Jiang Xinghuo was not such a calm person, so when he was taken by the jailer and inadvertently bumped into the bearded man who had just returned from the two little officials, the expression on his face did not change at all, and he greeted him in a friendly manner.

And Zhu Gaoxu originally made up his mind that in order to increase the bargaining chips for reserves, he had to hide from Jiang Xinghuo and continue to listen to the class in the last two months, but he showed a trace of panic when he had a ghost in his heart.

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Jiang Xinghuo smiled, looked up at him and said, "Do you have time?" There's something I want to ask you. ”

Zhu Gaoxu scratched the beard under his cheek and replied, "I'll go find Mr. later." ”

Nodding, the two of them said goodbye for the time being.

Back in the cell, the thoughts that had just been interrupted by Jiang Xuan began to spread again.

Jiang Xinghuo squatted on the floor of the cell, breaking the straw pole section by section.

While breaking, while thinking.

Jiang Xinghuo is mainly thinking about three questions based on the overturning of the two speculative laws in the room just now.

These three questions will have a decisive impact on his future behavior.

First question.

(1) Based on the second law of speculation, does the process of the Ninth Generations have a butterfly effect on the return? If he makes further changes to the Ming Dynasty, will he not be able to go back to the modern era in which he lives?

Jiang Xinghuo's current guess is that it won't.

Because in the process of traversing, Jiang Xinghuo obtained two instinctive information, that is, the kind of thing that appears in his mind, not words but consciousness.

The first instinctive information is the previously mentioned [Don't take the initiative to die], and the second instinctive information is [Immortality], this immortality, Jiang Xinghuo's memory, is based on his state before the first crossing.

That is to say, even if he, the "butterfly", tossed a huge storm in the process of crossing the ninth life, and even caused the deviation of the historical line, it should not affect his final return.

Second question.

(2) In the crossing of the ninth world, is the crossing of the first eight lives a crossing on the historical line of a world? If yes, how to prove it?

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it carefully, this question seemed to be difficult to verify, because there were several lifetimes, located behind the historical line of the current Ming Dynasty, and he could not verify what had not happened.

In the previous generations of the Ming Dynasty's historical line, it seems that he did not leave any traces, that is, there is still no way to prove it.

Do you want to dig the summer ruins yourself?

Wrong.

Jiang Xinghuo suddenly thought.

In the fourth generation, the Northern Song Dynasty, only three hundred years ago, if it is the historical line of the same world, then the traces left by themselves are very likely to still exist.

But that can only be verified by going to Hedong (Shanxi), and it requires corresponding manpower and material resources, even if I want to verify it now, I can't do it.

Jiang Xinghuo put down this idea for the time being.

It can only be left for later verification.

The third question.

(3) Based on the first law of speculation, the speculative law of suffering in the ninth life to gain immortality is broken, and the meaning of crossing is not to make oneself suffer, so what is the meaning of one's own nine lifetimes of crossing?

The meaning of crossing, Jiang Xinghuo faintly realized when he shouted "Why do you suffer the people" a month ago.

Just like the nonsense he said to Jiang Xuan just now.

"Only by being alive can we appreciate the meaning of living."

Only by being alive can we appreciate what it feels and what it means to be "alive".

For Jiang Xinghuo, only by constantly crossing can he experience a different life, what kind of feeling and meaning it is to be "alive".

There is never any empathy in the world, only personal involvement.

This can't help but remind him of a famous stalk he saw in the mountains in modern society.

Do you want to understand the meaning of life? Do you want to be truly alive?

After crossing eight times, Jiang Xinghuo has fully experienced the meaning of life.

For ordinary people in any historical period.

- To live is to suffer!!

It is precisely because of the experience and personal experience that Jiang Xinghuo will say that sentence.

"I'm not for anything else, just a traveler who has been drenched in the rain, and always wants to leave an umbrella for future generations."

This not only made Jiang Xinghuo fall into deep thought, the meaning of the Ninth World Crossing would not just make him suffer?

It would also be bold to assume that if the meaning of the Ninth Life Crossing is not to make him suffer, but to let him know what it is to be truly alive.

So, what exactly is "truly alive"?

Jiang Xinghuo believes that this must be a life that is beyond ordinary people, in other words, it is not to live for yourself.

If you don't live for yourself, why live?

