Xiao Er and Zhu Er had never read books, so they quickly lost interest when they saw Xu He and Zhou Bi talking so much.
Xu He smiled and said: "You have not gone home for a long time to rest. I have prepared some things for you. Waiter, bring one to uncle, aunt and girl. Zhu'er, keep one for yourself and give one to Uncle Zheng." go!"
Hearing this, the waiter wanted to refuse, but Zhu'er smiled unceremoniously and said: "Although you are a bit pedantic like a scholar, you are still a good person. Okay, then I will go back and stay for two days. I will wait for two days." return!"
After seeing the two of them off, Xu He was not in a hurry to discuss the matter with Zhou Bi.
Instead, let him wait a moment and think carefully about what he just said.
What Zhou Bi just said comes from "Zuo Zhuan: The Fifteenth Year of Dinggong".
At that time, the Emperor of Zhou enfeoffed the land of Qi to Jiang Ziya and established the State of Qi, and the land of Lu was enfeoffed to Duke Zhou to establish the State of Lu.
Because Zhou Gong wanted to stay in Haojing to assist King Zhou Cheng, he sent his son Boqin to the state of Lu and became the first king of Lu.
Later, the king of the Lu State enfeoffed a vassal state within the fiefdom, which was the Zhu State.
This incident in "Zuo Zhuan" happened in the fifteenth year of Duke Dinggong of Lu. Duke Zhu Yin, the king of the state of Zhu, went to the state of Lu to pay tribute. Zigong happened to be watching the ceremony.
According to Zhou rites, Duke Yin of Zhu wanted to present "raw jade" to Duke Din of Lu to express his loyalty.
At this time, Duke Yin of Zhu raised his jade and held his head high, while Duke Din of Lu lowered his eyes with a humble attitude.
Seeing this situation, Zigong sighed: According to this situation, these two monarchs are going to die.
What? Why are they all dying?
Zigong analyzed: "Fuli, the body of life and death..."
In ancient times, "paying homage to the emperor and mourning the soldiers" were four very solemn events, and each of the procedures had detailed regulations.
It is illegal for two kings to meet during the first month.
The monarchs who should abide by the laws most do not abide by the laws. Either they are being coerced and have no choice but to do so; or they already have no laws in their own hearts.
These two situations, no matter which one they are, are not good signs.
Zhou Bi actually used this incident to implicitly express the relationship between the two young masters of the Shen family, Shen Xuan and Shen Wan.
Shen Xuan was originally the legitimate son of the family, and his younger brother had to respect everything he said and did.
But because his mother died early and his father remarried his aunt, he, the legitimate son, became embarrassed.
Maybe in Shen Han's opinion, your mother, Shen Xuan, and Shen Wan's mother are biological sisters anyway. I have also considered a lot for you, the legitimate son, and given you the dignity you deserve.
But in fact, because Shen Wang was favored, his two sons, the eldest son was an official in Beijing, and the younger son was doted on by Shen Han. He, the legitimate son, was embarrassed at home.
A family is very particular about the dignity of its legitimate concubines. Today's legitimate son Shen Xuan is actually Duke Lu Dinggong back then, and Shen Wan can also be compared to Duke Zhu Yin.
You are obviously the younger brother of a concubine, but you have repeatedly embarrassed your brother-in-law. Even in front of outsiders, you don't give face to your brother-in-law.
What does this mean?
[The monarchs who should abide by the laws most do not abide by the laws. Either they are being coerced and have no choice; or they already have no laws in their own hearts.] Isn't this sentence the Shen family's biggest worry at present?
Some people must think that these words of Zigong or Zhou Bi are pedantic.
But Confucius said that if the name is not correct, the words will not be smooth; if the words are not smooth, the things will not be accomplished.
Nowadays, many people misunderstand this sentence to mean that the old man Confucius is too pedantic and does not want to do good things, but cares about fame.
In fact, what Confucius said is——
No matter what you do, you must first get over the "hump" in your heart. If your heart is full of knots, your words and actions will not go smoothly.
If this sentence is replaced with the expression in the Avatamsaka Sutra, it is -
If there is no hindrance to reason, there will be no hindrance to things. If there is no hindrance to management, there will be no hindrance to everything.
