The appearance of Shang added a small episode to this sermon.

But everything is still going on in an orderly manner.

After thinking about it several times, Shang did not leave.

After all, this is the palace of the world's learning, and the leaders of Confucianism and even the Chengping Emperor of the Xia Dynasty are here, and there is no room for any big chaos, but his voice proves the fairness of this sermon, and anyone who can come here is qualified to question it.

So he wasn't worried about being torn alive by those angry Confucian students.

The left and right are nothing more than waiting for a while, even if these two people are really liars, can they still trick him away in the Tianxia School Palace?

He's no longer a three-year-old!

In a flash of thought, Shang also stayed, looked at the handsome old man in a green robe but was already a little old, and asked, "Dare to ask who you are?" ”

"The Xia Dynasty is an ordinary person."

Gu Dan replied.

Shang naturally did not believe it.

Ordinary people, how dare they call Mr. Xun by his name?

However, Gu Dan's words were too tight, no matter how he knocked on the side, he was blocked back by all kinds of things, and he couldn't hear the slightest useful information at all.

Although he is young, he has asked himself countless people, although for his questions, Gu Dan is equivalent to not answering, but there is no answer, and it is not impossible to see some clues.

For example, after he mentioned the first emperor's well-spirited, the other party's face showed a little nostalgia, and ordinary people mostly admired and regretted.

It is very likely that this person has really met the first emperor.

Extrapolating by age, that's more likely.

Could it be that he is an unknown protector of the Xia Dynasty?!

Judging by his appearance, he is indeed a little older than Xun Ke on the pulpit.

After thinking about it, Shang could only think of this answer.

He vaguely remembered that before the sermon began, this person seemed to be sitting next to Emperor Chengping, and Emperor Chengping had taken the initiative to talk to him, but at that time he was in a fierce battle between heaven and man, and he seemed to be a little negligent about the attention of the outside world, and his impression was not very impressive.

After all, it is even more outrageous to challenge the current Confucianism than to challenge the Mohists in the past.

When Xun Ke challenged the Mo family, he was already a grandmaster and an apprentice of Mozi.

What is he?

With no court in place and no elders to rely on, he has never even practiced martial arts.

It's all because of extraordinary courage to come here to fight.

It would be a great thing if it could be appreciated by the Grandmaster.

If Gu Dan could know what Shang was thinking, he would definitely laugh.

When he was on the pulpit, Emperor Chengping did have a few words with him, but he wanted to invite him to sit on the main seat, but Gu Dan naturally refused, and he no longer cared about these things.

"You're so old, why don't you come here instead of taking care of your old age?"

Gu Dan couldn't hear more news here, so Shang's target was the Great Moon Envoy.

"You're not right."

The Great Moon Envoy shook his head unexpectedly and said, "It's not my age that allows me to live for the rest of my life, but the people here. So, even if I can't walk, I'm going to come over and thank them. ”

"The Xia Dynasty is indeed strong now."

Shang didn't understand the deep meaning of the Great Moon Envoy, he just nodded in agreement, and then said: "But such a powerful Xia Dynasty is still burdened with the humiliation of decades ago!" Times have changed, and there are big differences, why does the Xia Dynasty still have to recuperate and recuperate instead of taking revenge?

When I came, I saw that many places in the warehouses where grain was stored in Yuzhou had begun to mold, and the government was still expanding the granaries, and the grain would not be used for more than ten years, and it would be discarded in the end, what a waste!

The Mohists respect and love non-aggression, but they can still understand it; But Confucianism has the saying of 'holy king', why not let the Xia Dynasty become the holy king of the world? ”

Shang's tone was high-spirited and fierce, and he was full of puzzlement when he mentioned these things.

The Xia Dynasty was rich, and there was so much grain that it could only be discarded in vain.

Rich to this extent, any monarch with a little ambition will definitely be tempted to expand his territory, not to mention that the Xia Dynasty has a natural reason.

How did Shikoku bully Otsuki, the predecessor of the Xia Dynasty, sixty years ago?

Now that the Xia Dynasty has been reborn, the offensive and defensive momentum is easy, why not let the four countries also see, is the Xia Dynasty's sword sharp?

That's a lifetime of work!

At this time, there was no "burden" of the Mo family, and it was reasonable that the Xia Dynasty could already launch a large-scale war to achieve the great cause of the ages.

