Chapter 57: The Pitiful Teacher (Part 2)

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  Zhao Pu said in a low voice: "Your Majesty wants to help this young man."

  "He has the ability, and this marriage is his, it has nothing to do with the country."

  "Yes."

  "Then calmly think about those few people, which one is not like a wolf and a tiger?"

  "Your Majesty, this young man is too arrogant and needs to be taught a lesson," Zhao Pu thought to himself, finally smiling with satisfaction.

  Others didn't know, but they also heard that the monarch and his minister were calculating this unruly little rascal. Who in the world can escape the calculations of these two? Originally, they were angry, but thinking about this, one by one, they became not angry anymore.

  Zhao Kuangyin looked at this group of students again, most of whom he recognized. Some were the ones Song Jiu had brought to the teahouse that day to compare their accounting skills. Suddenly, he asked, "Are you the twenty students selected by Song Jiu for further study?"

  "Your Majesty, yes."

  "How did it become twenty-one people?"

  "Originally twenty people, Erda Wang wanted to take two rivers of friendship, selected ten students to enter the school, and Jiu Xiansheng also selected Le Xiaoguang to sign a contract."

  "I see, then go ahead and teach me."

  He said don't mind, want to teach, but these little teachers dare not teach, the words are not spoken well, and there are some experiments to be done, standing pale-faced, no one dares to go up and teach. Li Zhu was originally brave, Zhao Kuangyin comforted him a few words, if he didn't comfort him, maybe he could say a few more words, but after comforting him, he became even more nervous, and still couldn't speak.

  Zhao Kuangyi couldn't bear it and asked: "Li Zhu, where is Song Jiu?"

  "He is advertising bread."

  "This little devil is hateful," Zhao Kuangyi walked out, called over several cavalrymen, and went to Xiangguo Temple to capture Song Jiu. They took him away on horseback to the riverbank. Zhao Kuangyi said again: "You find a rope, tie him up."

  "Yea." Several cavalrymen laughed and rode their horses away.

  This is hopeless, Zhao Kuangyin stood up, he was very curious about this courtyard and wanted to take a look around. Song Jiu was strictly forbidden from outsiders watching, but how could that scholar dare not let Zhao Kuangyin see? He obediently opened the door and let Zhao Kuangyin inspect one by one. There were ten large houses, a big shed, many houses with strange things on display, as well as some iron ore and coke. A large mold was a very tall chimney, but it was unclear what it was used for, and the materials had never been seen before. In this era, there were adhesives, slaked lime, and glutinous rice flour. To prevent workers from stealing food, some cow dung juice was added to the glutinous rice flour, with a grayish-white color as the main tone. However, although this chimney was tall, it was truly gray. There were also some strange furnaces, Zhao Kuangyin curiously asked what their purpose was. Li Zhu shook his head: "Your Majesty, I don't know either. According to Mr. Jiu, they are for iron smelting and steel refining."

  This is also a big topic, and dozens of ministers immediately looked at it carefully, but what can they see? Instead, they saw a large pile of drawings, with strange symbols, a large number of letters, Arabic numerals and formulas, which were even more incomprehensible.

  In short, Song Jiu was sincere.

  Zhao Kuangyin said with pride: "Not bad."

  "Your Majesty, if it weren't for his personal gain, he wouldn't be so eager."

  "My second brother, governing the family and the state, if the family is well governed, then there will be energy to govern the state. If some thought can be devoted to the family and some thought can be devoted to the state, it is considered a good subject."

  "Yes."

  Confucius said that in order for the people to love their country, the country must first love its people. When the family is well taken care of and there are no worries, one can wholeheartedly think about the country. There are those who put the country above the family, but they are few. Confucius did not have the terms "altruism" and "selfishness", and his views on human nature were also quite simple, but that is indeed human nature! The seven words "regulate the family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world" are a reasonable analysis of human nature, an analysis of war and peace. The world is not governed by reason, it is won by force, but a country is governed by reason, and a family must be well-regulated. As for later Confucians, they became more and more extreme, or extended their ideas to the extreme. Su Dongpo and Zhang Dun crossed the single-plank bridge, Zhang Dun dared to cross, while Su Dongpo did not dare to cross. When they heard that a tiger was coming, Zhang Dun went to watch the excitement, while Su Dongpo did not dare to watch the excitement. Su Dongpo used this as an excuse for himself, saying that if he did not love and protect himself, how could he love and protect others? This caused a lot of controversy, but in reality, excessively loving oneself is wrong, and excessively not loving oneself is too difficult for people, these are all extreme manifestations.

  So Song Jiuyue said to the two doctors that society is developing and technology is advancing, but Confucianism alone is not progressing and instead regressing.

  Riding a horse quickly, Xiangguo Temple is also relatively easy to find. Song Jiushu "bound" and the yamen runners Zhang Zilei, the forbidden soldiers Zhang Zi also bright, did not really bind, put the rope in the back to make a gesture.

