Mencius said: "Those who use strength to pretend to be benevolent will dominate, and they will have a great country; those who act benevolently will be kings, and the king will not be great. Tang has seventy miles, King Wen has one hundred miles. Those who use strength to convince others are not convinced by their hearts, nor can they support them with strength; Those who conquer others with virtue are happy and sincerely convinced, just like the seventy-year-old disciples who obeyed Confucius. The poem goes: 'From the east to the west, from the south to the north, there is no thought but no disobedience.' This is what it means."
Liu Mingzhi was still dreaming about his spring and autumn dream, and Master Liu had already begun to explain today's knowledge.
"The meaning of this sentence is what Mencius said: "Relying on force to unify the world in the name of benevolence and righteousness is called hegemony. If you want to dominate the world, you must have strong national power; relying on morality to implement benevolence and righteousness and unify the world is called kingly way. A king does not necessarily have to have a powerful country.
Shang Tang became king with seventy miles of land, and King Wen became king with one hundred miles of land. Relying on force alone to force people to surrender does not mean sincere surrender, but the strength is insufficient to resist. Relying on morality to convince people makes them sincerely convinced, just like the disciples of Confucius convinced Confucius. "The Book of Songs" says: "From the west to the east, from the south to the north, all are sincerely convinced." 'That's roughly what it means.
Master Liu was talking eloquently above, analyzing the remarks of the Yasheng Mencius word for word, and the students below listened with interest.
"Qin Bin, do you understand this sentence?"
Qin Bin pondered for a while: "Master, the student has understood something."
Master Liu was not disappointed: "It's true that you have understood part of it in such a short period of time. Now that you have understood it, what do you think of the king's way?"
"The king governs the world with benevolence, comforts the people, opens up the way for speech, and accepts elegant words. If he listens to both, he will be enlightened, and if he listens to one side, he will be dark."
"So what is the way of heaven?"
""Xunzi's Theory of Heaven" once said that heaven's behavior is constant, and it will not exist for Yao, nor will it perish for Jie...it will remain unchanged for hundreds of kings."
"You have a thorough understanding of classics and history, and you are even more clever in quoting scriptures."
"Yan Huaian."
"Students are here, why do you mean being overbearing?"
Yan Huaian pondered for a moment: "Use force to bully the weak, use force to defeat enemies, use force to establish a country, and use force to rule a country."
"The foundations are all solid. What Mencius meant is..."
"Hoo ho ho, ho ho ho."
Master Liu frowned, stopped what he was about to say, and looked at the source of the sound.
The students also noticed the whirring sound and looked towards Liu Mingzhi's position. At this time, Liu Mingzhi was sleeping soundly on the table, playing chess with Duke Zhou.
Master Liu looked at the unfamiliar Liu Mingzhi with confusion. He had the impression that this student did not exist in Class C.
"Ma Yong, wake up the classmate next to you. It's a great school, a place of saints, a place where you preach, receive karma, and solve doubts. How can you be so slumbering?"
Ma Yong gently pushed the sleeping Liu Mingzhi. Ma Yong had already discovered that the classmate next to him actually dared to sleep soundly in Master Liu's class. He just wanted to wake him up but was afraid of disturbing Master Liu's lecture. , it will not end well if you anger your wife.
Ma Yong originally thought of getting over this classwork first, but he didn't expect that these two brothers were so desperate that they just slept and made noises.
"Ah? Have you eaten? Boss and fourth, what do you want to eat? I'll bring it back for you." Liu Mingzhi wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth in confusion.
Master Liu blew his beard and stared at Liu Mingzhi: "This student, what is your name?"
Liu Mingzhi slowly came back to his senses: "Liu Mingzhi."
"Is he the eldest son of Yuan Liu's family?"
"I heard that he molested the second young lady of Qi's family. I don't know if it's true or not."
"Why would he appear in Class C? I remember we don't have this guy here."
"Eighty percent of them are just here."
Master Liu vaguely remembered that the mountain leader’s granddaughter told him last night that the mountain leader had assigned a new student to the C-character class, but he had neglected it because he was busy organizing paperwork. Unexpectedly, the student was Liu Mingzhi, a playboy from Jinling. .
"Liu Mingzhi, I wonder what your opinion is on what I just said?"
Liu Mingzhi looked confused. Only a ghost knows what to say: "Master, can you say it again?"
