"The Master said: The people can follow it, but they cannot know it." Looking at the homework given by Zhou Xiao to the teacher in front of him, Zhou Jun asked: "This sentence comes from "The Analects of Confucius, Chapter 8, Taibo Chapter", are you dissatisfied?
Interpretation, but how to discuss it?"
Zhou Xiao lowered his head and said to Zhou Jun: "Reporting to my father, my interpretation is that the common people are all stupid people. They are not allowed to know the national policy. We can only let them obey the orders."
Zhou Jun frowned: "According to your statement, all the people are ignorant, and only the nobles are wise?"
Zhou Xiao heard that Zhou Jun's tone was unkind and quickly replied: "It cannot be ruled out that some people among the common people are intelligent and have far-sightedness. However, the vast majority of the common people are easily deceived by others and often gather together to form parties. Many of them
People cannot distinguish the truth from falsehood. Many times they follow what others say, and even some stubborn people, fearing that the world will not be in chaos, intentionally cause harm. Such people are fools."
Zhou Jun slowly put down Zhou Xiao's homework, looked at his son, and said slowly: "There is another sentence before this sentence - Confucius said: be inspired by poetry, established by etiquette, and achieved by music. Just think about it
Think about it, if Confucius regarded the people as stupid people, why did he specifically mention poetry, etiquette, and music in front of it?"
Zhou Xiao was silent.
Zhou Jun: "It is true that as you said, the quality of the people is uneven. There are those with a bad temper and those with lower IQs than the average person. But the rights and interests of the people cannot be completely wiped out just because of these evil people and fools. Use poetry
, etiquette, music and other means to improve the knowledge of the people and gather their will, so that they gradually understand the meaning of the country and the nation, and thus spontaneously safeguard the country. This is the ultimate meaning of education."
Zhou Xiao was a little dissatisfied: "The people are selfish in nature and value the small family more than the righteousness. Don't you think that for these people, no matter how educated they are, they care more about the private interests of the people rather than the righteousness of the family and the country?"
Is it? If the people of the world are allowed to speak out and tell the reason, in the end it will only lead to the people chasing small profits, avoiding disasters and running away, and then slandering the imperial court, making the country ruined."
Zhou Jun looked at his son, shook his head and said: "You can use false news to deceive and deceive the people. How long do you think you can keep it secret? One year? Ten years? A hundred years? Sooner or later, the people will learn about the outside world.
. They will understand that they have been living a lie for such a long time. By then, the world will be in chaos, and the court will lose the support of the people."
Zhou Xiao paused for a moment, but the look on his face still showed that he was still dissatisfied.
Zhou Jun: "Mencius said, "There are many people who practice without hesitation, practice without noticing, and live by it all their lives without knowing the way. Those in power cannot place their hopes on the ignorance of the people if they want to govern well.
A country must first put its people first. When the person in power puts the common people in the world as the top priority, then the people feel cared for and will naturally support the person in power. Only in this way can the top and bottom work together to overcome difficulties."
Zhou Xiao bit his lips and finally couldn't help but said: "Father, please forgive me for speaking frankly, the human heart is not as good as a snake swallowing an elephant. The superiors treat the subordinates with sincerity and kindness, but the subordinates may not be grateful. Throughout the ages, many kings have been lenient to the subordinates.
, an example of the people not thinking of kindness and gathering people to cause chaos..."
When Zhou Jun heard this, he frowned and said angrily: "You usually mess around with your husband like this?!"
Seeing Zhou Jun's anger, Zhou Xiao's body trembled, he knelt down suddenly and said: "Father, calm down."
Zhou Jun dropped the book and looked at his son in front of him. Although there was an angry look on his face, he was sighing in his heart.
Since his childhood, Zhou Xiao has excessively advocated war and strategy, thereby neglecting the role of rule of law and communication.
Zhou Jun once told the story of the Lu people who redeemed themselves for their compatriots in "The Spring and Autumn Annals of the Lu Family", and asked his son Zhou Xiao and his eldest brother's son Zhou Shang what they should do.
Zhou Shang's answer is that both emotionally and rationally, one should abide by laws and act in accordance with regulations.
