Chapter 185: The sober people are the most painful
At twelve o'clock at noon, Xu Ji met Professor Chen Ke who had come by invitation at the 'Yipin Home Cooking' outside Chu Province University.
The professor looked very energetic, probably around forty years old.
He was wearing a Chinese tunic suit and a pair of glasses, but his face seemed not to be well and his hair had fallen out a bit.
But people are very polite.
Shake hands as soon as they meet: "Consultant Xu, right?"
"Yes!" Xu Ji said with a smile: "Professor Chen, I have chatted with you several times, and today I finally met you in person!"
"please!"
Then I entered the box with the professor, the guest of honor took his seat, and the waiter brought the menu.
Of course Xu Ji asked the professor to order, and Professor Chen Ke naturally asked Xu Ji to order. After the two declined for a while, Xu Ji simply said to the waiter: "Bring me another menu!"
Professor Chen Ke then quickly said: “There’s no need to get the menu again!”
“It’s not good to waste food!”
"Listen to the professor!" Xu Ji smiled and sat up straight.
Professor Chen Ke ordered three dishes, all of which were very common Tancheng dishes.
Flavored shrimp, shredded eel with oil, and fish head with chopped pepper.
There are also two bottles of beer.
While waiting for the food, Xu Ji said: "Professor Chen, besides getting to know you this time, I have something to ask the professor for help!"
Professor Chen Ke asked: "Is it still the same institutional and organizational problem as in the last novel?"
"Um!"
Xu Ji then introduced his current situation in Liu County.
The Caotai team has been completely reorganized, from completely laissez-faire to organized laissez-faire.
The so-called ‘Committee of All Living Beings’ is actually a choice made out of desperation and no other choice.
No one is available!
Among the people of Liujun who have no prenatal education per capita, it is quite remarkable to be able to elect a committee now!
In the entire Liu County, the literacy rate of the group of fourteen years old and above has been increasing in recent years, but it is still hovering below 30%.
Note that the literacy rate here refers to being able to read and write one's own name and recognize the ten numbers from 0 to 9.
You can't blame him, and you can't blame the people.
The foundation is really poor!
The new generation has not yet grown up, so no matter how the old generation transforms, it will still be a traditional idea.
If the people of Qi hadn't frightened everyone in Liu County with their butcher's knives.
I'm afraid that the people of Liu County now don't think they need any official government at all.
Liujun is big enough, with enough places and a small enough population.
After driving away He Bo, the land god, the mountain god and the descendant of the immortal seed.
Almost everyone feels that this will be fine from now on.
It's good to live your own life.
After listening to Xu Ji's description, Professor Chen Ke began to think deeply.
There are really too many details that Xu Ji described.
From the village's population, land size, economic status, to social trends and ideas.
There are also manifestations of foreign enemies...
So true!
It’s so real that it can almost serve as a sociological template.
After thinking for a long time, Professor Chen Ke said: "Honestly...if you hadn't told me that this was a background made up for writing a novel..."
"I even doubt that such a world really exists!"
"The ecological chain and the top food chain are so complete!"
There are gods and Buddhas in the sky, and there are immortals and descendants of gods in the world.
Gods and Buddhas monitor the heaven and earth, and the birth, old age, illness and death of mortals have all been determined in advance.
If you control the land, you can control the output.
As long as mortals are always racking their brains to fill their stomachs.
Then, such a rule is almost unbreakable.
Professor Chen Ke thought about it carefully and said to Xu Ji: "In such a world, according to your description, productivity is too low!"
"People are tied to the land!"
"Besides...the population in your base area is too small!"
"With only two million, what can you accomplish?"
"No matter what, you try to expand your population base!"
Professor Chen paused and explained: "Based on the situation you described, the hypothesis is true..."
"The seeds of Taoism and magical power definitely require a sufficient population base to emerge!"
"Just like the national football team!"
"Total up and down, how many registered players are there?"
"The football population is almost left behind by Vietnam!"
"So, it's normal to not be able to beat Vietnam!"
"The same goes for you..."
At this time the food arrived.
Xu Ji and Professor Chen Ke were eating, drinking and chatting.
From social systems and organizational construction to encouraging fertility and encouraging land reclamation.
At the end of the conversation, Professor Chen Ke said: "Your base area now has not only the demon tribe, but also the aquatic tribe?"
"You must seize the time, seize the favorable space now, and merge the three races together as soon as possible..."
"Eliminate the barriers between us!"
"This requires a common ideal, a common goal and a common social model!"
"You have to think carefully about how to describe a community of shared future with others!"
Xu Ji was a little lost in thought as he listened.
A community of shared future?
yes!
Community of destiny!
