Spring and Autumn I Am King

"Yugong once said: Daye is stagnant, Dongyuan is flat, and seeing it today is indeed a well-deserved reputation!"

One day after leaving Yuncheng, Zhao Wuxi couldn't help but sigh in admiration when the endless green waves and the continuous wetlands appeared in front of him.

In ancient times, the Luzhong Mountains with Mount Tai as the main body used to be an island in the sea. Due to the sedimentation of the Loess Plateau carried by the Yellow River, a vast plain and wilderness was gradually formed in the southwest of Mount Tai, and today's Southwest Shandong Plain appeared, connecting Mount Tai to the mainland.

For thousands of years, Yanzhou, in the southwest of Shandong, has been the center of the activities of the Dongyi people. The Pushui and Jishui merged into it, forming the Great Yeze of more than 300 li from north to south and more than 100 li from east to west.

Zhao Wuxi knew that there was still a legacy of this lake and lake until the Song Dynasty, and that was the famous Liangshan Shuibo.

Along the way, many people in Yuncheng also entered the northern border of Onoze. The population here is relatively sparse, and it is too late for crops that need time-sensitive. They can only count on hunting and gathering around the Ze. After all, there are many wild vegetables here, and occasionally deer can be seen running around, feeding on cocklebur. There are also countless swimming fish, clams, and toads in the water, enough to satisfy hunger.

In previous years, when the Yuncheng area encountered military disasters or famines, Yuncheng people often traveled east to survive, and then returned after the war had subsided. Some people didn't even stay, so they became the dead of Nozawa, and finally became a group of thieves who became more and more wild and aggressive.

However, some refugees did not stop, but continued to go east, more than those who went west to Linqiu. Zhao Wuxi stopped and asked, only to find out that they were going to seek refuge in Zhongdu.

"Zhongdu Zai is quite famous. If you go there, you can find a way to live!"

Zifu He exclaimed, "Thanks to Confucius' rule, the people of the West can have a happy land!"

When Zhao Wuxi was in Jin and Song states, although he heard that Zigong praised Confucius a lot, seeing it with his own eyes was another matter. He couldn't help but be more curious about Confucius's personality and administration, and asked Chao Zifu He carefully.

"Confucius was originally the sixth-generation grandson of Song Qing Kong's father, Jia, and the Confucius family gradually proliferated after he was exiled from Song State to Lu State. His father's name was Shu Liang He. Also said. During the siege of Puyang by the feudal lords in the Jin Dynasty, they raised the city gate and were praised by Meng Xianzi as being as powerful as a tiger."

"Uncle Liang He died early, and Confucius was young. Therefore, he was poor and cheap. As a child, he played games, often displayed pottery Zudou and other utensils, and practiced etiquette movements. When he became an adult, he was known for being young and polite. His reputation even spread to Meng. At the age of 30, Confucius was a junior official of the Ji family, and he lived within his means. Koko, bring Uncle Nangong Jing into the Zhou family to visit Lao Tzu."

In the early years of Confucius' life, Wu Xie didn't listen to Zigong too much. Perhaps it was because he was too humble and did not want to talk about it too much.

He took over the words and said, "I do know that after Duke Zhao was expelled by the Ji clan, the state of Lu was in great chaos. Confucius also followed Duke Zhao to the state of Qi and became Gao Zhaozi's retainer. He gave him the title of Tianmu of Qi and made him a minister of Qi, but he gave up because Yanzi did not agree with Confucius' ideas."

"Of course, after that, the state of Lu violated the etiquette and deviated from the right way. Therefore, Confucius did not serve as an official, so he retired and sorted out the "Poems", "Books", "Rituals", and "Music". All of them accepted the studies taught by Confucius. Until they were forced by Yanghu, they were all slaughtered in the official post..."

