Taixue Palace, East Courtyard.
The Shang Emperor came in person and met with the head of the Confucian sect.
"Your Majesty, please come to the house."
Confucius looked at the Shang Emperor in front of him and said politely.
"Wait outside."
Shang Huang said indifferently, and then stepped into the room.
Behind him, the sword worshiper bowed respectfully and stood quietly outside the wooden house waiting.
On the side, Fa Ru also stood quietly in the courtyard without going in.
"Faru, I haven't seen you for half a year, and you have fallen into such a situation."
Jian Zongfeng glanced at the Confucian scholar Faru who had lost all his cultivation next to him, and said in a calm tone, "I'm very curious, what exactly did you encounter in Mobei? How could you end up like this with your strength?"
"There are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the world."
Faru looked calm and said, "My meager cultivation is not worth mentioning in front of a truly strong person."
"Above the Five Realms?"
The sword worshiper narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Could it be that in the world of extreme night, there are existences above the fifth realm?"
Faru was silent and did not answer.
Seeing this, Jian Zongfeng guessed something in his mind and did not ask any more questions. He changed the subject and said, "Your Majesty is really angry this time. Confucianism made the most wrong choice."
"Confucianism educates all people with benevolence. This benevolence is also human!"
Fa Ru looked at the wooden house in front of him and said softly, "Putting people first is the Confucian way."
"The way of Confucianism is not the way of the emperor."
The sword worshiper said in a deep voice, "Confucianism is in Dashang, so it must abide by the rules of Dashang."
"Rules are dead, people are alive."
Fa Ru said calmly, "Confucianism will not force its disciples to do things they don't want to do. Likewise, the disciples' wishes are the wishes of the Confucian sect."
"Such a naive idea from Confucianism will not convince Your Majesty!" Jian Zongfeng said in a heavy tone.
"Your Majesty, you are a benevolent king and you will understand." Faru said softly.
While the two were talking.
Inside the wooden house.
The Shang Emperor and the Confucian leader set up a chess game and played the game without saying a word.
Emperor Shang rarely picked up the black stone and dropped one first.
It is the rule that black stones go first, and it is also the rule for weak players to move with black stones.
Emperor Shang took the initiative to seize Heizi, not to show weakness, but to show courtesy first and then attack with force.
On the opposite side, the Confucian leader picked up the white piece and dropped it next to the black piece.
One by one, the chess pieces were gradually placed on the chessboard, and the situation on the entire chessboard became tense.
There is a huge difference in their chess styles. Compared to Black's aggressiveness, White's is obviously more tolerant.
There are more and more chess pieces on the chessboard, and the conflicts are becoming more and more intense.
Soon, the end was coming. Emperor Shang spoke with a cold expression, "Confucian leader, you are old."
"Everyone will grow old, and so will your Majesty."
Confucius replied calmly.
"I am the Son of Heaven, and my sons are all great among men. However, there is only one Confucian leader in the Confucian sect."
Emperor Shang sneered and said, "If the Confucian leader is old, the Confucian sect will lose the person who can carry the cauldron for thousands of years!"
"Confucian disciples will eventually excel." Confucius said with a firm expression.
"In the Confucian sect for thousands of years, only the Confucian leader has broken through the five realms."
Emperor Shang said calmly, "Confucian leader, why should you deceive yourself and others? If someone is better than someone who is talented, they will never be better than someone who is talented!"
"The cold winter is coming, and the great changes in Kyushu are just around the corner. Soon, many people will be able to take this step."
Confucius looked calm and said, "The Confucian sect will no longer have the old ones, but there will be new Confucian leaders. Your Majesty does not need to worry about this matter."
When Emperor Shang heard this, he narrowed his eyes and said, "Is this person that the Confucian leader is talking about Bai Wangyu?"
"yes!"
Confucius did not hide anything and said truthfully, "Wangyu is the most outstanding disciple of the Confucian sect of this generation. He is the successor to the Confucian sect. He is old and old, so I feel relieved."
