As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked at him in a daze. No one spoke. The huge library was so quiet that even the sound of a needle falling to the ground could be heard.
And in my heart, unlike the almost strange atmosphere around me, it seemed like a hurricane was wailing.
Nan Zhenyi let everyone participate in today's discussion.
Moreover, his rule is that anyone can debate from any position. If he is convinced by the other party, he can still change his position until the last person expresses his opinion and no one will speak or refute.
How is that possible?
There has been no conclusion on the topic of the world's division and unification for thousands of years. If you have a small scope, you may still hear some wonderful debates and reasons. However, according to the rules he gave, I am afraid that this discussion may not be able to achieve results in decades.
You should know that unifying people's hearts is far more difficult than unifying a place or a group of people.
Thinking of this, I hurriedly got up and walked to Xiao Yusheng's side, and said in a deep voice: "Is this how Nan Zhenyi really explained it?"
Xiao Yusheng didn't say anything, but handed me a piece of paper in his hand. I took it and saw that it was indeed written on it.
My brows were tightened immediately: "In this case, when will this discussion be discussed?"
When the people around me heard my words, they became a little worried.
Some people stood up and said, "Young Master Xiao, we are very grateful to the mountain leader for his arrangements, which allow us to get what we want to come to the academy to see, but in this way, this discussion will probably not have any results for ten days or half a month."
"Yes, it's impossible to have any results."
Seeing that everyone gradually became noisy again, Xiao Yusheng raised his arms to signal everyone to be quiet. Everyone immediately closed their mouths. Xiao Yusheng said calmly: "I know your concerns. The mountain chief specially told me that all those who go up the mountain to participate in the discussion of Taoism, your food, clothing, housing and use are all borne by Xishan Academy."
“…”
"There is no limit on the time limit when someone joins in the middle, and the academy will welcome you at any time. If someone withdraws, the academy will not force you."
Everyone exclaimed in surprise.
I couldn't help but gasp - the academy is responsible for food, clothing, housing and service. This indeed provides a huge convenience for the discussion. In this way, everyone can stay and discuss the discussion without distraction.
But in this way, will other people who know about this come to the academy?
I subconsciously turned my head to look at Qinghan, and he stood behind me, and said softly: "Next, it may take less than a day or two to know about this matter, and more people will come to participate in this discussion."
“…”
"All the eyes of Nishikawa will see here, and all the ears will hear here."
“…”
"He made this big deal."
The people sitting on the flat ground below were the people who were originally watching the fun, and the people stayed on the stairs were Xishan Academy and other students from the academy. They also had a difficult look on their faces and said, "Senior Brother, did the senior brother really arrange this way? But in this way, this discussion will be too difficult."
"Yes, and why not give us a guide on which side we stand?"
"If you can change your position casually, will that person be in conflict with each other's words?"
"I have never seen such a theory before."
"That's, what are they doing?"
Xiao Yusheng said calmly: "The mountain chief did not assign any position to any student. He hoped that everyone could choose from the heart. If it should be combined, if it should be divided, if it should be divided, and if it should be divided, there is nothing to be embarrassed about. Being persuaded and changing the position is not embarrassing, because the other side of choice is to discard, and it is not wrong to abandon the view that you no longer agree with. It is not necessarily worthy of praise if you do not repent."
“…”
"I just hope that everyone can follow my heart in this discussion."
After he said this, everyone became quiet.
People often say that reading is wise, but reading is easy to read the brain hard, and they can follow the teacher's words without any achievements. Even if such students give tens of thousands of words a day, they will have no idea. However, Nan Zhenyi's discussion of Taoism this time did not have any other instructions, and he didn't even care about what position the students in his academy were on, whether the students would fight themselves, and asked them to choose from their hearts. Perhaps only in this way can the result of the discussion of Taoism be no win or loss, but real persuasion.
My heart suddenly jumped.
Last night, I was still thinking that everyone in Xichuan had their own plans. Even if Qingchen, the top leader of the Yan family, it would be difficult to achieve ideological unity. If there was a person who could stand up at this time and unify everyone's thoughts, then at present, isn't this discussion arranged by Nan Zhenyi a unified mind?
