I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 15 It's All Zhidu's Fault!

As soon as these words came out, the faces of brothers Liu Pengzu and Liu Sheng changed at the same time!
But there is a slight difference: Liu Pengzu restrained his smile, showing a look of doubt; Liu Sheng's complexion changed drastically, and a touch of anger immediately appeared on his face!
Seeing the completely different reactions of the two brothers, Shen Tujia finally shook his head and smiled, instead of sitting back, he just stood in the gazebo with his hands on his waist, quietly waiting for the two brothers' reply.

But quite beyond Shen Tujia's expectation: after Liu Pengzu looked at him with gentle eyes and nodded with a smile, the resentment on Liu Sheng's face was immediately replaced by a sly smile that resembled Liu Pengzu.

"Father has already made a decision about Zhidu's right and wrong."

"Father thought that Zhidu was at fault for not ensuring the safety of Shengjia; but later, Zhidu stopped his father from taking risks with his own body, which is creditable."

"Father said that Zhidu should balance his merits and demerits, and the students can only use the explanation of 'since the credit has been rewarded, the fault must be punished' to let the father punish Zhidu."

"But in reality, students don't think so."

"Students believe that judging a person's right or wrong is the same as judging whether a person is filial. You should first look at your heart, and then you should look at your behavior."

"Zhi Du's dereliction of duty at first caused his father to be in danger, and then he spoke out faithfully to prevent his father from putting himself in danger. It seems that he was wrong before he was right, and his merits outweighed his faults; "

Confidently saying these words, Liu Sheng straightened up proudly, looking up at Shen Tujia, no trace of impulsiveness due to anger or resentment could be seen in his eyes.

"—According to the law of my Han family, Zhidu, as a general of Zhonglang, has the responsibility to protect the holy driver and ensure the safety of the father at all times; even if the father is in danger due to other people, Zhidu will not be able to resign blame."

"On that day, the father was in danger because of Zhidu's dereliction of duty. Afterwards, no matter what, Zhidu should be severely punished to remind others: Shengjia's safety is not a joke!"

"Zhi also knew that at that time, Shengjia was already in danger, and he had already been charged with 'negligence of duty'. If he did nothing, he would surely die afterwards;"

"That's why Zhidu stopped his father, and even accused his father of 'should not disregard the ancestral temple and the country'. It seemed to be loyal to the country, but in fact, it was just to make up for previous mistakes."

Said without changing his face, Liu Sheng even shook his head with a wry smile: "The situation afterwards is indeed the same."

"I heard that Zhidu prevented his father from taking risks with his own life, so the emperor's grandmother promised a reward for his loyalty to the country;"

"Even if the students tried their best to admonish him, the emperor also looked at it for the sake of it, and didn't give Zhidu too heavy a punishment."

"—But everyone seems to have forgotten: Zhi Du's original crime was a capital crime..."

"No matter how you make up for it afterwards, it shouldn't just be the result of 'paying a salary for half a year and thinking about it for three months'..."

When he said these words with sobs, Liu Sheng even shook his head regretfully, as if he had encountered a huge injustice, and also as if he had witnessed an astonishing tragedy with his own eyes.

But Shen Tujia didn't nod again to express any opinion of Liu Sheng, but sat down and shook his head with a half-smile.

"The old man thinks that the son has such a view because of filial piety."

"Because Zhidu stopped His Majesty and disregarded Madam Jia's safety, and the young master is extremely filial to Madam Jia, that's why he has such a strong dislike for Zhidu."

"This old man doesn't think it's wrong for a son to be filial to his mother;"

"But the old man feels that the young master is filial enough to Mrs. Jia, but not filial enough to His Majesty..."

Speaking of this, the smile on Shentujia's face disappeared, and a seriousness appeared on his otherwise gentle face.

"When Mrs. Jia was in danger, Zhidu prevented His Majesty from saving Mrs. Jia, the young master should hate Zhidu;"

"But the young master did not expect that Zhi Du's actions, while pushing Mrs. Jia into a dangerous situation, prevented His Majesty from going into a more dangerous situation."

"Madam Jia is the son's biological mother, and Your Majesty is the son's father;"

"To the young master, both parents are equally important, but to the world and the ancestral temple, Your Majesty is indeed more important than Mrs. Jia."

"Your Majesty may be extremely sad after losing his mother, and will live in pain from now on; but if His Majesty makes any mistakes, then the whole world will probably live in pain from now on... ··”

Speaking in a low tone, Shen Tujia turned his head to look at Liu Pengzu, and said seriously: "So I think, for the clan and royal family, although loyalty and filial piety are one, there are still differences."

"Just like Mr. Sheng, he chose to be filial to his mother, not his father;"

"Your Majesty, because Mrs. Jia was in danger, he was very worried about Zhidu, but he didn't admire Zhidu because Zhidu stopped His Majesty and ensured the stability of the country and society."

"Because to the son, the safety of the world is far less than the safety of the mother;"

"In other words: the son's filial piety does not treat his father and mother equally..."

Following Shen Tujia's words, the smile on Liu Sheng's face gradually faded away, and the previous anger towards Zhidu gradually showed a tendency to 'go back and forth'.

But after a while, as Liu Pengzu patted Liu Sheng's arm with a light smile, Liu Sheng suppressed all the anger on his face, and immediately turned his head full of expectation.

Then, seeing Liu Pengzu take a deep breath, he stood up slowly, and bowed heavily to Shentu Jia.

"As the head of all officials, the prime minister puts the ancestral temple and the country at the top of his list, so he can indeed be called the pillar of the country."

"But in this matter, Prime Minister, I'm afraid it's still a bit narrow."

"—Let me ask that day, if Zhi hadn't neglected his duties and caused his mother to be in danger, how could the father have the idea of ​​putting himself in danger?"

"Without that matter, how could Ah Sheng beat and kick Zhonglang, who is compared with two thousand stones, to vent his personal anger?"

"How can my two brothers face the inhuman dilemma of 'should I be filial to my father or my mother'?"

As Liu Pengzu's tone became more and more high-pitched, the atmosphere in the pavilion gradually became a little weird.

But Liu Pengzu was not Liu Sheng after all, within a moment, Liu Pengzu adjusted his mood and bowed respectfully to Shentujia again.

"So the students think that this matter is Zhidu's fault."

"Only Zhi is wrong."

"Father, grandmother, mother, my brother, and even the prime minister are all right."

"—Because for the father, Zhi always has his faults first and then his merits, and the merits and demerits can be offset;"

"For the emperor's grandmother, the safety of the ancestral temple, the community, and the emperor's father is the most important thing. If they prevent the emperor from taking risks with himself, the emperor's grandmother should reward them;"

"Even the prime minister, as the head of all officials, puts the ancestral temple and the state first, and thinks that His Majesty is far more important than our mother, and it is by no means wrong."

"However, my brother and I were caught in a dilemma. Even because we were filial to our mother, we committed the crime of 'not being filial to our father'. It was the dereliction of duty when traveling with the driver that caused all this to happen."

Said very calmly, Liu Pengzu finally straightened up and bowed to Shen Tujia again.

"As a student, I shouldn't refute the teacher's teaching like this."

"But this matter is related to the reputation of my two brothers, and even related to whether my two brothers, as sons of man, are filial to their parents."

"Students have no choice but to refute, and hope that the prime minister will be Han..."

(End of this chapter)