The poor are thieves, and the rich are thieves.

A simple sentence, but it is loud and clear.

Between countries, it is indeed a competition for strength, as Shang said.

The strong can decide everything about the weak, this is the truth, and it cannot be changed by saying flowers.

But the question is, is it possible to adopt such an approach in the face of one's own people?

Then it degenerated into what Mozi once said: the strong robbed the weak, the tyrannical widows, the deceitful and foolish, the noble and the arrogant.

So where else is there any country?

How can the people living in this kingdom have half a sense of identity with this kingdom!

In the end, it's just a plaything for a group of strong people to point fingers at a group of weak people and fiddle with them at will.

Those who admire strength will also be defeated by stronger forces, and then it is time to compete for personal greatness, except for the strongest one, everyone below must be a cow and a horse for him.

If it is placed on the martial arts and immortal paths, this may be a very possible thing.

But how can it be used to govern a country!

After all, people are not animals, there are seven emotions and six desires, there is a difference between love and hate, the difference between joy and anger, teaching the people strength is the only standard, people are no different from beasts, that is not to teach people to be either thieves or thieves!

This kind of thing is very important.

But it's never something that needs to be reminded all the time – unless there is already an idea of breaking the law.

Benevolence, righteousness, and propriety should be universal in Confucian values, and the law is the final judgment of the individual under helplessness.

If a person is benevolent, knowledgeable, and courteous, will he still break the law?

Probably not when there is nothing to be done.

But if only people obey the law, people will become islands between people.

The law is the final lower limit, and how sad is it to treat the lower limit as the concept of treating the people?

Xun Ke disagrees.

"You're a little too extreme.

To deny everything, to leave only shackles, that is just a shackle, what is there to praise? When I say 'holy king', I don't mean a specific person, but someone who can make the people of the world feel happy and happy, and who can make them satisfied with their own lives. ”

Xun Ke's face remained unchanged, he snatched the Confucian sword, let him return to his seat, and continued: "If you want to see the traces of the Holy King, you will be the one who is in it, and the queen is also. Etiquette can be determined, and the law can be determined, none of which can be lost, and none of them can be biased. The scriptures of governance, etiquette and punishment, the gentleman cultivates the people, and the natural country is rich and the people are strong. ”

Anyone can say it, but you have to think about the consequences.

Shang asked the question, even had insight into the problem, and then what?

Can his 'law' make the Xia Dynasty better? Can the people's living standards be stronger than when Confucianism and Mohism were there?

I'm afraid not!

In this world, there is a struggle for strength, so all the people must be turned into quenching firewood, and a sharp sword will not be polished?

What's more, the Xia Dynasty has never had the idea of swallowing the world, as early as when the Xia Dynasty was just established, Gu Dan gave a warning that the Xia Dynasty should never take the initiative to start war, let alone expand its territory.

In this world, there are not only kingdoms, but also higher-level forces.

A kingdom that wants to surpass it is a complete dream, and instead of thinking about touching a fist with someone, it is better to think about how to make the life of its people better.

Of course, Shang didn't know these things, he didn't know that there was another secret behind it, maybe he would be strange, now that the Xia Dynasty was so strong, and there were no grandmasters in the surrounding four countries now, why didn't the Xia Dynasty take advantage of the whale to swallow them now? Whether it is to avenge the original four-nation alliance or to expand the territory, it is a great thing.

As the so-called ignorant is not guilty, he just put forward the idea, and Xun Ke will naturally give a pertinent answer.

In fact, now many courtiers in the Xia Dynasty already have this kind of idea, that is, there is still Xun Ke pressing here, otherwise I am afraid that someone would have written to ask for war.

If you take into account all aspects, what the Mohists said about both love and non-aggression is really true, this is the most suitable concept for today's situation.

But the Mohists were also too extreme, so much so that Xun Ke had to come up with a Confucianism to neutralize it.

Who would have thought that most of the Mo family had just left for a short time, and such an offensive little guy came.

It can only be said that the current Xia Dynasty is indeed strong, allowing them to have some dangerous ideas.

