Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 202 It's hard to break the heart

  Fang Jifan did not look at Wang Shouren, but continued to speak seriously.

"Today, we are talking about catching criminals. To catch criminals, one must have a correct understanding of criminals. This is 'ge, the leader of the beggar gang in front of you is a traitor, and Wang San just now is also a traitor. In this Western Mountain, there are many former rebellious officials and thieves. What are the rebellious officials and thieves? Of course they are not things. But to eliminate the rebellious officials and thieves, relying on Jin Yiwei alone, they only know how to arrest people and only know how to torture them. It's over, it can't be over!"

  He paused for a while, his clear eyes scanned the crowd, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and then spoke solemnly.

"I am here to teach you today. What I want to talk about is this truth. I want to tell you that rebellious officials and thieves are also human beings, and they are also flesh and blood. They also have to eat. They are afraid of pain and death. Rebellious officials and thieves, but if you want to wipe out rebellious officials and thieves, factory guards alone can't do it, what do you rely on?"

   "The sage's book says that it depends on enlightenment. The sage is right. I admire him very much!"

   "It's just... what the old man said was not wrong, but the rotten scholars of later generations made a mistake."

  Everyone seemed very quiet, no one dared to make a sound, and they all listened carefully.

  Fang Jifan is a little bold, which is equivalent to pointing at the nose of a scholar and swearing.

  Fang Jifan didn't think too much, and continued.

"They think that the so-called enlightenment is to repeat to the common people repeatedly, chanting the monarch, the minister, the father, the father and the son, so that the world will be peaceful. This... is a ridiculous thing. As a parent and official, the first thing is, It is to fill people's stomachs first. If people's stomachs are not full, in the past dynasties, how many rebellious officials and thieves have turned against the court, how many sons have deceived their fathers, and how many brothers have turned against each other. Therefore, only the granary knows the etiquette. There is an old saying that one knows honor and disgrace when one has enough food and clothing.”

   "You..." Fang Jifan glanced at Ouyang Zhi and the others, seeing that they were all listening intently, a hint of joy flickered across the corners of their mouths.

   "They are all my disciples, they are teachers, and they are people of high moral character..."

   "..."

"You are about to become an official, and you have to be parents and officials, and serve the court. Today's lesson is to let you know that since you are an official, you should know the people. What are the people? The reason is that the people are ordinary flesh and blood just like you and me. They may not be as knowledgeable as you, but if they are hungry, they will die. When they are full, they will be docile when they see hope. This is a very simple truth. Understand this point, this official is easy to do. What is a good official? A good official is one who can turn rebels into obedient citizens like a teacher. What is a mediocre official? party."

   "This prisoner... Are you interested in going on stage to study it? Some will come up."

   "..."

   "Okay." Fang Jifan shook his head. It seemed that no one came up to study. He sighed in his heart, so he fixed his eyes on his disciples and asked earnestly, "Now, do you understand what I said?"

   "..."

   Ouyang Zhi and the others looked at Fang Jifan in surprise.

  Fang Jifan regretted a little, regretting that he had forced all his disciples into logs.

Hey…

   Just as Fang Jifan was sighing, a voice suddenly said: "I understand, the way is simple, and knowledge and action are one!"

  From the avenue to simplicity...the unity of knowledge and action...

  Fang Jifan was attracted by the sound, and suddenly he was a little dazed, not knowing what was going on in his mind.

   But with his understanding, he must have figured out something again.

  The problem is... what he thinks may be different from what he wants to say.

who cares.

  When Emperor Hongzhi was still the prince, he studied in Zhan Shifu, but he was always a strict scholar, instilling countless sayings and learning in himself.

   It is unprecedented to personally arrest a prisoner like this and show up to speak out.

  Especially that Wang San's plea, so that he didn't grit his teeth with hatred for these rebellious officials and thieves, and actually... felt a very sad feeling.

  He couldn't help sighing, and then stood up.

  Everyone focused on him, their eyes filled with surprise, thinking that His Majesty's comprehension is really admirable.

  Emperor Hongzhi stepped out of the school, and a fresh air rushed in from outside, and Emperor Hongzhi came out from the almost suffocating smell of salted fish.

Of course, this is not the most important thing. Emperor Hongzhi's eyes were cloudy, and he suddenly glanced sideways at Xiao Jing. At this moment, he was deeply touched and had a lot of thoughts. He raised his eyebrows deeply and asked sharply: "Like Wang How many people like San are there in the world?"

  The corner of Xiao Jing's mouth trembled slightly, and he muttered, not knowing how to answer, and the next moment he hung his head guilty.

  Emperor Hongzhi knew it naturally, he couldn't answer it, and he didn't dare to answer it.

  Actually, everyone understands the truth.

  Is there no truth in the book that Fang Jifan said today?

  No, this kind of truth is everywhere in the book. Every book of sages is filled with the so-called words that the people are the most important and the country is the least.

