Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 229: You Who Subjugate Others Without Fighting

"Pingyuan Mi Heng, pay homage to Duke Bai." Mi Heng followed suit as soon as he entered the central hall. When he came to Bai Tu, he also bowed meticulously.

Seeing Mi Heng's look, Bai Tu felt a little uncomfortable...or rather, it felt like he was punching in the air.

Although I had never met him in person before, I had heard of his deeds, especially when Zhou Yu specifically reminded Bai Tu in his letter.

Originally, Bai Tu thought that there would be a fight between dragons and tigers today, so he met him alone to avoid...splattering other people's blood!

After all, as a paper ghostwriter who needs to sit in front of the computer for a long time, Bai Tu’s most leisure time outside of his job is hanging out on various social platforms...

An online social platform!
Except for the shy kind, how can anyone not be bold?
In fact, the work in the General's Mansion now is similar to that of the past. I review documents from various places every day, but... now there are few people to raise objections, and almost no one comes to confront Bai Tu, which makes it more lonely.

I originally thought that Mi Heng would bring me some fun, but...

"Zhengping doesn't have to be polite...are you still used to it in Jinling?" Bai Tu asked specifically, taking the initiative to bring up the topic and indicating to Mi Heng...if you have any dissatisfaction, you can take the initiative to speak up!
"The General's Mansion has outstanding people, and Bai Gong is highly respected. I think Jinling is now the most virtuous place in the Han Dynasty!" Mi Heng said sincerely.

Taishi Ci gave him a confused look - it felt like Mi Heng had made many mistakes along the way, so he should have written them all down!
Bai Tu also had a strange look in his eyes, and asked one more question: "Why is Zhengping wearing such dirty and torn clothes? Frugality is a good thing, but you still have to pay attention to hygiene."

Although Bai Tu had not heard what Mi Heng said to Tai Shi Ci before, he also knew that this was usually a way to express dissatisfaction.

However, when Mi Heng heard the words, his expression remained unchanged and he said very calmly: "Heng is here as Huang Zu's envoy. He is trapped in a corner of Jiangxia. He doesn't know the vastness of the world. He uses the weak to challenge the strong and uses ignorance to mock the wise. He does this. As a messenger of human race, how can I have the nerve to dress gorgeously?”

Taishi Ci:! ! !

That's not what you said when you were at the inn just now!
"My lord, sir, you seem to have some comments to make about the city's squares, buses, etc." Tai Shici took the initiative.

"Oh? Just say it, sir." Bai Tu said with eyes brightening after hearing this.

"Ahem, cough, actually... I don't have any opinions, I just wonder... Well, will it violate the rules of etiquette? Of course, this is not a refutation, but just a doubt." Mi Heng said resolutely.

You must not use "Biancai (Kong)", this is definitely not an opponent you can defeat!
After entering the central hall, Mi Heng was completely immersed in the light and shadow of Bai Tu's spiritual power, and he could even feel the pressure brought to him by the dense "eyes" around him.

"Actually, it's not a violation of etiquette. During the reign of Emperor Zhou, the emperor drove six, the princes drove five... and the common people had one. But there were at least 30 people in the bus, so how could it violate etiquette with eight horses?" Bai Tu smiled.

Mi Heng showed an exaggerated expression of "sudden enlightenment" and sighed at the same time: "Great wisdom and wisdom, even this!"

"Besides...it's an act to benefit the people, so what if it violates etiquette?" Bai Tu said in an inflated voice.

At this time, Bai Tu was already fully fledged, but...if he was in front of everyone, Bai Tu would still pay a little attention to the impact of his words and deeds. After all, Bai Tu wanted a smooth transition, not rebuilding on ruins.

However, now there are only Mi Heng, Tai Shi Ci, and Lu Lingqi in the middle hall. He has two witnesses, but Mi Heng has none. Moreover, although Mi Heng's reputation and credibility are high, how can he compare with Bai Tu?Naturally, he just said whatever he wanted, and no one would believe him if he went out to "talk nonsense".

"That's right, Mr. Bai has reached the state where etiquette is in his heart, and all his actions are naturally in line with etiquette." Mi Heng looked sincerely convinced.

Baitu: ...

Is it really okay for you to lick like this?If Old Man Lu finds out what he just said, he will be at odds with me for a few days, right?
"That's right, according to me... the ancestors are not worthy of the law! The three dynasties of prosperity are nothing more than the imagination of Confucius in order to improve etiquette. From the beginning of Yao and Shun to the 400 years of this dynasty, human ethics and morality have been increasing day by day, even before the Qin Dynasty. When rituals collapse and music collapses, is it much worse than the time when tribes kept slaves?

Even though there are aristocratic families in this dynasty that keep domestic slaves, there are more farmers... Is there any reason why it should not be better than the Zhou dynasty who had slaves from non-Chinese people, that is, barbarians?We are stronger from generation to generation, so why bother looking for ancestral methods. Bai Tu said and stood up directly, waving his sleeves.

Only Kong Rong and Wang Su had heard Bai Tu say this before, and Lu Lingqi had heard it, but they didn't take it seriously.

This is also where Bai Tu will eventually be "modified" in the classics - Confucius was a great educator and thinker who exerted his talents in the Spring and Autumn Period, but he was obviously not a historian...even from a historian's perspective , not qualified at all.

In order to raise the banner of etiquette again, Confucius made too much fabrication and beautification of ancient history that could not be verified at that time, as the basis of his own arguments.

