Only that kind of big man is worthy of being above the south and the north, and ascending the throne and sitting in the palace. Because they have a universe in their chests, and the horizon envelops the world, creating rules when there are no rules, and opening up the way when there are no roads.

In the past, when Chen Sheng rebelled, he looked up to the sky and shouted, "The prince will have a kind of Xiangning", which is exactly the question that a big man sent to the sky when he woke up.

Gradually, my vision became clearer, and I seemed to be floating in the air, with the earth under my feet.

At this moment, I have jumped out of the ordinary people's thinking, no longer sticking to the boundaries of a city, a province or even a country, but considering everything as a whole.

I saw the capital, and I saw all sides of the capital. Cities are on the ground, veins of water are underneath the ground, and boundless clouds are in the sky. All cities and sanitation in the capital protect the core of the Chinese nation. Beyond these cities, across the mountains and across the sea, are enemies who grind their teeth and suck blood, killing like numb.

All cities are barriers, fending off enemies in every direction.

I saw that every city had walls, and there were soldiers guarding the walls, ready to fight, fully armed, and not daring to slack off.

When Qin Shi Huang unified the six countries, he connected the walls of all the countries together to create the Great Wall that shocked the world, which was an unprecedented feat. It's a pity that he was short-sighted and divided the Central Plains into north and south, but he forgot that if he wanted to defend a capital, it was not enough to have only a horizontal Great Wall, but he needed a square city. Therefore, the fate of Xianyang, the capital of the Qin Dynasty, was ultimately trampled under the feet of Liu Bang's army.

Throughout history, we should clearly see that there must be a square city to protect the capital, so that those in power can sit back and relax.

During World War II, the Japanese invaded and the Great Wall of Shanhaiguan fell overnight, which did not play any role in blocking it at all, which is a lesson from the past. As thaumaturgists, we don't need to pay attention to any political or military practical problems, but we have to sharpen our swords in the field of thaumaturgy for ten years and use them for a while.

In the same way, every person in the Chinese nation absolutely must not blindly engage in work with his own enthusiasm, but must calm down, see clearly his own strong points, and go to the places where the country needs them most.

I also thought that during World War II, so many outstanding Chinese students threw their pen and paper from Rong, went to the battlefield, and shed their heads and blood for the country, their courage was commendable, but their behavior was undesirable. To defend the country, we need generals who gallop across the battlefield and literati who work tirelessly. Wenneng Anbang, Wu can set the country, and civil and military are the two legs of a country, and both are indispensable.

As I continued to rise, my gaze went all the way to the end of the horizon.

In the north, a giant bear patrols proudly, in the south, a poisonous snake hovers and spits letters, in the east, three jackals are about to move, and in the west, an eagle vulture whirls in mid-air. In the distance, there are countless ghosts jumping up and down, all coveting the great country of the Chinese nation.

At such a moment, if a thaumaturgist is still fighting for his own petty gains, is he not a sinner of the nation?

At critical moments, if you can't gather the power of all the thaumaturgists, you have to make a trade-off. Unite what can be united, eliminate what cannot be united, and let the forces of all thaumaturgists merge together. Killing does not mean everything, it does not solve all disputes, but for the crops to be abundant, the weeds must be killed, and this is a truth that even farmers have known for thousands of years.

I remembered a lot of things that happened in Jinan City, the Qin Wanghui, the Zhao Wanghui, the Han Wanghui, the Yan Wanghui – and of course the people from Miao Jiang, and even the local gangs in Jinan.

"Maybe it's time to make a big move. Extraordinary moments require extraordinary means to solve the problem. I told myself calmly.

"You've finally figured it out. "There was a voice ringing in my ears, it was Mr. Wang.

"Mr. Wang, where are you?" I looked around.

"I'm in your ear. He said.

I subconsciously raised my hands and stroked my ears.

Mr. Wang laughed: "Hehe, I'm just making an analogy. As long as you need me, I am here, in your ears, by your side, in your heart. ”

I shook my head and smiled bitterly: "Mr. Wang, you left a mess for your family and made them miserable, how will it end in the end?"

Indeed, Mrs. Wang needed the baby, and Wang Yongbang was unable to lead a large family. In this way, the affairs of the Wang family will never end, and it is likely that a baby will fall apart and the family will be destroyed.

