Chapter 244: Using people as mirrors
Because of Li Mengxi's shocking words, Guan Yu was disturbed and had no intention of continuing with the training of troops.
Today's attack training ended in an anticlimactic manner.
"Xi'er, you and I will talk at night."
"Oh..." Li Mengxi scratched his head strangely.
night.
By the campfire.
The aroma of roasted rabbit meat fills the air.
Li Mengxi held a rabbit leg in his hand and ate happily. The meat was very fragrant.
Liu Bei turned over the bonfire and looked at Li Mengxi for a long time. He hesitated to speak for a long time, and finally couldn't help but speak.
"Xi'er, use copper as a mirror to straighten your clothes and hats;
Using history as a mirror, we can know the ups and downs.
The meaning of this sentence seems to be unfinished, I don’t know what else to say?” Liu Bei asked.
Li Mengxi was surprised when he heard this. Liu Bei was asking about this, a famous quote by Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Mengxi returned seriously, "Using copper as a mirror, you can straighten your clothes and hats;
Using history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall;
If you use people as a mirror, you can know the gains and losses.”
"If you use a person as a mirror, you can know your gains and losses. If you use a person as a mirror, you can know your gains and losses..." Liu Bei murmured to himself, reciting the last sentence silently several times.
Suddenly Liu Bei stepped back while stroking his clothes, put his feet together, and bowed solemnly to Li Mengxi. Liu Bei looked excited and said, "What Meng Xi said is a true insight and a truth that has never been changed through the ages!"
Listening to your words now, people are suddenly moved.
The clothes have mirrors, and the clothes and hats can be reflected and corrected; the history has books, and the rise and fall can also be read and known.
People make mistakes, but how can they know it?
Fortunately, I met Meng Xi, who has a pair of wise eyes like a torch. I would like to ask Meng Xi to serve as a mirror for others. If I make any slight mistakes in the future, please feel free to point them out!
Is Meng Xi willing?"
Liu Bei's words were sincere and his tone was sincere and humble.
And Li Mengxi was frightened.
Li Mengxi looked at Liu Bei who was looking excited, and then at Guan Yunchang who stood up and stood solemnly behind Liu Bei. Li Mengxi chewed the rabbit meat in his mouth again unconsciously.
Li Mengxi still had a weak emotional intelligence. He stood up in a hurry, still holding the rabbit leg in his hand. He immediately made a hand-over-hand salute with the rabbit leg and bowed deeply.
His movements were like offering incense, and the rabbit legs in his hands were the incense.
After the ceremony, Li Mengxi's train of thought suddenly changed and he followed Liu Bei's words and said, "Mr.
No one is perfect, how could Meng Xi be without fault?
Even if Meng Xi made a mistake, he also asked Xuande Gong to give him some advice!
You and I point out each other's mistakes, that's it,
Why don't you and I be mirrors to each other?" Li Mengxi followed Liu Bei's words, hit the snake and followed it with the stick.
As soon as Li Mengxi finished speaking, Liu Bei looked very excited. He came up and held Li Mengxi's hand with both hands. Liu Bei's voice trembled, "Okay! Okay! You and I are mirrors to each other! Mirror each other!"
Standing behind Liu Bei, Guan Yuchang looked at this heart-to-heart scene and couldn't help but secretly say the word "good" in his heart.
This is what men should do if they share the same feelings of loyalty!
Liu Bei held Li Mengxi's hand and was so excited that he didn't know what to say.
The last time Li Mengxi saw Liu Bei losing his composure was when the Chinese army held a large tent and bluntly stated that the Han Dynasty had lost its destiny.
Finally, Liu Bei regained his composure and let go of Li Mengxi's hand. Li Mengxi felt his hand hurt from being pinched.
Liu Bei's hand was extremely strong, and his strength was not inferior to that of Guan and Zhang.
They ancient people were easily agitated, so they had to be considerate, Li Mengxi thought to himself.
Sitting down, Li Mengxi continued to eat rabbit meat. It was normal for the ancients to cut their own meat and drink it when they were excited. Li Mengxi is a modern person. He dare not even help an old lady who has fallen down. He has no blood at all, so he
Not excited at all.
Liu Bei sat down and felt a sense of awe in his chest that lingered.
Li Mengxi's sentence "we mirror each other" made Liu Bei's heart surge and he could not calm down for a long time.
Thinking of mirroring each other, thinking of Li Mengxi telling each other frankly about each other's mistakes, Liu Bei couldn't help but look at Li Mengxi.
In the past, Liu Bei looked at Li Mengxi with great respect and a halo.
It is a human mirror, which should reflect the mistakes of others. When Liu Bei looked at Li Mengxi now, he looked at him with an attitude of finding fault.