As a result, even thousands of years later, after real test results have emerged, some people still firmly believe that the tribal era and the slave civilization era are the benchmark for human moral standards. Some even believe that human development is a closed "loop".

When Confucius beautified the three generations of sage kings, he did not expect such consequences...

Whether it is the Yanhuang Dynasty, the three generations of Yao, Shun and Yu, or the hundreds of saints of the Shang, Zhou and Warring States periods, their greatness is due to the changes that were carried out in line with the historical process at that time, from establishing human relations and slash-and-burn farming to ruling the world with morality and etiquette. ...At every step, they are using their "power" to push the wheel of history forward.

"I want to pay the highest respect to the sages, that is... to push the wheel like them, instead of pushing it back, and look for the rut marks that they finally pushed out!" Bai Tu said while staring at Mi Heng. .

Bai Tu also acted recklessly today. Normally, he could only say these words to Kong Rong and Wang Su in a low voice...

Even Kong Rong and Wang Su felt that Bai Tu was too crazy and actually wanted to overthrow the character of the three generations of sage kings that Confucianism most admired - of course, this also made them excited.

Bai Tu does not think that this is a kind of "overthrow". He just wants to clearly let future generations understand that the achievements made by their predecessors require them to continue to work hard, rather than copy and learn.

If the fallacy of shaping the era of slavery as the pinnacle of human morality is not corrected, the road ahead will only become increasingly difficult.

From Yao, Shun, and Yu to the Han Dynasty, it was not just technology that advanced...

There used to be tribal slavery like the current Qiang and Hu, to the emergence of city-states in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, dividing Chinese and barbarians, and then to the "farmers" in the Han Dynasty - in the eyes of modern people, they were all oppressed by the feudal ruling class, but... ...Compared with each other, they are always making progress.

At least the proportion of people who live like human beings and are called "people" is getting larger and larger.

Only by letting the world understand this can we embark on the road of progress with more confidence, instead of always looking back at Yao, Shun and Yu - what are you looking at, that is slavery!

Moral standards must rely on productivity. It is impossible for Baitu to make everyone move so fast that they will lose their "egg", but at least they can first remove the shackles of respecting the past to avoid one day in the future, the motivation to move forward will be insufficient.

That's right, this is the gift that Bai Tu has prepared for Mi Heng.

As long as Mi Heng dared to criticize himself on etiquette, Bai Tu was ready to release his "anti-social" thoughts - yes, in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Bai Tu's thoughts were obviously anti-social.

Even after occupying Jingzhou, the first batch of ancient books discovered would not be traced back to their origins directly, but would be done bit by bit.

But what Bai Tu didn't expect was that Mi Heng was so cowardly...

There was no way, Bai Tu said it almost step by step, without any feeling of debate. After all, it was missing some atmosphere.

"Mighty Mr. Bai! Heng is willing to attach the tail fin and be a cart pusher!" Mi Heng immediately bowed down and said.

Baitu: ...

Can't you follow the "script" and be a defender of etiquette, and then, under the bombardment of my words, go from hysterical to trembling?

What is this feeling?
Bai Tu felt like he was angry and asked someone, "What are you looking at?", but the other person resolutely replied, "I see you like my father"...

Mi Heng really admires Bai Tu now.

It's not that he admires Bai Tu's ambition. To be honest... he didn't understand much.

It's just that Mi Heng discovered one thing, that is, Bai Tu's moral values ​​are completely different from his own, and...when Bai Tu faces this "difference", he will look down from the bottom of his heart - even if he is an alien, he can naturally He looks down at others without any guilt because "he is the only one who is different".

How can such a person win an argument?
When it comes to others, Mi Heng points out that the other person is violating etiquette. Even if the other person has a reason to defend himself, he will definitely feel guilty. If he feels guilty, he will be "leveraged" with some mental strength.

However, when it comes to Bai Tu, no matter what you say makes sense, if someone just comes up with another system, how can this be done?

In this situation, what else can Bai Tu say?
"Well, then... you go to the Ministry of Etiquette and report to Kong Jijiu." Bai Tu said with waning interest.

At this moment, I heard that there was a military intelligence report coming from outside, and... there was no need to "report" at all, the messenger had already rushed in.

"Brother! Is that fellow Mi Heng here?" Sun Ce barged in when he heard that Mi Heng was at home.

"Second brother is still so arrogant... Zhengping is here, what's wrong?" Bai Tu asked.

Sun Ce lifted the square box in his hand and said, "Huang Zu of Jiangxia has been executed, and I specially brought his head back to my eldest brother!" As he said this, he presented it to Bai Tu.

Bai Tu trembled a little when he heard the words, and quickly refused: "This thing should be used as a memorial to uncle's spirit in heaven!"

Sun Ce was very moved - Bai Tu had no intention of opening it at all. Obviously... this meant that Bai Tu was more concerned about using this object to commemorate Sun Jian, rather than as a demonstration of martial arts!

At this moment, Mi Heng felt that he was very wise. It was better not to provoke this kind of "monster" with terrifying thoughts and full-fledged wings... It was best to be safe from its minions.

"Mi Heng, what else do you have to say? Didn't you say before that my elder brother doesn't know people..."

"Presumptuous! The ability to conquer Jiangxia is all thanks to Bai Gong's sage...with Bai Gong, but a servant carrying water and chopping firewood outside the door as a general can win a decisive victory thousands of miles away. What credit do you have?" Ni Heng stretched out. Out of the neck said.

Sun Ce: ? ? ?
(End of this chapter)