"Loyalty, for example! It's our discipline, isn't it? We need loyalty, integrity, and so on between people! What I teach you! I admit it was I who taught! You accept it too! Isn't it?

But! I only teach you loyalty and integrity, but I don't teach you how to deal with the enemy. Can we be loyal to our enemies? Does the enemy speak to us of integrity? Confucius explained.

"This?"

"The enemy knows that you are loyal and honest, and if you are disloyal and dishonest in front of them, they will say that you have no discipline! Don't? This is the festival? Is our discipline being taken advantage of? ”

"This?" Zeng Shen couldn't answer.

"So! I admit I was wrong! I treat everyone in the world as a gentleman, and I don't consider that there are enemies in the world. What if we don't face reality? Blindly demanding your loyalty, integrity? Have I done you a curse? ”

"This? Mr? I? For a while, Zeng Shen couldn't fully understand.

"So! The Taoists are right! Taoism allows us to recognize the facts and see the current state of the world, instead of blindly thinking about how the world is beautiful. In this world, there will always be people with different thoughts! If you don't know who others are, you will be honest with others, and you will often be deceived by others.

For example! Trade! Zigong once did, didn't he learn honesty from my side? Isn't it? He sent a consignment of goods to the northern nomads, and as a result! Others coaxed him to say that their belongings had been robbed, and they couldn't cash it out this time, so they would give it next time.

And the result! He believed in the nomads. Integrity! Isn't it? Outcome! When the goods were delivered the second time, the nomads thought that Zigong was stupid, so they robbed the goods. Not only did he not give money, but he also killed Zigong. This is not? Almost empty? ”

"And what's going on?"

"Alas!" Confucius sighed: "The former Zigong! People are very fine, everything is guarded! But since following me, he's changed. It's not that I've become fine, but I've become stupid! There is also a sub-road! It's the same with him! It's true! I killed Zilu! If I hadn't taught him that, he wouldn't have died! Isn't it? Alas! ”

"Sir?" I once saw Confucius's confession, but I didn't know how to persuade him.

"In a word! I just live in my ideal world, not in the real world! No matter how beautiful the ideal world is, it is an ideal, an imagination, and wishful thinking! And the real world is real, what we have to face, what we are facing! So! We still have to be realistic and accept reality! ”

"Then we don't want to be ideal? Whining! Zeng Shen asked.

"We need ideals and dreams! We must strive for our ideals and dreams! We will work tirelessly to realize our ideals and dreams! But! We all have to accept reality and face reality! ”

"This?"

"Our pursuit cannot change! It can't be without! But! What we are facing now is how to face the reality, solve and deal with the problems encountered and faced in real life! If real life can't be handled well, where is the future? Isn't it? ”

"Woooooo When he heard this, he began to weep.

"I discover the limitations of my doctrinal thoughts! ……”

"Sir? Woooooo Zeng Shen interrupted: "Where does the limitations of Mr.'s doctrine and ideas come from? There are no limits! It was perfect! Woooooo ……”

Confucius smiled bitterly: "Thank you! Zengzi! Don't just comfort me! It makes me happy to say something nice! I know in my heart: you have doubts in your heart, and you blindly worship me in order to make me happy! Compliment me! I know it in my heart! With you as a student, I am very content! ”

"Sir! Woooooo ......" once saw that his mind was broken by Confucius, and he cried sadly.

As Confucius said: he is not brainless, blindly complimenting and echoing Mr., and has no own opinions. But! He didn't want his husband to be sad and hurt! He just wants to have a happy old age!

For people of this era, it is very rare to live to the age that Confucius is now. So! He didn't want Confucius to die with regret and so on.

Therefore! He tried his best to compliment and echo Confucius, as if he was very brainless.

"The limitation of my doctrine and thought is that it is built on the current situation! More specifically, it is based on the otherness of the monarch and the minister. I fixed the social environment on the fact that we are courtiers and people. Others are the Son of Heaven and the King. So! We, the courtiers and the people, should be a good courtier and the people, and we should fulfill our responsibilities and obligations. And the Son of Heaven and the King! We must also behave and do things according to the weekly system and weekly etiquette. I fixed the pattern of the world on this, therefore! There are limitations! ”

"Sir?"

"And history! In the end, it is necessary to move forward, and the weekly system will end sooner or later! Dynasties are always changing. Isn't it? From ancient times to modern times, isn't it all like this? So! My idea of 'self-denial and retribution' is not in line with historical progress and is very one-sided.

Self-denial is right! This is the foundation of being a human being. Retribution! It's just not flexible, it's not keeping up with the times. Do you understand? But! And not entirely wrong! We want to maintain the weekly system and weekly etiquette, but! Keep up with the times, too! We must keep up with the pace of the times, not be a stumbling block to history......"

"Sir! Woooooo ”

"You can't be left, but you can't be right either! How do you say that? Confucius explained: "We can't think that the Zhou system and Zhou rites are outdated or that not many people have followed them and completely abandon them, that's not what it means!" But! Nor is it to adhere to the Zhou rites and the Zhou system, and to maintain the authority of the Zhou Dynasty. We need to go with the flow of history, not left or right! ”

"Woooooooooooo Mr! Woooooo ”

"So! I must jump out of the current pattern and perfect my doctrine and thinking from the high plane of historical development! Do you understand? ”

"Yes! Mr! ”

"It's a pity! My son! It's too late! Confucius lamented.

"Sir!" Zeng Shen tried to comfort Mr., but was stopped by Mr.

"Say no more! I know it's wrong! I'm not a maintainer of the Zhou system, but I'm not an outright rebel either. But! We are looking for a way to rule the world. Alas! Pity! I failed! ……”

"Sir! Woooooo Zeng Shen listened and wept.

"Don't be upset! I asked you to go to Lege, to find Fang Zhong and their Taoists, just to let you learn humbly! I! At that time, he was stubborn and did not fully accept Lao Tzu's Taoism. But! It's not a blanket denial. I still have something to learn from! At least! ......" (To be continued)