Spring and Autumn I Am King

ps: there is another chapter in the evening

In late June, the meeting between Qilu and Jiagu came to an end, and the important border town on the north bank of the Wenshui River had another change. 【Full text read..】

"Kong Ruo rebelled against the city of Qi and killed Gong Zheng Si Chi, and his Ma Zheng Hou criminals killed Gong Ruo again!"

Originally, when he heard the news, Shusun Zhouqiu was ecstatic. Although it was a pity for Si Chi's death, it would be good if Piao Yi could return. But when he sent Jiazai to take a small number of soldiers to accept Qiyi, he ate a bowl of closed doors! The Marquis Ma Zheng, who was in control of the city, refused to open the door, and was unwilling to hand over the city to the ruler of the Shusun clan. Instead, he requested that he be the ruler of the city.

"Rebel minister!"

When Shusun Zhouqiu found out, he was so angry that he trembled and cursed at home. He immediately wanted to send his clan soldiers to besiege him. However, his family chief reminded him of a key thing: the population of Pingyi occupied the territory of Shusun's clan. One-fourth of the army, and one-third of the soldiers' strength. Even if the entire Shusun clan is armed, it cannot guarantee that they will be able to conquer this fortified city.

So Shusun Zhouqiu had to turn to the Ji clan, who was also the third Huan. Although the two sides had their own contradictions, their way of getting along has always been "tolerating each other for the country". When he is a member of the public family, or an outsider, he will rarely be seen as a foreigner.

After getting the approval of the ruling Ji clan, Shusun Zhouqiu impeached his retainers in public in the courtroom of the Lu Palace: "Hou criminals betrayed Lu with the city of Qi, please send the two divisions left and right to attack him!"

This is also to blame for the great uncle Confucius. He restored many old rituals, and Sanhuan's decision could only be counted after obtaining the approval of the Marquis of Lu, which caused a lot of trouble. On this day, the great uncle Confucius was also present. When the Marquis of Lu looked at him inquiringly, Confucius asked, "Has the marquis set up a rebel flag in Qiyi?"

"Never..."

"Has the hou prisoner defected to the enemy country in the city of Qi?"

"No..."

Confucius held the jade and said respectfully: "If this is the case, then Hou Zun is just keeping his door behind and disobeying the orders of Shusun's clan. It can't be called treason..."

Ji Sunsi sneered: "The words of Uncle Da Zong are exactly the same as those of Zhao Xiaosikou, who passed through Qiyi in the past. Could it be that you believed the words he said to exonerate the prince?"

Confucius said: "Of course not, this kind of behavior is also the following violation and cannot be tolerated. But if the name is not correct, the words will not go well, if the words are not in order, the things will not be successful, if the things are not done, the rituals and music will not be happy, if the rituals and music are not good, the punishment will not be right. If the punishment is missed, there is nothing wrong with the ****. The Shusun family can ask the emperor to send troops to help in the name of betraying ministers, but they cannot arbitrarily make the Hou a crime of betraying Lu."

I was even more worried that Confucius hadn't said it yet. It seemed that the matter of Pengyi had nothing to do with Zhao Wuxi. This time, he looked like he was going to stand up for Hou, which made Confucius very disappointed. At the same time, he made up his mind.

So he said to Shusun Zhouqiu: "The combination of river and ice is not a day's cold, and it has been a long time since the city of Piao refused to obey orders. Sitting big, that’s why if you kill Yi Gongruo today, there will be Hou Cun to take his place, and even if Hou Cun dies, how long will the Shusun clan be able to control Qiyi for a long time?”

He turned his head again and said to Ji Sunsi, who was silent: "The same is true for Ji's Feiyi, it was not long after the rebellion of Nankuai, Yanghu took control of Feiyi again, and after Yanghu, there was Gongshan Buju. …”

Confucius felt that, in order to let the monarch take back his power, and then implement ritual and music in Quanlu, while suppressing Sanhuan, we must first solve the separatist rule of these big cities!

How could Ji Sunsi not understand this truth? It has been two years since Gongshan has not ruled over Feiyi, and it is also a serious concern for his confidants.

"The Master thinks, what should I do?"

So Confucius said to the Marquis of Lu, the Ji clan and the Shusun clan, saying: "The family does not store armor, there is no city with a hundred pheasants, and the ancient system is too. Today, the state of Lu has four over-the-top systems, please damage them all!"

"Which four?"

"Ji's Feiyi, Shusun's Hei, Meng's..."

When he heard the third one, Ji Sunsi was greatly moved.

In his opinion, the damage to the city is just a legitimate argument for the official conscription of the Lu State to pacify the marquis and prisoners. Losing Feiyi means that Confucius is willing to help solve the Feiyi problem that has plagued the Ji family for many years, neither betraying nor obeying.

As for Yunyi... Ji Sunsi almost laughed out loud. Uncle Sun's Yu and Ji's fees no longer belong to him, but Yunyi has always been in Meng's hands. In the Yanghu Rebellion, the Meng family suffered the least losses. As a result, they are now almost on an equal footing with the Ji family. Although Mengsun Heji was a student of Confucius, he has been criticizing Confucius's government for his own interests. Confucius probably wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of ruining Qi and Fei to weaken the Meng clan as well!

He has a stake in Shusun Zhou's hatred, of course he will agree, and he will occupy the righteous name, *forcing Meng's consent!

But no, there are only three, and the remaining one, could it be...

But I heard Confucius say lightly: "There is another one, that is Xilu, Yuncheng, which is controlled by Xiao Sikou Zhao Wuxi!"

