The spring night is bitter and the day is short, and the king will not be early from now on!

Ye Zhao, who had not touched the smell of meat for almost three years, could deeply understand the meaning of this sentence at this moment, and he now had similar thoughts.

The cold air of early spring was blocked by the window paper, and even if the stove fire in the house filled the room with warmth, Ye Zhao was still reluctant to come out of the bed.

"It's time for you to go and discuss with the gentlemen." Cai Yan shrunk in Ye Zhao's arms like a lazy cat, his closed eyes couldn't stop trembling, his breathing was a little messy, and finally he couldn't help but hold down the big hand on his chest, and there was a little coquettishness in his cold voice.

Liu Wei and Rui'er were still sleeping soundly on the side, as the main force last night, Liu Wei and Wei'er took on at least half of Ye Zhao's firepower, and there were four people lying on the spacious bed, for Cai Yan, even if it was not the first time, she still didn't feel comfortable, she felt a little absurd, but she was a little reluctant to give her a sense of security.

From the beginning of the fateful marriage, it has gradually become a little inseparable from Ye Zhao, especially in the past three years, so that the feelings that were not deep before have been precipitated and sublimated little by little.

The process of pulling the goddess of cold into the world has always been Ye Zhao's favorite feeling, and when he heard the words, he just smiled, and didn't care, he continued to hold Cai Yan Wencun, a woman who was nearly thirty years old, had a magic power that made men fascinated, and he couldn't put it down.

After messing around again, Ye Zhaocai forcibly let himself leave Gentle Township, it is okay to relax temporarily, but too much nostalgia will make him lose the ambition in his heart, Gentle Township is a hero's mound, it is really not nonsense.

Rui'er, who pretended to be asleep, got up obediently to help Ye Zhao and Cai Yan widen her clothes, although Cai Yan has said many times that Rui'er doesn't need to do this kind of thing, after all, Rui'er is Ye Zhao's first woman, even if it is a concubine, in this family that does not count children, only the four of them, they are already part of the family, whether it is Liu Wei or Cai Yan, they all love this well-behaved little maid, but unfortunately, she has not been able to conceive Ye Zhao's child, which may also be a good thing for her.

Ye Zhao patted Rui'er, helped her put on a layer of gauze clothes, so as not to freeze, and talked to Cai Yan for a while before leaving.

Now for Ye Zhao, it is a rare holiday, except for the routine business in the morning to go to the council hall to learn about government affairs, most of the time, Ye Zhao is with the two children.

Ye Zheng is now ten years old and has begun to study in the academy, and his second son Cai Yi is now six years old.

As Ye Zhao's son, Ye Zheng is not much stronger than Cai Yi, in addition to orthodox Confucianism, arithmetic and law are compulsory courses, as his first heir in the future, Ye Zheng is destined to lose the happiness that many people should have since he was a child, and some habits must be developed as soon as possible, but Ye Zhao can ignore Cai Yi's teachings and let Cai Yong teach, but as the eldest son, Ye Zheng's teachings have been planned for a long time, and the combination of work and rest is a must.

Since the age of four, Ye Zhao did not teach, but taught some rules and habits, sometimes, rules, habits, and education are more important than the knowledge itself, and it is precisely because of Ye Zhao's previous three years of cultivation in this area, after Ye Zhao went on the expedition, Ye Zheng can also maintain the habit of learning and exercising.

"Father!" Soon after Ye Zhao came back, he saw Ye Zheng come to pay a visit.

"My son has grown taller again." Ye Zhao looked at Ye Zheng, he had just reached the age of ten, and he was already more than six feet (about 23 centimeters in Han Qi, about one meter four in six feet), at this age, it was already very high, since he was a child, all kinds of nutrition were balanced, coupled with enough exercise, Ye Zheng's posture was even, and his polite face had a masculine aura, and he did not show femininity.

Touching Ye Zheng's head, he could feel that his son was a little resistant, but he forced himself not to move, after all, that sense of rustiness could not be resolved at once, Ye Zhao took Ye Zheng to sit down in the pavilion in the courtyard, and pulled the topic to learning, which is also the place that parents are most concerned about: "Has my son been confused in the academy recently?" ”

"Yes, indeed." Ye Zheng nodded.

"Let's listen to it, although the knowledge of being a father may not be as good as that of a teacher, there are not many people in this world who are better than being a father." Ye Zhao said with a smile.

"Recently, Cai Weng has been teaching children and Confucianism, but the children feel that there are many contradictions in this Confucianism." As a scholar who was cultivated by Ye Zhao, when it comes to learning, Ye Zheng is obviously much more energetic.

"Tell me about it." Ye Zhao said with a smile.

"For example, the king is the minister, and the father is the son, but there are words that do not obey the king, and do not obey the father; There are also relatives who hide each other, and there are righteous words to destroy relatives, isn't this a contradiction? Ye Zheng looked at Ye Zhao.

Righteous annihilation?

Ye Zhao's eyelids jumped, what is this teacher teaching?

But since he asked, Ye Zhao couldn't avoid it, and thought about it: "Then what kind of knowledge does I think this Confucianism is?" ”

"Cai Weng said that it is the study of governing the country." Ye Zheng bowed.

