Li Shimin went down from the Liangyi Palace, returned to the Taiji Hall to change his clothes, and was about to go to the Lizheng Hall to find the queen to have dinner together, the location of the Chongwen Pavilion, in the middle of the Taiji Hall and the Lizheng Palace, happened to pass by, and heard Li Mu and Kong Yingda bickering, so he stopped, wanting to hear what they said.

Basically, I listened to it from beginning to end. He will come out because he found out that Li Mu saw him, and this kid deliberately mentioned money to choke Kong Yingda, choking Kong Yingda again, and if he doesn't come out, I'm afraid Kong Yingda will faint again today.

This bluestone ground, if it is 'planted on the back', Kong Yingda's age, I really don't know if I can live. Therefore, Li Shimin came out, which can be regarded as giving Kong Yingda a step.

Kong Yingda knew it, his face showed shame, and he bowed down and said, "Old minister......"

"Kong Aiqing doesn't need to say much, Li Mu, this kid can be eloquent, you can't say it's normal for him to speak. I understand your mind, and I don't need to explain it. I heard a few words, and I thought it was okay for the prince to call Li Mu. I did treat Li Mu as a nephew, and he did enter the clan, and the prince should call him eldest brother. ”

When Li Mu heard this, he raised his eyebrows at Kong Yingda, Kong Yingda twisted his head to the side, snorted, and ignored him.

"Li Mu!"

"The minister is here."

Li Shimin was about to get angry, when he suddenly thought of Li Mu's illness, his heart softened again, sighed, and said: "I was still very worried about your condition, and I was about to go to see you in the afternoon, but now that you are still in the mood to quarrel with Kong Aiqing, you can think about it." ”

Li Mu raised his head, with a smile on his face as if he had seen through the world, and said indifferently: "Your Majesty, the minister is not able to think about it, the minister is helpless, and he is helpless!" Doctor Sun said that it couldn't be cured, so what else could the minister do? Now I have to treat this matter as nothing, if I can live a good day, I will have a good day, I still have to do what I should do, and I have to fight my mouth, otherwise I will be decadent at home, won't I become a wasted person? The minister doesn't want the minister who cares about the minister to worry about the minister, so he forces himself to be optimistic. ”

Kong Yingda and Li Chengqian's brothers were a little stunned when they heard this, Li Chengqian saluted and asked, "Father, what is the disease?" Whoever is sick, eldest brother, he is very good, he doesn't see the appearance of illness. ”

For his son, Li Shimin naturally had no need to hide it, and he also wanted Li Chengqian to learn from Li Mu's calmness, so he explained. The three of them heard that Li Mu actually had a brain disease, and it was a terminal illness that Sun Simiao couldn't help but do, and it was very likely that he would be crazy and stupid after the age of forty, and they were all moved.

Kong Yingda said apologetically: "Zhuluhou, the old man doesn't know that you are sick, and you have offended ......"

Li Mu interrupted Kong Yingda's words, waved his hand, and said, "What is Kong Sacrificial Wine for?" Does Benhou still need your mercy? Just a brain disease, it can't affect Benhou's play, even if I'm really stupid after the age of forty, you may not be my opponent, let the horse come, where did you just say? ”

Kong Yingda was so angry that his nostrils smoked, he couldn't hold back anymore, and said angrily: "Li Mu, you are really too deceitful, I see that you are sick, I care about you, you don't appreciate it, it's just like that...... It's really, unreasonable! ”

Li Mu sneered at each other and said, "Kong Sacrifice Wine, what's the use of you caring about me?" Even Doctor Sun is helpless, you can't get better if you care about me, you can't afford the medicine I take, you can't help at all, your care is useless. Besides, you gritted your teeth at me, and I, Li Mu, have not yet fallen to the level of being tested for mercy on the other side. The things we distinguish have nothing to do with whether I am sick or not, you don't care about him left and right, I haven't finished talking about him yet. Kong Saijiu, there is a big problem with your education method, you teach the prince like this, it is a serious dereliction of duty, if you don't correct it, I am afraid that the prince will be taught astray by you! I, Li Mu, are deeply favored by the emperor, and since I see it, I have to say it! It just so happens that Your Majesty is here, in front of Your Majesty, I will be blunt, so as not to fall into the reputation of a gentleman in front of a person and a villain behind him! ”

Kong Yingda was so angry that his body shook and said, "Li Mu! Don't slander people! The old man has been teaching and educating people for decades, how old are you? You just say anything else, you have to blame you for teaching and educating people, you, you deceive people too much! ”

Li Shimin couldn't listen to it either, and said, "Li Mu, your mouth is too damaged." After Kong Saijiu is a Confucian saint, if his education methods are problematic, then who can still take on the important task of educating the prince? Could it be you? ”

Li Mu said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the minister is by no means unwarranted to accuse Confucius of sacrificial wine. The minister is observant and learned, please listen to the minister's analysis, think carefully, and then comment on the right and wrong. ”

Li Shimin glanced at Kong Yingda, nodded, and said: "Okay, look at you like this, I can't finish talking for a while, it just so happens that I also have something to find you, Gao Gan, go to pass the meal, have lunch today, let's eat in Chongwen Pavilion, Kong Aiqing, Li Mu, Chengqian Qingque, let's go together." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Long." / "Thank you for your father's grace." ”

