The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 1844 The sword with my tongue

"It's good not to do evil! That's the truth." Meng Jingye said.

Yan Ningxiao coughed slightly and said: "Fang Xusheng, but our Yan family invited you, you can't undermine this old man!"

Everyone did not expect that the dignified scholar actually showed a look of resentment. He smiled, and the atmosphere of the dispute due to different stances disappeared.

The fox glass tail swayed slightly, a cunning look flashed in its eyes, and said: "His Royal Highness the Moon Emperor, you raised the problem of avalanche, but you did not say how you would choose among a hundred people."

All the great scholars and great scholars looked at Fang Yun with smiles on their faces.

"This time I support this fox barbarian. Now it's our turn to ask you, if you were among a hundred people, what would you choose?" Meng Jingye said.

Xun Pingyang smiled and said: "Fang Xusheng seemed to be neutral just now and did not help each other. Unfortunately, he must come to an end now."

Fang Yun glanced at the crowd and found that they were all staring at him. He smiled and said, "From a personal point of view, I very much support the views of Master Zeng. He is a human being, and so are we. Without his consent, Under the circumstances, whoever kills him is committing a crime There is no doubt about this. If I take action and kill an innocent person, I will not be able to sleep and eat well, and I will be ashamed of myself. Therefore, I will wait and see, waiting for others to take action. No one really stands up to take action, we all have to I think it's acceptable to be killed by the Demon Saint. At least I didn't kill innocent people to save myself. I didn't do any evil. As Master Zeng said, I may have many thoughts in my mind, but I really can't do it. Well, the law doesn't allow it, and neither does the good side of my heart. The key is that if I kill him in the name of large numbers of people today, then someone will definitely kill me in the name of large numbers of people in the future, and things will become extremely scary. Under no circumstances can we as individuals deprive an innocent minority of their rights.”

Xun Pingyang smiled and said: "It seems that Fang Xusheng already has the answer."

"That's not necessarily the case." Yan Ningxiao said with a smile, and the other three great scholars also stared at Fang Yun without saying a word.

Hearing Yan Ningxiao's words, all the great scholars immediately understood that some of Fang Yun's words were worded differently than others, and several great scholars had already noticed it.

Fang Yun continued: "The problem is that we don't live in a truly perfect world. Those few vulnerable people are often ignored and even discriminated against. We often have some high-sounding words to help them. , we have also said that we should not discriminate against them, but many people still treat them in a superior way, and we cannot guarantee their rights. Because, most of the time, we ourselves cannot do as we please, and we may even be discriminated against. For example, as a disciple from a poor family, I have been laughed at by a group of ignorant disciples. , Our "not doing evil" is a lie to ourselves and others. It's not that we want to "do evil," but that our strength and realm are not enough to achieve "not doing evil."

Some people were a little confused and didn't know what Fang Yun wanted to express. Others listened with relish. Regardless of whether they agreed with Fang Yun or not, they all liked to hear this unique view.

"The purer and simpler it is, the closer it is to the realm of 'not doing evil'. If there is only one person in Shengyuan Continent, and his world only has survival, he has no chance to curse others, no chance to harm others, and no chance to kill people, then It can basically be said to be infinitely close to "not doing evil". A little more complicated, in a school with dozens of classmates, there will always be conflicts. When there is friction, there will inevitably be a bad person that we hate or even hate. For our own sake, even if we don’t want to do evil, we will still do some wrong things intentionally or unintentionally, such as saying hurtful words or misunderstanding some people. It’s not our intention, and unlike those who are really evil, we can generally be close to not being evil.”

"However, there are not only schools around us, we live in cities, villages, towns, counties, prefectures, states and even countries. In such a huge relationship, the more people who are related to us, the harder it is for us to ensure that we do not To do evil. Take the example of a state pastor, as long as he does not violate clear laws, such as It seems that we can say that he does not do evil if he enriches himself and is treasonous. But in fact, even if a state pastor does not violate the law, because his orders often affect tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of people, there will always be cases. The interests of some people have been harmed. To these people, this state pastor is a big evil person! "

Everyone listened quietly and vaguely understood what Fang Yun meant.

"If the state animal husbandry wants to get a better evaluation in farming, it will inevitably lower the price of seeds and increase the price of grain, which will benefit farmers, but those who eat grain will think that the state animal husbandry is harming themselves; if the state animal husbandry wants to strengthen the state's protection If more money from the state treasury is used for the state army, then the students in the liberal arts college will think that the state pastor is engaged in military warfare and is causing harm to the country and the people."

Fang Yun continued: "As a state pastor, if you really do 'not do evil', then you must be really incompetent. If a state pastor says that he does not do evil and therefore wants to change a certain decree, it must be because That decree affected his promotion. It might involve political achievements, or it might involve a larger figure above. A general was attacking a certain enemy city. If he wants to leave the city without doing any evil, it must be because attacking this city will affect his future, or he knows that it cannot be conquered, or the country's forces are blocking him. This is true for anyone who is in charge of others. The higher his status and the more people he affects, the less he can do "not do evil."

Fang Yun glanced at the crowd and said slowly: "If King Wen of Zhou and his father did not do evil to the surrounding tribes, the Zhou Kingdom would not be strong, let alone the Shang Dynasty controlled by the demonic and barbarian saints; if Kong Sheng did not do evil to the world and the demon world, he would not be able to Give the human race a thousand years of prosperity; if Qin Shihuang had not done evil to the six kingdoms, there would be no human race with the same writing system, the same carriage, the same movement, and the same weights and measures!"

The room was quiet, even the four demon kings were staring at Fang Yun, concentrating on him.

After a while, Fang Yun's voice sounded again.

"As a scholar Fang Yun, I must work hard not to do evil, but as a virtual saint, I must throw away the shackles of 'not doing evil'! Under the avalanche, a hundred people fight against a monster, I I want to kill that monster; if one person fights a hundred monsters, I will still kill the monster; if a hundred people fight one person, I will pick up the knife first and kill that person."

After a moment of pause, Fang Yun scanned the crowd again.

"I will bear the sins of hundreds of people and commit the evil of one person, even if there are thousands of people, I will go!"

Meng Jingye was shocked. She didn't expect that when an outsider said Mencius' famous sayings, it would be more shocking than when he, a descendant of Mencius, said it.

Fang Yun looked at Hu Li and said slowly: "Go back and tell the Seventh Han Lord that if you refuse the previous conditions, the time when the blood demon barbarians attack the Seventh Han City will be the day when our human race arrives outside Wanxing Pass. With me The sword on the tongue cuts the road in the snow!"

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