Chapter 159: The Price of Civilization
Da Liangzao took Zhuangzi directly to his home, instructed the maid to serve good wine and food, and the two ate and drank while talking. The main thing is that Wei Ying accompanies Zhuangzi and knows that Zhuangzi has suffered.
Zhuangzi was not polite, grabbed a piece of mutton and ate it.
"I'm hungry and haven't had enough for days!" While eating, I didn't forget to count the Daliang of the Qin State who fell into the Wei Martingale and made a few words. "You Qin State? Where are there so many laws? You all came up with it alone? Oh my god! It's so hard to live! I said old brother? I want my freedom! Freely! I want to be free! ……”
As he spoke, he also sang a song of freedom.
If it weren't for the fact that there were too many laws in the Qin State, he wouldn't have fallen to this point.
Wei Ying shook his head when he saw him. The good boy of the year is gone, and he has become a lawless prodigal boy now. The Zhuangzi in front of him has the arrogance and self-nature of the northern nomads.
"Since you're down the mountain, why don't you come to me directly? Don't you know? We are all waiting for you to come out soon and listen to your teachings! Wei Ying complained.
"Listen to me?"
Zhuangzi put down the wine glass in his hand, hurriedly swallowed the mutton in his mouth, and asked in disbelief, "Do you want to listen to my teachings?" How can I Zhuang Zhou? Are you listening to my master's teachings? Listen to my teachings? I'm telling you? Don't you treat me like a child anymore? I've grown up! I'm 20 years old this year, and I've been crowned! I? "Input to the website: Нёǐуапge.сОМ觀看intoxicating Zhang 節
"Who thinks you're a child? Am I not? Wei Ying said very seriously: "I am serious! ”
"Seriously?" Zhuangzi put down the chopsticks in his hand and looked at Wei Ying in disbelief.
"You are the inheritor of Yang Zhu's predecessors, you are the inheritor of Taoism, a generation of Tianjiao! I don't ask who you ask? ”
"Me? Me, me, me? ”
Now! Zhuangzi was anxious and said, "But I'm only twenty years old after all?" I haven't seen the world yet! Where am I showing off in front of Da Liangzao? I'm sorry! Made in Daliang! I was wrong! Am I not? I'm me, I'm me? I have a bad mouth! I shouldn't have said that the laws of your Qin State are not perfect, I was wrong! I am willing to accept the sanctions of the laws of the Qin State! Drag me to jail! ”
Zhuangzi said, and stood up, looking like he was going to be taken away and sent to prison.
"Hahaha! ......" Wei Ying laughed.
"What are you laughing at?"
Zhuangzi thought that Wei Ying said such things and wanted to listen to his teachings, maybe the words he said in the prison earlier made him lose face. After all! People are the great good people of the Qin State! One person is below ten thousand people! You're not too familiar with the old man, what are you bluffing?
"I laugh at you! It's talented! But in terms of morality, in terms of dealing with the world, there is still a lack of experience. Zhuang Zhou! If you want to prevent others from calling you Zhuang Zhou, and others respect you Zhuangzi, you still have to learn more about the world! Do you understand? Learn to learn the Confucian etiquette, that is, the Zhou ceremony. Got it?
In terms of dealing with people, you still have to follow the weekly etiquette! Sometimes between people, you still have to do superficial articles and talk about etiquette! Do you understand? Jin saw the princes and kings, the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty and some dignitaries, in formal occasions, there must still be rules! Do you understand? In this respect, I am your sir! When it comes to governing the country and the world, you are my husband! ”
"Where, where?" Zhuangzi was so anxious that he stammered a little! "You're a senior! You are my sir! My sir! ”
was scolded by Wei Ying, and Zhuangzi became disciplined. Don't dare to giggle anymore, don't dare to be open-mouthed anymore.
Oh, yes! When you come to the outside world, and when you come into contact with the outside world, you have to follow the rules that everyone follows. After meeting, you should bow your hand, pay attention to the feelings of others when you speak, and respect others will respect you.
