Qin Official

Compared with the prosperity and luxury of Linzi and the majesty of Luoyang, although they are both provincial capitals, Lu County, the capital of Xue County, is much narrower and more distressed, barely ranking among the second tier.

Lu County also has an ancient name: Qufu, named after it was built on Qiufu and surrounded by Surabaya River. The scale of the city is limited, and it has a small family atmosphere of the Lu people. There is no prosperous trade here, and there is no geopolitical significance for heroes to fight for. The only thing that can be obtained is the "cultural heritage."

"The rites of Zhou are all in Lu." This has been recognized by the world for hundreds of years. Zongzhou has long become a place where Qin people and Rong Di mingle. Etiquette was abandoned for the first time, and Confucius and Mencius did not join Qin. Cheng Zhou was flooded with merchants and craftsmen, and became extremely philistine. He thought about lending money and doing business all day long, and was despised by gentlemen and Confucian scholars!

Only Qufu, as the country of the Duke of Zhou and the country of Confucius, has become a city of Confucian scholars. Those in the city who supervise construction in accordance with the rules of Zhou etiquette go to the lanes and courtyards, and there are a large number of people wearing high crowns and Confucian robes every day. Confucian scholars haunted:

They were the pedantic people who clamored to defend the Zhou rites at the Zen ceremony during Qin Shihuang's eastward tour. They were also the group of people who were hit the hardest after the order was issued. A large number of poems, books, rites, music, spring and autumn were confiscated, and they dared to keep them privately. Confucian scholars could only rely on rote memorization or building slips in walls to escape search.

During the two years when Guandong was out of control, Confucian scholars and rural sages regained control of Lu County. Some people even obtained government printing equipment, summoned papermaking and engraving craftsmen, and used this novel technology to engrave poems and books. Batch printing - they are sensitively aware that this thing is a powerful tool to restore the blood of Confucianism!

The most respected Confucius family in the city funded this industry. As the eighth-generation grandson of Confucius, Kong Kun studied in the State of Wei when he was young and had friendships with celebrities Zhang Er and Chen Yu of the State of Wei. When the world was in chaos, he immediately ran to Wei and defected to Zhang Er, and even got into the position of "Wen Tongjun" of Wei. After returning to Qufu, he was worshiped as young master by Qi Wang Tian Guang, who was supported by Peng Yue.

It is mid-April now, and all the Confucian scholars in Qufu are gathered in the Confucian residence, not for academic reasons, but for the unpredictable situation in the world in recent days, and the news that Prime Minister Peng Yue is about to send troops to help Wei and Chu resist the Qin army...

"Kong Jun, I still need to advise Prime Minister Qi not to get involved in this matter."

The State of Zhao lost most of its territory, and the State of Chu was defeated one after another. Han Xin attacked the State of Wei in Dongjun, and Chu and Wei repeatedly asked for help from their theoretical ally, the State of Qi. However, most of the Confucian scholars in Lu did not want to be involved in the war. They even placed their hopes on Shusun Tong, a disciple of Kong Kun's Xitou Heifu. They heard that he was doing well now, and the regent Xia Gong of the Qin Dynasty also Unlike Qin Shihuang, who was willing to accept Confucian scholars into the court...

But what people didn't expect was that Kong Kun was resolute and openly supported sending troops to help Wei and Chu.

The basis for making this judgment was actually his moral judgment of Heifu.

"Junjun, ministers, fathers, sons! Although Hu Hai is tyrannical, he is also the king of Qin. Heihu and his subordinates commit crimes against his superiors, kill the king and disrupt the government. These rebellious ministers are also the sons of traitors. Now he has overstepped his authority to serve as regent. He claims to imitate the Duke of Zhou, but in fact he wants to What happened to Tian Chang! Is it tolerable or intolerable? Everyone in the world will punish the benevolent and righteous people!"

During the reign of Qin Shi Huang, Kong Yu was a die-hard non-cooperator and resisted Qin Shi Huang's order to recruit him to become a doctor. His impression of Hei Fu was undoubtedly extremely bad, and he had been labeled as a rebellious minister for a long time.

At this time, Lu Ru and the Qufu elders who were going to meet him were frightened and began to state that Qin was now strong and the six countries were weak. Although Qi had a large number of people and even suppressed Jiaodong, it was not a strong opponent of Qin. I'm afraid it would have to be serious. Relive the destruction of the past.

But Confucius had inexplicable confidence: "In the past, Qi Tian often killed his king Ren in Shuzhou. My ancestor Confucius saw the Marquis of Lu three times and asked to attack Qi. The Marquis of Lu said: 'Lu has been weak for Qi for a long time. If Zi attacks him, what will happen to him?" Confucius said to him: "Chen Heng killed his king, and half of the people refused to do so. With the people of Lu, if we add half of them together, we can defeat him.'"

