Chapter Eighty-Nine: Lesson 2

"Okay, don't look at it, it's not for food. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info”

Jian Chen walked over with a smile and whistled, and Ji Bai hurriedly ran over.

"Tell all of us to leave and rest today. Say to the red fish, and kill the rest of the sheep in the evening, and you will share the food. You take the black-clad guards with you and stay around. As long as you can't hear me talking here, no one of us is allowed to come close. ”

"Okay."

took out the pottery whistle and blew a few times, and the people nearby left in turn, and Ji Bai took the black-clothed guard two hundred steps away, with his back to everyone.

Jian Chen asked the young man here to sit down again and asked, "Is this meal delicious?" ”

"It's delicious."

"Do you want to eat every day?"

"Yes."

"Do you know what the civilian slaves of the cities eat? How much corn can you exchange for this meal? ”

These people never expected that Jian Chen would suddenly change the topic here, and they were a little cold for a while, they didn't know what the civilians ate on weekdays, so they had to be silent.

Su Tang saw that the scene was deserted, and he was the oldest here, so he quickly got up and said, "What Ji Xia means is to teach us to help those ...... in the city more in the future."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Jian Chen, who smiled and said, "I didn't want to talk about this." You have landed slaves in your family, and you can still afford to eat this little food. Why can you afford it? Why can't those civilian slaves afford to eat? ”

"Because our family has a lot of land and slaves."

Jian Chen nodded and said, "That's right, so why are there so many?" ”

A group of people didn't know what to say, Chen Jian stood up, walked around everyone with his hands behind his back and said, "It's actually very simple. For your father and mother were the princes of the cities, and the priests, and the rulers of the fields, and so on, and when you went to war, you were divided among slaves, and when you divided the land, you were always given good land. Right? ”

Everyone thought about it for a while, and they listened to their parents' talk on weekdays, and they also knew that what Chen Jian said was right, and they were a little uneasy in their hearts, and said that it was difficult for Chen Jian to talk about his parents?

Seeing that everyone did not refute by default, Jian Chen said with a smile: "So, if you want to eat such a meal at once, and prevent future generations from eating the meals of slaves and commoners, you have to find a way to become a leader, a priest, or the like, that is, to find a way to replace your parents." ”

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, nodded again and again, and said, "What Ji Xia said is right. ”

"I think your parents have also told you something in the past few days, it is said that I said it, what kind of constant birth has perseverance, noble and lowly, and so on, I have heard a lot recently, right?"

Of course, these people have heard these words, this time they followed their parents to Sucheng, and they heard similar words first when they arrived in Sucheng, they just felt that there was some truth at the time, but their parents excitedly told them that Ji Xia's words were simply the truth of heaven and earth, and the leaders talked about this for several days, how could they not know?

Jian Chen looked at everyone's expressions and said with a smile: "What about this, is it not important what I said, the important thing is that you understand these words?" ”

"Understood!"

Jian Chen immediately shook his head and said, "You didn't understand. ”

"Constant production has perseverance, the noble are always noble, and the cheap are always cheap. These words are the legal principles for you to succeed your parents, and only when these words are true, will people take it for granted that you will succeed your parents. ”

"You have to find out, the people of the city elected you because of constant production? Or is it because of perseverance? Is it you, your wealth? Or is it because the heart is expensive? These two things are not the same. ”

This circle is smaller, and the young people's brains are also fast, and they have returned: "It's because of perseverance." ”

Jian Chen clapped his hands and applauded: "Yes, understand this, even if you understand a little." Because there is constant production, it is convenient to have perseverance. The people of the country elect you because of perseverance, not because of permanence. If you have permanence and no perseverance, then there is no legal principle for your succession, and your people will push you down, am I right? ”

"Further, in the future, if you have a child and want your child to inherit your rights, what if your child is stubborn? Is there anything you can do to ensure that your children succeed from generation to generation? From generation to generation, it is a little difficult to ensure that your children have hearts that are as precious as copper. ”

"What should I do? You will deceive your people.

"To what extent? deceived them into equating constant birth with perseverance, and body nobility with heart preciousness. ”

"Just like the story I told me last winter about the red fish being boiled in a clay pot in Awacheng, she only knew how to cut the fish and boil it, but she forgot why she cut it. After a long time, everyone naturally accepted the fact that the father died and the son succeeded, but they did not think why. ”

"Speaking of which, I really understood those words. I may not agree with this, but since I am your husband, I have to solve the doubts in your hearts, do you understand what I mean by this? ”

The young people's faces were happy, they had heard these things talk about their parents on weekdays, but they just said what to do, where to say it so clearly, some of the incomprehensible things that their parents asked them to do, through Chen Jian's words, suddenly enlightened.

Su Tang secretly clenched his fists, this time it was worth the trip, I thought that as long as I learned some ways to train soldiers, but those things were still inferior to this. Looking at it this way, it seems that Ji Xia really believes in his words and wants to teach him.