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In October, Gongziguo finally waited for the chariot of his father, the contemporary Duke of Qi.
Braving the ice and snow, Qi Gong's convoy entered Qufu in a mighty manner.
Today, the reputation of this Duke of Qi in Qi State is unparalleled.
Relying on the 'bandits' and relying on the remaining power of Duke Heng.
He controlled more than a dozen small countries such as Cao, Xue, Ji, and Ju.
Even with the power of the coalition, in June of this year, he led his army into the Song Dynasty again.
This time the Song army did not resist.
He directly let the Qi army enter. The contemporary Song Gong even brought people to him personally, toasted him, and said: I am convinced!
Song Gong cannot accept it!
Because the State of Lu had a piece of territory that bordered the State of Song.
Qi Gong only needs to move his mouth to make way for a gap.
Then, Liujun’s goods, supplies, and the ‘terrible plague’ would all flow into the Song Dynasty.
The immortal descendants of the Song Kingdom were scared to death of this!
Because, last year many businessmen and even monks from the Song Dynasty had already visited Liu County.
They did bring those dangerous things back to the Song Dynasty.
Naturally, everyone in the Song Dynasty was extremely worried about this!
Mountain God, He Bo, land...
These ancestors of the Song Dynasty.
The nobles, nobles, and descendants of these immortals and gods unanimously asked Song Gong: It’s fine if you don’t help Qi Gong. How can you hold Qi Gong back?
The reputation of Qi State also suddenly became bad.
Among those who have to choose the river god, the mountain god, and the land.
Before the trial of the Liujun ‘bandit’ who is a descendant of the Immortal God.
It is the State of Qi, and it is the contemporary Duke of Qi who steps forward to turn the tide and support the building before it collapses!
These are reborn parents!
As a result, the people of Qi State were shocked to find that there was no need to consume the power of immortals and gods in various countries.
They have all come over now.
The power of Qi State expanded rapidly.
Under this situation, Qi Gong no longer intends to report the affairs of the human world to the upper world.
He thought that he should first eat and digest the good things that came to his mouth, and then talk about it as a fait accompli.
Otherwise, if someone comes from the upper world, they might have to hold Qi down again and spit out everything that has reached their mouths?!
Under such circumstances, the high-spirited Duke of Qi met his unhappy concubine.
"Guo'er, what's wrong with you?" Qi Gong asked.
Gongziguo lowered his head, he wanted to tell the truth.
I want to tell my father: You and everyone in Qufu City are now in doom.
But he didn't dare to say it, and he couldn't say it.
Because this is his destiny.
He already knows.
Every time there is a great calamity, heaven and earth will select a few people like him.
Let them see the truth and see the crisis.
But he didn't let them tell him.
It's useless to tell the truth.
Won't be trusted!
Obstacles of cause and effect will block the ears and eyes of the listener.
Let them hear but not see.
Even Thunder is furious!
What's more important is that as long as it is broken, the person who broke it will immediately face disaster.
Can't live more than a year!
This is the terrible calamity.
This is the punishment of heaven and earth for sinners!
Those below the level of immortals cannot even control their own will once they are involved in it.
It will breed all kinds of arrogance, arrogance, and extreme ideas.
Therefore, Gongziguo could only endure the pain in his heart and said to his father: "Father..."
"I heard that you stopped the temple ceremony..."
"Yeah!" Qi Gong laughed and said to his son: "This is the best policy!"
He hummed twice: "In my country of Qi, I have a grandson who has made great contributions to the order of the world!"
"However, the rewards and punishments in the upper world were unfair, and our ancestors finally fell into the tribulation of immortals, and their souls were destroyed!"
"Forefather Heng Gong, for the great plan of the upper world, he did not hesitate to take action against the trend, and joined the nine princes. In the end, he ended up in an unknown age. The state of Qi was shaken, and it was almost in danger of annihilation!"
"How can we, father and son, continue to work as cows and horses for the higher world?"
"If you don't get any benefits, you can't even save your soul!"
"What is this picture?"
Gong Ziguo lowered his head. If he didn't know the truth, he would probably think the same way.
The upper world is unfair, so why should the lower world be treated like cattle and horses for them?
Like a chamber pot, use it when you need it, throw it aside when you don't need it, and still think it's dirty!
What's the picture?
The immortal kings of the upper realm have cold natures.
The descendants of the lower world will naturally have their own calculations and choices.
Ancestors are ancestors.
It is delusional to expect future generations to put everything they have into paving the way for their ancestors.
What's more, where are the ancestors in the upper world in Qi State today?
In the later years of Duke Heng's reign, he was attacked by human nature and all the gods and humans declined, and they all perished.
