Hidden in the court

Chapter 110: Ji Mingshang, the successor of Lunyu, and Master Zhang, the top painter

"We are only forty years old. But you, old general, your health has been like this. You should rest well." Lowe said to Mr. Hu jokingly, but his words were filled with deep concern.

When Mr. Hu heard this, he immediately glared and retorted: "I'm about to retire, why are you in such a hurry? I'm still alive and I have to wait until Ying Er gets married and has a grandson!"

Hearing this, Nangong Lin's face turned strange. He didn't know whether he should say something or not, so he finally held it back.

Then he turned to look at Li Chi and advised him seriously: "Honestly, if your daughter succeeds in this matter, you should accept your fate. It would be great if she could work in the Ministry of Justice. She can also help you. Look, how well they are doing in the Ministry of Justice."

After hearing this, Li Chi sighed helplessly. He didn't know how to respond, and his heart was filled with bitterness. Hu Die's martial arts and military service could be said to be a family tradition, but as the daughter of the Minister of Justice, could she be a born strict and cruel official?

There wasn't much story about the Ministry of War that followed. I just saw the Minister of Rites who came to visit and a young man hiding in a corner reading a volume on military strategy.

Junior Supervisor

Cui Geng was giving a lecture to everyone. The old man was engrossed in his lecture. Today he was talking about the chapter on politics from the Analects of Confucius. Most people were listening very seriously. Li Yi and Hu Die were wandering outside the door from time to time. Everything seemed to be in good order.

"The Master said: 'Governing with virtue is like the North Star, which stays in its place while all the other stars revolve around it.'

This sentence means that if we use morality to govern the country, the rulers will be like the Big Dipper, occupying a certain position, and all the stars will surround it. This emphasizes the core position of morality as leadership. It is a metaphor that the rulers should govern the country with morality, just like the Big Dipper is in its position and all the stars surround it.

Confucius said: 'The three hundred poems can be summed up in one word: "Think without evil."'

Confucius used this sentence to summarize the spirit of the Book of Songs, that is, pure and innocent thoughts.

Confucius said: "Govern the people with laws and discipline them with punishments, and the people will avoid crime but will have no sense of shame. Govern the people with virtue and discipline them with rites, and they will have a sense of shame and will behave themselves."

What this sentence means is that if we use legal prohibitions to guide the people and criminal law to restrain them, the people will only seek to avoid being punished for crimes, but will lose their sense of shame; if we use moral education to guide the people and use etiquette to unify their words and deeds, they will not only have a sense of shame, but will also abide by the rules.

Here Confucius contrasts the effects of rule of law and rule of virtue, that is, rule of law can only prevent people from committing crimes, while rule of virtue can make people feel ashamed and submit to the Tao.

Confucius said: "At fifteen I set my heart on learning, at thirty I stood firm, at forty I had no doubts, at fifty I knew the will of Heaven, at sixty I was able to listen to others, at seventy I followed my heart's desire without transgressing the rules."

This is Confucius's self-narration of the process of learning and self-cultivation, as well as his understanding of different stages of life. That is, I was determined to learn at the age of fifteen, and I became independent at the age of thirty. However, I did not understand many things until I was forty, and I was not confused by external things. At the age of fifty, I knew that everything has its destiny. At the age of sixty, I could treat all kinds of opinions correctly and listen to everything. At the age of seventy, I would not go beyond the laws and rules even if I followed my heart.

Seeing that the students below were listening attentively, Cui Geng nodded with satisfaction.

Suddenly, his brows furrowed, his lips trembled slightly, he stroked his beard, and called out, "Ji Jun."

Ji Mingshang was not listening to the class at all. He was sitting next to Rowling, with his face almost touching her ear. His hands were also not honest. He held one of Rowling's hands and held it in his pockets.

Of course, his hand was under the table, so Cui Geng couldn't see it. He was just angry because Ji Mingshang didn't pay attention in class.

But Lowe, who was outside the window, saw it all clearly and gritted his teeth and wanted to take action, but Nangong Lin and General Hu held him back one by one and covered his mouth the other.

"Shh... don't be impulsive, don't expose yourself, just let them be."

"Yes, calm down."

Hu Die outside the door saw this scene and held her forehead helplessly.

In the room, Ji Mingshang had already been called up by Cui Geng.

"Ji Jun, what do you mean by Confucius' words that I just said: 'At fifteen I set my heart on learning; at thirty I stood firm; at forty I had no doubts; at fifty I knew the will of Heaven; at sixty I was able to listen to others; at seventy I followed my heart's desire without transgressing the rules.'"

Ji Mingshang smiled when he heard this, and answered confidently: "This sentence is from Confucius: 'I started learning martial arts at the age of fifteen. After knocking down thirty people, I was still standing. After knocking down forty people, I was still not confused. After knocking down fifty people, I felt that I was the son of destiny. After knocking down sixty people, people began to beg for mercy. After knocking down seventy people, I realized that I could do whatever I wanted, and no rules could control me.'"

"Pfft~"

"Ah ha ha......"

......

As Ji Mingshang finished his words, a burst of laughter instantly rang out in the entire classroom.

Everyone was laughing so hard that they were rolling on the floor, and Rowling was the first one who couldn't help laughing out loud. She was seen holding her stomach and laughing so hard that tears were almost coming out.

For a moment, the classroom was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

However, Cui Geng was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, "Do you think it's appropriate?"

Ji Mingshang shrank his neck and said timidly, "Is it inappropriate?"

"You... a bad guy..."

Cui Geng had so many years of experience after all, and he had met all kinds of students. He quickly adjusted himself and said calmly:

"I was punished by copying the entire article on governance."

"Sir, the student can't write..."

Ji Mingshang stood straight and said this seriously.

Of course this was true. Who among those present didn't know that Ji Mingshang couldn't write, and couldn't even read completely?

After hearing this, Cui Geng fell silent.

After a while, he sighed heavily.

"Then recite the whole passage."

Cui Geng said helplessly.

Unlike others, Li Yi who was passing by thought that this explanation was quite reasonable, at least it could not be considered wrong.

Outside the door, Nangong Lin and Old Man Hu had already pulled Luo Wei away. If they didn't leave, were they waiting for Luo Wei to rush in and beat Ji Mingshang up?

Capital

A woman dressed as a rich lady came to a bookstore and looked around like a guilty thief. Seeing that no one was paying attention, she waved to the young man in front of the counter and knocked on the counter.

"Master Zhang, I want the sequel to the previous book..."

Master Zhang was stunned when he heard this and said with disdain.

"Can you please stop being so sneaky? My new book isn't against the law."

The woman was stunned for a moment, "Ah, no offense?"

"Well, it's a violation of sexual relations between men and women, but I draw men and men, women and women, and if I change the poses to cover the key parts, it won't be a violation. You all still like to watch it, right?"

"Oh~ I understand."

After saying that, Master Zhang took a book from the cabinet behind him and stuffed it into her hand.

The woman put the book in her arms and left.

"Welcome to visit us next time!"