Chapter 36: Changes in the sky
"Are you talking about those people in Huangfeng Village?" Ximen Zhaixing, who was sitting opposite Yuan Xingbang, suddenly said.
"Yes!" Yuan Xingbang said.
"I have investigated this matter clearly." Ximen Zhaixing said.
"There is a group of bandits in Huangfeng Village on Huangfengling in the south of Wan County. The first leader is called Guo Xiaotian, the second leader is called Guo Xiaokun, the third leader is called Guo Xiaohai, the fourth leader is called Guo Xiaofeng, and the fifth leader is called Guo Lengyun, who is Yao Guoping's mother-in-law. Xi Xiaozi is the oldest On the day of the killing, Guo Xiaokun and Guo Xiaofeng were preparing to escort 'Piggy' to Nanyang, but they lost their lives in the Yao family in a daze, which is what they deserved."
"The leader of the four bandits who went to Dong Liangce's house to kill them was Wang Yidao, a leader under Guo Xiaokun."
"I have investigated the whole story clearly. Except for one thing that Mr. Xi didn't tell, the rest is basically the same as what Mr. Xi said."
Ximen Zhaixing took out a stack of paper filled with words from his arms and handed it to Yuan Xingbang.
Yuan Xingbang took the paper and saw that each piece of paper was filled with various oral records, including those from Yangjiacun, Yaozhuang, and Wan County Yamen. The oral records included both eyewitnesses and hearsay, covering all aspects of the matter. The whole thing was straightened out.
Obviously, in order to obtain these oral records, Ximen Zhaixing really worked hard.
Another feature of the oral record is that everyone applauded the fate of the Yao family and Dai Andong.
"Thank you for your hard work, Elder Ximen! Let me first thank my unlucky disciple." Ye Feiyang clasped his fists at Ximen Zhaixing in thanks.
Ximen Zhaixing glared at Ye Feiyang and said angrily: "Xi Xiaozi is half of my descendant. You, the master, can't ignore me. I, the half master, can't ignore him."
Yuan Xingbang passed the oral record to all the elders and asked, "Elder Ximen just said that Xi Xingchen was hiding something. I wonder what it is?"
When Ximen Zhaixing heard this, his eyes suddenly flashed with coldness: "After Xi Xiaozi killed someone, he knew that it was difficult to violate the law of ink, so he tied a stone and sank himself into the river. Fortunately, the river surged in those few days, and the current was swift and rushed away. Only when he got through the rope, Mr. Xi managed to save his life."
As soon as Ximen Zhaixing said this, everyone was shocked.
"Crack!"
Ye Feiyang's seat armrest was violently broken off.
Ye Feiyang's face suddenly turned green and then turned pale. It took him a long time to regain his former demeanor and said slowly: "It's okay!"
Ye Feiyang said it lightly, but everyone could see that the killing intent in his eyes just now was real.
Everyone suddenly remembered that behind the warm sunshine of this man, he was actually very protective of his shortcomings. If they really sentenced his apprentice to death, it was still unknown whether thunder or rain would be waiting for them.
"What kind of ghost Mo method, it almost scared a good child to death." Wen Gaoming was angry in his heart and vented his anger on the Mo method that the Mo family had practiced for thousands of years.
"The Mohist law has been implemented for thousands of years, and it is time to change it." Zhou Zhenhai rarely supported Wen Gaoming.
Ye Feiyang smiled slightly and said: "Elder Zhou, my evil disciple dares to ask you for personnel. He has no respect for his elders. I will never spare him if I turn around!"
Zhou Zhenhai laughed loudly and said, "This is exactly what I admire most about him!"
"Why is this?" Ye Feiyang asked curiously.
Zhou Zhenhai said: "Everyone among the hundreds of schools of thought is as wise as a demon and as cunning as a fox. If our Mohist is an elm-headed man who doesn't know how to adapt, won't he be cooked and eaten, even the bones will be lost?" Not left? So I have to say, Juzi, you have gained a good apprentice for our Mo family."
