Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 261 Tuqiu Madhouse (4K4)

On the bank of the Zishui River, Fan Li stood in front of the ferry, watching Tuqiu soldiers returning from the suburbs in groups, and couldn't help mumbling.

"Weird..."

As soon as Fan Li said this, he heard a woman's question behind him.

"What's wrong?"

The person who asked him was a sassy Yue girl with a beautiful head and crescent eyebrows, wearing a green dress, a brocade belt, and a dagger hanging from her waist.

This woman seemed to be familiar with Fan Li, and the conversation between the two was free, and Fan Li answered the woman's questions without hesitation.

He pointed to the soldiers in front of him and said, "Look at this group of soldiers, they didn't wrap up their weapons when they entered the city, but entered Tuqiu City fully armed, isn't that strange?"

Holding the hilt of the sword, Yue Nv walked to Fan Li's side, thought for a while, but still couldn't comprehend the mystery.

"Does it mean any special meaning to enter the city without enclosing soldiers?"

Hearing her questioning, Fan Li remembered that the other party was just a little girl who had left the Yue Kingdom for the first time in her life, and knew nothing about Zhu Xia etiquette, so he explained to her with a smile.

"According to the rules of Zhou etiquette, when a large army enters the city, they should either wrap their weapons up, or hold them upside down, and point the side of the weapon at themselves, so as to announce to the people in the city that there is no way to disturb the people. Heart.

If you are passing through the Gyeonggi area where the Son of Heaven is located, you must not only wrap up your weapons, but also put your armor in a cloth bag. salute.

During the battle between Qin and Jin, Qin's army passed by Luoyi because of lack of etiquette, so Wang Sunman ridiculed them and said: "Qin's army is frivolous and does not pay attention to etiquette. If you fight like this, you will definitely fail."If you are frivolous, you will lack strategy, and if you have no etiquette, you will not know how to be prudent.If you enter a dangerous situation without being cautious and lacking in strategy, can you not fail? '

However, the Qin people did not salute the emperor, and it can be explained by the fact that the Qin people lived in the west and lacked talents who understand etiquette in the country.

But Tuqiu Zaizi, as a native of Lu, was influenced by Zhou rituals since he was a child.Later, he studied under Kong Zhongni, a man of propriety, and became a virtuous gentleman praised by the world.

It is impossible for a gentleman of Lu not to understand the rituals of Zhou.As for a famous general who is always victorious, it is impossible to govern the army without strictness.

However, these armored soldiers, as Zaizi's part, had no intention of gathering their weapons when they entered the city.

It seems that either something happened in the city of Tuqiu, or there was a change in the country of Lu, that's why the soldiers of Tuqiu didn't take off their armor and held spears in their hands, in case of emergencies. "

Yue Nu listened to Fan Li's analysis, but she couldn't arouse much interest.

She has never paid much attention to military affairs, and what she loves most in her life is practicing martial arts.

If she hadn't heard that there were many knight-errant fighters in Qi State and wanted to compete with them, she would not have left her hometown and sailed northward with Fan Li.

If there is a change in the country of Qi, she may still serve snacks.

But the State of Lu was just a resting place for their group, if it wasn't for Fan Li insisting on stopping the boat here to meet his old friends, maybe they would have already entered the territory of Qi State by now.

Seeing her absent-minded look, Fan Li asked with a smile, "You really want to go to Qi to compete with the local scholars?"

The Yue girl said: "Everyone in the world knows that there are three warriors in Qi, who captured the tiger, Gongsun Jie, with one arm, and made the division without defeat.

I am not well-read poetry and books like Fan Zi, nor am I the daughter of a general, so I don't understand many principles, and I can't do work like picking mulberry and weaving.

The only thing that can make me proud is the swordsmanship I practiced with my master since I was a child.Just like Fan Zi, whenever he sees a sage, he can't help but step forward to discuss with him.

