Chapter 122: Abolishing the Hundred Schools of Thought and Exalting Confucianism Alone

  "It seems like the young man has gained some profound insights."

  The old man muttered a few words and looked at Zhou Fan with great interest, his hands leaning on the railing.

  "I didn't gain much insight, and compared to the old gentleman, I'm afraid ten of me wouldn't be able to match up."

  "Oh, you know me?"

  The old man said strangely.

  "I don't know."

  Zhou Fan shook his head, "However, I think the old man's aura is not ordinary. If I'm right, only a high-ranking official who has entered the imperial court and paid homage to the emperor could have cultivated such an aura."

  As he said this, an ordinary-looking man suddenly appeared beside the old man and stood in front of Zhou Fan and the old man.

  "Go down."

  "Rather old..."

  The man replied in a low voice.

  The old man glared at him again, and the man had no choice but to retreat to one side, still watching Zhou Fan nervously.

  "The little brother's eyesight is quite good."

  The old man sighed and said, "In that case, I'd like to test you."

  "Test me?"

  Zhou Fan originally wanted to refuse, but seeing that it was an old man in his 80s, he didn't want to lose face and so gave him some.

  "I'm just afraid that the young man's answer won't be good and will disappoint the old gentleman."

  "It's okay, it's okay, just talk casually, treat this like a normal conversation, say whatever you want."

  The old man was very polite and smiled, saying unknowingly, "How about the entire Earth Federation Government?"

  "Whoa, you're talking about the government as soon as you arrive."

  Zhou Fan felt under great pressure.

  To be honest, as for the world being able to achieve a global federal government, Zhou Fan had always felt that it was a miracle. In his past life, Zhou Fan would have rather died than believed that the entire earth could join together into one federation due to different cultures, ethnicities... and other reasons. Even after rebirth, Zhou Fan still found that period of history from several hundred years ago unbelievable. There were even times when Zhou Fan wondered if the person who had prompted the world to achieve global federal management was also a time-traveler.

  Unfortunately, history is just history, it truly exists and cannot be changed.

  "The federal government is great, especially with everyone in the world learning Chinese, this should be the greatest honor for China in thousands of years."

  Even the Tang Dynasty, which was the most powerful in Chinese history, did not reach this level.

  "Really?"

  "What's that?"

  "This world may seem calm on the surface, but beneath the surface, especially in non-Han Chinese regions, undercurrents are surging. If one day a spark is lit, the management of the Earth Federation will also be impacted."

  If this were just ordinary people chatting, the old man might not have even bothered to respond to such remarks. However, after deliberately asking about it, Zhou Fan's comment made the old man's heart move slightly. Nevertheless, the old man still didn't take it too seriously. These grandiose words sounded good, but anyone could say them.

  "Why is this?"

  "In recent days, Western countries have repeatedly opposed federal troops going to the Middle East, isn't that a very obvious signal?"

  When he said this sentence, the old man became serious.

  "Little brother, what's your name."

  "Zhou Fan."

  Zhou Fan replied.

  "Zhou Fan."

  The old man thought for a moment and felt very unfamiliar with the two words "Zhou Fan".

  Just now he almost thought that Zhou Fan, this little guy, might be the genius offspring of some of his old comrades. It is said that the Yun family had produced a genius. Now it seems that it should not be him. Shaking his head, the old man couldn't help but laugh at his own overthinking. Although this Zhou Fan has great vision, he only needs to take one look, and his whole body exudes an unpolished aura, making it impossible for him to have been born into a political family.

  "So what do you think the federal government should do to manage this world?"

  "The old master looked at me with a high look, how the federal government manages, I dare not speak recklessly."

  "Uh-huh."

  The old man thought about it and said, "What's the point of asking Zhou Fan this?"

