The Yellow Lord Huang Di went to visit Tai Kwei, who lived on Mount Chu Tzu. But before he could reach the city of Xiangcheng, he lost his way, and there was no one to ask for directions.
Finally, the emperor met a boy tending horses.
- Do you know how to get to Mount Chu Tzu? - the Yellow Lord asked him.
The boy replied that he knew the way and even knew where Tai-Kwei lived.
“What an unusual boy! - thought Huang Di. - How does he know that we are heading specifically to Tai-Quei? Maybe I should ask him how I can better arrange my life in the Middle Kingdom?”
“The celestial world must be left as it is,” the boy answered. - What else should we do with it?
“Indeed, ruling the Celestial Empire is not your concern,” said Huang Di. - But still, answer me, how should I deal with her?
The shepherd boy did not want to answer, but the emperor repeated his question.
“Running the world is no more difficult than herding horses,” the boy said then. “It’s enough to eliminate everything that is dangerous for horses—that’s all!” The Celestial World should be governed in the same way.
The emperor bowed low to the shepherdess, called him “heavenly mentor” and left.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru