Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 66 Don't you see what happened to Duke Xiang of the Song Dynasty?
After drinking and eating, the two talked happily, but there was a time to say goodbye.

Yang Hu saw that Zai Yu was already very drunk, so he called his servants.

"Come here, send me back home."

Zai Yu leaned over the table, his eyes were staring, and there was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Thank you Yoko for your hospitality today."

Yang Hu smiled and took another drink: "Hahaha! If it's my fault, I should thank you for your good plan!"

After a while, the servants helped Zaiyu out.

Yang Hu held the goblet and watched Zai Yu go away.

It wasn't until he was sure he was out of sight that he put down the cup and shouted behind the screen.

"Come out."

The oil lamp was dim, figures were moving around, and the lights were flickering.

A person came out from behind the screen and came to meet Yang Hu: "Yang Zi."

Yang Hu played with the goblet in his hand and asked, "According to what you know about me, is he drunk today?"

The man was silent for a while, neither said he was drunk nor did he say he was not drunk, but replied.

"My son and I once drank together, his drinking capacity should be more than that."

Yang Hu nodded slightly, and stood up slowly with his hands on the table: "Okay, I understand."

The man looked up at him: "Yangzi, do you need me to get rid of him for you?"

Yang Hu slapped the table and said sharply: "How dare you?!"

The kneeling body of the man shook violently, and hurriedly asked: "But, son, am I not drunk?"

Yang Hu laughed loudly and said: "Before I came to the banquet, I was afraid that he would not be drunk. But now, I am afraid that he would be drunk."

Taking advantage of the gap between Yang Hu's speech, the man raised his sleeve and wiped his sweat.

"Does that require me to announce the secret meeting with you?"

Yang Hu heard this, and just drank alone: ​​"Have I been here before?"

The man looked up in a daze: "My son... haven't I been here?"

Yang Hu smiled slightly, and slowly drew out the sword placed under the case: "Why don't I remember this incident?"

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Zai Yu was sitting on the rickety carriage, and the early summer evening wind blew away the smell of alcohol from his body.

If an ordinary person said, "The prince and general Xiangning have kindness", they would probably not be as calm and calm as Zaiyu.

But Jae Yu has the confidence. Of course, this is not because his brain is broken, but because he has already planned in his heart.

He murmured in a low voice: "If everyone works together to plan a business and gain common benefits, they will have a close relationship. Afterwards, only some people will benefit, and the relationship will become alienated. If they suffer together, they will be hated by others. "

Jae Yu couldn't help but secretly sighed: "I have to say, if you really want to get things done, "Gui Gu Zi" is the best!

The world is like a big net woven by interests!
As long as there are more people tied to you, no matter what you do, someone will always cover it for you. "

It's just that princes and generals have kindness, what's the big deal?
Could it be that Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were regarded as thorns in the flesh by the Qin Dynasty because of these words?

No, it was because they started a rebellion in Daze Township, and even brought a large group of people to follow them.

Was Copernicus' student Bruno burned to death because of the heliocentric theory?

No, but because he believed it himself, he had to speak publicly to convince the general public, and gradually formed a certain influence, so he stepped on the red line of the Holy See, violated their interests, and was burned to death .

And he, Zaiyu, was a grassroots man, and to put it bluntly, he was a corporal.

Chen Sheng and Wu Guang shouted, "The princes and generals are better than each other", and the Qin Dynasty was overthrown.

When Zai Yu shouted, "The princes and generals are better than each other", most of the high-ranking adults would just laugh it off, and those with smaller stomachs would at most arrest him and squat in the prison for two days.

But today he is facing Yang Hu, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

Yang Hu's mind, that is Sima Zhao's mind, everyone knows it!
If you talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality to Yang Hu on such a private occasion, it will easily make him jealous and kill you.

Besides, if Yang Hu really wanted to kill Zaiyu, would he still need to use the crime of 'the prince and the general have a kindness'?
He Zaiyu is not an influential figure like Master, he is just a primary school student studying behind Master, Yang Hu killing him is no different from killing a chicken.

Taking a ten thousand step back, even if his face is torn apart one day, Yang Hu intends to use the phrase 'the princes and generals have kindness' as an excuse.

With his Yang Hu's reputation in Lu State, how many people can believe him?
Apart from other things, the master didn't believe a word that came out of his mouth, and Ji Sunsi, the patriarch of the Ji clan, was even more eager for Yang Hu to die soon.

His reputation is so bad now, when my newspaper comes out again, then Yang Hu won't be like a rat crossing the street and everyone shouts and beats him?

