(Recommended reading: Meng Ke came to his senses, sat up straight, first glanced at Tian Gongzi, and nodded. looked at Zhuangzi again, and then looked at Rong'er and Yang Qing'er.

"What you said about the lacquer garden is just your words, not credible."

Meng Ke said: "I only believe that our Confucianism uses state power as a means to popularize and educate the foolish people, but we can't achieve much effect, how can you Taoists adopt the method of individual education to achieve the effect you said?"

So! I don't believe the situation in the lacquer garden you said. As for how the Qiyuan people killed the 30,000 Korean army, there must be a reason. One of the reasons is that it is conceivable that the people of Qiyuan are barbaric and not afraid of death.

Reputedly! The people of the Qin State are also like that, barbaric! Not afraid of death. Wei and the Three Jin Alliances have been attacking Qin for so many years, but they can't destroy Qin because the people of Qin are not afraid of death! ”

"That's it! It is! Tian Gongzi said in time.

Zhuangzi glanced at Tian Gongzi, and then looked at Rong'er, which means: Rong'er? Do you see clearly? This Tian Gongzi who pursues you is so virtuous!

Rong'er seemed to understand Brother Zhuang's hint and nodded towards Brother Zhuang.

"I'll take the lacquer garden as an example, and if you don't believe it, then I can't help it! I can't convince you more forcefully for a while! But! This is temporary! When the news of the lacquer garden spreads all over the world, you will understand that I am not lying. But! That will be for the future, and it will not solve today's debate.

Now there are no examples, there is no convincing, but! That doesn't mean the debate is over. I want to say that you Confucians believe that the use of state power to popularize and educate the people is, on the surface, very effective! But! It won't have much effect!

One of the main reasons for this is that your Confucian theory has made a fundamental mistake.

Others are forced by the oppression of power, and they can accept it on the surface, but behind the scenes they do not follow it. That is! Causing the masses of people to act falsely on the surface and behind them.

Confucianism is well-intentioned, but this kind of good intentions is most easily exploited by some people. Confucianism teaches others to follow the Zhou etiquette, to have a law in everything, and to have a code of conduct in everything. But? The result?

Historical facts tell us that the result! The good intentions of Confucianism were taken advantage of. Confucianism has educated the people through state power, and the people have abided by the law and followed the rituals. In the beginning, the people benefited, and it was effective. But after a long time, the evils became apparent, and the people were bound by the law and the number of rites.

And those who used Confucianism to educate the masses of the people are above the people. Use this law today, and bind the people tomorrow with that law. If the people do not comply, it is against the law and should be punished. If you obey it, you will be restrained again, and your survival will be seriously affected.

In fact! Survival is the law! All laws are written around survival. So! All the laws that are not conducive to the survival of the masses of the people, no matter how much you force them, no one else will obey them. So! There are policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom.

Forced by the constraints of laws and rituals, in order to survive! People have to obey the law on the surface and be obedient and good citizens. And behind the scenes, he still goes his own way, taking advantage of the loopholes of the law. Only in this way can they survive better.

So! The Confucian theory is just a superficial good-looking, but in fact useless theory! Not only useless, but also harmful to the people. But! Confucian theories are tempting. Confucianism first depicted a beautiful future world, which people who did not know the truth aspired to. Think that Confucianism is good, so to pursue.

The power holders believe that using the Confucian theory and method can quickly educate the people, so that the people can become good citizens and obedient to the people. So! It's also a great support! Everyone in the world has become a good citizen and obedient to the people, and it is better to be a fool, and it will be much easier to manage. Isn't it?

And those who see the pros and cons also take advantage of this Confucian method to exploit the loopholes of the law and override others......"

"Enough!" Tian Gongzi couldn't listen anymore and shouted.

"Could it be? Isn't that the truth what I'm talking about? Zhuangzi asked.

Meng Ke thought for a while and said, "There is such a situation you said, but! As long as our king comprehensively promotes Confucianism, benevolence and righteousness, and governs the country with benevolence, this kind of disadvantage will not exist! can be avoided! We can bind officials and keep them law-abiding through the perfection of the law. We can choose virtuous people to be officials......"

"Stop! Stop! Zhuangzi stretched out his hand to stop.

