Confucianism worships poetry. Great scholars spread the news that the East has done it. What's the matter? Primary school students say that there are pearls in the mouth. Poetry is inherent. Green wheat was born in Yulin. Life is not given. What is death? Take care of its temple. Press its forehead. Control its life with golden vertebrae. ..
Translation:
Confucianism keeps saying "poetry" and "ceremony". Two Confucian scholars, one old and one young, went to rob a tomb. The great scholar standing at the entrance of the tomb said to the little scholar in the grave below, "It's almost dawn. How have you been? " The little Confucian in the grave said, "The skirt and coat of the corpse have not been untied yet, and there are beads in its mouth! Moreover, there is a saying in the Book of Songs that' green wheat was born in Yuling'. " The scholar above was impatient and sneered, "Don't give alms to others before you die. What can you do with a mouthful of pearls after you die?" The big scholar ordered the little scholar in the grave to fix the sideburns of the corpse first, then put his finger on the beard of the corpse and fix the cheek of the corpse with the golden vertebra. Finally, he slowly pried open the corners of the mouth of the corpse so that the beads in the mouth of the corpse would not be damaged at all.
Postscript:
Zhuangzi's original intention is to say that Confucian scholars recite the Book of Songs and the Book of Rites while robbing tombs!
In fact, that is to say: on the surface, benevolence and morality are full, but in fact, thieves and prostitutes are full behind their backs. ...
Zhuangzi inherited Laozi's "Tao", and had many similarities with Laozi in the view of nature and heaven, and both advocated the free realm of the unity of life and nature. However, their way of life is far away. Laozi advocates conforming to the laws of nature and following the natural, modest and indisputable way. Zhuangzi advocated homogeneity and thought that all differences in the world were relative.
The article quoted "Green Wheat, Born in Yu Ling" in The Book of Songs, which is said to be a fabrication. I wonder how Confucius will feel when he sees this article. According to legend, Confucius went to visit Laozi that year. After a long talk, he stood by the river and said, "The deceased is like a husband, day and night." I didn't talk for the next three days.