Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 114 The Word of the Sage
"In the "Analects" that my uncle gave me some time ago, there was a passage. Since my grandfather said that he can read and write, I would like to ask him what this passage means."

The corner of Du Jinning's mouth twitched, he stared at Du Chensheng, and read slowly: "In "The Analects of Confucius Yan Yuan", Qi Jinggong asked Confucius about politics. Confucius said to him: Monarchs, ministers, fathers, sons. The duke said: Good! Faith is like a ruler not a ruler, ministers not ministers, fathers not fathers, sons not sons, although there is millet, I have it and eat it?"

In this room, not to mention Zhang Guangyi and Du Yunnian, even Dong Dacheng has been educated, otherwise Guan Lehe would not have entrusted him with the important task of managing Zhuangzi.Du Jinning is probably the only one who has studied the least.

And "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius" are important classics for ancient scholars to structure their outlook on life and the world. They are must-learn books placed behind "Three Hundred Thousands".

Du Jinning read this passage, and everyone understood it without any explanation: Du Jinning is saying that Du Chensheng is not like a grandfather in the first place, he was not able to raise and love his grandson like other grandfathers, so how could he ask his grandson to respect him? What about him?

She is the spear of the son, the shield of the attack!
Didn't you, Du Chensheng, keep saying that you can read and know how to write the word benevolence and righteousness?So now you can explain these two sentences!

Do you have the face to explain?

Du Chensheng's face turned blue and red, it was really pretty.

Guan Lehe couldn't be more satisfied with himself as a student.

He himself was a deviant when he was young, and he would never rigidly demand his students according to the requirements of etiquette.What kind of parents are there?I can't be kind to my children, but on the contrary, I want my children to be respectful and filial to me, is it possible?If the father wants to kill the son, although the son can't kill him back, can't he feel cold towards his father and run away?
I'm afraid the saint himself can't do it!
Du Jinning's attitude is very good.

Moreover, Du Jinning didn't just go back straight and straight. If so, even if he drove Du Chensheng away, he would definitely leave a bad impression on Yuan Xiuzhu, Qi Bokun and others-they are grandfathers themselves, so it is inevitable psychologically. He would put himself in Du Chensheng's position and empathize with him.

Like Du Jinning, using the words of a sage to return Du Chensheng's unreasonable demands, not only made Du Chensheng speechless, even Yuan Xiuzhu and Qi Bokun couldn't say anything wrong with her.

Who dares to say that the saint is wrong?Can you say that this sage's words are unreasonable?

Seeing that Du Chensheng was still standing there, he immediately spoke out to help his students, and snapped: "What's the matter? Didn't you understand? Then do you want me to explain it to you?"

No matter how thick-skinned Du Chensheng was, he couldn't stay here any longer. He bowed to Guan Lehe, turned around, covered his face and fled.

Du Yinsheng was ashamed when his younger brother left, but he couldn't go with him, otherwise it would appear that he and Du Chensheng were in the same group.Besides, Du Yunchang was still here, so he couldn't ignore his son.

Looking up, he saw Du Yunnian eating a duck leg, he didn't seem to notice the flash of swords just now, let alone his father was so angry that he left here, Du Yinsheng was furious and stretched out. Going out and kicking Du Yunnian hard, he said in a low voice, "Get out."

Only then did Du Yunnian raise his head, and found that the atmosphere in the room was not right. The most important thing was that his father was missing.He looked at Du Yinsheng blankly.

Du Yinsheng gave him a hard look, and pouted out.

Although Zhang Guangyi was in the same village as Du Chensheng, he stood on Guan Lehe's side just now and shared the same hatred, unlike Du Yinsheng who hides his head and shows his tail.

He said coldly: "Your father is gone, so hurry up and get out."

Only then did Du Yunnian stand up in a panic, and chased after him. Before leaving, he didn't forget to grab another duck leg from the plate in his hand.

Du Yunchang buried his head in his sleeve, wishing he could find a crack in the ground and slip through.

This person in front of him is his cousin, he is so ashamed, he will have no face to see Mr. Shan Changhe.

Among the people in this room, Yuan Xiuzhu, who looks like an old urchin, has the most open-minded temperament.Unlike Qi Bokun who stayed in the capital all the year round and was promoted smoothly all the way, he worked in various places, from a small county magistrate to a province's prefect, and finally to being relegated and resigned.