How to change the way of life?

Jiang Xinghuo thought intently.

Not for himself, not for his family, not for money and status, but for the sake of changing thousands of ordinary people like Jiang Xinghuo before the eighth generation, "to live is to suffer".

Is it "really alive"?

Is there such a person in this world?

An answer fell in Jiang Xinghuo's heart.

Yes.

But then there was great trepidation and uneasiness.

Jiang Xinghuo's heart was questioning himself, can he really do it? I am afraid that my intelligence, ability, conduct, and will are still too far away from this standard.

Jiang Xinghuo, who was in deep thought, looked at the straw pole in his hand one by one, and suddenly woke up.

Then he laughed.

Just like this straw, it can never be completely broken, there is always a half left, and the same is true for human society, which can never reach the most perfect state.

Just because you can't do it doesn't mean you can't do it.

And as long as you do it, even if it's a very small thing, isn't it doing things in the right direction?

As for the outcome, what does it matter?

I'm just a traveler through history.

What is the success or failure of life?

And the way is!

Jiang Xinghuo thought together, and the world was wide in an instant.

After thinking through the three questions, Jiang Xinghuo suddenly felt that the purpose of his eighth Ming trip was much clearer.

Since no matter how much you toss, it will not cause a butterfly effect on the return, so you can naturally let go of your hands and feet.

And if the Ninth World Crossing is not carried out on the historical line of a world, it means that the changes he has caused to the Ming Dynasty will continue to continue, in other words, his actions are effective.

And since I have made up my mind to do what I can to do things and change the world, at the very least, I have to get out of prison.

Only when you are released from prison can you gain personal freedom.

Otherwise, how can we change the world?

Of course, getting out of prison is the premise, but it's useless just to get out of prison, a person's power is always limited, and if you want to change the world, you need a fulcrum.

As for how to use the fulcrum to change the world, how to leave an umbrella for the people in the world who have been raining for too long.

Jiang Xinghuo believes that combined with the background of the times and personal ability, he may not have the ability to change the country in a physical sense.

Then, what you can do and what you are good at is to launch an "enlightenment movement" in Daming.

Changing people's minds is difficult, but if you change it, it can make a huge difference.

Moreover, the spread and change of ideas have an exponential effect.

As for the defender's verbal criticism, Jiang Xinghuo did not hesitate at all.

In this life, my parents are dead, I am alone, I have no desires, what can I do in a physical sense?

As for the meaning of thinking, in terms of line and key politics, Jiang Xinghuo really hasn't lost anyone, Zhihu Big V is joking with you?

At the same time, Jiang Xinghuo also believes that in the early Ming Dynasty, there were the corresponding productive conditions for enlightenment.

It should be said here that the idea of enlightenment cannot be carried out by any dynasty, at the very least, the foundation of the productive forces must be in place.

Otherwise, it would be as ridiculous as engaging in a hundred schools of thought in a primitive society.

Compared with the West at the same time, it was in the Ming Dynasty of China that in less than 300 years, the great geographical discoveries, circumnavigation of the world, the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Enlightenment were carried out.

Since the West's productivity at that time was still lagging behind China's, if the West could do it, why couldn't China do it?

Jiang Xinghuo believes that no matter whether it can be done or not, the minimum prerequisites are there.

Now that the prerequisites are in place, the next question is how to do it.

The emancipation of the mind and the emancipation of the productive forces complement each other.

Jiang Xinghuo can change Daming's thinking, but he can't change Daming's productivity.

This is also the reason why Jiang Xinghuo wants to determine his conjecture about Cao Jiujiang's identity by knocking on the side of the beard.

If Jiang Xinghuo really wants to get out of prison and do things, even if he starts the "Enlightenment Movement" of the Ming Dynasty alone, there is still no change in the productivity of the Ming Dynasty, then the emancipation of the mind without the basis of productivity can only be a castle in the air.

How to liberate the productivity of Daming?

Originally, Jiang Xinghuo felt that this was almost impossible.

Because a scholar wants to do this thing at the national level, in any era, the probability is very small.

But this time, the "Great Sun and Moon Treasury Bond Incident" made Jiang Xinghuo smell a different breath.

The world is bustling, all for profit.

If it can be adapted to the situation, perhaps the proposition of liberating the productive forces is not unrealizable?

