Chapter 2 Ye Zhao Lectures
Spring night is short and the day is high, and the king will not go to court early from now on!
Ye Zhao, who hadn't touched the meat flavor for almost three years, can now deeply understand the meaning of this sentence, and he now has similar ideas.
The cold air in early spring was isolated from the window paper. Even though the stove in the room filled the room with warmth, Ye Zhao was still unwilling to come out of the bed.
"Husband should go and discuss matters with you all." Cai Yan hugged in Ye Zhao's arms like a lazy cat, her closed eyes trembled constantly, and her breathing was a little messy. In the end, she couldn't help but hold the big hand on her chest, and there was a little coquettishness in the cold voice.
Liu Wei and Rui'er were still sleeping soundly. As the main force last night, Liu Wei and Wei'er took over at least half of Ye Zhao's firepower. There were four people lying on the spacious bed. For Cai Yan, even if it was not the first time, she was still not used to it. She felt a little licentious, but she was also reluctant to let go of the arms that were enough to bring her a sense of security.
From the marriage that was resigned from fate at the beginning, it has gradually become somewhat inseparable from Ye Zhao. Especially in the past three years of reunion, the relationship that was not deep before has been gradually settled and sublimated little by little.
The process of pulling the cold goddess into the world has always been Ye Zhao’s favorite feeling. He just smiled when he heard this, and did not care. He continued to hug Cai Yan. The woman who is nearly thirty years old has the magic power that makes men possess, which makes him unable to let go.
After making a lot of trouble, Ye Zhao forced himself to leave the Gentle Land. It is okay to relax temporarily, but being too nostalgic will make him lose his ambition. Gentle Land is a hero's tomb, and it is not a random talk.
Rui'er, who pretended to be asleep, got up well and helped Ye Zhao and Cai Yan with a loose clothes. Although Cai Yan had repeatedly stated that this kind of thing was not required to be done by Rui'er, after all, Rui'er was Ye Zhao's first woman. Even if she was a concubine, she was already a member of the family in this family, which was not counting children and only the four of them. Whether Liu Wei or Cai Yan, she loved this well-behaved little maid very much. Unfortunately, it may be a good thing for her to not be pregnant with Ye Zhao's child.
Ye Zhao patted Rui'er and helped her wear a layer of gauze to prevent it from getting cold. He talked to Cai Yan for a while before leaving.
Now it is a rare holiday for Ye Zhao. In addition to going to the meeting room for routine business in the morning to learn about government affairs, Ye Zhao spends most of the time with two children.
Ye Zheng is now ten years old and has started studying in academy. His second son Cai Yi is now six years old. Apart from enlightenment, Ye Zhao didn't want him to have too much burden, but at this age, Cai Yong was dragged to do research and had a little face every day.
As Ye Zhao's son, Ye Zheng is not much better than Cai Yi. In addition to orthodox Confucianism, mathematics and law are all compulsory courses. As his first heir in the future, Ye Zheng is destined to lose the happiness that many people should have since childhood. Some habits must be developed as soon as possible. However, Ye Zhao can ignore Cai Yi's teachings and let Cai Yong teach them. However, as the eldest son, Ye Zheng's teachings have been planned long ago, and the combination of work and rest is a must.
Starting from the age of four, Ye Zhao did not teach questions, but taught some rules, habits, and sometimes rules, habits, and education are more important than knowledge itself. It is precisely because Ye Zhao had cultivated this area for three years before that after Ye Zhao went to the battle, Ye Zheng was able to maintain the habit of learning and training.
"Father!" Shortly after Ye Zhao came back, he saw Ye Zheng coming to pay homage.
"My son has grown taller again." Ye Zhao looked at Ye Zheng. He was just ten years old and was more than six feet (about 23 cm in Chinese, about 1.4 meters six feet). At this age, he was already very tall. He had balanced nutrition since childhood, and with enough exercise, Ye Zheng's body was even, and his gentle face was masculine and not feminine.
After touching Ye Zheng's head, he could feel that his son was a little resistant, but forced himself not to move. After all, that feeling of unfamiliarity cannot be resolved at once. Ye Zhao took Ye Zheng to sit down in the pavilion in the courtyard and pulled the topic toward learning. This is also the most concerned thing for parents: "Have my son ever been in the academy recently?"
"It's indeed something." Ye Zheng nodded.
"Let me tell you, although knowledge of a father may not be as good as a teacher, there are not many people in the world who are better than a father." Ye Zhao said with a smile.
"Recently, Mr. Cai has been teaching children and Yi Confucianism, but children feel that there are many contradictions in this Confucianism." As a top student trained by Ye Zhao, when it comes to knowledge, Ye Zheng was obviously much more energetic.
"Let me tell me." Ye Zhao smiled.
"For example, if the king is the leader of the minister, the father is the leader of the son, but there are also words that follow the Tao but not the king, follow the righteousness but not the father; there are also words that hide relatives and destroy relatives for the sake of justice. Isn't this a contradiction?" Ye Zheng looked at Ye Zhao.
To destroy relatives for justice?
Ye Zhao's eyelids twitched. What exactly is this teacher teaching?
But since he asked, Ye Zhao could not avoid it. He thought for a while and said, "What kind of science do I think this Confucianism is?"
