Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 404

Thinking of his great-uncle Ji Zha, who was called the "No. [-] Prophet of the Spring and Autumn Period", Qingji felt inexplicable for a while.

Ji Zha's help to Qingji and his contribution to Wu are all selfless.

If conditions did not allow it, Qingji already had the same feeling as the former king Zhufan and others, passing the throne to Jizha...

After leaving the Zide Hall, Qingji went to the palace school, surrounded by a group of eunuchs and eunuchs.

The so-called palace school is the school of the princes.

Qingji had eighteen sons at this time. Among the sons who were suitable for school, Wu Hong, Wu Xi, Wu Qi, Wu Fa, Wu Bang, Wu You, Wu Zhang, Wu Xun and other ten sons had reached the age of school.

The eldest son Wu Heng is still far away in Yingdu of Chu State as a proton, let alone.

According to Qingji's plan, the princes of the Wu Kingdom will start to receive enlightenment when they are three years old, and they will officially enter school at the age of five, and then they will start a boring study life...

In order to bring up his sons well, Qingji has broken his heart.

Taishi Ji Zha, Taifu Yanying, and Taibao Sun Ping, three highly respected veterans, all retreated to the second line to preach and receive karma for the princes.

Even Confucius, when he was free, would go to the palace to give lectures!
"Your Majesty is here!"

Following the CRRC Mansion Commander's announcement, Kong Qiu, who was still giving lectures to the princes in the school, hurried over and bowed to salute.

"My minister Kongqiu, see the king, the king is ten thousand years old!"

"My son, please see my father!"

All the princes stood up and saluted hurriedly, their voices were a little childish.

"Exemption."

"Your Majesty, what is this?"

Seeing Kong Qiu's puzzled face, Qingji smiled slightly and said, "Confucius, don't pay attention to me. I will be in this school today to listen to your lecture."

"This……"

Kong Qiu was very hesitant.

But then he figured it out!

Qingji came to listen, presumably to see the quality of Confucius' teaching and the aptitude of the young masters.

Qingji pays great attention to cultivating his sons!

Thinking of this, Confucius returned to the podium and picked up the bamboo slips.

At this time, printing had become popular, and a large amount of paper was produced for books, but Confucius still liked to use bamboo slips...

Qingji came to the back of the school and sat down.

Wu Hong, Wu Xi and other young masters sitting in front didn't dare to take a breath, for fear of being "deadly stared" by Qing Ji or reprimanded.

After all, in their minds, Qingji is very majestic and inviolable.

"The reason why ordinary soldiers fight first, saints and sages, is not for love of honor. Daoist knowledge is not for love of official positions. Skillful skills and courage are not for love of honor..."

Confucius, who was holding a bamboo slip and book, started to recite above. All the princes under the podium did not dare to neglect, they picked up the textbook one after another, and recited one by one.

Qingji knew that this was the content of "Guan Zi Zhifen".

However, is it really good to learn this kind of thing?

There is a lot of philosophy here, implying the art of the emperor, which is difficult for ordinary scholars to understand, let alone a half-grown boy like Zhu Gongzi?

Let elementary school students accept high school courses, which...

Qingji was a little worried.

"...That's why there are tools for governing the country, there are things for a rich country, there are numbers for a strong country, there are reasons for winning a country, and there are points for controlling the world."

After reciting this passage, Confucius put down the bamboo slips in his hand again, looked around, and prepared to call a prince to get up and answer questions.

"Young Master Xi."

"The students are here."

Wu Xi, whose name was read, immediately stood up, eager to try.

"Personnel is chaotic, and ten defeat a hundred. If the equipment is not ready, it will be doubled. Therefore, those who fight for armies cannot complete the city, and those who have the way cannot do without a king."

"Therefore, you don't know that it will come, but you can't stop it when it arrives. You don't know that it will go, but you can't stop it when it goes. Although there are many enemies, they can't stop waiting."

"What does this mean? Can Mr. Xi explain it?"

Kong Qiu asked.

After pondering for a while, Wu Xi replied: "If the enemy's people are in disorder, he can defeat a hundred with ten; Your country."

"If people don't know it's coming, they won't be able to defend when it arrives; if people don't know it's going away, they won't be able to stop it when they go."

"Although there are many enemies, they cannot be stopped and defended."

"Sir, is the student's translation satisfactory, sir?"

"good."

Kong Qiu nodded slightly, and asked Wu Xi to sit down again.

Immediately afterwards, Confucius ordered several young masters to stand up and answer questions.

All are children over the age of five.

Or translate a paragraph of text, or recite a paragraph of text, basically can accomplish.

This made Qingji quite surprised.

Is it because their talents are too monstrous, or is Qingji himself underestimating the learning ability of the young masters?

After class, the young masters have to complete another study of their own - the six arts of a gentleman.

The so-called six arts of a gentleman, namely rites, music, archery, imperialism, calligraphy, and mathematics, are the six compulsory courses for a gentleman in this era.

Its content includes Wuli, Liule, Wushe, Wuyu, Liushu, and Jiushu.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, people learned the Six Arts in a sequential manner according to the age of the students and the depth of the courses.

What the young masters are going to learn now is "royalty", that is, driving a chariot...

For example, Wu Hong and Wu Xi learned "shooting" first because they were older.

When the young masters were learning "Fighting" and "Shooting", Grand Master Jizha was also there to guide them with Confucius.

Looking at the handsome princes driving military chariots on the horse farm, Qingji felt very relieved.

Ji Zha then came to Qingji and sat opposite him.

"Uncle, if I trouble you, you still have to worry about it and guide your sons in their studies."

"Your Majesty, this is what an old minister should do, so why bother?"

Ji Zha shook his head and said, "Of course, the old minister still has a worry in his heart."

"What's the worry?"

"In the King's opinion, among the young masters, which one is better?"

Ji Zha's words can be said to have stopped Qing Ji.

With so many sons, which one is better?

"Hard to say."

Qingji couldn't answer.

Because he has too many things to worry about, it is not easy to set aside some time to pay attention to the studies of the young masters, and occasionally give pointers.

I really want to know which son is better and which son is worse. Qingji is "hard to say".

"Your Majesty treats all the princes as if they were concubines in the harem. Basically, they share the rain and dew, and there is little preference. However, in the eyes of the veteran, this is a hidden danger."

"How did my uncle see it?"

Qingji frowned and asked.

Ji Zha sighed faintly: "The princes of the king are all excellent, but each of them has a different temperament, but they all have hidden ambitions."

"Mr. Hong is a virtuous and filial friend. He has the style of a benevolent and righteous monarch, but he is a little cowardly."

"Young Master Xi has the heart of a tiger and a wolf, so he can be regarded as a hero of a generation. It's just that he is strong and impatient."

"Young Master Qi is a martial artist, born with supernatural powers, he is worthy of being a general."

"Mr. Zhang is extremely intelligent, but he is lenient on the outside and taboo on the inside, hiding great ambitions."

(End of this chapter)