Bab 52: Three-In-One Big Gift

Zhu Yi asked pensively, "Which of the two is greater? Reasoning or strength?"

To which he responded, "Without strength you will be unable to uphold your reason. Yet, strength without reason is nothing but mindless violence." Lin Feng smiled lightly, "What is the greatest in the world? A strong person speaking with reason, this is truly the greatest!"

Zhu Yi’s pupils dilated with admiration.

"That’s right! If I had your strength, I would definitely dare to stand up for myself in front of my father. What is the greatest in the world, reason to me is. Father and son can also argue by reasoning, even emperors and officials can argue by reasoning!"

"If the prince has terrible flaws, they ought to remonstrate him, and if he does not listen to them after they have done so again and again, they ought to dethrone him! Those subservient principles of my father have strayed from the true nature of scholars. But towards these principles, with my feeble strength how can I argue over him?"