At this glance, Li Mengxi's mistake was immediately apparent.
Thinking back to just now, Li Mengxi was biting meat in his mouth and holding the rabbit leg in his hand, so he made this salute.
If Confucius were alive, he would be angry to death if he saw Li Mengxi like this.
Liu Bei couldn't help but shake his head.
That is to say, we are mirroring each other. If Li Mengxi made a mistake, you should point it out for him.
Liu Bei smiled and shook his head. He cleared his throat and said seriously, "Xi'er."
"Ah?" Li Mengxi was stuffed with meat and said something vaguely.
"Xi'er doesn't hear that if someone is rude, he won't stand up?
When talking to others, how can you chew meat in your mouth to make your words unclear? This is rude.
How can you hold a rabbit leg in your hand before saluting? This is extremely rude.
In the past, the Duke of Zhou would wash his hair three times and spit out food three times before getting up to treat his scholars, fearing that he would lose the wise men in the world.
Although there is a lack of etiquette today, there is no blame for my brothers. But in the future, if there is no closeness between the left and right, Meng Xi, if you don't know the etiquette, how will you deal with yourself?"
Liu Bei spoke earnestly and sincerely, saying that he was pointing out mistakes, but in fact he was teaching.
Li Mengxi looked at Liu Bei with a look of astonishment on his face. He suddenly felt that the meat in his mouth no longer tasted good. He was thinking in his heart, I just complimented you Liu Xuande and said that we are each other's mirror. You won't really stare at me all day long.
Are you trying to find fault with me? No way.
Li Mengxi knew clearly that Wei Zheng, the other protagonist in the story of People as Mirrors, was annoyed to death by Wei Zheng all day long, and he wanted to kill Wei Zheng several times.
But then he thought about it and his consciousness suddenly dawned. Li Mengxi thought of his past life and some unpleasant memories.
In my previous life, I was a left-behind child. So what happens to left-behind children? The country has developed, there is no shortage of food and clothing, and there is no need for hunger or thirst.
But if you have a father, but if you don’t have a father to support you, I’m talking about you.
If it grows wildly like a weed, it does grow like a weed. It may grow badly, but it may also grow well.
But there are some things that are really not a problem if no one teaches them.
Li Mengxi suddenly remembered that it was a banquet and he went with his grandfather.
While others were talking, Li Mengxi saw his grandfather and immediately sat next to him.
Then someone yelled at me, saying that this is where you sit. You kid, don’t you even wink at all? You don’t care about your seniority at all. You have learned so much in vain after so many years?
I was fifteen or sixteen at the time, which was indeed quite young, but I just didn’t understand banquet etiquette.
Why do you want to sit with grandpa? It's just a simple thought. Ever since I was a child, as long as there is a banquet, if you go with grandpa, you will sit with grandpa.
But I forgot that when I grow up, I have to understand etiquette.
Others were arranging seats, so I walked over and sat next to my grandpa without looking at them. By sitting down, I had the upper hand and sat in a seat that I shouldn't have. It was indeed very impolite.
From then on, Li Mengxi was afraid of going to banquets and other occasions. If he could not go, he would never go again.
Thinking of all the things in his past life, Li Mengxi looked sad.
Li Mengxi remained silent without saying a word. He was so depressed that Liu Bei was a little frightened.
Liu Bei reflected that Xi'er was still a child and his etiquette was only slightly lacking. Was he being too harsh?
Just when Liu Bei was at a loss and didn't know whether to comfort Li Mengxi or what to do.
Li Mengxi recovered from his distraction. Li Mengxi stood up suddenly, turned his face towards the campfire and spat out the meat in his mouth. He threw away the leg rabbit in his hand. Li Mengxi took half a step back, then stood still and held his hands seriously.
He bowed to Liu Bei again.
Liu Bei stood up in a hurry, and Guan Yu also stood up in a hurry.
After the ceremony, Li Mengxi looked solemn and said, "Others say that I, Li Mengxi, have a father but not a father. I have some superficial knowledge from my teacher, but I have no understanding of how to behave in the world.
I am fortunate to meet Duke Xuande today. Duke Xuande is willing to teach me the truth. Meng Xi is very grateful!
We have a long time to come, so I dare to ask Mr. Xuande to spare no effort and teach me strictly!"
After speaking, Li Mengxi gave another salute.
What Li Mengxi said this time was not a compliment, but something from the bottom of his heart. He thought of some unbearable memories in his previous life and realized his serious shortcomings. Li Mengxi sincerely hoped that Liu Bei could teach sternly like a strict teacher.
Liu Bei's anxious heart was relieved, and he hurriedly reached out to help Li Mengxi, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Chapter completed!