Amidst the rustling of the bamboo forest, in the open space of the solitary pavilion, a woman who looked like a fairy was standing among the fallen leaves in her skirt sleeves.
Her three thousand blue hairs were coiled up, and a purple ribbon was tied between her black hair, hanging down from one end.
On the flawless face of the woman with autumn eyes, there is a faint tear mole under her left eye.
Not only did it not ruin this peerless green lotus-like face, it actually made the finishing touch more impressive and unforgettable.
At this moment, her pair of shining autumn eyes were looking at the old man in the lonely pavilion without blinking.
Next to the woman with autumn eyes, there is a pretty and charming girl with flying fairy hair, gently raising her chin and sharing the same hatred with her.
In fact, the little girl was distracted just now, counting the days until the next time she goes to find a certain big pig's trotter, and she was secretly wondering why life was passing so slowly, and she didn't realize it before.
As a result, the girl with flying fairy temples was so distracted that she suddenly noticed that the young lady beside her stood up and said something.
She didn't hear it clearly, but ignored it and stood up to stand up. In fact, she couldn't lose. She agreed with whatever the young lady said and did, except... eating alone, Zhao... Zhao Lingfei, don't even think about it! Humph.
Around them, a group of government students sitting on the ground focused their eyes on them.
Including a certain Taiyi Mansion fairy who put away the auspicious dragon and carp. After all, in the open space at this moment, a certain woman even used the purple energy from the east to tie her hair casually, letting others show off...
Not far away, a young Confucian scholar wearing student's Qingjin stopped rubbing oil on his soles and was looking back.
But most people didn't notice him, because the protagonists on the scene at this time were the Taoist gentleman inside the pavilion and the beautiful woman outside the pavilion.
Not long after the latter's cold words fell.
"Do something."
Tao Yuanran repeated it softly, looking at Concubine Zhao Ling without sadness or joy.
The string of wooden beads on his hand was still rolling, but one of the beads seemed to be painted a bright purple color.
Tao Yuanran glanced at the purple ribbon hanging down Zhao Lingfei's hair, smiled at the corner of his mouth, looked around, and said loudly:
"Is there anyone else who thinks the same as these two girls?"
Before he finished speaking, more than half of the students raised their hands.
"Huh?" Zhao Rong raised his eyebrows. Is the lady so popular?
As a result, he glanced around and found that almost all of the people raising their hands were men.
Zhao Rong couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.
Do you think the same as Qingjun Qianer? You are despicable!
Zhao Qian'er looked back, the expression on her pretty face unchanged.
But her eyes were fixed on Liu Kongyi, who was not conspicuous among the crowd who did not raise his hand, and he paused slightly.
The little girl, who had found out almost everything about Brother Rong'er during his stay in Taiqing Mansion, narrowed her eyes slightly.
Concubine Zhao Ling still looked directly at Tao Yuanran, her gaze unwavering at the silent support from her colleagues around her.
Tao Yuanran nodded lightly and said softly:
"Do we really need to do something? What if no matter how we do it or how hard we try, it's all wrong? And the more we do, the more we make mistakes?"
Concubine Zhao Ling frowned slightly, "Sir, please give me some advice."
Tao Yuanran's expression was calm and he shook his head, "I won't take it seriously."
"Since the girl chose to stand up and ask the old man this question, no matter whether it is right or wrong, she has her own thinking, which is already very good. Moreover... there must be knowledgeable relatives or teachers around her who can enlighten the girl."
Concubine Zhao Ling shook her head and did not answer the question, "I don't dare to take it seriously. It's just that the little girl is stupid and can't understand the teacher's principles. Why do you want to denounce Confucian scholars, Taizong, Xuan Dilu and the ancient emperors like this?"
Tao Yuanran stroked his beard and nodded, "I've heard that wise men are good at explaining things to others, but I steal the name of wise men. Girl, let me tell you something."
Zhao Lingfei’s voice was clear and clear, “I’m all ears.”
The old man in the pavilion asked in a deep voice, "Do we really need to do something?"
The place was quiet for a while, everyone was waiting for the Taoist gentleman to speak.
But Tao Yuanran suddenly smiled, not knowing what he was thinking of.
He looked at Zhao Lingfei and smiled:
"I thought of a little Taoist friend I met before. This little friend's words may be more understandable and more convincing to Miss Zhao than my words."
Zhao Lingfei looked cold and silent.
Tao Yuanran smiled.
"If you don't respect the virtuous, the people will not fight; if you don't value hard-to-find goods, the people will not steal; if you don't see the desirable, the people will not be confused. Therefore, the rule of the sage will always make the people ignorant and desireless, and make the knowledgeable people dare not do anything.
Also. If you do nothing, then everything will be cured."
Tao Yuanran paused slightly and asked kindly:
"Miss Zhao, is it really better to 'do something' and do your best than to 'do nothing' or to stand by and do nothing?"
"The more Confucian scholars respect the virtuous, promote morality and benevolence, formulate etiquette, and have "youwei", etc., the more big mistakes they make!"
Zhao Lingfei frowned and thought seriously, but did not answer for a while.
At this moment, in the open space outside the pavilion, you can hear the drop of a needle, and most of the students have thoughtful expressions on their faces.
But at this moment, Tao Yuanran spoke again.
The old man's face showed a hint of reminiscence, "That little fellow Taoist also said..."
"There are many taboos in the world, but the people are poor; there are many people with sharp weapons, and the country is weak; there are many people with clever tricks, and there are many strange things; there are many laws and regulations, and there are many thieves."
"Therefore, if I do nothing, the people will be harmonious; if I like to be quiet, the people will be upright; if I have nothing to do, the people will be rich; if I have no desires, the people will be simple."
