King Zhou Jing slept for more than an hour before waking up.

At this time, it was already the middle of the night of the second day, and there were only a few people left in the study. In addition to him and Lao Tzu, there was another person who stayed at the scene to make him very unhappy.

How? He hasn't understood yet?

King Zhou Jing looked his eyes at Prince Ji Chao and looked up and down.

For this prince, he is both in love and fear.

What he loves is his cleverness, although he has a think tank behind him to give him ideas, but he is really smart after all.

What he is afraid of is the forces behind him, and behind him there are not only ministers in the court, but also military backgrounds. Other than that! There are foreign forces behind him. Especially the State of Chu is his maternal uncle, and his mother is the princess of the State of Chu.

And that's not all! His mother had other forces.

It can be said! If he, the son of the Great Zhou, offends him and his mother, he will not be able to be the son of the Great Zhou. The forces behind the scenes can make his Great Zhou perish......

As a prince, it's good to have these forces behind you. But? He is not a concubine, he is not a prince, he is a concubine. There are regulations in the ancestral system that the prince who is born cannot inherit the throne of the Son of Heaven. Unless! Without a son-in-law, only the prince who is born can inherit the throne of the Son of Heaven.

Now the problem comes, the former prince Shou died young, and some courtiers questioned it, saying that the death of the prince shou was related to the behind-the-scenes forces of the prince dynasty, and it may be assassinated by the people of the prince dynasty. But evidence must be used in everything, and it is useless to doubt without evidence.

And also! The current crown prince Ji Meng has become what he is now, and it is also because of the ghosts of the forces behind the prince dynasty. They arranged a "bad teacher" around the crown prince Ji Meng and taught him badly. But this is only suspicion, and doubt is useless until there is no evidence.

"Father!" The prince saluted King Zhou Jing and said, "Erchen understands what the Tao is!" ”

King Zhou Jing's face sank down and asked, "Why do you only understand now?" ”

"Back to my father! Erchen has long understood! ”

"Then why didn't you say it earlier?"

"When the son saw that his father and his husband did not go to rest, the son did not dare to rest! The son-in-law accompanies his father, the king and the husband, and when everyone is enlightened, the son-in-law will retire and rest......"

King Zhou Jing asked quietly, "Then what do you say?" What is Tao? What is the use of the Tao? ”

"Back to my father! Erchen thinks: The Tao is the source of everything! The Tao is changing, and everything is the Tao......

Erchen believes that we should not only know the Tao, but also use the Tao. Not only to understand what the Tao is, but also to understand what life is. Let the world know where man came to be and where he is going. Such! We can then plan our lives......

But? What do you think? It's not very useful! It can't change reality! What can't change the social environment can't change the monarchy! Father! ……”

After listening to Wang Zichao's explanation, King Zhou Jing's face changed greatly.

Lao Tzu's face also became ugly.

It's true! Which pot is not opened, which pot is mentioned! Wang Zichao is right: you have changed the concept of the world, but you cannot change the reality of the environment. The ability of the world to change the general environment of this social reality is limited. Power is concentrated in the hands of kings and certain people, and you cannot change reality without changing the concept of kings and certain people......

"Smack!" Zhou Jingwang picked up the bamboo slip on the desk and gently patted it on the desk.

Wang Zichao shuddered and paused.

"Isn't my father learning the Tao? Father not only learns the Tao himself, but also allows you to learn the Tao. Isn't it? Who is the father? The father is the son of the Great Zhou Dynasty! ”

"Father!" The prince replied urgently, quickly left his seat, and knelt in front of the desk to apologize. And then! And bluntly said: "Father! Now the big week is weak! Da Zhou ......"

The prince didn't dare to say it directly, but if he didn't say it, he couldn't let his father understand. At last! Or say it.

Anyway! Nor was he afraid of his father, nor did he dare to do anything to him.

In front of his father, he was just putting on a show, but in his heart, he didn't take his father seriously.

If you don't want to be the crown prince justifiably and ascend to the throne of the Son of Heaven again, with the power behind the concubine, you can completely usurp the throne. If you do that, it's not good. So! He pretended to be very well-behaved in front of his father......

"Today, the strength of the ordinary vassal states is not as strong, and there are not many troops in the army. In terms of population, Zhou does not have much of a local population. All aspects of agriculture, industry and commerce, etc., are very limited. So! Even if the father learns the Tao with the respect of the Son of Heaven, he can only call on the people of the world to learn the Tao, and it can only be a call, not an order! Father!

Father! Now it is the kings and courtiers of the five major vassal states of Chu, Jin, Qi, Wu, and Qin who want them to learn the Tao, and their changes can change the customs and public opinion of the people in the Great Zhou world! Father! ……”

"Smack!"

Zhou Jingwang picked up the bamboo slip again and slapped it on the desk, and shouted in a deep voice: "You go back to wash and sleep!" ”

And then! Then he shouted at the other stupid princes, "You all go back to sleep!" Lear! You! Talk to the widow! ”

The prince was angry with his father and had to leave with regret.

Originally! He still wants to keep talking, let his father accept the reality and stop dreaming. With the ability of his father, he could not revive the majesty of the Great Zhou.

There is no absolute power behind you, and no other princes will hang you. Don't think you're the Son of Heaven? You are a son of heaven who only has a false name and no strength. In this troubled world, strength is fundamental, and the words spoken by powerful people have weight.

And also! This is a "temporary question" on-site answer, and no one leaks the exam questions. If he can have such an opinion, his father will not suspect that someone is behind the scenes. Usually, his father doubted his abilities, implying that he had been taught to say so.

Today's live performance can just dispel his father's doubts about his ability.

But? His father didn't let him say it, and he could only regret it.

When the other princes saw that their father had spoken, they kowtowed one by one and crawled away.

"Alas!" Seeing that those people were gone, King Zhou Jing sighed softly and sat down on the dragon couch.

Lao Tzu was also in a bad mood, looking at the backs of Wang Zichao and others, quietly distracted.

"Lear! Aiqing! King Zhou Jing sat up straight again, and when he saw that Lao Tzu was stupid, he called softly.

"Lord!"

"My emperor, he? What he said ...... "King Zhou Jing couldn't accept this fact, and was so frustrated that he couldn't ask."

"Back to the Lord!" Lao Tzu nodded affirmatively and responded: "The formation of opinions is not overnight, but accumulates over time. Furthermore! For the princes, kings and those hereditary nobles, Taoism is not good for them! Let them give up such a superior life in front of them, they must be unwilling! Lord? ”

"This? This? ……”

"The Lord is the Son of Heaven! I can understand this truth, but everyone else is mortal after all! Lord! ”

King Zhou Jing sighed again and said, "For the sake of the common people in the world, I have to do this!" ”

"Lord!"

"Lear! Aiqing! King Zhou Jing sat up straight and said solemnly: "The widow's mind has been decided!" An altar will be opened for you on a certain day, and you will be allowed to preach on the altar! ”

"Lord!" Lao Tzu hurriedly left his seat and knelt down and kowtowed.

In order to support him in preaching, the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty will personally worship the altar, and if he changes anyone, he will be moved to tears.

(End of chapter)