What did Lao Tzu say to Confucius to keep him from eating or sleeping for three days and nights?

When Confucius was fifty-one, he went all the way to see Laozi. They haven't seen each other for several years, and they talked very speculatively. As he spoke, he began to talk about knowledge.

Confucius said to Laozi, "People say I am learned, but I don't know as much as my husband. Teacher Wang knows so much, he must have read more books than me. "

Laozi said, "I don't read much."

Confucius said, "Oh? So has anyone explained it to you? "

Lao Tzu didn't answer directly, but said, "Kong Qiu, let me ask you, you can know the world by reading so many books every day?"

Confucius replied: "My goal is to know the world. I started reading when I was very young, and I'm afraid there are not many books I haven't read now. However, books are limited after all, but knowledge seems endless. I'm afraid I'll live to 100, and I won't reach my goal until I die of old age. Mr. Wang's knowledge is amazing. Do you have any cheats? "

Lao Tzu said, "Hehe, some things are not available in books. I can learn about the world without leaving home; I can see heaven without peeping. In fact, the farther you go, the less you know. Therefore, a saint can't know what he can't do, but he can't see and can't do it. Kong Qiu, in fact, as long as it is quiet, you can see the common biological mother of all things in the world, which I call Tao; Knowing the common mother of everything in the world, we can know everything in the world accordingly. How can I understand Starr and know everything? Just look at this. "

After listening to Laozi's top-secret teachings, Confucius stayed indoors when he returned to Qufu, and sat quietly for three days and nights without eating, drinking or sleeping. Disciples all suspected that there was something wrong with Confucius' brain, and because Confucius' tiger temper dared not ask more questions.

On the fourth day, Confucius came out, his eyes were red, his face was sallow, and he was weak in talking and walking.

Lutz came over and asked him, "Teacher, what's the matter with you?"

Confucius said, "Alas, I heard that if you close your eyes and don't want to do anything, you can gain wisdom and knowledge about the world. I have been studying for three days and nights, but I have not got any wisdom and knowledge! "

Lutz said, "Who is cheating the teacher?"

Confucius said, "That's all. Just out of curiosity, I want to practice it myself. It has nothing to do with others. "

Confucius thought: Isn't this Lao Dan lying to me? He kept a treasure secret from me, but he didn't teach it. He also tortured me with this destructive trick. Alas, he doesn't regard us as his own ... everyone says he is a saint. How can a saint be so unreal? !

Since then, Confucius has never visited Lao Dan, and even the word "Lao Dan" has not been mentioned.

Thus, there is a saying in The Analects:

Confucius said, "I don't eat every day and I don't sleep at night. It's no use thinking about it. It is better to learn. "

Later, Xunzi read The Analects and wanted to give it a try.

However, Xunzi is very cunning. He thinks that Confucius didn't get the Tao for two reasons:

First, Confucius didn't eat or drink and had no energy to supplement. He was dizzy with hunger, so naturally he didn't have the strength to learn.

Second, the time may be too short to be reliable for three days and three nights. Since it's not cold for a day, think about it for at least ten days and ten nights.

So Xunzi ate and drank as usual and persisted for ten days and ten nights. As a result, he found nothing, and finally picked up the book. These scholars have probably become book slaves. If they don't study for a while, they will be addicted to books and feel uncomfortable all over. )

Later, when Xunzi wrote Xunzi, he wanted to write it down truthfully. On second thought, didn't I expose my stupidity? That won't do. So he wrote, "I've been thinking about it all day, so I might as well learn it in a minute."

In this way, Xunzi only spent a day without going hungry, which proved the absurdity that Laozi didn't know. He was finally better than Confucius. ...