He has the least grudge against Du Jinning's approach.

Seeing that no one in the room was talking, he smiled and said to Du Jinning who was still standing: "Sit down, sit down. Jinning, you did a good job just now. He is going to kill you. If you still respect him as a grandfather , That's foolishness, that's a fool! You really forgive him, this old man won't be able to eat anymore."

"Sit down, Mr. Yuan has said so, so it shows that you have done nothing wrong." Guan Lehe nodded to Du Jinning with a warm expression.

Only then did Du Jinning sit down, a tear dripped from her eye socket and landed on the table.She raised her sleeves and wiped it, and she lowered her head for a long time without moving, but her tears kept flowing. She played a very good role as a little boy who was heartbroken by his grandfather but had to pretend to be strong.

Isn't it just acting skills?Du Chensheng can act, so can she.The concept of filial piety is somewhat different between ancient people and modern people, and she had to seek approval in this way.

"Oh, this child, I still can't bear it!" Qi Bokun sighed.

Compared with Yuan Xiuzhu and Guan Lehe, his thoughts are the most traditional.Seeing Du Jinning like this, the little grudge in his heart disappeared.

Du Yinsheng really had no face to stay any longer.He stood up slowly, and bowed to Guan Le and the table with a blushing face: "Du Chensheng, it's my younger brother, I didn't teach him well, and I didn't stand up when he abused Brother Ning and his mother and son." I feel ashamed for coming out to stop it." As he spoke, he made a deep bow, turned around and went out the door.

Du Yunchang was taken aback for a moment, he quickly saluted upwards, and chased after him.

At their table, only Zhang Guangyi, father and son, and Dong Dacheng were left.

After a moment of silence in the room, Yuan Xiuzhu said: "Okay, eat vegetables, eat vegetables, this food is delicious, don't waste it."

Seeing that Zhang Guangyi was fidgeting, Guan Lehe didn't seem to know whether to stay here or leave the table early like the Du brothers, so he said to comfort him: "Zhang Lizheng, you should sit down and leave after eating. I would rather Brother used to be taken care of by you more, you don't eat this food, but you can't help him."

He is calling himself the "father" of "lifelong father" and entertaining guests on behalf of Du Jinning.

Du Jinning looked at Guan Lehe gratefully.

It is difficult for her to say these words; it is most appropriate to say these words in Guan Lehe's capacity.

To say that worshiping Guan Lehe as a teacher at the beginning was just an expedient measure, and he didn't have much sense of identity.But later, Guan Lehe thought about making money for her, and now she maintains it. Du Jinning truly regards Guan Lehe as her mentor and loves her sincerely.She secretly made up her mind to treat Guan Le as filial piety as a father in the future, as long as he keeps being good to each other, she will treat him as a father for the rest of her life.

"Come on, let's eat food. Boy Guan, boy Qi, sit at that table with Jin Ning. Zhang Li is coming with Dong Dacheng. Let's have a good drink." Yuan Xiuzhu said.

Seeing that the four boys were all seated, he did not forget to order: "You three friends, comfort Jin Ning well." He asked Dong Dacheng to pour wine again.

Driven by him, although there were fewer people in the banquet, it became lively again.

Du Jinning stood up, replaced the wine with tea, and toasted all the elders. Then he sat down again, and saw Guan Jiaze took a piece of rabbit meat full of meat for her. The chopsticks said: "This is your chopsticks."

Qi Muyuan, who has always been expressionless, showed a concerned expression and asked Du Jinning, "Can you eat meat now?" It seemed that Qi Bokun had told him about what happened at the hot spring village that day.

Du Jinning smiled gratefully at the two of them, and responded to Qi Jiaze: "It's ok." Worried that her sisters would eat meat as soon as they saw it, which would ruin their stomachs, she asked Mrs. Chen to put more oil in the cooking for the last few meals, so as to adjust everyone stomach.So as long as you don't eat too much today, you'll be fine.

"The table in the teahouse has been adjusted according to your order, and the sofa is also finished. Would you like to go and have a look?" Qi Muyuan asked again.

(End of this chapter)