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Chapter 475 Tacit Understanding

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    Everyone knows that Zhuang Zhou is telling the truth. The Warring States Period was an era when those who stole hooks killed those who stole the country. The strong attacked the weak, and the weak attacked the weaker. It was an era of violent social turmoil and chaos in the world.

    But when faced with Yunyao's question, they could not admit it, because if they admitted that Zhuang Zhou was telling the truth, they would have to bear the charge of "stealing the country from the princes". Even if the Tian family replaced Jiang, they still had to pay attention to their status and  Only through the official enfeoffment by the Emperor of Zhou can the name be rectified, but he dare not directly bear the serious crimes of the princes who stole the country.

    So we can only say that this is a lie, but even lies can be punished, and the crime of spreading rumors can be punished.

    The ministers nearby were also smart and aware of the trap in Yunyao's rhetorical question, so they directly accused Zhuang Zhou of spreading rumors.

    The King of Qi secretly thought that his ministers were smart, and although he could not punish him for telling the truth, he could still punish him even if he could not admit the truth.

    But at this time, Zou Ji, who was more than eight feet tall, said: "I object. If I am convicted for my words, it will be detrimental to the country of Qi."

    King Qi frowned, obviously not expecting Zou Ji to stand up and oppose the conviction at this time. He said: "Although he cannot be punished for his words, he talked nonsense, spread rumors, caused trouble, and confused the public. Why can't he be punished?"

    "Your Majesty, although his words are as fierce as fire and his actions are as strange as those of an animal, can anyone be harmed by his words? If no one is harmed by his lies, I still want to convict him. I object." Zou Ji also had some objections.  Zou Ji's reason is that since the other party is lying, it depends on whether his lies have harmed others. If not, you can't convict a person just for lying, right?

    There are no bad consequences. You are punished just for telling a few lies. Then there are people who lie every day in Linzi. Isn¡¯t it true that everyone is in danger?  Of course Zou Ji understood King Qi's thoughts, but he would not punish Zhuang Zhou from King Qi's perspective. He would resolve this incident from King Qi's perspective and minimize the impact.

    So when King Qi was scolded, he scolded him. Who made him the king?  But since it was determined that what the other party told was lies and no one was injured, he could not be convicted.

    King Qi also realized that he was going to suffer the loss of being mute. He looked at Zhu Yun and knew that this person was the guy who invented the ink card mentioned by the baby. As expected, he was so sharp that he stopped everyone present with two sentences.  Everyone said.

    Everyone knew that Zhuang Zhou was telling the truth, but Yunyao¡¯s rhetorical questions made it difficult for them to attack, because Yunyao¡¯s rhetorical questions gave them a way to pretend to be deaf and dumb.  They knew very well that the consequences of being furious and punishing Zhuang Zhou at this time would only bring a stigma to themselves, and killing Zhuang Zhou would not stop the spread of the saying, "He who steals the hook will punish the prince who steals the country."  Instead, pretend that the other person is lying, which is good for everyone. Since it is a lie, everyone can still be happy, pretend that they cannot see or hear, and can continue to play music and dance.

    Just like Chengnan Meiqiao, they build an illusion. In this circle, everyone lies to themselves and stays comfortable. Anyway, they have food, drink and fun, so there is no need to take the initiative to break the illusion.  This is why the early stage of the decline of every dynasty is filled with singing and dancing, not because they don't know that they are going to be doomed, but because they are unwilling to admit it.

    Just like now, admitting is just a slap in the face, your face has been blown away, even if you kill Zhuang Zhou, it will be useless.  If you don't admit it, everyone can just pretend not to hear, which means you'll suffer a big loss, but at least you won't lose any face, and everyone will help you out and get away with it.

    Yunyao thought that there were emperor's new clothes in fairy tales, but in reality there were Zhuang Zhou's lies.  Everyone knows that the emperor wore nothing but did not expose it. Everyone knows that Zhuang Zhou told the truth but did not admit it. It has nothing to do with right or wrong, only interests.

