Chapter 40: Du Ruhui's Reflections on Teaching His Eldest Son and Li Shimin
Du Wei, who felt greatly wronged, returned home with a few injured family members in a huff.
The more Du Wei thought about it, the more unwilling he became, and he thought of finding Changsun Chong and others to find Du Chengfeng's bad luck. But he didn't know Du Chengfeng's name, let alone where Du Chengfeng lived.
If he wanted to go back to take revenge, he had no chance, so he was even more furious. happened to see a flower pot at his feet, and Du Concept, who was angry, kicked it out without thinking about it.
Smack! The flower pot flew out and crashed into a bluestone staircase in the front yard and shattered. Du Ruhui, who came back from the next dynasty, happened to see this scene.
"Rebel, what are you crazy about?" Du Ruyan shouted angrily.
The pot he kicked was his favorite potted orchid, and it took him a lot of effort to cultivate this pot of orchids into its current state.
I didn't think of being kicked and broken by this rebel, and I don't know if I can save it. How could Du Ruhui not be angry.
Unexpectedly, his father came back suddenly, and Du Gou could only shout weakly: "Dad, why did you come back." ”
"Humph! If I don't come back, you're going to kill all these precious flowers and plants of mine! Du Ru, who was still angry, said angrily.
"Dad, I didn't mean to. It's all to blame on that stinky boy in East City, the person who injured me still wants me to pay money. I was so angry that I accidentally kicked my father's potted plant. Dad, you're going to help me call the shots! Du Wei looked at his father's angry appearance, no matter how stupid he was, he knew that the potted plant he kicked out must be worth a lot of money. So he turned his head and changed the topic decisively and quickly.
When Du Ruhui heard that his eldest son was bullied in Dongshi, although he still felt a little heartache about Du Gong's broken orchid, he still asked with a little concern: "What's the matter, you tell the truth clearly, don't lie." ”
Du Wei had no choice but to tell Du Ruhui the truth about what happened. didn't add oil or vinegar, but emphasized that his carriage was broken by Du Chengfeng, and several family members were also seriously injured.
By the way, there is also the last sentence that Du Chengfeng said. That sentence has always frightened him. If he wasn't surnamed Du, Du Chengfeng might really abolish him, and he felt scared when he thought about it.
Du Wei is a little dumbfounded, but he is definitely not stupid.
Du Wei knew that although his father did not control his behavior outside on weekdays, his father was fair. If you talk nonsense, you will be found by your father when you turn around, and you will not have good fruits to eat.
As soon as Du Wei finished talking about what had happened, the anger that Du Ruhui had just suppressed came up again.
"You rebel, you're really angry with me. Rotten wood cannot be carved. Usually you are doing nonsense outside, you don't make any big trouble, and your father doesn't bother to care about you. But you almost killed someone today, and if it weren't for the mercy of others, it is not certain that you would have come back intact. Du Ruhui slapped Du Wei on the back of his head and said angrily.
"Dad, I was bullied by that stinky boy, if you don't help me make the decision, you will beat me." Du Wei said angrily. There was inevitably a deep resentment in my heart.
"How dare you say it...... Cough...... Cough" Du Ruxuan's blood surged, his face turned red, and he kept coughing.
Seeing that his father was coughing, Du Wei suddenly panicked. Du Ruhui's body is already getting worse day by day, and at this moment, he is a little out of breath when he is provoked by Du Gou.
"Dad, are you alright?" Du Wei said with his head drooped.
Du Ruhui leaned against a column, rubbed his chest with his hand, and waited for his breath to be smoother before he said sharply: "Don't make trouble in Chang'an City all day long, I will burn high incense." Today is for the sake of the same surname, people let you go, what about next time? Do you think you're so lucky every time? Or do you feel that your status is great, so you can defy the law and despise everything? ”
"Dad, I ......" Du Wei was speechless by Du Ruhui's lesson.
"From today onwards, you give me an honest reflection at home, and I will be grounded for a month." Du Ruhui ordered with a serious face. Du Ruhui has always felt that his discipline of his two sons is too lenient, which is why the eldest son Du Gou's habits are so sloppy.
From Du Wei's description, Du Ruhui learned that the boy who taught him was only about sixteen years old, fortunately it was the mercy of others, otherwise the consequences would be really unimaginable.
The last sentence left is intriguing. Could it be that the young man has some relationship with the Du family?
I don't know why, Du Ruhui's thoughts drifted back to more than ten years ago, when they were in their prime......
At Du Ruhui's strong request, no matter how Du Wei pleaded, he was finally grounded by Du Ruhui for a month. Du Wei knew his father's principles, even if he was unwilling, he could only accept this punishment in frustration.
In the Manna Palace, the night was thick, and a breeze slowly blew in from outside the hall, faintly with a little early spring chill. On weekdays, he had already gone to bed at this time, but today Li Shimin did not feel a trace of sleepiness at the moment.
Since meeting Du Chengfeng, Li Shimin has a lot of thoughts, and his heart has not been calm. He was thinking about what Du Chengfeng said, the various influences and consequences of Confucianism since history. Carefully analyze the pros and cons of this.
Perhaps the cool breeze in the middle of the night made Li Shimin's thinking clearer, by looking at the development process of various dynasties over the past thousand years in history. Li Shimin clearly found that no matter how the dynasty changed and how the imperial power changed, the treatment of the people did not seem to have changed much.
In the hearts of the people, food and clothing always come first. It seems that they only have the goal of food and clothing. Maybe they also thought about changing this fate by reading, but as Du Chengfeng said, people can't afford to read.
Then the common people are the most fundamental social productive forces of a country, and because of the shackles of Confucianism, this productive force has been hovering to a certain extent for thousands of years. This has led to the stagnation of society in many ways.
The root of all this is in the mind. Just like what Du Chengfeng said: about the printing of books, in fact, it is a small change, but the efficiency is the difference between heaven and earth. It's such a small difference, why can't so many people in Datang find out, but Du Chengfeng can see through it at a glance?
It's like why paper has always been so expensive, and why since Cai Lun invented papermaking, he hasn't thought about improving it. There is also the locust plague, in fact, there is a lack of observation. If you look closely like Du Chengfeng, you will definitely find that chickens and ducks and other poultry are the natural enemies of locusts.
There seem to be many, many more things like that, and at this moment Li Shimin suddenly discovered: It has always seemed that the imperial power is the biggest victim. Imperial power seems to be high, but it is passive everywhere.
And the root of all this comes from the imprisonment of thought, which is forever framed by Confucianism within a fixed range. As Du Chengfeng said, all schools of thought have their own strengths, and Confucianism is not omnipotent.
For example, Legalism, Legalism has created an unprecedentedly powerful country in Daqin. Another example is the Mohists, who made many very great academic contributions during the Warring States Period.
Li Shimin wanted the Tang Dynasty to become powerful and wealthy quickly, but now it seems that there are still many drawbacks in the imperial court because of Confucian ideology and he needs to change.
Li Shimin had a strong impulse to announce the will of the coexistence of all schools of thought in the early dynasty tomorrow, and this Tang Dynasty would develop more ideally. But deep down, he had to admit that he did not have full confidence to win the support of the ministers of the DPRK and China. Maybe only Du Chengfeng, the initiator, can convince those old stubborns.
Forget it, for the sake of insurance, let's let Du Chengfeng personally go to the court one day to fight with those old diehards. What he has to do is how to give Du Chengfeng a suitable identity as soon as possible.