The most valuable thing as a human being is to have a clear and objective understanding of yourself. Although this is simple to say, it is something that most people cannot truly achieve.
When everyone thinks about a problem, they often unconsciously put themselves in a position, and this position is usually personal.
It is an instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. When the external environment conflicts with personal interests, people usually think that the problem is the external environment.
Anyone who harms their own interests will unconsciously define it as wrong, or at least incorrect. This often causes cognitive biases in people.
There are also many people who will have some obsessive ideas under extreme circumstances.
Just like Shao Xi's revenge for Ye Ziyuan, no matter from which point of view, there is nothing wrong with what Shao Xi did. Making those who have harmed others pay the due price is not a problem in itself.
But when things go to extremes, you must clearly realize that what you do may not always be right.
Shao Xi retaliates against Chen Mohuai and others and makes them pay the price for their actions. Neither Shao Xi nor the people around Shao Xi, nor the local people and officials in Qingshan County, will think this is a big deal. The problem is, evil people deserve evil consequences.
But now Shao Xi's actions seem to be a bit too extreme. Using extremely cruel methods to retaliate has broken through most people's understanding of human nature.
Perhaps when the execution was being carried out at the execution ground during the day, the people watching were delighted that corrupt officials like Chen Mohuai, who had caused trouble for one party, were getting the retribution they deserved.
But later, in front of Chen Mohuai, he almost tortured and killed his children, and even used extremely cruel torture to make their lives worse than death. This seems to be a little difficult for ordinary people and ordinary people to accept. .
Paying for one's own mistakes is a common understanding among ordinary people, but punishment that is too extreme will challenge the psychological bottom line of most people.
Although Shao Xi's extreme revenge method is understandable, it is not rational after all.
What's rare is that Shao Xi himself can realize this and reflect on his behavior, which makes Lao Wu extremely gratified.
He believed that Shao Xi's character was by no means a cruel and violent person, and it was only because Ye Ziyuan's incident was too irritating to him that he was committing such an extreme act.
Now that he has done the thing, it is a mistake if it is wrong, but he must know that he did not handle it properly.
When encountering similar things in the future, the most important thing is to be able to maintain a calm and clear mind and grasp the propriety of doing things.
Lao Wu knows very well that Shao Xi's future will not be smooth sailing. What Shao Xi will face and endure in the future is definitely not what he can imagine now.
Therefore, Shao Xi must learn to handle his emotions correctly and solve the problems he faces in the correct way. What he has done to Chen Mohuai and others now can be regarded as a special experience for him.
You have power in your hands, but you don’t necessarily need to use it to the extreme. As a person, you must know how to leave room for others. Leaving room for others is also leaving room for yourself. If everything is done as it is now, without leaving any way out, sooner or later you will suffer.
Fortunately, Shao Xi has clearly realized his problem, and Lao Wu is also very happy and relieved at the same time.
It seems that this trip to Qingshan County can be regarded as a kind of growth for Shao Xi, allowing him to understand what things can be done, what things do not need to be done, and how to know when enough is enough and not to go too far.
It has to be said that Shao Xi's actions in the past two days have scared everyone around him. Even Lao Wu feels that he is a bit strange, not to mention these officials in Qingshan County?
Shao Xi's terrifying method can be said to be a mixed bag of good and bad. It will make many people stay away from him and dare not approach him, but at the same time it does have a strong deterrent effect.
When everyone sees the way Shao Xi handled this matter, I believe no one will be out of their minds to challenge the bottom line of the law.
Since Xiao Changyi sent Shao Xi out this time to clean up the local officialdom, it seems that the effect of killing the chicken to scare the monkey has been fully achieved.
It’s just that you can’t do this every time, otherwise wouldn’t it become tyranny?
"Originally, old man, I wanted to come over and remind you. It seems that you understand everything in your heart. This is best!
"I'm afraid that you will be blinded by hatred, lose your mind by power, and become a cruel and cold-blooded person. It seems that you also know that there is something wrong with what you do. You can reflect on yourself, old man. I was relieved.
"Master, I hope you can remember that no matter how much hatred you have, don't let yourself become like the person you hate the most. You can use evil people's methods to deal with evil people, but you must always remind yourself not to let yourself become a evil person. "
Shao Xi glanced at Old Wu gratefully. He understood that Old Wu was worried about him, fearing that his character would become distorted due to hatred and he would become a cruel and cold-blooded person.
Over the years, Lao Wu has not only been urging himself to practice martial arts, he has also been urging himself to read and practice essays, learn how to behave, and have been cultivating himself to become an upright person.
