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Chapter 2 The gentleman

I heard the man say, "Brother Xiao is enlightened and enlightened, and I admire him deeply."

Xiao Wanli said: "Brother Yuan Jia has won the award."

Xiao Yao said: "Uncle Zhou, you get up so early, why don't you sleep a little longer?"

The person who came was named Zhou Yuanjia, who was a close neighbor of the grandson of Xiao’s grandson. He was a few years younger than Xiao Wanli and had gray hair. Zhou Yuanjia was short, and Xiao Wanli was one head taller than him. There was not much difference between the ages of the two, and they were both near their twilight years. However, Xiao Wanli still had a heroic spirit on his face, but Zhou Yuanjia’s face was a little gentler as a Confucian.

Zhou Yuanjia said, "Now I am older and I am sleepy. I wake up after a little bit of trouble." Zhou Yuanjia looked into the air and said, "If I had fallen asleep before, even if you were fired by my side, you would not wake up."

Xiao Yao smiled and said, "I believe that when Uncle Zhou falls asleep, his snoring will be like a big Yangtze River, rushing endlessly and thundering. A small firecracker can hardly be used to knock mountains and shake tigers."

Zhou Yuanjia laughed and said, "I was still sleeping, and I could hear the sound of books loudly, just like a flying spring hitting the avenue. I knew you were studying."

Xiao Yao's face turned slightly red. He bowed: "You have always been sleepy, but you got up a little early today. In order to drive away the sleeping demons, you have to chant loudly. It was the boy who disturbed Mr. Zhou's cultivation. "

Zhou Yuanjia said: "It's not a problem. As the saying goes, 'If you don't leave for three years, you won't be close to relatives'. We are old neighbors, so we have to walk around more to make it lively."

Zhou Yuanjia felt sad when he saw his grandfather and grandson talking to him and threw the matter of studying aside. He said, "Yaoer, don't put aside your study, you can continue reading. I have been left behind these four books for many years, just to review the old and learn the new."

Xiao Yao said: "Uncle Zhou, how long has it been since you paid for the Four Books?"

Zhou Yuanjia pinched his beard and estimated for a while. He gestured with his hands: "Thirty years are more than thirty years, but less than forty years."

Xiao Yao couldn't help but stretched out his tongue and said, "Thirty years! Isn't that not me yet? I guess you were very young at that time?"

Xiao Wanli couldn't help but smile and said, "It's just your fault that you came late."

Zhou Yuanjia said, "Who is an older person who has never been young?" A flash of light like flame suddenly flashed in his eyes, and disappeared in one flash. It seemed as if he was thinking of the past. The embers of life intersected with the warmth that had once appeared, and a spark was rubbed out. Due to insufficient heat, it could not ignite the fire.

Zhou Yuanjia said: "Yaoer, don't put it. I'm about to listen."

When Xiao Yao was studying alone, he was so bored that he was dozing off. Although Xiao Wanli was listening, Xiao Wanli was neither a strict teacher nor a strict person. The one who could make Xiao Yao feel willing to get up early in the morning was not Xiao Wanli's urge to make merit, but Xiao Wanli's martial arts deeply attracted Xiao Yao. Xiao Wanli wanted to ask him to memorize a book to learn another martial arts move. This idea was not very clever, but it was just to his preferences.

When Xiao Yao listened to Zhou Yuanjia's reading, he immediately cheered up his spirits and became enthusiastic. Then he read: "The so-called sincerity of his intentions should not deceive himself. It is like abusing evil or lustful, which is called self-hum. Therefore, a gentleman is cautious when he is alone. A villain is idle and does everything, and he will be disgusted when he sees a gentleman, so he will hide his badness and pay attention to his goodness. If a person sees his lungs and liver, what is the benefit? This is sincerity in the middle and outside, so a gentleman is cautious when he is alone. Zengzi said, "What ten eyes look at and what ten hands point to is strict!" Rich and moisten the house, virtue moisten the body, and fat heart, so a gentleman must be sincere in his intention."

At this time, there was an audience, and Xiao Yao was even more focused and focused on the book. His eyes were flowing between the lines, and his mind also flowed with the sentences.

There are very few paragraphs in "The Great Learning" that ask about the slightest comments. The whole article is coherent and smooth, and it is also reflected in the front and back. After sincerity, we will talk about correcting our hearts and self-cultivation, and then there are paragraphs about family unity, country governance, and world peace. From knowledge to sincerity, from sincerity to mind, from righteousness to mind, from righteousness to self-cultivation, from self-cultivation to self-cultivation, from self-cultivation to family unity, family unity to country governance, and country governance to world peace. Both are cause and effect, and complement each other, Xiao Yao reads it with a catchy look.

