Chapter 1308 Sounding

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After the catastrophe, less than 10%... Zhou Fan's face was shocked. The Great Wei Dynasty has seven states and twenty-one states, with a vast territory. Less than 10% of the people in such a country can survive. This is a shocking number.

The devastation caused by the catastrophe was too terrifying.

"There are very few people who can survive..." Duanmu Xiaohong continued: "Actually, our Great Wei is pretty good. After the catastrophe, the neighboring countries will change their dynasties."

"Changing the dynasty..." Zhou Fan couldn't help but said, "Then why don't we take the opportunity to annex those two countries?"

"Where will there be people after the catastrophe? They are all desolate areas, and no one lives in their own country. What you said about annexation is meaningless at all." Duanmu Xiaohong shook his head and said: "When we become prosperous here, the neighboring countries will also be It will gradually develop.”

"And there are some things that I can't tell you in detail. You will know in the future that the twenty-one states in the seven roads of the Great Wei Dynasty are already the limit that officials can manage. No matter how many places, we will be unable to cope with them."

"The catastrophe caused so much damage, but now few people know about it. Did the officials deliberately conceal it?" Zhou Fan thought for a while and asked.

"Yes." Duanmu Xiaohong said frankly: "At least ordinary people will not know that the catastrophe is once a thousand years, and officials are not allowed to record this matter, otherwise it will cause great panic in our era."

"In fact, even most of the aristocratic families that have survived the catastrophe do not know that the catastrophe occurs once in a thousand years, and the catastrophe happens twice. They will only think that it was a natural disaster that happened by chance. Second-rate."

"How can ordinary people know? A thousand years is enough for everyone to forget the huge damage caused by that disaster."

The official family deliberately concealed it and the time span was long enough. Indeed, even the aristocratic family may not be able to know the inside story, let alone ordinary people.

"There are only two times, how can you confirm that there will be a third time?" Zhou Fan asked in confusion.

"It's Dawei who has experienced it twice. The saints of our academy have traveled all over the world and have been to countries far away. There is clear evidence that the once-in-a-thousand-year catastrophe happened at least four times." Duanmu Xiaohong said slowly: "The ancient Buddhist scriptures of the Great Buddha Temple also recorded the events of the Great Calamity."

"The catastrophe occurs once every thousand years. I have never missed it. It's just that the exact time cannot be confirmed, but it's almost there.

"Is it only a few years?" Zhou Fan said to himself with a heavy face: "Mr. Da, does anyone know what this catastrophe is?"

Duanmu Xiaohong shook his head firmly and said: "If you knew, then so many people would not have died. Every catastrophe is different, and this catastrophe should not be the same. If we knew, we would not hide it from you. We can only do all the preparations we can think of.”

"Even these preparations may not be useful..."

"Does it have any special means for Da Wei to survive two calamities?" Zhou Fan asked with flickering eyes.

The other two countries have changed their dynasties, which means that the casualties are more serious than that of the Great Wei. How can the Great Wei survive twice without falling?

"Because of the Great Buddha Temple, because of our academy, and because of the Li royal family." Duanmu Xiaohong gave the answer.

It's just too vague, Zhou Fan doesn't quite understand, are these three forces so deep?

"Speaking of the catastrophe, I want to ask you, if the catastrophe comes, what will you do?"

Duanmu Xiaohong's words interrupted Zhou Fan's thoughts,

Zhou Fan looked up and said puzzled: "Why does Mr. Da ask this? If the catastrophe comes, of course, he will find a way to survive."

Isn't this a matter of course?

"If you have the ability to save the entire Great Wei, you just need to sacrifice your own life to do so, are you willing to sacrifice your own life to save the Great Wei?" Duanmu Xiaohong asked.

Zhou Fan smiled dryly: "Mr. Da is joking, how could I have this ability?"

"I just assumed, what are you afraid of?" Duanmu Xiaohong stared at Zhou Fan's face.

Zhou Fan was silent for a while and said, "If your wife and mother fell into the river, you are just an ordinary person, which one would you save?"

"I don't have a wife." Duanmu Xiaohong was slightly startled and said: "But if it's just an assumption, of course, I'm saving my mother, and the people are filial piety. Without my mother, there would be no me, and my wife would definitely agree with me. When I serve my mother until I die, I will use my death to repay my wife."

"..." Zhou Fan: "Then let me change it. If your teacher and mother fell into the river, the teacher I mentioned is just an ordinary person, and you are just an ordinary person. Which one would you save?"

Zhou Fan became a teacher because he was a teacher for one day and a father for life.

"I will still save my mother, otherwise if I save the teacher, he will be so angry that he will beat me to death, and he will be ashamed of being an unfilial person like me, and then kill himself by wiping his neck." Duanmu Xiaohong said solemnly: " I can't be sorry for the teacher's words and deeds, but the teacher did die because I didn't save him, and I will take the responsibility of taking care of the teacher's family or clan..."

Zhou Fan was speechless.

"You haven't answered my question yet." Duanmu Xiaohong asked again.

"For such a question, in fact, until the last step, no one knows how he will choose..." Zhou Fan said helplessly: "But if you force me to give an answer, I should not be so noble, and I will be willing to sacrifice myself. life to save the entire country."

"What if I replace the country with your relatives?" Duanmu Xiaohong said slowly.

"I think it's not as difficult to save my relatives as it is to save a country." Zhou Fan raised his eyebrows slightly: "I am willing to do everything to save my relatives, including my own life."

Duanmu Xiaohong didn't speak, just stared at Zhou Fan quietly.

"Will I be disappointed by saying that, Mr. Da?" Zhou Fan broke the silence and said, he felt that Duanmu Xiaohong's question should be thoughtful.

When he thought about it, according to Duanmu Xiaohong's answer, he should be willing to sacrifice his life to do such a thing.

Duanmu Xiaohong laughed out loud, but unfortunately only Zhou Fan could hear his laughter, he laughed: "The teacher said that he is called a saint, but in fact he also has selfishness. There is no truly selfless person in the world. Humans have selfishness.”

"Sacrifice is worthy of admiration and praise, but what's wrong with others choosing to survive?"

"Even if that person survives, will a lot of people die?" Zhou Fan couldn't help asking.

"Why do you say harm? You didn't kill them." Duanmu Xiaohong said solemnly: "Many people die every day in the world, and how many are willing to trade their lives for a stranger to survive?"

"Our academy advocates benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, trustworthiness, but never requires disciples to sacrifice their own lives in exchange for others to survive. Whether they are willing to do it or not, and whether it is worth doing, depends on your own heart."

"Mr. Da, why do you ask me such a question?" Zhou Fan said with a wry smile, he didn't like listening to these high-sounding truths.