Jia Jiu was stunned, hesitated for a while, and said, "I don't know." But I want the person sitting in that chair to be a person who understands. He can indulge in beauty, but he can't delay state affairs because of beauty; He can like luxury, but he can't increase the burden on the people because he likes pleasure; He can listen and believe partially, but he can't be played by his courtiers because he listens and believes partially. ”

Jia Jiu confided a large number of words, Yan Yu listened to it, looked at him deeply, and said, "Then do you think that as a king, if you do what you say, you are a virtuous king?" ”

Jia Jiu hesitated for a moment and said, "Not necessarily." I say this only out of my own hope for the king. The most difficult thing about kings is that they can't make mistakes, and a mistake of ordinary people often only affects themselves and their relatives and friends, but the mistakes of kings often involve hundreds or even tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of lives. But kings are human beings and cannot live their lives without making mistakes. Therefore, I believe in the constraints of the law more than the king's own suprema. ”

"The law?" Yan Yu's eyes widened slightly.

Could it be that he and his old friend have made a mistake, this child is not because he came into contact with Confucianism, but because he comprehended Legalism, which made the solemn spirit and awe-inspiring killing intent appear in the sound of the qin?

Although Legalism was born from Confucianism, the difference between the two is really big, and it can even be said that the reason for the decline of Legalism is of course because of the relationship between a few cool officials, but in fact, even Yan Yu does not deny that Confucianism has made efforts behind it. From lobbying the king to ruining the reputation of the Legalists, Confucianism has done no less.

If it is because this child has comprehended the essence of Legalism. Then the solemn aura and awe-inspiring killing intent in the sound of this child's piano will never be cleared.

Because this is also the biggest difference between Legalism and Confucianism.

Jia Qian, who was sitting in the back, widened her eyes in surprise. He knew that this aunt was not him, but he didn't expect that the other party was so bold that even Master Yan dared to choke. You must know that this is Master Yan. is not only the younger brother of the previous head of the Yan family, but also the power of Confucianism, as long as he says a word, destroying the entire Jia family is as simple as drinking water.

Where can such a person be offended?

Jia Qian was a little worried, but Jia Qing's eyes were only excited.

Doubting the other party's character and thinking that the other party will make a secret move because of a disobedience is an insult to the other party!

Jia Qing never thought of this possibility. As a traverser, Jia Qing, who grew up in a society governed by the rule of law and received a lot of shelter, didn't think that what Jia Jiu said was wrong at all.

Jia Qing suddenly felt. Maybe this aunt has traveled over from a similar era as herself, because if the original life era was too early, she may not know that there is the original book "Dream of Red Mansions". But when "Dream of Red Mansions" came out. The Qing Dynasty was already crumbling, and then there was chaos. All things considered, maybe this aunt is a fellow countryman with herself, but she is only a year or two older than herself.

Think of it this way. Jia Qing was in the mood to listen to Jia Jiu's conversation with Master Yan.

Yan Yu said: "You think the law is useful? ”

Jia Jiu said: "The so-called law. In the beginning, it was just an extension of convention. There are always contradictions between people in the same area for various reasons, and in order to solve these contradictions, there are various regulations, which are the initial form of the law. Later, the area slowly expanded and became a state, and the regulations became laws. Even as the years passed, the original nature of the law was inconvenient. Reconcile the contradictions of all parties and try our best to protect everyone under the rule of law. This is what the law is all about. It is not a tool for the superior to play with power, let alone a tool for the king and his ministers to fool the people. It may not be true that the current law is not yet low to protect everyone, but it is still playing its part. ”

Yan Yu looked at Jia Jiu, a little embarrassed. Such a little girl, if she endorses him, let alone read it, with the tutor of the Jia family, the other party may not have heard of it at all, let alone debate with herself. If you remove the classics you are familiar with, if you want to convince him, I am afraid that it will not be easy.

Thinking like this, Yan Yu was still very curious about the true thoughts of the little girl in front of her.

Yan Yu thought for a while and said, "In this way, the old man will start with the affairs of the house." The county monarch knows that Ling Zun entrusts the family business to the relevant officials of the imperial court, which is a very dangerous signal. ”

Jia Jiu said: "Yan Yu said, someone will attack our family's family business? ”

"Yes."

Jia Jiu said: "Alarmist. Why don't you let the younger generation analyze it and listen to Yan Yu? ”

"Okay."

