Xu Hongdao: "Although there are conflicts between the human race and the demon race, they are not irreconcilable. Back then, the two races fought against the demon race and formed an alliance to help each other. Wasn't there a blood feud between our two races at that time? The way of verticality is about profit. Now I The two tribes are facing a common enemy, so it is time to join forces to unite them vertically and horizontally."
Su Qun shook his head and said: "Things that are knowable can be used; those that cannot be known are not used by planners. What you say is nothing but empty. My method of vertical and horizontal cannot be used on the demon clan."
"Whether we are united vertically or horizontally does not depend on who our friends are, but on our own interests. When the seven heroes stood together and Qin conquered the world alone, it was not only the prosperity of Qin, but also the mistakes of the six kingdoms. Qi relied on being content with the rear, and with Han and Zhao Wei broke up and watched with cold eyes as his country was destroyed and his family was destroyed. After all, it was his turn. If the skin is gone, how can the general be attached? What our human race is facing now is exactly the same situation as the Qi State back then. The powerful enemy is in front, and the monster race is facing us. If the human race cannot unite with the monsters to fight together, it will surely perish sooner or later!"
"As for what you call the Demon Race and the Holy Spirit Cult, they are nothing more than trivial diseases. The racial conflict is a serious concern."
Su Qun pondered silently, but did not agree with Xu Hong's statement.
Mo Yun from the Mo family said: "Fight with your mouth and fight with your mouth. How can you avoid death if you are so warlike?"
Xu Hong cupped his hands and smiled: "The Mohists' words of universal love and non-aggression are indeed admirable. In a time of great strife, with this voice to stop the war, there is benevolence and righteousness in the world, and Mozi should ascend to the throne. But today, there are no living beings outside the territory. When an attack comes, our human race is not fighting, but defending. Defending one's territory and defending oneself is not a crime of war. Isn't that what Mo Sheng meant when he fought against Gongshu?"
Mo Yun thought for a moment and then said: "The monsters are barbaric and cannot be friends."
Xu Hong said with a smile: "In the past, Mozi saw people dyeing plain silk and sighed: 'Dyeing it with blue will make it green, and dyeing it with yellow will make it yellow. Therefore, if it is dyed, it will change, and its color will also change." Confucius learned from Lao Dan, Mozi Learning from Zisi, the two sages are the most glorious ones in the world, and those who are influenced by these are the right ones. Since I am a disciple of the Mohist family, I should uphold the holy way of the Mohist family, educate the demons and savages, and make them have the right color. "
Mo Yun was speechless for a moment, and Lu Changye, a disciple of the Zajia family on the side, spoke up: "Brother Xu knows a lot about my Zajia classics!"
What Xu Hong said just now was exactly what was said in "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals", which aroused Lu Changye's dissatisfaction.
This Lu Changye was dressed in white and had a beard. He looked quite scholarly, and his cultivation had already reached the realm of immortality.
This person is a descendant of Lu Buwei. Therefore, the Lu family is a family of its own and is not inherited like other academies.
Xu Hong bowed his hands and said, "Brother Lu and I have never met each other. If I offend you in any way, please forgive me."
Lu Changye returned the gift and said coldly: "I just heard what Brother Xu said, talking about the benefits of the human race, which is unpleasant to listen to. We read the books of sages and have great ambitions. How can we despise benevolence and pursue fame and fortune? Those who are good are treated with people, those who are unkind are treated with things, and those who are unkind are treated with wealth. Just like today's Buddhism, only striving for luck and incense, the teachings of the ancestors have long since ceased. However, Brother Xu was born in Yixian Academy, which makes sense."
As soon as this statement came out, some Confucian students sneered, and the disciples of Yixian Academy looked bad.
Yixian Academy is an outlier among Confucian academies. It pursues the path of integrating the three religions into one. Therefore, it is often criticized by orthodox Confucianists for being close to Buddhism and Taoism. Lu Changye's words were obviously sarcastic.