Mr. Wang said solemnly: "Do big things without being informal, if destroying a family can wake you up, it is also worth it." Summer Stone, I'm glad you already have the courage to kill in your chest, which is very important. As a big man, if you blindly treat women with kindness, it will be a big deal. Now, you have understood the world of Tianyantong, Tianxintong, and Tianertong, as long as you continue to practice, you can inherit my mantle and become the guardian of the city. Only when you appear, can I really step down and leave this world with peace of mind. You have to remember that no matter how big a family's affairs are, they are small things compared to the country, and no matter how small a country's affairs are, they are also big things compared to the family. A thousand-mile causeway is destroyed in an anthill, the country is a causeway, and the family is an anthill. The Chinese have a very strong family concept, and even those generals who broke free from the shackles of the big family and went to the front to kill the enemy for the country, they still did not abandon the family concept. When the war is won, the vision will still return to the narrow confines of one family, which is the greatest sorrow. If you think back to history, after the stability of any dynasty, what followed was that everyone was selfish and selfish, fighting for the people and things around them, which eventually led to the damage to the foundation of the country. Subsequently, the reputation of those great generals was ruined in one fell swoop, and they became sinners of history and prisoners of the country. These are all things that we should be absolutely vigilant about, and we should start and finish well......"

What Mr. Wang told me is the truth that a patriot respects the most, and without this kind of thinking as a guide, a person cannot love his own country and his own nation at all.

Of course, time passes, and when a person's identity and status change, his outlook on life and values will also change. Throughout life, it is definitely not set in stone.

Today, I am Xia Shi, and in the future, I may be another person, with a higher status and identity, and I have a new basis for choosing everything I do.

"Mr. Wang, thank you for your advice. I said.

Mr. Wang laughed heroically: "I can't talk about guidance, but I feel very relieved that you will take over my mantle." At the very least, I was not wrong in waiting so long. Now that you have a whole new mind and abilities, it's time to make a big splash and soar to become the king of thaumaturgy for the next generation. Summer Stone, are you ready?"

I nodded slightly: "It's done." ”

Before I met Zhang Quanzhong, I rarely thought that I would be able to become the king of thaumaturgy in the future.

Wen Wu is the first, Wu Wu is the second, and the same is true in the realm of thaumaturgy. No one dares to claim to be king, but only the ignorant are fearless. As an old Jinan native, I know the price of arrogance, and I have seen countless living examples of natural disasters caused by arrogance. Therefore, the real old Jinan people are absolutely 100% humble and low-key.

"Forget who you used to be, because now you have a whole new identity. The deceased is gone, and the future can be pursued. At this moment, someone must rise up and become the absolute leader in the realm of thaumaturgy, so that all thaumaturgists can rely on it. This is a responsibility that you should take and cannot be evaded. Mr. Wang said.

I took a deep breath and let my mood become calm again: "Mr. Wang, I didn't run away, I just felt that China's thaumaturgy is vast and profound, and it is not easy for anyone to become king. Just like you, Mr. Wang, who made such a great sacrifice for the continuation of Chinese thaumaturgy, and still did not claim the title of king. If there really is a king of thaumaturgy in the world, you really deserve this title, right?" I asked.

Mr. Wang did not deny it: "Yes, I can indeed call myself the king of thaumaturgy, but what is the point of that? I have a son, and I could have raised him to be my successor, but he believes in materialism, and everything I say is regarded by him as heresy, superstition, dross, and garbage. In his materialist theory, any thaumaturgy is a trick and does not make any original contribution to the progress of society. Therefore, from the beginning of his sensibility, he thought that I was pretending to be a god and deceiving the masses, which was very immoral. This concept has also directly led to the gap between our father and son, like a chasm, which cannot be bridged. This is the biggest failure of my life, as a thaumaturgist, I can't even influence the people around me and my closest children, how dare I call myself the king of thaumaturgy?"

I understand Mr. Wang's feelings, the children of any family in the world have a rebellious period, and they will always work against their parents, leaving behind any teachings given by their parents. The rebellious period of ordinary children is time-limited, probably between the ages of 14 and 18. When you reach adulthood at the age of eighteen, you will be able to understand the thoughts of adults and move towards a positive path.

In the Wang family, the situation is somewhat special.

Wang Yongbang is not just a simple rebellion, but there has always been a confrontation between materialism and idealism in his mind.

As we all know, materialism and idealism are like fire and water, and there can be no channel for blending and intermingling. Therefore, as long as Wang Yongbang does not give up materialism and Mr. Wang does not give up thaumaturgy, then the two fathers and sons will always be strangers.

In fact, no theory in the world is absolutely correct.

Even the greatest philosopher, at some point, he uttered the wrong thing. In any field, there will be examples of such failures.

Idealism has existed for thousands of years and is practiced by countries all over the world, and the well-known masters of idealism have become familiar to people all over the world. Their disciples recorded the words of their teachers, compiled them into books, and spread them all over the world, becoming the motto of many families to raise their offspring.

