Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 252 There Are Unexpected Gains? (4K8)

Although Zaiyu explained the truth very clearly, everyone knew in their hearts that whether to let go of Shusun Zhe is not a matter of reason or not. The key point still lies in whether the interests of all parties can reach a consensus.

Zaiyu's words on the scene only gave Gonglian Chufu a step down. As for whether he wants to go down the donkey or not, it still depends on what Mengsun Heji standing behind him thinks, and Ji Sunsi and Shusun Zhouchou think about it. How to deal with Yang Hu's traitorous party.

Among the crowd, the most helpless is the uncle and grandson.

He turned his back and let out a long sigh, hating himself for being blindheaded and believing in the oath.

He had done bad things all his life, and finally wanted to do it according to the rules, but he ended up like this.

If I had known earlier, I might as well have chopped my brother up with a single knife.

In this case, at least there is someone to accompany you on the road.

Chufu Gonglian said, "I heard that some crimes can be pardoned, but some crimes cannot be pardoned. Now, my uncle and grandson have committed the crime of treason and tried to kill their elder brother.

This is a double capital crime.Now, although he has kept his oath and released his uncle and grandson, can he avoid the crime of treason!
It is said in the chapter of "Lu Xing" in "Book": Comparing crimes up and down, there is no arrogance and disorderly speech, don't use it, but only observe the law, and the trial will restrain it.The upper sentence is moderately light, and the lower sentence is served.The punishment is severe, and the sentence is served.

When judging a guilty person, compare his crimes from top to bottom, do not confuse confessions, and do not adopt laws that have been abolished. You should carefully examine the case and follow the punishment, and you must carefully examine it.

If a felony has been committed, but the circumstances of the crime are relatively minor, the penalty will be reduced by one class for the crime.

If the crime committed is relatively minor, but the circumstances are serious, it must be dealt with severely, and must be punished with a large punishment.

Now, the plot of uncle and grandson killing relatives is relatively mild, but the crime of rebellion is extremely bad.

Even if the two phases cancel each other out, they should still be killed by thousands of knives.

You are an excellent disciple of Confucius, and you are familiar with the essence of "Poetry", "Book", "Ritual" and "Music".

That being the case, how can you abandon the teaching of "Lu Xing" and only take the oath of the oath as the standard?

Isn't this a violation of etiquette and abandoning the principles established by King Mu and Marquis Lu? "

As soon as Zai Yu heard this, his whole body became energetic.

grandma's!
The virgin father!

Are you driving too big?

Moved out "Lu Xing"!
Chufu Gonglian's words were extremely sharp and his arguments were very clear, and he pulled out King Mu of Zhou and Marquis Lu as banners.

This kind of argument, even if it was replaced by most of the disciples in Confucianism, would have to be suppressed by Gong Lian Chufu.

Because although the disciples of Confucianism all read poetry and books and practice the six arts, but because Confucius taught differently from person to person, so the specialties of Confucian students are different.

For someone like Gong Lian Chufu who raised the question of "Lu Xing" alone, I am afraid that the only one in the Confucian school who can answer calmly is Qi Diao Kai, who specializes in the profound meaning of "Book", or is good at political affairs. Ran Qiu, Zilu, Gao Chai and others.

But unfortunately, Jae Yu is also interested in "Book".

And in order to make his new Zhou rituals, Zai Yu even studied the poems, books, rituals and music from beginning to end.

For such a person who is always thinking about where to dig out the roots of Zhou etiquette, Chufu Gonglian refuted it with "Lu Xing", obviously asking for trouble.

Zai Yu said: "Since you use "Lu Xing" to explain, you should know that "Lu Xing" also said:
The severity of the various sentences allows for some flexibility.The punishment is light or heavy, the same or different, according to the actual situation.

Judging cases cannot only rely on clever words and eloquence. Only by being kind and fair can the judgment be accurate.

Judgments should be judged with pity, and the criminal records should be checked clearly, and each other should be considered, and justice should be the standard.

Whether it is punishment or punishment, it must be verified in detail.

To achieve the verdict of the case, people are convinced.People are also convinced if the verdict is changed.

