Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 51 Parents only worry about their illness

The cock crowed three times, and it was another morning.

Zai Yu got up from the bed on time with dark circles under his eyes, his eyes were bloodshot, he was thinking about what his master said until midnight yesterday.

Finally fell asleep, and dreamed of that magical library again.

Jae Yu wanted to have some fun and relieve his depression.

So he began to frantically search for himself in the library's document retrieval system, but unfortunately found that he didn't seem to have any works handed down to later generations.

However, although Zaiyu didn't find his own work, his hard work was not completely in vain.

After searching for a long time, he finally found an author related to him from the corner.

Although this author has neither the same name nor the same surname as him, at any rate there is a character for Zai in his name.

That's right, the author's name is Osamu Dazai.

Wrote a book, which is quite famous, called "Disqualification in the World".

Zaiyu thought about it at the time, this person's surname is Dazai, he must be the descendant of the general!
Because in the Zhou rituals, Dazai is a high-ranking official position alongside Situ, Sima, and Sikou, and generally only senior officials can hold it.

Dazai is responsible for establishing and promulgating the six laws and regulations of the country, and assisting the king to rule the countries in the world. His rights and responsibilities are equivalent to the prime ministers of later generations.

Jae Yu felt that the books written by people from such high-level intellectual families should be of a certain standard.

So, he started reading from the beginning.

It turned out that the author was not a Chinese citizen, but a barbarian on a deserted island.

A barbarian is just a barbarian. If the writing is good, Zai Yuren will bear it.

But what he didn't expect was that after reading "Disqualification in the World", not only was he not cured, but he was depressed instead.

His mind was devastated twice.

Zaiyu sighed again and again when he got up, and even when he got up to eat millet porridge in the morning, he felt that he had lost the joy of eating.

Today Zigong is still the same, he ran to Zaiyu's house early in the morning to ask him to go to school together.

But after shouting for a long time, no one responded.

So, Zigong pushed open the broken door of Zaiyu's house on his own initiative, but as soon as he entered the door, he saw Zaiyu's bitter face.

Zi Gong stared wide-eyed, he didn't know what kind of monster Zai Yu was going to be.

"What's the matter with you?"

Zai Yu took a sip of rice porridge, sighed.

"For being human, I'm sorry."

"As for it? The master said that you collapsed after just a few words? When you were scolded before, you never saw your heart so fragile!"

Zai Yu sighed, stood up and said while clearing the tableware on the table.

"It's not about being scolded by the master. I'm thinking about the meaning of life?"

"the meaning of life?"

Zigong frowned and pondered for a while, then suddenly realized.

He leaned over to Jae Yu and said, "You see, you're not young anymore, you can't go on like this forever, can you? I have a younger sister in my hometown who has a pretty personality and hasn't found a good match yet. How about I match you up for you?" Match?"

Zaiyu was about to wash the dishes, but when he heard Zigong's words, he suddenly felt something was wrong.

He suddenly turned his head and stared at Zigong: "I think about life, why would you introduce my sister to me?"

Zigong coughed, winked at Jaiyu and said, "We are all men, why do we think about life, I still don't understand? There are some things, I can't talk too clearly~"

Zai Yu put down the bowl expressionlessly and walked into the woodshed next to him.

Zi Gong was about to ask Zaiyu what he was doing, but before he could ask, he saw Zaiyu coming back with a two-meter-tall stick.

Zi Gong was startled: "Zi Wo, what are you doing?"

Zai Yu hit the ground with a stick, and said with a sneer.

"You have the ability to repeat that sentence to me again."

"Don't talk anymore, I was wrong just now. I take back all the disrespectful words I said to you. Let's go to class and pretend that I didn't mention the blind date."

Zigong wiped the cold sweat off his brow, and hurriedly ran out of Zaiyu's house, fearing that he would catch him with a stick.

The two of them messed around like this for a long time before finally leaving the house and heading towards the school.

But before they entered the academy, they felt that the atmosphere around the academy today was not right.

Several gorgeously decorated carriages lined up on the street, extending from the stone bridge outside the academy to the front of the academy.

Every carriage is full of goods, and the goods in them are also varied, some of which are filled with fine wine, some are rolled silk and satin, and some are some exquisite lacquerware.

Seeing this, Zaiyu was stunned for a long time: "Master, you won the two-color ball? So many things, how much does it cost!"

Zigong didn't bother to ask Zaiyu what Shuangseqiu was, he had gradually become accustomed to the strange words that Jaiyu popped up from time to time.

