When everyone heard this, they all looked sad and indignant. Yang Peng couldn't help but be slightly surprised when he saw that everyone actually showed this expression. The old man said, "Does the general know that we rushed to the capital overnight?" ”

"Are you going to Bianliang? Is it to sue some high-ranking official? ”

The old man nodded, and was about to speak. But one of his sons hurriedly shouted, "Father, in front of the general, it is better not to speak falsely!" "The word 'general' is particularly emphasized in the words.

The old man glared at his son, and said angrily: "I have decided to fight for my family's lives and not to go to Beijing, what else is there to scruple about!" Then he said to Yang Peng: "I think that although the general is a Ming general, he is a very affectionate and righteous person, but why do you want to help the abuse?" ”

Yang Peng and the others only felt inexplicable, and they couldn't figure out how the old man could suddenly come up with such a sentence.

The old man said angrily: "Then Yang Peng destroys human morality, and now burns books, I am afraid that it will not be far away in the future!" Our China is experiencing a catastrophe unseen in thousands of years, and the general is the best among the people, but why should he help the abuse? ”

Yang Peng and the others finally understood what the old man meant, Yang Peng was nothing, but the others were annoyed.

Yang Peng said with a smile: "Huaxia is experiencing a catastrophe unseen in thousands of years? Old man, this is too alarmist! ”

The old man got up, stared at Yang Peng and shouted: "The etiquette is broken, the human relationship does not exist, and the day of my Chinese destruction is not far away!" Isn't this a catastrophe unseen in a thousand years? As soon as the old man stood up, his sons, nephews, and juniors also stood up, but Yang Peng was still sitting. Jiang Li and the others were worried that those people would be unfavorable to Yang Peng, and they had already faintly surrounded them, as long as they dared to do anything beyond the bounds, Jiang Li and the others would immediately take action.

Yang Peng took a burning wooden stick to stir up the fire, and said lightly: "Old man, with all due respect, if it were according to what you said, our Huaxia would have perished a long time ago, how could it be passed down to today?" The old man frowned, and said angrily: "What are these words?" ”

Yang Peng smiled, "Old man, how many years have our Huaxia clan lived in this land?" ”

The old man didn't think about it and said, "Tens of thousands of years are less." ”

Yang Peng nodded, "Very good." So how long has Confucianism been around? ”

Only then did the old man understand what Yang Peng meant, and he was stunned on the spot, not knowing what to say for a while.

Yang Peng looked at the fire and said: "The Xia Dynasty and the Shang Dynasty have five or six hundred years of rivers and mountains, and Confucianism has not yet appeared at that time, why is Guozuo so long?" However, since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deposed Confucianism from a hundred schools, the national Zuo who ruled the world with Confucianism has never surpassed that of Xia Shang. Can you tell me why? ”

Where can the old man answer this question, speechless.

Yang Peng said with a smile: "Under the rule of Confucianism, even if it is as strong as the Tang Dynasty, it is less than three hundred years old. But from this point of view, it is clear that a country without Confucianism is better than a country with Confucianism. I really don't know where the old man started talking about the catastrophe that has not been seen in a thousand years! ”

The old man said angrily: "What you said can't be called a reason at all, there are many reasons, how can it be said that it is because Xia Shang does not have Confucianism, so the country is longer!" ”

Yang Peng said with a smile: "At least the example of Xia Shang shows that even without Confucianism, China will never perish." Do you have any problem with my conclusion? The old man snorted, obviously unhappy, but he didn't say anything, so he naturally refuted without words.

Yang Peng said: "It seems that the old man took this group of juniors to Beijing to emulate those loyal ministers in history to admonish the emperor?" ”

"Exactly!" The old man said proudly.

Yang Peng smiled, "This is another question." Old man, since those emperors have no etiquette, why did the society degenerate to the point where they had to admonish the ministers? The old man immediately said, "That's because those emperors have forgotten the teachings of the saints!" ”

"Fart!" Yang Peng couldn't help but scold. The old man's family was all dumbfounded, but Jiang Li and the others couldn't help laughing.

