Seeing that everyone agreed, some priests who had already supported it took advantage of the situation and continued to ask: "Are we here to conduct an experiment?" Will it be rolled out in other places in the future? ”

"I hope so." Guo Kang told them: "In my hometown, this is a complete set of theories. This is true not only for the private sector, but also between countries. ”

"Because revenge in itself is not a destructive act. Rather, it is to establish order. This is true both in the civil sector and between different countries. ”

"As I said earlier, the ultimate goal of revenge is not to cause harm to the enemy. Because hurting the enemy doesn't actually bring any good. Its real purpose is to deter, and this deterrence will bring about a new order that is more orderly and more just. ”

"The simplest, like we have to deal with other barbarians. If we go straight to business, they will most likely rob it directly. But if we can show the ability for revenge, and let them know that if they dare to touch us, they will die a miserable death, and after a long time, the barbarians will learn to be obedient and willing to do business with us honestly. Isn't order formed? ”

"That's true." Several priests agreed: "On our side, there have always been many rogues from the grasslands and river beaches, who often come to plunder us, and no one listens to our persuasions. Later, the Khan's court organized men and beat them several times, and after that, those tribes and village communities became much more honest. Without the corresponding punishment, this order cannot be established. ”

"You're right. This experience has been summed up by the Seris for a long time. Guo Kang nodded and told them: "At that time, people first put forward this theory to explain the problem of how to restore order. This example is described in detail in the scriptures of the time. ”

"It was more than 2,000 years ago, when there was a conflict between the two countries of Qi and Ji, and the prince of Ji slandered the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty, and the son of heaven killed the prince of Qi. Later, nine generations passed, and by the time of Qi Xianggong, he finally accumulated enough strength to eliminate Ji Guo. ”

"Duke Qi Xianggong was not a noble and virtuous monarch, and he had an enmity with the Lu State, but the historians of the Lu State praised him in this matter and called him in the way of recording the sages. This is because he can take revenge, which is very much in line with the moral and religious concepts of the time. ”

"In any era, from the court to the people, there must be order. The Ceris philosophers of the time called this order 'rites'. ”

"This order is different in every dynasty. The philosopher Kong Qiu concluded that the Xia Dynasty had Xia Li, and the Shang Dynasty increased or decreased on its basis, forming Yin Li; The Zhou Dynasty increased or decreased on the basis of Yin Li, forming the Zhou Li. But in any case, there needs to be a set of order to exist. ”

But in the Spring and Autumn Period, when the nations were at odds with each other, this order died. The Zhou rite was gradually abandoned, but the problem was that the new rite did not come out. The order between and within various countries tended to be chaotic, and the situation became more and more serious, which caused great concern among many scholars at that time. Because at that time, Seris's history was not long, and everyone did not know what this collapse of order would bring. ”

"Moreover, at the same time as the internal order collapsed, there were also a large number of barbarians active everywhere outside, so that in the core of the Central Plains, there were various tribal activities. Outside the capital city of Luoyang, less than a day's journey, there are barbarians who compare themselves to the Son of Heaven and use six carriages. Therefore, visionaries are very worried, fearing that the whole civilization may just collapse all the way to the end, and it will be completely finished. ”

"Seris's classical philosophy was born in this dangerous environment."

"So, although there are many schools of philosophy over there, they are all one in the final analysis, and I think it can be called 'order'." Guo Kang shrugged his shoulders and concluded: "Different doctrines, that is, differences in what kind of order to establish. ”

"Then this act of revenge is part of restoring order and establishing 'rites'?" A priest had already understood what Guo Kang was going to say.

"That's right." Guo Kang nodded: "According to the understanding of philosophers, the ultimate effect of revenge is to correct the mistakes of the year. ”

"Qi and Ji made a feud nine generations ago. Ji Guo in the era of Qi Xianggong did not commit any mistakes in itself, but it was still reasonable to eliminate it. ”

"Because the monarch of Ji Guoguo committed a crime back then, if there was a virtuous Son of Heaven at that time, according to the etiquette system, the monarch of Ji Guoguo at that time would have been killed, and there would be no Ji Guo after that. However, at that time, there was no virtuous Son of Heaven to administer justice, so that Ji Guo lasted for nine more generations - but this state is not normal, and the current Ji Guo should not exist. Therefore, the Qi State sent troops to destroy discipline to correct this mistake for the Son of Heaven, which is the right behavior. ”

The priests thought for a while, and then they figured it out. Even Father Mikhail, who took the lead, had a look of sudden realization.

"So what they're looking for is here......," he sighed.

At the end of the book of the Ram, he concludes that the goal of compiling this scripture is to 'turn the times into chaos and oppose the right'. It means to rectify the chaos at that time and restore order to normal. Guo Kang told him: "This is indeed the focus of their entire school. ”

"Qi's act of revenge is part of the 'restoration of order'. Therefore, philosophers have been using this as an example to call for this kind of 'great revenge' that can rise to the level of state and civilization. As I said before, this revenge is not only not destruction, but rather a correction and re-establishment of order. Therefore, everyone is actually supportive and encouraging. ”

Moreover, the scope of application of this theory is very broad. Not only the ancient Seris, but also our civil order, even for the whole of Rome, it was the same. ”

"How can this be analyzed?" The priest who had just asked the question became more and more interested.

"Think about it, if the order here is still normal, if the rulers of Rome at that time were not so mediocre, then there will still be so many barbarian countries in Western Europe now?" Guo Kang asked rhetorically.

"Surely there won't be." The priests were convinced of this.

"yes." Guo Kang nodded with emotion: "So, you should be able to see it, right?" Like the example of Seris, the emergence of the barbarian state is actually a mistake. ”

"We're not trying to hate the barbarians of the present – revenge is an act of restoring order, an extremely rational choice." He pointed out: "What we should really hate is the distorted and abnormal order itself. This is not the venting of emotions, but the fury of reason. ”

"We will fix the order as it should be. It is clear that there should be no barbarian state in the order, so we should correct this mistake. ”

He admonished the people: "This is the right revenge." ”

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