Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 226 I have traveled all over the world for a long time, and I must know the heroes of the world! (4K6)

In the evening, in the city of Qufu.

Zai Yu's carriage drove slowly on the street.

Suddenly, there was a thunderbolt in the sky, and the thunder rumbled.

Zaiyu looked up at the sky, the dark clouds gathered together and merged with the dark night sky, and occasionally lightning flashed across the sky, illuminating the sky.

The strong wind blew across the streets of Qufu, blowing up countless dead leaves and bringing up Jaiyu's plain white clothes.

A little rain slapped on the cheek of the steward Shi He, and he couldn't help but joyfully said: "My lord, it's finally raining!"

Unexpectedly, when Jai Yu heard this, he just laughed softly.

"A long drought and rain is indeed a great joy in life. Speaking of rain, I have asked you to learn "Poems" in the past few years. How many "Poems" about rain have you learned?"

Hearing Jae Yu's question, Shi He hurriedly recalled the learning achievements of the past two years.

He replied: "I remember a sentence in "Poetry": There is a luxuriant luxuriant, pray for rain, rain on my public land, and then affect my private.

These few sentences are used to describe the joy in the rain today, which is simply more appropriate. "

Jai Yu didn't answer when he heard this, but just sang.

"Haohaohaotian, not handsome and virtuous.

The rain has no limit, and it hurts my crops.

Famine was brought down, and the four kingdoms were beheaded.

Mintian Jiwei, Furufutu.

Shebi is guilty, and he is guilty.

If this is not a crime, I will be reduced to a shop..."

(You vast and long heaven, never willing to shine the light of your grace.

The heavy rain poured down without limit, destroying the crops I planted.

Just send death and famine everywhere, kill the princes of the Quartet and let the people suffer.

God is carrying the autumn wind to unleash tyranny, wanton and careless.

Let the guilty escape, and let their crimes be hidden.

On the contrary, like these innocent people, one after another fell to death...)
When Shi Heyi heard Jai Yu sing a poem, the smile on his face froze immediately.

Because Zaiyu sang "Rain Without Justice" in "Poetry".

Although it is also a poem about "Rain", "Yu Wuzheng" is called to write about the rain in the sky, but in fact it is referring to mulberry, scolding, yin and yang.

The beginning of this "Poem" is to accuse King Zhou You of not implementing a benevolent government and acting recklessly.

The middle part scolds the officials under the emperor who call themselves gentlemen, but they can't persuade the emperor. Instead, when the country is in trouble and Rongdi invades, they either lead the way or take advantage of the fire to rob.

Afterwards, he changed the subject and pointed the spearhead at the foreign princes who were supposed to protect the emperor, accusing them of abandoning the teachings of the former kings, abandoning the responsibility of the king, and ignoring the disaster of the Zhou royal family.

Finally, it is the part where the author of this poem mourns the misfortune of the emperor and angers the indisputable part of the emperor.

Shi He muttered in his mouth: "It's a pity that you can't speak. The gangster's tongue is out, and the Wei is tired. You can speak, and you can talk like a fluent, so you can rest when you bow."

(Poor! Those who are not good at talking, in fact, they are not stupid, they are devoted to their work!
Congratulations!Those who are eloquent and eloquent, relying on their eloquence and routines like running water, become a tumbler and will always be in a high position! )
When Shi He read this, he suddenly couldn't help turning his head to look at Jae Yu.

Is the Lord engaging in self-criticism?
But Shi He changed his mind.

That's not right, although the lord is eloquent, he can be regarded as doing his best.

Since the lord is not scolding himself, who is he scolding?
Shi He muttered again: "Wei said that I was an official, and the thorns are in peril. The cloud cannot be used, and the emperor is offended. The cloud can be used, and the friend is resented."

(Everyone in the world says that being a government official is very demanding and dangerous. If you don’t obey the will of the emperor, you will incur guilt from the emperor. If you follow the will of the emperor, you will get resentment from your friends.)
While muttering, Shi He drove the carriage, and after a while, he brought Jae Yu to today's destination.

He looked up at the house, and suddenly his heart tightened.

