What am I thinking when I'm cheating on the male supporting role [Transmigration Book]

Not long after the big boss Xie Duo took his seat, the youngest tenth prince, Xie An, hurried into the upper study room just in time.

After saying hello to the waiter, Xie An sat down in the second row, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and turned to look at a dangerous classmate at the next table with an indifferent face: "Ninth brother, what did you talk about yesterday?"

Before Xie Duo could answer, the Eighth Prince Xie Jing in the first row suddenly turned his head, his eyes lit up, he raised his hand and flipped through today's lecture content for his younger brother's textbook, and gave the two younger brothers an encouraging look .

It seems that this school bully doesn't blame his younger brothers for not sitting in the first row with him.

What a big brother.

There are only two long rows of desks in this classroom, each row has five seats, and Xie Jing alone occupies one row...

"noob."

While secretly observing the princes' every move, Han Jiao suddenly heard Lin Weng calling softly, and Han Jiao hurriedly raised his head to stand by.

Lin Weng ordered: "You take your seat too. If the old man is not detailed enough, please explain your highness's doubts."

Han Jiao was startled, and stared at Lin Weng in disbelief.

He is a good man, can he sit with the prince?

It's not like that on TV.

A moment of silence.

Han Jiao's hesitation caught the attention of the princes.

Han Jiao immediately breathed evenly, nodded slightly towards Lin Weng, turned around the desk, bowed to the three princes, and boldly walked towards Xie Jing in the first row.

"Sir, let's go and give advice to the two of them." Xie Jing pointed at the two incompetent younger brothers behind with his thumb, and said with a smile: "Today's article, I read through it early in the morning, and there is no confusion."

This schoolmaster doesn't need private tutoring services.

Han Jiao retracted his stepped foot, and slowly shifted his gaze to the two scumbags in the back row.

Xie An, who was in the back row, immediately obediently grabbed the seat between himself and Brother Jiu, pulled it back, turned his head, and made a gesture of invitation to Han Jiao, with an innocent and friendly smile on his 13-year-old face .

This is in stark contrast - Ninth Prince Xie Duo has always held his face sideways with one hand, staring down at the textbook, his long eyelashes drooping, and his handsome appearance has not diminished the indifference he exuded in the slightest.

Although he knew that Xie Duo was not a scary person at this time, Han Jiao was still worried that he would leave a bad impression on the ultimate boss, so he carefully walked around the back row and walked to the middle seat.

Because of the precautions in his heart, he subconsciously pulled the armchair closer to Xie An, and just about to sit down, a certain pair of long eyelashes, which were repulsive for thousands of miles, suddenly lifted, and a pair of dark brown pupils swept sharply at the side of Han Jiao's face.

At the critical moment, Han Jiao made the correct judgment: slide the armchair in his hand towards Xie Duo!

If the ultimate boss is treated unfairly, isn't that courting death?

At this time, of course, Xie Duo should be closer, so that the boss can ask questions at any time.

After sitting down, from the corner of the eye, he noticed that the boss's eyelashes drooped indifferently again.

Alert lifted.

Fortunately, this class discusses the first chapter of Mencius Wanzhang. Han Jiao has already made up for it, so he doesn't have to worry about being questioned by the princes.

In fact, the princes did not ask him questions, nor did they have time to ask questions.

Lin Weng has always talked eloquently. There is a simple dialogue in the book. He not only explains the meaning of the dialogue, but also lists other allusions to confirm the sage's answer, and extends it to all aspects of life.

Mencius has a passage in the original text that says: Shun’s parents and younger brother conspired many times to kill Shun in order to seize everything Shun owned. Although princes do not have the right to govern the country, they can enjoy wealth and glory.

In this dialogue, Mencius' answer is to eliminate the resentment among relatives with benevolence and conquer others with virtue.

Han Jiao always thought that when Lin Weng explained this passage, he would talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality, which is the kind of fake chicken soup that would be ridiculed by the crowd in modern society.

Unexpectedly, Lin Weng did not emphasize Shun's benevolence and righteousness, but talked about how after the murder happened, Shun tried his best to grasp his younger brother's guilt towards him, and convinced others with virtue, so as to amplify the brotherhood left in his younger brother's heart.