  Although Zhou Fan's comments are sharp, this is nothing. For example, in the media, there are a lot of such sharp commentators. However, the old man dislikes these guys very much. They only know how to comment on the side, and although their comments are not bad, they don't know how to come up with good solutions. In the end, some people complain about the government.

  "But I do have a ridiculous-looking method."

  "What's the solution?"

  "Abandon the hundred schools and revere only Confucianism."

  A phrase suddenly appeared in Zhou Fan's mouth.

  At these words, the old man's body shook violently.

  Abolish the Hundred Schools of Thought and respect only Confucianism, was put forward by Dong Zhongshu of the Han Dynasty. At that time, before the Han Dynasty, under the influence of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the culture was very rich, with a hundred schools of thought flourishing. There were Legalists, Taoists, Yin-yang School...and many others. However, although this made the culture exceptionally prosperous, it caused great difficulties for the government in governing the country as a whole.

  At that time, Dong Zhongshu proposed the strategy of "abolishing the Hundred Schools and respecting only Confucianism". Let everyone in the entire dynasty start learning Confucianism. In this way, after hundreds of years, everyone learned Confucianism, and everyone had a unified ideology. Naturally, the whole country became unprecedentedly unified.

  The Earth Federation unified the entire globe, achieving great success and promoting Chinese globally. However, global thought remains ununified. Zhou Fan's phrase "abolish the hundred schools of thought, and exclusively honor Confucianism" is understood by the elderly. The exclusive honor of Confucianism here does not mean that the country is still governed by Confucianism. Zhou Fan's intention is to unify the entire world, not only in writing but also in thought.

  Only in this way can we complete the real Great Unity.

  The old man looked at Zhou Fan quietly, and at this time, he could no longer use surprise to describe his inner feelings.

  At this time, he couldn't help but slap his thigh and loudly praise Zhou Fan's extraordinary talent.

  However, after decades of experience, the old man had seen it all and wasn't easily surprised. Of course, even so, for his guardian beside him, this was already surprising enough. He had never seen the old man show such appreciation for a young person before.

  Then Zhou Fan chatted with the old man for a long time.

  Some are political, some are economic and some are cultural.

  Of course, there is also the question of how to abolish the hundred schools and respect only Confucianism. After all, the current era is different from that of the Han Dynasty in history. At that time, ideological unity could be achieved by force. But now it can't. Although the Earth Federation claims to be the highest authority, each region also has its own army and laws. At the same time, the entire federation is not a political party, but a combination of dozens of political parties from all over the world.

  These things, Zhou Fan had all mentioned before. Although he didn't go into great detail, but every time he hit the key point.

  The more they chatted, the more astonished the old man became, and the more astonished he was, the more he wanted to chat.

  Until the end, the old man still had some strange looks at Zhou Fan.

  Until the very end, Zhou Fan felt like he had said too much and became embarrassed, refusing to say any more.

  ……

  "Grandpa, how's that kid?"

  In the cabin, a beautiful girl without any makeup was waiting to ask the old man.

  "It's snowing, who is this person to you, so concerned."

  "Grandpa, he's just a good friend."

  The snowflakes gently fall from the sky.

  This time, Ning Xue Tian deliberately came to Liujiang because he knew that his grandfather, Ning Qian, also wanted to visit Liujiang, and had tricked Zhou Fan into coming along.

  "Is it just being good friends that makes you go to great lengths to even design Grandpa into it?"

  The old man is Ning Xue Tian's grandfather, Ning Qian.

  Ning Xue had just boarded the cruise ship, Ning Qian already knew. He thought he saw his granddaughter coming from Yanjing to see him, and was very happy. It wasn't until later that he realized his granddaughter hadn't come specifically to see him after all.

  Ning Qian smiled and said.

  "Alright, grandpa, I'll tell you, actually I was thinking of pulling him into our company, what do you think?"

  "Oh, I see."

  Ning Qian still found it somewhat strange, but didn't ask again.

  "Who is this person?"

  At these words, Ning Qian furrowed his brow tightly.

