"In other words, for the monsters and barbarians, the power of enlightenment is more important than anything else?" Yang Yuhuan asked.
"Yes. Confucius' foundation is education. No matter whether it is the Spring and Autumn Period celebrities before or after him, they are far inferior to him. There were many sages before Confucius, but they did not break the privilege of education controlled by the powerful. They did not even have the concept of 'teaching without distinction', let alone educating all living beings. Only Confucius founded private schools, broke the restrictions of the powerful on education, opened the precedent of truly educating the world, and made the human race truly enlightened. Therefore, even the demon saints rarely attacked Confucius. Not to mention that the human race worshipped Confucius as the 'Supreme Saint Teacher' and the 'Teacher of All Ages', even some barbarians took the initiative to worship Confucius as the first teacher of all worlds after studying the classics of the human saints."
"I know about this. King Wen saved humanity from disaster, and Confucius enlightened humanity's wisdom. They both made real contributions, so all schools of thought regard him as the greatest saint. If there were no Confucius, humanity would have been in ignorance for at least hundreds of years, and there would have been no prosperity afterwards." Yang Yuhuan said.
Su Xiaoxiao whispered, "I heard people in Kongcheng talking about it. The reason why the demon saints did not attack Confucius was that they wanted to change the situation after conquering Liangjie Mountain and enslaving the human race. They wanted to worship Confucius as the ancestor god of the ape race, steal the great way of enlightenment, and make the demons and barbarians prosperous for generations."
Fang Yun was shocked. He didn't expect there was such a saying. He had never heard of it before.
Zhao Hongzhuang and Yang Yuhuan were also shocked. This idea was indeed strange, but not impossible.
Zhao Hongzhuang whispered, "That's not right. When Confucius died, he already had the appearance of a saint. He is also a real saint in the Holy Court of Ten Thousand Worlds. How could the demon barbarians have such an idea?"
Ao Huang curled his lips and protested quietly: "Your number one master in the universe is Confucius, and our dragon clan's is Thunder Master, don't get them confused. Of course, I don't object to the two being listed side by side, after all, I also grew up reading Confucius' classics."
Fang Yun fell into deep thought, and the conversation between the three reminded him that Confucius's benevolence and righteousness were the holy ways, while education was more inclined to "merit". Confucius's holy ways might be wrong, but his great merit in breaking the monopoly of education and creating education for the human race would last forever, and this was the basis for Confucius to become a saint.
The human race is constantly growing, and many branches of the holy path will be weakened, but the great contributions to enlightening and educating the human race will never disappear.
While several people were talking in the box, the auctioneer did his best to introduce the effectiveness of "Three Character Classic" and its power to enlighten all things.
No matter how the auctioneer praised it, no one objected, because all the children in the human race were learning the "Three Character Classic". Some barbarians even imitated the "Three Character Classic" and compiled the "Demon and Barbarian Three Character Classic" to let the demons and barbarians know the history, celebrities and culture of their own race, with remarkable results.
"The Three Character Classic written by Saint Fang Xu contains the teachings of the Holy Way, which is a 'great achievement for generations to come'! The starting price is 10 million taels of silver, and each bid must not be less than 1 million! Everyone, please make your bid!"
However, there was no sound of bidding for the official seal.
Everyone was puzzled. Then they burst into laughter. This "Three Character Classic" was too important. Those who couldn't afford it were embarrassed to bid immediately, and those who could afford it would wait until the price was about the same before they could participate in the auction.
The auctioneer smiled and said, "This is the finale of Fang Yun's special auction. It's the last one. If someone else gets it first, you will regret it. So, is there anyone bidding now?"
"West Sea Dragon Palace, offer 100 million taels of silver." A deep voice sounded, 100 million. It was already the annual tax revenue of an ordinary state.
Then, a strange chill swept through the whole place. Everyone’s bodies seemed unable to feel the chill, but their souls seemed to be frozen.
"Ao Ming, this is not the place for you to act wildly!" Ao Huang said angrily.
"Ao Huang, although you are a real dragon, you are only a Dragon Marquis. I am the Dragon King. Watch your tone!"
