Shen Rui looked up and saw a Confucian student in his twenties standing aside, speaking to Zen Master Hongshan with an extremely respectful expression. Because outsiders came, Wuxuan and Shen Rui couldn't sit in Da Lala, so Wuxuan pulled Shen Rui up, and the two retreated behind Wang Shouren.

Zen Master Hongshan glanced at Confucius twice and said, "You are Sister Gui'er's son?" What is the ranking? ”

The Confucian replied respectfully: "It is the boy, the five brothers are the five, and they are the youngest sons of the mother." ”

Zen Master Hongshan nodded and said, "Are you going out?" ”

Confucian replied: "The boy was ordered by his eldest brother to enter Beijing at the behest of his mother. Seeing that the master was here, my mother wanted to come to visit, but she felt abrupt, so she sent the boy to come first to ask for peace. After the mother freshened up, she came to greet the master. ”

Shen Rui was beside him, looking a little strange. Looking at the dialogue between Zen Master Hong and Confucianism, it is not like a monk and a believer, but like an elder to a junior. Xilin Zen Academy is the Lu family's industry, and Zen Master Hongshan is also a member of the Lu family, is this kid a child of the Lu family?

I saw Zen Master Hongshan and said: "There are many people downstairs, and it is inconvenient for the female dependents to enter and exit, so we will meet in the guest room for a while." ”

The Confucian student bowed in response, and Fang turned upstairs to reply.

Zen Master Hong Shan said to Wang Shouren: "It is the younger generation of the old and layman. ”

Wang Shouren said curiously: "Looking at the children of the Lu family who often come to the Zen Academy, they don't look like they, are they side branches?" ”

Because the ancestors of the Lu family believe in Buddhism, each generation of the Lu family has people who are monks or lay people, the Lu family in the Xilin Zen Monastery is not only Hong Shan, and occasionally the descendants of the Lu family come to the Zen Monastery to greet their fathers and ancestors in the name of worshipping Buddha. Wang Shouren has lived here for half a year and has seen a few.

Zen Master Hongshan said: "It's not a child of the Lu family, he is the fifth son of the He family, and his biological mother is the daughter of the Lu family." ”

Congratulations to the family's room? Shen Rui was beside him, and he couldn't help frowning, thinking of He Nansheng he had seen years ago. He Nansheng is the nephew of the Lu family? That kid just now was He Nansheng's younger brother?

However, Shen Rui's brows immediately relaxed. What about meeting the He family? It is not oneself who steals other people's property, and even if it is weak-hearted, it is not one's turn. Since he has jumped out of the fourth room of the Shen family, he should not affect his emotions for those things. And look at what you have, and be satisfied; Thinking about what has been lost will only lead to resentment.

Wang Shouren thought of something else, he knew everything about what happened to Shen Rui, and since he had heard what the He family did, he would inevitably have a bad feeling towards the He family. Now it is a chance encounter for Zen Master Hongshan, but for Shen Rui, it is a narrow encounter. He glanced at Shen Rui and saw that his expression was calm and there was no abnormality, so he couldn't help nodding secretly.

After all, he was born as an official eunuch, and he remembered the position of the children of the He family in the court. The son of the He family is a Beijing official, and he is one of the nine kings, and this He Lu family is a three-grade fate. Thinking of this, he sighed that Songjiang is an outstanding person, and in the land of a mansion, there is a squire and a Jiuqing, and there is no need to count other local officials and loose officials. Among the big surnames in Songjiang, they are all cultivators and heirlooms, and there are children who have been selected for the imperial examination. That is, in the land south of the Yangtze River, the literary style is flourishing, and the seeds of reading are so endless.

Although the Wang family has been inherited for thousands of years, it is not as good as Songjiang, a century-old family, in the imperial examination. Wang Shouren's father is the first Jinshi of the Wang family.

However, Wang Shouren was not discouraged, but his morale was high, and he was already thinking in his heart, when he came back from Kaifeng Mansion, the hospital examination was almost over, but whether he would take his younger brother Shouwen out to teach. Because of his grandfather's filial piety, he delayed a township test and ended at the age of twenty-one; The third brother is here, and he should give it a go next year.

The four of them returned upstairs, and because a visitor arrived later, Wang Shouren instructed Wuxuan to go to Zen Master Hongshan's room to help prepare tea. Shen Rui followed Wang Shouren back to the room, because he didn't bring books with him on this trip, so Wang Shouren recited it to Shen Rui and then explained.

I listened to Wang Shouren and said: "Zi said: The year is cold, and then I know the pine and cypress." ”

Shen Rui recited one after that, remembering that this was from "Zihan Chapter".

Wang Shouren has explained: "When it comes to the coldest time of the year, in this way, the pines and cypresses will wither after the most sluggishness." After speaking, he paused, and said, "The same is true of trees, and the same is true of people." ”

Shen Rui listened silently and remembered it in his heart. Even if he had forgotten the content of the Analects earlier, he had read the Analects every day for the past two months, and he had memorized it again, so he couldn't help but have some doubts. It's just that Wang Shouren taught in order before, and he didn't learn the "Zihan Chapter". Could it be that Wang Shouren is confused?

