During the Spring and Autumn Period, the doctors of the princes of various countries held a banquet every year. This is a system set by Zhou Gong Ji Dan in order to select and recommend talents. Through the banquet, understand the talents, recommend the talents.

Zhou Tianzi held such a reception and feasted the princes of the following countries. Through the discussion and recommendation among the princes, the great talents of governing the country are selected.

And the princes of all nations shall hold such a reception and feast their own doctors. Through the discussion and recommendation between doctors, talents are selected for their own use.

As the doctor of the Lu State, Ji Sun's family has to hold such a "feast" banquet every year. After the autumn harvest, preparations began.

The purpose of the Ji family's "Feast" banquet is also the same, that is, to select talents in this way, for their own use, to recommend to the princes and kings, and to the emperor of the Great Zhou.

The Zhou Dynasty "scholars" were divided into three ranks: sergeant, sergeant, and corporal.

Confucius was a descendant of doctors, and he always considered himself a scholar. So! Confucius, a young man who has awakened, naturally wants to come to such a banquet to prove his status and rank.

A few years ago, he had this idea. Unfortunately! He was not yet an adult, and he had not yet been crowned. Children are not allowed to participate in this banquet, and can only look at the "soldiers" and sigh.

Furthermore! Mother Confucius had seen through the world and did not let the young Confucius go. She knows: with the current situation of their mother and son, no one treats you as a soldier, you are not a corporal, you are a proletarian. And also! Under Shi's rumors, her reputation is not good, and she doesn't want her son to be criticized on that occasion.

Now that Confucius's mother has passed away, although the young Confucius has not yet performed the coronation ceremony, he is a big man. So! He wanted to come to the banquet. One of them! He wanted to confirm his status as a sergeant. Second! He also wanted to take this opportunity to come out and do things.

He didn't want to work as a Confucian anymore, he didn't want to handle funeral matters for others, and he didn't want to blow the trumpet.

In fact! It's not that he despises the industry, but! Others despised him for it.

So! He wanted to use this "feast" to recommend himself to Ji's family.

Through all these years of self-study, he believes that he is very knowledgeable.

While handling funeral matters for others, the young Confucius not only learned funeral etiquette, but also taught himself Zhou etiquette.

The Zhou Dynasty was a ceremonial state, a state of etiquette. Since the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty, a complete and comprehensive set of etiquette systems and rituals has been perfected. Unfortunately! I don't know from which generation these rituals have been forgotten and rarely used.

This is what the so-called "etiquette collapses and happiness breaks" means.

The young Confucius, while learning funeral etiquette, concentrated on studying Zhou etiquette, sorted out and excavated many Zhou etiquette.

Of course! The young Confucius not only studied in this aspect, but also in other aspects. Study hard and be proficient in all skills.

So! Without his mother's dissuasion, the young Confucius was a little "ambitious". He wanted to "recommend himself" through the banquet of the Ji family.

Knowing that the Ji family was going to feast, Fang Jishi didn't plan to leave.

He Baidu took a look and determined: in this year, Confucius wanted to come to Ji's house to participate in the feast, and he wanted to "recommend Confucius" to find a place where he could display his talents, and from then on embark on the road of a brilliant life and achieve a career.

No! He also wanted to prove that he was a scholar! He is not a Confucian scholar.

The future saints must not be humiliated! Be sure to stop it!

Therefore! Fang Jishi decided not to go.

Fang Jishi, as a celebrity beside Lu Zhaogong and a peacemaker from top to bottom of the Lu Kingdom, was naturally invited by the Ji family early to participate in this grand event.

The banquet that invited Fang Jishi and the others to participate was different from the banquet of the Ji family, and to put it bluntly, they were invited to observe. It's for you to come and see: how is my home? Lots of people coming to eat, right? There are many talents!

The purpose is to witness and prove that there are many people who invite my family to banquets, and many people who come to my house to eat and drink for nothing. What does that mean? It shows that I can behave in the world and have popularity.

The more taxis that come to eat and drink for free, the more face the host has.

Inviting people like Fang Jishi to eat is also for the sake of face.

And the banquet is that as long as you think you are qualified, you can come and eat and drink for nothing. You can "nominate yourself" or nominate others through banquets. More often than not, it is some declining nobles at the rank of a scholar who come to eat and drink for nothing, and use such a "legal day for nothing" stipulated by the state to rub oil at the homes of people of the upper rank.

Eating and drinking for nothing is the purpose of most scholars.

For the sake of face, doctors often bring out good food for the junior to taste.

Plainly! Flies bite dogs than eats taste.

There are not many people who have the same idea as the young Confucius to participate in the feast.

In that hierarchical social system, there is no way, no one is introduced behind the scenes, and it is difficult to find talents. The feast system established during the period of Zhou Gong Ji Dan has long been a formality.

Now that the Ji family has placed an invitation, Fang Jishi can't leave.

Since that visit to the young Confucius's house, Fang Jishi has never met the young Confucius again. According to the guards, the young Confucius often came to Qufu City to handle funeral matters for others, and he was often seen blowing a horn and walking through the streets. Sometimes! The lame Meng Pi can also be seen mixed in with the crowd, engaged in proper work.

In a blink of an eye, it was the day of the banquet, and Fang Jishi sent the guards to give him a clever point, and when he saw the young Confucius coming, he told him. Avoid being bumped into by Yang Hu first, so as not to embarrass the future saint.

It's not a day, it's a few days. In order to take care of those who come from afar, the general rule is three days. The first two days are equivalent to preparations, and the third day is the real "feast".

Because! The respective fiefs are generally not on the side of the capital, and it is more troublesome for the taxis in the fiefdom to come to the capital. So! Preparations are usually made in advance. Since you are here, you will be entertained, and you will not be driven to the guest house.

And also! For the taxi that comes to visit, it is also necessary to be warmly welcomed.

So! Usually the feast is held for several days.

As special "guests" Fang Jishi and others, they are generally only officially present on the third day.

Two days ago, the guards stood guard at the intersection near Ji's house, waiting for the young Confucius to appear. But this young Confucius, our future saint, simply did not appear.

"He's not coming, is he?" One of the guards asked suspiciously.

Another guard also interjected: "Kongqiu, he hasn't done the coronation yet, so he shouldn't come!" Great God? Are you so sure he's coming? ”

"Yes, yes, yes! He did not perform the coronation, and when he came, no one paid attention to him. Another guard said.

"But! He's tall, do you see that? He was taller than Yang Hu. He stopped there, and you said he wasn't an adult? ”

"Go, go!" Fang Jishi waved his arm at the guards and said, "He'll definitely be here tomorrow!" ”

On the day of the real feast, Fang Jishi wanted to block the door of Ji's house, waiting for the young Confucius. With him coming forward, introducing him to meet Ji Pingzi and entering the banquet hall, Yang Hu and the others will definitely give him face.

Referrals are another matter, at least not to turn people away, right? Isn't it? How do you make the future saint feel embarrassed? Isn't it?