Chapter 105: What is the Right Path (Part II)
The snow was swaying left and right between the two, so he turned his head and asked Sima Cheng:
"Cheng Gongzi, do you think any of them are right?"
Sima Cheng was silent for a while, and was about to speak, when another voice appeared.
"I think that what Lu Gongzi and Wang Gongzi said is reasonable, and they should take advantage of the remarks of the two sides, be eclectic, and overkill each other."
As soon as these words came out, all beings looked over, and their eyes stopped at the back row, a Chinese student with a short stature, a fair face, and a calm temperament.
"That person is the one who just talked to Lu Jin, right?" Snow asked.
"Exactly, the Zhou family of the Lujiang small clan was born, Zhou Mu, Zhou Gongzi." Sima Cheng replied.
When Xue heard this, she raised her hand to support her chin, thoughtfully, and then continued to ask Sima Cheng:
"What do you think he said?"
"What Zhou Gongzi said is reasonable." Sima Cheng's answer was concise and to the point.
Xue turned her head, looked at Sima Cheng suspiciously, and said:
"That's it? Gone? "Snow was a little surprised.
"What else would Your Majesty want to hear?" Sima Cheng seems to be deliberately divergent.
"I want to hear it...... What do you think is the right way? There was a hint of helplessness in Xue's tone. However, Sima Cheng didn't speak for a long time, and Xue couldn't help but feel a little flustered.
"Cheng Gongzi......" Xue looked at Sima Cheng.
Sima Cheng took a deep breath and said:
"Da Yu is Your Majesty's Da Yu, and the path you choose is the right path."
Xue was a little dissatisfied with Sima Cheng's avoidance of answering, so she retorted:
"In that case, why should I read the books of the sages, why should I recite the merits of the ancestors, I can do whatever I want, no?"
It was obviously a sunny afternoon, but as soon as Xue said this, the atmosphere in the side hall seemed to suddenly be overshadowed.
"That's not what the subordinates meant." Sima Cheng leaned over and arched his hand, "The purpose of reading the books of sages and reciting the merits of the ancestors is to let Your Majesty understand the world affairs of the past and the present, and have the ability to distinguish between right and wrong, not to let Your Majesty sacrifice himself and take care of him left and right." ”
"Oh." The topic came back again, so Xue turned her head and stopped looking at Sima Cheng.
"The subordinates believe that Mr. Pei's purpose in letting His Majesty sit here and watch the journey is not to let His Majesty refute the remarks of these sons." Sima Cheng continued.
"What's that?" Xue didn't look back, she felt that Sima Cheng just didn't want to tell her directly. And made an excuse.
"Instead, let Your Majesty judge through their words whether this person is worth using and how he should use it."
"What do you mean?" Sima Cheng's words aroused Xue's interest, and Xue asked.
"For example, just now Wang Gongzi said that the law should be revalued, and Zhou Gongzi said that he wanted to have both. What kind of person does Your Majesty think would say such a thing? ”
When Sima Cheng was learning the way of strategy with Shen Xing, Shen Xing would always say, "The person who stands at the top is not necessarily the one who can read the most, but the one who can read people's hearts the most." ”
Xue thought along Sima Cheng's words, and then said:
"A person who values the law must be a law-abiding person, such a person is more strict with himself, self-denial and self-denial, but he also lacks some flexibility, right......?"
Xue said, while looking at Sima Cheng's face, her heart was very bottomless, and after Xue finished speaking, Sima Cheng nodded, she breathed a sigh of relief, and continued:
And Zhou Gongzi's words...... That's what I think about it, and I think there are pros and cons to both. ”
The subordinates felt that there was a possibility for Zhou Gongzi's remarks, Zhou Gongzi was a small clan in Lujiang, and he could have a place in the south where there were many talents, and it was also possible that it was this kind of left and right words, so that no one could be offended, and no one was pleased. If His Majesty wants to find out, he just has to continue to ask him what the benefits of both sides are. Sima Cheng explained.
