Knowing that Lu Zhaogong was in the state of Qi, Confucius stopped by to visit.

It's a pity that he didn't see Lu Zhaogong, but he accidentally met the eyeliner sent by Ji Pingzi. Afraid that he would be framed by Ji Pingzi and others when he returned to Lu, Confucius did not dare to wait any longer, so he came quietly and left quietly, leaving no trace.

Furthermore! The failure to seek a career in Qi made him disheartened. There is a fear of officialdom. It was only at this time that he remembered Lao Tzu's teachings.

Oh, yes! Officialdom is sinister, power is terrible.

In this case, it is not that Taoists are afraid of death and things. But! There's nothing you can do about it. Taoism is reborn, taking the existence of life as the first. Think: life is just a life process, so! We have to cherish.

Later generations of academic spies deliberately misinterpreted the statement that life is just a process of life, and extended it to mean that life is not interesting, so it has to be passed.

In fact, it is wrong, and it is a deliberate misinterpretation by some people.

The purpose of the Taoist saying is the opposite, to make us cherish life. Because life is just a process of life, it is rare to be born as a human being, so we must cherish it and cherish it even more.

This leads to the fact that we must try to live and survive in all kinds of circumstances.

Therefore! Survival has become a science.

How to survive in troubled times, how to let human beings survive for a long time, we need wisdom.

During Confucius's time in the Qi Kingdom, he was just a ceremonial official, and he was almost framed. Let alone! What if he goes into politics? If he was involved in the management of the country, or if he had handled any major events? So! It is very likely that he was framed and killed by some people with ulterior motives.

With his conscientiousness and responsibility, his integrity, justice, and the use of weekly etiquette and the weekly system, it is very easy to offend people if he does not form a party with others. If nothing else, let's just say that when he was a warehouse manager in Lu Country before, he offended Ji Pingzi and others because of this.

When Lu Guo was a commissioner, he acted fairly, conscientiously and responsibly, but did not communicate with Ji Pingzi's people. Outcome! offended Ji Pingzi and others.

In a word! There is no justice in this world, only the interests of some people. If you want to serve the public, you will inevitably offend certain people in power and infringe on the interests of certain people. Therefore! You will inevitably suffer from the retaliation and attack of some people.

In this society of decayed manners, there is no justice.

Exactly because of this! Taoism saw the essence of society and the nature of the state. Lao Tzu strongly opposed Confucius's self-cultivation and life from the perspective of catering to social management. And taught Confucius to stand on the perspective of people and human nature to cultivate oneself and behave in the world.

Taoism also talks about honesty and so on, because! Taoism is reborn, and all methods that are conducive to survival are used by Taoists. But! Taoists will never talk about honesty with people who are not honest, and they will not easily trust others. Only after getting to know each other can we trust a person.

You can't have the heart to hurt people, and you can't have the heart to prevent people!

Never trust strangers in order to cater to social management, and do not place their hopes on strangers. I don't know you, I can't believe you. No matter how well you say it, I don't believe it until I see it with my own eyes.

When I believe in you, I will tell you about integrity. You can't ask me to be honest first until I don't believe you. If you ask me too much of this, I might think you're an enemy.

In the face of reality, Confucius had to admit that his set might have failed and would not work. But! He still doesn't give up! I think it's just that he was unlucky and didn't meet a good king.

Good king, he has met him. Lu Zhaogong is a good king, but he is a puppet king, he doesn't have much power, and he can't be the lord of Lu.

I thought that Qi Jinggong was a good king, but it turned out to be not! He is just a fake good king who sells dog meat on the head of a sheep.

In modern terms, Qi Jinggong is just a fake good king who "politics for politics' sake", just a king who stands above his own interests and the interests of the Qi country, and a king with a limited realm.

He is not a king who manages the country from the perspective of human beings and the world.

The realm of others is so low, and they think: as long as he maintains the status quo of the Qi State, maintains a strong momentum, can stand on his own, and is not swayed by the Jin State or the Chu State and other hegemonic countries, it is his greatest achievement.

As for how to manage the Qi State better and restore the heyday of the Great Zhou Dynasty, everyone is a weekly ritual, and the Zhou system is still implemented. And! It can also be like the period of Emperor Shun, singing and dancing are leveled, and Shao music is all over the world. And Qi Jinggong, he doesn't have that ambition at all.

Qi Jinggong thinks more about himself, the living conditions of his subordinates, as long as there are not many people starving to death, as long as there is no rebellion, he is satisfied. How to improve the living standards of his subordinates seems to be none of his business. Of course! On the surface! Language, he still speaks officially.

Back in Lu, Confucius was very low-key, did not make a noise, and did not dare to come back in broad daylight. He quietly returned to Qufu City before dark, and he was almost unrecognized with makeup.

Furthermore! He disappeared for more than a year, and he was almost forgotten by the original inhabitants of Qufu City.

After the war between Lu Zhaogong and Ji Pingzi, although Qufu City was not much destroyed, it was no longer as prosperous as last year. The country of Lu, which was originally a small country, was not as prosperous as the capital of a big country.

After the war, there were some timid businessmen, who all ran away and did not dare to return. Until the country of Lu is completely calmed, these merchants will not return.

The monarch of Lu has fled, and before the monarch returns, there is a possibility of war in this capital at any time.

When Confucius returned home, he did not come out all day, locked himself in his house, read and wrote. In terms of private education, because of the power war in Lu, some students dropped out of school automatically. The substitute teacher, there are only a few people left such as Zilu.

Yan Hui's father, Yan Lu, is no longer a substitute teacher.

There are not many students, only a dozen or so are left in Qufu City.

Confucius, who came back, only taught moral education lessons to Zilu and others, as before. The courses for elementary and middle school students are all taught to Zilu and others.

A year later, Kong Lili has grown into an adult and is fully qualified for the profession of teacher. In the days without his father, the psychological baggage was put down, and he was much bolder. Last year! That is, a certain day before the war between Lu Zhaogong and Ji Pingzi, he boldly beat a naughty student.

That naughty boy often teased him and bullied him. He couldn't bear it anymore, and with his absolute strength, he pressed the opponent below and punched him several times. Under the pull of Zilu and others, he let go.

Since that fight, Kong Li's life has become much more confident. And because of this! His image as an honest man has been completely changed!

Kong Carp told everyone: An honest person is not a fool! Even if you're a fool, you can't bully people!

(End of chapter)