A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 59: Civil strife in Lu, Linzi

The twenty-fifth year of Duke Zhao of Lu, the two hundred and fifty-third year of Bai Kingdom
Bai Ting and his party came to the State of Lu, and a few days later, entered Qufu.

Confucius's Mansion
Fang Xiang asked Quan Ding to send the gift of Zhi to the mansion, saying that he would like to meet his old friend Fang Xiang.

After a while, Confucius' wife Qi Guanshi went out to greet him and said apologetically: "The Confucius family is very grateful for Mr. Fang's coming, but unfortunately, my husband is not at home. There are only two children and me at home. Sir, please wait until your husband comes back before you come back!"

Fang Xiang asked: "When will Confucius come back?"

Qi Guanshi replied: "My husband has gone to Qi State because of the civil strife in Lu. I really don't know when he will come back."

Fang Xiang expressed his understanding, bowed to Qi Guanshi, and left.

Bai Ting on the side was waiting slightly nervously, but when he heard that Confucius was not here, he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Mr. Fang, since Confucius is not here, let's go back to Bai Kingdom! When he comes back, we will come again, How are you?"

Fang Xiang looked at Bai Ting, understood what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "Gongsun, you know that it is impossible to go back, so what's the use of still having these thoughts now? In my opinion, it's better to be good Think about what to say when you see Confucius."

Bai Ting was so beaten that he couldn't speak. Then he looked at Quan Ding next to him who was smiling like a fool. He slapped him on the back of the head and said in Quan Ding's puzzled eyes: "Let's go, get in the car." , why are you still standing there?"

Quan Ding rubbed his head, snorted, and helped Bai Ting get into the carriage. After Fang Xiang stood at the driver's seat of the carriage, he said to Bai Ting: "Let's go find out what happened in the Lu State first, and then go to the Qi State!"

Bai Ting had no objection.

Fang Xiang and the others found Bai's store in Qufu. After showing a piece of jade to the shopkeeper, the shopkeeper respectfully led the three of them towards the upstairs compartment.

As soon as he entered the compartment, the shopkeeper bowed to Bai Ting and said, "The Shadow Guard is subordinate to the Outer Guards, the Lu Guo Guards, the Qufu Yi Guards, and the Chief of Guards, Shi Ji, see Gongsun."

Bai Ting returned the greeting and heard that he called Shi Ji. Then he looked at Shi Ji and asked curiously: "Who is Shi Mian, the chief of the inner guard of Taiyuan Yiwei, to you?"

When Shi Ji heard the name Shi Mian, he replied with some excitement: "I dare you to teach Gongsun that Shi Mian is my younger brother."

Bai Ting smiled and said, "Oh? What a coincidence. Haha, you don't know something. When I was in Taiyuan, I often interacted with Shi Mian. We went to Fangyan Tower to drink together. Your brother's drinking capacity is not good! Haha!"

After Shi Ji heard this, he also smiled and said: "I don't know, Gongsun, but my younger brother Shi Mian is a straightforward and willful person. He has been unconvinced since he was a child. He obviously can't drink. Just to be angry, he insists on drinking until he is unconscious. It is also a headache at home!"

Bai Ting laughed loudly after hearing this, and after chatting for a while, Bai Ting asked, "I came here today to ask about something. Do you know what happened in the state of Lu before that caused Confucius to leave the state of Qi?"

After hearing this, Shi Ji also became serious and replied seriously: "Tell Gongsun, in September, the Ji Sun family and the He family fought cocks. The Ji family put iron armor on the chickens, and the He family put metal claws on the chickens. In the end, Ji's grandson failed, and because Ji's grandson failed in the cockfight, he occupied the land of He's family, which made Uncle Bo very angry.

The Jisun family had a conflict with the Zang family again. Then the Zang family and the He family jointly told Lu Gong about the disaster they suffered. After the two men's instigation, Lu Gong actually launched an army to attack the Jisun family's residence. Could it be that Didn't he know that all the troops of Lu State were in the hands of Sanhuan? The minister at that time was also very puzzled.

