The True Trace of the Imperial Gift

When Li Ke returned to the mansion, he saw Wang De walking in before he could even sit down. Before Li Ke could speak, he heard him say, "The Emperor Xuan Han Wang Imperial Study Room."

Li Ke was a little surprised. Why was Li Shimin looking for him at this time? "I don't know what the father and son are talking about? Please inform the emperor?" Li Ke asked Wang De.

"Your Highness, hurry up and follow me to the palace. I don't know why the emperor summoned you." Wang De bowed and said.

"Please wait for a moment, and I will come." After Li Ke said that, he flashed into the back hall. Then he asked Lan'er to serve him and put his clothes in order. He came out and said to Wang Dedao, "Please, Eunuch Wang."

Wang Dewei turned sideways and bows to let Li Ke move forward.

The two came to Ganquan Palace. After Wang De reported the report, Li Ke entered the imperial study room. When Li Shimin saw Li Ke, he said to him before he could salute, "No need to salute, tell me what you have been doing recently." Li Shimin's voice was faint and there was no expression.

Li Ke was surprised that Li Shimin would ask himself this and said bluntly, "I heard from my father and sons study "The Analects of Confucius" in the mansion. In addition, they practice martial arts and guns, and rarely leave the mansion."

"The Analects of Confucius?" Li Shimin repeated, "Then tell me where you saw it? What are your opinions?"

"When I saw the chapter of "Political Affairs", Meng Yizi asked about filial piety. The teacher said, "I understand a lot of truths when it comes to filial piety."

"Tell me what you understand!" Li Shimin only then raised his head to look at Li Ke and continued to correct the memorial.

Li Ke muttered in his heart, "You are reading the memorial, can you listen to what I said? But he dared not say this blatantly, so he could only take a breath and say, "Actually, Confucius wanted to tell Meng Yizi the answer not the word "no violation". Because there was a paragraph in the conversation between Confucius and his disciples: Fan Chi Yu, and I told him: Meng Sun asked me for filial piety, and I replied, "no violation". Fan Chi said: What does it mean? Confucius said: Live, serve him with ritual; die, bury him with ritual, and sacrifice him with ritual. This should be combined with the above paragraph. Confucius wanted to tell Meng Yizi what filial piety is through the mouth of his disciples. Because Meng Yizi was a doctor in Lu at that time, and Confucius could not speak frankly about his filial piety to him, so he could only convey his meaning to him through this situation."

"The situation should be like this at that time. Meng Sun asked me about filial piety, and I replied, "No violation". He asked me what filial piety is, and I told him not to violate the "five violations". Fan Chi said, "What does it mean?" From this sentence, you can see the scene at that time. The student was driving in front, quietly and without speaking. The teacher seemed to be telling him to himself, and just replied to Meng Yizi's filial piety. When Fan Chi heard it, he turned around and said, "Teacher, what do you mean by this sentence? So Confucius said, "Nothing, it's very simple. When parents are alive, we must respect him - "Terms with etiquette." My son believes that this "ritual" here should be understood as care and love for parents in life and spirit. When they are buried in peace, we must die, bury them with etiquette, and sacrifice them with etiquette.

"Then Confucius talked about Meng Wubo's filial piety, and the emperor said, "The parents are only worried about their illness." Meng Wubo is Meng Yizi's son. He asked Confucius about filial piety. Confucius' answer was another answer, and parents are only worried about their illness. That is to say, when a child gets sick, parents are very worried and worried, and you should worry about them like they are worried about you and respect them."

"So, my sons think that everyone has a different identity, but they are the same for benevolence and filial piety. Whether it is a child of aristocratic families or a doctor of a country, they should fulfill Confucius' filial piety."

When Li Ke said this, Li Shimin suddenly looked up and thoughtfully, "Yeah, your explanation is quite novel. In this way, you did explain Confucius's filial piety here very clearly and thoroughly." Li Shimin agreed, "But how do you understand other places in the 'Politics'?"

At this time, Li Shimin was no longer asking Li Ke, but with the mentality of teaching him. He wanted to see how deep his son, who usually doesn't learn literature, read the book carefully, and understand the Analects of Confucius.

