"Give me some water when you have time. Just drink it, don't be afraid of choking me to death!"
After taking a dose of Bigu Powder and telling Dong Zhongshu about it, Zhang Xuezhou fell into a long-lasting loss of control after lying down.
When Dong Zhongshu set out the next day, there was an additional person lying in his team.
Compared to Zhao Liang, who was still suffering from the aftermath of the collision of two mana forces in his body, Zhang Xuezhou looked more like a sick person.
The convoy slowly left Shujun City amid the sound of carriages.
When Dong Zhongshu looked back, he could still see Wen Weng's lonely figure on the tower of Shu County.
“There’s a long way to go!”
Thinking of Weng Weng's sincere words, Dong Zhongshu felt heavy in his heart.
Zhang Xuezhou did not reply to Dong Zhongshu's question, but Dong Zhongshu knew the answer very well.
For Dong Zhongshu and other people from many schools of thought, their first thought when facing young people with no foundation and talent for spiritual practice is to take them as their disciples, rather than actively introducing them to the imperial court.
What blocked the promotion of Wenweng Academy was not Emperor Jing, who had an unpredictable sacred heart, but also the superiors who were wary of the school's disasters, including Dong Zhongshu himself.
Dong Zhongshu wanted to do something that would benefit the country, but the promotion of Wengweng Academy brought extremely high risks.
This makes it easy for them to choose students, and even allows them to continuously select suitable students to train.
The school that was continuously suppressed by the emperors of Qin and Han dynasties may rise again as a result.
Dong Zhongshu was extremely conflicted in his heart. On the one hand, he wanted the court to develop in a stable, healthy and orderly manner so that everyone could live and work in peace and contentment, benefiting the country and thousands of people. On the other hand, he wanted Confucianism to shine and restore the glory of Confucius and Mencius, even surpassing Confucius and Mencius.
Meng.
The constant entanglement between public and private matters in his heart also makes it difficult for him to see the future clearly.
"Domestic pig, wild boar!"
Dong Zhongshu recalled Zhang Xuezhou's metaphor.
The evil consequences of the burning of books by the Qin Dynasty, which led to the ignorance of the people and turned them into domestic pigs, began to show up at this time. The Han Dynasty was repeatedly suppressed by foreign countries, and suffered great losses due to its inferior strength, and countless people also died.
But the consequences of unfettered wild boar development also appeared hundreds of years ago.
Going backwards will lead to bad consequences, and progress will also lead to bad consequences.
This requires finding a balance point.
But this balance point has never appeared in the past hundreds of years of history.
"seem……"
If we move forward in time, it will be another spectacular scene.
At that time, there was a court, there were rivers and lakes, there were emperors who worked diligently and loved the people, and there was also a transcendent heaven.
The emperor promotes the development and creation of beauty in the world, and the heaven restrains thousands of cultivators.
That is another kind of history mentioned by Weng Weng, and it is also the history of the unity of heaven and earth.
"Is there really a transcendent power like heaven in this world?"
"If so, how was this force destroyed?"
"If not, how did Zhong Weng know those secrets?"
"If Confucianism is respected by hundreds of schools of thought, can we recreate the heaven?"
"But after the reappearance of Heaven, will Confucianism come to the end of Heaven again?"
The past history is hidden in the dust, and the truth is difficult for future generations to understand.
Even though Dong Zhongshu was knowledgeable, he was only familiar with the history of the past century and knew some secrets recorded by Confucianism.
Wen Weng's study of history definitely surpassed Dong Zhongshu's, which is why Dong Zhongshu was hesitant.
It is difficult for him to imagine the peaceful coexistence of nearly a thousand years ago, and it is also difficult for him to imagine that history has reversed course, leading to conquests by kingdoms and sects fighting each other for fame and fortune.
"Maybe this is a balance!"
If Confucianism is respected, it can control the practitioners of hundreds of sects, thereby prohibiting sects from attacking, and cooperating with the court to move forward.
"But the imperial court has been suppressing various academic schools, so why should we coexist with the respected Confucianists!"
If we look at everything towards beauty, it must be what Wen Weng said that the human dynasty and the heavenly dynasty work together to build a beautiful world.
But Dong Zhongshu found it hard to believe that the two forces could love each other.
Even couples are bound to quarrel, let alone two forces.
His mind was moving strangely, and he felt that the balance within it was difficult to control.
But Wenweng did provide a method, using history as a mirror. They can understand the gains and losses, and also know the experiences and lessons.
No matter what shortcomings the world had in the past, it is still better than today's imperial court, which is supported by a single tree and where hundreds of schools of thought survive and have different intentions.
Many thoughts kept popping up in Dong Zhongshu's mind. He waited until the motorcade drove more than thirty miles before he calmed down all the complicated thoughts.
At the Xuefu District Medical Center, after Zhang Xuezhou regained consciousness, he also asked Ren Sheng, who came for ward rounds, a question.
"That's a good question!"
Ren Shengsheng didn't understand Zhang Xuezhou's purpose in asking such a question, but Zhang Xuezhou's ability to think about this aspect meant that his thoughts were maturing.
"Any advanced knowledge will bring unbearable hidden dangers. This can only be a process of gradual relaxation," Ren Sheng said: "This requires the productivity of society to keep up with the corresponding pace, and it also requires people's knowledge to be able to deal with this kind of problems."
Accept new things and take them for granted.”
Ren Shengsheng pointed to the medical equipment and then to a pot of genetically modified flowers in the room.
"You think that genetic fighting skills have always been controlled by high-level officials, which is unfair to others, but have you ever thought about when research on genetic crops began, how they were gradually opened up, and how they impacted the world of ordinary people?
If you go further and think about some new things in society, such as the first Airbus, the first firearms, and the first cannons, how did these things that almost determine a country's power spread and eventually
And it is accepted by the people.”
"Huh?"
"When firearms were born, genetic fighting skills were still in their infancy. People at that time had difficulty avoiding firearms with their physical skills. But why have firearms become so common under control today?"
"It seems so."
"This is a process of gradual adaptation. With the continuous changes in cognition, people finally accept this new thing, and these new things continue to benefit everyone."
"Do you mean that genetic fighting skills and realm skills will eventually benefit the general public?"
"That's inevitable!"
Ren Shengsheng nodded.
"When society develops to a certain level, genetic abilities will inevitably be available to everyone," said Ren Sheng, "but there are still big problems with genetic development today, and it is not suitable to let it go rashly!"
"You mean?"
"You have met Wang Jiangtao and fought against Song Xianzhong. You should be very clear that this seriously flawed improvement method is not suitable for promotion." Ren Sheng said: "But the times are moving forward. If we solve the problem one day, there will be enough
Productivity will inevitably usher in a comprehensive promotion, allowing everyone to have health and longevity!"
"So this is the answer!"
The questions that Zhang Xuezhou could not answer, and the questions that Dong Zhongshu had doubts about, had a ready-made answer in Ren Shengsheng's mouth.
As society develops, people's wisdom improves, and cognition continues to improve, the truth will become clearer through continuous identification, discussion and promotion, which will ultimately reveal the correct way for social development.