Cui Wancai smiled and said, "What is the Great Dao? Heaven is also the way of beings. ”

Ning Yu no longer dared to underestimate this real gentleman, and said, "Please also ask Mr. for advice." ”

Cui Wancai said: "If you are a sentient being, take it at a time, and use it in a good way." The fire is in the storm, and the jackals are fishing, so the weather is also good. ”

"If you worship me as a teacher, I will not teach you Confucianism, nor will I teach you the theory of law and punishment, but you are still willing to learn?"

When I say this, it means a lot. Why? Because when the world was skilled, strictly speaking, there were only Confucianism and Legalism, and those words of the hundred schools of thought of the pre-Qin Dynasty have long disappeared by now, and only these remain.

Since Dong Zhongshu dismissed the words of a hundred schools, the real official guiding ideology in this world is naturally only Confucianism, but Confucianism alone cannot govern the world by virtue and benevolence, so it cooperated with the most powerful Legalists since the pre-Qin period, that is, the idea of external Confucianism and internal law was formed.

This kind of thinking is in the same vein as Xunzi, that is, the theory of sexual evil deduces that everyone has evil thoughts, and it is not enough to rely on moral constraints, so it can only be restrained by law, and Han Feizi, who is the master of legalism, once studied under Xunzi and was deeply influenced by it.

Since the convergence of Confucianism and law, it has been deeply recognized by the emperor, because this kind of thinking is really conducive to the rule of the king, but due to some deliberate restrictions, so that the real Legalist ministers are dressed in the cloak of Confucianism, such as Zhang Juzheng. Therefore, in the era that followed, Confucianism became the only choice for people.

is such a great Confucian, but now he tells Ning Yu seriously, I don't teach you Confucianism, and you don't want to learn Legalism.

Ning Yu knew that since the other party was willing to accept him as an apprentice, he naturally had some other knowledge that would be taught to him, so he didn't think much about it at the moment, so he knelt down seriously and bowed to the teacher, and called the teacher.

But don't underestimate the status of teachers in this era, the so-called heaven and earth monarch teacher, it can be said that in addition to his parents, the teacher is the closest person to him, and even the big case is tied together, which can be called both glory and loss.

Cui Wancai stared at the green mountains and green waters in the distance, touched the short beard on his chin, and said with a smile: "The teacher has not accepted a disciple, and he will not accept a second disciple in the future." So you are not only the first disciple of the teacher, but also the disciple of the closed door. ”

Just when Ning Yu was dizzy, this gentleman spoke again.

"He was enlightened at the age of three, he was familiar with the Five Classics at the age of seven, and he passed the children's examination at the age of ten, and his reputation at that time was no less than that of your genius."

"At the age of eighteen, he consciously read all the useful books in the world, and after participating in the scientific examination, he became famous in one fell swoop, becoming the youngest person to lift that year, and then he was brave and diligent, and he was in high school at the age of twenty-eight. Decades of cold windows have been exchanged for a Hanlin official robe. ”

Cui Wancai sighed: "Later, for the teacher's deep sensory field like black ink, he resigned and returned to his hometown to study, and after fifteen years of concentration, he finally integrated his own knowledge into one furnace, hoping that there would be a successor who could pass on the teacher's knowledge." ”

Ning Yu thought for a moment and said, "Then how did you and my father meet?" "The reason why I asked this is because at that time, with the status of the Ning family and Ning Zhongyuan's official position, it was almost impossible to know Cui Wancai.

An elusive smile appeared on Cui Wancai's face, and he said, "That was a long time ago, but I won't talk about it today." What I want to tell you today is that the knowledge that the teacher wants to pass on to you is Yang Zhu's learning. ”

"Yang Zhu? However, the words of Yang Zhu and Mo Zhai are all over the world. The words of the world, if you don't return to Yang, you will return to Mo's Yang Zhu? Ning Yu was a little surprised.

Cui Wancai said with a little pride: "It is this learning, but now many people call it imperial learning." ”

"Emperor... Wang Xue? This scared Ning Yu, he looked left and right, and found that no one was eavesdropping.

Cui Wancai was amused by Ning Yu's behavior: "Although this imperial study is taboo, this dynasty is not without masters who are proficient, at least two and a half people are masters of this way!" ”

Ning Yu cautiously tentatively said: "I still hope that the master will advise." ”

Cui Wancai said: "One of them is naturally a teacher, and the other person is the deceased Li Wenzhengong, and the last half is Zhang Tingyu, a bachelor in the cabinet and a waiter in the Ministry of Rites. ”

These two people are no strangers to Ning Yu, the former Li Wenzhen Gong is a famous minister Li Guangdi during the Kangxi period, he knows that he is an official Sanwei, and later Yongzheng posthumously awarded him the crown prince after he ascended the throne, this old man died two years ago, and the ending was not bad.

As for Zhang Tingyu, he was born in a family of eunuchs, his father Zhang Ying once ascended to the stage, and then in the 39th year of high school in Kangxi, he was awarded the Hanlin Academy. has been an official until the Qianlong period, and has become the only Hanchen who deserves to enjoy the Taimiao since the Qing Dynasty, which can be called an honor.

Ning Yu said again: "Teacher, it's just that the students still don't understand, this emperor learning, no, what is the benefit of this Yang Zhuzhi learning?" He has always been a little taboo about the three words of emperor in his heart.

Cui Wancai looked at Ning Yu deeply and said slowly: "For all living beings, for the way of heaven, for the hearts of the people." ”

"You came from a rich and noble family, and you should have had fun at an age, but you did such a thing, if you don't have a tiger in your heart, how can you explain it?"

"In the future, no matter what you do, it will not feel strange to be a teacher. It's just that I hope you can remember my words, follow the road, follow the people's hearts, and you can be invincible. ”

This Yang Zhu's learning is to tell you how to gain insight into the current situation, how to capture people's hearts, and how to obey people's hearts and achieve great things. People's hearts are like the sea, and this Yang Zhu's learning is a boat. ”

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After saying that, it was already dusk.

Ning Yu was not in a hurry at this time, the content he had accepted on this day was enough, and he still needed to digest it well, so he left with the guards outside the door and went to the direction of Hanyang Ning Mansion.

After Ning Yu just left, a little girl came out of the inner room of Cui's house, her eyebrows and eyes were like water, and her figure was like an immortal, as if she had come out of a painting.

Seeing that Cui Wancai was tasting the camellia again, the girl also made herself a cup, took a few sips and put it down again, and said, "This tea is very tight when you taste it for the first time." The voice is like that of the Oriole in the Hollow Valley, revealing lightness.

Cui Wancai ignored it, took another drink to himself, and said: "When I first started drinking this tea, it was a little astringent, but after soaking it a few times, it came out of the charm. ”

The girl pursed her lips and said, "Father, when you find out that this tea is just a façade, I'm afraid it's too late." I don't pity you, it's a pity that your good Jingdezhen green glaze cup was wasted. ”

Cui Wancai said with a smile: "Hi, I know that you are smart by nature, and you will never forget what you learn, if you are a man, even if you can't be the ruler of a country, you are also the governor of the cabinet and the like, but you have one of the most fatal shortcomings, which limits your ability." ”

Cui Ji was a little unconvinced, and said, "Please also ask my father to teach me." ”

Cui Wancai said softly: "When you feel that you are Zhuge Liang, don't feel that there is no Sima Zhongda in this world. ”