In his dream, Nan Zi said that he just wanted to be with the person he loved. To be honest, if he was awake, Confucius told her every minute to restrain himself. It would be fine if he was not married and pursued love. Will he still pursue love when he is married? This is not in line with etiquette.

But the ununderstood despair in the dream is so real that it resonates strongly with Confucius' own experience of not being understood by the world, which leads to Confucius feeling very uncomfortable, as if he was seriously ill.

The disciple is very anxious. The teacher has always been in good health, so why did he suddenly fall into bed?

"It's strange. Last night, I seemed to notice that the feminine energy was still in the yard. Master was sick in the morning, but I'm afraid something happened." Yan Hui said to Yunyao.

"I also have feelings, but I didn't find anything." "Why do you go and ask the teacher what is uncomfortable? I'll make some medicinal food." Yun Yao said.

Yan Hui nodded and entered Confucius' room with his core disciple to inquire.

Confucius did not hide it and said honestly: "I dreamed of Nanzi yesterday."

Several disciples looked at each other. Nan Zi was indeed a unique woman. She obviously cuckolded Duke Ling of Wei, but Duke Ling of Wei was tolerant and even allowed her to meet Confucius alone. Confucius had been to so many countries, and only a woman like Nan Zi would take the initiative to ask to see Confucius.

Except for Nanzi, all those who want to meet Confucius are men.

Zilu heard this and looked angry: "It's been ten years, teacher, why do you still dream about her?"

Confucius didn't know either, so he could only guess: "I don't know either. It's just that in a dream, she said that she and I were both ununderstood people. I advocated that they should not be promoted, but she married a man she didn't love. The ununderstood feelings in the dream were too real and drained my strength."

"I think the teacher thinks that because of what he advocates, he thinks about things every day and night. The reason why he dreams of Nan Zi is just because the teacher looks back on his life. Only Nan Zi, a woman, has expressed the same feelings." Zigong felt that this is human nature, not that the teacher misses women.

Zilu's expression also improved after hearing this.

Yan Hui didn't speak up, thinking that it must be a magic trick for dreaming. This is not a good thing. People are the least guarded in dreams and will easily be affected. He has only been tormenting Master like this overnight. If he happens twice more, something will definitely happen. He has to find Yunyao to think of a solution.

Yunyao made a medicinal meal for Confucius to nourish his body. Confucius improved slightly after taking it, but if Nan Zi continued to fall asleep, the medicinal food would not only treat the symptoms but not the root cause.

"We have to dream too." Yan Hui suddenly said: "God of Flowers, you manage the health of flowers. You can collect the petals of the dream fragrance of flowers, and then mix them with the tears of the dragon's eyes to create the dream fragrance. As long as you smell it, everyone can enter the teacher's dream, and we can catch Nanzi in the dream."

Yunyao nodded and agreed. Anyway, she would smuggle it, and it only takes one day to go to Haishi to collect materials: "Okay, I'll go there tonight."

"Then let's get started tomorrow."

The collection of materials is very simple. Dream flowers and Longan Tears are not rare medicinal materials, and they are available on the market. If you ask the goat Taoist to come forward, you will collect them soon.

I rushed back immediately and made breakfast.

"I fell in love tonight. Nanzi came again last night. Today's teacher is weaker than yesterday." Yan Hui said seriously. It's not too late now.

Yunyao also said: "My Master ate half of the breakfast I made, which is indeed weaker than yesterday."

Although the teacher was bedridden yesterday, he was still reading bamboo slips, but today he was already confused. You should know that Confucius hated sleeping in broad daylight because Zaiyu slept in broad daylight. Confucius criticized him for "The rotten wood cannot be carved, and the wall of dung cannot be buried." However, he criticized it very harshly.

This matter even changed Confucius's concept of looking at people. In the past, Confucius believed others when he heard others' words, but after seeing Zai Yu who slept during the day, he had to listen to them and observe their behavior and could not believe it lightly.

It can be seen that he should study and work during the day and never sleep. But now Confucius is confused and does not read books in broad daylight, which means he really can't hold on.

So we must fall into our dreams as soon as possible to stop Nanzi.

After nightfall, Yunyao ignited the "Divine Incense of Dreams" and slowly entered the dream.

A strong feeling is like the storm of the sea attacking everyone entering the dream. The loneliness and despair of being ununderstood make people want to shed tears.

Confucius was confused. What he saw was a world of rituals and music that was broken and chaotic. He clearly proposed the "monarch, ruler, minister, minister, father, son, and son" for the sake of the world and to solve the chaos that is happening in various countries now. Why don't everyone understand him?

Today, Ji Huan's family undermines the Lord of Lu, and tomorrow, others will undermine Ji Huan's family. When will the world be peaceful after such repetition?

Who in the world can understand him?

Actually, who doesn’t understand? Yan Ying, the famous prime minister of Qi, and Gongsun Zixi of Chu, actually, they all understand. It’s just that their class makes them protect their class interests, rather than being on the side of the nobles.

It is precisely because they understand that they chased Confucius, because Confucius' idea of ​​calling for self-restraint and restoration of rituals from the perspective of aristocrats is not in line with the interests of the nobles. Although the king hopes to keep Confucius, if they really follow Confucius's advice, they will die faster.

So everyone understands it, but everyone just doesn’t do it. As for world peace, what does it have to do with them?

Confucius proposed to restrain himself and restore rituals because he was a down-and-out aristocrat, but he used "benevolence" as the moral basis for governing the country, which was full of humanistic care and transcends the category of his aristocratic class. Therefore, he was born aristocrat but was higher than aristocrat. He truly cared about the world, not just for his own selfish interests.

If Confucius was just for himself like others, then he had such a luxurious team of disciples that he could make a fortune in any country. He could, as Zigong said, lower his proposition level and cater to this era. At that time, wouldn’t he be able to win high officials and generous salaries?

But Confucius knew that he could not do it, and would rather be defeated everywhere and become a loser than lower his level. This means that he was not for himself, but for the world.

Unfortunately, the system of self-restraint and reviving rituals is a historical reversal. The replacement of the aristocratic class was a historical process of the Spring and Autumn Period, and Confucius could not change it. However, the moral benchmarks of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness proposed by him can be passed down.

In the dream, Nan Zi asked again: "I just want to be with my beloved. Who can understand me? Master, do you understand me?"

Confucius looked at the familiar scene and the beautiful woman with bright eyes and white teeth, and seemed to be able to understand the mood of a woman in pursuit of true love. Just like he promoted self-restraint and rejuvenation, he did it even though he knew it was impossible.

It’s obviously difficult, but it’s not understood, but you can’t give up.

Confucius' later disciples must have learned from the teacher's experience to give the idea of ​​"moderate". After all, it is too tiring to go to extremes like Confucius. Few people can achieve Confucius' level, so it is better to be more mean and not force themselves to a desperate situation.

In Confucius' era, Confucius sought officials to promote his propositions, but after Confucius came to Confucius, he learned civil and martial arts and sold his imperial family. Confucius' disciples and disciples made his propositions to seek officials, and his goals were different.

If they all learn from Confucius, then they will not think of becoming officials. Therefore, they will change the "doing of things even though they know they cannot do it" to "the doctrine of the mean". They must adapt to the times and learn to change.
Chapter completed!