Chapter Twenty-Three: Mr. Xun!

According to the topographic map of the East Palace recorded in his mind, Li Yiqi strode outside the study and saw the Mr. Xun at a glance.

It was an old man, dressed in an old gray-black Confucian robe, although he had white hair and a wrinkled face, but he didn't feel particularly old, probably only in his fifties. The expression is old-fashioned, not smiling, and most of the old Confucians of the Hanlin Academy are almost the same, and at a glance, you can tell that they belong to the old-fashioned and old-fashioned type in thought.

"The prince is also there. ”

Li Yiqi only glanced at the other party from afar, and then his gaze swept to another person in the room, and hurriedly walked over.

At this moment, in the study, the prince was sitting on a futon, his head bowed, his eyebrows locked, his cheeks flushed, and his face was embarrassed and ugly.

"Hmm, what's going on......"

Noticing this strangeness, Li Yiqi just glanced at the prince inexplicably, and didn't ask much, but then turned around and bowed to Mr. Xun: "The student Donggong prince accompanies Li Yiqi, meet Teacher Xun." ”

Li Yiqi's expression was quite respectful, as the prince's companion, he should be a disciple with the prince. Moreover, he has also heard of the name of Mr. Xun, and he is one of the few Confucian celebrities in the wilderness, and he is very knowledgeable and worthy of his worship.

"Hmm. ”

Mr. Xun stood in front of the teaching platform, holding a one-foot-three-inch long ruler in his hand, with an old-fashioned expression, but he just hummed indifferently, and his attitude was a little cold.

When Prince Xia Qing saw Li Yiqi, his eyes suddenly lit up, his little face showed a touch of joy, and he hurriedly waved his hand at Li Yiqi: "You are here, come here." ”

Li Yiqi walked over silently, straightened up, and sat next to the prince. He found that at this moment, there was a heavy scroll in front of the prince's desk, which seemed to have never been opened at all, and the volume was all new.

"This is ...... "Information and Government Communication". ”

Li Yiqi's eyes jumped, his face showed a strange expression, and he softly read out a few big characters on the scroll of the book, and then looked at the prince, his eyes puzzled.

On the side, the crown prince Xia Qing grinned, and said to Li Yiqi like a mosquito: "This old guy is a new gentleman, and he wants me to translate the ancient texts in it......"

Li Yiqi looked curious, raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked at Prince Xia Qing with a 'then' expression.

The prince's face was sad, and two blushes appeared on his pale and jade face, and he whispered: "But I can't understand a word......

Li Yiqi was slightly stunned, the corners of his mouth twitched, his heart was weird, and there was a trace of disdain in the depths of his eyes when he looked at the crown prince Xia Qing, and said secretly: "This guy, can't you even understand the most widely circulated Confucian classics like "Information and Government Communication"......"

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, you can begin. ”

Mr. Xun's voice was as stern and unsmiling as his expression, and his tone was as cold as a hard stone.

"This, this...... I...... I won't. ”

The prince bowed his head, blushing like a little girl who had done something wrong, and his voice was so slight that only he could hear it.

Seeing this scene, Mr. Xun's face couldn't help but sink immediately.

Confucianism pays attention to benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, and law, as long as it makes sense, even if Emperor Xia does something wrong, someone still dares to reprimand him in person. Although he was dedicated to teaching in the school palace and did not become a prominent person in the court, it was precisely because of this that he didn't have to care about so many status restrictions. Now, as the prince's teacher, he has the obligation to teach the prince well.

Mr. Xun raised the ruler expressionlessly, and did not walk towards the crown prince Xia Qing, but walked to Li Yiqi on the side, with anger on his face, and scolded sharply:

"Hold your hand out. ”

Mr. Xun's eyes were cold, and his voice was also cold, extremely stern.

He knew very well in his heart that the prince was the prince of the Xia Dynasty, and his status was noble, but after all, he was a child, so it was inevitable that he would be naughty, naughty, and not like to learn. Therefore, you can't teach the prince a lesson, you can only teach the people around the prince a lesson, so as to give the prince a warning.

Seeing this scene, the prince pouted, smiled shyly, and looked at Li Yiqi's eyes with a hint of apology and naughtiness, as well as a hint of sympathy.