"It is true that there are a lot of Zhuangzi, shops, and land in our family, not to mention the officials who handle it, that is, above the court, on the one hand, there is an empty treasury, and on the other hand, there is a large amount of wealth at your fingertips. Perhaps many people will speculate that someone above will hint at letting the people below intercept some of it? ”

Jia Jiu chuckled, seeing a hint of fun flashing in the other party's eyes, he continued: "Actually, at the beginning, the juniors also thought about it, but it was only for a moment. If nothing else, let's just say that our family's properties are all registered in the fish scale book. If you want to move the fish scale book, I think the first thing to do is to do it. You will also say that as long as the father and brother do not return in time, with the age of the younger generation and the younger brother, even if they want to get the property back, is that true? But you forget, the more people you deal with, the more impossible it is to keep the secret. If there is such a thing, I am afraid that there will soon be rumors that the imperial court deliberately sent the father and brother to the border in order to calculate the family business of the courtiers. The end result? Presumably the younger generation doesn't need to say it too clearly, right? As long as the mind is a little clear, the younger generation thinks that neither the emperor nor the present day will chill the heart of the world and damage the fortune of the country for a little money. And whether it is the Emperor Taishang who can abolish Prince Lao Yizhong as the general and set things right, or the present day who finally ascends to the throne of ten thousand vehicles, it is obviously not a person who would do such a stupid thing, right? ”

Yan Yu wanted to say what if the imperial court really did this. The Jia family is a courtier's house after all, and the reputation is not high. Others calculate, calculate, calculate. But in fact, Yan Yu could only admit that the Great Qi Imperial Court did not have the capital to do such a thing at all.

It's really strange to say. In the early days of feudal society, the royal family ruled the world together, and in the middle of feudal society, the royal family, clans, and scholars ruled the world together, and the rights of the king were restricted, which greatly reduced the probability of such cases, especially in Jingshi. Not only under the eyes of the king, but also in the eyes of the world, the court wants to take away the property of a big family. It's simply not possible. However, in the later period of the feudal society with a high degree of centralization, such things were not uncommon, and even a brocade guard or even a eunuch dared to come to the door to blackmail.

The very fact that this kind of thing happened meant the birth of a great deal of lawlessness, and the people's morale dropped dramatically. Social stability is approaching danger. The facts also speak. When this kind of thing really happens, especially when it happens in a place like Jingshi, it is equivalent to sounding the death knell of a dynasty.

This does not bode well.

Jia Jiu and Jia Qing thought of this almost at the same time. They found that what they were doing was not saving the arrogant and crumbling Jia family at all, but simply saving a dynasty that was in decline!

Wipe! It seems that the two of them, one is nine years old and the other is eight years old, they are both children, and they are also girls, but they are burdened with such a heavy responsibility. It seems that they are not here to be saviors!

I complained so much in my heart. But they had to get through the hurdle before them.

Jia Jiu cleaned up his feelings and said, "The upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked." If Banzai doesn't want to lose the fortune of the country, not only can he not have this expression, but he must also make a stern posture, only in this way will those who flatter him stop, otherwise, Banzai himself will shake his head, and he will also carry the black pot for the people below. This is one of them. Second, it is on the officials who did it. To be honest, facing such a big industry every day, I don't have much money, and I have to deal with social exchanges, maybe the wife at home has not made a new dress for many years, and the mother at home can't eat meat twice a year. They even have babies waiting to be fed at home. In such a situation, to be honest, if it is a junior, the juniors do not think that they have such good ethics and do not take a penny. In fact, when my father handed over all these properties to the outside world, we had already made psychological preparations, as long as these properties are not less, and this input is less, we can accept it. It is within the range of us to exchange these inputs for a clear future and not to suffer losses. However, if we can let go, we don't know if the officials who did it can afford the price. ”

Yan Yu said: "Go on." ”

"Yes." Jia Jiu said, "They are not the only officials in the world, some officials, such as speech officials, their duty is to listen to the wind." If it is really made big, the royal family will be disgraced, and how many of those officials can be saved? I'm afraid that I will end up as an outcast. So, as long as there are a few people in this group who have a long-term vision, they know what to do. Therefore, the younger generation is very relieved about our family's industry. ”

If Daqi is a highly centralized country, just like the Ming and Qing dynasties, then Jia Jiu will still be worried. But after in-depth understanding of this society, especially when he knew that there was a family and even princesses were proud to marry into a family, Jia Jiu was not worried.

He didn't believe that if the Jia family's property was annexed for an inexplicable reason, those families would still be able to sit still. You must know that today the imperial court can use such a reason to swallow the Jia family, then the next time the imperial court can find another reason to annex them.

For their own sake, they should know how to do it.