But, it happened that Gongziguo knew the truth.
Qi is in doom.
Once it breaks out, the country will perish and everything will collapse.
But he didn't dare to say it, and he couldn't say it.
I can only try my best to make insinuations.
"Father..." Gongzi Guodao said, "It's not like you haven't seen the current situation!"
"If there is no golden immortal from the upper realm, come down to earth!"
"Liujun relies on us and can't even get in!"
"How about annihilation?"
"If we can't wipe out the bandits, how can we check and balance them once they become powerful?"
"Wait until it becomes uncontrollable, then go to the upper realm..."
"I'm afraid that the emperor of the upper world will blame us too!"
"What should we do then?"
Qi Gong listened and laughed: "Idiot! What nonsense are you talking about!"
"This is not 200,000 years ago, nor 50,000 years ago, let alone when the late king was here!"
"Etiquette collapsed, music was ruined, order was lost..."
"Now the emperor of the upper realm is begging me!"
"It's time to show off your grand ambitions and conquer the surrounding areas!"
Cause and effect are dense, and disasters are pervasive.
It is both the human world and the upper world.
Sensation from heaven and man is everywhere.
The relationship between the upper world and the human world has been reversed.
Now, the person holding the handle is the prince of the world!
Without the support of the human world, no matter how powerful the powers in the upper world are, what can they do?
Without Qi, who would stabilize the East for the emperors of the upper world?
And this is also part of the breakdown of ritual and music.
The order is reversed, the cause and effect are reversed, and the dignity and inferiority are reversed.
Gongziguo sighed, knowing that his father's judgment was correct in his position.
He couldn't be convinced either.
However, he had no choice but to hold on to the hope of eventuality and admonished: "Even so, father, don't you think about the aftermath of the catastrophe?"
"The emperors are settling their accounts, what should we do?"
Qi Gong smiled: "If we can't survive the current situation, how can we talk about the great catastrophe after it?"
"The State of Jin is expanding, the State of Qin is expanding, and the State of Chu is also expanding!"
"Destroy the country, conquer the country, and annex the four wild areas!"
"How can our country, Qi, sit still and wait for death?"
"Besides, the upper world always needs people!"
"You see, in the past two years, even when the emperor was arrested, he had to invite the ancestors of Jin to come down to earth and urge the Duke of Jin to send troops!"
"Chier, don't think too much!"
The Duke of Qi was full of confidence: "If we, the Qi State, annex other countries and expand its territory to the north of the river, we will become a powerful country that can rebuild order when we advance and protect ourselves when we retreat!"
"At that time, whether it is the Northern Expedition or the southward expedition, we will have enough leverage!"
"You and I, father and son, are just like King Wen and King Wu of Zhou Dynasty in the past. We have enjoyed incense and worship in the ancestral temple for more than ten years, and it is unknown that all the emperors and kings in the sky will worship!"
Gongziguo lowered his head.
He understood that he was just like those poets he knew who were worried about their country and sad about their country, and who saw tragedy in front of them but were powerless to do anything.
"The millet is separated, the seedlings of the rice..." He read in his heart the poem written by the unknown person when Zong Zhou was destroyed in the past: "The walking step is slow, the center is shaking..."
"Those who know me tell me that I am worried...those who don't know me tell me what I want..."
"Youyou Cangtian, who is this?!"
Long sky, who is this!?
When I read it for the first time, I didn’t realize that the poem was interesting, but when I read it again, I became a person in the poem.
Under the catastrophe, being awake is the punishment itself.
And it is the most severe punishment!
Let you watch the tragedy spread, let you watch everything happen.
There is nothing you can do, not yourself.
We can only struggle and watch the country and its destiny slip step by step into an hopeless situation.
Struggle!
Be desperate!
Howl!
Then go die!
At this moment, Gongziguo thought of Bigan.
Reminds me of Boyi Shuqi.
I am even reminded of the unknown poet who was destroyed together with Hao Jing, leaving only this song "Mi Li".
He may be from the same Zongzhou clan as himself.
Or maybe you have struggled and suffered just like yourself.
But in the end, I could only watch everything happen, unable to do anything.
Gongziguo bit his lip tightly.
In my ears, Qi Gong's voice echoed.
"Let's go, my son!"
"Gong Lu's daughters are all waiting for you!"
He smiled and described his plan to himself: "When my father takes advantage of the power of Eastern humanity in the future, I can go straight to the sand and water!"
"Under the general trend of humanity, let alone the Golden Immortal, even the emperor and the great Luo must flee!"
The power of humanity is endless.
Because the human race is the protagonist of the world!
"At that time, my father will entrust the lands of Lu, Ju, and even Cao and Xue to you!"
