Knight of the Blue Lagoon (The Past of Tao v)

41.

It’s easy to understand what you’ve learned on paper, but you definitely know that you have to do it in detail

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During another parade this time, the three of them entered the teahouse early and sat in a corner upstairs. Soon people gathered on the street.

"Look, this is the consequence of a woman entering the court, and the people are dissatisfied."A well-dressed middle-aged squire said solemnly while looking at the lively crowd outside the window.

"Women respect their husbands and obey them, but now I want men to submit to women, which is against human ethics. echoed another squire.

"So what if it goes against human ethics? asked the third squire

"The world is in chaos."The first squire turned his head and replied

"Oh, how can it be so messy?"An older man sitting by the door asked in a conspiratorial tone.

"This...oh, old master, when did you come to redeem the blindness of this younger generation?"The first squire said as he quickly got up and walked over to pay a visit.

Everyone here knows Mr. Fang. He once served as an official in the court. He is the most famous squire in the local area and is very influential. The second squire complimented him after seeing it. :"Oh, old lady, how can you sit there? Come and take a seat.""

"please……"

"please……"

Old Mrs. Fang took a sip of tea first, shook his sleeves, picked up the crutches at the table, and slowly walked to the vacated seat. After sitting down, he said slowly:"It's easy to talk nonsense. Even those who are literate and illiterate can say it. It's easy to talk nonsense." It is difficult to explain clearly the reason, and it is also difficult"

"Are you willing to listen to the old lady’s advice?"The first squire's tone was sincere.

Mr. Fang took another sip of tea calmly, and waited for people at other tables to gather around before he said in a serious tone:

"The disobedience of the people is just a symptom. Just like a family, wives and concubines must obey their husbands. Who among you here listens to wives and concubines?"

Mr. Fang looked around at the people around him. Everyone at the table shook their heads:

"How can you listen to women? What do they know?"

"With so many wives and concubines, how can the family still be peaceful if they listen to them? It won't be a big mess."

"Can't hear, can't hear"

"Women can only serve tea and water to men"

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The first squire said in a frivolous tone:"Isn't it true that wives and concubines are cowards?"

Old Mrs. Fang pointed at the squire and said in a more serious tone:"That's right, cowards. A country is like a family. When a woman is an official, the people under her rule The common people have become cowards. All of you sitting here are prominent figures in the south. Which of you is a coward? Who is willing to be a coward?"

"Of course not, let alone not willing to do it."Second Squire

"Isn't that right? If a wife or concubine at home makes a mistake, the husband can beat or scold her or divorce her. But it is not so easy for a country. The people feel useless when they are disciplined by women. The people cannot retire their officials and can only pray to your majesty to replace them. Then they take to the streets."Mrs. Fang

"What the old man said makes sense. Mr.

Fang took another sip of tea slowly and said,"I just said that this is just an appearance. Why is it so difficult to understand?" In ancient times, Daji harmed the country and its people, King Zhou of Shang was dissolute and immoral, and the Yin and Shang Dynasties perished. King You of Zhou smiled and played with the princes for the beauty Bong Si, and finally tied himself up in a cocoon. Jia Nanfeng was jealous and violent, causing the Empress Dowager to kill the Taizai, causing the Eight Kings Rebellion, which was the tragedy of the Western Jin Dynasty. Aren’t these all beauty disasters for the country?"

"Old Master, what about the deep level? asked the second squire

"Is this deep? The deep level is to violate the rules set by God. If you violate the rules, the fate of Blue Lake will be affected, and there will be disaster."Mrs. Fang

"Grandpa, what are the rules? Mr.

Fang said with enthusiasm,"Think about it. People often say that kings and ministers, parents, husband and wife, children, men and women all have men in front and women behind. It is said that men are superior to women and women are inferior." Heaven and earth, sun and moon, day and night, spring and summer, life and death, in the innate Bagua, Yang is above and Yin is below. When a woman enters the court and takes charge of men, she confuses the hierarchy and violates yin and yang. How can there be no disaster?"

"That's it, that's it……"

After hearing this, everyone nodded quickly. After what the old man said, everyone present attributed the recent misfortunes to the poor fortunes of the country caused by women entering the court.