Jia Jiu was once again convinced that the book "Dream of Red Mansions" had become a banned book because it sounded the death knell of the feudal dynasty. It's very simple, putting aside the hidden battles for imperial power in the book, and not looking at those struggles for power, it is a fact that Lin Daiyu entered the Jia family with a large amount of property, and it is also a fact that Lin Daiyu died before she could grow up and get married. On the surface, the Jia family swallowed Lin Daiyu's property, but in fact, the Grand View Garden is a provincial villa, and the royal family asked the Jia family to build the Grand View Garden, which indirectly caused Lin Daiyu to be killed for money, and the Jia family was the murderer, can the royal family get rid of the relationship? Lin Daiyu is alive, whether it is the Jia family or the royal family, there is still a fig leaf. Lin Daiyu died, and the Jia family became an outcast, but what about the ministers' confidence in the court?

Lin Ruhai was loyal and died in office! And Lin Daiyu is an innocent and weak girl!

So. Lin Daiyu's death not only sounded the death knell for the Jia family, but also exposed the rift between the monarch and the minister.

Yan Yu said: "It turns out that you not only saw the greed of human nature, but also saw the final result after mutual checks and balances between people. ”

Jia Jiu smiled slightly.

There are signs.

The grass and trees warn of natural disasters. And this kind of thing warns of man-made disasters. Even if you lose those properties in the end, you can see this and see the world, what's wrong with this result?

Jia Jiu was sure that if the final situation was the last thing he wanted to face, he wouldn't mind picking up his sword and climbing into that chair by himself.

Because if it really comes to that point, then this world needs someone to clean it up and return the people to a good place. He also doesn't mind taking the opportunity to do a little bit of good for himself.

Liang Lihua smiled on the side: "Master Yan." How is it? This girl didn't disappoint you, did she? ”

Yan Yu said: "If it is an ordinary man, when he is seventeen or eighteen years old, he still acts with enthusiasm, but few people can think of this. Not to mention a little girl of seven or eight years old. If he hadn't confirmed it himself, the old man wouldn't have believed it. So, let's move on to the topic of Fang Cai, and you don't think the Taber Rang Hyun thing is a pretty deal. And the saint is still suspected of sycophancy? ”

"Yes."

Jia Jiu replied crisply. It was so neat that even Liang Lihua and Jia Qian couldn't help but widen their eyes.

Little girl, you really dare to say it!

Yan Yu laughed out loud: "Interesting and interesting." You are the funniest little girl my husband has ever seen in his life. Yes, although the Analects is my Confucian classic, there are many missing chapters. Just like the matter of Taibo Rangxian, the Zhou royal family rose because of King Wen of Zhou, and there are indeed not many relevant historical materials before, so it is difficult to explain the rights and wrongs of this. The saint brushed it off so lightly. It is true that many people have been misled. Indeed, as you said, what is worth advocating is the courage to let go. And not let the virtuous act itself. The rules that prevailed during the Three Emperors and Five Emperors period are no longer applicable at the moment, even if Taibo has the style of the ancients, it should be needed by the Zhou royal family at that time, not now. The world has changed over time. ”

Yan Yu excitedly tapped his palm with a folding fan.

Reading is often deceived by the ancients, and if you don't read a lot of books, you don't dare to doubt.

This is Yan Yu's experience.

However, as a descendant of Yan Hui, a large part of the content of the Analects was written by Yan Hui and Yan Hui's disciples, and Yan Yu could not speak ill of his ancestors at all.

Yan Yu said: "Then tell me, do you understand the sentence 'the people can make it, but not make it known'?" ”

Jia Jiu narrowed his eyes and said, "Master Yan, please forgive the juniors for being rude, as far as the juniors know, there are five ways to read this sentence, and each has a different meaning, but Master Yan, it is the most problematic for you to read this sentence now." ”

Yan Yu said: "Tell me about it." ”

Jia Jiu was silent for a while, and said: "I just heard Master Yan recite this sentence, and I used three different sentences to read, and the younger generation has never read a book, and the meaning of these three sentences is not very clear. But when Master Yan asked just now, the feeling to the younger generation was that Master Yan's way of reading sentences seemed to be contrary to the sage's idea of having education and classlessness. ”

Yan Yu glanced at Liang Lihua and said, "Let's talk about it." ”

Jia Jiu said: "Master Yan asked the juniors how they felt about this sentence, but the way Master Yan's sentence was read to the juniors, it seemed to say: Let the people follow the path we guided, and you don't need to let them know why." Doesn't this make the saint bear the suspicion of foolishness? However, the saint took seventy-two disciples all over the world, although there was a sense of learning to become a scholar of civil and military affairs, goods and the emperor's family, but it is also a fact that the saint taught his disciples according to their aptitude, and it is also a fact that he brought knowledge to the people. Reading and interpreting this sentence so simply is the greatest disrespect to the saint in the eyes of the younger generations. ”

Yan Yu said: "You just said, there are five kinds of sentences to read and five interpretations of this sentence, you can say them one by one and listen to them." ”

Yan Yu has read books all his life, and he was convinced of books in his early years, but he did not have doubts until he was near his old age, and then he was in a state of confusion for a long time. Now that I hear that there are five interpretations, I am naturally excited.