In Jiang Xinghuo's speculation, the key point of realization naturally lies in Cao Jiujiang, who is highly suspected of "Li Jinglong".

So I had to knock on the bearded Gao Yu to see if I could determine his identity.

Of course, Jiang Xinghuo thought more deeply.

One possibility, maybe he has attracted the attention of the top brass of the Ming Empire?

Another possibility is that he has not yet attracted the attention of the high-level of the Ming Empire, but "Li Jinglong" is borrowing the content of his lecture to give advice to the high-level of the Ming Empire.

No matter what it is, if he is "Li Jinglong", after the mission, if he wants to know the content of the follow-up course, he can only entrust the bearded man to help record it.

Jiang Xinghuo suddenly thought.

If the content of what you say is very profound, it is slightly beyond the beard's ability to understand.

Could it be that "Li Jinglong" would not have thought of it?

There must be a backhand, right?

In this way, by informing the bearded man in advance, the next class is very difficult, he may be difficult to understand, but he still intends to speak, and then what will happen?

Will there be another stand-in sent by "Li Jinglong"?

Jiang Xinghuo thinks that it is very possible!

Then give it a try to test your hypothesis.

After thinking about these questions, Jiang Xinghuo, who had made up his ambition, got up and bowed to the north.

"Mom and Dad, I miss you so much, but can you wait for me any longer."

"Son, this time I want to experience what it's like to be [truly alive]."

"I also want to leave an umbrella for the people in the world who have been raining for too long."

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Not long after, Zhu Gaoxu was led by the jailer Lao Wang to Jiang Xinghuo's cell.

"Mr. Jiang, you said you had something to ask me just now?"

"It's not important, it's a little boring, I want to hear you tell the story of Cao Jiujiang." Jiang Xinghuo said as always lying down.

"Ugh"

Zhu Gaoxu's expression became nervous.

Mr. Jiang, you won't know that you were eavesdropped, right?

Otherwise, why ask so abruptly?

Zhu Gaoxu resisted the habit of scratching his beard, and he made the simplest and most direct analysis in his mind.

First of all, is Mr. Jiang aware of his ability to eavesdrop?

Zhu Gaoxu did not make any complicated inferences about this, but simply thought of a point.

I can detect that I have been eavesdropped.

With Mr. Jiang's heavenly wisdom, can't he detect it?

It is possible that he will not be able to detect it, but the probability is not large, so it is likely that Mr. Jiang has already noticed it, or has already noticed it, but he has not said it.

Second, assuming that Mr. Jiang perceived that he was being wiretapped, but did not show the same extreme anger as he did, what was the purpose of Mr. Jiang's words asking himself?

In other words, what is the meaning of Mr. Jiang's desire to understand Li Jinglong's story?

Are you making small talk to yourself?

Of course, whether you notice it or not, it is indeed possible that you just want to make small talk with yourself, and this kind of small talk between the two of you does happen often.

But if it's not small talk, could it be that Mr. Jiang is giving himself the opportunity to take the initiative to atone for his sins?

Let yourself be honest with him, or you won't lecture yourself in the future?

"What should I do?" Zhu Gaoxu questioned his heart.

In an instant, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly felt a deep sense of guilt.

Although from the bottom of his heart, Zhu Gaoxu didn't want to hide Jiang Xinghuo's news that he had just learned that the two were eavesdropped.

But these are related to Zhu Gaoxu's own struggle for the crown and even the throne.

Frankly, it is possible that Mr. Jiang doesn't know at all, he just wants to chat with him.

Zhu Gaoxu fell into a deep entanglement.

To confess, or not to confess?

Jiang Xinghuo, who was lying on the straw pile, didn't hear Zhu Gaoxu speak for a long time, and when he turned over, he found that the other party was fighting between heaven and man.

Jiang Xinghuo was convinced.

Sure enough, Cao Jiujiang is Li Jinglong!

Otherwise, Gao Yu, who has always had a bold personality, why is he in such a tangled posture now?

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu also made up his mind, he raised his head and said.

"Mr. Jiang, in fact, there is one thing I have been hiding from you."

"I've guessed it."

When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he was not surprised, but calm.

With Mr. Jiang's heavenly wisdom, it is a matter of course that he perceives that he is being eavesdropped.

"Aren't you angry, then?" Zhu Gaoxu asked cautiously.