“...... What?"

Li Yiqi's eyes widened, he looked at Mr. Xun, and then at the prince, and then he suddenly reacted - as the prince's companion, if the prince didn't learn well, the teacher wouldn't dare to teach the prince a lesson, but he would suffer and be beaten for the prince!

Anyway, this is the role of companion readers and scholars......

"I'll go, how can I forget this stubble!"

The corners of Li Yiqi's mouth twitched, and his face became embarrassed. He didn't come to the East Palace to be abused......

Looking at the ruler that had been stretched out in front of him, Li Yiqi smiled bitterly twice in his heart, his eyes flickered, he touched the tip of his nose, and said with a slightly embarrassed smile: "Sir, I don't know how I translated for the prince." ”

Li Yiqi was worried in his heart, if the other party did not agree, then he would be decided today.

"You?"

Mr. Xun's eyes froze, and suddenly he let out a cold snort, "Do you understand?"

"I understand a little. ”

Li Yiqi's eyes were shining, and he smiled quietly.

He did not take the "Information and Administration Communication" handed by the prince, but looked at Mr. Xun directly, and asked respectfully: "I don't know which chapter Mr. wants to take the student's exam?"

"Hmph, okay, this book is not something that you and other children can understand thoroughly, so you can just talk about it...... If there is a mistake, the old man will correct it. ”

Mr. Xun glanced at Li Yiqi and said coldly, then looked at the prince, and his tone remained unchanged: "His Royal Highness the Prince, this book is one of the most widely circulated scriptures in my Confucianism, containing the way of self-cultivation and Qi family governing the country and leveling the world, and you should listen carefully." ”

"Let's get started. Mr. Xun glanced at Li Yiqi.

"Yes"

Li Yiqi's face was straight, he nodded, straightened his back, and then said in a condensed voice: "The book "Information and Administration" is written by the Confucian sage Confucius, but the content on it is more slowly added by the Confucian disciples of later generations. ”

"Well, that's good. Mr. Xun put his hands behind his back and nodded slightly.

"This book mainly talks about my Confucian concept of governing the world, including the three outlines, the five constants, the four virtues of the gentleman and ......"

"For those who have three guidelines, the king is the minister, the father is the son, and the husband is the wife. As the saying goes, fathers and sons have relatives, monarchs and ministers have righteousness, husbands and wives are different, and the elders and young are orderly. In the court, the monarch is the master and the minister is the subordinate; outside the court, the father is the master and the son is the subordinate; and the husband is the master and the wife is the subordinate. ”

"Monarchs and ministers, fathers and sons, husbands and wives are obedient...... This is the way of the three outlines. ”

Li Yiqi's face was flat and he talked eloquently, which attracted the eyes of the crown prince Xia Qing with some surprise and surprise, but that Mr. Xun still did not change his face, his expression was stern, and he just nodded indifferently.

Seeing this, Li Yiqi didn't care, smiled, and continued to say slowly: "The five constants are also known as the five classics, that is, benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, and faith. ”

"The benevolent person is also benevolent, and the broad-minded person can tolerate everything in the world, which is called the benevolent person who loves others. Those who are righteous will also be righteous, and those who make friends will not dislike them, and those who are said to be righteous will not leave. Those who salute are also ...... respectful"

Li Yiqi was full of words, his voice was loud, and he didn't pause a word, and the prince Xia Qing on the side was stunned.

Li Yiqi said as Mr. Xun gently pinched the stubble on his chin, squinted his eyes, and nodded from time to time.

After speaking, Li Yiqi looked at Mr. Xun lightly, smiled, and asked, "Sir, am I right?"

"Not bad. A trace of surprise flashed in Mr. Xun's eyes, frowned, thoughtfully, and asked, "Who are you learning from?"

"Tianfu School Palace, Lu Gong. Li Yiqi said respectfully.

"Lu Gong!"

Hearing this name, Mr. Xun showed a shocked look, the expression on his face was extremely solemn, and his eyes revealed a trace of respect, but then he was a little puzzled, and asked: "No, as far as the old man knows, the mantle disciple of Lu Gong and his old man should be in the Hanlin Academy now, why did he come to the East Palace to be a companion?"

