I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 14 Brain and Bliss

"Second sons, please."

I don't know how long it took before Shentu Jia finally finished his official duties, rubbed his forehead with a tired face, and then invited Liu Pengzu and Liu Sheng into the gazebo, and called them to sit down.

He raised his head thoughtfully, and moved his gaze back and forth between the two of them. Shen Tujia's attention was inevitably attracted by the younger Liu Sheng.

"I have heard for a long time that the name of son Sheng Renxiao spreads throughout the Three Qin Dynasties;"

"Now, since the young master has worshiped this old man as his teacher, old man, why not ask him with 'filial piety'."

"Please also ask the young master to try: what is filial piety?"

Seeing Shentujia's posture of questioning, Liu Sheng couldn't help but sit up straighter, lowered his head and thought for a long time, but finally scratched his head with a laugh.

"Don't be afraid of the prime minister's jokes. Students have always disliked literature. They really don't have any opinions on the allusions of sages, poems and books;"

"As for filial piety, students can't say much about it..."

"Um······"

"Since the prime minister asked, then student, try to talk about it; if there is anything wrong, the prime minister should not be angry."

Said with a self-deprecating face, Liu Sheng pondered for a while, and finally raised his head calmly.

"Students think that filial piety means filial piety to parents, clan elders;"

"Among them, the ones who must be filial are the mothers who have the gift of giving birth."

"Because the children are all born by the mother who was pregnant for nine months, risked her life to walk through the gate of hell, and went through untold hardships before giving birth."

"Afterwards, mothers have to teach their children how to babble, learn to walk, and how to behave in the world."

"With such a great kindness, if the children don't want to be filial to their mother, then even if this person has great ability, I'm afraid he can't even touch the word 'human'."

Listening patiently to Liu Sheng's understanding of "filial piety", Shen Tujia nodded in satisfaction, and let out a long sigh leisurely.

"Young master is right."

"The grace of life and nourishment is indeed the greatest kindness in the world; no matter how you repay it, you can't repay it in a lifetime."

"It is precisely for this reason that the Han family ruled the world with filial piety. Even when selecting officials, they also valued personal virtues; and the most important thing about private virtues is filial piety."

After saying this softly, Shen Tujia looked at Liu Sheng again, with a gentle smile on his face.

"Then you might as well talk about it again, what should you do to be filial to your parents?"

As soon as these words came out, most of the restrained look on Liu Sheng's face disappeared, and a little more confidence appeared between his brows.

"Students believe that there is no specific measure of filial piety to their parents, and it mainly depends on the heart;"

"Whether it is a famous family or a poor peasant family, filial piety is nothing more than letting parents suffer less suffering and enjoy more blessings."

"In addition to making parents live a better and more comfortable life, they should worry less and make them happy; if someone bullies their parents, as a child, they should stand up and protect their parents from being bullied by others."

"But that being said, there are still differences between people."

"For example, it is not difficult for rich families to let their parents enjoy themselves, but it is not so easy for poor farmers;"

"By the same token, it's easy for rich and wealthy families to let their parents be free from worries and not be bullied; but for poor farmers, it's even more difficult."

"That's why the students said: to tell whether a person is filial, you can only look at what the person thinks, not what the person has done;"

"Because if you only look at it as an act, I am afraid that no one among the poor farmers can be called a 'filial son'..."

As Liu Sheng's words fell, Shen Tujia smiled appreciatively, and even clapped his hands lightly uncontrollably.

"color!"

"Young master's remarks today, even if the old man listens, he feels that he has learned a lot."

"Especially the idea of ​​'distinguishing filial piety and discussing the heart regardless of deeds' really enlightened the old man and benefited a lot."

"The prime minister praised..."

He praised it without hesitation, and when Liu Sheng said "absurd praise" with a silly smile, Shen Tujia nodded with a smile, and looked at Liu Pengzu who was beside Liu Sheng.

"Young Master Yu, there are many rumors in the market: Young Master Peng Zu is a master of eloquence!"

"The old man has heard people say that since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been difficult to achieve;"

"Master, why not tell me: Is loyalty and filial piety difficult? If it is really difficult, how should we choose?"

"Should I be loyal to the emperor and serve the Lord, or should I be filial to my parents and elders?"

Seeing Shen Tujia questioning himself again, Liu Pengzu just smiled lightly;
But after hearing Shentu Jia's question, the smile on Liu Pengzu's face froze immediately.

"Loyalty and filial piety are difficult to have both..."

He murmured thoughtfully, and only a moment later, Liu Pengzu's face was once again covered with the smile from before, as well as a little bit of self-confidence.

"Since the prime minister asks the question, the students don't dare not answer."

"Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been difficult to achieve. It is said that ordinary people are caught in a dilemma between being loyal to the emperor and serving the Lord, and being filial to their parents;"

"And in most cases, it refers to loyalty to the monarch, which means violating filial piety, filial piety to parents, and the difficult situation of violating loyalty."

"When it is difficult to have both loyalty and filial piety, which one should be chosen, there have been many discussions in the past few hundred years;"

"But for students, there is no 'dilemma' on this issue..."

Speaking of this, Liu Pengzu smiled even more, and looked at Shentujia with a hint of cunning.

"Ordinary people are caught in a dilemma between loyalty and filial piety, because parents need to take care of them, but the monarch also needs to be loyal to himself; the two cannot be balanced at all."

"But students have lived in the palace since they were young, and their father is the lord of the world; for students, loyalty means filial piety, and filial piety means loyalty."

"As for the dilemma of ordinary people, it is difficult for students to understand their plight if they have not experienced their encounters;"

"The prime minister asked the students to make choices for ordinary people, which is really difficult for others..."

This light and fluffy word made Shen Tujia suddenly stunned!
After seeing the cunning in Liu Pengzu's eyes and the faint smile on his face that would never be offensive, Shentu Jia finally took a deep breath, and then nodded slowly.

"I have lived for more than 70 years. Among the people I have met, there are not many people who are good at debating."

"But among these people, there are only a few people who have eloquence like the young master..."

Concealed to express his approval of Liu Pengzu, Shen Tujia finally stood up, twisting his waist rather disregarding his image, moving his sore back.

On the side of the activist, Shentujia didn't forget to continue asking questions.

"The temperament of the two young masters, the old man already knows it well."

"Next, the two young masters might as well talk about the accidental encounter with wild boar when His Majesty and Mrs. Jia were visiting Shanglin Garden, and talk about whether Zhonglang was right or wrong?"

(End of this chapter)