Fish swimming around the world

The old man looked indifferent: "Everyone dies sooner or later. When I got married, I made a bet on who would leave first. It seems that your mother was luckier after all."

He said he was lucky that he didn't object when he heard the story. After a while, he said: "You owe her a glass of wine. She said she couldn't wait any longer, so she drank it herself."

The old man nodded: "On the day of the wedding, I was about to go on an expedition, so I said I would come back and drink in peace, but I never thought that I would be so busy and come and go in such a hurry that I didn't even get to see her a few times... Alas, I still owe her half a meal. cake."

"Half a piece of cake that saved your life." Wen Renfengliu said seriously.

"Well, your mother is an ordinary person. That piece of cake was her last ration, but she gave it to a seriously injured soldier..."

"Leave half of it for him and swear by it that she will eat well and drink well for the rest of her life."

"A man's oath...you are young and ignorant..." the old man's tone was full of nostalgia.

"At any rate... you finally allowed her to live as an ordinary person for a hundred or more decades, which is considered remarkable. It's a pity that in these more than a hundred years, we have been together less and separated more, so you should spend more time with her."

The old man shook his head slightly as if he was mocking himself: "When I am a father, I will definitely do it well this time."

Wen Renfengliu lowered his eyes: "How long will it take?"

The old man said leisurely: "It's quick, it's quick, just let the last worry be settled."

Wenren Fengliu suddenly laughed and said, "Work harder, don't let me die early."

The old man smiled faintly: "You are also a hundred years old. Time... flies so fast."

After that, look at his face: "Wipe it first, how old are you? You are making people laugh."

At this moment, the old man's eyes finally turned to Jiang Fan: "Young, not bad."

Jiang Fan bowed deeply: "Junior, pay your respects to the old master."

Wenren Zhongda stared at him for a moment: "Is it you who brought that ancient book?"

Jiang Fan nodded: "I dare to ask senior for advice."

Wenren Zhongda shook his head slowly: "Young man, there are some things that I don't know are the best."

Jiang Fan said seriously: "It has been contaminated, and there is no way to escape the cause and effect."

"At such a young age, you know nothing about cause and effect. I have heard a lot about you. You are indeed a genius. You should join the imperial court and manage the country. You should not join the Qin Dynasty and rule the roost."

Jiang Fan said calmly: "I dare to ask the old master, what should I do and what should I not do?"

Wen Zhongda snorted slightly: "For the sake of our family, country and the world, we should do it, but for personal gain and hegemony, we should not do it."

Jiang Fan also chuckled: "May I ask the old master, why did you resign and go into seclusion?"

Wenren Zhongda said in an indifferent tone: "I have tried my best."

Jiang Fan cupped his hands: "Junior, I admire you, but you can't change anything despite your best efforts? Third question to the old master, does it mean your way won't work?"

Wenren Zhongda's eyes darkened, and he finally turned to face Jiang Fan: "Junior, what do you want to say?"

Jiang Fan said seriously: "Since your way doesn't work, why can't you follow another way?"

"You, this is not the way to save the country!"

Jiang Fan said calmly: "Four questions to the old master, what is a country?"

Wenren Zhongda looked at him and said slowly: "The country is called the king of the country."

Jiang Fan nodded lightly: "Your Majesty, She, Ji, She is the soil, and Ji is the grain. What does Grand Master mean, as long as there is a king, land, and food, it can be called a country?"

Wenren Zhongda frowned: "Junior is just talking about words, of course the people of Li are indispensable."

Jiang Fan smiled and said: "The grand master is good at writing, so of course the younger generation must be rigorous. So, the king, the people, the territory, and the food jointly make up the country. Can you understand it this way?"

Wen Zhongda nodded slightly: "Mountains and rivers are the frontier, the people are the foundation, and the monarch is the key link. It can be called a country."

Jiang Fan shook his head: "Junior thinks that there is still something lacking."

Wenren Zhongda said: "What do you think?"

