Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 59: No Poetry, No Words
Seeing that Zigong was still hesitating, Zaiyu continued to persuade him.

"And the benefits don't stop there. If these big families are willing to use improved paper, it can also drive the consumption of ordinary paper.

I have heard that if the people at the top have a hobby, the people below will love it even more.

At the beginning, King Ling of Chu liked scholars with thin waists, so the courtiers of Chu State only ate one meal a day.

The first thing they do when they get up every day is to hold their breath, tighten their belts, and then stand up with their hands on the wall.

When the officials went to court, they all had black and yellow faces and pale faces.

If the Sanhuan family is willing to take the lead in using improved paper, then our ordinary paper will not have to worry about being sold. "

The vision in Zaiyu's mouth is very beautiful, but Zigong's mind is very clear.

"My son, what you said is very reasonable. But the question is, how can we persuade Sanhuan to use paper? The Ji family, the Meng family, and the Shusun family use the power of the three clans to make the country's wealth rich in the family.

As long as they are willing, even if they use cloth every time they write, they can't afford it.

Why do they give up the better quality and more identity-defining cloth, and use the paper that has just come out not long ago and is not as good as cloth? "

Zigong's question is considered to have reached a key point.

The reason why Guan Zhong suggested that Duke Huan should increase taxes on sacrifices to ghosts and gods is because they originally controlled the affairs of Qi.

King Ling of Chu was able to starve a group of high-ranking and three-thick Beast ministers into a 'restraint system' who dared not even eat, because he said what he said in Chu State.

But Zaiyu and Zigong's influence in the Lu Kingdom was not as strong as that of King Ling of Chu, even the ascetic sects under King Ling of Chu were inferior to them.

Therefore, in order to spread the sales channels of paper, the two of them can only rely on the strength of others.

Zai Yu pondered: "The truth is indeed such a truth..."

Zigong asked, "Are you familiar with Ji Sunsi?"

"Déjà vu."

"What about Uncle Sun Zhouchou?"

"Slightly heard."

Zi Gong sighed: "It's really not possible, I will accompany you to beg Mengsun Heji again."

Zaiyu heard the words and said: "The reason why I was able to persuade him last time is because Mengsun Heji wanted to reach a settlement with the master. But regarding papermaking, I don't have much conflict with him. It is probably difficult to ask him to help!"

Zigong suddenly had an idea: "My son, did we forget someone?"

"Who?"

"Who else, of course it is Master! Didn't Ziyuan say that Master is recompiling "Poetry", "Book", "Ritual" and "Le"?

His old man's need for paper must be very urgent.Why don't we give him some?The master's reputation is not much less than that of Sanhuan! "

After hearing this, Zai Yu immediately agreed: "Okay! I agree! Then I will leave the job to you, and you can persuade the master to squat on the street to compile the book! At that time, if the old man can't beat him to death, you will be my fault."

Only then did Zi Gong discover the loophole in his plan.

Yes indeed!The master does not edit books sitting on the street.

What they need now is the advertising effect. Where can the Master sit at home and compile books to help them bring traffic?
"This……"

Zi Gong had a headache for a while: "That's all, let's postpone the discussion on this matter. Let's go to class first, we will be late later."

It was raining lightly outside, Zaiyu and Zigong put on their coir raincoats and walked out of the house.

The streets of Qufu, where it was raining, were visibly deserted. Except for a few pedestrians in a hurry, there were hardly any idlers on the street.

The two hurriedly walked in small steps towards the direction of the school.

As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the academy, he saw Kong Li standing outside the door.

He raised his head and closed his eyes, letting the cold rain in the morning wet his clothes, and the drops of water slid down his cheeks, and he couldn't tell whether it was rain or tears.

Zaiyu and Zigong looked at each other, they raised their hands together, pointed at Kong Li and cursed in unison.

"ill."

Then he took a step and walked to the academy.

When Kong Li heard this, his indifferent and refined demeanor just now couldn't be maintained, and he shouted angrily, "As a classmate, can't you ask me if I'm cold?"

