Confucius took Xiang Tuo, a seven-year-old prodigy, as his teacher. What's the story?

Disciple who contributed, do you know who Confucius' master is? Confucius was a very modest man, and he was never complacent because of other people's praise. He learned all kinds of knowledge from many people. Many of his teachers are not as famous as him.

But Confucius also humbly asked for advice and learned all the things that the master was good at, so he could master everything. Confucius studied under Changhong, lyre from Shi Xiang, and Laozi was Confucius' teacher. Moreover, Confucius once worshipped a seven-year-old prodigy as his teacher, namely Xiang Tuo. When Confucius met Xiang Tuo, he was only seven years old. At that time, he was a child prodigy.

He is also a person who is good at observing everything around him and often asks others why. Confucius heard that the people in the southeast coast were very enthusiastic and practical, and everyone was very knowledgeable, so he decided to take his disciples to study and learn about the wisdom of the local people. Confucius saw a farmer working in the field on the road. Confucius asked the farmer, "Do you know how many times you have to lift the hoe every day?"

The farmer was stumped. After all, he never thought about it. At this moment, a child came along. His name is Xiang Tuo. He said: "My father cultivates the land every year, and of course he knows how many times the hoe is lifted every day. You go out in a carriage, so how many times does your horse lift its hoof every day? " Confucius didn't expect that he would ask this question.

He didn't know how to answer, so he thought the child was very clever. Then the two decided that both of them had problems. If they can answer each other's questions, whoever wins and loses will learn from each other. Confucius didn't expect Xiang Tuo to answer his questions soon. He quickly answered Confucius' question, and Confucius thought that his answer was completely no problem.

Then Xiang Tuo asked him if he knew how many eyebrows people had. Confucius didn't know how to answer, so he gave up. So Confucius worshipped Xiang Tuo as his teacher. What we can learn from a child may be something we have never considered. Although Xiang Tuo is a child prodigy, it is also an embarrassing thing.

I have to say that Confucius is a very open-minded and studious person. He doesn't care about the other side's position and degree. As long as the other person has enough talent, he humbly learns from the other person.