"If you want to die, why don't you die?" Min Ziqian interrupted.

Realizing that he had said something wrong, he quickly explained, "I mean! If you are willing to die, why not come to Mr. Faith's doctrine and thoughts? Why not fight for an ideal or belief?

Think about it, don't you: if everyone does what Mr. does, and everyone in the world does this, isn't the world peaceful? Isn't it?

So! We must make sacrifices, fight for our great cause, and always be ready to make sacrifices. Isn't it death? As long as the ideal can be realized, then I am willing to die!

Shopkeeper, you just said you were willing to die, didn't you? Why don't you believe in the doctrine and ideas of the gentleman?

Self-denial is a bitter retribution, but we can be a model and play a leading role? Isn't it? So! For a better life in the future and a better tomorrow for mankind, is it worth it for us to suffer a little and be tired? ”

The shopkeeper looked at Min Ziqian and listened to him. And then! Speechlessly, he turned to Confucius and shook his head.

When Min Ziqian finished speaking, the shopkeeper said angrily: "What I said about being willing to die has a visible goal!" And the goal you are talking about is too far away. Even! It will never be possible. I am only willing to die for a visible goal, not for an impossible goal! Do you understand?

I'm not stupid! So easily fooled by your husband Kongqiu, to sacrifice his life for an impossible goal! Human life is only once, why don't I live well, why should I die for the future that I can't see?

No matter how beautiful the future is, it is the future, and I can't see it. And in reality, life can be seen and felt. Isn't it? Why should I suffer myself and pursue nothingness?

The goals I am talking about are those who plant trees in the morning and can enjoy the shade at night, those who plant a field in the spring and harvest 10,000 loads of grain in the autumn, those who know that building dams can ensure water supply, those who build dams to prevent floods from damaging crops, those who accumulate a certain amount of grain to prepare for the winter and prevent famine, the ones who know that others have malicious intentions towards me, and the ones that we must take precautions against knowing that the Hu people in the north may come to rob us. It's the kind that finds out that the other party has malicious intentions towards me or wants to deliberately kill us, and we have to kill the other party sooner.

What else do you want me to do?

And the ideals, dreams, and so on that you are talking about are invisible, and they are invisible in our lifetime. So! No one is as stupid as you are to fight and dedicate your life to an invisible goal! There is no one as stupid as you, in order to cater to social management, and would rather suffer yourself and sacrifice your own stupidity! You're a bunch of fools! Silly than! ……”

The shopkeeper is more and more excited, finally! burst into foul language and scolded.

"You? You? You? Virtue! Min Ziqian trembled with anger.

Confucius looked at the shopkeeper's excitement and wanted to say something, but he still didn't say it.

At this time, all your justifications will only lead to quarrels, and in the end they will only break up unhappily. He didn't want to do that, but he wanted to have a serious and friendly conversation with the shopkeeper.

He thinks! This shopkeeper is not completely nonsense, and there is some truth in what he said. It's just that! I don't have a complete understanding of Taoism and his teachings, and I have that feeling of taking things out of context. So! He felt it was necessary to talk to him in depth.

"It's more stupid than you, isn't it? What about virtue? What kind of virtue are you? What kind of virtue are you? Nimabi! Believe it or not, labor and management beat you to death? The shopkeeper glared, looked at Min Ziqian, and threatened.

And then! A demonstrative punch slammed into the table.

"Whoa!"

"Clank!"

The wine bowl on the table of the table was bouncing and making a loud noise.

Min Ziqian was so frightened that he leaned back and almost fell backwards, looking very embarrassed.

Confucius sat there without moving, without any expression on his face.

At this time, Zilu, under the beating of the table, stopped purring. But not to wake up, but! Changed his sleeping position and continued to sleep.

"It's okay if you make a stupid comparison yourself, you also pull others to do a stupid comparison together! Who are you? Or do you say it's for the good of others? I'm suspicious? Are you really stupid or fake stupid? Is it because you know this, but you deliberately don't say it, and in turn encourage others to believe in it, to be stupid? And then! You're out of the mountains, aren't you? Hey! Why didn't I think of it? Isn't it? If everyone in the world becomes stupid, won't I take advantage of it everywhere? Hey! ”

Speaking of which! The shopkeeper looked at Confucius intently, with a look of scrutiny!

Seeing that there was no expression on Confucius's face, he then said, "I will talk to you about your doctrine first, and then I will talk to you about the problem of your doctrine being used by others!" It's not 'I didn't think of it', it's! Here's what I'm going to say next! Kongqiu! Don't want to hear it?

Oh! I remember! According to Mr. Zhang Shanfeng, when you went to Luoyi to see Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu also preached to you in this kind of radical way, and the result! He didn't succeed! You got into trouble with him, and you ran away. Isn't it?

Seemingly! I don't work this trick, you resist me just as much! You are a person with a lot of self-esteem, an extremely conceited person! You don't want to hear people call you Confucius, you like people to call you Mr. or Confucius! You're the son!

I think! Future! You may not even let people call 'Son', but your favorite thing to hear is 'Saint', right? Isn't it? Sage Kong! No! Not with holes, but with saints! Thousands of mountains, thousands of rivers, thousands of talents, one saint in one place and one day! Yes! You are a saint!

I call you a saint! I'll call you Kongqiu! Kongqiu! Kongqiu! ……”

The shopkeeper didn't give face at all, and yelled directly at Confucius.

"Life is only a short few decades, we should live well, how to live in any environment, in the context of any dynasty, without affecting the life and survival of others, and not letting the life and survival of others affect us, we live freely, have our own hobbies, have a happy family, and live in harmony with the people around us, this is life. Live in the real world, not in the world of dreams. Not to mention blindly in order to cater to social management, obey the king and the Son of Heaven!

How did the king and the Son of Heaven come about? You know what? Lao Tzu has already told you, and I just told you about it. The kings and the Son of Heaven, as well as the sources of the state, the sources of social groups and social organizations, are only for the purpose of ensuring survival. When the state, the Son of Heaven, the king, social groups, and social organizations cannot guarantee our right to live, there is no need to obey and rely on them. You know what?

So! It is wrong for you to play and develop your doctrine and theory from the perspective and position of catering to social management! You have the wrong starting point, everything is wrong. Albeit! Your original intention is good, it is to save the world! But you did something wrong with good intentions and did you a disservice! Do you understand?

Only from the perspective and standpoint of human nature can you give play to and develop your theories and theories, so that your theories are correct! Did you hear that? Pandering to social management is wrong and will only be exploited by the rulers......"

(End of chapter)