"Mencius said: "Those who use strength to pretend to be benevolent will dominate, and they will have a great country; those who use virtue to be benevolent will be kings, and the king will not be great. Tang is seventy miles, and King Wen is hundreds of miles. Those who use strength to convince others are not convinced by their hearts, and they are not strong enough to support them.
"Those who convince others with virtue will be happy and sincerely convinced, just like the Seventy-year-old disciples who convinced Confucius."
Today's lecturer, Bachelor Zhang, is talking about today's topic in class.
I have to say that this is a very important lesson today. The purpose is to teach the princes what is better between hegemony and kingliness. This may affect the foundation of the entire Wei Dynasty in the future.
It's a pity that Zhao Hongrun is not interested in this at all.
He looked at the empty classroom and finally understood why there were only three of them princes in the palace school today, and not those pretty princesses.
How sad...
Zhao Hongrun sighed sadly.
Who in the world would have thought that their fantasy of princes hugging each other and enjoying all the blessings of the people does not exist in reality. The reality that the princes who have not left the cabinet face every day is that they are surrounded by a bunch of big and bad people.
Zongwei, or a group of young and handsome eunuchs, rarely have access to young palace maids.
Although the princesses in the palace school all look pure and graceful, they are still princesses, half-sisters.
Apart from his mother and concubine, the only person he has contact with is his half-brother. This is really a sad story.
What's even more sad is that Zhao Hongrun, who was fourteen years old, once unconsciously mistook a princess for something like that in his dream. When he woke up, he found that the remains were in a mess.
From then on, Zhao Hongrun decided never to come to the palace to study again, because this place was simply a place of purgatory-like suffering.
He wants to leave the cabinet!
Come out! Come out! Come out! Come out! Come out! Come out! Come out! Come out! Come out! Come out! Come out! Come out! Come out! Come out! Come out! Come out! Come out! Come out! Come out! Come out! Come out! Come out! Come out! Come out!
He felt that in order to prevent his normal physiological views from being distorted, he had to step out of the cabinet immediately, otherwise... one or other bad things might happen.
"..."Poetry" says: 'From the west to the east, from the south to the north, without any thought and dissatisfaction.' This is what it means."
The lecturer, Bachelor Zhang, held the scroll in his right hand and slowly walked to the three princes while reading, and glanced sideways at Zhao Hongrun.
snort!
Academician Zhang snorted coldly in his heart, and suddenly tapped the sixth prince Zhao Hongzhao's shoulder with the scroll in his hand, and asked kindly: "What is the royal way?"
Zhao Hongzhao replied seriously: "The monarch governs the world with benevolence and righteousness, appeases his subjects with virtue, and is impartial and without party. This is called the king's way."
Academician Zhang nodded: "What is domineering?"
"Use force to bully the weak, use force to defeat enemies, use force to establish a country, and use force to rule a country."
Academician Zhang thought for a moment, nodded and praised: "Good summary...then what is the way of heaven?"
"Not to survive for Yao, not to perish for Jie, this is the way of heaven." Zhao Hongzhao replied calmly.
"Good!" Academician Zhang nodded with satisfaction, feeling greatly in his heart. This man's talent is truly rare.
After sighing with emotion, Academician Zhang looked at Zhao Hongrun.
It is not difficult to see that the way he looked at Zhao Hongrun was very different from the way he looked at Zhao Hongzhao, and there seemed to be some reluctance hidden in his expression.
Are you unwilling? I am still unwilling!
Zhao Hongrun rolled his eyes.
Indeed, in the eyes of Academician Zhang, the eighth prince Zhao Hongrun is undoubtedly quite an eyesore, but there is no way, this son is a prince after all, and he still has to teach him what he should teach, regardless of whether this naughty prince listens or not.
"What is the royal way?" Zhang Xueshi asked.
Zhao Hongrun glanced at Academician Zhang for a few times, then suddenly smiled strangely and said, "Kill those who disobey!"
"Absurd!" Academician Zhang almost jumped up: "What is domineering?"
"Kill the obedient ones too!"
"You...what is the way of heaven?"
“While killing, I shouted ‘Heaven punishes me’.”
"...What is the Confucian way?"
"Tell them before you kill them."
"...What is the Imperial Way?"
"If I want you to die, you must die!"
Hearing this absolutely unethical answer, Zhang Xuezhi trembled all over: "The theory of treachery and evil! The theory of treachery and evil!... I want to submit it to His Majesty!"
With that said, Academician Zhang no longer bothered to continue teaching. He left the three princes behind and wrote a petition crying to the emperor, complaining that the eighth prince Zhao Hongrun had distorted the theory of sages.
"Hongrun, what are you..." Zhao Hongzhao shook his head in confusion.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Hongrun asked the Sixth Emperor brother in turn: "Did I say something wrong?"
Seeing his expression, Zhao Hongzhao thought about it carefully and suddenly realized that what the Eighth Emperor Brother said really made sense, but the truth was extremely straightforward and had been stripped of the rhetorical coat used to hide the truth.
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"This summary is even more insightful than Brother Yu..."
Next to him, the Ninth Prince Zhao Hongxuan said somewhat unhappily: "Brother, why did you discourage Zhang Xueshi? I still want to learn Wang Dao Lun!"
"What is there to learn from such pedantic remarks? The more you learn, the stupider you become. If you want to learn the real skills, you have to find the adults in the government... You have to remember that the experience gained from practice is of far higher value.
It’s too much to talk about. Let’s go and eat.”
