Chapter III

"Oh, you only hope for Yuntai Mountain and Sun Can't do it, and you only hope for their failure, and you only have disgust and even hostility towards Tianji Ziwei...... Your concern is just tied to Sun Yugong's body? ”

Hardly changed his expression, Ren Tai Shiba was lazy, depressed, pitiful, or ridiculed, Zigong was always with a wooden face and a wood-like voice.

"Yes. Believe it or not, but that's the way it is. ”

I was very happy to tell Zigong that he was a traitor to Yuntai Mountain, no one knew this, and as for his scruples, it was because he was afraid that Zigong would hurt Sun Yugong in the future.

"I knew you were trying to deal with that fox, so I didn't care! I've already patted my ass and left! ”

"I'm a traitor, I'm a traitor, Mr. Duan! I've been out of Yuntai Mountain for many years! Why should I worry about them?! You...... What the hell do you think of people? ”

looked at Tai Shiba, looked at his face full of ridicule...... Zigong also smiled. Although, that smile is so difficult that it makes people look very uncomfortable.

"Yes, you are a traitor, you are from Sun's subordinates...... How did I forget. ”

But he suddenly changed the topic and said, "General Taishi...... I would like to ask a question or two, what kind of people do you think I can't directly hurt? ”

"Oh?"

Tilting his head slightly, looking at Zigong with suspicious eyes, Taishi said domineeringly: "Two kinds of people." ”

"First, it's a small person, so small that they have no value and no dignity, and of course they don't care what you say."

"Second, it is a person who has no home, who has nothing, and therefore has no scruples, that kind of person, even ...... can kill you. ”

"That's a good answer, so I'm never in front of that kind of person."

Sighing and saying that among the millions of residents of Jinguan, about ninety percent or more, they are unable to deal with it directly, and can only exert influence through manipulation of their "behavior".

"Actually, there are two patterns of behavior for my Zigong, one is that through the manipulation of 'information', to push the crowd in the direction I want, at this time, I must be 'nameless', because, no matter how clever the rumors, they will not see the light, and once they are exposed, their effectiveness will be greatly weakened."

"The other situation is face-to-face communication, where I have to be open about who I am and I have to let the other person know 'who I am'. Because, the word 'Zigong' itself will form considerable pressure, and at the same time, it will also form a protective effect on me. ”

"yes, if I didn't know that you were Zigong, or if I hadn't heard Xiao Gong talk about you before...... I won't bird you, just hit you until you fly up and leave. ”

Ignoring Tai Shiba's nonsense, Zigong continued to ask, in Tai Shiba's opinion, what should the person he likes the most and is the best at dealing with?

"You...... Are you dealing with me or do you really want to take me as an apprentice? ”

After all, Tai Shiba still replied after thinking about it carefully.

"Successful people...... In short, it is necessary to have a family and a business. If you care, you will be afraid, which makes them dare not easily turn against you, and they will be easily hurt by you. ”

"No, at least not entirely."

Shaking his head, Zigong pointed out that Tai Shiba did not grasp the essence of the problem.

Or rather, it didn't make the right summary. It is indeed easier to deal with people with family business, but many people without family business have a lot of scruples, and they are even better to deal with than people with family income. ”

"Uh...... Are you talking about me? ”

Facing Tai Shiba's face full of innocence and stunned, Zigong frowned slightly, indicating that the gag could end here.

"I understand that you are just trying to disturb the atmosphere and make yourself more relaxed, and you know that I understand...... In this case, you will only make yourself more nervous, what is the real point? ”

"Well, at least it turned you off, and it was a success, right?"

Having said that, Tai Shiba still restrained himself and supplemented Zigong.

"I guess you're good at dealing with 'smart people', right?"

"Yes."

Pointing out a woman to have a private affair, with the different identities of the other party, the result will be very different, in the village girl, that may make the other party ashamed, in the Yahuan people or even in the ordinary small family Jasper, that may just help the other party be assigned as soon as possible, but in everyone's girlfriend, it is absolutely possible to make a big deal like a homicide case like a well-tied ring.

"It's the same with people."

People with different identities, people with different abilities, each have different cares and scruples, only those who "care" about themselves will not be able to stand being "exposed", pointing out the selfishness of a small person in the market, may only be exchanged for a mouthful of spit, but pulling out the feet of a Taoist gentleman can simply make him commit suicide.

"And the most vulnerable are not those Taoist ......"

There was obvious sarcasm in his tone, although "those Taoisms" were also part of the power of Confucianism, they obviously did not win the respect of Zigong.