Speaking of this, Zifuzi remembered that he had hinted that Zhao Wuxi should not be a partisan of Yanghu, but now the Confucius he admired was only able to become a sect leader because of Yanghu's light, so he quickly explained: "Confucius and Yanghu The one leopard and four dogs are different, and they are forced to serve. And it is a blessing for the people to become a well-governed after the slaughter of the central capital."

Zhao Wuxi smiled but didn't answer, his eyes were on the scattered refugees who were hurrying towards Zhongdu.

What he thought in his mind was that, on the one hand, Confucius was a doctor whom Yang Hu Zhuo pulled out, and it is said that he also had contacts with Fei Zai Gong Shan Buju. On the other hand. He is also the master of the Meng family and the master of Uncle Nangong Jing, and he is also very close to Zifu He, who represents the Meng family.

Therefore, in the face of these two forces, Confucius' attitude is worth pondering.

Wu Xie speculated secretly: "Is he like me, betting on both sides?"

This speculative image that fits with the world is extremely inconsistent with the image of a "sage" who is "benevolent, moral and observant" in Zhao Wushou's previous impressions. There seems to be a fog between memory and reality, making it impossible for people to see what is true and what is false. .

In the end, Zhao Wuxi abandoned his troubles: "I heard Zigong say a saying of Confucius, the art of taking people is also, watch what they say and observe what they do. I have heard a lot of Confucius' words and deeds, and now I want to Only when you go to the central capital and see Confucius' government with your own eyes can you understand what his people are like..."

Is it the sages of the world that Zigong and Zifu He admired, or the "skillful people" that Zhao Yang thought!

...

Zifu He Jianwuxi pondered, thinking that he was thinking about Confucius's doctrines, but he didn't think so much, and continued to chatter.

"Confucius was slaughtered in Zhongdu, and in one year, the four quarters followed. During the war, all the cities in the West and the West were greatly affected, and only the Zhongdu and Kan, where the tomb of the Duke of Lu was located, were safe."

Indeed, Zhongdu has now become a lighthouse in the west of Lu State, attracting refugees who cannot survive.

However, what made Zhao Wuxi slightly distressed was that the existence of Zhongduyi also constituted a kind of competition for Linqiu's population flow.

Therefore, Zigong once said that his actions and politics are somewhat similar to Confucius. This is true. Wu Xie just entered Lu, and he collided with Confucius in terms of political choices and Laimin.

After a long journey, the two chatted about the disciples of Confucius again.

When Zifu He was in Qufu, he also listened to his lectures under Confucius, but he was not considered a disciple of Confucius. This auditor, like Zigong, was a fan of Confucius.

"After Confucius returned to Lu from Luoyi, the number of disciples who joined him gradually increased, so he set up a private school in Qufu to teach the six arts of the gentleman, ritual, music, archery, imperialism, calligraphy, and arithmetic."

In the Spring and Autumn Period, it has gradually changed from "learning in the government" to "learning in the four barbarians", and the Xinjiangpan Palace, where Zhao Wuqi once studied, was nothing but a place for noble children to form gangs and perform political struggles. The public education of the other princes, townships and townships is even more neglected and inappropriate. It is said to have inherited the complete Zhou etiquette "state of Duke Zhou". Poor etiquette and can't handle foreign affairs well.

At the same time that the aristocratic education of the Qing doctor declined, the private education of the private scholars was quietly rising. The vassal states and even the private sects of the ministers need clerks to serve them. Competing to support scholars, for example, Zhao Yang raised more than 100 famous scholars, and discovered Yin Duo and Zheng Long from them. Tiger will wait.

The way out for scholars gradually widened, and gradually a class of scholars appeared that did not strictly require blood and patriarchal relations, and the cultivation of "scholars" became an urgent requirement. It is Confucius.

Therefore, after Meng Xizi was deeply ashamed because he did not know propriety, there was a situation where he asked the poor scholar Confucius to teach him, and let him teach him.