Now, you want to impose the death penalty on Shusun Zhe, but you can't convince him. Does this meet the criteria for punishment?

The reason why he did not obey the punishment was precisely because you were willing to swear an oath with him before, and at the price of releasing your uncle and grandson, in exchange for forgiveness of his crimes.

To make a promise but be unwilling to keep it is a practice that is detrimental to benevolence and righteousness.

As for the serious crime of treason, without informing the king, the officers, and the judges, he arbitrarily advocates convicting others, and executes the criminals alone, which is not in line with the principle of using punishment.

What's more, Sanhuan has been in charge of the great affairs of Lu State for generations. The people of Lu State all follow the example of Ji, Meng, and Uncle Sun. If Sanhuan doesn't care about the binding effect of the oath, then this kind of behavior will soon spread among the people. .

As the saying goes: if the same goes for the same thing, the vulgarity will come true.The defeat of the country and the chaos of the people really started here.

In the past, Duke Wen of the Jin Dynasty practiced frugality and simple clothing, food, housing, and transportation. He admired scholars who could live in peace and happiness. Therefore, Duke Wen's officials all wore furs sewn from ewe leather, leather belts to hang sabers, and hats made of cooked silk.

Every day from morning to night, wearing this attire, he went in and out of the Duke's Palace of Jin, and countless people came to see Duke Wen.

What is the reason for this?

This is because the superior set an example first, so the subordinates followed his example.

Now, if you intend to make Sanhuan betray the oath of the alliance, abandon his oath, and disregard the restraint of the gods, go and execute his uncle and grandson.

So, why do we have to go to great lengths to expel Yanghu?

I'm afraid that in the near future, people like Yang Hu who broke their oaths and betrayed their lord will appear in the country of Lu like a great river.

Back then, Dayu was far away from his wife, children, and children, and it took him 13 years to lead his tribe to dredge the rivers and rivers in the world, so that the water flowed into the rivers and no longer flowed across the land and harmed the people.

However, just one word from you today is enough to make the country of Lu fall into the 'torrent' again.

It is easy to kill a person, but difficult to stop a river.It is easy to deal with chaos and crimes, but it is difficult to go against the trend.

At that time, do you still plan to draw the long sword from your waist to cut off the rushing river and the unhealthy atmosphere that has been established?

This kind of practice is not only detrimental to benevolence and righteousness, but also corrupts morality. It is not in line with etiquette. Please forgive Zaiyu for his lack of talent and learning. "

Zaiyu's words were very serious, even a strong man like Chufu Gonglian couldn't help being weak when he heard it.

Zaiyu's three arguments are "harming benevolence and righteousness", "corrupting the atmosphere", and "destroying the ritual system". Among them, the last point is "destroying the ritual system" which hits the pain point of the public.

Originally, it was good that he didn't mention the punishment, but when he mentioned it, he directly changed the nature of whether to kill his uncle and grandson.

Originally, he didn't say anything, but directly killed his uncle and grandson, and he could justify himself by quelling the rebellion and holding the entire Meng family.

Now when it comes to punishment, the life and death of the uncle and grandson has become a question of the number of sentences, and the final result should be handed over to the judicial system of Lu State.

Such a serious crime as treason must be investigated and collected by judges, and then handed over to Yousi for verification, and then the case will be tried by the chief officer, and then handed over to the monarch for review and confirmation before a final conclusion can be drawn.

And in this set of procedures, as a retainer of the Meng family, he should not be involved at all.

Gong Lianchu's father originally wanted to use "Lu Xing" to go online to force Zai Yu to submit.

In the end, it didn't work out, Jae Yu was superior, and instead used "Lu Xing" to kick him out of the game.

At this time, no matter how tough Father Gonglian was, he knew that he should back down.

With a long sigh, he bent down and said: "My talents and learning are low, and I have not understood the true meaning of the "Book". Today, I have indeed benefited a lot from you. As for my uncle and grandson, I will do as you said. Bar."

As for Shusun Zhouchou and Ji Sunsi on the side, after listening to Zaiyu's words, they couldn't help firming up their idea that they couldn't kill Shusun Zhe.

