Spring and Autumn I Am King

"Because the enemy army was defeated and retreated before contact, so the Ji clan and the Meng clan were still able to organize an army, each with thousands of people evacuated, and the other generation withdrew to Qufu and Yunyi respectively. More than half of it was damaged, and the only remaining ones could no longer achieve the effect of chasing and intercepting. The infantrymen were exhausted after returning from the Song Kingdom. They mainly captured the soldiers of the uncles and suns and the doctors who were left behind. Not counting the deaths Shusun Zhouqiu in the chaotic army has a total of one senior doctor, two middle doctors, and four lower doctors captured, and the rest of the sergeants and sergeants are innumerable, and there are 14,000 prisoners..."

Two days have passed since the victory without a fight by Jishui, Zhao Wuxi did not hesitate, and immediately after clearing up the battlefield, he led the elite forward, and recovered the Central Capital effortlessly. On the third day, he continued to advance to the banks of the Zhushui River, which was only half a day's journey from Qufu. Here, he met his cousin Zhao Guangde, who had arrived earlier.

"Cousin, hundreds of Wen County soldiers stationed in Punan headed north from the east bank of Daye Ze, but unfortunately they were limited in number, only intercepted more than a thousand people from Ji's family, and I asked my cousin to punish them."

"What is this, Ji's soldiers are not weak, and my cousin has worked hard."

Zhao Wuxi patted his able-bodied cousin, who stayed to guard the towns of Punan for Zhao Wuxi after the Qi-Zhao War last year. Just as Zhao Wuxi's strength was catching up with the Zhao clan, the population and area under Zhao Guangde's jurisdiction were almost the same as his father, Doctor Wen Zhao Luo.

After more than a year of experience, Zhao Guangde has lost his past pampering and become more calm. This pursuit has already achieved Zhao Wuxi's intended purpose. Anyway, there are backers behind. If Ji's entire army is wiped out, it will not be easy for Qufu.

"Quickly tell me about the situation in Qufu and Feiyi."

Feiyi is a large town of 5,000 households, the core of the eastern part of the state of Lu. It was originally the main town of the Ji clan, but in the past, when the previous head of the family, Ji Wuzi and Ji Pingzi, there was a phenomenon that the ruler was sitting on the throne, and he did not obey the orders of the lord at all. Not to mention the office. Yanghu started from Feiyi. After Yanghu's fall, although Fei Zaigongshan Buju returned to the rule of Lu, he has always maintained a state of separatism.

This time the state of Lu fell to the four capitals. Fei Yi, who was not in Gongshan, was also impressively listed, and was the second target after Zhao Wuxi. Although this matter has not been made public, Zhao Wuxi is not shy to send someone to tell him that it is not difficult to lure him to cooperate with Gongshan Buju's resentment towards Ji.

Zhao Guangde reported in a straight-forward manner: "The Ji family fled all the way. Without food or clothing, hundreds of corpses and nearly a thousand skirmishers were thrown on the road. In the end, only 2,000 people belonging to Ji Sunsi arrived in Qufu last night. Unexpectedly, it happened that Gongshan Buju led Feiyi people to attack, Ji was defeated in the east of the city and had to retreat into the city, and now they are fighting with Fei people in the outer country, and Qufu has become a mess."

Zhao Wuxi breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he didn't have to face the solid city walls of Qufu. He said, "It's a good mess! We have been fighting every day since we entered the Song Dynasty in July. The soldiers have been exhausted after traveling for thousands of miles. Otherwise, the enemy can be wiped out on the east bank of Jishui the day before yesterday! For the time being, we will camp by the Sushui River, and we will start tomorrow, and let Ji and Fei people kill each other for a while!"

However, his plan to rest for a while was in vain. Just as Zhao Wuxi closed his tired eyes in the tent, the long and thick voice sounded outside.

"Xiao Sikou is in there?"

The uninvited guest came again, and Zhao Wuxi could only open his eyes again.

It's Confucius.

...

