The light and shadow of the night floated on the street below. In the teahouse, the two people sitting opposite each other were silent for a moment, and then Zou Xu's laughter rang out. His laughter was calm, but complicated.
"Monkey, you really learned the teacher's skills well..."
Fang Chengye looked at him from the opposite side: "...Isn't it worth considering it carefully?"
"No, just now...I really thought about it. For a moment...a very small moment." He raised his finger and gestured, "...I was moved."
Fang Chengye turned the teacup.
Zou Xu looked out the window.
…
Zou Xu's voice sounded after a while.
"But monkey, you... have you ever felt... the feeling of standing on the city wall, looking at the tens of thousands of troops below listening to your command? Have you ever felt... in the Jinluan Palace, your words can change the whole world?
Is it the feeling of holding the future in your hands? Swinging it vertically and horizontally! Swinging Fang Qiu! Have you ever thought about standing at the top of this era and taking a look? You know... Yin Zong, Chen Shiquan, Dai Mengwei
Well, even this female prime minister from Jin, you know their weaknesses, you know they can't compare to you... Monkey, I can replace you, as a man should be..."
"...Everyone is equal, isn't it right?"
"That's very good... But what does it matter if you keep something that you have never touched in thousands of years and put it aside in your mind... Monkey, you know what I have been thinking about for the past few years... I think...
I kept thinking about what happened in Bianliang City when the teacher killed Zhou Zhe. After I entered Bianliang, I went to the palace almost every day. I sat on the steps and thought.
, how did the teacher throw Zhou Zhe to the ground, how did he hit him on the head with a knife, and how did he say that to the civil and military officials of the court: 'a bunch of trash.'..."
"...the emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people, and the teacher is for equality."
"You are wrong! You are completely wrong." Zou Xu's voice was slightly high-pitched, and then he lowered it, "Monkey, that is power, that is absolute power. You walk up to the Golden Palace, hold the so-called emperor in your hand, and face
The most powerful people of that era, Cai Jing, Tong Guan... The teacher slapped away an arrogant king with a different surname like Tong Guan, and his whole head hit the steps of the Golden Palace, while the teacher faced all these
People, tell them that you are trash. Monkey, this is power, this is the power that makes people tremble all over just thinking about it..."
"..."
"What the teacher taught us from Xiaocanghe is to have power. When the Jurchens came over with Shopkeeper Lu's head, the teacher said that he would rather kneel down for them. Why, he didn't have the power at that time. Later, all the forbearance, all the
Planning and planning, all the hard work and courage are for the final strength. When we get to the southwest, facing people like Nianhan and Xiyin, it will be decided in one battle! Killing Nianhan's two sons, Monkey, in front of him, how magnificent, this is
The power to turn one's hands into clouds and turn one's hands into rain."
"...You know how powerful the teacher is, aren't you afraid?"
"Afraid! Afraid..." Zou Xu smiled, "If you weren't afraid, why did you hesitate just now? But what are people here for in this life? The teacher asked us to think about this a long time ago, monkey
, when I was in Xiaocanghe, my grades were good in my homework, and I was okay at work later on. You will be very scared at the beginning, always worried about what level you are, but slowly, you will be exposed to more things.
You will see what this world looks like, and you will find that our group of people, taught by teachers, are the strongest group of people in the world. So are you, monkey."
"You're crazy."
"You are! You are." Zou Xu clicked his fingers several times, "But what should I do if I get to this point? Monkey, I hate ordinary people who tell me what to do, and I hate those incompetent mediocrities who can't keep up with the pace at all.
Man! In this process, it was the teacher who changed, not me. Think about it carefully, monkey. When he killed the emperor in Bianliang, he meant that all the idiots in Bianliang were dead and deserved to die. He was looking for
He is a comrade, a person with talents and powerful abilities, but what happened after he arrived in the southwest? He began to unite the barbarians in the mountains, and he enlightened the least talented people. Monkeys, everyone cannot be equal, and some people are just stupid.
