Chapter 42: The Last Lesson

In the Wenhua Palace, the atmosphere seemed to be the same as usual.

Li Shimian stood in front of Zhu Qizhen and explained the essence of Mencius to Zhu Qizhen little by little. Even the words deleted by Emperor Taizu did not shy away from it.

seems to want to use subtle words to influence Zhu Qizhen.

Zhu Qizhen listened carefully. Don't dare to use a trace of distraction. First, Li Shimian is very serious, but above the lecture, there is still some level. At least Zhu Qizhen can listen to it. It is by no means pedantic and dogmatic as later generations think.

On the contrary, people who really put a lot of effort into Confucianism, who have their own opinions, are not dogmatic. Whoever enshrines some dogmas as heavenly rules, do not take a step beyond the thunder pool, but half a bucket of water.

This is true in any field.

Second, when teaching one-on-one, where is there room for Zhu Qizhen to wander. The ring ruler given by the Empress Dowager in Li Shimian's hand is not for showmanship.

More importantly, this lesson is also Li Shimian's last lesson.

Tomorrow, it will be Wang Zhi who will come over to teach Spring and Autumn.

Zhu Qizhen felt that Li Shimian was secretly in the dark, and he felt a little uneasy in his heart.

Time slipped away little by little, and after a while, it was mid-morning.

The sunlight from the window was getting shorter and shorter, and it was already outside the window.

The ancients had a skill, that is, by looking at the light of the sky, they could roughly estimate what time it was. Li Shimian glanced at it slightly and said, "The time has come, Your Majesty will be here today." ”

Zhu Qizhen hurriedly got up and said, "Thank you, Mr." ”

Li Shimian said: "Your Majesty, today is the last time I will teach Your Majesty, and the old minister has a word, please listen to Your Majesty." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Sir, please speak." ”

"Your Majesty's wisdom is really heavenly, Lao Chen has taught students for decades, and he has never seen anyone who is as wise as His Majesty, but there must be a gain and a loss."

"I hope that Your Majesty will not be smart."

Zhu Qizhen said: "Not smart? ”

Zhu Qizhen was a little puzzled.

Li Shimian said: "The difficulty of keeping the business is not in ingenuity, but in people's hearts. Your Majesty adheres to the benevolence and righteousness of the ancestors, and even if you act once, you will not lose your great cause if you take advantage of it by your subordinates. However, he thought that the world was gathered in calculations, and even if there were hundreds of percent, there would eventually be a backlash, and he asked His Majesty to learn from it. ”

Zhu Qizhen listened, his face was slightly red.

He felt that Li Shimian must know that there was his impetus behind this. Then I secretly savored this sentence. I don't think Li Shimian will just say that.

Just hurriedly said, "The student knows." ”

Li Shimian took a few steps back and saluted Zhu Qizhen, but his white head seemed to break into Zhu Qizhen's eyes all of a sudden. Zhu Qizhen's heart was sour. Hurriedly stepped forward to support Li Shimian and said, "I have some small calculations, Master Li don't blame me." ”

Li Shimian said: "Your Majesty is young after all, and the minister is also anxious. It's just the way of the king, or it's important to be above board. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "I know. ”

Li Shimian saluted again and said, "The old minister retires." ”

Zhu Qizhen saw Li Shimian leave, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Because of a person like Li Shimian, Zhu Qizhen has never seen it in later generations.

Li Shimian is a true Confucian disciple, and his words and deeds are in the words of the ancestors. With such a person, Zhu Qizhen even felt ashamed of himself.

I really know what it means to learn from people.

I dare not say that Li Shimian is morally perfect, but in later generations, Zhu Qizhen really can't find such a person. Not afraid of power, he advised Taizong and Renzong several times, and several emperors died.

Words and deeds are one, frank and open. It seems that a word can see through the heart, and it will never be broken.

Zhu Qizhen also knew that Li Shimian was actually selfless.

It's just that Zhu Qizhen is asked to study layer by layer, but he feels that the most important thing for Zhu Qizhen at this time is to study.

Later generations despised those who believed in moral standards and thought those people were fools. But when there is really such a person in front of him, he knows that he is shocked.

However, Zhu Qizhen also believes that there will be too many people like Li Shimian in the Ming Dynasty.

On the second day, the speaker who replaced Li Shimian came.

