Thinking that Yan Qing could be handed, Liu Zhisi smiled and said, "Sir, you are confused, and let Zhisi guess what your confusion is." ”

"Miss, please speak, Yan listens." Yan Qing said respectfully.

Liu Zhisi knows that Yan Qing is pretentious and high-minded, and he can't seek fame, and he can still stand out from the crowd in the market, so his heart is often very high, but in the face of reality, he is at a loss, so he said: "According to Zhisi, the old gentleman has ideals, but the expectations in his heart are difficult to match with reality, so the old gentleman is confused, which is caused by the old gentleman's concern for the country and the people." For example, the old gentleman hopes to realize a harmonious society, but the reality is that it can't be realized, so what can he do? I don't know if what I said is right or not. ”

"Hey!" Yan Qing sighed, he has devoted his life to being a gentleman, hoping that the world will be the same, but in troubled times, when will he be able to rule? Listening to Liu Zhisi's ability to see through his own mind, he felt like a confidant, so he asked: "Miss Liu is talented, and she will be in Yan's heart at once." This world is not good, why is this? Yan was puzzled for a long time, and asked the young lady to give advice. ”

Liu Zhisi explained with comfort: "The old gentleman has a lot of emotion, and this heart is the heart of a sage. The road is difficult to walk, not to mention the way of today's world, for more than 2,000 years, how many sages have been alive in the past dynasties, and which generation has achieved it? It can be seen that it cannot be realized, and it is normal. ”

"Oh, it's normal?" Yan Qing asked in confusion: "The Sage Avenue is not good, could this be the destiny of heaven?" ”

Liu Zhisi said with a smile: "The old gentleman is worried about the people, and his heart is the same as that of a saint, Mencius saw that the avenue was not good, and once said, 'If the heavens want to rule the world peacefully, in today's world, who else will I be?' But God just doesn't want to rule the world peacefully, and after 700 years of time, the saint still can't use it, this is the time when Mencius met the sky, and it is Mencius's life. So at that time, Shang Yang was very popular in the world, and after that, even Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who respected Confucianism, never really practiced the royal road, but only worked the arts, so Han Wu was not a holy king. From the Han Dynasty to today, for more than 2,000 years, the royal road has never been done, the royal road is not good, there will be Datong! So the question is, why can't the royal way be practiced in the world? It is still Mencius's sentence that says the fundamental reason: God does not want to rule the world peacefully. It is the mandate of heaven to want to rule peacefully; I don't want to be peaceful, it's also destiny. Only by obeying the destiny of heaven can we obey the heavens and be human beings. Even if such a great harmony cannot be realized, what regrets is there to regret? In the future, when the heavens want to be in harmony, the world will naturally achieve great harmony, and Mr. Su's hopes will not be disappointed, these are just a 'time' word. ”

Yan Qing had already understood eight or nine points, and asked, "Miss, please forgive me for disturbing me, how to understand this word better?" ”

Liu Zhisi thought to himself that this Yan Qing was old-fashioned, and I still needed to explain, so he said: "For example, there is a saying in the Book of Changes, 'Don't use the hidden dragon, and the dragon has regrets', which means that when you are diving, you will dive, and when you fly, you will fly, for example, when a person reaches a certain age, he needs to marry a wife and have children, this is the 'time', and if he doesn't marry or not, it is not 'time'." Born with four times, who can be rebellious, people have birth and old age, and it is the same, if you follow it, it will be timely, and if you go against it, it will not be timely. ”

Seeing that Yan Qing had already entered his heart, Liu Zhisi began to explain to him the Mandate of Heaven just proposed from another angle: "In addition, this Mandate of Heaven is the formation of human nature for people, for example, the old gentleman has a benevolent heart, where does this benevolent heart come from?" What everyone has must be innate, that is, from God, and can only come from God, which is the predicate of Destiny. It can be said that God wants us to be benevolent, otherwise why would He give us a benevolent heart? Heaven wants us to be benevolent, and this is the destiny of heaven. If the old gentleman can know that 'the avenue is not good' is the destiny of heaven, and can know that 'benevolence is born' is the destiny of heaven, then he knows the destiny of heaven, so what is the confusion? ”