The only thing that puzzled was Yuemei, she had been in contact with Xia Cheng for a long time, and she had heard a lot of details about Xia Cheng, and even knew some of Jian Chen's preferences.

After everyone chattered and discussed, the surprise in their hearts was no less than the original fantasy of Xia City, and the previous disappointment was swept away, opening another treasure house that they had never seen before.

"If you know why, you have to know how to do it. In the middle of thinking and getting, there is another do, and this do-do is the most important thing. I'm going from Xiacheng to Sucheng, so if I drive west, I won't be able to go. ”

"If you want to do it, you must first be noble and persevering. Even if you hate it in your heart, you have to pretend to die, who knows what you think in your heart? When people judge someone, they will only look at what they have done, and they will not know what they think. ”

"From every move, you have to be aware of those ordinary Chinese people who have no permanent production, and at the same time, you must make ordinary Chinese people feel that you are doing a good job, and they must learn. The problem is that they are busy plowing the land and eating all day long, and they don't have the conditions to learn, so they can only sigh that you have an aristocratic temperament and are happy and convinced. ”

"A person who does everything well in this act is called a gentleman. People who are reluctant, but still do it, I call them hypocrites, but it doesn't make a difference, it's all the same. ”

"The words and deeds of a gentleman or a hypocrite must be passed down from generation to generation, because perseverance and noble heart are the legal principles of your succession, and once these things collapse and your descendants can't do it, then all this will be ruined."

"Why should you be a gentleman, what are the benefits of being a gentleman, and how to be a gentleman who is different from ordinary Chinese people and has perseverance at a glance, this is the second lesson I want to teach you. Do you want to learn? ”

Everyone stood up and saluted Chen Jian, "I want to learn." ”

Chen Jian took out the wooden slip from the earthen basket and said: "If you are a gentleman, you must have six arts and six virtues." ”

"The first of the six arts is to be literate. Because these words contain the wisdom of the ancestors, if you encounter something that you don't know how to do, you can find history from the book, and there is always a solution. In this way, you can be wise and wise, and you can lead the city. ”

"The second of the six arts is to be able to count. If you don't know how to count, you know the income of corn, the soldiers going on the expedition, and the division of the fields. ”

"Third, you must be able to shoot arrows, dance swords, fight, ride horses, and drive. These are all skills in the military formation, and the clansmen will not elect a person who is too thin to carry his hands and shoulders and cannot resist. ”

"Fourth, we must know a little about the hundred workers. ploughing land, building houses, kneading pottery, smelting copper...... All of this, even if not, you have to know probably. Know how much corn can be produced in one acre of land, lest you even know how much corn your people have to eat every day to starve to death when there is a great drought and famine. ”

"Fifth, we must know etiquette. At least you have to know how to tie your hair, to make sacrifices, to treat people. These are the things that make people feel that you are different from them, and this one is the easiest to install. ”

"Sixth, you must be proficient in music and recite ballads. You have to understand what the clansmen sing are, and you have to know whether the clansmen sing sad or joyful, and it is also convenient for you to discuss things that the clansmen do not understand, and suddenly feel that you are very powerful. ”

"What about this gentleman's six arts, it will be will, it will not be not, I can teach you, I will teach you, and I will never forget it for a lifetime. And the remaining six virtues are things to abide by for a lifetime, even if you are reluctant, you have to pretend for a lifetime. ”

"Why? Because the clan has not yet taken it for granted that tigers give birth to tigers and cats, you have not yet reached the time when you can inherit everything from your parents when you eat and die. If you don't do it, others do it well, and you will be driven down. Besides, you still have brothers and sisters, there are also six arts, will the Chinese choose one with six virtues or one without six virtues? Think for yourselves. ”

"Then these six virtues, one of them, must do what you say, so that your people can trust you. For example, if you gamble with others, and you say that you will cut off your hand if you lose before the fight, then you have to do it, and if you lose, you will chop off your hand. ”

"Second, have compassion; Third, it is necessary to be fair and equitable; Fourth, be brave and fearless; Fifth, be humble and courteous......"

After saying these things in a row, it was already late, Chen Jian just said a rough idea, but the young people nodded frequently, at least they understood why they wanted to do what Chen Jian said, everything is not because of doing it like this, but because of doing it well, but by doing so, they can ensure their future status.

Seeing that it was getting late, Jian Chen waved his hand and said: "Okay, let's talk about this today, one person will take a book, collect it carefully, and talk about it tomorrow, let's disperse first, go to the grass hut to rest first, and experience the difficulties of the ancestors." Before leaving, give me a salute to thank me for my dry mouth, and I will do it in the future. ”

Everyone saluted, and dispersed with a smile, whispering about what they had just heard, and their mouths were really full of fragrance, and they looked at the wooden tablets by the moonlight, and felt that the mystery was endless. (To be continued.) )