"The most susceptible, and the most likely to be hurt, are the smart people, especially the smart ones who believe that they are fully aware of their weaknesses...... Because they believe that they can successfully master their weaknesses, that they can successfully hide their weaknesses...... For them, this is no longer a weakness, but a substance that has been transformed into a 'belief', a belief that only the 'intelligent' can have. ”

"A ...... Belief in the 'self'. ”

"Because of this belief, they have the most violent reaction, and what they care most about is not how dark the 'self' is revealed, but the 'exposed' thing itself, because, unconsciously, they have strengthened it to the point where it is equal to the existence of the 'self', and regards the 'exposed' itself as a failure of the self...... Do you understand? ”

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Are you talking about me? ”

It was exactly the same speech as just now, but it had a completely different tone, and when he saw Zigong nodding slightly, Tai Shiba became as expressionless as him.

"It's something I've never thought of, and it's a very interesting thing...... But why tell me? ”

"Because, it doesn't matter if you know it or not, you're going to fall all the time...... Because it's a little more fun to let you know how you're going to fail, and then watch yourself fail. ”

"General Taishi, please tell me...... Please tell me in the most concise language, what do you think of Sun Wu? ”

Looking at the other party very cautiously, Tai Shiba carefully considered it and gave an answer.

"Fa Shuai, he is my master, give me everything. However, it does not mean that I am grateful, it does not mean that I will follow him and dance for his dreams. ”

"I don't approve of those, I don't accept those. In fact, from the time I left Yuntai Mountain to the present, I have been saying, I hope he fails, I hope that Yuntai Mountain fails. ”

"That's your conciseness?"

did not criticize the content of Tai Shiba's words, but ridiculed its form, and after that, Zigong refined his own questions.

"You can't understand it correctly, and I'm not afraid of trouble... Tell me, if Sun is not in danger, will you die for him? ”

"Well, this, I don't think it's necessary, but if..."

"Okay, then, if Sun Yugong is in danger, will you sacrifice for her?"

"Of course!"

"Next question, General Taishi, in your heart, what is this world like?"

"Wait, your question is too big, isn't it?!"

With a wave of his hand, Tai Shiba said angrily: "Why have you been asking?" Can I ask a few questions? ”

said that it was a question, but Tai Shiba continued to talk endlessly.

"I know the origin of the Dark Confucian, and I know what Yan Hui and Zigong represent."

"I know Yasheng and Sun Qing, I know these two most important and greatest names since my master, and I know these two completely opposite and opposite names."

The belief in the inherent good and the evil of human nature has given rise to a thousand changes, and each has a deep follower, and finally evolved into a huge river of two currents.

"Two water flows? No, never. ”

To provide academic guidance for Tai Shiba, Zigong pointed out that the "Sun Qing" line has never become the mainstream of Confucianism, and at its best, it is just "influential".

"In terms of form, it was the Yasheng line that finally won a complete victory, and then evolved into the struggle between reason and Taoism, as for Sun Qingzhi's theory, it left the core of Confucianism and became the source of 'legalism' for the ruthless 'strategists' or 'national scholars'. ”

"Yes, you said it yourself, it's 'formal'."

Laughing, Tai Shiba made a sharp accusation.

"The power of the Dark Confucianism is something you don't want to give up."

Formally, he sings about the goodness of human nature, but secretly studies the dark side of human nature to strengthen himself. As far as Tai Shiba is concerned, this really can't arouse his favor.

"Deceive the world into thinking that their nature is good, and make them think that their negative thoughts are a 'sin'...... And this is really just a feast for your Confucian sect, a feast that you Zigong can choose to eat at will. ”

Accusing Confucianism of being just another huge Qianmen, Tai Shiba also expressed his contempt for Zigong: he believed that his so-called power of "tearing people's hearts" was not magical, and in the final analysis, it also needed the support of Confucianism, because of thousands of years of propaganda of human goodness day after day, Zigong was able to use the means of "sudden breaking" to destroy people's self-evaluation.

"This is not only the strength of Confucianism itself, without the help of Buddhism and Taoism, it is still very troublesome."

admits it frankly, and even said that this is definitely the most beneficial way to the "world".

"People want to be kind, so we say you're good...... This can not only satisfy the people, but also help us to increase our influence and achieve our goals, and good governance should be like this. ”

"Good governance? It's a good deception, right? ”

There seemed to be anger in his voice, but it was quickly suppressed, Tai Shiba asked Zigong, "How to promote the most useful" words, he didn't want to listen to it anymore, he just wanted to hear Zigong say, in his heart, human nature, is it good or evil?

"Don't say 'how' is correct or useful, I just want to know, what do you think in your heart?"