Wang Shouren has already recited the next one: "Zi said: See the virtuous and think together, and see the unvirtuous and introspect yourself." ”

Shen Rui twitched the corners of his mouth and recited along.

This means that when you see a person who has both ability and integrity, you should think about him, and when you see a person who is not virtuous, you should reflect on yourself to see if you have the same problem. This is from the "Liren Chapter", which Wang Shouren has already taught. But every three or five days, he took it out and explained it again.

However, Shen Rui didn't feel bored, you must know that Lu Dao learned the Four Books and Five Classics from the beginning of the enlightenment, and learned this from the Xiucai to the official, and this is also the case with the Gonggong and the Guozi Supervisor, and the same is true for the Jinshi to enter the Changguan. Although these books are still these books, they can be taught at different levels.

If we talk about the other entries in the Analects, Wang Shouren's current teaching is elementary, then the Liren Chapter has already reached the advanced level.

Wang Shouren made no secret of his expectations, and while Shen Rui was flattered, he was also a little scared. He was unwilling to disappoint Wang Shouren and took his studies more seriously.

Wang Shouren talked about the next one: "Zeng Zi said: A scholar can't do without Hongyi, and there is a long way to go. Benevolence is its own responsibility, isn't it also important? Death is gone, isn't it far away? ”

Zeng Tzu said: "Aspirants cannot fail to be strong and courageous, because the responsibility is heavy and the road is long. Isn't it also very important to regard the promotion of benevolence as one's own ideal, and it is not very far away to stop knowing that the Tao will die until it dies. ”

Shen Rui followed Wang Shouren in his mouth, and he was speechless in his heart, why did he jump to "Taber Chapter" again, this is what he has talked about again? Could it be that without the "Analects" in front of him, Wang Shouren's memory is a little confused? Shen Rui felt that he couldn't, the whole text of "Analects" was only more than 10,000 words, Shen Rui had only studied it once, picked it up again, explained it without saying it, and it was no problem to recite it in order. How could Wang Shouren be inferior to Shen Rui?

Outside the door, the Confucian who had just appeared downstairs was a little hesitant. The sound of the boy reading in the room was so loud that it seemed rude to me to interrupt like this. And after all, he is the He family, who knows if the little boy of the Shen family will lose his face.

In the house, Wang Shouren had already taught another one: "Zigong asked: What if there is a word that can be practiced for life?" Zi said: Its forgiveness! Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. ”

This is from "Wei Ling Gong Chapter", Shen Rui is too lazy to think about why Wang Shouren taught so confused, because this is a new chapter, the first time he taught it, he listened carefully to Wang Shouren's explanation.

The "forgiveness" here does not mean forgiveness, but refers to changing positions and comparing hearts with hearts.

After Wang Shouren finished explaining, he couldn't help but have a dry mouth, ate half a cup of tea, and said: "Learning to be a gentleman, the road is far and obstructive, not only must you be ambitious and resolute, but first of all, you must have a good heart." The heart is right, the heart is right, and there is no need to learn those old Confucianism and forbearance. Patience may not be strong, but the heart is suffocated, even if he is a gentleman in front of people, he is also a hypocrite. When you are happy, you are happy, and when you are angry, you are angry, but after you are happy and angry, you don't need to take it to heart. A gentleman is worried about the troubles, because he is not deep in learning, because the people are not rich, and when the country is not strong, and not in other indifferent things. ”

Shen Rui listened to it, but he felt that his heart was heavy. He is just an ordinary person, just like the "hypocrite" in Wang Shouren's words, seemingly gentle and humble, but he has his own plans in his heart. The gentleman who is happy and angry in Wang Shouren's mouth is not so easy to do. Should you insist on being yourself, or should you learn to be a gentleman as Wang Shouren taught?

Seeing that he was silent, Wang Shouren frowned and scolded: "When you meet the He family, are you upset?" Today's study is not as good as it used to be. ”

When Shen Rui heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then quickly shook his head, and said bluntly: "The He family and the disciple are just strangers, and the disciple is not disturbed, but he just wonders why Mr. didn't follow yesterday's homework." ”

It's better to tell the truth with smart people.

Wang Shouren's expression stretched and said, "I see." I was worried that you were depressed, so I found these few to explain you, and it seems that I have added to the snake. ”

Shen Rui hurriedly said: "Mr. cares for the disciple, the disciple is only grateful, but the disciple's concentration is not enough. ”

Wang Shouren smiled and said, "It's not for nothing that I act like this. In fact, when he was a young teacher, because of occasional setbacks, he was resentful, acted radically, and took many detours. I don't want you to repeat the mistakes of the past, so you are so long-winded. But it seems that your heart is more lenient than mine, and you are honored to be a teacher. ”

Shen Rui was a little embarrassed to be praised, so he had to be shy. How can the two compare, although both of them are teenagers who lost their mothers, and experienced hardships after losing their mothers, Wang Shouren was a real teenager at that time, and he was beaten and scolded by his stepmother after losing his mother, and he was separated by his stepmother from father and son, so he was very resentful; Shen Rui was already an adult in his shell, except for freezing and starving for a few days when he first arrived, he didn't suffer any other hardships, and he didn't expect to talk to Shen Juren about the relationship between father and son, and his heart was as calm as water.

