Compared with Xiao Xuan and Xiao Bai, what is the difference between Xiao Bai?

Xu Beiyou had thought about this question more than once, and he never came to a conclusion, but after hearing Xiao Zhinan's words tonight, he suddenly became enlightened, so he figured out what he didn't understand.

The gap between the two lies not in the power scheme, not in the intelligence, not in the realm of cultivation, not in the vision pattern, but in the mind.

What is open-mindedness? Quite simply, having the world in mind is being open-minded.

Many people think that having the world in their hearts is an empty word, so Xu Beiyou can also be described by a more straightforward and simple word, that is, responsibility.

Xu Beiyou had the Sword Sect in his heart, and was willing and able to take on the responsibilities of the Sword Sect, so he became the master of the Sword Sect as a matter of course, if he just wanted to become a human being and climb up by any means, then Zhang Xueyao would never let him take charge of the Sword Sect at the beginning.

This is a very simple truth.

If a person who just has his own body in charge of the Sword Sect, the Sword Sect will only become a tool for its upward climbing, which can be discarded at any time, and the outcome will inevitably be unimaginable.

The same is true of a country.

To be a wise monarch, you must first have the world in mind, no matter what you do, it is rooted in this court, this country, this world, and ultimately for the sake of the national court, and even the world, rather than all actions are ultimately based on the gains and losses of one person's status and interests.

Why can Lan Yu sit firmly in the cabinet for 50 years? Not only because he is the founder of the country and the old minister of the first emperor, but also because he has really fulfilled the duties of the head of a cabinet, disasters and famines, military chaos in various places, and the rule of the people's livelihood, Lan Yu will take care of it in earnest, and if he really insists on forming a party for personal gain, he would have been found by the emperor to dismiss the official and seize power, and how can he stand in the temple for 50 years?

The same is true of the emperor.

First, there was Emperor Hui of the Great Jin Dynasty's "why not eat minced meat", which led to the rebellion of the Eight Kings.

Later, there was Xuanzong, who was trapped between women's pleasures, which caused the prosperity and decline of the country.

There are many reasons, but there is one, Xiao Yu looks at the general trend of the whole world and follows the trend, but Xiao Jin is blindly scheming, and is insignificant in the face of the general trend.

Looking at Xiao Xuan's father and son from this point, Xiao Xuan cherishes the world and strives for peace in the world, and Xiao Bai values his own body, obviously not yet in this pattern, so he makes a judgment.

Xiao Bai did not lose in ability, but in mind.

Maybe according to Xiao Xuan's original intention, put Xiao Bai in the position of the prince and sharpen and teach, Xiao Bai will eventually "be young and not hesitate to grow the years, and one day become a phoenix", but Xiao Xuan went too hastily, making Xiao Xuan, who had just ascended to the throne of the prince, take another step forward and become the emperor of the Great Qi court, completely deviating from the trajectory.

From others to oneself, the same is true of Xu Beiyou. In his early years, Xu Beiyou was from a low background, wanted to be a master, and was even a little ambitious, which cannot be wrong, but when he really became a master, he had to change his mentality.

To use an inappropriate analogy, why did he occupy a pit? He can't always occupy a pit and not, just to prove that he is better than others. Since he has occupied this pit, he must always do something in line with it, take the responsibility that he should bear, and if he is the sect master of the Sword Sect, he must revitalize the Sword Sect, and if he is the head of the Daomen, he must do his best for the Daomen, so Gongsun Zhongmou is not wrong, and Autumn Ye is not wrong, and the battle between the two can only be said to be due to the current situation.

Besides, Xu Beiyou, he has the Sword Sect in his heart but no world, so he can only be the sect master of the Sword Sect but not the co-master of the world.

This is also why Qin Mumian and others often persuade Xu Beiyou to "be a gentleman".

If a gentleman does not act rashly, there must be a way to move. A gentleman does not speak in vain, but his words must be reasonable. A gentleman does not ask, and what he asks must be righteous. A gentleman is not vain, and his deeds must be right.

