At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 41 Qiu Muzan

Insurmountable barriers between circles exist in every era.

What may seem simple to some may turn out to be extremely difficult for others.

The reason why Zhou Qi knew this news was because of his future uncle Shi Huan.

The Shi family is not a small family in the local area, and Shi Huan has close friendships with Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun and others, so it is not surprising to know this news.

After smiling bitterly, Xu Ding looked at Zhou Qi and said sternly: "Even a general amnesty can't clear away the crime of killing two thousand officials in the border area. Ziyi goes to surrender to Lord Yang, isn't he afraid of falling into a trap?"

Xu Ding's worries are not unreasonable.

After all, he was born in the countryside. Even if he studied at a young age, he would never have access to the senior officials of the court, nor would he understand how cruel the struggle in the court was.

Therefore, in Xu Ding's opinion, Zhou Qi may have to be a fugitive for the rest of his life after killing two thousand officials.

Even if Zhou Qi surrendered himself to Captain Sili, he might not escape the fate of being killed.

Feeling Xu Ding's heartfelt worries, Zhou Qi sighed: "Killing Wang Ji to avenge my father is really helpless, but I can't bear the name of a fugitive forever."

"I heard that Wei Yang, the school of Sili, envoys the emperor to be jealous of evil, and he is quite chivalrous. When he was young, because officials from the same county insulted his mother, he led dozens of young people to destroy his family."

"My experience is quite similar to Yang Shijun's. Since I don't want to be wanted by the court and hide in Tibet every day, I can only give it a try!"

"In this way, he was trapped in Xingpi and became famous by killing himself. If Jilu and Qiu Muzhe died without regret."

Zhou Qi's words surprised everyone.

In this era, transportation and communications were underdeveloped. Ordinary people like them had no way of knowing about the deeds of Sili Xiaowei Yangqiu.

So when they suddenly learned that Yang Qiu had such a feat when he was young, everyone was quite surprised.

However, Xu Chu's next words broke the atmosphere.

Xu Chu scratched his head and asked with some embarrassment: "Although I have also studied, I don't know who Ji Lu and Qiu Mu are in Ziyi's words."

When Xu Ding and Xiang Hong heard this, they both looked at Zhou Qi, their eyes full of curiosity.

For a family like the Xu family, literacy may not be difficult, but it is as difficult as heaven to study in depth.

In this era, books are extremely precious. The reason why a wealthy family can be called a noble family is that in addition to having someone in the family serving as a high-ranking official in the court, there is also a very important criterion, that is, the family must have the fragrance of books passed down from generation to generation.

They hold precious wealth of knowledge, which is a threshold that the powerful in those places cannot cross.

At the same time, local powerful people are also extremely thirsty for knowledge.

Zhou Qi did not laugh at the three people, but explained: "Speaking of Ji Lu, you may not know. If we talk about Zi Lu, have you heard of it?"

Xu Ding said hastily: "Zi Lu is a disciple of Confucius and a sage of Confucianism, we naturally know."

Xu Chu and Xiang Hong also nodded in agreement. Although they were not as knowledgeable as Xu Ding, and perhaps they were not very clear about Zilu's deeds, they also knew about this person.

Zhou Qi continued: "Ji Lu is Zi Lu."

"Zilu had an upright temperament and was brave and martial. When he was young, he insulted Confucius and disdained Confucianism. Confucius was not annoyed, but followed the instructions with ritual and music, and finally made Zilu become a disciple of Confucius."

"Confucius traveled around the world, and there were many people who scorned and slandered him. Since Zilu guarded him, people in the world fear Zilu's bravery. So far, no one dares to speak falsely about Confucius."

“Zilu is good at governing for the people, he is loyal, benevolent and courageous, he is happy when he hears something wrong, he does good when he hears something good, he will do what is right when he sees it, and he will rescue him when he sees danger.

"Shi Zilu served as a servant of Kong Kui, a senior official of the State of Lu. Because Kong Kui's mother conspired with others to make Kuai Kui king, he forced Kong Kui to kill the Duke of Lu. The Duke of Lu fled after hearing the news."