Zaiyu and Zigong were blocked by him, so they had to stop helplessly and asked, "Then are you cold?"

Kong Li raised his head, and the raindrops hit his face, splashing water.

"The rain is cold, but my heart is even colder."

"Having ALS is a yes."

"Start driving for me, don't delay our class."

The two raised their arms as a gesture to rush into the academy again.

Kong Li refused to let them in, and he cursed, "Can't you ask me why I said that?"

Zigong took off the bamboo hat, put his hands on his hips and asked helplessly, "Then why?"

Kong Li said disappointedly: "Father hasn't taught you these few days, do you know what kind of suffering I have been through these few days?"

"What kind of torment?"

"He remembered your failed blind date again?"

Kong Li nodded, and broke down in tears, said: "I passed by the courtyard the day before yesterday, and when he saw me, he asked me: Have you studied "Poetry"?"

Zai Yu said: "Didn't you learn it?"

"I did answer that way, but my father said: Now that I have learned it, I will ask you a question to test you."

Zi Gong hurriedly said: "Then don't learn it. If Master intends to test people, how many can answer?"

With tears in his eyes, Kong Li said, "I thought so too. So I changed my mind and said: I haven't fully learned it. Then my father scolded me and said: If you don't study "Poetry", how can you be regarded as able to speak?"

Zai Yu didn't care and said: "You are just being scolded less, and you are just talking about you, crying. You can learn from me and have a thicker skin. Or you can learn from Zigong and just be shameless."

Zi Gong glared, "Zi Wo, who are you scolding?"

Kong Li said: "Who said I was scolded just once?
I passed by the atrium again yesterday, and I looked up and saw him sitting there, so I quickly quickened my pace, preparing to sneak past him without him noticing me.Who knows, he still saw it.

My father asked me again: Have you studied "Li"?
I said: no.

He scolded me again: If you don't study "Li", how can you know how to stand up and be a human being? "

Kong Li regretted his nose and tears: "I don't dare to enter the house now, for fear that it will make him dislike it again and pick my thorns again."

Zigong comforted: "Don't worry, there are four poems, books, rites and music, and now two have been used up, so the master will scold you twice at most and you will be gone."

Zaiyu raised his neck: "That's not sure, he will be tested for archery later. How can he be considered a man if he doesn't learn archery? He can also be tested for driving. If you don't know how to drive, you will die when you go to the battlefield." Not dead?"

Zi Gong held back his laughter and cursed, "My son, why are you so short?"

"Who doesn't know how to find fault?" Zai Yu patted Kong Li's shoulder and comforted him: "Bo Yu, you really can't go to Song State to hide for a while. I helped you once last time, you can't always Let me give you an idea?"

Kong Li said angrily, "It's all Zibai's fault. Originally, my father had almost forgotten about my failed blind date. If it wasn't for him, why would I have been scolded all the time?"

"What's the matter with Ziba?"

"Didn't Zixi have a baby last year? Two days ago, he took the baby to learn to walk, and happened to pass by the school, so he came to visit his father with the baby in his arms.

As a result, when my father saw Zibai's child, he fell in love with it.He also said that he must accept this child as a student in the future.Since that day, he has always looked at me and found it unpleasant. "

"You are quite unlucky." Zigong almost laughed out loud, "But then again, I haven't seen Zibai's child yet, and I have to go to his house later. Master likes it so much."

Kong Li said: "You don't need to go to his house, we'll see you later. Because today is a music theory class, so Zibai came to class with the child in his arms, saying what made the child accept the teacher's teaching earlier He really thinks that I didn't die fast enough!"

Zaiyu laughed loudly and said, "By the way, what's the name of Zibai's child? I'll have to prepare something for him later on. Although I don't have much money, it must have an auspicious meaning, right?"

Kong Li sighed: "Zi Xi's son, his name is Shen."

"Shen? Little star, Wei Shenang. Good name!" Zai Yu nodded again and again, repeating: "Shen, Zeng Shen, Zeng... Zeng Shen?!"

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