"Lord Liu, I don't know how you feel after listening to the story that Brother Liu said?"

Liu Zongzhou looked at Su Tiancheng, his eyes were a little deep, he already felt that Su Tiancheng was not simple.

"Why do you ask this question, Liu Fengchun's fast book, in Suzhou, Hangzhou, is very famous, I have heard people say, Liu Fengchun said that the passage of Wu Song beating the tiger, can shock everyone, the fast book I heard today, the feeling is completely different, there is a depression, I want to hear it, Su Daren is the magistrate of Jiangning County, if he hears such a thing, how he will feel."

Su Tiancheng stood up, what he needed was Liu Zongzhou's words.

"If you are offended, say how you feel."

"In the middle of this book that Brother Liu said, there are several issues involved, and I will repeat them one by one."

"The first question, reflecting the people's suffering, a few years ago, my Ming Dynasty suffered a lot of disasters, so that the people were displaced, the rogue plundered, and the Houjin took the opportunity to covet my Ming Dynasty, and continued to invade in the north, the people's lives were more difficult, and even in some places, there was a human tragedy of cannibalism."

"The second problem, some officials are corrupt and pervert the law, collude with the local gentry and wealthy households, regardless of the life and death of the people, and have no basic courtesy, righteousness and shame, let alone do things for the people, this kind of practice chills the hearts of the people, as local parents and officials, they should abide by the law, do things for the people, and uphold justice, but unfortunately, their approach is the opposite, disregarding people's lives, so that the local, powerful and rich people can do whatever they want. Officials, gentry, wealthy households, and even businessmen, got angry and messed up the place. ”

"The third problem is that some of the gentry and wealthy families, even the scholars, indulge their families. Breaking the law and discipline, blindly shielding their families, their children, the status is extremely noble, as for the common people, it is cheap, the children of the gentry and wealthy families can bully the weak, and they can bully men and women. You can even openly take other people's lives, if something happens, it's not a big deal, collude with the government, and anything can be settled. ”

"The fourth problem is that some gentlemen have taken advantage of the power of the family to do all kinds of evil. has become the black sheep, these people. If you don't learn anything, you don't have anyone in your eyes, but sadly, these gentlemen still know the importance of power, and they will never offend the powerful. The people they bully are ordinary people, they have the protection of their families, but if they do bad things, someone will naturally settle them for them. After a long time, they think that if they do bad things, there is nothing remarkable, because the place where they live, the world is theirs, and they can decide the life and death of others at will. ”

After saying so much in one breath, Su Tiancheng looked at Liu Zongzhou.

"Lord Liu, I don't know if what Lu Dao said is accurate."

"Master Su is meticulous in his observations, and he has talked about the key, and it is precisely because of this that I emphasize prudence, if we can't strengthen the moral education of individuals, such things will still happen."

Su Tiancheng smiled.

"Lord Liu said very well, there is a question below, if some officials, gentry and wealthy families and even scholars and doctors are unwilling to be cautious, what should they do?"

Liu Zongzhou looked at Su Tiancheng and suddenly understood that Liu Jingting's quick book today was aimed at himself.

"Master Su's words are wrong, people are inherently good, as long as education is strengthened, everyone starts from themselves, and they will definitely be able to achieve good results."

Su Tiancheng shook his head and did not hide his feelings.

"I think that Lord Liu is a little taken for granted."

Sun Chengzong and the others looked at Su Tiancheng and were very surprised, they didn't expect Su Tiancheng to say such words.

"Lord Liu once had a sentence, I remember it very clearly: people's hearts are fierce, the emperor bows to the wrongs of his relatives, he must be wise, cautious and virtuous, Zhaoshi teaches to correct people's hearts, respect Confucianism, and save the decline in case of death."

"Lord Liu's idea is very beautiful, if in this world, everyone is a humble gentleman, the prudence that Lord Liu said is naturally able to do it, just imagine, the world is the same, everyone is friendly to each other, what a desirable scene this is, no killing, no hatred."

"It's a pity, I've thought about it seriously, I can't reach this kind of realm below, don't do to others what you don't want to do to you, and I don't dare to ask others to reach such a realm."

Liu Zongzhou's face became a little unsightly.

"Why did Master Su say this, could it be that the Shendu I proposed, as a leader among scholars, can't you?"

"Of course, to be honest, I don't like to talk about it."

"Lord Su, can you explain that you can't do anything for Lang?"

"Of course, I think I am a big country, a big country, a large number of people, life is always good and bad, the ancients have said, the hard man governs people, the laborer governs people, the living conditions of scholars and farmers, will never be the same, Shi Nong Industry and Commerce, the level is so clear, in the next can not be lined up many actual situations, I think that many people are equal, to pursue what the world is the same, not to go to the three religions and nine streams in the market, mingle, if you do that, I am afraid that it is already the target of the public."

