The heavens start from saving Daming

As the Prime Minister of Qi State, Yan Ying's residence is naturally not small.

But when Li Yunze moved in with 300 people, he could no longer stay there.

If the servants who were forced to give up their rooms were complaining, the servants in the kitchen were devastated.

Suddenly there were hundreds of more mouths to eat, and all of them were big eaters, and their meals were measured in buckets.

This kind of thing is indeed a nightmare for the servants who cook and deliver meals.

Fortunately, as the host, Yan Ying didn't care.

It stands to reason that if this kind of thing were placed in the modern world, a fight would have started already.

But in this era, it is a very honorable thing for guests to take the initiative to visit. They must be responsible for taking good care of the guests, eating well, sleeping well, entertaining well, and giving gifts when they leave, so that the host will have face.

Yan Ying entertained Li Yunze warmly, served him delicious food and drinks, and took Li Yunze around to show off the customs and strong national power of Qi.

Li Yunze accepted all of this, but when it came to the topic of becoming an official in Qi State, he simply avoided talking about it.

He's really not interested in this.

On this day, the King of Qi held a banquet in the palace to entertain Li Yunze, a famous official, and many nobles of Qi State attended to accompany him.

Li Yunze has really become a famous official, at least in the land of Qilu, he is respected as the sharpshooter and the fastest man.

Just shooting Yang Youji to death on the battlefield was enough for him to lie down and eat for decades.

King Qi's palace is very large and luxuriously decorated. Where gold can be used, silver is never used. It looks very impressive.

The companions also gathered the great nobles of Qi State, and all the great nobles came to attend the banquet in a dignified manner.

Li Yunze is naturally more concerned about Tian.

Later generations were surprised that Tian's Dai Qi took over the king's throne as a minister.

But in this era, it is a common thing.

The ministers of this era were called ministers, but in fact they were more like small princes. They had their own fiefdoms and armies, which were completely different from the so-called ministers who received salaries in later generations.

This is the real reason why the Tian family replaced Qi and the three families were divided into Jin.

It is easy to understand as long as you think about the small princes becoming bigger and replacing the previous kings and princes.

Most of the Qi nobles had seen Li Yunze's majestic appearance on the battlefield, so their attitude was pretty good. After all, he had real abilities and was supported by real achievements.

As for Qi Gong, he was even more enthusiastic.

Not only did he personally pour wine for Li Yunze, but he also said that he knew you liked music, so he specially summoned famous musicians from all over the country to play music for you.

When the music of "Shao" echoed in the palace, Li Yunze raised the corners of his mouth and closed his eyes.

Historically, when Kong Laoer arrived in Qi, the nobles did not want to see him, and the King of Qi only treated him as an ordinary foreign guest.

Even when the King of Qi was preparing to allocate fields to Kong Laoer in accordance with traditional practices, Yan Ying directly stopped him and said that he could not allocate fields to him.

Why are the treatments so different?
No one knows better than Li Yunze that this is because Kong Laoer is eloquent, but that's all.

This era is not an era where future generations can live a good life by just talking. In this era where the country may be destroyed at any time, the kings and family heads need talents who can do practical things.

The literary ones should be able to increase material income, and the martial arts ones should be able to fight!

Kong Laoer in history also talked about character, which was of no use in actual affairs.

Since it was useless, the king and family heads naturally had little interest in him.

But here, Li Yunze intuitively demonstrated his powerful strength in front of everyone.

To put it bluntly, this is an era where practicality is the main focus. If you are useful, you will naturally be sought after. Official positions, fiefdoms, reputation and status will all be given to you proactively.

When it is of no use, no one cares.

It is a pity that later dynasties gradually began to pursue futility and engage in heart-to-heart talks about character and morality, thus becoming pragmatic and not pragmatic.

As for the result, it is written in the history books that the barbarians, who were originally looked down upon, took turns driving trains.

Li Yunze's purpose of innovating Confucianism is also very simple, that is, to lay the foundation for being pragmatic rather than pragmatic.

Only by being pragmatic can progress and development be achieved.

But retreat is just talking nonsense, which has no other use than raising waste.

Faced with Qi Guo's enthusiasm, Li Yunze's response was simple, "Thank you guys for your warm hospitality. I will perform a talent for everyone. This matter is over." '

Li Yunze once again played "High Mountains and Flowing Waters" on the guzheng in the palace, which won applause from the whole house.

Then there is no more.

After the banquet in the palace, Li Yunze took the initiative to find Yan Ying and asked him for help.

"Admission?"

"That's right, enrollment."

Li Yunze said with a smile, "I am interested in education. There are many outstanding students here in Qi State, so I also want to recruit some outstanding disciples."

"This is a good thing." Yan Ying said with a smile, "I wish I could be your disciple."

