In Chen Shi's small temple, Scholar Zhu clapped his hands in praise and said, "Mencius said, 'A ruler views his people as grass and mustard, so the people view a ruler as a rebel and an enemy.' The Thirteen Noble Families occupy lofty positions, ignoring the common people and bleeding the populace dry. They deserve to be killed! Killed well, killed wonderfully, all these bastards should be hanged!"
With a hanging rope around his neck, he leaped up from the divine shrine and shouted, "Little Ten, you haven't done well enough, you haven't killed with enough satisfaction. You still can't do what Mencius did, you aren't fierce enough! You need my personal guidance!"
He was extremely excited. Chen Tang had been ruined by his teaching, trained into a mild-mannered scoundrel who went off earnestly to take the imperial examinations and become an official, failing even to place as the top scholar!
It was a total loss of face for him.
Chen Tang could neither protect his son nor his wife, nor had he attained a position of power over the court, let alone become a true king to save the myriad common people from water and fire!
In his view, his teaching had been a massive failure, actually producing someone with the demeanor of a gentleman!
But Chen Shi—he absolutely could not let Chen Shi be ruined by his teaching.
Chen Shi had been taught quite well by him, wielding the Analects with fierce vitality and beginning to put the Mencius into practice.
Right during these days, he could accompany Chen Shi to travel through this absurd and grotesque world, and he would definitely be able to provide personal guidance, leading Chen Shi onto the righteous path!
When he cultivates the Laozi, he can become a true king! Scholar Zhu