Confucius asked the seven-year-old child the number of stars, and the answer made Confucius worship his teacher
Confucius is known as:"Top 10 celebrities in the world"His teaching experience has spanned the world, teaching thousands of students how to solve problems and answer questions. In the encyclopedia, there are only a few pages of introduction to Confucius, but instead of reading these rough introductions, the descendants of Confucius are more willing to read some anecdotes of Confucius to understand such a great man of culture.
Among the many anecdotes left by Confucius, there is one that is both hilarious and gives a glimpse of the talent of another great man of antiquity. Confucius asked a seven-year-old boy:"How many stars are there in the sky?How many stars are there in the sky?After the boy answered, Confucius appointed him as a teacher, and the boy became Xiang Zu.
Two thousand years ago, during the Spring and Autumn Period, Jucheng gave birth to a miraculous child named Xiang Gu. Although Jucheng has long disappeared into the long river of history, for thousands of years, future generations have remembered the name of the guide. Wherever geniuses are born, they will appear"This place is real", Xiang became synonymous with genius.
Xiang Sui said a lot when he was a child"Golden sentences", not only amused the parents, but also tugged at the heartstrings of the audience. When he was three years old, Xiao Xiang asked the question of summer thunder:"Why is there thunder?"Xiang's father's answer is the same as most adults' answers to children:"The saints of heaven punish the bad people who do bad things in the world with thunder and lightning, and if you grow up and do bad things, you will also be punished by thunder and lightning. "
Xiang's father thought that if he told his child mythological stories, he would drive him crazy, but he didn't expect Xiang Gu's next question to choke him. ""Father, thunder only happens in the summer when it rains heavily, does the god only punish the bad people in the summer?Do bad guys only exist in the summer?"Xiang's father was speechless, but in his heart he was impressed by his son's cleverness.
Four years later, seven-year-old Xiang Zi was playing in the street with his friends when they met Confucius, whose caravan was passing through the city of Jishu in Juguo. Seeing the large caravan of Confucius and his party, Xiangzi's friends ran to the side of the road to make way for the caravan, but Xiangzi refused to leave the middle of the road alone.
Confucius ** on the carriage shouted to Xiang Sui, who was blocking the caravan:"Who is that kid on the road?"The seven-year-old child was not afraid of being scolded by adults, but Xiang Sui still stood in the middle of the road as if he hadn't heard it.
When Confucius saw that the car could not start, he got out of the car and showed him the way"Little one, you have to cheer up, why don't you give us way?"Xiao Xiangpei replied slowly"The city is at my feet, and the carriage must go out of the city, right?"
Confucius asked Xiang Pei:"The city is in**?""Look, sir, this is our city. "Xiang then pointed to the small brick city under his feet and said to Confucius. Confucius looked at the stones under his feet and smiled, the carriage should indeed be a city, but the pile of stones under his feet is not a real city, looking at the villain in front of him, Confucius decided to take a step back and open the sky.
When the little boy passed by Confucius, Confucius thought it was interesting to intercept the little boy, and suddenly wanted to tease the little boy, so Confucius immediately ordered ** to turn around the carriage and return to Xiangzou City.
After Confucius found Xiang Zou, he bent down and asked Xiang Zou's age and name. Xiao Xiang Zou answered Confucius's question, and then asked him the same question. When Confucius learned his name, he said to Xiang Zou:"Little friend, I think you're smart. Why don't you let me, an old man, see if you are really smart but are mistaken by cleverness?"
Xiao Xiang then raised his head and asked Confucius"Confucius thought for a moment and replied:"Why don't we ask each other questions?"Is this true?Yes, that's right. Thinking that there was nothing shameful about a child recognizing his master, Xiang Pei immediately thought of a question that could be asked.
My question is not difficult, please answer me the old gentleman, there are no fish in the water, no branches in the flowers, no smoke in the fire, no leaves in the trees, what is it?"Confucius shook his head left and right, Confucius, who was familiar with the ancient poetry canon, had ever heard of such a difficult question from such an angle?
Confucius humbly asked the young man in front of him for advice"Fishless water"The answer, but I heard the young man say slowly"Water without fish is not good water, flowers without branches are not snowflakes, flowers without smoke are not fireworks, and finally trees without leaves, can you guess it, old man?"
Confucius and Xiang Zou thought about it together and muttered:"Although I am much older than you, I really can't think of the best leafless tree in the world. ""Trees have no leaves in winter. "Confucius listened to Xiang Zu's words and laughed, which shows that he didn't notice the little things around him.
Xiang Zu was also puzzled by Confucius's question"Kids, do you know how many stars there are in the sky?Do you know how many grains of grain there are on the ground?"Confucius actually felt that he shouldn't ask Xiao Xiangzu this question, but he didn't expect Xiang Zu to answer it immediately.
A day and night are a star, and a year old and an autumn are a valley"。Hearing this condescending answer, Confucius was stunned at first, but then he had to keep his promise, he couldn't refuse, and Xiao Xiangzu had to bow to the teacher.
Although Xiao Xiangzhi didn't know the name of Confucius, there was no adult in Ju who didn't know the name of Confucius. Xiao Xiangzhi's ingenuity is increasingly praised by people, and Xiangzhi is known not only in Ju but also in neighboring countries.
In Ju, Xiangzi was praised by the people for being revered as a literati, while outside of Ju, more and more fragmented vassal states hoped that the future star of wisdom would reap their benefits.
The first to come to Xiangzi was the people of Qi. When Xiang's father saw the soldier with a knife at his waist, he immediately knelt on the ground, but the twelve-year-old Xiang Shou refused to kneel, and the soldier asked him:"Why don't you kneel?"Xiang's father said"I don't kneel"。..The soldier asked"Why don't you kneel?"Xiang Zu said:"You came to Ju from Qi to let our Xiang family welcome you Qi country?"
When the soldier heard Xiang Zu's answer, he immediately asked Xiang Zu to stand up. The soldier knew that Xiang Zu was not good at squeezing, so he politely told Xiang's father that the king of Qi wanted Xiang Zu to serve the Qi state. Listening to the whispers between the two, how could Xiang Zu not know King Qi's intentions?Since he didn't want to bow his head to Qi Guo, he replied loudly"I am a citizen of the country of Ju, and I will never serve the country of Qi. "
The soldier listened and realized that he could not convince Xiangguo of his firm will, so he returned to the king of Qi in shame. When King Qi heard this, he immediately sent someone to kill Xiangguo. In that war-torn era, geniuses were not only not reused in their own country, but became the biggest troublemakers.
There has always been a shortage of talented young people in China. Whether in the fields of literature, science, or industry and commerce, many humanistic pioneers have emerged who lead the progress of the nation. If time can forgive Xiang Gu's fate, he may help another monarch become the overlord of the Spring and Autumn Period, and the history of the Spring and Autumn Period may be changed because of Xiang Gu.