Enlightenment begins with covering the sky

"Who has the greatest truth?" Hong Yi felt a little confused.

Yes, he has been familiar with the books of sages since he was a child. He has heard the principles of all the saints, but even if they are all the saints, their principles are not exactly the same.

For example, among the scholars, some believe that "human nature is inherently evil", while others believe that "human nature is inherently good." This is a contradictory truth, but in the works of the philosophers, whether it is "human nature is inherently evil" or "human nature is good", the philosophers can speak clearly and logically, and explain their principles in a clear and logical manner, which is very impressive. convince.

But as a scholar myself, especially one who said "the greatest truth", I should agree with one!

"This question, this question..." The more Hong Yi thought about it, the more he felt that he had fallen into a thinking trap.

He wants to agree with someone's truth, but what follows is the denial of another person's truth. If he really wants to answer this question, many of the saints will be rejected by him.

Seemingly seeing Hong Yi lost in thought, Concubine Yuan on the side didn't think too much and asked directly: "Then who do you think has the greatest truth?"

As soon as Concubine Yuan said this, Hong Yi immediately turned his head and looked at Zhou Tong, wanting to see the answer of the person who asked this question.

"Who has the greatest truth? Of course, I have the greatest truth!" Zhou Tong chuckled.

"Do you have the greatest truth? Do you think you are greater than all the saints?" Hong Yi asked subconsciously. This is the nature of a scholar.

He had read the theories of Zhuzi and Baisheng since he was a child, and he agreed with the principles of Zhuzi and Baisheng in every way. Naturally, he would not agree with Zhou Tong's sentence "My principle is the greatest."

"Yes, the Hundred Saints are also human beings. Although their principles are logically self-consistent, there are also conflicts among the Hundred Saints. Their principles do not apply to everyone, and their principles do not apply to any of the Hundred Saints. It completely applies to me, why should I respect their principles?"

Zhou Tong answered naturally, without any reluctance. For a moment, Hong Yi's heart was shaken. He felt a terrifying and domineering aura. His face suddenly changed slightly, and he broke out in a cold sweat.

Not only Hong Yi, but Concubine Yuan also felt that her chest was congested. This kind of confidence and momentum was really terrifying. At this moment, she looked at Zhou Tong, as if she was seeing a bright sun, hanging high in the sky, and she was the only one in the world.

"Actually, I don't need to answer this question. Your previous question, what is the biggest in the world. I have a different answer." Zhou Tong said leisurely, "The truth may not be the biggest in the world. Only if you have enough strength, even if it is black and white. So what if it’s upside down?”

"What is the biggest thing in the world? My answer is 'heart'. My heart is infinite, swallowing up the sky and the earth, and both heaven and earth are in my heart. Are you satisfied with this answer?" Zhou Tong looked at Concubine Yuan with a smile.

"The truth is the greatest, the heart is the greatest, heaven and earth are in my heart!" Concubine Yuan originally thought that this doubt had been solved, but at this time, countless doubts arose in her heart.

Whether it's Hong Yi's "reason is the greatest" or Zhou Tong's "heart is the greatest", both make sense.

Concubine Yuan first glanced at Zhou Tong and said secretly: "Both heaven and earth are in my heart. This belief can tolerate heaven and earth... Perhaps this kind of thought and this kind of determination is how he can easily use my 'Ice Soul Cold Light Technique' Maybe it’s because of the integration with the Amitabha Sutra!”

Although she guessed the reasons and reasons for Zhou Tong's strength, Concubine Yuan was a little speechless. Such a heroic and domineering thought was not something she could imitate in her heart.

After that, Concubine Yuan looked at Hong Yi again and said in her heart: "Hong Yi is still too young and has a bad scholarly temperament... Unless he himself can compare with all the saints and can create his own unique principles, otherwise he will definitely not Maybe Zhou Tong can be convinced by reason."

Concubine Yuan, who had thought about this issue carefully, could tell at a glance that Hong Yi was still far from Zhou Tong.

However, after the initial panic, Hong Yi calmed down and kept thinking about the reasons to refute Zhou Tong's words in his mind. But where can Hong Yi find any reason to refute Zhou Tong?

Although Hong Yi has been familiar with the classics since childhood, Hong Xuanji has always been strict with him. He even needs to find others to borrow and copy books to read. How many books has he read now? Being able to read the classics of various schools of thought is all thanks to him.