  As for Zhou Fan, Ning Qian really didn't know how to evaluate him.

  I don't even know how this guy developed his vision for life, world politics, economy, culture... he's familiar with everything.

  "What's wrong with this person?"

  For some reason, Ning Xue Tian suddenly became excited and shouted again.

  Ning Qian saw this and secretly smiled in her heart, "It's rare that there is someone who makes Xue Tian so concerned."

  After some thought, Ning Qian slowly said a sentence, "Deep and unfathomable."

  ……

  "Huh? Female knight, where did you go just now? I was still looking for you?"

  Standing on the deck, Zhou Fan was enjoying a beautiful woman's performance of Huangmei Opera.

  Just as Zhou Fan was secretly sighing that even the small cruise ship had performers of Huangmei Opera, Ning Xuetian suddenly appeared out of nowhere. But no sooner had he said this than Zhou Fan felt a twinge of regret.

  Why bother looking for trouble yourself?

  "What's wrong, thinking of me?"

  When Ning Xue heard Zhou Fan say he was looking for her, she felt a thrill of excitement inside.

  "Haha, I thought there were more people, look, that girl in front who sings Huangmei Opera, I also wanted to come."

  "You..."

  Ning Xue Tian glared at Zhou Fan, but didn't know what to say. She looked at the Huangmei Opera performance in front of her and smiled, "Well, I think only old-fashioned people like you would listen to this kind of opera." After saying that, Ning Xue Tian stuck out her tongue. She glanced around and was relieved that her grandfather wasn't there; he loved watching Huangmei Opera, and if he had heard her, he would have scolded her for sure.

  "Alas, it can only be blamed on their lack of appreciation."

  That's what he said, but Zhou Fan still sighed.

  That girl sang very hard, but there were not many people around who appreciated it.

  Even if someone is watching, it's just for the sake of watching a show or admiring beautiful women.

  Actually, if you want to say it, Zhou Fan would think that Huangmei Opera is more excellent than Peking Opera, Yue Opera... There is no other reason, just because Huangmei Opera is more popular and easy to understand, the stage performance has its own characteristics. Unlike Peking Opera and Yue Opera, which have a single form of performance, costumes and props are also single, in Huangmei Opera, it's like a film and television work, each person has their own role, and then performs on stage for you. If not using a singing method to sing to you, Huangmei Opera is absolutely an invaluable film and television work.

  Unfortunately, this world is like the previous one, where there are few people who sing Peking Opera, let alone those who sing Huangmei Opera.

  But even so, this precious Huangmei Opera is still not liked by many people.

  No wonder the Earth Federation is unified, but some guys in the European and American regions are still quarreling and making trouble every day.

  It's also because of the more abundant culture they brought over from their side that has been influencing this world.

  Just then some gloominess appeared, but Zhou Fan's eyes lit up.

  If Huangmei Opera is made more accessible, it might become even more popular.

  At this thought, Zhou Fan became excited.

  Ning Xue looked at him with a somewhat nonchalant expression, and Zhou Fan said, "Actually, if I taught that girl to sing a few lines, it would definitely be explosive."

  "Are you teaching that beautiful woman to sing Huangmei Opera?"

  Ning Xue felt something unbelievable.

  "What's wrong, don't you believe me?"

  "Of course, if you were singing something else it would be fine, but this Huangmei opera, I don't think much of it."

  "Why don't we make a bet? If I can get that chick to attract 100 people, you have to agree to one condition of mine."

  "What if not."

  "There is no..."

  "To be honest, I haven't thought about losing at all, and I haven't thought about what to do if that happens."

  "You're too pleased with yourself."

  Ning Xue glanced at Zhou Fan with a hint of disappointment, "You didn't pass, so you have to agree to one condition."

  "Any condition."

  "Good."

  Although he knew what Ning Xuetian was up to, Zhou Fan still agreed.

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