"Things are in the four directions, and they must be in the center; The saint insisted, and the Quartet followed. ”

After Xun Ke mentioned the concept of the Confucian self-proclaimed holy king, Shang immediately said: "The lord of ten thousand times, the king of a thousand times, so those who rule the world and conquer the princes are also with their might." ”

It probably means that the power of the state should be concentrated in the hands of the monarch and the saint, and the monarch must be powerful and powerful in order to govern the world.

"Huh."

Xun Ke laughed, this is to centralize power in the monarch alone, "There are people outside the people, there is heaven outside the sky, it's good that the monarch can govern the country, don't think about it." ”

Yes, don't think about it.

Do you want to centralize power?

No matter how centralized power is, that's it.

There are people outside the people, and there are heavens outside the sky.

Who said that the emperor is the most honorable person in a country? Why do I have to listen to you?

You ask if the Grandmaster agrees?

Do you ask the group of monks who are still cultivating in the Buzhou Mountains agree?

Here, the monarch always remembers one thing, and he is not absolutely saying everything.

This is not a world where you can conquer all directions at will.

On the one hand, Shang's pattern was very large, and he wanted the Xia Dynasty to conquer the Quartet; But on the other hand, the pattern of Shang is too small, so small that it only sees the Xia Dynasty, and ignores the real and vast world.

This is a matter of personal vision, and there is nothing to despise, and if you don't stand high enough and gather enough information, you will come up with a self-contained, logical and meticulous idea, and it will not be implemented at all.

Because it doesn't fit the situation in front of you.

It would be unwise to discuss only whether the method is available without thinking about the big picture.

But to be able to come up with the path of 'law', Shang is undoubtedly very talented, and he dares to question it.

This is a real talent.

In the face of Xun Ke's answer, Shang was unswerving.

In his opinion, Xun Ke undoubtedly avoided his real interrogation.

But Xun Ke waved his hand, and immediately an official invited him to go down.

Asking questions is not a matter of taking up all of your time.

As for the things he wanted to know, after Shang showed enough talent, someone would naturally tell him, and he would understand what he meant by today's words.

When he walked down from the stage, Shang had to leave the scene directly.

But he was dragged by someone.

It was a guy who looked to be fifty or sixty years old, dressed in a green robe, and from the wrinkled face, he could still see a little handsomeness and calmness that had been polished over the years.

The most important thing is that in him, Shang did not feel the kind of dissatisfaction and resentment of Confucianism.

"Dare I ask you what's the matter?"

Shang asked.

"The young man is very talented, when it ends today, let's find Xun Ke to apprentice."

Gu Dan touched his slightly gray beard, like a kind old grandfather, and admonished.

"Huh?"

Shang looked surprised.

Not only was he surprised that the handsome old man in front of him let him find Xun Ke to apprentice, but more importantly, he dared to call Xun Ke by his name.

For His Holiness!

Although Xun Ke still looks very young, his real age is close to his old age, he is just the body of a great grandmaster, and he is not so old, and Shouyuan cannot be equated with ordinary people.

Even if you look at Xun Ke's unpleasant ink, you have to shout "Mr. Xun" respectfully, and then you can refute it, how can you call it by name?

Emperor Chengping didn't dare.

"This is a great opportunity, you have to seize it!"

The Great Moon Envoy who was on Gu Dan's side also hurriedly admonished.

Shang Hu's suspicious gaze swirled back and forth on Gu Dan and the Great Moon Emissary.

These two people, shouldn't they be the legacy of Fang Shi?

Why do you look very familiar with Mr. Xun, can he know you?

Although there are many people who follow Xun Ke, until now, I have never heard of when Mr. Xun actually accepted apprentices, but most Confucian students treated him with the courtesy of a teacher.

Let him apprentice in one sentence, even if he is willing, can others be willing?

"If you're not in a hurry, just wait here a little longer."

Gu Dan didn't explain anything, just said.

He is about to travel far away, and it is a blessing that he can find a new seedling for Xia Chao before leaving.

It's just that now later generations don't need him to cultivate anymore.

The Xia Dynasty is no longer the Xia Dynasty before, familiar faces are also passing away one after another, and he, the guardian, has reached the time when he can step down.

In all mortal lives, he has guarded.

In the future, let latecomers like Rushang contribute to the future.

(End of chapter)