Chapter 174 Cheng De checks his adopted son’s four books, and Zhang Yi reports on the investment plan at night in his study room.

Author: handsome drunk scholar

Chapter 174 Cheng De checks his adopted son’s four books, and Zhang Yi reports on the investment plan at night in his study room.

"Mu Ying, come forward!" Cheng De directly called Mu Ying's name.

Xu Sima, Lan Yu, and Li Wenzhong all looked at Mu Ying and gave him a look that was asking for blessings. Especially Lan Yu's eyes had a hint of gloating.

Mu Ying's eyes were not squinting, her face was tense, her heart was uneasy, and her body suddenly felt a little stiff.

Mu Ying dragged her seemingly heavy body towards Cheng De, and then respectfully handed over the book "University" in her hand.

Cheng De took the "University" book, but did not pick it up and read it. He just stared at Mu Ying, which made Mu Ying feel nervous.

"There are four words that are most important in studying, and they are easy to ask questions. There are four words that are most important in life, and they are pragmatism and perseverance. Could you please tell me what is the way to a university?"

Hearing Cheng De's question, Mu Ying felt relieved and quickly said: "The way to a university is to be clear and virtuous, to be close to the people, and to stop at the best. Knowing the cessation can lead to concentration, concentration can lead to tranquility, and tranquility can lead to tranquility.

Be safe, and then you can worry about it, and after you worry, you can get it. Things have their origins, and things have their beginnings and endings. Once you know what you are offering, you will get the shortcut."

After answering, Mu Ying stared at Cheng De with a confident smile on her face, hoping to gain Cheng De's praise and recognition.

After listening to Mu Ying's answer, Cheng De asked: "Knowing to stop can lead to concentration, concentration can lead to tranquility, tranquility can lead to tranquility, tranquility can lead to worry, and worry can lead to gain. How do you understand?"

The smile on Mu Ying's face suddenly froze, but her mind was quickly thinking about the issue of her adoptive father Cheng De.

Not long.

There was some hesitation on Mu Ying's face: "Reporting to my adoptive father, in Mu Ying's opinion, this sentence is understood like this - only when a person knows the goal to be achieved can he be determined, and only by being determined can he be calm, calm and calm.

Only by not being impatient can you be mentally stable, only by being stable can you think carefully, and only by thinking carefully can you gain something. Knowing clearly what you want to achieve is the beginning, and gaining something is the end. The adoptive father wants to use this question to make the children firm in what they want to achieve.

Is the goal achieved?”

Cheng De looked at Mu Ying in surprise: "The sage is a scholar. Although he does not abandon books, he does not focus on books. Mu Ying, you are very good. You have done this. Of course, my adoptive father hopes that you can continue to work hard in the future."

The smile on Mu Ying's face became brighter and brighter, and she quickly replied: "Thank you for the compliment, foster father!"

Cheng De laughed and said, "Just wait aside."

Immediately, Cheng De's eyes swept over Xu Sima, Lan Yu and Li Wenzhong one by one.

At this time, the three people were obviously nervous.

At the same time, in their hearts, they were extremely envious that Mu Ying could pass Cheng De's assessment, and wished that they were the only ones who could not pass.

"Horse!" Cheng De finally focused his attention on Xu Sima.

Lan Yu and Li Wenzhong were obviously relieved. After showing Xu Sima a wishful look, they began to worry about themselves.

When Xu Sima heard Cheng De calling him, his heart skipped a beat, his teeth chattered, and he felt very lacking in confidence.

He began to regret that he had not worked harder on his studies. Now it was his adoptive father's turn to ask him, and he was worried that he would be scolded by his adoptive father.

"Father."

Seeing Xu Sima's performance, Cheng De's face showed a gentle look: "Ma'er, you don't have to be too nervous, just calm down."

Xu Sima became even more nervous when he heard Cheng De's words.

Seeing this, Cheng De felt a little depressed.

Simply, he stopped speaking and directly asked Xu Sima: "The book you are holding is "The Doctrine of the Mean". You'd better hold this book in your hand first. Let me ask you, what is the Doctrine of the Mean?"

Xu Sima's mind went blank and his lips trembled.

Seeing Xu Sima's behavior, Cheng De seemed to realize that his problem seemed a bit difficult for Xu Sima. Just when he was about to change the question, Xu Sima's voice rang out at this time, "Every country in the world can be equal;

Juelu can be dismissed; white blade can be danced; moderation is impossible. These words have already answered what moderation is. In the eyes of horses, it is a state."

Although Xu Sima's tone was a little trembling, he still said everything in his heart completely. This made Cheng De's eyes light up and he said directly: "Ma'er, your answer is quite good. Remember to be more confident in the future.

, your performance is no worse than Mu Ying, you have to believe in yourself. My adoptive father believes in Maer, do you believe in yourself, Maer?"

Xu Sima grinned and nodded: "My foster father believes in Ma'er, and Ma'er is willing to believe in himself."

Seeing the smile on Xu Sima's face, Cheng De nodded happily, continued the question he just asked Xu Sima, and said to the people present: "Each of us has the desire for fame and wealth. Let me ask, who doesn't want to make a difference in the world?

, Be famous for future generations? We study and pursue tirelessly, and we also want to use what we have learned in the future and make some necessary preparations for ourselves to have a career in the future."

