Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 267

Lu Hou took the letter and glanced at it lightly, then shouted out of shock: "What?!"

He looked at Zaiyu in a blink of an eye, and asked repeatedly: "Zaizi, is this news credible?"

Zai Yu said: "There is an old proverb: the people are safe in faith. How dare I deceive you with such an important matter?"

Ji Sunsi and others heard the conversation between the two, but they still don't know what happened.

"What's going on?"

"Has there been any changes in Jin State?"

Lu Hou didn't answer, but handed the letter to the hall for circulation.

After Ji Sunsi and the others read the letter, their expressions changed.

"Le Qi of the Song Kingdom actually died on the way back to the country."

"Because he was involved in the internal strife of Jin State, he was imprisoned in Jin State for three years. Now that Fan Yang finally let go, who knows..."

"Le Qi is because of Zhao Yang's pleading, and Wei Guo's rebellion against Jin, and all the allies are also at odds with Jin because of this matter. Fan Yang couldn't bear the pressure, so he agreed to release him. You say, Le Qi's death will not be good. meeting……"

"It's not impossible. After all, after Le Qi's death, Fan Yang, as the ruling secretary, didn't think of how to deal with the aftermath. Instead, he sent someone to snatch Le Qi's body, intending to use his body to blackmail the state of Song. , this is really..."

After Confucius finished reading the letter, he couldn't help closing his eyes and sighing: "The rites are broken and the music is ruined!"

Zaiyu saw that the anger of all the doctors was aroused, so he went out to petition at the right time.

"In order to welcome back Le Qi's body, the Song State must not dare to betray the Jin State immediately. But as a big country, the Jin State first humiliated the Wei State at the alliance meeting, and then took the body of Song State Shangqing hostage.

After our country's Yanghu was defeated, it was also taken in by them.I heard that the reason Jin took in Yang Hu was to observe our country's attitude.

If our country obeys the dispatch of Jin, then naturally everyone will be happy.If our country betrays the Jin State, then the Jin people plan to send troops to escort him back to the country, so that Yang Hu can regain control of our country. "

When Zai Yu said this, Ji Sunsi's face darkened immediately.

Zai Yu continued: "Now, the state of Jin can decide who will be in charge of the government of the state of Lu. Then, in the future, can the people of Jin also decide who should be the king of our country?"

After saying this, Lu Hou's face also changed three times.

He has a deep understanding of whether the state of Jin can decide who will be the king of the state of Lu.

The reason is also very simple, because he, Luhou Song, was supported by Jin people.

At the beginning, his elder brother Lu Zhaogong died of illness in the state of Jin. According to the rules, Luhou should be succeeded by Zhaogong's son Gongyan or Gongwei.

However, San Huan had a feud with Gong Yan and Gong, so he bribed Fan Yang and changed Zhao Gong's younger brother, Song Song.

Although Marquis Lu could occupy this position, he could not do without the help of Jin Guo and Fan Yang.

But thanks, also score time.

In the past, he was not the king of Lu, so of course he hoped that Jin could intervene in Lu's internal affairs.

Now he is the king of Lu State, if Jin State interferes in Lu State's internal affairs again, don't blame him for turning his face and denying people.

Regardless of the bad things that Jin has done to Song and Wei in the past two years, Lu Guo can't bear the fact that Jin allowed Yanghu to stay.

The reason why Marquis Wei has been complaining about the state of Jin, besides the fact that the Jin people underestimated the state of Wei in several league meetings, is that the state of Jin has taken in the rebels of the state of Wei many times.

When Wei Hou's grandfather was Wei Xiangong, Sun Lin's father, the Shang Qing of the Wei State, took his fief and took refuge in the Jin State.

With the state of Jin behind him to support him, the state of Wei could only swallow his anger after losing the city, and did not dare to attack Father Sun Lin at all.

As for Weihou's generation, Qi Bao, Chu Shipu and others launched a rebellion, and after they failed, Jin took in their henchmen.

At the previous alliance meeting, Marquis Lu was able to comfort Marquis Wei, persuading him to open up his mind and be more magnanimous.

But now, when this happened to him, no one in the state of Lu could be magnanimous, from the king to the common people.

Both Lu Hou and Ji Sunsi have given up.

But Meng Sun Heji still had a little illusion about Jin.

He asked: "Does it mean that keeping Yanghu in the house represents the meaning of the Jin State? There are frequent exchanges between countries, and it is also common for them to flee to neighboring countries after defeat. How about continuing to observe for a while?"

The state of Jin and the state of Qi are about to start a war. At that time, our country will inevitably be required to cooperate with the Jin army to attack.At that time, we can ask Jin to hand over Yanghu.If they don't hand it over, it won't be too late to betray Jin at that time. "

Mengsun Heji's doubts were already in Zaiyu's calculations.

He opened his mouth and said, "Mencius' words are wrong. If the state of Jin sends people to renew the oath of alliance with our country and ask our country to send troops to attack Qi, then it will be too late to betray the state of Jin!"

Mengsun Heji asked, "Why is it so late?"

