"Alright, just this alone is 50%. Other than these visible and tangible things, there's another very important aspect — temperament. A person's temperament is affected by innate factors and is determined by part of their bloodline. However, it can be changed after birth. Lu Zhan spent most of his time at home, in the grocery store, and in the private school. Occasionally, he would go out for a walk, but he basically never left the area of Ji County. The places he went to, the people he met, and the things he experienced were extremely rare and ordinary. Tell me about where you went when you were a child, who you met, and what you experienced. "Fang Yundao said.
Zeng Yuan said, "Us children of the Zeng family were often brought to various places to play by our elders. We saw the scenery of mountains and rivers, people, and Literary Name Sheng. What left the deepest impression on me was the first time I saw Kong City and Mount Inverted Peak from the sky. It's unforgettable."
Fang Yundao said ruefully, "Up until now, Lu Zhan has never seen Kong City or Mount Inverted Peak. Continue. "
Zeng Yuan continued, "As for the people I met, they were all elites of various aristocratic families. I also often met Great Scholars and even a Half-saint. Of course, I didn't see a Holy Physique. As for the things I experienced, they were too many and too complicated. The Zeng family is a large family, and as a quasi-saint aristocratic family, I couldn't even have peace and quiet. I still remember some of the things that happened when I was young. "
Fang Yundao sighed softly and said, "Everything a child encounters during his childhood will have a huge impact on him. To give a simple example, we will discover that the children of today are smarter than us. Other than the continuous improvement of their bloodline and the improvement of the human race's life, more importantly, the information that these children come into contact with far exceeds that of us in the past. Especially the children of Ning An City, their changes are the most obvious. Compared to you, Lu Zhan wasted most of his childhood. Later on, he had to work a thousand times harder to catch up to you. However, the problem is that you didn't waste time later on. The possibility of him catching up to you is very small. "
Ceng Yuan was also somewhat emotional as he said, "This student thinks that everything that we experienced when we were children affected our grades by more than 10%, perhaps even more than 20%. This one completely understands now. It is not that I am innately more outstanding than him, nor is it that he is stupid or lazy. Rather, it is that everything I possess surpasses him by far, far too much. Just as you said, he has to work a thousand times harder than me in order to be on equal footing with me. And if he can really work a thousand times harder than me, he will die of exhaustion in at most half a year. Therefore, he can't possibly surpass me. "
Fang Yundao: "Whether it's diet, Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi, teachers, educational resources, environment, or experience, they all have a great impact on the two of you. However, it's not an insurmountable gap. It's not a natural moat that can't be passed. Even if I'm behind you in school, once I become an adult, I can still close the gap. The gap in school isn't scary. What's truly frightening, what's most insurmountable, and what makes the commoners feel the most powerless, is that after leaving the academy, you aristocratic children directly deprive us commoners of the opportunity to advance further! "
"What do you mean?" Zeng Yuan asked in surprise. He found that Fang Yun's tone was extremely heavy, and far more serious than before.
"As far as I know, after you failed in the Jinshi Examinations for five consecutive years, you had no choice but to temporarily give up and prepare for the Jinshi Examinations while looking for another way out. However, you chose to disguise yourself as an ordinary person and worked as a waiter in one of the Zeng family's shops. Is this true?" Fang Yun asked.
"Indeed." Zeng Yuan was somewhat proud, because the elders of the Zeng family often used this to educate the other children.
"If Lu Zhan had lived in the same place as you, and if Lu Zhan had defeated the other competitors after countless hardships, then Lu Zhan would have lost a precious opportunity just because you wanted to start your training from the lowest level, and could only go to an even worse place to be a worker. You, deprived him of the opportunity and status that he could have obtained through hard work. "Fang Yundao.
Zeng Yuan was stunned and couldn't speak for a long time.
He wanted to say that this was just an 'if', but when he thought about it carefully, when he chose to work as a waiter in that shop, he only asked someone to pass a message. It couldn't be any simpler. However, now that he thought about it, he might have stolen an opportunity that originally belonged to someone else.
Fang Yun continued, "You worked as a waiter for half a year and had enough understanding of the shop. Therefore, you chose to be the shopkeeper of this shop. At the same time, if the shopkeeper was Lu Zhan, or if Lu Zhan was originally going to take over this position, then, you took away another opportunity for Lu Zhan. "
Zeng Yuan was silent.
"Step by step, step by step. Whether it's you, your brothers, your friends, or your relatives, you are scattered all over the human race. Some of you want to be civil officials, some want to be generals, some want to be businessmen, some want to run workshops, and so on. There are too many examples. You took the first step and took away countless opportunities for Lu Zhan. It wasn't because you were more outstanding than Lu Zhan, not because you were smarter than Lu Zhan, not because you were more educated than Lu Zhan, but because you had good parents and inherited their power. You felt that you deserved everything. You felt that you were more outstanding than us commoners. You felt that earning a hundred million taels of silver was just a small goal. However, I can point at each and every one of you and say that if you didn't take away thousands of opportunities for Lu Zhan, and if you didn't get the protection of your seniors, then less than one in ten thousand of you would have achieved what you have today. "
Zeng Yuan didn't dare to breathe loudly. It wasn't only because Fang Yun was Xusheng, but also because Fang Yun's words almost cut open his heart. He felt ashamed.
Fang Yun's expression softened. He smiled and said, "If I say this, you will probably think that I am criticizing you. No, go back to your ancestors. There will always be one who stood on the same starting line as our ancestors. At that time, there was no difference between our ancestors. However, your ancestors obtained great achievements and power through hard work. His power and achievements will not disappear with his death. They will be used on you. This is a gift from your ancestors, and it is indeed what you deserve. You should calmly accept it, and even proudly accept it. You should be proud of your ancestors' achievements. "
Zeng Yuan was puzzled. He didn't understand why Fang Yun's words were contradictory.
However, Fang Yun changed the topic and said, "But there is one thing you must remember. The advantages you have now are not enough for you to mock us commoners. Because everything you have, most of it came from your ancestors. Lu Zhan is inferior to you, not because he is stupid, not because he is lazy, not because he deserved it, but because he didn't have ancestors like you. If you must mock Lu Zhan, if you believe that Lu Zhan is stupid, lazy, and deserved everything that happened to him, then you must surpass your ancestors before you have the qualifications to say this. Otherwise, you are just a rich dog hiding under the robes of your ancestors. "
"This student understands!" Zeng Yuan's forehead was covered in cold sweat.
"Very good. If you can really think this through, then your achievements will reach another level. Then, let's return to the main topic. "Fang Yun dao.
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