In Xiao Letian's previous life, the 21st century, it was difficult for humans to understand how important the teacher-student relationship was. In that era, education became a national obligation, and the people who received education had no sense of gratitude and felt that it was natural.
This is actually the mentality of a well-fed man not realizing that a hungry man is hungry. It may be a common problem among human beings to not know the blessings when they are in the midst of blessings.
When Xiao Letian traveled to the late Qing Dynasty and saw with his own eyes the educational level at the end of the 19th century, he completely reversed the relationship between teachers and students.
Knowledge is the only way to change your destiny. The so-called master is actually your father in another sense. Your biological father gave you this life, and the master can give you a career life.
Without a master, it is impossible for you to enter the world where people are superior to others, you cannot be an official, you cannot become a wealthy businessman, and you are even less likely to become a military strategist, politician, or reformer.
A person who can't even read is destined to be cannon fodder!
In this era, there is no compulsory education. If everyone wants to open the door to a higher level, they must take the initiative to learn, and beg capable people to teach you.
There is no drama in the 21st century like teachers begging students to learn more. In this era, if you want to learn something real, come over and kowtow and call me your father. Only then can I teach you.
In an era without compulsory education, no one is willing to give you knowledge for free. You said you can't write your own name? It's none of my business! If you can’t do math and can’t find an easy way to settle accounts, so what? What does it have to do with me if you starve to death?
In ancient times, knowledge could be put away and locked up. You wanted to learn, but no one had the obligation to teach you. Although the words are rough and hard to hear, they are the wisest sayings in the world.
To use a saying from later generations, 'Not all people in this world are your parents, people are not obligated to be nice to you! 'Cruel? this is life.
Modern people who have come out of the honeypot seem to have long forgotten what it means to cherish.
But in the late Qing Dynasty when life was extremely difficult, people would seize any opportunity that could change their destiny.
Weary of learning did not exist in the late Qing Dynasty, because people who were tired of learning had no chance to go to school. They were completely disconnected from knowledge and were destined to be blind all their lives.
And those who seize the opportunity of education will be grateful to their masters, so there is such a ranking as the king of heaven and earth, the master, the master, and the master is the most important link in the social relations of Chinese people in that era.
According to ancient Chinese law, the relationship between master and apprentice is protected by law. Once a master is a father, it is not just a saying.
According to the law and folk moral traditions, disciples have the right to inherit the master's family property, but they must be ranked after their children and relatives.
In other words, if the master has no close relatives in his family, then there is no problem at all for the apprentice who wears hemp and mourns to inherit the family property.
The apprentice also has a duty of filial piety towards the master. If the master really wants to live with your apprentice for a few years when he gets old, you still have to support him. Even if the master doesn't live in your house, the apprentice must be polite and filial during the annual festivals. If the master's family can't open the pot, you still have to pay for the master's support.
Under this close relationship, the relationship between master and apprentice is very strong. They are more like a community of interests, not just an ordinary employment relationship.
Xiang Ying came from the Confucian value system. Although he changed to Western learning halfway, he did not lose the Confucian morals of loyalty, filial piety, etiquette, justice, integrity and shame.
So his feelings for Xiao Letian are real. The master is the master, and that is the existence second only to his father!
It's true to hate Zai Chun, it's true to hate the Manchus, it's even more true to be jealous and vying for favor... and it's also true to consider the inheritance rights of the master's political legacy in the future.
Human beings are so complex. Every behavior is actually caused by the entanglement of many factors, and cannot be completely distinguished by good and bad.
Xiao Letian caressed Xiang Ying's head. He was the only two people left in the room. "Xiang Ying, Xiang Ying! You have such a bad character... you are too strong. If you are too strong, it will break easily!"
"I know what you are thinking, but haven't you ever thought about it? Zai Chun can't always be by my side. In three years, he will have a huge empire to rule, and his burden will be 10,000 times greater than yours. !”
"Did you only see his competition with you? And forget that he is also a thirteen-year-old child? Don't you have any sympathy for this junior brother in your heart?"
"Pity..." Xiang Ying looked up, a little confused.
"Yes! Compassion..." Xiao Letian wiped the tears from Xiang Ying's eyes with his palm. "You have to have compassion. Although a politician's heart is wrapped in a harsh shell, you can't throw away what's inside." human nature!"
"Zai Chun will take charge of the government at the age of sixteen. I can foresee the crisis he is about to face... there will be people who will not listen to him, there will be people who will ignore him, and there will be people who will even try to assassinate him..."
"The most dangerous situation is that someone raises an army to overthrow his throne. Then Zai Chun's life will not be guaranteed!"
"Go and have a chat with Er Mao when you have time. Listen to how perverted and cruel the center of power in the Forbidden City is! Are you going to enjoy Zai Chun as emperor? Wrong, he is going to suffer, and even lose his life. of!"
"Xiang Ying! What's wrong with me being biased? This child Zai Chun is so pitiful... I'm biased, but I just hope he can find a little happiness and love from me!"
"I can't save him for the rest of his life, but I can at least make him live happily for another three years... Even if he is assassinated immediately after taking office, I can still have a clear conscience..."
Xiao Letian suddenly cried, and tears fell from his eyes. "Even if I let this child live happily for three years before he dies...what's wrong? He is just a slave under the feudal imperial power! He is the key to the decline of the Qing Dynasty and the fate of the country." A victim!"
Xiao Letian hit Xiang Ying's head hard with his fingers and said with tears in his eyes, "Politicians are also human beings and cannot be hard-hearted! Under the cold mask, you must have a gentle heart..."
"You can't lose your humanity!"
Xiang Ying had nothing to say. The scene described by his master was something he had never imagined, and he never thought about Qichun's predicament from his perspective.
Yes, there is a nightmare that has been tormenting Xiao Letian, because Xiao Letian knows that Zai Chun was a short-lived ghost in history. Although he has changed history now, sometimes the inertia of history is also terrible.
Can Zai Chun really change his short-lived fate? Xiao Letian is completely unsure. This is the tragedy of time travellers. If you know the lifespan of every historical figure, you will watch him die every day.
You want to do something, but you have no idea whether what you do is useful or whether it can change the fate of others...
"Master... I'm sorry for you! I was wrong..."
The knot between master and disciple was finally resolved in tears.
