I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chu Dang returned to the mansion in dismay, and reported the matter to Li Ran.Li Ran had also heard of Zhao Yang's name, and knew that he was the grandson of Zhao Wu and Zhao Wenzi.

Just because Li Ran had dealt with Zhao Wenzi in the early years, and now he suddenly heard about the descendants of his old man, he couldn't help but see the appearances of Zhao Wenzi, Yang Tongxue and others.

Perhaps it is because when a person is in adversity, he will be particularly nostalgic.

Later, Chu Dang talked about Zhao Yang's performance on the battlefield, and Li Ran's thoughts immediately turned around.

This did not surprise Li Ran that Zhao Wenzi, who had always been known for "restraining himself and returning to the courtesy", would turn out to be such a fierce man in his later life.

However, this has nothing to do with him.

He still didn't want to see anyone, even Sun Wu and Fan Li couldn't talk to him normally.

Because of Chu Dang's simple mind, Li Ran deliberately left him by his side.

At this moment, Gongzheng in the palace came to read out the decree, saying that although Li Ran was a criminal minister who assisted the prince's rebellion, but after thinking about Li Ran's wolf ambition after learning about the prince's ambition, the two turned against each other, and they were even killed by the prince. North Korea is under house arrest in Luoyi.There is a reason for thinking that there is a reason for it, so the chaos will not be pursued.

There is no doubt that this is the pardon that Chang Hong, Gong Jian and others fought for him.

And after a lot of deliberation, Shan Qi made such a decree with the help of the young emperor, which can be regarded as finalizing the matter between Li Ran and Sun Wu, and it can also be regarded as an explanation for all parties.

Li Ran couldn't help but smile wryly when he heard this, and what was even more unexpected to him was that in this decree of Zhou Wanggai, Li Ran was directly reinstated to his original position - the history of the collection room and the post of internal history.

More than ten years ago, before Li Ran escaped from Luoyi, it was also the history of Luoyi's collection room.The so-called history of the collection room is actually similar to the curator of the archives in later generations.Almost all news about the princes, even gossip, can be found here.

As for the position of internal history, although it is only the position of a doctor among the "spring officials", its position is extremely important.Almost without exception, almost all documents communicated with the princes of various countries were written by internal historians.

Now, Li Ran is appointed as the history of the collection room and internal history, no doubt, it is tantamount to having an extra set of ears and mouth.

And this is obviously what "Dao Ji" needs.

After Li Ran thanked Gong Zheng, he sent Gong Zheng away, saying that he would choose a good day tomorrow to go to Zhuang Palace to meet the emperor.

As soon as Gong Zheng left, Guan Cong walked over happily.

"Young master, there is great news! The old pavilion master has rushed back. After the young master meets the emperor tomorrow, he can go to the collection room to meet the old pavilion master!"

Li Ran couldn't help being startled when he heard the words.

Sure enough, the reason why he was able to be "reinstated as an official" should be inseparable from the arrival of his father.

But Li Ran's mood is quite complicated at this time. Li Ran has no impression of his father.Moreover, the popularity of Lao Tzu made Li Ran inexplicably feel a sense of strangeness.

However, Li Ran also knew that sooner or later he would have to face his father.Moreover, he also wanted to question him, why, as the suzerain of "Tao Ji", would he indulge his subordinates to do harm to all directions and disturb the world?
Just like Guan Cong before, didn't he walk between Chu and Wu under his hint, and single-handedly planned the fall of King Ling of Chu, so that the state of Chu fell into a slump?
Li Ran felt that it was necessary to ask some questions in person.

"Yihe is also with me, maybe... the little master's illness, he will have a way to heal it!"

Hearing this, Li Ran felt that he had to meet his "vegetarian" father no matter what he said.

So, that night, he edited a book and passed it to Xiaoyi, asking him to come to Luoyi quickly with his wife Jiyue.

Early the next morning, Li Ran packed up and prepared to go to Zhuang Palace to meet the emperor.

However, as soon as he stepped out of the gate, he saw a tall figure running straight over, kneeling on the ground with a plop.

"Grandfather, Qiu can be considered to have found you! Please accept Qiu's bow!"

Li Ran quickly leaned over to help him. This person was tall, but Li Ran couldn't help him up this time. It was only after he finished his salute that he stood up.

Li Ran looked up and down the "elder man" in front of him, and saw that his forehead was full, his shoulders leaned slightly forward, and his arms were a little longer. Because he was too tall, Li Ran had to hold his head up.