"Sir, I misunderstood, Senior Brother Chen is indeed a disciple of the mantle received by the teacher, and I am just an ordinary disciple. ”

"I see. ”

Mr. Xun nodded, and when he mentioned Lu Gong, his face became extremely respectful, which was a look of more respect than his own teacher.

"Hehe, it turns out that you are a disciple of the old man Lu Gong, alas, I think that when the old man was a child, he also listened to the lecture under Mr. Lu Lao......"

Mr. Xun's tone revealed a trace of deep emotion, and his gaze at Li Yiqi was not so stern.

He originally thought that Li Yiqi was just a companion who was selected by the royal family to accompany the prince to study to relieve his boredom, and he was so young that he should not have any real talent to learn. But after Li Yiqi's remarks, he understood that although the other party was young, his education in the womb was no worse than some Confucian students who had already achieved fame.

That's right, it's the essence of the book. Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you can understand a little. Mr. Xun's face softened slightly, and he turned to look at the prince, but he saw that the prince Xia Qing lowered his head and didn't listen, and his beautiful and agile eyes kept flashing with strange light.

"His Royal Highness the Prince!" Mr. Xun frowned and shouted. He didn't expect the prince to be distracted again......

"Oh...... Oooh. Prince Xia Qing came back to his senses, his face changed, a cunning light flashed from his eyes, showed a smile, and nodded heavily.

"Well, then, the old man continued. ”

Mr. Xun walked back to the study with the ruler in his hand and picked up a yellowed copy of "Information and Administration".

The book in his hand was completely different from the one in the prince's hand, it was full of dense annotations, and it seemed that he didn't know how many times he had read it, and it was about to be torn.

"Hey, hey. The prince lowered his head and laughed in an inexplicable whisper.

On the side, Li Yiqi looked at the twinkle in the prince's smart eyes and a sly smile, and his eyes jumped slightly. He sensed that the prince seemed to have something interesting in mind......

In a morning class, in front of the teaching platform, Mr. Xun held the book in his hand to find chapters and excerpts, and dismantled the essence of the book word by word.

A tired look appeared on Li Yiqi's face, he was already familiar with this book, so he only listened to it for five or six minutes. And the crown prince Xia Qing was excited, nodding his head from time to time, which made Li Yiqi a little surprised.

Soon, the rest of the morning was spent in this study. Before leaving, Mr. Xun also deliberately stayed and told Li Yiqi a few of his own opinions and experiences in the book, but unexpectedly, after Li Yiqi listened carefully, he also expressed his opinions directly.

"Little one, the old man underestimated you before. Mr. Xun couldn't help but look different.

"Don't dare, sir is overrated. Li Yiqi replied respectfully.

The Confucian scriptures have been handed down for thousands of years, different people have different interpretations, and different understandings will produce different schools.

Is it to follow the concept of the sage to govern the country and the society in a proper manner, or to add its own commentary and new content to the concept of the predecessors, in order to truly meet the needs of the new era?

This point is called the dispute between the old and the new in Confucianism, and it is also the difference in the ideas in the minds of the old school of Confucianism and the new school of Confucianism.

Li Yiqi belongs to the new school of Confucianism, paying attention to acting according to the times and not following common sense. Mr. Xun belongs to the old-school Confucianism, although he is not classified as a corrupt Confucian, but he has always advocated that the meaning of a sage must be the truth.

The two had a faint confrontation between their words, and they both understood each other's good opinions on the road.

"If this son participates in the imperial examination, he will definitely be able to be named on the gold list, and he will definitely have some achievements in the future, but unfortunately, now he is just a prince to accompany the study......" Mr. Xun regretted in his heart.

In Mr. Xun's eyes, although the prince's companion is a close minister of the prince's side, if he wants to get ahead in the court, he still has to wait until the prince takes the throne. And now Emperor Xia is in the age of dragon spirit and tiger, this young man wants to do something, I don't know what year and month to wait, it's a pity.

Mr. Xun couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, bid farewell to the prince, and prepared to come back tomorrow.

"It's finally over!"

Prince Xia Qing wailed, and his body suddenly lay on the table and refused to get up.