Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 82

Zhao Yang?

This name exploded in Zaiyu's ears like a thunderbolt.

Isn't this Zhao Jianzi?

Today's general of the Jin State, the future Marshal of the Jin State, united with the Four Ministers to expel the Fan family and the Zhongxing family, the founder who laid the actual foundation for the division of the Jin family, and a generation of heroes who have ruled the Jin State for 17 years.

If he is Zhao Yang, then...

Jai Yu turned his head to look at the child lying on the ground.

Could this child be Zhao Xiangzi?
Jae Yu's facial expression suddenly became extremely subtle, even a little embarrassed.

If he had met other high officials of Jin State, Zai Yu would not have come to this point.

But the problem is that Zhao Yang is someone who has been strongly criticized by the master.

Zhao Yang quickly caught Jae Yu's micro expression.

"What's wrong with you?"

It was difficult for Zaiyu to say some things clearly, so he could only reply: "Mencius may not have mentioned it to you, but my teacher was Confucius from the State of Lu."

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Yang immediately understood what Jae Yu meant.

Although the six ministers of the Jin State are harmonious on the surface, they are actually the same as the three Huan of the Lu State, each with its own abacus and camp.

The three families of Han, Zhao, and Wei often hugged each other to keep warm. The Fan family and the Zhongxing family had a good relationship for generations, while the Zhi family jumped left and right between the two camps.

Ten years ago, in order to fight against Wei Shu, who had just taken over as Marshal of Jin, Fan Yang conspired with Zhong Xingyin to cast a punishment tripod, intending to engrave the punishment book enacted during Fan Xuanzi's reign on the tripod.

There are two advantages to doing this.

First, you can kill the prestige of Wei Shu, the new marshal, and tell Wei not to think that Fan and Zhongxing will not be taken seriously after becoming a marshal.

Second, since the founding of the state by Tang Shuyu, the state of Jin has always abided by the rituals of the Zhou Dynasty and used the rituals of the Zhou Dynasty as the strategy for governing the country.But Zhou Li safeguarded the interests of the Jin government, not the interests of Liuqing.

Now that the state of Jin is in decline and the power of the Six Ministers is gradually growing, if they are still operating within the framework of the Zhou Rites, they will inevitably be tied up.

The laws and regulations enacted by Fan Xuanzi during his reign were a challenge to Zhou Li.

The new law of the Jin State gave the six ministers great power and completely liberated them from the monarch-subject system of Zhou Li, making them a country within six countries.

However, although Fan Yang and Zhong Xingyin wanted to cast Xingding, they felt that challenging Zhou Li was too much of a scapegoat, so they thought of a way to find Zhao Yang to be the scapegoat.

After Fan Yang conspired with Zhong Xingyin, he called Zhao Yang to come with them to build a new city by the bank of Rushui.

After Zhao Yang arrived at the place, Fan Yang first sent him to confiscate the local folk ironware, claiming that it would be handed over to the state.

After the iron wares were collected, Zhong Xingyin claimed that Marshal Wei Shu had ordered the iron wares to be melted and cast into tripods.

By the time Zhao Yang realized something was wrong, the punishment tripod had already been cast.

Sure enough, as Fan Yang expected, after the casting of the punishment tripod, criticisms from scholars and bureaucrats from all over the world came like waves.

However, Fan Yang and Zhong Xingyin, as the planners behind the scenes, were also criticized, but the scolding mainly came from people who knew the inside story in Jin.

Cai Shimo, a doctor of Jin State, publicly condemned the three families in front of everyone.

He scolded the Fan family and the Zhongxing family for doing such deceitful things, and sooner or later they would perish.But although Zhao Yang was involved in it, he didn't know the inside story. If he cultivated virtue, he could still avoid disaster.

But the literati and bureaucrats from all over the world don't know about these fly camp dogs in the state of Jin.

They naturally aimed at Zhao Yang, who was the caster of the punishment tripod, and exported it crazily.

Among them, the one who scolded the most was the master.

The master bluntly said that the state of Jin may not be far from being destroyed.

They abolished the laws and regulations set by Tang Shuyu, so that the status of the monarch and his ministers was lost, and there was no order for high and low.

If there is no order between high and low, the courtiers will not respect the king.If the courtiers do not respect the monarch, can the common people be expected to respect the nobles?

In the face of these accusations, Zhao Yang was completely speechless. Although he did not intend to cast the punishment tripod, he did carry it out.

Moreover, in terms of fundamental interests, Liuqing can actually benefit from the matter of casting the punishment tripod.

Therefore, Marshal Wei Shu summoned the other five ministers afterwards and held a brief meeting.

The meeting finally decided that this matter was held high and put lightly.

Fan's and Zhongxing's casually hit two boards to make a point.

As for the Zhao family, Zhao Yang will be the one to suffer, and you will take the blame.

Zhao Yang has been carrying this pot for so many years, so he is naturally unhappy.

So when he learned that Jae Yu was a student of Confucius, not only was he not embarrassed, but he felt inexplicably aggrieved.

He looked at the surrounding people and stopped talking to Zaiyu.

