"How can you be so arrogant?!"
"That's right, the commander-in-chief invited you here and treated you well. It's fine if you don't want to repay him, but you're talking nonsense here! "
"What do you mean the monarchy is better than the republic? Are you trying to rebel?"
In the city's Party School in Nanjing, a group of young people shouted at Uncle En.
Uncle En did not feel the slightest bit uneasy because of the shouting of these young people. After all, Uncle En was a person who had seen a lot of things. The shouting of these young people was just like a summer breeze to him. The guards in charge of Uncle En's safety became nervous. What made the two guards nervous was not the shouting of these people. With the ability of the two guards, even if this group of people became violent, they could still deal with it.
What made the two guards nervous was the content of this group of people's shouting. They directly linked Uncle En to the Military Governor Of Vaize, which was a very serious accusation for Uncle En. What's more, Uncle En was indeed talking about the topic of the republic being better than the monarchy. For the people of China, if the republic was better than the monarchy, it meant that the leader elected under the republic must be better than the current emperor, the Military Governor Of Vaize. At least the current emperor, Vézé, must have done something wrong. But in fact, the people did not think that there was anything wrong with His Majesty Vézé's governance. The people were very satisfied with His Majesty Vézé.
At this time, Uncle En actually talked about the republic being better than the monarchy. The guards also felt that these people's shouting was not completely unreasonable. But of course, they did not intend to let this group of people do anything extreme. Uncle En's guards were all met by the Military Governor Of Vaize. Everyone still clearly remembered that after shaking hands with everyone, the Military Governor Of Vaize said, "Your task is to protect the safety of Mr. Engels. Mr. Engels is a very great person. Many of the ideas he put forward may not be accepted by us now, but in the future, his ideas will definitely be the path that will guide us. Because the democracy system that Mr. Engels insisted on is the idea that we, the ordinary people, stand together. "
Since the Military Governor Of Vaize said so, there was nothing else to say. The guards did not know if Mr. Engels stood with the people of China. What they knew was that the Military Governor Vaize had always stood with the people. If it weren't for the Commander-in-Chief's benevolent policies, even if everyone became soldiers and didn't have to worry about food and clothing for themselves and their families, their lives in their hometowns wouldn't have changed fundamentally. What the security personnel saw was that, apart from the people in the mountainous areas where transportation was inconvenient, as long as they could keep up with the commander-in-chief's policies, the economic situation in the cities, including the rural areas, would naturally change greatly. Of course such a man would stand with the people.
Of course, the noise below was getting more and more intense. Uncle En calmly tried to calm these noisy people down for a while, but his efforts did not have any effect. The two guards exchanged glances, and one of them stood up to leave. Since the class monitor couldn't do anything at this time, he could only count on the school's administrators.
When the security personnel arrived at the classroom with some effort, he heard someone shouting in the classroom before he entered the door. "Do you know who I am? Why don't you find out who I am?! "
Then the security personnel's strong voice rang out, not showing any weakness. "Don't worry, I will definitely find out who you are."
The guy who was arguing didn't seem to have any intention of showing weakness. He continued to shout, "You, you dare to hit me! I, I will never let you go! Let me go, let me go … Ah!!!!! "
When the dean heard the voice, he was so scared that he almost jumped into the classroom. He saw Uncle En standing on the podium in the classroom calmly, and three desks in the first row under the podium had been kicked over. In the empty space after the desks were kicked over, a security guard was using a grappling technique to suppress a student. The screams of "Ah, ah, ah" came from the Party School student when he resisted.
"Comrade, comrade! Let him go! "The director hurriedly went up and shouted.
Perhaps it was because they saw the headmaster come in and spoke, but the students immediately became noisy. It was unknown which fellow hiding in the back threw out a pencil box from the crowd. Of course, the pencil box didn't hit the target, but it aroused the director's anger. The director angrily shouted at the students, "I don't care who it is, if you throw another thing here, I will expel all of you!"
Looking at the director's angry expression, a student in front shouted, "Director, I will go out now. What happens next has nothing to do with me. "
After that, the student turned around and left the classroom. With someone taking the lead, the students who didn't want to get into trouble ran out. The remaining seven or eight students who were unconvinced stayed in the classroom. Before the director could ask, the security personnel released the guy. The remaining seven or eight students saw that their comrade was released and didn't plan to continue the conflict. Regardless of whether his companions were shouting or not, they dragged him away.
"Comrade, what happened?" Seeing that the conflict didn't break out, the director was finally relieved. If a large-scale fight broke out in the Party School, and a student was injured, the school could take responsibility. Uncle En on the podium was more than ten years old. If he was accidentally injured, the Party School would have to bear the consequences.
