At this time, in a side hall of Jixia Academy, Yan Lu was standing at the door and looking around vigilantly.
Two old men sat opposite each other in the hall. These two were Master Xun and the contemporary Gui Guzi.
"You have taken on a good disciple. It's not in vain that you went to find Beimingzi to help him find the "Book of Changes" and help him perfect himself." Guiguzi pinched his beard and said to Master Xun.
"It's just a stubborn person, he still has a long way to go." Xunzi said.
"Everyone has their own path to take. I'm curious, what path has your disciple chosen?" Guiguzi asked curiously.
If you want to become a master, the first step is to have your own path. This path can also be said to be a road, but it is the future you choose. Only by determining the path in your heart and clarifying the path under your feet can you step into the path of becoming a master. The crucial step was missed by both Ziyou and Gongsun Bai on the high platform.
Neither of them has a clear idea of the way and the way.
"Are you sometimes curious?" Xunzi seemed to have seen something strange.
"Of course, the overall situation was determined back then. He was a variable. The originally planned overall situation was instantly disrupted. If you hadn't rescued him first, he would have become a puppet in the hands of Donghuang Taiyi." Guiguzi said.
"The movement of heaven is constant, and it is neither preserved by Yao nor destroyed by Jie. The general trend of the world is changing all the time. The general trend you have set is nothing more than the small trend you have seen. If you want to replace the big trend with a small trend, do you think it is feasible? "?" Xunzi said leisurely.
After hearing Xunzi's words, Guiguzi just sighed lightly and said nothing.
"In the first round, Confucian Ziyou won." The person in charge of the debate shouted.
Gongsun Long signaled Gongsun Bai to continue.
"I wonder what you want to debate next?" Gongsun Bai looked at Ziyou and said.
Everyone looked at Ziyou.
"I have already chosen one debate. How about your choice for the second debate?" Ziyou said.
Gongsun Bai looked at Ziyou, his face gradually became cloudy and uncertain for a while. Everyone also fell silent and waited for Gongsun Bai. Gradually, Gongsun Bai's eyes became firmer.
"How about we have a debate about this world?"
As soon as the word "tianxia" came out, everyone's interest was aroused, not because of the freshness of the topic, but because "tianxia" is too vast. No matter the sages or today's giants, what they studied was just one thing under the world. That’s all.
At this time, the originally clear sky was gradually shrouded by dark clouds, the dull thunder gradually sounded, and the light in the hall gradually dimmed.
"Okay, I wonder how Brother Gongsun wants to argue?" Ziyou also rarely became serious, and the fire in Gongsun Bai's eyes had to make him serious.
"How can I dare to talk when I am in the world? I have traveled for five years and traveled to seven countries. Along the way, I have seen a lot and learned a lot. However, the confusion in my heart has not diminished, but has increased. I think What do you think of the general trend of the world?" Gongsun Bai's eyes burst out with light, and he stared directly at Ziyou.
In the past five years, as he gradually traveled across the seven countries, the dream he once imagined gradually shattered, and he changed from an idealist to a realist.
What he saw was not a world of happy grudges, but a cruel reality. Years of war, how many wives and children were separated, families were destroyed, how many people were displaced, starved to death everywhere, and the land that countless people relied on for survival turned into scorched earth. The young man was forced to go to the battlefield and died tragically, leaving his elderly parents in tears and cut off any hope of future life.
In some more serious places, he saw people exchanging food for food. In a village, there were only some elderly people working in the fields, just to have some food for a day. He saw the old people working in the fields with hoes in their hands. After falling, he never waved it again. He had seen some officials living extravagantly all day long, and the kings indulged in vanity, without caring about the lives of the lower class people, and even used people's names for entertainment.
The more he came into contact with reality, the more horrified he felt. He wanted to change this world, but he was extremely powerless. He didn't know how to change it. He was like a baby looking at an insurmountable mountain. He had worked hard for it, but was ultimately defeated by reality, so he returned to Gongsun's house and wanted to do something with the help of famous people, but he found that he was still helpless against the world.
He didn't want to come to Jixia at first, but he thought that if everyone in Jixia gathered together, they might have the answers he wanted to find, so he came.
"Today's world is a time of great strife. It is also an opportunity to reshape the world. It is also a time of suffering for the people."