"Okay... let's eat in the palace academy?"
"I can't help it. I've been short of money recently. If it weren't for the sake of extra money, I wouldn't have come today." As he said that, Zhao Hongrun turned to look at Zhao Hongzhao, the Sixth Emperor Brother. He felt that this Sixth Emperor Brother was quite a good person.
A brother with whom we can have a close friendship.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongzhao was slightly stunned, but felt a little happy in his heart. He did not expect that this eighth brother would invite him.
The three of them left the palace class together.
"By the way, Sixth Brother, are your calligraphy and paintings valuable?"
During this period, Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but ask.
"It is said that...Hongrun, what is your intention in saying this?"
The sixth prince Zhao Hongzhao suddenly felt that his eighth brother's purpose in befriending him seemed a little impure.
"Oh, just ask casually, just ask..."
Zhao Hongrun typed haha nonchalantly, but he was thinking about how to find a way to get some calligraphy and paintings from this Sixth Emperor brother. After all, he was really in a pinch these days.
The three of them gradually walked away.
An hour later, after having lunch at Gongxue, Zhao Hongrun was no longer interested in participating in the afternoon class. After all, his "cheating" plan had not been completed yet.
While Zhao Hongrun continued his plan to deceive his father, Zhang, the palace scholar, had already written down his conversation with Zhao Hongrun today and asked a young eunuch in the palace to send it to Chui Gong Palace. In the chapter, he angrily criticized the Eighth Prince.
Zhao Hongrun's treacherous and twisted theory, but this chapter made the Emperor of Wei laugh out loud.
"That traitor did another good thing in the palace school today!"
The Emperor of the Wei Dynasty, Zhao Yuanxi, narrated the matter in a joking tone, and passed the seal of Zhang Xueshi to the three Zhongshu ministers.
It has to be said that Zhao Hongrun's weird and novel remarks made the three Zhongshu ministers laugh and cry.
After a long time, Lin Yuyang, the Prime Minister of Zhongshu Zuo, said with emotion: "Even if you don't hit the mark, you're not far off... Although His Highness the Eighth Prince's words are rough, the fact is true."
"Didn't Academician Zhang ask His Highness the Eighth Prince, which one is better, the kingly way or the domineering way?" Yu Ziqi, the Right Prime Minister of Zhongshu, looked at this article with a vague sense of excitement and wanted to discuss it in depth with Zhao Hongrun.
"It is said that he left angrily before he could ask any questions." Tong Xian, the chief eunuch, explained with a smile.
"This is such a pity." Yu Ziqi looked regretful.
After listening to Yu Ziqi's words, the Emperor of Wei couldn't help but think deeply: "What do the three beloved ministers think, which one is higher or lower, the kingly way or the domineering way?"
It is related to the foundation of the Wei Dynasty, so it is difficult for the three Zhongshu ministers to speak hastily.
After a long time, Zhongshu ordered He Xiangxu to say in a rare serious tone: "The domineering rule of the country will not last long, and the kingly rule of the country will not survive. Rule the people with the kingly way, reject foreigners with hegemony, use martial arts as the skin, and use civilized rule as the bones. This method will last forever.
Dynasty!" [Why is prosperity a sensitive word?]
The Emperor of Wei nodded with deep understanding. In fact, he knew in his heart that the so-called royal way in the teachings of Confucius and Mencius was not suitable for use in troubled times. There was no force and only benevolence. What was the use? Could it be that the teachings of Confucius and Mencius could resist foreign aggression?
A country with 100,000 soldiers?
Sometimes, the imperial way should tend to be domineering, just like the seemingly absurd remarks of the eighth prince Zhao Hongrun.
Those who obey the emperor should be given favors, rewards, and peace. For example, the people and ministers at home should be rewarded so that there will be no resentment among the people. However, for hostile foreign countries, they must make friends (make friends) and attack them at the same time.
, erecting the prestige of a powerful country can gain a foothold in this colorful and troubled world.
It can be summed up in eight words: Those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish!
This is the way of the emperor!
In contrast, the remarks of the Sixth Prince Zhao Hongzhao, whom Academician Zhang repeatedly praised in the chapter, appear to be biased towards the ways of the sage kings Yao and Shun. Simply put, they are too idealistic and not suitable for today's current situation.
"Speaking of which, how come His Highness the Eighth Prince has the leisure to go to the Palace School to attend classes today?"
Lin Yuyang felt a little incredible.
The Emperor of the Wei Dynasty laughed secretly when he heard this. He had heard that Concubine Shen Shu called the traitor to Ningxiang Palace yesterday, warned him, and scolded him severely, which made him feel very comfortable.
Fight with me? I am your father!
The Emperor of Wei was in a good mood. He thought that Zhao Hongrun might not have the guts to go back to Ningxiang Palace these days. As a result, this son's life would become even more embarrassing. He might not be able to bear it anymore.
, you will come to him obediently and admit your mistake.
Imagining the scene of the bad son kowtowing in front of him and admitting his mistake, the Emperor of Wei had even considered in advance what he should say to persuade and admonish this naughty son.
Unexpectedly, a young eunuch's hurried report not only interrupted the emperor's imagination, but also disturbed his good mood.
"No, it's not good, Your Majesty, His Highness the Eighth Prince and Liu Shuyi had a quarrel in Fangxin Palace..."
"..."
In the Chui Gong Hall, both the Emperor of Wei and the three ministers of Zhongshu frowned in unison.
After Chen Shuai, comes Liu Shuyi? What’s going on?