When Xue heard this, it was like an initiation, and she also thought that Shen Xing had asked her before, "What is the imperial way?" That's the answer that is not mentioned in the books of the sages.
And the discussion about the right path in the school is still not over.
"Respect the number technique, according to the five elements, in the grand universe, conforming to all things in nature is the right way." The person who spoke was Lu Jin, the second son of the Lu family.
Xue couldn't help frowning slightly, listening to it with a little bit of understanding, Lu Jin's words were not like the traditional thinking of governing the country, and they were different from the words of sages.
"Although the prince of Lu Jin is also from a scholar family, compared with his brother, he is more obsessed with the principle of yin and yang, his thoughts are unrestrained, and the words he says are more mysterious, which has attracted the popularity of a group of scholars." Sima Cheng spoke for Xue and answered the doubts in her heart.
"That's ...... That Lu Hibiscus Gongzi...... It shouldn't be suitable to be an official," Xue smiled bitterly.
"But I think that Lu Jinzi has a wide range of friends, and those who can win the hearts of the people must have something extraordinary, so Your Majesty might as well wait and see first." Sima Cheng said.
Xue nodded, remembering this special Chinese student, at this time, Sima Yun also spoke, he said:
"Make the chicken at night, let the raccoon dog hold the mouse, all use their energy, and there is nothing to do, that is, 'each performs his own duties', and the country will naturally embark on the right path."
Sima Yun's expression was serious, and his words were amazing, judging from the appearance of the two people he had seen before, Xue couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, and said with emotion:
"Who is this Yun Gongzi, it's really hidden."
Sima Cheng was silent, his eyes became complicated, only he knew that Sima Yun, as the illegitimate son of the royal family, may have been busy for more than seventeen years, and he has not found his place in this huge country, he said this not because of how profound his thoughts are, but just his personal understanding.
"Agriculture is the foundation of food and clothing, should be the head of all things, sow a hundred grains, persuade ploughing, with enough food and clothing, then all the people will be rich, and the world is the right way." Gu Yun, who was sitting by the window, said.
Gu Yun bowed slightly, and his voice was not loud, and Xue Wei didn't hear it clearly.
Perhaps it was because of the support of the Sima clan, and the emerging clan that developed was not treated well among the original literati in the south, and Gu Yun obviously did not have the confident appearance of the previous southern princes.
"The Gu family was good at farming techniques and enthusiastically taught them to the local farmers, so they were loved by the farmers, and gradually took charge of large fields and accumulated a certain amount of wealth. However, Gu's parents knew the importance of reading for a long time, and let Gu Yungongzi read and write at home very early, and he may have failed to exert his talents because of his identity as a 'wealthy family'. Sima Cheng said on the side.
"Then if he wants to be an official, it should be the most suitable for him to go to Tian Cao." Snow nodded.
Sima Cheng didn't speak, but just bowed his head in agreement.
"Zheng Gongzi, what do you think?"
Pei Xuanling asked Zheng Lang a question, only to see Zheng Lang lower his head, very hesitant, did not speak for a while, and finally simply said:
"If everyone is well fed and clothed, won't this society be harmonious?"
As soon as these words came out, they provoked a burst of laughter from all living beings, Zheng Lang's face turned red, and his head was buried deeper.
Zheng Lang is the son of Tian Cao Shangshu Zheng Li, and this statement is understandable from the perspective of agriculture, but his answer is not so much an answer as it is more like an uncertain, tentative question that hopes to be affirmed by the people around him.
Xue frowned lightly, Zheng Li was also a staff member of the palace, so he would not have no real talent and real learning, and now the Zheng family is also a big family in Xingyang, and the rich party is on the one side, could it be that Zheng Li is busy with power and neglects to discipline his children?
Xue couldn't help but recall the way Zheng Lang looked when he walked to the academy, he followed Li Xuan when he came in, and only he saluted Pei Xuanling...... Could it be that the Li and Zheng clans do not have no intersection as they seem, could it be that Zheng Li has already taken refuge in Sima Lie?
Thinking of this, the snow did not feel a chill.