To Four Thousand Years Later

"Sorry, Lord Roger.

The guard in silver armor said seriously to the man in front of him: "Your Majesty just happens to be away today.

, when will His Majesty come back? "It's already noon, so you haven't woken up yet?

Roger Bacon, who was wearing a bishop's robe, frowned slightly and sighed in disappointment. He stuffed a small cloth bag towards the guard. He said in a low voice: "I really have something important to ask Your Majesty, I have an appointment!" But the guard didn't even weigh it, so he pushed back his purse with a wry smile: "My lord, this money I can't charge it. You misunderstood, His Majesty is really not here today, in fact, you can come across yesterday and tomorrow. "Then what did our Majesty do?"

Roger asked curiously and anxiously: "Is this convenient to say?" An old voice came from behind the guard: "Your Majesty, he has gone to the King's Mine. Hearing that voice, the silver guard who guarded the gate immediately turned his head respectfully." Salute: "May King Solomon bless you, my lord. '"May he also bless you.

An old man with white hair and beard, holding a wooden staff, nodded gently.

Seeing that person, Roger couldn't help being a little surprised.

He happily stepped forward and said hello: "You are. Lord Tuping? Long time no see, Lord Tuping!"

"About five or six years.

Tupin smiled and replied:

"I will never forget you, Master.

Roger's face became serious: "It was you who enlightened me. Leading me on the right path, I am what I am today.

"I only taught you to read and count," Tupin said with a chuckle, "You were taught by your father alone. It has nothing to do with me.

"There is also the attitude of learning and the principles of being a man, Mr. Tuping. Roger said seriously: "I think that is the most precious wisdom and evil. Tupin nodded in relief.

He patted the silver iron guard at the door on the shoulder, and said softly, "I'll take him to find His Majesty, it's not hard for you." The guard responded bluntly.

He hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice: "I want to confess to you separately. For a moment before, I wanted to accept Lord Roger's money and tell him the whereabouts of His Majesty. "You are guilty, but not serious. "Tuping didn't talk to him about the principle of "evil thoughts and minds don't care about deeds", but simply said to him: "Then punish you to be hungry at noon, and you'll be cleared."

This is too harsh.

Roger next to him frowned slightly, feeling a little unbearable.

Obviously he wanted to bribe this guard, but that guard rejected his bribe out of loyalty. And now he is still honestly taking the initiative to confess to Tuping, but he will be punished for something he didn't do, but the guard seems very happy and heaves a sigh of relief.

"Yes! As ordered!"

He responded loudly, his voice was clear without any hesitation, as if this was not a punishment, but a reward.

Why are you so happy to be punished? Luo Jie looked at the guard in a daze, speechless.

It wasn't until he followed Tupin out of the palace that Roger tentatively asked, "Teacher, the guard from before." You want to ask why I punished him, right? Tupin answered first.

Roger nodded admiringly:

"It's very simple. Compared with physical comfort, people prefer spiritual comfort. Appropriate punishment can make him have appropriate fear of evil.

"It's true that money and power can give people good food, wine, beautiful women, and make people live better. But compared with such superficial things, the sense of superiority they can bring to people is more important.

This is because the communication between people is something in the middle of the level of flesh and spirit. And this sense of mission and faithful belief is a higher and nobler thing. Tu Ping said calmly: "These guards used to be just ordinary Silver Iron Guards. But under King Solomon, they are the most noble guardians among the Franks.

"In addition to guarding the royal court, their only and most important mission is to repent for any wrong things they have done and receive corresponding punishments; they must also truthfully report all good deeds and praise them every Monday.

"Evil deeds include such small things as swearing at people, getting drunk, accepting bribes, and deceiving others. They also include major things such as stealing, fighting and maiming people. Good deeds also range from guiding the way for outsiders to helping the fallen old man. To be brave enough to take back the robbed property. Tuping said, smiling slightly: "Up to now, they have gradually formed the habit. "

"Is there any practical significance to these trifles?"

Roger couldn't help asking

"No one can lie before me, boy. And those who don't report will be punished threefold.

Tuping replied in a gentle voice

"In the first week, there were a lot of people being punished. Nine out of ten people received punishments of varying sizes. But this number was reduced to half in the second week. In the third week, it was reduced to "as for the reason. It's also very simple.

Tuping said: "When you see a dirty cloth, you don't think it's wrong to use it to wipe the soles of your shoes. But when you see the clean and fragrant handkerchiefs of noble ladies, you even worry that your sweat stains will make the handkerchief Discoloration. In fact, this is the truth.

"After they received different degrees of punishment, King Solomon personally sent someone to make up for the big and small losses caused by their wrongdoings, declaring that they were innocent from now on, and that if they committed the same wrongdoing next week, they would receive double the punishment. You can withdraw from the Silver Iron Guard, so that you don't have to suffer such punishment. Supervisor Tuping said leisurely: "Of course, according to Your Majesty's thinking, this kind of people should be taught from an early age. But under my operation, the hearts of these guards can also be purified—they are the most righteous people themselves, otherwise they would not be selected as the guards of the royal court. "And when they realize that there is no crime in them. Trying to maintain this moral nobility and contentment becomes their act. It's like protecting a pure white handkerchief from any sweat stains.

"They will feel strong guilt for any small mistake they make. It is like an obedient child who eats an extra piece of candy. At this time, what we have to do is not to comfort the flustered him that 'it's okay to eat an extra piece', Instead, it should be strictly said that as a punishment, you will eat two yuan less tomorrow'. Then, the child knows that he is wrong, and he should pay the price for his evil deeds.

"I let him skip a meal. It won't burden him physically, but it can make his body remember that he had an evil thought at that time and should put an end to it. This kind of small punishment, compared with It is much better to preach in a cliché. Tupin looked at Roger and said solemnly: "Your Majesty said, 'reasonable punishment should not only warn of crime, but also restore morality. ’ If a person loses the most basic awe and no longer feels guilty about evil deeds, then this person has already fallen into darkness. This is what His Majesty mentioned to me when chatting, 'an advanced educational concept'

I really wanted to meet King Solomon more and more. Roger pursed his lips, his eyes were shaken: "If I was a child. No, forget it. I will remember it, and my children will teach it like this in the future.

Although he had already heard about the wisdom of this "King Solomon", it was only today that he experienced it personally for the first time.

And deeply shocked.

"Then you have to remember well that punishment is both fire and light. It is a sharp sword and a hot iron. It should not be taken lightly. If it is light, it will make people despise it; if it is light, it will make people hate it." Tu Pingji" You also remember that you would rather not use it than abuse it, let alone use it in general.

_Because he who punishes should be more fearful. Tupin uttered the word "fear" for the third time, and then smiled: "You will be more surprised when you see His Majesty at the well." What can His Majesty do in the mines, a king? " Roger asked strangely.

"He's experimenting with a steam engine." Turpin gave an odd smile and said a term Roger had never heard.