"Governing the country?" Ye Zhao shook his head: "Have you read the Analects?" ”

"I have read it through, and the meaning is not difficult to understand." Ye Zheng nodded.

"Can it tell you how to govern the country?" Ye Zhao asked rhetorically.

"No, but ......"

"But there is still the mean, Shangshu?" Ye Zhao leaned on the back of the chair, looked up at the sky at a forty-five degree angle, and said leisurely: "When my father was young, he followed his teacher that is to say Cai Weng read all the Confucian dossiers in the world, but he never found the way to govern the country, such as the Analects, which records the life perception of the first saint, he can teach people how to behave, people often say to do things, learn to be a man first, this is true, but it is not all right, learn to be a man, and then do things, the criteria of being a man will let you know what you can do, what you can't do, there is a view of right and wrong, but being a man is not the premise of doing things, I have seen a person who is proficient in Confucianism governs one side, but makes the people of one side miserable, but this person is indeed a person of high morality, impeccable character, but if you talk about doing things, but it is a mess, he is impeccable, Confucian classics, can recite like a stream, but even a county can not govern, let alone govern the country! What do I think? ”

"This ......" Ye Zheng couldn't answer, his knowledge and knowledge couldn't answer Ye Zhao's question.

"Because in Confucianism, all the things about being a person are the truth, but there is no reason for doing things." Ye Zhao patted Ye Zheng's shoulder and said with a smile: "The words of the ancestors are actually true, but the mistake is that they are used in the wrong place, do I know what to do if you govern a county?" ”

"To be able to understand the canonical punishment, to be able to discern the situation, we need to work together to allocate resources and encourage the people to farm......" Ye Zheng gushed a lot to Ye Zhao.

Ye Zhao smiled and listened to him before asking, "Then can my son tell his father, which of them will use Confucianism?" ”

"This ...... Educate the people! Ye Zheng thought about it, the Ming canon relied on the law, and now there is a special lesson in the academy for criminal prisons, and in addition, the deployment of operations requires mathematical skills...... Carefully calculated, there is only one way to educate the people who have anything to do with Confucianism.

"If the people don't even have enough to eat, and they run around for food every day, how can they listen to your teaching?" Ye Zhao smiled, Confucian education is actually a kind of foolish policy.

"Back to the question you asked before, what you said about the righteousness of destroying relatives is not Confucianism advocated, from the left biography, Shang Yang changed the law to have husband and wife tell each other, this is the words of the Legalists, as for the three outlines and five constants of the conflict, can be separated, one for education, one for governing the country, this is the beginning of Confucianism, it is maintaining imperial power, it is also the so-called Tao, with it can make the people know etiquette, know the righteousness, Confucianism is called the Tao, but also the foundation of people's life, but if you want to make the people rich, you need to build industry, business, strict law, but you can't rule the world with Confucianism alone, That would only cause chaos in the world! ”

Looking at Ye Zheng, who was stunned, Ye Zhao shook his head: "My son just needs to remember, as for the truth, you need to experience it yourself, whether the knowledge is useful or not, my son should have his own judgment, in this world, no doctrine is perfect." ”

Ye Zheng nodded as if he didn't understand, he didn't understand, but he kept Ye Zhao's words in mind.

Ye Zhao stood up, walked out with Ye Zheng and said, "I have also been to the academy, among several teachers, which one do I think is good?" ”

"It's Cai Weng!" Ye Zheng instinctively said that Cai Yong is not only Ye Zhao's teacher, but also a famous Confucian.

"Don't want everyone to follow the clouds, talk about your feelings, the teacher's knowledge is great, but the teaching is ...... can not be called a famous teacher. Ye Zhao shook his head, he is a disciple brought out by Cai Yong, and he has the most right to speak, Cai Yong lectures, if your level is not at a certain level, it is easy to lose yourself, just like Ye Zhao's predecessor, he has become a nerd, knowledgeable, but he can't do things, if he hadn't been so far in this era, it is estimated that he would not have left such a name as Ye Zhao in this era.

Ye Zheng blushed a little when he heard this, and thought about it carefully: "A few young teachers are ...... Children can understand, such as Zhao's mathematics, as well as Mr. Li's Gewu, and the art of war of several generals can also understand some, Confucianism is too profound, and it is difficult for children to understand it all. ”

"Confucianism still has to be learned, but don't put all your energy on it, this knowledge is the same as being a man, the time has come, you don't know what you will slowly understand, but since you can understand the number of arts and things, you should learn hard, these two have something in common with the art of war, everything should be from shallow to deep, too hasty, but it will be counterproductive." Ye Zhao said with a smile.

"Oh, boy, remember." Ye Zheng bowed.

"......" Ye Zhao glanced at Ye Zheng, who was respectful, and was a little dissatisfied with this attitude of being a one-size-fits-all in his own home, but he couldn't say anything, Ye Zheng was right in terms of reason, but what was wrong was that the relationship between their father and son was relatively weak, and the princely family, it may not be a good thing to pursue family affection too much.

"My lord, the prince sent someone to invite." A general came in and bowed to Ye Zhao.

"Let him wait." Ye Zhao nodded, signaled the family general to go, and let Ye Zheng go to the academy by himself, and after he changed into formal clothes, he went out of the mansion and went to the Hongnong Mansion with the royal slave who came to invite.