"Laws are just tools, and tools depend on who uses them. In the hands of a Mohist, the knife is used to save people, but in the hands of a traitor, the knife is held for his own benefit.
These two types of people are certainly different, but the knife is the same. Does this mean that the knife has lost its luster?
Or does it mean that only the knife in the hands of a Mohist is considered a knife, while the one in the hands of others is not considered a knife?"
Gu Dan asked back.
Replace the Mohists with the Legalists, replace the knife with the law, replace the traitors with the lawbreakers, it's the same principle! Be it a tool or a system.
The most important thing is the person who controls him.
Unlike the Mohists and Confucians, the Legalists had their foundation in the government. They were the ones who were most familiar with the knife and even mastered the craft of forging the knife.
But it's just a craft.
The person who truly holds the knife is not the Legalist, and never has been.
Only when Zheng Fei understands this point can he truly understand the role of the Legalists.
Being selfless, honest, incorruptible, and fearless of the powerful. These things are of course good. If there wasn't anything worthy of appreciation, Gu Dan would never have given Zheng Fei a chance.
But with these things, one is just a qualified knife holder, and he cannot even forge a knife, let alone be the owner of the knife.
"Laws are determined by people and will change according to people. The same set of laws will have different effects on different people. Isn't that normal? You said that the blue bull is a vicious beast. To ordinary people, that is certainly true. Thousands of ordinary people are no match for the blue bull. So, it is extremely vicious.
But what if the blue bull is in the hands of a strong man? What if it is in the hands of a martial arts master? Can the blue bull still be considered a fierce beast?
It is certainly a good thing to study the law and keep it in mind, but if you do not understand the principle of flexibility and think that what you write down is always correct, isn't it a foolish thing? "
Gu Dan spared no effort to help Zheng Fei solve his doubts.
Emperor Qizhi's eyes were filled with envy.
Mr. Gu has been back for so long, but I have never talked to him so much.
Of course, looking at the bright side, apart from the fact that his ideas were slightly contrary to Mr. Gu's, he did other things very well, so he did not need Mr. Gu's earnest teachings.
It's a detailed and penetrating explanation. If you can't understand it, you are not even a normal person.
Zheng Fei understood what Gu Dan meant. Although he still found it hard to accept in his heart, in the face of the absolute truth, he had no way to refute it unless he was prepared to ignore the facts.
Although Zheng Fei is very persistent in believing that "the law cannot be violated", he is not that stupid.
He himself knew that the law would change, but the law would have different effects on different people. This kind of thing was rarely discussed openly, let alone analyzed in such depth.
"Please enlighten me, Mr. Gu. You said before that the biggest rule can change this?"
Zheng Fei asked with extreme seriousness, his face full of concentration.
"Yes. The law is just a tool used by man on man. If there is no man, what is the law? It is just a piece of paper.
But some things are there whether people are there or not. Even if there is no one in the world, it cannot change its meaning. "
Gu Dan pointed to the blazing sun in the sky and said, "The blazing sun hangs high in the sky, rising in the east and setting in the west. The great river flows eastward. Living things are born, grow old, get sick and die, in a cycle. For humans, these things are the most fundamental rules that are difficult to violate, and are far higher than the laws of man.
The rules of heaven and earth do not change based on whether a person is good or bad, nor do they discriminate against the poor and favor the rich. Whether you are a holy king or a saint, or a beggar as lowly as dust, when the rules come, everyone will experience it equally.
Isn't this the greatest justice and fairness you desire?"
"Mo's Ming Gui and Tian Zhi?"
Zheng Fei said subconsciously.
"ha."
Gu Dan chuckled, then nodded and said, "You can say that. Some things always lead to the same destination. They can have many names, as long as you know their meaning."
"These things are innate, how can people touch them? As you said, if I want to make the sun rise in the west and set in the east, or want to rewrite birth, aging, sickness and death, can I do it?"
Zheng Fei said in astonishment.
This bigger rule is so big that there is no need to think about it.
The laws of man can be applied to man, and if one tries hard enough, one can pursue them. But who can set the laws of heaven and earth? "Why not?"
Gu Dan asked back.
He stretched out a finger and placed it on the stone table.
Zheng Fei’s eyesight is not good, but it doesn’t matter.
A wind blows between heaven and earth!
Slowly at first, then quickly, in just a short moment, an extremely small tornado appeared on Gu Dan's fingertips.
