Chapter 42 The last lesson

The atmosphere in the Wenhua Hall seemed to be the same as usual.

Li Shimian stood in front of Zhu Qizhen and explained the essence of Mencius to Zhu Qizhen bit by bit. Even the words deleted by Emperor Taizu were not avoided.

It seemed that he wanted to influence Zhu Qizhen with his small words of righteousness.

Zhu Qizhen listened carefully and did not dare to be distracted. First of all, Li Shimian was very serious, but in terms of lectures, he was still somewhat competent. At least Zhu Qizhen could listen. He was by no means pedantic as later generations thought.

There is no end to dogma.

On the contrary, those who really work hard on Confucianism, those who have their own opinions, are not dogmatic. Anyone who regards some dogma as a rule of heaven should not go too far, but it will be half a bucket of water.

This is true no matter what field you are in.

Secondly, during one-on-one teaching, there was no room for Zhu Qizhen to get distracted. The ruler given to him by the Empress Dowager in Li Shimian's hand was not for show.

More importantly, this lesson is also Li Shimian's last lesson.

Tomorrow, Wang Zhi will come to teach Spring and Autumn Period.

Zhu Qizhen felt that Li Shimian was being tricked secretly, and felt a little uneasy.

Time slipped away little by little, and soon it was morning.

The sunlight shining through the window is getting shorter and shorter, and has already reached the outside of the window.

The ancients all had a skill, that is, they could roughly estimate the time by looking at the skylight. Li Shimian glanced slightly and said, "The time has come. Your Majesty, please come here today."

Zhu Qizhen stood up quickly and said, "Thank you, sir."

Li Shimian said: "Your Majesty, today is the last time I teach your Majesty. I have something to say, please listen to your Majesty."

Zhu Qizhen said: "Sir, please speak."

"Your Majesty's intelligence is truly divine. I have been teaching students for decades, and I have never seen anyone as smart as your Majesty. However, every gain must be followed by a loss."

"I only hope that your majesty will take it for granted that you are not smart."

Zhu Qizhen said: "Not smart?"

Zhu Qizhen was a little confused.

Li Shimian said: "The difficulty of maintaining a career is not in cleverness but in the heart of the people. Your Majesty upholds the benevolence and righteousness of the sages. Even if you make a mistake in your actions, you will be taken advantage of by your subordinates and you will never lose your great cause. However, you have the heart to despise the world and think that the world is under heaven."

If you gather together in a calculation, even if you have a hundred successes, there will be backlash in the end, so please be aware of it, Your Majesty."

Zhu Qizhen's face turned red after hearing this.

He felt that Li Shimian must have known that he was behind this. Then he secretly savored this sentence. He felt that Li Shimian would not just say that.

He just said quickly: "Students understand."

Li Shimian took a few steps back and saluted Zhu Qizhen, but his white hair seemed to suddenly burst into Zhu Qizhen's eyes. Zhu Qizhen felt sour. He quickly stepped forward to support Li Shimian and said: "I

There are some small calculations, Master Li, don't blame me."

Li Shimian said: "Your Majesty is young after all, and I am impatient. But the way to be a king is to be honest and upright."

Zhu Qizhen said: "I understand."

Li Shimian bowed again and said, "Old minister, I retire."

Zhu Qizhen watched Li Shimian go, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Probably because Zhu Qizhen had never seen anyone like Li Shimian in later generations.

Li Shimian was a true Confucian disciple, and he followed the words and deeds of his ancestors. Being with such a person, Zhu Qizhen even felt ashamed of himself.

Really know what it means to learn from others.

I dare not say that Li Shimian was a morally perfect person, but in later generations, Zhu Qizhen really could not find such a person. He was not afraid of power and admonished the two emperors Taizong and Renzong several times, and almost died.

Words and deeds should be united and candid. It seems that one word can see through one's heart and soul, and one will never break one's word.

Zhu Qizhen also knew that Li Shimian actually had no selfish motives.

The reason why I put more effort into making Zhu Qizhen study is because I feel that the most important thing for Zhu Qizhen at this time is to study.

Later generations will despise those who firmly believe in moral standards and think those people are fools. But when you really have such people in front of you, you will be shocked.

However, Zhu Qizhen also believed that there would be too many people like Li Shimian in the Ming Dynasty.