"Wen Cai said that it is the study of governing the country." Ye Zheng bowed and said.
"Governing the country?" Ye Zhao shook his head: "Have you read the Analects of Confucius?"
"I have read it thoroughly, and the meaning is not difficult to understand." Ye Zheng nodded.
"Can it tell you how to govern the country?" Ye Zhao asked back.
"No, but..."
"But there is still the doctrine of the mean, Shangshu?" Ye Zhao leaned on the back of the chair, looked up at the sky forty-five degrees, and said leisurely: "When he was a father, he followed his mentor, that is, Mr. Cai read all the Confucian scripts all over the world, but he never found a way to govern the country. For example, the Analects of Confucius, which records the insights of the sages throughout his life. He could teach people how to be a human being. People often say that they should do things and learn to be a human being first. This is right, but it is not completely correct. Learn how to be a human being, and then do things and be a human being. The principles of being a human being are as follows.
It will let you know what can be done, what cannot be done, and there is a view of right and wrong, but being a human being is not the prerequisite for doing things. I have seen a man who is proficient in Confucianism governs one area, but it makes the people in the area miserable. However, this person is indeed a person with high moral character and impeccable character. However, if you do things, you are a mess. He is impeccable. He can memorize Confucian classics like a stream, but he cannot even govern a county, let alone govern the country! What do I think?"
"This..." Ye Zheng could not answer. His knowledge and knowledge could not answer Ye Zhao's question.
"Because in Confucianism, the principles of being a human being, but there is no reason for doing things." Ye Zhao patted Ye Zheng on the shoulder and smiled: "The words of the sages in the past are actually correct, but the mistake is that they use the wrong place. Can I know what to do if I govern a county?"
"If you can understand the rules and punishments and be able to see everything clearly, you need to work together to allocate resources and encourage the people to farm..." Ye Zheng talked a lot to Ye Zhao.
Ye Zhao smiled and listened to him and asked, "Can I tell you, which one of them will be used in Confucianism?"
"This... educate the people!" Ye Zheng thought about it. The punishment of the Ming Zhengpao relies on the law, and he is very clear about the slightest observation. Now the college has a specialized criminal prison. In addition, the allocation and planning requires mathematics... Carefully calculate, the only thing that has something to do with Confucianism is to educate the people.
"If the people can't even eat enough and are busy with food every day, how can they listen to your education?" Ye Zhao smiled. Confucian education is actually a way to fool the people.
"Back to the question you asked before, the destruction of relatives by the righteousness was not advocated by Confucianism. It comes from Zuo Zhuan. There were couples in Shang Yang's reforms. This is the words of the Legalists. As for the conflict between the Three Bonds and Five Constant Ones, they can be separated, one is education and the other is governing the country. This is the beginning of the great rise of Confucianism. It is maintaining imperial power and the so-called Tao. It can be used to make the people know etiquette and great righteousness. Confucianism calls it Tao, which is also the foundation of human beings. But if you want to make the people rich, you need to build crafts, promote business, and strictly regulate the law, but you cannot rule the world with Confucianism alone, as it will only cause chaos in the world!"
Looking at Ye Zheng who was confused, Ye Zhao shook his head: "My son just needs to remember it. As for the principles, he needs to understand them by himself. Whether the knowledge is useful or not, my son should have his own judgment. No theory in this world is perfect."
Ye Zheng nodded in a vague way, but he didn't understand it, but kept Ye Zhao's words in his heart.
Ye Zhao stood up and walked out with Ye Zheng and said, "My son has been to the academy, among the several teachers, which one of my son thinks is good?"
"It's Mr. Cai!" Ye Zheng instinctively said that Cai Yong is not only Ye Zhao's teacher, but also a famous scholar all over the world.
"Don't just follow others and tell me your feelings. My teacher's knowledge is great, but his teaching... can't be called a famous teacher." Ye Zhao shook his head. He was a disciple brought out by Cai Yong and had the most say. Cai Yong gave a lecture. If your level is less than a certain level, you will easily lose yourself. Just like Ye Zhao's predecessor, you have become a nerd, knowledgeable, but can't do things. If his soul had not penetrated this way, this era would probably not have left a name like Ye Zhao.
Ye Zheng blushed when he heard this, and thought carefully: "What the young teachers said... children can understand, such as Zhao's mathematics, Mr. Li's investigation, and several generals' military tactics. Confucianism is too profound and it is difficult for children to understand it in all."
"Confucianism still needs to be learned, but don't focus all your energy on it. This science is the same as being a human being. When the time comes, you will gradually understand things if you don't understand them. However, since you can understand mathematics and investigation, learn them well. These two subjects are similar to military tactics. Everything should go from shallow to deep. If you are too hasty, it will be counterproductive." Ye Zhao said with a smile.
"Here, my boy remember." Ye Zheng bowed.
"..." Ye Zhao glanced at Ye Zheng who was respectful and respectful. He was a little dissatisfied with this kind of attitude of being stern in his own family, but he couldn't say anything. What Ye Zheng did was right in theory. The only thing that was wrong was that the relationship between father and son was relatively weak, and the royal family might not be a good thing to pursue family affection too much.
"Lord, Prince Bian sent someone to invite him." A family general came in and bowed to Ye Zhao.
Chapter completed!