Chapter 183 If the world has a will, it will naturally be partial

Elder Shan bowed to Hong Shigui and said, "Brother Hong, we will always remember your kindness."

Hong Shigui rarely showed a self-deprecating look, "What kind of favor is this? It's just that I don't want my loved ones to be sad and my enemies to be happy."

Without making sufficient preparations, he provoked the younger generation of novelists to fight Zhou Tieyi to death.

It might feel good for a while, but the possibility of actually hurting Zhou Tieyi is very low. On the contrary, if this incident causes a large number of casualties among the direct descendants of various novelist schools, everyone will eventually blame themselves.

Anyone who can cultivate to the third level is a smart person.

Hong Shigui was able to make concessions in order not to affect the overall interests of the novelists, so the novelists naturally needed to remember the sacrifices of his lineage.

With Hong Shigui's compromise, Shan Lao finally spoke up, "Send a business card to Zhou's house for me and tell them that I will visit you tomorrow."

It's also very simple to solve this problem.

That is to set up a newspaper in the novelist's storytelling house.

In fact, this is not something that is difficult to do, or something that would cause great harm to the novelist. It's just that due to the obstruction of the "loyalty" faction, Shan Lao wanted to delay it and see how the situation changes before making a decision.

But no one expected that Zhou Tieyi would dare to take the risk of offending the entire novelist community and force them to take sides.

But there are ways to take sides, so I need to meet Zhou Tieyi tomorrow and discuss the specific terms.

After hearing what Elder Wan said, Hong Shigui did not answer and directly withdrew from the "World Monument".

In a secluded house in Tiannan Prefecture, Hong Shigui no longer had to hide his fatigue and grief.

The whole person suddenly looked several years older.

A disciple who inherits the Taoist tradition is almost the same as a son!
This vengeance must be avenged!

He has a Taoist heritage and the support of Confucianism. He had already become a third-rank novelist decades ago, but the second rank was out of reach, so he came to this remote Tiannan Prefecture to explore the Shiwan Nan Mountain on the one hand and suppress the evil cult and obscene worship on the other.

It's just that the second rank is nothing but a moon in the water and a flower in the mirror to him, so he accepted Qiao Yongen as his disciple, hoping to pass on the Taoist tradition passed down by his master to himself.

However, the situation in Tianjing changed suddenly, so quickly that even he, a third-rank official, was unable to react, so he did not remind his disciples.

Hong Shigui closed his eyes and pondered for a while, sorting out the causes and consequences, and suppressing his inner grief. Then he walked out of the abode and told the disciples who were sweeping the courtyard, "Pack up and return to Beijing in two days."

At night, Zhou Tieyi woke up refreshed.

He and Qiao Yongen had a battle in a dream, and his energy consumption was mainly concentrated on the mental aspect, so after coming back, he had a good sleep to replenish his energy and thus recover.

After recovering from my mental state, I naturally had to study what I had gained today.

There were still some things he didn't understand about Fang Hu Yan, so he asked his brother to analyze them for him.

Arriving at Longma Courtyard, Zhou Tiege was reading by lamplight. Seeing his younger brother coming over, he stood up and said with a smile, "You kid, you don't come here for no reason. What's the matter?"

Zhou Tieyi did not answer directly, but looked at the book on his brother's desk and asked, "What book are you reading?"

He didn't want his brother to end up like Yuchi Jing.

In particular, the books in this world are related to Taoism and have a greater impact on people.

Zhou Tiege picked up the book on the table and handed it to his brother. "General History. I thought about the things that happened in the court recently, and talked a lot with you. After reading the General History again, I have a lot of insights in my heart."

Zhou Tieyi took the "General History" and thought for a while before saying to his brother, "This book can be read roughly, but it cannot be read carefully."

Zhou Tiege looked surprised. Zhou Tieyi didn't like reading before, and everyone in the mansion knew it.

Now that the situation has changed, everyone thought that Zhou Tieyi would no longer pretend and would study hard, but this "General History", the greatest of all historians, was severely criticized by his own brother.

"why?"

"Because historians have praised this General History so highly that it can almost be called the only history that outshines the Spring and Autumn Annals."

It is a good thing that world historians are able to practice and possess powerful practice powers, but it is not necessarily a good thing for historiography.

