Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 258
Regarding Zhao Yang's request, Zai Yu thought about it, and it was not easy to refuse it directly.

After all, if he wants to compete with Sanhuan in the country in the future, he will have to rely on the support of foreign forces like the Zhao family.

If he wanted to fight Sanhuan on his own, then Yang Hu's lessons from the past are still vivid in his memory.

In this era, there are generally three conditions for the families of ministers and officials who are in charge of state affairs in various countries.

First, princes and generals must have kindreds, that is, there are prominent figures in the ancestors, and the heads of the family can be born in large numbers.

The second is to win the support of the people of the country, that is, the family itself is strong.

Third, it is necessary to have strong foreign aid abroad, that is, to do a good job in diplomatic work.

Among these three conditions, at least two of them must be met before it is possible to challenge the ruling position.

Take the Fan family, the current ruling family of Jin State, as an example.

First of all, Fan's ancestors are prominent.

The ancestors of their family were entrusted by the Emperor Xia and took on the great responsibility of the Dragon Clan, responsible for raising dragons for the Xia royal family, and offering dragon meat soup to Xia Zi on time.

In the Shang Dynasty, Wei Shi, the pig, was transferred to be responsible for raising pigs for the emperor of Shang, and offered pork and pigskin according to the season.

At the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, as a descendant of Emperor Yao, he was transferred to the Du family of Tang Dynasty.

Later, when King Xuan of Zhou was in power, he ordered the execution of all baby girls born that year because he heard rumors that there would be women endangering the state of the Zhou Dynasty.

Du Bo, the ancestor of the Fan family, was angered and executed for admonishing King Xuan not to listen to rumors. He was also deprived of the feudal kingdom.

Uncle Xi, the son of Du Bo, was afraid of being implicated, so he fled overnight to the state of Jin, where he was worshiped as a judge and was in charge of the prisons of the state of Jin.

So Uncle Xi took the official sergeant as his surname and established the surname Qi.

Later, because of their meritorious service in the Battle of Bi, the descendants of Uncle Xi led the Jin army to attack the three tribes of Chidijia, Liuyu, and Duochen. They were also entrusted by Jin Jinggong to go to Wangji to help the royal family resolve internal disputes , and carried forward the inheritance of law in the family, and revised the laws of Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties for Jin.

Because of these meritorious deeds, after the death of Xun Lin's father, the Scholars Association formally took over the post of General of the Chinese Army and became the ruler of the Jin State. He was also the first ruling secretary to emerge from the Fan family of the Jin State.

And because of the outstanding meritorious service of the Shihui, he also got Suiyi and Fanyi as family fiefs, and the descendants of the Shihui took Fanyi as their surname and established the Qi surname Fan.

Since the beginning of the Scholars Association, there have been four ruling ministers, Fan Xie, Fan Shuo, Fan Ji, and Fan Bram, in the Fan family of the Jin Dynasty.

When Fan Yang, the current head, was already in power of the sixth generation of the Fan family of Jin.

Since Uncle Xi, the Fan family has been cultivating in Jin for 300 years.

300 years may sound light, but if you compare it with many dynasties in later generations, you can see the weight of this time.

There were 16 emperors in the Ming Dynasty, and Guozuo was 276 years old.

There were 11 emperors in the Qing Dynasty, and Guozuo was 276 years old.

There were 21 emperors in the Tang Dynasty, and Guozuo was 289 years old.

As for the remaining short-lived Qin and Sui, I will not mention it.

That is to say, Fan's time in running the state of Jin was far longer than that of most dynasties in later generations.

And the subjects under the management of the Fan family have long attached themselves to the Fan family, and they don't know the emperor, regardless of the Marquis of Jin.

Therefore, their basic base is more than twice as solid as Lu's Sanhuan.

However, it is not the scariest thing to have a Fan family in Jin State. The most terrifying thing is that there are six families like the Fan family in Jin State.

In fact, at the very beginning, there were far more than six families. There were actually five other families comparable to the Six Qings in the Jin Kingdom: the Hu family, the Xian family, the Que family, the Xu family, and the Luan family.

Among these five families, the few had three ministers in charge, and the Que family had the most seven.

It's just that due to one reason or another, these five companies withdrew from the stage of history one after another.

If they still exist today, then the political situation in Jin State would be even more lively.

I have to say that the Duke of Jin is really a great blessing, these eleven families take turns to 'serve' the Marquis of Jin alone.

This is also the reason why all discerning people in the world feel that the Jin government is completely hopeless.

If the Fan family only had the first two points, then Zhao Yang would not have struggled in Jin.

Most importantly, Fan's achievements on the diplomatic front are also very fruitful.

Because Uncle Xi, the ancestor of the Fan family, served as a judge when he came to the state of Jin, the law has always been the family tradition of the Fan family, and it has always been their authority.

Through this, the Fan family also carried out various "academic exchanges" with the legal families of various Xia countries, exchanged information with them, and concluded marriages.