Zai Yu said: "If Jin surrenders Yanghu during the alliance meeting, everyone will be happy. But if Jin doesn't hand over, can Lu betray Jin on the spot?"

Mengsun Heji replied as a matter of course: "Of course not. We should go back to the country before betraying."

Zai Yu smiled: "Mencius can think of this, how could Fan Yang of Jin not think of it? Judging from his treatment of Le Qi, if Jin doesn't plan to send Yang Hu back, I'm afraid Fan Yang will be killed immediately." All the monarchs and doctors who participated in the meeting were arrested.

If he uses the lives of these people to threaten Lu State, can we still betray Jin State?Even so, if our country still intends to betray Jin, is the price paid too high? "

As soon as Zaiyu finished speaking, although Mengsun Heji felt that something was wrong, he couldn't figure it out for a moment.

And Ji Sunsi was also very hesitant about whether he should betray Jin.

If you only look at what Fan Yang has done recently, it is simply not a person.

But the relationship between the Ji family and the Fan family is also not ordinary iron.

Back then, in order to prevent Duke Zhao from returning to the country, his father, Ji Sun Yiru, gave Fan Yang a lot of money.

Although after Ji Sun Yiru's death, the contacts between the Ji family and the Fan family gradually decreased, but they were still allies for many years.

Ji Sunsi felt that it was better to send someone to Fan Yang to find out about some things in private.

However, his reaction was also within Jai Yu's expectation.

If Ji Sunsi really found out, his plan would be completely ruined.

Because it was not the Fan family that took Yang Hu in, but the Zhao family.

However, due to his series of misleading speeches just now, everyone thought that it was Fan Yang who did this, which made the doctors present suspect what the ruling minister of Jin State was really up to.

Therefore, Zaiyu must make a quick decision today.

If you don't take advantage of this time to finalize the matter of betraying the alliance, then you don't know that it will be delayed until the year of the monkey.

Zai Yu coughed lightly, and his uncle Sun Zhouchou, who had been with him for a long time, reacted immediately when he heard it.

The reason why Shusun Zhouchou agreed to help Zaiyu was because it was also in the interests of Shusun's family to rebel against Jin and join Qi.

The Shusun family's fiefdoms are all concentrated in the northwest of Lu State. Last year, Lu Qi fought a battle, and the Shusun family shed half of their skin.

Not to mention anything else, but the grain harvested by Guoxia and Gao Zhang originally belonged to the Uncle Sun's family!

Uncle Sunzhou Qiu Qiang opened his mouth and said, "I think that what Mencius and Zaizi said are reasonable. But after all, Dr. Tuqiu is still too young and has little experience in handling government affairs.

On the contrary, Mencius was mature and prudent enough to seek the country.It is better for the monarch to listen to Mencius' advice, observe for a while, and then make a judgment. "

Everyone frowned when they heard Shusun Zhouchou's words.

what happened?

Isn't Shusun Zhouchou standing with Jaeyu?
How can this still persuade the monarch to follow Meng's suggestion?

When everyone was wondering, Shusun Zhouchou spoke again.

"If Jin asks our country to send troops, Monarch, you can also send experienced Mencius to preside over the alliance meeting.

If the state of Jin is willing to hand over Yang Hu, that would be great.

If the state of Jin is unwilling, then with Mencius' virtue, even if he is detained by Fan Yang, he will not succumb to the despotic power of the Jin people.

Although my uncle Sun Zhouqiu is not talented, even if his injuries are not healed, he is still willing to lead the army to attack Jin and avenge Mencius. "

Mengsun Heji stared at the words: "Hey! Uncle grandson, what do you say... When did I say that I am going to meet with the Jin people?"

Shusun Zhouchou pretended to cough and said, "Aren't you willing to implement Mencius's suggestion? Besides, as a big country, Jin will probably imprison you at most. It is impossible to really kill you and lose face."

On the issue of Jin's indecency, Shusun's family has the most say in Lu State.

At the beginning, Lu State sent his uncle and grandson Muzi to Guodi to participate in the Spring and Autumn 'G20' summit co-hosted by Chu State and Jin State.

The theme of this meeting is also very simple. It is mainly to reiterate the non-aggression covenant signed by the representatives of various countries in Song Dynasty five years ago, and to hold some cultural performances by the way, to feel the value of peace.

As a result, during the alliance meeting, Ji Wuzi, the governor of the state of Lu, openly violated the provisions of the alliance and sent troops to attack the state of Ju without informing his uncle and grandson Muzi in advance.

This has completely angered Jin and Chu, who presided over the alliance.

His grandma's, we are here to relive the meeting spirit of the peace conference, advocating world peace and family kinship!
You country of Lu launched a war brazenly, isn't this a slap in the face for us? !
If you don't give me two dudes, you, Xiao Lu, really don't know what your last name is?

So he planned to arrest and kill his uncle and grandson Muzi, as a punishment for the Lu State, and by the way, to play the supervisory role of the two countries as the world's human rights police.

At that time, Le Wangyu, the deputy of Zhao Wu, the governor of Jin State, approached Shu Sunbao and said to him: "As long as your intention is in place, I can help you make peace."