Li Ran looked at it carefully for a long time, but he couldn't remember where he had seen this person before, so he frowned.

"Excuse me, my eyesight is clumsy, but I really can't remember where I met you with your step?"..."

The man didn't think much of it.

"Qiu and Mr. Qiu did meet once. At that time, Qiu was fifteen years old and had not yet bloomed, so it is normal for Mr. to have no impression. I am a Zouren. I met Mr. in the Qu of the Five Fathers of the State of Lu. one side……"

When Li Ran heard this, he suddenly remembered.

When Li Ran fled from Lu State to Zheng State, he met a [-]-year-old boy crying bitterly at a coffin.

It was the middle of winter at that time, and the young man's plain clothes were thin. Li Ran saw that he was still young and really pitiful, so he went up to ask him what happened with his portable clothes.

And that young man was Qiu in front of him.

At that time, Qiu Dang immediately explained the reason. It turned out that he and his mother depended on each other for life, and had only a little help from his natal family, and lived in poverty.

I thought I would live my whole life as a "pariah".However, on the eve of her illness, her mother told him a hidden story. It turned out that he was actually the son of a noble official in the state of Lu.

It's just because this doctor Qing was already over 60 years old when he married her. When Qiu was born, this doctor Qing died of illness, and his family members did not recognize them because of their identities.

From then on, the mother brought up Qiu alone.

When Qiu learned of this, he was frustrated that his identity was not recognized, so he cried again.

Hearing this, Li Ran thought for a while, and said that he could follow Zhou etiquette and bury his mother and father together.In this way, it can be regarded as having a reputation, and everything can be solved.

But Qiu said that he didn't even know where his father's grave was, and the family of the doctor Qing probably wouldn't agree to open the mausoleum for joint burial.

Li Ran said that it might be possible to "win" sympathy by parking his mother's coffin in front of his father's house.

At that time, Qiu seemed a little uneasy.After all, this kind of behavior is really a bit "spoofed".

But Li Ran didn't care about it, he only left one sentence: He who is a son of man must also have a rectification of his name!

After Li Ran finished speaking, he got up and continued on his way in a hurry.

In the end, Qiu Guo really did what Li Ran said, and parked his mother's coffin at the door of his father's house, crying for several days.

This family didn't take it seriously at first, but soon, this matter was aroused in the country of Lu, and people in the country were also talking about it.

Later, the family saw that Qiu was tall and tall, but he had a bit of the legacy of the old master.After further investigation, her mother Yan Shi did have a marriage contract with their old master in the early years, and her identity should not be a problem.

In addition, the eldest son of the old master has "foot disease" and cannot perform the sacrificial ceremony, and there is no other brother to replace him.

The man in front of him, although born in a poor family, is handsome and brave.Most importantly, there must be someone in their family to worship their ancestors, right?
The eldest is hopeless, so it's not bad to think of him as the second child.

So, the nine aunts of the family thought it over and thought it would be good for this person to recognize his ancestors.

Therefore, he agreed to Qiu's request and asked his mother Yan to be buried with the old master together.

As a result, Qiu was finally confirmed.After that, he joined Ji's family and became a small official who went to the wild to urge grain.

While on business, he used his mother's Yan family, which originally specialized in organizing funerals for others to make a living.In this way, he gathered a group of Confucian scholars from his mother's family and started a funeral business, and he lived a very nourishing life for a while.

……

Li Ran never expected that his inadvertent advice at the beginning would directly change the trajectory of this person's life.At the same time, I couldn't help but have some doubts in my heart. Since this person is working for the Ji family, why did he appear here?
After all, Ji Sun Yiru and Li Ran had a deep blood feud, and Li Ran had to be careful about this, but in order to find out what was going on, Li Ran still said:
"It turned out to be that little brother. It's been a long time, so I forgot it!"

"Mister is a noble person, so it's normal that you can't remember, but Mr. Qiu En is as important as a mountain, and Qiu dare not treat you in half or forget it!"

"Since that's the case, little brother, let's get in the car with Li, and we can have a good chat along the way."

Li Ran pointed to the carriage not far away, Qiu hesitated for a while, and finally agreed.

"Thank you sir!"

The two got into the carriage together, and Chu Dang drove towards the Zhuang Palace.

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Chapter 487

Li Ran was sitting in the same carriage with this Qiu who was a full head taller than him. Since this person was too tall, he seemed a little timid when surrounded by the carriage.