Gao Gonggong went to pass the meal, and the group entered the Chongwen Pavilion, put together two tables to form a square table, and took a few futons to sit down. Li Shimin looked at Li Mu and said, "This posture has some sense of literati elegance. Li Mu, you say, what do you see, what is wrong with Kong Aiqing's education method? ”

"That's what the minister said." Li Mu opened his mouth and said: "Just now, Kong Saijiu criticized the prince for calling me the eldest brother wrong, the prince argued, and Kong Saijiu said a set of truths, and the prince didn't dare to speak. From the prince's expression and the tone of his voice to Kong Saijiu, the minister felt the following two points. ”

"First, Kong Saijiu is very confident, he thinks that his truth must be right, and the prince must accept it. If the prince does not accept it, it is the prince's fault. ”

Second, the prince didn't want to accept it, because the prince had the prince's thoughts, and he wanted to stick to what he thought was right. But why compromise? Because Confucius Wine is the teacher of the prince appointed by His Majesty, and the Confucius Wine is very unparticular, and the prince does not listen to him, he will report to His Majesty, and use His Majesty's hand to beat the prince to achieve the purpose of making the prince obedient. ”

After saying two points, Li Mu looked at Kong Yingda and asked, "Kong Sacrifice Wine, am I right?" ”

Kong Yingda was embarrassed, but he had the courage to take responsibility, and he thought that there was nothing wrong with him, so he stiffened his neck and said: "It is true, but the old man doesn't think it's wrong." The old man taught the prince, all of them kept improving, and the things he taught the prince were all the way of the sage, and he didn't dare to teach them at all. The prince is young, his heart is impetuous, and it is normal to resist, the old man is inconvenient to criticize the prince, and teach the prince by His Majesty's hand, is it wrong? ”

Li Shimin also nodded, Li Mu was not surprised, no matter ancient or modern, parents usually stand on the teacher's side when it comes to education.

Li Mu shook his head and said, "That's wrong. ”

Li Mu said seriously: "Your Majesty, the minister does not only refer to the prince, but everyone is the same. If he has his own point of view, it is very difficult to accept the point of view of others. Just like Confucius's sacrificial wine, his prejudice against me also comes from what he has learned and his prejudices. He was wrong to think that since I was young, I must be inferior to him in learning. And when he taught the crown prince, he could not be distinguished, and thought that his knowledge was correct. Confucius has a saying, threesome, there must be my teacher, it can be seen that a person's knowledge cannot be all correct, and there is no difference due to age, learning is learning, truth is truth, understanding people can be teachers, not the elderly must be right. ”

"When Confucius taught the prince, he only told the prince that this is right and that is wrong, but does not tell the prince why it is right and wrong like that. The prince didn't know what he meant, he didn't understand what he meant, so he was naturally puzzled and raised objections, and Kong Saijiu didn't care about this, he only cared about complaining to His Majesty, and the prince didn't dare to resist because of His Majesty's majesty. In this way, there is a hidden danger, the prince is young, his mind is not yet mature, and his ideas have not yet been formed. But what if the prince grows up? When he grows up, will the crown prince have a grudge against Kong Saijiu, and then a grudge against His Majesty? Heavenly father and son, if there is a dislike because of this, what is the use of the truth taught by Confucius Sacrifice Wine? ”

Li Shimin's face became serious, and Kong Yingda argued: "What I teach the prince is the doctrine of a saint, if the prince can't listen to it, and there is resentment in his heart, then the prince is not virtuous......"

"Kong sacrificial wine!" Li Mu accentuated his tone, interrupted him, and said: "Please be cautious, whether the prince is virtuous or not, the prince is the prince, do you think that the prince is not virtuous, so you have to change the prince?" Is this the truth handed down by the sage Confucius? ”

Kong Yingda hurriedly shut up, he didn't dare to say it anymore, the set of things of establishing a successor and standing up is one of the foundations of Confucianism, and as a descendant of Confucius, he will never say anything like changing a prince.

Li Shimin opened his mouth and said: "Li Mu, you have what you say, I understand. But Kong Aiqing is already a great Confucian in the world, and he is still the queen of Kong Sheng, if he can't be the prince's teacher with his knowledge, then what should the prince do with his studies? ”

"I don't think it's a matter of knowledge, it's a question of education. Kong sacrificial wine, will not be a teacher. ”

As soon as this remark came out, Li Shimin felt ridiculous and said, "So, you will be a teacher?" ”

"I don't dare to say yes, but it's definitely a little better than Kong Sacrifice Wine."

Kong Yingda snorted and said, "I want to hear it!" ”

Li Mu smiled and said, "Since Kong Sai Wine is so studious, then I'll talk about it briefly." In fact, Confucius has already said the truth, but Confucius sacrificed wine for the saint's classics, not enough to figure it out. ”

Ignoring Kong Yingda's anger, Li Mu said to himself: "The words of the sage teach according to their aptitude. You have to understand the prince first, and then formulate a method of teaching, and you can't directly instill conclusions like Confucius sacrificial wine. The words of the saints are subtle and profound. Even if you are a saint, you have summed up these truths, and you have come to a conclusion after some research, and you directly instilled them in the prince, how can the prince understand it? It should be done step by step, step by step, and let the prince himself understand that it is the right way. I can't finish a sentence or two, so let's do it, tomorrow I will write an article and publish it in Datang Daily, and explain the way of being a teacher. ”