In the previous issue of "Lao Tzu: Keeping the Truth, Being Honest, Being Frank, And Being Afraid of Everything", Lao Tzu, because he was framed by the forces in the DPRK, wanted to return to his hometown of Qurenli, passing through Songdi, and reunited with his father's closest friend, The Grand Master of the Song Kingdom, after learning of Lao Tzu's recent situation, said with regret: "In the dynasty, officials should be cautious and careful everywhere, don't say that the Zhou Room is like this, even our little Song kingdom, the dynasty is also deceitful, in order to achieve the goal of framing each other, the virtuous nephew is a scholar, not suitable for being an official in the dynasty, so it is good, so it is good, After returning to his hometown, his nephew can concentrate on his studies. ”
The next day, The Great Master of the State of Song took Lao Tzu into the palace to meet the new king of the State of Song, and the Duke of Song set up a banquet in the palace and asked Lao Tzu to point out the way of governing the country, and Lao Tzu said: "The learning that Li Er has realized in his lifetime is only the original principle of the birth of all things in the world", and then preached: "The way of governing the country, the upward and downward effects, the right of the king and the people, the evil of the king and the people, the ruler should not ban many, the prohibition is numerous, the terms are multiplied, it must be used by adulterers, so that the people, to make the people bound, the people are bound to rebel, so that the country will be in chaos, and the government should be lenient. Taking morality as the government, responding to people according to heaven, and naturally doing nothing, it is the so-called 'if the big country is cooked with small freshness'. ”
Song Gong asked, "What is 'ruling a big country if cooking small fresh'?" ”
Lao Tzu replied: "When cooking small fish, you cannot often turn it over, otherwise, the fish will be broken, the way of governing the country is the same, the great state, there will be many things, the people will be many, the hearts will be chaotic, if the rulers let them do more, they will not have much; let their hearts be disturbed, they will not be disturbed; let them want to live, they will not have desires, they will not impose on the people with the provisions of laws and regulations, and they will not disturb the people with power and wisdom, so that the country will be rich and the people will be safe, and the world will naturally be smooth." ”
After hearing this, The Duke of Song praised him and wanted to ask Lao Tzu to serve as an official in the Song Kingdom to assist him, but Lao Tzu refused the good intentions of the Duke of Song and said: "Thank you very much for the love of the Duke of Song, but Li Er's lifelong desire is to spread moral thought, and has no intention of being an official." After saying that, he got up and resigned.
At night, Lao Tzu suddenly realized the true meaning of life and death, he dipped his hand in water and drew a circle on the Yantai, the form of life, from the beginning of countless processes, all the way to the end, that is, death, life is the beginning, death is the end, it is a process that happens repeatedly and again, from the beginning, it sails to the opposite extreme, as if the river flows into the sea, the sea rises into the air with the sun, it becomes a cloud, the cloud moves with the wind, it will become rain again, and fall into the river again... That is to say, life is cyclical and endless, so there is no need for us to worry and fear life and death, and having understood its mystery, we can live calmly on the opposite level.
Lao Tzu realized the great road from the small dead branches on the trees, running at four o'clock, spring and summer sunshine, all things grass and trees, vigorous growth, leafy and leafy, autumn and winter, yin and yang decline, all things zero, dry mallets stiff, heaven and man are one, things and I are of the same origin.
The young prince of the Zhou Dynasty had found out the truth about Lao Tzu's false accusations, and reported it to Zhou Tianzi, who ordered the young prince to recall Lao Tzu and Canghong, and the official was reinstated, and the young prince found Lao Tzu and explained his intentions, Lao Tzu said that he had long been accustomed to being quiet and comfortable, and had no intention of returning to the dynasty as an official, and the young prince said: "Wouldn't it be better for Mr. Zhou to return to the dynasty, while doing your history of keeping Tibet, managing precious books, opening a pulpit, and spreading your doctrine of the Dao, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?" Under the sincere persuasion of the young prince, Lao Tzu agreed to return to the Zhou Chamber and continue to do the history of Shouzang and the history of the pillars, sorting out bamboo janes, reading classics, and perfecting his Dao Dao thought.
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