"The way of heaven is profitable but not harm; the way of man is done but not fighting. On the surface, this sentence means to teach us that the truth of heaven nurtures all things without harm, and the truth of being a human is to be free from the world and know how to practice it with methods. However, it can also be regarded as Lao Tzu's warning to the king. For the people, the king is the heaven and the saint, and as the king, we must not compete with the people for profit, and not fighting is one of Lao Tzu's core ideas..."

In the Eastern Palace, Yu Zhining was explaining Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching" to Li Chengqian in front of him. He was proficient in Zhou Yi and was good at the learning of Laozi and Zhuangzi. Kong Yingda next to him was behind Confucius and the most famous Confucian scholar in the Tang Dynasty. These two people, one Confucian and one Taoist, have always been responsible for teaching Li Chengqian.

Yu Zhining explained the Tao Te Ching, and Kong Yingda next to him also explained the Tao Te Ching from the perspective of Confucianism from time to time. Although Confucianism and Taoism are different, Confucius once asked Lao Tzu for advice, so Confucianism and Taoism have their own commonalities. In addition, Confucianism and Taoism have influence and blending in recent years, so most scholars are familiar with the theories of the Confucianism.

Yu Zhining and Kong Yingda spoke seriously. Li Chengqian, who was sitting opposite the two, also knelt there respectfully. On the surface, he seemed to listen very seriously, but a bit of impatient expression appeared from his half-open eyes. Although he tried his best to hide it, as long as the careful person could still see it.

After a while, Yu Zhining finished today's course, and then gently closed the book and said, "Your Highness, today's course is finished. Although the things in the book are a bit boring, they contain countless principles. I hope Your Highness can apply what you have learned. Although we cannot reach the level of ancient sages, don't violate their teachings!"

"Thank you, Zuo Shuzi, for explaining it to me, and it also allowed me to answer many of my doubts!" ​​Li Chengqian stood up and bowed to Yu Zhining and the others. The impatientness in his eyes was also restrained by him, and he really looked like a good student.

Although Yu Zhining and Kong Yingda have a stern personality, they are not blind. It was obvious that Li Chengqian didn't listen at all, but they just acted on the surface, but they couldn't blame him. They couldn't just expose Li Chengqian's fake appearance, which would only make them look like they were teachers.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, you are polite. But the changes in the Crown Prince have been really big during this period, which makes me feel a little at a loss." Yu Zhining has a hot temper. Although he cannot accuse Li Chengqian of perfunctory and others in person, he can't help but sarcastically.

Speaking of which, Li Chengqian and Yu Zhining and others had a very stalemate before, and they were unwilling to listen to their speeches. For this reason, Yu Zhining and others also faced advice many times, and even had a quarrel with Li Chengqian, but it did not work at all.

But just a while ago, Li Shimin suddenly severely punished Li Yuanchang and others around Li Chengqian, and transferred Zhang Xuansu from the East Palace. Zhang Xuansu can be said to be the person who spoke the most intensely against Li Chengqian. As long as Li Chengqian makes a mistake, he will be severely criticized by him. For this reason, Li Chengqian also wanted to let Zhang Xuansu leave the East Palace many times, but Zhang Xuansu was arranged by Li Shimin himself, so Li Chengqian had no choice but to do anything to him.

It was also because of Li Shimin's previous sanction of the East Palace that Li Chengqian suddenly seemed to have become a different person. He no longer resisted Zhining and others. Even if he just pretended to behave on the surface, his attitude was much better than his previous bad attitude. You should know that Li Chengqian even sent someone to assassinate Yu Zhining before.

"Everyone will change. Before, the prince was too young, so he did some ridiculous things. I hope the two concubines will not blame him!" Facing Zhining's ridicule, Li Chengqian was not angry at all. Instead, he said with a smile, which made Yu Zhining unable to breathe his anger. In the end, he could only snort coldly and stopped talking.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince said well, people will change. I hope the Crown Prince can be united in words and deeds. I believe Your Majesty will be very happy at that time!" Kong Yingda also spoke at this time. Compared to Zhining, his personality was gentler. However, seeing Li Chengqian's hypocritical appearance, he felt equally angry. They worked hard to give Li Chengqian a lecture, but the other party couldn't listen at all, which made people speechless.

"I understand the painstaking efforts of my father than anyone else, so I hope you will teach me more in the future and don't let my father down your trust in you!" Li Chengqian replied with a smile again, although his tone was kind, but he was intimate.

When he heard Li Chengqian's words, Yu Zhining, who had been silent next to him, was also angry. He was about to say something, but Kong Yingda said first: "I will definitely not forget Your Majesty's instructions. Today's class has been finished. I will be responsible for explaining "Mencius" to the prince tomorrow. I hope the prince will preview his homework!"

After Kong Yingda finished speaking, he bowed to Li Chengqian again, then pulled Yu Zhining, who looked unwilling to accept it, and Li Chengqian also sent the two out of the hall with a smile on his face. It was not until Yu Zhining and Kong Yingda walked out a long way before turning back.

"What are you pulling me when Chongyuan?" As soon as he left the palace gate, Yu Zhining threw Kong Yingda's hand away, and said with an angry expression on his face. Li Chengqian was talking just now, so he naturally couldn't bear it with his temper. He would advise him again no matter what.

"Zhongmi, why are you confused? His Majesty transferred Brother Xuansu from the Eastern Palace before, because his words were too intense. Not only did he not have any effect, but he would only make the prince deliberately go against us. Although the prince is just acting, it is much better than before, so we also need to make some changes and don't conflict with the prince head-on!" Kong Yingda also said bitterly at this time. His attitude was to advise, but he could not get angry like Yu Zhining just now, otherwise it would only cause the relationship that had finally eased up.

"This..." Yu Zhining, although he had a hot temper, was not stupid at all. He felt it made sense when he heard Kong Yingda's words, but he quickly said helplessly, "Even if the prince has changed, I always feel like he is acting, and he is just acting for His Majesty. If His Majesty asks about the prince's situation in the future, what should we answer?"

"As long as we do our best, we can do our best. Your Majesty is the prince's father, and we know the prince's situation more than we do!" Kong Yingda said again at this time. After Zhang Xuansu was transferred from the Eastern Palace, he also understood Li Shimin's intentions, so he tried his best to avoid conflicts with Li Chengqian during this period.

"Actually, the prince has become what he is now, and his roots are still with the King of Wei. And I heard that the King of Wei has been trying to win over ministers in the court during this period. If this continues, the prince will only become more and more extreme!" Yu Zhining said again, and when he mentioned King of Wei Li Tai, his face also showed dissatisfaction.
Chapter completed!