Taixue Palace, East Courtyard.

The Shang Emperor came in person and met with the head of the Confucian sect.

Your Majesty, please come to the house.

Confucius looked at the Shang Emperor in front of him and said politely.

Wait outside.

Shang Huang said indifferently, and then walked into the house.

Behind him, the sword worshiper bowed respectfully and stood quietly outside the wooden house waiting.

On the side, Fa Ru also stood quietly in the courtyard and did not go in.

Farru, I haven't seen you for half a year, and yet you have fallen into such a situation.

Jian Zongfeng glanced at the Confucian scholar next to him who had lost all his cultivation, and said in a calm tone, I am very curious, what exactly did you encounter in Mobei? With your strength, how could you end up like this?

There are people outside the world, and there is heaven outside the world.

Faru looked calm and said, my meager cultivation is not worth mentioning in front of a truly strong person.

Above the Five Realms?

The sword worshiper narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, is it possible that there are existences above the fifth realm in the polar night world?

Faru was silent and did not answer.

Seeing this, Jian Zongfeng guessed something in his mind and did not ask any more questions. He changed the subject and said, Your Majesty is really angry this time. Confucianism has made the worst choice.

Confucianism educates all people with benevolence and virtue. This benevolence is also a human being!

Fa Ru looked at the wooden house in front of him and said softly, putting people first is the way of Confucianism.

The way of Confucianism is not the way of the emperor.

The sword worshiper said in a deep voice, Confucianism is in Dashang, so it must abide by the rules of Dashang.

Rules are dead, people are alive.

Fa Rupingping said, Confucianism will not force its disciples to do things they don’t want to do. Similarly, the disciples’ wishes are the wishes of the Confucian sect.

Such naive ideas of Confucianism cannot convince His Majesty! The sword worshipper said in a serious tone.

Your Majesty, you are a benevolent king and you will understand. Fa Ru said softly.

While the two were talking.

Inside the wooden house.

The Shang Emperor and the Confucian leader set up a chess game and played the game without saying a word.

Emperor Shang rarely picked up the black stone and made the first one.

The black stone goes first, this is the rule, the weak player should hold the black stone, this is also the rule.

When Emperor Shang took the initiative to seize Heizi, it was not to show weakness, but to show courtesy first and then attack with force.

On the opposite side, the Confucian leader picked up the white piece and dropped it next to the black piece.

One by one, chess pieces were gradually placed on the chessboard, and the situation on the entire chessboard became tense.

There is a huge difference in their chess styles. Compared to Black's aggressiveness, White's is obviously more tolerant.

On the chessboard, there are more and more chess pieces, and the conflicts are becoming more and more intense.

Soon, the end was coming. Emperor Shang spoke with a cold expression, Confucian leader, you are old.

Everyone will grow old, and so will your Majesty.

Confucius replied calmly.

I am the Son of Heaven, and all my sons are great among men. However, there is only one Confucian leader in the Confucian sect.

The Shang Emperor sneered and said, if the Confucian leader is old, the Confucian sect will lose the person who can carry the cauldron for thousands of years!

Confucian disciples will eventually excel. Confucius said with a firm expression.

In the Confucian sect for thousands of years, only the Confucian leader has broken through the five realms.

Emperor Shang said calmly, Confucian leader, why should you deceive yourself and others? If you are better than the master, you will never be better than the master!

The cold winter is approaching, and great changes in Kyushu are just around the corner. Soon, many people will be able to take this step.

Confucius looked calm and said, "There will be a new Confucian leader in the Confucian sect without the old ones. Your Majesty need not worry about this matter."

When Emperor Shang heard this, he narrowed his eyes and said, is this person the Confucian leader is talking about Bai Wangyu?

yes!

Confucius did not hide anything and told the truth. Wangyu was the most outstanding disciple of the Confucian sect of his generation. He was the successor of the Confucian sect. He was old and was very relieved.

The Confucian leader is so confident that Bai Wangyu can shoulder the future of the Confucian sect?

Emperor Shang said coldly, if a Confucian school loses its Confucian leader and forgets his words, he will not be able to intimidate the Confucian scholars in the world.

Forgetting words will transcend old age.

Confucius calmly said that Confucianism, under his leadership, will also usher in a new chapter.

Is this Confucianism's calculation or expectation? A cold look flashed in Emperor Shang's eyes and he asked.

It is both a calculation and an expectation. Confucius responded.

Confucian leader, you lied.

Emperor Shang smiled coldly and said, "The cold winter has arrived and the polar night has enveloped the nine provinces. Even Confucian leaders cannot see through the human world at that time, so how can they make calculations."

The cold winter will eventually recede.

Confucius said seriously, although the old man cannot see through the human world in the dark night, he can see the light at the end of the night. In that weak light, Confucianism, great merchants, and the entire world will usher in a new life.

newborn?

Hearing this, Emperor Shang narrowed his eyes again and said, Confucian leader thinks that the current big merchants are not good?

History is always progressing.

Confucius said calmly, there is nothing bad about today's great merchants in this era, but the future great merchants will definitely be better.

Ah.

Emperor Shang sneered, moved his eyes, looked at the chess game in front of him, and continued, the future is too false, the reality is that Confucian leader is about to lose this game.

Your Majesty, have you never thought of trusting others?

Confucius looked at the unfavorable situation on the chessboard, and the white stone in his hand fell again. He said, no matter whether the people of the Great Shang or the Confucian disciples, the more outstanding they are, the better it is for the thousand-year-old foundation of the Great Shang.

I can tolerate others, but I also have my own bottom line.

The sunspot in Emperor Shang's hand fell, and there was something in his words. This great merchant must be my great merchant, instead of being controlled by others. The Confucian leader is the master of all ages, so he should understand what I mean.

Absolute power is not necessarily a good thing.

Confucius said seriously, even in the imperial court, His Majesty also needs to consider the opinions of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. It is because of the existence of checks and balances that the Great Shang Dynasty will be passed down smoothly for thousands of years. Once the power is imbalanced, the Thousand-Year Great Shang Dynasty will probably be destroyed in one day.

There is no precedent for such a thing in the history of Kyushu.

They are not me!

Emperor Shang said coldly, as the Confucian leader said, the cold winter is coming, and great changes in Kyushu are just around the corner. Only absolute power can suppress all changes.

Does your Majesty want to use killing to suppress the troubled times? Confucius frowned.

Why not?

Emperor Shang looked indifferent and said, "No destruction, no establishment. Isn't this what the Confucian leader wants to see?"

When winter comes, there will indeed be bloodshed and sacrifice, but sacrifice and killing are not the same.

Confucius said seriously, Your Majesty, please think again.

Confucian leader, you are old!

Emperor Shang's eyes dropped coldly and he warned that a woman's benevolence is meaningless in troubled times. I came today just to tell the Confucian leader that whether you are a Confucian sect or the Li family, you must abide by the Great Shang.

The rules of the game, this time, due to the Confucian leader's favor, I can tolerate it, but it will not be the same next time!

After saying this, Emperor Shang placed the black piece in his hand on the chessboard, immediately stood up and walked towards the outside of the wooden house.

His Majesty.

In front of the wooden house, swords were enshrined. When Fa Ru saw Emperor Shang walking out, he bowed respectfully.

let's go.

Emperor Shang said lightly and walked out of the small courtyard.

The sword worshipper quickly followed and left together.

Behind, inside the wooden house.

Confucius looked at the chess game in front of him, with a flash of concentration in his old eyes.
Chapter completed!