"Since fame and wealth are so far away, if we obtain a high-ranking position, once we can get the treatment that everyone envies, will we not care and give it up calmly and calmly? You know, all this is possible

It is what we want to get in our life, and it may be what we want in our life. How easy is it to let go of all this? However, if the difficulty of letting go of these "fame and wealth" is compared with the difficulty of reaching the middle state, the latter

The difficulty is far greater than the former."

"It is beyond our imagination to achieve the state of the mean and to uphold the mean throughout our lives. The world can be pacified, the country can be governed, and fame and wealth can be put aside. But the mean seems to be out of reach."

"In short, we don't have to ask ourselves to be moderate, but we must pursue moderation to avoid becoming a vulgar person."

After hearing Cheng De's words, Mu Ying, Xu Sima, Lan Yu, and Li Wenzhong were thoughtful.

Cheng De gave the people present a time to think, and what he was thinking was: if these four people are trained well, the future of the Sizhou Army will definitely be bright.

After a stick of incense.

Cheng De's eyes first glanced at Lan Yu, and then at Li Wenzhong.

"Sapphire!"

"Ah—general!"

Cheng De couldn't help but grimace when he saw Lan Yu's face seemed to be frightened out of his mind.

Lan Yu lowered her head and stared at the ground, not daring to raise her head to meet Cheng De's gaze.

Cheng De calmed down: "Lanyu, the Analects of Confucius in your hand is the same as that of a horse. You should hold this book in your hand. Let me ask you - gentlemen are harmonious but different, villains are similar but different."

What does "he" mean?"

Cheng De's question made Mu Ying and Xu Sima, who were paying attention to Lan Yu, curl their lips.

So simple?

When Lan Yu heard Cheng Dexiang's question, he scratched his head anxiously. He remembered that Mr. Fang had said this before. How did Mr. Fang say it at that time?

"Hmph!!" Cheng De looked at Lan Yu who remained silent and did not respond, showing a trace of dissatisfaction.

When Lan Yu heard Cheng De's cold snort, her heart trembled, and she quickly replied: "Report to the general, Lan Yu knows."

Cheng De looked at Lan Yu closely, with an expression waiting for him to continue.

Lan Yu did not dare to look at Cheng De, but lowered her head and said: "A gentleman is kind, even if he is a little dissatisfied, it doesn't matter, but a villain may agree with you on the surface, but in fact he is dissatisfied with you in his heart."

Cheng De frowned when he heard this: "Lanyu, tell me honestly, is this something Fang Ming taught you? Or is it something you understand yourself?"

Hearing the calm and emotionless tone in Cheng De's voice, Lan Yu felt a little scared, but he still had the courage to reply: "One person is responsible for each person's work. What Mr. Fang said is naturally excellent. However, Lan Yu

Forgot about it, what Lan Yu just said was actually what I just thought of."

Cheng De glanced at Lan Yu and rubbed his eyebrows: "Do you know what Fang Ming told me about you?"

Lan Yu buried her head lower.

"Fang Ming said that you are a genius. He has nothing to teach you. I thought Fang Ming meant it literally. I didn't expect it, but it turned out to be like this!"

There was a hint of disappointment on Cheng De's face, and Lan Yu blushed a little.

Lan Yuxin said: "Mr. Fang has elevated me too much. There is no need to praise him a little. I only need to praise him a little. I am so proud of my talent that I am embarrassed to raise my head now."

The whole room fell into an eerie silence.

Mu Ying, Xu Sima, and Li Wenzhong all looked at Lan Yu, who had his head lowered, and secretly felt a little worried for him.

Ma Xiuying stared at Lan Yu, but secretly thought in her heart: This Mr. Fang will give Lan Yu a bad look.

"I heard that you memorized the entire Analects of Confucius?" Cheng De suddenly said.

Lan Yu was stunned for a moment, then quickly came back to her senses and said: "Reporting to the general, Lan Yu has indeed memorized the Analects of Confucius. How about Lan Yu memorize it from beginning to end for the general now?"

Cheng De took a deep look at Lan Yu: "That's not necessary. You go down and copy the Analects ten times. There shouldn't be any stains or traces of alteration on the paper. In addition, you take the Analects and go to Fang Ming to seek answers to your questions and let him take a good look.

I will teach you another lesson on "The Analects". A month later, I will check your homework alone. If you still can't do it, I'm afraid you, the leader of the young children's army, will be finished."

Lan Yu said with a bitter face: "Lanyu. Accept the punishment."

Cheng De didn't look at Lan Yu: "By the way, I will also inspect "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu. After you pass my inspection next month, I will allow you to go to Feng Guoyong and let him teach you how to do it."

Using the art of war? I will also look for opportunities for him to take you to more battlefields so that you can grow up as quickly as possible. Of course, the prerequisite for these things is that you pass my inspection of your homework next month. Lan Yu, tell me

, do you have confidence?"

Lan Yu nodded: "Please rest assured, General, Lan Yu will definitely pass."

Cheng De did not answer, but turned his eyes to Li Wenzhong: "What you are holding is "Mencius", then I will test you on "Mencius". I don't know much about the Four Books and Five Classics, but I also read it

I’ve read it several times, but I still remember some of the content.”

"A benevolent person should be 'old, my old, and others' old; young, my young, and others' young.' Why was King Hui of Liang so unkind?"

“With what you don’t love and what you love.”

"How did Mencius talk about governing the country?"
To be continued...