At that time, even if Yang Hu wanted to send people to spread rumors about me, would it be better than the newspaper in my hand?

However, Zaiyu didn't plan to break up with Yang Hu for the time being, but he still had to fulfill what he had promised verbally.

After all, I, Zaizi, is a gentleman who keeps his word and does what he says. If he said to help you promote your glorious deeds, then he will help you to promote your glorious deeds.

It's just that you have to be a little more particular about the choice of time.

When the State of Lu suffered severe drought year after year and the people of the country were starving, he reported the glorious deeds of Yang Hu's generous tributes to the State of Jin and the improvement of diplomatic relations with the overlord.

When the army of the State of Qi came under pressure and the northern cities of the State of Lu fell, he reported the glorious deeds of Yang Hu inspecting the spring plowing work in the south.

When the state of Lu was overwhelmed, he reported the glorious deeds of Yang Hu's advocacy of uniting with Jin to avenge Qi.

Most of the time, if you want to smear a person, you don't have to tell lies at all, you just have to tell the truth selectively.

Jae Yu sighed in his heart: "But if I do this, will I go too far with 'benevolence and righteousness'?"

Jae Yu thought about it for a long time, and felt that what he did should not be counted.

Back then, Duke Xiang of Song and King Cheng of Chu fought for hegemony. The two countries discussed for a long time and neither one would accept the other, so they jointly decided to convene a meeting of princes in Yudi to resolve the issue.

Before departure, Prince Mu Yi persuaded Song Xianggong: Chu people never keep their promises, please bring the army as guards.

Song Xianggong refused to listen and said: "I proposed not to bring troops in the alliance. I have already made an agreement with the people of Chu. How can I not keep my promise?"

As a result, as soon as Duke Xiang arrived in Yudi, he was arrested by the ambushing army of the Chu people, and he was taken to the state of Chu and imprisoned.

Later, thanks to the active diplomatic mediation by the late Lord Lu Xi, the state of Chu agreed to release Song Xianggong back.

Duke Xiang was arrested in the spring, and when he returned to the Song Dynasty, the beginning of winter had already passed.

After Song Xianggong returned to the country, he was so angry that he planned to vent his anger on Zheng Guo, an ally of Chu State.

The people of Zheng were defeated and sent envoys to ask for help from the state of Chu.

King Cheng of Chu appointed General Ziyu to rescue the allies. After Ziyu set off from Chu State, he ignored Zheng State and led his army straight to Shangqiu, the capital of Song Dynasty.

Song Xianggong was worried about the instability in the country, so he hurriedly sent his troops back to the country, but met Ziyu by the bank of Hongshui.

The next thing I like to hear is that when the Chu army was crossing the river, the son Muyi persuaded Duke Xiang to attack the Chu army while they were halfway across.

However, due to considerations of etiquette, Duke Xiang of Song chose to stand still and let the Chu army cross the river safely to set up a formation before launching an attack.

As a result, Song Guo was naturally killed and defeated.

After the Battle of Hongshui, Song Xianggong was still stubborn on the way to withdraw his troops.

He said: A gentleman with a heart of benevolence does not attack a wounded enemy in battle, nor an old man with gray hair.When the ancients went to war, they did not rely on fortifications to win. Although the Song State was about to perish, they still couldn't bear to attack the enemy who had not formed a good formation!

Hearing this, the young master Muyi threw his helmet angrily, and said: The purpose of fighting is to win, so what is the way of a gentleman!If you really do what you said, the king, then we Song people will all go to be slaves, so why fight?
When Zai Yu heard about this for the first time, he thought it was outrageous.

Now that I think about it carefully, I feel that it is getting more and more outrageous.

If Duke Xiang had never suffered a disadvantage, Zaiyu thought it was understandable to talk about etiquette with the people of Chu.

But he has already been caught once by the Chu people for not talking about martial arts at the league meeting, and he still has to talk about etiquette with the Chu people, isn't this a joke?
Now that Yang Hu is not benevolent first, then I, Zaizi, can also selectively 'benevolent' towards him.

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PS: I didn't want to write this chapter at first, but I saw yesterday's update, and many brothers had doubts, so I opened an extra chapter to explain it.Although I can’t say how precise the logic is in writing a book, I must talk about the minimum logic. If you see any unreasonable plots, please be patient and read a few chapters down. There must be a reason, thank you brothers support!
　If the author is injured, his body is bruised, and he can still ask for votes, he is either a fool or numb.

　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
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