Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 284 The Way of a Saint

  Zhu Houzhao talked for a long time, and he enjoyed this feeling very much.

  Although he is the prince of a country, as it is now, everyone surrounds him and listens carefully to his thoughts. This is something he cannot enjoy anywhere.

   In front of his father, most of the time, his father looks impatient, and most of the time he even thinks he is messing around!

   In front of people like Liu Jin, no matter what they say, they seem to be listening attentively, but most of the time, what they get is just flattery against their will.

  He said all his thoughts in one breath.

Some of the scholars nodded secretly, and some couldn't help saying: "We scholars put benevolence and righteousness first. This is the way in the heart that Mr. Wang said. But why do you treat the Tatars cruelly when you advocate benevolence and righteousness? In my opinion, we should educate them instead of resorting to violence against them. Little Zhu Xiucai said many things very well, but unfortunately... there is still a deviation from the understanding of the sage."

  As soon as this statement was made, some people agreed.

  In this world, there has never been a shortage of innocent people.

  Actually, this is also understandable. After all, the vast majority of scholars live in a relatively comfortable environment. Taiping has been in peace for too long, and the border town is too far away for them.

  Zhu Houzhao couldn't agree more, his face was flushed, "Scholar's opinion."

  The scholar is not afraid of Zhu Houzhao: "Young scholar Zhu, don't curse."

  Zhu Houzhao wanted to continue to refute: "I..."

  Wang Shouren kept pursing his lips and smiling, listened to their discussion, and finally said: "Xiao Zhu Xiucai said very well."

   "..." Everyone was silent again.

   All looked at Wang Shouren.

  Wang Shouren said slowly: "Have you forgotten the shame of Tumubao?"

   This rhetorical question made everyone's expressions gradually change.

Wang Shouren learned soldiers and horses since he was a child, and it was because of the huge shame and shadow of the Tumu Fortress that he was shocked when he was young. Therefore, he learned the art of war and bow and horse since he was a child, and he hoped that one day he would be able to make a difference for the Ming Dynasty. former shame. When he grew up, he began to travel around the border towns, and even went to Juyongguan to explore the geography and ecology of the border towns.

Wang Shouren pulled his face and continued: "Before benevolence and righteousness, there are two characters of loyalty and filial piety. This kind of loyalty means not only being loyal to the emperor, but also being loyal to our ancestors. In the past few years, how many of our ancestors have been slaughtered?"

"In the battle of Tumubao, hundreds of thousands of troops were attacked and destroyed. The Tatars entered the customs and swept across the capital. There were many bones and blood flowed into the river. The first emperor of the Yingzong was captured by the Oala people. The great shame of this country is also the shame of the king. Also. Monarchs worry about humiliation, this is also the way of a sage. If we have forgotten such shame, then what is the point of insisting on the way in our hearts? The way of a sage is not only to comfort the people, but also to resist outsiders. How can we secure the people if we fight against the outside world?"

"I have been to Juyongguan. The military households there are extremely poor, and they all have pale faces. They hide in the fortress, and they may encounter large or small groups of Tatars at any time. If they are not careful, they will be buried in the In the desert."

"The Duke of Zhou made the rites of Zhou, and Confucius made the Spring and Autumn Period. Among the rites of Zhou, the north is called Di, and the south is called Man. The Di is a dog. The barbarian is a worm. The Duke of Zhou, who used the etiquette to promote benevolence, knows that the north is a wolf. There are many harmful insects in the south, and they should be conquered, so that the world can be stable. In the Spring and Autumn Period, what the saints most admired was the matter of Duke Huan of Qi's respecting the king and fighting against the barbarians. Respecting the king is loyalty, and fighting against barbarians is benevolence. To live and work in peace and contentment, not to be invaded by foreign invaders, to kill those who want to take the lives of the people, this is benevolence and righteousness, blindly preaching, using propriety and righteousness to deal with barbarians, this is a shame for a courtier, and it is also a shame for a scholar."

  After hearing this, everyone was thoughtful, and the scholar who satirized Zhu Houzhao before even turned slightly red, and hurriedly said to Zhu Houzhao, "I'm ashamed."

  Zhu Houzhao really admires Wang Shouren. Only such a person can be his own teacher. Every word he says speaks to his heart.

The most frightening thing is that if you say what you say, others will ridicule you, but Mr. Wang is different. When Mr. Wang says the same thing, he can bring out Duke Zhou and Confucius. It suddenly dawned on him, and he looked like he was being taught.

  Zhu Houzhao smiled and followed the example of a scholar, and bowed to the scholar.

In the past, he hated scholars the most. He felt that these people were chattering, but as Mr. Wang said, after he slowly got in touch with these scholars, he also knew that they were not bad. Although everyone has different ideas and sometimes quarrels, there are also many advantages. For example, no matter whether they quarrel red-faced or not, they will eventually salute, and whether they agree with each other or not, they will maintain a certain degree of tolerance.

