20 The Way of Rule: Only Three Words of Advice
Wan'er began to learn the production of edicts in the Wuhou Palace, but the ink edict was not an easy task to write essays and poems.
Lin Xiuwu, as the elder among the female officials, has a high grade and great prestige, and in addition to carefully teaching Wan'er, she also often hints at some obscurities in the palace. Fortunately, Wan'er Bingxue is smart and can understand it at one point.
On this day, the two discussed the accuracy and solemnity of the words used in the case again, Xiuwu put down the pen in his hand, and said with a little seriousness: "Wan'er, a good edict is not necessarily brilliant, for example, King Luo Bin of Wuzhou can write the swan song of 'mountains and rivers for thousands of miles, and the city is nine-fold gate', but he may not be able to write a good edict, and the edict lies in hitting the nail on the head, making people hate the same enemy." If you have time, you can go and watch "Lu Xiang Jue Qin" and "Asking for Wang Mangyu", both of which are classics. ”
Wan'er didn't say anything, just listened humbly.
So Xiuwu continued: "To be a good female history, I don't have many suggestions, only three pieces of advice, I hope Wan'er you can remember it." ”
Wan'er nodded and replied, "Yes."
"The first point is to be loyal and humble, not pampered and arrogant, since you have chosen to serve the queen of heaven, one day is the slave of the queen of heaven, you must remember your identity, never transgression." After saying this, Xiuwu paused, glanced at Wan'er meaningfully, and then said, "The second is to be cautious in words and deeds, and not to leak in words and words, and not to be full of flaws...... Let me tell you an allusion, the Han Dynasty Taifu Kong Guang has been in charge of the secret for more than ten years, although he often goes in and out of the palace, but he never talks about political affairs in front of irrelevant people, and even his family asked him what kind of tree was planted next to the greenhouse hall of Changle Palace, and he just smiled and replied with something else. So, Wan'er, be mindful of your mannerisms and watch out for those who deliberately approach you. She said very solemnly, and she was very aware of the responsibility on her shoulders.
Wan'er tasted her sense of honor as a female official, and at the same time benefited a lot: "The slaves and maids have all written it down, thank you for the teachings of the Linshe people." ”
Seeing that her posture was supple and humble and teachable, Lin Xiuwu began to say the third point, she coughed, and said slowly: "This last point is that we must pay attention to educating people's hearts. The human heart is the most elusive thing, but it has infinite power, and it cannot be expected to change or reverse it for a while, but can only moisten things silently like spring rain, and slowly penetrate into the bits and pieces you want to admire imperceptibly and unconsciously...... It takes a lot of effort to do this, and the most basic thing is that you have to be familiar with the rules and regulations of the imperial court......"
Wan'er had a difficult face, with her experience and identity, she could not contact and learn the imperial court rules in a short period of time, let alone use them handily.
Lin Xiuwu also climbed all the way from a humble position, naturally understood Wan'er's hardships, but also generously, picked up another pen casually, signed a warrant, and handed it to Wan'er: "His Royal Highness the Prince's Donggong Academy has a rich collection of books, if you have leisure, you can often go to see it, the books there are very different from the Inner Literature Museum, you have to dabble in it widely and targeted." ”
Wan'er was grateful to Lin Xiuwu from the bottom of her heart for this move, gave a very formal salute, took the warrant, and when she made eye contact with her, her heart was extremely happy and happy, and she smiled and joked: "Lin Sheren, you are not afraid that the apprentice will starve to death of the master." ”
Lin Xiuwu pretended to be angry, couldn't help but laugh and said, "I'm afraid, why don't you be afraid!" When the time comes, I will take the whole family to your house, and I will give you all the food and drink. Finally laughed out loud.