Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 63
The music theory class was over, and the Confucian disciples walked out of the club talking and laughing.

Zaiyu, Zigong and Yanhui came out together.

Yan Hui sighed as soon as he left the academy.

Both Zaiyu and Zigong looked at him strangely, Yan Hui was never so discouraged when he had no food to eat, why is he moaning all the time today?

Zigong asked, "Ziyuan, what's wrong with you?"

Yan Hui said, "I want to refuse the call and not go to the post."

As soon as Yan Hui said this, not only Zai Yu objected, but even Zi Gong persuaded him to accept it.

"Ziyuan, don't act willfully! The official position granted to you this time is Yushi. Although you are only a deputy, and the title is only a corporal, but you must not look down on it. This is a good position with a bright future. !"

"Do you know how many people want to be a censor? Although Yang Hu's morals are not right, but as I said before, you serve as a censor to serve the country and benefit the people. If you refuse , isn't this the same as observing the small details and abandoning the righteous?"

It's no wonder Zigong and Zaiyu are so excited, because although the job of censor is heavy, it is indeed an excellent springboard for promotion.

Zhou Li stipulated that the censor should be served by eight sergeants and 16 corporals as deputies.

This time Yan Hui was going to serve as the deputy, and his title was only corporal.But this seemingly insignificant position is actually an extremely training position.

According to the regulations of Zhou Li, there are four main tasks of Yushi.

First, it is in charge of the documents related to the governance of the princes, fiefs, and people, so as to assist the executive secretary in governance.

Second, all local officials engaged in governance must receive written decrees from the censor.

Third, the censor is also responsible for helping the monarch write and draft orders.

Fourth, the censor is also responsible for counting the specific number of politicians in the court.

No matter which one of these four items is taken out, it is no small matter.Yushi not only has the power to upload and issue, but also has close ties with the monarch and the ruling secretary, and then also takes into account part of the authority to organize the personnel department.

Regardless of the low rank of the censor, the doctors and magistrates who are in charge of governing the local cities have to fawn on the censor when they see the censor, otherwise it will not be too easy for them to punish you.

As long as Yan Hui can gain a firm foothold in the position of censor, it will not only be a good thing for his personal resume, but will also be of great benefit to the future Confucian disciples serving in the state of Lu.

Take the case of Qi Diaokai's leg being broken for being a chivalrous hero. If Yan Hui had already served as the censor at that time, the local officials would certainly not have dared to punish Qi Diaokai with trumped-up charges.

After all, this is Yan Yushi's fellow apprentice. If Yan Hui finds out about how you treat him, he will give you a Shangdatian to listen to, and then he will give you a place to rectify. You can't stand it. ?
Zi Gong tried hard to persuade him, but Yan Hui would not listen no matter what.

He said: "Zigong, you don't have to persuade me. This is not a matter of Yang Hu calling me or not, but my ambition is not to be an official."

Zigong was stunned, "You don't want to be an official, so what do you want to do? You can't just sit around and do nothing, right?"

Zaiyu echoed: "That's right! Didn't the master say that if you don't do anything in your spare time, it's better to play six games and use your brain. But we call you to play six games, but you won't come."

After listening to the question, Yan Hui said with a smile: "I want to imitate the teacher and accept some children as students.

In spring, they took them to read poems and books in the courtyard.

When the weather is hot in summer, I take them to swim in Yishui and enjoy the breeze on the dance stage.

When the autumn harvest season comes, take them to practice driving and archery in the fields.

And when the frost is three feet in winter, they will light up a bonfire and play music with them. "

After hearing this, Zai Yu immediately understood.

oh!I want to be a teacher of the people!

Then I'll use my position as Minister of Education to fish.

First, taking advantage of Yan Hui's inattention, he smacked at Zi Gong, signaling him to be smarter.

Zigong understood, and immediately listened to Zaiyu's words, ready to help at any time.

Zai Yu said: "But how can the joy of educating a few children compare to the joy of educating the children of the whole country?"

Zigong continued, "Ziyuan, you are familiar with the rituals of Zhou, you should know that Situ's duties include educating the people of the country."

Zaiyu said again: "Under Situ, there are countless officials in charge of education."

Zigong said: "For example, a teacher who advises and educates the king with the principles of benevolence and kindness, educates the children of the country with the three virtues and the three lines, and encourages and warns the children with stories that conform to the propriety and those that do not conform to the propriety."

Zai Yu said: "There is also the Bao family who is responsible for admonishing the king's mistakes and using the six arts to educate the children of the country."