However, Shusun Muzi flatly rejected his proposal.

The retainers of the uncle Sun's family thought that the uncle Sun Muzi was cherishing property, so they persuaded him to give Le Wang some benefits to eliminate the disaster.

It's okay if you don't give it, then let's run away in a hurry.

As a result, Shu-sun Muzi said: "Participating in the alliance of princes is to defend the country. If I use money to save myself from disaster, or run away, although my personal life can be saved, the country of Lu will definitely be attacked. Instead of letting me personally avoid It is better to exchange for the peace of the country than disaster!"

After Zhao Wu heard about this, he was deeply moved by Uncle Sunbao's righteousness, so he decided to speak for Uncle Sunbao.

At this time, Le Wangyu jumped out and said: "The state of Lu has betrayed the alliance. If the uncle and grandson are not executed, it will be difficult to imitate others."

Zhao Wu reprimanded Le Wangyu: "It is loyalty not to forget the country in the face of danger, faith is not to abandon one's duty in the face of difficulties, chastity is to sacrifice one's life for the country, and righteousness is to seek things with loyalty, trust, and chastity.

How can a person be put to death with loyalty, trust, chastity, and righteousness?
If you are willing to sacrifice for the country, can you not cherish it?
Courtiers love the country, a big country will not lose its authority, and a small country will not be bullied.

If Uncle Sun Bao can die well, it will be enough to guide the ministers how to be ministers.

In this way, how can the country decline?
If we don't help the good people, and don't deal with the bad people, how can we rectify the law? ! "

Therefore, at the alliance meeting, Zhao Wu pleaded with Chu State Commander Yin Wangziwei: "Although Lu is guilty, but the uncle and grandson do not escape punishment, it can be said that they are afraid of the prestige of the great country and respect the order of the great country!

Pardoning him is enough to encourage the courtiers of all countries.If Chu Chen does not avoid responsibility at home and does not avoid danger when going out, what worries will you have?

Suffering is caused by not taking responsibility, choosing the easy and fearing the heavy.If this is the case, there is no danger.If you don't appease such a sage, how can you learn from him?

Uncle Sun Bao is a virtuous minister, so he pardoned him to comfort the virtuous.

Meeting the princes, pardoning the guilty, and encouraging the sages, who would dare not to respect the Chu State in the future?

What's more, the borders of the country are changeable. The three kings and five uncles of the previous generation have issued decrees to delineate the borders of various countries, and set up officials to guard there, establish signs, and clearly record them in the charter and decree.

Anyone who crosses the border will be punished, and even then, it is still difficult to make the borders of countries permanent.

The dispute between Yu and Sanmiao, the war between Xia and Guan and Hu, the quarrel between Shang and Xi and Pi, and Zhou's conquest of Xu and Yan all arose because of this.

Without a virtuous son of heaven, the princes of the world compete to elect a leader to uphold morality. How can the borders between countries remain unchanged?

The ownership of the towns on the border is uncertain. What are the rules?
Ju and Lu competed for the land of Yun for a long time.

If there is no major hindrance to their country, they can leave it alone.

In this way, it not only avoids troublesome princes to send troops to crusade, but also can guide others to work hard to do good by pardoning good people.

Hope you think about it carefully! "

Because of Zhao Wu's firm request, Chu State finally agreed to pardon Uncle Sunbao.

But if this matter is really traced to the source, it is not the unintentional mistake that Zhao Wu said.

This is Ji Wuzi who wants to use the hands of Jin and Chu to get rid of his uncle Muzi and attack the power of his uncle Sun.

If it wasn't for his uncle Muzi's righteousness and Zhao Wu's kindness, he would have succeeded.

With the lessons learned from his uncle and grandson Muzi, how could Mengsun Heji dare to go to the alliance with the state of Jin.

First of all, Fan Yang is definitely not as righteous as Zhao Wuren, and Mengsun Heji is not as gentleman as his uncle Muzi.

But Ji Sunsi and Shusun Zhouchou, the two bastards, are as brazen as Ji Wuzi.

Mengsun Heji hurriedly said, "I suddenly felt that what Zaizi said made more sense."

Ji Sunsi is still worried: "But..."

Hearing his voice, Mengsun Heji hurriedly turned around with a smile on his face and asked, "Why don't you go, Ji Zi?"

"Me? Such a heavy responsibility...I'm afraid..."

Shusun Zhouchou didn't give him a chance to shirk: "Such a heavy responsibility, only the youngest son in power can take it on!"

Ji Sunsi was forced to a corner by them, looking at their smiling faces, he scolded his mother in his heart.

"I... I also think that Zaizi's words are very insightful! Since all the officials think that what Zaizi said is feasible, how about acting on Zaizi's suggestion?"

Seeing that Sanhuan finally reached an agreement, Marquis Lu stood up and asked, "Then... since you want to negotiate peace with Qi, who do you think should be sent as an envoy to Qi?"

Different from just now, this time Sanhuan has a long memory.

They responded in unison: "Naturally, we should send out the Daxing people."

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　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
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