Zeng Zi explained: "The Book of Songs says: 'The peach blossoms are delicious and the leaves are dense, this girl can still maintain harmony with her family when she gets married.'" If you can keep peace with your family, then you can make peace with all the people of a country.

The Book of Songs says: 'Brotherly harmony. When brothers are reconciled, then they can make peace with all nations.

The Book of Songs says: 'His appearance and demeanor are solemn and serious, and he has become an example for the countries of the Quartet. Only when a man is worthy of imitation as a father, a son, an elder brother, or a younger brother, will the common people imitate him. This is the principle that in order to govern the country, we must first learn to govern our own family and clan well. ”

"This is the leading demonstration and exemplary role!" The song answered.

"Yes! Uncle Le! Zeng Zi responded.

"I found your writing to be very good, with the flavor of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching! Or: Your mindset has changed a lot compared to before. You used to think very superficially, and you liked to think about things. Now it doesn't seem to be! Now you! The mindset seems to have an analogous mindset. ”

"Analogical thinking?"

"It's the kind of thinking mode on Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching"!"

"Oh?" Zeng Zi responded: "Where does Zeng Shen dare to compare with Lao Tzu? Lao Tzu is the first genius in the world of the Great Zhou, and I have participated! Stupid! If it weren't for Uncle Le's patient training, you wouldn't know what it would be like! ”

"Don't, don't!" Le Ge interrupted: "You are in the eyes of your husband Confucius, you are the smartest!" You are the inheritor of his doctrine and ideas! You? In the eyes of your seniors and juniors, except for Yan Hui, you are the best! They all admire you! ”

"Woo!" Zengzi cried: "Shame! Ashamed! I'm ashamed of your kindness! I? ”

"You're good! You've done a great job! You! Keep up the good work! Do better! ”

"Yes! Uncle Le! ”

"Go on! Read on! ”

"Yes! Uncle Le! Zeng Zi responded.

All of the above are: the relationship between self-cultivation and governing the family and the country! If a person's self-cultivation is insufficient, he will not be able to manage the country! Governing the country is the same as governing the family! If you learn to govern your family, you will govern the country! Nations are made up of thousands of families! Thousands of families are made up of thousands of individual people! So! Slimming is important!

Self-cultivation is not only one's own cultivation, but also an ordinary social behavior. As people who manage society and the country, we must attach importance to moral education and ideological education. And also! It is not only education, but also correct moral and ideological education!

Although you advocate education, you also take education seriously. But! The ideology is wrong, then! It will only plague generations, not one.

Because! The ideology of a society is not formed in a day or two, but over a considerable period of time. So! If we want to change a person's ideological concept, a social atmosphere, and a historical ideological trend, it will not work without the efforts of several generations.

Zeng Zi continued to read:

The so-called peaceful world is governing the country: the old and the people are filial piety, the elders are long and the people are young, and the people are lonely and the people are not doubled, which is the way of a gentleman. What is evil is from above, and there is no need to make it down; What is evil is below, not what is done; The evil is in the first place, not in the first order; What is evil is in the after, not in the past; What is evil to the right is not to be handed over to the left; What is evil on the left, not on the right. This is called the way of the order.

"Interpret it! What do you mean? Lege asked.

Zeng Zi explained: "Therefore, to pacify the world and make the world peaceful, we must first govern our own country. Only when the people in the higher positions respect the elderly, the common people will follow suit, and they will be filial to their parents; If the people in the upper position respect their elders, the common people will follow suit and respect their brothers; In the upper echelons of human compassion for orphans, the common people will do the same. Therefore, people with high moral character always practice the 'way of decency' that leads by example and pushes the way that has reached others.

If you are disgusted by your boss's behavior towards you, don't treat your subordinates with your boss's behavior. If you are disgusted with a certain behavior of your subordinates towards you, do not treat your superiors with such behavior of your subordinates; If you are disgusted by what others have done to you in the past, don't treat them with that behavior. If you are disgusted by someone else's behavior behind your back, don't treat them with that behavior; If you hate the people on your right for making things difficult for you, don't use this behavior to make things difficult for those on your left. If you are disgusted with the accusations and grievances of the people on your left, then you should not blame or complain against the people on your right. It's called the 'Way of Perfection.'"

絜 (xie) the way of the moment: refers to the words and deeds to have an exemplary effect. 絜, measure. Moment, a ruler used to draw right angles or squares, by extension, is a law, a rule.

"Good! Read on! Lege applauded.

"Thank you, Uncle Le! Thank you! Zengzi said gratefully.

"Poetry" cloud: "Happy only gentlemen, parents of the people." "What is good for the people, and what is evil for the people, this is the parents of the people.

"Poetry" cloud: "Jiebi South Mountain, Weishi Rock Rock." He Shi Yin, the people have Erzhan. "Those who have a country cannot be careless, and if they are destroyed, they will be killed by the world.

"What do you mean? Interpret it! Lege asked habitually.

Zeng Zi interpreted: "The Book of Songs says: 'O king who makes people's hearts happy and convinced! are the parents of the common people'. He also likes what the people like, and he also hates what the people hate, and such a monarch can be said to be the parents of the people. The Book of Songs says: 'O majestic South Mountain! The rocks tower. Illustrious Master Yin! and all the people looked to thee. 'Let it be prudent not to rule the country. If you are slightly biased, you will be overthrown by the people of the world. ”

What a simple truth, but unfortunately most people in the world don't understand it. Alas! Lege sighed.

"Yes! Uncle Le! Zeng Zi responded.

"Read on!"

"Yes! Uncle Le! Zengzi agreed.

"Poetry" cloud: "Yin Zhi has not lost his teacher, and he is worthy of God." The ceremonial supervisor is in Yin, and it is not easy to die. "If you win the people, you will win the country, and if you lose the people, you will lose the country. Therefore, the gentleman is cautious and virtuous. There are people who are virtuous, there are people who have soil, there is land and there is wealth, and there is wealth and usefulness. The virtuous are also the first, the rich are the end, the outer is the end, and the people are seized. Therefore, when wealth is gathered, the people are scattered, and when wealth is dispersed, the people gather. It is the one who goes against the word, and also goes against it; Those who enter in contradict the goods will also come out.

"It's too long! Too long! I can't remember! Interpret it! Lege interrupted.

Zeng Zi interpreted: "The Book of Songs says: 'When the Yin Dynasty did not lose the hearts of the people, it was still able to meet the requirements of heaven. Please use the Yin Dynasty as a warning! Keeping the destiny of heaven is not an easy task. That is to say, if you win the hearts and minds of the people, you will get the country, and if you lose the hearts of the people, you will lose the country.

Therefore, people with high moral character first pay attention to cultivating virtue. Only with virtue can there be support, only with support can land be kept, land can be wealthed, and wealth can be supplied and used. Virtue is the foundation, and wealth is the branch. If you regard the root as an external thing, but the branch as the inner root, then you will compete with the common people for interests. Therefore, if the king gathers wealth and goods, the people's hearts will be lost; When the king scatters his wealth among the people, the hearts of the people will be gathered together. This is just as if you speak unreasonably, people will answer you with unreasonable words; The source of the goods is unknown, and one day it will be lost without explanation. ”