Chapter 54: The Origin of the Hundred Schools, the Way of the Most Holy

The royal family of Luo State has always been simple, and even the residence of King Luo Xiu cannot be called luxurious.

Lu Xiaobai's reputation has been growing in recent years, and with Guan Zhong by his side to give advice, he doesn't need Luo Xiu's constant guidance.

As time went by, his hair gradually turned gray. Luo Xi stayed by his father's side, "Xi'er, have you finished reading the scroll I gave you last month?"

Luo Xi was stunned on the spot. Thinking of the letter his father had given him and the contents inside, cold sweat immediately flowed down his forehead. He lowered his head and said, "Father, I have destroyed that letter."

As if it was expected, Luo Xiu glanced at his son with a half-smile and said calmly: "Why is it ruined? Is it not well written?"

Luo Xi was silent, and the air in the room seemed to be stagnant. Luo Xiu was not in a hurry either. He narrowed his eyes slightly, waiting for his son to give him an answer.

After a long time, Luo Xi finally spoke: "Father, your wisdom is second only to that of the Su Wang. The scrolls you wrote naturally contain the truth of heaven and earth.

But that scroll is inappropriate at this time. If people knew that it was from the Luo family, not to mention four hundred years of reputation, even forty thousand years would be destroyed in an instant."

Such horrifying words came out of Luo Xi's mouth, but Luo Xiu laughed out loud. His thoughts fell into the Xumi Ring, and a bamboo slip instantly appeared in his hand. He handed it to Luo Xi and said, "Take a look at this again."

Luo Xi thought it was another shocking and rude remark, so he took it with trembling hands.

I unfolded it and read, "On the Goodness of Human Nature?"

However, with only a few hundred words and clear logic, Luo Xi felt unsatisfied after reading it. He thought he had been convinced.

Human nature is inherently good, this is the truth, and all governance requires the use of the principles of benevolence and forgiveness, which is also what King Su advocated.

Just as he was about to express his admiration for Luo Xiu's wisdom, he saw his father handing him another scroll of bamboo slips. He unfolded it and was shocked when he saw the title.

"On the Evil Nature of Man?"

How come it is completely opposite to what I just said? After reading this, I was in a trance.

Luo Xi looked at the theory of human nature being evil in his hand, then looked at the theory of human nature being good in his hand, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself. He thought he should say something, but he didn't know what to say.

Ji Zhao wanted to laugh when he saw this scene. Luo Xiu was a son of destiny. Although his political and military talents were mediocre, he was definitely a sage in academics.

These two completely opposite worldviews, good nature and evil nature, appeared in front of Luo Xi, a man with a low IQ, with rigorous logic. It would be strange if he did not doubt life.

"Father, this..." Luo Xi asked hesitantly, "Which one is correct?"

With his talent, he thought both were correct, but how could two completely opposite ideas be both correct?

Luo Xi's performance was already within Luo Xiu's expectations, so he smiled and said, "There is no right or wrong, only choices.

Afterwards, you will take these two articles to the academy. The students will definitely take their own positions, debate fiercely, and send someone to record their debate.

There will definitely be crystallizations of wisdom in the clash of ideas. If we harvest this wisdom, the Luo family will prosper forever."

This is the real purpose of Luo Xiu's establishment of the academy. Training the children of the royal family is only secondary. His ultimate goal is to invite all the great sages from the various countries in the Xia Dynasty to the academy.

It was naturally very reasonable for Luo State, as the master of the academy, to let the smartest and most talented people among the various countries compete with each other and record all their thoughts and ideas.

[A hundred schools of thought contend, the glory is brilliant, countless historical figures shine with the light of wisdom, the Son of Destiny will open this era, and the speed at which your luck points increase has accelerated again. ]

As for whether human nature is good or evil, there is indeed no right or wrong, only choices, but different world views will lead to completely different schools of thought.

Xunzi was a believer in the theory that human nature is evil. He called himself a Confucian, but all his disciples were Legalists. This was not a coincidence. The Legalists' harsh laws and punishments were formulated based on the fact that human nature is evil, while the theory that human nature is good would emphasize the role of moral governance.

Ji Zhao took a deep breath. The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period was an era of ideological innovation and great changes in productivity.

Luo Xiu now threw out the opposing ideas, even though in the short term both sides would only debate simply about good and evil.

But once these people come to power, these ideas will inevitably influence the way they do things.

Ji Zhao looked towards the Luo Academy in Zhaocheng, fearing that in the future, all the schools of thought would originate from here.

The Child of Destiny is so terrifying!

"Xi'er, if Bang Zhou's fate falls and the Luo family survives, what do you think will happen to the Luo family?"

