After he finished talking about the "etiquette" branch, Confucius began to play the zither. He played a few songs in one go and then started talking about the inheritance of the "music" branch.
This "music" not only referred to music, but also to the happiness of life.
Teacher said, "Rise from poetry, establish from etiquette, and succeed from music."
People needed to grow up happily. This kind of happiness was divided into "the happiness of benevolence", "the happiness of etiquette", "the happiness of temperament", "the happiness of mountains and rivers" and so on.
Qin Di listened with great interest. The more he listened, the more surprised he was. He felt that Teacher's knowledge was really broad and profound!
After he finished talking, Confucius specially guided everyone to practice the song "Xianchi".
After playing it three times in a row, Qin Di made rapid progress and basically mastered this piece.
Confucius was very satisfied and could not help but secretly nod, "This child is worth teaching! This young man not only has a good foundation in celestial music, but he is also very perceptive! "
After the "music" section, it was followed by the "archery" section.
The Confucian school's archery mainly emphasized two things, one was accuracy, and the other was continuous shooting.
A disciple called "Zi Xian" demonstrated his archery skills. He shot 72 arrows in one go from a distance of 10,000 feet, and each arrow passed through the bullseye.
Many people present praised, "Not bad, if it was a high-grade celestial arrow, the power would be incredible!"
"Yes, I heard that the Ten Philosophers of Confucius, Zhong Gong, was good at archery. He could shoot 72 arrows from a hundred miles away, and each arrow hit the bullseye. That is a consummate skill!"
When Qin Di heard this, he slightly curled his lips.
He did not expect to be seen by others now!
"What? Qin Wen, you seem to look down on Zhong Gong's archery skills? If you have the ability, go and try! "
When Qin Di heard this, he hurriedly apologized, "I'm sorry, haha, I just had a muscle cramp at the corner of my mouth and could not control it. You have misunderstood!"
"Hmph, young man, don't think that you can be arrogant and look down on other people's supernatural powers just because you have mastered celestial text and are proficient in zither skills. Otherwise, you will definitely suffer in the future!"
"Of course, senior is right! This young man will remember your teachings. "
Qin Di didn't want to show off in front of so many people, so he had to correct his attitude and quickly apologize.
Who would have thought that Confucius, who was on the platform, would hear this? He suddenly shouted, "Qin Wen, come up here and try to see if you can hit the bullseye from a distance of ten thousand feet. If you can hit nine out of ten arrows, I will accept you as my disciple. If you can hit nine out of ten arrows from a hundred li away, I'll accept you as my inner disciple! "
As soon as these words came out, many people below the stage were shocked!
"Wow, ever since the Headmaster accepted the 72 Virtuous Paragons as his inner disciples, the other 3,000 disciples were just nominal disciples! It had been many years since he last accepted a disciple! I didn't expect that he would have the intention to accept a disciple today! "
"That's right. I've only seen the Ten Philosophers of Confucius accept disciples, but I've never seen the Headmaster reopen the mountain gate!"
"There are still more than a dozen Virtuous Paragons under the Headmaster's tutelage. These Virtuous Paragons have many disciples and grand-disciples, so why would the Headmaster accept more disciples? Wouldn't that mess up the seniority? "
Even Jiang Ren was taken aback. He thought to himself, "I was just joking earlier. I thought that Mr. Qin might be able to become the disciple of the Ten Philosophers, but I didn't expect the Headmaster to say so. This is a rare opportunity! "He was a little envious, but at the same time, he realized that it was very difficult.
Qin Di sighed and thought to himself, "Sigh, I want to keep a low profile, but why is it so difficult?"
However, this was a rare opportunity for him, so he had to step forward.
Qin Di took the immortal bow from Zi Xian and pulled it gently. He said, "This bow is too soft! I want to shoot a target from a hundred li away. "
Many people were discussing, "This guy is crazy! He didn't want the opportunity to become a nominal disciple. Can he really become an inner disciple? "
"It's too difficult to become an inner disciple! He can't even see the target from a hundred li away, so how can he hit it? "
Jiang Ren was also worried for Qin Di. Although he knew that Qin Di was Qin Luo's master, and that Qin Di was not only powerful, but also had many magical powers, he didn't know the specifics. This was because Qin Luo was afraid of her master and didn't dare to reveal Qin Di's true strength.
Confucius suddenly said, "I have an eighth rank immortal bow, I can lend it to you." He took out a purple gold bow!
Qin Di took it and touched it. He felt that it was a good bow, so he bowed and said, "Thank you, Mister."
Soon, a target was set up a hundred li away.
The surrounding people all widened their eyes. They wanted to see how good this little fellow's archery skills were.
"If he can hit it, it'll be a miracle!"
"I won't believe it even if you beat me to death! I heard that Zhong Gong cultivated for more than ten million years to extend his archery skills to seven hundred li away. If he wants to hit it with ten arrows, he can only pull it back to a hundred li. "
"I don't believe it either. If he can hit it, I'm willing to eat the target!"
Confucius only watched in silence. He didn't know why, but he was very interested in this young man.
He was good friends with Sengoku Cang Jie, so he knew that Qin Wen was a grandmaster of immortal runes. He was very happy when he saw his zither skills earlier. If he could hit the target, then it meant that this young man had mastered three of the six arts of confucianism: music, archery, and calligraphy. There was hope for him to become a Virtuous Paragon.
The ten sages and seventy-two Virtuous Paragons were all proficient in the six arts. However, this so-called proficiency was only at a certain level, not the pinnacle.
Confucius was an Immortal Emperor level educator, so he couldn't help but be happy when he saw an excellent young man and wanted to take him in as his disciple.
Qin Di grabbed nine arrows and nocked them on the bowstring.
Everyone shook their heads when they saw this.
"This brat is too arrogant! Even if he's shooting in rapid succession, he shouldn't be shooting like this! "
"Why did he only take nine arrows? Is he 100% sure that all nine arrows will hit the target? "
Qin Di did not make a sound. He pulled the bowstring and shot out! He didn't even have the time to aim!
"Eh, this brat is too careless!"
"It's crooked, crooked! The nine arrows flew in different directions. I'm afraid none of them will hit the target! "
"Haha, so it's a joke! You scared me just now! "
Everyone heard the sound of the arrows piercing through the air. They saw the nine arrows in nine arcs, forming a huge spindle. At first, it went further and further away, then it got closer and closer. Finally, it regrouped and turned into a long arrow, piercing the bull's eye and flying to the other side!
"All nine arrows hit the target! Only a small hole less than two inches was left! "
"Wow, all of them hit the target. How is this possible?"
Everyone was shocked and felt that it was unbelievable.
Someone ran back with the target and reported, "Reporting to Master, Qin Wen hit all of them. None of them missed the target! The strength of the arrows is very strong. He used a normal spiritual arrow, not a celestial arrow. After piercing the bull's eye, the arrows still penetrated more than ten feet deep into the rock! "
Confucius nodded. "Not bad! He's almost as good as Yang Youji! He's on par with Zhong Gong. Yang Youji is now in the Lingxiao Hall. He's a Jin Xian famous for his archery. He likes to spar with others. Zhong Gong was defeated by him and almost lost his life. If you see him in the future, you must be careful. "
"Thank you for your reminder."
"Alright, after the meeting, I'll accept you as my disciple."
Everyone below had looks of envy on their faces.
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