"PS: Some book friends think that the protagonist's reason for saying that Zhuangzi is "not a tree" is very far-fetched, and think that Zhuangzi has written a lot of works and cannot be regarded as "not a tree", but please think about it carefully, what is the use of just keeping books? The Taoist classics are inherently obscure, and how many people have been confused by the sentence "Heaven and earth are unkind and all things are used as dogs"? How many people have taken the words out of context and misinterpreted the original meaning? Therefore, the protagonist thinks that Zhuangzi's practice of 'hiding his knowledge' is really allowing sentient beings to be troubled by confusion, so it cannot be said that he has established supreme virtue. But then again, the Taoist realm of virtue cannot be attained in the first place, it is too idealistic."

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"Of course, the story told by the boy is different from today's events."

After making Zhuangzi smile slightly, Meng Zhong accepted it when he saw it, and immediately changed his words and changed his words: "Wealth is a constant dead thing, one eliminates the other, and the rich people of Dingtao give the wealth of their families to the Wei people, then the Wei people are rich and the rich become poor." However, if Master Zhuang is willing to impart his knowledge to the child, one piece of knowledge becomes two, and the master will not be harmed, but the boy will be of great benefit. …… The boy once heard that the gentleman gave people fragrant grass, and his hands had a lingering fragrance, although the boy was not intellectually intelligent, but if he could be sincere and kind under the teachings of the master, wouldn't it make this world have one less evil-hearted person, but one more good? The kid thinks that there is a lot to be done in this matter. ”

Speaking of this, Meng Zhong gave a deep bow to Zhuangzi.

Seeing this, Uncle Zhuang couldn't make his own opinions, so he turned his head and asked Zhuangzi to say, "Master, you see ......."

Zhuangzi looked at Meng Zhong on crutches, thinking seriously.

Today's debate, of course, is that the kid named Meng Zhong in front of him won, he Zhuang Zhou lost in the trap of this kid from the beginning, lost the opportunity, plus Zhuang Bo was stupid, and his reaction was not as good as that kid, and he was dumbfounded by that kid several times - if he Zhuang Zhou went out in person, the brigadier general in front of him would be convinced.

Yes, he Zhuang Zhou is this self-confidence!

At the beginning, Keiko, who was known as the "invincible opponent in the world", did not win even once when he debated with him Zhuang Zhou.

It's just that Zhuang Zhou held his own identity, couldn't pull his face, broke the silence that lasted for nearly twenty years, and argued with a ten-year-old boy.

Let's count him today, after all, Meng Zhong's kid is indeed outstanding, quick-witted, and very good at arguing, which makes Zhuang Zhou can't help but think of his closest friend Hui Shi.

However, it is a pity that this kid named Meng Zhong is like Hui Shi, who has a very strong utilitarian heart, and this kind of mentality is not suitable for being a Taoist disciple, no matter how smart and clever he is, how can a person who is full of only utilitarianism be able to achieve "quiet and inaction", how can he realize the greatest truths between heaven and earth?

However, there is nothing wrong with staying around as a half-disciple like a 'registered disciple'.

After all, Meng Zhong is a kid who has read a lot of books, and he is also quick-witted, especially because he is not small, and he dares to collide with him Zhuang Zhou - although Meng Zhong bumped into him today, but after explaining it smoothly, Zhuang Zhou actually felt quite happy, after all, since Keiko's death, there has been no opponent who can debate with him.

Otherwise, I'll train one myself?

Zhuang Zhou's heart suddenly moved.

What to cultivate? Of course, it is to cultivate an opponent who has the ability to carry him.

In this regard, at least the old man Zhuang Bo next to him is not good......

Zhuang Zi glanced at Uncle Zhuang imperceptibly, recalling that the latter had only been dumbfounded by Meng Zhong several times, and he secretly shook his head.

Thinking of this, Zhuang Zhou suddenly lost interest in traveling, and after looking at Meng Zhong deeply and nodded, he walked back to the main house with a cane.

Seeing this, Zhuang Bo followed closely.

After seeing Zhuangzi and Uncle Zhuang leave, a cheer suddenly sounded in the courtyard, and immediately, it seemed that Xiang Yu, Hua Hu, Mu Wu, Le Jin, and Meng Sui were a few people, except for the eldest martial artist in the middle grade of Zhuzi who was still taking a nap in the house, the rest of the children all gathered around Meng Zhong with an excited face, talking nonsense.

It is no wonder that Zhuzi was excited, knowing that in the past twenty years, no one had dared to rush into Zhuangzi like this without being expelled.

Meng Zhong responded to these companions with a smile, telling them the truth that he had been worried about all along.

During this period, Xiang Yi apologized to Meng Zhong in shame and said: "Back then, your Elder Mengshi said that you would definitely be able to become a disciple of Zhuangzi, but I didn't believe it at that time, and I made sarcastic remarks. ”

Hearing his words, Hua Hu and Mu Wu also apologized to Meng Zhong.

Meng Zhong didn't have any ill feelings towards Xiang Yu, Hua Hu, and Mu Wu, after all, in the final analysis, it was because the elders were recommended to 'build momentum' for him, in fact, these three people were all good people who got along well - this is also nonsense, if they weren't good people, how could they be allowed to stay in Zhuangzi's residence?

Seeing this, Meng Zhong said that if he hadn't been sentry to Xiangyi, Huahu, and Mu Wu for him, and if he hadn't found bamboo slips from many sages for him, how could he impress Zhuangzi alone?

When they heard this, they all felt quite useful.

At the same time, Zhuang Zhou had returned to the main hall of his main house, sitting cross-legged behind a low table.

