When Shao Xi's transformation began, Lao Wu can't remember clearly.

He only remembered that when he first took Shao Xi into the Central Plains, Shao Xi was still a high-spirited and chivalrous young man.

If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have met Ding Yu'an, Zhang Huanzhi, or even the ragged Chu Yunhe. At the beginning, he was just passing by in Wanxian, but he had to take care of that idle matter, otherwise he would not have had the experience of Qingshan County in the future.

All these actions prove that although Shao Xi was smart at the beginning, although he had a ghost idea, his heart was always clear and dust-free.

But I don't know when it started, Lao Wu found that the child began to become a little cold-blooded and ruthless, and began to become unscrupulous to achieve his goals.

If this kind of change has to find a starting point, all Lao Wu can think of is the death of Ye Zikite in Qingshan County. It seems that after that incident, Shao Xi no longer did things purely by his own will, but began to weigh the pros and cons, and began to use various means to achieve his goals.

first entered the White Egret Academy, and with the help of Bai Dinggong's relationship, he submitted the two account books of Qingshan County to the Criminal Department, and then ran to Xiao Changyi to sue the emperor, everything Shao Xi did in this process had a clear purpose, that is, to seek justice for Ye Ziyuan.

It was from that time that Shao Xi began to only pursue results, and did not care about what means were used in the process.

Maybe it was the incident in Qingshan County that made him understand that it is impossible to return this world to cleanness with clean means. In this case, as long as the purpose is clean, there is no need to care whether the means are dirty or not in the process of achieving this goal.

People are often bound by morality, but facts have proved that those who suffer in this world are reasonable people, and those who do not speak of morality and even have no bottom line of humanity live a very nourishing life. In that case, then use their means against them, and let them also suffer the pain that they inflict on others, and the wicked will be rewarded for their own evil.

Shao Xi's change is both gratifying and worrying for Lao Wu.

Happily, the child has fully mastered the way of life in this world, can solve anything with ease, and has the ability to control the development of the situation.

The worry is that he is afraid that he will go to the other extreme, and it is not wrong to use unconventional means to achieve a so-called right goal, but it must not be the right way.

The biggest difference between good and evil is not only the goal to be achieved, but also the means taken is also an important criterion for measuring good and evil.

The reason why it is said that the right path in the world is the vicissitudes of life is precisely because the right path is a difficult road paved with thorns, and it must be constrained by human nature and morality.

In order to achieve the same goal, it is much more difficult to do the right way, and we must be bound by various rules, and we cannot break through the bottom line of human nature.

It is precisely because of this that many people disdain that it is pedantic and does not know how to be flexible, but they forget that the reason why justice is justice is precisely because the right means have been adopted to achieve the right goals.

If you use evil means, no matter how righteous your goal is, you have crossed the boundary between humanity and morality, and then it is no longer justice.

As Shao Xi said just now, it is impossible for him and Zhao Hongjin to become friends, since it is impossible to be friends, then there is no burden in his heart to deal with the other party, in fact, this is a very dangerous idea.

Because Lao Wu had clearly seen that Zhao Hongjin had the meaning of a friend to Shao Xi, if it weren't for this, he wouldn't have believed Shao Xi so much when they met for the first time, and at this time, Shao Xi took advantage of his trust and Zhao Hongjin's kindness to him.

Although there is no real faith between the two countries, people should not use the word faith as a bargaining chip to obtain benefits.

Shao Xi, as a courtier of Jingyuan Kingdom, is not wrong to seek benefits for the Jingyuan Empire, but it is not right to take advantage of Zhao Hongjin's trust and kindness towards him, so Lao Wu will have this worry, he is afraid that Shao Xi will fall into evil ways step by step in the future.

In the mouth of every evil person, their own ends are just, and the reason why they are evil is precisely because they use evil means.

"Young Master, since you know that you have changed, with your wisdom, I think you should also know very well what kind of person you should become. I won't talk too much about the old man, you are a smart child, you should know very well what you can do and what you can't do. Although there is no absolute right and wrong, right and wrong in this world, I hope that the young master can have a scale in his heart, and a scale that can always weigh his conscience. ”

Shao Xi saw that Lao Wu said these words to himself so seriously, and he also understood in his heart that Lao Wu was afraid that he would roll in the rivers and lakes and the court, so as to lose himself and become an unscrupulous, cold-blooded and ruthless person.

