Although Cai Heng was planning to go to work, he didn't hesitate to go to the living room when he heard his father's call.
That was because Cai Heng respected his father from the bottom of his heart, and he respected him even more.
Cai Heng? That name is a little familiar …
Qin Lang mumbled inwardly. He immediately recalled that Cai Heng was a deputy minister in the education department. He could be considered to have a high position and authority.
However, Cai Heng didn't put on any airs in front of his father. Instead, he had the demeanor of a Confucian scholar. It seemed like it was due to the influence of his family's teachings.
Since it was a matter between father and son, Qin Lang tactfully left. When he reached the courtyard, the little girl was playing and complaining to her mother that she didn't want to go to school.
Qin Lang sighed slightly when he saw the little girl. As a descendant of the Cai family, she should be someone with great fortune. However, her body wasn't too good. It seemed like she had suffered some injuries when she was young. Furthermore, the capital wasn't a place to raise people, so her body hadn't fully recovered.
On account of Old Man Cai Yan, Qin Lang naturally had to help the little girl. Hence, he said to her, "Your name is Cai? Alright, why don't you want to go to school? "
The little girl was clearly still thinking about Qin Lang's method of catching fireflies. "Brother, can you teach me how to catch fireflies in the city? School is boring. I've long learned the things that the teacher taught me. Why do I have to go to school every day — "
"Little girl, what do you know!?" The woman reached out and patted the little girl's head. "If you don't go to school, how will you go to university in the future? How will you have a future?"
"Anyway, I just feel bored!" The little girl said, unwilling to be outdone.
Seeing that the little girl was ready to go to school, Qin Lang smiled and handed her a Dragon Transformation Pill. "Little girl, eat this sugar pill. You won't have asthma in the future."
After saying that, Qin Lang turned around and left. He knew that the woman didn't like him.
As soon as Qin Lang left, the woman took the pill from the child's hand and threw it into the trash can. "Seriously, what kind of sugar pill is this? It doesn't even have a packaging. How can our child eat it?"
A moment later, the woman saw her husband walk out of the living room. She didn't know why, but she felt that her husband was a little different today. It was as if he was a little more manly, so much so that she didn't dare to shout at her husband like before. If it was in the past, she would definitely loudly urge her husband to hurry up and go to work. However, she couldn't say those words today no matter what. She could only forcefully swallow them back and then calmly said, "Hurry up and go. Otherwise, our daughter and you will be late for school."
Cai Heng nodded, appearing even more composed. This was the benefit of consuming the Heaven Heart Pill. Just now in the living room, Cai Yan had said to Cai Heng, "Your knowledge has already reached a certain level, and you can be considered a learned person. However, to become a disciple of Confucianism, not only must you have knowledge, you must also have integrity! If a scholar and a scholar did not have moral integrity, then they would not be disciples of Confucianism. You've been in officialdom for too long and have been polished into a smooth and sophisticated person, so you don't have an awe-inspiring righteousness in your heart. This is the Heaven Heart Pill that little friend Qin gave me. It can help you cultivate an awe-inspiring righteousness and become a disciple of Confucianism. In the future, it will be easier for you to carry forward Confucianism! "
Cai Heng didn't know what the Heaven's Heart Pill was, but he believed his father's words without a doubt. He also didn't believe that his father would harm him, so he didn't hesitate to take the Heaven's Heart Pill. Soon after, he felt a vigorous righteous aura in his chest. This aura strengthened the aura around him a lot, and it also broadened his horizons, allowing him to see things that he had never seen before in the officialdom.
Awe-Inspiring righteousness and Confucian scriptures complemented each other, allowing one to be successful in every endeavor.
The reason why the great scholars of the past dared to question and reprimand the incapable ruler in the main hall was because of this awe-inspiring righteousness. If one didn't have the assistance of awe-inspiring righteousness, their aura wouldn't be strong enough. No matter how much you quoted from the side, the persuasiveness would be greatly reduced.
It could be seen that even if the same words were spoken by different people and under different auras, the effect would be completely different.
Although the ancients paid particular attention to persuading people with reason, the elaboration of reason was also a form of knowledge. The reason why Confucian disciples had such a great influence in the imperial court and among the people was because of the awe-inspiring righteousness and the ancient records complementing each other.
But now, these officials didn't have much awe-inspiring righteousness in their chests, so they only dared to flatter and flatter their superiors. They didn't dare to come out and voice their opinions, much less criticize their superiors for their mistakes. Because of this, there were no traces of Confucian disciples in the imperial court.
Although Cai Yan wanted to train his son into a Confucian disciple, he knew that Cai Heng couldn't cultivate awe-inspiring righteousness. He couldn't do anything about it. This was one of Cai Yan's greatest regrets. Fortunately, Qin Lang came at the right time and gave Cai Yan a bottle of Heavenly Heart Pills. Although it was only twelve pills, Cai Yan knew that this was a huge favor. With twelve Heavenly Heart Pills in Cai Yan's hands, he could cultivate twelve disciples for the Confucian Sect. With these twelve disciples, even if the Confucian Sect might not be able to flourish again, it would at least be able to stabilize its inheritance.
The struggle between schools, the struggle between cultures, the struggle between civilizations … these invisible wars were often even more tragic. Who would have thought that Confucianism, which had once reigned supreme in the world, would actually walk down a path that existed only in name? Who would have thought that this small courtyard house was the last holy land of the Confucian Sect?
But now, the Confucian Sect was blooming with life again. Cai Heng had inherited the awe-inspiring righteousness of the Heavenly Heart Pill, so he naturally gradually inherited the orthodoxy of the Confucian Sect. The classics and histories he learned in the past were fused with the awe-inspiring righteousness, giving him a sense of mastery. Cai Heng's efforts over the years were naturally not in vain. After he mastered these things, many things naturally came to pass.
For example, the art of politics, the way of kings, and the art of mediocrity. Cai Heng knew that these were things that people in the bureaucracy were keen to pursue. But at this moment, Cai Heng understood that these art of politics and the art of mediocrity were only "minor paths". They were all included in the teachings of the Saints. It could be said that the teachings of the Saints were all-encompassing. In the past, he had abandoned the grand path to pursue minor paths. It was like throwing away mung beans to pick up sesame seeds.
The woman couldn't help but be stunned when she saw that Cai Heng's aura had greatly increased. But she knew that this should be a good thing. After all, many people in the bureaucracy believed in the theory of fate. Now that her husband's fate had greatly increased, he should naturally have a good career in the bureaucracy.
"That's right, when that young man left, he actually gave our daughter a sugar pill. He disturbed us for a night, yet he actually gave us this thing. How stingy …"
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