"Wrong!" Confucius corrected: "It is the deformation that has changed, but the quality has not changed!" ”

"What? What does it mean to be deformed but not qualitative? Fang asked stonely.

"My heart has not changed, and I have not violated the Zhou etiquette and etiquette system. But! On the surface, the form has changed! ……”

"Superficially changed?"

"Yes!" Confucius nodded affirmatively and explained: "I am one set in front of the students, and another set behind the back, not that I am one thing on the surface and one behind the other, it's not like that!" My heart hasn't changed, it's just a form......"

"I don't understand what you say! I want to hear about it! Fang Jishi interrupted.

"Let's put it this way!" Confucius's eyes looked at Fang Jishi and nodded affirmatively. "On the surface, I have to be consistent, I have to follow the etiquette and the system, and I have to give the impression that I am rigid and inflexible. In fact! I'm acting like that! Why do you want to be a look? You know! This is to show my attitude! My consistency! You know what? That's the only way! In order to impress people and know the importance of the weekly ceremony. But! ……”

Confucius's eyes kept looking at Fang Jishi, and he said in an accentuated tone: "I can't explain too much! Because! If I explain too much that there is no need to observe the weekly rites in some case, then! It will be misunderstood by some simple-minded people! Isn't it?

Explanation is needed! But! Who and what occasion to divide! You know! For smart people, you don't need to explain, everyone understands. For! No matter how you explain it, they won't understand!

What do I mean, big brother, do you understand? I mean! People are divided into three, six, nine and so on, not discrimination! It's confronted! We educate them to be of different grades and ages! Smart people should be placed in a level, and young beginners should be placed in a level, classified, and educated by subject!

It is for this reason! So! In public, we must behave, formalize, and observe 'religious rituals'. But! In private, you can do otherwise! The same truth, in front of different people, will be different!

I remember my eldest brother told me! We have different identities in society. In front of our parents and elders, we are children and juniors. In front of our children and descendants, we are our fathers and elders. Before the king, we are courtiers, subordinates, and people. In front of different characters, our identities are different!

Eldest brother! You know what I mean? I mean! The superficial form does not equal the true heart of a person! The heart does not change, but it does not change......"

Fang Jishi interrupted: "That's what you said! How is it the same as when Lao Tzu preached to me? Mr. Lao Tzu also said! Only the truth of the heart is real, and the superficial form can be fake! ”

Confucius smiled: "Yes! Different means to the same end! What Mr. Lao Tzu said is the same as what I enlightened. It is precisely because of Mr. Lao Tzu's preaching that I have realized the Tao faster......"

"You're enlightened?"

"I'm enlightened!"

"I feel like you don't have enlightenment!"

"Why is there no enlightenment? How do you want me to prove it to you, so that I am enlightened? I'm not saying: different paths lead to the same goal! Everything is the same! That's it! My doctrinal thought and Mr. Lao Tzu's doctrinal thought have the same ultimate purpose! It's all about serving the people! They all hope that the people will live a good life!

It's different! Mr. Lao Tzu divides socialization into parts, starting from the essence of human nature, and then combining them into society and the country. And my doctrine and thinking is: to directly stand on the perspective of reality, the environment, and the country, to manage the country and society.

Under the whole world, it is not the king's land! Isn't it? We can't escape! For thousands of years, since the beginning of history, there have been countries! If we do not manage the state and society and educate mankind from the perspective and position of the state, it will be very difficult for us to integrate theory with practice and manage and govern the country and society well.

Mr. Lao Tzu's doctrine and thought proceeded from the perspective of human nature, and on the surface it was to fundamentally solve social problems and human problems. But from the perspective of the real environment, it seems unrealistic......"

Fang Jishi heard that the difference between Confucius and Lao Tzu's ideas lies in the fact that the starting point is different!

The starting point of Confucius's thought is from the perspective and position of the state and the management of the country. Lao Tzu's doctrine and thought are based on the fundamentals of human nature to manage and govern society.

Lao Tzu believes that society is a combination of people and people to form society. Country! It is because of the need for human self-protection. When the state cannot protect the lives and security of its people, the state exists in name only. So! Lao Tzu told people not to trust and rely too much on the state apparatus.

What Lao Tzu means is: don't overly believe in and rely too much on the state apparatus, instead of opposing 1 society and 1 association, opposing 1 country and 1 family, or even opposing 1 person and 1 category. But! Don't over-trust and over-dependent.

What we need is: self-improvement and self-reliance!

Exaggerating the state apparatus, even believing it to be the only way and forcing the people to accept it, will inevitably lead to the corruption of the state apparatus. Because! Without the voice of the people, only the authority of the state and the authority of officials, corruption will inevitably breed......

And Confucius believed that under the whole world, it is not the royal land, and human beings cannot leave the protection of the state for a while. Case! It is better to use the state apparatus to manage and govern society and bring benefits to mankind.

Different paths lead to the same end, and all changes do not deviate from their origins! The ultimate goal of Lao Tzu's doctrine and Confucius's ideology is nothing more than to serve the people, hoping that the people will live a good life and stay away from war.

So! Summing up Confucius's doctrines and ideas as: self-denial, self-denial, restoring the old system, serving the feudal king, etc., are all mentally handicapped people discrediting Confucius's wisdom and Confucius's good intentions.

Confucius just wanted to base his doctrine and ideas on reality, and use the real environment to improve, transform, and change society and the destiny of mankind. is not completely to serve the feudal king, let alone "learn and excel", simply to get promoted and make a fortune.

If it was simply for the sake of promotion and wealth, the later Confucius would not have insisted on going his own way, promoting his doctrine and ideas, and finally was forced to travel around the world. As long as the goal is achieved, you can mix up a big official under the king, and finally end up with a fortune, fame and fortune, isn't it beautiful?

And Lao Tzu! It's not passive inaction, passive concessions, stealing a living, and so on. He just saw the helplessness of people in society and how to survive better. He just saw the essence of human beings and the essence of society, and told us that there is no need to fight for anything, life is just a process of life, just to live for the sake of living.

So! The doctrine and thought of Lao Tzu are summarized as: passive inaction, passive retreat, and stealing a living, etc., are all brainlessly pulled out by some simple-minded drummers with politics, governance, and goals.

They did not start from the fundamentals of human nature and sociology, but purely for the sake of achieving a certain government, governance, and goal, and their words were extremely irresponsible to academics and human beings.

Not only depreciates the IQ of the sages, but also exposes their stupidity and superficiality!

In particular, those drummers who mingle in the officialdom to serve the rulers are even more contemptible. It is extremely irresponsible and extremely hateful for them to irresponsibly talk nonsense in order to live a superior life than others with that share.

(End of chapter)