"The Confucian leader is so confident that Bai Wangyu can shoulder the future of the Confucian sect?"
Emperor Shang said coldly, "If a Confucian school loses its Confucian leader and forgets his words, he will not be able to intimidate the Confucian scholars in the world."
"Forgetting words will transcend old age."
Confucius said calmly, "Confucianism, under his leadership, will also usher in a new chapter."
"Is this Confucianism's calculation or expectation?" Emperor Shang asked with a cold look in his eyes.
"It's both a calculation and an expectation." Confucius responded.
"Confucian leader, you lied."
Emperor Shang smiled coldly and said, "The cold winter has arrived, and the polar night has enveloped the nine states. Even Confucian leaders cannot see through the human world at that time, so how can they make calculations."
"The cold winter will eventually recede."
Confucius said seriously, "Although the old man cannot see through the world in the dark night, he can see the light at the end of the night. In that weak light, Confucianism, great merchants, and the entire world will usher in a new life."
"newborn?"
Hearing this, the Shang Emperor narrowed his eyes again and said, "Does the Confucian leader think that today's great merchants are not good?"
"History is always progressing."
Confucius said calmly, "There is nothing bad about the great merchants of today in this era, but the great merchants of the future will definitely be better."
"Ah."
Emperor Shang sneered, moved his eyes to look at the chess game in front of him, and continued, "The future is too illusory. The reality is that Confucian leader is about to lose this game."
"Your Majesty, have you never thought about trusting others?"
Confucius looked at the unfavorable situation on the chessboard, and the white stone in his hand fell again, and said, "Whether it is the people of the Great Shang or the Confucian disciples, the more outstanding they are, the better it is for the thousand-year-old foundation of the Great Shang."
"I can tolerate others, but I also have my own bottom line."
The sunspot in Emperor Shang's hand fell, and there was something in his words, "This great merchant must be my great merchant, instead of being controlled by others. The Confucian leader is the master of all ages, so he should understand what I mean."
"Absolute power is not necessarily a good thing."
Confucius said seriously, "Even in the imperial court, Your Majesty also needs to consider the opinions of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. It is because of the existence of checks and balances that the Great Shang Dynasty will be passed down smoothly for thousands of years. Once the power is imbalanced, the Thousand Years of Great Shang Dynasty will probably be destroyed." , There is no precedent for such a thing in Kyushu’s history.”
"They are not me!"
Emperor Shang said coldly, "As the Confucian leader said, the cold winter is coming, and great changes in Kyushu are just around the corner. Only absolute power can suppress all changes."
"Does your Majesty want to use killing to suppress the troubled times?" Confucius asked with a frown.
"Why not?"
Emperor Shang looked indifferent and said, "No destruction, no establishment. Isn't this what the Confucian leader wants to see?"
"When winter comes, there will indeed be bloodshed and sacrifices, but sacrifice and killing are not the same."
Confucius said seriously, "Your Majesty, please think again."
"Confucian leader, you are old!"
Emperor Shang's eyes dropped coldly and he warned, "A woman's benevolence is meaningless in troubled times. I came today just to tell the Confucian leader that whether you are a Confucian sect or the Li family, you must abide by the Great Shang." The rules of Shang's game, this time, due to the Confucian leader's favor, I can tolerate it, but I won't do it next time!"
After saying that, Emperor Shang placed the black piece in his hand on the chessboard, immediately stood up and walked towards the outside of the wooden house.
"His Majesty."
In front of the wooden house, the sword worshipper and Faru saw Emperor Shang walking out and bowed respectfully.
"let's go."
Shang Huang said lightly and left the courtyard.
The sword worshipper quickly followed and left together.
Rear, inside the cabin.
Kong Qiu looked at the chess game in front of him, with a flash of concentration in his old eyes.
The heart of an emperor is truly unfathomable!
