There was a faint tremor in the earth, and whispers were heard in the air. The people in the county town gathered over, but they didn't dare to speak out for a while, they expressed their kind intentions in front of the guards in front of the courtyard, but of course, there were also those who looked vigilant and ready to move-Ning Yi's eyes turned to them, and then slowly closed the door.

Only then did I hear a cry from outside: "Don't hurt the ...... of Chen County."

Huaxia Army's title for such officials has been changed to county magistrate, but many simple people still use the previous name, and seeing Ning Yi close the door, some people began to worry. Chen Shanjun in the courtyard still bowed and clenched his fists: "Mr. Ning, they have no malicious intent. ”

Ning Yi had already turned around, someone approached Chen Shanjun with a knife, and Ning Yi waved his hand.

“…… Since mid-February last year, I have been approached with opinions on the treatment of the landlords and gentry, the advantages of doing so, and ...... A whole set of theories. Brother Chen, there is no ...... for you here."

Chen Shanjun lowered his head: "I am thinking recklessly, and my understanding of these statements is not as good as others." ”

"So...... It was up to you to carry out a coup d'état, I did not expect it. ”

"We don't mean to hurt Mr. in the slightest."

"What does that mean?" Ning Yi walked to the stone bench in the courtyard and sat down.

Over the years, Mr. has talked to everyone about the importance of ideology and culture, and that Confucianism has become outdated. The idea of equality for all and the idea of democracy that you talked about is so fascinating, but when it comes to reality, how to implement it, how to do it? ”

Chen Shanjun said this, his hand was still arched, and his head was already raised: "Just rely on the study of things to popularize books throughout the world?" When will it take to succeed? Moreover, he once said that after having books, education is still a long process, and it cannot be achieved without a hundred or even hundreds of years of efforts. Mr. Ning, now that the Central Plains has fallen, tens of millions of people are suffering, the Wu Dynasty is also in danger, and the world is about to fall, so we can't help ......it."

"Where is the slow picture?" Ning Yi looked at him, and then interjected with a smile, "The saying of the people's livelihood and people's rights and wisdom is also constantly promoted, and in addition, the law of Gewu implemented in various parts of Chengdu has also achieved a lot of results......

"However, the method of Gewu can only cultivate people's greed, Mr. Ning really can't see it!?" Chen Shanjun said, "That's right, Mr. also said in the previous class that spiritual progress needs material support, if you just advocate spirit with others, and let go of material, it is just unrealistic empty talk." The law of Gewu has indeed brought many things, but when it is combined with commerce, Chengdu and other places, and even within our Huaxia army, greed has risen greatly! ”

"Mr. Ning, Shanjun came to the Huaxia Army, the first to facilitate the Ministry of Commerce, and now the atmosphere of the Ministry of Commerce has changed greatly, everything is based on money and profit, and since the army came out of the three counties of Hedeng, occupied half of the Chengdu Plain, the wind of extravagance has risen, from last year to this year, how many people have been taught privately in the Ministry of Commerce, and Mr. also asked for a big rectification at the meeting at the end of last year. In the long run, what is the difference between the people who are driven by the greedy atmosphere and the officials of the Wu Dynasty? As long as there is money, let them sell our Huaxia Army, I'm afraid it's just a deal, and Mr. Ning has also seen these evil consequences. ”

"But the old bullhead is different." Chen Shanjun waved his hand outside the courtyard, "Mr. Ning, it's only been a year, and Shanjun has only made the people stand in the same position, let them become equal people, and then educate them, and in many people, they have seen the results." Although they walked towards Mr. Ning's courtyard today, Mr. Ning, isn't this a kind of consciousness, a kind of courage, and a kind of equality? People should be like that. ”

Ning Yi thought for a while: "Do you know that you gave them things and bought them to talk?" How many of them can truly understand equality? ”

"But that's what was supposed to be theirs. Perhaps, as the gentleman said, they are not quite able to understand the true meaning of equality, but isn't this beginning exciting? If the whole world can start to innovate in this way, a new era, Shanjun thinks, will come soon. ”

"It's really exciting......

There was no scene outside in the courtyard, but the restless sound was still coming, Ning Yi muttered, and then stopped talking. Chen Shanjun continued:

"My comrades and I have no intention of being enemies of Mr. Ning, because these ideas are all written by Mr. Ning, but over the years, everyone has put forward advice to Mr. Ning, but they have not been adopted. In the eyes of some comrades, compared with the courage of the gentleman when he killed the king, the policy taken by the gentleman at this time was too expedient. We only want to express our advice and determination to Mr. today, and I only hope that Mr. will adopt this policy, and Chen Shanjun is willing to die to atone for his crime of offending him. ”

Chen Shanjun came to this courtyard, although there were several entourages, but they were all stopped outside at this time, in this small courtyard, if Ning Yi wanted to kill him, he was powerless to resist, but it also showed this person's determination to put life and death beyond the scope of life and death for the sake of ideas.