A warrior like me, when he hears of a brave man appearing in a neighboring country, even if he travels across mountains and rivers, he must go to a duel with him. "

Hearing this, Fan Li was surprised and said, "This... so you went to Qi to compete with Gongsun and the three of them?"

"Doesn't Fanzi think I can defeat the three of them?"

Fan Li wondered: "Whether you can win or not is put aside. However, the premise of the competition is that the three of them are still alive. The bones of the three of them are already cold. You can't drag them out of the grave to compete with you, right? "

"what?"

When Yue Nu heard this, she was dumbfounded: "Gongsun picked them up and passed away?"

Fan Li nodded slightly: "According to the time, they have passed away for several years. But if you don't know, you can't blame you. After all, our country is located in a remote place, and the transmission of news is slow.

It's just that the three of them died, and when you go to Qi, do you have other candidates for the competition?If not..."

The Yue girl was hit by a sudden blow, and her spirit also seemed quite depressed.

She murmured: "Aren't the three of them in their prime? Why did they pass away suddenly... This... Could it be that someone was ahead of me and defeated the three of them in a row, and that's why they died of shame and anger?"

Hearing this, Fan Li recalled how the three of them died, and couldn't help laughing: "You really guessed right, someone indeed defeated the three of them, and that's why the three of them committed suicide in shame and anger."

"That's easy!" Yue Nu heard this, her eyes lit up and she said, "I just need to challenge the people who have defeated Gongsun Jie, Gu Yezi, and Tian Kaijiang?"

Fan Li was smiling at first, but when he heard this, he was almost out of his body in fright.

He repeatedly waved his hands and said: "That's impossible! Not to mention that the one who defeated Gongsun Jie and them was an elder in his seventies. Besides, he didn't use swordsmanship to defeat Gongsun Jie and others!"

"Seventy-year-old man, isn't he using swordsmanship?" Yue Nv thought for a while and guessed: "Could it be that he is a sneak attack?"

"Don't dare to talk nonsense!"

Fan Li was dumbfounded by her: "Yan Zi of the Qi State would not use such means as sneak attack, but he didn't use sword skills, but he used speech skills."

"Speaking skills?"

Seeing that she didn't understand, Fan Li told the truth about Yanzi's two peaches killing three scholars.

"A few years ago, Marquis Qi wanted to eradicate Gongsun Jie and others, so Yan Zi went to pay homage to him.

Yanzi said: "I heard that a sage king raises warriors. He must have the righteousness of the monarch and ministers for the superior, and the elders and children for the inferior. It can prevent riots at home and deter the enemy abroad."

The country benefits from their merits, and the subjects worship them because of their courage, so the country improves their status and increases their salaries.

But now the warriors raised by the king do not have the righteousness of the emperor and ministers to the superiors, do not respect the elders and children to the subordinates, cannot prevent riots at home, and cannot deter the enemy abroad.

This is nothing more than a disaster for the country and the people, it is better to get rid of them as soon as possible. '

Qi Hou believed it deeply, but he was afraid of the bravery of the three men: "These three men are extremely brave. I'm afraid they won't succeed if they fight hard, and I'm afraid they won't succeed in assassination."

Yanzi said: "Although they are all brave and good at fighting, they don't know the etiquette of humility. Please use two peaches to kill three warriors." '

So Yanzi asked Qihou to send someone to reward them with two peaches, saying: "Please decide who should eat the peaches according to the merits of the three." '

Gongsun then sighed and said, "Yanzi is really a wise man!"He asked the monarch to calculate our merits. If we don't accept the peaches, we will be brave.

But if Taozi is accepted, there are so many people and so few peaches, let's distribute peaches according to merit.

Take me as an example, my grandson Jie once fought a wild boar, and once defeated a breastfeeding tigress.

With credit like my Gongsun Jie, I should be able to eat a peach alone without sharing it with others, right? '

After finishing speaking, Gongsun Jie stood up and picked up a peach.

