"Zihou's growth exceeded the old man's expectations, the old man felt that you were a piece of jade, a talent that can be created, but now it seems that the jade is not enough to describe you." Old Master Sun touched his beard, looked at Zhu Ping'an and nodded with satisfaction, and then continued, "Zihou inscribed this painting, and the old man has a heart, and the old man has no gift for you, so I will give you another lesson." ”

The last lesson?

Zhu Ping'an was very surprised when he heard this, why did Old Master Sun say that it was the last class, could it be that he did something wrong, and the master was going to hand him over to drive him out of the door? But his sentence of 100,000 dragons and grandsons around the wind pool made Old Master Sun feel that he was too unrealistic.

"The last lesson? One day is the teacher, all beings are the father, and the students come to listen to the teacher's teachings from time to time. Zhu Ping'an hurriedly stepped forward and bowed.

Seeing Zhu Ping'an's anxious appearance, Old Master Sun couldn't help but shake his head and smile, "Zihou, your growth has exceeded the old man's expectations, and the old man has nothing to teach you; Moreover, the so-called master leads the door to practice in the individual, and the road in the future must be thick for you to walk by yourself. ”

"The teacher is erudite and talented, whether he is a person or a scholar, he is far better than a student," Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but explain anxiously when he heard this.

However, before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Old Master Sun who shook his hand gently, and then looked at Zhu Ping'an and continued:

"Zihou, you are talented, intelligent, diligent and studious, and ambitious, like a sharp sword, and your future achievements are bound to be limitless. However, the official career is sinister, the official career is bumpy, Zihou, you need to remember the old man's words today. ”

Old Master Sun paused when he said this, picked up the teacup and put it down again, looked at Zhu Ping'an, who was listening carefully, and continued, "Being a person is like a sword, using it lightly, it will hurt when you move, and it is a murder weapon; It is a sharp weapon to hide it and decide on the spot. ”

The meaning of this sentence is that being a man is like a sword, you can't easily use its edge, and if you use it casually, it will cause damage, so that the sword will become a murder weapon; You have to learn to hide your clumsiness and decide whether to use it according to the matter, so that the sword becomes a sharp weapon.

After listening to Mr. Sun's words, Zhu Ping'an understood Mr. Sun's good intentions, Mr. Sun wanted to tell himself that doing things for others, especially in the sinister career path, must learn to restrain one's edge, be low-key, and not rely on one's talent to know the east, west, north and south, casually show off one's talents, and be proud of one's talents, which will easily arouse the resentment and jealousy of others, and then bring disaster to oneself. 's talent has become a murder weapon.

The so-called: the gentleman hides his weapon in his body and moves when the time comes. Only by learning to hide clumsy and keep quiet can we make decisions on the spot in major events, and show our edge and talent at critical times, just like Sun Tzu said in the Art of War: quiet as a virgin, moving as a rabbit. If you don't make a move, you will be hit in one fell swoop. In ordinary times, we must be good at hiding clumsy and recuperating, and when the time comes, we must make a decisive move and cut through the mess quickly.

Usually converge the edge, understand the clumsiness, and then make a decisive move at a critical time, and you can make a decision as soon as you make a move.

"Thank you for the teacher's teachings, and the students remembered." Zhu Ping'an stood solemnly, and officially bowed to Old Master Sun, and thanked him in a deep voice.

Well.

Old Master Sun nodded, and then said, "Be a man first and then be an official, and to be an official is to learn to be a man first. However, there are too many temptations outside, and there are many setbacks, and you must remember that no matter what situation you are in, you must insist on doing good, 'for the good is predicted, and for the evil you will go', especially when you enter the official career, between good and evil, but this thought is related to the fate of thousands of people, you must not ignore it, you must not hold it. ”

"Obey the teacher's instructions, students should always remember what the teacher said, and no matter what the situation, students must persist in doing good." Zhu Ping'an nodded vigorously, Old Master Sun was afraid that he would lose his own heart on the way, just like Liu Bei taught Adou back then, education will take doing good as the standard for dealing with people.

"Zihou has this heart, and the old man is relieved." Old Master Sun nodded slightly, and then continued, "For the sake of goodness, do not seek knowledge, and have a clear conscience; For the evil to the bitter, lest people know, and fear all day long. Do good and put an end to evil, and the heart will be invincible. ”

For the sake of goodness, this is "Zhuangzi? Extra? A sentence in "Zhile", Old Master Sun expanded and explained. Doing good deeds is the happiest, because you don't ask others to know, and you have a clear conscience; Doing bad things is the most painful, because I am afraid that others will know, and I can't live in fear, but Skynet is restored and not leaked, and in the end, it will be difficult to escape the day of the East Window incident.

What Old Master Sun said is very reasonable, if you do good deeds and do not do bad things, you will not leave a handle on your political enemies, and you will naturally be invincible if you have a clear conscience in your heart.

"Thank you for your teachings." Zhu Ping'an bowed again and thanked Old Master Sun.

Old Master Sun stroked his beard and shook his hand gently, then went to the pen, ink, paper, inkstone, dipped in ink, and wrote a couplet on rice paper, and gave it to Zhu Ping'an after the ink dried.

The upper link is: If you want to be high, you must be good.

The next link is: If you want good children and grandchildren, you must read.

The couplet is concise and worth recalling, which can be regarded as the family motto given to Zhu Ping'an by Master Sun, and it is also the expectation of Master Sun to Zhu Ping'an. Throughout the ages, there are champions from poor families, but they rarely can bring up a family, a person's success is easy, a family's success is difficult, as the saying goes, the rich are not three is such an example.

Objectively speaking, the glory of the wealthy nobles or scholars is much longer than that of the nouveau riche and the peasants.

In fact, in addition to the relationship between the social system, family culture is also a big factor, culture is the life tree of a family, but also the soft power of the family, and the soul of the family.

Compared with the nouveau riche, the nouveau riche lacks heritage, and in the final analysis, it is culture.

Zhu Ping'an was admitted to the top prize, but after all, he was born in a poor family and his family background was not strong.

If you want to be high, you must be good, the level of the door is in the hearts of people, there is no kindness, flying and domineering, even if you are soaring, you can't call it the door, you can't go to the scholars. To be big and improve one's family, we must pay attention to doing good. Throughout the ages, when natural and man-made disasters such as famine occurred, those families who were able to open a position to help the people were the big ones in people's hearts. After the famine, people are grateful, whether the business is good or the favor is good, the family will slowly become bigger and stronger, and over time, it will become a wealthy family if it is not a wealthy family.

"The teacher is easy to understand, but it has a profound aftertaste, and the students feel a lot, thank you for the words. Students should take it as the family motto of the Zhu family, pass it on, and not be ungrateful to the teacher's teachings. ”

Zhu Ping'an took the couplet and put it away very preciously.

Zhu Ping'an gained a lot from visiting his teacher, and learned a lot from Master Sun, which are all valuable assets on the road of life in the future. (To be continued.) )