Volume 2 Clouds Chapter 38: A gentleman can be deceived by his own methods
"The burden of revitalizing our Chinese culture!"
Luo Youdu recited these heavy words word by word, and his heart was filled with emotion.
As a Chinese, even though Luo Youdu is essentially a profit-oriented businessman, he will be motivated by the words "revitalize China".
But after thinking it over carefully, he calmed down.
Dou Yujun's pleading almost made him fall into a trap.
Faced with the current situation, he indeed thought of the words of Zhang Zai, a thinker and educator of the Northern Song Dynasty: "Establish a mind for heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the people, carry on the lost knowledge of the ancient sages, and bring peace to the world for all generations."
No matter when, even if you have read it a million times, as long as you read this sentence, you will feel the blood rushing up.
This is the charm of Chinese culture.
No one knows the power of this sentence better than him. Once this sentence is spoken, all the scholars in the world will be shocked.
The three words "Luo Youdu" he mentioned soared into the sky.
Then what!
To be praised and admired by scholars all over the world?
Can he afford it with his current size?
What will Guo Rong think then?
Dou Yujun was telling the truth, but he was only talking about things that were personally relevant to him.
The so-called Son of Heaven is the one who has strong soldiers and horses.
Quotes of this era.
In this era of reckless men in power, war and tyranny are combined. Those in power only focus on force. If they have soldiers, they have power and can be the emperor. So they like to use violence to solve all problems. The brutality of the generals is far more cruel than what Dou Yujun said.
When Zhu Wen was fighting with Zibo-Qing Jiedushi Wang Shifan for the territory of Shandong, his son Zhu Youning attacked Bochang City and forced more than 100,000 people to build a dirt hill outside the city. When the dirt hill was almost built, he killed all the people and buried them in the dirt hill. After the city fell, he killed all the soldiers and civilians in the city.
Massacre?
It is a common thing and has become something that can be accepted and understood.
But who can explain why Zhu Youning wanted to kill the 100,000 people who helped build the earthen hill?
No explanation!
It's because he has killed too many people and become a psychological disorder. He no longer treats people as human beings, but as grass. When he feels like it, he kills them at will.
Such large-scale killings of civilians due to war are everywhere.
In addition to the massacres in war, there are also other bloody examples.
A general was buying a pancake on the street. He thought the pancake the man making it gave him was too thin, so he chopped the man making it with his sword.
There was also a general in the Later Han Dynasty who, in order to prevent rumors, took his soldiers to the streets to capture and kill people for fun. If no one said anything, wouldn't there be no rumors?
As for things like riding horses and trampling civilians on the streets and randomly selecting living people as targets for practicing archery, there are even more.
This is the general situation in this era.
Just as Dou Yujun said: Rituals collapsed and music declined, and the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues were extinct.
If it weren't for the current Emperor of the Great Zhou, Guo Rong, who had the ambition to unify the world, he would have specially captured and executed General Meng Hanqing of the Left Winged Guards to serve as a warning to others and intimidate those arrogant and brave generals who kill without blinking an eye.
When Luo Youdu confronted Wang Jixun in the street, it was definitely not his servants that Wang Jixun attacked.
Revitalizing our Chinese culture is indeed of utmost importance, but in this world, how many scholars are strong enough to defeat the warriors?
The huge force of the Five Surnames and Seven Families was wiped out.
Only by ending this era can we revitalize Chinese culture.
Instead of putting the cart before the horse, we should hold high the banner of revitalizing culture at this time, form a new force and break the current balance.
If Luo Youdu wanted to say the four sentences of Hengqu, it would definitely not be now.
Looking at Dou Yujun, Luo Youdu said sincerely: "Mr. Dou, aren't you shouldering this heavy responsibility? The revitalization of Chinese culture is not the work of one person. It depends on me, you, and the five heroes behind you. Among the millions of Chinese men, you are placing this hope on one person. Are you looking up to me, or looking down on my Chinese culture?"
"Do you really think that without me, Luo Youdu, Chinese culture will be cut off? With me, Luo Youdu, Chinese culture can be revived?"
"I can't do it myself. Really, there's nothing I can do. At least for now!"
"As for the calligraphy, if you don't mind my ugly handwriting, I will present it to you!"
Luo Youdu smiled and went to the inner room to take out a copy of the calligraphy "Worry about the world before you worry about yourself, and be happy about the world after you are happy about yourself" and handed it to Dou Yujun.
His calligraphy skills were average, but he would practice occasionally whenever he remembered to do so. He did save a few exceptionally good calligraphy pieces, which came in handy.
Dou Yujun also saw that Luo Youdu did not want to bear this heavy responsibility, and he felt that what he said made sense. It was indeed unfair to put such a heavy burden on a young man. However, thinking about the dim future, he could only sigh in his heart and force a smile, saying, "This is not in vain. I have given an explanation to the students."
"students?"
Luo Youdu asked curiously.
Dou Yujun said: "I have opened several private schools in the south of the city, and many students like your motto of 'worrying about the world before worrying about yourself, and being happy after the world is happy'."
He is being too modest.
Dou Yujun did not run an ordinary charity school. Instead, he put all his savings and efforts into education.
He built ten free schools in the south of the city, collected tens of thousands of books, and stored them in the schools for lectures and for students to read. He also invited famous scholars to teach students from near and far. All the poor and lonely people who could not attend the school were allowed to come and go freely, and he provided them with food and clothing.
Dou Yujun has the excellent qualities of generosity, integrity, frugality and helpfulness of a gentleman. He sets an example and teaches by words and deeds. His actions have influenced his five sons.
There is a reason why this group of people were able to produce five Jinshi (Jinshi) graduates.
Luo Youdu bowed and said, "Dou Gong is the backbone of scholars. You are looking for me to take the lead. It is really shameful for me. I wonder who came up with the idea that Dou Gong asked me to take on this important task?"
Dou Yujun was surprised and said: "It wasn't anyone's idea, it was just with Kong..." When he said this, his expression suddenly became stern and he kept silent.
Luo Youdu smiled and said, "I will give Mr. Dou another pair of calligraphy!"
As he spoke, he walked into the inner room, took out a piece of rice paper, ground some ink, and wrote seven words: "A gentleman can be deceived by his methods."
Dou Yujun looked at these words, shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Dou Yujun said: "Since you have given me two sets of calligraphy, I will also give you something. I will give you the land deed."
Dou Yi stood up, took a piece of document from his arms and handed it to Luo Youdu.
Luo Youdu took it curiously and saw that it was the deed to the vacant land next door: "This..."
Dou Yujun said in a low voice, "Ke Xiang has always admired you and wanted to be your neighbor. I agreed with you very much, so I pooled some money with you and bought a large piece of land when the government expanded Kaifeng and many people did not want to be crowded in West Street and moved away. I wanted to build a mansion and then two charity schools. But you forced Meng Shu to surrender and became famous all over the world. The land price on West Street suddenly increased by more than five times."
"My father and I decided not to build a charity school here. We sold the extra land and built several new charity schools in the south city. Now there are only two plots of land left. One is for my father and I to build a residence, and the other is for you, sir."
"Sir, your residence is too small. It's ok for now, but once you get married, it won't be big enough. My father and I came here to be your neighbors. If you move away from West Street, wouldn't it be all in vain?"
"It's just..." Dou Yujun smiled bitterly: "My father and I are ashamed to be neighbors with you..."