"Master Su, I'm afraid your explanation doesn't make sense, prudence is a requirement from the moral level, for example, you are the magistrate of Jiangning County, that is, the food and clothing parents of the people of Jiangning County, you must always care about them and love them."

"The adult said very well, I thought of this a long time ago, the adult said this, I can do it with confidence, but unfortunately, I have to ask the adult a word, to see if many of my Ming officials can do this, including my Ming scholars, gentry and wealthy households."

"It is precisely because they can't do it that they have to be cautious and independent, from top to bottom."

"I don't know why Lord Lu Dao thinks that officials, scholars, and wealthy gentry at all levels can be cautious, if they can't do it, what do you want."

"If you can't do it, of course you will be punished."

"The adult said very well, so the first condition, or to have an iron-blooded system, or to have an iron-faced selfless system, with the system to manage people, in order to slowly achieve the great rule of the world, in the next is not to refute the theory of adults, in the next has always thought that the views of adults, is to stand at a very high height to say, requiring everyone to strengthen their own recuperation, but unfortunately, in the current situation, the theory promoted by adults, put in practice, it is difficult to have a good effect, As Brother Liu said in the fast book, the key point mentioned is that people are selfish, all for their own interests, put it on the body, it is no exception, and I also think about the family to live a good life, ten years of cold window, the title of the gold list, if food and clothing can not be guaranteed, and the family cannot be supported, how can there be so many people who want to study and ask for the title of the gold list. ”

Liu Zongzhou looked at Su Tiancheng and was speechless for a while.

"My lord, I have always felt that human nature cannot be ignored, for what kind of gentry, will spare no effort to protect their son, for what kind of county will be reversed, in the final analysis, they are their own interests, infinitely expanded, in the next thought, normal personal interests, should be guaranteed, but beyond the limit of interests, it will damage the interests of others, this point, in the body of officials and scholars, the performance is particularly prominent."

For thousands of years, we and other scholars have pursued the great rule of the world, everyone thinks of Shendu, and hopes that everyone will be morally noble, but it is a pity that thousands of years of historical development, Shendu has always been the goal pursued by our scholars, and there is no dynasty that has reached such a goal."

"Taking the ultimate goal pursued by our scholars as a universal moral requirement is not a fate to seek fish, it is impossible to achieve such an effect, and it is impossible to produce a good effect, but it will encounter everyone's jokes."

"I don't deny it, I am in China, there are always such outstanding people, and they have basically achieved prudence and independence, but unfortunately, such people are rare, and it is rare to meet one for decades or even hundreds of years."

"Look at my Ming Dynasty, what kind of situation has been encountered, the invasion of the Houjin, the harassment of the rogues, the hardship of the people, it can be said that it is full of holes, to put it more seriously, the foundation of my Ming Dynasty is already crumbling, at such a critical moment, what do I need to do to read, whether to sit at home, ask for personal prudence, or go out of the road, understand the suffering of the people, and really do things, in the next thought, this problem is not very complicated."

"I have debated many times with Lord Qian Qianyi, Zhang Pu, and even Lord Huang, and I said frankly that I can't get used to the clear stream advocated by Donglin Academy and the Fu Society, and I think that they have distorted the meaning of the clear stream, and the clear stream is by no means superior, it is never blindly safeguarding the interests of the gentry and wealthy households, it is never to oppose the problem for the sake of opposing the problem, and it is not for the sake of being famous, and he does not hesitate to refute the emperor and be proud of the court staff, this is not the practice of the clear stream, and it is not polite to say it below, this is the practice of hypocrites."

"I may be too heavy, if there is something offended, please forgive Lord Liu."

"Lord Liu's advocacy of prudence is by no means opposed, this kind of teaching is necessary, if we are scholars, are all lustful for profit, are pursuing fame, then we and other scholars, are sinking, but the requirements of prudence and independence, need to be put forward at a certain time, in the next thought, if I Ming exterminated the rogue, ruled out the invasion of Houjin, so that the common people are basically full of food and clothing, and then emphasize the matter of prudence and independence, I am afraid it is more appropriate."

"Lord Liu is a great Confucian, in the next great admiration, but in the inner thoughts, but also to say, and also to insist, in the next thought, the theory that the Zhongxing Society adheres to, the most important, is to avoid empty talk, do things in a down-to-earth manner, do real things, let the people see, feel, experience, let the people have enough food and clothing, how to do this, it is necessary for the gentry and wealthy to make contributions." (To be continued.) )