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Chapter Two Hundred and Ninety-Seven: Change or Live, Change or Die (Monthly Pass)

Chen Kaizhi's bones are still very realistic.

Zhenzhen was speechless, Emei was lightly calm, she said silly: "We Confucians in carving lacquer focus on having and not having different teachings. Wen Zhengong of all generations has taken it as their responsibility to teach the classics and history to poor children..."

Chen Kaizhi showed disappointment on his face.

This is a cheating father.

The meaning is that, eight out of ten of your disciples are all a group of mud legs. No wonder Diao Qi was so miserable that when he was finally seized by Guo, no one was willing to speak for them.

Chen Kaizhi is ashamed.

Zhenzhen stared at Chen Kaizhi. After all, she was a worldly experienced person, so she naturally knew what Chen Kaizhi was regretting.

She said: "Our disciples, unlike other Duke's mansions, are mostly poor people like Mr. Chen, but although these people are poor and humble, most of them are loyal and righteous people."

Chen Kaizhi couldn't help but say, "So, how did you learn the news in the palace?"

"Eunuch!" Zhen Zhen's eyes flashed.

Chen Kaizhi sighed: "Then the students still want to ask, how many of you are in Luoyang?"

"More than a hundred people."

It is not easy for more than a hundred people to find out so much information.

Chen Kaizhi sighed and said again: "Miss Zhenzhen thinks that just by relying on these things can you accomplish something?"

"What?"

Chen Kaizhi's way: "Even if Diaoqi kills King Zhao, there is no way to revive it."

"Why...we..."

Seeing her disagreement, Chen Kaizhi said patiently: "The Diaoqi family takes the principle of not being able to take office. They are all poor children, but the world is full of money for profit. Who is willing to be poor? After reading a book, if you don't take office, then what's the use of studying for the vast majority of people? The final result is that Diaoqi's disciples are getting fewer and fewer, and because of their humble status, they will always be at the bottom. Can these people alone revitalize your family business?"

Chen Kaizhi shook his head and said again: "This is contrary to human nature. How can a school that violates human nature survive?"

Zhenzhen looked angry: "You..."

Chen Kaizhi smiled faintly and said, "The students do not want to be hermits, nor are they people who are content with poverty and enjoy the Tao. What they are seeking now is self-interest. If they can achieve a high position in the future, they also have the ambition to help the world. After all, the Tao is different between you and me. They do not plan for each other, and the students are not interested in uniting with you, because you are destined to die, and the students do not want to have anything to do with you. Now... please go back."

After explaining patiently, Chen Kaizhi simply explained the order to expel guests.

Chen Kaizhi is not stupid.

This organization with manpower in the palace is destined to die. Now it is just a dying struggle. If you cooperate with them, once they die, they will most likely bring disaster to themselves.

Think about it, a group of people are not selfish, specialize in benefiting others, teaches poor people knowledge, and wait until these poor people can finally understand the text and write, but warns them not to become officials. So what's the use of learning this?

If there were no disciples in this court, just relying on a group of inferior people, what kind of loyalty and righteousness these people have?

Look at the disciples of other schools, which one of them was not gathered in courts in various countries and supported each other, and countless people flocked to them, and even thousands of disciples were extremely prosperous. The heroes in the school emerged every now and then, so more people came to the school and formed a virtuous cycle.

For poor people, reading books is a difficult task. Chen Kaizhi deeply agrees with this, but let them just read for the sake of reading, just to enjoy the fun of reading. Isn’t this crazy?

Zhenzhen glared at Chen Kaizhi, and she probably never expected that Chen Kaizhi would turn against him.

Chen Kaizhi greeted Zhenzhen's angry gaze and exclaimed, "Miss, don't blame me, the student just doesn't do meaningless things."

Zhenzhen said coldly: "What is meaningful?"

Chen Kaizhi didn't want to continue to say more, but Zhenzhen asked, and felt soft and said, "Have you seen a wolf?"

"Um?"

Chen Kaizhi said: "What are the wolves walking thousands of miles, hiding out at night? They are for eating meat. The same is true for deer. Deer walks around at risk to eat grass. All things in this world, whether birds or beasts, have their own meanings. Meat and grass are beasts, which are innate. Birds and beasts are like this, and people are like this. In life, they need food, clothing, housing and transportation, food and drink, and people have their own. This is also from instinct. But your theory wants to eliminate this. This is certainly noble, but in fact, it is just for self-entertainment, and students dare not agree."

"What you do now is like driving wolves to run to the wilderness, but not allowing them to eat meat, without any distinction. When you violate human nature, why should you rejuvenate?"

"Any theory in the world has its own principles. What is the destiny of heaven? Destiny of heaven is like a river flowing eastward, but you want to be the mainstay of this river and want to sail against the current. This is certainly a great thing, but in the end, what else do you have to be noble and honest?"

