"You haven't answered me yet? According to what you said about natural inaction, let things develop naturally, so what's the use of you, an official? What is the use of the state as an institution? There is no one to run the country, and it is not chaotic? ”

The black-clothed senior brother remembered, Zhuangzi didn't seem to answer him this question?

He understood what Zhuangzi meant, everything goes naturally, and things will have a result. But? So what's the use of you as an official? And also? What is the use of state institutions? Everything developed naturally, and state institutions and officials became superfluous.

In modern language, everyone is self-governing and private. Isn't it selfish to go with the flow? Settle it privately, then? What's the use of having state institutions and officials? Doesn't it seem redundant?

How about going along this line of thought? So! Taoism is preaching "anarchism". There is no one to maintain justice, no one to manage the country, and it is no wonder that the world is not chaotic. If that's the case? So! There will be more opposition to Taoism.

Zhuangzi looked at the black-clothed senior brother with a serious face, shook his head and smiled: "Your understanding is the same as that of people in the outside world, and you don't know much about Taoism. Alas! You still don't understand the Taoist doctrine thoroughly? And also! You have a problem with your thinking pattern and are prone to go to the extreme/end. ”

"What's wrong with me? What's wrong with me? ”

When the black-clothed senior brother heard this, he stiffened his neck again and competed with Zhuangzi.

"It's black or white, it's either/or!" Нёǐуапｇｅ.сОМ

"What's wrong with me? What's wrong with me? I? ”

"I'm talking about 'weakening', weakening the capacity of state institutions, weakening the capacity of officials. Instead of canceling. If you think that state institutions are omnipotent, and officials are conscientious and responsible? You'd be wrong. State institutions are not omnipotent, they cannot solve everything for their people, and they cannot solve all the problems of the world. The same is true for officials, not all officials are good officials who are serious about doing practical things for the people. Among them, there are many unhealthy officials who are bent on getting rich and getting promoted, and who are selfish. What do you think?

What is the purpose of the existence of state institutions and the existence of officials? It's for a living! The livelihood of the people is the livelihood of the people of this country. When state institutions and officials are unable to serve the people's livelihood, as the people, we cannot still count on it, and we have to take care of ourselves. You don't have hope, you can't count on you, and you can count on you to be a fool.

Of course! Taoism does not openly propagate the people to rebel against the state apparatus and break the state apparatus, which is not what it means. But! Teach us to be self-reliant and self-reliant. When the state institutions are serving the people, we must believe in them and embrace them! When you can't count on it, don't count on it and rely on it. Instead of resisting, breaking, rebelling, rebelling, doing so will directly affect your survival, and you will die. You can only do this when there is chaos.

Master has said before: use soldiers in troubled times, use methods to govern the world, use Confucianism in prosperous times, and Taoism to govern the heart. Only in times of chaos can we use troops to dominate the world. Break the old pattern and create a new world. ”

"You, you, you? You haven't said that, let it be, the relationship between people's autonomy and state institutions and officials? "Senior Brother in Black is a little impatient. He understands all these truths that Zhuangzi said. But Zhuangzi didn't get to the point, what is "weakened".

Zhuangzi didn't pay attention to the black-clothed senior brother, and quickly took a few mouthfuls of rice into his mouth. Seeing the virtue of the senior brother in black, he was not in a hurry. After eating the food in my mouth, I went to fill another bowl and continued to eat until we were full.

And then! threw the dishes and chopsticks on the table, looked at the senior brother in black, and asked, "You don't eat it?" ”

The black-clothed senior brother glanced at Zhuangzi and said, "If you don't make it clear, I won't be able to eat." ”

"You eat! You eat! I'll say to you when you're full! Pander to? What about selling? Why hasn't he come back yet? Zhuangzi then remembered that the seller should come back. How? Haven't come back yet.

"You eat! I'll tell you! After finishing speaking, I went to the market to have a look, why hasn't the seller come back yet? ”

At the urging of Zhuangzi, the black-clothed senior brother went to eat.

"yes? What do you do and haven't come back yet? The senior brother in black couldn't help but worry. Although he joked about the seller, he had no ill will towards the seller.

Seeing that the black-clothed senior brother brought a bowl of food, Zhuangzi continued: "What is weakening? Weakening means not taking state institutions as the main handling organs. In dealing with the internal affairs of the state, the people's self-government is the mainstay, and the private affairs are the mainstay. When the internal contradictions between the people could not be kept private, the state agencies intervened. It is only when the internal contradictions between the people are unfair that the state apparatus intervenes to put an end to it.

For example, when the wicked are in power and oppress others; When one party strongly oppresses the other, at this time, the state agency must step in time to solve the problem quickly and unexpectedly. In normal times, it should be handled by the people's self-government and the people themselves. This is called weakening.

When will state institutions be strong?

Needless to say, in terms of diplomacy, there must be a national appearance. The appearance still has to be done, and what other countries look like is what our country is like. At this time, it is necessary to follow the form, and to engage in the form. Follow the local customs, and make it the same as the real thing. At this time, as a king, you should snicker in your heart, laugh at the vulgarity of others, and follow the vulgarity yourself. Famous? Am I looking at your jokes? It's still like the real thing? What other etiquette and etiquette are you engaged in? What else is there to do about the welcome ceremony? Coaxing a child in the form only. ”

"You mean to say? Do state institutions still have to exist? Officials still have to exist? The black-clothed senior brother quickly finished the food in the bowl, put the bowl down, and asked.

"Of course it exists! How can you do without state institutions? The world is so big, how can no one preside over and manage it? ”

"What do you mean? State institutions are only concerned with foreign affairs, not internal affairs. The internal affairs of a country are handled by the people themselves. When the people can't deal with it, when the deal is not fair, the state institutions intervene. And! Fast processing without leaving a trace. ”

"Yes!"

"So? How can the people govern themselves? ”

"How to be autonomous? We can live our lives however we normally want, and without the constraints of various laws and regulations from the state institutions, we can handle affairs more freely. When we violate others and are punished by the state, it shows that we have indeed mishandled our affairs. Punishment, even death, is self-inflicted. ”

"So? Who will be king? Who will be the official? ”

"The king may choose the most just man of the royal family who is for the people. Officials are elected by the people and can also be selected from hereditary families. When the most suitable king could not be selected among the royal family, when the most suitable officials could not be selected among the hereditary nobles, they could only give way to others and be elected by the people. ”

"What you say seems to be a bit tempting!"

Zhuangzi shook his head and smiled: "This is just a concession made in the current environment, in fact! It's hard to do, it's just my wishful thinking, pandering to the world's ideas. In fact! The key is to promote Taoism so that more people can truly understand Taoism. It is still what the master said: If you want to rule the world, you must first cure the heart. If we don't change the mentality of all the people in the world, we can't govern the world well......"