The sad reminder of the science man

The third day of February is said to be the day Wenquxing was born.In ancient times, scholars often hoped that "no one will ask for ten years of hard work, and become famous all over the world in one fell swoop."Therefore, on the third day of the second month of the lunar calendar, which is the birthday of Emperor Wenchang, they would go to the local Wenchang Palace, Wenchang Temple or Wenchang Pavilion to worship and pray for Wenquxing, the god in charge of fame, wealth and fortune in the world, to give him a kind of divine power to make him The examination room won the first prize in one fell swoop.

It was on such a day that Xue Chi officially paid homage to Cheng Gong.

The apprenticeship ceremony is very solemn.Cheng Gong used to accept all his disciples, and some of them were even about the same age as Xue's father, but Xue Chi was a senior!Xue Chi is a disciple of Cheng Gongguan, a disciple of Cheng Gong, and Xue Chi's senior brother still wants to call Xue Chi a junior junior.Although it's awkward, people who can be Cheng Gong's disciples at least have a broad mind, and they all know Cheng Gong's regrets. Now it's hard to meet such a Xue Chi, who can make up for the teacher's regret. good.

In ancient times, the master-student relationship was second only to the father-son relationship, which is the so-called "parents who give birth to me, and masters who teach me" and "becoming a teacher is like reincarnation".In some industries, once you enter the school, you are all disciplined by the master, and your parents have no right to intervene, and they cannot even meet each other.Establishing such an important relationship naturally requires grand customs and etiquette to confirm and protect it.

Xue Chi had arrived at Cheng's residence the day before, and woke up early in the morning, burning incense and bathing clothes. Because he was still young, he was not yet old enough to tie his hair, and he was still a child with a bun.Because Cheng Gong is a great contemporary Confucian, although Xue Chi did not study the Four Books and Five Classics, he still put on a small Confucian uniform.But other people wear them in a personable and gentle manner, but Xue Jia was raised by Xue's family in vain and tender, and he doesn't look like a student in Confucian uniforms, but has a childish face, which is cute no matter how you look at it.

When the auspicious time came, Xue Zhi offered six gifts to Duke Cheng.The six rites include: celery, which means hard work and studious, and hard work; lotus seeds, which means painstaking education; red beans, which means good luck; jujubes, which means early high school; Articles to express the disciple's mind.

Then there was kneeling and worship. After kneeling three times and knocking nine times, Xue Jia raised his cup with both hands to offer tea to Cheng Gong. After Cheng Gong took the tea, he first said the sect's ancestors' precepts, and then some instructions.

"Xue Chi, you are worshiping my disciples today. Remember that karma depends on diligence and leisure, and success depends on thinking and destruction. Don't slack off. There is no limit to the sea of ​​learning. You must know that my life also has limits, and knowledge has no limits. The young and the strong Work hard, the boss is sad. Do you know how to act?"

"The disciple knows that the disciple must study hard and not waste time."

"As my disciples, you should be careful in your words and deeds, and you should not learn from those arrogant people; you should have good conduct, stand upright, and you should not learn from those villains, who are ridiculous. Be filial to your parents and teachers, and be friendly. Brother, don't forget the way of filial piety. Loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith are the foundation of Confucianism. How should you be?"

"Disciple, keep in mind that this is the goal."

"Teacher, preaching and imparting karma to solve confusion. Now that you join my school, as a teacher, you will guide you to learn, teach you with all your money, and hope to inherit my mantle."

"My disciples thank you, I will be a teacher for a day and be a father for life."

After three questions and three answers, Cheng Gong led Xue Chi to pay homage to heaven and earth, to Confucius and Mencius, and to the ancestor of our school.Then Cheng Gong gave Xue Chi a gift in return, a copy of "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", which means that Xue Chi will inherit Cheng Gong's mantle in mathematics and other aspects in the future.

Since then, Xue Chi's apprentice ceremony has been officially completed.

After the apprenticeship ceremony was completed, Cheng Gong's other disciples came up to meet Xue Chi.

Cheng Gong is a great Confucian, and there are so many people who want to pay homage to Cheng Gong's sect, but Cheng Gong only accepted four personal disciples in Xue Jia, and there are many named disciples, but there are not many close ones. Get close to the registered disciples.

Cheng Gong's disciple Zhang Cheng, courtesy name Renhe, was forty-two years old, a second-class Jinshi, and is currently the right servant of the household department. From the second grade, he was born in a Shandong family.

Cheng Gong's second disciple, Zhou Yan, named Xihe, was forty years old, ranked second in 19, and is currently the minister of Honglu Temple, the fourth rank.

Xu Ying, the third disciple of Cheng Gong, named Wenhe, aged 32, a second-class Jinshi, is currently the magistrate of Shandong Province, from the fourth grade.

In addition, Cheng Gong has two sons, and they are also twin brothers. It has to be said that Cheng Gong accepted Xue Chi for a little reason.One of Cheng Gong's sons is Cheng Zhang and the other is Cheng Chi, so they have a good impression of Xue Pan and Xue Chi.Cheng Zhang is currently a Bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, from the second rank; Cheng Chi is a cabinet bachelor, also from the second rank.

Cheng Gong has passed his sixtieth year, and he is sixty one.Cheng Gong has not accepted a disciple for many years, and now he accepts Xue Jia, a child who is only seven years old. Cheng Gong's disciples and sons were very interested in Xue Jia before they met him. After seeing him now, they also know why the teacher would Accepting Xue Chi is also very friendly to Xue Chi.

Cheng Gong is a great Confucianist, and his disciple's son should not be underestimated, so Xue Chi's status has also increased. In order to prevent Xue Chi from changing his temperament, everyone did not tell Xue Chi of Cheng Gong's status, and although the apprenticeship ceremony today is solemn, there are not many guests invited. Only Cheng Gong's disciples, Cheng Gong's son and Xue's family participated, and there were no outsiders.Moreover, Xue Jia's worship of Cheng Gong as a teacher will not be announced to the public for the time being, but Xue Jia will not be allowed to tell the world that he is a disciple of Cheng Gong until he has achieved success in his studies.

After finishing his apprenticeship, Xue Jia visited the senior brother in Beijing again. Father Xue took this opportunity to work hard to manage contacts. When Xue Jia was about to leave, these Cheng Gong disciples had a good impression of Xue Jia, and they also started to treat Xue Jia contacts.So Father Xue took this opportunity, not only contacted the four big families and other old aristocratic families, but also used Cheng Gong to get some real power and Qingliu families in the capital.

A few days after the teacher apprenticeship ceremony, the Xue family returned to the south with Cheng Gong!Xue’s family is from Jinling. Cheng Gong thought that Xue Jia was too young, and Cheng Gong’s body has been well maintained in Jinling this year, and through contact with Cheng Gong’s disciples and relatives, they also recognized Xue Jia and Xue’s family. Now it is Xue Jia. After paying homage to the teacher, Cheng Gong and Xue's family went back to the South together, so there is no problem.Another thing is that Cheng Gong is old after all, and it is good to go to the south to recuperate, and the condition of Xue's family is also good, so Cheng Gong is going to Jinling with Xue's family to teach Xue Chi well.