Chapter 59: The Character of the People

Duan Hongyu said: "This kind of docile animal-like character can't resist the attack of a strong enemy!"

Shangguan Jinpeng said: "Yes! It can be said with certainty that any nation is smart and brave, and if a country is cowardly and has nothing to do with the people, it is the responsibility of those in power. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info the formation of such a character by the people of our country is completely intentional by those in power, in fact, they have really done it, they just need to be gentle and obedient to the people. Sadly, however, our opponents have taken a completely different path than we do. Ethnic groups such as the Manchus and Mongols were extremely poor and miserable, and their monarchs could not get the wealth and beauty they needed from within, so they turned their attention to the outside. In contrast to our country, which cultivated the gentle and obedient character of the common people in order to maintain internal stability, their monarch vigorously cultivated the brave and aggressive character of his subordinates in order to seize wealth from foreign countries, as best illustrated by the Manchu Eight Banners system. Both the Mongol and Manchu monarchs succeeded in training their men into eagle dogs capable of seizing prey for them. This is the mystery of the fact that the enemy is strong and we are weak. ”

Duan Hongyu said: "What does Mr. Shangguan mean is that the character of a nation is not innate, but it is all intentional by the people in power in this country?"

Shangguan Jinpeng said: "Exactly! I have always told my disciples, don't think about writing books and talking about saving the world, those are useless bastard words. Changing the character of a nation is nothing more than a phrase from those in power. I can say with certainty that if the world is handed over to me to take care of, it will not take 30 years for me to make the people of my country more brave and good at fighting than the Mongols and Qing people. Of course, I also know that the court will not trust me at all. The Mongol and Manchu emperors succeeded in training their men into fierce tigers and wolves in order to seize wealth from foreign countries, and our emperor succeeded in training the people into gentle pigs and sheep in order to obediently hand over their wealth and women. This kind of situation was not felt much in a period of peace, but once a war broke out between the two countries, China's weakness would be fully exposed, just imagine, how could mild pigs and sheep be able to defeat the ferocious tigers and wolves? The war between the Ming and Qing dynasties was actually such a situation. ”

Duan Hongyu said: "But this situation has been formed, and it cannot be changed in a short period of time!"

Shangguan Jinpeng said: "It's easy to change, the key is that the imperial court doesn't like to do this." Therefore, I think that neither the Mongols nor the Manchus are invincible, their martial arts come from the actual needs of the inside, and if they are also there with fertile land and pearls and jades, their monarchs will also build a big fence like our monarchs to enclose their own territory, and train their people to be pigs and sheep who obey orders and take them at will. In fact, this can be seen from the Mongols after they entered the Central Plains, when the Mongols entered the Huahua world of the Central Plains, they fell into the world within a few years, and in the face of the attack of the rebel army, the Mongols who were once invincible in the world could not even get on the horse. The same is true of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, don't look at them now invincible in all directions, if they can really set the world, it won't take a hundred years, and they will also sink. Since the Mongols and Manchus can sink like us, of course we can rise like them. The current weakness of the Ming army is caused by the narrow-mindedness of those in power. And the emergence of this situation is the inevitable result of domination of the world. During the Warring States Period, in order to prevent themselves from being annexed, and then annexing other countries, the monarchs of various countries all cultivated the belligerent character of their own people, just like the current Mongols and Manchus. The Qin Empire has reached the pinnacle, and the small Qin State can mobilize five or six hundred thousand troops in each battle, which is impossible for today's Ming Dynasty. The entire country of Qin was a mad beast of war, more than the Manchu Qing Dynasty today. It is safe to say that China's most refined military strength appeared in the Warring States Period, when the military strength of any country surpassed that of today's Ming army, and almost any country could destroy the Ming Dynasty! At that time, any army that came to this day was enough to compete with the Qing army. That's why we said that our inability to defeat the Qing and Mongolia was by no means a national inferiority, but entirely due to the selfishness of those in power. What is even more terrifying is that this kind of high-pressure rule at home has brought about a tremendous change in the mentality of our nation, and after thousands of years of persecution by those in power, the people of our country have formed the character traits of being sleek and cunning, timid and fearful, and have long since lost the loyalty and courage necessary for a great nation. For a long time, our country has been shrouded in an eerie and terrifying atmosphere, where cunning has become a proud capital, and honesty has been ridiculed. It is safe to say that at least in the imperial court, there are far more treacherous people in our country than there are honest and kind people, which is why our country is always a traitorous minister and a minister, and loyal ministers will not get a good end. ”

Duan Hongyu said: "It's not my country, other countries also have such traitors!"

Shangguan Jinpeng said: "Although other countries also have them, there are almost no such large numbers as China, and they have almost become a fixed trend. Needless to say, Yue Fei in ancient times, let's just talk about the current Ming Dynasty! From Xiong Tingbi who passed down the head of the Nine Sides, to Yuan Chonghuan, who died unjustly in Ling Chi, and then to Lu Xiangsheng, who died in battle, almost all loyal and righteous people were killed. Their deaths are by no means because of the so-called conspiracy, but because of their character!"

Duan Hongyu said: "It's the first time I've heard of such a statement!"

Shangguan Jinpeng said: "If one or two loyal ministers are framed by others, it is still reasonable, but if it becomes an inevitable result, it will not be normal! It can be said that if most of the people in the DPRK and the Central Committee are loyal and righteous people, people like Yue Fei and Yuan Chonghuan will not be killed at all, and they will not suffer such a cruel end even if they make some mistakes." Their only fault is the lack of their own character, compared with the people around them, they are completely different, just like a group of white sheep in a group of black sheep, no matter what the process is, their end is only a dead end! It is precisely because the character of our nation is closer to Qin Hui than to Yue Fei that upright people cannot get a good end in such an environment. What is certain is that if Yue Fei and Qin Hui were born in the world, and the two changed their names and surnames, it was still Qin Hui who could climb to the pinnacle of power, and Yue Fei was still killed. Because compared with Yue Fei, Qin Hui is more in line with the character characteristics of our nation and is more acceptable. ”

Duan Hongyu said: "I haven't heard what Mr. said before. After several thousand years of evolution, the character of our nation has indeed undergone major changes, and brave and upright people are ridiculed by others, and sophisticated and mature people are held up as models.