After estimating about a dozen breaths, he reached out and took a bamboo plaque from the low table, wrote a few words on the bamboo plaque with a pen, and hung it in front of Zhuang Bo, only to see a few words written on it: Who is he?

Seeing this, Uncle Zhuang explained: "His son's name is Meng Zhong, and he is the son of Jing Bozi's surname Meng, I don't know the specifics, but when the elders of his family were recommended to send him to the house, they boasted that this son would definitely become a disciple of the master. I didn't believe it at the time, but what I saw today ......" He secretly glanced at Zhuangzi's face, and saw that Zhuangzi's eyes were clear and unangry, so he continued: "Looking at today's events, this son is indeed a little smart. ”

Zhuangzi nodded thoughtfully, and then wrote a few words on another bamboo plaque: Call.

Zhuang Bo was shocked when he heard this, and then he was overjoyed, and said respectfully: "I'll go immediately." ”

With that, he turned around and left the house, and when he walked into the courtyard, he saw that Meng Zhong was still surrounded by all the sons and did not know what he was saying, so he shouted, "Meng Zhong, Master summons." ”

As soon as they heard this, except for Meng Zhong, who was only a little surprised, the rest of the sons all showed envy.

During this period, Le Jin lowered his voice and said: "After today's incident, the master must have a deep image of you, maybe it won't be long before he will accept you as a disciple, congratulations." ”

There was a deep envy in his words.

"Don't be full of words."

Meng Zhong hurriedly interrupted Le Jin's words to prevent being heard by the Zhuangzi in the house, and immediately lowered his voice and said in relief: "If the master really makes an exception to accept me as a disciple, what is the difference between accepting one person and accepting several people?" ”

The princes were stunned when they heard this, and immediately understood, and they couldn't help but show ecstasy.

I have to say that even Hua Hu and Mu Wu, who have only lived in Zhuangzi's residence for a year, have already lost hope in this, thinking that they are not enough to impress Zhuangzi and become Zhuangzi's disciples.

Immediately, all the sons in the courtyard couldn't be envious, and reminded Meng Zhong that he must find a way to impress Zhuangzi and make Zhuangzi make an exception to accept apprentices.

It's a pity that Uncle Zhuang was urging him tightly, and the little friends only had time to say a few words, so they could only let Meng Zhong meet Zhuangzi alone.

"You must know that it is too late, don't contradict the master again......"

A small partner prayed secretly in his heart.

In the secret prayer of the princes, Meng Zhong followed Zhuang Bo into the main house where Zhuangzi lived, and saw Zhuangzi sitting behind a low table again.

Although Meng Zhong had contradicted Zhuangzi before, because he was reasonable, his words were tactful, and there were many words of praise that said Zhuangzi's heart—such as the sentence "If the sage does not teach, sentient beings will be disturbed by confusion", Zhuangzi did not care too much about Meng Zhong's previous confrontation.

Therefore, when he saw Meng Zhong walk in, he raised his hand and beckoned, and then pointed to the right side of the low table, signaling Meng Zhong to sit on the west side.

Of course, Meng Zhong would not disobey, and walked over and sat down.

Unexpectedly, after sitting down, he found that Zhuangzi suddenly frowned slightly, and he was a little puzzled, so he followed Zhuangzi's line of sight and glanced at it, only to find that Zhuangzi was looking at his sitting posture.

"Isn't it right to sit upright?"

Meng Zhong was a little puzzled, and then suddenly saw Zhuangzi sitting, who was sitting cross-legged.

He immediately understood, and sat cross-legged like Zhuangzi.

It turns out that the essence of "kneeling and sitting" is "li", which means respectful piety and piety, and is one of the symbols of "li".

Zhuangzi, on the other hand, advocates Taoism's "Taoism and Nature", advocating obedience to the way of heaven and the rejection of "artificiality"—that is, the abandonment of the "false" impurities in human nature.

In Zhuang Zhou's view, real life is natural, so there is no need to teach or prescribe anything, but to remove something, forget something, forget the mind, the mind. In this way, do you still need political propaganda, etiquette and education, and benevolence and righteousness? These propaganda, education, and persuasion are all considered by Zhuangzi to be "false" in human nature, so they should be abandoned. This is also one of the reasons why Zhuang Zhou attacked the "hypocrisy" of Confucianism.

What makes Zhuangzi feel helpless is that more than 100 years after the death of Confucius, Confucianism has become the world's leading learning - although at the decision-making level of various countries, it is still the private reserve of the Zongheng family and the Legalists, and no country has become a powerful country because of the use of Confucianism, but in the world, the etiquette pursued by Confucianism has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Of course, this result is not all the credit of Confucianism, but the Zhou Dynasty, and it was the Zhou Dynasty that pursued the Zhou rites, so that all the people in the world gradually accepted the concept of rites - Confucian rites, in fact, can be regarded as a continuation of the Zhou rites.

However, for Meng Zhong, whether it is kneeling or cross-sitting, the difference is not very big, and even, cross-sitting is more relaxed than kneeling, and it will not be like kneeling, after sitting for a long time, his legs are numb, and he can't even stand up.

Seeing that Meng Zhong had changed his sitting posture, Zhuangzi nodded slightly, and immediately took up his pen and wrote a few words on a bamboo card, and then pushed the bamboo card in front of Meng Zhong.

I saw a line written on it: I won't accept you as a disciple, do you know the reason? [PS: This is a popular saying, Zhuangzi will definitely not write like this, but if the author writes that you are not my disciple and chooses Yunyun or something, it is not necessary, book friends can understand, similar scenes will be like this in the future, don't ask the author "Zhuangzi is tired of writing so many words and debating with the protagonist" (laughs). 】

Seeing this, Meng Zhong's mood couldn't help but sink.