"I saw that a lot of armors were discarded by the Zhushui River, and there were still corpses floating upstream, including those from the Ji clan. There were nationals, and there were also those under the banner of Feiyi. It turns out that Xiao Sikou also colluded with the Gongshan clan. No wonder he let Qiyi go all the way. Besieged and let loose, he has fallen, and he is still playing tricks to lure the enemy into the water." After Kongqiu came in. The tall figure blocked the sunlight from the curtain door. Zhao Wuxi remembered that he couldn't believe it when he heard the news the day before yesterday, and he almost fell to the ground after shaking it twice.

This old man's character is too tenacious. He has failed too many times in his life, and he has long been accustomed to ending with no results, even if the operation of the Four Falls has been a sure-fire failure. It didn't break him either.

His saliva almost sprayed onto Zhao Wuxi's face: "Does Xiao Sikou prefer to betray the State of Lu with Gongshan, rather than turn wars into jade and silk with the ministers?"

Due to the agreement with Zigong and for a certain purpose, Zhao Wuxi also brought Confucius and his apprentice on the march, but now he regrets it a little, but he can only deal with this annoying master with energy.

He replied: "Master is joking, Gongshan Buju is a retainer of the Ji clan, attacking Qufu means betraying the Ji clan, betraying the public office, and betraying a traitor. I am just on the bank of Jishui, in my territory The three ministers who attacked without notice are just repelled, but they are still loyal to the monarch, how can they be confused?"

Confucius looked suspicious: "Then what is the meaning of Xiao Sikou leaving the territory without informing the monarch and marching to the west bank of Su and Si to see the capital?"

Zhao Wuxi would be a little more energetic. He looked at Confucius, his eyes were clear: "The urgency of the matter, Ji's incompetence, and even the rebellion of the retainers, spread to the monarch and the people of Qufu. The master is right, the state of Lu cannot have any There is a big chaos, so someone has to stand up to quell the incident, Sanhuan can't protect himself, so don't expect it, at this time, whoever raises troops to help the public office, who will be spared from me?"

"You, want to help the office?" Confucius was still skeptical, and there was no trust between him and Zhao Wuxi.

"Of course."

Confucius pondered: "Gongshan Buju was once a party of Yanghu and a traitor of the Ji clan, but he was a man I had friends with, and he did not bully the people like Yanghu, so he was quite popular in Feiyi, and he was willing to follow him. Let's make trouble together. And he has always respected the monarch, so this time the army should be aimed at Ji's..."

Gongshan Buju is just a domestic dog that hates its master, while Zhao Wuxi is a milk tiger who eats people without blinking. The two of them are in Qufu, which one is more harmful to Lu State? Confucius couldn't tell the difference for a while.

Zhao Wuxi smiled: "Master, Master, you are still so naive even now? Once the rebellion begins, there is no turning back, just like Luan Ying 40 years ago, at first he just wanted to sneak back to Jin. He killed Fan Xuanzi to take revenge, and as a result, the Fan family held the monarch, so the arrows of Luan Ying's party all shot into the roof of the Xiqi Palace, not betraying is also betrayal. If Ji's family held the monarch, Gongshan Bujuan would definitely Attacking the Gonggong, if the state of Lu has another retainer to break the capital and accompany the ministers to control the affairs of the state, it will be completely discredited among the feudal lords, and their status will plummet. If the harm is the lesser, how will the Master decide?"

After standing for a while, Confucius sighed: "I understand, this cicada parked by the Jishui is just a bait for Xiao Sikou. When the mantis and the oriole are twisted into a ball, you have already aimed at them with a slingshot. The Gongshan clan shouldn't rebel this time, he really did something wrong..."

"He's right." Zhao Wuxi stopped Confucius' naive idea, he was really not suitable for politics.

"Master, you are wrong!"

...

A trace of confusion flashed in Confucius' eyes: "I...wrong?"

Zhao Wuxi was not polite to him either, and he did not expect to wake up Confucius. You can never wake up someone who is sleeping in the past, but in the end, someone has to tell the truth.

