Chapter 76

Through the two finger holes made by Chen Jingzong, Hua Yang looked inside nervously.

She saw her father-in-law sitting at the table in front of her, and was explaining the "Chapter for Politics" of "The Analects of Confucius" to the children.

"The Master said: 'Government is governed by Dao, and punishment is used by Qi, and the people will be spared without shame.'"

"'Tao' is for guidance and governance, 'Zheng' is for government orders, 'Qi' is for rectification, and 'Punishment' is for punishment, remember?"

"remember!"

"Okay, Da Lang, tell me what this sentence means."

Da Lang stood up, from Hua Yang's angle, he could only see Da Lang's side face, his little face tensed.

Facing the book in his hand, he might still be sorting out his words, but during this period, Chen Tingjian kept looking at him, not arrogant.

Finally, Da Lang spoke up: "It means, it means, use government orders to guide the people and punish the people, so that the people will not break the law and will not feel ashamed."

Chen Tingjian remained expressionless, turned his gaze, and asked Erlang, "Is your brother's explanation correct?"

Erlang stood up, thought for a moment, and said: "The above is correct, 'the people are free and shameless' is wrong, this sentence should mean that although the common people are afraid of punishment and dare not commit crimes, they have no sense of shame, and do not know what courtesy, righteousness and shame are.It's like murdering people violates the law, no one dares to kill innocent people indiscriminately, and insulting the crime is not as important as punishment, but it is not in line with etiquette, and those who are ashamed should consciously observe etiquette."

Hua Yang nodded involuntarily. The child Erlang said it really well, and he also gave examples to prove it, which is clear and easy to understand.

She looked at Da Lang worriedly again.

Da Lang blushed and lowered his head.

Chen Tingjian snorted, looked at the eldest grandson and said, "It's a shame that you are still an older brother, so you can't understand it as well as your younger brother. First of all, the meaning of this sentence is not difficult at all. Even if you are not sure about the meaning of the last sentence, compare the meaning of the following 'Tao'sIt should be known that these two sentences are in contrast. Furthermore, Confucius advocated that government should be based on virtue, which is what every gentleman would emphasize repeatedly before he lectured on "The Analects of Confucius".How can a sage who preaches propriety and benevolence think that it is enough to govern the people by law? As long as you are willing to use your brains, you will not make such a small mistake."

At this moment, Da Lang's face was not red, but pale. Hua Yang doubted that if father-in-law continued to talk, Da Lang would cry.

Fortunately, the father-in-law spoke up.

Da Lang sat down, and Wan Yi who was next to him quietly shook his younger brother's hand.

After speaking this paragraph and explaining the meaning, Chen Tingjian asked the children to recite it three times.

Hua Yang was inexplicably relieved, and he also left the two finger holes.

Although Chen Jingzong didn't come over to take a look, he could hear the voices inside. Looking at Hua Yang, he whispered: "If he said that to you when you were young, what would you do?"

Hua Yang pursed his lips.

If she were seven years old, she would definitely cry if her father-in-law reprimanded her so mercilessly in public.

"Doesn't father know how to take care of Da Lang's face?" She asked in a low voice.

Chen Jingzong sneered: "Why would he think about these things, he only thinks that this is the consequence that Da Lang should bear after making a mistake. If he knows how to be ashamed, he shouldn't do it again next time."

Hua Yang was silent for a moment, then sighed: "Probably only a child as smart as Erlang can satisfy his father. As long as he doesn't make mistakes, he doesn't have to worry about being reprimanded by his father."

Hua Yang felt fortunate again that his younger brother was not inferior to Erlang in terms of intelligence.

Chen Jingzong just glanced at her with the eyes of a "silly fairy".

When the reading inside ends, the lecture begins again.

Hua Yang "bought" Wan Yi to achieve today's eavesdropping, so he wanted to observe for a while, and continued to go to the finger hole to look inside.

It's time for Chen Tingjian to tell the next paragraph, let Erlang read it first.

Erlang had performed well just now, knowing that his grandfather was very satisfied with him, he could not help showing a bit of complacency, picked up the book, and began to read in cadence: "The master said: 'I am ten to five, and I am determined to learn. At thirty, I will stand.At ten there is no confusion, at fifty one knows the destiny, at sixty one loses one's ears..."

Before Hua Yang noticed something was wrong, Chen Jingzong's muffled laugh suddenly sounded beside him.

At the same time, there was a "slap" on the table from inside, which shocked her all over.

Regardless of Chen Jingzong, Hua Yang hurriedly looked inside.

Then she saw her father-in-law's furious appearance. When people are angry, their breathing will become heavier. As soon as they breathe heavily, father-in-law's beard will indeed flutter slightly.

Chen Tingjian's anger turned to Erlang: "Say it again, sixty and what?"

Erlang's face was also pale, with a hint of bewilderment. He leaned closer to the book and repeated nervously: "Sixty and deaf, no, deaf!"

Oops, he mispronounced a word!

And "deaf" is not a good word, when he was playing in the garden, he often heard some stewards scolding the little servant girl, whether the servant is deaf and can't hear the orders clearly!

"It's clearly written in black and white. You can't do such a simple thing. How can you be expected to serve the country in the future!"

"Don't think that you are smart and complacent. Like Fang Zhongyong, who was gifted when he was young, and then grows up to be mediocre. If you don't restrain your arrogance, you will be next in the future!"

Erlang blushed, but he was more outgoing than Da Lang, and his skin was not so thin, and he was afraid of returning home, but he was not so scared to cry by his grandfather.

Hua Yang outside the window felt that there was no need for him to listen here anymore.

She glanced at Chen Jingzong, and went down the steps silently.