   But... what's the use?

  Emperor Hongzhi read so many sage books, but today... such a simple truth really made him think.

  Seeing Wang San and hearing Fang Jifan's "not very nutritious" words after Wang San, but he was moved.

  Looking at the submissive Xiao Jing, Emperor Hongzhi's complexion became ugly, and his eyes looking at Xiao Jing showed a bit of displeasure.

  Xiao Jing trembled in his heart and swallowed a mouthful of saliva. In the end, he still bit the bullet and said: "Your servant... I don't know."

  Emperor Hongzhi snorted coldly, and said sharply: "Of course you don't know, tens of thousands of factory guards are not as good as a single Fang Jifan."

  This sentence was too heartbreaking, both Xiao Jing and Mou Bin showed shame, lowered their heads, and didn't even dare to lift their eyes.

  Emperor Hongzhi looked at the West Mountain, took a deep breath, and then sighed deeply.

   "Fang Jifan is credited with arresting the imperial criminals. But his credit is not limited to this, but lies in the fact that he turned the rebels into a docile and good citizen."

  Xiao Jing and Mou Bin lowered their heads, still not daring to speak out.

Emperor Hongzhi glanced elsewhere, and said emotionally: "It's too easy to kill thieves. If you want to kill mere thieves, isn't it easy to catch them? But, if you want to get rid of the thieves in people's hearts, you must let these thieves no longer have the heart to make trouble." , This is not an easy task. Look at that Wang San, was that Wang San born a thief? Why did he become a thief? But in the end, why did he become a good citizen?"

  The rhetorical questions of this sentence point to the point.

  But...Xiao Jing and Mou Bin did not dare to answer his words, they continued to listen with their heads down.

  Emperor Hongzhi seemed to know that he would not get a response, so he couldn't help raising his eyebrows, and glanced at the two people beside him, seeing Xiao Jing and Mou Bin bowing their heads, both looking trembling.

  He couldn't help feeling emotional.

"So, it is easy to destroy a thief, but it is difficult to destroy a thief in a person's heart. It is just like killing people and punishing their hearts, how easy it is to kill. People are convinced, Qing and others... are not as good as Fang Jifan."

  Emperor Hongzhi sighed and shook his head in disappointment.

  Xiao Jing felt sour in his heart, but he didn't dare to say a word, because he was not as good as Fang Jifan in this matter.

  Mu Bin felt as if he was holding his breath, but he had no choice but to smile bitterly.

  Behind him, in the school, Fang Jifan seemed to have finished his last lecture, and then he heard his roar: "Applause..."

   Time seemed to freeze for a while.

  Finally, it seemed that Fang Jifan was the first to clap his hands, so warm applause came out.

  The warm applause was exceptionally loud, lingering in people's ears.

   "..."

  Emperor Hongzhi, with his hands behind his back, stopped in front of the school which was not paved with bricks and stones and was somewhat muddy after the rain. His boots were already stained with mud, but he didn't care.

  Until many people came out in twos and threes, the first one came out was Zhu Houzhao, his palms were red, and Lao Fang still had to give face, so he applauded very hard.

  He seemed very excited, not because of what he had learned from this class, but... He was surprised to find that what he had expected to gain from the "nonsense" with Fang Jifan in the past was the gratitude of the rebellious party.

  A beggar leader calls himself a benefactor, and he can brag about it for a lifetime just thinking about it.

  This is much more interesting than chopping off an enemy's head.

   But when he came out, he saw Emperor Hongzhi.

  Emperor Hongzhi stood with his hands behind his back, looking holy and majestic in the sun. Zhu Houzhao immediately looked like a concubine, the corners of his mouth moved slightly, and he dared not approach.

  Recently, the emperor's father has been a little violent, and he doesn't want to provoke him.

  Obviously he didn't do anything, but his father would still target him, so he better not get into trouble.

   Then, Fang Jifan came out, and behind him was Li Chaowen, a master of Hongfa.

   Li Chaowen was afraid that he would miss the opportunity to be alone with Fang Jifan, so he followed Fang Jifan's footsteps cautiously, and praised in a low voice: "Master, that's really good."

  Xu Jing and Tang Yin were standing side by side behind the back, having heard what Li Chaowen said, they couldn't help but glanced at Li Chaowen in disgust, and spat: "Bah, you shameless sycophant."

  The three of Ouyang Zhi, as usual, are still honest and friendly. Their reactions are often a bit slower than others. They are only now beginning to digest the words of their mentor.

  Wang Shouren was at the end. He looked at Fang Jifan's back, his eyes were full of confusion. At this moment, he felt that his head was about to explode.

He seemed to have caught something, but this fleeting flash of light was suddenly far away and near. When he went out, he stumbled on the threshold and staggered, but he didn't seem to care, he just threw himself on him Dust, continue to walk aimlessly, walking, farther and farther, actually in a trance, towards the distance.

  (end of this chapter)