He was not even limited to the students in the academy, but allowed everyone to participate. Qinghan said that he had made things bigger and more and more people would come to Xishan Academy to participate in this discussion. Isn’t that just expanding the scope of this unified scope?
Thinking of this, I was excited and even my face turned red. I reached out and grabbed Qinghan's sleeve and pulled it hard.
He turned around and looked at me, and saw my constantly flickering eyes, and seemed to understand.
I lowered my voice and said, "This may be an opportunity?"
“…”
He was silent for a while and nodded: "Maybe. But-"
As he said that, he turned his head to look at the dense heads in the library. After everyone figured out the rules, they also showed an excited expression and were eager to try. Qinghan turned around and looked at me and said, "Let's see which side can convince which side."
“…”
yes.
I just thought that this theory could unify all people in thought, but it is still difficult to say which aspect of unity it is.
Qinghan murmured: "The result of this discussion may be the direction of the world's general trend."
My heart hopped hard again, and subconsciously turned around and looked at the door of the library - Nan Zhenyi, but he still didn't show up.
He has already arranged this discussion, so where is he and is he also paying attention to it? Will he appear in the end and what direction will this discussion go in?
My heart was irritated, and my wrist was led by Qinghan and slowly walked to the position I had just sat down. Chabixing asked someone to prepare two soft pads for us. As soon as we sat down, Xiao Yusheng raised his hands and announced that—
"The discussion begins!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the library immediately fell into a strange silence, as if all the sounds and breaths in it were pulled away by some mysterious force in an instant.
But the next moment, someone slowly stood up from the stairs.
He is a student of Xishan Academy wearing a foggy shirt. He is not very old and is only in his twenties at most. He has a square face and a high nose bridge, which looks particularly prominent. He raised his hand to everyone and bowed, and then said, "I didn't expect that it is really a Xishan Academy to discuss the truth with you today. Since the mountain leader sets such rules, he will do his best to be ugly first."
The people below made "please" gestures.
He raised his head and said loudly: "When today, wars are everywhere, wars are flying, the people are in a hurry to be buried, and the people are in danger of hanging upside down; and I, Xichuan, fortunately, have been protected by our ancestors, and have a peaceful corner, and have the danger of Jiange, relying on the benefits of the Three Rivers, the weather is good, and the people are happy. There is no suffering of wind and rain, nor is there any continuous wars. We can still sit and observe the world and discuss the Western Mountains. Is this situation not the word "divided"?"
Many people around nodded and said yes, but some people frowned slightly.
The man finally said, "So, from the bottom of the world, the general trend of the world is unstable, but for the sake of the stability of this people, Xichuan should be divided and governed by the Central Plains. This is what I think."
After saying that, he saluted and slowly sat down.
Several people clapped their hands gently.
At this time, a middle-aged man sitting below stood up. His robe was more gorgeous than those around him. He sat in a pile of white cloth and blue cloth clothes, and the number of huge rings on his hand showed the identity of this person. He was obviously a wealthy family. He raised his hand to the student and said, "I agree with this gentleman's words. A few days ago, I went out a long way and returned from Anhui. The place was already in a mess, with the world being desolate, the chickens and dogs being uneasy, and the people were even displaced and hungry, and some even made a change of children to eat. I am afraid that this situation will be unimaginable to you."
Hearing him say this, some people around him sighed in horror.
He said: "If Xichuan had not been able to defend himself in the past few decades and had divided and ruled it with the Central Plains dynasty, we would have been in such a tragic situation at present. Don't think about how to discuss the world again, I'm afraid that even my life would be difficult to protect."
“…”
"So, the general trend of the world is ultimately a good match."
After he said that, he sat down. The students on the stairs looked down on these merchants and just nodded reluctantly. However, the common people around him felt deeply and nodded one after another.
Someone said, "Yes, this house is close to you, and if it is burned, it will be impossible for the family to escape. The house is farther away, so it is easier to avoid disasters. Indeed, Mr. Chen is right. This is a big deal in the world, but it is better to get a balance between the major events."
Seeing that the wind direction of the Tao was almost one-sided, I couldn't help but frown.
In this way, my previous worries may be in vain. This discussion not only won’t take long, but I’m afraid that the effort of a meal will be over!
At this moment, Tsawa, who was behind me, stood up and bowed to everyone.
Chapter completed!