"? How can I be? Min Ziqian asked rhetorically.

"Aren't you stumbling?" The shopkeeper retorted: "You always talk about things from the perspective and position of the country, emphasizing the supremacy of the country, aren't you?" Turning around, I still stand from the perspective and position of the country.

I have made it very clear that the nature and origin of the country, how do you want me to explain it to you, so that you can listen to it? Can you stand from the perspective of people and human nature? Can you change your mindset and be normal? Don't stumble anymore? ”

"Why did I die? Why did I die? Not what you said? The power of one person is limited, and only the power of the state is the greatest, isn't it? How do you say I'm a dead knock? Since the power of the state is the greatest and the individual cannot compete with it, why don't we look at the problem from the perspective, position, and height of the state? ”

"You're dead again! You are dogmatic again! ”

"Smack!" The shopkeeper was so angry that he slapped it on the table.

"Whoa!"

"Bang dang!"

The wine bowl on the table jumped and made a loud noise.

"What? Miscellaneous? What's the matter? Zilu woke up in a panic, looked around, and asked.

"You sleep your sleep!" Min Ziqian shouted angrily.

"Sleep? Sleep? Go to bed? Zilu looked at everyone suspiciously, as if he remembered something, and said, "Sleep? Isn't it sleeping here? We should sleep in the woody room! To the firewood room! ”

Speaking of this, Zilu remembered, and immediately stood up and prepared to go outside, while saying, "Is Mr.'s book still in the firewood room?" I ......"

That's it! He felt dizzy, his legs and feet were also weak, he couldn't take a step at all, and fell headlong.

A young man was quick and stepped forward to hold him. The mouth habitually shouted: "Guest officer! Be careful! Song Qing drank too much, and this is the effect! Get a good night's sleep and wake up tomorrow. ”

"Me? I? Zilu then remembered everything. Suddenly! I was so annoyed that I wanted to slap myself a few times.

With a strong will, Zilu sat back on the stool, pressed his hands on the edge of the table to keep his body balanced, and tried to sit firmly. And then! He looked at Confucius with a lot of guilt. That seems to mean: Sir! I'm sorry for you!

The shopkeeper looked at Zilu, but felt that although Zilu was a bit second, he was still very strong. And Min Ziqian is a bit like a woman, entangled.

Seeing Zilu looking at him, he nodded towards Zilu, and then said to Min Ziqian: "I said you Min Ziqian!" Alas! I don't even know what to say about you? Kongqiu! What about you? What do you think? Do you think the same as Min Ziqian? ”

Talking! He looked at Confucius again.

When Confucius saw that the shopkeeper had asked him, he didn't want to speak, so he had to reply: "You go on, I'll listen!" ”

"Listen? I'm skeptical! You have the same thoughts and opinions as Min Ziqian! If Min Ziqian is wrong, you will stop drinking. If Min Ziqian is reasonable, you pretend not to know. ”

Confucius looked at the shopkeeper, and a smile on his face that didn't know whether it was self-deprecation or acknowledgment, which was an answer.

When the shopkeeper saw Confucius's virtue, he didn't care about him anymore.

continued: "Min Ziqian! I'll explain it to you! When I say that the strength of the country is strong, I mean that when the country is cohesive, it is strong! How can a country be strong when it is not cohesive? Otherwise! There will be no change of dynasty! Isn't it?

The strength of one of us cannot be compared with the strength of the state. But! Does it not mean that we have reorganized a new force, and put together people with the same destiny as us, and when the strength is great, it can be compared with the power of the state? Isn't it?

You said? Was your mindset a little rigid? Isn't it? When I say that the power of a person is not as strong as the power of a state, you mean that the power of a person cannot compete with the power of the state, and so on. But why don't you think about the formation of the state, and the demise of the state?

How did the state come to be? How did the state perish?

Oh! When I say this, you must be going to label me again, saying that I am rebelling, deliberately rebelling, and inciting others to rebel, right? ”

Speaking of which! The shopkeeper looked at Min Ziqian.

As the shopkeeper guessed, if he didn't bring it up first, Min Ziqian would interrupt him again, saying that he was encouraging others to rebel and incite others to rebel.

"Min Ziqian! Do you understand? Do you understand what I mean? Do you still insist on the strength of the country? The state is powerful relative to individual people. Our individual strength is very weak compared to the strength of the state.

But! The power of the state is not unshakable, is it? Do you understand the example I just gave? With our own strength it is impossible to compete with the power of the state, but! We can combine people with the same destiny to form a powerful new force, and then we can compete with the national power, right?

And also! Countries are big or small, aren't they? Our Song Kingdom and your Lu Kingdom are all countries, aren't they? An individual can't shake its authority, can he? But! The Song State and the Lu State are in the Great Zhou Dynasty, what are they? They're just one of many vassal states, aren't they? They can't compete with the big vassal states of Jin, Chu, and Qi, right?

Do you see what I mean? I said that the power of the individual is not as great as the power of the state, and you immediately refute me on this ground, is there a problem with your thinking pattern again? Isn't it? I said you have a tendon in your head, and you still don't admit it? Right now! Do you admit it or not? ”

Seeing that Min Ziqian had nothing to say, the shopkeeper looked at Confucius again.

When Confucius saw that the shopkeeper was talking about that truth, he had to nod and say, "What you say is reasonable!" Kongqiu is taught! ”

"Kongqiu?" Zilu listened, and was so surprised that he couldn't believe it? How could his husband call himself Kong Qiu in front of this shopkeeper? It's been so many years, no one calls him Kongqiu anymore, and he rarely calls himself Kongqiu. Now? How so?

"Your husband's original name was 'Kongqiu'! Hehehe! The shopkeeper looked at Zilu and said with a smile.

"So! Confucius! The shopkeeper looked at Confucius again and said, "Do you understand?" Long live the people, only from the perspective of the people, people, and humanity can you develop your theory correctly. It would be a mistake to develop your theories from the perspective of catering to social management. Lao Tzu said that the starting point is wrong, and the back is absolutely wrong. The so-called 'a millimeter of difference, a thousand miles of loss', is what it means! ”

(End of chapter)