Confucius' father was Shu, who was 66 years old when he was born, and his mother was Yan Zhizai, who was born at 18. Is it a standard old married couple? A pear tree presses Haitang? . But whether these two couples need to be said separately.
Regarding the life experience of Confucius, the most authoritative historical records say that Confucius is the illegitimate child of the daughter of Ge and Yan. ? It's so exciting that even the place where Confucius' parents created him is recorded, but don't laugh yet, right? Wild? The word also has different interpretations:
First, the marriage and ceremony between them are incompatible, so it is called? Wild? . There are two possibilities: (1) Confucius' father Liang is 66 years old, which exceeds the upper limit of 64 years old, so he should never marry a wife again. So what is his marriage with Yan Zhizai? Wild? . (2) Liang is a scholar-bureaucrat class and Yan Zhizai is an untouchable class. Their marriage violates the etiquette system, so? Wild? That is, an indecent marriage.
Second, literally, Yan Zhizhai and Liang Shu made peace in the wild. However, this is an ancient custom. After all, it has just changed from a monkey to a talent for millions of years, and many ideas have not yet appeared. Adam and Eve were ashamed of eating the forbidden fruit. It's nothing that the ancients had this strange custom. But I still can't understand the meaning of this custom. Is it possible to take the essence of heaven and earth and improve the quality of children? )
Third, when I lived in the wild, I had Confucius, so I called it? Wild? It looks much more serious than the second one.
The Confucius Family Language compiled by Confucius disciples has a concrete and vivid description of the marriage between Liang and Yan Zhizai, which is probably like this:
Shu and his first wife had nine daughters and no sons. A concubine finally gave birth to a son, and his legs were weak. The unhealthy child cannot inherit the family business as a descendant. So at the age of 66, Uncle Liang asked Yan Zhizai's father to marry one of his daughters.
Yan Fu had three daughters, so he asked their opinions. In Yan Fu's view, although Shu is a little old, he is also born in a famous family, not ugly, and has a good personality. He is not an immoral man, so Yan Fu agreed to propose to him. Of the three girls, only my daughter Yan Zhizai is willing to marry Liang. So they got married and soon had Confucius. Liang died when Confucius was three years old.
But for this record, historians are more skeptical, because the description is too detailed, but it seems to cover up Confucius. Wild? Born. Moreover, Confucius and his mother were driven out of the first room by Shi's family after Liang Shuming's death. If Confucius is really the only heir, he should not be driven out. However, no matter how Confucius was born locally, there is no denying the greatness of his thought. Consider this an anecdote.