What was the master-disciple relationship like in ancient times?

The king of heaven and earth and his teacher, this is the relationship between master and apprentice in ancient times. The teacher is like a father to the students. The teacher has all the power of the father. At the same time, the teacher is as enthusiastic to the students as he is to his children.

Once a teacher, always a father, this sentence is not just a casual saying, it is regulated by ethics and morals.

Fang Xiaoru was exterminated by the Ming Dynasty's ten tribes. The nine tribes were the father's four tribes, the mother's three tribes, and the wife's two tribes. What was the tenth tribe?

Protégés, that is, his students.

So here we can see the weight between teachers and students.

It must be emphasized here that the master in the ancient master-disciple relationship refers to the teacher, not the teacher. This must be explained. Why is it said so? You can see Zhi Chang Rong on September 6, 2019 He wrote "Are teachers the same as teachers?" In ancient times, the meanings of these two words were not exactly the same, and there were major differences." This article.

The relationship between teachers and students is truly a lifelong relationship. No matter how high your position is, you must maintain respect.

For example, Sun Quan showed great respect for his teacher. In 197 AD, Zhu Zhi promoted Sun Quan to the title of Xiaolian. In this way, the relationship between them can be regarded as a master-disciple relationship.

Zhu Zhi also did not expect that Sun Quan would be the one to succeed Sun Ce. Later, after Sun Quan became King of Wu, Zhu Zhi became his minister. But the master-disciple relationship remains unchanged?

No change.

Quan Li was a general and the king of Wu. Whenever Zhi came to see him, Quan Chang would personally greet him. Holding the tablet and paying homage to him, giving him banquets and giving gifts, being kind and respectful to Tron, and even serving the officials, they all had to pay homage to Zhi in private, and this was how they saw it.

When Sun Quan saw Zhu Zhi, he still had to greet him personally. This is the weight of a teacher.

Another example is that during the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Gang gave lessons to the prince because his legs were not good. Li Gang was a minister and had to bow to the prince when he saw him. Because Li Gang was the prince's teacher, the prince would bow to Li Gang when he saw him.

After the death of the teacher, the disciples must observe filial piety to the teacher. The Analects of Confucius is a collection of Confucius's disciples observing filial piety together and recalling the words and deeds of the sage Confucius.

This is roughly the relationship between master and disciple in ancient times.

In a word, the teacher is like the father of the students.

What if the teacher is in trouble? Some people think that Yuan Shao admires Liu Bei. In fact, it is not because Yuan Shao admires Liu Bei, but because his eldest son's filial piety and integrity were recommended by Liu Bei. Therefore, when Liu Bei lost Xuzhou and defected to Yuan Shao, Yuan Tan immediately went to the border to greet him and then informed his father.

Liu Bei recommended Yuan Huan as a scholar. Later, Xuzhou fell into the hands of Lu Bu. Lu Bu asked Yuan Huan to write a letter scolding Liu Bei, but Yuan Huan refused to write. Lu Bu said there are two ways to go. If you write, you will live. If you don't write, you will be killed. After speaking, draw your sword. Yuan Huan remained unmoved and did not write a letter to scold Liu Bei.

This is the master-disciple relationship.