During these few dozen days, Zhou Tieyi would naturally take time to read hundreds of classics.

He discovered a big problem with the "General History". This "General History", which had been written since the time of the Holy Emperor and did not stop even during the chaos of the Five Dynasties of the North and the South, was too "authoritative". It was far from comparable to the "General History" in his own world. It was so authoritative that any historical book that disagreed with the "General History" would be labeled as heresy.

When Zhou Tieyi was reading "General History", he wanted to find books to support his theory, but he discovered that there was no orthodox history book that could be compared with "General History".

Yes, which history book can be compared with a history book that has been compiled for 1,300 years?

Any contrary views will naturally be suppressed in order to maintain the orthodoxy and indisputability of the "General History".

Only when the General History is orthodox and indisputable, will the status of historians who compile the General History be noble.

But the real way of writing history books that Zhou Tieyi knew was not like this.

The more history wants to restore the truth, the more evidence from multiple parties is needed, rather than just a single piece of evidence.

In fact, this kind of evidence requires not only history books, but also physical objects and even cultural customs.

Therefore, modern historiography based on multiple historical perspectives is more objective and fair than ancient historiography.

In modern times, people have discovered that if history is to be more objective, the right to write history needs to be delegated to ordinary people so that history is no longer the opinion of one person.

So when Lu Xun evaluated "the masterpiece of historians", he preceded it with the sentence "although it goes against the meaning of "Spring and Autumn Annals"".

Only the more powerful the feudal dynasty was, the more spare money and energy it had to support historians to compile history and glorify itself. The history books revised by each dynasty were absolutely indisputable orthodoxy at the time.

However, once it came to the later dynasties, they would delete and modify some parts, using the style of the Spring and Autumn Period to add their own legitimacy. For this reason, even part of the history could be written in the style of the Spring and Autumn Period.

This is also why it is said that history is a little girl who can be dressed up by anyone.

The term "absolutely orthodox" is a false proposition in itself, but such books appeared in every special period in China and abroad in the past, and they all served people.

After listening to his brother's words, Zhou Tiege looked thoughtful.

Zhou Tieyi said, "I just have doubts in my heart, but I haven't found the answers to my doubts yet."

Because this world allows for cultivation, and because historians have a superficial understanding of Taoism, the reason they maintain the orthodoxy of the General History may not simply be for the sake of history.

Ignoring this topic, Zhou Tieyi took out the inkstone and handed it to his elder brother for him to look at.

Zhou Tiege picked up the Hu Inkstone and looked at it carefully, then tested it with his own [Forging Weapons] method. After he fully understood the function of the Hu Inkstone, he answered.

"The biggest function of this inkstone is to collect people's emotions and refine them into special ink. This ink has the property of polluting the human body and can also help novelists to manifest their divine power. For you and me, it is not very useful."

Zhou Tiege judged based on his own situation.

"By the way, you came to see me, I'm afraid it's not as simple as I saw, right?"

Zhou Tieyi nodded.

He stretched out his hand and a chessboard appeared in his hand. It was Che Wenyuan's white jade chessboard.

With the support of Confucianism, Zhou Tieyi sorted it out several times in the past ten days. The white jade chessboard no longer needs to be left with his mother, and he can carry it with him.

However, the space inside the white jade chessboard has not yet been completely stabilized. It can be hidden in the space around Zhou Tieyi, but it cannot be used as a storage space for the time being.

Taking out the white jade chessboard, Zhou Tieyi asked, "Brother, what is the Confucian noble spirit?"

Zhou Tiege was stunned at first, then shook his head, "You really have no fear at all."

Today, my younger brother first said that there were problems with the historian's "General History", and now he started asking about the Confucian concept of Haoran Qi.

This is no longer a fantasy, but rather a bold act.

Zhou Tiege thought about it seriously and said, "Of course it is the righteousness of heaven and earth."

This is the most orthodox view of Confucianism.

Zhou Tieyi asked in return, "Does the heaven and earth have a heart?"

Zhou Tiege pondered for a while, "Nature is without intention, so the heaven and earth can be unkind and treat all things as straw dogs. If the heaven and earth have intention, they will naturally be partial."

Hearing Zhou Tiege's answer, Zhou Tieyi smiled, and then asked, "What if Confucianists want to establish a mind for heaven and earth?" Establish a mind for heaven and earth, and establish a destiny for the people.

