Knowing that the master was leaving, Zhang Shan finally made a difficult decision, resigned from the post of official in the town office, and vowed to follow the master for the rest of his life, to the ends of the earth.
No matter in any dynasty in history, in any country, officials or people who run errands in the government are superior to ordinary people in terms of life.
In the Song Kingdom during the Warring States Period, it was the same.
Although Zhang Shan is only an official errand, he is much better than the ordinary people.
In any case, no matter how famine the country is, no matter how much life can not be carried on, it will not starve the officials who run errands.
Otherwise, the state apparatus will be paralyzed.
"Why are you going to resign?"
After the mayor received Zhang Shan's resignation report, almost the whole person was stupid and couldn't believe it.
"You, you, you're crazy, no?"
"Zhang Shan, have you drunk too much?"
"Zhang Shan, you didn't get water in your head?"
"How many people want to enter the town to be officials, but unfortunately there is no way.
And you're so good that you don't do a position."
"Nimadi, are you having a problem with your head, you are a little official, and your little official is almost the same as our town official's money."
"It's just how many people can't get in if they want to enter the town to do miscellaneous work, and you quit your official position and don't do it, who do you think you are, you are Zhuangzi, but do you have the talent of Zhuangzi?"
The people in the town learned that Zhang Shan was going to resign, and they talked about Zhang Shan to his face one by one.
There were a few straight-tempered people who scolded Zhang Shan in person.
Zhang Shan is on an errand in the town of Qiyuan Town, or because his family has a backstage backer and a relationship with him, otherwise with Zhang Shan's inflexible brain, it is impossible to be an official errand at all. and Zhang Shan and the mayor's wife also have a little relationship.
It was the mayor's wife who came forward and asked Zhang Shan to come to the town to be an official.
"Don't approve" Seeing that everyone said Zhang Shan, the good-tempered town elder slapped the desk on the spot and shouted.
"Don't approve" Zhang Shan smiled bitterly and said, "Can you not approve, if you don't approve, I won't come to work" "If you don't come to work, I won't pay your salary," said the mayor with a dark face.
"If I don't go to work, I don't want a salary" "Okay, I'll write a submission and say that you are derelict in your duties" The mayor threatened: "Not only will I not pay my salary, but I will also ask you to pay the town government hum" "You can't find me at the end of the world, what land do you love?"
Seeing that Zhang Shan was determined to resign and quit, and the threat didn't work, the town chief changed his face again, and persuaded him with good words: "Why do you always give me a reason, did you go to invite Zhuangzi to be the town official last time, and the subsidy for you was less?"
Seeing that Zhang Shan didn't answer, the town chief said again: "Or I will personally subsidize you with five taels of silver."
Why are you quitting your job, isn't it in this troubled world, it's good to have a stable job.
Is there still in our lacquer garden, although there is no war, although it is poor and backward, but peace, peace is a blessing. ” "Oh, by the way, Zhang Shan," a town official kindly asked, "Do you want to start a family, why don't you get married?"
"Zhang Shan, you are too infatuated," another town official believed it and persuaded: "In this war-torn era, there are women at most, and young and strong men at least.
With your body, you can marry whoever you want."
"Yes, yes, this world is like this, during the war years, there were more women and fewer men.
And in the era of peace, there are more men and fewer women, and you say that you are not even an official for the sake of a woman."
Zhang Shan saw that he couldn't explain clearly to these people, so he didn't bother to pay attention to these people.
But he knew everyone's kindness.
But he can't say that he resigned in order to learn Taoism from Zhuangzi and live a hard life like Taoism.
If he said that he was going to learn the Tao, everyone would be even more opposed.
Many people in the town have listened to Zhuangzi's sermon and have a certain understanding of Taoism.
These people's understanding is this: they believe that they do not do evil, do not affect the lives of others, and are not affected by the lives of others, no matter where they live and work.
Zhuangzi once said, "The big hidden marriage is in the court, the middle is hidden in the city, and the small is hidden in the wild".
Therefore, it is also a kind of life to be a town official, an official errand, and a miscellaneous servant in the town of Qiyuan Town.
Why give up the "superior" life in the town and live the kind of poor life that is "hidden in the wilderness".
If these people knew that Zhang Shan was following Zhuangzi, they would definitely be even more opposed As we all know, Zhuangzi is the inheritor of Taoist doctrine, and people take preaching as their mission in life.
At the ends of the earth, everywhere, living is the kind of floating life.
If there is a war and a hunt, you can't save your life, and there is a fight between schools I think that the bloody battle between the Taoists and the Mohists in the eastern suburbs of the Great Liang of the Wei State is a witness.
Zhang Shan came out of the hall of the town office, went into the backyard, and went to find his sister-in-law.
"You're going to resign," Mrs.
Sister-in-law also asked in disbelief.
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"Hmm" "Why did you resign" Mrs.
Sister-in-law asked: "Your brother, they are not good to you, someone is bullying you" "No, no," Zhang Shan waved his hand again and again: "Brother is good to me, sister-in-law and wife are good to me."
"Then why did you resign?"
"Me" "In today's troubled times, Mingzhe protects yourself, you have a stable job, why do you want to quit your official position, you want to do business, you want to take risks or whatever, you still want to leave the paint garden to live in another place, I tell you that here in our paint garden, there is no war on both sides of the valley mouth blocked, the enemy can't enter at all" Mrs.
Sister-in-law kindly persuaded her.
Under the persuasion of his sister-in-law, Zhang Shan sighed and said in a low voice: "I won't hide it from you, Mrs.
Sister-in-law, I want to learn the Tao from Zhuangzi." ” "Go with Zhuangzi to learn the Tao," the sister-in-law froze.
"I'm afraid that if I say it, everyone won't understand.
So I didn't dare to say" After the sister-in-law was flustered, she nodded.
Asked: "Did you decide to follow Zhuangzi to learn the Tao or lie to me, do you have a family outside the lacquer garden, and you want to live there?"
"I don't have a family, and I don't want to have a family anymore, I really want to learn the Tao from Zhuangzi."
"Well, this matter is on me, I will let the mayor give you a approval, they will keep you, but also for your own good, don't regret it in the future, don't blame me" "Thank you, Mrs.
Sister-in-law, I won't regret it, I think we don't understand life, and there is no meaning in living, only people who understand life, life is interesting, I am willing to follow Zhuangzi, the ends of the world" "Alas" Mrs.
Sister-in-law sighed and said: "I really envy you for being able to follow Zhuangzi, the ends of the world, free but I can't, I am trapped in this place, trapped at home" "Sister-in-law, aren't you happy," Zhang Shan asked with some suspicion.
"Happiness is in the material life, I am happy, but in the spiritual life, I feel that I am not free.
I really want to walk around the world, but real life makes it impossible for me to do it."
"Mrs.
Sister-in-law" "I envy you for being able to follow Zhuangzi, the ends of the earth":