Ning Yi smiled: "If everyone is equal, you just offended me, so why should you die." But who your comrades are, I guess I won't say. ”

Chen Shanjun said: "Today I have to make this decision, Mr. Yu's majesty is damaged, as long as Mr. is willing to adopt the advice and leave a written word, Shanjun is willing to die to maintain Mr. Majesty, and must die for this." ”

Ning Yi looked at him for a while, then clapped his hands, stood up from the stone bench, and slowly opened his mouth.

"I remember...... As I said before, the essential contradiction in the operation of society lies in the game and balance between long-term interests and short-term interests, and equality for all is a great long-term interest, and it is located at both ends of the scale with short-term interests, and the land is returned to the people, which is a huge short-term interest, which will inevitably be supported, and in a certain period of time, it can give people the illusion of safeguarding long-term interests. However, once the satisfaction of this dividend disappears, it will be replaced by the people's thirst for unearned gains, which is a short-term interest that is completely detached from the long-term interests of equality for all, and it is too great to cancel out the satisfaction that comes from all the virtues that come with mutual assistance and obedience to the overall situation. And in order to maintain the status quo of equality, you must curb the differences in wealth accumulation between people due to wisdom and effort, which can lead to ...... The disappearance of medium- and medium- and long-term interests, and eventually the complete divergence and decoupling of short-term and long-term interests, will lead to the collapse of society......"

Ning Yi's words were calm and indifferent, but Chen Shanjun was not confused, and took a step forward: "As long as you practice strict education and have the foundation for the first step, Shanjun believes that you will definitely be able to find out where to go in the second step." Sir said that the road is always walked by people, if you completely think about it and then do it, why should Sir kill the emperor? ”

Ning Yi nodded: "Of course, it makes sense for you to say this." However, he still can't convince me, you return the land to the people outside the yard, within ten years, he will listen to you whatever you say, but after ten years, he will find that the difference between the next effort and not working hard is too small, people naturally feel the beauty of not working hard, relying on education alone, I am afraid that such a psychological gap will not be closer, if everyone is equal as the beginning, then in order to maintain this concept, there will be many, many evil consequences in the future, you can't control it, I can't control it, I can start with it, I can only take it as the ultimate goal, hoping that one day when the material development and the foundation and methods of education are improved, the differences between people in thinking, critical thinking, and doing things can be shortened, so as to find a relatively equal possibility......"

"Mr. Ning, these ideas are too big, if you don't try them, how do you know that your deduction will be right?"

Chen Shanjun's words were sincere, but he hit the center point with just one sentence. Ning Yi stopped, he stood there, his right hand pressed the palm of his left hand, he was slightly silent, and then sighed a little dejectedly.

"yes...... If you don't try it, how can you know......"

Hearing Ning Yi say this, Chen Shanjun bent down deeply.

"Therefore! Please sir, take this advice! Shanjun is willing to thank each other with death! ”

The stars are circulating in the sky, and the army may have already come, Ning Yi looked at Chen Shanjun, and after a long time, he smiled complicatedly: "Brother Chen's faith is resolute, which is gratifying." That...... Brother Chen, have you ever thought that if I would rather die than accept it, how will you end up today? ”

Chen Shanjun gritted his teeth: "I have discussed many times with your comrades, and we all think that we have to make this decision, so we ...... before making a reckless move. Now that these things have begun, it is very likely that they will be out of control, and as I said before, the first step has come out, and the second step may have to be taken. Shanjun and all comrades admire Mr., the Huaxia Army has Mr. in charge, only today's picture, to this day, Shanjun only hopes...... Sir can think clearly, accept this advice! ”

"That is, even if it gets out of control, things have already begun." Ning Yi laughed.

“…… Be. Chen Shanjun said.

"That's what I want to hear......" Ning Yi whispered, and then said, "Brother Chen, you don't have to bend down all the time—you don't have to bend down in front of anyone. But...... Can you walk with me? ”

Chen Shanjun raised his head, slightly puzzled by Ning Yi's tone, and said: "Naturally, if Mr. Ning is interested, Shanjun is willing to lead the students to meet everyone outside......

"Don't go outside, just walk around here."

“……”

Chen Shanjun was stunned, this courtyard is not big, the houses near the front and back, the courtyard is simple and plain, and it is surrounded by a wall, how much can there be to walk. But at this time, he naturally didn't have too many opinions, Ning Yi walked slowly, looked at the stars in the sky, and walked under the eaves.

"The history of mankind is a long, long road, and sometimes from a big point of view, a person, a group of people, and a generation are too small, but for everyone, no matter how small a lifetime is, it is also their life...... Sometimes, I am very afraid of such a comparison......" Ning Yi walked forward and walked to the small study next to him, "But being afraid is one thing......"