Although this concept has not yet been put into practice in this world, Confucianism may have already started doing it, and may have been more successful than in previous lives.

Zhou Tiege frowned, "Why do you say that?"

Zhou Tieyi replied, "When I was chatting with my mother, she once said that the Confucian Sage could actually recover from his injuries through deep sleep, but in order to unite the human race in the Central Plains, he used his own Taoism to suppress the entire Central Plains for five hundred years, making it impossible for people in the Central Plains to practice the way of God."

“That’s why the revival of Shintoism occurred during the Northern and Southern Dynasties.”

"Is the Confucian sage's actions this time for the sake of establishing the mind of heaven and earth?"

After hearing his brother's answer, Zhou Tiege had a complicated expression. Yes, the Confucian sage's action this time was to favor various schools of thought, so he would establish his mind for heaven and earth.

Because of the favoritism of heaven and earth, Shintoism cannot be practiced in the Central Plains for five hundred years.

However, this inference is really bold, even outrageous. Once it is spread, it will definitely be labeled as heresy by Confucianists.

Thinking of this, Zhou Tiege couldn't help but smile again. Even without this inference, his brother was still an evil heretic.

Perhaps only such "evil heretics" who have no respect for Confucianism at all would think of such outrageous remarks?

"what do you mean?"

"I was wondering...whether Haoran Qi was a Confucian practice method that appeared after the Confucian Sage. In fact, during the time of the Confucian Sage, the six Confucian qualities were not Haoran Qi."

"Moreover, Haoran Qi is not the so-called righteousness of heaven and earth, but a special kind of Taoism that transforms joy, anger, sorrow and happiness. When a person's emotions reach their extreme, they naturally become the strongest Haoran Qi."

As Zhou Tieyi spoke, he pulled his brother into a dream.

Zhou Tiege was very familiar with Zhou Tieyi's method of pulling him into a dream, but this time he was not entering his own dream, but Zhou Tieyi's dream.

In this dream, the scene in Zhou Tiege’s study was reflected.

Zhou Tieyi stretched out his hand and grabbed, and pieces of light appeared, which shattered into mirrors. These lights were extremely hot, and at the same time, they were bound by the invisible [Mirage], so that they would not quickly dissipate between heaven and earth. Instead, they formed a book-like state in Zhou Tieyi's hand.

There is a wealth of knowledge contained in it. As long as you focus on one of them, you will get immediate feedback.

During the short time that Zhou Tiege was reading, a vague story of "The New Biography of Xue Ren" suddenly emerged in his mind.

"This is?"

Zhou Tieyi flipped through the fragments in his hand. When he fell asleep this afternoon, he had already studied the "spiritual legacy" left by Qiao Yongen in his dream, and gained a lot from it, so he made the analysis of Haoran Qi just now.

"The New Biography of Xue Ren left by Qiao Yongen."

Zhou Tieyi replied.

Novelists of the eighth rank "establish books", and novelists of the sixth rank have some dream-based methods, so the novelists' basic stories are not limited to the paper and ink of the real world, but also form a "book" in their hearts.

It’s just that this book is not visible on a daily basis, and will disappear with the death of the novelist.

However, when killing Qiao Yongen, Zhou Tieyi used the power of [Mirage] to completely defeat Qiao Yongen's mind, and fixed the "New Biography of Xue Ren" that should have dissipated.

And this fixation gave Zhou Tieyi a huge surprise.

The so-called Taoist tradition mentioned by various schools of thought is a manifestation of theocracy!
Because he was bored in his dream in the afternoon, Zhou Tieyi tried to use his own abilities to comprehend the "spiritual legacy" left by Qiao Yongen, and naturally he also tried his most crucial magical power [Usurping God].

This [usurpation of god] not only allowed Zhou Tieyi to completely master the ownerless book "The New Biography of Xue Ren", but also extended the Taoist tradition of "The New Biography of Xue Ren" to his master Hong Shigui's "The Loyal Biography of Xue Ren".

The power obtained through [Usurping God] made Zhou Tieyi even more stunned.

【Loyalty】

Confucianism established laws for the world, prescribed loyal and righteous behaviors for the people, and won the hearts of the people throughout the world.

Theocracy is the condensation of the rules of heaven and earth, which Zhou Tieyi has known for a long time.