Luo Xi thought for a moment and said hesitantly: "The Luo family has an outstanding reputation. Perhaps they can be divided into states like the Song Kingdom."

Luo Xiu looked at his son with some disappointment and a hint of disgust.

Guan Zhong had already begun to promote private land ownership in Qi, a system completely different from that established in Zhou. However, his foolish son was still using the same old tricks.

Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer talented people in the government. If it weren't for the strong foundation of Luo State and the wisdom left by its ancestors which far surpasses that of other countries, how could it have achieved its current glory?

Thinking of this, Luo Xiu felt that he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders. He had to leave enough wisdom to his descendants, so that their descendants would not be unfilial and affect King Su's family inheritance plan.

If Ji Zhao were here, he would directly advise Luo Xiu to give up. Even the attributes of him, the child of destiny, were forcibly changed by him using attribute cards. It was normal for other people to be mediocre.

This was the result of being deeply entangled with the Zhou Dynasty. Ji Zhao gradually figured out a solution, but it could only be said that the time was not right yet.

Although he was somewhat disappointed with his stupid son, over the years, Luo Xiu gradually accepted the mediocrity of children from royal families.

As if sensing his father's dissatisfaction, Luo Xi quickly added: "If the land cannot be split, the one who destroys Zhou must be the new man of destiny, just like King Wu.

However, the reason why the Zhou Dynasty was able to survive was because King Wu had his ancestor King Su, who led an expedition to the east to quell the rebellion and thus brought stability.

We can wait until the man of destiny dies of old age, and then seek to restore the country."

This is reasonable. Luo Xiu is quite satisfied with the answer this time.

In fact, this kind of question is meaningless. According to the current situation, as long as Luo State is well controlled, the Mandate of Zhou will not be realized within a few hundred years.

As for the distant future, who knows?

Luo Xi hung the two long essays directly in the academy, stating that they were written by the king, and asked everyone to judge which theory was more superior. If any of them made sense, he would give them gold, silver, cloth and silk as gifts.

In fact, these properties are not needed at all. The two articles, "On the Goodness of Human Nature" and "On the Evil of Human Nature", have such clear logic and strong opinions, just like loud bells and drums, which make everyone's brains go crazy.

In this era, the power of Yuanshi has not yet been discovered and their ideas have not yet changed.

Luo Xiu can have such advanced thinking.

First of all, he is a man of destiny and has spiritual inspiration.

In addition, he was influenced by Ji Zhao's thoughts that were ahead of his time, which led to his coming up with these logically clear theories.

At this time, Luo Xiu had already arrived in Ji Zhao's territory. When he first met Ji Zhao, his behavior was no different from that of Luo Su and Luo Cheng.

"Ancestor!"

Luo Xiu knelt down excitedly, and then felt his body lifted up by a gust of wind. He was terrified.

In a flash, the two of them arrived at a peach forest, and they could only sigh in admiration at their ancestor's divine means.

Ji Zhao knelt beside the table under the peach tree. Peach blossoms fell on the table, which was very beautiful.

Luo Xiu was so excited that he knelt down on the other side with some inconvenience in his hands and feet.

"Xiu, your article on the theory of human nature being good and human nature being evil is very good. I would like to hear your opinion on the two."

Luo Xiu never thought that the article he wrote would attract the attention of the ancestor Su Wang and even summon him to the heaven. This was something his father had never said.

This is natural. Luo Xiu's father is not qualified to come here. Ji Zhao's communication with his descendants and mobilization of ancestor blessings will consume a lot of luck points. Now is the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, a critical period when rituals and music are in decline.

Just to ensure that the children of the royal family of Luo State are not too bad and to maintain a normal family tradition, Ji Zhao has been constantly consuming the luck points of his birth. Although the inventory is still very rich, for the sake of safety and to prevent a total annihilation, he now even stops drawing props.

"Grandfather, Xiu's articles were written after reading your "The Kingly Way" and other great works. How dare I show off in front of you?"

Ji Zhao smiled and said, "Innovation brings forth the new, and the later generations surpass the previous generations. This is the truth of heaven. Please tell me."

Then Luo Xiu began to talk about the theories he had learned from the kingly way and the records of Luo Hou of all dynasties.

Starting from the worldview of human nature being good or evil, and extending to the kingly way and the hegemonic way, Ji Zhao was shocked to find that Luo Xiu seemed to have figured out all the theories of Confucius, Mencius and Xunzi by himself.

Of course, it is not as detailed and logically complete as in later generations, and there are countless examples cited to prove it, but it is indeed in that direction!

Ji Zhao was a little curious about what was going on in Luo Xiu's brain. How could one person come up with two fundamentally different theories? Isn't this schizophrenia?