In the end, he sighed and said, "I have heard about Kong Zhongni's reputation for a long time. I heard that he is a rare man of knowledge in the world. So I have always wanted to learn ancient knowledge from him.

It's just that there is a villain in the middle who makes troubles, so that he misunderstands me in various ways.

If you are not busy, you can come to the lower palace tonight to have a talk with me after I finish my business.

I am willing to tell you the right and wrong, and I am willing to listen to your criticism and teaching. "

Zhao Yang has always been a corporal who is courteous and virtuous, even for a young man like Zai Yu, he is enough to save face.

The dignified general of the Jin Kingdom can put his posture down so low that Zaiyu is too embarrassed to refuse his kindness.

Besides, dating Zhao Yang is not a high-risk thing.

After Yang Hu's incident happened, Zaiyu became more careful. After all, having a landmine on his head was enough, and he didn't want to have another one.

Therefore, before Zaiyu came to Jin, he spent several nights looking up information in the library.

It can be said that the situation of Jin State has been thoroughly touched.

Although the master once scolded Zhao Yang for casting a punishment tripod, he once wanted to go to Jin to meet Zhao Yang during his travels around the world.

It can be seen from this that although the master does not like Zhao Yang's casting of the punishment tripod, it is far from disgusting.

Zaiyu bowed down and said: "Since you have this intention, how dare I refuse your kindness?"

Zhao Yang nodded, said goodbye to Zai Yu and left.

Zai Yu just stepped forward to leave, but found the child who was beaten before was still lying on the ground.

He hurried to his side, squatted down and asked, "Are you okay?"

The child raised his ashen face and asked calmly, "Are they gone?"

"They? You mean your father and your brother?" Zai Yu nodded and said, "Let's go."

Unexpectedly, as soon as Zaiyu finished speaking, the child's eyes turned red instantly, and then he began to sob in a low voice.

The sudden change made Zai Yu confused and at a loss.

You can ask Zaiyu to question Zhou Li in front of his master, or you can ask him to go abroad to fight with courtiers, but it is really embarrassing for him to take care of children.

Zai Yu asked while stroking his back to help him relax.

"I... did I say something wrong?"

The child raised his hand to wipe his tears, shook his head and said, "It's not your fault."

"Then why didn't you cry when I hit you before, but you cried when I spoke?"

"Because crying when beating me before will only make them more proud. Therefore, even if I hold back the pain, I can't make them happy."

"Then why didn't you cry when your father came?"

"Crying when my father is present will only make him hate me more. He doesn't like me, so don't cry."

A few words from the child made Jae Yu feel bad.

Although the truths he said are all right, but at his age, being able to understand these truths is enough to make people feel uncomfortable.

What a crime I usually have to suffer!
Zai Yu wiped away his tears with his sleeve, and patted the dust off his body.

"You are so young and so smart. It is his fault that your father doesn't like you. It's a pity that I have no heirs. If I have children in the future, if I can be as smart as you, it will be my ancestors' blessing. "

"Am I really smart?"

Zai Yu said resolutely: "Of course! Not only are you smart, but I think you will definitely be able to accomplish great things in the future.

Don't disbelieve me, I'm a Confucian scholar from the state of Lu.Confucian scholar, do you know?
Not only do I understand poetry, books, etiquette and music, but I can also read people's faces.

Your appearance is a rare surprise in the world! "

It was obviously a compliment to him, but the child felt a little unconfident after hearing it.

"But...but they all said that I am not good-looking, and my father also thinks that I am ugly."

Zai Yu snorted: "That's because they don't know the goods, how can a real man tell the difference by beauty or ugliness? Besides, you are not ugly, you are born with different appearances!"
I heard that a wise man must have a peculiar appearance.

Take my teacher as an example. His forehead looks like Yao, his eyes look like Shun, his neck looks like Yu, and his mouth looks like Gaoyao.Ordinary people only think it is ugly, but they don't know that it is actually the appearance of a king!

And you are also a person with a strange appearance, so I am sure that you will definitely achieve a great career in the future! "

Hearing this, the child finally smiled.

"If it's as you said, I also want to learn the skill of face-to-face with you."

Zai Yu watched him finally show a smiling face, and his mood improved a lot.

From the interlayer of his sleeve, he took out the caramel he was carrying with him and handed it over.

Carrying caramel with him is a habit he developed after interacting with Gongshupan.

Zai Yu smiled and said, "I don't pass on the skill of face-to-face to the outside world. Besides, you are a child of the Zhao family, and what you should learn is governing the country. The final skill of face-to-face is not what you should consider. "

While sucking on the caramel, the child asked, "Then what can you teach me?"

"Teach you what?" Zai Yu pretended to have a headache: "You suddenly asked, I really don't know. By the way, I haven't asked your name yet.

Everyone's fate has a number of days, let me calculate based on your name, and I should teach you something. "

Hearing this, the child happily replied, "My name is Zhao Wuxie."

Zhao... Zhao Wuxie...

Zaiyu was struck by lightning, he looked at the smiling face of the child in his arms, and almost cried out.

Master's benevolent government, someone can implement it!
　Nothing sustains me through tough times like voting.

　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)