The matter of enlightenment has been arranged as early as half a month. Under normal circumstances, it would be necessary to wait until he is five years old, which is next winter. I have fully planned and have ten months of happy time, but I did not expect that he will be a bachelor at the beginning of this year.

Xie Lai's letter home requested Shici to enlighten him this summer.

To sum up, it is preschool education.

In later generations, there were also child care classes, kindergarten classes, and preschool classes. I didn’t expect that the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty would be like this, and we would have to bid farewell to the carefree days so soon.

The childish slave fought, but the fight was ineffective.

These days, men have several important stages, including enlightenment, enrollment, crowning, marriage, official career, etc.

So today is a big event for Zongnu. As a daughter of an aristocratic family, Liu Wen is also familiar with this area.

Come early in the morning to wash the child slave, and then empty all the dirty things in the belly when going to the toilet. Breakfast is not given. If you eat breakfast, there will be filth in the belly, which is disrespectful to the saint.<

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Everyone is busy, and before the rooster crows three times, they must go to the place of enlightenment, not early or late, which means dancing after hearing the rooster.

After a while of tossing, the young slave was already hungry. When he arrived at the place where the scholar's school was dedicated, the rooster crowed three times.

The school building of the scholar family is in a large courtyard to the east. Entering the courtyard, there is a big peach tree with three people embracing it, which means that the world is full of peaches and plums, and the family is famous.

There are several rooms in two rows on the left and right of the courtyard, which are specially designed for people to study. They are very quiet.

Facing the main hall, the young slave entered the room and stood still, not daring to move. This was what was promised before.

On the wall of the south backrest of the main hall, there are portraits of the four Confucian saints, Confucius, Yan Hui, Zengzi and Mencius. They are very abstract. However, they are saints, so it is normal to be abstract.

Below the portrait is a desk with half-cooked chickens, ducks, sheep heads and fresh fruits.

In the middle of the desk are two sandalwood burners and an incense burner. The sandalwood burner emits faint white smoke and exudes a refreshing fragrance. In the middle incense burner is a mixture of grains and grains, and three incense sticks are inserted.

In the hall, Sergeant Shici stood on the left side of the desk, Shiyi and his two sons also stood respectfully, and Zhinu stood below Shikun.

They all stand on the left side because the right side is for the Four Saints. The left represents weakness and the right represents strength. The Four Saints stand on the right side as witnesses of enlightenment, which means they have achieved success in learning and are respectful and filial.

Enlightenment is to learn knowledge and avoid stupidity.

The knowledge of the Han Dynasty was still mainly based on Confucianism. Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, valued Confucianism and established the status of Confucianism. However, by the end of the Han Dynasty, due to the increasingly severe class struggle and the monopoly of knowledge by aristocratic families after hundreds of years of development, most aristocratic families inherited it.

They all focus on "private education".

Wang Chong once mentioned in "Lunheng·Shujie" that "writing books to establish theories is to serve as a monarch, hoping to serve the world!".

It means that every family and aristocratic family has inherited knowledge, which is regarded as orthodox and written down in books and biographies for the better continuation of the family.

For example, in the Yuan Shao family, the family classic "Mengshi Yi" was passed down. After the Han and Yuan emperors, the whole of China was ruled by Confucianism. If you want to serve as the Three Dukes, you must be a Confucian master. Therefore, the family tradition "Mengshi Yi" circulated in Yuan Liang became

It became a tool for the Yuan family to advance into politicians.

This tool is very useful. The fourth generation and the third Duke of Yuan Shao's family refer to the fact that Yuan Shao had direct relatives serving as the Three Dukes for four consecutive generations. Such a great reputation made Yuan Shao go to Jizhou alone after Dong Zhuo entered the capital to rise up against Dong Zhuo.

With the great banner and the huge reputation accumulated in four generations, disciples and old officials came to vote for him one after another.

The classic book passed down from generation to generation by the Shi family is "Zhou Rites", one of the Thirteen Classics of Confucianism, written by Zhou Gongdan of the Western Zhou Dynasty. When the Shi family moved from their ancestral home to Guangxin, it was the only thing they could get their hands on, and it was also the only opportunity for promotion.

Therefore, the enlightenment of the Shi family started from the "Zhou Rites", and with hundreds of years of annotations and interpretations by ancestors, the "Zhou Rites" of the Shi family was also used throughout the Han Dynasty.

Having said that.

Shici put his hands behind his back and shouted:

"Are you there, son?"

After hearing this, the child slave took a step forward, bowed his head, and bowed to salute.

"Here, son!"

"I ask, what is Meng?"

"Get rid of the deception and look at the truth!"

"Let me ask, what is learning?"

"Tireless and virtuous!"

After hearing this, Shici's eyes lit up and he continued to ask:

"I ask, why study?"

"Cultivation of one's character, order of family, governance of country, peace of the world!"

Shi Yi was stunned for a moment. The three questions before learning are the process of enlightenment in the Shi family. The questions have been told to the disciples who need enlightenment the day before, but they will not tell the answers.