"In my heart?"

His face suddenly became solemn, and what came out of the mouth of this Confucian elder turned out to be the supreme classic of Taoism.

"Everyone in the world knows that beauty is beauty, and evil is evil; Everyone knows that what is good is good, and what is not good has been ......"

People desire to believe that they are good and bright, because they understand that they are "evil." It's "dark" ...... Although the ancestors of the Daomen were ruthless, they spoke the truth of the world.

"So, what about heaven, or the way of heaven? In your opinion, what is the sky? ”

Gasping cold, obviously not expecting this kind of answer to be said by a Confucian giant, Tai Shiba added a question, but immediately patted his head again.

"If you ask this question, of course, it's 'heaven is constant'."

"Yes."

"Heaven is permanent, not for good, not for evil...... What we have to do, and what we can do, is to make it and use it, and to make it in its own way: just sail along the river. ”

"The absolute truth is desire, the desire of man, and apart from that there is no truth in this world, let alone God. Therefore, we have always known that the Taiping Tao will fail. ”

"Bound to fail?"

With a sarcastic smile, Tai Shiba asked Zigong, then, why is Confucianism jealous of the Taiping Dao, and must be eliminated quickly?

"First, we never have a 'must get rid of it and then fast', if that were the case, their recovery cycle would be more than doubled every time."

In the Confucian sect, the Taiping Dao is more like a fierce medicine, although it has the nature of a tiger and a wolf, but if it is used well, it is enough to strengthen the body, so whenever the Taiping Dao loses power, they will also stop in time and sit back and watch its revival.

"Although Yasheng is naΓ―ve, sometimes he can catch the truth, 'If you enter, you will not be able to fight at home, and if you go out, you will be invincible to foreign patients, and the country will perish', which is indeed a very valuable saying."

"Second, we know that he is 'bound to fail', but we also know that if there is a short-term 'success' before this 'failure', the whole world will suffer what kind of horror, so even if it is a short-term success, we will never take risks."

"The world? So responsible? ”

Sneering, Tai Shiba seemed to want to ask, but Zigong took the first step and threw the question back.

"And what about you, what do you believe?"

"I ......"

He hesitated, but suddenly came back to his senses and stared at Zigong.

"Should this be considered my honor?"

"Sort of."

From just now to now, Zigong, who is said to be coming to "interrogate", has been being questioned by Tai Shiba, slowly explaining his own ideas, from the form of view, this is indeed a success, and even, it has made Tai Shiba have a slight sense of pride, until now, he was shocked, alerted that it might just be part of the opponent's tactics just now.

"Question...... Could it be that even 'answering' is also a kind of 'questioning'? ”

"Asking questions is to get your answers, but in the end, it is to 'know' you, and as long as you keep talking, I can accomplish this, as for asking or answering...... That's just a formality. ”

"So, how much do you know now?"

"Almost, it's certain."

Still with the same expression as a dead tree, Zigong said slowly: "But you can still say a few more words, you are very interesting, I am willing to listen to it for a while." ”

In the face of Zigong's arrogance, Tai Shiba's eyes flashed with a fierce light, but he relented and said, "Okay, I'll answer you." ”

In Tai Shiba's heart, people, or history, are nothing more than two kinds.

"There are two kinds of people in this world, one people cultivate, the other people rob, the majority who cultivates, and the few who rob, but the majority only gets and will only be a minority, and the few occupy and will always be the majority."

"Fa Shuai is great, but he is only a snatcher after all, and he is only a group of snatchers around him after all, Tianji, four handsome, five tigers, and eight biao...... No matter how righteous they are, no matter how loyal and upright they are, in essence, they are just snatchers who follow the Fa Shuai, and for the cultivators who are buried in the fields, they are no different from the current emperor surname and the countless villains around the emperor. ”

"But I hope, I, I can make a difference."

"I don't want to be in the company of the latter, and I don't want the former to suffer."

"So I'm leaving."

"I plow and keep it for myself, I don't rob and I don't be robbed."

"So I don't care about the failure of the coach, because that kind of success or failure is meaningless in my eyes."

"So, you're looking for the wrong person, and you're scared of the wrong person...... If you have something to fear, you must not do anything, but I don't care about anything, and of course I can't do anything...... Including, kill you. ”

As if feeling cold, Zigong gently pulled his hands out of his sleeves, put them together, and rubbed them vigorously.

"You are indeed proficient in the art of dialectic, it is really rare, among the young strong people today, there are indeed many people who can also be considered wise men and masters, but there is no second one who will practice the art of famous debate so seriously."