A gentleman is not in a small place, he is a gentleman if he is not chaotic. A gentleman lies in the big place, knowing benevolence, righteousness, rules and truth.

This is the truth of Confucianism, not a mysterious and mysterious way of heaven, but a way to stand on it.

Xu Beiyou thinks about it now, and he thinks so.

If he was still the young man who wanted to be a master, he would not be by Xiao Zhinan's side at this time, I am afraid that he would be under the command of Daomen and King Wei, but in this way, he would lose the bottom line, lose the "Dao" based on the world, and a person without a bottom line, let alone a gentleman, is not even a person.

Xu Beiyou wanted to understand this, but he only felt that his eyes were clear, and his heart was open-minded, as if all the thousands of blocks in his chest had been swept away, and he had been depressed for many years.

When you understand your own way, you know how to go and where to go.

Of course, the teachings of the saints are for experience, not for doing things, things still have to be done little by little, and methods have to be thought of little by little.

After saying goodbye to Huo Xishen, Xu Beiyou and Xiao Zhinan embarked on the return journey.

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At this time, a bright moon rose in the east, and it did not seem dark, and the two walked side by side, Xiao Zhinan suddenly asked, "Why don't you frown?"

Xu Beiyou closed his eyes and breathed hard, as if he wanted to turn the autumn breeze into a refreshing spring breeze, and then smiled: "I have figured out some things, and the whole person is much more comfortable, no wonder the sage always has to reason first, it is true." ”

Xiao Zhinan smiled and didn't ask Xu Beiyou what he had figured out, but his smile quickly disappeared, and he was a little worried, "This time I returned to the imperial capital, although I have the national seal and my father's edict in my hands, but Xiao Bai is the righteous Emperor of Great Qi after all, if he refuses to listen to my advice, he still wants to go his own way, after all, it will be a big trouble." ”

Xu Beiyou shook his head and said: "The first emperor has a good saying, the court is the emperor's court, but it is also the civil and military court of the Manchu Dynasty, and there are some things that the emperor is difficult to make an independent decision. Since ancient times, the names are different, or eunuchs, or relatives, or civil servants, or military generals, but in general, the court is still three-legged, the emperor mediates, performs the emperor's mental tricks, balances and restricts, and the first emperor is like this. Or a person with great prestige like Emperor Taizu, who set up hundreds of officials as slaves and regarded the court as private property. It's just that Xiao Bai first ascended the throne, his authority is not solid, far inferior to Taizu and the first emperor, if he insists on going his own way, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military are also free to deal with the power. ”

Xiao Zhinan teased: "What a little pavilion elder, this mental strategy is to put you in the cabinet to be a cabinet bachelor, and it is not a condescending talent, but it is not wronged by the name of the little pavilion elder." ”

Xu Beiyou also joked: "Just a cabinet bachelor wants to send me as the emperor's son-in-law? At the very least, I have to be a university scholar, and I don't pick, just the last Dongge scholar in the palace university scholars, and I will hear others call me Lord Xu in the future, Xu Ge Lao, when the old man can't do it, I will take his class, be the first assistant of the cabinet, and let the Manchu Dynasty civil and military call Xu Xiang, how about it?"

Xiao Zhinan sighed: "If you are not a Jinshi and the first is not to enter the Hanlin, and if you are not a Hanlin, you will not be in the cabinet, but I want to ask the last question, Xu Ge Lao, do you have the fame of the Jinshi? ”

Xu Beiyou pouted and said: "Don't underestimate Xu, I'll go home and pack my bags, catch up with this year's autumn season, and give you a gold list to see, so that this woman also knows what it means to be poor and don't bully young people." ”

Xiao Zhinan stiffened his face and said: "Where did you come from, you dare to speak presumptuously in front of this palace, come to someone, drag down the palace and beat the thirty court staff, and let him know how powerful this palace is." ”

The faces of the husband and wife finally lifted the gloom that had shrouded them during this time, and the laughter echoed in the night.