Chapter 66: Saint Laozi
Luo Ci is completely unable to function. He is now waiting for death to come, but he is not afraid. Instead, he is looking forward to it.
Luo Yan sat in front of the couch, taking care of his father's daily life. There were countless capable people in Luo State. If there was no major event, Luo Hou would be more like a spiritual leader.
"After this setback, Chong'er must have gained enlightenment." Luo Ci said softly, "Bang Zhou has been around for 500 years, Chong'er is still young, and with Jin, Bang Zhou will have no worries for the next 150 years."
Luo Yan smiled and said, "Our ancestors said that the Shang Dynasty had a 600-year mandate of heaven. Bang Zhou should be able to defeat the Shang Dynasty. It seems that there is no problem."
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“Everyone in the world knows that beauty is beauty, and this is already ugly. Everyone knows that goodness is goodness, and this is already not good.”
After reading just two sentences, Luo Yan's hands were already shaking with excitement, "Born without possession, working without reliance, achieving success without dwelling. It is because I do not dwell that I do not leave.
People in the world know about good because of the existence of evil. Isn’t this the final conclusion of the theory of good and evil in human nature?
Father, which great sage wrote this article?
It is really exquisite!
Such a great sage should be invited to the academy to serve as the chief priest, or he should write a book for him to preserve these thoughts. "
"This man's name is Li Er, his courtesy name is Boyang, and his pseudonym is Laodan. He is the keeper of the royal treasury. You must bring along gorgeous clothes, gold, jade, carriages, and jewelry, but I'm sure such a virtuous person would not care about these. If you bring along the first volume of The Way of Heaven written by the Su King, I'm sure he will come."
"The Way of Heaven"!
Luo Ci was somewhat shocked, this volume was the most precious classic kept secret by the royal family of Luo State, it contained contradictory yet unified thoughts.
This volume of classics endowed the royal family of Luo State with a flexible bottom line and the ability to view the world dialectically, and the formation of alliances and coalitions also came from this.
But think about Li Er's theories on beauty and ugliness, good and evil. He has already figured these out on his own. If he is now guided by "The Way of Heaven", he will surely succeed.
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The royal family of Luo State returned to Luoyi as if they were returning to their own home. The first ruler of this city was not the Zhou emperor, but King Su after he returned power.
During that period, the princes who lived east of Luoyi first came to Luoyi to pay homage to King Su, and then went to Haojing to pay homage to King Kang. This is the so-called dividing Shaanxi and governing it separately.
The Zhou royal family's keeper's room had the second largest collection of books among all the states in the Zhou Dynasty. The largest collection of books was of course held by the royal family of Luo State.
Countless bamboo slips were displayed on the shelves, and the breath of history was overwhelming. Luo Yan walked in alone.
Luo Yan met the great sage, Li Er.
When he saw him, he was carving something on a bamboo slip. He was wearing a somewhat old but extremely clean piece of clothing, his hair was tied up in a bun, and his beard was white. As if he heard the noise, Li Er raised his head and looked at Luo Yan.
He had a very ordinary face and a very calm expression. Luo Yan looked into his eyes. He had never seen eyes so calm and yet so magnificent.
At first glance, it seems bottomless.
Luo Yan bowed slightly and said, "Lord Boyang, I am honored to meet you in person. I hope you are well and happy."
The holy mark on Luo Yan's forehead was so conspicuous that Li Er knew who he was without any introduction.
"Luoguo Royal Family? Crown Prince Yan?"
"Exactly!"
"Please take a seat."
Few people would face the Luo royal family so calmly, as everyone had awe in their hearts.
"Duke Boyang doesn't seem surprised?"
"Luoguo has been collecting ancient books from all over the world for five hundred years. Everyone knows this. Some time ago, a friend from Luoguo took a bamboo scroll from me and said he wanted to present it to Lord Luo."
His tone was very calm, but the confidence in his words was evident. As long as they see my letter, someone from Luo Country will definitely come.
He is not showing off, but taking it for granted.