Yangfu!

He seemed to understand why Jae Yu sang "Rain Without Justice".

Should the lord...

Shi He raised his head and glanced at the dark clouds in the sky, not daring to think too much, he hurriedly helped Zaiyu get out of the car.

"My lord, it's going to rain, you better go into the house."

The gatekeeper of the Yang Mansion was already very familiar with Jai Yu, seeing him coming now, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him with a smile.

"Zaizi, Yangzi has been waiting for you for a long time."

Zai Yu nodded: "Please take me there, too."

"Please."

It wasn't the first time that Zai Yu came to Yang Hu's house as a guest, but this time was obviously different from the previous ones.

After the great victory in the Battle of Da Ye Ze, Yang Hu's ruling position in the State of Lu was once again stable, so he also moved back to live in Qufu from Yang Guan.

As for his fief in Yangguan, it was handed over to his younger brother Yang Yue to take care of it.

However, the mansion in Qufu was not used for a year after all, so after Yang Hu moved back, he ordered people to clean up and renovate it, and even expanded a lot on the original basis.

As soon as Zaiyu stepped into the gate of Yangfu, he saw many servants in the courtyard working with various tools.

Some were carrying soil with their shoulders and hands, some were building bricks and walls, and some in groups were carrying trees dug from the outskirts of the city.

Zai Yu asked, "What is this doing?"

The gatekeeper replied with a smile when he heard the words.

"Yangzi plans to build a new pond and a cellar for ice storage in the east courtyard. Fishing and entertainment can be done here in spring and summer, and it will be more convenient to store ice in autumn and winter.

At that time, Zaizi, you can also come to your house as a guest. Wouldn't it be nice to have some iced drinks to cool off in summer? "

When Zai Yu heard this, he couldn't help feeling a little toothache.

In fact, the ice cellar was not the first to be used by Yang Hu.

In "Zhou Li", there is an official position in charge of ice storage and use, called Lingren.

These Lingren organized criminals to go to the river to dig and transport ice for Zhou Tianzi in winter, and took out the ice from the cellar in summer for use.

Sometimes, they also store some basic off-season vegetables in the ice cellar, so that the emperor can eat the freshness of the four seasons at any time.

Zhou Tianzi had such enjoyment, and the princes naturally could not be left behind.

Some great monarchs even build so-called "cold palaces" and "ice kitchens", which are also called air-conditioned rooms in later generations.

Ling people put 'ice mirrors' filled with ice cubes in these rooms, and as the ice cubes melted, they could achieve the purpose of cooling down.

But this air-conditioned room is good, but it is too expensive.

When summer comes, if the monarch wants to turn on the air conditioner and eat popsicles every day, how many ice cubes should be stored?

Therefore, although most monarchs in spring and autumn also want to be cool in summer, they still try to exercise restraint in general.

After all, Monarch, you don't want to be given a posthumous title of You or Li after you die, do you?

When Yang Hu was repairing the ice cellar, Zai Yu couldn't say anything, after all, there were quite a few Qing doctors who built a small ice cellar at home.

But you have to watch the time when you repair the ice cellar.

Now that the people in the country are tightening their belts one by one to live, why do you still leave it here to repair the ice cellar?
You don't know what's going on in the country right now!

Put it here to repair the ice cellar!
Tiger!

Are you drifting again? !

What's wrong with being afraid that you won't die fast enough?

When Zaiyu thought of this, his pace quickened a lot in an instant.

When he came to the main hall, he happened to see Yang Hu drinking alone with a candle.

At this moment, there was a thunderclap, and bright light flashed across the scene, reflecting Zai Yu like a shadow in a painting.

The heavy rain poured down, and the bean-sized raindrops fell with a clatter, forming streams of 'streams' in the courtyard.

Seeing him coming, Yang Hu couldn't help laughing and got up and said, "Oh! Damn me!"

He walked towards Jai Yu affectionately, and he was still muttering: "The wind and rain are like darkness, and the rooster is crowing endlessly. Now that you see a gentleman, Yunhu is not happy! Come, please come in quickly!"