But the later ministers understood that it turned out that Lu Gong had already won over the Shusun family, but unfortunately, the Shusun family happened to be on a mission abroad and was not at home. When Lu Gong summoned the Shusun family's troops, the Shusun family's retainers did not know. Relying on Sanhuan's agreement, he actually sent troops to join Ji Sun's troops to attack Lu Gong.

When the Meng Sun family saw that the Shu Sun family had attacked Lu Gong, they also attacked Lu Gong. In the end, the soldiers of the three families easily defeated Lu Gong. Lu Gong had to flee to Qi in embarrassment, and Confucius heard that Lu had The king expelled him and said angrily: "It is unreasonable to expel my king. This is a shame for the people of Lu and violates etiquette. I don't want to live in the same country with such a person." '

After finishing speaking, he went to Qi State, saying that he wanted to bring Lu Gong back from Qi State. "

After Bai Ting and Fang Xiang listened, they expressed their understanding. Bai Ting asked the other party in detail: "Then shall we go to Qi State now?"

Fang Xiang said: "We have been traveling for several months. Let's rest for a few days. In three days, we will set off for Qi."

Later, Bai Ting asked if he knew what Confucius was like. Shi Ji replied:

"Everyone in the State of Lu knows that Confucius is a wise man, and I have met him several times. I have to say that I think I am well-informed, and I have never seen a person like Confucius. Getting along with him will make you feel like a spring breeze, and you can It can be seen that his attitude towards you is sincere from the bottom of his heart. If I didn’t have any responsibilities, I would probably want to be his disciple."

Hearing what Shi Ji said, Bai Ting became more and more looking forward to Confucius.

three days later

The three people from Bai Ting embarked on the road to Qi State.

The twenty-sixth year of Duke Zhao of Lu, the two hundred and fifty-fourth year of Bai Kingdom
临淄
The three people in Bai Ting were bumpy all the way, and they almost fell apart on the carriage. After entering Linzi, Bai Ting also saw what Dadu is. The scale of Linzi is many times larger than Taiyuan. The streets are densely populated, and there are people walking on the carriage. When there is a traffic jam.

After squeezing for an hour, the three finally found Bai's Trading Company. A small flag was hung at the door with a white word on it. A two-story wooden building with the words Bai's Trading Company written on the door plaque. Stepping into the store, there was a buzz of people inside:

"I want a cart of animal skins. Load it up for me. I've paid for it too!"

"I want two cars!" "I want three cars!" "Four cars!"...

"There are only five carts of Baiguo's special herbal medicine, first come, first served!" "One cart from Huichun Medical Center." "Bear skin! Tiger skin! Fox scarf! They are all made of high-quality fur. If you want it, come to me. Zi Fang.”

"The jade craftsmen of Bai Kingdom made it purely by hand. It took a year. There are only three special white jade pieces. If you want to auction them, go to the A-shaped courtyard opposite. There are also bronze swords, gold and silver jewelry, and BMW fragrant cars made by famous masters."

As soon as they heard there was another auction, a large number of people flocked out.

The three people in Bai Ting waited until everyone was almost gone to the opposite side, then they pushed aside the customers gathered around the counter and handed a piece of jade to the waiter. The waiter didn't react at first, but after taking a closer look, he immediately said: "Your honor, please wait a moment. I'll give it to you." Invite the shopkeeper to come immediately."

After saying that, he walked towards the backyard. The guests next to him were dissatisfied. At this time, another waiter took up the position, and the guests gave up.

Soon, a young boy came to the three people in Baiting and respectfully invited them to go to the backyard. Bai Ting and the other three followed the guys to a relatively quiet room in the backyard. As soon as the middle-aged man in the room saw Bai Ting's dress, they came up to them from a distance.

First, he asked the waiter to step aside, and then respectfully invited the three people to enter the room. Once inside, the shopkeeper cautiously looked out, and after finding that there was no suspicious person, he closed the door tightly. Turning around, he saluted Bai Ting and said: "The Shadow Guard is subordinate to the Outer Guards, Qi Guo Guards, and Linzi Yi Guards. The guard chief will see Gongsun at noon."

