¡°I really don¡¯t know if my master will benefit from doing this. Could it be to accumulate merit? "
Diao Chan thought about it for a while, and then gave such an answer seriously, which made Dang Patriot laugh endlessly.
After laughing hard for a while, Dang Aiguo shook his head and said to the confused girl:
"There is no merit in this world. I have said that ghosts, gods, immortals, Buddhas, ancestors, past lives and afterlife do not exist, but you are still using the old world view to explain it all. But it's no wonder You, after all, you have been exposed to that worldview from the beginning.
The so-called ¡®merit¡¯ is nothing more than a lie to persuade people to do good.
Society needs to have rules, otherwise the order will be chaotic, which will affect the organization and arrangement of production activities, and thus affect the survival and development of everyone. But the rules cannot be set too rigidly or too strictly, otherwise they will also suppress people's survival and development.
If murder is not a crime, then everyone must always be alert to threats from others, and can they still cooperate with each other in production activities? But if people are divided into three, six or nine classes and it is stipulated that it is not a crime for a superior person to kill a lower-class person, then it will also reduce the enthusiasm of the lower-class people for production.
Social rules can not only be divided into several categories according to the degree of tightness, but also according to the strength of coercion.
Legal regulations have the strongest binding force, and anyone who violates them will be arrested by the government; industry regulations have weaker binding forces, and violators will only be boycotted by other industry players and can no longer engage in the industry; ethical regulations The binding force is even weaker. If it is not a very serious moral issue, at most it will be laughed at behind the scenes by neighbors and villagers.
But even if the rules are binding as a guarantee, they cannot completely restrict people's behavior. Criminals who commit murder and arson are not uncommon, profiteers who do not abide by the rules are often seen, and ruffians with corrupt morals are everywhere. It is precisely because of this that religious constraints have emerged.
This is a rule that combines self-restraint with the restraint of others. It uses lies such as merit and sin to classify people's behaviors and explain what can and cannot be done. Use the fear in the hearts of believers to restrain their evil deeds, and use the beautiful dreams spun by believers to encourage their good deeds. At the same time, believers will also supervise each other. Those who do not abide by the teachings will be punished by religious laws after being reported.
But unfortunately, there is no merit in this world. Otherwise, there would be no need to set up law enforcers within religious organizations. Instead, they would just wait for the gods they believe in to punish those who violate the doctrine.
So, no matter how many good things you do, there will be no good rewards, and no matter how many bad things you do, there will be no retribution. Religious self-restraint is based on lies and is therefore ineffective once exposed. "
Dang Aiguo shrugged, spread his hands, and revealed the helpless truth of the world to the girl.
Although Diao Chan does not believe in Buddhism or Taoism, this does not mean that she does not have simple religious beliefs - ancestor worship and polytheistic beliefs have long been ingrained in her heart. Now her world view has received the biggest impact since she was born. She covered her mouth with both hands and shook her head blankly:
"It will be like thisit should be that good will be rewarded with good and evil will be rewarded with evil"
"That's just because you want to get rid of that wonderful lie. But the reality is cruel, otherwise why would there be so many people living in misery in this world?
It is true that good will be rewarded with good and evil will be rewarded with evil. But that's just because you have helped others, and others may repay your kindness at some point; and if you have harmed others, others may seek revenge from you at some point. But these are all human actions and have nothing to do with God's will, which does not exist. "
Dang Aiguo unceremoniously destroyed Diao Chan¡¯s fantasy and forced her to open her eyes and face the cold and ruthless reality. The girl whose worldview had collapsed somewhat had a blank expression on her face, and looked at him with eyes that had lost her light:
"Thenwhat should I be?"
"I"
Dang Aiguo stood up from his chair and strode up to Diao Chan, forcing this helpless girl to look up at the figure in front of her who had become extremely tall in her eyes.
He pointed with his thumb and said angrily:
"No, I, you want to hold on to this, hold on to me"
"Pfft~"
Diao Chan¡¯s eyes regained their vitality, she covered her mouth with her sleeves and laughed.
¡°Tsk, did your plan to brainwash Diao Chan fail? That¡¯s why I hate people who are too smart.
Diao Chan, who is not so easily persuaded, although her faith in the gods has been shaken, does not mean that she will regard party patriotism as?¡¯s object of faith. She was not so weak that she had to rely on faith to support her soul. The confusion just now was just a temporary lack of psychological adjustment after her worldview was broken.
"Master, since it is not for merit, then what is your 'motive'?"
Diao Chan¡¯s words contained a bit of ridicule, emphasizing the word motivation. It seems that after the brainwashing failed, this girl's loyalty has declined, and she even dared to tease her master.
"Motive?" Don't skip words.
Dang Aiguo took a deep breath and subconsciously puffed up his chest.
"I want this sky, no longer able to cover my eyes; I want this land, no longer able to bury my heart; I want all living beings to understand my will; I want all these Buddhas to disappear into thin air."
