Ji Tang

Chapter 220: Storms rise in the north of the Great Wall, and everything is ready for me
In August of the third year of Zhenguan, Jiangnan was still in full swing and the heat was unbearable.It is already the time of refreshing autumn breeze in Chang'an.

A heavy rain just now has completely refreshed the originally sultry land of Guanzhong. The fragrance of earth and elegant grass after the rain have made the somewhat rough north become softer.

".Everything is prepared for me. Reflexively and sincerely, there is no greater joy. Act with force and forgiveness, and seek mercy without any closer approach."

The clear sound of reading came from a simple and elegant courtyard. Ji Song walked back and forth on the podium, looking at the students studying below, enjoying himself.

"Sir, what does this sentence mean? The student doesn't understand very well."

A young man who looked small but had very bright eyes tilted his head and asked Ji Song.

He stopped, pressed his hand towards the other party and said, "Sit down first!"

Then someone asked other students: "Which of you knows what this sentence means?"

Seeing everyone shaking their heads, Ji Song said: "This is a sentence from "Mencius - Devoting Your Heart". You have just started to study "Mencius", so it is understandable that you do not understand the principles.

But since you don’t understand, why is it that only Li An asked and you didn’t say a word?Do you understand everything?Not necessarily! "

Many of these teenagers were children of the Xungui family in Chang'an, including Cheng Chusi of Cheng Yaojin's family, and Yuchi Baolin was also among them.

There is an obvious difference between their family and other noble families, that is, their family fortunes were already in decline before they became famous, so that there is not even a real scholar in the family.

I want to study, but I have no way.They are not willing to be ordinary scholars, and they are looked down upon by others from aristocratic families, so that in recent years, apart from literacy, few children have learned anything.

After Ji's school was expanded, he immediately sent his children over.They were all worried about Ji Song, not to mention his own knowledge, he was a leader in both civil and military fields.

Teachers like this are not available even with a lantern, let alone those children in the first phase of Ji's Academy, all of them are outstanding among their peers whether they are studying literature or martial arts.

So, after putting them in Ji's school, he told them: apart from going home during the holidays, they would stay in the school. If they dare to be disobedient or naughty, if I let me know, they will be killed. Get a discount!
After he finished, he said to Ji Song: "The child will be placed with you. Although you are a civil servant now, you started from Marquis Wu after all. These are your brothers of the same generation.

Anyway, it’s up to you. No matter how you teach, these old men don’t care.If you don't obey, you can beat them hard. As long as you don't beat them to death, you will beat them to death. As long as you become a good person, that's fine. "

When you meet these warriors on the battlefield, they don't care how you teach them. As long as they can become talented, they don't care about the rest.

What can Ji Song say?They could only be allowed to stay, and the veterans left with satisfaction, leaving only the Chang'an dudes who were usually the boss, the second child, and his third child.

Ji Song didn't do anything else. The first thing she did was to find out the basics, but when she got the paper, she almost got sick from anger.

Oh my God, how could he be trained to become a genius by these things that he couldn't even recognize and could write like a dog crawling?Teach them?Ji Song might as well be teaching a few pigs.

"Are you our sir? You don't look much older than us?" said a young man with his nostrils turned upward and a look of arrogance.

Ji Song took one look at him and went out, and then there was only the sound of a slaughtering pig inside.

To educate them, Ji Song had only one way: to beat them until they obeyed.If you don't cure these people's bad habits, even if you invite great scholars to them, they will still be like this.

The boy who asked the question just now looks to be about nine or ten years old. His name is Li An. He was sent here by Chai Shao. He said he was a junior of his aunt. He was quite smart, but he didn’t have a good teacher, so he brought him here to show him. Just teach.

Ji Song didn't care either. There were many people in the Li royal family, and Ji Song didn't recognize them all.I just thought it was a side branch!The students in the classroom were left speechless by Ji Song's question. Some lowered their heads in shame, and some glared at Li An, the instigator.

Just like this one!
"Fang Yiai! What do you want to do?"

Ji Song shouted angrily, scaring him so much that he quickly sat up straight and didn't look away!
Seeing him like this, Ji Song didn't say anything. These people from powerful families, especially those who were not the eldest son, were not valued much by the family.

Over time, he developed the habit of being arrogant, looking down on everyone, and being very shameless.

So it's okay for Ji Song to beat them sometimes, but if he goes too far, these bastards are like stones in the pit, smelly and hard, giving him a headache!

Shaking his head to stop thinking about these things, he said: "Everything is prepared for me. Reflexively and sincerely, there is no greater joy. Act with force and forgiveness, and beg for kindness without mercy."

"The meaning of this sentence is that the truth of all things is right before your eyes and in your heart. Search for the inner life, and the truth will be presented in a real way. There is no greater happiness than this.

Take this as a starting point and strive to extend this principle to yourself and others. This is where benevolence lies. "

Ji Song didn't say the deeper meaning, and even if he did, they wouldn't understand.

Heaven and man are originally one, but man is chasing things away from the outside without reflecting on himself and looking inwards to see the reality of this unity.Heaven is sincere and real, only people can fake it with their thoughts, deliberation, and calculations.

Therefore, those who truly reflect can be one with heaven, enjoy its heavenly title, and be at peace with its heavenly happiness. This is called self-cultivation, and this is called enlightenment.And by using this to extend oneself to others, to approach those who are near and to those who are far away, so as to harmonize internal and external affairs, this can be called benevolence.

Zhu Xi of later generations gave the most detailed explanation of this passage, but Zhu Xi made Ji Song unhappy. As for the reason?Then the benevolent sees benevolence, and the wise see wisdom.

"Li An?"

"The students are here!" Li An, who was thinking about what Ji Song said, was woken up and he quickly saluted.

His mother had told him that this opportunity to study was not easy, and she asked him not to be naughty. If his husband drove him back, he might never have such an opportunity again.

He also said that his father personally selected this gentleman for him, which made him extremely happy as he had rarely seen his father since he could remember. It turned out that his father had always been thinking about him, but he was just too busy!

His mother told him that as long as he became a disciple of that gentleman, he would be able to meet his father, which made his already studious temperament even harder.

"Have you ever understood?" Ji Song was full of affection for this sensible, obedient, and diligent child, so he asked patiently.

Li An was a little embarrassed and said uneasily: "Student. The student doesn't understand very well!"

Ji Song smiled and said to everyone: "Mencius is the hard work of the sages. Many of it are small words and great meanings. You have just started to learn it. It's normal if you don't understand it. Just work hard in the future."

"Students, please remember your teacher's instructions!" everyone said in unison.

Ji Song nodded and motioned for them to continue reading.

(End of this chapter)