Shao Xi saw that the two old men had gradually begun to reach a consensus, thinking that he was also a meritorious person, and he could be regarded as a temporary solution to the dispute between Confucianism and Law.

Liu Xingzhai asked Shao Xi at this time: "Young man, you advocate the integration of various schools of thought to innovate the way to govern the world, but there are many theories and they are extremely complex, how should we distinguish which ones are useful and which are useless or even harmful?" ”

Shao Xi put his thumb on his chin, pondered for a moment, raised his head and said: "The ideas of all schools are indeed fragmented and complex, but the main ideas are very clear. In addition, the most important thing is that everything is guided by the situation, not static, and all ideas and theories must be suitable for the present, conducive to the future, and adjusted at any time to adapt to the changes of the times. ”

The two old men both nodded in agreement when they heard Shao Xi's words, and they were even more amazed by his thoughts.

Shao Xi continued: "Taking the ideological theory of the two gentlemen as an example, the student gave the two gentlemen a passage that he had heard before, 'There are two foundations of the husband's governance, punishment and morality. The two must go hand in hand and treat each other. Heaven is governed by yin and yang, and people are governed by criminal virtue, so although the saint is the government, it cannot be biased. The primary quality of those who rule the world is to sincerely love the people and lead by example, and the original meaning of criminal law is to prevent crime and not to abuse it; The foundation of peace in the world is the will of the people, so it is necessary to govern benevolently. This is the combination of virtue and law, complementing each other, using the law to make an appointment, and cultivating the heart with virtue, all things are nurtured without harming each other, and the Tao is parallel but not contradictory. ”

When the second elder heard this, he was quite shocked. In particular, Liu Xingzhai is the first time I have heard that virtue and law can be combined and complemented by parallel.

"I can't imagine that our two old guys have been fighting for decades, and now they are broken by a young junior, which is really a teacher in vain, and I am really ashamed."

Bai Ding Gong saw Liu Xingzhai say this, and hurriedly came out to play a round and said: "Xingzhai doesn't have to be persistent, for learning is to learn from the young, there is no order, since you and I are both people who study and preach, why bother to stick to this?" ”

Liu Xingzhai tidied up his robes and bowed deeply to Shao Xi and Bai Dinggong, Shao Xi hurriedly knelt down and returned the salute, complaining in his heart, "Why do these old men like to salute people so much, I have to kneel." ”

After helping Shao Xi up, Liu Xingzhai turned his head and said to Bai Dinggong: "Today's talk has benefited me a lot, you and I were indeed too persistent in the past. I have an idea, I don't know if you want to say it? What do you think of you and I working together to collect the knowledge of a hundred schools of thought and compile a real work of governing the world? ”

When Bai Dinggong heard that Liu Xingzhai was going to cooperate with him to complete a work of governing the world, he was naturally overjoyed, and immediately clapped his hands.

Shao Xi saw that the purpose of this trip had been accomplished, so he opened his mouth and suggested: "Why don't the works written by the two gentlemen be called "The Theory of Governing the World"? ”

Liu Xingzhai clapped his hands and said with great joy: "Very good, very good!" The old man will devote his life to what he has learned and Ding Gong to complete this hand-me-down work for future generations, so as to benefit all generations in the world. ”

Bai Ding laughed openly and said: "I can't imagine that you and I have been fighting for half a lifetime, but now we have to work together, it is really impermanence in life!" ”

Liu Xingzhai was also full of emotion, "You and I have wasted half of our lives arguing, and we must not waste the rest of our time, we must complete this work in our lifetime." ”

"Exactly! However, there is another important matter for me to come this time, which is related to the juniors of you and me. ”

"I don't know what Ding Gong said?"

Bai Dinggong shouted sideways: "Jinqing! Don't come over and kowtow? ”

Hearing this, Bai Jinqing hurriedly stepped forward, knelt down in front of Liu Xingzhai and kowtowed.

