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Chapter 426 He intended to inherit the family fortune through end-of-life care, but unexpectedly, the caregiver came to life...

To be honest, at that moment, Han Wen really wanted to hit someone. No, if he didn't know he probably couldn't win, he would have already made a move!

Because what Feng Xue said was truly inhumane!
Even if my lineage is indeed destined to end, it hasn't ended yet, has it? You're directly plotting against me... Wait a minute!
After his intense anger subsided, Han Wen calmed down, or rather, it was precisely because he valued his family's heritage that he calmed down.

The term "Hundred Schools of Thought" is a general term. Although it refers to a hundred schools, the content has never been fixed. Over the centuries, new schools have emerged and old schools that could not keep up with the times have disappeared. No matter how unwilling they are, if a school is no longer suitable for the current version, it will eventually be buried in the long river of history.

In fact, the core tenet of their Zhuye faction is to collect and search for those treasures lost in history from the people.

But it is precisely because of this that he clearly understands that what can be discovered is often just a drop in the ocean.

From this perspective, if the Zhuye School has truly lost its lineage, rather than hoping that a school with similar principles will rediscover even a fragment of it hundreds of years later, it seems reasonable to entrust the classics to others now.

However, the Hundred Schools of Thought were a place where people of similar ideas gathered together. If they shared similar ideas and could accept each other completely, they would have been one family long ago. It was precisely because of their different ideas that they could not come together.

In other words...

"Since that's what you're thinking, young master, why don't we sit down and discuss this? If you can convince me, what's wrong with giving you the eight hundred years of accumulated knowledge and experience of my Zhuye Sect?"

"???" This time it was Feng Xue's turn to be at a loss. His method of taking the initiative was imitating the tactics of the strategists of the Qin and Han dynasties. He would start by saying, "You are going to die," and "A great calamity will come soon," and then say, "I have three strategies, the best, the middle, and the worst." He adhered to the strategy of "to open a window, first talk about dismantling the house," using provocation to arouse the person's emotions and make them go from a "do-nothing" attitude to a more aggressive state, which would make communication easier.

But who knew, this guy actually started to consider it?
Are you perhaps made of clay?
Although Han Wen's unpredictable behavior had left Feng Xue bewildered, he was, after all, a novelist in his past life, and with Xiao Lingdang and Huiye acting as his search engine, he wasn't entirely unfazed. After a moment's thought, he said:

"Alright then, let's start with the decline of novelists..."

"Are you deliberately bringing up a sore spot?" Han Wen was furious, but being a cultured man, he suppressed his anger and gritted his teeth, saying:

"Why?"

“By learning from history, we can understand rise and fall. Since we've decided to establish a school of thought, we naturally need to find ways to avoid the pitfalls of the past. If I want to absorb the traditions of various schools, I naturally need to understand why those schools declined so I can avoid them.” Feng Xue's words sounded reasonable, but Han Wen disagreed. Now that they were discussing the Dao, he didn't mince words and said directly:
"No, the reason why our Zhuye Sect has declined is because the world is at peace. When the rites are lost, people seek refuge in the Zhuye Sect. If the rites are not lost, the Zhuye Sect will naturally decline. This is tied to our ideology. Even if we knew this from the beginning, the Zhuye Sect would still decline. This is the general trend that cannot be changed!"

"Not so!" Although Feng Xue wasn't a renowned expert, he had at least been involved in the internet industry and naturally possessed the skill to argue. With the help of the little bell, he could think about his own arguments while the other party was stating their points. Once the other party finished speaking, he would immediately offer a denial and then state his own argument. At the same time, through the little bell's thought transmission, he could quickly understand the other party's argument. Then, while the other party was thinking about and responding to his own argument, he could think about the other party's argument.

In this way, not only can you double the thinking time, but you can also interrupt the opponent's train of thought through staggered debates. Furthermore, with two AI assistants to help you think, your debating ability will instantly soar.

At this point, he didn't care what Han Wen had just said, and after throwing out a "No," he continued to speak to himself:
"The decline of novelists is essentially due to the disconnect between the cultural class and the common people. Even in Xianyang, the venue for the Hundred Schools of Thought Contend, most people just watch the show. You can tell by looking at the distribution of people in front of the booths. Whether you seek answers from the countryside or hear from the streets, it is ultimately a thankless task."

Having finished considering Han Wen's argument, Feng Xue seamlessly continued:
"As the saying goes, when the granaries are full, people know etiquette. Now that the world is at peace, people will naturally begin to pursue the improvement of their cultural literacy. At this moment, it is the time for all people to seek etiquette. It should be the time for novelists and the various schools of thought to flourish. How can it be said that it is destined to decline?"

Upon hearing Feng Xue's words, a glimmer of hope flashed in Han Wen's eyes, but he quickly shook his head and said, "This is sophistry! What you are saying is that the gossip school and the hearsay school are flourishing. Although we are all novelists, it is not the flourishing of our various schools of thought! On the contrary, the people's desire for new rituals will only make ancient rituals more and more difficult to obtain."

"You've fallen for it!" Seeing Han Wen step into the logical trap she had set, Feng Xue immediately chuckled and said:
"That is not true! Why seek out the common people when rites are lost? Because they are needed. Rites that are needed are rites; those that are not needed are merely dregs. Since ancient rites are no longer needed, they are dregs and naturally need not be sought. The people seek new rites, so we should naturally also seek new rites suitable for the people. These new rites are not in the court, but still in the countryside; it's just that the people have not heard of them!"

Although Feng Xue's words were somewhat of a word game, they took on a completely different meaning for Han Wen.

The cultivation in this world is called "rectifying the mind." One needs to have one's own "path" to pursue in order to move forward. Whether it is the Six Classics interpreting me or me interpreting the Six Classics, that is not important.

The strategists originally intended to quell the chaos of the world through the principle of balance, but after the Qin state unified the world, didn't they also defy the world and support the remnants of the six states to rebel, for the sake of a principle that can only exist during wartime?
Therefore, no matter how much it resembles sophistry, as long as it allows one to move forward smoothly and does not deviate from one's original path, then it is a good path!

The Zhuye School's doctrine is "to seek propriety from the common people." It is now declining because "propriety is in the court, but the common people are without propriety." However, if we follow Feng Xue's idea and establish a new approach of "the common people uphold propriety but do not see it, so I seek it and explain it to the people," then wouldn't this path that was originally cut off be open again?
With a clear mind, Han Wen's inner flames blazed brightly, sweeping away the previous signs of decline and instantly restoring his youthful vigor.

Seeing this, Feng Xue thought to herself, "Oh no! I originally wanted to steal their inheritance, but I've ended up bringing them back to life!"

(End of this chapter)