After moving a few steps to the right, Zhao Wuxian saw clearly that it turned out that there were two boys standing in the way of Tu Dao. Both of them are seven or eight years old, dressed in clean Gebu children's clothes, holding bamboo horses, and they seem to be children of wealthy countries.

It's just that the appearance of Mu Ne, who has a head down, looks cowardly, and after glaring at Zilu, he already wants to retreat. On the contrary, it was the boy with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and at a glance he knew that he was a big guy, he dragged his companion to stand in the center of the road, holding his head high, and staring at Confucius who got out of the car with a pair of big eyes.

He asked crisply, "Are you the knowledgeable Confucius?" ”

Then he stuck out his tongue again and said, "It's so high, my neck is sore......"

The nine-foot-long Kong Qiu did not reprimand him with the words of the elders in front of the two children, just like the ideal society he said, "the old man is safe, the friend believes in it, and the young man is conceived", so although he was suddenly blocked by the two children, he was polite, but bent down as much as possible, and said with a smile.

"It's Kongqiu, what's the matter with the two little boys?"

The boy pulled his cowardly companion, and the two of them bowed awkwardly to Confucius and said:

"We have argued that I think the sun is close to man when it first rises, but far away at noon. He believed that the sun was far away from people when it first rose and close to people at noon. I have been arguing all morning to no avail, and I have heard that Confucius knows a lot, so I want to ask you, who is right? ”

The seriousness of the two made people laugh, and only a young child would ask such a question, but Confucius did not wave his sleeves and walked away.

Why do you think so? Can you tell us about it? ”

The simple horned boy swallowed his saliva and said timidly, "When the sun first rises up, it is as big as a car cover, and at noon it is as small as a potter's wheel. ”

The clever boy of the general hair disagreed: "When the sun first comes out, it is very cool, and in the afternoon, it is as hot as putting your hands in hot water, isn't it hot near and cool far away?" ”

"It turned out to be two children arguing, and this incident turned out to be true, and it happened to be met by me."

Zhao Wuxian suddenly realized, while the Lu people scratched their heads and looked up at the sun that had risen to the middle of the sky. But after a while, his eyes were stung, and he shook his head to stop this childish behavior.

Most people disagreed, thinking that it was a child's imagination, but it still caused a whispering discussion. Here's a question from two children today. Lu people may have thought about it when they were young, but once they got older, they gradually had more things to worry about, such as taxes, hills, labor, wars, and marriage. There is also a funeral...... How can one have the heart to think about this universal phenomenon in nature?

Everyone is staring at the acres under their feet and the goods in the store on weekdays, except for determining the time and solar terms, who has nothing to do and looks up at the sun! As long as it has little to do with farming, you can know what it is, so why bother knowing why it is?

The spirit of independent thinking, bold questioning, and seeking truth from facts, which generally exists only among curious children and a few sages, is a great driving force for the progress of human history.

However, the Lu people are still very curious about how Confucius will answer, Confucius has been in Qufu for many years, and has opened altars to teach in many places, and everyone is familiar with him.

Years ago. When he was digging a well, he found a pottery vessel with a large belly and a small mouth, which contained a monster that looked like a sheep, and when he went to inquire about Confucius, he lied that he had "obtained an object like a dog." Confucius said: "As far as I know, what is in it should be a kind of insect 'grave sheep' that is not known for male and female." ”

It is precisely because of his erudition that since then, the people of Lucheng have asked Confucius more often whenever they encounter something unknown, so now there are countless pairs of eyes staring at him.

Confucius also raised his head and squinted at the sun, and after a while, he closed his eyes and smiled: "This question was also thought about when Qiu was young. But visiting the world's famous teachers has not been solved, and the two little gentlemen are right and wrong, and Qiu can't decide. ”

Of the two children, the one in the general horn was a little disappointed. And the general hair one smiled and said: "It turns out that Confucius doesn't know, who knows more?" ”

The onlookers also burst into laughter, Confucius, who is known as a well-read and well-remembered person, was stumped by the two children, and it really can't be regarded as "much knowledge".

Some people even coaxed: "Zhongni is better than less Zhengmao and more smelly!" Someone even encouraged the two boys to go to Dr. Shao Zhengmao to ask.

Confucius didn't explain, but still smiled humbly. As if he was embarrassed, and as if he was apologetic for disappointment, he saluted slightly to the onlookers.

But after hearing this, Zilu's face darkened, if it weren't for Yan Hui stopping him, he would probably have to get out of the car and debate with everyone.

"Jonny is in trouble now, it looks like I'm going to have to disperse these people." Liu Xiaji shook his head helplessly, as an old friend of Confucius, he had an unshirkable responsibility, and was about to let the accompanying soldiers come forward, but was stopped by Zhao Wuxian.

"Doctor Yanagi is slow, this time, let me relieve Confucius"

"Zitai?"

"Exactly, even if it's a gift for Confucius!"

But he saw Wuxian pacing forward, and said loudly to everyone in the not very standard Lucheng dialect: "Knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, it's wisdom!" Confucius was not born to know the sage, even if he didn't know something, what shame was there? Can anyone in the audience answer? If that's the case, why bother! ”

Yes, Confucius was never and did not consider himself a saint, he was just a declining aristocrat who was depressed among the kingdoms and turned to education, although he longed to rebuild the government of the Duke of Zhou, but that was just a wish.

Seeing a young doctor with a high crown and a broad belt standing in the center of the circle, the Lu people looked at each other.

"Who is this?"

"Walking with the master of ceremonies, Dr. Yanagishita, I'm afraid the status is not low, is it the grandson of which family?"

"No, it's the son of the Zhao family of the Jin Kingdom who seized Qi Yi and entered Lu as a doctor!"

