"I've heard that! You've been out twice, haven't you? The shopkeeper asked.

"Yes!"

"The first time you went out, you came to Song Kingdom. Isn't it? And brought a very powerful woman, didn't he? I've heard! Have you been tricked? Isn't it? ”

"Yes! Her name is Ha Lian! ……”

"I heard that you were tricked by other girls, don't you?" The shopkeeper asked.

"Why? It's because you don't have as much social experience as a girl in other people, isn't it? If you had social experience, you wouldn't be tricked, would you? ”

Confucius thought about it and had to admit that it was like that. If he had a little social experience, he wouldn't have fallen into the way of Helian.

"Do you think you can prove your innocence? I heard that the girl said that you touched her and pinched her, can you tell her clearly? You say you didn't mean it, but people say you mean it, can you tell me clearly?

And also! Just by this incident, you can test whether your doctrine and theory, the application of your ideas in real life, are not very contradictory. Or rather! Is it passive? Isn't it? What if you change to someone with social experience? Even if you deliberately touch or pinch someone, you won't admit it. If you don't admit it, you don't have anything. Isn't it? ”

"How can that be? Be a man and tell the truth! Confucius interrupted: "I touched it by accident and pinched it......"

"Silly Bi!" The shopkeeper shouted angrily. "Can you tell the truth to the enemy?"

"Can't!" Confucius explained: "Helian is not an enemy, she is a poor little girl saved by the eldest brother. ”

"So? Who are our enemies? The shopkeeper asked.

"The enemy is the one who remains hostile to us like that!"

"Wrong!" The shopkeeper testified: "Those who remain hostile to us are open enemies, or temporary enemies!" You know what? In this world, there are no eternal enemies, and there are no eternal friends! You know what? ”

"There is no eternal enemy, I believe and agree, and with our sincere treatment and forgiveness, all hatred can be dissolved! So! We can't have eternal enemies! I don't have forever friends, so I don't agree with this sentence! For example! The friendship between me and my eldest brother Fang Keystone is forever! It won't affect ...... because of Fang Zhong's affairs."

"Humph!" The shopkeeper interrupted with a sneer: "I don't know what the relationship between you and the eldest brother Fang Jishi you talked about, and what is the relationship now?" But! I dare say! Definitely not forever friends! Maybe one day, you will become enemies and enemies! ”

"No, it won't! No, it won't! I can guarantee it! Confucius interrupted: "My relationship with my eldest brother Fang Jishi will not be broken!" ”

"Just because you say this, I think you are very ignorant!" The shopkeeper said angrily.

"You still have too little social experience, you don't know the sinister nature of the world. You still live in the small world of your dreams and imaginations, not in the real world! Kongqiu! I wish you now: a hard journey! ”

"You?"

"You have left the country of Lu, and you have left the small world you created, so you should go to the Great Zhou World and walk around! Go ahead and try it! You won't resent me for blessing you so much, and as a result, you're really 'having a hard journey'. If you don't believe it, go and see!

The world is a big stage, not what you think! Someone else is not you! Others are not saints, others are not so noble! The world is so big, there are so many people, one person has one idea, you want to be able to help others, give more to others. And others don't necessarily thank you, but think that you are stupid, and if you think that the world is more stupid, then they can get something for nothing.

Maybe? When you help others, others may not accept it, thinking that you are tricking him, and after getting your benefits, you will be held by the nose. You think you're doing a good deed, but the good doesn't work out, and you're being chased away. Even! I'm going to kill you! Don't you believe it? Unbelief! If you don't believe it, you may be able to meet it later.

Maybe? You think you're helping someone, but you know what? You help one person while offending another. The other person is waiting for the death of the person you're helping! You know what?

Maybe? You think you're helping someone, but you know what? You have sinned against the king of another country and the spies sent by that country. The other country is looking forward to the poverty of the country, and then to eradicate the country......"

"What kind of king is that king? Who are the people in that country? This spy can't be a spy! Confucius said angrily.

"You can only guarantee that you are a decent gentleman, but you can't guarantee that others will be the same as you, let alone ask others to be like you! You know what? The shopkeeper said.

"So! We need power, use the power of the state to promote the weekly rites, restore the weekly system! Confucius emphasized.

"You're right! But! Enemies and others have also thought of using the power of the state to promote and promote their own doctrines and ideas and manage society. ”

"But other people's thoughts are wrong!" Confucius emphasized.

The shopkeeper reminded: "People think that your thinking is also wrong, and it is not good for them!" What do you say? The world is so big! With such a large population, everyone has their own ideas. And! Everyone thinks their own ideas are right, and everyone else's is wrong! What do you say? ”

"This?"

"So! Lao Tzu said! Haste makes waste! Be sure to go with the flow! You can't force others to accept your doctrinal ideas, but ask them to voluntarily accept your doctrinal ideas and agree with your views! Got it? You use the power of the state to promote your doctrine and ideas, which seem to be very advanced and intelligent. But! You're using your power to coerce others to accept, and others are passively accepting, you know? ”

"What then?" Confucius asked anxiously.

"Lao Tzu said! You have to preach to the world and let the world choose. You force others to accept it, and others resist it! Got it? ”

"This?" Confucius said anxiously: "Let others accept it willingly, when will it take?" ”

"There is no way! Lao Tzu said, everything has to go with the flow! Otherwise! Counterproductive! ”

"The world is so big, the population is so large, and the thinking is so confused, if you want to let your doctrine prevail over your thoughts in the midst of thousands of troops, when will it be?" Confucius rubbed his hands anxiously.

"The waves wash the sand, and the rest is gold."

"This too!"

"Let the people choose! There are many people who choose, and that doctrine is right. Regardless of whether it is correct or not, others will resist the doctrine and ideas that they force others to accept! That's it! There is no way! Lao Tzu said! If we want to unify the world of thought, we don't know how many years it will take, and how many sufferings will mankind have to go through......"

(End of chapter)