Lin Weng said that in reality, it is often impossible to achieve a life-and-death situation. This way of handling things can resolve some sharp contradictions in life.

The explanation and analysis from this angle refreshed Han Jiao's understanding of scholar-bureaucrats, and he dared to learn and apply the words of the sages. No wonder the princes listened with great interest.

Because there was no bell for the end of get out of class, Lin Weng didn't stop talking until his voice felt uncomfortable, and let the princes review the story by themselves.

I never expected that disaster would come to my door during this break.

"I have a question, and I want to ask sir for advice." Xie Jing in the front row suddenly turned to look at Han Jiao.

Doesn't this schoolmaster need private tutoring?

"Please speak, Your Highness." Han Jiao responded with a smile.

Xie Jing seemed to be hesitant, paused, and then said sincerely to Han Jiao: "Mr. thinks, 'Subduing the tiger but not using the guard, prohibiting adultery but not using the law, and blocking the false but not using the law, this is the trouble of Ben and Yu. , Yao and Shun’s difficulties. Therefore, the purpose of setting up the guard is not to prepare the rats, but to make the timid and the weak subdue the tiger. Can it coexist with the inferior sage’s virtue to subdue the people?”

Han Jiao: "..."

What crouching tiger?What cowardice?

Is there such a passage in "Mencius"?

You kid is here to smash the field, right?

Seeing Han Jiao's eyes widen suddenly, Xie Jing thought that he heard his question as offending Yasheng, so he hurriedly explained: "I just have some doubts, whether the theory of Han Feizi and the study of Confucius and Mencius can be combined with the essence, Let the people of Wanfang turn fear into sincerity?"

Han Jiao: "..."

Legalists?

This topic is beyond the outline.

This unusual silence attracted the eyes of the two princes beside Han Jiao.

Xie An waited curiously for Mr. Xiaobai to explain the mynah's doubts, while Xie Duo on the other side...

Han Jiao was sure that Xie Duo's eyes were not puzzled, he was clearly squinting at Han Jiao with suspicious eyes.

Answer quickly.

Need an immediate answer!

"Your Highness's thoughts really surprised me." Han Jiao raised an approachable, erudite and profound smile, looked at Xie Jing indifferently and said, "Do you want to ask me whether the two can coexist, or do you have a different view of the former than the sages?" thoughts?"

I have to come up with some more words first, and try to figure out the specific meaning of the grammarian's theory.

"I don't dare to make unreasonable judgments on the doctrines of sages." Xie Jing lowered his voice, obviously worried that his wild thoughts would go against the way of sages, so he hesitated for a moment before saying euphemistically: "It's just that I don't understand. To be fair, to subdue a tiger with a guard, and to subdue a tiger with cowardice, it seems..."

Han Jiao encouraged with a faint smile: "Your Highness, there is no need to worry. All theories can explore new insights. If you are afraid of people's words, you will hide a big disadvantage after the way of sages and sages. It is a pity for the country and personal interests."

Xie Jing was encouraged, and then he spoke calmly: "I think that subduing the tiger and overpowering the rat, can this be regarded as true fairness? If the law restrains the tiger everywhere, what good is it for us to study the classics and history hard, and practice martial arts hard?" significance?"

Seeing that he had finished speaking, Han Jiao, who hadn't kept up with the rhythm, immediately gave him a surprised look, letting him experience it for himself.

But he couldn't stand in the cold, Han Jiao quickly turned his head, looked at the well-behaved Xie An, and smiled, "Your Highness, what do you think?"

Xie An, an elementary school scum who was suddenly cueed, blushed a little, and hesitantly said with a helpless expression: "My understanding is not as deep as that of starlings. The so-called 'making the weak conquer the tiger' seems to be the law that allows the weak to restrain the strong. The strong are a bit unfair? First... what do you think, Mister?"

The elementary school scum said pitifully that Mr. Han would follow suit.

Xie An's plain words finally explained Han Jiao clearly.

The meaning is probably: the law should restrict the bully, so that the weak can use the weapon of law to defend themselves.

