"How is it that my set that has been used by the rulers?" Confucius asked.

"What you teach, it's all nonsense!" The shopkeeper said without giving face at all.

"What's?" Confucius asked.

He wasn't angry, and he couldn't get angry. If a person is unlucky, everyone will bully! Really! You fell into the well, and not only did others not help you, but they threw stones into the well! Who are these people? What is the world?

"Just say that you are talking about kings, ministers, fathers, and sons, aren't you? You think you're creative, don't you? You've got a hairy idea! I'm afraid that even fools in the world know that if they don't kneel down when they see the king coming, they will not only be beaten, but they may also be beheaded.

Do you need to teach your courtiers to bow down to the king and the Son of Heaven? Isn't it? If the courtier does not follow the rules, does not respect the master, and despises the master, the master will find a reason to kill him or something. You said? Does this need you to teach?

My father is the pillar of the family and is naturally respected by everyone. If you don't respect him, the family will have no pillars, and the family will collapse. You said? Does this require you to teach? Does the world need you to teach like this?

As a child, he was raised by his parents and elders when he was a child. When he grows up and becomes his own son, he also becomes an elder of his parents, so he naturally knows the hard work and kindness of his parents and elders, and naturally respects his elders, and educates his children in this way, hoping that his children will take care of them in the future. You said? Does this need you to teach?

Do you think everyone in the world is stupid? Is the king a fool? Need you to teach? Are courtiers fools? Need you to teach? Are parents and elders fools? Need you to teach? Are children and grandchildren fools? Need you to teach? ……”

The shopkeeper wanted to continue, but was interrupted by Confucius.

Confucius explained: "What you understand is the surface, and you don't see it clearly: what I am talking about are the fundamental problems of society, the reality of society. ”

"You say! I see how you explain it? The shopkeeper stretched out his hand and gestured.

Confucius explained: "I put forward this point of view based on the current state of society, and discussed it with the Duke of Qi. Isn't that the status quo in today's society? Jun or not? Minister's or not? Father or not father? Son or not? Isn't it? So! I just proposed that the king should have the appearance of being a king, and everything should be a king in accordance with the above regulations of the Zhou system. And what about the courtiers? Be like a courtier, and do things for the king.

In the family: the father should be like the father, be the pillar of the family, don't take care of it, and don't neglect the family. The offspring of the children should fulfill the responsibility of a child and support and take care of the parents and elders. That's the only way! in order to restore social order. Isn't it? ”

"What you see is only the superficial phenomenon of society, but you don't see the essence of society, why this society is like this? As you say, 'Etiquette collapses'. So! What are you talking about: kings, ministers, fathers, sons, kings, ministers, ministers, fathers, sons, sons, kings, ministers, fathers, fathers, sons, kings, ministers, ministers It's all nonsense! ”

"Why crap?" Confucius asked.

The shopkeeper pointed out very facelessly: "Do what you say, but only cure the symptoms, not the root cause!" Quack cures: headache heals, foot pain heals! Because you don't see the essence of social problems, you only see the appearance of social problems. So! It's all nonsense, and the methods taken are ineffective! ”

"And what do you say? What to do? What do you do? Confucius naturally asked unconvinced.

"Governing society should be fundamentally cured, not only to treat the symptoms, but also to treat the root cause! Only by treating both the symptoms and the root causes can it be effective! I heard Mr. Zhang Shanfeng say! The reason for social chaos is that everything is wrong because of the wrong outlook on life!

Mr. Zhang Shanfeng said! Today's society! Ideological confusion is the main cause of social chaos! And not the reason why the king is not the king, the minister is not the minister, the father is not the father, and the son is not the son!

Why don't you go and find out why the king is not the king, the minister is not the minister, the father is not the father, and the son is not the son? What is the reason for this? And what you see! It's just a symptom of social problems, thinking that they don't follow the weekly system and weekly etiquette.

Wrong! It is because their minds are confused, they do not have a correct outlook on life, and their outlook on life is wrong, which causes such a result!

So! Taoists say! If we want to govern this society well, we must unify our thinking! Wrong thoughts, let them disappear! Right thoughts, let them continue! Before we are sure which idea is correct, there are several ideas that coexist. All other ideas that everyone thinks are wrong, let them disappear completely and cleanly.

According to the ancestor Lao Tzu! It is only from the perspective of human nature that we can formulate the norms for governing society. Lao Tzu said! Kongqiu's set of theories is from the perspective of catering to social management, and the starting point is wrong, so! The back is getting more and more wrong! ……”

Confucius interrupted: "This is what Lao Tzu said? ”

The shopkeeper rolled his eyes at Confucius and did not answer. This was not said by Lao Tzu, nor by his teacher Zhang Shanfeng, but! He thinks so himself.

In order to cover up, the shopkeeper rolled his eyes and hurriedly said: "The reason for the social chaos is that the king is not the king, the minister is not the minister, the father is not the father, and the son is not the son, mainly because the mind is confused. In today's society, all kinds of unhealthy ideas are prevalent, which seriously affects and distorts the thinking of the world. If the idea is confused and wrong, the action will inevitably be wrong.

So! Words to rule the world? Not to ask for kings, ministers, fathers, sons, but! Transmit to people the correct ideological concept, that is, the correct outlook on life!

The reason for the chaos in today's society is that the people's suffering is caused by the confusion of thoughts, which affects the survival of the people of the world! When there is no guarantee for the survival of people in the world, they rush to the doctor when they are sick, which eventually leads to more confusion and complexity in their thinking, and this is the fundamental ...... of social chaos."

Min Ziqian sat on the side, looking at his teacher Confucius with expectant eyes, hoping that the teacher would be able to refute the shopkeeper. Outcome! He was a little disappointed. In front of the shopkeeper, Mr. seems to be very passive. Seeing that the shopkeeper didn't take Mr. seriously, he hated to smash the shopkeeper to death with a bowl.

At this time, Zilu was still sleeping with him. It's just that! No more snoring like before. It's a very calm kind and sleeps comfortably.

"So! Lao Tzu said! The key is to solve the problem of the survival of the people of the world first. Survival comes first, and when the problem of survival is solved, society is basically stabilized. Lao Tzu said......"

The shopkeeper continued to hang the name of Lao Tzu and said: "Teach the world how to live, not by the Son of Heaven, kings and courtiers, but by yourself!" By family, family. Lao Tzu said! In troubled times, it is very limited to rely on one's own strength. So! It must be ...... by the collective strength of families, clans, groups, and organizations."

Seeing that Confucius wanted to interject, he quickly stretched out his hand to stop it and said, "Lao Tzu said! In troubled times, we need to rebuild a new social order through our own strength. First of all, save yourself! And then it's an effective combination......"

"What is the re-establishment of a new social order?" Confucius asked.

"Lao Tzu said! Save yourself first! Don't count on anyone! This is also the foundation of being a human being! None of us must be self-reliant and self-reliant and not dependent on others, so that we can not starve to death in troubled times and in times of famine! Got it? ”

(End of chapter)