"You just said that since you are working in the Ji family, why don't you concentrate on managing it, instead you came to Luoyi?"

Hearing this, Qiu couldn't help sighing.

"Although Qiu gained a status under the guidance of Mr. Qiu, Young Master Qiu is also a lowly person. He is only a minor official in Ji's family. Although he has no worries about food and clothing, but every time he goes to the countryside to collect collections, he treats Ji's abuse of people too much. I really couldn't bear it. Therefore, Qiu changed his position not long after and turned to raising livestock, and he was at ease for a while."

Maybe it's just because before the age of 15, Qiu was a pariah with no status, and he lived in poverty.It is precisely because of this that he has sympathy and compassion for the fellow "untouchables" of the township party.

"And at this time, Qiu met another down-and-out historian, and Qiu followed him to learn Zhou rites, so as to specialize in his own side business."

"Although the job of looking after animals is humble, it also has more free time. After Qiu got acquainted with the official historian, he was able to access many ancient books of the Lu state. After a few years, it can be regarded as a small success! Later, Qiu Bucai won the first place in the township school, and was lucky to be appreciated by Meng Xizi, the suzerain of the Meng family at that time, and the Marquis of Lu."

Li Ran heard this person's life trajectory, and couldn't help but feel a move in his heart, as if he remembered something, but he didn't say anything, he just had doubts in his heart.

"Meng Xizi and Luhou? How did you get to know them?"

It turned out that when the Three Huans made great efforts and Lu Houchou was still able to control the situation, he once visited the State of Chu.Ji Sun Yiru asked Meng Xizi to accompany him.Passing through Liangdi, Zheng Bojiao worked.

Originally, Meng Xizi was supposed to assist Lu Houchou to complete the etiquette, but Meng Xizi was a standard dude in his early years, and he knew nothing about Zhou etiquette, which made Lu Guo lose face.

Later, Meng Xizi knew that Ji Sun Yiru had deliberately arranged this, and wanted to use his ignorance to embarrass Lu Hou.

Meng Xizi, who heard the news, was deeply ashamed of it.Congfa is determined to study Zhouli hard, as long as anyone who can teach him Zhouli, no matter how poor or poor, will be respected as a guest of honor by him.

After Qiu won the first prize in the debate at the township school, Meng Xizi specially interviewed him.After some chatting, I found out that he was quite insightful about Zhou Li, so he let him be his guest.

Later, Meng Xizi not only worshiped him as his teacher, but also made his two sons, Mengsun Shuo and Mengsun Heji, his disciples.

Qiu didn't like Ji Sun Yiru's abuse of the people, and Meng Xizi also resented Ji Sun Yiru for making him make a fool of himself, so the two often talked at night by candlelight, and their friendship was very close.

Later, Meng Xizi found an opportunity and introduced Qiu Shi to Lu Houchou.

Lu Houchou and Qiu had another long talk, and felt that this person was really extraordinary, and he seemed to have a "Ziming character", so he couldn't help but favor him even more, and once he was free, he would be let into the palace to talk .

Not long after that, Qiu's wife gave birth to a son. After Lu Houchou learned about it, he specially ordered someone to give him a carp to congratulate him. Take a "carp" name.

This Qiu, because of Li Ran's advice, started his career as a "untouchable" until he became a guest of the Meng family and even the Marquis of Lu.This gorgeous turnaround is really amazing.

And this is why Qiu is grateful to Li Ran.

When Li Ran heard this, the guess in his heart became certain, and he blurted out:
"Could it be that you are Kong Qiu and Kong Zhongni?"

Qiu was slightly taken aback, and said calmly:
"Benevolence made a clear decision, it's right here!"

It turned out that the tall man in front of him was actually Confucius!It is Confucius who is called "the most holy" by later generations.

Confucius was Zi's surname, Kong's family name, Qiu name, and Zhongni name. At first, he called himself Qiu, but Li Ran couldn't understand it. After hearing his experience, he became more and more suspicious.

At this moment, when he heard his son's name was "Li", he couldn't help but suddenly realized, so he blurted out.

Kong Qiu didn't know why Li Ran had such a big reaction. How did he know that he would have such a big name in future generations?
After a short burst of surprise, Li Ran immediately calmed down.

Since his father can be Lao Tzu, why is it so strange to meet Confucius now?

"It's just... you should be in the country of Lu now, but why did you appear here?"