Zai Yu stood outside the door, just bent over, but did not step in.

Seeing this, Yang Hu couldn't help frowning.

"My son, what do you mean?"

Zaiyu heard the words, but still did not answer.

Yang Hu was a little angry now, but because of the great achievements Zai Yu had made for him in recent years, he still suppressed his anger as much as possible and asked.

"Could it be that I, Yang Hu, have some disrespectful status that makes you unwilling to accept me?"

Zai Yu finally spoke at this time: "I heard that the Qi State sent an envoy to redeem Gao Zhang the day before yesterday, but you did not agree. What is the reason?"

When Yang Hu heard this, his originally tense face finally eased a lot.

"Oh! I thought it was something. If it's something high-profile, come in and I can talk to you slowly."

Zai Yu replied: "I heard that you don't intend to agree to the Qi people's request to redeem Gao Zhang, but also plan to hand him over to the Jin people. Is this to continue the war with Qi?"

Yang Hu nodded and said: "The people of Qi humiliate me, arrogant and arrogant, how can I let him do what he wants?"

Zaiyu asked again: "Then I just saw that your mansion is under construction, planning to build ponds, gardens, and summer icehouses?"

Hearing this, Yang Hu finally couldn't help persuading: "I, my life is only a few decades. You and I have made great achievements for the country, shouldn't we get some corresponding enjoyment?"

When Zaiyu heard this, he pretended to be worried and said, "It's okay to enjoy nature. However, I'm afraid you are not enough to sit on the high platform now, right?"

Yang Hu asked: "How do you say this?"

Zaiyu replied: "Once upon a time Jin Gongzi Chong'er was exiled abroad, and when he passed through the country of Cao, Cao Gonggong was rude to him.

Li Chengji's wife said to Li Chengji, "The monarch is rude to Chong'er."However, I observed that the courtiers who followed Chonger in exile are all sages. If these people can help him return to the state of Jin, they will definitely attack our state of Cao.Why don't you take advantage of Chong'er's embarrassment and give him kindness to protect yourself? '

Li Chengji listened to her suggestion and gave Chong'er a pot of porridge and a piece of jade.

Chong Er and his party accepted the porridge and returned the jade bi to Li Chengji.

After Chong'er returned to the state of Jin and succeeded him as the king, he really ordered to crusade against the state of Cao.

After the Jin army conquered Cao State, they specially ordered the three armies not to invade the lane where Li Shiji lived, and his family was thus preserved.

The song is complete, and the wrong is straight. This is the truth.

Now it's time to dishonor your reputation and irritate your emotions.

If you can forgive his mistakes and let him return to Qi, wouldn't it be more honorable for you to be magnanimous?

And Gao Zhang has received your kindness, if one day, Qi State defeated Lu State, wouldn't he dare not repay your kindness?
I've heard: Everything has a culmination.Happiness to the extreme will turn into sorrow.When things flourish to the extreme, they tend to decline.

Now you have led your army to defeat Qi and captured Gao Zhang and other Qi generals.

In the state of Lu, there is no more outstanding contribution, nor is there any more outstanding record than this.

Your prestige in the country of Lu has reached the peak that you can achieve, and may decline at any time.

And Gao Zhang, as the Shangqing of Qi, his reputation in the world has also fallen to the bottom, and he may recover at any time.

Now, the State of Qi wants to send someone to redeem him, if you don't agree, it will definitely deepen the resentment of the people of Qi towards you, and the Gao family will definitely regard you as an enemy.

And if you put Gao Zhang back, our country of Lu can get the property provided by the people of Qi, and Gao Zhang is the loser, and the Gao family of Qi will definitely be grateful to you.

In this way, you can reap the friendship from Qi Shiqing's family.

If you have many friends and few enemies, then your position in the State of Lu will be stable.

And if you give Gao Zhang to the Fan family of the Jin State, for Fan Yang, he is the ruler of the Jin State, and there is no possibility of going further.

Therefore, whether you give Gao Zhang to him or not will not affect his status in Jin, so it will not change his attitude towards you.

