Chapter 136: Reaching a Dead End
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, hehe, the younger brother has officially entered the natal year, and I will continue to wish you good luck in the Year of the Tiger.
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"Jun'er, it's so late now, why don't you go to rest," Zhang Fan walked to the stone bench beside Zhu Yijun and sat down, looked at Zhu Yijun and asked.
Zhu Yijun was dragging his chin with both hands and looking at the starry sky, he didn't know what he was thinking, and he didn't care about Zhang Fan's question at all, so he said for a long time: "There is no teacher, the night is long, and I have no intention of sleeping, Jun'er wants to be quiet here,"
Zhang Fan listened to his words, and secretly "sweated" in his heart, he knew that he shouldn't have told him the big talk of "postmodernism", Journey to the West, but the question is not here.
"Jun'er is still thinking about what happened on the street the day before yesterday," Zhang Fan asked.
Zhu Yijun was not surprised that Zhang Fan knew his thoughts, he just said with some interest: "Teacher, I still remember that the teacher was still in the East Palace to give a lecture for Jun'er, the teacher is not like other people, the world is praised very beautiful, everyone is courteous and law-abiding, the world is like a happy land, the teacher told me that there are many good people in the world, but good people are only in people's hearts, and they will not be easily revealed, although the teacher agrees with what Yasheng said." Human nature is inherently good', but it also tells Jun'er that the changes in the world hide human nature.
"To be honest, Jun'er was really attracted by the teacher's words at that time, but he didn't completely believe the teacher's words, just because the teacher was not like other masters and bachelors, who said people to the extreme, but never mentioned why there were evil people in this world, at that time, Jun'er even thought in her heart that the teacher probably said this to Jun'er in order to justify himself,"
Zhang Fan listened to Zhu Yijun quietly, he didn't interject to say anything, what Zhu Yijun said was reasonable, yes, his previous words that were different from those of his predecessors, in addition to Zhang Fan's own understanding of his own two lives, how could he not be flattering and tactful, after all, at that time, he was just entering the official career, just a newcomer to officialdom, how could he not be cautious and cautious about letting him teach the prince for the first time, and at that time he would naturally not be like other old-fashioned bachelors, the sage's teachings were that he couldn't move, can't touch it, that's why there is this teaching to Zhu Yijun, but Zhang Fan didn't expect that Zhu Yijun would remember this incident so deeply.
Zhu Yijun naturally didn't know what Zhang Fan was thinking, but just said to himself: "But the day before yesterday, let Jun'er thoroughly understand, what the teacher said is very right, Jun'er even thinks that the teacher's personality is really good, and he can't bear to tell Jun'er the real situation, all living beings in this world should be as Xun Qing (i.e. Xunzi) said, 'human nature is evil',"
Zhu Yijun's words came out, Zhang Fan was shocked, Zhu Yijun was naïve and encountered this kind of thing, it is normal for his mind to change, but this change is too extreme, but he is not saying that Xunzi's point of view is wrong, but worried that Zhu Yijun has completely mistaken Xunzi's meaning of "human nature is evil".
But this is not the point, the focus is on Zhu Yijun's identity, he is the emperor of the future, the destined Emperor of the Ming Dynasty in history, if it is an ordinary person, it is just an emperor, an emperor who is in charge of the world ascends to the throne with wrong and extreme thoughts, what will happen in the future in this world, Zhang Fan really has no foresight, thinking about it, Zhang Fan's cold sweat began to flow, and he was even more afraid in his heart, he wanted to correct Zhu Yijun's heart immediately.
"Jun'er, how did you have such an idea," Zhang Fan asked.
"Why did the teacher ask me like this," Zhu Yijun listened to Zhang Fan's question, and looked at him with some doubts, as if he felt a little strange, why did he have said it so clearly, Zhang Fan still asked him like this, "Isn't it obvious, Jun'er has seen the truth of the world and knows everything,"
Zhang Fan smiled and shook his head, looked at Zhu Yijun with a puzzled face and said, "No, you are wrong,"
"What did I do wrong?" Zhu asked.
