More than ten years have passed, and Marquis Wei has long treated Zifan as his own son.

Mencius said, "Benevolence will be glorified, and unkindness will be humiliated." Those in power will be honored if they promote benevolent government, and they will be disgraced if they do not practice benevolent government. Zifan's personality has always been straightforward and has something to say, but he has forgotten one of the most important things. That is, in this case, his words and deeds will affect the safety of the entire Hou Mansion.

"If you don't follow the rules, you can't make a circle. If you want to be a courtier, you must do the way of a courtier. To serve a king in an unrighteous way is to be disrespectful to the king. Hou Ye retorted.

"'Mencius taught in 'Wholeheartedly Under the Heart' that the people are the most important, the state is second, and the king is the lightest.' The vitality of the people is the most precious and important thing. Only in this way can there be a state and a king. Zifan said.

In Mencius's people-oriented thought, why is it said that the people are the most important. Because the common people are the foundation of the country, and when the foundation is stable, the country will be stable.

At this point of argument, Hou Ye frowned: "If there is no social order, what kind of social country can we talk about." Without the state's social security, how can the interests of the people be protected, and without the protection of the state, how can we talk about the people's preciousness! ”

Mencius said: The Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties gained the world because of benevolence, and they lost the world because of unkindness. The same is true for why nations thrive or decline, survive or perish. If a prince is unkind, he will not be able to keep his country. Zifan looked at his father, and his eyes were full of indignation.

"You take it out of context, have you forgotten that there are two sentences in the back: 'If the doctor is not kind, he can't keep the temple, and if the scholars and the people are not kind, he can't save the lives of the family'." After speaking, Hou Ye stood up, and the more he talked, the more excited he became.

Zifan's mouth has always been able to speak well, but today it is used against his father, and Hou Ye Wei must be very uncomfortable in his heart.

"Mencius said: Life is what I want, and justice is also what I want. If I can't get these two things at the same time, then I'd rather sacrifice my life for righteousness. If a king has committed a major wrong, he must discourage it, and if he does not listen to repeated advice, he will make a king. If I had to choose between life and righteousness, I would rather sacrifice my life for righteousness and admonish the king's faults. Zifan said.

Hou Ye was furious at this time, his eyes were full of disappointment, and at the same time, there was a sense of pain. Hou Ye pressed his hand on his heart, and after a while, he scolded angrily: "What did you just say? ”

Hou Ye walked up to Zifan and said loudly word by word: "You just said that you want to sacrifice your life for righteousness?" ”

Hou Ye's excited emotions were no longer controllable, and his heart was in pain like a knife at the moment.

The anger can no longer be calmed, because Zifan only knows the righteousness, but he doesn't know the price to be paid behind the righteousness.

It's been seventeen years, and seventeen years ago, Zifan was still an infant boy, and at that time, Marquis Wei had just lost his biological son in the mansion.

When they were sad, God took pity on them and sent Zifan to their house, although it has been more than ten years, but every time I think about it, Hou Ye feels that this is a blessing from God.

In the past ten years, Hou Ye has always regarded Zifan as his own son, and in order not to make Zifan sad, he has not mentioned his biological father to him for more than ten years.

Marquis Wei said sadly: "Are you giving up your own life or the lives of everyone in the entire Hou Mansion now?" Are you doing this to let more than 100 lives up and down the Hou Mansion go down to accompany the burial? ”

"I didn't, I mean......" Zifan was interrupted by Hou Ye in the middle of speaking.

"You don't need to say it, kneel here for me to reflect on." Hou Ye opened the door of Minghui Pavilion and walked out.

Zifan only heard his father's voice behind him......

"Come on, give me a good look at the son, and don't let him step out of this door for half a step." After Hou Ye finished speaking, he left without looking back.

The door of Minghui Pavilion was closed, and all that remained in the house was helplessness and helplessness.

Since he was a child, Zifan has never seen his father get so angry, or this time he really disappointed his father, completely disappointed.

Zifan may not have thought that his father's departure would become a farewell between them. There are some things that are always unexpected.

The next day, the steward of the Hou Mansion came to report to Madame.

"Madam, no, after the dispute between the prince and the Hou Ye last night, he was still punished for kneeling?" The housekeeper of the Hou Mansion said.

Mrs. Wei turned around, looked at Steward Liu, and asked suspiciously: "Zifan has always been measured in his work, and he also listens to the master's words, how can it be?" ”

"Last night, the Hou Ye was very angry, saying that if the son didn't admit his mistake, he wouldn't let him out." Steward Liu said.

"Alright, I'll take a look." Mrs. Wei said.

Mrs. Wei asked Steward Liu about last night, and basically knew what their father and son were arguing about.

After understanding the situation, Mrs. Wei got up and walked in the direction of Minghui Pavilion.

The subordinates opened the door, but Zifan was still kneeling there, not moving for half a minute.

Mrs. Wei walked in and closed the door. She walked up to Zifan and asked, "What happened last night, you quarreled with your father?" ”

"The affairs of the DPRK and China, political disagreement." Zifan replied.

"The affairs of the court, naturally, your father has the idea, so don't worry about it. When you confess your mistake to your father, this matter will be over. Mrs. Wei persuaded.

After all, after so many years, she, like Hou Ye, has always regarded Zifan as her own son.

"I'm not wrong!" Zifan knelt all night, but the thoughts in his heart were still the same as before.

Because he thinks that the current king is mediocre and incompetent, and the things he did before really chilled the people of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

And he just did what he had to do, and there was nothing wrong with him.

"Why are you so stubborn, admit your mistakes to your father, wait for him to lose his anger first, and talk about it later." Mrs. Wei said.

Zifan didn't have the slightest intention of compromising at all, and still knelt there, his face unchanged.

Mrs. Wei knew that she couldn't be persuaded, but it was not a way to go on like this.

So she said, "Today I will convince your father to let you go to Wanfu Temple for a while, and then come back when you figure it out!" ”

Mrs. Wei knew Zifan's temperament, so she could only come up with an idea like this, the purpose was to prevent the relationship between their father and son from being too stiff.

"I'm not going!" Zifan didn't want to leave the Hou Mansion.

"Your father has already taken a vacation today, so you don't have to accompany the prince to study during this time." Mrs. Wei said.

……

In Zifan's heart, what he was thinking about was the way of Confucius and Mencius. As the prince's companion, he learned the theories in these books better than anyone else.

Anmin is the foundation of governing the country, so Zifan refuses to admit his mistakes.

Two days later, the subordinates of the Hou Mansion took care of everything, and Zifan finally went to Wanfu Temple.