Liu Zhisi talked about the destiny of heaven, listening to Yan Qing constantly nodding, Liu Zhisi already had the bottom in his heart, and after speaking, he continued to praise Yan Qing and said: "The old gentleman is quiet and cultivates quietly in the river, 'looking up to the sky, bowing down to the people', the family is safe, worthy of the world, if you can talk with the world's talents, and get Shenzhou talents and educate them, wouldn't it be faster?" When Liu Zhisi said this, he saw that Yan Qing was already moved, and then said: "Getting the world's talents and educating them is exactly the original intention of the government to run a national school, and I hope the old gentleman can understand!" ”

After Yan Qing heard this, his face showed a relaxed and complacent look, and when he heard that Liu Zhisi wanted to build a national school, he touched his nerves, and secretly thought that this was a century-old cause of Shenzhou, and no one was allowed to act in a foolish manner, so he hurriedly said to Liu Zhisi: "Thank you Miss for your advice!" Yan is seventy years old this year, and he finally did not live in vain. Yan knew that the young lady called me to come because she wanted to talk about the demolition of the Confucian Temple, but Yan didn't understand the mystery. But I heard that Miss said that she wanted to build a national school, presumably Miss had a more clever plan, Yan didn't dare to ask again, and was willing to listen to Miss's instructions. ”

Liu Zhisi hurriedly said: "Zhisi, thank you for the old gentleman's love, if you want to say the command, where do I dare to be." However, there is one point, Zhisi thinks that it is good for the old gentleman to know that the roots of Confucianism are already in the blood and bones of each of us, which cannot be removed and killed. As for the dilapidated Confucian Temple in Shenzhou, it is just a dead leaf on the big tree of Confucianism, and if the wind does not blow it, it will naturally wither. Now the Shenzhou Confucian Temple is left there, sealed by rusty iron locks, the doors and windows have long been stolen, the grass is overgrown inside, snakes and insects are everywhere, without repair, within two years, the house will collapse. What good would it do if you force it to stay until that time, but not to have more jokes? It is better to take the initiative to tear it down and turn it into a school building, so that teachers and students can feel the breath of the bricks and tiles of the Temple of Literature in the new school, just like the fallen leaves turn into spring mud, so that the big tree is more nutritious and stronger. That's the reason, and I ask the old gentleman to consider it, and if it is inappropriate, please also ask the old gentleman to give advice. ”

Yan Qing knew that Liu Zhisi had a far-reaching plan, and used the dilapidated Confucian temple bricks and purlins to build a new school, so that students could be in it and feel the grace of the sage, and also inherit the spirit of Confucianism. Thinking of this, Yan Qing arched his hand and exclaimed, "Hey! Yan is ashamed, ashamed! It's really an ancient thing, and it's taught today. Yan strongly supported the government to demolish the Confucian Temple and build a new school. It's a pity that Yan's family is poor, and he really can't take out 1,000 silver dollars, and I hope Miss can understand. ”

Liu Zhisi said with a smile: "Where does the old gentleman say, you can support it, the government should be grateful, how can it be stuck to a number, let alone 1000 can't be taken out, the old gentleman is out of 100, or only 10 yuan is not less, donation, the main thing is the heart, how can it be talked about?" Besides, how can the government have a showdown, that 1,000 yuan is just a joke with you, please forgive me. After saying this, Liu Zhisi turned his head and instructed Wang Buting to say: "For all donations for the construction of schools, as long as they are not illegal, they should be appropriately flexible, after all, they are all used for the people." ”

Wang Buting understood Liu Zhisi's words, as long as the Yan family could donate some to show their support for the demolition of the Confucian Temple and the construction of the school, the matter of Tian Fu would no longer be investigated. Miss Dark Dao convinces people with literature, subdues people with force, uses both civil and military, and uses both soft and hard, which is really a good means, so she promises again and again.