It can be seen that Zhuang Zhou still respects Mencius, a senior, both of whom are cynical people, and they are not used to this chaotic Warring States era. However, the two have completely different ideas, Mencius changes society, while Zhuang Zhou wants to change people.

Therefore, Zhuang Zhou's theory of all things can be described as unusual, and it is very reasonable, but unfortunately this is a subtraction, while the human society is addition, which is a completely different concept.

As long as a person is born, he is one, not zero. All things are the same, only zero can be achieved, it is not a realm that mortals can reach at all, it is very reasonable, but it cannot be implemented.

Therefore, Mencius may approve of Zhuang Zhou's writing, but he will definitely not accept it or agree with it. Because the idea of saving people from fire and water should still be based on addition, which is the addition of countless people and people.

Zhuang Zhou was very interested, thinking that Mencius must agree with his theory of homogeneous things, but he was too tired to go out, so he invited Mencius to come to the door.

When Mencius heard that Zhuang Zhou had written the Theory of Qi and asked him to come over to taste it, he was naturally very happy, and he still admired this young man of the Song Kingdom.

So Mencius soon came to the door, and Yun Yao was ready to entertain the guests, preparing mats, tables, cushions, and a full set of ritual utensils, which were completely arranged in accordance with Confucian etiquette, and it must have been proper.

Mencius came to see it, and he was really satisfied, and felt that the family was very good, and the hospitality was very thoughtful, and he was strict with etiquette. At the same time, he was also a little strange, how could such a family cultivate such an informal person as Zhuang Zhou, when Zhuang Zhou came to his house as a guest before, whenever he was excited, he left the etiquette behind, and completely forgot that he was a guest.

After greeting Mencius, Zhuang Zhou immediately sent his "Theory of Things" bamboo slips, and even the greetings were waived. Seeing that the other party was so excited, Mencius immediately praised Jane and read it, not daring to slack off.

It is indeed Wang Yang's arbitrariness, brilliant writing, and the idea of Qi Wu in the article is indeed a wonderful flower, which is eye-catching to read. The whole reading experience is very enjoyable, but after reading it, I think about it carefully, and I find that this theory of homogeneous things is correct nonsense, and it is impossible to achieve it. The imagination is very rich, but the practicality is basically equal to nothing.

Zhuang Zhou stared at Mencius with wide eyes, but did not see Mencius's expression of great appreciation, not only did he not appreciate but was very heavy. Is it because I don't understand, or because I don't write well? For a while, it can be seen that Zhuang Zhou was affected by Mencius's personality charm.

Yun Yao also looked at Mencius's serious expression, and thought to himself that it was no surprise that for mortals, Zhuangzi's masterpiece had little effect and could not really improve society.

Mencius's benevolent government proposition has been shelved because it is too beautiful, and Zhuang Zhou's theory of all things is even more beautiful, and it is even more impossible to change the situation of the Warring States.

Even mahjong has to play benevolence, righteousness and morality, play the spirit of the game, and write a book and biography naturally for the country and the people, and the correct nonsense should obviously not be written.

"The text is very good, but the content is a mess." Mencius criticized very seriously: "You have talent to learn, but you don't know how to implement talent, many of your ideas are like flowers in the moon mirror in water, beauty is beautiful, but it is not good for the country or the people." You should study more of the sages' writings, think more for the country, and think more about the peace of the world. ”

Zhuang Zhou obviously didn't expect his painstaking masterpiece to get such an evaluation, and he was immediately unhappy: "Why is it a mess?" If everyone does what I say, then you will find that the so-called right and wrong do not matter at all, but everyone's heart, as long as everything is the same, everyone lets go of their heart, and naturally there is no need to fight. ”

"If you can do it, it will be. But the human race in the world can't reach the realm of Qi at all, just like fishing for the moon in the water is ultimately an emptiness. Mencius said very directly: "You have written a beautiful fantasy, but since the Three Emperors and the Five Emperors to the present, there has not been a trace of Qi Wu, and there has been no one before and will not have it in the future." Therefore, Qi Wu is just a beautiful fantasy, more unrealistic than the Mo family and love, and more deviant than Zhu Yang Guiji. ”

Zhuang Zhou's face turned red, obviously unconvinced, but he didn't know how to refute it for a while. After all, there is no soil for practice in the theory of homogeneous things, and it is difficult to logically reason out a reasonable process.