That is to say, the legalist theory is to subdue people by law, which is contrary to Mencius's subduing people by virtue.

Xie Jing probably thinks that all schools emphasize fairness, but Legalism overly suppresses the strong and favors and protects the weak, which is unfair to the strong and deprives the strong of the right to exert their advantages.

Han Jiao heaved a sigh of relief, looked at Xie Jing with a smile, and talked eloquently: "Using the law to restrict the strong and protect the weak is unfair to the strong. This argument seems reasonable at first glance, but there is a hidden ambiguity in it, which is misleading. the world.”

Teaching at the Royal Academy naturally requires careful consideration of every word.

If Han Jiao said that he misled the prince, it would be pointing out that the prince made a mistake. He had to say that he misled the world. This is a mistake that everyone in the world will be misled, so that he would not embarrass the prince.

"What's the ambiguity?" Xie Jing asked anxiously.

"The ambiguity lies in the meaning of the strong and the weak." Han Jiao looked at Xie Jing calmly with a pair of peach-blossom smiling eyes, and talked freely: "If you use force to resist, the strong are naturally strong, but if you compare them with talent and knowledge Therefore, the scholars who are selected as scholars are naturally much better than the illiterate men. If there is no restraint, those who are powerful in martial arts can easily snatch the property of scholars in the street. They can also tamper with lawsuits or accounts, making it easy for strong men to suffer wanton exploitation, and even go to jail unjustly."

Xie Jing's eyes flashed, as if he suddenly realized his blind spot.

Han Jiao still looked at him, and continued to guide: "The two are stronger and weaker, there is no unified conclusion, and my Great Chu King Law does not allow powerful people to use their strength to invade others, nor let Talented people use their wisdom to frame ignorance, and they treat all people equally."

"The strong are not only armed with force and talent and learning, but also with business skills, weaving and embroidery, printing and dyeing, cooking craftsmen, etc. No matter what kind of skills are strong or weak, in other words, the people of Dachu Limin , everything is strong, but everything is weak, and the laws of the Great Chu prohibit anyone from taking advantage of his own strengths and infringing on the legal rights of others."

Han Jiao stared at Xie Jing and came to a conclusion: "Your Highness thinks this is fair?"

Xie Jing was stunned, staring at Han Jiao with bright eyes: "Mr. Xie enlighten me!"

Han Jiao's worried heart finally fell back, smiling to make Xie Jing feel welcome.

I thought that today's calamity of life and death had passed safely, but unexpectedly, Xie Jing suddenly took out a piece of old silk that was folded squarely from his sleeve, and handed it to Han Jiao: "There are many sentences on this piece of silk I can't understand it, can you please sir explain it for me?"

Han Jiao paused, but still stretched out his hand to take the yellowed silk from the damn Xueba's hand, and replied in a deep voice, "Your Highness, wait a moment, Rong Chen will take a closer look."

Xie Jing nodded happily, turned his head and continued reading.

Han Jiao slowly opened the silk, and as expected, a bunch of strangely shaped characters like stick figures came into view.

Without showing the slightest surprise, Han Jiao laid the silk on the desk in a serious manner, and looked at it with a stern expression.

Days are like years, what is this writing about?

Han Jiao waited for a moment like a statue.

The dangerous person beside him who had been silent all this time suddenly approached, with a clear voice, he said in his ear, "It's hard?"

Han Jiao didn't show any signs of timidity, and replied with a smile: "This silk book is a long time ago, so it's a bit obscure."

The dangerous person didn't speak, but raised his right hand and pressed it against the edge of the silk book, signaling Han Jiao to let go.

what happened?

The big boss is willing to help others, do you want to help him complete the translation work?

Han Jiao raised his arms obediently, very willing to accept the boss's help.

Xie Duo pressed the edge of the silk book with his slender fingertips, turned his wrist, rotated the silk book 180 degrees, and then pushed it in front of Han Jiao, with a still pleasant voice: "Look at it this way, it's easier."

Han Jiao's expression froze: "..."

Oops.

The silk script just turned upside down.

He also looked at it seriously for so long.

Han Jiao didn't even dare to peek at the boss's expression from the corner of his eye.