When materialism emerged, it was tantamount to a newborn calf challenging authority and proposing many new standards and theories that were in opposition to each other. Who is right and who is wrong in the two isms is left to history to judge.

Modern people are in it, unable to see clearly.

Back to Mr. Wang and Wang Yongbang, things are even more complicated. In addition to the confrontation of the two isms, there are also father-son affection and family power, which are all over the place and entangled.

As the old saying goes, it is difficult for a clean official to decide family affairs, not to mention that this family affairs are mixed with ideological issues. With Mr. Wang's wisdom, he can't make a decision, let alone someone else?

"What can I do for you?" I asked.

Mr. Wang muttered: "Everyone has their own destiny, and so does every family, I only hope to ...... The Wang family should not break off the dynasty, leave a line of blood, and continue. If you could, you would help me educate that baby and not let him go my son's way, that would be completely wrong. The cycle of heaven and earth has lasted for thousands of years, and everything that remains is the truth of the truth, and has nothing to do with ism...... Alas, I don't want to say much about how to educate the next generation, I'm a loser. ”

He is so pessimistic, it seems that Wang Yongbang has broken his heart.

"Mr. Wang, I still have a question about the fate of the country, and I still want to ask you. Our neighbor in the east, who is a strip of water, is trying its best to make the country prosperous, and it is very likely that it is secretly accumulating strength, looking forward to a comeback. Faced with this situation, what should we thaumaturgists do?" I asked.

Mr. Wang is a person who lived through World War II and is very familiar with this period of history, and his views may represent many people.

In Jinan, when it comes to our neighbors, the older generation is indignant and eager to eat their flesh raw. However, those impulsive and angry words were uttered by the middle and lower class peddlers, pawns, and pulp sellers, on the other hand, those who were learned, knowledgeable, cultivated, and of status remained silent most of the time, and no one else could know their views.

In this matter, we must look at the will of heaven and listen to the teachings. Eighty years ago, they had already learned their lesson, and the two shots thrown by Hiroshima and Nagasaki* were providential. Mr. Wang replied.

"Can we just wait?" I asked.

According to the opinion of most people, we should not wait for the enemy to reach the door and then start a resistance, but should take precautions and fight back with all our strength while the enemy is not firmly established. When the enemy is defeated, you must beat the water dogs, or simply cut down the grass and eradicate the roots, and never suffer again.

I believe that the above point of view is the idea of the old Jinan people, after learning from the pain, they will never give any invader a chance to trample on the iron hooves. People can't step into the same river twice in their lives - although the old Jinan people don't say this kind of philosophical proverb, but they have their own simple truth, that is, if people don't offend me, I won't offend people, and if people offend me, I will offend people.

"That's right, just waiting. Mr. Wang replied.

I couldn't help frowning: "What if the long wait gives the enemy a chance to grind his teeth and suck blood?"

Mr. Wang replied: "If you go against the will of heaven, it will be dangerous." The Chinese nation has always pursued peace and laid a strong foundation for the stability of the Asian continent. In the past 100 years, if it were not for the corruption of the Qing Dynasty, the division of warlords, and the chaotic civil war, there would not have been a large-scale international war, and the economic strength of Asian countries would not have dropped significantly, and they would eventually become the laughing stock of capitalist countries. As a thaumaturgist, you must exercise strict restraint, treat thaumaturgy as a murder weapon, carefully store it, and even lock it at the bottom of the box so that it is not easy to show people. Thaumaturgists possess extraordinary powers, often influencing the king of a country and the people of a city. Once this power gets out of control, it will have uncontrollable results. Therefore, when using thaumaturgy, you must be very cautious. ”

I frowned again and again, not fully agreeing with Mr. Wang's words.

Ancient Chinese benevolent gentlemen often said that "harmony is precious", but every time it comes to the period of dynastic change, it is the cold weapons and armed forces that really determine the fate of history.

In the face of the Japanese, these three words do not apply.

In the past, when the Northeast Army withdrew from Shanhaiguan, it also pursued these three words, but the final result was seen by everyone, that is, the defeat was like a mountain, which caused the fall of North China, East China, and South China, and the dazzling plaster flag fluttering on half of the country.

"We are thaumaturgists, but not monks. I retorted tactfully.

"What about thaumaturgists, and what about monks?" asked Mr. Wang.

"Monks have compassion and compassion for all beings. Sweeping the floor is afraid of hurting the lives of mole ants, and cherishing moths and gauze lamps. All his life, he refused to kill. As for the foreign monks, they took compassion and compassion to the extreme, and made an act that shocked the whole universe by sacrificing their lives to feed tigers and cutting meat to feed eagles. On the other hand, I know that there is an ancient precept that the monks of the Luohan Hall of Songshan Shaolin Temple must follow, that is, 'kindness cannot move the devil'. When facing the Japanese devils, it is useless to bow your head and bear and beg for mercy, you can only kill and kill and fight violence with violence, isn't it?" I asked rhetorically.