"You are stupid, this must not be bought by the master."

"It's not the master, who bought it?"

Zi Gong secretly pointed to the door of the school, where stood a well-dressed boy with two small horns pierced on his head.

"Look at that kid, that outfit costs a lot of money. This must be a child from a rich family who came to ask for his master's apprenticeship. These carriages are for the master's Shuxiu (appreciation ceremony)."

"Shu Xiu, so many?"

Jae Yu's eyes almost fell out of shock.

You know, when he was looking for his master to learn as a teacher, he just went to the suburbs to hunt a few wild rabbits and made ten pieces of jerky for fun.

Who would have imagined that the apprenticeship ceremony of these decent people would be so generous.

They are also students, Zaiyu only pays [-] for tuition, others pay [-], but they receive the same education.

Jae Yu suddenly felt that he had earned something.

While they were talking, the boy had already entered the door and paid homage to his master.

Zaiyu and Zigong followed, and found that the school was full of students, and besides the little boy, there was another person standing beside Confucius on the stage, it was Mengsun Heji. .

And Confucius was chatting with this newly enrolled child with a smile.

"After the apprentice ceremony, you will be my student from now on."

The little boy nodded timidly.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Meng Sun Heji said helplessly, "Hey! Master is talking to you. Why don't you visit Master?"

Only then did the little boy come to his senses, and under his father's urging, he quickly bowed to Confucius and said, "Student Meng Sunzhi, I pay my respects to Master."

Confucius smiled kindly and said to him, "Go ahead and introduce yourself to your brothers."

Meng Sunzhi was a little scared at first, but under the encouragement of Confucius, he finally summoned up his courage and turned around to face the group of classmates.

"My name is Meng Sunzhi. If you brothers don't mind, you can just call me Zitun."

When the Confucian disciples heard this, they all laughed, and they shouted one after another.

"Zitun, let's study together from now on."

"If you don't understand anything, you can ask me."

"Although I look fierce, I am still very humble. Don't be afraid of me."

Seeing this, Zai Yu was a little dazed.

Why did Master suddenly reconcile with Mengsun Heji, and even accepted his son as a student?
He sat down on the seat in a daze, taking advantage of the gap between the conversation between his master and Mengsun Heji, he asked Yan Hui beside him.

"Ziyuan, what's going on?"

Yan Hui held the bamboo slips to read the book, and said in a low voice, "After you left yesterday, Master went to the Meng residence."

"Ah?" Zai Yu almost cried out in shock: "What is Master doing in Meng's Mansion?"

Yan Hui smiled suddenly, put down the bamboo slips in his hand, and said: "Master said: Virtue is not alone, there must be neighbors. A person of high moral character will not be isolated, and there will be like-minded people to get along with him.

You are willing to sacrifice your reputation for Zichang and Zigao, so Master is also willing to sacrifice yourself to save your reputation.

Reconciled with Mengsun Heji, and accepted his children as students, this is the answer given to you by the master. "

Yan Hui was talking, when Zaiyu suddenly heard the conversation between the master and Meng Sunzhi on the apricot altar.

The Master smiled and asked, "You are my student now, do you have any questions you want to ask me?"

Meng Sunzhi glanced at the smiling master, then at the stern father, hesitated for a long time, and finally asked.

"I want to ask you, what is filial piety?"

As soon as these words came out, the disciples present roared with laughter.

Because everyone remembers that not long ago, Zaiyu asked his master this question twice. Once he was scolded by the master so much that he couldn't lift his head, and the other time he was called into the room by the master to give a private lecture.

Therefore, this was obviously a question asked by Meng Sunzhi, but everyone looked at Jaeyu in unison.

"My son, this question should be answered by you instead of Master!"

"That's right! After all, you have asked the Master twice, and you must have a deep memory."

Zaiyu was a little uncomfortable being teased by his classmates, and he couldn't help turning his head and choking back at the classmates angrily.

"what's so funny?"

Zaiyu turned his head back depressed, only to find that even his master was looking at him.

This surprised Zaiyu, who thought he was about to be reprimanded again.

Unexpectedly, the master just nodded slightly at him, and then replied: "The so-called filial piety means that parents worry about their children's diseases wholeheartedly!"

Zai Yu was shocked all over, and suddenly lowered his head in shame.

He sighed, bowed together with Meng Sunzhi and said: "The students have been taught."

　He was still young at that time, and he didn't know that the readers' recommendation tickets had already been secretly marked.

　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　


(End of this chapter)