The next day, the lecturer who replaced Li Shimian came.

That's Wang Zhi.

The first thing Zhu Qizhen saw was Wang Zhi's big beard.

No, this era calls for a beautiful beard.

Wang Zhi is different from Li Shimian. He has a sense of spring breeze in his behavior. If I say Li Shimian's first impression is that he is serious.

It seems that any rude behavior in front of Li Shimian will be regarded as appropriate.

But in front of Wang Zhi, people can't help but relax and feel close to him.

He is talking about the Spring and Autumn Period.

But it doesn't just tell about the Spring and Autumn Period. Every time it tells a story about the Spring and Autumn Period, it quotes from other sources, arranges similar things in history, and then interprets it with the evaluation of the saints.

What will happen if you do this, and what will happen if you don't? Analyze the subtle meaning of it carefully.

When Zhu Qizhen first started, he still wanted to control.

He was also a little worried about what he would do if he showed too much in front of Wang Zhi and Wang Zhi accelerated the progress like Li Shimian.

But soon, Zhu Qizhen put this thought aside.

Because he found that Wang Zhi was more like telling history than talking about the Spring and Autumn Period. Every small statement could allow him to tell a dozen similar stories, but with different methods and different results.

The story told here is not a story told to children, but something that happened in history. At least there is an official record of the event.

For a while, Zhu Qizhen listened with great interest.

To be honest, Zhu Qizhen certainly has the thinking of later generations, but he is not proficient in Chinese history.

Compared with the scholar-bureaucrats of this era, it can be said that they are not proficient.

Unless you are a history student in later generations, those who have studied history textbooks are just common sense. Or even more serious, because the perspective of describing history is different.

You may even feel that you have read a fake history.

At first, Zhu Qizhen could bear it, but later he became fascinated and couldn't help but ask questions about historical details and various different opinions.

Wang Zhi explained clearly with a smile.

Just like this, it was noon before I knew it. It was time for get out of class to end.

After Wang Zhi sent Zhu Qizhen away.

There was a wry smile on the corner of his mouth, and he said: "What is this?"

Wang Zhi is as famous as Wang Ying. He was also a Jinshi in the second year of Yongle, the same year as Wang Ying, and they had a good relationship. Wang Ying impeached Li Shimian, but in order to avoid suspicion, he refused to take the official position. Instead, he recommended Wang Ying

straight.

Wang Zhi was also surprised and happy about this.

After all, the temptation of becoming a teacher for the emperor is too great. If nothing else, the big shots in today's political circles are all from the late Emperor Renzong's residence.

But Yang Shiqi was afraid that Wang Zhi would make the same mistake as Li Shimian, so when Wang Zhi was submitting the title, he summoned Wang Zhi and explained it clearly to him.

The emperor is still in his infancy, the main thing is to inspire him, and let him feel the charm of the sacred knowledge instead of forcing it. Don't be too strict in your homework, just let the emperor know the righteousness.

It even gave the emperor study progress and made regulations. Once the Spring and Autumn Period came, the emperor should study for at least one year.

He thought there was no problem at the time.

But when I actually taught His Majesty, I discovered the problem.

Your Majesty is really no ordinary person.

Many things can be understood with almost no words. The teaching schedule prepared for His Majesty only took about half an hour to finish.

Therefore, Wang Zhi temporarily changed the content and shifted the course to the direction of history.

Only then did the rest of the time pass.

At this moment, he realized why Li Shimian lectured so fast.

It's not that he doesn't care about the little emperor's body, but it's based on the emperor's acceptance.

For a moment, he wondered if there were other problems behind Li Shimian's replacement. However, he was often in the official department, so he naturally knew all the tricks in the court.

He simply got the biggest benefit and formed a master-disciple relationship with the emperor. As for other things, don't pursue it too closely.

However, he is not without suspicion.

The object of his suspicion is Wang Zhen.

Therefore, unlike Li Shimian, he never looked down upon Wang Zhen and showed more respect to Wang Zhen.

After all, Wang Zhen was a scholar. Although he was a scholar, he naturally knew Wang Zhi and was kind to Wang Zhi. He was surprised and happy. The two of them seemed to be getting along very harmoniously.
Chapter completed!