Fang Jifan thought it was incredible.

If he hadn't had a brain attack, then ...... He remembered that he didn't seem to have had an in-depth communication with Wang Shouren.

These days, a few protégés, during the day in the Hanlin Academy, rushed to the West Mountain at night, and got on the sedan chair early the next morning, took a nap in the sedan chair, and went directly to the Hanlin Academy on duty! There is very little time for communication with each other.

But looking at Wang Shouren's grateful, Fang Jifan really felt confused.

At this time, Wang Shouren still had tears in his eyes, and said with emotion: "At first, the students didn't understand why the teacher asked the students to come to Xishan to teach. ”

"But today, the protégé suddenly woke up to the good intentions of the teacher, the teacher wants to teach the students a vital truth, the students from the teacher to understand the simplicity, knowledge and action, but there is still one thing I don't understand, just by the simplicity of the avenue, and the unity of knowledge and action, can we really pursue the avenue?"

"No, before this simplicity and knowledge and action, there is another truth, this ...... It is the essence of the teacher's knowledge. ”

Fang Jifan's small body was shocked: "You continue." ”

"Empathy!" Wang Shouren cautiously spit out four words, and his eyes suddenly released a fine light.

"What is the Tao? The way of a saint lies in benevolent government, and to implement benevolent government and pursue the great rule of the world, we must unite knowledge and action. But how do you know? The so-called knowledge does not mean to make the teachings of the saints more complicated, but to penetrate the essence of the ways of the saints and simplify them, which is the simplicity of the way. But why should one pursue benevolence? If we do not pursue benevolent government, then what is the use of simplicity and the unity of knowledge and action? ”

This is what the teacher wants the students to understand – empathy. The goal of pursuing benevolent government lies in the people. Therefore, the people are fundamental. But if the scholars do not know the people, the so-called benevolent government is just rhetoric, and it is just sitting and talking. ”

Fang Jifan's body shook again, lying down, so you also have a theory, and you still have a set?

Sure enough, it is not unreasonable for Wang Shengren to come out once in hundreds of years, he can break out one, two, three, four, five or six for anything, and then think about it, oh, now it should be a blind thought, and then analyze, and finally summarize, and finally form a theory.

Is...... God.

Wang Shouren continued: "The students came to Xishan, not only to teach the children, but also to negotiate with the miners and farmers in Xishan, only to know that what they were pursuing in their hearts was not actually a peaceful and prosperous world, nor was it a benevolent government, the great rule of the sage's world, they did not think, what they saw was whether they could eat an extra piece of meat today, whether they could buy a piece of clothing for their wives and children tomorrow, we often said that the so-called great governance is that the road is not left behind, and the night is not closed, and the students used to think so. ”

And now, I know...... Wrong, wrong, wrong, the essence of the great rule of the world lies in the urgent needs of the people, what the people think, and what the scholars want, not the results that the people want, and the great governance pursued by the scholars is more from their own needs, rather than the needs of the real people. ”

The student then continued to think that when the student was studying, he also thought that if the people could not leave no stone uncovered and not close their doors at night, then they would be the great rule of the world, but later they realized that this was just the great rule of the world that the students thought. Because the students have never tasted hunger, they naturally do not think that the world should be governed by food for everyone. Because the students have not tried to be cold, they will not think that if the people have new clothes to wear, the world will be under great control. ”

"In the past, if someone had told the students that the essence of benevolent government was only to have food and clothing, the students would have felt contempt for it and thought it was too vulgar. But now, the students have come to understand that it is the students themselves who are really shallow and vulgar, and because the students are full of food and new clothes, they ignore the simplest needs of the people and talk about benevolent government. ”

"The sage said that only with sincerity and sincerity can we rule the country and level the world. But how to be honest and sincere? Right now...... Students understand that sincerity and sincerity are the same way, and only when they really come into contact with the most ordinary people can they know what they are anxious about, know their needs, understand the suffering of the people, and what is benevolent government. ”

Therefore, before the unity of knowledge and action, we need to know that the road is simple, and the road to simplicity first needs to have empathy. In this way, benevolent government can be practiced...... Now, the students finally know that the teacher does not want me to wait for us to waste my time in the Hanlin Academy. So I painstakingly ordered the students to come to Xishan after the duty and truly experience the suffering of the people, which is exactly what the teacher wants us to experience. ”

"......" Fang Jifan's small body trembled again, feeling that his waist was a little painful, if it went on like this, would there be a possibility of kidney deficiency?

Tang Yin was listening, and his face was already ashamed.

I see, Senior Brother Wang's understanding is really extraordinary, why didn't he think of it? He prides himself on being talented and smart, but he can't understand the painstaking efforts of his teacher.

