Zigong ran to the east gate, and sure enough! I saw Confucius squatting on the side of the city gate, his eyes looking at the people walking in front of him from time to time. Because it's squatting, it's not very noticeable. If he stood there, he would be very conspicuous with his big man.

Take a closer look, don't say it, it's really like that: Mr.'s embarrassed appearance really has the feeling of a lost dog.

"Sir! Mr! Woooooo Seeing Mr. 's embarrassed appearance, Zigong couldn't help crying.

"Zigong!" Confucius, on the other hand, jumped up excitedly when he saw Zigong coming, and shouted.

"Sir! Why are you still here? Mr? ”

"Zigong? What happened? You? Isn't that your usual style? Having a hard time in business? Or is something happening? Confucius stepped forward, looked Zigong up and down, left and right, and asked puzzledly.

He thought! Zigong may not have done well in this business, so he cried when he saw him. He didn't know: Zigong was sad to see his embarrassed appearance, and he really looked like a lost dog.

The fate of a sage and sage like this makes Zigong very sad. Not only sad for Mr., but also sad for the future and destiny of mankind.

"Sir? Why are you here? You? Zigong asked anxiously.

"It's a long story! Alas! Confucius sighed and said, "Yesterday I went to Zheng Palace to submit the Jin meeting documents, but Zheng Gong refused, so I walked back. Outcome! Zilu they don't know where to move to. They didn't wait for me, so I waited from yesterday to now. Last night, I waited until the second half of the night, and I almost didn't stay at the inn, and everyone else was ready to close......"

Zigong interrupted in disbelief: "How is it possible? Zilu and they came to you when it was dark, but you weren't there? They went to the Zheng Palace again, and waited outside the palace gate until midnight before returning to the inn. ”

"Did you meet Zilu and them?"

"Meet! When I came to the capital in the morning, I found them. They were still waiting for Mr. at the gate of Zheng Palace! ”

"What about them? Why didn't they find it? Confucius asked.

"They looked for it yesterday when it was dark, thinking that Mr. was still eating a palace banquet in Zheng Palace! I just inquired about a palace guard, and I found out that you left yesterday. They didn't find you at the east gate last night, so we looked for it separately just now. Walk! Mr! ”

Zigong said, grabbed Confucius's sleeve, and walked into the city.

"Why did they move away and not leave anyone to wait for me? This sub-road? Confucius complained.

"Sir, don't complain about them, sir, you don't know! In Jeongkook! The innkeepers partnered with the ruffians to drive people out of the city and outside the city, not to let others sleep on the streets or in the suburbs, and not to allow others to live in deserted houses......"

"Why?" Confucius asked puzzled.

"They refused to let you stay for various reasons, and drove you to the city to the guest house, citing public security. And then! Then take a commission from the inn. ”

"And such people?" Confucius thought about the moral master again, accusing these people of not being human. After thinking about it, I didn't say any more.

In this troubled world, most people have no moral bottom line. Survival comes first, and the life or death of others is not your own business. In this troubled world, only selfish people can live a nourishing life. You are selfless, and you can't save the world if you cut your own flesh to others to eat. Opposite! You also gave your life for selflessly cutting your flesh.

Selfless dedication does not mean that you are great, it only proves that you are stupid.

People who advocate selfless dedication often hope that others will be foolish in their selfless dedication, but he himself is above it. You ask him to selflessly dedicate and sacrifice his life for others, and they immediately reveal their true form, their true selfishness.

So! People who teach others to give selflessly or even sacrifice their lives are either stupid or treat others as stupid villains.

Survival comes first, and selfishness is the essence of human nature. Selflessness is the means, selfishness is the end. Selflessness is for selfishness. Lao Tzu said: The reason why heaven and earth are long and long is because of selflessness. It is precisely because of selflessness that the selfishness of heaven and earth is achieved: long and long.

The situation in the capital city of Zheng Guo is similar to those unscrupulous tire repairers on provincial or county roads in modern society. When they are fine, when they have no business to do, they scatter steel nails or some sharp object on the highway and wait for passing cars to burst tires. And then! Business is booming and money is rolling. If there are no peers who repair tires for dozens of miles nearby, they can extort a lot of money.

Confucius and his entourage did not understand this rule at all, so they found a deserted thatched hut and lived there. Outcome! They didn't stay long before they encountered a "patrolling" ruffian who drove them into the city to the guest house.

Because they found that it was a deserted thatched house, after Zilu and the others left, they set fire to the house.

People who have no moral bottom line are like this: they don't care how difficult it is to build a house, they do everything in order to be able to get the commission of the inn.

"In this troubled world, what kind of people don't have it? In order to survive, to live better than others, they will do anything. Is it important for others to live or die? If you can't live and live worse than others, then you are incompetent! You don't have what it takes! To live is to be able to live! Living a nourishing life is a skill. ”

"This? This? Who are these people? Confucius scolded angrily.

"Who do you say? People still laugh at you for not having the ability to survive in this troubled world! Mr! In this troubled world, how to let yourself live, that's the ability! ”

"Then there must also be a moral bottom line!"

"Morality is a hairy one, huh?" Zigong said.

"Who will associate with you if you have no morals? No one is nice to you, partnered with you, are you not alone? Isn't it? You can't live either! ”

"They don't have to be moral with other people, they can be moral with their gang."

"Isn't that also about morality?"

"So! Someone said! Mr.'s set can be used not only by honest people, but also by bad people! ……”

"This?" Confucius froze suddenly.

In this way, when he was in the Song Kingdom, the innkeeper had already told him once. The innkeeper took the thief of Lu as an example and analyzed it in detail.

"The reality is cruel! It's not as rosy as we thought it would be. We can only guarantee that we will not do evil, but we cannot guarantee that others will not do evil. Some people do evil in order to survive, some people do evil in order to live better than others, and some people do evil in order to get something for nothing! In a word! It's all about living! ”

"Zigong! You've changed! Confucius sighed.

"I admit I've changed! Mr! Since I was saved by Uncle Fang that time, I have changed. It dawned on me that life is so precious! Being alive is a blissful and luxurious thing! ……”

(End of chapter)