Konka's learning comes not only from his desire for knowledge, but also from his desire to help himself.
At one time, Konka said to Ben Zheng Duo Sin in a conversation: "I was busy with the battlefield when I was young, so I didn't have time to learn anything, so I didn't learn anything when I was old. But I once learned a sentence from others, and I still can't forget it. That is' contentment is always happy'. "
Konka's philosophy of life is quality and frugality. "Always content", he hates extravagance and waste, not only for himself, but also for ministers. Going out hunting is not particularly well prepared. I only brought a handful of rice balls and prunes. In Shan Ye, they were eaten up two or three times. If the rest is not thrown away, take it back and let the accompanying retainer do the same.
On a hunting trip, a young courtier in the same company kept the hairstyle that was popular at that time. When Konka saw him, he called him to his side and scolded him, "Son of a bitch, my grandfather is in an important position, and he is not as arrogant as you." He thinks: "A samurai should look like a samurai, and plain clothes are the most pleasing to the eye. Warriors walk around in sedan chairs, especially those under 50, wearing hard clothes of twisted cotton and walking barefoot in sandals. That self-righteous guy is really rotten wood. "
Konka has suffered countless hardships since childhood. He often teaches his ministers to be patient, patient and patient again. One of the courtiers was impatient. When others gossiped, they would immediately get angry and then quarrel with each other. Konka taught the retainer, "You can't get angry and quarrel with these gossips. If you are in a war, you must have the momentum to defeat the enemy generals. With this momentum, from now on, you should no longer pay attention to the usual words of the other side, just like a general attacking the enemy in your heart, and only when he catches a boring sentence will he give it a good beating. If you do this, you won't have such a meaningless quarrel. "
On another occasion, he said to the young courtiers, "I have two tricks up my sleeve to help you settle down. Which one do you want to hear?"
The courtier next to him replied, "Everyone wants to know."
"three words are' look up' and six words are' don't forget your limits'. You can't forget this. " Konka teaches Taoism.
Looking up is infinite, forgetting your own limits, and just climbing up out of envy will make unforgivable mistakes.
Konka especially hates waste and once said, "There is no need to put my retainer in a comfortable mansion. If the mansion is spacious, unnecessary buildings and spring stones will be built, attracting many people and spending a lot of money. In this way, they will relax and hate work. "
One night, Konka smelled a strange sound. I didn't know what it was, so he went to the duty room to find out. It turned out that the young retainer was sumo wrestling on the tatami. Konka said with a smile, "It's good that sumo is in high spirits, but please turn over the tatami for me before the trouble comes."
Another time, Edo's maid-in-waiting complained about the food: "How can people eat pickles?" Konka called the chef Jing Qing and told him about the complaints of the maids. Jing Qing replied: "There is a lot of radish left for pickles, so you can't eat it with sugar."
Konka said: "Well, the salinity of salt is ok now, and it doesn't matter without sugar."
For majesty, General Hideyoshi used gold ornaments on a tower in Edo. Gold ornaments can be seen from a distance, shining in the sun, very beautiful. Konka saw it and said, "Isn't it a waste to use gold in that place?" Said the gold ornaments were taken away.
There are countless examples of simplicity and frugality. It is said that after his death, Jun Fu accumulated a lot of gold. When Konka moved from Edo to Fujun, he left a lot of gold to his successor, Xiuzhong, and advised him: "We should regard this gold as the gold of the whole world and never use it for private purposes. It is a big mistake to think that there is no need to save money now that the world has been settled. We must avoid unnecessary expenses and remember the importance of saving money. These gold can be used for three purposes: military use when war breaks out, disaster relief after fire, and prevention of famine, flood and other disasters. "
Tokugawa Ieyasu's famous saying
1. A great name cannot live with an heir. The change of Honnoji Temple in Xinchang Palace and the simultaneous death of his father and son are a lesson.
If you can't have more sons, you won't be in charge of the world.
At the right time, we must abandon our children and wives.
What I trust most is not my brother and children, but my loyal retainer.
I can save the world, but I can't save a Ishida Mitsunari?
6. It is unfilial for a son to die in front of Lao Zi!
At that time, people were sitting on leaky boats and living in burning houses.