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Outside the door, the Confucian student's face was red and white for a while, and he almost wanted to turn back. But thinking of the old lady's command, he let out a long breath and raised his hand to knock on the door.

"Squeak" The door opened, and it was Shen Rui who opened the door.

"This gentleman?" Shen Rui was a little puzzled, isn't Zen Master Hong Shan next door, this kid went to the wrong house?

The Confucian said, "May I ask if it's Brother Shen?" In Xiahe Beisheng, on the order of his mother, he invited the little brother to go to the master's house to talk. ”

Please go over by yourself? Shen Rui couldn't help frowning, could it be that this He family is like He Nansheng again, thinking sorry for himself and wanting to make up for one or two, this afterthought is really boring.

Shen Rui looked back at Wang Shouren, and originally wanted Wang Shouren to refuse for him, but he closed his mouth again when he thought that Fang had learned the sentence "Do not do to others what you do not want to be done to yourself". Because he was walking with Zen Master Hongshan, it was not good to directly reject these people, not to mention Wang Shouren, so he said: "Sir, since the Zen master and the layman are relatives next door, the disciple will go over with Mr. He to have a look." ”

Wang Shouren got up, walked behind Shen Rui, and glanced at He Beisheng outside the door several times.

He Beisheng was uncomfortable, and said: "In Xiahe Beisheng, I have met Mr. Wang, and I have admired the name for a long time, and I am very honored. ”

Wang Shouren's eyes narrowed, and he also returned the salute, and said bluntly: "Mr. He is polite. As far as I know, Lingtang and my disciple are not relatives, and I don't know why I call each other. ”

He Bei Shengqiang said with a smile: "My mother and Brother Shen have a long history, and when I heard that Brother Shen is here, I want to meet Brother Rui." ”

Wang Shouren glanced at He Beisheng twice, and saw that although his smile was a little stiff, his eyes were clear and open, so he touched Shen Rui's head and said, "Since Mrs. Lu is called, Brother Rui will go over." ”

When He Beisheng arrived next door, Shen Rui saw an old woman sitting at the foot of Zen Master Hongshan, and there was a cardamom girl standing next to him.

"I've seen the master." Shen Rui first saw Zen Master Hong Shan, and then said to the old woman: "Boy Shen Rui, I have seen Mrs. Lu." ”

The old woman was not dressed in a commanded service, but wore a half-new gown, wiped her forehead, and looked a little serious between her eyebrows and eyes, but it was annoying. Hearing Shen Rui call her "too lady", she looked slightly stunned, and then said: "You and I are also in-laws, but it's a little far away, no matter what." However, when your mother was alive, she was called an old aunt, and my brother called me Uncle He. ”

This is He Nansheng's mother? looked at the domineering spirit that loomed on He Nansheng's body.

In the Songjiang territory, each family has already contacted each other, and a title is really nothing, so Shen Rui honestly changed his words: "I have seen the uncle and wife of the He family." ”

Seeing him so quiet and well-behaved, the old woman had more pity in her eyes, pointed to He Beisheng next to her, and said, "This is the old man and the young son, your fifth uncle He." ”

"Fifth Uncle He." Shen Rui saluted.

The old woman pulled the little girl standing beside her and said, "This is the only daughter of the third uncle and the third uncle and mother you went, Sister Yun, who is two years older than the little brother." After that, he pushed the little girl again: "I haven't seen your brother Rui yet." ”

The little girl is already dressed as a girl, tall, half a head taller than Shen Rui, wearing an azure dress, dressed elegantly, but the skirt is embroidered, not filial piety. Push forward, the filial piety of parents cannot overlap, it adds up to six years, when this little girl lost her mother and father, she was much younger than the current Shen Rui.

"I've seen Sister He." Shen Rui bowed down, feeling strange. What is this old lady He doing? Is it really so thick-skinned, when the filth of the two families does not exist? This is the introduction of the son and the granddaughter, which is completely the best style of the family.

Sister He Yun lowered her eyes and waved at Shen Rui: "I've seen Brother Rui." ”

The voice was soft, like a small feather, and it swept over Shen Rui's heart, making Shen Rui involuntarily glance at Sister He Yun. In addition to the Shen family's maids, Shen Rui was the first time he saw a Ming girl of the same age. Because she lowered her head, she couldn't see her eyebrows clearly, but she could only see that it was a small melon seed face, her skin was as white as jade, and her nose and mouth were jade, like a little lady who came out of an ancient painting. Although both parents died, there was no sadness on her face, only the shyness of a girl.

Shen Rui hurriedly looked away, and heard the old woman say to Zen Master Hongshan: "Uncle, my niece wants to borrow my uncle's house and talk to Brother Rui about a few private words......