There are precedents in the history of the Red Chamber

Shi Zhongzhu looked helplessly at his wife, who had been a vegetarian for three years. Even though he felt that he was in good health, there must be a lack of nutrition. The child is so fragile and cannot be compared with adults.

"Okay, Zhenniang, you know me, your body is the most important, we are still young, and we are not in a hurry to have children." Shi Zhongzhu comforted: "Is someone gossiping?"

"No." Wei Zhenniang pondered for a while, and said: "The third younger brother (Shi Zhongbai) has sons, brother Xian and brother Qi are also grown up, and sister-in-law is pregnant again now. You are the only one in our family who has no children. It is me. I'm sorry."

"It's not your business alone to have a baby. I took you to the imperial mausoleum. Don't blame me. I'm already very happy. How could it be your fault?"

"But……"

"Okay, you are such a lucky person, you got pregnant as soon as you got married, it has nothing to do with you. Otherwise, you should take care of your body first, and I will work hard. Let's let nature take its course." Shi Zhongzhu comforted, and the two sides There is no problem with the body, and it is easy to get pregnant and use contraception.

"Zhenniang, don't put too much pressure on her, otherwise Mingzhu will think you don't like her when she sees it."

"How could it be?" Wei Zhenniang hurriedly argued that she was indeed not patriarchal.

"Shh, I know, even if you have a son, you still love Mingzhu, but Mingzhu doesn't know, so don't think too much about getting pregnant, Mingzhu will be afraid."

"Well, I still have some sense of propriety, and I won't show it in front of Mingzhu." Wei Zhenniang assured.

"No, Zhenniang, you should not think about this matter from your heart. Children are more sensitive than adults. Mingzhu can definitely feel what you think in your heart. So, don't think wildly, don't feel pressure, let nature take its course, everything Leave it to me, okay?"

Mingzhu is only three years old, innocent, lively and lovely. As the first child, she enjoys the love of her parents.Wei Zhenniang thought about the lovely Pearl, and nodded quickly: "I was dazed, the child didn't come the faster I thought harder, the faster he came. There are so many people in the Songzi Niangniang Temple, but they can't ask for it."

"The lady is wise, and she will bow down to her husband." Shi Zhongzhu imitated the scholars on the stage, bowed to the end, and sang.

Wei Zhenniang pursed her lips and smiled, angrily said: "Not serious!"

Shi Zhongzhu beat around the bush and tricked Wei Zhenniang to take care of her body first. He planned to wait for Mingzhu to conceive when she was four years old, and her younger brother and sister would be born around five years old. This way Mingzhu would be more sensible, knowing that her parents still love her, and she could learn from her elder sister. responsibility, the best of both worlds.

Just two months after serving as the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, Shi Zhongzhu ushered in the overtime period of his career - canonization as the prince.

I don't know why the saint canonized the prince so early. The saint is now in his prime, and from his generation, the saint should not have a good impression of the word "prince".Although Shi Zhongzhu wondered why the sage had set up a reserve position so early, it didn't affect him to do a good job.

Fortunately, everything is customized, and the busy ones are comprehensive coordination. Shi Zhongzhu has a good reputation, and his colleagues in the court want to sell him some face.

After the busy canonization ceremony, Shi Zhongzhu received the formal appointment of serving as a bachelor, and everyone in the court also knew that the saint did not promote Shi Zhongzhu's title or official position because he wanted to leave him to the next emperor, so he was more polite to Shi Zhongzhu .

Shi Zhongzhu had no objection to the saint's arrangement.First of all, he didn't think that he should get any material reward for guarding the tomb of the first emperor, and secondly, the saint did not do too much.

Shi Zhongzhu had read an interesting story about Tang Taizong before, saying that he wanted to leave the great general Li Ji to Gaozong's use, so when he was dying, he issued a will, demoted him from Beijing, and called him back after Gaozong succeeded. In this way, Li Ji can thank Gaozong for his kindness and work hard for him, and there will be many interpretations of this plot in later novels.

When Shi Zhongzhu saw this passage, he thought that Tang Taizong, the emperor of the ages, would be worn by people at this time. You can still do something to a stubborn person. If you treat him like a fool, Li Ji turned around and said nothing. If you vote for Wu Zetian, Tang Taizong will be dumbfounded in the grave now, let you fool others, this time the green hat is appropriate.

What Shi Zhongzhu thought was that if he wanted to do this kind of thing today, he would take his wife and children to the post, resign when the new emperor came to the throne, and be his hermit well.I originally wanted you to be demoted, so I resigned directly, but think about it, it's not good to be so sharp, the historian and other people are in the court.

All the ministers thought that the sage deliberately suppressed Shi Zhongzhu first, and it was the meaning of focusing on training. Some people envied his future prospects, and some gloated at his misfortune.

Shi Zhongzhu didn't care about these rumors, he only taught the prince and the emperor's grandchildren seriously.

The current crown prince, named Yun, is the only surviving son of the empress. One brother and one sister both died young. The sage also has two sons who are older than the crown prince. , the background is not low.Therefore, it is usually said that the prince is the eldest son, emphasizing the word "di", but he is not actually the oldest.

Shi Zhongzhu only hoped that the Queen of the Palace would be a sensible person, as long as the queen is the queen, the throne must belong to the crown prince.A person like him who was classified as a party of the prince did everything possible to get the prince to succeed.