Bai Ting returned the greeting and said, "I came to Zi this time on the orders of my young master to pay my respects to Confucius. Do you know where Confucius is?"

Quanwu replied: "Reporting to Gongsun, I know about Confucius. In the past two months, Confucius' arrival has shocked the political arena of Qi. How could I not know? Previously, Qi Gong asked Confucius about politics in the court hall.
Confucius replied: "If a country wants to be prosperous and strong, it must first have order, and if it wants to have order, it must rely on etiquette. That is, the king must be like a king, the ministers must be like ministers, and the father must be like father. A son should behave like a son. If the king is not king, the ministers are not ministers, the father is not father, and the son is not son, then this country will be in chaos! '

Qi Gong agreed very much and said: "It's really good!" If it is true that the king does not look like a king, the ministers do not look like ministers, the father does not look like a father, and the son does not look like a son, even if there is food, how can I eat it? '

Later, Qi Gong asked Confucius about government again. This time Confucius replied: "Government lies in saving money." Duke Qi was very happy. He heard that he later wanted to grant Confucius the land in Nixi.

At this time, Yan Ying, the senior official, persuaded the Duke of Qi: "I see that Confucius likes to talk and is not good at doing practical things. How can Qi be strong if such a person is employed?" '

I heard that Qi Gong agreed very much. From then on, although Qi Gong still received Confucius respectfully, he no longer asked him about etiquette and governance. It can be seen that Qi Gong really did not want to use Confucius. "

After hearing this, Bai Ting expressed his understanding, and then asked: "Then do you know where Confucius is now?"

Quan Wu replied: "I know, now Confucius is a retainer in the Gao family."

Bai Ting was surprised and said: "Be a retainer?"

Quan Wu affirmed: "Yes."

Bai Ting looked at Fang Xiang, who said expressionlessly: "The young master said that even if Confucius becomes a slave, you must worship him as your master, otherwise you will not go back, and then you will make your brother Bai Zhuang the young master." .”

Bai Ting said speechlessly: "That nerd Zhuang brother? Every day, apart from the library, there is a place for speculation, and everyone is reading stupidly."

Then the conversation changed and he sighed: "Oh! Sure enough, the Bai Kingdom still has to rely on me, Bai Ting! Otherwise, why would I dream about my ancestors, and none of you can dream about them!"

Fang Xiang was quite speechless when he looked at the arrogant Bai Ting. Fang Xiang had completely seen Bai Ting's true face along the way. The image of the noble young master in his original impression had nothing to do with Bai Ting.

Then he ignored him and said, "Now that we know where Confucius is, let's go now. Captain Quan, please send a guy to lead the way."

Quan Wu replied: "This is natural."

When the three of them were about to leave, Quan Wu pulled Quan Ding aside and asked in a low voice: "Is this really Gongsun? Why is it different from the rumors?"

Quan Ding rolled his eyes at Quan Wu and said, "Fifteen grandnephew, didn't you see this? And I'm still following him! Who else is Gongsun?"

Quan Wu thought about it, then reacted and said: "Don't call me fifteen grand-nephew, even though you are senior, I don't want to lose face!"

Quan Ding said with a smile: "Yes, I won't call you that when I worship my ancestors from now on!"

Quan Wu said: "No, you can shout when you are worshiping your ancestors, but don't shout outside, let your subordinates hear you, how can I maintain my dignity!"

Quan Ding smiled and said: "Okay, I understand. I won't tell you anymore. Gongsun is leaving. See you when you have time."

After saying that, he ran towards Bai Ting and others and jumped on the carriage. Bai Ting looked at Quan Ding and said, "Do you know me?"

Quan Ding nodded and said with a smile: "I know you, a member of the clan."

Bai Ting nodded and said: "In that case, you should come here more often. If there is any news, you can send it over in time."

The whole word is "Hey". Fang Xiang drove the carriage, under the guidance of the merchant's clerk, towards the mansion lent by the Gao family to Confucius.

(End of this chapter)