Yang Peng shook his head and said: "Old man, I didn't say you, you actually read Confucian classics all your life, and you didn't even figure out what Confucianism is!" Those emperors who killed loyal ministers did not forget the teachings of the saints at all, but remembered the teachings of the so-called saints. The old man glared and said, "You are talking nonsense! You're just a strong word! ”

Yang Peng said: "What does the Confucian set of three outlines and five constants mean? It is nothing more than insisting on dividing all the people of the world into several different levels of high and low that are born this way and must not be changed. Tell all the people that since the opening of the world by Pangu, the rank has been determined and cannot be changed. In other words, no matter how bad Lao Tzu is to his son, not only can his son not resist, but he shouldn't even let a fart go, and daring to have the slightest complaint is a big rebellion; And no matter how bad the emperor treats the people, it is also justified, because the emperor was born high, the world is his private property, and the people are his livestock. Let's see, according to your Confucian concept, is it more in line with the teachings of the sages that those faint kings do, or are the actions of those loyal ministers who die more in line with your Confucian concepts? ”

The old man said angrily: "The reason why the loyal ministers died was for the emperor's consideration of the country and the society, and for the sake of the Qiankun Avenue. Because if the emperor is not merciful enough, it will definitely cause turmoil in the world and the common people will be miserable. ”

Yang Peng waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't talk to me about that, just tell me, since the emperor is the master of all the people in the world, what is wrong with taking and killing and taking away?" ”

"Heaven has the virtue of a good life, how can it be messed up?"

Yang Peng said with a smile: "Since God has the virtue of a good life, why can a person raise countless chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep at will?" If the emperor is the master of all the people in the world, then how is this relationship different from one person raising countless animals? ”

Yang Peng said angrily: "How can people be equal to animals? ”

Yang Peng said: "It's the same world, what's the difference?" Since the emperor is the master of all the people in the world, what is wrong with him killing and taking it? The old man's mind was confused, and he couldn't answer the question.

Yang Peng said: "If the emperor is wrong to do this, then it means that your Confucian rhetoric is simply ridiculous nonsense." Your Confucian remarks are full of similarities and inconsistencies that are difficult to justify, and I don't know where the word sage begins! ”

The old man pointed at Yang Peng and said angrily: "You, you dare to slander the saint!" ”

Yang Peng laughed, "Bullshit saint! It's just an ordinary person, and after a few words, you will be promoted to the throne of God! Either you are too naïve and ignorant, or you have ulterior motives! How did the natural people, like the thousands of animals born and raised in the forest, become the slaves of a family with one surname? Are the animals in the forest also the private property of some beast? Even if they are as strong as a lion and tiger, they don't have such a concept, they have to pay a considerable price and effort to get food! The world is obviously the world of the people of the world, but you Confucianism has to say that it is the private property of a family with one surname, I would like to ask you Confucians, what are your Confucians' intentions? Is it just to flatter the emperor who holds power and recklessly humiliate the world? ”

The old man was anxious and angry, and his mind was in chaos, Yang Peng's remarks, he had never heard of them, he only felt shocked, but he couldn't refute them.

Yang Peng continued: "The essence of Confucianism is actually to help some people satisfy their own selfish desires. With this set of rules over the country, the emperor could enjoy privileges that should not belong to them with impunity, and at the same time suppress the spirit of rebellion among the people. It seems that the emperor was born to be high up and give to the people, and the people are just animals, and it is only natural for the emperor to slaughter them. The so-called benevolence and righteousness of Confucianism, the so-called loyalty and filial piety, are just slave ideas that serve this shameful selfishness! This practice also caused another harm, that is, while weakening the spirit of resistance of the people, it also made the country gradually lose its martial spirit, and lost the strength and surge to compete with foreign enemies. Look at the previous dynasty, Wen is so weak as if she is something, she is simply a woman who is by a strong man and a strong woman and can't resist! ”

"The scourge of Confucianism to this nation is inexhaustible in all aspects."

The old man said unconvinced: "Don't you want loyalty, filial piety and benevolence?" How is such a man different from an animal? ”

Yang Peng smiled: "Listening to your words, you know that you never read those related books published by the government." I suggest you find a bookstore and buy a copy to take a good look at. The Ming Dynasty did not advocate loyalty, but it was different from Confucian loyalty. To be loyal is to be loyal to the country, to be loyal to our race, not to one person. Loyal to the country and the race, for the well-being of the people of the country, for the prosperity of our race, we will never give up our bones; But what is the matter with Confucian loyalty to someone? It's just a slave of a certain person, and if you call him a man, you can only call him a dog.

The old man's face was flushed with anger, his fingers trembled and pointed at Chen Xiao, his eyes widened and he shouted, "You, you, you ......"