Jiang Fan said seriously: "It still lacks a soul. A nation or a country, without a soul, is nothing more than a walking corpse."

Wenren Zhongda's eyes moved slightly: "Soul...what is a soul?"

Jiang Fan looked at him and said word by word: "Civilization is the soul."

Wenren Zhongda's expression became horrified and he repeated slowly: "Civilization is the soul..."

Jiang Fan nodded: "Yes, a nation or a country, without the inheritance of civilization, is just a piece of loose sand. The old master once said that civilization begins with words, so studying ancient and modern words carefully, isn't this... already known?"

Wenren Zhongda was immediately stunned.

Jiang Fan solemnly said: "Therefore, in the humble opinion of younger generations, the four poles of the country are the mountains and rivers, the people as the foundation, the monarch as the key link, and civilization as the soul."

Wenren Zhongda's expression moved slightly. After a long time, he slowly said: "Boy, what you said makes sense. However, the king is the foundation of the country. The so-called loyalty to the king and patriotism means that if the king does not exist, the country will be safe and you will help the powerful to divide the borders. Earth, how can we talk about loyalty to the emperor?"

Jiang Fan stared at him for a long time and then slowly spoke: "Five questions to the Grand Master... Why can't the four poles of the country be simplified?"

Wen Zhongda pondered for a long time, and suddenly his eyes slowly shrank: "Every inch of land cannot be given away, the territory cannot be given away, the people can't multiply, the people cannot be lost, the soul of the nation, and civilization cannot be broken... However, the king leads the country's principles, and no one can adhere to it. The three..."

Jiang Fan looked at him: "Well said, throughout the ages, kings have been replaced. The virtuous are the guideline of the Tao, which can enrich the country and strengthen the people, and the civilization flourishes. The incompetent ones bring disaster to the country and the people, and the civilization withers. If the king is the guideline of the country, the world is indispensable. Sir, should you go up in virtue and withdraw in virtue?”

Wenren Zhongda was stunned for a moment. His eyes were tangled and his breath was disordered. It seemed that something had messed up his mind.

Wenren Fengliu stared blankly, and suddenly realized that his father's Taoist heart seemed to be unstable. After carefully recalling Jiang Fan's words, he suddenly frowned tightly, wondering why he, as the grandson of the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, could make such treasonous remarks.

However, after just a moment, Wenren Zhongda's eyes regained clarity, and his eyes were sharp: "You brat, you disturbed my heart!"

Jiang Fan just smiled: "Mistakes need to be corrected, and the practice of civil and martial arts still needs enlightenment. How dare you praise it before reaching the peak? Life is a practice of enlightenment. If you find that you are wrong in the middle of the way, you should correct it."

Wenren Zhongda was silent for a moment, and suddenly laughed: "Madman, what a talent for sophistry, five questions to me, but in the end, it is just an excuse for yourself to be heretical! What a monster——"

Suddenly, his tongue burst out with spring thunder, and a huge bell roared.

"Hey! The monster appears!"

In an instant, a great aura exploded, and everything in the world seemed to disappear suddenly, leaving only the old man in front of him. His body seemed extremely tall, as if the Lord of Heaven had descended to the earth. Looking down, Jiang Fan's heart was shocked, and he felt his blood surging, and he was in awe, as if facing an ancient god.

An eye suddenly appeared between the old man's eyebrows. As the eye opened, Jiang Fan seemed to see a golden light covering the sky and earth, shocking his mind.

But something strange happened. Jiang Fan suddenly felt a surge of anger in his heart, followed by an inexplicable aura bursting out from his body. The next moment, he looked very strange. Snow-white transparent lines converged from all parts of his face to his eyebrows. Not long after, in the shocked eyes of Wen Ren Fengliu, a red diamond mark appeared between Jiang Fan's eyebrows. Slowly, the mark seemed to open a gap, and a strange green light was flashing, as if it was about to burst out.