"Taoism is dying", as the name suggests.

And "Zhuang Zhou is not a tree", it is Meng Zhong's accusation that Zhuang Zhou did not establish virtue.

Tree, i.e., erection, in contemporary times refers to erection to virtue.

For example, Zhuangzi, he also once lamented in his own writings that Song Rongzi "is still unseen", just like he commented on Huizi, even though they are sages such as Song Zi and Huizi who are revered by the world, Zhuangzi still feels that they are not good enough, and thinks that the two of them can actually do better.

However, I am afraid that Zhuangzi never imagined that one day someone would accuse him of "not being a tree", and more importantly, this arrogant boy also threw out another bomb of "Taoism is dying", and deliberately attributed the sin of "Taoism is dying" to him "Zhuang Zhou Bushu".

"Taoism is dying", "Zhuang Zhou is not a tree", Meng Zhong threw two bombs in one sentence, even if it is Zhuangzi, this matter cannot be handled indifferently, after all, to the worst extent, Meng Zhong is already slandering Zhuangzi and ruining his reputation.

If you were someone else, I am afraid that most of them would have been furious at this time, scolding "erection arrogance" and "kid presumptuousness", but Zhuangzi is a Taoist sage who pays attention to "Taoism and nature" and "quiet and inaction", and he can finally control his emotions.

Of course, the main reason is that Zhuangzi can't speak, or doesn't want to.

In Zhuangzi's "Xu Wu Ghost", it can be used as an explanation.

According to the "Xu Wu Ghost", after the death of Zhuangzi's confidant Huizi (Hui Shi), Zhuangzi went to the funeral, and after passing by Huizi's cemetery, he turned back to the people who followed him and said: "In the past, there was a craftsman in the Yingdi of Chu State, and when he and his companion "Shi" gave a man-made house together, a drop of sludge as big as a fly's wing was splashed on the tip of his nose, so he asked his companion "Shi" to cut it off for him, so the craftsman Shi swung his axe and chopped it down casually, completely removing the small drop of mud without the slightest damage to his nose. From beginning to end, the Yingren stood with an unchanging face.

Later, when the monarch of the Song Kingdom (Song Yuanjun) heard about this, he called the name "Shi" and asked for a performance. However, Shi said, "I used to be able to cut because of my companion, but my companion is already dead!" ”

Zhuangzi used this parable to express that "since Huizi passed away, I have no rival to match!" There is no one to argue with!" and in the twenty years since Keiko's death, he has closed his door and never spoken again.

After nearly 20 years of silence, will Meng Zhong's words break today?

Thinking of this, everyone who was secretly watching in the corner of the courtyard forgot Meng Zhong's shocking words for a while, and stared at Zhuangzi intently, wanting to see if Zhuangzi would 'break the merit' because of Meng Zhong's words - if Zhuangzi was really provoked by Meng Zhong, then Meng Zhong might immediately become famous all over the world.

But unfortunately, Zhuangzi didn't seem to mean to speak, he just looked directly at Meng Zhong on crutches, with a bit of scrutiny.

Meng Zhong, on the other hand, looked back at Zhuangzi without fear and did not flinch at all.

"Right now...... What to do? ”

In the corner on the side, Xiang Yu raised his hand and wiped the cold sweat on his head with his sleeve, and asked his companion in a trembling tone.

I have to say that he is also ashamed of his 'cowardice' - it is obvious that Meng Zhong has the audacity to humiliate Zhuangzi, why does he not change his color, but he, an irrelevant person who is watching from the sidelines, is so frightened that he sweats?

It wasn't until he saw that Hua Hu, Mu Wu, Le Jin, and Le Xu were all pale, that he relaxed a little: he was far from the only one who was scared.

"I ...... Ignorance. ”

Le Jin swallowed his saliva, shook his head and whispered an answer to Xiang Yi, and immediately subconsciously turned his gaze to Meng Sui.

At this time, the only one who could be calm at this time, except for Wu Ying, who was sleeping in the house, was Meng Sui - although Meng Sui also had all kinds of worries on his face, his complexion was obviously much better than Xiang Yu and the others.

Therefore, Xiang Yu and Le Jin suspect that today's events may have been 'planned for a long time' by Meng Zhong.

The host who was watching was still so nervous, let alone Meng Zhong as a party?

Don't look at Meng Zhong's efforts at the moment to try his best to put on a calm expression, and even tried his best to add a hint of sarcasm to that faint smile to continue to provoke Zhuangzi's anger, but he was always scrutinized by Zhuangzi silently, which also put him under great psychological pressure.

"What will he do?" Did you run away with a look of anger, or did you hit me on the head with that cane?'

Meng Zhong, who seemed to be calm, couldn't help but think crankily in his heart, guessing Zhuangzi's possible reaction.

As for hitting him on the head with a cane, this is not a fantasy for him, after all, in modern times, the elders are qualified to teach juniors who disrespect them - Meng Hu was often hit on the head with a cane by his grandfather Meng Ji.

But something to Meng Zhong's surprise was that after nearly a dozen breaths, Zhuangzi did not move, but simply looked at Meng Zhong.

"Ah...... Zhuangzi is worthy of being a Taoist sage, and when he heard that sentence, he still held back and kept silent, what should he do now?"

Meng Zhong secretly felt a little headache.