"This is a monk, can you tell me about thaumaturgists?" said Mr. Wang.

"Thaumaturgists have great power, and this power comes through personal practice or serendipity. Since providence has given A this power, not B, then it must be a heavy responsibility that follows the power. If A fails to step forward and take on that responsibility, but only enjoys the glory and convenience of thaumaturgy, he will fail the will of God and ultimately fail to achieve good results. Like now, you say that thaumaturgists have to wait, which is tantamount to making us all live up to Providence, or even sit back in silence!"

You must know that the East China Sea is not peaceful, and the minions of the lord of the shark people have secretly stretched out from Qingdao to Jinan, and it is too late to rise up.

Mr. Wang pondered for a long time before he said lightly: "Xia Shi, you actually misunderstood what I meant. ”

"What?" I asked.

"When I say waiting, I want our thaumaturgists of the Chinese nation to be 'lions of peace', who have the heart to convince people with virtue and the strength to sweep away thieves. Locking a sharp weapon in a box doesn't mean it's sealed or conformist, and you don't dare to break the boundaries. If a person ascends to the throne of thaumaturgical king, then he must have responsibility, vision, determination, and ambition. Let's take a look at the history together, the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty martial arts, slightly lost the literary brilliance; the Tang Dynasty and Song Ancestors, slightly inferior to the coquettish; a generation of Tianjiao Genghis Khan, who only knew how to bend the bow and shoot the eagle. The past, counting the romantic characters, but also looking at the present...... Summer stone, when you are confused, think more about the verses of great men, and you can see hope. During World War II, the small cradle of Yan'an gave birth to a new life of the Chinese nation, just like a thousand miles of rivers surging eastward, but it was just a drop of water originating from the Kunlun Mountains......" Mr. Wang sighed.

I lowered my head and pondered Mr. Wang's words.

He didn't refute my point of view, on the contrary, what I said was part of his point of view. It is really appropriate to use the term "lion of peace" to describe the future Chinese nation. We want peace, we want war, we need to collect sharp weapons, and we want to deter thieves. The Lord of the Mermen dared to wreak havoc on the continent precisely because no thaumaturgist could deter him. If Mr. Wang hadn't been trapped here, maybe there would have been no trouble for the Lord of the Shark to cause trouble in Jinan.

"Having said all that, do you understand?" asked Mr. Wang.

I didn't seem to understand, because he didn't give clear answers to many of the questions I asked him, but asked me to keep thinking and find the answers on my own. It's a long process that doesn't happen overnight. Maybe it will be five, ten, twenty years later, when I pass the threshold of forty and may find the most correct answer.

"I only know part of it, you see—" I pointed in all directions.

Except for the east, there are enemies on the other three sides, eyeing and peeping. It is difficult to deal with people on every side, and the grievances of great powers have a long history, and many of them are problems of historical deposition.

"Think for yourself, what should you do?" he asked.

"How about slaughtering the white bear, cutting off the viper, shooting the eagle vulture, and returning everything to dust and dust?" I asked rhetorically.

"Hehehehe......" Mr. Wang smiled.

My answer must not be what he wants, but it is what everyone in the Chinese nation wants to do the most.

"If you really do what you say, then our Chinese nation will become the target of public criticism, and there will be no more peace. At the beginning of the last century, around 1900, it was precisely because some people braved the condemnation of the world and provoked a war too hard, ignoring the great disparity between the enemy and our forces, and even more so that the government was not ready for war, and always thought that we were a great power in the Celestial Empire and could destroy the Eight-Nation Allied Forces like a withering and decaying force. The result?" he asked.

"The result?" I smiled wryly.

Anyone who has studied Chinese history knows that Lin Zexu fired the first shot of the Opium War with "Humen Selling Tobacco" and became a national hero admired by modern people. Of course, this also angered the foreigners, triggering a transnational war that preceded the First World War, and ended with the occupation of Beijing by the Eight-Nation Alliance.

This is a shame for the Qing Dynasty and a shame for the Chinese nation.

Looking at this matter today, many details are debatable. The most critical point is that the Qing government at that time was not ready for war, but only tried to use the majesty of the Celestial Empire to deter foreigners. It's a pity that foreigners are not paper tigers, but the foreign guns and cannons in their hands are dedicated to paper tigers.

"This is history, this is fate. I whispered.