Chapter 01: It's not as good as it used to be

The human heart is not ancient, it is a really clichéd question, there are always people who will lament how beautiful the past era was, and what a lot of problems there are in the era they live in now.

There are not too many people who make this kind of exclamation, and the vast majority of people don't think about it at all, in fact, they know it when they hear it...... , very boring question.

However, as boring as this question is, there are always people who stand up and make such a boring emotion, no matter what the era.

The most fundamental reason why those people want to express this emotion is nothing more than their own ...... of the times they live in , not satisfied.

If you're satisfied, it's clear that no one will be bored and whine like this when there's nothing to do.

Therefore, the problem of not being as good as in the past, although very boring, still has a certain value.

Where was good in the past, where is bad now, and how to turn the bad in the present into the good in the past, if we can talk about it, of course, it will have a little value for the development of the times.

However, if it is simply because of his bad fortune and unhappy life, he complains all day long and complains about what is not as good as in the past, then this kind of person ...... , it's really extremely annoying.

The sage is a well-known one, always saying how beautiful the era of the three emperors ruled the world in ancient times, and greatly respected the ancient rites...... , as if detached from reality, full of grumbling ideals.

So, is the era of the rule of the three kings in ancient times really so beautiful, and the ancient rites admired by the saints are really not a problem at all?

The answer, of course, is no, in the era of Dayu's rule, the early stage was completely a kind of flood, and human life was as cheap as duckweed, and what about the later period...... , if you want to come to the standard of living, it is not much higher.

And the era of Shang Tang and King Wen ruled the world, and they were all not good times when they first experienced great war and chaos in the early stage, and slowly recuperated in the later stage.

Hey, if you look at it this way, it's obviously very problematic, obviously the era of the three kings is not very good, but the saints just respect these three eras very much, this ...... What's going on?

In fact, the answer to this question is very simple, maybe after the Han Dynasty, until the early Qing Dynasty, the ancients, could not answer this question, but after the two world wars, modern people...... , but it can definitely answer this question!

Especially modern Chinese who experienced World War II and were bullied by small island nations can definitely answer this question.

So far, those who have experienced the cruelty of that era, and the old people who are still alive, and even many of them have not experienced it at all, and the middle-aged and young people of that cruel era still respect that ...... , in fact, very cruel and unlucky times.

Why, why is it that the era before and after World War II was obviously not a good era, but there are still countless people around the world who worship that era very much, and can even be said to yearn for that era?

There are many, many reasons, some people simply like all kinds of weapons and think that the weapons of that era are very good; while some people feel that the current life is as plain as water, and they are not as happy as the era of war and passion...... In short, there are all kinds of reasons, that is, there are countless people who still worship that cruel era.

The ones that can best reflect this problem are those that can't be broadcast endlessly, as if they vowed to act for a hundred years - garbage anti-war dramas!

There is really nothing to say about this kind of nonsense, which is really just for the market, but deliberately welcomes the audience and brainwashes the whole society.

However, this is the reality, that is, there are countless people who like to watch this kind of drama very much, and there is nothing to watch at all.

If you think about it carefully, there is actually no problem, I hate this kind of serial, just don't watch it, some people like to watch it, some people are willing to shoot it, this is a natural thing, and it is not a mistake.

At most, I just hope that those film and television production companies that have made a lot of money can make some really good-looking film and television works in the future that can be sold all over the world to make money.

The saint is the same, doesn't he know that in fact, the era of the three kings was not very good at all, and he doesn't know that there are many problems with those cumbersome and complicated ancient rituals with so many rules that his brain hurts?

Know, not only he himself clearly knows, but also those wise men, princes, and even ordinary people who lived in the same era as him are all clear!

However, the saint is like a fool, the propaganda all over the world, the beauty of the rule of the three kings, and the etiquette that everyone no longer wants to abide by, how important it is.

Why, why does he want to do this kind of thing, it is completely a laborious and thankless thing, and it can even be said that it is impossible to achieve at all, is he really the number one in the sky...... , stupid idealist?

If there was only one saint for stupidity, and only one saint for unrealistic, then it might not be a strange thing, but almost all the wise men at that time were like that...... Stupid.

Small countries and widows make the people have a hundred tools and do not use them, so that the people die heavy and do not move far.

Although there are boats and chariots, there is nothing to ride, and although there are armoured soldiers, there is nothing to show, so that the people can use the ropes again.

Willing to eat, beautiful clothes, live in peace, enjoy their customs, neighbors look at each other, the voice of chickens and dogs hears each other, and the people die of old age and do not interact with each other.

This is the beautiful society envisioned by Lao Tzu, who was the same as the sage.

The country should be smaller, and the people should have fewer of them, and even those daily tools should be as few and as few as possible, so that the people will be a little more timid and afraid of death and dare not run around.

Needless to say, it's best to discard them all, and the ultimate state is to return to the era of tying up a rope and playing with it.

By the way, the food must be well fed, and the clothes must be beautifully worn, so that people can live and work in peace and contentment, even if two small neighboring countries as big as villages can be heard by chickens and dogs, but the people do not go to the neighboring countries until they die of old age.

What prince would govern his country according to this standard, which seemed like a joke, then ...... , so you don't need to say anything more, right?

However, the reality is so strange, there are really many kings in history, kings who advocate Taoism, all day long thinking about doing nothing, just want to do this.

The wise man who is stupider than the saint and Lao Tzu is completely catchable in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the strange and funny remarks of various schools of thought are really more beautiful than joke books.

However, there is a super serious problem, in the Spring and Autumn Period two thousand years ago, the so-called heroic era of a hundred schools of thought that was admired but ridiculed by countless scholars throughout the ages, the saints and those wise men who were also radiant, completely lit up the dark age in which they lived, and even glorified the history for 2,000 years, were really so stupid...... Is that unrealistic?