If you are wiretapped, you should be angry, right?

At least that's what he is.

"Why be angry?"

Jiang Xinghuo looked at him a little strangely, Jiang Xinghuo is not a child, Li Jinglong concealed his identity, and if he were himself, he would do the same, right?

Otherwise, tell the other party that I am the prince of the country, how can I get along with each other on an equal footing and have fun?

Isn't equality a prerequisite for human interaction?

If you let a person like Jiang Xinghuo who is arrogant inside kneel and lick someone, then he really can't do it.

Zhu Gaoxu let out a long sigh of relief when he heard this.

Since Mr. Jiang doesn't mind being wiretapped before, that's fine.

But Zhu Gaoxu is a little worried, what will he do in the future?

So Zhu Gaoxu asked: "Then Mr. Jiang, since you already know, will we still give lectures in the future?" ”

After that, Zhu Gaoxu looked at Jiang Xinghuo nervously.

If he didn't give lectures, his value to his father would not be great for the time being, and he would have to be released from prison early.

Originally, Zhu Gaoxu very much wanted to get out of prison and make new military achievements to increase the bargaining chips for the competition, but now that he has figured it out, he hopes to stay in the edict prison for the last two months.

Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu was very concerned about Jiang Xinghuo's answer.

As for Jiang Xinghuo's arrangements after he was released from prison, he had thought about it before he escaped from prison for the first time, but now he knows that this kind of thing is not his turn to worry about at all, so he doesn't think about it.

In short, the father will arrange it, and the relationship between himself and Mr. Jiang is here.

- Chief Disciple!

Mr. Jiang weighs the world, can he still increase his influence on the side?

Jiang Xinghuo said simply: "Of course I have to continue lecturing, anyway, there are not many classes before I get out of prison, four classes or five classes?" ”

Jiang Xinghuo was also in a trance for a while, and unconsciously, so much time had passed.

Since the time of crossing to the eighth life, I have been in Daming for almost two and a half years.

He stayed in Jingting Mountain in Xuancheng for more than half a year, then spent more than a year in Qinhuai River in Nanjing, and was imprisoned in the Imperial Prison for a few months.

"Five classes maximum." Zhu Gaoxu replied.

"Well, move on."

Jiang Xinghuo glanced at the bearded man, since Li Jinglong's identity has been broken by himself, then the next test he designed, that is, whether Li Jinglong has arranged a backhand, should give it a try.

And this point is also related to verifying the importance that Li Jinglong/the top of the Ming Empire attaches to themselves.

If you pay enough attention to your knowledge, even if Li Jinglong is released from prison to go to a foreign country, Li Jinglong/the top of the Ming Empire should be left with enough followers.

Otherwise, what if some knowledge, the bearded man who is responsible for paraphrasing can't understand it?

And only need to verify this, then whether it is possible to liberate the productive forces of the Ming Dynasty The proposition has an answer.

As long as there are new people to attend the class, it means that Li Jinglong/the top level of the Ming Empire attaches enough importance to themselves.

That is to say, it is possible for him to liberate the productive forces of the Ming Dynasty by promoting the high-level of the Ming Empire.

And the emancipation of the productive forces and the emancipation of the mind go hand in hand.

This world is really possible to be changed by yourself!

In this way, I can [truly live] and do what I can for the thousands of ordinary people who suffered like my own eight lives ago.

The land and the land are my lords, and the lawlessness is the people.

The city is full of mourning and blood, which is nothing more than a thought to save the people.

After going through this "poem that can't be completely remembered" in my heart, and thinking about it for a few breaths, Jiang Xinghuo continued: "But what, the next class may be more complicated."

Zhu Gaoxu frowned.

Hearing this, the scalp has already begun to itch a little.

"Can you elaborate on that? What kind of courses? ”

Jiang Xinghuo said simply: "The study of the people through the world." ”

- Economics.

Zhu Gaoxu continued to ask stubbornly: "In the last lesson on currency, I seemed, about, seemed, and should, understand?" Is the next class harder? ”

"It's harder." Jiang Xinghuo said lightly.

"What's going to be said?"

"Taking a hypothetical feudal dynasty in the future as an example, this paper analyzes the national fiscal policy and the secondary taxation of the central and local governments in the transition from agriculture to the industrial age."

(End of chapter)