"Please hold out your hand."
Gu Dan said.
Zheng Fei stretched out his hand with a slightly confused look.
Gu Dan placed the small, petal-like tornado in Zheng Fei's hand.
There was clearly no wind in the courtyard, and Zheng Fei's hair didn't move at all.
But in his hands, he clearly grasped the wind.
An expression of indescribable shock appeared on Zheng Fei's face, and he was completely stunned.
This was something he had never imagined and had never encountered before.
Even in the Xia Dynasty, this was definitely a very advanced power.
Unimaginable power in control.
"Do you feel it? This is the rule between heaven and earth, a rule that humans can master. The extent to which one can control it depends on one's fate."
Gu Dan said: "Shang has done a very good job in the matter of human laws. It is not impossible to continue to study it, but it is too wasteful. What the Xia Dynasty needs now is not people who continue to study human laws, but people who study the rules of heaven and earth."
The wind held in Zheng Fei's hand slowly dissipated.
Zheng Fei finally came back to his senses. He turned his gray eyes towards Gu Dan and asked in confusion, "Is that me?"
“Not necessarily, but you do have a chance.”
Gu Dan said.
He doesn't train everyone.
In addition to talent, there must be something else that makes him worthy of admiration.
Zheng Fei's talent was so great that not only others but even he himself was unaware of it.
But he couldn't hide it from Gu Dan, who possessed the supernatural power of clairvoyance.
"I"
Zheng Fei didn't know what to say. For the first time, he realized that he was extremely short of words and couldn't think of the right words to express his feelings at the moment.
It was like being hit by a pie falling from the sky, or like an extremely heavy responsibility suddenly being placed on my shoulders.
To study the laws of heaven and earth for the Xia Dynasty? Just thinking about this kind of thing makes one's scalp tingle.
"Zheng Fei, don't waste your talent, and don't forget your persistence in the cage. Think about why you crave that power."
Gu Dan stretched out his finger and gently pointed it at the center of Zheng Fei's eyebrows.
The gurgling spiritual energy flowed through his eyes, combing the scattered power that was born with him.
Clear away the chaos and restore order.
In those eyes which were filled with gray and white, the gray part was gradually concentrating.
In the vision of Gu Dan's divine eye, a group of incomplete lines gathered and surged in his eyes, and finally turned into a pair of pupils.
Gray eyes.
Inside the white eyeball, the gray pupil seems particularly different from that of others, and there is no normal iris, which looks quite strange.
But compared to before when there was no pupil and the eyeball was just gray, it can be considered quite normal now.
Zheng Fei couldn't help but shed tears.
Tears flowed, and Zheng Fei wiped them away quickly.
When the tears finally stopped flowing from his eyes, Zheng Fei saw the person in front of him clearly.
It was a handsome man in a green robe, looking at him gently.
His otherworldly temperament was so obvious that for a moment he couldn't even find the right words to praise him. He could only think that perhaps the banished immortal was portrayed based on his appearance.
"My my eyes?"
Zheng Fei looked at it for a long time, and when he came to his senses, he didn't know what to say.
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The world that had been in chaos for more than twenty years suddenly became clear.
Everything seemed so beautiful.
Zheng Fei's eyes turned greedily, wanting to see the world more clearly.
He got what he wanted.
Zheng Fei clearly saw that in the Gu family courtyard with a rather simple layout, there was an exceptionally gorgeous flower by the wall. It was covered with deep red and was crystal clear all over, like the sun scattered on the earth.
What is even more eye-catching is that under the flower, there is a green bull lying, with prominent horns and pure white like snow. Its amber eyes are staring at the flower without blinking, and it looks a little silly.
As expected, the green bull that he threw the sword at was this one.
When his gaze turned to the stone table again, he could not help but applaud and admire the willow tree that was newly grown in the withered silence. Even the best painter in the world would probably find it difficult to capture one-third of its charm.
"How does it feel?"
Gu Dan asked.
“It’s unimaginably beautiful.”
Zheng Fei couldn't help but shed tears.
This time it was no longer because his eyes were stimulated, but because after more than 20 years, he could finally see this world clearly, a vivid and vibrant world.
"Your eyes are not a burden. It's just that they were previously trapped by the environment and could not play their true value. And you need to discover this value yourself."
Gu Dan said.
Mr. Ji once told him that some people in the world are born different.