"Before I speak, I want to tell you," Zhang Fan said, "When I taught you in the East Palace, the words I said were a little tactful, but those were all truths, and there was absolutely no exaggeration, and there was no trace of shrinking,"
"The teacher refers to the theory of human nature," Zhu Yijun asked.
"Yes," Zhang Fan nodded and said, "Jun'er did see the ugly side of human nature the day before yesterday, but have you ever thought that when I saw the gift list given to me by those officials in Suzhou, I was very angry, but I didn't think of this,"
When Zhu Yijun heard this, he was suddenly a little surprised, he thought back carefully, and found that it was really as Zhang Fan said, at that time he only had anger in his heart, and the anger was beyond measure, but he never thought about human nature, Zhu Yijun couldn't find the reason, but he was not a person who gave up easily, and hurriedly said: "That's because I ......"
Zhu Yijun's words were interrupted by Zhang Fan as soon as he said a few words: "That's because as a prince, you have long heard a lot and seen the greed of officials, and you are not surprised that such a serious thing happened, except for feeling angry; Or do you no longer see officials as human beings, and think that they are just a group of objects acting for the sake of the country or your own interests?"
"Teacher, Jun'er definitely didn't treat them as human beings, just ......" Zhu Yijun listened to Zhang Fan's words, and hurriedly defended himself, but he didn't know how to speak when he said it, "...... It's just that Jun'er may be used to seeing these things, so she feels normal, or is it ...... It's because Jun'er was so angry at the time that she didn't think about it," Zhu Yijun's words were a little twisted.
Zhang Fan could naturally hear what he meant, in fact, what he said just now was just deliberately looking for a topic that could make Zhu Yijun feel unreasonable, not to target him with this, Zhang Fan looked at Zhu Yijun and always smiled, but there was no trace of blame and ridicule in that smiling expression, which made Zhu Yijun feel that Zhang Fan did not deliberately find his own fault, which made him feel a lot more at ease.
Zhang Fan saw that his goal had been achieved, and Zhu Yijun's rather firm heart just now had opened a gap because of an unrelated thing Zhang Fan said, Zhang Fan took advantage of the victory to pursue, and continued: "Jun'er, let's not talk about this matter first, let's talk about this incident you encounter now, you met that person on the street the day before yesterday, that profiteer made you see the evil side of human nature, but have you ever thought that the world is so big, countless things happen every day, and what you encounter is just one of them, Why can you conclude that all the people in this world are wicked?"
"This ......" Zhu Yijun didn't know how to answer, his train of thought had been rounded into a dead end by Zhang Fan.
"And, Jun'er, I've already heard Liang Chao tell me in detail about the day before yesterday," Zhang Fan continued without letting Zhu Yijun speak, "The day before yesterday, you just saw the 'evil' of that profiteer, but you turned a blind eye to the 'good' around you,"
Zhu Yijun's eyes widened immediately when he heard this.
"That porter," Zhang Fan said.
Zhu Yijun was reminded by Zhang Fan, and then he remembered, yes, that porter, this kind of thing happened, not to mention the profiteer's sky-high price, the most vocal is the porter, no matter who blames the matter, the porter has never said anything to Zhu Yijun and his party.
Zhang Fan was not present, but he understood the matter clearly, and he could guess why the porter didn't come to find trouble, numb, humiliated, and even didn't dare to ask Zhu Yijun and his party who seemed to have status, but now he was trying to untie Zhu Yijun's heart knot, how could he tell this matter.
When Zhu Yijun heard it, he immediately fell silent again, but he didn't notice any abnormality when his thoughts were brought into another dead end by Zhang Fan, but began to think with Zhang Fan's words.
"Yes, the teacher is right," Zhu Yijun thought in his heart, "Although the profiteer blackmailed me, but the porter, just to make some hard-earned money, but he always has to worry about the goods being broken and he has to pay for it, that's it, he has never argued with me about anything,"
Zhu Yijun suddenly discovered that the world is not as dirty as he thought, and there is still a beautiful existence, but in this short period of time, his little head has been a little confused by Zhang Fan, and Zhu Yijun can't tell who is right and who is wrong.
