After broadcasting the ancient times live, I handed the system over to the state.

"Thus, the Analects gradually evolved into another interpretation."

"The 'Random Thoughts' collection is born!"

[Stand up and applaud if you understand! Haha!]

[Now, in my mind, Confucius is the image of a muscular, burly Shandong man.]

[I finally understand why I couldn't understand it before—because the explanations of those before me were wrong, and this is the correct one!]

As expected, it began again amidst the slightly shaky thoughts of the Sky Curtain Man—

"If I hear the Way in the morning, I can die content in the evening; if I find out the way to your house in the morning, you will die by nightfall!"

"Since we're here, let's make the best of it: since we're already here, let's bury us here!"

"A gentleman who lacks gravity lacks authority; a gentleman who doesn't strike with force lacks dignity."

"The Master did not speak of strange phenomena, physical prowess, disorder, or spirits: He would not speak of strange phenomena, but would instead use supernatural force to drive you insane."

"Learning without thinking is futile; thinking without learning is dangerous: if you learn my martial arts but not my philosophy, you will be confused; if you learn my philosophy but not my martial arts, you will be killed."

"Preparation is the key to success, lack of preparation leads to failure: In any fight, hesitation allows the opponent to get up, while decisive action allows you to cripple them."

There are also sayings like "at thirty, one stands firm"; "at forty, one is no longer perplexed"; "at fifty, one knows one's destiny"...

The Confucian students under the sky were so stunned that their souls seemed to leave their bodies, as if they had turned to stone.

Is this how the Analects can be interpreted?

People in later dynasties all felt it was absurd.

The Kong family was furious. "It's bad enough that they slandered our Kong family before the Heavenly Canopy, but now they're even slandering the Sage Confucius! Our Kong family must protest, protest on the Heavenly Canopy! Let people of all dynasties see it."

Another member of the Kong family slapped him across the face, his eyes filled with shock and anger. "Keep your voice down. Is it something to be proud of to talk about our family's affairs?"

The member of the Kong family not only received a slap, but also stammered and fell silent. "Are we just supposed to watch the sky..."

"Just say it, can't you tell they're just joking?"

Other scholars were unaware of the Kong family's feelings. In fact, many knew it was a joke. Some scholars left it to later generations, while others simply laughed it off. Some were skeptical but thought it made a lot of sense.

Those pedantic scholars who constantly denouncing it as "cult classics" and "insulting saints" are not included in this category.

But what they do is none of their business what's happening in the sky.

The Qin Dynasty and the early Han Dynasty were mainly for entertainment. The Qin Dynasty revered legalism, while the early Han Dynasty adopted Huang-Lao philosophy and did not have much interest in Confucianism.

Later, during the Ming and Qing dynasties, some literati did gather and travel together.

In the Qing Dynasty, they would arrest people directly, regardless of anything else; the only explanation was that it was a literary inquisition.

In the early Ming Dynasty, who dared to make a fool of themselves in front of Emperor Hongwu and Emperor Yongle? As for other dynasties, they also showed their own abilities, and the emperors could only helplessly shrug and say, "If you have the guts, go talk to the emperor. What does it have to do with them?"

Zhu Qinggu just thought it was really fun. Wasn't the original purpose of Douyin to let people share interesting things in their lives?

Later, it developed more and more meanings.

For example, broadening one's horizons, etc.

Zhu Qinggu finds Douyin (TikTok) very interesting because he can always find something interesting in it.

After scrolling through Douyin (TikTok), she felt a bit more hungry and started eating.

The video then slid to the next one.

[Do you know who contributed the most to the KPIs in Journey to the West?]

Although the new interpretations of the classical Chinese phrases mentioned earlier are quite interesting, most ordinary people still don't understand them. However, they get excited when it comes to Journey to the West.

They also want to see what happens next in Journey to the West!

After the Ming Dynasty, people could read the storybook version of Journey to the West and listen to the audiobook, but they also wanted to watch it on TV!

Who wouldn't want to see those moving people talking on it? That would be so interesting!

What does this KPI mean?

Of course, Lao Tzu made the greatest contribution!

Wu Cheng'en thought about it carefully and immediately understood. Indeed, when he was composing the story, why did he always seem to be picking on Laozi?

"It's Journey to the West!" Li Tai was overjoyed. When no one was around, he would even have Zhi Nu play the role of Bodhi Patriarch, while he would play the role of Sun Wukong!

Li Zhi actually quite liked watching "Journey to the West." He couldn't explain why he liked it, but he just liked it.

My younger sister, Sizi, also adores them. Now, Mother always calls them little rascals.

They haven't seen what comes next, and they don't know who this Laozi is, but that doesn't stop them from watching the video now.

"The Flaming Mountain was caused by his pressure cooker."

The scene of Sun Wukong overturning the alchemy furnace also appeared on the sky.

"The King of Wuji Kingdom has been resurrected by Laozi's elixir!"

Sun Wukong fed a pill to a man with his eyes closed.

"The Green Ox Demon was his pet."

Above the blue sky, Laozi, dressed in a wide robe, rode the wind and flew away with an ox beside him, flying together among the clouds.

"Golden Horn and Silver Horn are his fire- tending boys."

Two well-behaved children appeared on either side of Laozi.

"The old man lost his bracelet, gourd, and belt; they were all stolen. How many of the eighty-one tribulations did he suffer? How could he not be the one who contributed the most?"

The last thing to appear on the sky was Laozi, looking bewildered and saying he didn't know, while pulling up his pants.

The crowd under the canopy burst into laughter, and the barrage of comments scrolled by rapidly.

[And there are fans too!]

[The house was completely emptied, leaving only a lonely old man, who stubbornly insisted he knew nothing.]

[I can picture it now, haha.]

[There were only four living beings in the Tushita Palace: Laozi, the Green Ox, and two celestial boys, but three of them ran away...]

[Was Pigsy's nine-toothed rake made by Laozi? And what about that golden-haired lion's purple-gold bell?]

[The number one arms dealer in the Journey to the West series.]

[Everything was lost, and all that was left was the old man sitting on a prayer mat, wide-eyed, saying he knew nothing...]

"Hahaha, this is quite humorous." Li Shimin finished dealing with government affairs and was on his way to the Empress's palace when he saw the sky halfway there. He stopped and couldn't help but laugh. "These are the things that people of later generations would say."

It's so vivid that it perfectly captures the image of Laozi pretending to be stupid.

When Zhu Qinggu played the later episodes of Journey to the West, especially the scene of Sun Wukong causing havoc in the Heavenly Palace, he saw that Laozi's belt was still on his waist, and he knew that Laozi was pretending to be stupid again.

Moreover, Laozi's feigned ignorance inevitably reminded some younger generations of their own fathers, prompting them to smile helplessly.

In fact, without deliberately taking stock, Zhu Qinggu himself was unaware that Laozi had made so many contributions.

By now, everyone's probably worn out their knowledge of Journey to the West, right?

He knows all these details perfectly.