It was dark, and the sound of thunderclaps and torrential rain filled my ears.

Sima Shao sat under the corridor of the temple and played against a monk, and the violent torrential rain penetrated in, and the rain splashed and wet his white shirt and the monk's robe on the opposite side, all of which were unaware.

After the death of the dean, Sima Shao returned to the temple in the mountains to hide from his troubles for a few days.

Sima Shao lived in seclusion here, playing chess to pass away the troubles in his heart.

In the rainstorm, the black and white chess pieces were dotted on the chessboard, and the sound was drowned out by the sound of rain, and Sima Shao and the monk did not want to interrupt the game because of the sudden rainstorm.

The monk on the opposite side said, "Your Highness, it seems that you are going to lose this chess." ”

Sima Shao said: "The senior monk and I are in the chess lane, playing and playing, why be serious." ”

The monk smiled and said, "Your Highness, even if you play chess, you have to divide the winner and loser. ”

Sima Shao said to the monks: "Are the monks so obsessed with winning and losing? ”

The monk said: "No, it is the poor monk who sees the victory and defeat, and His Royal Highness sees the persistence." ”

......

On this day, it rained on the mountain, and Sima Shao couldn't solve the dilemma in his heart.

It was uncomfortable, so I started to go down the mountain and walk around the mountain trail at will.

Unconsciously, Sima Shao walked to the foot of a mountain and looked at the village below the mountain, where a burst of mist was rising from the rain.

Sima Shao walked to the country road on the edge of the field outside the village, and the rain watered the grass and trees on the roadside, and it was completely new.

Changing into civilian clothes, the villagers on the road didn't recognize him at all, but when they saw the white shirt under his coat, they thought it was a son-in-law who went to the countryside.

In the village, the crisp sound of the children in the private school reading came from inside, and a long-lost feeling rose from the bottom of my heart.

Sima Shao walked into the private school, and the door of the private school in the countryside opened as soon as he pushed it, and there were no guards in the door to come up to inquire.

There are several pomegranate trees in the private school, and bright red pomegranate flowers hang on the trees, and the pomegranate trees are dressed up like shy girls.

In late autumn, all the pomegranates on this tree crack their mouths, as if they were blooming flowers.

When ripe, the pomegranate sometimes bursts its skin, like a child opening its mouth wide and revealing its neat teeth.

The pomegranate fruit is old and ripe, and it cracks open, revealing pearl agate-like seeds, like the smiling teeth of a young girl, vying to report the good news of ripening to people.

The sound of reading aloud in the private school class came over and over again.

Sima Shao walked outside the door of the class, put the cloak and hat in the corner of the wall to drip water, and looked through the pane to see that the master was not there.

As for the schoolchildren in the private school, one by one, with their hands behind their backs, listening to their chests, their faces full of childishness, seriously reciting the beginning of human beings, the nature of goodness.

Sima Shao suddenly thought about why reading was so fun when he was a child, but later when he grew up, it gradually became difficult for everyone to read.

Although it is good to be diligent and diligent, if you are uncomfortable and bitter in reading, you are on the wrong path.

Looking at the eyes of the schoolchildren seeking knowledge, Sima Shao remembered all kinds of past experiences, and every scene appeared in front of him.

Sima Shao suddenly had an epiphany, it turned out that the truth he had been searching for was not right in front of him?

......

After crossing into this era, he won the champion, married his daughter-in-law, and became the crown prince.

In this purple and gold world, I have been addicted to it for a long time, and I am more and more enthusiastic about power and money, and I am sinking more and more.

Now, Sima Shao seems to see his original intention when he reads from the serious faces of these children.

The rain outside the window had gradually stopped, and the sky had cleared.

The sound of reading aloud echoed in the private school, causing the villagers passing by to stop and listen.