"The kingly way is the great way, but in times of chaos, it cannot defeat the tyrannical way. Old Ancestor, I'm afraid the Luo family will fall."

Having said that, Luo Xiu knelt down on the ground, sobbing faintly. He had been holding these words in his heart for a long time, and he was finally able to say them out today.

As he studied the kingly way and the hegemonic way, he became more and more desperate. Bang Zhou was following the kingly way, and Luo was also following the kingly way, and it was impossible to change to the hegemonic way.

Although hegemony is a road of draining the pond to catch fish and perishing together, it can squeeze out all the potential of an entire country in a short period of time and kill the opponent first.

No matter how miserable his end is, his opponents will not be able to see it. This is the future of Luo State as seen by Luo Xiu from the theory he created.

It can be said that he is a genius indeed. Although his level of governance is average, his high academic level enables him to see the future.

Ji Zhao thought about it and realized that since Luo Ren stopped paying homage to Zhou, not only did the Zhou royal family lose its backbone, but the head of the Luo family also lacked the aura of a tiger that could swallow up the world. It seemed that the Luo royal family was even a little confused.

"The Mandate of Zhou is declining, and the fall of Luo State is a matter of time, but the Luo family will not perish."

Ji Zhao directly showed the Xuan-level and Huang-level items to Luo Xiu, "With the Heavenly Fate Artifact, the Luo family will not perish unless our descendants commit evil and anger the heavens.

Every time you use one of these divine artifacts, the Luo family's foundation will be reduced by one point, and it may even cost the lives of our disciples, so I don't want you to use them more."

Luo Xiu looked at those powerful divine weapons and was stunned for a moment.

Then he heard what the ancestor said, so he kowtowed again and said, "Ancestor, you don't understand. No matter how difficult the times have been, you have never used the magic weapon. You know that now is not the time for the clan to survive."

Seeing that Luo Xiu finally regained some of his former glory, Ji Zhao said again: "Lu Xiaobai did a good job, you can do it freely. As long as I am here, Luoguo will have no worries."

According to convention, Ji Zhao estimated that Luo Xiu's death would bring him great benefits, and he would fall into a deep sleep again. It was highly likely that he would not come out for the time being unless there was an important event.

After returning to the Luo Palace, Luo Xiu sorted out his thoughts and slowly figured out what the ancestor wanted to say but didn't say.

The first is the hegemonic politics, which the ancestor admired very much. This encouraged him and made him realize that he had done nothing wrong. So what he had to do now was to continue to move forward. The trend for Lu Xiaobai and Qi State was already set, and no one could interrupt it unless Lu Xiaobai suddenly became incompetent.

This situation does not exist. Lu Xiaobai obeys Guan Zhong's words and at most he just eats, drinks and has fun. There is no possibility that he is stupid.

Another thing is that our ancestors seemed to be very interested in their own theories, more so than hegemonic politics.

Luo Xiu instantly understood what he should do. He handed over almost all the practical affairs of Luo State to Luo Xi, and he tried his best to write books and spread his ideas.

He sorted out his thoughts day and night. He first wrote about the kingly way because he believed that it was the correct way that could be passed down for thousands of years. The world would surely be stable, and at that time the kingly way would eventually prevail over the tyrannical way.

However, he also mixed some hegemony into the kingly way, so that the kingly way had a basis for implementation, rather than being just an empty slogan.

It took me ten years to write this!

When he finished modifying the last word, he fell to the ground with a bang, but there was a smile on his face.

["Luo Yu" is released, and you obtain the only item of Xuan Tier - Hope that your son will become a dragon]

[The only Xuan-level item: Wishing your son to become a successful person: This is a blank bamboo slip. You can write a person's future on it. As long as you pay enough luck points, all your expectations for him will come true.]

It’s true!

Ji Zhao got the Xuan-level item as expected. When Luo Xiu passed away, the system would calculate the merit again, and a Di-level item would not be able to escape.

Luo Guo quickly began to organize people to engrave on bamboo slips. Naturally, only one copy could not be preserved, so they had to copy several copies and keep them.

…

If Heaven does not give birth to a virtuous king, the world will remain in darkness forever.

The Supreme Saint Cheng Su Wang, his doctrine is as high as the sky, his virtue is as deep as the earth, his teachings are as endless as the four seasons, his doctrine is as constant as the sun, as rising as the moon, he can be called the great saint of the world, the model for all eternity. - "Records of the Temple of the Supreme Saint Wen Xuan Wang"

Brothers, you can use the audio book function, it is quite interesting, especially since there are a lot of dialogues in my book, and the voice of the emotional man reads it quite well.

(End of this chapter)