It was the height of summer, the cicadas were squeaking, and the students were fascinated by it, and their brains were a little confused, and they actually forgot the problem. Zhao Xingde stopped and waited for a moment, and someone asked: "Dare to ask sir, Mencius said: 'The people are precious, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light. What does that mean? If we follow the way of the unity of knowledge and action, and look at the etiquette system of the past dynasties, how can the people be more expensive than the king? If the people are precious, is it not contrary to the righteousness of the monarch and the ministers? As a, how can we follow this straight path? ”

Wu Lin's left hand was wrapped in his sleeve and trembled slightly, and no one could see his nervousness. Zhusheng looked at Wu Lin, and his eyes turned to Zhao Xingde again. A few people slowly walked through the door, standing in the shadow of the pine forest branches.

"That's a good question." Zhao Xingde said, "Mr. Yichuan once said, 'Since people can know, how can they not do it.'" If we want to know the true meaning of the ancients, we must not be superficial, but must explore the situation when the ancients made their arguments. The theory of 'the people are noble and the king is light' comes from "Mencius". When the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were in the world, etiquette collapsed and happiness was broken, and all sons, such as Confucius, Mencius and other sages, lobbied the king. Many chapters and sentences in the Analects and Mencius are either the right words to ask questions, or the way to govern the world planned for those who uphold the government. The words 'the people are precious, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light' is like a word of exhortation to govern. As for those who have not yet been released......"

Zhao Xingde turned around and wrote on the wall with charcoal strips, "The people are precious, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light". He drew a circle on the word "people", and wrote a big word "people" on it, and the whole sentence became "People are precious, social society is secondary, and the monarch is light." After finishing writing, Zhao Xingde took a long breath and said, "The Analects contains, 'The stable is burned, the son retreats from the dynasty, and says'Hurting people?' 'Don't ask about the horse. This is the way to value people. The benevolent person loves others, regardless of whether he is out of office or not, self-cultivation, family harmony, governing the country, leveling the world, Zi said, my way is consistent. Mencius's theory that "the people are precious, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light" comes from this, and all the kings can also go from this section when they understand this section. ”

Huang Jian stood in the shadow of the pine forest and nodded secretly. At this time, someone said loudly: "The fee of one horse can raise five foot soldiers, plus the families of the soldiers, if you raise a horse, you can take the food of more than 20 people." Recently, the armies are competing to raise horses, and the generals' subordinates are stationed in the state to learn and drink horses with the 'smart pool'. ”

Ruan Zhongdu looked sideways, and it was Li Du who questioned.

Zhang Weizhou secretly screamed, poked Bao Zhao with his elbow, and said in a low voice: "Does he think that Mr. Zhao is as good at talking as Mr. Zhoushan?"

Zhao Xingde was stunned for a moment, his eyes were clear, he looked at Li Du, and replied: "I can do what I want for fish, and I can also do what I want for bear paws." You can't have both, but you can't give up the fish and take the bear's paw? The Khitans are good at riding and shooting, and I am long in the strong city of infantry. Generally speaking, the plains and wilderness were conducive to cavalry, and the mountains and hills were conducive to foot soldiers. However, the battlefield is ever-changing, and it is not always satisfactory. The DPRK and China are not only motivated by good intentions when they talk about reducing the Ma army. But good intentions don't always lead to good things. The way of using soldiers, Qi Zheng is born together, infantry army, cavalry army, artillery army, water division, the four have their own strengths, all are indispensable, this is like a barrel around the plank, any piece is short, it is difficult to store water as desired. If I am too weak for five paces on one horse, I will suffer too much loss in the battle array, and in the future, I will lose human life. In today's world, in order to save grain and grass, soldiers have lost their lives on the battlefield and their lives have been ruined, but it does not conform to the principle of 'people are precious'. ”

When it comes to the way of the battle formation, Li Du is not as good as Zhao Xingde, even if he forcibly argues with him, he can't convince others. He was frowning and thinking, Zhao Xingde said again: "Why? The way of heaven is constant, not for Yao, not for death. No matter what kind of thinking you have, if you want to get things done, you must always be in line with the principle of the operation of all things. It is not advisable to go from south to north, to seek fish from the edge of the wood, and to go against the grain. For example, if someone is very thirsty, there is a bowl of poisonous water in front of him, which is clear and transparent, and this person can't wait to drink to quench his thirst, and it is difficult to control himself. However, you stand by, and the water is not for him to drink. Isn't that the way of 'loving others'? ”

All the beings were impressed, Li Du pondered for a moment, and then asked: "Mencius said that he gave up his life to take righteousness. But the students still have a question, as Mr. said, 'people are precious', whether it is social or morality, in the end, it will fall on people, moral things, passed down from generation to generation, if everyone is 'sacrificing their lives for righteousness', people no longer exist, and righteousness is at peace? He paused, stared at Zhao Xingde without hesitation, and said, "It seems that Feng Dao in the five dynasties, the five dynasties, said to himself, 'In filial piety at home, in loyalty to the country, there is no small word, and there is no small righteousness in the door.'" 'Can this man have the loyalty of a courtier?' However, if not, according to Mencius, a benevolent gentleman, at that time, he sacrificed his life for righteousness, and abandoned the people of the court in the middle of the tiger and wolf. People are precious, is it Jephiyeh? Where is loyalty? Please also sir teach me. Li Du has always been competitive, and he said this question in one breath, but he did not deliberately make things difficult for Zhao Xingde, but he was puzzled when he read the book.