"Doesn't your school teach the students to be disciplined? Does your school teach the students not to respect the old and love the young? Seeing an old man who is reasonable, your students are unconvinced and want to beat the old man? " The guard's words were like a machine gun, and every word hit the director's heart hard, making him feel a little dizzy.
Uncle En looked at the director's frightened expression, and his heart was touched. He couldn't help but take out a cigarette. He wasn't afraid of what happened just now. In Europe, there were often fights in political discussions. Uncle Ma encountered a very fierce "Marxist" in France, which caused him to sigh, "According to their standards, I am not a Marxist".
In fact, at this moment, Uncle En wanted to go back to the study room, make a pot of scented tea, and then quietly reflect on and write down what happened today. Before coming to China, Uncle En was puzzled that the emperor of China, Vézé, could create such a great achievement. After coming to China as a Party School instructor, Uncle En had a very practical contact with Chinese society, and the puzzlement began to gradually dissipate.
Therefore, Uncle En was a little disappointed that the emperor of China, Vézé, did not create something that surpassed history. The emperor only followed the basic Marxist theory that "productivity is the fundamental driving force to promote social development", and the emperor could also understand the meaning of "the economic base determines the superstructure". There was a certain degree of advance in the state system, and it was well in line with the needs of social development.
If Vézé was defined as a "ruler", a ruler who could achieve this was indeed amazing. But Uncle En defined Vézé as a "revolutionary". Seeing that Vézé could not create a more advanced and powerful theory than Marxism, Uncle En was indeed a little disappointed.
As for what happened today, Uncle En had to feel that although China was very powerful, as Vézé said. China's short industrial age was not enough for people to consciously look at things from the perspective of historical materialism. Even Chinese people learned the theory of historical materialism in junior high school, high school, and university.
The biggest point of today's conflict was not the republican system proposed by Uncle En. The difference between the republican system and the imperial system was far from enough for the students to be violent. What aroused the anger of the Party School students was Uncle En's judgment of the current China. "No matter how you express your support for the imperial system, in fact, what you support is not the imperial system. You hope that the policy of Military Governor Vaize can continue. Or perhaps, you don't even support the policy of Military Governor Vaize. You hope that you don't have to spend any effort, just follow the effective system to move forward. Let others serve you to move forward. I can tell you that although this kind of thinking is normal, it is not healthy... "
It was these words that greatly infuriated those students who were already excited, causing some of them to lose their rationality. The security personnel immediately subdued the guy who rushed up to attack. However, from Uncle En's point of view, this may prove that the guy who was knocked down could still be saved. At least in his heart, he realized that what Uncle En said was right, and the students' views could not be logically self-consistent.
The director assured the security personnel that the students who rushed up in this incident would be fully reported and severely punished. Then, with the reason of "protecting Teacher En's safety", Uncle En and the security personnel were sent away.
In the car, the security personnel who protected Uncle En suddenly asked Uncle En, "Mr. En, I know you have no malicious intentions towards the Commander-in-Chief, but why do I feel that you want to rebel against Military Governor Vaize?"
"I rebelled against Commander-in-Chief Wei Ze?" After Uncle En asked rhetorically, he couldn't help but laugh. He thought for a while and asked the security personnel, "Do you think that Military Governor Vaize himself is not a rebel?"
The security personnel was taken aback at first, then quickly said, "Manchu Qing is a fake dynasty, we overthrew Manchu Qing is not a rebel at all."
"No, I am not referring to Military Governor Vaize seizing power," Uncle En replied.
"Then what are you referring to?" The security personnel couldn't understand Uncle En's attitude.
Uncle En looked at the security personnel with some regret. This security personnel should be a staunch supporter of Vézé. But they were only users of Vézé or the new life that Vézé brought to them, they were not supporters of Vézé. With a sense of melancholy, Uncle En said, "Military Governor Vaize is a rebel because he has been rebelling against the system of 'exploitation is justified.' You should know that Military Governor Vaize has been repeatedly emphasizing state ownership of land. What he is afraid of now is the restoration of private ownership of land, and the people will suffer twice. "
This made the security personnel's heart skip a beat. People no longer pay rent to landlords for 20 years, so he understood Uncle En's evaluation of Military Governor Vaize's opposition to private ownership of land. But the security personnel still didn't understand what this had to do with insisting on a republic.
"But isn't overthrowing the monarchy the same as overthrowing Military Governor Vaize?" The security personnel said.
"Hehe, young man. The one who wants to be the emperor is not Military Governor Vaize. The reason why Military Governor Vaize wants to wear a crown is to make you feel at ease. He is not an emperor from the beginning to the end. "Uncle En continued to explain. The fact that Vézé became the emperor made Uncle En sympathize with Vézé. Vézé was not a person who hated power, but Vézé was not a person who liked the title of emperor. Uncle En could see that Vézé's own judgment on politics was completely different from the people of this era. This abnormality was somewhat beyond the norm of history.