What made Gong Lian Chufu back down was 'disobedience to etiquette', and what moved the two insects was 'corruption'.

In fact, they also knew in their hearts that the reason why Yang Hu dared to play against the top was that he learned from Sanhuan after all?
All the people in the whole country can accuse Yang Hu of committing chaos, but San Huan can't do it.

Sanhuan dared to expel the late Lord Zhaogong, so Yanghu kidnapped Ji Sunsi and wanted to replace Sanhuan, it didn't seem too much.

Ji Sunsi and Shusun Zhouchou didn't realize this before, but Zaiyu's words woke them up today.

They also bowed to Zai Yu one after another: "We have no objection to your view on this matter."

Seeing that everyone no longer objected, Zaiyu couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief.

Gong Lian Chufu and the others did not object because they each had their own plans.

As for Zaiyu, he wanted to save his uncle and grandson. Of course, it was not because of any friendship, but because his betrayal of the alliance in public really affected his reputation in the state of Lu.

Although anyone who is familiar with Jae Yu knows that Jae Yu is a guy who repeatedly tests the bottom line of benevolence, righteousness and morality.

But the people of the state of Lu didn't know Zaiyu's true face. According to the people, Tuqiu Zaizi was an outstanding example of a gentleman under the disciples of Confucius.

It is precisely because Zai Yu has both great achievements and a reputation for benevolence that it is much easier for him to do things in Lu State than ordinary officials.

The same thing, when Yang Hu is doing it, others tend to think of the bad, thinking that Huzi is planning to do some big work again.

And if Zai Yu handles it, on the contrary, the people are always willing to think from a good place.

Even if Jae Yu messed things up, everyone still thinks that he didn't do it on purpose, but that villains were behind it.

Or, there must be something unspeakable hidden in it.

If you smashed the golden signboard of his son just because of a mere uncle, it would be really worth the candle.

Thinking of this, Zai Yu couldn't help but secretly slandered in his heart: "The next time I meet this kind of thing, I won't come! Damn, I came here to help out with good intentions, but I almost put myself in it. In the future, if I Again……"

Unexpectedly, Zaiyu hadn't finished cursing when he suddenly saw his uncle and grandson coming to worship him.

"The Zaizi's great kindness, I can never forget it. If I don't give up, I am willing to leave the Ji family and worship under your tent as a minister."

And after Uncle Sun Zhe expressed his position, those party members and soldiers who had followed him to attack Uncle Sun's family also put down their weapons and bowed down.

"I am also willing to follow Zaizi."

"Um?!"

Seeing this, Zai Yu frowned, and exclaimed in his heart: "There are unexpected gains?!"

He thought about it for a while, and soon understood the reason why Shusun Zhe and these soldiers did this.

Although Chufu Gonglian and others were persuaded by him, they were willing to let them go.

But judging from the attitude of these people who planned to betray the oath before, they still don't believe in ghosts.

Although they verbally agreed to fulfill their promises now, it is not impossible to settle accounts after the fall.

Instead of continuing to follow Ji's family, it's better to just close your eyes and turn your back on Zaiyu.

Any fool can see how much face Zaiyu has with Sanhuan, and he is so particular about his work.

Follow him, enter, you can seek wealth, retreat, and protect your relatives.

Zaiyu figured this out, and couldn't help but look at his uncle and grandson.

You can't tell at ordinary times, but you are still a fucking smart person!
Zai Yu glanced roughly at the soldiers present, and felt that there were at least a few hundred men.

Therefore, he had no choice but to pretend to be distressed and said to his uncle and grandson: "Although I am willing to take you in, but you are all virtuous men of the Ji family, I am afraid that Ji will not agree!"

When Ji Sunsi heard the words, he naturally knew what Jae Yu meant.

But he glanced at the number of people in front of him, and he must not be happy to send so many people directly to Zaiyu.

But the atmosphere has already been heightened here, and if he refuses to agree, he is worried that this group of people will be rebellious.

While Ji Sunsi was thinking, Shusun Zhouchou came to his side.

Although Shusun Zhouchou was wounded and grinned in pain, he didn't forget to shoot the fire from the side at this time.

