novelden Chapter 2205 5 Unfilial
Chapter 2205 5 Unfilial
"As a stranger in a foreign land, I miss my family all the more during festivals. I look up at the bright moon and think of my hometown.
"Alas~~~~"
In Xizhou, at the Prince Ji's mansion, Li Shen summoned his confidants to watch the moon together in the evening.
While eating Hu Bing, Li Shen suddenly felt inspired. He missed home.
"What a good poem! Your Majesty is so talented." Shitou, who was chewing a Hu pancake on the side, praised reflexively without even raising his head.
"go away."
Li Shen kicked the stone.
"Is the prince thinking about Chang'an?"
Looking at Prince Ji, Wang Xuance could hear the homesickness in the two verses of poetry just now.
The two verses have different number of words and do not rhyme, so he certainly knows that they are not the same poem.
"Alas~~~~~I have been out for more than three months. I don't know how things are going at home."
Li Shen withdrew his gaze and sat down.
"Your Highness, since the princess has no letter, it means that nothing is wrong in the palace, and Your Highness does not need to worry."
Zhou Daowu comforted him.
"Yes, no news is good news. It may be because I seldom go out. Occasionally, I will miss my mother, my father, my mother, and... my children."
Li Shen sighed.
"Your Majesty, if that's the case, why don't you go back to Chang'an City?"
Xue Rengui suggested.
Li Shen shook his head:
“I can’t go back, the plan here is about to start, and I need support for the overall situation.
Moreover...I am afraid I will be punished by the family law when I return. I am not a fool. After the New Year's Eve,
Your Majesty has forgotten the matter, I will go back."
What are you going back for? To get beaten? I am not a masochist. I know I will be punished by the family, but I still go back.
Li Shen planned to stay there for a year or so, until his father had calmed down and forgotten about the incident, and then go back.
Several people could hear that the plan was small, but getting beaten was big.
"Okay, no need to think too much. Today is the first month of the lunar calendar. Let's enjoy the moon and drink." Li Shen felt that the atmosphere was too depressing, so he picked up the wine glass.
"Your Majesty, I offer you a toast. May your majesty be rich and prosperous."
Wang Xuance raised his glass first and spoke.
"Xuan Ce, what you said is not true. If I make a fortune every day, I will lose money."
Li Shen immediately corrected himself, how much is a doujin?
"Then I wish that Prince Ji's palace will make millions of taels of gold every day." Xue Rengui echoed.
Li Shen shook his head again:
"No, no, it's not right. We earn 10,000 guan a day, but only 3 million guan a year. How can we support the Ji Palace?"
"May Your Majesty be in good health." Zhou Daowu stood up. Wang Xuance and the other two had spoken, so it would be bad for him not to say anything.
However, after the failure of the previous two people, Zhou Daowu did not dare to ask for money in the end.
"Ha ha ha ha."
Hearing Zhou Daowu's words, the three of them laughed and then drank it all in one gulp.
Putting down the wine glass, Li Shen said:
"You have worked hard in the past three months. I wanted to let you rest for a few days and go home to visit your parents, but now the plan is imminent.
I can only give up, but don't worry, when this matter is over, I will reward you handsomely, and I will also let you rest for a while and go home to visit me."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Several people immediately stood up and saluted.
"Your Majesty, you are too kind. As officials of the royal palace, we are responsible for doing these things. How can we say that it is hard work?
The prince is kind and generous, and he always rewards us, which makes us feel ashamed. "
Wang Xuance delivered a speech as a representative.
"What Wang Changshi said is absolutely right." Xue Rengui echoed.
"Well, this is what you deserve. This king has always been clear about rewards and punishments.
When this is over, there will be more rewards, and tell the guards that they will all receive rewards."
Li Shen waved his hand.
"I would like to thank the prince for the reward on behalf of the guards of the Imperial Guard Camp." Xue Rengui saluted again.
Afterwards, they drank, admired the moon and chatted until Li Shen got drunk and then left.
The next day, before Li Shen got up, Shitou came outside to report:
"Your Majesty, the messenger from Chang'an City has arrived and said he has a letter from His Majesty."
"Why are you here again?" Li Shen climbed out of the bed, and Wu Meiniang Liu Ruyan helped Li Shen put on casual clothes.
"Where are the people?" Li Shen asked after opening the door.
"Wait in the front yard." Shi Tou replied.
"Let's go." Li Shen strode forward. He wondered if it was a letter summoning him back to Chang'an.
Given his father's personality, he would most likely call him back to Chang'an and give him a good beating.
When he arrived at the front yard, Li Shen saw that it was the same messenger from last time.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness Prince Ji." Seeing Li Shen, the messenger hurriedly saluted.
"Where's the letter?" Li Shen didn't waste any words.
The messenger quickly took out the letter and handed it to Li Shen.
After checking the seal, Li Shen took out the letter and read it.
There is a passage above:
Being lazy and neglecting the care of one's parents is one kind of unfilial behavior; being fond of gambling and drinking and neglecting the care of one's parents is another kind of unfilial behavior.
To love money, to have an affair with a wife, and to neglect the support of one's parents are the third kind of unfilial behavior; to follow the desires of the eyes and ears and to kill one's parents is the fourth kind of unfilial behavior; to be brave and aggressive and to endanger one's parents is the fifth kind of unfilial behavior.
Li Shen, an illiterate man, read for a long time but could only understand a little bit by guessing, which was ultimately unfilial.
It seems that this is the father's counterattack against me. I said that my father was greedy, and my father said that I was unfilial.
"Well... you wait here for a while. Shitou will take him to rest and let him have a meal."
Li Shen felt that he should find a translator, otherwise he wouldn’t know what the person was scolding him for.
Holding the letter, Li Shen hurried back to the backyard and called Wu Meiniang and Liu Ruyan to the study.
The only educated person around him was Wu Meiniang. Although the others had read books and knew how to read, they were semi-illiterate like himself.
Only true literati can understand this kind of advanced stuff.
"Mei Niang, can you take a look at what this says for me?" Li Shen handed his father's letter to Wu Meiniang.
Li Shen recognized the handwriting this time; it was his father's.
Wu Meiniang took a look and said to Li Shen:
"Your Highness, this is from a chapter called Li Lou in the book Mencius, which is part of the collection of classics, history and philosophy. It is called "There are five types of unfilial behavior: neglecting one's parents."
It means being lazy and not caring about supporting parents. This is the first kind of unfilial behavior.
Drinking and gambling, and not caring about supporting parents, this is the second kind of unfilial behavior.
Being greedy and stingy, caring only about wife and children and not caring about supporting parents, this is the third kind of unfilial behavior.
The fourth kind of unfilial behavior is to indulge in sensual pleasures and bring shame to one's parents.
Being aggressive and bringing trouble to one's parents is the fifth kind of unfilial behavior."
With a "bang!" Li Shen slammed the table heavily.
"How can you say that to me? It really makes me feel cold. You have so many sons and daughters, but which one is as filial as me?
Besides, you are richer than me, so why do you still need me to support you?
I am not the only son. Why didn't you ask for my share when dividing the family property?
Look, he even specially highlighted greed, stinginess and debauchery. He really knows how to play it.
This prince will return to Chang'an to enforce the family law."
(I have started reading the Four Books and Five Classics now.)