I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 58

When Zhiyao came to "Father Huang", the season had already come to the middle of autumn.

When he came to "Father Huang" again, Zhiyao actually had the illusion of being separated from another world. In fact, it also shows that he has experienced too many things during this period of time.

"Master Kong!" Zhiyao immediately went to visit Confucius.

Confucius has been in "Father Huang" for nearly five months, his face looks ruddy, and the food must be good.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, the prefix "Shi" was a wise man recognized by the society, the most famous of which was Shi Kuang.

This Shi Kuang was active from 580 BC to 540 BC.He was most used during the period when Duke Dao of Jin was in power. He left behind allusions such as "the sound of the music (music subjugates the country)" and "the wisdom of Shi Kuang". A blind musician created a miracle of being active in the political arena.

Today's Confucius has a bad reputation, mainly because he killed Shaozhengmao in the way of "unnecessary" and "crime for words".

Everyone in the state of Lu knew that Shaozheng Mao had an academic dispute with Confucius, and it even evolved to the point where only one of the two theories remained.

Confucius was unable to overwhelm Shaozhengmao academically, and adopted the method of destroying his body. It would be a strange thing not to be criticized, especially when the method he used was still so unbearable.

Just ask!How can one privately guess what bad deeds someone will do in the future, and that person be convicted and killed before committing any bad deeds?

The expulsion of Kong Qiu by Lu Jun and Song Dynasty was actually an act of protection, otherwise San Huan, who had already seen Kong Qiu quite unhappy, might have punished Kong Qiu with the crime of "unnecessary" or "crime for speaking".

Looking at the people accompanying Confucius, Zhiyao thought: "I am 1.9 meters tall and burly, with good swordsmanship and archery skills, and a group of loyal horse boys, of course it is no problem to travel around the world."

The teachers of these students have used actual cases to teach them how to be human. They cannot overwhelm their opponents academically, so they use the method of destroying the flesh.

Of course, Confucius dared to do that when he was in power, and when he lost power, he immediately left Lu State in a sensible way, and he repeatedly showed a courteous appearance when he went to other countries.

There is no way to do this. After all, Confucius is not trying to set up some kind of social vitality group, but a kind of learning style, so he can't just call for beatings and killings.

Furthermore, when traveling around the world, don't act like a bandit armed and loitering. If you can reason, first reason, and if you can't reason, it's not too late to be violent.

Don't ask Zhiyao why he thinks that Confucianism, which has not yet formed, is a kind of social vitality group. He has seen the proof from Confucius' actions in the state of Lu, and he has borrowed so many students from Confucius. With two hands, how many people know how to lead troops?
Confucius was reading a book, holding a book in his hand, and a large stack beside him.

Many disciples were also reading books in the front yard of the house, and some were dancing swords, archery, and wrestling in the yard. The atmosphere seemed a little strangely harmonious.

"When Gongsun returned, he didn't go far to greet him. It's impolite." Confucius stood up and replied, and said this sentence again.

I'm so sorry.

Confucius and a group of disciples are living in the Zhi family as guests, and they are not out of the city to greet themselves. It is true that Zhiyao does not go to the front yard to greet Zhiyao when he comes to the manor. Either way, it's disrespectful behavior.

"It's okay." Zhi Yao said with a smile.

What could it be?It is nothing more than Confucius using this behavior to express his dislike of Jin's cannibalism.

That's...it's a bit pretentious to wait for the country to run away, and to be a guest at someone else's house.

Confucius said hello and continued to read, a little bit as if Zhiyao didn't exist.

Zhiyao is not a "native-born" aristocrat, otherwise there would be no smiling faces, and it would be considered generous not to drive people away.

"Gongsun..." Zigong looked embarrassed and ashamed.

He was invited to be a guest at home by himself, and Zhiyao still wanted to continue to tease Confucius and a group of disciples, so of course he chose to smile and say, "No problem, it's a small matter."

What Zhiyao is most worried about now is that Confucius will purify the culture of Lao Zhi's family, and delete the classics written by Lao Tzu silently, leaving only "three hundred poems, thinking innocent", that is no compulsion.

Regardless of whether the "Book of Songs" needs to be deleted and sorted out, which ones are considered obscure, the articles written by the ancestors and handed down, at worst, don't spread them, and it doesn't matter if they are completely lost.

Whether culture is good or bad, it is just culture.I don't think it's good to seal it up, but the destruction is too extreme.

Zhiyao also knew one more thing. In the past five months, disciples of Confucius had come here one after another, making "Father Huang" a stronghold of Confucianism, with a total of 400 disciples of Confucius.

These more than 2000 disciples are not powerless scholars. Almost everyone can use swords and shoot arrows, and they can practice formations to form an army.

So many people come to Lao Zhi's house to learn and practice martial arts every day. When they are free, they go to teach others, produce and so on... To be honest, there is not a single grain of rice.

That is to say, the old Zhi family has a big business and can afford to support Confucius and more than 2000 disciples. Other noble families really cannot afford to support them.

Zhiyao went to freshen up, and when she came to the courtyard outside, she found that Confucius was waiting with several disciples.

"Gongsun." Confucius saluted, and waited for Zhiyao to return the salute before saying: "There are many troubles, and I eat and drink a lot every day. I beg Gongsun to give me the land, so that I can support myself."

This... is more than eating and drinking for nothing!

Do you think that in the current era, everyone has arable land?

In addition, if you are not a vassal or retainer, how dare you ask for land?Even retainers or vassals dare not ask for it without meritorious service!

Or is the situation in Lu State different from that in Jin State? ? ?
To tell the truth, Zhiyao was stunned by Confucius' sudden request.

After a while, Zhiyao who came back to his senses first smiled at Confucius, then looked at Zigong, and said, "Why don't you give 'Father Huang' a place to eat for his meritorious service?"

are you crazy!

Confucius was not a retainer of Lao Zhi's family, so how dare he ask for land?
Zi Gong is the senior official of Lao Zhi's family, he followed Zhi Yao this time and made more or less contributions, and getting rewards is also a reason.

Before, Zhiyao didn't give Zigong a reward, in fact, Zigong's contribution was not enough to get the reward from Shiyi.

Now?Zhiyao herself felt very embarrassed, and it was not good to reject Confucius directly, so she had to do so.

"It's not asking for food, but renting, and still paying taxes." Confucius felt that Zhiyao had misunderstood.

Zhiyao did not misunderstand.

The state of Jin doesn't do anything about renting out land.

There are land leases in Lu State, but the tax collection is very exaggerated. In terms of harvest, laborers can only keep [-]% for themselves, and the rest belongs to the original owner of the land.

Of course, the state of Lu has no relevant laws and regulations, and it is entirely a negotiation between the land owner and the renter.

What Lu State did was purely because their territory had been shrinking, but the cultivated land had also been decreasing. If there was no other way, the country would either riot or starve to death or flee the population.

Zhiyao, who was a little confused, did not give Confucius and others a chance to say something, and found a reasonable reason to escape.

When leaving, Zhiyao cursed in her heart: "That's more than 2000 people! How much farmland do I give to produce enough for them to support themselves? With that free time, why not stay at Lao Zhi's house as a teacher and do something else? My family doesn't There is a shortage of two thousand farmers."

(End of this chapter)