Yang Peng said: "Use your eyes to take a good look at the world!" The Ming Dynasty is so strong now, far more than when Confucianism ruled, and the officials and armies of the Ming Dynasty all took the people as their parents and did their best for the people, isn't it better than the royal servants under the Confucian concept? Don't you feel that Confucianism is small in comparison? With such a small concept, but delusional and the spirit of the Ming Dynasty, don't you think this is like a mayfly shaking a tree and not being able to do it himself? You will not receive praise from the people for this death, but will only be abused and ridiculed by the people! ”

The old man glared and roared: "You are talking nonsense! ”

Yang Peng smiled: "What is the country? What is the world? The world is the world of the people of the world, and the country is the home of all the people. However, you Confucians insist on acting for the royal family, and satisfy the selfishness of the royal family with the public of the world. It is you Confucians who are really helping to do the abuse. Why have we been in China for thousands of years, and why have we always been able to control the cycle of chaos and never escape this strange circle? The root cause is nothing more than that a few people in power always want to turn the assets belonging to the people of the world into their own private property! Why did Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty only follow your Confucianism after deposing the hundred schools? The reason for this is nothing more than that Confucianism is the most suitable for fooling the people and turning the people of the world into slaves! Confucianism is not the right way, Confucianism is the crooked way! Only by completely eliminating the influence of Confucianism in China can it truly solve the problem of the cycle of chaos that has existed for thousands of years. The Confucian set is not a virtue at all, it is just a ghost that has confused China for more than a thousand years! It's time for this ghost to let him go to the underworld! ”

The old man's head was confused, and he was extremely angry, pointing at Yang Peng and scolding: "You are talking nonsense to confuse the public!" Confucianism is the right way to save the country and the people, and Confucius and Mencius are the most holy and enlightened sages throughout the ages! I don't allow you to slander our Confucianism, let alone the saints! ”

Yang Peng stood up and said lightly: "I have already said what I should say, and it is your own business to think so." ”

The old man said angrily: "I will never give in to you demons, kill us!" You can destroy our bodies, and you can't destroy our souls! ”

Yang Peng glanced at the child who was held in the arms of a young woman with infinite fear on his face, and said to the old man: "Drag women and children and children to be buried together, this is the right way of your Confucianism?" The old man shouted angrily: "Don't say more! Kill if you want to! ”

Yang Peng shook his head with a smile, turned to leave, and said loudly: "Don't care about them, they can do as they like?" Jiang Li and all the guards left the tent, and in an instant, only the old man and his family were left in the entire tent.

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to do. The old man glanced at his family and said categorically: "Kong said to be benevolent, Meng said to take righteousness, today is the time for us to sacrifice our lives for righteousness!" ”

The child couldn't help but plead, "Grandpa, I'm afraid!" The old man immediately turned his face fierce and scolded: "Shut up! How could my Su Xu's grandson be so cowardly! The child was frightened by him and couldn't help crying, but his mother comforted him softly, and he slowly stopped crying. Everyone looked at Su Xu, and they all looked like they wanted to speak and stopped, and Su Xu muttered a little nervously: "Kong said Chengren, Meng said to take righteousness, for the sake of the right path of heaven and earth, what does it matter if you sacrifice yourself to take righteousness?" ……”

However, after a long time, no one paid attention to them, and there seemed to be no one at the door. Su Xu's eldest son felt a little strange, stood up with a worried heart, walked to the door and looked outside cautiously. At this time, the heavy rain had stopped, the moon showed half of its face, the earth was shining with silver light, and it was wet everywhere, but there was no figure of half of the Ming army outside the door, and there was not even anyone to guard them.

Su Xu's eldest son was surprised and delighted, hurriedly returned to his father's side, and said urgently: "Dad, there is no one outside, let's run away!" Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this, but Su Xu glared and shouted, "Shut up!" How can we show cowardice in the face of those demons! If we flee today, we will admit defeat to them, and we will not be discredited, but we will be disgraced by the ways of the saints, and we will die without redemption! We're here to stay! We were originally going to go to Beijing to die, and we are also worthy of dying here today, so what are we afraid of! ”

Everyone's hearts sank to the bottom at once, and they couldn't help but look at each other,

Su Xu's younger brother couldn't help but persuade: "Brother, Sage Yun: A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Why should I wait to die here? Why not leave it to be useful and do something meaningful? Everyone hurriedly agreed.

Su Xu glared at everyone and shouted, "You guys are too hot to disappoint me!" is so cowardly, how can he be my Su Xu's relative! Everyone was taken by his momentum, and they didn't dare to say anything more, and they couldn't help but feel some resentment in their hearts, but they didn't dare to show it.

Early the next morning, Yang Peng and his party packed their bags and went to the mountains to the west to hunt, leaving a tent for Su Xu and them, too lazy to care about them.

