Although they were a group of old men, they were very skillful and strong. They could draw water into the canal, push the beans out with a wheelbarrow, knead the dough to make pancakes, boil water and so on, all in a short time.

Li Xian sighed as he watched from the side: "Even such an old man is working hard in our Tang Dynasty, how can life not be prosperous?"

Zhu Guichen laughed and said, "There must be so many things for them to do. In the past, these people could only stay at home and be in a daze all day long.

On the contrary, I won't live much longer. I'm working hard now, so I can live a few more years. There are many old men in their sixties and seventies around Chang'an, and there are also many in their eighties and nineties. In the future, the saying that it is rare for people to live to seventy may not be so accurate. "

Li Xian laughed and said, "Haha, Master Yan has always lamented over the years that many of the words of the ancient sages have been overturned by our Yuzhou school, and many ancient sayings have been proven to be wrong. Confucianism has ushered in a catastrophe."

Many things always happened silently. Confucianism itself did not encounter any catastrophe, but the classics annotated by the aristocratic families were often refuted by the Yuzhou school.

People have become more wise and are no longer so easily fooled.

Moreover, you need to figure out a lot of the data in history books on your own. For example, there were tens of millions of people at the end of the Han Dynasty, but only a few million people in the entire China during the Three Kingdoms period. Did all those people really die in the war?

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"Because the aristocratic families are tigers disguised as pigs. After they teach the crown prince to be kind, they want to suck the blood of this country.

No matter how big a country is, if there is no strong restraint, it will inevitably become a fat piece of meat that can be slaughtered at will. At that time, it will be extremely difficult to save it. "

We are all in the northern suburbs of Chang'an, and everything is the same, so how can the feelings be so different?"

Li Xian bowed deeply to Wang Zheng and said, "Please teach me, sir."

Confucianism has indeed entered a period of turbulence, but it is still a long way from being a catastrophe. Of course, if there is no great power to allow Confucianism to be reborn from the ashes, it is inevitable that Confucianism will remain dormant for a period of time.

Wang Zheng smiled and said, "The prince should ask His Majesty about this. His Majesty has done a very good job in recent years. Of course, I think the prince can think about it on his own first. Reading more history books is a good choice.

In fact, our Tao has long been pushed to the extreme by the sages of all ages. The past few hundred years of studying the classics have been nothing but a waste of effort, and perhaps even a step backwards.”

Wang Zheng gave Li Xian a chestnut and said with a smile: "Don't let your imagination run wild. The world is big. Take a long-term view. Don't you want to go somewhere other than the borderland?"

For example, what we see and hear today is why people from wealthy families and estates lament that the increasing output from the fields is no longer worth anything, while small farmers feel that their lives are getting better and better.

Wouldn't it be better to turn these slaves into civilians and make them pay taxes and grain?

What kind of impact would this practice of keeping slaves on a large scale have on a country?

Li Xian pointed at himself and asked with a strange look on his face, "Sir, do I need to do these homework too?"

Wang Zheng smiled and asked, "Prince, do you think there are any Confucian scholars in the world who can be compared with Confucius?"

If you look through history books, you will find that after all benevolent monarchs, if there is no strong emperor, the country will inevitably fall into trouble.

"Of course not. Confucius is a saint, so how can he be compared to a Confucian scholar?"

Does a country really need people like slaves?

Li Xian's face turned pale, and Zhu Guichen looked at Wang Zheng pleadingly and said, "The prince is young, why is the chief steward doing this?"

Wang Zheng smiled and said, "There is no punctuation in ancient books. When the aristocratic families annotated the classics, they always liked to tamper with the words of the saints based on their own selfishness. The current situation is nothing more than returning to the origin.

Wang Zheng patted Li Xian on the shoulder, sighed and said, "Your Highness is kind, and His Majesty was also kind back then, but the late emperor said that it is better to raise a son like a wolf than a sheep. Do you know what that means?"

After Wang Zheng finished speaking, he held Xiao Yuehua in his arms and walked forward with his wooden stick. Li Xian hurried over to catch up with Wang Zheng and asked, "Sir, what do you think makes a qualified monarch?"

Li Xian hesitated for a moment and asked, "Is your statement too biased?"

For example, when the Mi family married Liu Bei, they gave Liu Bei 10,000 slaves. Did they have household registration? The Mi family alone could give away 10,000 slaves. How many slaves did the noble families more prominent than the Mi family have in the Three Kingdoms period? Were all the slaves the children of the noble families? Or did they become their slaves after forcing the people to live in poverty?

"Hahaha." Wang Zheng laughed and said, "If that's the case, then what's the point of Confucian scholars studying the classics all their lives? A copy of the Analects only has ten thousand words, and students in Yuzhou can read it in half a year. Why bother studying it for a lifetime? Moreover, studying Confucianism for a lifetime, what benefit will it bring to the people? What benefit will it bring to the Tang Dynasty? What benefit will it bring to the world?"

However, history books cannot be understood one by one, but need to be understood in combination over hundreds of years. Every event does not happen alone, and must have its causes and consequences.

This is because under a benevolent ruler, the aristocratic families will hollow out the country, and the treasury will inevitably be empty. Any natural disaster or man-made disaster will immediately cause chaos in the country, and it won't be long before it will turn into a world-wide chaos.

Li Xian's eyes lit up, he nodded vigorously, clapped his hands and laughed, "Haha, what you taught me is that the world is indeed very big, and it will only get bigger."

At this point, Wang Zheng stopped and looked at Li Xian and Li Xian, smiling, "Consider these questions as my homework for you today. If you don't understand something, go look for the answer in history books, or ask His Majesty and the Queen. You don't need to come to the Grand Steward's Mansion tomorrow. Just finish your homework in the palace first."

Li Dan asked with a sad face in Zhu Guichen's arms: "Sir, can I not do my homework? I didn't understand a lot of what you said just now, and I may not be able to do it."

Wang Zheng touched Li Dan's little face and said with a smile: "You don't have to do it, but you must write down those questions and keep them for future reference and thinking."

Li Dan nodded sensibly and said with a smile, "I know this, sir, don't worry, I will copy it carefully."

Xiao Yuehua asked in Wang Zheng's arms: "Daddy, do my brother and I want to do it too?"

Wang Zheng smiled and shook his head. "It's up to you. These are not that important to you."