"Now, although Heifu is tyrannizing the world, the dissatisfied and dissatisfied people in Guanzhong are coming to attack from afar. As long as we unite the will of the three kingdoms of Chu and Wei, and with the strength of General Xiang, we will defeat them!"

He stopped everyone who was still trying to persuade him: "In those days, Duke Ding of Lu did not dare to make the decision, so he said: 'You tell Ji Sun.'" Confucius resigned. He retreated and told others, "I want to covet the emperor's queen, so I dare not Say nothing.'"

"I am Lord Wentong of Wei, and I have the courtesy of a monarch and a minister with the King of Wei. I dare not not say it. I should lead more than a hundred disciples to Puyang to defend the city with guns! As a young master of Qi State, I More importantly, I want to see the King of Qi and send Qi troops to help Wei and Chu. Now the government of Qi is in the hands of Prime Minister Pengyue, so I will sue Pengyue!"

So the meeting broke up unhappily, and the Lu Confucian scholars left the huge old house of the Confucius family worriedly. Some people couldn't help complaining: "The Tian family is also the king of Qi now. Isn't it the same Confucius who wanted the Marquis of Lu to attack back then? ?”

This Kong Kun was not as flexible as his apprentice Shusun Tong. What was even more exaggerated was that Kong Kun's phone call actually convinced many Lu Ru to change their minds and stand firmly on the side of the troops, vowing to fight with Hei Fu. The rebellious ministers and traitors have fought to the end.

It was also a coincidence that Kong Yu claimed to go to see Peng Yue. Before he could leave, Peng Yue led his army from Jibei to Qufu and summoned Kong Yu to meet him...

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Although Kong Yu spoke righteously, he still had lingering fears when he saw Peng Yue across from him.

Kong Yu's impression of Peng Yue was no better than that of Heifu.

He once commented: "The black man is a great thief, and Peng Yue is a middle thief."

In Kong Kun's view, Heifu acted just like Tian Chang, while Peng Yue was like a Yang Hu or a bandit!

Robber Zhi was a bandit from Juyeze who was a contemporary of Confucius. It is said that he had nine thousand followers and went around the world, invading the princes. In the key room of the cave, people drive cattle and horses and take women. He is so greedy that he forgets his relatives, ignores his parents and brothers, and does not sacrifice his ancestors. In the towns they passed through, the big countries defended the city, and the small countries came to protect them, causing all the people to suffer.

He is completely a thief who does all kinds of evil, and is the opposite of Confucius, the moral model.

It just so happened that Peng Yue was also born in Changyi County near Juyeze. He made his fortune as a thief by gathering people. Taking advantage of the chaos in the world, with a sum of money from suspicious sources, he gathered thousands of silk armor soldiers, invaded Xue County, and killed The local Qin official had the largest number of troops and was hailed as the leader by the heroes of Qi and Lu. With the advice of Kuai Che, Tian Guang, the son of Tian Rong, was made the king of Qi.

At this time, he became a Yanghu who was secretly occupying the country's affairs. He became arrogant when he got his way, disrespected scholars, disliked Confucian scholars, and was greedy for women. The so-called Qi State was actually a group of heroes and local sages who were independent in their own affairs.

Fortunately, Peng Yue only paid enough food and taxes for the place, and did not care about how to govern it. Only then did the Confucian scholars in Lu County go crazy printing poems and books for more than a year.

The last time Kong Yu met with Peng Yue, he was like Confucius meeting the thieves. On one side, he was wearing a high crown and an ox's side. He was full of quotations from scriptures and talked about promoting rituals and music in Qi, so that he could achieve great rule in March...

On the other side, there was a man who was sitting on the ground rudely, flexing his muscles and scorning all the suggestions of Kong Kun. He even raised his sword and glared at Kong Kun, making a voice like a tiger, intimidating Kong Kun:

"What's not polite? It's the Duke's sword, it's polite!"

When intellectuals talk to gangsters, most of them end up unhappy.

But this time, I wonder if it was because of the rare compatibility of political views. When Peng Yue met Kong Kun, he was not as arrogant and rude as last time. Instead, he was very enthusiastic and loudly asked him to come up and sit next to him.

Kong Kun, on the other hand, still took issue with the etiquette of Confucian scholars and said that this was against the rules.

While he was talking, he also noticed that apart from Peng Yue, there was only one middle-aged man with a white face and long beard that he had never seen before. He looked handsome. He was probably Peng Yue's staff in Qidi?