Li Yunze engages in education, not only does he teach without distinction, but he also does not charge tuition fees and apprenticeship ceremonies, and also provides food and accommodation.

This kind of generous treatment and reputation is unique here in Qilu.

In fact, many people want to become a disciple of Confucianism. However, although Li Yunze teaches regardless of whether you are a noble, a Chinese or a barbarian, he is willing to teach, but there are still prerequisites for accepting disciples.

The first thing is to know the seal script, which is the common writing of this era.

There is no requirement to be proficient, but at least you have to be able to understand.

Li Yunze is engaged in elite education, not basic education.Secondly, although Li Yunze accepts students without any age limit, he will not accept students who are too young or too old.

He is here to teach and educate people, not to be a nanny.

Another thing is to have a good physique.

The first test for entry into Confucianism is to be able to run twelve miles in one stick of incense.

After that, he lifted the stone lock fifty times during a cup of tea.

One stick of incense lasts about 10 minutes. In the Spring and Autumn Period, one mile of land was only 400 meters, and twelve miles was less than five kilometers.

It takes about 10 minutes to make a cup of tea. Lifting the stone lock fifty times may not seem difficult, but it actually requires a lot of endurance.

Only those who can complete these can proceed to the next interview.

The interview mainly depends on character. After all, even Li Yunze doesn't want to accept scum as a student.

After all, if a scumbag learns his skills, he will only cause more harm to others.

Except for special circumstances, for example, Zilu's little brothers were all accepted because of Zilu's relationship. It is not easy to become a Confucian disciple.

With Yan Ying's help, Li Yunze's recruitment of Confucian students in Linzi City was progressing smoothly.

Not only Linzi city and its surrounding suburbs, but also people from nearby towns and villages who got the news rushed to sign up.

Some people always think that the ancients were stupid, but in fact, the ancients were not stupid at all.

They know very well that in this era, if they want to change their destiny and achieve class advancement, learning knowledge is the best way.

After all, he did not live in a wealthy family when he was reincarnated. This was a congenital mistake that he could not choose.

But if you don’t work hard to break out when you grow up, you will be a fool.

However, there are too many people who want to change their destiny through learning knowledge, but there may be limited places to teach knowledge.

Although there are many schools of thought, they are very strict in recruiting disciples.

Because resources are limited, we can only focus on cultivating truly talented disciples.

Let alone one in a hundred, it is one in a thousand or even one in a thousand.

For someone like Li Yunze who casts such a wide net, there is no semicolon in the world.

It is precisely because of this that there are so many people signing up.

Through Yan Ying's relationship, Li Yunze borrowed a military camp in Qi State as an examination room. It took more than ten days to select [-] students from Qi State from among the many applicants.

From this point of view, the national power of Qi is indeed far superior to that of Lu.

Li Yunze has been in Lu for so long and has only accepted two to three hundred students, but Qi has received 300 students in half a month.

This is not only a gap in population, but also a gap in national strength.

There are more people who are literate, and there are more people who are able-bodied.

Among these students, most of them were descendants of Sun Wu's major families in Qi.

Most of them have received basic education, but because of their low background, it is impossible for them to get the support and importance of their families, let alone inherit the family business.

So if you want to get ahead, you have to study and work elsewhere.

Li Yunze didn't have any other opinions about the fact that the students he recruited were mainly from noble families.

This is the case in this era. Ordinary people are running around for life and have no time to read and write, let alone keep fit.

In contrast, those in later generations who receive compulsory education but are unwilling to study hard should really look at the desperate eyes of those who want to study but can't.

There was no shortage of anything in Linzi City, so Li Yunze quickly bought a complete set of New Confucian uniforms for the new students, and equipped them with bronze swords and bows.

If there were armor, this would be an army.

In fact, Sun Wu also arranged the march according to the way of training the army.

After leaving Linzi City, we marched for fifty miles on the first day and vomited from exhaustion that night.

As for blisters on the soles of the feet, that's trivial stuff.

Sun Wu shouted loudly and asked, "Is there anyone who can't stand it and wants to quit?"

Everyone was silent in response.

"In that case, eat and sleep!"

After leaving Linzi City, Li Yunze led his disciples straight to the Kingdom of Jin.

Linzi City and the surrounding suburban areas are naturally bustling and lively.

But after leaving Linzi City, in the more remote places, another specialty of Qi became more and more abundant.

This specialty is called robber.

Ordinary robbers would naturally not rob a team that looked like an army, not to mention that the team only had one carriage and no cargo.

Being a robber is for money, not excitement.

So at the beginning, Li Yunze's journey was smooth and he encountered no danger.

However, as many caravans along the way actively requested to go together, things gradually changed.

The marching speed of the team slowed down, and peeping figures appeared from time to time.

It was clear that a storm was coming.