"Zilu was both a citizen of the Lu State and a retainer of Kong Kui. To assist the Duke of Lu would be contrary to the etiquette of Kong Kui as a monarch and his ministers, and to assist Kong Kui would be a rebellious official and a traitor."

"Zi Lu had no choice but to go to the city to see Kuai Chi and accuse him of being disloyal. Kuai Chi ordered his men to shoot down his crown tassel with a wave of weapons as a threat, but Zi Lu calmly picked up his crown and straightened his clothes, saying: When a gentleman dies, his crown is inevitable."

"Kuaicai was angry and knew that Zilu could not be used by himself, so he had him chopped into meat paste."

When everyone heard this, their hearts became extremely heavy.

They didn't expect that even a sage like Zilu would be caught in the whirlpool of politics and could only preserve his loyalty by giving up his body.

In the Spring and Autumn Period and even now, monarchs and ministers are not limited to monarchs and subjects.

For example, Zilu was a retainer of Kong Kui's family during his stay in Lu State, and his lord was Kong Kui.

He learned that Kong Kui had been coerced and rebelled, so he did not reprimand Kong Kui for being unfaithful, because it would be against loyalty for a courtier to accuse his master.

So he went directly to meet Kuai Chi, who was in an unfair position.

Kuai Kui was not the lord of Zilu, and his position as Duke of Lu was usurped, so when Kuai Kui denounced his rebellious actions, what Zilu did did not violate loyalty.

Zilu had no choice but to choose the road of martyrdom in order not only to be worthy of the state's etiquette and law, but also to be worthy of the friendship between the monarch and his ministers.

After sighing, Xu Chu hurriedly asked: "Who is Qiu Mu?"

In this era, local powerful people are extremely thirsty for knowledge. Such profound and secret things cannot be known except by aristocratic families.

If you can learn all the knowledge from Zhou Qi and record it.

This knowledge can not only become their future talk, but also pass on to future generations as family knowledge.

Even a rough man like Xu Chu did not reject these knowledge. On the contrary, he was deeply moved after hearing Zilu's deeds, so he rushed to ask about Qiu Mu's deeds.

Zhou Qi looked at the longing in the eyes of the three people and talked eloquently: "Qiu Muzhe, the great-grandson of Duke Aigong of Song Dynasty during the Spring and Autumn Period, was a senior official of the Song Dynasty."

"At that time, Nangong Changwan, the general of the Song Dynasty, was hunting in the countryside with the Duke of Song. The two had a dispute over the hunting. The Duke of Song said to Nangong, I used to respect you, but now you are just redeemed from the State of Lu by me. You are just a prisoner of war, but you dare to compete with others for prey?"

"Nangong Chang Wan was deeply resentful about being defeated and captured before, but now he was humiliated by the king in front of him, so he became angry and committed regicide."

"After hearing the news, Qiu Mu, the official of the Song Dynasty, rushed to the king's door with his weapons and scolded Nangong with his sword. Nangong was angry and struck Qiu Mu. Qiu Mu's teeth were embedded in the door leaf due to the heavy blow, and he died of a broken skull."

Xu Chu was furious when he heard this and said: "How dare a defeated general, a regicide, and a disloyal minister insult loyalty like this!"

Zilu's body was crushed, and Qiu Mu's head was crushed.

From this we can also see how ruthless people were in dealing with their enemies during the Spring and Autumn Period.

When Xu Ding and Xiang Hong heard this, they also expressed displeasure.

Zhou Qi hurriedly comforted him: "Then Nangong Changwan was eventually defeated and fled. He was sent back to the Song Dynasty by the Chen State, and was finally chopped into meat paste."

After hearing the words, everyone was relieved a little.

Zhou Qi pondered for a while, then suddenly felt something and started composing a poem.

"The world is in a state of chaos, and Gang often sweeps the floor. The hall is not separated by curtains, and the monarch and his ministers play with each other."

"The emperor plays with words, and the ministers play with a halberd. The strong Qiu Mu uses the wat to attack the thief!"

"If you are not afraid of strong defenses, you will suffer from liver disease and drain your blood. Death will weigh you too much, but your fame will be as bright as the sun and the moon."

(End of this chapter)