Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 100 Liwei Lixin
After understanding Shi He's family background, Zai Yu nodded slightly and said, "Then do you know how to read?"

Shi He said with embarrassment: "Although my father taught me to recognize some characters, I was still young at that time, so I didn't pay attention when studying.

By the time I repented, my father had already died because of his involvement in the Li Zhaobo incident.So even if I want to learn, no one can teach me anymore. "

Zaiyu asked again: "Then can you read "Da Ya" and "Xiao Ya" through?"

"Only part of the chapters can be read."

After listening to this passage, Zai Yu had an idea in his mind.

Little literacy is fine, as long as you are willing to learn, I can teach you!

Zai Yu said: "Later today, I will send someone to send you a copy of "Poetry". You find out the chapters that you can read through and teach them.

From now on, you will be plowing in the fields every morning when the weather is cool.

After noon, when the weather was hot, I studied "Daya" and "Xiaoya" under the shade of trees in the fields.

I will check your study every three days. If you encounter a word you don’t know or something you don’t understand, you can ask me at that time. "

When Shi He heard the words, he was both surprised and delighted.

He thought that finding a generous master was already blessed by his ancestors, but he didn't expect that the master was willing to teach them to read.

This... This is simply Haotian manifesting his holiness!
He quickly knelt down on the ground, and thanked him a thousand times: "Master's kindness, thank you in ten thousand deaths!"

But after all, not all savages understand the importance of reading and literacy like Shi He.

In their view, reading and writing just adds another heavy workload to them.

Therefore, although they knelt down to thank Shi He, the words they used were not as sincere as Shi He.

Zaiyu saw through their thinking at a glance, and also understood that people's thinking can be divided into high and low.

"Ghost Valley" said:
To treat ordinary people, you must lure them for profit.

Treat the brave with affection.

Treat wise men with reason.

Treat villains with threats.

If none of the above methods work, then he can only be brought to justice.

Although Shi He didn't read much, compared to ordinary savages, he was already considered a wise man.

So imparting knowledge is enough to get his gratitude.

But when dealing with ordinary people, you still have to use benefits to lure them.

Zai Yu said loudly: "Shi He!"

Shi He got up quickly and replied: "The villain is here."

"Didn't I bring five stones of millet today? You go and bring someone to move it here for me!"

When Shi He heard this, he hurriedly called a few companions to move the rice.

After they left for a while, each of them returned with a basket of millet.

Zaiyu asked them to place the bamboo baskets containing rice in the most conspicuous position on the hill, then drew out his sword and lifted the white cloth covering the baskets.

The sword light flashed, the white cloth fell, and the yellow millet was immediately exposed to the sight of the savages.

Zai Yu casually grabbed a handful of rice, held it high above his head, and let the rice grains slip through his fingers.

The savages have practiced the stick technique for a long time, but they haven't eaten anything yet.

At this moment, when they saw the bright yellow millet, their eyes were straightened, they all showed longing expressions, and their stomachs growled.

Jae Yu saw that the atmosphere was almost brewing, so he laughed and asked, "Do you want it?"

Zai Yu thought they would answer yes, but who knew that none of the savages dared to speak when they looked at each other.

But Zai Yu was not angry, but pretended to be disappointed and said: "I thought you would like it, since you don't like it, then I might as well pour all the rice into the river."

As soon as these words came out, the savages finally couldn't sit still.

They all said, "Master, we want it!"

When Zaiyu heard this, he laughed and sat on the cloth bag of rice.

"If you want it, you can. But if you want it, I may not necessarily give it to you. Not everyone deserves to eat such good millet!"

The savages asked: "Then how can it be considered worthy of eating?"

"Good question!" Zai Yu said loudly, "This rice is only for those who are willing to make progress!"

"Then how can you call it progressive?"

Zai Yu stood up unhurriedly, pointed at the sun in the sky and said.

"I'm going to teach you a "Poem" today, if you can memorize it before the sun goes down, then it can be regarded as progress, and it can be regarded as worthy of eating!