It's Wang Zhi.

The first thing Zhu Qizhen saw was Wang Zhi's beard.

No, this era says it's hair.

Wang Zhi is different from Li Shimian, he is a person who behaves in the world and has a feeling like a spring breeze. If Li Shimian's first impression is to make it serious.

It seems that any rude behavior in front of Li Shimian will be due.

But in front of Wang Zhi, it made people relax and feel close.

He was talking about spring and autumn.

But not only about the Spring and Autumn Period, but every time a story is told in the Spring and Autumn Period, it is quoted from the side, and similar things in history are arranged, and then interpreted with the evaluation of the sage.

What will happen if you do this, and what will happen if you don't. Carefully analyze the subtle meanings.

When Zhu Qizhen first started, he still intended to control.

He was also a little worried, what if he showed too much in front of Wang Zhi, and Wang Zhi also accelerated the progress like Li Shimian.

But soon, Zhu Qizhen put this thought aside.

Because he found that Wang Zhi was not talking about the Spring and Autumn Period, but in fact, it was more like talking about history, and every small sentence could allow him to extend more than a dozen stories that were similar, but with different practices and different results.

This story is not a story for children, but something that happened in history. The least officially documented event.

For a while, Zhu Qizhen listened with relish.

To be honest, although Zhu Qizhen has the thinking of later generations, he is not proficient in Chinese history.

Compared with the scholars of this era, it can be said that they are not proficient.

Unless the students of the history department of later generations have studied those history textbooks, it is just common sense. Or even a little more serious, because the angle from which history is described is different.

You even feel that you have read a false history.

At the beginning, Zhu Qizhen could bear it, but then he listened attentively and couldn't help but ask questions, with different views on historical details and various opinions.

Wang Zhi smiled and explained clearly.

Just like that, before I knew it, it was noon. It's time for the end of class.

After Wang Zhi sent Zhu Qizhen away.

A wry smile hung on the corner of his mouth, and he said, "What is this?" ”

Wang Zhi is as famous as Wang Ying. is also a Jinshi in the second year of Yongle, and Wang Ying is the same year, and the relationship between the two is very good. Wang Ying impeached Li Shimian, in order to avoid suspicion, he did not take the post of speaker. recommended Wang Zhi.

Wang Zhi was also surprised and delighted by this.

After all, the temptation of being a teacher for the emperor is too great. Not to mention anything else, today's political bigwigs are all born in the hidden residence of Emperor Renzong.

It's just that Yang Shiqi was afraid that Wang Zhi would repeat Li Shimian's mistakes, and when Wang Zhi was playing the script, he specially summoned Wang Zhi and explained it to him.

The emperor is still young, and he must be reformed and let the emperor feel the charm of sacred learning. And not to force it. Don't be too strict in your homework, just let the emperor know the righteousness.

and even gave the emperor to learn the progress and make the rules. Once the Spring and Autumn Period is over, the emperor must be allowed to study for at least one year.

He also felt that there was no problem at the time.

However, when I really taught His Majesty, I realized the problem.

Your Majesty is really not an ordinary person.

There are many things that can be grasped almost without much words. The teaching progress prepared for His Majesty was only finished in about half an hour.

Therefore, Wang Zhi temporarily changed the content and tilted the course in the direction of history.

That's how the rest of the time will go.

At this moment, he knew why Li Shimian was lecturing so quickly.

It's not that he doesn't care about the little emperor's body, but according to the emperor's acceptance.

For a while, he remembered whether there was any other problem behind Li Shimian's replacement. However, he is often in the ministry, so he naturally knows all kinds of tricks in the court.

He simply got the greatest benefit and formed a master-apprentice relationship with the emperor. As for other things, don't pursue it too much.

However, he was not without suspicions.

The object of his suspicion is Wang Zhen.

So he is different from Li Shimian, he never takes a big deal in front of Wang Zhen, and has more respect for Wang Zhen.

After all, Wang Zhen was born as a scholar, although he was a showman, he naturally knew Wang Zhi, and he was kind to Wang Zhi, surprised and delighted, and the two seemed to get along very harmoniously.

It's just that Wang Zhen saw Zhu Qizhen's respect for Li Shimian, and the Empress Dowager was still there, so he hid his hatred for Li Shimian in his heart. Just wait for the future to be rewarded.