"This?" When Confucius heard this, he didn't know how to answer for a while?

For this position, really! It's still very suitable for him. During the sacrifice, if the etiquette rules are wrong, it will be a joke.

The Zhou Dynasty attached great importance to the rituals of sacrifice and had strict requirements. After it was handed down, it became the "weekly ceremony".

Because it is passed down from generation to generation, it is deeply rooted in the bone marrow. So! Some older people have seen a lot and are familiar with this aspect. The people on the aristocratic side are often lazy and unenterprising, and they do not seriously study the etiquette of sacrifice. So! At the time of the festival, jokes are often made.

You don't understand, people do? Are there elderly people in the people who understand?

There is a master of ceremonies in the noble family, but these people may be from an aristocratic background themselves, a person who is not competitive and does not seek progress. Let them be the master of ceremonies, naturally it is a joke.

If it weren't for the master of ceremonies from an aristocratic background, then! If they usually offend the nobles, even if you know the etiquette of sacrifice, they won't let you do it, what's the use of you knowing? So! The master of ceremonies of the aristocratic family does not necessarily know the etiquette of the week and the etiquette of sacrifice.

Confucius felt that this position was more suitable for him than being an accountant.

To know! He's a teacher of the week! Study the Zhou Li. He is even more proficient in the etiquette of sacrifice.

For this aspect, he came into contact with it very early! To know! What did he do as a teenager? He played mourning music at the funeral.

Other words! People have been exposed to this aspect since they were teenagers.

Although funeral rites and sacrificial rites are not the same, the people who can engage in this profession are generally the same people. So! Although Confucius was a mourner when he was a teenager, he knew a lot about funeral etiquette and sacrificial etiquette.

Afterward! He read a lot of books on the subject. So! Now him! He can be regarded as an expert in the field of emcees.

Ji Pingzi asked him to be the master of ceremonies in the sacrifice of Lu State, and he was really professional.

Funeral rites, sacrificial rites, and joyful rites are all occupations that are practiced by the same group of people. All the rituals add up to form the "Weekly Ritual".

Zhou rites are also a kind of system, a system in terms of etiquette in the Zhou Dynasty.

The profession is right, but now Confucius! It is inseparable from his private learning.

To know! He also has a private school at home!

In the current private school, since Mr. Min Shigong left, he has taken care of it alone. It's true! It's busy at times. It can be said! Basically, it is inseparable from him.

If he promised Ji Pingzi to go to Lu Palace to be the master of ceremonies, then! There is no one to manage private school.

Today's private learning has formed a scale and is on the right track. If you want him to give up? He was reluctant to do the same.

In terms of private learning, he not only has to manage, but also has to be a teacher. In his private studies, there is always a lack of teachers.

Right now! He is a fish and a bear's paw, and he can only get one of them. If you want both, it's impossible.

For Confucius! It's not just about being a master of ceremonies. He felt that he could also use the time of being the master of ceremonies to spread and promote the weekly rites. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he not only spread the weekly rites and sacrificial rites to the world, but also explained the weekly rites to Lu Gong, Ji Pingzi and others.

It's true! What a great opportunity this is?

Self-denial! Now is the time to resume the weekly rites!

No! It is the profession of this master of ceremonies. He just used this position and occupation to restore Zhou Li.

Seeing Confucius's hesitation, Ji Pingzi looked at Confucius and said, "As before, you don't have to come to work every day!" You know! I know! You can't let go of your private learning! Isn't it? ”

"This?"

"For example!" Ji Pingzi said seductively: "Isn't the spring festival coming soon? Isn't it? You can come to work early, take care of related matters, and arrange related affairs. Isn't it? After the Spring Festival is busy, you don't have to come to work every day, you can manage your private school at home! ”

"This?" When Confucius heard this, he was naturally moved.

It's true! Where is there such a good thing?

"You're doing a great job! I have already told Lu Gong and them in the court, and I want to reward you! We are Lu country! Need you! We can all see that you are not running a private school to make money, but to popularize education......"

Hearing Ji Pingzi finally say a word, Confucius suddenly seemed very excited. Immediately, he got up, knelt down in front of Ji Pingzi's desk, kowtowed, and thanked, "Thank you, Doctor Ji!" Thank you! ”

"Get up! What do you thank me? I, the doctor of the Lu country, want to thank you! You are cultivating talents for the country of Lu! ”

"Dr. Xie Ji! Thank you! Confucius was so moved that he kowtowed several times one after another.

"I've heard that! The first batch of students you have trained have already come out to work, and the employers are very satisfied. For example! Who's that in the East Side? Didn't his family have a store in the city? Isn't it? His son learned arithmetic in your private school. After going back! He counted the family's accounts very clearly, and his father was very satisfied. I've heard about it! He paid all the tuition fees he owed! Isn't it? ”

Ji Pingzi said, looking at Confucius.

Confucius knelt there, weeping gratefully.

It's not that Ji Pingzi flatters him or flatters him or praises him, but the facts! The first batch of students who graduated from his private school were all practical talents. Not only is the arithmetic good, but in terms of character, it is not bad. It's true! One by one!

Since the school was established, it is the first time that Confucius has received such a high evaluation! No! It is evaluated by celebrities and the highest authorities. And! Yes for sure!

It's not that he loves vanity, but! This is the objective and fair evaluation of him.

It's true! With Ji Pingzi's evaluation and Ji Pingzi's affirmation, he felt that it was worth it for him to do so.

He didn't run a private school for money! Or rather! And not just for the money! Nor is it for the sake of profit and fame! But! A kind of responsibility to his society! It is a responsibility to be a human being.

"You know what? You run a private school, why didn't we go to you to collect taxes? ”

Without waiting for Confucius to answer, Ji Pingzi said again: "We not only saw that you didn't make any money running a private school, but more importantly!" You're not running a private school for money! You run a private school for the sake of universal education. So! After I discussed it with the others, I beckoned to go down and not go to your private school to collect taxes! ……”

According to the provisions of the tax law of the Lu country, whether you open a private school or not, you will be taxed.

But since Confucius set up a private school, no one has come to him to collect taxes.

Originally! It's not that others didn't think of him, but! Ji Pingzi and the others beckoned, and the people who collected taxes below did not dare to come over.

If there is no one at the top to support them, how can the officials below not come to collect the taxes? To know! That's an income! After collecting taxes, they pay a certain percentage to the state, and the rest is their own. So! If there is no one up there to greet them, is it strange that they don't collect taxes?