After eating lunch, Liu Wei couldn't help patting his stomach with satisfaction and said, "Oh, I'm so full!" ”

Liu Xie, who was on the side, couldn't help but nod and said, "Well, the food cooked by Min Changshou is so delicious, I can't eat it and I still want to eat it." ”

I couldn't help but laugh and say, "It's not good to overeat like you, beware of high blood pressure." ”

Liu Xie couldn't help asking: "What is "high blood pressure"? ”

I replied: "High blood pressure is a chronic cardiovascular disease, and if you suffer from this disease, it may cause stroke, myocardial infarction, heart failure and other diseases, and in severe cases, it may cause death. ”

"Huh?" Liu Xie couldn't help but be surprised: "It's so serious, then I have to eat less in the future." ”

I said, "It's okay to eat seven minutes full at every meal, and eating too much is not good for your body." ”

At this time, Liu Wei on the side couldn't help but say: "Hey, I don't care what high blood pressure and low blood pressure it is, I am the Son of Heaven, with the blessing of God, what is there to be afraid of." ”

Empress Dowager He on the side sighed and shook her head, but said, "Okay, since you are full, then you have to go to class; The mourning family specially invited Min Changshi to teach you the way of the two sages today, and the two of you should listen to the lecture well. ”

"Okay." When Liu Xie heard this, he couldn't help but respond very happily.

However, Liu Wei sighed and said, "Oh, I'm a little sleepy and want to go sleep for a while; The queen mother, the emperor wants to go back to the palace to rest, so he will no longer disturb you; Brother, let's go. ”

Empress Dowager He couldn't help frowning immediately, but said: "You sit down for the mourning family, and listen to Min Changzhi reason with you!" ”

Liu Wei looked a little impatient and said: "Oh, Queen Mother, on weekdays, Mrs. Yuan has told the emperor about those big truths, and the emperor is tired of listening to them. ”

"You kid-" Empress Dowager He couldn't help but want to reprimand Liu Wei, but I suddenly interrupted: "Empress Dowager, since Your Majesty is sleepy, let him go back to rest, the future will be long." ”

Empress Dowager He immediately sighed and shook her head, and said, "That's it, you go back to the dormitory." ”

When Liu Wei heard this, he suddenly felt like he was on the verge of amnesty, and couldn't help but be happy: "Oh, that's great! Brother, let's go, let's play. ”

But I saw Liu Xie and said: "Brother Huang, go play, I want to listen to Min Changshi teach me the way of sages here." ”

Liu Wei couldn't help but wonder a little and said, "Alas, it's really boring, then you listen here, I'm going to play." ”

At this time, the rain outside had stopped for a while, so I was not afraid that he would get drenched when he went out. But Empress Dowager He still instructed: "Be careful, don't fall." ”

"Yes." Liu Wei said that he had already run out of the door.

Suddenly, I looked at the two of them and said, "Then let's start the class now." When they heard me say this, they both sat down and got serious.

I said, "Actually, the purpose of people usually learning the truth is to change the predicament of reality through the truth, but it is not the truth that really changes the predicament, but our own hands; The function of the truth is nothing more than to enable people to have the knowledge of knowing good and evil, distinguishing right from wrong, and distinguishing between good and evil, but it itself does not have the effect of producing practical effects; Truth is a standard and principle of our life, and once we get rid of it, our lives will lose their right direction, and people will no longer be called "people". ”

"Since ancient times, every wise man has his own understanding of all things, such as Laozi expounded on "Tao", Confucius expounded on "virtue", Mencius expounded on "righteousness", and Zhuangzi expounded on "truth"; In short, each of them is right, but neither is right. ”

Liu Xie listened, but asked with some puzzlement: "Then what is right and good?" ”

I smiled and said, "Actually, the truth is often a double-edged sword, those who use it well are right, and those who use it badly are wrong; It's complicated to say, but it's actually very simple, just a word "reason"; As the saying goes, the body "reason" is right, the family "reason" is internal, the country "reason" is prosperous, and the world "reason" is immortal; Therefore, everything is inseparable from the word "reason". ”

Empress Dowager He couldn't help but think about it when she heard this, but asked: "In this way, what is "reason"? ”