The theory of all things is just Zhuangzi's intuition, which is his further understanding of Taoist doctrine.

Confucianism opened its mouth in the era of the first kings, the law of the ancestors, how good Yao Shunyu was, and how bad it is now, at least it can give an example of benevolent government.

But Zhuang Zhou's theory of all things is full of fables, which sounds very reasonable, but it can't be done. Because in Zhuang Zhou's fable, those who have a heart are mortals, and those who don't have a heart are immortals, which already explains the problem, and even Zhuang Zhou himself doesn't know which mortal has no heart.

Three Emperors and Five Emperors, Yao Shunyu, Shang Tang Wen Wang, Wu Wang Zhou Gong, Jiang Taigong, Guan Zhong, Confucius Mozi, who did not become a heart?

Therefore, Mencius is not wrong in criticizing, Zhuang Zhou's Qi and all things are very reasonable, but it can't be done. Even Zhuang Zhou himself couldn't name any mortal who could achieve the same thing, let alone in the Warring States period, which was full of deceit and treacherous intrigues. There will not be a single person who has no ambition in the Warring States.

Zhuang Zhou also couldn't give an example, so he was speechless.

Criticizing Zhuang Zhou for not being as good as Mo Jia and Zhu Yang is a very severe criticism. In Mencius's view, the best proposition is Confucian benevolence and righteousness, although Mojia and Zhu Yang are popular among the people, they are not unreliable, and Zhuang Zhou's theory of Qi is even more unreliable than Mojia and Zhu Yang, that is really not in the stream.

Yun Yao said that for their immortal cultivators, the theory of all things can be described as a treasure book, no worse than the Tao Te Ching.

"It can't be said that the theory of homogeneity does point out the key, and it is also very important for Confucianism, which advocates that if you want to go further, you must have homogeneity." Yun Yao, who was pretending to be Zhu Yun, finally spoke.

Meng Ke couldn't help but look at Yun Yao, knowing that this person had invented the ink card, taught the three evils, and reversed the predicament twice when he was hunting, he was a very powerful traveler. He wanted to hear the high opinion of this Lu Guoshi, so he saluted and said, "Listen to me." ”

Yun Yao said: "I know that when you put forward the Fa Xian Wang, you must also realize that Confucius's self-denial and retribution have limitations, self-denial can only demand yourself, and the reciprocation cannot keep up with the times, so Confucianism lacks standards to regulate others, so you put forward the Fa Xian King, using the behavior of the sages as the standard, not only to ask yourself, but also to others." ”

Mencius nodded, and had to admit that the other party knew his own ideas very well, and this Zhu Yun was the first to be able to summarize the Faxian King so simply and clearly.

"If all the human races abide by a standard of behavior, then the world will be peaceful, and this is the purpose of King Faxian. Obviously, you can't really do it, but if you understand the theory of homogeneous things, you will understand why it can't be done. Because what we saw when we were the first kings was only the superficial phenomenon of the first king's behavior, and we could not see the essence of the first king's behavior, which would lead to the painting of the tiger not becoming an anti-dog. If you can't be the same as yourself and the previous king, it's useless to simply imitate appearances. Therefore, although the unity of all things cannot become a proposition for the benefit of the country and the people, it can become a method and way for the development and perfection of ideas and propositions. Yun Yao said that the theory of homogeneity cannot be implemented on individuals, but it can be implemented on thoughts, and the void is against the void.

The theory of all things can be developed into scientific dialectics, and it can become a methodology, although it cannot govern the country and secure the country, but it is still good to use it to improve the ideological proposition, and it can avoid the formation of ideological propositions.