After listening to Su Yonglin's words, Tian Guizi was silent for a while, and then shook his head resolutely.
"Real revolutionaries will not cater to your ideas, such as Kong Maojie and Xin Qiji. They will overcome the fear in their hearts, stand in front of you, resolutely question you, and maintain the New Year in their hearts, a new year that caters to you. People who change their inner thoughts can no longer be considered revolutionaries.”
What Tian Guizi said was very reasonable, and the melancholy in Su Yonglin's heart was relieved a little.
But he felt that this couldn't be said entirely.
"Mao Jie and You An are both outstanding people who are rare to meet in a century. It seems too difficult to hold others to their standards. Most people in the world cannot escape the fate of following others' opinions.
As the old saying goes, rumors stop only among the wise, and only among the wise. There are few wise people, and most people cannot tell what is a rumor and what is not a rumor. Therefore, only three people can become a tiger.
Now, more than three people say that I am a tiger? You don't know how much courage it takes to stand in front of a tiger like me and question me, Gezi. "
Tian Guizi was speechless after hearing this.
Clearly, he acknowledges the fact that there are few wise men.
However, he will not give in for this.
“There are few wise men but many revolutionaries. A revolutionary who insists on his beliefs will never compromise because of anything. If a person is forced to compromise due to reality, then he is no longer a resolute revolutionary. "
"Then if I really want to be the emperor, and I really want to make Zeying the prince, Geizi, what will you do?"
Su Yonglin looked at Tian Qizi, and what was revealed in his eyes made Tian Qizi feel that Su Yonglin was not telling a joke, but telling the truth.
His throat moved and he opened his mouth, trying to make a sound, but he felt something was blocking his throat, preventing him from speaking.
Those things seem to really exist, but also seem not to exist. It is just a psychological obstacle.
It was only then that Tian Guizi realized what kind of existence Kong Maojie and the others had crossed over.
It is precisely because he is closer to Su Yonglin that he admires and awes Su Yonglin's light even more, so much so that when he wants to speak out words of opposition, he finds it very difficult.
They are accustomed to trusting Su Yonglin, following his orders, and are accustomed to obeying and executing. However, once this pattern is challenged and something goes wrong, they will feel strangely uncomfortable and entangled.
Want to object?
Want to resist?
Do you want to act on your inner beliefs?
Will Su Yonglin be angry?
Will I die?
All kinds of questions appeared in his mind, almost making it impossible for him to think about other things.
After hesitating, Tian Qizi took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.
He looked into Su Yonglin's eyes, and the hands hidden in his sleeves clenched into fists.
"I won't support it, I will oppose it."
"Why object?"
"………………"
Tian Guizi was speechless for a long time and didn't know how to object.
Su Yonglin actually holds all the power of the Ming Dynasty, and can decide the world affairs with a single word. All the power in everyone's hands is given by him, including the current democratic discussion and collective decision-making style of the Ming Dynasty, which he single-handedly brought about.
It is he who constantly takes the initiative to give up the power that should belong to him, and it is his high integrity that makes all this happen.
"The First Cause of All Realms"
It originates from him and depends on him. Whether it ends with him or not is all in his mind.
More importantly, the control of the Ming army has always been in his hands.
The Privy Council, the General Staff Headquarters, and the commanders of the various corps seemed to be in charge of the control and command of the Ming army. However, this was based on Su Yonglin's non-interference.
If Su Yonglin decides to intervene, then as long as he gives orders to the army or goes to the military camp in person, the Ming army will fight for him.
Su Yonglin's influence on the army reaches directly to the grassroots units of the army. Even if he directly gives orders to a combat battalion, the combat battalion will follow his orders and act, and superior officers cannot interfere or stop it.
This is his prestige and power.
He was the only one in the entire Ming Dynasty who could overcome all obstacles and directly give orders to the army, and the army would obey his orders.
Faced with him like this, Tian Guizi really couldn't think of any way to oppose him who was determined.
The fact is that no amount of institutional design can affect his lofty and unshakable prestige.
His prestige is a very special kind of existence.
It is usually invisible and intangible, but when it is used, its power will be revealed in all directions without any hindrance. Any system design is just a fragile white paper in front of his prestige, which will be broken with a poke.
His prestige was not only the pinnacle of the Ming Dynasty, but also a huge wave that could destroy all the previous efforts of the Ming Dynasty. As for its existence, it was all in his mind.
To a certain extent, the Ming Dynasty is really just the Ming Dynasty of Su Yonglin.
Tian Qizi admitted this fact with great frustration.
"I can't stop you. Whatever you want to do, it's all within your own thoughts. No one in the entire Ming Dynasty can stop what you do."
Su Yonglin then withdrew his gaze, closed his eyes, and leaned back on the chair.
"Yes, no matter what kind of system design I make, no matter how I promote the progress of the Ming Dynasty, the root of all this is still with me. I created this country and this army with my own hands. The reason for all this lies with me. Not on anyone.
This is the decisive factor for Ming Dynasty to develop to this day, and it is also the fundamental reason why Ming Dynasty will fall into the abyss and be unable to extricate itself in the future. It all depends on me, just like a copper coin. Both sides exist in a copper coin. Is it the front or the back? On the other hand, it doesn't matter. "
"It's only now that I realize this fact. I was too naive."
Tian Guizi said with a frustrated smile: "Obviously I swore in front of you that I would protect the current Ming Dynasty, but I can't do anything. Chairman, I feel very sorry."
"You don't need to be sorry, all this is inevitable."
Su Yonglin waved his hand with a smile and whispered: "Without me, there would be no Ming Dynasty today. This is not something that cannot be admitted. With my current prestige and power, I want to break through the shackles I have set myself. It’s just a matter of one sentence.
But this also proves that as long as I am not willing, no one can break through the shackles I have set, not even myself, and naturally neither can anyone else. As long as I don’t make any breakthroughs from beginning to end, the future of Ming Dynasty will be uncertain. It will be as stable as Mount Tai, isn't it? "
"If you're going to say that, of course no one can argue with that."
Tian Guizi smiled bitterly and said: "It's just that this fact is somewhat ironic to me. Without you, it seems that we really can't control all aspects of Ming Dynasty. If we can't stop you, how can we stop Ming Dynasty in the future? What about his depravity?"
Su Yonglin was silent for a while, then let out a long sigh.
"Manpower still has its time. This is not something I can give an answer to. Living in this mountain, there are many things that I can't see clearly and cannot understand. Like you, I just do my best and listen to fate... for the rest of my life. I don’t believe in destiny, but in the end, I find that I can only obey destiny, Gezi, don’t you think this is ironic?”
Tian Guizi was speechless.
To be honest, Su Yonglin also felt confused and painful for a moment, but soon, the confusion and pain disappeared.
Because he knew that he had not changed his beliefs and determination.
He made up his mind to dedicate himself to the most heroic and romantic cause in human history. In this case, it was okay. He had been here, he had fought, he had shed blood and sacrificed, and he had given everything to change this damn world.
He has never wavered, even now, he has not wavered, and he will pay more for this and do his best.
So Su Yonglin stood up, walked to Tian Guizi, and held his hand.
"As long as we maintain our unchanging beliefs until death and work hard for it, then we can leave this world calmly without any regrets. This damn world has been partially changed by us. Isn't this right? Isn’t it enough?”