Among the families that have been friendly with the Fan family for generations include: the Liu family who assisted the emperor of Zhou, the Ji family who was one of the three Huan of the Lu State, the Dai Huan family who controlled the Song State's great politics, and the Song State Dai family who influenced the Zheng Dynasty. Zheng Guohan, one of the Seven Mus of the country's destiny.

It is precisely because the Fan family has good relations with these families that Fan Yang enjoys a huge influence in the world and has a huge bonus of public opinion.

This is the reason why Fan Yang was able to plant the pot on Zhao Yang so smoothly.

Therefore, even a family with deep roots in Jin like the Fan family had to rely on diplomatic means to help them fight against political opponents.

For an upstart like Zaiyu who has only been sealed for a few years, if he wants to overthrow Sanhuan, become the ruling secretary, and reach the pinnacle of his life, he must rely on the assistance of external forces.

Besides, if others don't know the development of history, how can Zaiyu not know the development of history?
Fan Yang will not live for a few years. After his death, Zhao Yang will rise like a newborn sun in the state of Jin.

Anyone who looks down on him because he is being overwhelmed by Fan's now will have to pay for it sooner or later.

Is there any way to help Zhao Yang without causing Lu to be involved in the struggle between Qi and Jin again?
Zaiyu pondered for a while, and suddenly an idea popped into his mind.

Or take Wei Guo to open a knife?

Although our state of Lu can't take care of Qi, can't we also take care of Wei, Qi's ally?

But as soon as this idea arose in Jae Yu's mind, he quickly rejected it.

Although it is true that it is not difficult to teach Weiguo a lesson, it would be too unkind to do so, right?

He just gave Marquis Wei an idea of ​​betraying the state of Jin, and when Zaiyu turned his head around, he led the army of the state of Lu to kill him like a chicken. Isn't this fishing for law enforcement?

This is not our age.

Moreover, once I really do this, and Weihou later tells all the stories between me and him, then my Zaizi's reputation in the world will not be so bad?

No matter from the perspective of idealism or realism, this deal is not worth doing.

While advocating that everyone should follow the teachings of 'benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith', I ended up doing backstabbing myself.

In this way, who will believe in my theory in the future?
Zai Yu lowered his head and frowned in thought. When he was in a dilemma, he suddenly saw the Yangguan Tiger Talisman hanging on his waist.

In an instant, ghostly excuses flooded my mind.

Zai Yu said: "Our country has just been hit by floods and droughts, and also by the chaos of the Yanghu. Now the people's livelihood in the country is exhausted and the soldiers are tired. From the top to the king and the common people, everyone is lazy and disheartened.

But Zhao Zi treated me well, when I was poor and humble, he treated me with more courtesy.Later, I, Zai's business travel business started, and when I was doing business in the state of Jin, the Zhao family opened the door for us.

I can assure Zhao Zi that this time, I will definitely use what I have learned in my life to lobby the monarch and Sanhuan, and I will tell them my interests and interests with emotion and reason, in order to repeat the good things of Lu and Jin in the past.

Please convey to Zhao Zi that even if the monarch and Sanhuan are unwilling to send troops, I still would like to personally lead three hundred people from Tuqiu to the state of Jin to help the Zhao family. "

Although Hu Hui looks like a big and three rough, but he can be sent by Zhao Yang to be Zhao Wuxie's emperor, so how can he be a stupid person?

He immediately heard the implication of Jae Yu's words.

Zaiyu can do this, but there is no guarantee that it will be done.

However, the Tiger Club did not expect that a small-scale civil war broke out in the country of Lu in the past two days.

He exclaimed: "When I was in the Jin Kingdom, I heard about the notoriety of Yanghu in your country. It was said that he hijacked the lord and usurped the state affairs. I didn't expect that now, he still has the courage to plot rebellion."

Zai Yu sighed, "Who said it wasn't? If Yang Hu's rebellion plan hadn't been leaked, maybe when you saw me, I wouldn't be Dr. Tuqiu anymore."

Huhui heard the words, and he couldn't help feeling the impermanence of fate: "Life is alive, life, death, wealth, and honor are indeed only a matter of thought! If Yang Hu succeeds, you will either go abroad now, or become a prisoner of your rank, right? "

Prisoner?

When Zi Gong heard this, he couldn't help shaking his head, thinking to himself.

"Look at you, isn't there a big misunderstanding? If Yang Hu succeeds, this kid will probably have three more lives by now, and he will be one of the six most powerful people in the Lu Kingdom. It's really... as expected He is an honest man from Jin, but he is still too young after all!"

From the corner of Zai Yu's eyes, he caught a glimpse of Zi Gong's reaction, but the prudence honed in diplomatic situations over the years is now at work.

He cheekily echoed: "Oh! Who said it wasn't, it's not that I don't want to help Mrs. Zhao, it's really a bad timing!"

Huhui couldn't help but feel a little disappointed that he didn't complete the task entrusted to him by the lord.