Master Liu dropped his sleeves and sighed, why did such a thing get into the class.
"What is the royal way?"
Liu Mingzhi scratched his neck: "Kill those who disobey."
Master Liu and others' faces darkened, and they secretly said nonsense.
"What is domineering?"
"Kill those who obey."
"What is the way of heaven?"
"The way of heaven is to do more harm than meets the eye..." Liu Mingzhi was stunned, as if he was paraphrasing: "While killing people, shouting that heaven will punish them."
"What is the way of a saint?"
"I'll let you know before I kill you."
"What is the way of the emperor?"
"If you want to die, you must die. If you don't die, you will resist and disobey the decree. Resisting the decree and disobeying the decree will kill the nine tribes."
Master Liu couldn't breathe. He pointed at Liu Mingzhi twitchingly and couldn't speak.
Qin Bin hurriedly stepped forward to give Master Liu some relief. After a while, Master Liu sighed and said, "Study is over for today. Come back in three days."
"We will see you off, Master."
Master Liu staggered out of the school. Liu Mingzhi bit his index finger and murmured in doubt: "Did I go too far?"
.......
Wen Renzheng looked at Miss Qi Er, the daughter of the Qi family, who was sitting below him with a bitter smile.
"Girl Yun, if you are looking for girl Yun Shu to chat about the boudoir today, grandpa will naturally be waiting for you and welcome you. However, it is not allowed for you to come to Dangyang Academy to study. It violates the customs."
"Grandpa Wenren thinks that Yun'er's talents are shallow and it's hard for her to be a refined person. She will bring shame to Dangyang Academy?"
Wen Renzheng shook his head: "That doesn't mean that. Grandpa said that there have been no rules for women to enter the school since ancient times. Naturally, I can't agree to let you enter Dangyang Academy. People's words are terrible."
"Grandpa Wenren, is sister Yun Shu here?"
Wen Renzheng pointed casually: "It should be in the boudoir, go and have a look." He wanted Qi Yun to chat with his granddaughter and put aside the idea of entering the academy.
But Wen Renzheng was destined to be disappointed. After a moment, the tea cup in Wen Renzheng's hand fell to the ground with a thud.
Granddaughter Wenren Yun Shuzheng was slowly walking toward her with her arms wrapped around the arms of a black boy. The black boy was extremely strange. He had never seen this person in Dangyang Academy.
Wen Renzheng suddenly had the idea of not staying in college as a female student.
"Sun thief, who are you? Let go of Yun Shu quickly, or I will make you look good." Wen Renzheng jumped three feet high and scolded the black boy next to his granddaughter, looking fiercely at him. She completely ignored that it was her granddaughter who was sticking her whole body on the black boy.
"Qi Liang, a junior scholar, pays homage to Mr. Wenrenshan."
"Qi your mother..."
"Grandpa Wenren, I should have no problem entering the academy now."
Before Qi your mother's legs could be scolded, a familiar voice came out of the black boy's mouth. Wen Renzheng looked at Qi Yun in surprise: "You are Yun girl, did you use disguise powder?"
Hearing people's politics means hearing people's government. Laojianghu is worthy of being Laojianghu. He figured out the key to it all at once.
Qi Yun cleared her throat and said in a slightly rough voice: "Master Wenrenshan, junior Qi Liang hopes to study at Dangyang Academy. I hope Master Wenrenshan will agree."
Wen Renzheng looked troubled: "It looks okay, but there are no single-person dormitories on the mountain anymore. We can't let you, a daughter, live with a grown man. If word spreads, that kid Qi Run will eat him alive." .”
Wenren Yunshu said with a smile: "Grandpa, you can let Sister Yun live with me. We are both grown girls, so it is convenient to live together."
Wen Renzheng's face changed: "No, what do you know, you little brat? Once the disguise powder is used for ten days, it will not return to its original appearance. Yun girl can only live with this face, a black boy every day In and out of your boudoir, do you still want to be innocent?"
"Where does Mr. Liu live? I can share a room with him."
Wen Renzheng hesitated: "This..." Then he thought of something, glanced at Qi Yun complicatedly, took out a bunch of keys and handed them over.
After Qi Yun left, he heard that Renzheng contained a meaningful sigh and said: "It's a blessing, not a curse. It's a disaster that cannot be avoided."