Although Zhenzhen was full of anger, she still listened intently. Chen Kaizhi was not an ordinary scholar. His knowledge had long been approved by Yansheng Gong Mansion and Tianren Pavilion. How could she look down on it? At this time, she couldn't help but feel some feelings when she listened.

I think her father has worked hard and worked hard for so many years, but in fact, the power of revenge has not grown stronger, but has become weaker.

Perhaps... Chen Kaizhi is right.

Her heart seemed to soften and she said worriedly: "Since that's the case, how can we succeed?"

Success?

I'm going, this is my buddy's expertise. Chen Kaizhi smiled in his heart and said, "Change, change, and die if he doesn't change."

Zhenzhen said again: "If it changes, then will the lacquer-carved scholar or the lacquer-carved scholar?"

Chen Kaizhi sneered: "The Confucianism of Confucius, their disciples have derived eight major Confucian schools. Isn't this... Isn't this agile? The sage asked us to be benevolent and righteous. Although millions of people have gone, what happened later? Later, some people called out that a gentleman would not stand a dangerous wall, and some even said that a son of a thousand gold would not sit in the hall, and a son of a hundred gold would not be yiheng. You see, the sage advocated a disciple who wanted to be benevolent and righteous, but thought that if he encountered danger, he would not be considered a gentleman. He also believed that a noble person should not rely on even if he sat and lie down.

Near the eaves of the main hall, I am afraid that the roof tiles will fall and smash them. This is change, because human nature has the instinct to avoid risks. Not every scholar can achieve righteousness. Is it just because he cannot be so noble? No, a good theory will not be criticized, because the majority of people are the most, of course, they choose to forgive. Since they forgive, they must be given reasons. Therefore, the Confucianism that was a thousand years ago and the Confucianism that was a thousand years later were completely different."

"Human nature?" Zhenzhen was silent. She felt that what Chen Kaizhi said had some truth.

Chen Kaizhi finally glanced at Zhenzhen meaningfully and said, "Just like you, you and your father, in addition to taking revenge, want to return to Qufu and restore the official position of your Diaoqi clan. Isn't this official position your human nature? You taught others not to enter the official position, but why is your father still thinking about this official position?"

Zhenzhen wanted to defend himself: "Because this is the ancestor..."

Chen Kaizhi shouted sternly: "Don't use the guise of ancestors. This is what you have in your heart, so why do you have to argue? A scholar can read steadily and obey your own books because he has it in his heart. Just like you, it is because he is still thinking about that position that he will make unremitting plans, and even your father and daughter will be busy for it all their lives."

Chen Kaizhi said: "If you want to strengthen your Diaoqi family, the only way is to give people hope. This is the art of leadership. No matter how beautiful or noble a leader says, he may infect ten or one hundred people and make them spend their whole life running for a purpose. But for the vast majority of people, he must give people hope. This hope can be to improve their family in the future, or to enable him to gain a desired position in the future and drive people with benefits. It is much more useful than preaching. Well, the students say this, Miss, please go back."

These remarks should have been unwilling to Zhenzhen, but after hearing this, Zhenzhen found that although she had put in so much effort over the years, their power was gradually weakening, but she could not find the reason. Today, Chen Kaizhi's preaching made her suddenly feel an epiphany.

However, she was unable to make up her mind and finally sighed and said, "The way is different, I don't plan for each other. The young master actually thought so in his heart, so I had to take his leave."

After saying that, she stood up, bowed to Chen Kaizhi, and went to the courtyard.

Chen Kaizhi sent her out. Zhenzhen was about to get into the sedan chair, but suddenly turned around and saw Chen Kaizhi standing in front of the courtyard to watch her. She couldn't help but say, "Young master, I want to ask, if I seek change now, is it still too late?"

Chen Kaizhi thought to himself that it was too late. When you had the position, if you could make adjustments, why would you lose the position?

Seeing Chen Kaiyi's face swaying, Zhen Zhen's eyes drooped, his eyes dimmed, and he laughed and said, "I am so ridiculous. I am so unaware of it. Since this is the case, I will never dare to disturb you anymore, so as not to implicate the young master in the future when I die and lose my life." After that, he got into the sedan chair without hesitation.

The sedan chairkeeper lifted the sedan chair and left slowly. Chen Kaizhi watched for a long time, but there was not much expression on his face.

In fact... Chen Kaizhi almost saw the ending of Zhenzhen and the disciples of the Diaoqi family behind her. Their staff would be less and less, and they would wither day by day. Sooner or later, they would not tolerate those in power. In the end, this group of people who were regarded as "remnants" would be swept by the wind like autumn leaves.

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