In the carpentry room, there has been no sound of chisels, axes and saws, and Tianqi and his brother Zhu Youzhen are putting their heads together and carefully reading Mao Yulong's treatises, arguing from time to time with red faces and red ears.

The time for dinner had long passed, but no little eunuch dared to come forward to urge, because the one in front had already been reprimanded.

It wasn't until a little palace maid came and said that the queen was hungry that Tianqi and Zhu Youzhen stopped debating and studying, and Tianqi said with a serious face: "Half of the Analects govern the world, I thought it was nonsense, but today I learned that if you can really explain the connotation of the Analects thoroughly, this must be an extremely smart person, and there is no problem for a supreme smart person to govern the world." ”

Zhu Youzhen put away the book and sighed: "Being able to explain the Analects so clearly is enough to prove that this person's understanding of the Analects has reached the level of heaven and man, and this person is enough to govern the world." ”

The content of the words is similar, but the meaning is diametrically opposite, which is why the two brothers look at things from a very different perspective.

The queen watched that the two brothers did not laugh when they ate together, but ate in a muffled voice, but it was enough to see that the food eaten by the two brothers tasted like chewing wax, but she didn't know why, so she didn't ask. So the three of them in the family had a rare dull meal.

The next day there was no morning court, the afternoon feast was still held as usual, after the great Confucians talked eloquently, in the interval, the apocalypse suddenly asked: "Masters, the ancients explained that "the people can make it, but they can't make it known", and it is generally explained positively.

It is said that we can let the people follow the path we guide, and there is no need to let them know why. Is that right? ”

In response to this good student's inquiry, the great Confucians immediately began to explain the truth of this explanation by quoting scriptures.

Apocalypse listened patiently, but was noncommittal.

At this time, Zhu Youzhen, an auditor, stood up and humbly asked: "But if someone breaks the sentence like this, the people can make it; No, let it be known. This kind of sentence reading explains this cross saying of Confucius: For the people, those who can make them free, and those who cannot also make them known. Or say: What is acceptable by public opinion will be made to be shared, and what cannot be allowed will also be known by the public. The key to understanding this approach is "yes". So is this statement correct? ”

For the ten sentences of Confucius, there have always been disputes, because the sentences of a sentence are different, which are completely opposite connotations. So the great Confucians in the hall naturally formed two factions, and they immediately argued with red faces and thick necks.

As a result, the two brothers listened with a confused expression, and finally the apocalypse proposed again: "If I understand it this way, the people can make it, and let it be; You can't make it, you know it. The two sentences cited above make sense when read differently. However, to interpret Confucius's words in the first way is too contradictory to Confucius's thoughts. Although the second type is slightly close to Confucius's thought, the meaning of "may" in this is vague, and the interpreter is also suspected of being inthorough. But what do you think of this third sentence of explanation? ”

The two explanations have made people in the world debate for thousands of years, but as soon as this third sentence came out, the whole hall was in an uproar. It has always been a matter of course to argue between the two factions, as long as one faction wins, the correct conclusion will be reached, but if there is a third faction, it will be confused, and it will be a situation of circle kicking.

Zhu Youzhen frowned and proposed again: "But the younger brother thinks that the people can make it, but they can't; Make it known. According to this, it can be explained that if the common people can be supported, laissez-faire will not work, and they must be guided. ”

A group of Confucians were completely blinded at that time.

Regardless of the Confucianism in the circle, Zhu Youzhen put his hands behind his back and said to himself: "If you explain it like this, this king thinks it is more reasonable, and the people can make it?" No. It can be known. According to this sentence, this is Confucius asking and answering himself. Confucius said, can the common people let it go? No. It is still necessary to educate. The king believes that this sentence is more in line with the original heart of the saints, and there is no class to teach, and to educate all people. ”

There was silence in the hall, and when the two brothers woke up from their tangled thoughts, they found that there was no Confucianism in the hall.

The two brothers glanced at each other, with a confused face, packed up the books and utensils, and went back to the harem silently.

Back at the carpenter's workshop, the two of them found a place, sat down casually, and then stared blankly at the roof, without saying a word.

After a long, long time, Apocalypse sighed.

But Zhu Youzhen said first: "It was originally a rule that everyone followed, but it was explained so indiscriminately, but it made people's minds confused, and many contradictions were born in plain terms, is this a blessing or misfortune in the world?" ”

Apocalypse sighed again: "Up and down for thousands of years, such a demon suddenly came out, I don't know if this is our luck or misfortune for the Ming Empire." Then he became anxious inexplicably, stood up, and paced with his hands behind his back: "It can be seen from this point that this person can't integrate into the Donglin Party or the Eunuch Party no matter what, and becoming a lonely minister is his fate, and I don't need to deliberately cultivate it." ”

"Wouldn't it be a pity to train this person to be a lonely minister?"

Apocalypse stood still, and asked rhetorically with a heavy expression: "With such a knowledgeable person, I may not be able to control it, can you?" ”

Zhu Youzhen lowered his head and pondered, at this time, he no longer looked like a child, but like a dull old man.

Apocalypse looked at him expectantly and didn't disturb his thinking.

After a long time, Zhu Youzhen finally shook his head gently: "My brother can't control such a person, and I can't do anything about it." ”

Apocalypse sighed in disappointment. I admit that I can be mediocre, and I always hope that this unconventional brother can be a hundred times stronger than himself. And that person's ability should definitely be difficult to find in the world, if you can control it, it will be a great luck in the world, and once you can't control it, it will be a catastrophe in the world. Apocalypse really desires to change, and if he can harness this person who is so forward-thinking, within the scope of control, and let him benefit the people, it will be a great blessing for the world. And once it can't be controlled and out of control, it will be a great disaster in the world. But from the tone of the younger brother, the younger brother does not have the confidence and ability to control him.

"Since neither you nor I can control him, we should get rid of him." When he raised his head, Zhu Youzhen's eyes already had a kind of coldness. This kind of cold look made the kind-hearted Tianqi shudder.

After pondering for a long time, the apocalypse said lightly: "Since the heavens have descended this demon, there must be a purpose, and it may go against the will of the heavens if it is easily removed, so let's take a good look." Then he walked lonely to the door, and when he was kicked in and out of the door, the apocalypse said: "Take a look at his performance in Taixue again, and then put him in - just a year later, and then put him on Phi Dao, let him help his uncle turn the situation around, and if it is of great use, he will be transferred back to the court, and if it is not as we imagined, let him fend for himself there." ”