Ji Sunsi and his uncle Sunzhou looked at each other, and were ecstatic. Confucius, who had always been very close to Zhao Wuxi, finally decided to take action against this foreigner from the Jin state? In order to weaken Xilu, who is close to him, the Meng clan is likely to agree to join this conspiracy at the cost of falling into the city. With the help of Confucius and his disciples, even the people of Qi can come to help. It should be possible to achieve it. .

So he said: "This policy is reasonable, we are willing to follow it, I will send someone to persuade Da Sikong."

Confucius, however, was conditional: "The fall of the four capitals requires careful planning, and I hope that the two officials will keep it a secret. I also ask Gongliangru to be the head of the uncle and Sun's family, and Zhongyou to be the head of the Ji family. These two sons are quite powerful. After the autumn harvest, we will recruit soldiers and prepare to fall into Yunyi, Feiyi, and then Yunyi and Yuncheng, how about it?”

Confucius had already realized that this was not a personal moral issue of the rulers, but the accumulation of the Lu state's system of ministers, and the collapse of the forces within the Sanhuan, which resulted in the situation that the three were specializing in Lu, and the escorts were specializing in the three.

Changing the lineage of retainers and appointing their outstanding disciples to replace the family rulers and city rulers who can be dismissed is the way to revive the Lu Kingdom.

In this way, it is justifiable!

…

At the end of June, the weather is not so hot, the warm winds start to blow, the crickets move under the walls, the feathered eagles start to learn to fly and fight, and in the rotting grass, fireflies start to fly and flicker at night.

In Yuncheng, which Confucius said "surpassed the ritual system", in the hall near the lake, Zhao Wuxi, who had just returned, and Meng Tan, who had just returned, sat opposite each other.

Zhang Mengtan was pouring wine for himself and the lord, pouring the clear wine into the cup, his expression was focused and meticulous, but he said slowly: "Just one town, it accounts for one-third of the troops of the Shusun clan. , and Fei is a large town with ten thousand households, guarding the east of the state of Lu. Gongshan does not rule the town well. If we join forces with Si Kou, as long as we strengthen our contacts with Gongshan Buju, at least we will no longer be fighting alone in Lu, but this policy is colluding with the three Huan rebels, and it is not good for Si Kou’s reputation if it spreads out.”

Zhao Wuxi disagreed: "The successful princes and the defeated thieves have been known since ancient times. Weizi Qiben, the first emperor of the Song Dynasty, was a traitor of Yin and Shang, who led the Zhou people into Wangji, but was later touted as a worthy prince, and he succeeded him. Shang Tang's blood and ancestral temple. Duke Wen of Jin disobeyed his father's orders, resisted according to the city, and later seized the position of his nephew, occupied his nephew's wife and concubine, and had no respect for the Son of Heaven. Hou Bo? In my opinion, the process is not important, the important thing is the result, Meng Tan only has to make suggestions and don't need to think too much."

So Zhang Mengtan continued: "Our original intention was to use Pyi as a target to attract Sanhuan's attention, and then take advantage of the chaos to make profits for Xilu. Now the Shusun clan is powerless to take Pyi, as expected. Turn to the Ji family for help. In the case of a strong city like Pingyi, if there is no internal response, it must first recruit soldiers, repair weapons and equipment, and then complete it in March. By then, it will be winter, and the energy of the entire Lu State will be concentrated. There, there is no need for kung fu to manage Si Kou. As long as the military officer in Jin State punishes Wei State and opens up the road between Jin and Lu, Si Kou's position in Lu State will naturally be as stable as a rock, and he can even make further progress."

Zhao Wuxi nodded and said: "What I'm worried about is that the Shusun clan will have no hope of attacking Piao and will ask Qi people for help, which would be a bit difficult... By the way, during the few days I was in Pengyi, Qihou and Chen clan What's going on lately?"

"After Qihou returned to the country, he loudly preached the reconciliation of Qilu, and there was no need to fight again. The people of the country were full of joy. It is worth noting that Qihou asked Chen Heng to go to Weiguo to donate land."

Zhao Wuxi frowned slightly: "Donate land?"

"The state of Qi attacked Yiyi last winter, and now it has divided Yiyi into two parts. The Chen family controls the main town, and the Qianshi towns of Gao, Mei, and Xing have been handed over to Wei by the Duke of Qi. , as compensation for Wei Guo's loss of Pu Nan."

"Brilliant." Zhao Wuxi had only two words for this strategy.

On the one hand, it suppressed the Chen clan, who had eaten so much in the war, and on the other hand, it gave Wei Guo sweetness, so that they could continue to remain in the allied states of the Qi State. UU reading www.uukanshu.com was the first line of defense against the Jin people.

Zhao Wuxi was a little happy, thinking that Chen Heng's heart must be bleeding!

With the peace of Qi and Lu, the fiery war of cargo colonization also came to an end. At least on the surface, the merchant ships of Qi began to pass through Jishui and Pushui again, but the tax revenue remained high, and the sea salt of Qi was still reluctant to ship directly here. .

Zhao Wuxi is not worried about this. Some of the things he needs will be sold to him by the Chen family, and he will have to pay the price of porcelain. Of course, the two sides can also share certain information.

But there was still something wrong. After the Jiagu meeting, Zhao Wuxi was already very vigilant against the Chinese people. Was this land donation just an isolated incident? Or, is there a back-up?

Zhang Mengtan said: "Si Kou expected it to be good, Chen Heng sent a handwritten letter directly from Puyang a few days ago."

He presented the paper letter in his arms. After Zhao Wuxi opened it, there were only four words in it.

"Be careful of Song Guo..."

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