Zhao Ming was a little tired, wiped his sweat and sat on a boulder, and then Hu Xuan's words said: "That's right, the ancients said that Zhang Chi has a degree, which is very good, but it should be said that most people can't do this, the most obvious is that these warlords in the country are typical representatives of insatiable greed, it stands to reason that the unification of China is a good thing, it is for the benefit of the people, but these officials and masters, no matter which of them wins the world, the result is the same, that is, to be powerful and blessed, and treat the people as fish and meat, why?" Because what they think and think has not yet reached the level of being able to distinguish between right and wrong in the development of world affairs and understand the general interests of the country and the nation, everyone thinks about becoming an official and making a fortune, sealing a wife and a son, and ascending to heaven, not what I have done for the country and what I have done for the progress of mankind. Isn't Yuan Shikai, who was two years ago, a representative of this phenomenon? I want to be the emperor, let my greed cover my head, and I don't think about what era it is now, the imperial system has been spurned by society, and I insist on going my own way, where will I run if I don't fall? He himself died of depression, this result is not bad, in fact, his result should be that someone else should have been caught and killed. ”

"Yes, yes," Hu Xuan became a little excited, "It's so big for warlords, and it's not true for ordinary people?" As long as you are safe, don't you know that the world is related to everyone, you don't want the world, how can the world want you? Every time I meet people, I sharpen my head when I see profit, but I shy away from paying, which is stupid. ”

"So," Zhao Ming patted the stone dam beside him, "Our country, the people, and many people, big places, and deep ideas are still in such a stage of ignorance, if this situation does not change, how can the country prosper, how can the world be peaceful." ”

"I know," Hu Xuan said excitedly, "the people you mentioned about who founded the publication, by the way, and you, the one who wrote it...... Times commentary, you are doing these things just to dispel ignorance, to arouse the people, and to be very good. ”

Zhao Ming shook his head, "It's not easy to talk about, the country has declined to this point, and the disadvantages have been deep, and it is far from an overnight achievement." However, don't do it for good, as long as you insist on doing it, there will always be results, and sooner or later, these things need to be done, in today's people of insight are increasing day by day, when the new wind and new tide are surging, I think it is also the right time to do this, conform to the situation. ”

"Can you let us join us too?" Hu Xuan looked at Zhao Ming with some eagerness.

Zhao Ming smiled, "For aspiring young people, naturally those who come will not refuse, I can also introduce you to meet some friends, who have established a 'new society' in Changsha and other places to study Chinese and foreign cultures and spread new ideas, which is very insightful." ”

"Great."

A-Ning had been listening to them intently beside him, and then he came up and said, "I'll go too." ”

"What are you going to for a girl," Shi Suo shook his head with a big grin, "you can go like me, you have a lot of strength and can work." ”

Ah Ning grabbed the white and said: "What's the use of having strength alone, you can't rely on strength to do learning." ”

Zhao Ming said with a smile: "As long as you have ambition and perseverance, I think you should welcome it, saving the country and saving the people requires all kinds of talents, but," Zhao Ming's face became solemn, "Do anything, you have to think twice before you act, choose such a path, for now, maybe you have to lose your head, you can't just rely on a hot breath, you must have courage and perseverance." ”

"Well," Hu Xuan nodded seriously, "I now have a deep understanding that just by being hot, it often hits a wall, and the ancients said that everything is thoughtful and reasonable." Tonight, I'm going to ask you for advice. ”

3

At dinner in the evening, Boss Wang returned. He looked like a dusty man, entered the house and said: "Lao Zhao, I really let you guess, the southern army and the northern army are negotiating peace." ”

"Hmm." Zhao Ming nodded and didn't say anything.

Hu Xuan no longer paid as much attention to the war between the northern and southern armies as before, but when he heard that the two sides were negotiating peace, he was still a little disappointed, and interjected: "The so-called peace negotiation, in my opinion, is actually just collusion. ”

Zhao Ming said: "They were originally a raccoon dog, and now they are in the same stream, which is a normal thing, what the warlords want and hope for is nothing more than grabbing land and power, talking about the future and fate of the country, they are all selling dog meat on the head of a sheep, and now the ending should be very ordinary and ordinary." ”

"It's just that Mr. Sun Yat-sen has completely failed this time."

"No," Zhao Ming said with a firm gaze: "There may be many such failures, but it is making people see the nature of the warlords clearly, and they will be more clear about how to take the next step, just like playing chess, and grasp the future chess path more clearly, if Mr. Sun can understand, I think he will definitely have a new action, instead of sinking and slumping." ”

Ah Ning brought food to Boss Wang, and Boss Wang said while eating: "I also took a look at the places in Ah Ning's house by the way, the army over there has not left yet, and it seems that they are waiting for the result of the peace negotiation, and they will not be able to leave for a while." ”

"Oh," Aning was a little disappointed.