Xu Hong smiled slightly, stood up and said: "The nature of mortals is that claws and claws are not enough to defend themselves, skin is not enough to protect themselves from cold and heat, muscles and bones are not enough to exploit advantages and disadvantages, bravery is not enough but violence is forbidden. However, it is still possible to control all things and animals. To avoid cunning insects, cold, heat, dryness and dampness are not harmful. We not only have to be prepared first, but also use groups to gather evil! Groups can gather and benefit from each other. Our human race can gather together, and what we do is a word of benefit! "
"Everyone can become a sage, but not everyone has become a sage. It is absolutely right and bound to work for the benefit of our human race. I think back then, Lu Buwei, the sage of the miscellaneous family, collected rare goods and benefited the world. Now, Brother Lu wants to criticize the actions of his ancestors? "
"you……"
Lu Changye's face turned red, and then he snorted coldly: "It's up to you whether you know it or not. If you don't know, you think you know it. Brother Xu just read Lu Zu's book and thought he understood Lu Zu's way. Here Showing off is really like a clown leaping from the rafters and taking the crown from the monkey. The benefits in the eyes of our Zajia family are not the benefits of merchants, but the benefits of benevolence and righteousness. Lu Zu hoarded it in order to show off his talents, in order to help the king, assist the country, calm chaos and save the world. The people of the world have opened the door to peace,
This benefit is benevolence and righteousness! "
Everyone in the Lu family in the audience nodded, including other scholars who approved of it.
Kong Fanlin, who represented Confucianism, also nodded and said: "Knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, it is knowing. You know everything, but it is not nonsense. Lu Zu's pursuit of profit is a righteous act."
Before Lu Changye was satisfied, Xu Hong said with a smile: "Justice, if you do small things, you will be blessed in small ways, and if you do big things, you will be blessed greatly. At that time, the seven kingdoms were in chaos and conquests were endless. Lu Zu wanted to bring peace to the world and create peace, not for his own selfish interests. It is to seek great benefits for our human race, with righteousness and courage. But now the creatures from outside the territory are knocking on the southwest of the pass, trying to slaughter all the tribes in the five regions of our country. If they are allowed to enter the pass, there will be a danger of national subjugation and annihilation, and the harm will be even worse than the disputes in the Warring States Period. Monsters and barbarians Ignorant of poems and books, ignorant of etiquette and music, I can still fight for my five realms, brave and fearless of death. But now, the descendants of Lu Zu do not know what is great justice and what is small profit. They talk about justice and profit on high platforms, but do not know how to practice it. Seeking profit from justice, empty talk about the selflessness of justice and profit, but only seeking personal gain, completely ignoring the safety of the human race, not letting others know the speed of speaking, treating fellow countrymen as enemy bandits, and having no plan to defend against foreign enemies. I don’t know what will happen in the future. Going to see Lu Zu?"
"A scholar is impartial and impartial. He is soft but strong, imaginary but solid. His appearance is clear and unshakable, and if one of them is missing, he is proud of a small thing but has great ambitions. He seems to have no courage but cannot be afraid of wolves. He is stubborn and brave but cannot be insulted. .Compared with the monsters and savages on the southwestern wall, the princes today really don’t know what a true warrior is and what a beast is.”
When Lu Changye heard this, he was furious. He was about to speak, but was interrupted by Xu Hong: "Likes call each other, similar breaths lead to unity, and sound comparisons lead to responses. This so-called way is different, and we don't conspire with each other. Everyone should follow his own ambitions. Since You, Lu Changye, only seek personal gain, so you can hide in the five realms and hide yourself, stay safe and avoid disaster, and I have no words to tell you."
"you……"
Lu Changye was so angry that he gritted his teeth, but did not retort. Instead, he looked at Han Shi, a Legalist disciple on the side.
The Korean scholar looks middle-aged, but his actual age is not much older than others, so he can sit here on behalf of Legalism.
When everyone was arguing just now, the Korean scholar was always there and seemed to turn a deaf ear. At this moment, Lu Changye turned his attention to him. He sighed, raised his hands and said to Xu Hong: "Brother Xu, everyone has just discussed with you. No matter whether it is right or wrong, choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones. Why bother to be aggressive? ?』
Xu Hong smiled and said: "You should not use small knowledge to make plans, and small loyalty should not be used to rule the law. What we are discussing today is related to the rise and fall of the two clans and the survival of the five regions. It is not about the brawling of the brats and the scolding of the shrews. I am not belittling you in the slightest. I mean, it’s just that time is tight and it has to be like this.”