I replied, "I have summarized the "Reason" into five points, and in the words you usually say, namely, Dao, Virtue, Benevolence, Righteousness, and Propriety, and this "Rite" is the "Rite" of the Rite of Rites; Back then, Huangshi Gong passed on a book to Zhang Liang, called "Sushu", which is the "Huangshi Art of War" in the "Historical Records", but that was a miscommunication; Back then, Zhang Liang relied on the knowledge in this book to assist Gaozu in overthrowing the Qin Dynasty, defeating Xiang Yu, and then dominating the world. ”

"Oh?" When Liu Xie heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised: "Come and listen, what is the truth in that book?" ”

I smiled and said, "The first sentence at the beginning is - husband, Tao, virtue, benevolence, righteousness, and propriety, the five are one; The original text of the explanation of these five words, ordinary people may not be able to grasp the meaning, but I have a more popular explanation. ”

At this moment, Liu Xie already had a look on his face full of relish, and the Empress Dowager He on the side also listened very seriously.

The so-called "Tao" I understand it as "thought", and its specific meaning refers to people's "outlook on life, values, good and evil, right and wrong, good and evil" five points, these five points can be called "five views of life"; The "Five Views of Life" is the most basic principle that needs to be observed in life, and once it is detached from this principle, people's lives will become chaotic and irregular. ”

The so-called "outlook on life" is "what is the meaning of human existence", which can also be understood as "the goal of life, or what is the purpose of human life"; As for ordinary civilians, they can aspire to be a civil servant with extraordinary intelligence, or a military general who is unparalleled in the world, or just a farmer, a teacher, a craftsman, a merchant, etc., as long as they do not be a dangerous person, they can do anything; No matter what career people aspire to do, there is one thing they must first understand - that is, the "values" of their own life. ”

The so-called "values" are "what is most important to you"; Some people think that power is the most important, some people think that wealth is the most important, some people think that morality is the most important, and some people think that affection is the most important; But in fact, none of these things are important, only the species is the most important, and the external efforts for everything are actually for the better reproduction of the species, and only the "reproduction of the species" is the eternal theme of life. ”

"Of course, if life is worthless and meaningless, then there is not much difference between being dead and dead; Therefore, there will always be times of confusion in life, and perhaps what you think is the most important at the moment may not be correct; Therefore, this involves people's "good and evil views" about their own lives. ”

The so-called "view of good and evil" must be understood by most people in the world, that is, "what is right and what is wrong"; At this point, I want to ask a question, which of you two can tell what is really right and wrong in this world? ”

The two of them couldn't help but bow their heads and ponder, and the Empress Dowager He suddenly said: "This question is not easy to answer, so it is better for you to say it directly." ”

I couldn't help but smile, but said, "I can't answer you directly to a question like this; "Sushu" has a saying "to show the darkness of the next"; Therefore, it is best for you to think about this critical issue, otherwise it will backfire. ”

Empress Dowager He nodded and said, "Okay, let's think about this question later; You go on to say. ”

Then I said, "Actually, there are 999 out of a thousand people in this world who do not know what is really right and wrong, and even the remaining one is ignorant; If you want to know what is really right and wrong, you must have your own "view of right and wrong", that is, "what should be done and what should not be done". ”

In the same way, there are not many people in this world who really know what should be done and what should not be done; However, I want to make sure that all people can clearly agree on one thing - good things are what should be done, and evil things are what should not be done; However, how to distinguish the line between what should and shouldn't is again involved in the individual's "view of good and evil". ”

At this time, Empress Dowager He suddenly said: "Oh, the mourning family understands, isn't this the truth you told the mourning family before?" As long as you don't do things that hurt others, you're good, right? ”

I smiled and nodded, "Yes, but more precisely, it should be "what is not harmful is good, and what is harmful is evil"; In other words, if you can do the three things of "not harming society, not harming others, and not harming yourself", you can do whatever you want; And the highest state of being a human being is to do what you want. ”

"Oh, I see!" Liu Xie couldn't help but nodded admiringly.

In fact, this question can be further extended, that is, what is harmless and harmless. However, the question is basically very clear at this point, so the final step needs to be left to the world to find the answer for themselves. If you can find the answer to this question, then you can call yourself a "master".