Liu Xingzhai was confused by the two ancestors and grandchildren, and couldn't help asking, "Ding Gong, what does this mean?" Why do you worship me for no reason? ”

"We two old guys only care about fighting for ourselves, and we ignore the feelings of the younger generations. My unsuccessful grandson and your granddaughter Liu Ling fell in love with each other without your or my knowledge, and the two were happy, but because our two old guys fought back and forth, they were caught in a dilemma, and they never dared to disclose the matter. I only heard about it two days ago, and it really hurt the two children! ”

"Oh? Is there such a thing? I really don't know! ”

Liu Xingzhai hurriedly ordered his subordinates to go to the inner courtyard to invite Miss Liu Ling to the front.

After a while, I saw a young woman walk out from behind. Shao Xi looked over and saw this woman with beautiful eyebrows and elegant temperament, and she knew at a glance that she was a scholarly daughter with a knowledgeable and elegant temperament, and she was even more delicate and lovely in a blue dress.

Shao Xi said secretly in his heart: "No wonder this kid Jinqing thought about it for a long time, and was fascinated, it turned out to be such a delicate and beautiful woman." ”

Liu Xingzhai asked Liu Ling: "Ling'er, grandpa heard that you and Bai Gongzi fell in love with each other and admired each other, just because Mr. Bai and I have been fighting each other for different philosophies over the years, so you two only dare to communicate in private, but is there such a thing?" ”

As soon as Liu Ling heard Liu Xingzhai ask about this, he quickly knelt on the ground and explained: "Ling'er didn't mean to hide it, but she didn't want to make her grandfather angry because of this, Ling'er knew that it was against her ancestors to have private dealings with Bai Gongzi, but Bai Gongzi had an excellent character and was extraordinary, Ling'er couldn't help herself, and I hope that my grandfather wouldn't blame Bai Gongzi, everything is Ling'er's fault." ”

Liu Xingzhai said in his heart: "Good guy, it's really a big girl!" As soon as she mentioned this matter, this girl began to speak to Bai Jinqing. ”

"What kind of relationship do you have with Bai Gongzi in private? was known by outsiders, where does my face and Mr. Bai exist? How can you do such a sneaky thing after you are all scholars? Don't sneak around anymore, lest you be laughed at. ”

When Bai Jinqing and Liu Ling heard Liu Xingzhai's words, they immediately panicked. Is this to beat the mandarin ducks and break up a pair of lovers?

Bai Jinqing was so anxious at this time, and she didn't care about the etiquette, so she hurriedly said: "Mr. Liu, Miss Ling'er and I are both out of genuine love for each other, and we have no dirty ideas. If Mr. agrees, the younger generation is willing to love and take care of Miss Ling'er for the rest of his life, if he violates this statement, he will be punished by heaven. ”

Liu Ling saw that Bai Jinqing had made a poisonous oath on the side, and at this time, he couldn't care about the woman's reserve, and pleaded with Liu Xingzhai: "Grandfather, Ling'er knows that the elders should be in charge of the marriage as a woman, but Bai Gongzi and I have fallen in love with each other, and we hope that my grandfather will be fulfilled, so don't break up the two of us." ”

Seeing this situation, Bai Ding Gong also walked in front of Liu Xingzhai and said: "Xingzhai, the happiness of the younger generations is in the hands of us old guys, sometimes it is cruel to think about it, we haven't even taken care of our juniors, and we haven't even dealt with the affairs of the family, how can we talk about governing the world?" The second thing I did this time was to come to my door! I beg Xingzhai to agree to the marriage of my grandson Bai Jinqing and your granddaughter Liu Ling, and I, Bai Dinggong, am here to salute you. ”

Shao Xi listened to Bai Dinggong's words on the side, and thought to himself, "This old man is learning and applying, what I said to him two days ago, he turned his head and used it for others, it is really a matter of applying what he has learned!" ”

Liu Xingzhai looked at the actions of several people in front of him, and couldn't help laughing out loud, and his tears were about to burst into laughter.