At this time, Yuan Xingbang remembered what Zhou Zhenhai had said before and asked: "Elder Zhou, you said before that no matter what Xi Xingchen did, he could not be killed. What is the truth?"
"Because this son is the person our Mo family has been waiting for for thousands of years." Zhou Zhenhai said.
"What?" Everyone, including Ye Feiyang, was shocked by Zhou Zhenhai's words.
"Our Mohist school and Confucian school are both prominent schools. Confucianism has been dominant for thousands of years, while Mohism has been declining day by day. Why?" Zhou Zhen asked solemnly.
This is an unsolved problem that the Mohists have studied for thousands of years, and now it has been officially put on the table by Zhou Zhenhai.
"Why?" Ye Feiyang asked seriously.
Zhou Zhenhai said: "Because our Mohist family is not as powerful as Confucianism, not as good as soldiers in battle, not as flexible as law, not as good at helping people, not as good as medicine, not as profitable as business, not as broad as miscellaneous, not as sophisticated as monks, and not as mysterious as yin and yang. Whether everyone admits it or not, This is the reality of Mohism.”
There was silence in the commandment hall.
What Zhou Zhenhai said was exactly the embarrassing situation faced by the Mohist family, which is well known to everyone.
"As a powerful son of the Mo family, I am very ashamed!" Ye Feiyang looked apologetic.
"To be fair, each of the three branches of the Mohist family has its own merits, but no matter who is the master, no one will do it better than you." Zhou Zhenhai patted his chest and cheered Ye Feiyang.
"Agree!" Yuan Xingbang stood up and expressed his stance.
"Agree!" Ximen Zhaixing also expressed his stance.
"But from now on, it's very likely that the master will be better than the master!" Zhou Zhenhai once again said something shocking.
"Xiao Xi?" Wen Gaoming couldn't believe his ears. "Impossible! His hair hasn't even grown yet."
"There is no age in learning, only those who have mastered it come first!" Zhou Zhenhai said seriously.
"Over the years, I have read through classics and learned from the strengths of various schools, trying to understand why the Mohist school has never been able to rise. I simulated many paths, but none of them worked. So I thought, should we, the Mohist family, go Did you take the wrong first step?"
Seeing the different expressions on everyone's faces, Zhou Zhenhai said quickly: "Don't look at me in this way. When we study the laws of social development in Dongmo, we need to make bold assumptions and be careful to verify."
"If you don't destroy, you can't establish, that's the principle!" Ye Feiyang motioned to Zhou Zhenhai to continue.
"I feel ashamed to say that I have been researching for many years and found nothing. It was only when Xi Xiaozi said in a roundabout way that our Mohists are too focused on personal cultivation and neglect to seek more benefits for our followers, that I was enlightened and enlightened."
Speaking of this, Zhou Zhenhai couldn't help but laugh and said: "This kid is very clever. He knows that if he directly says that our core ideas of Mohism are wrong, we will definitely meet our objections. So he doesn't talk about the advantages of Confucianism at all. He talked about the various traps in Confucianism, and used my curiosity to trick me in a roundabout way, asking me to help him without taking any stand."
"However, he used the struggle between imperial power and gentry power to talk about dynasty replacement, which is indeed unprecedented. Based on this, I will protect him even if I risk my life."
After Zhou Zhenhai finished speaking, he looked at Yuan Xingbang with a smile.
Just as Yuan Xingbang was about to speak, a thunderbolt suddenly came from the sky, resounding throughout the world and seeming to shatter the tiles on the roof.
Everyone hurriedly walked out of the house and happened to see a big star falling from the sky in the north, followed by countless meteors crossing the sky.
Zhou Zhenhai's face changed drastically when he saw this, and he said: "The purple stars are falling, and the stars are like rain. This celestial phenomenon is a sign that the emperor is in trouble and a great chaos is about to occur. Could it be that something big is happening in the capital?"