"Lao Wu, don't worry! I understand the difference between humans and animals, and that humans have a moral and human bottom line, and they cannot release the most primitive animal nature in order to achieve their goals. The reason why people are human is that they know how to restrain their desires and behaviors, otherwise they will be like beasts. I will find a good balance between doing things and being a person, and I will not let myself degenerate into a hypocrite who is full of righteousness and morality, but acts dirty, despicable, and sanctimonious. ”

Hearing that Shao Xi had such a clear understanding of being a person and doing things, Lao Wu also felt a lot more at ease.

At that time, the owner handed over this child to himself, hoping that he could cultivate him into a person who has the world in mind and the common people. If one of you accidentally takes this child crookedly, you will have no shame to face the owner of the village under Jiuquan in the future.

"It's good if you know, in the future, remember that everything must be measured, and extraordinary things should be used in extraordinary ways, but you must not lose your heart of being a human being because of greedy shortcuts. Old man, I have searched for so many books of sages and sages to read to you over the years, just hoping that you will become a virtuous person, not a thief of chickens and dogs. ”

From childhood to adulthood, it is rare for Lao Wu and Shao Xi to talk so solemnly and seriously about the way of life.

Shao Xi also understands that Lao Wu has spent half of his life on his body over the years, just to cultivate himself into a big man who can stand tall in heaven and earth, so at this time, he carefully remembered every word Lao Wu said.

This is the advice of an elder, but also the exhortation of a loved one, every word, every sentence, is to point out the direction of one's own life.

"I understand! I will master the scale of doing things, and I will stick to the principle of being a man, and I will never violate my conscience and lose the bottom line of being a person, and I will not let you down. ”

"Alright, let's talk about it here! It's good that you understand the reason, and I'm too lazy to talk nonsense, it's so fucking tiring to speak so seriously. ”

Shao Xi suddenly had a black line, and by the way, a crow flew over his head with a row of ellipses. This old guy is really hard to change, and he can't say a few serious words in this life.

Lao Wu drank a little wine by himself, while Shao Xi was lying on the window of the carriage, looking at the scenery along the way outside.

The streets of Yongchuan City are full of pedestrians, cars and horses flow like shuttles, although it is not as lively as Daliang City, but it is also a prosperous scene.

Looking at the people talking and laughing on the street, the children laughing and playing, and the vendors selling along the street, Shao Xi felt that all this in front of him was no different from the Central Plains, and even from the grassland.

People are living in this world in their own way, and just because a river or a mountain divides the same people into different worlds. Between these different worlds, people fight each other, some want to force their way into the world of others, and some want to keep the world that belongs to them.

If you think about it, why is it so painful?

Originally, everyone lived in the same world, why did they have to be so clear? Aren't all living beings in this world the same?

Why do some people divide the world into several pieces, or even dozens or hundreds? Then they say that this world is their own, and even all living beings are their own, why should they? Is it only by oneself that he has the power to take people's lives and plunder people's wealth?

As stated in the "Six Tao Proverbs", "The world is bustling, all for profit, and the world is bustling, all for profit." ”

What are you doing now? Isn't it helping some people to take the world for themselves? Are you doing it right or not?

If I hadn't done these things today, wouldn't all this have happened? If the people who control the world now no longer control the world, won't there be a second or third person who will come out and control the world? Obviously, the answer is no.

If the world loses control, it will definitely fall into chaos, and the people in the world will only suffer more.

Since there must be someone to control this world, the only thing I can do is to help the person who is good at controlling the world and can put the people of the world in his heart to manage the world well, so that the people in this world can live a better life.

Shao Xi is not a saint, and he can't treat everyone in the world as equal. Equality is just a slogan, or it can only be relative.

Everyone in this world has different abilities and needs, and equality can only be equality in personality, but absolute equality in wealth and status cannot be achieved. Rights represent obligations, and if you can't fulfill your obligations, you are not qualified to talk about enjoying rights, which is equality.

God is very fair, there is gain and there is loss, if you only stare at the lost part, shouting that God is unfair, but never look back to see what you have done? What did you give? What did you get? That is greed and ignorance.

Giving may not always be rewarded, but if you don't want to pay, and only want to get something for nothing, the retribution will come sooner or later.