The soldiers would be rewarded for this, the people would be rewarded with more and more fertile land, and the kings would be able to accomplish so many immortal exploits that the Shang would not find the slightest reason to wage war at all.

As he said: Today's struggle is all about strength.

And the strength of the Xia Dynasty has far surpassed that of its neighbors.

Don't do them when you're strong, and when you're weak, you'll be swept away by the soldiers again?

It's time to strike first!

"Though the kingdom is great, the warlike will perish."

Gu Dan said simply.

This kid is a little too aggressive.

Not only is it that the Confucian leaders on stage are unwilling to show mercy, but even when they talk about things in private, they seem a little too radical.

Shang was disdainful.

What belligerent will die?

That's just because it's not the right way.

No matter how strong a kingdom is, it will decline one day.

If you don't take advantage of the peak to clean up Liuhe, will it be possible to wait for the rest of the kingdoms to develop and grow together and cultivate foreign enemies?

Both Mohists and Confucianism are too 'cowardly' in his opinion.

This cowardice is not their own, but their own philosophy.

The Mo family doesn't need to say much, they love and don't attack, and their ears have to hear the cocoon.

In contrast, Confucianism is not much better, benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, and law, and it is not willing to be a little more bloody.

They educate the people to become docile sheep, but they have forgotten the time when they were ravaged by jackals in the past, and now it is only because the Xia Dynasty is strong that those jackals are all dressed in sheep's clothing, and they are only obedient.

If you want to prevent future troubles, you should take advantage of this time to attack fiercely, not to mention destroying them all, you have to make their people miserable, and there is no chance to threaten the Xia Dynasty.

In his eyes, the people outside the Xia Dynasty are not considered people.

Even if the people within the Xia Dynasty, some people can't be counted as people.

Without such radical or even extreme thoughts, it would be impossible to think of the path of 'Fa'.

In the midst of a few words of small talk, Xun Ke finally stepped down from the pulpit and came straight here.

"Mr. Gu."

When he approached, Xun Ke took the lead in greeting Gu Dan.

A simple greeting, but it made Shang stay where he was.

Look at. Mr?

The word "sir" is not a casual title in this era.

The meaning of the master is that he has his own place to learn, and even has studied with him.

Even if the other party is really a grandmaster, why not Mr. Xun?

In the same realm, the other party is a Confucian leader, so there is no need to be so polite and modest.

Let's look at Gu Dan's reaction.

He just nodded slightly, "Hmm." ”

That's a hello.

It's really the appearance of the elders to the juniors, and it even seems that they are a little too lazy to pay too much attention to it.

There has been an uproar in Shang's heart.

Immediately afterwards, Gu Dan said: "This kid is a plastic talent, but his ideas are a little extreme, it is suitable to follow you to learn, what do you think?" ”

Good guy, as soon as you come up, you are so simple, is this telling Mr. Xun to do things?

Where is it so easy to apprentice?

Not to mention that the identity of the other party is there, it is disrespectful not to bow three times and bow nine times, but anyone who can follow him to study for a period of time, and when he says it, he can make others look up a few times and salute for three points.

Shang, who had just been talking eloquently on the stage, was speechless at this time and was deeply shocked.

"That's what I mean."

Xun Ke nodded, of course he didn't refuse.

Businessman's rhetoric is astonishing, but it is too extreme, even if he is talented, it is easy to hurt others and himself.

What's more, he's still very young, and he really needs to polish it before he can start doing real things.

"Would you like to practice with me?"

The two had already finalized the matter in a few words, and Xun Ke asked Xiang Shang again.

At this time, after all, he still has to agree to it.

Shang Da was shocked and immediately said, "I can't ask for it!" ”

Don't look at him being polite to Confucianism on stage, that's because Confucianism is not much more than him, and if he doesn't take the opportunity to promote himself, where can he reflect his worth?

If he can't stand out, he will still be one of the countless mediocre people.

In times of difficulty, it is inevitable that the sword will go off the edge and the soldiers will take dangerous roads, which is also a last resort.

"Good."

Gu Dan nodded with satisfaction and waved his hand gently, "Then I'll go back first, you can talk." ”

Now Gu Dan has become less and less concerned about the affairs of the Xia Dynasty.

Xun Ke is already the new guardian of the Xia Dynasty, and he, an old man, should stay where he is cool.

After saying goodbye to a few, Gu Dan returned to the Gu family's courtyard.

There are people in the small courtyard of the Gu family.

It's Xiaoying.

