"The opening of the Realm of Ghosts is a great disaster. From now on, this world will coexist with ghosts."
Clove's voice spread to everyone's ears like the wind, as cold as a spring on a snowy peak.
The whole place was extremely quiet.
Just like the last time Clove appeared, all the sounds seemed to disappear without a trace at this moment. Even the sound of their own heartbeats could not be heard. Only Clove's voice was left in their ears.
"However, misfortune and fortune are interdependent. The immortal is in charge of rewarding the good and punishing the evil. Since there are innocent misfortunes in this world, there will also be blessings without merit. Today, I'm here on the order of the immortal to teach you the Way, but how much you can get depends on you."
These words made everyone come to a sudden realization.
Last time, Li Shimin found it strange that the immortal appeared after they only knelt for a day and left a question. As long as they answered it, she could teach them part of the truth of the world.
This seemed a little too easy.
After all, this was the truth of the world.
Now they had an explanation.
The opening of the Realm of Ghosts and the appearance of the catastrophe in the world were not because they were guilty, so the teaching now was a compensation.
Lilac's words were still going on.
"Previously, I asked, if the people of the world no longer have to ask for food and clothing, what should they ask for? If you have an answer, you can raise your hand. "
This was a straightforward question. As soon as the voice fell, dozens of people raised their hands.
After all, during this period of time, everyone had been thinking about this question.
Now they were naturally well-prepared.
Finally, Clove's gaze moved to Kong Yingda.
"You can answer." She said directly.
"Thank you, immortal." Kong Yingda also discovered that he could speak. With a serious expression, he slowly said, "These days, Yingda has been living in the fields, eating and sleeping with the people in the fields. Observing their words and actions, asking them what they think, from the poor, the rich, and the country gentry, there are different and inherent gains."
After hearing these words, many people turned their heads in surprise.
As the leader of Confucianism in the world, Kong Yingda's status was actually quite noble. In addition, he was old and needed someone to take care of his daily life.
But he actually went to the countryside to eat and sleep with the peasants?
He had put in a lot of effort.
At this moment, even someone like Mo Hui, who was very confident in his answer, felt a little uneasy at this time.
He wondered what kind of answer Kong Yingda would give.
Kong Yingda paused for a moment before continuing.
"The poor people think day and night, but all they ask for is a full meal. Most of them have no land, and are slaves to the rich peasants. All they ask for is a little bit of food, and they can only live an ignoble existence.
On the other hand, rich peasants were different. They had their own fields, and the income they earned from their work was enough to feed their family. All they thought about was having more fields and more food, so that they could eat more meat and have more clothes.
There was no need for them to work, nor did they have to worry about food and clothing. What they wanted was for the children of their families to be admitted to private schools, to be educated, and to seek a position.
Therefore, Ying Da believes that the first thing the people of the world want is to survive, then they want to have enough to eat and wear, and then they want to have a high position. If there comes a day when the people of the world no longer need to have enough to eat and wear, they will all become country gentry and the like. They can make the people of the world learn etiquette and morality, act according to etiquette and rules, and move their hearts with morality. If there are outstanding people, they can enter the imperial court and become officials.
This was Kong Yingda's answer.
He did not quote from the classics, but it was also in line with Confucianism.
This was because what he was talking about was actually the change of ordinary people from poverty to wealth in the current era. He believed that if all the people in the world became country gentry, all the people could receive etiquette and moral education. This would be used to regulate their actions and influence their hearts. Furthermore, he would use the opportunity to become an official to tempt the people to work hard in their studies.
To put it bluntly.
He still emphasized the "rule of etiquette and morality" of Confucianism.
After listening, Shen Yi nodded to himself.
To a certain extent, this was in line with the modern model. Since everyone could eat their fill, everyone should learn. Then, this kind of education would be used to regulate people's words, actions, and inner thoughts. It would also allow the best among them to obtain a higher social status.
Although the actual situation was not so simple, the general direction was indeed like this.
Shen Yi was a little curious about how Clove would answer.
"You said that those with etiquette and morality can become officials. However, if such people become officials, do they have the ability to become officials?" Clove said slowly.
"This …" Kong Yingda thought for a moment before saying carefully, "If they have etiquette and morality, they will be able to educate people and have the ability to become officials."
"So, your answer is that the people want to become officials, and the officials want to educate people. In other words, the people want to educate people?" Clove asked.
Kong Yingda's expression was a bit confused and confused.
From what he had observed.
Those country gentry who had become rich did indeed want to become officials.
And to become officials, they did indeed want to educate people.
Looking at it this way, it seemed that there was nothing wrong with what the people wanted to educate people.
If the person asking him this question was the Emperor, he would definitely nod.
However, in front of an Immortal, he could not nod.
How many people would have the will and desire to enlighten one side like this?
Sweat had already appeared on Kong Yingda's forehead. He had realized what he had answered.
There was nothing wrong with the people wanting status after they no longer had to worry about food and clothing. However, what about after they had obtained status?
If they wanted to obtain a higher status, then it would be easier to say.
However, if that was all, or if they could not see further development and lost their goal, their motivation to learn, and even the restraint of etiquette, would drop to a certain extent.
There were many corrupt officials who had read all the books of the saints and learned all the etiquette.
"It is human nature for the people to want a high status and power." Ding Xiang slowly said, "However, if this is what everyone wants, then there will be filth. This is also human nature. Immorality can be changed, but how many officials can there be in the world? How can the system of selecting officials ensure fairness and impartiality? It is not occupied by influential families. In the long run, those who cannot obtain what they desire will accumulate resentment and hatred. This contradiction will be difficult to resolve and conflict will arise."
Kong Yingda lowered his head, drenched in cold sweat. He was speechless.
The answer he gave was, in fact, to expand the current model.
However, as the model expanded, so did the drawbacks.
Most of the people in the world learned Confucianism because learning Confucianism could give them status, but those who truly followed Confucianism from the inside out were few and far between.
In the imperial court, who did not talk about benevolence, righteousness, and morality? Their thoughts and actions were all for their own interests.
Seeing that Kong Yingda was unable to answer.
The people around him who had raised their hands were also silent.
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