Most of the time these people are miserable and just freaks.
But there is also a small number of people who are fortunate enough to be blessed by God.
Gu Dan's divine eye ability was obtained through the practice of sitting and forgetting, so there is no need to elaborate on the dangers involved.
Those who are fortunate enough to be blessed by heaven can receive great gifts without having to do anything.
He had seen a piece of finger bone of the person who secretly possessed the strange fragrance, and it was dead.
And now, those who truly possess the gift from heaven and earth, those who are born with it, are right in front of us.
Simply put: special physique.
Although they are different from those people that Master Ji mentioned at the beginning, with double pupils in the eyes, eight-colored eyebrows, three leaky ears, four nipples on the body, and secret fragrance, but after being investigated by the divine power of the divine eye, they are naturally accurate.
This is new, a special kind of eyes that has not been recorded in historical documents before. The complex patterns on the eyes cannot be fully seen even with the divine power of the heavenly eye. More importantly, it has not yet truly evolved fully, and has great potential.
As an immortal who has lived for such a long time, he finally met a little guy who was born extraordinary.
And he has a strong character and a sense of justice, and he is a descendant of the Xia Dynasty.
It would be really unreasonable if we don't give him some support.
There are many good horses, but there are few good horse trainers.
Meeting Gu Dan was like meeting a mentor for Zheng Fei.
And this steed also passed Gu Dan's small test. Gu Dan naturally didn't mind giving him a hand and putting him on the right track.
A clear and bright world appeared before his eyes. The world that had been chaotic and gray since his birth suddenly became more colorful.
Zheng Fei couldn't find any words to describe his feelings at the moment. He looked at the sky, the earth, the people, and everything around him. Suddenly, he felt something he had never felt before.
Like a new life.
After finally coming out of this state of ecstasy, Zheng Fei hurriedly stood up from the stone table and bowed respectfully to Gu Dan.
"I will never forget Mr. Gu's teachings! Today my eyes are clear again. If Mr. Gu needs me for anything in the future, I will never refuse!"
It was a great gift, and Gu Dan accepted it calmly.
If you can preach, impart knowledge, and answer questions, you can be a teacher.
"There is no need to die. Just practice hard and don't waste your potential."
Gu Dan took out the "Qingxuan Zhenjun Soul Transfer Method" that he had prepared long ago from under the desk, handed it to Zheng Fei, and warned him again: "A new era is coming, and you should not only focus on the present, but also pay attention to the future. You should practice hard, which will be more useful to the Xia Dynasty than having another selfless patrol envoy."
Zheng Fei took the practice method from Gu Dan very seriously. It was cultivation and also a responsibility.
A much greater responsibility than that of a street patrol officer.
Mr. Gu hoped that he would study the rules of heaven and earth at several deeper levels, rather than continue to be entangled with human laws.
The rules of heaven and earth are difficult to change, but the laws of man change according to man.
If one day he really has the opportunity to set the rules of heaven and earth, it will truly benefit the people.
This is hard, even harder than holding on in prison.
But Zheng Fei was not afraid.
He was able to persist in this chaotic world, and now that everything in front of him is as clear as a mirror, what is there to be afraid of?
"There's no need to talk nonsense any more. You can go back and cultivate yourself. If you encounter something you don't understand, you can come to the Gu family courtyard and ask me."
Gu Dan rarely opened his mouth, stretched out his hand, and a strong vitality brushed through Zheng Fei's body, adjusting his condition to perfection.
After the departure of Shang, there were indeed no particularly influential figures in the Xia Dynasty.
But as the saying goes, those who are good at fighting do not necessarily have great achievements, after the relay of generations such as Gong Shangguo, Xun Ke, Cang, and Shang, the Xia Dynasty now has many talented people and no longer needs sage-like figures.
Since the Shang Dynasty, such people may become real history in the Xia Dynasty.
A country without heroes is sad, and a country where heroes can be found everywhere is unfortunate.
The Xia Dynasty no longer needed a new sage.
Gu Dan didn't say anything as he watched Zheng Fei go away. Emperor Qi Zhi, who had been watching for a long time, couldn't help but say, "Mr. Gu..."
"Um?"
Gu Dan looked over.
Emperor Qizhi said impatiently: "What do you think of my qualifications? To be honest, I can kowtow to you a few times, any number is fine!" (End of this chapter)