"It's a pity, it's a pity."

doesn't say what the hell is "pity", Zigong's eyes seem to have a faint light, locking and covering Tai Shiba.

"Answer me, Taishi, when are you going to leave the Jinfan Thieves?"

β€œβ€¦β€¦ I'll leave. ”

"So, what are you going to do after you leave?"

"Perhaps...... Will be a teacher. ”

With a strange smile, Tai Shiba added that he has always been interested in educating people, but he can't settle down.

"Okay, last question."

Nodding his head slowly, the question thrown by Zigong was so bland that it was simply tasteless.

"I want to know, in Sun Taibao's mansion, how many Xibin are there, and how much is the bundle repaired?"

"How do I know about such a thing? Do you think I'm a housekeeper?! ”

It is true that this question can be called nonsense or even nonsensical, but Zigong just pulled the corners of his mouth coldly and squeezed out an indifferent smile.

"Yes, you don't know, you certainly can't know."

"Because...... You're lying. ”

It was like talking like ice and snow, bucket after bucket pouring, slowly, but seemingly never-ending.

"You're a clever talker, but you're lacking in the end."

"You are indeed good at manipulating lies, and you are good at hiding your true intentions behind many chaotic words, but you can't completely hide yourself after all."

"It is true that you are a very rare type, but after all, you are only a human body, and there is still a place for you among the countless types that we Confucian scholars have discussed and analyzed."

Zigong pointed out that Tai Shiba also had something that he couldn't let go: he left Yuntai Mountain just for strange self-esteem.

"As far as you are concerned, Sun can't be, it is the same existence as the mountains look up, just like the sense of powerlessness that our Confucian ancestors experienced, 'the height of the Yang, the strength of the drill', no matter how hard you try, you can't narrow the distance between the two."

For most people in Yuntai Mountain, this is not surprising, and even a matter of course, otherwise, they would not have come from all directions, surrounding Sun Wufu's side, and following those things that killed officials and rebelled.

"But not with you, because, in your self-assessment, you think you should have the same potential as when he was younger, and you think you should be able to achieve the same as him."

Therefore, Tai Shiba will feel depressed, and because he is a smart person, he can see the future clearly: no matter how successful or bad Sun can't, as a disciple of him, as a member of Yuntai Mountain, he can't surpass his achievements after all.

"Moreover, you have true feelings for his daughter, and you can show your true feelings at the expense of yourself."

But obviously, Tai Shiba's focus has not been exchanged for Sun Yugong's reciprocal return, or in other words, for Sun Yugong, he has always been more like a "brother".

"But it's no wonder, after all, her father is Sun Can't, and compared to such a glorious giant, of course, other people can hardly be regarded as 'men'."

No matter how rational or not, the fire of ambition will eventually burn in the chest of any strong person, and when this is mixed with the blazing fire, Tai Shiba finally made a choice under impulse.

"You leave...... I hope to reproduce the miracle of Untai Mountain. ”

In order to lay down a world for himself, in order to marry Sun Yugong on an equal footing, Tai Shiba left from Yuntai Mountain, wandered the world, and tried to create his own career.

"And it was only then that you began to realize that the gap between you and Sun could not be reached, the gap that could not be caught up, the gap that could not be narrowed...... I believe that now, you should be able to really understand? ”

His face was pale, Tai Shiba's eyes flickered, and for a while, he exhaled heavily and said, "I understand, so what?" ”

"Understood, and then regretted."

Zigong believes that when Tai Shiba invested in the Jinfan Thief, he would never know that this power was related to the "Sun family", and his original plan was just to usurp the power of the organization as quickly as possible, turn it into his loyal private soldier, and wait for future opportunities.

"But you can't."

"I can do it!"

Suddenly, there was a roar, and there was murderous intent in his eyes, and there was hatred and anger overflowing.

"But he's too old and trusts me too much...... He, he really has to treat me with children, otherwise, as early as Guadu, I will seize the opportunity to kill him, and I will completely take over the Jinfan thief......"

The voice gradually weakened, confiding such a thing, which seemed to make Tai Shiba feel deeply tired, but it made Zigong more and more energetic.

"That's the same, that still just means you can't do it...... It means that you don't have the means or the ability to put your ideas into practice. ”

"Part of your answer is true, you do want to leave the Thief, because you already know that you are not capable of mastering it."

Don't say that you can't make a move on Huang Lushao, both of them know very well that they can get rid of him, and the Jinfan thief will still only be a pawn in Sun Wu's hand, and no one else can master it.

"So you want to leave...... You really want to leave. ”

"To leave, to go home, to go back to that place you never wanted to leave."

