Chapter 17: Learning to Think

People in the underworld come and go, and they don't have much awe for the government, let alone a government like that of the Zhao Song Dynasty, which attacks hard internally and is submissive and servile externally. Anyone with blood in their veins cannot stand such a court.

But who made them born in such a country? The series of actions of the Zhao Song Emperor and his ministers were extremely disappointing. The people were divided, and the gangsters like the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan had no so-called loyalty to the court.

They love patriotism, but they don’t care about loyalty.

Yue Wumu was loyal enough, but everyone knew what his fate was. It was not worth it to work for the Zhao family.

The chivalry of the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan is towards the majority of people, towards the lower-class people, rather than loyalty to the court. The greatest chivalrous ones serve the country and the people, for the country of the Han people, rather than the country of one family or one surname.

In The Return of the Condor Heroes, Guo Jing sacrificed his life for his country in Xiangyang City, and he was just trying his best to protect the people. However, in the face of the trend of the times, the power of one person was too weak.

Now, Su Ming asked such a question in order to let them give full play to their imagination and let them govern the country and make decisions.

YY is human nature, regardless of gender or age.

Han Baoju had a fiery temper. Seeing Zhu Cong refute the two men in a row, he immediately questioned him, "Second brother, this doesn't work, and that doesn't work either. So what do you think we should do?"

Zhu Cong stroked his chin and said with a smug look on his face, "If I were Guo Sheng, I would lead my people to rebel against Liangshanpo, learn from Li Jun, and go out to sea to be the ruler of a small country overseas. Wouldn't it be happy? The Song Dynasty court can't control me, and the Jin people can't control me either."

As soon as he said this, everyone rolled their eyes at him.

Han Baoju touched the whip at his waist and taunted, "Second brother, why are you so soft? You just run away."

Zhu Cong shook his head and sighed, "So what do you say we should do? I have seen through the Song Dynasty court. Whether it was the previous dynasty or the current one, they are all a bunch of cowards without any backbone. Forget about counting on them."

"But Liangshanpo alone cannot defeat the Jin people. What do you think we should do?"

This?
Everyone looked at each other, feeling a little blocked in their hearts. They knew what would happen, but they couldn't do anything. It was really too sad.

At this time, Ke Zhen'e, who had been thinking for a long time, spoke up, "If I were Guo Sheng, I would have to stop Liangshanpo from surrendering to the court and accepting the amnesty. Song Jiang is determined to accept the amnesty, so I will kill him and take his people to the south to find a place to settle down and grow strong. When the Song Kingdom is destroyed by the Jin people, we will follow the example of Prince Yue."

After hearing this, several people thought it was a good idea and felt it was feasible. However, as for how to go to the south, how to become stronger, and how to compete with the Jin people, it was not something they could imagine.

As long as they could escape the tragic fate of Liangshanpo and protect some people from being ravaged by the Jin people, that would be enough. They couldn't think of anything more.

Zhu Cong held a folding fan in his hand and clasped his fists towards Ke Zhenwu, "Brother, I admire your careful consideration."

When Ke Zhen'e heard this, he ignored him and turned to look at Guo Jing. "Jing'er, after hearing so much, what do you think?"

Guo Jing was confused by what they said. He was too young and didn't understand many things. Finally, he scratched his head and smiled. "Jing'er doesn't know. Jing'er only knows that the Jin people killed so many of us. It's enough to kill the Jin people."

Hearing this, several people showed relieved smiles on their faces.

Ke Zhenwu smiled, which was rare for him, and stepped forward to touch his head. "Good boy, you are right. Killing the Jin people is enough!"

The Song Dynasty really hated the Jin people. After all, the Jin people brought them so much humiliation. They were not so miserable in front of the Liao Dynasty. Historically, there were people in the Southern Song Dynasty who could see that after the Mongols conquered the Jin Dynasty, they would also attack them.

But they still agreed to join forces with Mongolia to destroy the Jin Dynasty. What a bullshit! Let's destroy the Jin people first. Even after I die, I will drag you down with me.

…The next day, it was time for class again.

Guo Jing roughly repeated what his masters had said. From this, he further understood the character of the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan and knew that they had no loyalty to the Song Dynasty court.

Nonsense, how can a loyal person think of rebelling?

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Guo Jing asked, "Teacher, are what the masters said right?"

Su Ming did not answer, but asked him, "Do you think they are right? What do you think?"

Although Guo Jing was young, he knew from Li Ping that loyal ministers should not be killed, and he was very confused. "I don't know, but I don't understand why the court wants to harm Liangshanpo and Grandpa Yue Fei. They are all loyal ministers."

Hearing this, Su Ming's lips curled up slightly, "I'll leave this question for you to think about, along with the question I asked you before. You can think about it slowly in your spare time. You don't have to rush to find the answer."

OK, it finally worked.

It’s good to have doubts. As long as there are doubts, Su Ming can slowly guide his thoughts. At least, don’t think about being loyal to the State of Song, but think more about yourself.

Hero Guo was indeed admired by everyone, but his end was too tragic.

Having been with Guo Jing for such a long time, Su Ming couldn't bear to see this little guy end up like that.

Hearing Su Ming's answer, Guo Jing's face flashed with disappointment and he nodded silently.

In the following days, Su Ming changed the content of his class. After he had finished teaching the Thousand Character Classic and Guo Jing was able to read and write completely, he began to tell Guo Jing about history, starting from the time of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

He is still young, and telling you some things in advance may backfire.

Su Ming would not force his views on him, but would guide him to think subtly. As long as Guo Jing learned to think, got used to thinking, and thought twice before acting, his transformation would be successful.

It doesn’t matter if you are stupid or not eloquent, as long as you can think deeply, you will understand some things naturally without having to explain them.

……

Time flies, and four years have passed in a whirlwind.

In the blink of an eye, Guo Jing is ten years old. At the age of ten, he gradually loses his childish innocence, and his face gradually becomes immature. Although he looks taciturn, he does not give people a feeling of stupidity.

Thanks to Su Ming's teachings, Guo Jing learned a lot of knowledge. Mastering knowledge means mastering principles. Understanding principles and learning to think also made Guo Jing's mind gradually mature, at least far more mature than he was in the original time and space.

"Jing'er, what should I tell you today?"

In the tent, Su Ming was still wearing the gray scholar's clothes, his jet-black long hair was combed neatly, tied with a cloth strip and hung behind his head. His handsome appearance had not changed much in the past four years, except that he looked more mature, and his temperament was still so elegant and refined.

Guo Jing sat on a small stool and answered respectfully, "Teacher, today we should talk about the history of the Song Dynasty."

 Shit, I was diagnosed with kidney stones again!

  
 
(End of this chapter)

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