Chen Shanjun followed in, and then an entourage came in, someone moved the desk on the ground, lifted the wooden board under the desk, and the entrance to the tunnel was revealed below, Ning Yi walked into the hole: "Brother Chen, Li Ximing and others think I am too indecisive, I don't agree, sometimes ...... I'm afraid of myself......"

Chen Shanjun was about to scream, but someone behind him grabbed him by the throat and pushed him into the tunnel. I don't know when the tunnel was built, it was still quite spacious, Chen Shanjun's desperate struggle, everyone entered one after another, someone covered the cover, and the people who stopped Chen Shanjun relaxed their strength under Ning Yi's signal, Chen Shanjun's face was red, he tried his best to breathe, and he struggled, and hissed: "I know that this matter will not work, everyone above will die, Mr. Ning might as well kill me here first!" ”

"No one will die, come with me." Ning Yi looked at him and said, "Or do I have become a completely untrustworthy person in your eyes?" ”

Chen Shanjun's gaze was complicated, but after all, he stopped struggling and trying to shout, Ning Yi turned around, the tunnel was slanting downward, and he didn't know how long, Chen Shanjun gritted his teeth and said: "In the event of such a rebellion, if you don't deal with it, your majesty will also be damaged, and now the situation in the Wu Dynasty is critical, and the Huaxia army can't withstand such a big turmoil, Mr. Ning, since you know Li Ximing, we and the others are better off than dead after all." ”

"Yes, in such a situation, it is best for the Huaxia Army not to experience too much turmoil, but as you said, you have already launched, what can I do......" Ning Yi sighed slightly, "Come with me, you have already started, and I will take care of the aftermath for you." ”

"W-What?"

"If you don't beat you, the Huaxia army will be difficult to manage, and if you are beaten, your road will be broken. I don't agree with your path, but like you said, if you don't try it, who knows if it's right? Your strength is too small to have the qualifications to negotiate with the entire Huaxia Army on an equal footing, and only I can give you such qualifications...... Brother Chen, in the past ten years, the clouds have gathered and disappeared, the origin and the fate have dispersed, I have seen too many clutches, this may be the last part of our journey together, don't go too slow, keep up. ”

Ning Yi walked along this tunnel that led to nowhere else, and when Chen Shanjun heard this, he followed step by step, and their pace was not slow.

“…… Ideas are such a thing, you can't see or touch, to plant an idea into the hearts of everyone in society, sometimes it takes ten years and a hundred years of hard work, and it doesn't mean that you tell them, they can understand, sometimes we often underestimate the difficulty of this matter...... I have my own ideas, and you must be too, I have my own path, it doesn't mean that your path is wrong, and even in the process of ten years and a hundred years, you hit your head and bleed, it doesn't mean that the ultimate goal is wrong, at most it can only show that we have to move forward more cautiously......"

Ning Yi turned his head and smiled, and there was a frightening, oozing blankness in that smile.

"But on such a large scale, every mistake we experience can lead to the sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of millions of people, countless people will be affected for a lifetime, and sometimes the sacrifice of one generation may be just a small bump in history...... Brother Chen, I don't want to stop you from moving forward, what you see is something great, and anyone who sees him is willing to walk with the most extreme and ambitious pace first, so let's go...... You are unstoppable and will keep coming, and I am honored to be able to bring you the source and spark of this thought. ”

"But......" Chen Shanjun hesitated for a moment, but then said firmly: "I'm sure we will succeed." ”

"If you succeed and I find a place to grow vegetables, of course that's a good thing." Ning Yi spoke, his eyes were deep and calm, but he was not kind, there was a cold like death, and people may only be able to make such a decision in a huge cold emotion that is enough to kill themselves, "If you are ready to die, just go forward, go back...... We are on two paths, you may succeed, even if you don't, every time you fail, for future generations, it will be the most valuable trial and error experience, and one day you may hate me...... There are probably a lot of people who will hate me. ”

"But it doesn't matter, it's still the same sentence." The corners of Ning Yi's mouth crossed with a smile, "People's lives can only be earned by themselves." ”

Chen Shanjun's mind was still a little confused, and he couldn't clearly understand the meaning of many words Ning Yi said. He thought that this coup had been discovered from beginning to end, and everyone would be doomed, but he didn't expect that Ning Yi seemed to be planning to end it in another way. He didn't know what kind of way this would be, maybe it would affect the strength of the Huaxia Army? What kind of thing was Ning Yi thinking in his heart......

They walked along the long passage and went out on the other side of the mountain. It was a night full of wildflowers and stars, and the wind blew lonely sounds in the fields. They looked back at the side of Lao Niutou Mountain, and the firelight, which symbolized the gathering of the crowd, floated in the night sky, and even after many years, Chen Shanjun never forgot this scene.

In this lonely wilderness, Ning Yi patted him on the shoulder.

"You see, that's the light of hope......"

Between heaven and earth, people will gradually part ways. The idea will be preserved as a result.

It was an inextinguishable lamp.