Zhao Xingde's eyes were a little complicated, he looked at the bright moon in the distance, did not answer Li Du directly, and asked as if sighing: "The righteous, it is also appropriate." It leads to heaven and points directly to people's hearts, but there are no certain rules. To the people, righteousness is justice. For those who have been wronged, righteousness is innocence. And for you, righteousness is something that you will spend your whole life seeking. Guan Zhong, Gongzi Jiu's private minister, Gongzi Jiu and Gongzi Xiaobai lost the battle for the throne, Guan Zhong assisted Qi Huan, the princes of Jiuhe, a Kuang world, is it a loyal minister? Wei Zheng, the prince inherited the teacher, Li Shimin sent the change of Xuanwumen, the rule of Zhenguan, known as the human mirror, Wei Zheng is a loyal minister? He paused, and then said, "Chen Shi is the tun chief, Xiao He is the main book, Liu Bang is the pavilion chief, and they are all ministers of Qin." Cao Pi, the minister of the Han Dynasty. Sima Yi, Wei Zhichen. Li Yuan, the minister of Sui. Guo Wei, the Taizu of the previous dynasty, was the minister of the Later Han Dynasty, the Taizu of this dynasty, and the minister of the Later Zhou, how are these people compared to Feng Dao? Looking at the students under the seat, Zhao Xingde said slowly, "Think about these clearly, you will better understand what is the righteousness of the monarch and the minister, and what is the meaning of Mencius's so-called 'the people are precious, the society is secondary, and the monarch is light'?" ”

Zhao Xingde didn't say anything more, Li Du was silent, and seemed to be in thought. At this time, Ruan Zhongdu couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Zhao, what Brother Li just said, sacrificing one's life for righteousness, since people don't exist, where is morality?" The students are still confused. At this time, there was still a roaring cannon sound outside the city, the Xiangyang army was still attacking the city, and the northern captives and the south invaded everywhere to burn and kill and plunder, a large number of people were displaced, and their families were destroyed. Even in the relatively stable Ezhou State School, many students have to face the problem of "sacrificing their lives for righteousness" or "stealing their lives".

Zhao Xingde looked at the burning gaze of all beings, his chest seemed to be touched, and he said slowly: "Where the righteousness is, it goes straight to the heart. Mencius said, death is also evil to me, and the evil is worse than the dead, so I have to suffer from it. He paused for a moment, and then said, "Ants are still greedy for life, and if they are not more evil than the dead, there is no need to force it." A complicated smile appeared on the corner of Zhao Xingde's mouth, and he said loudly, "However, the way of heaven is constant, not for Yaocun, not for ruin." Don't say that it is a person who sacrifices his life for righteousness, even if the family is ruined, the country is destroyed, the society does not exist, the sky is broken, and the vicissitudes of the sea are vicissitudes, the morality we serve will not die out. ”

After answering Zhu Lisheng's questions one after another, Zhao Xingde finally said: "The righteous one, it is advisable to do it." The way of righteousness is the unity of knowledge and action, and the son said, "Learning and learning is not also pleasant". The so-called 'self-cultivation, family harmony, governing the country, and leveling the world', step by step, from small to large, this principle has always run through it. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, Chen Cheng was a peaceful person for slaughtering, and the meat was very even. The father said: 'Good, Chen Ruzi is slaughtered!' Ping said: "Huh, so that Ping can slaughter the world, it is also like meat." Back then, Chen Ping was just a young son who shared meat for his father, so he could have such ambitions. If you can understand where righteousness is, why can't you use 'righteousness' as a sword to dominate the world? ”

These words were like golden stones, and everyone heard them in their ears, but they felt that the blood veins in their bodies were swelling, and some people even wanted to stand up and shout. Zhang Zhizhou lowered his head and thought deeply, as if he had an understanding. Li Du looked up at Zhao Xingde, his eyes faintly determined, but it was different from just now.

Ruan Zhongdu muttered, "Student, I have been taught. He stood up and bowed slightly towards Zhao Xingde's figure.

was waiting for Zhao Xingde to leave first, and someone suddenly slapped him on the shoulder, Ruan Zhongdu looked back, but it was Zhang Zhizhou who looked at his waist and joked: "Ruan infantry, can you find the sword?" Ruan Zhongdu said: "I don't envy others with a sword, I have righteousness in my chest like a knife." Zhang Zhizhou rolled his eyes and said, "Idiot." He turned his head to look at Zhao Xingde and sighed regretfully: "It's a pity that Mr. Zhao is handsome and can't live in the state school." Let's go, the rules of the lecture in this army are not as strict as in the school house, and those who listen to the lecture can disperse first. "Zhu Lisheng just left in twos and threes.

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"Rebel dares!"

Outside Ezhou City, after learning of Chen Dong's conditions, Zhao Qi was so angry that he almost lost his temper. When he paced back and forth in the tent several times, he forced himself to suppress his anger, sat down and took a sip of tea, and sighed: "I put the overall situation first, and forgive this rebellious minister, but I didn't expect him to be an inch, rampant, really rampant!" A wave of anger that had just calmed down came up again, and he fell hard, shattering a teacup.

Deng Sumian stood beside him like water, and Zhao Qi's reaction was already expected by him. After Zhao Qi really regained his senses, Deng Sufang said slowly: "Chen Shaoyang's discussion...... Although there are some transgressions. However, Your Majesty might as well think in a different direction...... Once Ezhou submits to His Majesty, what will happen to Yelu Dashi? How is Xia Guoguo? How will Bianliang feel? ”