"In three years at most, I will go to the Dragon Palace in the West Sea to beat you up!" Ao Huang shouted.
"snort!"
Ao Huang immediately said: "The East Sea Dragon Palace will offer 200 million!"
"Shut up!" Qingyi Longhou couldn't help but scold.
Ao Huang realized that he was being stupid, so he shrank his neck, swam in the air, and flew behind Fang Yun. He said aggrievedly, "We are all family, so it doesn't matter if I give you a little more."
"Haha, what's the matter? Isn't the East China Sea Dragon Palace prepared to pay 200 million taels of silver?" Ao Ming's voice echoed in the conference hall.
"Well, the East China Sea Dragon Palace will offer not 200 million but 250 million!" The power of the dragon clan was contained in the voice of the Green-Clothed Dragon Marquis, shocking the whole audience.
The wealthy families were silent. They hadn't seen the Dragon Clan being so domineering in years. They opened their mouths and bid 100 million taels of silver. The wealthy families were no match for them.
The West Sea Dragon Clan's private room was silent for a moment, and Ao Ming said, "If I remember correctly, the East Sea Dragon Palace doesn't have much cash and banknotes left."
Even though the Shengyuan Continent is vast and has a large population, the total amount of silver is limited after all, and the amount of silver notes is naturally limited as well.
"My East Sea Dragon Palace can still afford several hundred million taels of silver. Even if the silver is not much, we still have a lot of pearls and jades that can be used to pay for it at a discount. However, your West Sea Dragon Palace has the help of the demon world, so your financial resources may be better." said the Green-clothed Dragon Marquis.
"You're slandering me!" Ao Ming retorted.
The humans in the auction hall were talking among themselves.
"The people of the West Sea Dragon Clan acted so realistically. They have been connected with the demon world for a long time."
"I heard that the Dragon Saint of the West Sea almost came to steal the Ancestral Dragon Blood of Fang Xusheng. He has no shame at all!"
"That day, the test shocked the Saint. Six sub-saints came forward, and Saint Xun pointed to the West Sea Dragon Palace, warning the West Sea Dragon Saint!"
"The Three Character Classic is a sacred object of the human race. Even if it is not the first copy, it is still very important. It is fine to give it to the Dragon Palace of the East Sea, but it must not fall into the hands of the Dragon Palace of the West Sea."
"The human families should just join forces!"
Everyone was outraged, but no dragon in the West Sea Dragon Palace dared to come forward.
The dragons of the North Sea Dragon Palace and the South Sea Dragon Palace originally wanted to participate in the auction, but now they are hesitant. If they really want to bid, they may offend both the East Sea Dragon Palace and the West Sea Dragon Palace at the same time.
The auctioneer coughed lightly and said, "Everyone, please be quiet. Because this auction involves poems and essays about the Holy Way, the Holy Academy has a clear rule that they cannot be leaked. If there is a dispute, the owner will decide. Okay, now the East China Sea Dragon Palace is offering 250 million. Who is willing to bid higher?"
"Ding… "
"Ding… "
The auction finally returned to normal, and the various families began to bid continuously.
The wealthy family heads sighed. Some of them had originally wanted to join forces to bid, and at worst, merge the clan schools into one, so that all descendants could be baptized by the "Three Character Classic". However, they did not expect that the price would soar to 300 million as soon as the auction started. It was not that they could not afford it, but once they did, they would inevitably suffer a lot. Moreover, the bidding price kept rising!
Many noble families that had never participated in the auction finally showed their fangs.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the bidding price soared to 800 million taels of silver!
All the taxes levied by Jing State last year added up to only 640 million taels of silver!
All the wealthy families gave up completely, even the extremely wealthy Luban Xusheng family had to give up halfway.
After exceeding 500 million taels of silver, the auction has become a battlefield for the noble families!
The Kong family, on the other hand, has been slow to participate. Although the Three Character Classic is powerful, it is not as powerful as the original work of Confucius. For the Kong family, the non-first copy of the Three Character Classic only has collection value, but no practical value. (To be continued...)