Not long after, the couple returned to Si Yitang.

Chen Jingzong went to the clean room, came out after washing his hands, and saw her resentfully leaning on the couch in the next room, tilting her head and looking out the window, wondering what she was thinking.

Chen Jingzong didn't bother her, he sat on this side of the couch and observed her silently.

Hua Yang was thinking about his younger brother.

The younger brother has both Erlang's intelligence and Da Lang's sensitivity, but the younger brother was named the crown prince early, so he will not be as timid as Da Lang.

In other words, the younger brother is more like Chen Jingzong, he has the courage and guts to resist his father-in-law, but it is enough for Chen Jingzong to resist his father-in-law, and no one else will suppress him.In addition to their identities as parents, the father and mother also shoulder the imperial power. As long as the younger brother has been the prince, he has been bound by the imperial power and etiquette for as long as he has.

In his previous life, Hua Yang always thought that his younger brother sincerely respected his father-in-law.

The emperor enjoys privileges, like grandpa and royal father, whoever they want to favor, even if someone puts the crimes of the minister in front of them one by one, grandpa and royal father can find a way to perfunctory them, and they can keep them.people.

Therefore, even if the father-in-law really committed those crimes in the previous life, as long as the younger brother favors the father-in-law, as long as the younger brother is willing, the younger brother can let the past go.

The younger brother didn't protect his father-in-law, either because the younger brother was jealous and couldn't bear the sand in his eyes and didn't want to be a eccentric emperor, or because he hated his father-in-law in his heart.

In the past, Hua Yang always felt that there was no need for younger brother to hate father-in-law. It was father-in-law's reforms that allowed the treasury to be sufficient for the people to have enough food and clothing. Such a good minister and loyal to the court, why should he hate the emperor?

But today, Hua Yang, who witnessed his father-in-law's strict teaching, suddenly realized that his younger brother had a reason to hate his father-in-law.

Chen Jingzong hated his father-in-law when he was a child, but the two had a father-son relationship. Chen Jingzong understood that his father-in-law's strictness was to hope that his son would become a dragon, so when Chen Jingzong grew up, he was only disrespectful to his father-in-law in terms of etiquette, not because he really didn't recognize his father.

The younger brother and the father-in-law are just monarchs and ministers. The friendship between teachers and students should have been the icing on the cake for the father-in-law, but it was turned into hatred by the father-in-law's strictness.

Should blame younger brother for losing righteousness because of selfish hatred?

Hua Yang can be blamed, but that is her own younger brother, a younger brother of flesh and blood, everyone demands that he must be a wise king, but apart from the prince, he was also an ordinary child, he would be angry and wronged, suppressed for a long time,Coupled with being too young and too impulsive...

The Chen family and descendants can all blame the younger brother. As the elder sister, Hua Yang is annoyed by his impulsiveness, but she can also understand the anguish that he must endure and cannot vent.

She even hopes that in this life, she can change her father-in-law's way of teaching, so that it will be good for both her brother and father-in-law, one can be happy, and the other will not have to be let down, which will affect the whole family.

The palms and backs of the hands are full of flesh, the younger brother is destined to be the next emperor, and the people of this dynasty cannot do without their father-in-law.

In the face of the big situation, Hua Yang's feelings for his younger brother and his admiration for his father-in-law are nothing.

The turbulent emotions gradually calmed down, Hua Yang exhaled lightly, looked away from the blue sky outside the window, only to find that Chen Jingzong had been sitting opposite, she was leaning against the west wall, he was leaning against the east wall, with one hand hangingBeside him, with one hand on his bent left knee, he looked at her with an indistinguishable expression.

Hua Yang: "Why do you look at me like that?"

Chen Jingzong: "What's your opinion?"

Hua Yang: "Anyway, it's different from your usual frivolity."

Chen Jingzong: "Maybe I became serious a long time ago, and you just discovered it."

Hua Yang: ...

She glared at him and glanced at the teapot on the table.

Chen Jingzong consciously went to bed, poured a bowl of tea, and brought it to her.

Hua Yang moved to the side of the couch, wanting to take the tea bowl, but Chen Jingzong pushed her hand away, insisting on feeding her.

Hua Yang took two sips, and Chen Jingzong swallowed the rest. He put the tea bowl beside him casually. He sat down, looked at her and said, "You didn't seem very happy just now, did you find that the old man is not as happy as you thought?"Alright, don’t admire him anymore, you don’t even have any love for me, and you’re starting to regret this marriage?”

Hua Yang: ...

She really convinced him: "You think more than I do."

Chen Jingzong: "After all, you are a princess, and I am your son-in-law who can be divorced by you at any time. If it's just an ordinary couple, I don't have to worry about you running away?"

Hua Yang raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean? If I were an ordinary lady, would you dare to beat and scold me at will?"

Chen Jingzong: "Why should I beat you? Ordinary couples mean that even if you want to reconcile one day, if I don't let you go, you will only be my wife for the rest of your life."

Hua Yang has become so vulgar with the word "daughter-in-law", it's rustic.

"Don't worry, I still admire my father, and I don't regret marrying into your Chen family."

Instead, Chen Jingzong showed a complicated look: "Do you still think he is good?"

Hua Yang smiled: "It's too strict, but it's not strict with me. Why should I hate him for this old man?"

Chen Jingzong was stimulated by her schadenfreude smile, walked away a few steps, turned around again, looked at her and said, "It is said that husband and wife are one, I thought you would feel sorry for the suffering I suffered when I was young after seeing his true face."Then never favor the old man again!

Hua Yang: "Da Lang is really a pain in the ass, your skin is thicker than a city wall, no one needs to feel sorry for you."

Chen Jingzong: ...