"I just said that they should not secretly communicate in the future, and I didn't say that they should not be allowed to interact, in the future, the two of them can interact with each other in a bright and bright manner, and I also agreed to the marriage contract you proposed, and our two families will be in-laws in the future!"

Bai Jinqing "......"

Liu Ling "......"

Bai Dinggong shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I said that you are all old, can you even out your breath before talking?" What do you look like you're panting and scaring the two children? ”

Bai Jinqing knocked his head at this time, and kept saying: "The younger generation thanks Mr. Liu for his fulfillment, the younger generation will live up to Mr. Liu's wishes, and will marry Miss Ling'er only for the rest of his life, and love and take care of her for a lifetime." ”

"Get up! I know your intentions, and it is not a grievance for my granddaughter to marry you, if you can really do what you say, I will be relieved. ”

"The younger generation will not lose his trust, please rest assured Mr. Liu, I will prepare the dowry when I turn back, and the two elders will make the decision to marry, and the younger generation will not be lost in the number of ceremonies."

Liu Xingzhai smiled secretly in his heart: "You kid is still in a hurry, as soon as this is proposed, he is determined to marry my granddaughter back." ”

"Don't be in a hurry, let's make a marriage contract first, and the matter of marriage can be discussed later."

When Bai Jinqing heard this, he also knew that he was too anxious, so he hurriedly kowtowed and thanked him.

Bai Dinggong was very happy at this time, and the old opponent who had been fighting with him for many years on the theory of governing the world has now reconciled with himself, and intends to jointly revise the work of governing the world, and at this moment he agreed to the marriage of the two grandchildren, which can really be said to be a double happiness, it is overjoyed, and the heart is happy.

"Xingzhai, I think it's better to choose a day than to hit the day, and today's banquet for your hospitality will simply be changed to a banquet for marriage! I sent someone to call Jing Nian over, this is to welcome the New Year, the second is to celebrate the joy of marriage, and the third is to wish you and me the early completion of the theory of governing the world, what do you think? ”

"So good! However, this banquet must be a big show, and the previous preparations are afraid that it will not be enough, so I will order someone to prepare again, and today I will hold a big banquet in my home, and invite relatives and friends to come over to celebrate the three joys. ”

"Good, good! I also arranged a banquet at the college to celebrate this event. At the same time, I would also like to invite all scholars to study this study of world governance with you and me. ”

Liu Xingzhai stroked his beard and joked with a smile: "Ding Gong, in the future, I will live in your Egret Academy for a long time, tossing back and forth every day, I am afraid that my old bones will not be able to stand it, you had better entertain me well, otherwise I will scold my mother." ”

Bai Dinggong's mouth pouted, "Over the years, I'm afraid that I haven't scolded much behind my back, right?" Hahaha! ”

"Each other! Hahaha! ”

Shao Xi watched the two families happily on the side, and couldn't help but complain in his heart: "You guys have what you have, I was tired and tired for a few days, and I even put up a bead, but I didn't catch a fart." ”

As soon as I thought of this, I heard Bai Dinggong ask Liu Xingzhai, "Do you still have a granddaughter?" Why don't you give me this protégé together, wouldn't it be better for us to have four happy comings today? ”

“what fuck……！”

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"There are two foundations of the husband's governance, punishment and morality. The two must go hand in hand and treat each other. Heaven is governed by yin and yang, and people are governed by criminal virtue, so although the saint is the government, it cannot be biased, and "the primary quality is to sincerely love the people and lead by example, the original intention of the criminal law is to prevent crime, and it cannot be abused; The foundation of victory in war is the will of the people, so it is necessary to govern benevolently. ——Quoted from "The Essentials of the World" Three Kingdoms, Wei and Huanfan

All things nurture each other without harming each other, and the Tao goes hand in hand without contradicting each other. ——Quoted from "The Book of Rites: The Mean"