As far as he is concerned, as long as it is something that can make the Ji family bleed, he agrees with both hands.

He whispered.

"Zaizi made great contributions today to expel Yang Hu and restore the Ji family. If you can't reward him, I'm afraid the people of the country will not want to do their best for you in the future!
What's more, these people are also mixed with Yang Hu's rebels and scholars raised by Shusun Zhouchou. If you force them to stay, how do you plan to use them?
Instead of worrying about this problem for you, it is better to hand over these people to Zaizi for enlightenment.

In this way, you can not only gain the good reputation of generous rewards, but also keep away from villains with evil natures. Why not do it? "

Ji Sunsi was a little moved when he heard the words, but it still made him feel a little heartbroken to ask him to send hundreds of households to Zaiyu at once.

So, he turned his head to look at Chufu Gonglian again, and began to ask his opinion.

"What does Gong Lianzi think?"

Chufu Gonglian is also a down-to-earth faction, if you ask him, of course he agrees.

But he was quite dissatisfied with Zaiyu's actions of obstructing him several times, so when Ji Sunsi asked him, he secretly made a stumbling block.

"I also agree with my uncle and grandson. It's just that these people are sinners of treason. Even if the monarch is benevolent and finally decides to forgive their capital crimes, they should not be allowed to escape all punishment.

I think you might as well report the situation to the monarch and order Zaizi to lead these people to conquer the cities that followed Yanghu's rebellion.

In this way, they can also use their military exploits to offset the punishment they deserve.

If the people of the country know about this, they will definitely appreciate your fairness and clear rewards and punishments. "

When Ji Sunsi heard this, his eyes lit up.

That's right!

Anyway, those cities will be attacked sooner or later.

Instead of sending out an army that obeys the Ji clan to attack, it is better to use these rebellious people to attack.

Siege warfare has always been difficult to fight, and the casualties of the attacking side have always been huge.

If the proposal of Chufu Gonglian was adopted, the death of these people during the siege would not be regarded as Ji's loss, but Zaiyu's loss.

In this way, he has both face and liking, and no one can say a word about him.

And Zaiyu leads the army to attack the city, if he succeeds, then he can use the reason that Yanghu is a retainer of the Ji family, so his fief should belong to the Ji family, and take those cities over.

Don't be dissatisfied with Mrs. Meng and Uncle Sun. If you are not convinced, we can sit down and chat slowly.

As a gentleman of the Lu State, Mencius and his uncle must be good at mathematics, right?
I'm going to ask you a question.

Question: There are 500 brigades and 25 brigades in the first army. How many people are there in the first army?
I am in a hurry, please answer as soon as possible.

After thinking about this point, Ji Sunsi felt that he was really a sashimi for King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty—seven orifices are exquisite!

Of course, it doesn't matter if Zaiyu can't attack those rebellious cities.

In that case, even if Doctor Tuqiu is not capable, the people of Qufu and the officials in the court should not bully me in front of me.

It's not that I haven't given Dr. Tu Qiu support.

These hundreds of people were all taken out of Ji's hands!

Moreover, my Ji family has given so much support, so I can't let me pay for it all, can I?

Shouldn't the Shusun family and the Meng family give Zai some support?

Crusade against rebellious cities is a state affair, and as much as my Ji family spends, my uncle Sun and Meng family have to keep up.

The three Huan are all Shangqing of the Lu State, so there should be no difference.

Since you have received the favor of the country, how can you two not assume the responsibilities of the country?

For a moment, Ji Sunsi only felt refreshed, and he suddenly realized, he laughed loudly.

"I heard that a gentleman is beautiful when he is an adult, but evil when he is not. Since you are willing to submit to Zaizi, how dare I stop it?"

Jai Yu didn't expect Ji Sunsi to be so happy.

"Ji Zi, what do you mean?"

Ji Sunsi pretended to part with the pain and said: "I have no virtue, so I can't restrain my subjects. My retainer Uncle Sun Zhe, and this traveler under his command, are all entrusted to you. From now on, They are now your subjects."

　The beauty of a reader lies in his focus on reading... I look at readers not by their appearance, but by their inner taste and intimacy.

　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
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