After broadcasting the ancient times live, I handed the system over to the state.

Everyone wanted to hear her continue, but she abruptly changed the subject and said the live stream was over. This awkward silence left the viewers speechless.

[Is it time already?]

[What Qingqing said today made me cry so much!]

[I was just about to hear the anchor talk about the 08 Olympics, but this is where it got stuck!!!]

[Host, did you learn some magic formula from someone that allows you to cut at just the right spot?!]

[Actually, we all know what will happen at the 08 Olympics, but we still want to watch.]

So many things happened that year: ice storms, earthquakes...

The ancients under the sky were also thinking about seeing what the 08 Olympics, which everyone was looking forward to, was all about, when Ms. Zhu said that today's live broadcast was almost over, and they could only make the most of their time to use their barrage comments.

(Qin Emperor Ying Zheng: I would like to ask Miss Zhu, how can we obtain grain seeds with a high yield?)

(Liu Changchun from Huaxia: Ms. Zhu, I'd like to watch the 08 Olympics.)

(Wang Anshi, Song Dynasty: Miss Zhu, I would like to see the finances of future generations, or tell me about my future reforms?)

(Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang: Miss Zhu, I'd like to see the details of Zhang Juzheng's reforms!)

……

Many historical figures cosplayed by fans floated past within those colorful brackets.

Zhu Qinggu finds each cosplay of characters by fans fascinating and even experiences a sense of joy in performing.

Unexpectedly, someone even cosplayed Liu Changchun, who wanted to see the 08 Olympics, and someone else cosplayed Lin Zexu, who wanted to ask future generations about specific methods for drug control and the state of naval affairs.

Some people also exchange ideas with each other.

Zhu Qinggu took a liking to the fan who cosplayed Liu Changchun and immediately said, "In the next episode, which is Saturday the day after tomorrow, I will talk to you about the year 08. Some people say it was the fate of the nation, but I prefer to say it was because we were united as one and because of the efforts of the entire nation!"

"Alright, let's take a little time to answer the questions from the live stream again," Zhu Qinggu said.

Then she turned on the lottery machine in the live stream, "Let's draw lots next. The lottery is completely random, and I don't know who we will draw."

Under the sky, those ancient people who could send bullet comments silently wished that Miss Zhu would draw them in the lottery.

The final result shown by the lottery machine was Zheng Xuan.

“Hello Mr. Zheng, I saw your question. You asked if we, in later generations, no longer study Confucianism? What do we usually learn from the first stage of learning to my stage?” Zhu Qinggu repeated.

Zheng Xuan was a renowned Confucian scholar in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. The aforementioned "Commentary by Zheng Xuan on the Analects" is a work by this great Confucian scholar of that time.

However, for modern people who do not study the history of the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, the name Zheng Xuan is really unfamiliar. It was only when Zhu Qinggu remembered that the homework written by Bu Tianshou was "The Analects of Confucius with Zheng Xuan's Commentary" that he realized that the fan was cosplaying Zheng Xuan.

"To the viewers in the live stream, I'm just making a brief mention here; I'm not a professional."

Under the canopy, countless Confucian students and scholars looked at the sky. They were initially overjoyed, discussed, and admired Mr. Zheng for his appearance. Then, they became very interested in the question that Mr. Zheng had asked.

Even though Zhu Qinggu repeatedly emphasized that she was just talking casually and was not a professional, they still wanted to see what their generation's views on Confucianism were like from Miss Zhu.

"In modern society, although we no longer deliberately study Confucianism, many aspects of Confucianism have been integrated into all aspects of our lives, such as virtues like benevolence, etiquette, and integrity."

"The principles of moderation and harmony in Confucianism can also teach us how to get along with others."

"For more than two thousand years, the core spirit of Confucianism has been closely integrated with the Chinese people."

"Confucianism can still continue, but we must be careful to discard its dead aspects and dross, and keep its good and excellent aspects."

The ancients under the sky were somewhat disappointed, but they had probably expected it.

Their lifelong belief in this field of knowledge is not entirely ingrained. Some are fanatics who genuinely seek the truth within it, while others see it merely as a stepping stone to a better life.

Instead, they were curious whether the subjects studied by later generations were really useful.

What use can it be?

Zheng Xuan was quite open-minded. No dynasty lasts for ten thousand years, and naturally, no learning lasts for ten thousand years. Confucianism was not the only dominant school of thought in the past. During the Warring States period, there was also the contention of a hundred schools of thought.

These schools of thought have not died out over the years, but have survived in another way.

He was even more curious about later generations, and he didn't understand the things in Miss Zhu's textbooks.

"The first stage should be kindergarten. Kindergarten is like the enlightenment of the ancients, teaching some simple knowledge, such as simple character recognition and arithmetic."

"But all the courses are designed to help children develop their abilities, such as basic self-care skills, language skills through reading stories and reciting them, cognitive skills through recognizing objects, and social skills through communication with classmates and others..."

"These are all to help children develop a good self-awareness, cultivate the habit of thinking more, develop their interests, help them have a good character and atmosphere, and foster an independent spirit, etc."

Zheng Xuan understood somewhat. It turned out that the enlightenment of children was not just about teaching them to recognize characters and read books. It was easy to see that such comprehensive education would greatly increase the chances of children becoming successful.

The others also seemed to be deep in thought.

Liu Bei thought of Liu Shan and pondered for a moment, "Back then, when I was wandering with A Dou, was it because I lacked these things...?"

Zhuge Liang sighed and smiled, “Your Majesty is overthinking things. A Dou is very simple and honest, and he is a very good child.”

Liu Bei never actually disliked A Dou, but he was somewhat worried that "the details of later generations are still too elaborate."

"Because later generations became wealthy and powerful, they invested heavily in education, which naturally led to its perfection," Zhuge Liang added.

For many people in ancient times, this was also difficult to achieve. Being able to live without illness or disaster was already a blessing, let alone thinking about enlightenment such as reading and writing.

"The goals were similar in elementary school, except that formal courses were added in elementary school, such as Chinese and math, and in the third grade, we had to learn English."

Zhu Qinggu had shown them the Chinese textbook before, so they were familiar with its contents.