The prince is only five years younger than Shi Zhongzhu, and he is 17 years old this year. The difference is only five years, which is indeed the difference between a boy and a young man.Teenagers always admire people who are stronger than themselves. When Shi Zhongzhu was 17 years old, he had already passed the Jinshi and was accompanied by the emperor.Not to mention that Shi Zhongzhu also traveled around the country and wrote many articles that everyone still talks about. The prince likes such a child from other people's family even more.

"Shi Shidu, what are you going to tell Gu today?" the prince asked.

"The Taifu arranged courses for the ministers, and today he will teach "Mencius". The benevolent loves others." Shi Zhongzhu replied gently. Listen to the course schedule of the Prince Taifu.

"Ah?" The prince was a little disappointed. Confucianism has been learned since he was a child, and there is nothing new about it, but the prince still has the cultivation that a prince should have, and said: "Please tell me."

Shi Zhongzhu took a look, his shoulders were obviously broken, but he still pretended to be a serious prince, and smiled more gently.Said: "The benevolent loves others. The one who loves others will always be loved by others. This is Yasheng's famous saying, and it is not true."

After studying Confucianism for so long, the prince finally became interested when he heard someone say that Yasheng was wrong.

"Yasheng is talking about the ideal state, that is, what he hopes is like this, but most people in the world are mortals, and it has been passed down through the ages that only Confucius and Mencius can be called saints, so these words are not practical for the common people. And the benevolent loves others If the method is wrong, not only will you not be respected, but you will be scolded."

"Why doesn't the prince believe it? Let me give you an example." Shi Zhongzhu spoke enthusiastically, "When I was in Jiangxi, I once met a couple fighting on the street. The husband lost a large sum of money to a gambling house, and the wife couldn't help feeling angry. After a quarrel, the husband returned his words, and the quarrel became more and more serious. The wife grabbed the kitchen knife and chased him into the street. After catching up, she didn't use the kitchen knife, but only punched and kicked her. Seeing that her husband was about to run away, she picked up the kitchen knife again. Xinren County When the magistrate saw her, she only talked about shrews and had no womanly virtue. Such a woman corrupted the morality of the county, so he asked the government officials to arrest the woman. At this time, his husband begged the county magistrate to release her, and when the county magistrate refused, he cursed The county magistrate is puzzled, isn't he venting his anger for you? A big man was held hostage by a woman. The county magistrate also wants to be a benevolent person and love the people, but the people don't want to accept it."

"It's hard for an upright official to break up housework. It's better for the government not to intervene in quarrels between husband and wife, which don't involve life." The prince sighed.

Shi Zhongzhu smiled slightly, and said again: "The minister will tell another story about her husband gambling. There is a couple who have always been in love. They also gave birth to a son and two daughters. It's just that the husband is obsessed with gambling and misses the gambling table every day. Raising children, he himself relies on his wife to support him. Every time he loses a bet, he beats and kicks his wife when he goes home. Later, the more money he loses, the more he beats his wife every day, and even sells his sons and daughters. This matter has not yet involved his life , the prince thinks the government should take care of it or not?"

"That woman is also pitiful, and her children are also innocent. It would be great if the man could be arrested or they could be reconciled."

"The prince is wise, and the local county magistrate also thinks the same way, because the man was just gambling, and there is no serious fault. It is not easy to arrest him, so the two were sentenced to reconcile. As a result, the next night, the woman took advantage of the Ye Shi hanged himself at the gate of the yamen."

"Ah? Why?" The prince exclaimed.

"The villagers next to him explained, Heli, how could she survive without a man? When she returned to her natal family, there was a girl who was reconciled to her family. The marriages of her younger brothers and sisters would be affected. She was also reluctant to part with her children. The only way to survive is to die."

"Didn't she ever work to support her husband and children? Why is she cornered?" The prince was puzzled.

"Yeah, she can still earn some money, it's just that after she divorced, many people who hired her were unwilling to hire her on the grounds that the divorce was unknown. The idlers in the village know that she is a peaceful woman who lives alone, and they always come to harass her. She knows that she will die sooner or later, so it is better to die innocently. This county magistrate has good intentions, but there is something like this What about those who are not well-meaning?"

"Is that so?" The crown prince muttered, "Sure enough, the family affairs are mother-in-law and mother-in-law, and they are constantly being cut and messed up."

"The example I gave was inappropriate. I will tell you another story. In other words, when an adult came to office and found the local people, he liked to discuss matters under the big willow tree at the head of the village. Every time the elders of the village said something, they were not at home. Said, I love to talk under the big willow tree. However, the environment under the big willow tree is not good, insects often fall from the tree, and there is mud under the feet. I often come to discuss matters, and I get muddy. The county magistrate decided to do good deeds and give the village To build a conference room, I cut down the big willow tree and built a few spacious and bright houses with willow wood. But the people in that village never came again, and the good houses were just left empty and ruined.”

"Why don't you go?" the prince asked.

"I was also very curious, so I asked the old man. The old man said: "It's so well built, I'm too embarrassed to knock the cigarette ash. It's not our place. It's for officials. I don't want to go."

"Really, I really don't know good people!" The prince felt very wronged by the county magistrate who built the house.

The prince was furious for a while, but he calmed down soon, and asked Shi Zhongzhu: "Shi Shidu, how can we do it better?"

"I don't know, it's just that a county magistrate who encountered the same situation ordered to use insecticide on the willow trees, added a few simple benches under the willow trees, and embedded bluestone slabs on the mud. The local people only praised the blue sky. The master is considerate in doing things for the people."

"So?" The prince has received many years of education, and he understands that these stories must come to a conclusion.

"So benevolent people love others, and they must talk about methods, otherwise it is easy to do bad things with good intentions." Shi Zhongzhu concluded, "This is the first meaning."