And then! said: "I pointed out the shortcomings of your Confucianism, and you said your fantasy again!" And thou hast counted on kings to rule the kingdom with kindness. And you expect to select virtuous men to be officials. So? What about the hereditary aristocracy, how can they live if they are not officials and do not inherit official positions?

The biggest flaw and the biggest mistake of your Confucianism is here, why do you always count on others? Why do you always fantasize about a bright future without admitting that there is something wrong with your theory, and you are fooling people?

No matter how beautiful the future world you depict, people are most concerned about whether they can survive to that day, whether they can live today, and how they will live tomorrow? None of the current predicaments can be solved, and no matter how well you paint the future, others will not believe it.

Live in the moment, live in the present. Only when people have no worries about food and clothing, will they fantasize about a better future.

Planning one's life is needed, but solving the practical problems in front of you is the most urgent place.

Living in the real world is the life that people really feel and enjoy. And no matter how beautiful the future is, it will be like a dream after all.

We Taoists think! Don't count on anyone else! Rely on yourself! Believe in yourself! Only you are the most credible. If a person doesn't even believe in himself, then he still mixes yarn?

The Taoist approach to education is not to teach others how to expect from others and how to cooperate with others. But! Teach others to be self-reliant. Learn to be self-reliant first, and then! When we are faced with the inability to solve problems on our own, we will understand the importance of cooperation and will cooperate with others voluntarily. Only when both sides cooperate voluntarily can there be cohesion.

Confucianism, on the other hand, relied on power to teach others and forcibly inculcate the idea and spirit of cooperation in others, but it did not make it clear that people really understood the meaning of cooperation, why cooperate? What do I do when others don't cooperate? What do we do when most people don't cooperate and the world is in turmoil?

Don't teach others to learn from Confucius and stick to their own beliefs, but teach others how to survive.

Teaching others how to survive is the solution to practical problems, and teaching others to hold fast to their faith like saints is to hope for the future but not to solve practical problems.

Only when each of us understands the truth of life, the importance of cooperation, and who to cooperate with can be truly cooperative, cooperation can be regarded as cooperation.

Only voluntary! Together, there is power!

Instead of forcing cooperation, forcing everyone to hope for the future and stick to their beliefs. And then! How about coercion in the form of the law? Forced cooperation, others will only cope, perfunctory.

It is useless for you to ask me to cooperate with this and cooperate with that, to believe in this person to believe in that person to believe in society. We are only willing to cooperate when we feel that cooperation is beneficial to our survival.

When others find out that cooperation is just a cover, cooperation is only conducive to the survival of others, and only some people get benefits from it, I am just a devotee, who is willing to cooperate? ”

"The Tao is different, not conspiratory!" Meng Ke listened, couldn't listen anymore, and muttered to himself on the side.

Tian Gongzi said on the side: "I didn't understand! I didn't understand it at all! I'll just think he's talking nonsense! I! I'm sleepy! You two debate! Go on! Go on! I dozed off for a while. ”

Talking! This Tian Gongzi really lowered his head, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.

Zhuangzi also ignored Tian Gongzi, he already knew that this Tian Gongzi was so virtuous.

"Just now I only talked about cooperation and Confucianism, but I forgot about the most fundamental problem!"

Everyone looked at Zhuangzi and thought to themselves: How could Zhuangzi have another "most fundamental" problem? What's wrong with it? There are so many of his "most fundamental" questions!

Zhuangzi continued: "Why should we cooperate with each other? Why do we form a nation among ourselves? That's the most fundamental question! Taoism says: We cooperate to survive better! Plainly! We are here to live! If that's the idea, everything will be solved!

Why can't Confucian theories be implemented? Because! Under the management of Confucian theory and thought, only some people benefited from the cooperation of everyone. Those who cooperate become devotees, and those who do not cooperate and do not devote become beneficiaries. Those who take advantage of the law, those who are above the law, will always be the ones who live the most nourishing life.

Why can you live a good life under the ideological theory of Taoism! Because! Taoism is the doctrine of survival! Taoism is reborn! Taoists do not trust others easily, and only when they feel that their survival is beneficial to them can they believe in others and believe in everything......"

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