Tian Kaijiang said: "I once charged into battle with a weapon in my hand and repelled the enemy twice in succession.Thanks to Tian Kaijiang, I can also eat a peach alone without sharing it with others. '

After speaking, he also got up and picked up a peach stand.

Seeing this, Gu Yezi was very angry. He said: "I once crossed the river with the king, suddenly a mangy turtle came out of the water, grabbed the horse on the left with one mouthful, and then dived into the rapids in front of Dizhu mountain.

At that time, I couldn't swim at all, but I flew into the water, walked up a hundred steps facing the rapids, walked nine miles down the rapids, and finally caught the mangy head and killed it.

Then he held the horse's tail with his left hand and the turtle's head with his right hand, and jumped out of the water like a white crane.

People watching on the ferry exclaimed: This is He Bo!

After seeing it clearly, I believed that I was referring to Dadian.

With credits like mine, Gu Yezi, you can eat a peach without having to share it with others, right?

Why don't you two put the peaches back? '

After finishing speaking, Gu Yezi drew out his sword and stood up.

Seeing this, Gongsun Jie and Tian Kaijiang said: "Our bravery is not as good as yours, and our merits are not as good as yours. However, we pick up peaches before you and are not humble. This is greed."Knowing the truth, but still living without shame, what kind of bravery is there? '

So they both handed over the peaches, and then killed themselves by cutting their necks.

When Gu Yezi saw this situation, he regretted it a lot. He said: "They are both dead, but I, Gu Yezi, live alone. This is inhumane."

It is unrighteous to use words to humiliate others and to flatter oneself.

To regret one's words and deeds, yet not dare to die, is not courageous.

Is it appropriate to see two warriors end their lives for the same peach, while I live to own both peaches? '

After speaking, Gu Yezi also put down the peach, and committed suicide by cutting his neck.

After Jinggong heard the news, he sent someone to dress them, put them in coffins, and buried them according to the funeral of a warrior. "

After hearing Fan Li's narration, Yue Nv not only failed to admire Yan Zi's strategy as Fan Li expected, but stomped her feet angrily.

"I used to hear that Yan Zhong of Qi State was a gentleman loved by the people, but now it seems that he is just a villain with no kindness.

On the contrary, Gongsun Jie, Gu Yezi, and Tian Kaijiang, the three of them have the ambition to observe integrity, value righteousness and despise death, and they are worthy of being the warriors of Qi.

Under the fame, how can there be a coward?I only regret that there is no chance to compete with them in this life.As for Yanzi, how dare he pretend to be a gentleman when he killed a national scholar by mistake? "

Fan Li didn't expect that a story about two peaches killing three gentlemen could make the little girl so angry that she even complained for Gongsun and three others.

But he can't afford to offend this girl, after all, the king still counts on her master to help him train soldiers.

Therefore, Fan Li could only comfort him with kind words: "It's my fault that I didn't explain the ins and outs of the matter in detail. Although Gongsun picked them up with great courage, they also made great contributions to the country.

But the three of them relied on their own merits, and they were like a party, rampant in the countryside, arrogant and domineering.Yan Zi has always been sympathetic to the people's feelings, advocated saving people's power, and lenient government to appease the people. He killed three scholars with two peaches, which can be regarded as eliminating harm for the people. "

After hearing this, the Yue girl shook her head again and again and said, "Since it is to eliminate harm for the people, why use peaches as a show? With the integrity of Gongsun to take over the three of them, even if Marquis Qi asked them in person, would they not admit it?" Is it your own guilt?"

Fan Li wanted to refute her, but after thinking about it for a while, although he didn't agree with Yue Nu's point of view, judging from the performance of two peaches killing three scholars, Gongsun picked up three, he could be regarded as adhering to the ethics of being a scholar.

From a positive point of view, Yan Zi punished his heart with his words. From a positive point of view, he eliminated three arrogant reckless men for the Marquis of Qi and the people of Qi State without bloodshed.