"The so-called hope that Sun can't fail, the so-called don't care about the whereabouts of Yuntai Mountain, everything is just your lie, the lie you hang on your lips every day, of course, no one will believe it except yourself."

"And by now, you're sorry, right? You should also realize that you can't create a great cause like Izumotai Mountain, and you can't become a new Tianji alone like Sun Fufu. ”

"But you can't decide."

"The gap between the dream of returning to the hometown and the prodigal son who appeared outside the mountain gate, is so big that you will be swayed by emotion, ignore reason, and do not do the only right thing."

"You leave proudly because of impulse, refuse to turn back because of vanity, refuse to do what you know is right, but drag on like this...... Don't you understand what the future holds? ”

"A blind man rides a blind horse, and he is in the middle of the night near a deep pool, which is limited by talent, and there is no way, but your eyes are like torches, and your horsepower is strong, but you can't go around, what is it, and why?"

"Tai Shi Ba...... Don't wake up yet, but when! ”

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As far as Zigong is concerned, such words have been said many times.

With a well-choreographed speech, a carefully arranged order and a carefully controlled tone, he delivered the final and most precise blow to make the opponent's heart collapse, and to Zigong, this has become a skillful action that he can perform with his instincts, but this time, something is wrong.

He was trembling and bent down, and beads of sweat had already appeared, but looking at the young man in front of him, Zigong still felt that there seemed to be something different from before.

"Very good analytical ......"

When he finally spoke, it was the kind of tired voice, very low, low and hard to hear.

"However, it does not explain some of the problems...... Like, why, am I so disgusted with crape myrtle? ”

(What?!) οΌ‰

I have never seen anyone speak like this after being broken, and while Tai Shiba straightened up slowly, but firmly, Zigong made a judgment and ...... Wrong!

(I, I didn't even stab him in the weakness, I was wrong...... But, why?! οΌ‰

His eyes were fierce like a beast, and Tai Shiba's forehead was covered with sweat, looking very tired, but full of excitement.

"Your attack is ferocious, but, alas, you were wrong from the starting point......"

"I'm telling you, I'm not lying, I do hope for the failure of Yuntai Mountain, I hope for the defeat of the Fa Shuai...... I've always said that, I'm not lying. ”

The smile was almost hideous, and there was an unconcealed excitement, Tai Shiba's five fingers couldn't help bending and stretching, there was a sound in the Titica, and there was a blue light floating between his fingers, looming.

"And now, Mr. Duanmu...... Do you have anything else to ask?! ”

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Lying like a piece of wood in the snow, Zigong's head and body were in pain.

There was no blood, because Tai Shiba was still in control, punch after punch, but he didn't use any strength, and only used his own physical strength to beat Zigong.

"This is Zigong?"

"This is the omniscient and omnipotent Zigong? Is it the Zigong who makes all the big people in the world stab in their backs but dare not offend? ”

"This is the Zigong who doesn't even dare to confront the heavens?"

"And now...... I'm going to hit you, I'm going to hit you, what about you? What can you do?! ”

The mood was almost frenzied, and at the same time as he spoke, Tai Shiba's uncontrollable spit splashed, with a terrible light in his eyes, and he punched Zigong until he flew up, hit until he flew out, and hit Zigong until he couldn't get up again. And after confirming that he could no longer fight, he still seemed to be unable to feed, and punched after punch, hitting behind the rockery next to him.

Still didn't gather strength, and when he hit down, there was only a shallow mark on the stone, but the fist would open the flesh, but Tai Shiba kept fighting, without exerting force or stopping.

I didn't know how many hundreds of hits were made like this, until both fists were blood-red, and even the miserable white phalanges were faintly visible, Taishi Bafang stopped his hand, Fang, with that kind of tired, excited, and seemed to have a faintly disappointed look, looked at Zigong.

"And, now...... Can I go? ”

His tone was full of sarcasm, and without waiting for Zigong to answer, he walked to Sun Yugong and picked her up.

"Little Bow...... Don't worry, the old crow flew away, and now, I'll send you home. ”

The voice is not loud, it is very gentle, but ...... Of course, Sun Yugong, who was sleeping, couldn't hear these words.

It seemed that it should be the end, but when Tai Shiba was about to leave, Zigong, who had completely fallen into the snow, slowly raised his right hand.

"Two questions, the last two questions."

With killing intent flashing in his eyes, Tai Shiba slowly turned around and said, "Twenty is fine, but ......"

"If you don't ask me satisfactorily, Duanmu Gong, I promise you that you will definitely die here."

"If the question doesn't satisfy me, General Taishi, Zigong won't survive tonight."

It may be that it hurts too much