The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 1721 Let the ending prove it

"However, in the eyes of most of us scholars, you are harming them and our descendants. If one day women can take part in the imperial examination, a large number of men will fail. In the process of exploring the road, you hurt They." Zeng Yuan said seriously.

Fang Yun gradually raised his voice and said: "The barbarians are moving south, and Jingguo is on the verge of collapse; the Five Demon Mountains are in chaos, and the Holy Yuan Continent is in danger; the Four Seas Dragon Palace is separated from the human race, and there are hidden dangers; the demon world is about to launch the second two-realm mountain war, and the human race is in danger. I know, you thought I was going to say that the human race has been destroyed by so many I won’t talk about the harm done to you by foreign enemies, but I will only talk about the harm caused by a mere girls’ school. No, I won’t say that. Even if the human race is surrounded by hundreds of millions of foreign enemies, everyone can point out my fault. With the level of progress, is it possible to defend the Two Realms Mountain when the Great Sage of the Demon Realm returns?"

"The possibility is extremely slim." Zeng Yuan said.

"So, the human race needs a big change, a big innovation that impacts everyone's ideas, in order to have a chance! Everything I have done is to use my blood and flesh to find a path that can lead to great change from among thousands of illusory roads. A way to greatly enhance the power of the human race. So, I never care about those people's accusations, but I also hope that you will not stop me. I am exhausted from exploring this path. The only thing I can do is to explain and prove to you. The ending proved right or wrong," Fang Yun said.

Zeng Yuan stared into Fang Yun's eyes and saw eyes that were more determined than the mountains and deeper than the night sky.

Zeng Yuan nodded and said: "I am just your executor, not your opponent. Since you insist on building a women's school, I will not object. I just want you to consider the consequences. In my opinion, it won't take long. There will be people who use the women's school to attack you, or the Zonglei family, or some scholars. Once they fail the imperial examination, they will definitely think that if the energy and money spent on women are used on them, they will definitely be able to go to high school. "

"If you encounter obstacles or experience failures, if you cannot find the reasons from yourself first, recognize your own shortcomings, and then look for other people or external reasons, then such people will never achieve great things, so there is no need to care." Fang Yun said.

Zeng Yuan smiled and said: "Since there is no need to care about such people, let me advise you that the people who control the direction of the human race will always be the Holy Academy and the All Saints Family. Even you should understand that if there are not some members of the All Saints Family in these years, Support, you have been killed by Liushan a long time ago, am I right?”

"What you say makes sense." Fang Yun replied skillfully.

"Based on the current situation, as long as "Min Bao" continues to be published, no matter whether it is written in secular characters or vernacular, a large number of people will buy it. As long as the Holy Court lifts the ban, "Min Bao" will definitely sweep the Holy Yuan Continent. So, since you If you offend some conservative scholars who favor boys over girls in the women's school, there is no need to offend those conservative scholars who insist on orthodox writing in order to please ordinary people. Although there are many people in the world, they cannot affect you at all, "Zeng Yuandao.

Fang Yun smiled calmly and said: "It seems that you have misunderstood the positioning of "Minbao". For scholars, there are "Holy Way" and "Wenbao", and for officials, there are newspapers from various countries. I founded "Min Bao" is meant to be read by the people, and it has nothing to do with whether they influence me. As for those conservative scholars who insist on traditional Chinese characters, I recommend them to buy "Wen Bao" and "Shengdao". "Min Bao" may not be suitable. them."

"The "Min Bao" is for the people to read, but every move you make must be seen by the Holy Court and the scholars. Just like you can't always do whatever you want, the same is true for running the "Min Bao"." Zeng Yuan said.

"You are right. No one can always do whatever they want. However, in many cases, when doing things, we cannot ignore the reactions of others, but we also cannot care too much about other people's attitudes. For example, if the women's school involves a struggle for interests, I can The reason for the opposition from those who oppose me is to obtain certain information. But those who oppose the vernacular and secularization of "Min Bao" can only convey their willingness or unwillingness, like or dislike. Don't worry too much," Fang Yun said.

"Listening to your words is worth ten years of reading. Your words are very reasonable, and students will definitely remember them. However, even those who oppose the common Chinese characters have good reasons." Zeng Yuan said.

"Then tell me." Fang Yun said.

"First of all, everyone knows that the principles of cars on the same track and books on the same text are very important to the human race. Writing in the same characters is very important to the human race. At that time, the Six Kingdoms had multiple characters and it was extremely confusing. Even Confucius pointed out that in the end Emperor Qin could Solved. Secondly, "Minbao" mainly It is to convey to the people... using the words you often say is to convey the message. Only unified words can ensure the correctness of the message and avoid ambiguity. As for other benefits, there are many, I won't mention them, I guess you also. I know." Zeng Yuan said.

Fang Yun smiled and said: "You are right. I just want to ask you, do you hope that the world will be unified, that everyone will be equal, and that common people will be equal to aristocratic families, or do you think that people should be divided into superiors and inferiors, and children of aristocratic families should enjoy privileges? Tell me what's in your heart There must be no concealment of words.”

Zeng Yuan was stunned for a few breaths, and said helplessly: "The holy way of the human race has inherent contradictions. Some people say that Confucius's world unity refers to the restoration of Zhou rituals and order in the world. Xunzi also said that the human race should be divided into high and low. However, some people say that Confucius' restoration of Zhou rituals was just an ideal before canonization. After canonization, Confucius looked at the long river of history. The so-called world unity is naturally everyone has their own duties, but people are equal. Reading the books of saints, learning benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and trustworthiness, as the children of China, naturally have the idea of ​​being equal to others in their bones, but in fact, most people have to admit that people are divided into high and low. We are children of aristocratic families, and we are protected by our predecessors. It's okay to enjoy some privileges."

"So, you oppose popular characters and vernacular writing. Of course, using "oppose" may not be accurate. At least, you think that traditional characters and written language are better and more suitable for the current human race." Fang Yun said.

Zeng Yuan was stunned, vaguely understanding Fang Yun's meaning, but couldn't think it through.

Fang Yun said, "I am a child of a poor family, and you are a child of a noble family. We both know each other to some extent. Then I will ask you a few simple questions. The popular characters I write have fewer strokes than the traditional characters. So, is the traditional character easier to remember or the popular character easier to learn?"

"Of course, the popular character is easier to learn."

"Very good. I am a child of a poor family, and you are a child of a noble family. If you and I are similar in intelligence and study for a hundred days, only learning the traditional characters, who will learn and remember more characters?" Fang Yun asked.

"It should not be much different." Zeng Yuan said tentatively.

"When you were studying, you got up early every day, opened your mouth for food and stretched out your hand for clothes. There were servants to take care of you and send you to the academy of the noble family. You studied until noon, and then had a well-balanced meal. After a nap, you continued to study and went home at night. You hardly had to think about other things. Am I right?" Fang Yun asked.

"Yes, most of us children of noble families go to school and study like this." Zeng Yuan understood Fang Yun's meaning.

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