Seeing Li Shimin agreeing with his point of view, Li Ke continued, "In fact, there is a passage from Confucius' own self-report in the chapter on government: I am determined to learn at 150, established at 30, not confused at 40, know the destiny at 50, obey the destiny at 60, and follow the ears at 70, and do whatever I want without going beyond the rules. This passage is so important in the chapter on government. Through his own analysis, he told us that the way to govern is to be consistent with common sense. We must put our life experiences and what we see and hear in government affairs, and do things through our own personal reality. His meaning is that a person who is in politics at least has his own cultivation first. Only by understanding the lives of the people, the situation of the country, and the various aspects of life can we better handle our own job."

"Well, you are right. When an official is an official, you have to do things for the people. If you don't have personal contact with the lives of the people and have rich experience and experience, you will indeed be negligent and imprecise in government affairs." Li Shimin said, "Your explanation of the Analects of Confucius is concise and unique, and your annotations are novel. It is different from the previous great Confucian dogmatic style that fixed Confucius' thoughts. My father did not expect that you will make such great progress in the past few days, and I feel very comforted."

"I thank my father for compliments. My son only expressed his understanding and opinions. I also asked my father for advice." Li Ke said modestly. He saw that Li Shimin's tone was not as cold as before. Therefore, he was no longer too restrictive when he spoke.

"The Analects of Confucius explains that 'Political virtue is governing and benevolence is filial.' As long as you understand these two points thoroughly, you can have a comprehensive understanding of Confucius' thoughts." Li Shimin said with great interest.

Li Ke did not expect that Li Shimin summarized the content of a book in eight words, but his explanation was very correct, which surprised Li Ke. It is said that Li Shimin was an emperor with great talent and knowledge. As expected, his understanding of this book can be seen from his evaluation of the simple eight words of "The Analects of Confucius". Thinking of this, Li Ke respected Li Shimin, and he felt that this was the quality that an emperor should possess. Only by being knowledgeable with great talent and knowledgeable could he better govern a country through the wisdom of his predecessors.

When Li Shimin saw Li Ke's appearance that I understood, he felt a lot of comfort. Among his sons, only Li Taibo was more knowledgeable and talented in calligraphy and painting. He just liked such a son. Now, Li Ke suddenly changed his nature and began to learn calligraphy and painting. He kept reading hard. He had unique insights. Sometimes he understood many things that he didn't understand after listening to his story.

He glanced at Li Ke and saw Li Ke's respectful expression, and suddenly felt a little suspicious. After all, he was his son. Through his understanding of filial piety just now, he could understand it so clearly, which means that he was still a filial son. After thinking about it this way, he developed a kindness to Li Ke again.

"You have been giving me advice for several days, holding a Cuju competition, and recommending talents. I don't know how to reward you, so I will give you a genuine copy of Wang Xizhi!" After saying that, he glanced at Wang De. Wang De understood and took out a scroll from the bookshelf and handed it to Li Shimin. Li Shimin opened the scroll and took a look, handed it to Li Ke.

"Father, this is the original work you found only by collecting it from many sources. My son cannot accept your reward." Li Ke said this when he knew Li Shimin's obsession with Wang Xizhi's original work. To be honest, he really wanted to make a genuine work that he could copy and appreciate when he was fine.

"Please take what your father gave you, and don't refuse any more." Li Shimin said in contemplation.

"Thank you, Father!" Li Ke then stepped forward to take the scroll and was very happy.

"I still have to correct the memorials, so you can go down first!" Li Shimin said a little tired after giving Li Ke something.

"Father, take care of the dragon body!" Li Ke said excitedly, "My son is leaving." After that, he bowed and left the imperial study room. After leaving Ganquan Palace, he came to Yang Fei's Qianqiu Palace. When Yang Fei saw him holding something, he turned cold and scolded, "Who asked your father to ask for the original works of Wang Xizhi? Don't you know that he especially loved this word? Li Ke did not expect that Yang Fei would get angry, so he told Yang Fei about his affairs in Ganquan Palace. When Yang Fei listened to Li Ke's story, his face improved. After Li Ke finished speaking, his face seemed a little gentle. It would be better that your father gave you. Seeing that Yang Fei often wanted to speak to him but stopped, Li Ke knew what she seemed to want to tell herself, and felt that it was not that simple for Li Shimin to give him the original works. So he said a few more words and hurriedly left the palace and came to Cen Wenben's mansion.

Cen Wen could have guessed the meaning of Li Shimin's move? Li Ke thought so.
Chapter completed!