Inside and Outside World

"Why is there such a vast wisdom and such a profound philosophy in the world?"

Socrates was dripping with sweat, as if washing with water. Seeing that the sweat on his fingers stained the papyrus, he quickly put five pieces of paper on the table. He was stunned for a while, then laughed suddenly, leaning back and forth while laughing, and then wept again, tears streaming down his face.

Zhu Xiaoyong slept like a dead pig, and Wang Dongwei was woken up by the laughing and crying. He opened his eyes, turned his head in doubt, and saw Socrates crying with his head in his arms.

Although I have never seen it before, but with this distinctive and strange appearance, I immediately recognized that this is Socrates! Seeing this ancient Greek sage crying with a smile on his face, like a lunatic, he opened his mouth wide and protruded his eyeballs.

"Am I dreaming? Or is this a hallucination?"

After watching it for a few seconds, Wang Dongwei seemed to be wondering if he had read it wrong, rubbed his eyes, and looked carefully again.

That's right.

It was Socrates.

Pinch myself again.

pain!

Not dreaming.

If it weren't for Yan Luo's Wuxin puppet, the 200-point capacity is already full, and this time it will definitely absorb extremely complex and strong emotional fluctuations.

After laughing and crying loudly, after venting the emotions in his heart, Socrates, who was a little weak, wiped off the muddy tears on his face, and asked in a hoarse voice: "Is this your thought?"

"no."

"This is written by a sage in China. It is also the civilization that our three envoys traveled all the way to Greece to spread. Now, I have written these on paper...I can make this mission of spreading, Leave it to you?" Yan Luo asked.

"I am very honored."

With a kind of respect from the heart, Socrates first dried the sweat on his hands, and held up the five papyrus full of letters.

"Excuse me, what is the name of that sage?"

"If you translate his name directly into your ancient Greek, you can call him: Dad, but in China he is called Taishang Laojun, one of the three souls transformed from the soul of Pangu after his fall. , the sage who lives outside the sky."

"Yesterday, I heard the students recount the history of China. I didn't believe it at first, but now I believe it. Only saints who are greater than gods have such thoughts and wisdom." Socrates admired.

What Yan Luo wrote down is the five thousand words of morality left by Lao Tzu when he went west to Hangu:

"Tao Te Ching"

Socrates is in the west, and Confucius is in the same position in the east.

In history, Confucius once asked Laozi for advice, but he didn't speak for three days after he came back. His disciples wondered why, and Confucius replied: "I have seen Lao Tzu, is he like a dragon? His knowledge is profound but unpredictable, his ambition is high but difficult to know; he bends and stretches like a snake at any time, and changes like a dragon at any time. Lao Dan, True teacher!"

The "Tao Te Ching" was only translated in the 16th century. In modern times, there are actually hundreds of translations! According to the statistics of UNESCO, the most popular cultural masterpiece in the world is the Tao Te Ching, except for the Bible.

Even the crazy philosopher Nietzsche once said, "I am the sun, I don't ask for it, I just give it." He also praised the "Tao Te Ching" as an inexhaustible well spring, full of treasures, put it in a bucket, and get it at your fingertips.

Famous philosophers, thinkers, mathematicians, physicists...Marx, Hegel, Tolstoy, Leibniz, Schopenhauer...and Bohr, who sparked a century-long debate with Einstein, were all shocked by The wisdom of Tao Te Ching.

On Einstein's bookshelf, there is also a translation of the Tao Te Ching.

Socrates, the ancient Western sage with the same status as Confucius, and only Lao Tzu can truly subdue such a sage—and as a philosopher, he can realize how amazing the thoughts contained in the "Tao Te Ching" are!

Yan Luo didn't know that Socrates would come to find him, but this guy didn't show up yesterday, and the three of them claimed to be here to spread Chinese civilization.

So today he directly translated the "Tao Te Ching". If Socrates came, he could take out this book and tell him to shut up and leave. The lie of the envoy was fulfilled.

The Tao Te Ching is known as the general outline of Taoism in the world. As for whether these Athenians can discover the "Longevity Formula" and other practice formulas from the Tao Te Ching, it is not Yan Luo's consideration.

Perhaps in the history of this inner world, Taoism will emerge in the West? A group of wild Taoist priests appeared?

The spirit was high from the beginning to crying and laughing and a little tired. Now that he understands the wisdom of the Tao Te Ching, his mind is agitated and he is full of energy. Socrates left Yan Luo's place full of excitement and returned to the Senate.