  Song Jiuban dismounted his horse and turned around to see a large crowd of people, looking slightly stunned, and asked: "Your Majesty, why have all the officials also come?"

  "Isn't it welcome?"

  "Your Majesty has arrived, I welcome you with utmost respect." But in a moment it was different, Song Jiu called the 21 students and shouted: "What did I teach you about the seven selves?"

  "Self-love, self-discipline, self-confidence, self-improvement, self-respect, self-awareness, self-management."

  "Why is there a seven itself?"

  "If a person does not love themselves, they will not care about their reputation and will do all sorts of bad things. If a person is not self-disciplined, they will have no way to control their greed and laziness, and cannot study diligently. If a person lacks confidence, they will not have the courage to challenge themselves and cannot become stronger. If a person is not self-reliant, when faced with difficulties, they will not dare to challenge them, especially for us poor students who start from a low point and must have the courage to make up for it through hard work. If a person does not respect themselves, they will not maintain their moral dignity and code of conduct, but will indulge in self-abandonment. If a person lacks self-awareness, they will do things that are unrealistic and waste time, or be mediocre and unambitious all their lives. If a person cannot take care of themselves, they will form the habit of relying on others, and thus live by depending on others, becoming corrupt officials if they have power, and committing crimes if they do not." The twenty-one students answered with a lack of enthusiasm.

  Zhao Kuangyin exchanged glances with the officials, this seven-character phrase and that fifteen-article military rule were really not bad, but even Zhao Kuangyin couldn't figure out why they came from Song Jiu's hand.

  It seems that sometimes heaven is not always fair.

  "I ask you again, how should I evaluate our dynasty and your majesty?"

  Listen up, perk up your ears.

  "Mr. Jiuxian said that Your Majesty is a loyal and virtuous elder, and the scholars are all diligent and hardworking. Our dynasty seems to be creating an unprecedented spectacle in history, so we must strive to learn and make achievements in this auspicious time."

  "Loyal and honest subject, you're overpraising me," Zhao Kuangyin said with a hint of embarrassment, showing great modesty. This one was quite satisfactory; this young man was selfish, but he was loyal to himself and also loved this country.

  This boast satisfied all the ministers and their anger gradually dissipated.

  Zhao Kuangyi shook his head and sighed on the side.

  Let's get down to business.

  "Your Majesty is a superior, why should you be afraid of Your Majesty? The monarch is the master of a country, the parent of the people, and therefore must care for his subjects. What kind of monarch would make the people afraid? That is a tyrant, like Qin Shi Huang or Emperor Yang of Sui. Because Your Majesty has come, you are afraid and dare not teach, where is your confidence? Where is your self-respect? Your Majesty is a superior, this is a great opportunity for you to show yourself, but because of weakness, you do not dare to display it, where is your self-strengthening? Where is your self-awareness? You will also be masters in the future, perhaps many noble and dignified people will send their disciples to study under you, or come to observe, Your Majesty leads the officials here, this is a good practice opportunity, but you do not dare, where is your self-love? Where is your self-reasoning? The Confucian way, unperturbed by honor or shame, where are you? Your Majesty is a superior, we can respect and admire him, be loyal to him, cannot be afraid, that would put Your Majesty in what position..."

  Zhao Kuangyin interrupted him: "Song Jiu, stop intimidating them. You're no different, aren't you also afraid when you first saw me?"

  Song Jiuxun couldn't take it anymore with just one sentence.

  Zhao Kuangyi shook his head, Song Jiu also shook his head, no way, it seems that the ninth lesson must be taught in person.

  Everyone went in, and Zhao Kuangyin led the ministers to sit down again.

  Song Ji shook his head again and went out to order the guards to bring all the chairs from the homes of the common people on the riverbank. He also asked the students to help, pushing the tables forward to make space, and placing the chairs in the back, distinguishing between good and bad, with the better ones placed in the center and the worse ones on the sides. He said: "Your Majesty, they have come to listen to the lecture and must take notes with their brushes. If it's just for fun, as long as the various officials don't impeach me for using strange skills to deceive Your Majesty, I can prepare many things to open your eyes wide. But today is not possible."

  You are an emperor, but you can't just sit casually in the middle, you have to get up and give your seat.

  Xue Zhuzheng's face changed color as he rebuked: "Song Jiu, you have a big nerve."

  "Zi Ping, don't scare him, Song Jiu is right," In short, a loyal and honest elder made Zhao Kuangyin feel very happy.

  Song Jiu looked at Li Zhu and other students and said: "Why don't you dare to speak? Are you afraid of delaying the imperial court's affairs?"

  "We were wrong," Li Zhu said with a bow of his head. Song Jiu let them be the teachers, but today they became very pitiful teachers.

  But if you don't train, it won't work, announcing bread is really important, and if the advertisement isn't done well, can there be sales? Moreover, there are many other things, not just this explosive lesson, but also many lessons to be taught later, which must be handed over to these dozens of students to undertake, otherwise where will Song Jiu get the time.

  Song Jiuxing began his lesson, and this would be a class unlike any other...