While reading, he memorized it silently. In order to learn Xiao Wanli's martial arts, Xiao Yao had to recite it to Xiao Wanli after reading it. Xiao Wanli was extremely strict and had to teach martial arts when he memorized it well.

Whenever Xiao Yao finished reading a paragraph, he paused a little, browsed the paragraphs he had read, and then wrote them down a rough one, then read the next paragraph.

The word count of "The Great" is not very large. It took half an hour to read the last paragraph of "The Great". Xiao Yao continued to read: "There is a great way to make money. There are many people who produce it, few people who eat it, and those who use it are frivolous. If you use it, then the wealth will always be enough.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

After Xiao Yao finished reading it, in order to be able to memorize it, he went back to learn martial arts, so he browsed it and remembered it silently.

Suddenly I heard Zhou Yuanjia say: "If a country uses righteousness as a profit, there will be more gentlemen in the world. If a gentleman is in power, and a clown retreats, the country will prosper. If a clown is in power, a gentleman will follow, and the world will be in chaos." After saying that, he sighed, and this sigh contained infinite sighs.

Xiao Yao never wanted to understand the books he read, but after hearing these words from Zhou Yuanjia, he felt that his general idea must be consistent with governing the country and pacifying the world. He had a more understanding of the sentences he had just read.

Zhou Yuanjia said: "The Master said, 'A gentleman is more important than righteousness, and villains are more important than profit.' A gentleman is trustworthy and righteousness first. If he is in power, he will be able to restrain himself and return to courtesy and be an example. Then there will be a clear stream in the court and the country. A villain is a person who forgets righteousness when he sees profit and is a person who is frugal. A villain is a party to be a member of the people who are jealous of his virtuous people and is jealous of his virtuous people. The more hateful ones persecuted fair and upright people in the world. Even if thousands of men point to him, he will not be able to tell his evil for thousands of years."

Xiao Yao's heart was relaxed from the exquisite tricks of plum blossom fist. Most of what Zhou Yuanjia said was not listened to. Seeing that Zhou Yuanjia was stern, he felt a little sad.

Xiao Yao said: "Uncle Zhou, you are very knowledgeable. In your opinion, in today's world, are there villains who have succeeded? Or are there more gentlemen in power?"

Zhou Yuanjia looked a little happy. He said: "When Yao, Heaven and Shun are at sunset, the world is peaceful. Everyone is willing to live, beautify their contemporaries, and enjoy their customs. This is a gentleman who is in power."

Xiao Yao asked, "Yao Tian Shun's Day?"

Zhou Yuanjia said: "The day of Yao and Shun are both Emperor Yao and Emperor Shun in ancient times. Both were very good emperors. Under their rule, the country was peaceful and the people were peaceful. Now the world is,,,,,,,,. Alas! When a country is about to perish, monsters will appear."

Xiao Yao said in his heart: "There is a monster?" and said: "Grandpa, just studying can't govern the country and make peace. If you learn martial arts, it will be different. If there is a monster, it can be used to kill demons and eliminate demons."

Xiao Wanli said: "Your little bit of Taoism is really a monster, and you will eat you as soon as you come. What else do you use to kill monsters and eliminate demons?"

Zhou Yuanjia said: "Yes, Yao'er. That monster is cruel and evil. If you encounter it, you can't fight it. What will you do when it wants to eat you?"

Xiao Yao said: "If I can fight it, then,,,,,,,,, I will have a good time."

Xiao Wanli said, "Oh, then you can run away if you can't beat it!"

Xiao Yao said: "If you can't beat someone, of course you have to run away. Even if you know you can't beat someone, you still have to fight with someone. Isn't that asking for trouble? Isn't it that you are so stupid?"

Xiao Wanli said, "You run away, let the monster continue to do evil and go to harm others?"

Xiao Yao was stunned, frowned, and thought for a while. He said, "I have no time to take care of myself, so how can I care about others? Whoever was harmed by monsters can only blame him for his ideas. Monsters don't harm others, but only for him. What's the way? I just think I'm unlucky."

Xiao Wan was silent for a moment. Zhou Yuanjia asked again: "What if the person who was killed by the monster is your closest relative? Do you let him be killed?"

Xiao Yao frowned. He thought that such a big thing was very difficult, and who would have a headache when encountering anyone. How could he be persecuted by his close relatives be left alone? Even if he sacrificed his life, he would have to fight against the monsters. It was unquestionable. Suddenly, a light of inspiration flashed. He said, "Uncle Zhou, you haven't encountered a monster now. The sky is blue and white, and the world is bright. Where can there be monsters? Let's not worry about it."

Zhou Yuanjia said: "This is not a worry. There are no monsters in this world, but some people are more vicious than monsters and harm loyal and upright people."

Xiao Yao said: "He likes to harm others so much, he must be a villain rather than a gentleman. Uncle Zhou, who is this person?"
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