Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 225 Establishment of Lixinhui (4K7)

In Qufu City, among the academy, a few unusual guests came today.

Kong Li stood guard in front of the school, and nodded to Zaiyu and Zigong who had just arrived.

Jai Yu lowered his voice and asked, "Is everyone here?"

Kong Li whispered, "They're all here."

Zigong was a little worried, so he asked again: "Master, you probably won't be back today, right?"

Kong Li said: "The State of Qi sent envoys to redeem Gao Zhang, Tian Shu and others, and my father, San Huan and Yang Hu are all accompanying me in the palace.

Father shouldn't be back until this evening.If the monarch wants to organize a banquet to entertain Qi envoys, it may be even later. "

Shen Jian breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words: "That's good, Yang Hu and Sanhuan are also busy, so we can work with peace of mind today..."

Zai Yu said: "Don't ask so many questions, time is running out, hurry up and talk about what you want to talk about today, so as not to have long nights and dreams."

After speaking, the three of Zaiyu walked into the academy under the leadership of Kong Li. They walked through the gravel-paved trail and came to the hut on the west side of the academy.

The door of the hut was slowly pushed open by Kong Li, and the bright sunlight shone into the dim interior, illuminating everyone's faces in the shadows.

Sitting upright in the aisle on the left are Fu Zhongling lacquer carvings wiping their swords, Luqiu Zai Mi Buqi, Luqiu Sikou Kong Zhong, Shanfu Zai Wumashi, Tu Qiuyi Zai Ranqiu, Tu Qiu Sikou Gao Chai, Shang Shuai Zilu of the army, and Qin Shang, the commander of the upper army.

Whispering in the aisle on the right are Si Shuyan Hui, Buren Shangqu, Xiulu's Nangongshi, Shan Shigong Zu Juzi, Hefang's Zuoren Ying, Rong Pubu Shucheng, Xiaochengong Xiyuru .

Zaiyu took three steps and two steps, walked in front of all the people present, bowed his hands to them and saluted: "All brothers and sisters rushed to the appointment in such a busy schedule, I am very grateful."

Zilu straightened his back and asked, "My son, we are all classmates, so you don't have to be so polite. You summoned everyone here, you must have something important to announce."

Qi Diao opened his eyes solemnly and said: "If you have something to say, speak slowly, and sit down first."

Kong Li walked into the room, quickly closed the door again, and the room fell into darkness again.

Zaiyu and the others sat directly on the ground, and just as they sat firmly, he asked.

"You all should know about Yang Hu's plan to fight back against Qi, right?"

Gong Xiyuru nodded and said, "Because of the convenience of my position, I have been serving the monarch. The reason why Yang Hu wants to fight back against Qi is all at the request of Jin."

Qi Diao frowned and said, "What does this have to do with Jin?"

Gongxi Yuru said: "The state of Jin sent an envoy the day before yesterday, saying that the state of Wei betrayed the state of Jin and planned to unite with the state of Qi to fight against the state of Jin. Fan Yang of the state of Jin asked our country to send troops to assist in the battle, so Yang Hu planned to let the king Personally lead the army to attack the southern region of Qi."

"Let the monarch lead the army to fight?"

Zilu and Qin Shang were puzzled when they heard the words.

"Since that's the case, why didn't our Shangjun receive an order to mobilize?"

Shang Qu heard the words and replied: "I was ordered to do divination for the monarch yesterday. Judging from the hexagrams, this time the attack was mainly carried out by the lower army and the disciples from the northern cities of our country. The upper army passed through the battle of Dayeze and Yangzhou. Already exhausted, it is really not suitable for another transfer."

Mi Buqi asked: "What about the military rations? It hasn't rained for half a year this year, and the grain production in every town has decreased.

In addition, we have fought against the Qi people on the western border for more than two months, and there is not much food left in the country.

Could it be that Yang Hu is going to order the towns to forcibly expropriate grain and grass? "

When Kong Zhong heard this, he was almost paralyzed: "He dares! If he dares to forcibly confiscate, I will not do this Luqiu Sikou! Whoever wants to do it will do it! The monarch just listened to his uncle's advice at the end of the year and ordered a reduction of the levy. Field tax.

