Chapter 916: Both are princes, but they are monarchs and ministers

Yang Qian walked down the corridor of the palace, followed by his chamberlain, his pace was leisurely and unhurried. Although he was only a three-year-old child at this time, he already had a calm demeanor.

Yang Gan looked at the scenery in front of him, but he was absent-minded, thinking secretly about his future path. He lost his mother at a young age in the deep palace, and without the protection of his mother and concubine, he was naturally incomparable to other princes, and his The mother-in-law is not from a rich family, so Yang Qian does not have any maternal clan to rely on. Now all he can do is grow up step by step and wait for adults to open a mansion and establish a government office. Naturally, there is no need to be so cautious.

Yang Qian also knew that his current martial arts practice would inevitably lag behind others. He could only practice step by step without affecting his physical development and potential. Although he would lag behind the princes in the early stage, he could catch up in the future. After all, he Having been a human being for many lifetimes, he has already endured life and death, and his realm is far beyond what other people can match.

Yang Qian has felt that he can leave his body since he was a child, but in order to transcend life and death in the future, he has been suppressing the urge to leave his body, waiting for the improvement of his realm, and continuing to accumulate his own heritage. You must know that since the Middle Ages, Confucian scholars have never practiced Taoism in their lives, but they can rely on the realm knowledge accumulated through reading in their later years to survive the seven thunder tribulations and achieve the realm of the Creator. They can be said to be role models for our generation.

Yang Qian arrived at the upper study room soon. After greeting the masters in the upper study room, he sat down in his seat and quietly waited for the arrival of the prince, second prince and third prince brothers. After that, he Naturally, there were other princes born, but most of them were not old enough to go to the study room to study, so he is now the youngest prince to go to the study room.

After a while, the prince and others came to the study room surrounded by everyone. Yang Qian quickly stood up and respectfully bowed to the prince as a monarch before he said respectfully.

"My brother has met His Royal Highness, the Second and Third Emperor brothers!"

Although the prince is also a prince, he is different from other princes in that he is a prince. The prince's status is second only to the emperor himself, and he has his own East Palace, similar to the imperial court. The official configuration of the East Palace is completely modeled on the system of the imperial court, and it also has a private guard similar to the emperor's imperial army.

As the fourth prince, Yang Gan had to bow and greet the prince when he saw him. This was the difference between monarch and minister, so all the princes had to compete for the position of prince. They were also the sons of the emperor, so how could they be willing to be inferior to others.

The prince was only in his teens now, and he was already full of majesty. He participated in government affairs much earlier than other princes, and was deeply loved by Emperor Qian.

The prince glanced at Yang Qian, he looked like a brother, smiled gently and said.

"Xiaosi, you are still too alienated. We are all brothers, there is no need to be so estranged!!"

Yang Qian stood up and didn't dare to be careless at all. Now the prince's scheming is still shallow and he doesn't have much fear of the princes. But as the princes gradually grow up and open offices and establish offices, the prince will definitely be wary. He doesn't want to go there. If you become the target of the prince's attack, it would be better to be more respectful from now on.

Yang Gan stood up and tried his best to keep an expressionless face. It looked very funny for the villain to act like this, and he said solemnly.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the crown prince. There is a distinction between the king and his ministers, so etiquette cannot be abolished!"

When the prince heard this, a trace of satisfaction flashed in his eyes, but his smile remained unchanged and he said.

"Xiao Si, you are still too old-fashioned!"

The master who went to the study room was a Hanlin bachelor, whose surname was Liu Mingji.

Liu Ji was a student of Neo-Confucianism, which emphasized "preserving the principles of nature and destroying human desires." This concept first came from the "Book of Rites and Music", which says: "Those who turn humans into things are those who destroy the laws of nature and have poor desires. Therefore, they have a rebellious and deceitful heart, and engage in lewdness and chaos." What is called "annihilation" here "Those who have natural principles but have poor desires" refer to those who ignore the natural principles and do whatever they want. Neo-Confucianism advocates that "the human heart is driven by selfish desires, so it is in danger. The Tao is at the heart of heaven's principles, so it is subtle. If selfish desires are eliminated, heaven's principles will be clear." The so-called "if selfish desires are eliminated, then heaven's principles will be clear" means to "preserve heaven's principles and destroy human desires."

Neo-Confucianism believes that "Zhongyong" calls "zhizhonghe", "respects virtue" and "Tao Wen Xue", "Great Learning" calls "Ming Ming De", and "Book" says that "the human heart is only dangerous, the Taoist heart is only subtle, but the essence is unique" , "Yunzhi Juezhong", thousands of words of sages only teach people to understand the principles and destroy people's desires. "

Confucian Neo-Confucianism advocates the understanding of reason and nature. People are blinded by their own selfish desires, so they cannot see their true appearance and cannot understand the principles of heaven and earth. If you want to experience and find the common principles of all things, you must remove the human nature. selfish desires. Later, some people took it out of context to judge Neo-Confucianism, saying that "preserving natural principles and destroying human desires" imprisoned human freedom. This is a misunderstanding and not a correct principle.

Of course, Neo-Confucianism is not completely without flaws. It places too much emphasis on ethical principles, differentiates between superior and inferior, emphasizes etiquette over laws, and is conservative. Therefore, any theory needs to be viewed dialectically and cannot be completely rejected or fully followed.

Bachelor Liu Ji attached great importance to the principles of etiquette and law, and was extremely satisfied with Yang Qian's statement. He walked with square steps, stroked his beard with his right hand, nodded and said to the prince.

"What the fourth prince said are rules. The prince must remember that he is the king, and the princes are ministers. The etiquette and laws cannot be abolished!"

The prince looked at Bachelor Liu Ji with a glint in his eyes. Naturally, he attached great importance to these noble ministers in the Hanlin Academy, and he quickly said to Liu Ji.

"What Bachelor Liu taught me is that I have been taught a lesson!"

Yang Gan looked at the prince who was pretending to be polite and polite, and sighed in his heart. He is worthy of being a member of the royal family. At such a young age, he knows how to win over and show off. He didn't see that Liu Ji was so excited by the prince's show that he accidentally broke a few of his penis. Beard?

The second prince and the third prince were less scheming than the prince, and their faces were full of dissatisfaction and unwillingness. Under the guidance of the forces behind them, there were already signs of fighting with the prince. However, due to their young age, they were not able to do so yet. Entering the court to experience government affairs, there is nothing you can do.

Liu Ji saw that all the princes had come, so he started to lecture. Today's lecture was about "Book of Rites. Liyun": "The journey of the great road, the world is for the common good. Select the talented and capable, keep faith and cultivate harmony." "An old friend does not just kiss his own relatives. Therefore, he plots against each other but does not prosper. He does not commit theft and chaos. Therefore, he stays outside without closing himself off. This is called Great Harmony."

The clear sound of reciting books rang out in the upper study room. Yang Qian did not hesitate at all because he had already learned these things. He listened to Liu Ji's explanation very seriously. Although knowledge is only those knowledge, it belongs to everyone. Different people have different understandings, and Li Zhan benefited a lot from Liu Ji's explanation.

Thank you for the reward of Zui Huahai, thank you for your support and encouragement, and I am working hard to write the words.