"Although Confucius's teachings are different, he also divides his disciples into three categories: those who are enrolled, those who ascend to the hall, and those who enter the room. Among them, there are nearly a thousand disciples who are enrolled, and there are dozens of disciples who have ascended to the hall and learned and mastered the six arts. Talented people are also able. According to their specialties, they are divided into four subjects: morality, political affairs, speech, and literature.”

"In terms of virtue: Yan Yuan, Min Ziqian. Ran Boyu, Zhong Gong. Good at handling political affairs: Ran You, Ji Lu. Zai Wo and Zigong are eloquent and eloquent. In addition, there are many disciples who are knowledgeable."

Wu Xie asked curiously, "Dare to ask how many disciples there are?"

"Confucius once said: You have been promoted to the hall, but you have not yet entered the room. Although Zilu is the closest student of Confucius, he has not yet entered the room, and the same is true of Zigong. Now, only Yan Hui is the one who has entered the room!"

If it is said that the current disciples are ordinary education, and the disciples who have ascended the hall are elite education, then the entering disciples. It should be someone who can get to know Confucius to get this honor...

Yan Yuan and Ji Lu were heard by Zhao Wuxi in his previous life, Ran Qiu's name appeared in a text in middle school, and several others also heard about Zigong sporadically.

He thought to himself that the virtuous can be used as mascots enshrined in the court. As a role model for all people to follow, those who are good at handling government affairs can govern cities and places, and those who are eloquent and eloquent as diplomats. Literature is somewhat different from the literature of later generations. It refers to being familiar with rituals and music and ancient documents. Officials have to hold various ceremonies without this knowledge. When the monarch formulates policies, he needs to find historical basis, and he cannot do without this knowledge...

Zhao Wuxi has seen Zigong and Zifu He's abilities. They can be regarded as talents of a country. After a few years of growth and experience, Zigong may become the same tyrant as Zhang Mengtan! If you want to come to the Confucian school to inscribe their names in history, and to be recognized by these two people, their ability is not bad.

Therefore, Confucius had such a group of students to assist him. If he could not manage even a town of a thousand houses, it would be a waste of fame.

Although the original intention of Confucius to spread his private studies should be to train commoners to become "scholars", aristocratic training schools, but throughout the first half of Confucius' life, Zhao Wuxi vaguely felt that his blog name, support, and quiet acceptance of disciples The training team is not easy to detect, but there are traces to follow.

I don't know if this was intentional or not, but if all this was planned, then Confucius' scheming should be no less than the current Liuqing and Chen's. It may not be accidental that he has been able to shine for two thousand years in the times.

In addition, what makes Wu Xie a little helpless is that he has to admit that in the long run, Confucius' team is even more reasonable and substantial than his subordinates. Even if everyone from Chengxiang came to join the team, Zhao Wuxi's subordinates were still mainly military officials. Only Zhang Mengtan and Zigong were able to stand on their own. Wait for a few people.

"I don't need to belittle myself, and I don't need to worry about gains and losses because of the name of a 'sage' that he has not yet acquired~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The foundation that Confucius cultivated in his 20 years of private school is not something I can compare with in just two years. But after this trip to Qufu is over, I can follow Confucius' example, educate in the territory, and indirectly spread my ideas. Of course, the audience can only be aimed at scholars and the children of Chinese people for the time being. In three to five years, I will be able to harvest a batch of A person who suits my heart.”

He thought again: "I don't know how many people I will meet in addition to Confucius this time in Zhongdu. Since Zigong can be used by me, some talents among Confucius' disciples may also be able to recruit one or two."

After all, in terms of power and family background, he is now more than a point and a half stronger than Confucius. Since the Confucius disciples can be servants to various officials and officials of Lu, they can naturally be used by Zhao Wuxi.

When Zhao Wuxi was thinking about how to start, the convoy was gradually entering the territory of Zhongdu. At this moment, he received a report from Yu Xi who came from a horse, and there was a group of people fighting several miles ahead! (To be continued.)

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