"Uncle Gu, are you back? The meal is almost ready, how is today's sermon? ”

Xiao Ying poked her head out of the kitchen and asked with some curiosity.

She has been back for more than two years.

The position of Tai Yi Ling in Tai Hospital has also resigned.

In Gu Dan's words, that's called honorable retirement.

Xiao Ying is no longer young, counting her age, she is over seventy years old.

In addition, he has never practiced martial arts, even if he has medical skills and knows how to recuperate, after all, he is old and frail, and he can no longer run around, and his energy is not as good as before.

Even if you take too much Shengyan flower, the only thing you can stop is your appearance, and the changes in your body are still irreversible.

So he simply resigned from his official position and returned to the small courtyard of the Gu family, doing his homework and cooking for Gu, and doing his filial piety.

Gu Dan also has one more descendant to chat and relieve boredom here, but it is not lonely.

"Not bad, met an interesting lad."

Gu Dan briefly told about today's sights and news, as well as the big moon messenger who met by chance.

Nowadays, when it comes to the events of a few decades ago, there are not many people who can understand them.

In the evening, Xun Ke also returned.

Since Xiao Ying lives here, Xun Ke also lives here, anyway, the Gu family's small courtyard is actually not small, not a few rooms.

The three of them sat under the stone table of the willow tree, which had been reborn once and had grown again strongly.

"That merchant, I did inquire about his origin."

Speaking of this, Xun Ke looked a little emotional.

Shang, no surname.

But he was not without parents, on the contrary, his parents were quite wealthy.

But when he was four years old, Shang was kidnapped by someone's teeth.

In the end, he traveled several places and sold it to a slightly remote mountain village in Yuzhou.

The four-year-old child has already begun to remember something, so naturally he is crying and fussing.

So of course, he was beaten severely.

Because the initial struggle was so severe, the family who bought him even tied a rope around his neck and the other end to the beams of the house.

In this way, even if the family went out to farm, he wanted to run until he strangled himself to death, otherwise it would be impossible to untie the rope.

About a year later, the backbone of the family went swimming in the river and somehow drowned.

And he was sold to another family.

This is not over, after being sold for the second time, Shang has learned to be very well-behaved, at least he knows how to stop crying and making trouble in front of people.

He behaved very well-behaved, so he won the trust of the second family.

Two years later, due to his well-behaved performance, the businessman, who had secretly accumulated some money, secretly ran away.

But it's a pity that a seven-year-old child is too conspicuous, where can he run?

ran hard for a day and a night, and the next day he was found by the people of the same village, arrested, and beaten half to death.

What kind of experience he had during this period, I am afraid that only Shang himself understands.

He didn't know whether his luck was good or bad, and in the third year, the second family that adopted him fell ill and died.

Some people began to say that he was the one who killed people.

After another beating, Shang was sold to a third family.

This time, Shang should almost completely give up.

But he didn't.

He's growing up.

He became reticent, observing everything around him, observing everyone.

This time he found his original plan ridiculous.

A small mountain village that is almost isolated from the rest of the world, with a radius of dozens of miles, there are only a few villages, and most of them are familiar with each other.

For children, running up the mountain road is no different from waiting for death, and the path that is often walked is boring for itself.

Come in here, the little ones still want to run?

Pipe dream!

The people here are colluding from house to house, and if there is a business traveler coming, they will cover up one after another, and they are strictly forbidden to go out.

Yes, he wasn't the only child to be bought, just the one in misfortune.

According to the custom of the people here, he had to marry and have children before he could relax this kind of care a little.

Only when their children grow up can they be considered part of the village.

That's almost a life tied to this village, and it will be completely assimilated.

If there were no external factors, he would have no hope in this life.

But the opportunity still came.

In a poor and remote place, even business travelers rarely come.

But someone is willing to come.

Inkman!

When Shang was eleven years old, the Ink Scholar came to his small village.

At that time, he was working in the fields - if he didn't work, he would be beaten.

If an outsider came here, he would be thrown into the room and not allowed to come out, as was customary.

But at that time, the ink man came suddenly, and he was only a hundred feet away.

At that time, at the age of eleven, he was already engaged, and at the latest the next year, he would 'tie the knot' with a woman he didn't know at all.

There is only one chance, life or death, only this once.

Shang tightened his grip on the farm tools and slapped the master's house to death, trying to capture him back.

Cry out in anger.

"The grievances are here, and the ink can be saved?!"

(End of chapter)