Only when there are no obstacles in the "principle" in your heart, will there be no obstacles when you do things.
On the other hand, if you encounter many difficulties in life, you should look back and untie the knot in your heart.
Zhou Bi saw through this, so he hinted to Xu He that he could use some tricks from it, without having to take action himself. The Shen brothers would be in trouble and bring chaos to themselves!
But what is Xu He hesitating about?
In fact, he didn't have a good impression of the Shen family, but he had no ill feelings towards Shen Xuan himself.
This is a very contradictory place.
When he expressed his thoughts to Zhou Bi, Zhou Bi shook his head and said, "Sir, if you think so, unless you don't cause trouble for the Shen family, this is the way to cause trouble!"
Xu He felt awe-struck when he heard this. Yes, he still considered the problem with the thinking of a later generation. He felt that no matter how immoral the family members were, it was other people's business. What did it have to do with Shen Xuan?
But in a big family, everyone is prosperous and everyone suffers. If Shen Xuan is let go, there will be hidden dangers in the future.
"Besides..." Zhou Bi asked, "Do you think that Shen Xuan doesn't know about the Japanese pirates?"
Xu He was silent.
"Obviously he is the feudal lord of Lu, but Duke Yin holds his head high and offers jade. This is pride. Obviously he is the master of the country, but Duke Lu Ding lowers his eyebrows and obeys his eyes. This is decadence!"
"If I remember correctly, Duke Yin Zhu was too proud and had a violent temper. He was kicked off the throne by King Fu Chai of Wu and defected to the State of Lu. He was later restored to power with the support of King Gou Jian of Yue, but because of his arrogance and rudeness, he was deposed by the State of Yue. , and eventually died in Yue."
"As for Lu Dinggong, he seemed humble, but in fact he was weak. He died in May of the year he watched the ceremony."
"It can be seen that Zigong's words seem to be predictions, but in fact they are God's will. All we can do is just go with the flow! There is no need to have any burden in your heart, Master!"
When Xu He heard this, he nodded: "Liangsuke, what do you think we should do?"
Zhou Bi said confidently: "Didn't that brother just say that the third young master of the Shen family likes to find people to fight insects at fairs? We just need to find someone to set a trap for him at this time to trick him into losing money, and then kill him again." Just let the second young master in charge of the Shen family know the news [accidentally], and nothing else..."
Speaking of this, he whispered in Xu He's ear.
After Xu He heard this, he was extremely shocked. He looked at Zhou Bi in disbelief.
This man was unassuming and courteous to himself, but when dealing with things, he was ruthless and showed no mercy at all.
When Zhou Bi saw Xu He looking at him like this, he said calmly: "Master, logically speaking, I have only followed you for a few days. I shouldn't go into details about this kind of thing. But I, Zhou Bi, said that I followed you to do a good job." A great career!"
"Those who do great things must not be kind to women! If you think what I say makes sense, then put away your compassion. If you think Zhou Bi's methods are ruthless, please let me go back to Huzhou!"
Xu He heard this and sighed: "Liangsuke, I don't blame you, but I think what you said is actually much more thoughtful than me, but I can't get around that hurdle in my heart!"
Zhou Bi smiled slightly: "This shows that the young master is a kind person. Only by following such a young master can Zhou Bi feel at ease!"
But Xu He waved his hand and said: "Liangfu, the sage also commented on this matter [Giving misfortune to speak the truth is the same as giving a lot of talk]."
What's the meaning?
In Confucius' view, it was wrong for Zigong to speak like this, as it was a bit of a curse.
But when Xu He quoted Confucius, he did not mean that Zhou Bi cursed the Shen family.
Instead, he warned him: "Too much talk leads to failure, and it is too late to talk."
"The Book of Changes" also says, "Auspicious people have few words, while dry people have many words."
The deeper meaning is that Xu He can hear this, but if it were anyone else, they would think that you, Zhou Bi, are too cruel and would alienate you.
Zhou Bi quickly stood up solemnly, raised his hands and said to Xu He: "I would like to be taught! Master, I will get rid of my faults in the future!"