I have already issued the order, and now I am asked to change my words. Doesn't this make me lose my trust with the people!
My uncle once said: Since ancient times, everyone has died, and the people cannot stand without faith.

I issue an order in the morning and change it in the evening, and so on, will the people still believe what I say in the future! "

Regarding Kong Zhong's words, Gao Chai, who works in the judicial department, deeply sympathizes.

He replied: "That's right, the master said: To a country of thousands of chariots, respect things and be trustworthy, be frugal and love others, and make the people timely.

To govern a large country with thousands of soldiers and chariots, one should carefully handle state affairs and abide by credit, be honest and not deceive, save financial expenses and cherish people's strength, and call for labor at the right time, and should not violate the farming season.

If the land tax is forced to be levied after the order is reduced, it is not believed.

The livelihood of the people is already very difficult, but they still want to attack Qi, which is not in line with the principle of frugal love.

Just to please the people of Jin country, we must do this, and I cannot agree to such an approach. "

When Yan Hui heard this, he said with a bitter face, "Actually...Yang Hu has no plan to impose land taxes."

As soon as Yan Hui said this, he set Zilu and Qin Shang, who had been in the army all year round, on fire.

"What?! Then Yang Hu is planning to let the soldiers eat grass!"

"Soldiers don't have the will to fight if they don't have enough to eat. Sending them to the battlefield without the will to fight is not sending them to fight, but sending them to die on the battlefield!"

Seeing their fury, Yan Hui hurriedly waved his hands to signal them to calm down.

"It's not enough to eat grass. Yang Hu intends to use the food I brought back from the state of Wei as military use, and because of this, so this time he will only use the lower army instead of the upper army when deploying troops to Qi. of troops."

Zilu and Qin Shang calmed down after hearing the words, but the two magistrates Mi Qi and Ran Qiu over there lost their temper again.

"How could Yang Hu embezzle the food that he brought back from Weiguo? These food are for emergency use of the people in the west!"

"The food is used by the army and lasts up to a month, but if it is used for disaster relief, it is a matter of saving more lives!

The grains brought in from Weiguo plus the grains stored in warehouses in various places, with these, can help the people survive the autumn harvest in the coming year.

Does Yang Hu understand the gains and losses? ! "

Yan Hui was bullied by them, even though he was as good-tempered as him, he couldn't help but get angry.

He asked the grandfather Gouzi beside him: "Zizhi! Can't you persuade the monarch to open the forest in the office in advance! With the wild animals and fruits in the forest, wouldn't the people be able to survive for a while?"

Gongzu Gou was stunned, and he stared back and asked, "Ziyuan! What do you mean by that? It's the end of winter, and the birds and beasts in the mountains and forests have passed through the severe winter. Now it's the time when they are the thinnest. How many people can be enough with that little meat?" Shared food?
In addition, spring will come after a while, which is the season for birds and beasts to breed. Now you let the mountains and forests let the people in, what will you do next year, and what will you do next year? "

Seeing that everyone was going to quarrel, Zai Yu hurriedly spoke out to dissuade them.

"I can help with the food issue."

As soon as the words came out, everyone turned their heads to look at Jai Yu: "My son, are you serious?"

Zaiyu said: "I have been hoarding grain since I came to Tuqiuyi last year. Although my personal ability is limited, fortunately I have Zigong's help, so I have accumulated a lot."

Yan Hui quickly asked, "How much is a lot?"

Zigong replied with a heartache on his face: "Aside from the part for Tu Qiuyi's own use, Ziwo and I can take out [-] shi of surplus grain at most."

Thirty thousand stones!
The huge number immediately stunned Yan Hui and the others.

With so much food, it is enough to support Lu and Qi to fight for another two months.

And if these grains are used in conjunction with the surplus grain in the granaries to help the people, then the State of Lu can also smoothly transition to the next autumn harvest.

"My son... my son, where did you get so much food?"

"Is there a way to make money selling books?"

With the blessing of Qian's ability, even Jae Yu's image instantly became taller in the eyes of everyone.

Zaiyu said, "Zigong and I can provide food. But this time we can provide food. If this happens again, how should we deal with it?"

