The strongest nine thousand years old

Chapter 159: The Dispute among the Philosophers

"what are you doing?"

Chen Dong appeared behind Wen Xuan like a ghost, his voice low and with a hint of anger.

Wen Xuan was startled, his hands shook, and the teapot beside him was instantly spilled. Next to the teapot, there was an open wooden box and a few remaining black pills in the box.

"Is this tea prepared for me?" Chen Dong's face was gloomy, and his eyes seemed to be burning with flames.

He was so deeply in love with Wen Xuan, but Wen Xuan actually wanted to drug him!

Wen Xuan's face turned pale, and he explained in a panic, "This medicine is a tonic pill. Adding it to tea can quickly make up for your blood loss."

Chen Dong said expressionlessly: "You still want to lie to me now? This is the Soul Dispersing Pill."

"How do you know?" Wen Xuan blurted out. As soon as she said that, her face turned even paler.

Don't bring it upon yourself!

A hint of disappointment flashed across Chen Dong's eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Give me an explanation!"

The tears in Wen Xuan's eyes kept rolling, like pearls falling off a string, "Why won't you listen to me?"

Wen Xuan's voice was choked with sobs, and he looked at Chen Dong with red eyes, "I have given my body to you, what's wrong with you listening to me?"

Chen Dong couldn't bear to see a woman cry. His heart softened and his expression eased slightly. "Which words did I not listen to you?"

"Leave Yanjing with me." Wen Xuan said.

Wen Xuan did say this more than once, and Chen Dong also gave a response.

"It may take half a year at the shortest or a year at the longest. Can't you wait?" Chen Dong asked.

"I'm afraid that you will go alive but die when you come back!" Wen Xuan burst into tears and hugged Chen Dong tightly.

This sudden change caught Chen Dong off guard.

He originally thought that Wen Xuan wanted to harm him, but the current situation seemed to have another hidden story?

"Tell me, what's going on?" Chen Dong asked intently.

Wen Xuan wiped his eyes and looked at Chen Dong with a wronged look on his face, "Have you really forgotten everything?"

Chen Dong looked confused.

"Mr. Xie, Xiao Cui, Confucianism, Legalism, Yin-Yang School, and the School of Diplomacy... the hope of all of us!" Wen Xuan clenched his fists, excited and angry.

Chen Dong's heart tightened. Wen Xuan and Wen Cheng were actually related to Xie Lao and the others? They were all traitors who were plotting treason?

"Tell me quickly, what is going on?" Chen Dong asked anxiously.

Chen Dong has always wanted to know the secrets about himself. He wanted Xie Lao and Xiao Cui to find an answer!

"Since you no longer remember, there's no point in me saying anything." Wen Xuan took a deep breath and his face regained calm.

"Just remember one thing: don't set foot in the northern border, don't participate in the Northern Expedition, or it will cost you your life!" Wen Xuan said excitedly, "I don't want to see you die!"

Chen Dong became more and more confused. What was going on? Why couldn't they launch a Northern Expedition?

What kind of murderous intent is hidden in the northern grasslands?

"Tell me everything you know." Chen Dong said in a deep voice.

"This is all I can say. This is the agreement between us." Wen Xuan said.

Chen Dong was confused. Why did everyone know it but he didn't?

"Who did you agree with? What secret are you hiding?" Chen Dong asked.

Wen Xuan, however, kept silent and just stared at Chen Dong with a pair of eyes full of complicated expressions.

This feeling of guessing a riddle made Chen Dong very unhappy and he almost exploded.

He grabbed Wen Xuan's neck, a cold look on his face, "Speak!"

Wen Xuan just looked at him without saying a word.

"You!" Chen Dong was furious. He felt like a fire was burning in his chest, ready to burn him to ashes.

He hooked his arms around Wen Xuan's neck and kissed her hard, as if he wanted to vent all his anger on her.

Wen Xuan let Chen Dongyu do whatever he wanted. The domineering kiss helped her relieve the annoyance in her heart.

Chen Dong suddenly picked up Wen Xuan and strode towards the bed.

He was like a wild beast, whipping Wen Xuan mercilessly.

Wen Xuan gritted his teeth and was unwilling to reveal the hidden secret.

"I wonder how long you can endure this!" Chen Dong said gritting his teeth.

Wen Xuan snorted, "I really don't have any bad intentions towards you."

"Then tell me the truth!" Chen Dong growled.

Wen Xuan sighed a few times, and a trace of struggle appeared in his eyes.

But she still didn't say it!

Chen Dong's eyes were red and he was breathing heavily like a wild beast, wishing he could swallow Wen Xuan in one bite.

But Wen Xuan remained unmoved.

It was not until the stalemate lasted for an hour that Wen Xuan slowly spoke.

"The various schools of thought have been walking alone in the darkness for more than three hundred years. They also want to see the light and breathe freely!" Wen Xuan said word by word.

Hundreds of schools of thought! ?

There seemed to be a flash of electricity in Chen Dong's mind.

He suddenly came to his senses and said in a lost voice: "The various schools of thought want to overthrow the empire and rebuild the world!"

In the era of a hundred schools of thought contending with each other, warlords fought for power, and Dayan was just a small country, not a powerful ruler who unified the seven kingdoms.

The various philosophers were active among the seven countries, and they made their livings with their own doctrines. In the midst of turmoil, the people believed in the doctrines of the Hundred Schools of Thought and sought spiritual comfort.

That was the most glorious period of the philosophers.

However, as Dayan unified the seven kingdoms, the various schools of thought were suppressed by Emperor Taizu, leaving only the kingly hegemony that was beneficial to his rule of the country.

The reason why the various philosophers passed down the orthodoxy was to overthrow the imperial system and reshape the people’s spirit and thinking, so that the people could have their own beliefs instead of becoming the foolish lackeys of the imperial system! !

Chen Dong sighed deeply, "You've taken the wrong road!"

Wen Xuan was unmoved. How could a firm belief be annihilated by just one sentence from Chen Dong?

There was a flash of compassion in Chen Dong's eyes, both for the theories of various philosophers and for the common people of the world!

"Although the imperial system suppressed people's thoughts, it brought the people a peaceful life. They didn't need to fight hard, and they didn't need to argue over which school of thought was better."

"Overthrowing the imperial system will indeed help spread the teachings of various philosophers, but it will cause the people to be displaced and lose their stable and peaceful lives."

Chen Dong sighed, "There are obviously better options, but you chose to go the other way!"

Wen Xuan widened his eyes, seeming to doubt Chen Dong's words and find it hard to believe.

Chen Dong said: "To open up the people's wisdom, it is not necessary to overthrow the monarchy. Instead, we can enlighten the people's minds through books and knowledge, so that they can understand why they live!"

"Punctuation, movable type printing, and even the recently popularized pinyin, have enabled the people to read books and read good books."

"When the people have their own thoughts, they will naturally understand what a good emperor is and what kind of life they want!"

"The imperial examination is only the first step. In the future, more people will be able to study and change their destiny with knowledge!"

"Isn't this what the various schools of thought are arguing about?"