With a sense of shame, he bowed down to Fang Jifan and said, "Teacher, the student will die, and the student doesn't know the teacher's essentials......"

Fang Jifan said in his heart, in fact, ...... As a teacher, I haven't understood this level of essentials, uh, I'm afraid that few people can understand it like this, so don't be ashamed.

"Not bad!" Okay, anyway, the skin is already very thick, and there are many stinky and shameless things to do, so naturally there is no psychological pressure, Fang Jifan's chin was slightly raised, and he looked at Fang Liang: "Oh, work hard." ”

Empathy?

Your sister, why didn't I think of it, well, I said...... That's great.

………………

A report was hurriedly delivered to Xiao Jing's hand.

This is an urgent report from Guizhou, which was urgently sent by Yang Xiongbaili, a lieutenant in Guizhou.

"Jinglong, the official of the general army, disobeyed the orders of the governor, went to war without authorization, and put Guiyang in danger?"

Xiao Jing squinted, frowned slightly, and paced back and forth.

This Fang family's father and son are really good, and they really ate the bear's heart and leopard gall one by one.

What is this road?

After pondering it carefully, Xiao Jing couldn't figure it out.

"Godfather, isn't it ......" The eunuch who followed him looked at Xiao Jing with a smile.

"Do you want to hurry up and pay tribute to Your Majesty?" Xiao Jing also looked at the little eunuch with the same smile.

"Naturally, it's up to the godfather to decide?"

"You." Xiao Jing shook his head and said: "Look, you also know that it is up to us to decide, but the same thing, what the people above you think, this is an unpredictable thing, do you think you can guess what we are thinking?" Come, tell me about it. ”

The little eunuch wanted to shake his head, but when he saw Xiao Jing's face becoming stern, he hurriedly said tremblingly: "Fang Jifan doesn't take you very seriously, the slave is thinking, isn't this just right?" Godfather can take this opportunity to see His Majesty......"

"You're smart, you guessed right." Xiao Jing glanced at him with relief: "You are really a roundworm in our stomach, we are very relieved to have a son like you." ”

Xiao Jing smiled, but suddenly, his smile became gloomy: "But you are stupid, you are stupid, in this world, it is not for us to have the final say." You guessed through us, but there is still the Holy One above us, and the Holy One's thoughts, you didn't think about it, but we have to think about it. ”

"Slaves and maids die." The little eunuch was so frightened that he didn't dare to come out.

Xiao Jing raised his eyelids lazily: "What does the saint think, Fang Jifan offered sweet potatoes and made a great contribution, and the chief military officer did not listen to the order, this matter can be called a general, and the king's order is not affected." It can also be said that it is a bad intention, it can be a loyal duty, or it can be uneasy and kind, you can tell me, what will Your Majesty think? ”

The little eunuch obviously didn't dare to speculate anymore, and said timidly: "Godfather...... Slaves...... The slave doesn't know. ”

"So you are stupid, if we send such news, Your Majesty will not be happy, and he will only take his anger out on us. But he calmed down, thinking of the Fang family's generations of service to the Ming Dynasty and great credit to the court, as soon as this anger disappeared, there was nothing left, at most, the holy decree was sent over, and he pleaded hard, and scolded Fang Jinglong obediently to ask for guilt, but this scolded one by one, what is it, let's see it, this Fang family's father and son, one race and one thick-skinned, this is not painful for them, and there is nothing difficult in the world, right? ”

"You see, we suffer both horizontally and vertically, they are scolded, Your Majesty treats them as courtiers, treats courtiers, and scolds them, because they still have to be used. But we are slaves and maids, slaves and maids are servants, and the courtiers are scolded, which displeases the king, at most let them enter the palace to see them. But if our slaves and maids upset Your Majesty, Your Majesty will kick us away, and we can no longer serve Your Majesty, then ...... What is it? ”

Xiao Jing glanced at the little eunuch mockingly, snorted coldly, and continued: "You dog, you have a bad idea." This urgent report, even if it is to be reported, it is not for us to report, Jinyiwei has no eyeliner? Won't the military department have a script? Won't they report it? ”

"Understood." The little eunuch smiled and said, "The slave understands that this urgent report does not exist at all." ”

"Hmm." Xiao Jing nodded thoughtfully: "I'll teach you a truth." ”

The little eunuch hurriedly said respectfully: "Please godfather, make it clear." ”

"A slave and a maidservant cannot have a heart, without a heart, there will be no likes and dislikes, and without likes and dislikes, they can be spontaneous, what is spontaneous? What is it...... Whatever the saint likes, we like what, whoever the saint wants to get close to, we have to be close to whom, whoever the saint wants to die, even if this person is your own father, you have to be the first to pounce on him and strangle him! ”