How did students in ancient times respect their teachers?

In modern China, respecting teachers is the most fundamental etiquette. When students meet the teacher for the first time, they have to bow to the teacher. Usually when they meet the teacher, they bow to the teacher, and later it develops into bowing to the teacher. Let's take a look at how modern students respect teachers.

1. Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty respected his teachers and left his name to future generations

Huan Rong was the teacher of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, and Emperor Ming always respected teachers very much. Once Emperor Ming went to Taichang Mansion, where he placed the teacher's desk and chairs, he asked the teacher to sit in the east position. He also called all the civil and military officials to come, perform the ceremony of teacher and student on the spot, and personally worship Huan Rong as his teacher. . Emperor Ming was able to put aside his noble status and respect the teacher, which shows that his intentions and style are worth learning from.

Emperor Liu Zhuang of the Han Ming Dynasty

2. King Yuewu Mu

During the Song Dynasty, King Yuewu Mu’s teacher Zhou Tong was very powerful and could draw four hundred A kilogram of bows and arrows. After Zhou Tong died, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of every month, King Yue Wu Mu would go to the teacher's tomb to pay homage and cry bitterly. After crying bitterly, he would pick up the 300-pound bow given by the teacher and take back three arrows before returning. His true feelings for his teacher's kindness that are still vivid in his mind are exactly his loyalty to serve the country faithfully in the future.

Yue Fei

3. Chengmen Lixue

In the Song Dynasty, two people, You Zuo and Yang Shi, studied with Master Cheng Yi. They were very respectful of the teacher. of obedience. One day in the summer, these two students accompanied the teacher and listened to the teacher's teachings. After talking for a while, the master closed his eyes to rest his mind and fell asleep unconsciously. The two of them did not dare to separate and were afraid of waking the Master, so they stood quietly on both sides waiting for the Master to wake up. When the master woke up and saw the two of them still standing nearby, he said, "You haven't left yet!" They replied, "We didn't dare to leave because the teacher fell asleep and didn't ask for orders." So we didn't dare to leave again! I asked the Master for any doubts in the book, and finally bowed to the Master. When they went out, they found that the snow had accumulated three feet deep. These two talented students later became very famous people.

Cheng Yi

4. Confucius’ misinterpretation

Confucius took his disciples to travel around the country and were trapped on the way to Chen and Cai. I haven't had a meal for several days. Master Kong really couldn't bear it, so he just lay down on the ground and slept, hoping to eliminate his hunger. Yan Hui, a disciple of Confucius, saw that the teacher was very hungry. I was very sad and thought to myself, the teacher has invested in this age, how can I withstand this kind of torture? If I don't think of a way, I will be in danger. Yan Hui had no other solution, so he had to beg from others. This time, he met a kind-hearted old woman who gave him some rice. Yan Hui happily took the rice back. He hurriedly chopped firewood to cook. After a while, the rice was ready. Confucius happened to wake up at this time and suddenly smelled the fragrant aroma of rice. It felt strange, so I got up to take a look. As soon as he stepped out of the door. He caught a glimpse of Yan Huizheng grabbing a handful of rice from the pot and putting it into his mouth. Confucius was happy and energetic: he was happy that he had food to eat; he was happy that Yan Hui was so rude and started eating before the teacher had eaten. After a while, Yan Hui respectfully brought a large bowl of fragrant and hot white rice to Confucius and said, "In the past, I was lucky enough to meet kind-hearted people who gave me rice. Now that the rice is ready, I want to ask the teacher to eat it first." "Unexpectedly, Confucius stood up and said, "I just saw my deceased father in my sleep. He asked me to use this bowl of white rice to worship his old man." Yan Hui snatched the bowl of rice away. Go, and quickly said: "No! No! This rice is not clean, you cannot use it to worship!" Confucius asked pretending to be puzzled: "Why do you say it is unclean?" Yan replied: "I cooked it just now During the meal, I accidentally dropped a piece of charcoal ash on it. I felt very embarrassed, so I threw it away. It was such a pity, but I couldn’t give the dirty rice to the teacher! Later, I put the charcoal ash on it. The rice has been caught and eaten. How can this rice with charcoal ash be used for worship?" After listening to Yan Hui's words, Confucius suddenly became enlightened, eliminated his misunderstanding of Yan Hui, and felt deeply that this disciple was a virtuous person.

Confucius

5. Zhang Liang became a disciple

When Zhang Liang was young, he planned to assassinate the tyrant Qin Shihuang. After the failure, he hid in Xiapi to avoid being wanted by the government. One day, Zhang Liang swam to a bridge and met an old man in brown clothes. Seeing Zhang Liang approaching, the old man deliberately dropped his shoes under the bridge and asked Zhang Liang to get off the bridge to pick them up. Zhang Liang was very unhappy. Happy. When Zhang Liang picked up the shoes and handed them to the old man, the old man asked him to help put the shoes on. So Zhang Liang knelt down and helped the old man put on the shoes. The old man was not modest and left with a smile. Before leaving, he left He said: "You can teach me! Wait for me here at dawn five days later." Zhang Liang followed the old man's instructions and left the bridge at dawn five days later. Unexpectedly, the old man had already stayed there and met Zhang Liang. Liang then scolded: "It's unreasonable to leave early for a date with an old man. Meet me earlier in five days." After that, he left. Five days later, as the rooster crowed, Zhang Liang slowly rushed to the bridge. But for some reason, he still came later than the old man. The old man was even more unhappy this time. He just repeated what he said last time and left. This time Zhang Liang was a little anxious, and another five days passed. Hell, he simply couldn't sleep anymore and left the bridge to wait before midnight. After a while, the old man came and shook his head when he saw him. Jing took out a book from his sleeve and said magically: "You After reading this book of kings, you can become the emperor's teacher. In 10 years, the war will begin. In another 13 years, when you go to Jibei, you can meet me again. The yellow stone at the foot of Gucheng Mountain is... You are my incarnation." After saying that, he drifted away. At dawn, Zhang Liang opened the book and saw that it was Taigong Wang's book on the art of war. Zhang Liang was particularly happy. Later, Zhang Liang carefully studied the book on the art of war given by the old man Huangshi. , and indeed became the junior advisor to Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty.

Zhang Liang

6. Master Wei Zhao eventually became a great master

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a man named Wei Zhao who was still studying in childhood. When he was young, he saw Guo Linzong and thought that he was a rare good teacher, so he said to people: "It is easy to find a teacher who can teach people how to recite scriptures, but if you want to find someone who can teach people to become teachers, it is very difficult." It's not easy to find." So he worshiped Guo Linzong as his teacher and sent servants to support him. However, Guo Linzong was frail and sickly. Once he asked Wei Zhao to cook porridge for him. When Wei Zhao came out with the cooked porridge, Guo Linzong shouted: "He didn't cook it well, and Wei Zhao cooked it again." This happened three times in a row. On the fourth time, when Wei Zhao brought the porridge again without a bad expression, Guo Linzong smiled and said: "I only saw your appearance before, but now I finally see your sincerity." !" So he was overjoyed and taught Wei Zhao everything he had learned in his life, and Wei Zhao finally became a great master.

Happy Teachers’ Day to teachers all over the country!

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