    Pretending not to hear was beneficial to everyone, and the monarchs and ministers of Qi quickly reached a tacit understanding.

    After hearing what Zou Ji said, King Qi couldn't continue to insist. After all, although Zhuang Zhou's words were very lethal and made him lose face, if he insisted on punishing the other party, it would appear that he was guilty and fearful, which was not good.

    "But I'm really unhappy. When has King Qi ever suffered such a loss?"  It's really self-indulgent to be pointed at someone and scolded but you still can't get angry and you have to forgive the other person.

    "Just listen to the words of the Prime Minister and let this matter go." After King Qi said that, he stood up and went to the place where the dog chased the rabbit.

    Everyone stood up and saluted quickly, but obviously the matter would not end like this. Mencius and other scholars looked at Zhuang Zhou and Yunyao one after another, and they would inevitably have to debate with them in the future.

    Baby Boy sighed and said, "I originally had the intention of recommending you, but I'll let it go now." After what happened today, Baby Boy no longer wanted to recommend Yunyao. It was a blessing that the two of them had offended King Qi and were not beheaded.  , I dare not let King Qi reuse Zhu Yun again.

    "But Zhuang Zhou was at a loss, because he was already prepared to be torn apart by the chariot, because he named King Qi?The Achilles' heel, I didn't expect it to end like this.  After all, he is a young man. Although he is cynical, he does not know enough about officialdom to understand why the monarchs and ministers are collectively silent.

    "This is politics." Yunyao thought that Zhuang Zhou should learn from it.

    "not understand."

    Yao Zhuang grabbed her husband's sleeves and was still shaking a little. She almost thought her husband would be beheaded just now. It was really terrible. Now she is in a cloud and her feet are not touching the ground.

    "Right and wrong are not the only standards. If everything in the world could be distinguished by right and wrong, then the world would not be so chaotic." Yunyao explained to Zhuang Zhou: "In addition to right and wrong, there is also the benefit of this  One word. Of course they know that you are telling the truth, but they cannot admit it. If you take it as acknowledgment, they will not be able to maintain their own interests. If you admit that you told the truth, they will become kleptocrats."

    "But they are."

    "Yes, they are, but as long as they don't admit that they are thief, they can safely control Qi. This is a tacit political understanding. In fact, they all know that the King of Qi is a thief, and they are also hypocrites, but they need this set of lies to continue  To benefit yourself, as long as a tacit understanding is reached, you can continue to pretend that you are a wise king and your ministers are wise as before." Yunyao said.

    Zhuang Zhou said hello with a face full of greetings. True is true and false is false. Can he still pretend that false is true and true is false?

    "It seems you still don't understand, then let's talk about Zou Ji's satire on King Qi's remonstrance. You have been in Zi for so long, so you should know this story, right?" Seeing Zhuangzi nodding, Yunyao continued: "Everyone  He knew that Xu Gong was more handsome than the Prime Minister, but his wife, concubines, and guests all lied in unison and tacitly. In fact, the reasons for these two things were similar. It was to his own benefit to turn a blind eye to the truth. But Zou Ji did not lie to himself in the end.  He himself admitted that he was inferior to Duke Xu, but King Qi chose to lie to himself and refused to admit that he was a thief of the country."

    Zhuang Zhou thought thoughtfully. In the story about Zou Ji mocking King Qi for accepting advice, everyone was lying because his wife was partial to him, his concubine was afraid, and his guests had requests. Therefore, their answers were not based on true or false, but on right and wrong.  The basis is to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

    "Let's go, let's watch the dogs chase rabbits." Yunyao led everyone to continue to participate in the field hunting.

    "Let's go back." Yao Zhuang was really afraid that his husband would say something shocking again and cause death.

    "We're here, what can we do if we don't have fun?" Yunyao said, "Don't worry, you have to have confidence in your master and I can still protect you two."

    Yao Zhuang then remembered that his teacher was a fairy and couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.

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