Moreover, today's Hong Yi has neither martial arts nor Taoism, and is seriously lacking in both confidence and courage. How can he think of refuting Zhou Tong's truth?

Zhou Tong looked at Hong Yi, and his heart suddenly became clear.

Although Hong Yi looked a little confused, in fact he was constantly thinking of ways to refute himself.

"As expected of the only darling of this era, he has practiced for six years to the point where he is infinitely close to the other side... He has been a person who only follows his own principles since he was born!" Zhou Tong also had an understanding of Hong Yi's tyranny.

It is impossible to hit such a person, because he only follows his own thoughts in his heart, and he simply cannot listen to what others say.

"My confidence and domineering are accumulated through victory after victory and advancement, but Hong Yi's self-confidence and domineering are innate..." Zhou Tong said silently in his heart, while also analyzing Hong Yi's character traits.

That's right, Hong Yi's character is domineering and domineering.

According to his great ambition that everyone is like a dragon, is Meng Shenji a dragon? Is Taoist Dark Emperor a dragon? Is Yang Pan a dragon? Is Shang Huang a dragon? Is Emperor Yin a dragon?

If they are not considered dragons, then Hong Yi's group of men are even less considered dragons.

But the result? They were all beaten to death by him.

Hong Yi's great ambition of everyone being like a dragon clearly meant that he had killed all the dragons that he could not control, leaving only those that he could control.

"In fact, in the original work, Hong Yi never suffered a loss in the process of his rise, and he had a strong purpose in speaking and doing things. Anything that seemed to be a loss had interests and goals behind it, and any truth is applicable. What to use for the current situation.”

"So he can eat people while scolding Hong Xuanji and others for using other people's bones to make weapons. He cannibalizes people himself because cannibalism can bring him benefits, and scolding Hong Xuanji and others is to attack their opponents and make them lose their righteousness. .Thinking about it this way, the principle pursued by Hong Yi becomes very clear – pragmatism.”

"He may have lofty and lofty ideals, but his methods of doing things are truly practical. The name of a gentleman can bring him benefits, so he wants it; the name of a saint can bring benefits to him. So he wants it too. When dealing with enemies, persuade those who can be persuaded, and kill those who are not convinced by reason."

"His words and deeds are exactly like those of a military strategist, and he understands the true meaning of 'the cunning ways of a soldier'."

"If this is the way of a gentleman that he recognizes, and if everyone is like him, then his great ambition, the so-called 'everyone is like a dragon', should be close to the world envisioned by Yang Zi - 'If you lose a penny, it will benefit the world, and if you don't do it with Ye; I know that the whole world is dedicated to one body, and nothing is taken away from it; no one can lose a single bit, and everyone is detrimental to the world, so the world is in order."

"It's just that no one loses anything, and no one harms the world. So how can everyone get through the sea of ​​suffering and get to the other side? There is only one answer, ask heaven and earth for it! But can heaven and earth really support so many people to reach the other side? Heaven and earth really Can you withstand this kind of world where everyone is like a dragon?"

Zhou Tong does not agree with Hong Yi's way of the other side, because the possibility of success of this way is almost non-existent. Even Hong Yi himself had almost embezzled all the treasures in the world, and even obtained the power of Taoist Taoist Creation and the Emperor of Immortality, and then he reached the state of "living the same life as heaven and earth".

Others, why?

A little popular science about Yang Zi. Yang Zi, also known as Yang Zhu, was one of the scholars in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and the founder of the Yang Zhu School. By the way, the idiom "earn a cent" was originally used by Mencius to scold Yang Zi. This word has been passed down, which is equivalent to scolding Yang Zi for more than two thousand years.

Yang Zi advocated the idea of ​​"nourishing oneself" and "no one should lose a single cent", which was extremely contrary to the ideas of Mohism. The Yang Zhu School had great influence during the Warring States Period, and there was a phenomenon that "if the world's opinions do not belong to Yang, they will belong to Mo". His thoughts emphasized personal interests and despised national interests, so the "no king theory" later emerged. But there is a premise for Yang Zi's thinking, that is, everyone is a "virtuous". Only when everyone is a sage can there be "no one loses anything, no one is detrimental to the world, and the world is governed."

So I think that the last person in Hong Yi, Renren Rulong, actually came from Yang Zi’s school. Everyone is virtuous, no one loses anything, everyone is detrimental to the world, so there is no monarch in the world, so the dragons are leaderless, and the world is in good luck.