"You who learn the Tao pay attention to your own nature! I don't blame you! But! When you see Duke Qin tomorrow, you can't do this! Got it? He is the king of a country, and you don't come to see him according to the number of courtesies, do you have any face for him as a monarch in the court? If all the ministers are like this, then is there any courtesy from the king? ……”
"Wait, wait!" Zhuangzi interrupted: "I'm going to see Duke Qin tomorrow?" ”
"Hmm!" Wei Ying nodded affirmatively.
"I'm gone! What can I do? What am I doing when I see him? I don't want to be an official in your Qin State? I'm just passing through! I want to go back to my home country, Song! ……”
Wei Ying stared at Zhuangzi with his eyes on his stern face, giving people a sense of oppression that was not angry and self-assured. When Zhuangzi saw this, he immediately stopped talking and lowered his head.
"You are the inheritor of Taoism, since Yang Zhu chose you to be the inheritor, you must have a unique and profound insight into Taoism!" Wei Ying explained: "The last time you passed by with your master Yang Zhu's seniors, Qin Gong regretted that he didn't meet with your master Yang seniors and listen to his teachings. Qin Gong asked me to send someone to send money and goods over, but unfortunately I didn't catch up with you, you have already entered the mountain.
Alas! This is not? Since you're here, it's okay if I haven't seen your master? Isn't it? I have already sent someone to Qin Gong's side, and asked them to find an opportunity to tell Qin Gong and arrange to see you to relieve the regret in their hearts. ”
"Me? I? I? When Zhuangzi heard this, he was just colored!
In front of Wei Ying, he had to obey. People respect you and take care of your youth and recklessness, but he is also dignified, so that you dare not be presumptuous and casual in front of him.
In fact! Zhuangzi didn't mean to do that! He accepts Taoist thoughts, pursues self-nature, does not talk about clichés and etiquette, and lets go if he has something to say. When he saw Wei Ying, he was very happy in his heart, and when he was happy, he got a little carried away. Outcome! That's what happened.
When he was in prison, if he was replaced by a person from any school, especially a person from the Confucian school, he would never say in front of everyone that the Qin laws formulated by Wei Ying were imperfect. When pigs fly! It can be said that those who dare to say this are either fools or arrogant and ignorant! But Zhuangzi just said it, and the Taoist people dared to say it! Taoist people are so self-natured.
Getting back to the point, Wei Ying accompanied Zhuangzi while drinking, and asked about Zhuangzi accompanying Yang Zhu to live in seclusion. Zhuangzi also returned to normalcy, followed the local customs, paid attention to the number of etiquette, and Wei Ying became more and more satisfied with him.
Before I knew it, it was dawn, and neither of them was sleepy. The banquet was withdrawn, and the two sat opposite each other and drank tea again. Then! Wei Yingcai asked Zhuangzi, how did he feel along the way?
"I feel it!"
Zhuangzi told his feelings along the way.
"I just think it's good to rule the country by law, but? There are the shortcomings, too! The law is dead, but man is alive. As long as others interpret the law, they can take advantage of the loopholes in the law and go around it and still go their own way! And also! What should we do if law enforcement officers engage in favoritism?
For example, my experience of going to prison this time? If it weren't for you to save me, I wouldn't know how to be tossed by the people of the Tingwei Mansion? The law is good! The people have a law to follow! But what if law enforcement officials use the law to oppress the people? ”
"I've noticed what you said! The laws of our Qin State are constantly being improved! We will have a complete set of laws to supervise the law enforcement officers! ”
"But?" Zhuangzi spread his hands regretfully and said, "Before your complete set of laws comes out, how many people will suffer misfortune and be killed by law enforcement officers?" ”
"Alas!" Wei Ying sighed: "While society is progressing, it is impossible to be so perfect!" The progress of society is based on the sacrifices of many people. There is no way! This is the inevitability of history! ”
"But me? I don't want to be a victim of civilization, and we Taoists don't want to be a victim of social progress! ”