"Also," said Boss Wang, biting half of his head in his mouth, "I have found that some suspicious people have appeared in this village and in the neighboring villages, like spies of the army, and I guess it is very likely that the army will also come here." We all have to be careful. ”

"Isn't this little place peaceful?" Aning asked worriedly.

"The country is erosive, the warlords are fighting, and there is no peach blossom paradise outside the world." Zhao Ming said: "Even if they don't come to the army, the local tyrants and bullies in this village often oppress the good, and the bandits in the mountains will also come to loot and do evil. ”

Hu Xuan turned to Ah Ning and said, "If the soldiers come again, we will set off immediately and send you to your uncle's house." ”

"Hmm." A-Ning nodded.

After dinner, the four of them had nothing to do, and went to the courtyard to sit on the stone steps and chat, Hu Xuan asked Zhao Ming a lot of questions: When will the situation of the warlord melee end? Can Dr. Sun Yat-sen's political program still be realized? Is it possible for the ignorance of the common people to be civilized......

Zhao Ming laughed, "Your large number of exam questions are the most difficult to answer at the moment, but in fact, it is nothing more than one sentence: where is China going." ”

Not only Hu Bolt, Boss Wang sat on the side smiling and smoking, and Ah Ning sat on the edge of Hu Bolt with his chin on his lean, staring at Zhao Ming and listening to him.

Zhao Ming pointed to the moon in the sky and said: "I can't answer all your questions at once, but, just like the moon in the sky, cloudy and sunny, always follow a certain law, the rise and fall of our country, although chaotic, but always has its own trajectory and laws to follow, before, I have been thinking, why is our country so troubled?" When will we be able to live and work in peace and contentment? Later, I continued to discuss with other colleagues, learned some new knowledge, came into contact with a lot of new things from abroad, and slowly understood that just like the moon rises in the east and sets in the west, things in the world are constantly developing and advancing, and we in China, all the time, whether it is technology, ideology, social civilization, have always been far ahead in the world, but in the last two hundred years, just when other countries are advancing by leaps and bounds, our country has sadly stagnated, from top to bottom, ignorantly thinking that it is the Chinese Empire. It is the center of the world, the shore of the land, it is not the king's ministers, closed off the country, completely unaware of what is happening outside, he dreams of the Celestial Empire, and stops, until one day someone else easily blasts open our door with guns. When I think about it, it's really painful. ”

Hu Xuan also sighed: "Sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat, and there will be no more right." ”

Zhao Ming continued: "People's thinking, the most terrible is rigidity, the country's socialization, the most terrible is to rest on its laurels, and unfortunately, our country, the people, for a hundred years, just like this, the root of ignorance, lies in laziness, not thinking about progress, think about the first industrial revolution in foreign countries, the second industrial revolution, the Renaissance, social leaps, that is how brave and diligent, hard work, but what are we doing? Take pride in ignorance and rigidity as the degree, in this way, where is there anyone who does not fall into suffering and chaos? The crisis of the death of the country came naturally and logically. ”

"Well, there are some things that seem to be foreign, but they are actually self-inflicted." Boss Wang smoked a dry cigarette and nodded.

"That's right," Hu Xuan stood up a little excitedly, "In the past, I often wondered, why are our military and civilian people, ordinary people, and officials all dazed and content with the status quo, only knowing how to follow the ancient precepts, keeping the foolish and loyal, and never thinking about why this is the case, let alone trying to keep the right, abandon the wrong, and strive for a new and strong?" This is all a conservative and self-contained concept, which prompts people's lazy nature to be magnified and prolonged, so that the mind falls into stupidity, and even many people think that they follow the rules and are complacent. ”

A-Ning lit a bunch of wormwood that smoked mosquitoes, and a burnt smell of hay spread.

Hu Xuan looked at the little sparks burning in the grass bundle and said: "Some sparks can often cause the trend of burning the prairies, and now there is a shortage of thoughtful and knowledgeable people in China, but I hope that people like Mr. Sun Yat-sen can shine and save the country with their lives." ”

"This, you have to look at it this way," Zhao Ming shook his head and said: "People like Mr. Sun, naturally the more the better, but to cause a prairie fire, it is not enough to rely on these sparks, the most important thing is to overgrow hay on the field, in order to cause a fire and burn the wasteland, you use torches to ignite the rocks?" Guaranteed to get nothing. The country not only belongs to people like Mr. Sun, but also to those who are stupid and confused, when everyone is still confused and ignorant, not to mention one Mr. Sun, even ten or eight, they can only look at the ocean and sigh. ”