Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

Everyone looked at Defang with wide eyes, with a blank expression on their faces. The kitchen steward was more courageous, so they asked, "Dare to ask... dare to ask the prince... what are you talking about?"

Seeing the stunned look of a group of people, Defang couldn't help laughing and said, "You guys, let's read more books. Emperor Taizu said that literati are needed to govern the country, and reading is very useful. Since the lonely king came to the dining room today, then Let me tell you the allusion of this gentleman far away from the kitchen."

When everyone heard that Defang was going to tell a story, they were very happy. It is a rare event for a prince to give a lecture to his servants, so they immediately stood up neatly. Defang looked at Ke'er, "Ke'er, don't stand there. Teaching the lonely king how to cook, while the lonely king tells stories, can't let the empress go hungry."

"Yes, my lord." Ke'er brought over the prepared dishes, and taught Defang with gestures. She was cooking at a stove, and Defang followed suit, and then told a story, "This gentleman is far away from the kitchen." The allusion comes from the Qi State in the Warring States Period. Qi Xuan Wang, the king of Qi State, was named Tian Pijiang, and he was the fifth generation king of Qi State. One day, Qi Xuan King said to Mencius: Tell me about Qi Huan Gong and Jin Wen Gong. Mencius replied: None of the students of Confucius talked about these things, and no one knew about them, so I don’t know. If the king insists on me, then I can only tell you that virtue is king and you can dominate The world. King Xuan of Qi asked: Virtue? How can virtue dominate the world? Mencius replied: As long as the king can let the people live and work in peace and contentment, no one can stop you from dominating the world. King Xuan of Qi asked again: Then a king like me can Let the people live and work in peace and contentment? Mencius replied: Of course you can. King Xuan of Qi thought for a while and said: Then how do I know if I let the people live and work in peace and contentment? Mencius said: I once heard a story that one day the king saw I saw a man walking past the hall leading a cow, so I asked him where he was going to take the cow. The man said that he wanted to use the blood of the cow to sacrifice, so you said, let the cow go, I can't bear to see the cow. He trembled, as if an innocent person was about to be executed, and the man who led the ox asked, why not sacrifice? The king said, why not sacrifice, and use sheep to sacrifice instead. "

At this time, the 16-year-old worker in the dining room suddenly laughed, "That's not the same, this King Xuan Xuan of Qi is really stupid." Everyone turned to look at him, and the steward scolded him, "Huh! The prince hasn't finished speaking yet, you laugh!" What!"