Chapter 823: The Tao (7400 supplement)

"Preaching the Tao?"

Gu Yue was greatly shocked, then a burning heat welled up in his heart: "I wonder where the Daoist Lineage of the Daoist comes from? Can you also teach me to cultivate immortality?"

"My Tao is named 'Supreme', it is the 'Supreme Tao'!"

Aaron said proudly.

"Supreme Tao!" Gu Yue chewed on this term, and immediately praised it: "Just hearing the name of the Daoist Lineage, it has the momentum to suppress ten thousand Daos; the Daoism must also be extraordinary!"

"The Daoism passed down by my Supreme Tao is called—Science!"

Aaron said with a straight face: "All things in the world have their own laws. Through observation, induction, summarization, and analysis... one finally arrives at the truth, making all things serve me. This is the Tao of Science! The more truth is debated, the clearer it becomes. It is right there; it does not cease to exist because people ignore it, nor does it change because of a Fallacy... Everything that can be proven is Science!"

"My child... studying is truly hard."

"The so-called Tao of Science requires looking at problems dialectically. The first lesson for beginners is to know that there is absolutely nothing in this world that is unchanging and always correct; people are even more so! Therefore, this Tao does not set up statues. If you want to worship, then worship me... but only address me as teacher, and consider yourselves students," Aaron replied.

"The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, springs flow from high to low, two iron balls land at the same time... all principles that can be demonstrated are truth!"

'Using the Tao of Science to teach Arithmetic, law, Natural Sciences, and many other subjects... completely abandoning the landlord class of the noble families and the scholar-official class, selecting talent from illiterate farmers, and cultivating them... decades later, using them to replace the original bureaucratic class, especially the clerks, only then can we turn the world upside down and change people's hearts!'

Aaron was willing to take disciples, provide food and clothing, and even teach the method of becoming an immortal; it was simply a wonderful thing like pie falling from the sky!

It was just that this Scientific Dao Method was something never heard of, but the Daoist had said it, could it be bad?

The people below were faintly restless, but Aaron was noncommittal and only let Zhan Da maintain order in secret.

"And after learning the Tao of Science, what use is it?"

This kind of slaughter is definitely ten or a hundred times more cruel than the changing of dynasties!

But Aaron did not care.

Looking at the dense crowd of heads below, Aaron cleared his throat, his voice gentle as jade: "This seat... is Xulingzi of the Supreme Tao, here today to teach this Tao of Science!"

You Ershenzi looked at You Kuan reading under the Lamp and felt a bit of heartache.

Yet Aaron felt it was very reasonable!

"The Tao of Science can control and use all things... it can refine medicine to cure a hundred diseases, can make Chemical Fertilizer to make the land yield a bountiful harvest, can make gunpowder to gain the power to split mountains and crack rocks, can understand this world, and obtain the Tao... ultimately prolonging life, and even becoming an immortal!"

Schoolhouse.

His voice was slow, yet it seemed to ring directly in the ears of every listener, making the crowd below look startled.

One month later, the schoolhouse and the soldiers' dormitory were completed.

'To overthrow the three religions, one must bring out one's own things!'

These were all villagers from ten miles around, bringing their own boys, and there were even a few foolish sons of landlords mixed in. Gu Yue was also there, followed by a young boy with eyes full of longing.

'This is much harder than simply overthrowing the Great Song and becoming Emperor oneself... the hardest part is cultivating a new generation of officials who believe in Science! Then achieving a cycle, and letting them gain benefits to crush and replace the original landlord group!'

At this time, he wore a jade crown, a crane cloak, and held a horsetail whisk, walking leisurely onto the high platform, looking at the black mass of people below.

At this moment, You Kuan stepped out and bowed: "Daoist... I am very grateful that you gifted me medicine to save me, but I do not know which Daoist Gate lineage the Tao of Science belongs to, or which Daoist deity to worship?"

Aaron watched this scene and sighed inwardly: 'The common people are ignorant; if I said I was teaching them to read, they might not be willing to send over half-grown labor, but they flock here when there is hope of becoming an immortal... However, I am not lying. After thousands or tens of thousands of years, with the development of Science, it may not be impossible to create transplantable Nanomi Jindan and Nuclear Fusion Dantian... by then, everyone will be an immortal!'

On the corridor, some new wood emitted a fresh fragrance. Directly in front of the schoolhouse was a huge square, and on the square was a high platform.

'I came to this world to raise blades and weapons on the ground!'

Using his identity as a big shot of Spirituality to spread the Tao of Science in this world with supernatural power!

It looked very nonsensical.

"I study the scriptures of the sages, I fear I cannot listen to a Daoist preaching and discussing mysteries..." You Kuan saw his mother about to wipe away tears again and quickly said: "Mother, do not cry, your son will go..."

You Kuan said: "Ever since Brother Fang returned and sent over another Pear, I have felt much better. Thinking of how I have wasted so much of my studies in the past, I must work twice as hard to make up for it..."

Even if it is supernatural power, it can actually be classified into Science; it is just the part that Science has not yet explained!

Many of the common people actually cannot even get enough to eat; a half-grown boy eats his father out of house and home, that is the truth of it.

You Ershenzi then broke into a smile through her tears: "The Daoist is going to teach immortal arts to cure diseases and save people. If you can learn even a scale or a claw, and be healthy in the future, your mother will say Amitabha and have no other requests..."

"Children under thirteen years old, regardless of gender, who are willing to join my Supreme Tao, will all be accepted... I will provide food and clothing, and charge no tuition fees!"

When Aaron said this, there was some commotion below.

Truth is truth!

'Especially the Confucian school, it is rooted too deeply... therefore, one must cut ties with the past and tear everything down to start over! Set up a new stove!'

If this goes on for a long time, what if his eyes go bad?

"Mother."

"Of course there are! No one is a Perfect Human! Even I have faults!" Aaron said frankly: "As for the Ancient sages and the Most Holy Teacher? Heh... are they not also mortals? What they excrete is just as smelly, and if they are not a Eunuch, they will also be moved when they see a beauty, so they must have faults!"

'Therefore... the more talented the scholars of the old forces are, the less they can be used! They have already studied into the principles and formed their own outlook on life; their hearts are already corrupted and beyond saving!'

You Kuan's face turned pale, and his hands and feet were trembling.

You Kuan's expression changed violently: "Could it be that the Most Holy Teacher and the Ancient sages also have faults?"

"The so-called Science... is the path to studying truth. What is truth, and what is the Tao?"

Seeing that the people below were confused, Aaron knew that saying these things was useless and had to mention the practical scope.

This place was close to the barracks, and Aaron had built it with great care.

"The Daoist is preparing to give a lecture tomorrow, why don't you go and listen... by drawing inferences, perhaps there will be benefits," You Ershenzi said.

'The landlord-bureaucrat-scholar class that is about to exit the stage of history will inevitably counterattack frantically... at that time, one must not spare the slaughter!'

You Ershenzi's house.

He vaguely felt that he should stand up and sternly refute this person who defiled the sages, but he also vaguely felt that what the other party said made some sense.

At this time, his heart was tossing and turning, and there was only one thought: 'The Daoist is arrogant... this is to be an enemy of all the scholars in the world!'

(End of chapter)