The Lu people were awe-inspiring, this doctor's reputation was quite loud, not to mention the rumors that he and Yang Hu were "evil", which suddenly made the people who were also dissatisfied with Yang Hu have a good impression, so the inverted praise of Confucius calmed down, and see what this Jin secretary will say.

Zhao Wuxian also walked up to the tall Confucius, waved his wide sleeves and made a flat salute, but when he raised his head, he found that his height could only reach Confucius's chin, and he had to look up.

"Zhao Wuxian has seen Confucius, and Zhongdu Yi is stingy when he sees it, who wants to meet here today. The question asked by the two little boys can just explain one or two! ”

Confucius has just seen Liu Xia Ji. and the young aristocrat next to him, who is really the long-known Zhao Wuxian. He had never thanked the Chinese capital for giving food before, but now he came forward to answer his difficult questions, and he couldn't help but feel grateful. There was a strong curiosity again, and he also gave Zhao Wuxian a subordinate to see his boss: "Qiu Bucai, dare to ask the doctor to teach me." ”

Because Zhao Wuxian came forward to help Confucius break the siege, Zilu and Yan Hui had a very good impression of him, and they also asked Wuxian for advice.

Zhao Wuxian walked up to the two boys and said, "You are very observant. But the sun is as far from the surface in the early morning as it is in the afternoon. ”

The boy who used the wheel and the potter's wheel as a metaphor for the sun said sneeringly: "Then why do you look big in the morning and small at noon?" ”

"It's an illusion of the human eye, and in the morning the sun is bigger because of the trees, the houses, and the distant mountains. By noon, it was backed by a vast sky, so it looked small. Moreover, the sky is still a little dark at the beginning of the sun, the outline of the sun is more obvious, and the sky is bright at noon, and the edges of the sun are blurred, which also makes it look extra large in the morning. ”

The boy who was based on heat and cold also asked unwillingly, "Since it's the same." So why does it appear cold in the morning and hot at noon when the sun comes out? ”

Facing this little boy with clear eyebrows, Zhao Wuxian responded: "Isn't this simple? The sun shines obliquely on the ground in the early morning and vertically on the ground in the afternoon, so if you come home with a candle or firewood as the sun, shine it on the ground from the slope and directly above to see which one is hotter. Besides, at night, the heat of the sun shining on the ground dissipates. So feel cool in the morning; In the afternoon, the heat of the sun hits the ground, so it feels hot. The cold and heat you feel do not indicate how far or near the sun is from the ground. ”

As for the subtle difference between the sun and the earth. Zhao Wuxian didn't want to study it in detail for the time being, otherwise he would be stumped by this curious child, and that would be stealing chickens and rice.

After Zhao Wuxian finished speaking, the two boys who asked questions and the people around them suddenly realized.

"I see!"

"I don't even pay attention to it on weekdays."

"It's still this Doctor Zhao who is smart, he understands the questions that Kong Zhongni can't answer as soon as he says it, and Shao Zhengmao is probably not as good as him!"

Even Confucius and his two eminent disciples were savoring this explanation. Nodding his head, the simple truth, but no one thought about it deeply, so he couldn't answer it for a while, and the pretentious and studious Yan Hui was even a little ashamed.

In the midst of praise, Zhao Wuxian said humbly: "There is a precedence in hearing the Tao, and there is a specialization in the arts, maybe I know more than Confucius in observing ordinary things, but in terms of etiquette, morality, and understanding of classic history, it is Confucius who knows more than me." ”

"There is a precedence in hearing the Tao, there is a specialization in the art industry, and it is honest that there is ...... saying"

This sentence made Confucius and his two disciples have a good impression of Zhao Wuxian again.

When Liu Xiaji led the soldiers to open the way, and after the crowd gradually dispersed, Confucius met with him, and looked at Zhao Wuxian from time to time while talking, smiling kindly.

On the other side, Wuxian beckoned the two boys over: "You are very meticulous in your observation, how old are you?" Where do they live and what are their names? ”

His eyes were mainly focused on the fair-eyed and haired young man, if he was not mistaken, it was his idea to recognize Confucius on the street and stop the car, he could be so smart and bold at a young age, maybe he was also a person who left a name for future generations. If you can send these precocious people to the private school you set up to start cultivating from an early age, it is also a good idea to brainwash and indoctrinate and indoctricate.

The boy was not afraid of life at all, he pointed to the tip of his nose and said crisply: "My name is Xiang Lu (Tuo), I am seven years old this year, and my father is a priest in Chengdong. ”

Most of the famous people are the children of Chinese people, and they smiled without a smile: "Can you write your name?" ”

The boy was a little troubled at first, then gritted his teeth and raised his eyebrows: "Of course it will!" ”

He immediately bit his thumb and wrote this word on Zhao Wuxian's palm with his other hand.

There is not much difference between the Lu Guolishu and the Jin Dilishu, and Zhao Wuxian can also correspond them to the simplified characters of later generations. However, in this era, it is extremely difficult for a seven-year-old child to write, and it is not an exaggeration to call it a prodigy.

"It turned out to be Xiang Lu......"

Zhao Wuxian thought about it for a while, and then remembered the name, thanks to the "Three Character Classic" that he was forced to recite by his grandfather. "Xi Zhongni, Shi Xiang Lu, Gu Sage, Shang Qinxue" is talking about this matter, it seems that it is the same person as "Two Children Debate the Day"! It's just that there are some discrepancies in the time and place recorded by later generations.

I don't know who the other child is.

Just thinking about it, Xiao Xiang Lu pulled his cowardly partner over again, pointed at him and said:

"Doctor, this is a public loss class!" (To be continued.) )

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