But Zhou Xiao said that if anyone dares to enslave the people of the Naru Kingdom, he will kill every person he sees, barbarize every family he encounters, and destroy every country he encounters.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Xiao's thoughts have not changed much to this day, and Zhou Jun is quite troubled by this.
Zhou Jun: "Go back and copy the Analects three times. Come back to see me when you're done!"
Zhou Xiao heard this and said he knew.
Seeing Zhou Xiao get up and leave, Zhou Jun closed his eyes and rubbed his forehead.
Fan Jinian on the side saw this and asked softly: "Your Majesty, you have been working too hard recently, why don't you go out of the palace to relax?"
Zhou Jun waved his hand: "Anxi, Shuofang, Hehuang, Guanzhong, Henan, there are trivial matters everywhere, not to mention Liangcheng. The three provinces and six ministries have to report to the palace every day. There is no time to go out and relax... By the way, you just said prince and princess.
In addition to Xiaoer’s conflict with her husband, there seems to be something else going on with her studies?”
Fan Jinian lowered his head and said: "Second Princess..."
Hearing Fan Jinian talking about his and Hua Yue's daughter, Zhou Jun was stunned for a moment and asked, "How is Wan Niang?"
Fan Jinian: "The second princess often leaves the palace privately recently."
Zhou Jun: "Wan Niang left the palace? Where did she go? Is anyone following her?"
Fan Jinian: "Your Majesty, don't worry. The second princess always goes to the West City Gate and is followed by guards. She only stays there for half a day and then returns to the palace."
Zhou Jun felt strange when he heard this and said, "What exactly is going on? Please tell me in detail."
Fan Jinian bowed and said: "According to the report from the guards, every time the second princess goes to the city gate, she looks at the long street with people coming and going. She just sits there in a daze and doesn't do anything else."
Zhou Jun: "Just in a daze? Didn't you see anyone? Didn't you do anything?"
Fan Jinian: "So, there is someone... When the second princess goes to the city gate, she sometimes takes someone to accompany her."
Zhou Jun: "Who is it?"
Fan Jinian: "The eldest son of the Wailang family, a member of the Ministry of Household Affairs, is Zhou Shang."
Zhou Jun was startled: "Zhou Shang? The eldest son of my brother's family? Why did he go to see Wan Niang?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Fan Jinian: "I heard that the second princess and Zhou Shangnai are friends."
Zhou Jun was a little confused. Wan Niang was extremely intelligent and Zhou Shang was straightforward. How could such two people become friends?
After hesitating for a moment, Zhou Jun said to Fan Jinian: "Let Wan Niang come to see me."
The latter responded.
Half an hour later, Wan Niang entered the imperial study and said hello to Zhou Jun again.
Zhou Jun looked at the eighty-nine-year-old girl in front of him and knew that she was mentally mature compared to other people of the same age. Instead of beating around the bush, it was better to ask directly and frankly.
So Zhou Jun asked Wan Niang about leaving the palace privately.
When Wan Niang heard this, she didn't panic and said: "Father, every night these days, I dream that my mother has come to the Tang Dynasty. That's why I left the palace many times and went to the city gate to wait for her return."
When Wan Niang mentioned his mother, Zhou Jun was silent for a moment.
Hua Yue became the monarch of the Great Food Kingdom, how could he return to the Tang Dynasty?
In Zhou Jun's opinion, when Wan Niang talks about her mother, she is more homesick.
Zhou Jun sighed and looked at Wan Niang. Just as he was about to say something, Fan Jinian suddenly ran in from the door and came forward again and said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Here comes the Xuanyi Gate of the outer palace..."
Seeing Fan Jinian's panic, Zhou Jun said in a deep voice, "What's going on?"
Fan Jinian took a deep breath and said something to Zhou Jun.
When Zhou Jun heard that sentence clearly, he opened his eyes wide at first, then regardless of anything else, he stood up and rushed out of the door.
With a group of internal servants, Zhou Jun quickly arrived at the main entrance of the outer hall and saw a familiar figure from a distance.
Outside the heavy palace door, Hua Yue lifted the look on her face and looked at Zhou Jun, who was wearing imperial robes, with a smile.
Zhou Jun stood still among the kneeling guards, looking at the woman in front of him, a smile appeared on his face unconsciously, and asked: "You're back?"