Datang: I am the prince of salted fish, I impeach Li Er at the beginning

Chapter 127

I never expected that when I go out to visit a Taoist temple and look at the scenery, I can meet such a divine person.

Perhaps, this is fate?

Li Zhi thought for a while, then smiled and said: "The Taoist priest is humble. With the Taoist uniform you are wearing, you are in a Taoist temple, and you can still say that the gods are fictional. The truth itself has already shown that your realm is different. Fan Xiang, if it is said that the leader has no ability, we mortals will be in distress."

Who wouldn't want to listen to nice words?

Hearing Li Zhi's flattery, the old Taoist laughed from ear to ear.

"You think too highly of Pindao. Pindao is nothing more than a Taoist priest. His Highness deserves such praise."

Li Zhi shook his head and chuckled, pointed to the pavilion outside the Taoist temple, and invited: "It is a kind of fate to meet the Taoist priest. How about going to the pavilion to chat for a few words? Is the Taoist priest willing to talk about it?"

The old Taoist looked at the eyes of the students not far away from time to time, smiled and nodded.

"it is good."

The conversation between the two has already affected others, and judging from their demeanor and actions, it is obvious that they are thinking about talking to Li Zhi.

This is obviously not the place to talk.

It just so happened that Li Chungang was also very interested in Li Zhi, so he simply nodded and agreed to the request for a conversation.

After all, the two walked side by side towards the pavilion.

Li Mingda rolled his eyes, seeming to be interested.

She ran ahead of the two of them first, came to the pavilion and wiped the dust on the stone bench and table with a handkerchief.

Just like a hard-working little maid, cute and cute.

Li Zhi patted her head and sat down beside her.

From the corner of his eyes, he noticed that the old man was still standing, so he got up quickly, just about to speak.

Just look at Li Chungang waving his hand at him with a smile in advance: "Monks, don't pay attention to these rules, King Jin can do as he pleases."

A veteran is an elder, and in this age of following rules of interest, it is very impolite for young people to sit down first.

But this is also two sayings, not all cases are the same.

Li Zhi is the king of Jin and the lord of a country.

From this point of view, there is nothing wrong with him being seated first.

Seeing that the old man was so easy-going and easy-going, Li Zhi didn't say anything about apologizing, so he sat back naturally.

"Looking at the extraordinary realm of the Taoist priest, this king would like to ask the Taoist priest a few questions. I wonder if the Taoist priest is willing to explain this king's doubts?"

Li Zhi said modestly that with the ability to recognize people with discerning eyes, he has already determined that this Taoist priest is extraordinary.

Therefore, there were no polite words, and Zhi directly raised the request for communication.

Hearing this, Li Chungang nodded with a chuckle: "The old Taoist doesn't know much, but he still knows some things about the world. If he can help King Jin, that would be great. Please speak directly, His Royal Highness King Jin."

Hearing this answer, Li Zhi was not polite. He turned his head to look at the snow-capped mountain and said, "There are four seasons in a year: spring, summer, autumn and winter. This is a natural law. In spring everything recovers, but in autumn everything withers. Then in winter, a heavy snow falls, covering all this up. In the next spring, the heavy snow melts and everything wakes up again.”

"In this way, year after year, year after year, the law of heaven is cycled, and life is endless."

"From the Three Emperors and Five Emperors to the present, so many years have passed, and all this has never changed."

"This king wants to try to make a change, so he wants to hear the Taoist priest's thoughts."

"I don't know what the chief thinks about this, please enlighten me."

Having said this, Li Zhi looked at Li Chungang, unable to hide the smile in his eyes.

Although he was asking about the laws of nature, the implication was already obvious.

Since this old Taoist has a good evaluation in terms of natural laws and philosophy, he should be able to say something thought-provoking, right?
Some philosophical problems cannot be solved even in modern times.

Li Zhi needs some inspiration, so that he can have a clearer understanding of the path to take next.

But the old Taoist seemed to be pretending to be stupid, and replied with a light smile: "You also said, King Jin, that this is the law of nature. Since it is the law of heaven, it cannot be changed. The old Taoist doesn't understand the question you asked. I don't understand, you're asking too deeply."

"But what if it's human desire?" Li Zhi naturally wouldn't give up, and asked, "Is there a way to change human desire?"

Li Chungang said: "Human desire is the law of heaven, there is no difference between the two. If you want to change human desire, what is the difference between changing the law of heaven?"

"So, what the Taoist priest means is that neither human desires nor the principles of heaven can be changed?" Li Zhi asked thoughtfully, this was not the answer he wanted.

Li Chungang nodded and said: "The law of heaven is reincarnated and retribution is not good. Since nothing has changed for thousands of years, it means that this is the law of nature itself. Since it is a law of nature, why bother to interfere? King Jin's words are somewhat inconsistent. Contradictory."

"But in fact, there is still a change, isn't it?"

Li Zhi didn't agree, he said: "For thousands of years, the world has changed a lot. There are no four seasons in the world, but because someone named them, so there are spring, summer, autumn and winter. All these are changes. How do you Can you say that nothing has changed?"

The old Taoist shook his head and said in a rather helpless tone: "You are sophistry. Spring, summer, autumn and winter have always existed. It does not mean that people have not named them, so you can say that they have not existed. You are using strong words to make excuses. "

"Yes, this king is trying to argue with his words, but his words are also a change. During the time of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, there was no such a rich vocabulary." Li Zhi admitted frankly, and said with a smile.

Hearing this, a strange light flashed in Li Chungang's eyes, and he said: "This is just people summarizing their original experience in words, but if there is any change, it still makes no sense. "

Summarizing experience as knowledge is nothing more than preserving the original concepts in some form.

The objects indicated here are actually human beings.

People in the past had joys, sorrows, sorrows and joys, and so do people now.

It's just that now there are more and richer vocabulary to describe a person's behavior.

But this does not mean that the state of people has fundamentally changed.

The old Taoist was tit for tat with Li Zhi regarding this issue.

Li Zhi understood what he meant, nodded slightly, and then said, "What about the status of people? From slaves in ancient times to farmers today, the status of the people at the bottom has risen as a whole. Is this a change?"

Li Chungang shook his head and sighed softly: "But...they still live a very miserable life. From slaves to farmers, they just changed their names. From the beginning to the end, the suffering of the people has not been solved in the slightest."

"Yes! The people are indeed living a hard life." Li Zhi admitted, but he changed his mind and said: "But in comparison, the living environment of the people has improved. At least they will not be like in the past. Killed for no reason."

(End of this chapter)