In August of 5 10 BC, Zhou Paihe went to the state of Jin to establish Zhou (now the eastern suburb of Luoyang). In December, Jin invited doctors from Shandong, Qi, Wei and Cao to get together to discuss Zhou's defense and construction, and Gao "attended the meeting and made an important speech".
Gao Zhao's son and Gao Chai's grandson are called Gao Gao. He also took his grandfather's word as his surname and changed his name to Chai Ju. Future generations will follow Chai Xing. Gao Gao (Chai Ju) was born in Gaoxian Township, Taikang County. He was a jailer, a judge and a doctor who mourned Wang Su of the Principality of Lu.
In 52 1 year BC, Gao Chai was born in Chai County, Qiguo (now Qianchai Village, Ancient Chai City, Xintai, Shandong). There is the Chaiwen River near the village, which is named after this place. Gao Chai was quick-witted and decisive from an early age. According to Qufu's Biography of Seventy-two Sages, when Gao Chai was six years old, he was playing with his children under the jujube tree in the village. The bird pecked off a jujube and the two children fought. Gao Chai's judgment: "Let the big ones be small, and the big ones can be hit with sticks or picked from trees." Give the date to the children. When Gao Chai was seven years old, he was playing by the Chaiwen River, and a child fell into the water. Gao Chai picked up a big gourd and jumped into the river to save the drowning child.
According to local legend, Gao Chai is filial and his mother is sickly. He often goes up the mountain to pick fungus and mushrooms for his mother and make soup for her. Gao Chai's filial piety is also confirmed in Confucius' family language: "(Mother's death) is Gao Chai's trip." Seeing your teeth means laughing. Ordinary people grin with a smile, grin with a smile, but grin with a smile. Gao Chai lamented: "It is difficult for a gentleman to see his teeth for three years."
According to legend, Gao Chai was kind and considerate from an early age. No matter playing games or picking mushrooms for fishing, he never breaks the growing flowers and trees, catching small fish, shrimps and females and putting them into the water to facilitate reproduction. This kind of folklore can also be confirmed in history books. "Confucius' Family Language" records: "Gao Chai went in and out of the house and saw Confucius without being polite. After walking back and forth, you can't walk in the shadows. If you don't kill, you won't fold. "
It is such a "model student" who is "less than six feet tall and ugly", but this has not prevented him from studying and applying for a job. Gao Chai studied under Confucius, which is not recorded in history. According to Gao's genealogy, he left Qi for Lu in 50/Kloc-0 BC when he was nearly twenty years old, and went to Zhongdu Yamen to worship Confucius as his teacher.
Under the guidance of Confucius, Gao Chai studied the Six Arts hard. After Confucius' teaching, he understood the dialectical unity of "benevolence is the source of all things in the world" and "benevolence and learning". "Love benevolence without learning will be fooled, love cleverness without learning is easy to be frivolous and dissolute, love honesty without learning is easy to be deceived, love directness without learning is easy to cause trouble, and love strength without learning is easy to be bold." He has been urging "don't look at things that don't conform to the ceremony, don't listen to things that don't conform to the ceremony, don't say things that don't conform to the ceremony, and don't do things that don't conform to the ceremony." Confucius is not clever, but he is good at learning. Stupid birds fly first, apply what they have learned, and combine learning with application. Among his classmates, he regarded capable people as teachers and humbly asked for advice, so he became a disciple of Confucius who made rapid progress.
After that, he followed his teacher around the world and visited Wei and Lu many times.
Confucius attached great importance to "teaching students in accordance with their aptitude". He knew that Gao Chai was born in an official family and intended to train him for politics. He said to Gao Chai, "The purpose of your study is to pursue your career. At the same time, you should also think more about how to be an official in politics, so as not to be at a loss in the future. "
Confucius and his party are distinguished guests in Weiguo. Once, Confucius took a disciple to Wei, and Wei Xiangkong met Confucius himself. He first praised Lutz's outstanding performance in managing Puyi, and then mentioned the lack of prison officials in Weiguo, asking him to recommend his disciples again. Confucius believes that to be competent for this position, we must understand the criminal law, improve the law and discipline, enforce the law impartially, and not be selfish. He thinks Gao Chai is very suitable.