, being born stupid, it is efficient to single out the most talented people, and it has also been the main axis of Confucianism for so many years, and it makes sense."
"..."
"You may not be able to see it now, monkey, but I can see that in the southwest, capable people may still dominate the mediocre people, but if everyone is equal and develops like this, eventually it will become the capable people who want to dominate the mediocre people."
To accommodate those incompetent people, in the end, it will lead to the collapse of efficiency... It's not like this has never happened before. Those rules and regulations, the so-called procedures that tie you and me, a few fools, don't understand what I do.
Things, impeachment and conspiracy, what will happen in the end? If the general's military orders cannot be ignored, then what else can be done. I cannot tolerate the troubles of incompetent people!"
Zou Xu's words were fierce, and Fang Chengye took a sip of tea.
"Forget it, just think of me as my boring complaint." He waved his hand, "But what's important? It was the teacher who taught me such methods, and it was the teacher who taught me such a vision. I learned these
Things have their own ideas. One day you will ask yourself whether you are better than others... Monkey, I can be more efficient, I can give people like you more freedom, and let capable people stand.
Go to the top and lead, let people who can read and be proficient in certain technologies become the backbone. Let most people who you know can’t be taught to be smart even if you try your best, stop trying to make them smart, let them be obedient and receive the best treatment.
This arrangement is the most reasonable path in itself."
"...This is a debate that has happened in Xiaocanghe. The teacher said it is the so-called elitism, but what to do about corruption, what to do about the degradation of people's abilities in corruption, there are many questions, you want me to ask
You? There is no need."
"It's not necessary, monkey. When you were talking on paper and doing deductions, you thought this issue was crucial, but it has been like this for so many years. Throughout the ages, you can build an empire of three hundred years, and I can pursue four hundred years.
Very good... Teacher wants to pursue more, wants everyone to be equal, and wants the immortality of his family and country, who is more likely to do so? I'm afraid it's mine..."
"Then you were scared just now?"
"That's because you are standing on the general trend. Monkey, when I was studying, or when I was in the same system, I might seem a little stronger, but today, you sit in front of me and say that to me.
When you spoke, you took advantage of the situation and used conspiracy. Behind you was the teacher's advantage of leading for more than ten years, and his power as the first force in the world to defeat the Jurchens. I can't help but understate this matter.
I figured it out all at once, so I laughed, junior brother, you have learned the skills of the teacher..."
"..."
"...It is also people like you who can become my comrades. Monkey, look down. There are so many people here. There are a few people who can learn your skills after you have worked so hard. My
The idea may not be tested, but equality for everyone is an absolute illusion."
"The teacher also said, get closer to it."
"So what I said is correct. The importance of a single feather depends on the balance. It's just about where this balance should be drawn... Monkey, our brothers and sisters have discussed these details many times in the past. There is something wrong with my statement.
There is something wrong with what the teacher said, and I can’t tell clearly, but what exactly do I want?”
"..."
"...That is, one day, after you have learned so many skills, you will start to think about how you compare with the teacher, and where is the gap between you. If he can kill the emperor, he can defeat the Jurchens...
Monkey, I can kill it, and so can you... The teacher is not a god, and he also walks in fear. There are so many of us brothers, if we add them up - even if some of them are added up, we can dominate what we want to dominate!
As long as we don’t pursue the false ideal of equality for all, we will definitely be able to leave our names in history!”
"..."
"...Monkey, we can talk about ideas, but if you put aside ideas, come here, I can share everything equally with you, and great things will happen in the future, and you can be king. The most important thing is that our brothers and sisters can know the difference between us and the teacher.
Where, we can use the world as a chessboard and do whatever we want, and one day if the teacher fails, I will save him, I will let him live, let him know that we are better than others...I am not talking about today..."
"..."