His words were so resounding that Diao Chan¡¯s eyes lit up. But then, Dang Aiguo lowered his head, looked at the girl's shining eyes and smiled strangely:
"¡ª¡ªThat is impossible."
Diao Chan was so shocked by the huge contrast that she froze. Obviously he was still so angry just now, he could - he could do this
"Actually, my true wish is to establish a heart for heaven and earth, to establish a destiny for the people, to carry on the unique knowledge of the saints, and to create peace for all generations."
At this moment, Dang Aiguo's expression became extremely solemn and serious again. His lofty ambition made Diao Chan straighten up unknowingly.
"¡ª¡ªThat's still impossible."
Just when Diao Chan looked at the Party Patriot with excitement, her "great" master actually showed a bad smile again, shattering his glorious image with very bad intentions.
Ah~ This is definitely not someone who immediately started to take revenge on a beautiful woman because the brainwashing failed.
"Woo"
Diao Chan, who had been teased twice, puffed up her cheeks angrily and stared angrily at her master who suddenly became unruly.
Dang¡¯s patriotic face was itched by Diao Chan¡¯s gaze. While scratching his facial skin with his fingers, he sat back on the chair with a smile, raised his head and looked out the window, his eyes becoming distant and wandering.
¡°I have a dream that this nation will exalt and live up to the true meaning of its creed: ¡®We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.
I have a dream. I dream that one day, former slaves and former slave owners can sit together and talk about friendship.
¡°I have a dream. One day, my children will live in a country where a person¡¯s merits are judged not by status but by character¡¡±
Diao Chan was once again moved by the party¡¯s patriotic and sincere words. She followed her owner's line of sight and looked to the sky outside the window. There were white clouds floating in the distant blue sky, and a few birds were flying freely.
¡°¡ªThat¡¯s still impossible.¡±
The hateful voice of Party Patriot was full of laughter, and as promised, it tarnished the beautiful scenery in front of the girl.
Diao Chan was extremely angry. Her eyes turned into inverted triangles, and the invisible anger made her long hair move automatically, like the tentacles of an octopus. She stood up suddenly, walked to the table with gritted teeth, and then used all her strength to overturn the rather heavy Eight Immortals table.
After a ping-pong-pong sound, the girl, who had lost her temper a little, sat down with a sigh. But she turned her head to the side, pouting and refusing to pay attention to the evil owner.
¡°It¡¯s too much to tease people over and over again and again and again and again and again. It¡¯s too much to give back my wasted feelings.¡±
¡°Not long after, Dang Aiguo had squatted behind the girl¡¯s chair, as if performing an oboe, speaking out his heart for the girl.
"Suck woo hoo I bullied someone and I was bullied. Is this the so-called 'campus bullying incident'?" Don't skip the words.
Diao Chan finally started crying. Although Dang Aiguo was just pretending to cry, he still stopped his hand at the right time. Here I would like to remind all boys who like to tease girls that they have a crush on. If you don't learn to stop it in moderation, girls will really hate it.
Because of the will of the universe, Dang Aiguo and Diao Chan, who had done many things that were not what they would do without any conscious effort, returned to their normal appearance, and Dang Aiguo said in a calm voice as if nothing had happened:
"I'm actually just an ordinary person, and I don't have a great spirit in my heart. Everything I do is indeed to prevent the Chinese people from suffering anymore and to keep China on top of the world. However, my motivation But it's not very noble.
Actually - I'm just bored. "
"boring?"
Diao Chan looks a little lazyThe owner sitting in the chair was unable to understand his mood at this time.
¡°It¡¯s just boring¡±
Dang Patriot sighed.
"All human behavior is controlled by interests, and for human beings, the most fundamental interest is survival. But for people like me who are already invincible, survival has become too easy. So in addition to survival Besides, what should I do with the remaining free time?
¡°In fact, people only do two things in their lives, one is survival and the other is entertainment. Some people indulge in the excitement of sex, while some pursue spiritual enjoyment.
My desire is not strong. High-rise buildings, luxurious food and clothing, beautiful cars and beautiful women are not very attractive to me. The clothes and accommodation are quite comfortable, the food and drink taste good, and the mistress looks pleasing to the eye, that's enough.
In terms of spiritual enjoyment, although those ¡®ordinary¡¯ entertainments cannot be said to be boring, I don¡¯t think they are particularly interesting. Even if you keep playing in different ways, you will always have enough.
So when I am bored, I can only set up a lofty ideal and then slowly complete it. "
Diao Chan looked at Dang Aiguo¡¯s helpless expression and decided not to say anything for a moment. It¡¯s unbelievable, it¡¯s unbelievable that the Party¡¯s plain and sincere words of patriotism are even more unbelievable than his previous heroic words.
Although Diao Chan, who is still in the teenage period of admiring heroes, may feel very disappointed, the fact is often the case. Not everyone who has done great things must have a great belief.
??In other words, people like Party Patriot, who can treat everything that ordinary people value as entertainment, are truly great. Because a perspective like his can also be called "God's perspective." Only God has the confidence to treat everything in the world as pawns in a game.