Su Xu and the others couldn't sleep all night, knowing that they couldn't help but fall asleep tired in the early hours of the morning, and they slept until the third pole of the day. Su Xu's youngest son woke up first and couldn't help but be taken aback when he found that it was already dawning. hurriedly woke up his father Su Xu next to him. Su Xu woke up and said sleepily, "Are you going to go on the road?" ”

The youngest son said in a frightened tone: "Father, heaven, it's dawn!" ”

Su Xu rubbed his eyes, looked up, and sure enough, he saw that the bright sunlight was already on the tent, although it was still separated by a layer of tarpaulin, it was so bright that he could barely open his eyes. Su Xu nodded and said, "It's dawn, they will be on our way soon!" Then he instructed his youngest son: "Call everyone up, cheer up, don't let those demons and outsiders underestimate us!" The youngest son quickly woke everyone up. Su Xu said to everyone: "Everyone cheer up, let those evil demons and outsiders see the demeanor of our Confucian scholars!" Everyone beat their spirits, but their faces were miserable. The boy was very frightened and asked his mother, "Mother, are we going to die?" The mother was sad, kissed the child's forehead, shook her head, and said, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid!" It's okay! When the child heard this, the worried look on his face immediately subsided a lot.

Su Xuwu sat at the front, and kept chanting words in his mouth, all of which were words like 'Kong said Chengren, Meng said to take righteousness'.

This big family glared at Yang Peng, and they came to take their lives. But the left can't wait, the right can't wait, the sun has begun to set west, and there is still no movement outside.

The family was very strange, Su Xu thought that the other party was being more patient with him, and asked everyone to persevere. But how could everyone persevere, and the youngest son finally couldn't help but ask his father for instructions: "Father, I'll go and see what's going on outside." Su Xu thought about it and nodded.

The youngest son immediately got up, staggered to the door, and carefully lifted the curtain to look out. I saw that the wilderness was empty, and there was still half a tent and half a figure. The youngest son was surprised, and hurried back to his father, exclaiming excitedly: "Father, father, great, great! They're gone! Su Xu didn't understand what was going on for a while, and asked angrily, "Nothing?" ”

The youngest son hurriedly said: "Those Ming generals and those tents are gone, they are gone!" ”

Everyone was stunned, and then they couldn't help but show infinite surprise, but Su Xu frowned tightly.

Everyone came out of the tents, and sure enough, they saw that the tents that were originally scattered on the wilderness were gone, and the Ming generals who were still seen last night were gone. The eldest son couldn't help but say, "It seems that they don't mean to hurt us!" ......" Su Xu said angrily: "Damn! It's so damning! They didn't even take us seriously! Everyone looked at each other and thought, "It's not a bad thing not to take us seriously!"

Su Xu said to everyone: "Let's not delay time, and rush to the capital immediately." ”

When everyone heard this, their hearts jumped, and the youngest son hurriedly said: "Father, it's already noon today, and it's impossible to rush to the capital before nightfall, why don't you stay here for one night and leave for the capital early tomorrow morning?" The crowd agreed.

Su Xu thought about it and felt that what his youngest son said was also very reasonable, so he nodded. Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Yang Peng and others rode horses leisurely, while laughing and chatting, at this time the spring is bright, the scenery is infinite, and everyone is in a very comfortable mood.

Less than noon, the group came to a place. I saw a mountain verdant and lush, surrounded by a small river as clear as blue, sparkling; On the other side of the creek is a large meadow wrapped in dense forest, rich and pleasant, and not half earthy. This side of the landscape, the environment is quiet and beautiful, it is really a good place for pleasant people. Chen Xiao pointed to the bottom of the mountain and said, "Let's camp there and stay with him for a few days!" The women applauded.

The group immediately went over and set up camp by the river at the foot of the mountain. Bonfires were lit to barbecue the prey along the way, and the female guards danced around the bonfire, while the male guards cheered loudly, and the atmosphere was very cheerful and lively.

In the evening, Yang Peng and several beloved wives sat by the river and chatted, and laughter rang out from time to time.

"Huh? Someone's coming! Jiang Li suddenly pointed to the other side of the river.

Everyone looked in the direction of her finger, and sure enough, they saw a man stumbling towards her. Yang Peng narrowed his eyes and said, "It seems to be one of the people in the group last night." Jiang Li nodded and said, "Yes." Yang Peng smiled: "What are these guys doing when they catch up?" Do you already know my identity and want to catch up with me? All the women showed a look of disgust, and Chai Yonghui said angrily: "These guys are really inexplicable!" It's so annoying! ”

Soon after, a guard ran behind Yang Peng and reported: "Your Majesty, there is a person who claims to be Su Xu's youngest son and wants to see Your Majesty. ”

When Yang Peng heard the name Su Xu, he couldn't help frowning, looked at the Yonghui sisters, and said, "I seem to have heard the name Su Xu?" ”

Chai Yonghui smiled and said, "Su Xu is the most famous Confucian today. ”

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.