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Chapter 803: 492 chapters, there is a kind of bird that can secretly send autumn waves

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492 chapters, there is a kind of bird that can secretly send autumn waves...

492 chapters, there is a kind of bird that can secretly send autumn waves...

――――A branch of red apricot extending beyond the wall.

――――Zhao Wenwang, like the other feudal lords of the time: thought Laozi was speaking nonsense, 'The Dao that can be spoken … constant movement … the name that can be named … constant name … the beginning of heaven and earth … has … the name is the mother of all things … therefore constantly without … desire to observe its second … constantly has … desire to observe its boundary … these two emerge together but have different names … together they are called mysterious … mysterious beyond mysterious … the gate of numerous seconds.' Isn't this harming people? Leading them into a kind of empty realm? Is this still allowing people to live? ――――

Usually, non-action yet nothing is not done…… If feudal lords can maintain it…… all things will transform themselves…… when transformation gives rise to desire to act, I will suppress it with the unnamed simple…… it too will then have no desire…… not desiring tranquility…… heaven and earth will naturally settle……

The feudal lords thought that Laozi's words could only calm the restless, fickle hearts of people……

Is that realistic? The feudal lords thought Laozi was useless, although Laozi was useless, but he taught two students who excelled. Those were Kongzi and Zhuangzi.

Once, Kongzi complained to his teacher, saying: 'Teacher, this world really makes people hard to understand; I have put in great effort, more than the expert who studies punctuation marks. I exerted great effort, only then did I manage to get some clues from the Classic of Poetry, Classic of Documents, Classic of Rites, Classic of Changes, and Spring and Autumn Annals. I always thought using these things could exchange for a bowl of rice. Who knew these things are even worse than rubbish. Those who pick up rubbish can become the king of rubbish, becoming some kind of plank. But why is it that no one wants the things I study? And what about your ''Dao'', 'can be Dao', etc. Alas, truly I have suffering with no place to speak of the Dao……'

Then Kongzi became more and more excited as he spoke, and his bitter words poured out, speaking of the 'Dao'……

Laozi said to Kongzi: 'Don't complain, I already know. My words, you still haven't understood clearly. I will repeat them for you. The Dao is made by people walking. Originally there was no Dao on the ground; when many people walk, a path appears. You have traveled south and north, seen all seventy-two feudal lords' kings, yet why is it that not one feudal lord's state gives you food to eat? This is fate. Fate cannot be changed, nature cannot be altered. Haven't you heard that on the mountain there is a kind of bird that can produce chicks without mating?'

'There is a kind of bird that doesn't need to marry and can produce chicks? Teacher, you're getting senile, right? This is nonsense, right?'

'When have I ever spoken nonsense? This bird is called what? It's the character with '?' on the left and 'bird' on the right. Sigh, I seem really senile. This kind of bird, as long as they glance at each other, their eyeballs move a bit, and autumn waves are secretly sent; then the female bird can conceive the male bird's chick. This is called ''nature cannot be changed, fate cannot be altered, opportunity must not be missed, chance will not come again, the Dao must not be forsaken.'' Once you obtain the Dao, money…… also.'

Kongzi, after hearing his teacher's words, almost fainted; after a long while, he finally drew a cold breath, recovered, and muttered: 'Nature cannot be changed…… fate cannot be altered…… nature not…… fate not…… nature…… fate…… the definition of punctuation marks…… still needs to be changed…… …………………….'

(Heart tied to the disaster area, emotion tied to the disaster area: wishing peace, courage, confidence, strength to accompany the people of the disaster area!)

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