Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Second Highness, what does this sentence mean?"

"A gentleman has benevolence and courtesy in his heart, treats others with kindness, and respects others with courtesy. He who treats others with kindness will be treated with kindness, and whoever is courteous and respectful will be respected by others."

Nangong nodded, "Lao Tzu once said that the truth is that the benevolent is invincible. When people get along with each other, they are like bronze mirrors that reflect each other. Sometimes what we see may be what we say and do. Therefore, Tang Taizong once said: You can know the gains and losses by using people as a mirror." .”

"Mr. Nangong, if I smile at you, will you smile at me too?"

Nangong smiled, "Of course."

"Then I know, my father and queen smile at my mother every day, so my mother also smiles at my father every day."

Hearing this, Nangong smiled and said, "Yes, but it's not just the prince and empress, everyone is like this, Second Highness, let me read the next sentence, people have the right way, eat warm clothes."

After Weixian wrote it, he said, "People have the way. If they are full of warm clothes and live in leisure without teaching, they are close to beasts. The sages are worried, so they make Qi a Situ and teach human relations: father and son have relatives, monarchs and ministers have righteousness, Husband and wife are different, elders and children are orderly, and friends have faith. This sentence says: If a person just eats enough, wears warmth, and does nothing every day, he is no different from a beast. A sage is very grateful for this. Worrying, so let a man named Qi be a Situ, teach the world morality, father and son should have family affection, ruler and minister should have courtesy and righteousness, husband and wife should be separated, seniors and young should be orderly, and friends should be honest.”

"The Second Highness said it very well, so what are the five religions that Lao Tzu talked about?"

"There are five reasons why a gentleman teaches: there are those who are like the rain of the time, those who are virtuous, those who are wealthy, those who answer questions, and those who are private and loving. These five are the reasons why a gentleman teaches." Weixian quickly Then he wrote it and explained, "There are five ways for the sage to educate the world: one is like rain nourishing seedlings; one is to promote virtue; The five methods are the methods of the sage's enlightenment."

"The Second Highness is really smart. I only read this chapter twice and I can remember it so clearly."

Weixian put down his pen and smiled, "I'm already very smart."

Wei Xu on the side looked at him and said, "Obviously it was the father who tested you the night before yesterday for not being able to do your homework, so he punished you for memorizing these chapters."

"No, no! I know how to recite it!" Wei Xian shook his head, "Anyway, I finished writing it, and Mr. Nangong said that if I wrote it correctly, he would let me go out to play."

Nangong smiled, "Anyway, it's not easy for the Second Highness to memorize these few sentences, so let's stop here today. In the afternoon, Mr. Wu will give the three lectures for half an hour, and there will be another hour for practice." Fist and shoot arrows, the three Highnesses should rest now."

Wei Xian jumped off the chair, "Brother, let's go find the queen mother."

Wei Xu took the small cloak on the chair and gave it to Wei Xian, "It's cold outside, put it on."

"Brother, you are so kind!" Wei Xian hugged Wei Xu, Wei Xu pushed Wei Xian, "Look at the ink on your hands, wash it off quickly."

Wei Xian stuck out his tongue, took the cloak and ran out, Wei Xu walked up to Wei Neng and held his hand, "Little brother, come, brother will take you to find your mother and sister."

"Brother, I haven't finished writing yet."

Wei Xu looked at Wei Neng's paper, then sat aside, "Then you write slowly, brother is waiting for you."

Wei Xian trotted all the way to the main hall, Concubine Di was hugging Wei Ling to coax her to play, seeing Wei Xian running in, Ke'er hurried over, "Second Highness, why are you here?"