Seeing that Diao Chan¡¯s mind hadn¡¯t turned around yet, Dang Aiguo thought for a moment and then asked:
"Diaochan, what kind of house do you want to live in?"
"Concubine?"
Diaochan didn¡¯t have any plans to be patriotic, so she answered honestly:
¡°I¡ it¡¯s enough for me to live in a house that¡¯s warm even in winter.¡±
"So are you satisfied with the palace you live in now?" No skipping words.
"satisfy."
"What kind of food do you want to eat?"
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Including food, clothing, housing and transportation, Dang Aiguo asked Diao Chan many trivial matters, as if he cared about her very much and hoped that she would be satisfied with everything. But the last time, his question changed:
"Since you are satisfied with everything now, what kind of life do you want to live in the future?"
"Today, from now on I have never thought about it."
Diao Chan shook her head in confusion, the party¡¯s patriotism guiding her thinking seductively:
"Think about it again, do you have a wish from the bottom of your heart? What is the future life situation you have imagined like?"
¡°Perhaps the almost hypnotic induction of party patriotism is very effective. Diao Chan¡¯s eyes became a little hazy, her eyes subconsciously focused on him, and she almost whispered:
¡°I¡ I want to stay with Master Aguo forever¡ The house is very bright¡ There are two or three children¡ Zhao Ji is very kind to me¡¡±
"Why?"
¡°I accidentally heard Diao Chan¡¯s little wish hidden deep in her heart, and Dang¡¯s patriotic heart contracted violently. His face turned red after that, perhaps because the sudden heartbeat had put too much pressure on his blood.
The girl¡¯s unexpected answer made Dang Aiguo a little at a loss. He could only show a clumsy look, turned his head to avoid Diao Chan¡¯s straight gaze, and responded stutteringly:
"Hmm So, you want to live like this It's very, very good. Actually, I also want"
"Eh? Master Aguo, do you want it?"
Suddenly, Diao Chan unexpectedly woke up from her semi-hypnotic state. Dang Aiguo turned her head in surprise. She had already stood up from the chair, looking at him with eyes as clear as melted ice and snow, waiting for her master's next order as usual.
""
Dang Patriot¡¯s face turned into a look of embarrassment. It seemed that Diao Chan didn¡¯t remember the words she said unconsciously. This was retribution. He had teased Diao Chan several times just now, and now he was finally teased by Diao Chan unintentionally.
"Wellplease give me a glass of water."
Dang Aiguo blinked awkwardly and said somewhat depressedly. Then he took the teacup offered by Diao Chan with both hands and drank the cold liquid in a gulp.?Exhausted.
"Hiccup¡ª¡ª"
Dang Aiguo was shocked and hiccupped. Diao Chan wanted to rub his back, but he stopped her by holding out his palm.
Dang Aiguo, whose head was full of black lines, lowered his head and waved his hands, gesturing for Diao Chan to sit back on the chair. Then he rubbed his face with his hands and raised his head again with a normal expression.
"Cough"
Dang patriot cleared his throat with a serious expression.
"We continue to discuss how to break the engagement between Zhao Ji and Wei Zhongdao. Which method is better and can benefit everyone?"
Although Diao Chan was surprised that Dang Patriot suddenly brought the topic back to this aspect, the two of them were originally discussing this issue, and what they discussed afterwards was derived from "letting women study", so she had no objection. .
She thought about it carefully, and then said tentatively:
"I think that if I want to satisfy my master's request, it is better to follow the best policy I just said. As long as the master asks the emperor to come forward and order Princess Wei Zhongdaoshang, then the engagement between him and Zhao Ji will naturally be broken. ."
"Not good, not good."
The party patriot shook his head repeatedly and rejected Diao Chan¡¯s best plan:
"Although this can basically achieve the goal, Wei Zhongdao may not be able to survive these two years even if he does not marry Zhao Ji. Anyone who marries him will probably be widowed. We can't understand that this is a fire pit and put others into it. Push it.¡±
The prince consort dies and the princess becomes a widow? This may. If the princess who married Wei Zhongdao could wait for the first seven years before finding an acquaintance, she would be considered to be very affectionate; if she could wait until the three-year period of filial piety has passed before remarrying, then it could be said that she was deeply in love. Stronger than gold - Diao Chan complained in her heart.
Although she didn¡¯t take the party¡¯s patriotic words seriously, she still nodded in agreement. After all, her master did not use women as a tool, which was a blessing for all the women around her master.
""
There was silence in the room as Dang Aiguo thought about how to kill two birds with one stone. After Diao Chan sat blankly for a while, she covered her mouth with her sleeves and yawned quietly, and asked a little boredly:
"Master, there is something unknown about me. Since Wei Zhongdao died of illness, why didn't Master take action to cure him?"
"What, what, what? Treat, cure, cure?"
"Why?" Dang Aiguo's body stiffened and he asked with a guilty conscience. He couldn't help but feel guilty. Although he didn't notice it, he had been subconsciously avoiding the option of using "Observer" to cure Wei Zhongdao.