Sima Shaohu asked, "What are you coming to the private school for?" ”

The schoolchildren below were giggling, and one of them preemptively said: "I said, I said!" ”

Sima Shao nodded and said, "You come first!" ”

The other party stood up and giggled for a while, "I forgot again." ”

The schoolchildren laughed for a while, and Sima Shao said gently: "You sit down first, and then talk about it." ”

At this time, another schoolboy said: "I study to be literate, and in the future, I will be like my father and settle accounts for others!" ”

Sima Shao nodded and pointed to the other person and asked, "What about you?" ”

The schoolboy hesitated and said, "I don't know why I want to study?" But my father and mother asked me to come and study, so I came. ”

The schoolchildren laughed again.

One person said in a loud voice: "I studied hard so that I could marry Azhu next door to our family in the future!" ”

All the schoolchildren immediately spat and laughed: "No shame! ”

The schoolboy who said that he was going to marry Azhu suddenly blushed and lowered his head.

Sima Shao also smiled.

"Big brother, why are you studying?"

Sima Shao looked at the schoolchildren. smiled and said: "Those who want to be clear and virtuous in the world will rule the country first; Those who want to rule their country must first gather their families; Those who want to gather their families must first cultivate their bodies; Those who want to cultivate their bodies must first correct their hearts; Those who want to correct their hearts must first be sincere; If you want to be sincere, you must first know it, and you will know it in Gewu. Character and then know, know and then sincerity, sincerity and then heart, heart and then body cultivation, body cultivation and then family Qi, family Qi and then national governance, national governance and then the world peace! ”

The schoolboy was puzzled and asked, "Where does this sentence come from?" ”

Sima Shao said: "From the university chapter, you will read it in the future." ”

The old master came to the school slowly.

The schoolboy on the side grabbed the old master and asked, "Sir, who is this big brother?" ”

The old master glanced at Sima Shao, was stunned, and hurriedly explained: "He is the champion of Jinke, and he is also the current prince of the dynasty. ”

The schoolchildren were stunned when they heard this: "It turned out to be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" It's still a champion. ”

Sima Shao said: "It's better to continue to call the eldest brother, it's not a big deal to be famous." ”

Although Sima Shao said so, all the schoolchildren still cast a look of admiration.

"Big brother, are you really like us at the beginning, you also studied in a private school, and then won the top prize?"

Sima Shao nodded and said, "Well, yes, I'm just like you, and I can be regarded as your senior." ”

All the schoolchildren were excited.

Sima Shao smiled and said, "Yes, so you have to study hard." ”

"That's right, study hard, participate in the imperial examination in the future, and become the champion!"

Sima Shao smiled and said gently: "It's good to be the champion, but reading doesn't make people the same as others." You have to remember why you went to study in the first place, in my opinion, if you want to be accountable and literate, you can go to calculate accounts and be literate, if you want to marry Azhu, you can marry Azhu, even if it is for your father and mother to study, it is nothing, and in the future, don't forget to honor your father. ”

Speaking of this, Sima Shao paused and said: "For example, your husband, although he did not take the imperial examination, he studied in order to teach his disciples, and there will be peach and plum all over the world in the future, in my opinion, this is more respectable than studying and being an official!" ”

Sima Shao's words, most of the schoolchildren present did not understand.

And the old master was speechless with embarrassment.

The old master secretly turned his head and wiped away his tears, but he still said, "Your Highness, it's all nonsense here." ”

Sima Shao stood quietly outside the window, listening to the old master and the schoolchildren's lectures, and after the schoolchildren left the hall, Sima Shaofang went in to see the old master.

The old master said: "Seeing Your Highness, there is a sharp spirit, I don't know why?" ”

Sima Shao said: "It's nothing, it's just that the disciple figured out why he was studying." ”

"Why study?"

"The truth is in everyone's heart."

"What was your original intention?"

"Self-cultivation, Qi family, governing the country, and leveling the world."

After that, Sima Shao took out all the silver taels from his body, about a few hundred taels of broken silver, and put them on the old master's table and said: "I still have some money here, please ask the master to buy paper, pen and ink for the schoolchildren, and I read a lot of books in the private school, which are wrinkled, and I can't read the words clearly, there are still a lot of books in my mansion, anyway, I don't need them, let the servants send them to the master in a few days."

I guess I'm doing something useful for the private school. ”

The old master unceremoniously accepted the silver and said, "Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Prince." ”

When Sima Shao packed up, he walked out of the private school and left