The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 1843 Don’t do evil

"Mr. Jingye doesn't seem to be such a pedantic person." Fang Yun said calmly, with a slightly strange tone.

Meng Jingye explained: "We, the Meng family, have inherited Meng Zu's 'Holy Way of Righteousness'. If we encounter a crisis, we will definitely sacrifice our lives for righteousness. However, we can only give up our own lives and cannot give up the lives of others. Otherwise, we will violate the Holy Way and violate the Holy Way." The teachings of my ancestors of the Meng family. If possible, I am willing to exchange that person’s life and commit suicide in front of the demon saint to save the remaining one hundred people.”

Several academicians nodded lightly, and everyone looked at Meng Jingye with respect. As a great scholar, Meng Jingye would never dare to lie about the holy way. If this happened, he would really sacrifice his life for justice and save a hundred people.

The expressions of the five star demon barbarians were different. Some looked puzzled, as if they could not understand this person's suicidal behavior; some were full of doubts and did not believe that anyone would sacrifice for others. He is more peace-loving and can die when ordered, but he will never die on his own initiative.

Yan Ningxiao said: "We live in the Shihan Ancient Land, in a place where more than 99% of all living things will become extinct every few hundred years. We shoulder the mission of the human race and shoulder the heavy responsibility of the expansion and survival of the human race. He may die at any time, and I believe that even if I kill that person, that person will not blame me, and the Holy Court will not punish me. "

"He can die, but you can't kill an innocent person! If I kill him, he may not blame me, but I will blame myself!" Meng Jingye said.

"That's wrong. As long as he is willing to sacrifice for a hundred people, I will fulfill his wish by killing him." Yan Ning said happily.

Fang Yun suddenly said: "Let me interrupt, that man is sleeping and does not know everything that is happening in the outside world. This matter has nothing to do with him, it is about how we do it. Brother Pingyang, you seem to have something to say?"

Xun Pingyang, the great scholar, nodded and said: "Let's not talk about anything else. I just want to talk about myself. I support Great Confucian Jingye, but my reasons are different from his. I believe that those who violate the great etiquette can be killed, and those who violate the death penalty can also be killed. Kill, but since he is an innocent person, no matter what others think, I will never swing a knife at him. The reason why is because no matter how noble the reason is for us to kill. An innocent person is a sinful act. Once we allow the killing of innocent people for any reason, the order of the human race will be lost, and the superiors can unscrupulously create various excuses to kill innocent people. A hundred people can sacrifice themselves, but we, a hundred people, will never have the qualifications or reason to kill innocent people to save ourselves!"

Zeng Yue sighed softly and said: "When I read history books when I was young, every time I saw the reality of crimes committed in the name of justice, my heart would rise and fall, and I would be extremely angry. Now it's my turn. When I am old, what will happen without the passion of the youth? Choice? I will definitely find an excuse. As long as I can find a crime against that person, I will have an excuse to kill him and then act as a hero to save the other ninety-nine people. Because I am stained with sinful blood, I am not afraid of any accusation. Unfortunately, the man is innocent and sleeping. I can't find any excuse, so I can only stop where I am and look at the knife. There can be countless despicable thoughts, dirty thoughts and sinful desires in my heart, but I will not say them out and I will not do them. This is the difference between humans and animals. "

Several monsters immediately widened their eyes and looked at Zeng Yue with dissatisfaction. In the language of monsters, "animals" or "animals" are just lower-level monsters, which are essentially different from the "beasts" used when humans curse people. .

Yan Ningxiao seemed to have an undetectable shadow on his face. He snorted coldly and said, "Killing is not just to save yourself, nor even to save ninety-nine people. Among us, there are great scholars and great Confucians. , and even Tangtang Xusheng! Let me ask you, if you can save the entire human race by killing just one of them, should you kill him?"

Fang Yun smiled and said: "Mr. Ning Xiao has gone off topic. In addition, none of us know who that person is, or even whether that person will be canonized in the future, or whether that person is a dying semi-saint. We have no idea. I know. I said, he is just an innocent person, nothing else is involved. We can only judge our own value, but not the role of that person. "

Xun Pingyang said: "Mr. Yan's words are too high-sounding. The essence of this matter is not to save people or sacrifice, but whether we are going to sacrifice innocent people! A few years ago, a general from the Wu Kingdom wanted to stop the demon. The barbarians, like Han Xin, cut off the water flow, blocked the demon barbarian army, and saved a hundred thousand troops, but they were also flooded. Thirteen towns, resulting in thousands of deaths and tens of thousands of people displaced. The general argued that he had saved half of Wu Kingdom, but in the end Wu Kingdom and the Holy Court determined that his failure was due to poor command and incompetent combat, not because of his failure. To save the human race, he was exiled to the ancient land. Could it be that Mr. Yan is trying to reverse the case for this person?”

Yan Ningxiao said: "How can the two things be confused? That person said on the surface that he was doing it for the Wu Kingdom, but as you said, it was his incompetence and lack of courage that led to the defeat. We were caught by the Demon Saint, and it was not our fault. ! I have no selfish motives in this matter!"

Xun Pingyang retorted: "You have no selfish motives, so you have a public spirit? But unfortunately, no matter whether it is the Holy Court or any country, there is no law that allows us to kill innocent people. On the contrary, there are laws to punish the murderer! What you said Everything we do is selfish! The true public spirit is to protect everyone. Even if that person is an ordinary person, we don’t have the privilege of living an ignoble life at his expense!”

"That being said, are you just going to watch Fang Xusheng die? Once we die, the Blood Demon Barbarians and the Ice Clan of the Ten Cold Ancient Land will certainly join forces to surround the Ninth Cold City and massacre the human race there! Is it worth it for an insignificant person?" Yan Ningxiao said.

Xun Pingyang said: "You are off topic. We are only discussing one hundred people and one person. It has nothing to do with other places."

Fang Yun nodded and said: "Mr. Pingyang is right. This matter has nothing to do with the current situation in the Ten Cold Ancient Land. Mr. Ningxiao's statement is not reasonable."

Yan Ningxiao snorted coldly and said: "Kill one person to save a hundred people. I will never hesitate. That's all! It's Xun Pingyang and the others who are full of benevolence and morality, but in fact they are completely out of selfishness. Some are for their own holy way, some are because of temperament, and some are derived from concepts. To put it bluntly, they are no different from me."

Zeng Yue sighed lightly and said: "I said before that I would find an excuse to kill him, but I can't find one. The only excuse to kill him is not to kill him. I am indeed selfish. I even thought that if one of us kills that person, I will feel at ease and enjoy living. After all, I didn't kill him, and I don't have to bear any sin. However, if we don't kill him, and the demon saint kills us in the end, I have no complaints. It is a blessing to die with all the heroes who understand the truth. It is not unjust. After all, our death is not meaningless. At least an innocent person is saved from being killed. "

Several scholars nodded gently. They were wavering before, but after listening to Zeng Yue's words, they found that they agreed with his words.

Yan Ningxiao was silent

Fang Yun smiled and said: "Mr. Zeng Yue's truth can be interpreted in one word, that is, 'don't do evil'."

Everyone's eyes lit up, and Zeng Yue then said: "Fang Xusheng's words are really pearls! As a person, at least you must stick to the bottom line of 'don't do evil'. "

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