"Everyone in the world knows that what is beautiful is beautiful, and it is bad. Everyone knows that what is good is good, and what is bad is bad. Therefore, existence and non-existence are interdependent, and difficulty and ease complement each other..."
Not far away, Zhao Rong, who had been looking calmly since Tao Yuanran spoke, put his hands into his sleeves and nodded gently.
At the moment, you only need to understand the most important sentence of Tao Yuanran's words.
Most of the other words are discussions of this principle.
That is to say, 'Everyone in the world knows that the beautiful is beautiful, but it is evil; everyone knows that the good is good, but it is not good.'
These are the words of the general leader, which means:
Everyone in the world knows what the standard of beauty is, so the opposite standard of ugliness has also been determined at the same time;
Everyone in the world knows what the definition of good is, and then the opposite definition of evil has also been determined.
On the surface, nothing seems wrong.
Good and evil, good and bad, have been determined, which is good. Isn't this progress?
But, is this really the case?
Zhao Rong likes to read miscellaneous books, especially official and unofficial history.
During these days, I attended classes, taught, and read history in the academy's library and library. I read enough.
But when he was reading history late at night, he would often cover his eyes and stare at the orange lights without saying a word.
The windows of the north room were closed, and there was no autumn breeze, but it made me shudder.
Categories like 'good guys' and 'bad guys' are extremely dangerous.
Confucian saints praised goodness and beauty, and Confucian scholars formulated etiquette to promote goodness and beauty.
But when everyone in the world knows what goodness and beauty are, goodness and beauty become a kind of capital that can be exploited.
At this point, the apparent goodness and beauty is often a disguise or performance, and the pretender gains the power to do whatever he wants.
Therefore, as the moral standard of Confucianism, the ethics that are supposed to promote goodness and beauty have become... cannibalistic ethics.
It has become a ladder for countless people to advance and a tool for killing people.
This is also what Tao Yuanran wants to express.
Therefore, ‘not honoring the virtuous’, ‘not valuing hard-to-find goods’, ‘not seeing what is desirable’, ‘not enacting laws’… and not respecting benevolence, justice, morality and etiquette.
Only in this way can the people "stop fighting", "stop stealing", "stop chaos"... enable the people to be self-centered, self-righteous, self-rich and self-simple.
Don't do anything "with action" and govern the country with "inaction".
Ever since.
‘Do nothing’, and ‘do nothing’…
Not long after.
After Tao Yuanran recited some shocking words for someone.
There was a dead silence in the whole place, and everyone's expressions were wonderful.
Zhao Lingfei frowned tightly, seeming to understand but not understanding.
Youfusheng took a deep breath and nodded vaguely.
Mr. Youfu still frowned in confusion.
Some students who had been listening to the lecture with their eyes closed suddenly opened their eyes with surprise.
The question-and-answer conversation between Tao Yuanran and Zhao Xianzi just now was wonderful.
The "other people's words" retold by Tao Yuanran are amazing.
In the last row on the open space, Liu Kongyi, who would come to "low-key" every class of Tao Yuanran, also opened his beautiful eyes and couldn't help but stand up and said:
"Sir, what you said..."
She paused slightly, her chest rose and fell violently, her tone softened a bit, but she still said with a sense of wonder: "Who is the senior master who said these words?!"
Tao Yuanran seemed not to hear Liu Kongyi's question.
He nodded and sighed to himself.
"What that little Taoist friend said was indeed excellent. It was not just a verbal dispute at the time, but he really understood and understood the teachings of our Taoist sages and knew how to govern a country by doing nothing."
Tao Yuanran shook his head again, "And he said that he just read through some Taoist canons in his spare time... It is really a big pity that he has such an understanding but does not enter the Taoist sect to practice Taoism."
Everyone looked at each other in shock.
The old man smiled half-heartedly.
At this moment, Zhao Lingfei thought for a while, then frowned suddenly after her brows relaxed slightly.
She shook her head slightly.
Zhao Lingfei did not pursue the sage like Liu Kongyi did. At most, she admired and affirmed the words of the senior in her heart.
But she didn't dare to be interested in who this person was.
Zhao Lingfei just wanted to get rid of the problems that were troubling her heart.
Why are the Confucian scholars and Mohists wrong about "youwei"?
This is why she stood up today and asked this Taoist gentleman.
It doesn’t mean that what you say is right because you have a high level of cultivation and a great title.
If you ask me to sit down, I will come up with some persuasive principles.
Concubine Zhao Ling doesn't care who this 'little Taoist friend' Tao Yuanran talks about. If she can't convince her in theory, then even if this master is a Taoist ancestor, it won't work!
It's not Brother Rong'er who can bully her unreasonably and make Concubine Zhao Ling reluctantly rely on him and listen to his words.
And there is only one such person in the world, Husband.
Zhao Lingfei's pretty face looked cold, but in the eyes of some men, the scenery was truly stunning and seemed even more beautiful.
On the court, Zhao Qian'er didn't really listen to the argument between her young lady and Tao Yuanran. Instead, she looked around with caution, acting as the lady's protector.
The fixed gazes of some men made the little girl quite unhappy, especially... there were still some men looking at her!
Xiao Qian'er nodded, thinking that she had just entered the house, hehe, those toads thought she was easy to bully and were not quick with their swords.
It seems like we have to show them how powerful ‘Brother Smelly Rong’er’ is.
Well, her natal flying sword, her private nickname is ‘Brother Stinky Rong’er’, but it seems she has to change her name now because she can’t let anyone hear it...
Then just be more secluded and call yourself "stinky pig's trotters", and no one will take your word for it, hehe.
The little girl suddenly smiled with joy in her eyes.