The purpose of asking the question on the spot was to test the students’ spirituality in advance.

Obviously, Shici was very satisfied with Zhinu's answer.

He laughed and said:

"Good! It's good to cultivate one's character, manage the family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world! I and you all should encourage each other!"

Shi Yi and his two sons compiled the first chapter together:

"No!"

Then Shici said:

"Come, son, offer incense to the saints, and your studies will be successful!"

"No!"

The young slave took the incense from his grandfather's hand, bowed respectfully to the left three times to thank the spirits of the ancestors, then bowed three times to the portraits of the Four Saints, and finally put the incense in the incense burner.

The process is very simple and full of ritual. Fortunately, he has also seen strong winds and waves, so he will not panic.

After the ceremony, Shici took a bamboo slip and handed it to Zhinu. It was his textbook, which was the entire "Zhou Rites" scripture.

This scripture is hard to find outside, but it is knowledge, an opportunity for promotion, and can change a person's destiny.

Then Shici warned Shikun and Shiqian that as the eldest brothers, they should tutor the young slaves in their studies and not be careless.

After Shici and Shiyi left, the two brothers pulled Zhinu into the room on the left side of the main hall. There were five rows of seats inside, which was where he usually reviewed and read.

Because Zhinu is now in the early stage of enlightenment, the two brothers Shiqian have already been in school for seven or eight years, and they are just right to teach him. After he can almost recognize the words and memorize the books, Shici will return to teach him personally.

Originally, the school had dedicated teachers, but in recent years, Shici's sons had been away from home, and his own heirs had been taken with them, so the school had been abandoned for several years. The teachers were from the family, so they were released to work.

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A month ago, the two brothers Shiqian and Shikun came back and cleaned the school building and reopened it.

Shici happened to be free at home, so the teaching work of the family's children would be done by Shici himself.

Basically, he would come once every two days to answer questions for the two brothers and supervise their studies. He would come for half a day at a time and take one day off every six days.

Fortunately, Shiqian and Shikun were more sensible and attentive to learning, which made Shici very satisfied and affirmed Shiyi's teachings.

In three or four years, the two brothers will go on a study tour, either to Yingchuan, Runan, or Luoyang, to find guidance from famous teachers for further study.

When you reach adulthood, depending on your academic status, you should consider whether you should find connections to show your filial piety and integrity, or whether you should come back and take care of your family affairs.

The two brothers looked at the confused child slave and began to teach him very enthusiastically.

Shiqian said:

"Azhi, this is the first paragraph of the opening chapter of "Zhou Rites". Today, let's try to recite the first paragraph and understand the words above."

"Only when the king established the country, he established the right position, organized the country and the country, established officials and assigned duties, and regarded the people as the leader. He established the Tianguan Tomb Chief to command his subordinates and take charge of the country's governance to assist the king in balancing the country."

Then the two taught him how to read and recite word for word.

Half an hour later, the child slaves followed their requirements and began to carve characters on the blank bamboo slips, becoming familiar with the strokes and writing methods."

The two brothers watched the young slaves attacking at the side and said quietly:

"Brother, are you asking too much? Ah Zhi is only four years old, and I started learning when I was five. It took me five days to recite this passage and write it down silently. It was too difficult for Ah Zhi in one day."< /p>

"Akun, of course you have to be stricter, otherwise how can you show your efforts?"

The two looked at each other and smiled, both in silence.

However, Zhinu began to feel that carving was very novel, but the bamboo stick was too hard. Every time he cut it, he could only leave a shallow mark on it. Before he finished carving the word "WEI", his palms and fingers started to hurt.< /p>

As for memorizing and reading, there is nothing difficult about it. After all, you have received nine years of compulsory education, which is just a pediatrician. Just reciting it silently twice is enough.

Just when Shiqian and Shikun were thinking about how to put more pressure on Zhinu, father and son Shici and Shiyi came to the study and sat across from each other.

"For me, your county magistrate has almost been decided. You have Gongwei (Zhu Shan's word) to help you run it. It's almost the same. As for the post of county magistrate, I don't think it's urgent for the time being. I'll wait for a few years to find my father again." Gongwei will help you run the operation. Gongwei owes us a favor this time, so we will do our part!"

"Father, I listen to you. I am able to be promoted to the position of county magistrate this time, thanks to Zhinu. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't be so lucky."

"Well, this matter will be rotten in your stomach from now on. Don't mention it again. By the way, what do you think of the child slave's performance today?"

After Shi Yi calmed down for a few breaths, he said:

"Azhi is naturally smart, extremely alert, and behaves in a well-founded manner. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that he was a four-year-old child. My two sons are far inferior!"

After hearing this, Shici smiled and said:

"The wisdom of a young slave is very similar to that of a majestic man. I, my grandson of Qilin, should personally teach you."

After hearing this, Shi Yi nodded.
Chapter completed!