely be published in a steady stream of ink magazines. ”

Everyone sighed for a while, but their eyes involuntarily looked at Liu Yinian, a doctor of calligraphy, but they heard it with their own ears, Liu Yinian questioned Mo Jiazi, and at this moment, Mo Dun made this book public, and everyone recognized it as true, and Liu Yinian was completely slapped in the face.

"It's just a person who sells fame and fame!" Liu Yinian snorted coldly.

Everyone couldn't help but smile in their hearts, Liu Yinian's move had lost his heart and messed up, no matter what Mo Jiazi said at the moment, he was also a student of Guozijian, how could there be a reason for the master to slander the student.

Kong Yingda is also unhappy in his heart, although Murton represents the Mo family, which is different from the Confucian concept, but after all, the Mo family selflessly published this book, and Confucianism can also benefit from it, how can he get benefits for himself, and slander people everywhere, wouldn't that lose the demeanor of Confucianism.

At that moment, Kong Yingda waved his hand and said: "The stone of his mountain can attack jade, no matter what, Mo Jiazi's move is beneficial to our knowledge, and the credit to Datang is naturally self-evident." ”

Liu Yinian was still unconvinced, and said stiffly: "I admit that this person's knowledge is extraordinary, and he is a person with great wisdom. But to say that it is comparable to a hundred schools of thought, I am afraid it is too exaggerated. ”

"No!" Kong Yingda shook his head slowly and said. "In my opinion, this person's wisdom is comparable to that of Kong Sheng."

"Ahh The doctors of Guozijian were suddenly shocked and looked at Kong Yingda in surprise, but they didn't expect Kong Yingda to speak so highly of this person.

"Why did Lord Sacrificial Wine say that?" Liu Yinian's face turned red and said, in the hearts of all the people who read, Confucius's status is probably unsurpassed, but since Kong Yingda admits that this person's wisdom is comparable to that of Kong Sheng.

Kong Yingda said in a deep voice: "This person and Kong Sheng were born in the same era, they are both great wisdom, and they are both educating disciples. Even the way of educating people is the same, this person is in the kingdom of the Far West, and this person's status is comparable to that of Confucius. ”

Yes! Only then did the doctors realize that according to the life of Socrates published in the ink magazine, it was only less than a hundred years wrong with Confucius, and he was a contemporary of the hundred schools of thought.

Socrates uses a never-ending question-and-answer approach, while Confucius summarizes the supreme truth, and the two are strikingly similar.

However, in terms of educating his disciples, Confucius had seventy-two sages, while Socrates had three sages.

Everyone suddenly sighed, what a magnificent era it would be, since there were two saint-like figures in the east and west at the same time.

At the same time, many people have also discovered many similarities between Socrates and Confucius, and more and more people agree that they are comparable to the hundred schools of thought.

And in the future, as the Socratic doctrine was gradually published step by step in the ink magazine, each issue could attract widespread attention, and the first Tang Dynasty collided with colorful sparks from the Eastern and Western cultures.