Jia Jiu hesitated.

When Jia Qing in the back saw Jia Jiu's expression, he knew that this person only knew the Analects, so he immediately bowed down and said, "Master Yan, I don't know if this question can be answered by the juniors?" ”

"Yes. You are? ”

Jia Qingdao: "The adopted daughter of the Jia family is ranked second. Seeing Yan Yu nodding, Jia Qing cleared his throat and said, "The juniors don't know how many other people read this sentence, but the juniors know five. The first is what my aunt just said, the one with the greatest ambiguity. Of course, there is another explanation for the reading of this sentence, that is, the superior guides the people, and sometimes only the people can be guided by me, but not the people can fully understand the purpose of my guidance. Although it is the same sentence, there are different interpretations, which is also the charm of the Analects. For a person like Yan Shi who is proficient in elegant language, it is natural to find a suitable interpretation without others saying much, but for people like us, it is not easy to understand this sentence correctly. As for the second kind of sentence reading: the people can, so that it is; No, let it be known. ”

Yan Yu nodded. He is a well-educated Confucian, so naturally he doesn't need Jia Qingduo to explain.

The third sentence reads: The people can make it, and then they can do it; You can't make it, you know it. This kind of sentence reading can also be interpreted in two ways, one is that the common people, if they can be appointed, let them obey the orders; If not, let them be reasonable. The other is related to the meaning of the word, if it is understood, this sentence can be understood like this: As far as the younger generations know, the sage once served as the secretary of the Lu country. He was a very influential figure in the state of Lu, and if one day, the king consulted Confucius about what to do if he wanted to send someone abroad to carry out diplomatic missions? Confucius told the monarch that if someone could be an envoy (with the conditions and ability to send an envoy), he should be granted special privileges and should be dealt with by him without too many restrictions; If he does not have the qualifications, he should be sued about his deficiencies and what should be improved. To understand 'envoy' as 'envoy' is not to discuss general issues of principle, but to discuss diplomatic issues in particular. ”

Yan Yu nodded. And asked the fourth and fifth.

Jia Qingdao: "The fourth sentence reading is: the people can make it, but they can't; Make it known. If the common people can be supported, laissez-faire will not work, and they must be guided. The fifth sentence reading is: Can the people make it? No. It can be known. Either way of reading these two sentences is in line with the concept of the saints educating the world. ”

Yan Yu was impressed by Jia Qing unconsciously: "These are all what you thought of?" ”

It's no wonder that Yan Yu would ask this. Before the next post, when he agreed that Jia Jiu would bring these two girls here, he had already learned about the two adopted daughters of the Jia family. Including the identity of their posthumous sons, including their living conditions when they were in the Zhang family, and the education they receive now.

It can be said that Yan Yu is very sure that these five kinds of sentence readings have been thought of recently, because if someone had thought of these five kinds of sentence readings and seven interpretations before, they would have been famous in Confucianism a long time ago. But in fact, over the years, everyone has only known three kinds of interpretations, and even the definitions are only four, just over half.

Jia Qing rolled his eyes and said, "It's not a secret." When my sisters were in their hometown, the family also invited my cousin's husband and uncle to study under the window. My sister can sit still, but I am a naughty person, and I often sneak out to listen to my uncle and cousin read. I only occasionally remember one or two sentences, but I don't know the cause and effect. These five interpretations are what I pieced together. If there is anything missing, please correct it. ”

Yan Yu was very happy, and really got up, walked to Jia Qing's side, and said, "So, your aunt also heard about it from you?" You're a spiritual girl. ”

Yan Yu doesn't know how many students he has taught in his life, whether it is the children of the Yan family, or those who come from afar to study, a considerable number of them are famous when they were teenagers. But there are so many students, but none of them have a different understanding from Jia Qing.

Yan Yu secretly regretted it in his heart. If this is a boy, it's not bad to take in a closed disciple by yourself.

It's a pity.

At this moment, Yan Yu suddenly made a decision: "Do you want to come to my house to study?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Jia Qing was stupid: "But I'm a girl, and I've just received formal enlightenment, I, I mean ,......"

Under the nervousness, he couldn't even finish speaking. (To be continued......)