At the beginning, by coincidence, Li Ran gave some advice to Kong Qiu, and his kindness to Confucius was as great as a mountain.

However, it is unbelievable that Kong Qiu came here specifically to find him just because of this.

Kong Qiu gently raised the curtain of the car and looked outside. Chu Dang's strong back appeared in front of him, which made him hesitate, and Li Ran sensed Kong Qiu's doubts.

"Zhongni, if you have anything to say, just say it. This person was born and died with Li, so don't be suspicious."

Kong Qiu smiled mischievously:
"Feiqiu is cautious. It's really too secretive. If others find out, I'm afraid Lu Hou's life will be lost!"

Li Ran has been looking for Lu Houchou's whereabouts. Hearing this, he couldn't help feeling excited:
"Oh? Zhongni knows Luhou's whereabouts?"

Kong Qiu nodded slightly to show his affirmation.

"Qiu came here to find Mr. Zhou at the behest of Marquis Lu. Marquis Lu is in a critical situation now, and I hope Mr. Lu can come to rescue him..."

"However, I have sent people to visit Luhou many times, but there is no trace of him. Since Zhong Ni was ordered by Luhou, he should know his current situation? What happened a while ago? How could he be driven away by the Ji family? Capital?"

Regarding the fact that Luhou Chou was expelled from the capital by the Ji family, the world has long spread. Some say that Luhou is not, and some say that the Ji family did evil, but the specific details are naturally not as clear as the parties involved.

Kong Qiu let out a long sigh, and spoke eloquently again:
It turns out that since Lu Hou Chou succeeded to the throne, the Ji family, Meng family and Shusun family of Lu State have become three pillars.However, this balance was broken again after the three suzerains passed away one after another.

First, the Shusun family. Due to Shu Niu's secret participation, after Shu Sunbao's death, Shu Niu, as a foreign relative, blamed the Uncle Sun family, and agreed to Ji Sun Yiru's proposal to abolish the Central Army of the State of Lu.

And the villages that support the Chinese army were divided into four, Ji's took two, and Meng's and Shusun's each took one.

It is precisely because of the further expansion of Ji's power that it is necessary to recruit a large number of available people.As for Kong Qiu, who had just acquired the status of a Chinese, he didn't know the situation, so he went to Ji's house as a servant without hesitation.

At this time, Lu Houchou saw that Ji Sun Yiru had disbanded the Chinese army without his own consent, and divided up the villages that supported the Chinese army.

The young and impatient Lu Houchou thought about going to the Jin State to recruit soldiers again.

However, Ji Sun Yiru was also prepared, and also directly used Li Ran's old method. As soon as Lu Houchou left Qufu, Ji Sun Yiru immediately sent troops to attack the country of Ju.

When the news spread to Jin State, Jin State blocked the entry of Lu Hou Chou on the grounds that Lu State sent troops to attack Ju State, and directly sent him back to Lu State.

But Lu Houchou didn't give up. After going to the state of Jin several times to be rejected, he turned his head and remembered Li Ranlai who was still in the state of Chu at that time!

original:

Confucius was born in Zouyi, Changping Township, Lu.Its ancestors from the Song Dynasty also called Uncle Kong Fang.Uncle Fang gave birth to Bo Xia, and Bo Xia gave birth to Shu Lianghe.He and the daughter of the Yan family married and gave birth to Confucius, who prayed to Niqiu to obtain Confucius.Lu Xianggong was 22 years old and Confucius was born.He was born with his head on the top of the polder, so he was named Qiuyun.His name is Zhongni, and his surname is Kong.

Qiu was born and Shu Lianghe died and was buried in Fangshan.Fangshan is located in the east of Shandong Province, so Confucius doubted the location of his father's tomb, and his mother kept it secret.Confucius played for his son, often presenting Zudou, and setting up etiquette.The death of Confucius' mother is the thoroughfare for the funeral of the five fathers, and it is because of his prudence.Zouren took his father's mother to the tomb of Confucius' father, and then went to Fangyan for a joint burial.

In the seventeenth year of Confucius, Meng Lizi, a doctor of Lu, was ill and died. He admonished his successor, Yizi, saying: "Confucius, after the sage... I will die, if I must learn from him." And Lizi died, Yizi and Luren Nangong Uncle Jing went to learn etiquette.

Confucius was poor and humble.And long, tasted as the history of Ji's family, and the amount of material was flat;

- "Historical Records"