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"You?"

"You"

Min Ziqian and Confucius still couldn't accept the shopkeeper's statement for a while. They believe that without the country, there will be no cohesion, the people of the Great Zhou will not be able to resist the invasion of the northern nomads, nor will they be able to resist the harassment of the barbarians in the south, the Great Zhou will never be at peace, and the people will never have a happy life.

The more the shopkeeper spoke, the more excited he became, and when he saw that Confucius was like Min Ziqian, he began to look at him with suspicion and rebuttal, and couldn't help but pause.

He knew that it might not be possible to get Confucius's ideological work done in one night. At that time, Lao Tzu enlightened Confucius when his thoughts were not yet mature, but the results were unsuccessful. And how much more about him! A Taoist with a half-belly of oil?

Today's Confucius, although he is frustrated, lost and defeated, the arrogance in his heart is still there, and he still refuses to admit defeat.

"Do you still expect the king and the Son of Heaven?" The shopkeeper looked at Confucius and Min Ziqian and asked.

Min Ziqian glanced at him resentfully, then turned his gaze to the side. He knows: Under the training of Confucius, this guy's thinking has become rigid, and he is already thinking about problems according to the prescribed pattern, and he will not be flexible. So! He doesn't care and doesn't take it seriously.

Confucius looked at him and did not speak, waiting for the following.

He knew: this guy was dissatisfied in his heart, but he couldn't find a reason. When he was in Luoyi, he understood it under the tutelage of Lao Tzu. But! He just doesn't act according to Lao Tzu's Taoism, or arrogantly wants to find another way and create his own salvation theory. Now that he has failed, he is still unwilling to correct it, and he still has to go to the end of a tendon.

"The origin of the country, Lao Tzu has already explained it to you when he was in Luoyi, right? I've already explained it to you, why can't you accept this fact? You? Kongqiu! My Confucius! Wake up! You have to see clearly the essence and source of the state, and then develop your doctrines, ideologies, and theories! ”

In order to show the importance, the shopkeeper tapped the table with the fingers of his right hand again.

"Bang Bang!"

"Don't be dogmatic with me, and don't buckle my hat! Don't say I'm anti-national, anti-social or anything, I can't afford it! I'm talking about the essence and origin of the state! Your theory must be based on the correct theory, and if the theoretical foundation is wrong, your theory will not be able to continue, you know?

I repeat that the state exists because it protects the people's right to exist, and when the state fails to guarantee the people's right to life, it already exists in name only. Other words! When a country cannot guarantee the right of the majority of the people to live, the country exists in name only.

When a country cannot guarantee even one person's right to live, in the mind of that person, the state no longer exists. In their hearts: This is not my country! It's hell! Do you understand? Did you hear that? Kongqiu! ”

"Bang Bang!"

For the sake of importance, the shopkeeper tapped the table top with the middle and index fingers of his right hand.

"Survive! It's the bottom line of people! When others can't survive, they will be desperate to find hope for life, even if it is a glimmer of hope, even if it is a desperate risk! Do you understand? If you formulate your doctrine from the perspective of the state, then! You have to take into account the right of everyone in this country to live. Got it?

You should not take an extreme understanding of Taoist doctrine and think that Taoism has no concept of state. Wrong! Taoism has a national concept. And! More than anyone else, the existence of the state is valued. Without the country, where can we have our own small home? The power of a person is limited, but the power of a state is powerful. So! Taoism attaches equal importance to the state, supports the country, supports the country, and abides by the law.

Only non-Taoists and false Taoists are not understood in this way!

But! Taoism is not dependent on the state. Don't think that with the existence of the state, everyone can live a good life. Especially in troubled times, it is even more impossible! In times of prosperity, the state cannot guarantee that every citizen can live happily, let alone in troubled times. Isn't it?

In troubled times, most of the reasons for troubled times are because the state not only cannot guarantee the right of the people to live, but also becomes a shackle that binds the people! But the people, as individuals, cannot rely on their own strength to fight against the state. So! There is no choice but to continue to maintain the status quo and wait for the opportunity. Either reform the country or overthrow it, there are only two options.

I've read it here, do you understand?

I mean: sometimes the state is unreliable, it can still be a yoke to its people. Sometimes it's just what works. But! There will always be some people who do not feel that the state has brought them any benefits. This is a fact that has to be admitted. It can only be said! In the heyday, most people said that the country was good, you know? Inevitably, some people think it's bad! Do you know what I mean?

So! Our philosophy (way of dealing with the world) should face up to this! It is necessary to tell people the essence of the state, not to rely on the state, the state is supreme. When the state is supreme, it will soon degenerate and corrupt! After the supremacy of the state, there is no opportunity for the people to speak. And then! Officials and leaders have the final say, which will inevitably breed corruption.

So! People first! Long live the people! Where there is a problem in the management of the country, the people have the right and the opportunity to speak out. Only when the state dares to admit its mistakes will it make corrections.

The emergence of 'state supremacy' is because the state does not dare to admit its own mistakes and is unwilling to correct them, or it is unable to correct them, so it proposes 'state first'. The country values the people over the people, everything the leadership is right, it is far-sighted, and the people's ideas are all short-sighted.

Did you understand what I said? Kongqiu?

So! It is wrong for you to develop your doctrine and theory from the perspective of catering to social management, and your starting point is wrong. You should formulate your doctrine and ideas from the perspective and position of people, human nature, and the people! Got it?

Lao Tzu's Taoist doctrine and thought are from the perspective and position of people, human nature, and the people! Taoists see clearly the origin and essence of the state, so! True authenticity is not entirely dependent on the state. But! It's not what your student Min Ziqian understood, opposing the king and the country, that's not what it means!

The real authenticity is that when the state cannot guarantee our right to live, we save ourselves! Save oneself! It is the eternal theme of Taoism. We must be self-reliant! Don't depend on anyone! When we can live, we can think about helping others, saving our families, and helping those around us.

Just now! Min Ziqian is still with me! I said save myself, he said I was selfish! Isn't it? How can you be selfless? You can't protect yourself, how can you save others? You're a fool yourself, so why should someone else be a fool with you? Isn't it?

How can self-help and selfishness be linked? I'll just take him? Of course! In the case that we cannot help ourselves but can help others, we can also sacrifice ourselves to help others, and there is nothing wrong with that. We can't take it in a radical way, can we?

And you have to be selfless to others, you are either stupid than you or harmful! You? Kongqiu! You know what I mean? What does it mean when you ask others to do this and that? It's okay to do it yourself, and you'd better not teach others to do that, not even your students! You're harmful! Harm! Got it?

You should teach others that they can survive in any environment, in any dynasty, and live happily and freely, instead of self-denial! Life is short for a few decades, so why not live happily? Isn't it? Why do you want to imagine a bright future first, and suffer yourself in real life? Isn't it?

You should teach others that they can survive in any environment, in any dynasty, and live happily and freely. Live and survive on the basis of not affecting the life and survival of others, nor being affected by the life and survival of others. This is what a philosopher and a wise man do!

Don't you think you're a pest when you teach others self-denial and revenge to live for a better future in your imagination? ”

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