The Korean scholar frowned: "I deeply agree with what Brother Xu said, but the alien creatures may not be uncontrollable, and the demon clan may not need to be saved. We may take this opportunity to weaken the two clans, which is most beneficial to our human clan."
Xu Hong shook his head and said: "Draw a circle with your right hand and a square with your left hand. It cannot be 20%. If the human race does not save the demon clan, I am afraid that the demon clan will defect. When the two clans come together, our human race will be destroyed."
"Brother Xu is a bit exaggerated."
Kong Fanlin suddenly said: "Our human race is far more powerful than the demon clan. If the demon clan can't resist, our human race may not be able to do it. With the three religions joining forces, even if the demon clan switches sides, they will definitely be defeated."
Xu Hong said with a smile: "At that time, our human race can win a small victory, a hundred small victories, or a huge victory of thousands of games. But Brother Kong, have you ever thought about it? Then our human race will never have peace, and the barrier between the two realms will be reunited." A mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.”
The historian Yan Guosheng said: "Assisting the demon clan is just leaving the mountain of corpses and sea of blood in the border town of the southern region. It is the same as our human race sacrificing our lives in the disaster. There is no difference."
"If there really was no difference, I wouldn't be here today."
Xu Hong stood up, looked around at the nine people on the stage, and then looked around at the people below the stage, and said slowly: "None of you have been to the southwest border city built by the demon clan. The city you saw is nothing more than the so-called heroic pass and high fortification of our human race. You have never seen the battles between outsiders and monsters in those days, and you thought it was just the sect disciples who we often see fighting to the death."
"I don't know how long it has been. We monks have not participated in the war for a long time. The world is peaceful and comfortable. We no longer believe in the cruelty of war. We think we are enlightened. How can we be prepared for danger in times of peace. You are here today just to join in. It's fun, or even a joke. If I am refuted by a few people on the stage, blushing, and furious, then it will be considered as following someone's wishes. However,
As I said at the beginning, what I am here today represents the sincerity of the alliance between the demon clans, rather than the quick talk between the two clans. "
"I have said all that needs to be said, but I have one last thing for you all to enjoy."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a handsome man in light green robes walking forward in the distance below the stage. Isn't it none other than Wei Ran!
Ning Changge and Pan Yulin sitting in the audience were very surprised. In order to find a bride for the Bu family, Wei Ran had gone into seclusion to attack the Celestial Realm before they went to the Southwest Great Wall. He did not expect to appear here.
Ning Changge said angrily: "This Xu Xiucai is doing things now even from us."
Pan Yulin said with a smile: "Xiucai must have some considerations. Since he wants to hide it from us, it means that he also wants to hide it from others, but he doesn't know who it is."
Wei Ran went up to the high platform, Xu Hong nodded slightly to him, and then saw Wei Ran take out a strange crystal stone, which was emitting brilliance.
"Image stone?"
Korean scholar blurted out.
Xu Hong nodded: "It's the Picture Stone. I believe everyone knows that this Picture Stone was created by a powerful person among the three religions. It has the law of space inserted into it and can record the images and sounds encountered. It is extremely precious. , this picture stone was borrowed by the demon clan, and what is recorded in it is the battle in the southwest border city."
After that, Wei Ran used his Tao power to activate the image stone, and the stone emitted light and turned into a huge light screen. The screen scrolled on the light screen, which was the battle in the border town!
"Look! That's the border city of the demon clan. It's really huge. There is no such tall city in any of the human dynasties!"
"There are many strong men from the demon clan, and there are dozens of them in the Celestial Realm alone!"
"That's the army of extraterrestrial beings! Look, are they human? But they look different from us!"
"Nonsense, of course it's different, and they are definitely not human. They just have the same two arms and two legs. They are probably a type of monster!"
"The fight started! What is that...this...is this a battle between monks? It's so spectacular!"
"If you are not careful, your body and soul will disappear. Just one encounter, and tens of thousands of monks will die!"
The pictures scrolled one after another. Everyone went from the initial surprise to the current silence, and the venue was completely silent.
As the last scene ended, the light screen disappeared, but those tragic scenes were deeply engraved in everyone's minds.