Then Confucianism formulated a set of rules and regulations of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness for the people of the world. This is also a manifestation of the rules of heaven and earth, but this manifestation is only reflected in the human group for the time being.

But if Confucianism produces another sage, and this sage once again establishes his mind for the Central Plains, and if his life span is longer than that of the first generation of Confucian sage, I am afraid that by then benevolence and righteousness will not only be reflected in the human group.

I am afraid that by then, when Confucianism teaches animals what benevolence and righteousness are, it will no longer be just a joke, but a reality.

Teach the true birds and beasts about benevolence and righteousness, and then a bird will fly over to you and talk to you about the Confucian way of benevolence and righteousness...

Thinking of this, Zhou Tieyi felt a chill in his spine.

He dipped his fingertips in the ink on the inkstone, which contained the power of joy, anger, sorrow and happiness. Then he used his black fingertips as a pen and wrote two words on the "New Biography of Xue Ren": loyalty and righteousness.

Then the two black characters burst into a hot, pure white, and majestic light, exactly the same as the majestic spirit of Confucianism!
Zhou Tiege had been watching Zhou Tieyi's movements intently, and was delighted to see Zhou Tieyi use the power of emotions to write out the noble spirit.

He was stunned into silence.

Zhou Tieyi smiled and said, "This is the righteousness. When the four emotions of human beings, joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, reach their extreme, and are guided by the Tao, a force that can change the world and drive away the gods and demons emerges. It is not that the world has righteousness, but that the human heart can be righteous."

"what do you mean?"

The things evolved by Zhou Tieyi contain too much information.

For a moment, Zhou Tiege's mind was filled with questions.

What exactly did the novelists and Confucianists do in secret?
Everyone feels that novelists cannot really distort the truth by making the false seem real.

But what if they actually did it?

In other words, it is only one or two steps away from the final goal.

Now, if my brother hadn’t reminded us, everyone in the world, including myself, would believe that Haoran Qi is the manifestation of the righteousness of heaven and earth. Then, Confucianism would probably make people believe that heaven and earth have intentions.

As long as people all over the world believe that heaven and earth have their will, then the birth of a Confucian sage will probably be just around the corner!

Beware novelists!
Zhou Tieyi thought again in his heart.

This reminder really makes more sense the more I think about it.

Zhou Tieyi even had some kind of realization that despite Guan Guan's reminder, he had not yet uncovered all the answers.

Zhou Tieyi smiled and replied, "I just figured out some superficial questions."

"what is the problem."

"Confucianism has always advocated benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness. Logically speaking, the world should be governed by Confucianism like a paradise on earth, but in reality it is not."

Zhou Tieyi said in a deep voice that he was comparing the Confucianism of this world with the Confucianism of his previous life.

Even if the Confucianists in this world can really practice, it doesn't seem to be much better.

"The Confucian noble spirit is a kind of firm belief. It is the evolution of the extreme human emotions combined with the orthodoxy. Therefore, it does not have an absolutely correct attribute. It is just an idealistic force. Now Confucianism wants to boast that the power it uses is absolutely correct!"

The reason why Zhou Tieyi dared to make this inference was because he had the complete history of another world as a reference!

In theory, it is a good thing to write the Tianjing News by yourself to enlighten the people.

If the Confucian way of practice really represents absolute correctness, then now he should show his domineering aura and make all Confucianists bow down to him.

But the reality is just the opposite. Confucianism is firmly hindering itself from developing new things. At the same time, Simin Dong Xingshu has not been backlashed by the Haoran Qi.

This can only mean one thing, that is, Dong Xingshu believes that he is right, and even if he is walking on the wrong path, the great spirit will not backfire on him.

Only when Dong Xingshu doubts his own Tao will the Haoran Qi backfire on him. The most obvious example is Mei Juncang, who doubted his own Tao, and therefore retreated from the seventh rank of Confucianism to become an ordinary person.

The Confucian eight qualities of rectifying the mind allow one to examine the classics of hundreds of schools of thought with a sincere heart and gain a clear understanding of the truth of things.

Those who can pass the test will continue to study Confucianism, and those who cannot pass the test will write novels.

No wonder someone like Hu Wenlang, who has a high IQ and EQ, could also fail. Thinking about it now, it really feels absurd.

(End of this chapter)