I, Zai Yu, will do what I say, and anyone who can memorize the meeting within the time limit can receive a bucket of millet!
If all 36 people can complete it within the time limit, then I will share the remaining millet with you! "

Zaiyu's words can be regarded as completely mobilizing the enthusiasm of the wild people to learn.

As the saying goes, under the great reward, there must be a brave man.Before huge profits, there must be lunatics!

As long as the benefits are in place, not to mention reciting a poem, it is not impossible to let the savages recite two poems on the spot!

They looked at the sun in the sky, fearing that time was not enough, they asked Jae Yu repeatedly: "Master, what kind of poem is it, you should start teaching it!"

Zaiyu thought for a while and said, "The main purpose of teaching you to recite poems is to learn the elegant dialect. So, today I will teach you a poem from "Daya"."

He walked, thinking about the poems in "Daya", and sang slowly.

"It's clear that it's below, but it's above. It's hard to be in the sky, but it's not easy to be king. The heaven is right, so don't force the Quartet..."

(Emperor Heaven’s great brilliance shines on the world, and its brilliance appears in heaven. Destiny is impermanent, unpredictable and unbelievable. It is also difficult for a king to do well. The son of Destiny, Di Xinde, bestowed the throne, but made him lose his country and majesty ...)
This is "Da Ming" in "The Book of Songs Daya". This poem mainly tells the history of entrepreneurship and fortune in the Zhou Dynasty.

Although "Da Ming" is not short in length, it is easy to read and the difficulty of reciting it is relatively moderate. That's why Zaiyu chose it as the first lesson for the savages.

Zai Yu had just finished reading this poem when he saw Shi Hezheng standing below hesitating whether to raise his hand.

"Shi He, what's wrong with you?"

Shi He replied: "Master...that what, I have memorized this poem before...how about you change it?"

"Change?" Zaiyu shook his head and said, "I won't change."

Shi He immediately showed disappointment and said: "Then...you mean, I won't be included in the quota for reciting poems this time?"

"Forget it! Why not? Didn't I say it? As long as you memorize it before the sun goes down, I don't care whether you recite it before or now."

Zaiyu taught "Poetry" for the purpose of enlightening savages.

With Shi He, an intellectual, as a benchmark, to let the wild people see the role of knowledge, he simply couldn't wish for it.

It is best for everyone to learn from Shi He, to recite "Poetry" spontaneously, and to learn characters.

Learning this kind of thing, you can roll it up!

"Shi He, come up and recite."

Sure enough, as soon as Zai Yu said this, the savages under the hill immediately looked at Shi He with envy.

Shi He also walked up the hill with a face full of joy, and recited the entire "Da Ming" aloud in front of Zai Yu.

Zai Yu also immediately fulfilled his promise, stuffing the white cloth covered with millet into Shi He's hand, and then filled it with a bucket of millet.

After finishing this, Zai Yu slapped his head and said, "Oh, I forgot to mention just now. There are five bamboo baskets in total, and each bamboo basket has a piece of white cloth, so the first five who recited it will get an extra piece of white cloth .

As for the latter, I can only go home and get the clay pot to get the rice. "

As soon as Zaiyu finished speaking, the fighting spirit of the savages to recite poems became even higher.

"What's the first sentence?"

"I forgot too, the master just read it once, how can I remember it?"

"He, hurry up and teach everyone! If we all recite it, there will be extra rewards of millet!"

When Shi He heard this, he also remembered this incident, so he ran down the hill in a panic, teaching everyone enthusiastically.

Soon, the second, the third, the fourth...

There are more and more savages who have memorized "Da Ming", and these savages who have recited it will continue to teach other companions like Shi He.

Seeing the group of savages starting to help each other, Zai Yu couldn't help showing a satisfied smile.

Reward millet, do what you say, in order to establish credibility.

The collective reward is to keep them united.

As long as these two points are achieved, then this team will not worry about being unable to use it.

　Shanglian: One book, two votes, a total of three subscriptions, four books, five classics and six arts to be written, and seven or eight or nine changes are urged, very bold!

　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)