"What's the explanation?" Gongsun Bai looked at Ziyou anxiously with a glint in his eyes.
"The general trend of the world is divided and combined. For a long time, they will be divided. For a long time, they will be united. For a hundred years, all the countries have been attacking. The world has been in chaos. The rituals have collapsed. The people have no life. The emperor of Zhou divided the princes. If the clan is strong, the princes will surrender. If the clan is weak, the world will continue to conquer. ." Ziyou said in a deep voice.
Everyone present was shocked by Zi You's words. The general trend of the world is divided and combined. If the long-term unity must separate, the long-term division must unite. This sentence summarizes the development trend of the world since Xia and Shang Dynasties. The following words are even more realistic today.
"color!!!"
The people present expressed heartfelt recognition and praise for Ziyou's words.
The ear-splitting thunder exploded in the sky, but it was drowned out by the sound. Spider-web-like lightning flashed across the hall, illuminating the hall through the windows and illuminating the resolute and handsome face of You on the high platform.
"Then according to what Mr. Wang said, what is the future of today's world?" Gongsun Bai continued to ask.
"The world has been divided for too long. Convergence is the general trend and no one can stop it. The general trend is like a torrent and no one can stop it. Anyone who tries to go against the general trend is like a mantis trying to use his arms as a chariot."
After hearing Ziyou's words, the fog in Gongsun Bai's heart was gradually dispelled.
"I dare to ask, sir, what should we do when the situation is changing again? Are we going to stand on the sidelines?" Gongsun Bai asked the biggest question in his heart. How many times he had tried hard and tried, but was defeated by reality, which had gradually made him numb, but Ziyou's words gave him new hope.
"No one is immune to the general trend. We can only go with the trend and be firm in the way in our hearts. For our dreams, even the most vague and illusory way must be persevered until death. We would rather give up than give up!" Ziyou said in a deep voice.
"Do you stick to the Tao in your heart?" Gongsun Bai's eyes reflected all his five years of travel experience, and his eyes gradually changed from confusion to determination.
"That's right, heaven is moving vigorously, and a gentleman should constantly strive for self-improvement. "Shangshu" says: The heart of the Tao is only weak, but the human heart is only dangerous, but the essence is only one, and it is allowed to hold on to the end." Ziyou said.
"Wei!" said the Confucian disciple, bowing to Ziyou.
As disciples of Confucianism, they naturally understood the meaning of these sixteen words. The Confucianists at this time were not the sour Confucians of later generations, but people who really wanted to do something. Ziyou mobilized their beliefs, and their whole people Sweeping away the previous haze, his eyes became firm.
"Any more questions?" Ziyou looked at Gongsun Bai and asked.
"I understand, thank you sir." Gongsun Bai said to Zi Xingqi, "Then may I ask, sir, what's the way?"
He already had a goal for his future path, and the momentum around him gradually surged. Gongsun Long looked at Gongsun Bai, who was about to become a master, and was stunned. He also had trouble sleeping day and night because the way in Gongsun Bai's heart was unclear, but Unexpectedly, they were so awakened by Ziyou now. They owed the Confucian family a big favor. You must know that when you become a master, you will have the ability to support a family.
Some people who saw the changes in Gongsun Bai, such as Liuzhi Heixia, Tian Guang, Fu Nian, Chi Songzi, etc., all sighed in their hearts that Gongsun Bai had a good opportunity.
As soon as Gongsun Bai finished speaking, a bolt of lightning exploded in the sky, violent thunder sounded in the sky, and a bolt of lightning struck on the roof of the hall. A big hole suddenly opened in the majestic hall, falling just above the high platform, and cold rain fell. A strong wind blew over the two of them, and the door of the hall was blown open. The strong wind howled, and the robes on the high platform were blown to a whirling sound.
"My way? There is no other. Establish a mind for the heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the living people, carry forward the unique knowledge for the saints, and create peace for all generations!"
Ziyou's voice was not loud, but every word hit everyone's heart like a heavy hammer. Everyone suddenly felt short of breath, as if their necks were being strangled, and looked straight at the high platform. Ziyou stands still in the storm.
After Ziyou finished speaking, the violent storm stopped instantly, the dark clouds gradually dispersed, and the scorching sun emerged. A ray of sunlight shined on Ziyou through the large hole in the roof.
