Rebirth of the Powerful

Chapter 163 The Little Powerful Shakes the Capital ([-])

A female associate professor of history at Renmin University who stood by and listened to the discussion between the two said: "The textbooks say it was the most thorough bourgeois revolution, and Marat was one of the leaders of the Jacobins at that time. Hero called 'Friend of the People'. Mister's views are too deviant, aren't they?"

Xia Xiaoluo smiled and said: "First of all, I want to make it clear that "Friends of the People" is not the title of Marat, but a newspaper founded by Marat in 1789. Yes, "Friends of the People" It speaks for the people at the bottom, but because of its irrationality, it also incites the desire for destruction of the people at the bottom, and finally evolves into mob politics. After 1790, Marat began to abandon his original concept of freedom and equality and advocated dictatorship, and advocated Revolutionary terror, at this time killing became the main purpose. 1793 was a watershed in the French Revolution. The leaders of the Jacobins, Robespierre, Marat, Danton and others began to cleanse the opposition and overthrow the Girondins. Marat set up the Public Security Committee as its chairman and began a bloody reign of terror. During this period, about 40 people were executed. There was no normal trial procedure, and an innocent citizen could be sent to jail with a false accusation from anyone. Guillotine. You should be thankful that you didn’t live in that era. Otherwise, you might be sent to the guillotine as aristocrats based on your temperament, speech, clothing, concerns and ways of speaking. It would be terrible. We can make an absurd hypothesis, assuming that Mr. Mara was resurrected again, and his bloodthirsty habit had not changed, and he is now hiding in a certain alley in Beijing. Writing an article in "Friends of the People", Mr. Marat stubbornly believed that the people who came to visit the art exhibition today are the enemies of the people, because their hobbies are incompatible with the thoughts and feelings of the people at the bottom, and their backgrounds are suspicious. It will not come from the people at the bottom. If killing these unlucky people can make mankind happy, why not do it? I wonder if you are willing to be the lamb on the altar for the happiness of mankind?"

The female professor nodded slightly, she did not expect to meet an expert in history here, and what shocked her even more was that the person who said these words turned out to be a high school student.

Seeing that the female professor nodded one after another, everyone thought that Xia Xiaoluo's remarks should be true, but only from the point of view of reason, they looked at Xia Xiaoluo's eyes without contempt, but with a serious face .

Yuan Hao was blushed by what he said, and said: "When dealing with history, it depends on its consequences. Don't you think that Marat and Robespierre brought the voice of democracy and freedom to the world, and promoted the democratization of the whole of Europe in the future? process?"

Xia Xiaoluo said proudly: "I'm sorry, you confused the concept. It was the French Revolution that promoted the democratization process in Europe, not Marat and others. They were just representatives of a period of bloody tyranny during the French Revolution. The Jacobins The tyrannical rule of China has only lasted for more than a year. Mara and others have become a bloody collective criminal group. The liberty of innocent citizens, the massacre of nobles in the name of equality, the trampling of laws in the name of national security, the trampling of human dignity, and the supreme human right to life. As for the evaluation of the French Revolution, I agree with a historian who Think: As far as France was concerned at that time, it was a tyranny against human rights. We evaluate a historical event not by whether it brings good news to the future and bystanders, but whether it brings good news to the people in its local area and at the time. to well-being, because human rights are the human rights of the time and place, not the human rights of the future, nor the human rights of bystanders."

Yuan Hao was stunned, tongue-tied, and choked for a long time. He said anxiously: "... But... Sir, from the historical materials I have come across about the French Revolution, it does not show what you said at all. The smell of blood, just that the crowd sent King Louis XVI and Queen to the guillotine..."

Xia Xiaoluo interrupted him unceremoniously: "So I think you are misleading your disciples. You must understand that textbooks can only represent a point of view, not necessarily the truth of history. Why don't you read more materials? Like Migne "History of the French Revolution", Hobbes' "Leviathan", and Bollor's "The Evil of Politics", are there translations in China?"

Yuan Hao wanted to make some excuses, but Xia Xiaoluo didn't give him a chance, and continued to chase after him fiercely, saying: "Also, the "Revolutionary Psychology" and "The Crowd" written by Gustave Le Pen are very important to him. It is also worth reading to study the history of the French Revolution. He said that once an individual enters a group, his individuality is obliterated, and the group's thinking dominates, while the group's behavior is characterized by indifference, emotion, and low IQ, such as , the Cultural Revolution we experienced.”

Xia Xiaoluo's words hit everyone's hearts like a heavy hammer, and everyone was dumbfounded.Because Xia Xiaoluo pointedly pointed out that the Cultural Revolution was a "group unconscious" movement, directly exposing its essence.Very incisive.In particular, several people who experienced the Cultural Revolution felt the same way.