Until the end, neither any punishment was used against the three nor their family members were implicated. It also allowed them to preserve their reputation for bravery, which was regarded as a bit of dignity.

But from a negative point of view, this is the killing of national heroes by fraudulent means, and it is also taking advantage of the three people's characteristics of adhering to the character of scholars. Although the three of them were killed, it is not justified.

And the words that Gongsun received at the beginning also showed that he had already seen Yan Zi's intentions.

Qi Hou gave them two peaches, and gave them a long sword to make them kill themselves. There is actually no difference in essence between the two.

And the three of them are going to die quickly, which makes it more and more obvious that the three of them are acting upright, and Yan Zi is scheming.

From this point of view, it is not incomprehensible for Yue Nu to have such a big opinion of Yan Zi.

Fan Li didn't discover this before because he always looked at things from the perspective of a counselor.

When listening to the story, I always substitute Yanzi's perspective, so I feel that the problem is not big.

But today, for the first time, he took on the perspective of the three warriors like a Yue girl, and only then did he feel how bitter Gongsun Jie and others were feeling.

Qi Hou gave peaches, which means that he has made up his mind to kill them, and it is a gift first and then a soldier.

If they kill themselves wisely, they can still save face.

If you are unreasonable and you don't eat peaches if you are given, then there will be no good fruits to eat in the future.

Thinking of this, Fan Li suddenly felt that the story of two peaches killing three men suddenly became interesting.

But for the evaluation of this matter, Fan Li felt that it was not easy to ponder.

All of a sudden, Fan Li didn't know how to answer Yue Nu's question.

After thinking about it, Fan Li felt that he, a young minister of the Yue Kingdom who had been working in the economic department all the year round, should not presumptuously evaluate the issue of the judicial department.

Besides, isn't there a "Knowing King" who once met Yanzi in Tuqiu?

Why not ask the omniscient Tuqiu Zaizi?

But Yue Nu was obviously not as obsessed with evaluating Yan Zi as Fan Li. Compared with criticizing Yan Zi, she was more sad about losing the meaning of going north to Qi.

"Now the three warriors of the state of Qi, isn't my swordsmanship practiced in vain?"

Fan Li was about to say a few words to comfort her, but before he could speak, he heard a kind question from behind him.

"Does it mean that if you learn swordsmanship, you must compete with others? Does reading poetry and books mean that you must rule the country and the people? The purpose of martial arts must be to fight? Or the purpose of learning must be to become an official? "

When the woman heard this, she frowned. She looked at the young man in plain clothes and white hat who slowly stepped down from the boat, and felt that this man was really annoying.

In the half a month on the boat, she has endured this guy for a long time.

One is not good at smelting and casting, and two is not good at swordsmanship and archery.

It is of no use except to make some insignificant and endless remarks every day, which irritates people from time to time.

I don't know why Fan Zi has a crush on him, but he still regards this person as a guest of honor.

Isn't it just that you have read some books and can speak elegant words?
What's the big deal? !

In the Qilu region and Zhuxia countries, there are many people who have read books and understand the elegant language, and I have never seen anyone as arrogant as him.

Martial arts is not for killing the enemy, is it for reasoning?
Reading is not for governing the country, is it for happiness?

Who is this?

The Yue girl wanted to scold him, but she felt that it was impolite in front of the big guy, so she just rolled her eyes and turned her head away to ignore him.

And Fan Li clasped his hands in salute, and asked with a smile: "Chang Luzi, Tuqiu has arrived."

　It was me, it was me first, obviously I was the one who asked for the ticket first...

　　Vote for me, give it to me, or fall in love with that guy.

　　Why does it become like this...

　　For the first time, I have a monthly pass that I like, and I have a monthly pass that can be friends for a lifetime.

　　Two happy things coincide.

　　And these two joys brought me even more joy.

　　What I got was supposed to be a happy time like a dream...

　　But why, it becomes like this...

　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)