Before Vézé left Nanjing, Uncle En had exchanged knowledge about the "frontiers of brain science" with Vézé. The idea of using the functional areas of the brain and the connections of brain neurons as the core aroused Uncle En's infinite enthusiasm. This idea theoretically explained many of the "secrets" of the human brain, making those inexplicable things explainable and logical.
Of course, Uncle En knew that Wei Ze's praise of Uncle En's "labor creates man" was a well-timed compliment, but Uncle En enjoyed this compliment very much. He also appreciated Vézé's explanation that "a large number of brain neuron connections are automatically eliminated" after a certain age. This concept explained the huge difference between adults, infants, and children.
"Sir, I want to know where your knowledge comes from." Uncle En asked. Using all of his brain power to digest the knowledge obtained from Vézé was a very difficult mental work. Of course, this hardship also had a new explanation. As Vézé said, memorizing and creating a new brain nerve connection pattern required a certain degree of "electric etching" of the brain's electrical current. The brain function of the elderly was naturally not comparable to that of children and teenagers. So when he felt that his brain power was a bit overwhelmed, Uncle En asked a very easy question.
"You can think that I came from a magical world. In recent years in China, the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan is the second son of God Jehovah and the younger brother of Jesus. As for me, I am the sworn brother of Jehovah and the godfather of Jesus, "Vézé replied slowly in a tone that was obviously not friendly.
"Godfather?" Uncle En was taken aback at first, but he couldn't help but laugh out loud. When this word came out of the mouth of a materialist like Vézé, it contained a sense of ridicule that made a materialist like Uncle En unable to immediately control his emotions. And the biggest reason that made Uncle En laugh out loud wasn't how ridiculous it was, but that Uncle En realized that he was actually 50% inclined to agree with the truth of this statement. Uncle En was amused by himself when he realized that he actually thought of the problem in the same way.
Vézé's abnormality was his worldview, outlook on life, and values. Vézé, who should have been born in the Old World from any angle and was destined to have the mark of the Old World, just didn't have these things. Uncle Ma said that people had to inherit their history. And from Vézé's personal point of view, the history he inherited was completely different from China's or even the world's history. If Uncle Ma was right, then the explanation that Vézé came from a "magical world" was the most reasonable. Of course, Uncle En didn't believe that it was a world that believed in creationism. This was because Vézé didn't have the slightest kindness toward religion.
"Hmm … Sir, do you mean that Governor Wei Ze wants to be the emperor in order to make us feel at ease?" The guard slowly chose his words to express his doubt.
"Yes. From the perspective of a foreigner like me, you think that having a good emperor can allow your happy life to continue, so you hope to have an emperor first to ensure that your interests are stable. That's your opinion. In order to take care of your thoughts and obtain your support, Military Governor Vaize had no choice but to proclaim himself emperor. "Uncle En's answer was very clear.
"But … But … What's wrong with having a good emperor?" The guard asked with difficulty. It was obvious that his brain wasn't enough to deal with this question.
Uncle En smiled bitterly. It wasn't that he thought this guard from China was ridiculous, but Uncle En remembered the days when he was young in Europe. At that time, the royalists in Europe loudly shouted "What's wrong with the king?"
Those who had vested interests, or those who were worried that social changes would make them lose their interests, didn't even mention the idea that a king should be a good king. They firmly opposed social changes, and it was with the firm support of these people that the European Revolution of 1848 was finally suppressed.
The one who started the revolution now was the great emperor of China, Vézé. It must be admitted that this person knew that against the system of "exploitation is justified", he had to adopt a response of "rebellion is justified". However, the followers of this emperor obviously didn't understand this emperor's political philosophy. If this philosophy was fully publicized, Uncle En doubted how many people would directly stand against Emperor Vézé.
"Vézé will probably become an unprecedented rebel in human history." Uncle Ma had expressed this many times before he died. At that time, Uncle En felt that Uncle Ma's attitude was simply a kind of obsession, or even a kind of curse.
Now, Uncle En felt that Uncle Ma might really have seen Vézé's predicament. When the emperor had to choose between "ashes" and "eternal glory", Uncle En didn't believe that Vézé would really choose ashes. From a humanitarian point of view, it was even inhumane to force Vézé to make such a choice.
The guard obviously didn't know what Uncle En was thinking, and the guard didn't want to think about what Uncle En was thinking. He said in a very fierce tone, "Since the commander-in-chief is willing to proclaim himself emperor, then it's definitely not wrong!"
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