At some point, Cao Weiye also stood by and listened. At this time, he said: "When the Cultural Revolution came, we cadres and children were very happy because we could criticize teachers and enjoy the thrill of violence without having to go to class. But Later, the direction of the struggle changed and began to turn to the party. Many of our fathers were shocked. At that time, we realized that unrestrained violence is like an atomic bomb with great lethality. It does not hurt a certain person. It’s about letting everyone perish together.”

Xia Xiaoluo looked at Yuan Hao with a smile, and said earnestly: "You are 25 years old, and you have never experienced the chaos of the Cultural Revolution, so you can't understand it deeply. If the advocates of mob politics and bloodthirsty people are heroes, then You will inevitably be subject to a Cultural Revolution in the future, a sound society should be a society ruled by law, a society that values ​​human dignity and life, and those unrestrained violence is scum! Garbage! It should be swept away.”

Yuan Hao was originally from the underworld, and he was really "unrestrained violence". Xia Xiaoluo's words seemed to slap him a few times, and he felt his face burning hot.

And the few male guests around who knew Yuan Hao's details wanted to understand the profound truth in Xia Xiaoluo's words at this moment, and they were even more disdainful and jealous of Yuan Hao. Keep him away.

Xia Xiaoluo said: "If Mr. Yuan thought that unfettered violence is a good thing, he probably wouldn't have attended this party. After all, a reception is a typical place in a civilized society."

Yuan Hao's face was flushed, and he thought to himself, is the underworld a stain that can never be washed away?Now he finally understands that the gangsters and violence that have brought him glory before will never be on the table in the eyes of the real upper class.He also finally understood his father's good intentions in doing everything possible to whitewash the gangsters, participating in legitimate businesses and trying his best to integrate himself into the upper class society.

However, no matter what, he couldn't accept being teased so harshly by Xia Xiaoluo, a high school student. His face turned red and pale, and he was stunned for a long time before he said: "Beethoven said that music is the crystallization of civilization, and it is more important than all wisdom, All the higher revelations of philosophy, whoever can infiltrate the meaning of my music will be able to transcend the suffering that ordinary people cannot extricate themselves from. Mr. Xia talks about human civilization, so he must be very good at music? I hope you can play a piece for everyone.”

He glanced at Chu Xiuhan and said: "This lady is really beautiful. I would like to present you a song "Jasmine Flower". I hope you like it. I am throwing bricks to attract jade. I think Mr. Xia will not disappoint all guests. .”

The meaning of provocation is very obvious.

As he said that, he walked towards the piano a little proudly. The black Yamaha piano stood quietly on the stage, as demure as a virgin, and it seemed that people would become a bit noble when they got close to the piano.

He sat upright in front of the piano, then raised his hands, pressed his soft fingers on the keys, and a soft "Jasmine Flower" flowed out soothingly.

"Jasmine" was originally a folk song from Jiangsu and Anhui. Later, He Fang, the composer and conductor of the Frontline Song and Dance Troupe, led the chorus team to the capital to participate in the military performance. It was officially recorded and made into a record, which soon spread throughout the country and became a popular folk song.

Since then, "Jasmine" has officially gone abroad and was sung at the Vienna Opera House.The performance in Vienna was highly appreciated.Since then, "Jasmine Flower" has been unstoppable, and it has been sung from Austria to the former Soviet Union, to Indonesia, Poland, Hungary, and Albania, and it has been sung all over the world.It was also included in the "World Famous Songs Album".

The song has a gentle melody, smooth fluctuations, and delicate emotions. Yuan Hao performed it very well, and cheers and warm applause erupted from the crowd.

After the performance, Yuan Hao walked down the front desk with a smile. It seems that eight years of piano practice has not been in vain, which is enough to turn all living beings upside down.

Many of these people attending the reception are experts in classical music, and they are naturally knowledgeable. They all nodded and thought, it is rare to have a few years of knowledge, rare.

Especially the musician Tan Ge, the famous composer who performed this piece at the Vienna State Opera, gave Yuan Hao a high score.

Yuan Hao made a gesture of invitation to Xia Xiaoluo, and said, "Let's listen to Mr. Xia's demeanor." Then he looked at Xia Xiaoluo playfully and teasingly.Xindao, how could a wild child from this county talk about piano?How dare I talk about the history of the French Revolution here.

Xia Xiaoluo couldn't help being very embarrassed, thinking, your sister is cheating, my buddy learned notation in junior high school, and the only chance to get in touch with the keyboard is to play computer, never touched the piano.