In ancient times, when students and teachers met for the first time, they all gave gifts to show their respect. This is called "book debate". It was implemented as early as Confucius' time. Tuition is "several bundles", the bundle is bacon, and later it is basically the teacher's fee, which can be understood as tuition. In the Tang Dynasty, the school still adopted the binding ceremony, which was clearly stipulated by the state, but the weight of gifts varied according to the nature of the school.

Six Ritual Bundles: Celery was the gift given to Master by disciples during the ancient ceremony, which meant being diligent and eager to learn. Lotus seeds are bitter, which means painstaking education; Red beans, meaning auspicious; Jujube, meaning junior high school; Longan means success; Dried lean meat strips to express disciples' wishes.

Extended packets always have different interpretations. It can be understood as "ten pieces of bacon". Disciples should always respect their teachers. "Ten pieces of bacon" is a teacher's gift stipulated by Confucius. Zhu believes that "binding the thinnest person" means that this "ten pieces of bacon" is not a gift. . However, "ten pieces of bacon" should not be a great gift. Even the poorest families have to work hard to get this gift.

Otherwise, Confucius wouldn't have so many poor students from poor families, such as Yan Hui, Luz, Shang Bo, Ran Qiu, Zhong Gong, Yuan Xian and Bo Niu. Confucius doesn't care about poverty, but loves wealth. On the contrary, he adhered to the principle of equality and trained many poor disciples into gentlemen. It is extremely irresponsible to say that Confucius is the spokesman of the nobility.

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