Zigong said: "Is it only by accepting students by yourself that it is called running an education?"

Zaiyu said: "Educating students for the country is also providing education!"

The cooperation between Zaiyu and Zigong was perfect, Yan Hui was in a daze when he said it, and he didn't know where to interrupt if he wanted to interrupt.

Yan Hui thought about it for a long time, and could only reply: "But the official positions conferred on me this time are not from the Shi family and the Bao family!"

Zaiyu said: "Serve the country and devote yourself to educating the world. How can you be picky about official positions? Besides, only Zhongdafu can hold the position of Shishi, and his deputy is also a sergeant. Baoshi is held by Xiadafu." , Sergeant two as deputy.

If you are really committed to enlightening the world and promoting education in the state of Lu, then you should not refuse this conferment. "

Zigong also agreed: "Not only should I not resign, but I should do my best in the position of censor and strive to be promoted as soon as possible, so as to better approach the goal of enlightening the world."

Yan Hui hesitated, "But..."

Seeing that his will was wavering, Zaiyu hurriedly added: "Besides, you plan to start education by yourself, do you think you will be able to succeed if you want to do this?

The reason why Master was able to recruit so many students was because his reputation of being polite had already spread all over the world.

And we started at the end of the day, and our reputation is not obvious. If we don't make some achievements, how can anyone understand us? "

Yan Hui retorted: "But the master said: Virtue is not alone, there must be neighbors. As long as the virtue is high enough, there will naturally be someone to help him, so why do you need to be an official to prove yourself?"

Zai Yu shook his head and said, "Although the master once said that, it was for a gentleman.

When Emperor Yao did not succeed to the throne, even his neighbors who lived near him could not be transferred.

When Emperor Shun did not succeed to the throne, his younger brother and father tried to kill him several times.

However, when they succeed to the throne and become the rulers of the world, then the people of the world will start to learn their virtues and yearn for their education.

Even saints like Yao and Shun had to gain authority before they could teach the world. Now that our virtues are far inferior to Yao and Shun, how can we underestimate the role of authority?
Moreover, the current situation is worse than that of Yao and Shun.

Once a person like Yang Hu is in charge of state affairs, everyone will respectfully address him as 'Yangzi' when they see him.

But if he loses his authority, he will be called a "tiger son" by everyone.

Yangzi and Huzi are both in one thought, but it is power that influences people's minds.

If you become a Shishi or Baoshi in the future, no matter if you are a villain with a bad nature or a gentleman who yearns for enlightenment, everyone will be willing to listen to your teachings.

Besides, even if you don't agree with me, why don't you try it first, and resign from the position of censor after you are sure that my statement is wrong?

Resign your position, which you can do at any time.But the opportunity to accept the position does not appear at any time!
"Book of Changes" has a saying: A gentleman hides his utensils in his body and moves them when the time comes.

Now that the time has come, why are you still reluctant to act? "

After hearing Zaiyu's argument, Zigong couldn't help but secretly applaud behind Yan Hui.

As for Yan Hui, he had already been overwhelmed by Zaiyu's eloquent speech.

There is no problem in listening to any sentence of Zaiyu's words.

But somehow, it became an argument that he couldn't accept.

But after such a long time of persuasion, Yan Hui's heart is no longer as resistant as before.

Instead, he sighed and said: "My son, you are right. I can resign my position at any time. In this case, I will go to my position first. If the situation is not right, I will resign my position."

Seeing that he finally convinced Yan Hui, Zai Yu couldn't help laughing triumphantly.

"Ziyuan, that's right. When you encounter things, don't always be so rigid in your mind. It's better to be more flexible like me."

After speaking, Zaiyu picked up his small cloth bag and waved goodbye to them: "I'm going to the workshop, you go to eat, don't wait for me."

Zigong shouted from behind him, "Shall I save some for you today?"

"Let's stay a little longer. I guess Mr. Zhang won't see me today. I'll go play with the kid in class and then I'll go back."

Zaiyu picked up the small cloth bag containing the paper and brush and walked towards the workshop.

Unexpectedly, just after turning a corner, a person suddenly emerged from the shadows.

Jae Yu was taken aback by him, and thought it was robbery, so he immediately threw the bag away, rolled up his sleeves, and prepared to give him five lashes first, regardless of whether he hit him or not.

Seeing Zaiyu's posture, the man hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Don't get me wrong, Yangzi sent me to find you and invite you to the banquet."

　Blame the recommendation ticket for being too beautiful, blame me for being too obsessed.

　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　


(End of this chapter)