As soon as Zaiyu finished speaking, the scene immediately fell into silence.

Everyone is not stupid, so they naturally understood what Jae Yu meant.

The reason why the state of Lu is short of food is because the state of Qi invaded the state of Lu.

The reason why Qi State invaded Lu State was because Yang Hu had always stood firmly on the side of Jin State.

The reason why Yang Hu insisted on firmly standing on the side of the Jin State was because he was not in the right position and needed the support of the hegemony, so he did not dare to sway easily on diplomatic occasions.

But now, the state of Lu followed the state of Jin, and ended up going to the state of Jin for help, and it took so much effort.

Such a boss, Yang Hu still obeys his advice.

This is no longer a general servility, it must be punched hard!

However, the idea of ​​eradicating Yang Hu has been lingering in everyone's minds for the past few years.

But due to Yang Hu's control over the Shang Army of Lu State, no one dared to put it into practice.

Now that Zaiyu is clarifying the issue, and there are so many people present, Confucian scholars look at me and I look at you.

At this point, they finally discovered that the strength that the Confucian students now possess...seems to be not small!

When everyone was silent, Zilu was the first to break the deadlock.

"My son! You just say, what to do! If you can destroy the Qi army in the Battle of Onozawa, I, Zhong You, have reason to believe that you can defeat Yang Hu! No matter how strong the Shang army is, it can still surpass the Qi people. Sailor?!"

It's good that Zilu didn't mention it. As soon as he said this, everyone immediately remembered Zaiyu's brilliant achievements.

Gongju, Onozawa, Yangzhou...

In recent years, because Zaiyu has printed and published too many books, everyone has forgotten that this senior doctor of the Lu Kingdom actually started his career with military exploits and rose to his current high position.

And Gao Zhang's sentence after he was captured, "I am not defeated by Yanghu, but I am defeated by Zaizi" was even more widely circulated in the State of Lu.

Coupled with the powerful propaganda campaign launched by Confucian Confucian scholars in cooperation with "Benevolence News", Zaiyu had the momentum of "the number one general of the Lu Kingdom" for a while.

Thinking of this, everyone present felt a lot more at ease.

But many people still have doubts in their hearts.

Yan Hui asked, "But... But isn't this considered rioting? I'm afraid it's not in accordance with etiquette?"

Wu Mashi also hesitated: "Of course it's not correct for a minister to take the order of the country. But if you want to eradicate Yang Hu, have you received an order from the monarch? If you decide to attack Yang Hu without accepting the order, that's a big deal." How is it different from Yanghu?"

When the two of them were questioning, the atmosphere that had just been activated fell into a freezing point again.

Zi Lu angrily wanted to accuse the two of them of being pedantic, but when Zi Gong saw this, he hurriedly stopped him.

The reason why everyone is called here today is to unify our thinking.

If they are allowed to scold them, how can they unanimously speak out?
Zigong said to Wuma Shi and Yan Hui: "You two, do you remember what Master once said: If people are not benevolent, what is it like to be polite? If people are not benevolent, what is it like to be happy?
Once upon a time, Lin Fang asked his master about the fundamentals of etiquette, and the master told him: etiquette means that it is better to be frugal than blindly seeking luxury.To handle a funeral, it is better to be truly sad than to handle it properly in the ceremony.

From this we can see that the root of etiquette lies in benevolence, as well as in the true inner thoughts.

Now, Yang Hu entrusts him with the name of Ji's family steward, and actually controls the power of Prime Minister Lu, acting like a national thief!

We are all the people of the Son of Heaven, who have cherished the legacy of Duke Zhou for generations and enjoyed the grace of his old man.

Now that the way is not good, and the treacherous and sycophant are in the court, I want to follow what Duke Zhou did, and perform the feat of defeating Cai and Ping.

This is a righteous thing on the side of the Qing emperor, how can it be said to be against etiquette?

All the gentlemen worship under the master's door, read poems and books during the day, practice the six arts at night, and be familiar with the changes of the past and the present.

At the beginning, when Taijia succeeded to the throne for three years, the political affairs were unclear, the tyranny was excessive, he did not follow the Tang law, and disturbed his morality, so Yi Yin exiled him to Tonggong for three years.

