I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 2 Boring Issues

Li Ran gradually understood what the township school assembly was all about through the common people's chatter and utterances. It turned out to be a scholar's debate, which was held on the banks of the Xialiu River in Qufu City.

"I said young master, this is really strange. It's just a gathering, why are so many people flocking away? Could it be that there are some benefits?"

Owl Yi followed Li Ran and lived in the royal family for a long time, so he naturally knew that this kind of gathering was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for ordinary scholars in the capital.It's just that in the past, they didn't look down on this kind of gathering.

"Hehe, although these folk gatherings are difficult to be elegant, they are also a way for many civilian students to change their fate."

As Li Ran spoke, he couldn't help thinking about his current situation.

Right now, he has no relatives, no one to rely on, if he wants to survive in this world, he must find a stable backer.

And this township school assembly is a good opportunity. If I can meet one or two big men from the state of Lu here, wouldn't I be safe?You can still eat and drink, and you must be able to survive.

Thinking of this, Li Ran stroked his belly which hadn't tasted meat for a long time, and couldn't bear it any longer.Immediately rushed to with Owl Wing.

Following the crowd of people, Li Ran hurried on, and finally arrived at the assembly place of the township school they mentioned before the assembly started.

The Xialiu River is a little-known river beside Qufu. The reason why the township school meeting can be held here is that the organizer of the township school meeting is Shusun Bao, one of the three Huans of the State of Lu. The mansion of Uncle Sun's family is on the bank of this river.

The three Huan, Ji, Meng, and Shusun families of Lu State are the three most powerful families in Lu State.After a long period of mutual game and cooperation, in fact, the status quo has been formed that these three families have basically divided up the land of the Duke of Lu.

As a result, the entire Lu country can be said to be firmly controlled by these three families.

Li Ran didn't know Shusun Bao, and he didn't even know anyone sitting here.

The main reason is that Li Ran, who was traced to the source, stayed in the library of the Zhou royal family all the year round, and did not come out to walk around. Except for a few people who had been to the library of the Zhou royal family, and a few princes and nobles in the Zhou royal family, where did he go? To make friends with powerful people?

It can be seen that the work unit still has a huge impact on making friends.

Just as he was thinking, the students at the assembly had already started to speak.

The first person who got up to speak was a young man. According to Li Ran's judgment, this person was no more than 20 years old, and he looked decently dressed. Although he might not be a powerful official, he must be a nobleman.

The noble son opened his mouth and said:
"Nowadays, the feudal lords are separated, and the princes and dukes are divided into a system. Therefore, the distribution of royal power is in accordance with the trend. When Duke Wen of the Jin Dynasty was in power, he appointed Hu Yan, Xian Zhen, Zhao Shuai, Jia Tuo, Wei Ji and others to implement trade and broaden agriculture. Mingming the virtuous, rewarding meritorious deeds, etc., the three armies and the six officials, the separation of royal powers, and even the Jin State dominated the world, and all countries submitted to them, so it can be seen that the division of royal power is the right way."

This is not difficult to understand.

After being baptized by the memory of those who traced the source, Li Ran has a clear understanding of the history of the Spring and Autumn Period:

The royal family of Zhou enfeoffed the feudal lords, and the feudal lords entrusted the royal power to the princes and princes. Taking the state of Jin as an example, Jin Wengong Chonger created the three armies and six ministers, entrusted the royal power to the six ministers, and ordered them to perform their duties. The country became the overlord of the Spring and Autumn Period.

Therefore, this student believes that distributing the royal power to the officials is the right way for the princes of all countries, because this can lead a country to the way of hegemony.

But as soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately stood up and refuted.

The person who refuted looked a bit old, at least in Li Ran's eyes, according to his consciousness, this person should at least be regarded as an old man, but seeing that his sideburns are all white, isn't he considered an old man?

Obviously, the old man was very dissatisfied with Fang Cai's argument:

"The power of the king is divided, the princes are expensive, and the power of the government is weak. You say that Duke Wen of Jin dominates the world. Don't you see that the prestige of the government of Jin today has gradually lost power since its predecessor Gong Gong, and now it is the hegemony of the six ministers? He Fu? How is Duke Wen the overlord of Japan?"

"However, today's Chu is a barbarian, and only with the style of Xiong Barbarian, Li Wen Wang, Cheng Wang, Mu Wang changed, and Zhuang Wang prospered, and he dominated the Central Plains. Now Jin, isn't it the enemy of Chu? See the public opinion. Power, the line of the monarch.”

Many people yelled "Cai" when they heard this.

After listening to the old man's words, Li Ran's heart suddenly became clear.

Today's Chu culture can't be ignored for its provocativeness to ordinary people, and it can even be said to be very exaggerating.

Chu State is also a big country, and different from Jin State, all the power in the country is concentrated in the hands of the monarch, and it has been like this in all dynasties.So he took this counter-example to show that the power of the monarch should still be in the hands of the monarch.

When the students present heard his words, they naturally shouted "Cai" loudly and nodded repeatedly, because it was indeed the case.