Pericles had lunch with the senators, waiting for Socrates to challenge Yanluo to return.

"I don't know if he can defeat that Chinese envoy." A veteran said.

"Of course! Did Socrates ever lose a debate with anyone in Athens?"

"Socrates is here!" A herald ran into the hall.

Really said Socrates, Socrates.

"Let him in quickly." Pericles was filled with anticipation and apprehension.

However, the consul was immediately relieved. He saw the Gadfly's face was full of joy, and his eyes sparkled with excitement.

Pericles got up quickly, and he laughed loudly: "I was worried just now, but I feel relieved when I see you now... How about you, have you defeated the Chinese envoy?"

"It must be so." A senior elder nodded in agreement, and everyone could see the joy from Socrates' heart.

It seems that this is not only a victory, but a big victory!

"As expected of Socrates."

"How could the wisest man in Athens lose to others?"

"Socrates, you are a hero of Greece!"

…

Hearing the compliments and praises from the elders, Socrates' expression became a little stiff, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he said, "I'm defeated."

"Sure enough, we won... eh?"

A veteran who spoke subconsciously froze for a moment.

"Haha...ha?" Pericles' laughter stopped abruptly.

As if someone used "the world", all the veterans' expressions froze and their movements paused. After more than 10 seconds, it seemed that the time began to pass. Pericles said with a haha: "Socrates, are you kidding us? ?”

"No... I did lose."

Socrates still had a beaming look on his face.

A wave of anger surged in Pericle's heart, and he was inexplicable: "Are you so happy to lose?"

"I have always thought that I am an ignorant person with no wisdom, so I love wisdom. Today, I see real wisdom!" Socrates held up the five papyrus in his hand, "It is recorded on it. wisdom!"

"We didn't debate. He took these out and handed them over to me, please, and pass them on to others... This is the civilization that the Chinese envoys are going to broadcast in Greece."

"What? Socrates, are you crazy?" an elder said in disbelief.

It was precisely because of being insulted by being called a barbarian that scholars were summoned to prepare to completely subdue the envoy of China at the reception ceremony. Now, the greatest wise man in Athens, the philosopher, actually wants to take the initiative to help each other and spread civilization.

"Do you want to go to the Judgment Assembly?" Pericles said angrily.

"Consul." Socrates took a few steps forward, his face full of determination, "If you have read these, you will understand...I love Athens, but I love wisdom even more. Here, the Tao Te Ching written is The crystallization of civilization and wisdom, if you get this, Athens will become more brilliant."

"I won't watch it, and I won't agree with you to spread it, Socrates, you let me down!"

"Consuls, wisdom and thought, have no national boundaries! This is the classics of China's great sages: Dad... Taishang Laojun. Although Athens is prosperous today, it is also immersed in arrogance and emptiness. Without the guidance of profound wisdom, prosperity and Destruction is only a step away!"

Socrates' premonition was not wrong~www.readwn.com~In fact, the Peloponnesian War will begin soon, and Athens will completely decline in the competition with Sparta.

"Unfounded threats and nonsense!" Pericles' expression turned cold.

"Socrates." A senior elder suddenly asked, "You just said that these papers, the Tao Te Ching, came from... Taishang Laojun?"

"Yes."

After receiving this affirmative answer, the atmosphere in the entire Senate Hall became hot immediately.

"It's the Supreme Lord!"

"Is Pangu the saint whose soul became after his death?"

"This Tao Te Ching is a book handed down by sages? Can we cultivate immortals?"

"Let me see!"

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From yesterday to now, the most talked about by the elders are the three sages in Chinese history-the Taishang Laojun is the strongest one, the battle between the prehistoric and the desolate, the battle of the gods, the exquisite pagoda of black and yellow in the sky and the earth, black and white The picture of a fish spinning continuously, the cushion of wind and fire, and the spell of turning three people with vitality... All these made the elders shocked and longing.

Socrates actually got the wisdom left by this saint!

"Tao Te Ching"

With this—

Can you cultivate immortals?

Can you go to heaven?

Can you live forever?

Many elders are old people, and now there is a saint who has left a book. If he understands the wisdom in it, can he also become a magical fairy and a member of Mount Olympus?

Seeing the chaos, the elders surrounded Socrates one by one, stretched out their hands, their eyes were full of eagerness, trying to fight for the scene of the five papyrus, Pericles' chest was violently bullied, he once again, He ruthlessly threw the golden scepter of the consul in his hand to the ground.

"I'm so mad!"