Saving his head in some pain, Zhu Yijun didn't know what he should insist on, raised his head, he looked at Zhang Fan blankly, and asked with some confusion: "Teacher, what should I do, who should I believe?"
Zhang Fan heard him say this, knowing that now the initiative is already in his hands, now what Zhang Fan says, Zhu Yijun will believe something, but Zhang Fan did not intend to give him clear guidance, he kept an eye on it, Zhu Yijun is still a child, but he will always grow up, and one day he will have his own understanding, if at that time, Zhu Yijun found that everything Zhang Fan said today was just a lie, at that time, the smallest was just a "white lie", and the most troublesome was "the crime of bullying the king", Although Zhang Fan has the ability to make Zhu Yijun believe in himself in the future, he is not a gambler, he prefers things that he is sure of, but now, for his future, he has to bet on a confused future that has nothing to do with him.
"I can't give you an answer to this matter," Zhang Fan said, "You have to believe in yourself, you have to find out the answer by yourself,"
"But teacher, how does Jun'er know that her answer is correct," Zhu Yijun asked, "If it is wrong, wouldn't it be a failure to live up to the teacher's teaching today?"
To be honest, Zhang Fan was indeed a little moved when he heard his words, Zhu Yijun can say this, as a prince, there are really few in history that a prince of a country can say such a thing to a courtier.
"Jun'er, life is your own, and in the future, the world will also be yours," Zhang Fan said, "You have to have self-confidence, you have to be firm in your beliefs, if you can't even strengthen your beliefs, how will you lead this huge empire to a stronger future in the future," the words were a bit bloody, but it was these words that were said and listened to in later generations, which seemed extremely sincere and great in the minds of the ancients.
Zhu Yijun glanced at Zhang Fan gratefully, and thought deeply, but Zhang Fan didn't bother him, just waited patiently on the side.
The stars are changing, it is getting late, there is a sound of beating people on the street outside, it is already the second watch, Zhu Yijun is still thinking, and Zhang Fan is still waiting patiently on the side.
"Teacher," Zhu Yijun finally raised his head, just about to speak.
"You don't have to tell me now, it's late today, Jun'er go back and rest first, and tell me the answer tomorrow," Zhang Fan stood up, smiled gently, and patted Zhu Yijun's slightly thin but firm shoulder with his palm.
It's just that Zhang Fan, who was just about to leave, was stopped by Zhu Yijun.
"Teacher, don't wait until tomorrow, Jun'er has the answer now," Zhu Yijun stood up, looked at Zhang Fan with a firm look in his eyes and said, "Jun'er believes in the teacher's words, there are still more 'good' than 'evil' in this world,"
After saying this, Zhu Yijun bowed to Zhang Fan even more respectfully, Zhang Fan was a little flustered by his move, he hurriedly stepped forward to help Zhu Yijun's body, and asked, "Jun'er, why is this?"
"The teacher made Jun'er understand that as the prince of a country, he must not make a conclusion," Zhu Yijun said, "Just like my father, although my father is the emperor, he holds the biggest life and death in the world, but he never lightly asks for people's lives. can also overturn the boat', these people enter the official career to show what they yearn for, whether it is righteousness or small profit, if these people dare to have any deviance in the future, I, Zhu Yijun, swear in the name of the ancestors and ancestors, I will never spare them,"
"Hehe, it's good that Jun'er understands," Zhang Fan said, but he was a little apprehensive in his heart, he just wanted Zhu Yijun not to get into a dead end, how do you know that now it has become this situation, Zhu Yijun just got out of a dead end, and entered another dead end, but this dead end not only represents Zhu Yijun's view of human nature, but also has complete trust in Zhang Fan, but Zhu Yijun's last words Zhang Fan felt that he was still a little uncertain, Zhu Yijun may become a generation of Ming Jun because of these words, However, it is also possible to think that these words have become a generation of tyrants, but this "tyrant" son is only said to the courtiers, thinking of this, Zhang Fan will no longer persuade Zhu Yijun.
"Maybe, this is not bad," Zhang Fan thought in his heart, "Anyway, it's good that Jun'er's temperament is settled like this, but I myself will have to be careful in the future, alas,"