So whenever he felt lost, Lao Wu would always stand up and give him guidance.
An old guy who looks slovenly on the surface and whose words and actions are irrelevant is actually his true life mentor, pointing out the direction he should go in.
These were not obvious to Shao Xi before entering the Central Plains, but this year after arriving in the Central Plains, Shao Xi felt that he was increasingly inseparable from Lao Wu.
He couldn't imagine how confused and lost he would be one day without Old Wu around him. This inconspicuous old guy was the one who really taught him a lot of things.
"Lao Wu, don't worry! I admit that I was indeed a little impulsive. After seeing everyone's reaction at the execution ground today, I also knew that my behavior was a little excessive.
"This kind of thing will never happen again in the future. I will never let hatred become my own inner demon and affect my understanding of the world.
"I always believe that evil cannot suppress good. There are still more kind-hearted people in the world. I will always remind myself that I should have kind thoughts."
Old Wu nodded with great satisfaction, drank the tea in the cup, stood up and said to Shao Xi: "That's good, never forget that the reason why you do good is to have good thoughts in your heart.
"It doesn't necessarily mean you are good if you do many good things. Hypocrisy is not really good. Real kindness should come from the heart, and evil also comes from the heart. So no matter what you do, ask your own heart first.
"People can do wrong things but not have wrong thoughts. If you have evil thoughts, no matter what you do, it will be evil. In the future, before doing things, you must learn to ask yourself, is what you do good or evil?"
What Lao Wu said made Shao Xi speechless for a moment. He never dreamed that this wretched and dirty little old man would actually say these words to him today.
It seems that he still doesn't know Lao Wu well enough. In the past, he only thought that Lao Wu was just an old guy who would always accompany him to fool around outside.
Maybe it's because I have experienced so many things in the past year and my mind has gradually become more and more mature. Now I gradually realize that Old Wu is the person who has the most thorough understanding of the human heart in the world.
Perhaps in Lao Wu's eyes, Shao Xi is no longer the child he used to be.
If Old Wu had said this to Shao Xi in the past, Shao Xi might not have understood it, but he would never have such a deep understanding like now.
It seems that Lao Wu has been letting Shao Xi go through various hardships so that he can truly grow up. Now he is saying this to Shao Xi because he feels that Shao Xi can truly understand the meaning of his words.
I have to say that Lao Wu used his utmost patience for Shao Xi.
"I understand the truth, but there is no way to change what has been decided and implemented now. Now that I have done it, I will make the decision to see it through to the end. Besides, this is the end they deserve."
Old Wu patted Shao Xi on the shoulder, nodded and said firmly: "Of course there is no need to make any changes in this matter at the moment. The original intention of this matter is to warn the world. Although the method is a bit drastic, in the end It still makes sense.
"And there is another benefit to what you are doing now, that is, after we leave Qingshan County in the future, no one from Ziyuan Girl's cemetery or other Qingshan County officials will dare to slack off or do anything perfunctory.
"Everyone has seen your methods, and everyone also knows how much affection you have for that Ziyuan girl. No one is willing to bear the wrath of this thunder, so this matter is not entirely a bad thing."
The main purpose of Shao Xi's trip to Qingshan County was to deal with Ye Ziyuan's death. Since it has been done to this extent, he might as well finish it.
On this day last year, Shao Xi and Lao Wu buried Ye Ziyuan, and on this day this year, Shao Xi has avenged Ye Ziyuan.
Chen Mohuai will be sent to hell after enduring three days of pain. The last thing left to do is to complete the construction of Ye Ziyuan's cemetery so that she can rest in peace from now on.
At this point, this is all Shao Xi can do for her. Although there are regrets after all, some things are destined to be unchangeable, and what should be let go must be let go.
"Okay, you should rest early! I won't accompany you to the execution ground in the next two days. The fact of cutting people alive is really disgusting. Things that can be solved with one knife have been You have made it so troublesome now.
"You set up the stage yourself, so you can finish the play by yourself! I'm going out to have some fun by myself these two days. It just so happens that you don't have to bother me when you're not around."
"Looking for fun? Is it possible that you also have a sweetheart in Qingshan City? You old guy has hidden it well enough. Isn't it too kind to keep hiding it from me? Please tell me if you were the one who was particularly capable in Lan Xiufang A girl who drinks?”
"Stop farting! That girl can be my granddaughter. Who said I have a lover here? You don't care what kind of fun I have?"
As he said that, Old Wu stretched out his hand towards Shao Xi, and Shao Xi looked at Old Wu with some confusion.
"What are you looking at? Doesn't it cost money to have fun? Give me some money."
