The first debate on the Tao ended with the little prince's "Asking the Heavens" and Fang Jishi's "Unity of the Tao and the Heavens".

In this passive situation, the defense had no choice but to accept the "unity of heaven and earth".

Therefore! Lao Tzu's Tao has been officially affirmed.

If the official does not admit it, you are deceiving the heavens, the gods, the king, the superiors, and disturbing the hearts of the people in the world. Not only will you not be allowed to preach, but you will be punished for your sins. If you wear one of these big hats, you are guilty of a capital offense.

What if that's the case? So! Lao Tzu's Taoist doctrine was wiped out in the cradle.

In fact, just as Fang Jishi thought: although Lao Tzu's Taoism has been handed down and influenced Chinese culture, it has not been smooth sailing on the road of preaching.

The first round of debates is over, and soon the second round of debates is underway.

Is it useless to argue between the two sides, do we follow the Tao of Lao Tzu or obey the law and etiquette of the Son of Heaven and the King? If you follow Lao Tzu's way? So? What is Lao Tzu? What is the Son of Heaven as a King?

After some debate, the defense immediately abandoned the topic of "is Lao Tzu's Tao useful", and focused on what Lao Tzu is? What is the Son of Heaven as a King? The argument began.

Let's not talk about whether Lao Tzu's Tao is useful or not, but let's assume that Lao Tzu's Tao is useful, then? What is Lao Tzu? What is the Son of Heaven as a King?

The meaning of the defense is: If you follow Lao Tzu's way, everyone in the world will listen to Lao Tzu, or will you listen to the king of the Son of Heaven?

In fact! The intention of the defense is obvious! It is! If you can't use your Lao Tzu's way, using your Lao Tzu's way is tantamount to bullying the king and ignoring the existence of the Son of Heaven! Listen to your Lao Tzu and act according to the Tao, then? What else do you want the Son of Heaven to do?

"So! Even if Lao Tzu's Tao is correct, it can't be used! What are you? Isn't it? The world is the world of the Son of Heaven! It's the king's world! Everything should be obeyed by the Son of Heaven and the King, not to you. If you are blindly trying to promote your Taoist teachings, then! You're rebelling! You want to rebel, don't you? You want everyone to listen to you, don't you? ”

The white-haired old man "National Elder" was the first to make trouble, picked out the problem clearly, and directly prevented Lao Tzu from spreading Taoism.

"Yes, yes, yes! We have to follow the weekly rites! Weekly! And not Lao Tzu's Taoism! ”

"I think too? We should continue to follow the weekly rites and the weekly system! After all! The Great Zhou Dynasty once used it to bring the Great Zhou to its heyday. What does this mean? It shows that the weekly system and weekly rites are right and can be done! Practice makes sense! Actions speak louder than words. ”

"Lao Tzu is not an official in the court, and he is not qualified to propose any Taoism. Most of the Zhou system and Zhou rites were formulated and adopted under the auspices of Zhou Gong. And who is Lao Tzu? He is not of royal blood. So! Whether Lao Tzu's Tao is useful or not, first of all! He was not qualified to study Taoism, and he did not have the power to spread Taoism. ”

"Yes, yes, yes! I raise my hands in approval! First of all, there is a problem with Lao Tzu's identity and qualifications! He does not have this identity and qualifications. So! He was not qualified to preach the Tao. Let alone! We have not yet fully verified his teachings, let alone allow him to preach publicly. ”

1 naked 1 naked!

What does it mean to be naked 1 naked and 1 naked!

The intention of the defense is so naked, 1 naked, 1 naked!

If people don't debate with you about whether the Taoist theory is perfect or correct, they will first deny your qualifications. You are not a person of royal blood, and if you make an opinion, you will have a rebellious heart. You are not a name, nor a small profit, but! Plot the world, plot the position of the Son of Heaven.

"Ahem! Ahem! ”

Hearing this, King Zhou Jing, the son of the Great Zhou Dynasty, moved his body again and pretended to cough twice. And then! Pretending to be asleep again.

The old eunuch heard Zhou Jingwang's cough and hurriedly stepped forward to investigate. Seeing that King Zhou Jing didn't cough and fell asleep again, he hurriedly signaled the little eunuch to stop fanning hard.

"Tap the fan! Tap the fan! The old eunuch commanded.

"Why do you tap the fan? Go on! Go on! Zhou Jingwang thought that the old eunuch really thought that he had a cold, so he hurriedly stopped it. On this hot day, how can you live this day without fanning?

"Yes!" The old eunuch agreed, and then said to the two little eunuchs who fanned the wind: "Fan! Keep fanning! ”

And then! Standing in front of the stage again, he said loudly to the civil and military ministers in the audience: "The Lord has said it!" Go on! Go on! ”

Lao Tzu heard the meaning of Zhou Jingwang's cough, but he pretended not to know.

Fang Jishi also heard it, Zhou Jingwang didn't want to listen to Fang Fang's nonsense anymore, so he asked Zhengfang to refute it. But he? I don't want to get involved in the affairs of the Eastern Zhou court, and I don't want to get involved in the battle for the prince's succession. So! He didn't want to talk either.

Lao Tzu pretended not to know because it was inconvenient for him to argue the defense head-on, and if he came forward to refute it, it would seem that you were scared and weak-hearted. Furthermore! This is a trivial matter, and it is not his turn to refute it in person.

What he wants to refute is an explanation of the theoretical aspects of Taoism.

Where there is something wrong with the truth and others don't understand, he will come forward. A trivial matter like this shrewd scolding the street, he came forward and lost his background.

The little prince moved his body, ready to question. But think about it again: the teacher, the queen mother and others repeatedly warned him to be patient and not to show too early, feeling that this was not the time for him to speak.

Because! This involves questions related to the imperial court regime such as "rebellion", which is inconvenient for a child to answer. If you answer, it means that you have a good set of rules for managing the affairs of the court, and people will guard against you in the future. Even! It could lead to death.

The other ministers naturally knew what King Zhou Jing meant, and they wanted to stop the defense from talking nonsense anymore and fight back. But at this time, the crown prince glanced at everyone on the defense side angrily and spoke.

Seeing that the crown prince Ji was about to speak, Lao Tzu, Fang Jishi and others couldn't help but worry. The other ministers were also very anxious, I don't know how this prince will refute?

I thought: Don't make a mess! Don't get caught.

King Zhou Jing happened to open his eyes so much, and he happened to see that the crown prince Ji was about to speak, and he couldn't help but be interested. He would love to know! What will this "pustule" son say? Don't embarrass Lao Tzu.

You said! You speak boldly! There's Lao Tzu wiping your ass! I'm in! Don't be ashamed!

"The teacher's sermon began with the grace of my father! Moreover! Father made it clear that the teacher preached in the name of the Son of Heaven. The teacher preached as a courtier of the Great Zhou. For the sake of the common people in the world, in order to promote Taoism, my father deliberately chose a day to open the altar and worship the gods of heaven and earth and the temple, and then let the teacher preach! Ben Prince thinks! The teacher preached, reasonable and legal!

And quite the opposite! You use all sorts of excuses to prevent the teacher from preaching. In fact! You are not only stopping the teacher from preaching, but you are also denying the decision of the Son of Heaven! Do you not feel that you yourselves are rebelling against the will of the Son of Heaven? ”

As soon as the crown prince said this, the whole house was shocked!

(End of chapter)