Luo Yan smiled slightly, took out the bamboo slips of "The Way of Heaven" from his sleeve, pushed them to Li Er, and said with a smile: "This was written by King Su five hundred years ago. Only the royal family of Luo State can study it. Now please take a look."
When he heard the name of Su Wang, Li Er's expression changed slightly. He picked up the bamboo slips and began to read. His expression was very special, somewhat relieved, yet somewhat doubtful, as if he had seen something incredible.
"The wisdom of the Su Wang is like a saint and like heaven."
He spoke calmly, but his eyes were like thunder and countless raging waves.
He looked at the holy mark on Luo Yan's forehead and said, "Prince, in my life, I have sat in the royal treasury, read a lot of books, and traveled around the world. I have seen many people and things, but there are only a few thousand words.
I believe that no one understands the principles of this world better than me, but every time I try to explore the ultimate principles of heaven and earth, I encounter obstacles from the Su Wang.
I believe that Heaven and Earth are unkind and treat all things as straw dogs. This was true for both the Xia and Shang dynasties. However, King Su communicated with Heaven and favored the Zhou people, which also makes sense.
I believe that the four seasons of heaven and earth each have their own way, and will not change due to the rise and fall of dynasties in the world. This is true when I read history and observed the Zhou Dynasty.
But when King Yi and Duke Xuan offered sacrifices to King Haotian Su, frost fell in the capital city of Hao in June. This is not an exaggeration.
There are so many things like this, I would like to ask the prince to help me solve my doubts. "
He bowed deeply, not to Luo Yan, but to King Su.
He wanted to know why the principles that can be applied throughout the world become ineffective when it comes to King Su, and why King Su can be in harmony with the heavens but incompatible with humans?
Could it be that King Su was really a god? Li Er didn't want to believe it, so he kept writing, trying to find a reason to explain King Su's miracles.
But the moment he saw Luo Yan, when he saw the shining holy mark, some of the persistence in his heart was broken.
He once found King Su's explanation of aristocratic bloodline among the pile of old papers in the storage room.
God allows the noble to rule the lowly, and the civilized to rule the barbaric. This is the principle of rule.
The so-called noble bloodline is a lie fabricated to make people in the world believe that the rule of the royal family and the aristocracy is justified. The feudal system and the patriarchal system exist for this purpose.
However, you can deceive others but you cannot trust yourself, so you still need to strengthen your own strength and be ready to extinguish the spark of resistance at any time.
Li Er deeply agreed with this, and then he saw Luo Yan's holy mark. This holy mark was one of the reasons for the Luo family's extraordinary status.
The royal family and the major clans of various countries rely on the patriarchal system to maintain their status, but the Luo family does not need it. So what if you are stronger than the major clans?
The holy mark of the Su Wang will not fall on your forehead.
It is a humorous irony that a person who scoffs at the theory of bloodline has created the most noble bloodline.
"May I ask King Su, does Haotian have feelings?" Li Er asked with some trembling.
Li Er's words made Luo Yan stunned. Countless people in the Bangzhou countries believed that King Su was in the sky and was friends with Haotian. He protected the destiny of Bangzhou.
However, most of the nobles were skeptical about these supernatural things because they studied hard and had not received any response from the gods for a long time.
Li Er in front of us was able to write "Heaven and earth are not benevolent, and treat all things as straw dogs", which shows that he believed that heaven has no feelings.
Then why did he think that King Su was still there? And why did he sound so confident?
I have somewhat deified Lao Tzu, I hope you like it. Among all the schools of thought, my favorite is Taoism. I prefer the momentum of Mencius' articles, and I agree more with Xunzi's views.
In the previous chapter, it was said that speed is important in deploying troops because they have to hurry and go into the battlefield with full combat effectiveness, otherwise the Jin army will suffer heavy losses.
Regarding the way of addressing, the King of Chu is a little different. When he joined the royal rule, he was the Marquis of Chu, and the other states also called him the Marquis of Chu. However, the Chu and Qin states called him by his king title, and the third-party perspective I described also called him the king. When he referred to himself, he used "Gua Ren". This is the usage of various contexts under the system of inner king and outer marquis.
(End of this chapter)
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