Thinking of his great-uncle Jizha, who was regarded as the "first prophet of the Spring and Autumn Period", Qingji felt inexplicable for a moment.

Jizha's help to Qingji and his contribution to the state of Wu were all selfless.

If conditions had not allowed it, Qing Ji would have had the same feeling as the late king Zhu Fan and others, and would have passed the throne to Jizha...

After leaving Zide Hall, Qingji followed suit and headed to the palace school, surrounded by the Gong'e eunuchs.

The so-called palace school is the school for the princes.

Qing Ji had eighteen sons at this time. Among the young masters suitable for school, there were ten sons including Wu Hong, Wu Xi, Wu Qi, Wu Fa, Wu Bang, Wu You, Wu Zhang, and Wu Xun who were at the age of school.

The eldest son Wu Heng is still a hostage in Yingdu, Chu State, so that doesn’t count.

According to Qingji's plan, the young masters of the Wu Kingdom began to receive enlightenment as soon as they reached three years old. They formally entered school at the age of five, and then began a boring and boring study life...

In order to train his sons well, Qingji was very worried.

Taishi Jizha, Taifu Yan Ying and Taibao Sun Ping, three highly respected veterans, all retired to the second line to preach and solve the problems of the princes.

Even Confucius would go to the palace school to give lectures when he occasionally had time!

"The king has arrived!"

Following the announcement from CRRC Ling Jiao Hua, Daxing Ling Confucius, who was still giving lectures to the young masters in the school, quickly came over and bowed in salute.

"My lord, Confucius, is here to see you, your Majesty. May your Majesty live for ten thousand years!"

"My son, please see your father!"

All the young masters hurriedly stood up and saluted, their voices a little milky.

"No gift."

"Your Majesty, what are you doing?"

Seeing Confucius' confused look, Qingji smiled slightly and said, "Confucius, don't pay attention to me. I want to listen to your lectures in this school today."

"this……"

Confucius was very hesitant.

But then he figured it out!

Qing Ji came to listen, presumably to see the quality of Confucius' teaching and the qualifications of the other gentlemen.

Qingji paid great attention to cultivating his sons!

Thinking of this, Confucius returned to the podium and picked up the bamboo slips.

At this time, printing had become popular and a large amount of paper was produced for books, but Confucius still liked to use bamboo slips...

Qingji came to the back of the school and sat down.

Wu Hong, Wu Xi and other young masters sitting in front did not dare to take a breath for fear of receiving Qing Ji's "death stare" or being scolded.

After all, Qingji is very majestic and inviolable in their minds.

"The reason why ordinary soldiers fight first is not because of the love of nobles and nobles. The reason why ordinary soldiers fight first is not because of the love of nobles. The reason why they know the Taoism is not because of the love of official positions. The reason why ordinary soldiers fight first is not because of the love of high salary..."

Confucius, who was holding a book on bamboo slips, started reciting from it. All the gentlemen under the podium did not dare to neglect, and picked up their textbooks one after another and recited them one by one.

Qingji knew that this was the content of "Guanzi·Zhifen".

But is it really good to learn this kind of thing?

There is a lot of philosophy here, and it implies the art of emperors. Most scholars find it obscure and difficult to understand, let alone a half-grown boy like Zhu Gongzi?

Let primary school students take high school courses, this...

Qingji was a little worried.

"...There are tools for governing a country, there are things for a rich country, there are a lot for a strong country, there are reasons for a victorious country, and there is a share for ruling the world."

After reciting this paragraph, Confucius put down the bamboo slips in his hands, looked around, and was about to call the name of a young man to get up and answer questions.

"Mr. Xi."

"The students are here."

Wu Xi stood up immediately when his name was read, eager to try.

"If the personnel are in chaos, ten will defeat a hundred. If the weapons are not good enough, the attack will be doubled. Therefore, those who fight in the army will not be able to conquer the city, and those who have the way will not be able to fight without a king."

"Therefore, don't know that it is coming, and you can't stop it when it arrives. Don't know that it is going, and you can't stop it. Even though the enemy is numerous, you can't stop it."

"What does this mean? Mr. Xi, can you explain it?"

Confucius asked.

After Wu Xi pondered for a moment, he replied: "If the enemy's country is desolate and desolate, it can be defeated with ten attacks; if the enemy's weapons are unprepared, it can be defeated with half a attack. Therefore, in military competition, it is not necessary to attack strong cities, and it is moral not to attack them."

Your country.”

"Let people not know that it is coming, so that when it arrives, it will be impossible to defend against it; let people not know that it is about to leave, and once it is gone, there will be no way to stop it."

"Although there are many enemies, they cannot be stopped or defended."

"Sir, are you satisfied with the student's translation?"

"good."

Confucius nodded slightly and asked Wu Xi to sit down again.

Immediately afterwards, Confucius ordered several young men to stand up and answer questions.

All are children over the age of five.

Either translate a paragraph of text, or recite a paragraph of text, basically it can be done.

This surprised Qingji.

Is it because their talents are too evil, or is Qingji himself underestimating the learning abilities of the young masters?

After class, all the gentlemen have to complete another piece of their studies - the Six Arts of the Gentleman.

The so-called six arts of a gentleman are etiquette, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and mathematics. They are the six compulsory courses for a gentleman in this era.

Its content includes five rituals, six music, five shots, five royalties, six books, and nine numbers.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, people studied the Six Arts in a sequential manner based on the age of the students and the depth of the course.

What you gentlemen need to learn now is "Yu", which means driving a chariot...

For example, Wu Hong and Wu Xi learned "shooting" first because they were older.

When the princes were learning "chassis" and "shooting", Taishi Jizha also came to the scene and guided them with Confucius.

Qingji felt very happy when he saw the young masters driving their chariots in an elegant manner on the racecourse.

Jizha immediately came to Qingji and sat down across from him.

"Uncle, I'm sorry to bother you, but you have to work so hard to guide the young masters in their studies."

"Your Majesty, this is what an old minister should do, so why bother with it?"

Jizha shook his head and said: "However, I still have a worry in my heart now."

"What's the worry?"

"In your opinion, among the princes, which one is better and which one is worse?"

Jizha's words can be said to have stopped Qingji.

There are so many sons, which one is better?

"Hard to say."

Qingji couldn't answer.

Because he has too many things to take care of, it is extremely difficult to spare some time to pay attention to the studies of the young masters and occasionally give them advice.

We really need to know which son is better and which son is worse. Qing Ji is "hard to tell".

"The king treats all the young masters just like he treats the concubines in the harem. Basically, they are all affected by rain and dew, and there is little preference. However, in the eyes of the veteran, this is a hidden danger."

"How can I meet my uncle?"

Qingji frowned and asked.

Ji Zha sighed faintly and said: "All the princes of the king are outstanding. However, each prince has a different temperament, but they all have great ambitions."

"Young Master Hong is a virtuous and filial friend. He has the style of a benevolent and righteous monarch, but he is just a little cowardly."

"Young Master Xi has the heart of a tiger and a wolf, and he can be regarded as a heroic figure. He is just a strong and impatient man."

"Master Qi is good at martial arts and has natural supernatural powers. He is worthy of being a general."

"Mr. Zhang is extremely intelligent, but he is generous on the outside and taboo on the inside, with hidden ambitions."

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