"What kind of disaster?"The third person asked.

Looking at the nervous expressions around him, Mr. Fang became more energetic and continued to preach:"God is going to bring disaster, and the people will not be able to resist. In ancient times, when disasters occurred, rats fled, ants fled, fish landed, and birds flew away. When encountering disaster, animals still knew not to sit back and wait for death. Man rebelled against heaven, heaven blamed earth, and earth punished man. Nowadays, the water in Blue Lake is rising, and the taxes in Blue Lake are rising. Good things come in the future, but bad things happen. This is the way of heaven"

"Grandpa, what do you think we should do?"

"What's the difference between humans and rats, ants, fish and birds? If the people of Dongfu Kingdom don't take any action, they will have to suffer this disaster."After finishing speaking, Mr. Fang stood up.

"How to move?"Someone asked.

Mr. Fang walked past the window and paused for a while, looking outside:"Isn't this just movement? Movement is for tranquility. Nowadays, Dongfu Kingdom is in troubled times. If the female governor does not go, it will be difficult to live in peace. No one can stay out of the matter. All of you here may wish to work harder and follow the way of heaven, so that you can have prosperous wealth and abundant financial resources. After speaking, Mr. Fang walked away. Everyone in the teahouse was impressed by Mr. Fang's words. Seeing the looks of these people, Li Lai said angrily:"

Substantiating concepts and generalizing are all nonsense." Heresy, sheer nonsense"

"Although we know it is nonsense, the key is that they believe it and they make more people believe it."Daozhi

"Why didn't you let me argue with him just now?"Li Laiben was going to step forward to argue with Mr. Fang, but was stopped by Dao Zhi.

"It is easy to argue, and it is not difficult to argue against him from a point of view, but the facts in front of him are on his side. No matter how he refutes, these people will only believe in the phenomena in front of them, and the old man only made a moral contribution to these phenomena. If the explanation above provides a theoretical basis in their thinking, these people will be less likely to accept other viewpoints and will even more believe that the demonstration is right. Moreover, this rebuttal will definitely attract their attention and will instead expose them."Daozhi

"What if the trouble spreads to the entire Dongfu Country?"Sosuo

"Since God wants to punish, who can stop it, how can we fight with God, but I believe God is fair, I want to see who he punishes. Don't worry, they won't make a big fuss. Dongdu Chaozhong will probably make a fuss, but it won't happen in other places. Let them continue to make trouble for a while, and I'll leave this place to you. I'll go back to Dongdu first and see how Chao Shang makes trouble."Then Daozhi returned to Dongdu alone.

After receiving the news, Suini immediately sent people to pay attention to the movements of the people in Dongdu. At the same time, he spread the news that any peasants and workers in Chenzhou who talked and spread rumors would be stripped of their jobs. , the food guarantee for the people was immediately cancelled, and those who reported the report were rewarded.

The parade continued, and the government office did not stop it. People thought that the people in the government office heard the fortune teller's words, and they did not want to affect their official fortunes. Slowly The slow march is no longer so restrained and begins to obstruct the passage of people, and its true nature is gradually exposed. From time to time, it stirs up troubles, disrupts street vendors, and causes certain disturbances. The people nearby are becoming more and more dissatisfied.

There are not many passers-by anymore, and there are no vendors left. The shops were still open reluctantly, but some of the demonstrators eventually turned into thugs. They even entered the shops and asked them one by one about their attitude. They also did the same to passers-by. If they agreed, they would hang small yellow flags at the door. If they disagreed, they would smash their shops. Beating passers-by. Conflicts are intensifying, chaos is spreading, and some people can't stand it any longer. After a few accusations from a distance, they were chased and beaten to a bloody head. No one dared to say anything anymore, and everyone hid far away. Far away.

This time when the thugs were letting off steam, a group of officers and soldiers suddenly appeared. Seeing that the situation was not going well, the thugs wanted to run away. Li Lai and Su Su had already made careful arrangements, and in a few very precise movements, they killed the people who were leading the trouble. They were under control and escaped individually. At the same time, the government issued notices that any shops that participated in the parade and disrupted public order would be disqualified from opening stores once verified.