But after all, he is just a messenger, and he is not qualified to continue to talk. He can just bring what Zhao Yang said, and talking too much on his own is purely to make himself uncomfortable.

Zaiyu's expression moved slightly when he saw Huhui, and he couldn't help smiling.

His purpose has been achieved.

The trick he uses today was called Chao San Du Si Si in ancient times, and PUA in later generations.

First lower the other party's psychological expectations, and then give a solution that looks better than the expected situation.

Now, Zhao's request is that Lu State send troops, in order to increase the possibility of Jin's victory over Qi, and use this to help Cheng He and She Tuo get rid of crimes, and preserve Zhao's prestige in the country.

After figuring out Zhao Yang's real needs, what Zai Yu thought of was a new way.

What Zhao Yang thought was nothing more than to strengthen the Zhao family and use it to fight against the Fan family.

So, let's change our thinking, if we can turn to attack the Fan family, is it equivalent to strengthening the Zhao family?
The current situation is that, at least until the Yangguan issue is resolved, it is impossible for the State of Lu to send troops to support the State of Jin.

This is an objective fact, no matter Zhao Yang sent people to persuade or Fan Yang sent people to threaten, the result is the same.

That being the case, just let Fan Yang come to Lu to hit a wall.

Because for the state of Jin, the domestic political situation is complicated now, and the six ministers check each other, so it gave Qihou a chance to dominate.

If the state of Jin really wants to beat someone up, as long as the six ministers unify their thinking a little bit, let alone clean up Qi and Wei, even adding another state of Lu will not be enough for the state of Jin to fight!

Therefore, what Zhao Yang is really worried about is not that he cannot defeat Qi without the help of Lu, nor is it that Cheng He and She Tuo cannot atone for their crimes, but that it will hurt Zhao's interests, making it impossible for Zhao to suppress the country in the domestic struggle. Fan's.

Zai Yu said: "I heard that Fan Zi of your country has always been friends with Ji Zi of our country, and Fan Yang, as the ruler, is also in charge of Jin's diplomatic work.

Now that Yang Hu has been expelled, Ji Zi regains power.You might as well ask Zhao Zi to suggest to the Marquis of Jin to order Fan Yang to send someone to renew the alliance with Lu after you return home.

At that time, Fan Yang will inevitably hit a wall. Doesn't this mean that the guilt of Lu's reluctance to send troops can be attributed to Fan's diplomatic mistakes?

Now, Fan Yang is going to punish Cheng He and She Tuo for the crime of 'diplomatic error leading to Wei Guo's betrayal'.If the Fan family also loses the state of Lu due to a diplomatic mistake, then..."

Zai Yu didn't finish his sentence, but the information revealed so far is enough to make Tiger Club deeply excited.

I have to say that although Zai Yu's move is harmful, it is very practical.

When there is a problem with your own forces, there are usually two ways to save yourself.

First, it is a strong man who cuts his wrists, and kills his relatives righteously in pursuit of justice and justice.

The second is to drag the opposition into the water together, live together if you want to live, and die together if you want to die.

Although the truth behind it is quite dark, but for the current Zhao family, it is really a magic trick.

Huhui took a deep look at Zaiyu, then took two steps back, and bowed to Zaiyu.

"In the past, the lord has always praised you as a benevolent gentleman with profound knowledge and knowledge. I thought you were just proficient in etiquette. Now it seems that your 'virtue' is so thick.

What you teach is indeed the knowledge of managing the world and helping the people.The lord has found the right person for you to teach me the little gentleman who is not shirtless.With your teaching and cultivation, why worry that the Zhao family has no successors? "

When Zai Yu heard this, his calm old face suddenly turned red.

You kid, is this a compliment to me, or is it hurting me?
Hu Hui saw Jae Yu's expression and knew that he might have misunderstood, so he hurriedly clarified to him.

"Your knowledge really makes me admire. In fact, this time I came to Tuqiu, in addition to taking on the responsibility of escorting the little gentleman, I also brought you the youngest son of Taibo from our country.

After reading the "Yi Zhuan" written by you, Tai Bu was very surprised, and then learned from the mouth of the lord that you are recruiting disciples, so he took this opportunity to send his favorite youngest son here , intending to accept your teachings.

After all, only the eldest son can inherit the official position of Taibo. If the youngest son can learn a skill from you, he will be able to earn a living in the future.

I had some doubts about Taibu's decision before, because no matter how advanced your research on "Yi" is, how can it compare with the Taibu family that has been passed down for hundreds of years.

But now, I find that your understanding of Yin and Yang's harmony and impermanence is so profound.In this way, I finally understood the reason why Tai Bu made such a decision! "

Zaiyu was so embarrassed by his bragging.

He opened his mouth and asked, "I just don't know where the son of Taibu you mentioned is now?"

Hu Hui heard this, and pointed to the carriage at the end behind him: "It's on the carriage."

　I can resist everything, except the monthly pass.

　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)