"...Monkey, I'm not talking about today, I'm not talking about you having to answer me today, and I don't expect that. You have experienced so many things over the years, and you will have your own ideas. Your ideas are different from mine and from the teacher."
It must be different. I just want to say that at any time, what thoughts do you have about me? What ambitions do you want to realize but the Chinese Army cannot help you? Or you can clearly see how to help.
I have improved, and if you want to implement these ideas, you can come over at any time. This is my invitation to all capable students... Monkey, the world is a chessboard, and heroes should maneuver vertically and horizontally to make this life worthwhile.
And even if I say this, I am not without mercy for the people of the world. I will give them a better life. I ask for four hundred years, not a thousand years. Monkey, I am not cruel..."
"..."
Zou Xu spread one hand on the coffee table. Fang Chengye looked at him, and he looked back calmly.
After a while, Fang Chengye leaned back and laughed.
"Ha...haha...on the way here, I thought about that statement over and over again for a long time, and thought it was a trump card. Who knows...Senior brother, you can still bring it back. With the general trend, haha..."
Zou Xu also smiled calmly: "That's a very powerful statement, and it varies from person to person. When you meet someone else, you might be tempted after thinking about it. After all, take the entire Central Plains back to the Southwest, Teacher
You would be willing to let me become a rich man. If you don’t bother, everything will end here... But then, what will my whole life be? Is it a joke? "
"...So in the end, it is desire that harms people."
"Wanting equality for everyone is also a desire. Teacher wants to become an eternal saint."
"I think the teacher may not want to..."
"It's a matter of angle."
When the two of them said this, they knew that this topic was meaningless, and they were silent for a while. Fang Chengye took a sip of tea.
"Then what do you think I will do next, junior brother?"
"Sigh... It's just to spread your advice to me so that Dai Mengwei and the others can hear it... Why bother."
"Can't it cause trouble to senior brother?"
"Is my alliance with Dai Mengwei because I have friendship and sympathy with that old fox? The alliance comes from interests. He has no ability and no use value. I will eat him. If I am weak, he will eat me.
You pass one piece of nonsense news like this, and I pass on nine. That old fox knows all about it and won’t tell me such nonsense.”
"It seems that I am naive... It sounds like you have a high opinion of the old fox, but you just said that you know his problems, so what are his weaknesses?"
"It's because I don't have the troops under my command, so I have to rely on me to fight the battle... Junior brother, are you trying to find out my background?"
"It's a conspiracy. If you don't respond, let's just talk about heroes over wine. Anyway, senior brother, you want to say what you want to say, and you don't want to talk about knocking me down... By the way, I'm just curious, the female prime minister... what's her problem?"
"...She keeps talking about being a teacher in the southwest. In fact, it is unnecessary and does not bring much benefit to the government, but she is keen on it...She is a psycho and has a brain problem."
"...Well, that's good...I'll tell the prime minister another day."
"...Oh, for causing such a little trouble, you should let me go, senior brother. It's just a matter of running a few more times and calling aunt a few more times... If you like this, otherwise you can come over here and I'll pay you homage.
Is it good to be a foster father?"
"...Is this my biological father turning into an adopted father?"
"Hahahaha... Dad is now able to bend and stretch, so he won't care about you anymore."
Under the lights of the starry night, the brothers laughed for a while, and at a certain moment, Zou Xu looked slightly solemn.
"monkey."
"Um?"
"One day, you may receive an order to come here not to cause me this little trouble, but to cause me big trouble..."
"How was it then?"
"At that time, you must know that I will not show mercy to you. Don't do such a thing."
"..."
The night breeze was slightly cool, and Fang Chengye looked back: "Maybe, that's what I'm here to do this time?"
Zou Xu also looked at him calmly.
"That makes no difference. Don't do this kind of thing, because..." He said every word, "Because, I will be very sad."
Fang Chengye lowered his eyes, thought for a moment, and then raised his tea cup.