After hundreds of years of land enfeoffment in the Jin Kingdom, the monarch has long since lost the foundation of his ancestors.Now that the power has fallen, the entire Jin Kingdom seems to be controlled by the six ministers in the country, and the power of the government is gradually declining.

On the other hand, Chu State, because the monarchy has always been in the hands of successive Chu kings, year after year, it has finally reached the point where it can share the hegemony of the Central Plains with Jin State equally today.

Therefore, is it not clear at a glance which is strong and which is weak?
But the young scholar still refused to accept it, but he still said:
"The king is weak but the country is strong, this is the way of Jin! The old man only sees that his king is declining, but he doesn't see that the former king Mourning the Duke can rely on the power of the six ministers to regain the hegemony of the Central Plains? Isn't the old man blind? The former king Mourning the Duke How can we turn a blind eye to the fact of regaining hegemony?"

Speaking of which, this is not bad. The Jin State under the leadership of Duke Jin, after the "Xiaoyu Alliance", weakened Chu and took over Zheng, which indeed has the potential to regain hegemony.

But obviously, the old gentleman still has this idea:

"Hehe! You Lizi! You only know one thing but not the other. Regardless of the prosperity of the Duke of Mourning, it has only been a few years. And you know that the prosperity of the Duke of Mourning is actually the result of his predecessor Li Gong killing three but Zheng Qing. To rejuvenate the government!...And in the first year of Duke Mourning's accession to the throne, he implemented a new policy, rectified the Luan clan, and even regained the king's prestige. Does this mean that the power of the country is indeed tied to the king?"

Hearing this, Li Ran completely understood the point of today's meeting.

That is the debate between enfeoffment and monarchy.

Those who are in favor of the system of enfeoffment use this as the reason for Zhou rituals. The emperor of Zhou enfeoffed the feudal lords, and the feudal lords enfeoffed the princes and officials, layer by layer. This has been the case since ancient times, and it is the way of heaven.

Those who are in favor of the monarchy are those who use the arbitrariness of power to make orders from the top to the bottom.And then take the current Zhou royal family as a negative teaching material, people in the world only know the princes, who knows the emperor of Zhou?

So the students present took these two arguments as the starting point and launched a rather fierce debate. The debate was so red-faced and spitting, that no one would let the other go.

But no one can convince anyone.

Because whether it is the system of enfeoffment or the arbitrariness of the monarchy, there are specific examples to cite, which are well-founded and cannot be refuted.

For a time, the whole venue was filled with "smoke" and "crowded with voices".

Li Ran watched this scene, but his heart gradually calmed down.

In his view, this kind of debate is obviously meaningless.If the fundamental problems of the two systems cannot be touched, it will be useless to overthrow the sky and hollow out the land.

These people are still too old after all.

"Hehe, it's time to start the real show! Let this group of people see what is called the superiority of modern civilization!"

"Oh?! Isn't this Li Ran and Li Ziming, the history of Luoyi's treasury?"

Just when Li Ran got up and was about to make a big splash, there was a voice of surprise from the crowd.

Hearing the sound, the students present immediately turned their gazes to Li Ran.

"Li Ran, Li Ziming, the history of Luoyi's treasury? Is that the Li Ran, the history of Luoyi's treasury, who claims to know everything in the world?"

"I heard that this person read tens of thousands of volumes of books when he was in charge of keeping the history of the library in Luoyi. All the affairs of the world are in his heart. The Zhou royal family respects this person very much. Why did you come to Lu Kingdom today?"

"Explore the world? Who boasted in Haikou? Such a young boy, I think it is the Zhou royal family who has bad eyesight and let this person keep the history of the house?"

There are not a few people who have heard of Li Ran, but those who have actually seen Li Ran are still very few.

At the same time, many people expressed doubts about the authenticity of Li Ran's history of the Luoyi keeper's room, thinking that his history of the Luoyi keeper's room was at most based on connections and through the back door.

Of course, this is also because Li Ran is really young.

Judging people by their appearance, happens in any era, it is unavoidable.

But Li Ran stood in the field without changing his face, his eyes were solemn, and he was full of heroism.

"A group of scumbags."

There are only these two words in his eyes.

At this time, a man in a long purple dress suddenly stood up from the crowd. Li Ran didn't notice this person at first, and he didn't react until this person came to him.

I saw this person with a tall feather crown, long sleeves reaching the ground, stable and luxurious, and a pair of sharp eyes on his ruddy face with a hint of earnestness, if you don't look carefully, you can't see clearly.

"May I ask that your Excellency is Li Ziming, the history of Luoyi's storage room?"

The visitor is respectful and salutary, and his voice is as light as a whisper, which makes people feel like spring breeze.

Li Ran nodded slightly, and was about to speak, but unexpectedly, the man who just ridiculed Li Ran, the man who kept the history of the treasury, came through the back door and said again:

"Mr. Uncle Sun, this person is a bluffer at first glance, why bother to talk to this kind of person, won't it tarnish our identity?"

People with status speak differently.

It's no wonder this person, after all, Li Ran has no property at this time, he is equivalent to a commoner, and he is also a commoner fleeing for refuge, his status is evident, in the eyes of this person, he is no different from a beggar.

But when Li Ran heard this, his eyes suddenly became sharp.

(End of this chapter)