   This is completely different from my unreasonable father, and also different from Liu Jin's servants, who are all flattering.

Wang Shouren's face softened, and he continued: "So there are many ways to implement benevolent government, just like Zhang Xin mentioned by little Zhu Xiucai, even farming can benefit the world, you can also learn to bow and horse, respect the king and fight against barbarians, so I have always said that as long as we persist in the Tao and the conscience in our hearts, scholars should learn more and try more things. Tao is the end of our pursuit, and there are many ways to reach the end. Shennong tastes a hundred herbs , and obtained its way, all people in the world praise it. There is a nest built by the Chao family, which also made the ancient ancestors not afraid of the suffering of snakes and insects. Fire is still Tao. How could the Duke of Zhou not be the Tao when he made the rituals of Zhou? This Tao is the way of a sage, but it is not enough for the Duke of Zhou to only perform the rituals of Zhou. Disobeying ministers and making rebellious ministers have to restrain themselves with Zhou etiquette."

"Therefore, the ancients said: 'King Wen has great virtues but has not accomplished his achievements; King Wu has great achievements but has not achieved governance. The Duke of Zhou has combined great virtues, great achievements and great governance in one body. However, King Wu was a man of great merit. He overthrew the rule of the merchants and established the Great Zhou, but Wenzhi was not enough. Only the Duke of Zhou, who combined Wenzhi and Wugong, made rituals and music, this is knowledge and stability. Four directions, this is called action, the unity of knowledge and action, isn't that what it is?"

Speaking of this, the solemnity on Wang Shouren's face has completely receded, and a smile appeared on his lips: "Okay, instead of just talking about these big truths, why don't I dig the flue today, you already know it in your heart." , The way of a sage is already in your heart, if you want to gain more true knowledge, you still need to learn it slowly from your actions."

  As soon as he heard that the flue was about to be dug, Zhu Houzhao became excited.

  He heard Wang Shouren talk about the unity of knowledge and action, and gradually, the seeds were planted in his heart. What Mr. Wang said is really good, and every sentence is in his heart.

Time passed slowly, and after a day of digging the flue, everyone was exhausted, even Wang Shouren was sweating profusely. Here, he praised little Zhu Xiucai again, Zhu Houzhao did a good job digging the flue, Many rules are also summarized.

  Zhu Houzhao was quite proud of himself, but in the evening, two gentlemen Liu Wenshan and Jiang Chen came. They came here specially to let the scholars learn how to do stereotyped writing.

This is also Wang Shouren's arrangement. In his opinion, stereotyped writing is also a kind of practice, just like an oil seller. It is a skill and skill. enough.

  Jiang Chen and Liu Wenshan are good stereotyped writers, and it is just right for them to teach.

  Zhu Houzhao is not interested in stereotyped writing. He was about to bid farewell to the scholars, but at this moment, in the school, a group of schoolchildren swarmed out with book bags on their backs, and a group of people cheered.

  Led by Xu Jie, a swarm of bees flocked to Zhu Houzhao's side.

  Zhang Xiaohu put his hand in his mouth, sucked hard, his fingers turned white from his sucking, then bared his teeth hard, looking at little Zhu Xiucai.

   "Little Xiucai Zhu, bring us the money and buy us dried potatoes."

  Zhu Houzhao couldn't help being annoyed and said, "I am your dean."

   Zhu Houzhao stared, trying hard to put on a serious look.

  Xu Jie on the side crossed his hands, and said with a sneer, "Our dean is His Highness the Crown Prince, with a face like a crown jade, wearing a python robe and a jade belt. You, a dark-skinned scholar, dare to call yourself the dean."

   "..."

  Zhu Houzhao couldn't help baring his teeth and said: "There are so many scholars here, why are you looking for me? Am I easy to bully?"

  Xu Jie said wantonly: "Yes, you are the shortest!"

   "..."

   Isn't this despised?

Zhu Houzhao was furious immediately, unable to maintain his image of a scholar, rolled up his sleeves, and said angrily: "There is no law of kings and laws of heaven, you brats, dare to bully me, I will beat you twenty by myself ..."

  …

   After a stick of incense, Zhu Houzhao, who was **** with five flowers, was dragged and dragged into the wine shop in dejection.

  Xu Jie stood behind the counter with his hands crossed, and shouted: "Shopkeeper, three catties of dried potatoes, Xiao Zhu will pay the bill."

  The shopkeeper turned his abacus, leaned over the counter, and looked at a group of high-spirited schoolchildren, who were looking hopefully at the various dried fruits on the container behind him!

  The shopkeeper stroked his beard, and then looked at the bound and sturdy little Zhu Xiucai. He couldn't help shaking his head: "You brats...hey, little Zhu Xiucai, are you okay?"

Zhu Houzhao yelled: "Is it so many people? If you are capable of one-on-one, I will beat them all to the ground. Oh, don't move your feet, I'm convinced, I'm convinced, can't I pay the bill? They are all scholars, everyone said reason."

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