And if you give Gao Zhang to the prosperous Zhao family in the state of Jin, the fate of Le Qi in the state of Song can still be vividly remembered.

Now even the Shangqing of the Song State has suffered a miserable end because of entering the battle of the Jin State's six ministers, why did you go to this muddy water? "

Zai Yu came here today to intercede with Gao Zhang.

Almost everyone in the upper circles of Lu State knew that Yang Hu held a grudge against Zhang Zhang.

But Yang Hu didn't dare to kill him, so he planned to send him to the state of Jin, wanting to kill him with a knife.

But Qihou is not stupid, if Gao Zhang is killed by Jin people, the first one to be beaten must be Lu Guo.

And Zaiyu turned around and couldn't explain it to Marquis Qi.

If Gao Zhang hadn't been killed, then the State of Lu would have lost a bargaining chip in negotiating with the State of Qi.

Why do you say it was lost for nothing?
Because more than two years ago, Zaiyu followed Ji Sunsi and Mengsun Heji to the state of Jin, and presented them with a large number of prisoners and property of the state of Zheng, but he did not see Fan Yang acknowledging his favor!
Yang Hu laughed out loud after listening to Jae Yu's words.

"Extreme prosperity must decline, and extreme joy begets sorrow. My son, you can always put forward such an interesting point of view. But, how do you know that now is my apex?"

As soon as Zai Yu heard this, he immediately felt a little bad.

"Yangzi, what do you mean?"

Yang Hu glanced around, lowered his voice and said to him, "You follow me in first."

Zaiyu walked into the house and sat down in front of a few desks.

Yang Hu dismissed the servants in the house and ordered them to close the door.

In the empty main hall, only two small oil lamps were flickering.

Yang Hu's face was brimming with alcohol, he asked, "My son, do you know about dragons?"

When Jai Yu heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

He glanced at the stormy sky outside the window, the thunder and lightning flickering among the clouds, and at Yang Hu who was smiling but not smiling.

In desperation, Zaiyu found the chopsticks in front of the case, and replied.

"Birds, I know they can fly. Fish, I know they can swim. Beasts, I know they can walk. As for dragons, their virtue is so great that I dare not speak lightly."

Yang Hu laughed out loud after hearing this, and then said meaningfully.

"I'm joking, son. You are knowledgeable and talented. How can you not know the changes of dragons?"

Zai Yu figured out Yang Hu's intentions, and tentatively replied: "If Yang Zi insists on me talking, then I have no choice but to steal those hearsay remarks to answer your question."

Yang Hu filled his wine glass with a smile: "Please tell me."

Zai Yu said: "Dragon, born in the hair, born in the stormy waves.

Watching its changes, it can be big or small, it can be promoted or hidden.

If it is big, it will make clouds and fog.If it is small, it hides its form.

Ascension, it soars among the universe.Hidden means lurking within the waves. "

When Yang Hu heard this, he suddenly grabbed Jae Yu's hands tightly.

"Flying dragons to control the sky must rely on the power of clouds and rain. You must rely on the strength of your thighs to prosper. Son, what do you think?"

As soon as Yang Hu finished speaking, there was a sound of thunder outside the window at the same time.

The shining lights complement each other, almost illuminating the dimly lit room like daylight.

Zaiyu was startled, quick to gain wisdom, got up and said: "I saw Yangzi today, but I still saw Longxie!"

Yang Hu looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "Winter is gone, and spring is coming. It is the time when the dragons are changing, and the wind and rain are flourishing. I have a son and me, so why worry about the big things not being done, why not get the credit?!"

Zaiyu turned his heart to one side, and asked, "Yangzi, if you put it this way, the counterattack against Qi is actually..."

Yang Hu said: "Sanhuan is the moth of the country, I want to get rid of it quickly. May I help me?"

Zai Yu originally thought that Yang Hu was planning to take it slowly, but he didn't expect him to dare to play so big.

But the matter has come to this point, and he has no time to hesitate.

He cupped his hands and said in a trembling voice: "Yangzi, it's okay to say it! Zaiyu will go through fire and water, and he will do whatever he wants!"

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　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)