The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 1650 Zhou Ziren’s Balance

Zhou Ziren spread his hands, showing a look of helplessness, and continued: "Private and public are originally opposites. They can only be barely balanced and cannot have the best of both worlds. Xiangzhou's power is not enough to decide which country it belongs to, so it should belong to Qingguo and Yu Gong, we must at least support Qingguo on the surface; if it belongs to Jingguo and Yugong, we must also support Jingguo on the surface at least. However, no matter which country we support, we need a prerequisite, and that is. It’s fair!”

"To give a very simple example, when we are from Jingguo, we get the greatest fairness in the imperial examination. This is also the main reason why many people in Xiangzhou prefer Jingguo. Even if we were from Qingguo a few years ago, even if we failed in the imperial examination There is no fairness, but at least we can have enough food and clothing, and our status is only slightly worse than that of the Qing people. At least we have great fairness. But what will happen to us if one day our Xiangzhou is occupied by demons and barbarians?"

Some young students shuddered. Humans are called human slaves in the demon world.

Zhou Ziren said: "Everyone must know in their hearts that people who are not from my race will have different thoughts! In the Shengyuan Continent, whether the southerners and northerners are fighting, or whether it is a battle between different ethnic groups, no matter who wins or loses, everyone will be disappointed. We share the same blood, share the same culture, celebrate the same festivals, and the appearance of each other is not much different. No matter what happens, the victorious party will at least treat us as human beings and will not guard us like enemies. However, the demon barbarians will not do it. The demon barbarians will not even give us the basic fairness of food, clothing, schooling and study. In the hearts of the golden-haired lion demons and green-eyed tiger barbarians, we will always be human beings, far from being demon barbarians. So, I. I will never support demons. I would rather fight with my life than become a human slave! In a world ruled by aliens, it is no longer a question of whether the upward path is smooth, but whether I can maintain my status!"

Many readers nodded vigorously.

"The reason why the demon world needs the human race, and the reason why the human race can live a good life, is that their distant relatives, that is, the human race in our Holy Yuan Continent have not been wiped out by the demon barbarians, and they are still threatening the status of the Lord of All Realms! Once Our human race has been officially defeated by the demon world. Then, there will only be human slaves in the world, and there will be no human race. Therefore, I have always believed that the human race is not stupid because it is afraid of taking refuge in the demon barbarians, and it is not stupid for the human race to take refuge in the demon barbarians because it is persecuted by the human race. Not stupid, but those who take the initiative to join the demon barbarians think that they can break through the gap of blood, race and culture and become a superior human race in the demon world. They think that the demon barbarians will be noble enough to give the resources of canonization to humans instead of to the descendants of demon barbarians. , This kind of person, in my opinion, is terrifyingly stupid. This kind of person is not only stupid, but also thinks that Yaoman is stupid. If Yaoman really keeps giving up his power to foreign races instead of his own descendants, he will be the current Lord of the World. Definitely not a demon!"

"So, no matter what day, you must remember one truth. Even if you are reborn, you must also remember that the demon barbarians will definitely say that the reason why they became the masters of the world is because of their hard work, and because every demon barbarian has They are complacent because their customs are good and they are more noble, sincere and kind, but I can tell you that they are enslaving thousands of people. Why are only the ancient demons rising? The ancient demons control thousands of clans, why are only the demon barbarians rising? Without him, the ancient demons are the luckiest clan among the thousands of clans, and the demon barbarians are also the luckiest clan among the thousands clans, because they control The most powerful force in the world at that time! That’s all! It’s precisely because they have stronger power that they have better customs and more time to be at ease.”

"Everyone must remember that demons and barbarians will never give their power to become the masters of all realms to humans, even the most loyal human slaves or counter-species."

Many students were originally doubtful about Zhou Ziren's attitude. After hearing these words, everyone was relieved. From now on, no matter whether Zhou Ziren chooses Jingguo or Qingguo, they will not blame him.

"Brother Zhou's words suddenly enlightened him!" A scholar bowed to Zhou Ziren, and the others followed suit.

After a few breaths, Zhou Ziren smiled slightly and said: "Three months ago, someone from the Xing Palace told a joke on the forum. I wonder if you remember it. The Xing Palace people caught a reverse species. The specific experience cannot be discussed by the Xing Palace people. , but he summed up the words of the counter-species, "Since the human race has been lucky, the counter-species have been cheering because they can sell the human race at a higher price."

Many people laughed. This statement hit the nail on the head, but at the same time it also made the human race more confident. It was precisely because the human race was growing stronger and the demons and barbarians were afraid that this situation occurred.

No one will contain, attack, vilify or hinder an insignificant race.

Zhou Ziren changed the topic and said: "Now we will talk about the issues of 'bias' and 'loyalty' that I mentioned. As Xiangzhou people, what should we do? We should not completely fall in line with Jingguo or anyone in Qingguo. One party should not completely break with the other party. What we need is A balance. We must be prepared to be completely loyal to Jingguo soaring into the sky, but also be prepared to be destroyed by Qingguo and become a Qingguo again. At the same time, we must not anger Qingguo and Jingguo, and do not let Xiangzhou The contradictions intensified, causing this rare balance to be broken.”

"What we Xiangzhou people need is to balance Qingguo and Jingguo. Only when one country has the absolute power to occupy Xiangzhou and will not lose it again can we decide which country to be loyal to. You can also see that. , we Xiangzhou people are actually very sad. Only Jingguo and Qingguo can decide where we belong. We essentially cannot decide. It is precisely because of this that we need balance more and use balance to let us spend the future smoothly and stably. Years until the dust settles.”

The students in the audience had different expressions. Some thought Zhou Ziren's words were too utilitarian, while others thought his words made sense and were the true way of dealing with the world.

Zhou Ziren's face darkened and he said, "Originally, Xiangzhou has achieved the balance we need most, and has been able to get along with both Qing and Jing. However, Qing officials are trying to break this balance, sacrificing the people's stable lives, creating conflicts, and angering the growing Jing. This will cause the entire Xiangzhou to fall into dire straits. The reason why I call on you to act tonight is to give those businessmen a warning, telling them that they can choose not to lean towards Jing, but leaning towards Qing completely is the most stupid behavior."

The academy hall was quiet, and many people showed complicated expressions.

Most of the scholars who came here were passionate and believed that completely leaning towards Jing was the way of a gentleman and what scholars should do. But after listening to Zhou Ziren's words, they suddenly felt that for Xiangzhou people, balancing the status quo was the best choice, and any radical behavior could lead to unexpected things.

Zhou Ziren said slowly: "Our enemy is not Jingguo or Qingguo. To be frustrating, we are not worthy of being the enemy of two countries. Only people like Fang Xusheng are the enemy of a country. Our enemies are the idiots in Xiangzhou, those ambitious people who want to sacrifice the lives of the people to get to the top!"

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