After all, if Zhuangzi didn't speak, his follow-up words would not be easy to continue—could it be that he was talking to himself to explain the reason for Zhuangzi's words? It's also too humiliating.

However, what Meng Zhong didn't know was that Zhuangzi also felt a little tricky at the moment.

As Meng Zhong judged, in view of his perseverance, he asked Zhuangzi for advice again and again, although Zhuangzi ignored him every time, but the number of times, Zhuangzi naturally 'remembered' this annoying boy in his heart.

And today, this annoying kid has intensified, and he actually dares to say to him, "Taoism is going to die, all because Zhuang Zhou is not a tree" - has this kid cursed Taoism? Is it possible to call him by his first name? Is there any accusing him of 'not being a tree'?

It's disgusting!

According to the usual number of roads, Zhuang Zhou had to ask Meng Zhong why he came up with such a 'judgment', if Meng Zhong was groundless and just opened his mouth, then he would teach this son a lesson - this is reasonable, and it is pleasing and convincing.

But the problem was that he couldn't speak.

Do you really want to break your silence for this kid that has lasted for nearly twenty years?

Thinking about it carefully, Zhuang Zhou felt that this matter was not worth it - he didn't think that the kid named Meng Zhong in front of him was worth it for him to do that.

What's more, he didn't want to be a 'stepping stone' for this hateful boy to become famous - once he opened his mouth at this time, this son would immediately become famous, and in the future, when the world mentions the boy, they will think: This is a character that Zhuangzi can't help but speak!

Yes, he Zhuang Zhou had no reason to do that.

But what's next? Could it be that he is dignified and dignified, just standing here with a half-sized boy staring at him?

And at this moment, Uncle Zhuang's reprimand suddenly sounded in the courtyard: "Meng Zhong! ”

Hearing Uncle Zhuang's voice, Zhuangzi and Meng Zhong secretly breathed a sigh of relief: they can finally continue.

After the two of them were secretly relieved, they saw Uncle Zhuang walking quickly to Zhuangzi's side from a distance, looked at Meng Zhong and said angrily: "Meng Zhong, you are too rude!" How dare you be so rude to your Master? ”

Although he was severely reprimanded by Zhuang Bo, in his heart, Meng Zhong was secretly grateful to Zhuang Bo for his timely appearance, because he found that his 'shocking words' were not enough to force Zhuang Zi to open his mouth to reason with him.

As for Uncle Zhuang's accusations against him, he didn't care very much, after all, he had already thought of the wording.

I saw him arch his hand towards Uncle Zhuang, and said, "Uncle Zhuang's words are wrong. Benevolence, righteousness, and propriety are Confucian thoughts, and this place is the residence of Master Zhuang, and Master is a Taoist sage. …… What does the Master think? He asked Zhuang Zhou rhetorically.

Hearing this, Zhuang Bo couldn't refute it, so he turned his head and asked what Zhuangzi meant.

Similarly, Zhuang Zhou also heard Meng Zhong's words, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Because Meng Zhong is right, Taoism advocates "morality" and "truth", while Confucianism pays attention to benevolence, righteousness and etiquette.

So he closed his eyes slightly and nodded.

With Zhuangzi's approval, Uncle Zhuang also nodded, turned his head and said to Meng Zhong with strong dissatisfaction: "Okay, then talk about your truth first, why do you dare to say that Taoism will die because of Zhuang...... Zhuangzi is not a tree? ”

I saw Meng Zhong arch his hand, and said: "Taoist thought, originated from the ancient and great success in Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu set the great wisdom of the ancient sages, summarized the Taoist refinement, and then formed the Taoist theory of doing nothing and doing nothing, I believe that it will become the supreme treasure in the future, inherit the descendants, Ze will be the future generations, however, although Zhuang Fuzi is known as the first Taoist person after Lao Tzu, but only care about his own seclusion, unwilling to teach the Taoist thought, in the long run, Taoism lost the inheritance, how can it not die? …… If a Taoist dies because of this, is his sin "all in Zhuang Zhou"? Since the sins are all in Zhuang Zhou, the kid bluntly said that "Zhuang Zhou is not a tree", so how can he be at fault? ”

"This ......"

Zhuang Bo was speechless, so he subconsciously looked at Zhuang Zhou and asked the latter for instructions.

I saw that after Zhuang Zhou took a deep look at Meng Zhong, he raised his right hand towards Zhuang Bo and pointed to his mouth, and then pointed to the sky, and immediately shook his head. Then he pointed to the sky again, then to his ears, and then to shake his head a second time.

However, Zhuang Bo is worthy of being an old man who has served in front of Zhuangzi for decades, and only he understands the meaning of Zhuangzi and said to Meng Zhong: "The old man will convey the meaning of the master, and the master said, "There is no question to ask, and there is no answer to ask." ”

"There is no question to ask, no answer to the question?"

Meng Zhong frowned and pondered these words, and the more he thought about it, the more profound he felt.

But no matter what, he can't back down at this time, and if he can't make Zhuang Zi and Zhuang Bo speechless today, he may be expelled back to the family.

And his advantage is that Zhuangzi cares about his identity, and still doesn't want to open his mouth to debate with him, but only uses his actions to guide Zhuang Bo to debate with him on his behalf.

In this case, Meng Zhong thinks he can win!