Peng Yue, on the other hand, had a thick beard. Although he was dressed in brocade clothes, he did not wear a crown on his head. He only tied a knot randomly and looked nondescript. He still behaved like a thief, especially when he was full of dirty jokes, laughing and cursing, which made him laugh and curse. The Confucian scholar frowned after hearing this.

Although he was a little unhappy, Peng Yue still said:

"The envoys from Chu and Wei told me that the Qi State only sat and watched Qin destroy the six kingdoms before finally falling. Then Qi Wang Jian was starved to death between two trees. How was that song sung?

"Song Ye Boye? Are you a guest of the Communist Party of China?"

Although King Jian of Qi was mediocre, he strongly supported the Confucius family in recruiting disciples and teaching in Qi. This is why Kong Yu always had a deep dislike for Qin.

"Of course!"

Peng Yue attack case:

"Therefore, I don't want to sit back and wait for death. I want to send my troops south into Liang Dynasty to help Chu resist the Qin army!"

Now it was Kong Yu's turn to be a little moved. When he looked at Peng Yue, he didn't think he looked disgusting. Instead, he looked a bit like a tyrannical and tyrannical man who eventually lost his way and joined the path of a light warrior who was a member of Confucius' sect.

"There was a man in Chu who was good at using troops, and his name was Zhuang Qi. King Huai of Chu was stupid, and Zhuang Qi rebelled against the troops in the east. He stole the troops in the territory, but the officials could not stop them, and he actually split Chu into two."

"However, when Qin attacked Chu, Zhuang Qi rejoined the Chu army and became an enemy of Qin. He even went to the west for Chu to gain access to barren territory. He wanted to use the southwest barbarians to attack Qin and Bashu. Unfortunately, he was unable to do so and could only stay there and serve as the king of Dian. …”

"Now Xiangbang also has Zhuang Qi's righteousness. If we can defeat Qin together with Chu and Wei, I think the King of Qi will break the soil and make Xiangbang king!"

When the white-faced middle-aged scholar who had been waiting nearby heard this, he couldn't help but take a deep look at Kong Kun, and a playful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Kong Yu now understood that it was useless for a person like Peng Yue, who was born as a thief, to argue with him, so he had no choice but to make excuses.

"A king?"

Peng Yue looked at his middle-aged staff and saw that his expression was as usual, then he touched his beard and said with a smile: "It's too early, but when I sent my troops to Liang, Qi had no owner and the king was young, so he was afraid of the place." The old hero refuses to accept it. In my opinion, this prime minister..."

He pointed at Kong Yu in front of him and smiled:

"It's up to Mr. Kong to take charge!"

As he said that, he couldn't help but clapped his hands, and a group of people came up with Xiangbang's clothes and ribbons and put them on Kong Yu, regardless of his objections:

"This, this is not in line with the etiquette of worshiping the prime minister..."

"In urgent matters, follow the authority, and you can't control so much."

Peng Yue didn't care at all: "Don't you Confucian scholars always think that as long as you govern the country, you can rule the country in three months? This great opportunity is right in front of you, and the king has agreed to move the capital to Lu County when I go south. Mr. Kong, there is no need to hesitate! As for the etiquette of worshiping the Prime Minister..."

"You can make it up later!"

…

After the farce ended, Kong Yu, who was already the "Prime Minister of Qi", was still confused, but was taken out, saying that he was preparing to welcome the King of Qi to move to Lu County.

Peng Yue, who resigned as prime minister and called himself "general" again, seemed to be relieved, sat on the tiger skin couch, and said with a smile:

"What a pedantic Confucian scholar. In this situation, you really believe that I will go into the fire regardless of my own safety for the so-called 'faith' and the illusion of being a king."

"With such stubbornness, the Kong family deserves to be destroyed."

The fair-faced middle-aged man had already sentenced Kong to death, and said, "General Peng has finally put an end to this mess called 'Qi State'. It's really gratifying!"

Peng Yue laughed loudly: "Actually, I have wanted to kick Na Tian Guang away for a long time, but today I got my wish."

But he immediately became solemn.

"Two months ago, Long Qie and I attacked Jiaodong together. Our troops approached the Weishui River and were driven back by Cao Shen. Qi and Chu withdrew their troops. As the victor, you entered Linzi alone and told me that the general situation of the world has been decided. The words of the Chu and Zhao strategists cannot be ignored. I believe it, but how true are your words?"

Peng Yue looked at the middle-aged "counselor" and narrowed his eyes:

"The Nine Qings of Great Qin, Shou of Jiaodong, and the right-hand man of Duke Xia."

"Chen Ping!"

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