During the three years, Yi Yin became the regent of the country and ruled over the princes.

Three years later, Taijia felt repentant, so Yiyin welcomed Taijia and gave him the government.

When Taijia practiced virtue and did good deeds, all the princes of the world returned to Yin, and the people also got peace.

Yiyin was a virtuous prime minister in ancient times, but he made a move to exile Taijia.

The Duke of Zhou, a sage who enlightened the world, attacked his brothers Guan Shu and Cai Shu.

But is it okay to criticize them for violating etiquette?
I'm stupid and can't explain the reason. I hope you can explain it to me. "

After hearing this, Zaiyu couldn't help reaching out and patting Zigong's knee in the dim environment.

Good brother, at critical moments, you are still reliable.

And Zigong took advantage of this moment, and pressed a knife and coin into Zaiyu's palm calmly.

His meaning is also very obvious - need to add money!

Ran Qiu also stood up for Zaiyu at this time, in line with the professional ethics of eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor.

"Yang Hu is in power and tyrannizes the people. This is already the biggest violation of etiquette. However, instead of accusing Yang Hu of violating etiquette, you are holding on to Ziwo. Isn't this behavior that scholars and gentlemen should agree with? !"

Gao Chai also opened his mouth and said: "In the past, I didn't contribute to the country because I didn't have the ability. Now the monarchs hold the power, but one by one, they are evading the righteousness of rectifying the country by violating the etiquette. I can't understand whether this is compliance or cowardice. !"

Seeing that everyone was firing in unison, Zilu finally couldn't hold back anymore.

He reprimanded and said: "Zi I led the army to fight when the country was in crisis, to protect the family, the country and the country, and defeated the Qi army at the bank of Dayeze, which is enough to show that he is a loyal man of the country.

In the past, if you misunderstood Ziwo, it was because Ziwo failed to prove his behavior.

And now you don't want to trust me, that is your ignorance!
I, Zhong You, are not as eloquent as Zigong, Ziyou, and Zigao, but you should also understand that Zhong You is the most loyal word in his life!
Now I'm here to act as a guarantor for Ziwo. If his decision to eradicate Yang Hu is out of selfishness, then you don't need to blame me, I will kill him with a sword on the temple, and then I will kill myself with a horizontal sword and give you an explanation!
That's all I have to say, now who is in favor and who is against! "

After finishing speaking, Zilu untied the saber from his waist, and slapped it in front of everyone.

Now, finally, no one objected.

Because although Zilu has a bad temper, he has always regarded the two words of faith and righteousness as the foundation of his life, as he said.

The master once commented on him and said: Zilu has no promises.

It means that he will definitely fulfill all the promises made by Zilu on the same day, and will not leave it to a later date.

With Zilu as a guarantee, the students finally had no reason to object to Jaeyu.

Qi Diao nodded and said, "I'm also willing to trust me. How can someone who is willing to share weal and woe with the people be a thief?"

Seeing that the two senior brothers expressed their support, Zai Yu finally let go of the stone hanging in his heart.

He stood up and said, "The wishes of my life are nothing more than four points: to establish a heart for the world, to establish a life for the people, to inherit the knowledge of the past, and to bring peace to all generations. All students are willing to help me, and I am very grateful! "

After speaking, Jai Yu rolled up his sleeves, exposed his left arm, clenched his fist, and stretched out his arm.

Seeing this, Zilu also imitated Jae Yu's behavior, stretching out his fist to touch him.

Qi Diaokai struggled to get up, dragged his lame legs and came to them to punch.

Immediately afterwards, Zi Gong, Ran Qiu, Gao Chai, Shen Sui, Mi Buqi, Kong Li, Kong Zhong...

Everyone stretched out their fists and bumped together.

Everyone chanted together: "Build a heart for the world, establish a life for the people, inherit the knowledge of the past, and create peace for all generations!"

The voice is not loud, but it is extremely firm.

Zaiyu took a deep breath, and read aloud: "I declare that the Lixin Association will be established today!"

　I'll make an offer that readers can't refuse.

　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)