"Yes, you were wrong from the beginning. The city is the basis for the survival of the doctor and the ruler of the city. When the master decides to fall to the four capitals, he should understand that this is digging the root of others' survival. No one will You may sit still, but Gongshan is not like that, and so am I."

"To put it bluntly, the Master's desire to restore the rituals of Zhou is like a new spring for the corrupt state of Lu. Although it is a drop in the bucket, it is also a kind of restructuring. The restructuring is a life-and-death struggle, not a banquet for guests, not a The ceremonial occasion of reciting "Poems" and "Books" is not the delicate and elegant silkworm mulberry weaving, not so calm, so gentle, so gentle and courteous. Restructuring is to get rid of old lives. It is a group of people knocking down another group of people to the ground violent action!"

"Gong Xian of Jin restructured, destroyed the old clan, and laid the foundation for the rise of the Jin state; King Zhuang of Chu used Shu Sun Ao to restructure and destroy the Dou clan. He made the state of Chu reach the pinnacle of hegemony. Master, do you think you killed Shaozhengmao and used his blood Is it enough to pay homage to this big change? Not enough! If you want to rescue the state of Lu from this season and restore her to Benanyi, you must follow suit. Don't you dare to promise, the Marquis of Lu is the grand scene of Ruo's. You have to use the bones of meat eaters. Build it with the heads of the old system!"

In the past few days, Confucius' heart and ideas have been shocked countless times, and this is the most violent one. His hands were habitually wrapped in wide sleeves, so Zhao Wuxi couldn't see them shaking. Shaozhengmao's body was tied to a rope, shaking like a heavy rain before his eyes. When he looked up again, his The smile is so bitter.

"Xiao Sikou is right, it is really difficult to reform the system. I want to promote what I have done in Zhongdu to Lu, but I have failed. Even without you, I am afraid I will also fail. I think I am skilled in etiquette, but I don’t understand political intrigue, I think I know filial piety and human feelings, but I don’t understand people’s hearts…”

Confucius shook off his sadness and tried to cheer himself up, because everything was not over yet. He looked at Zhao Wuxi and said: "I heard Zai Yu say that you also promulgated the reform policy in Xilu, and you must want to spread it in the whole Lu, and the national capital is a must-stop. To enter Qufu is to destroy the Gongshan clan, destroy the Sanhuan, and even destroy the reorganization of the Lu State Sheji, or is it to abolish the old order like the Yin, Zhou, and Yi dynasties?"

This was Confucius' last question. If Zhao Wuxi was bold enough to make it easier for the Lu country to take the surname of Zhao, he would even risk his life and risk the sword pierced by the guard named Mu Xia. , even if blood splashes five steps, he will fight Zhao Wuxi to the end!

"My plan?"

Zhao Wuxi's fingers touched the map of Lu State spread out on the table. Here is the meeting of the river and the economy, the intersection of the Huai and Si, the northern block of Taidai, and the east of the seashore. It was later known as Yanzhou, where the land is huge and the things are rich, the people are rich, and the land is fertile...

However, since the Western Zhou Dynasty~www.readwn.com~ Ludi could not compete with Qi, Chu, Wu, and Sanjin. After the successive dynasties, there have also been heroes here, but no one has ever seen a great event based on Yanzhou. . what? Is it really the law of the golden horn and the silver edge of the grass belly?

This is not the case, Zhao Wuxi believes that there are no real heroes who started here. With this mere landscape, if you are sitting in a few cities, you will sit and wait for foreign enemies to decline, and in the end, you will inevitably perish.

But as long as you use it properly, restore the prestige of the country of Lu, and take the initiative to attack, it is enough to look down on Wu Chu, include the three Qi, go straight to Song, Wei, and drive Chen and Xu, and run rampant in Zhongxia!

So, steal this country? Not only is it one of the three cunning rabbit caves of the Zhao clan, it is also the foothold of himself and Zhiyao, Chen Heng, Fuchai, Goujian, Chu King, and Ye Gongzi Gao!

He showed a faint smile: "Master should be able to understand, the system set up by himself is like his own child, who doesn't expect him to grow up? I will implement Xilu's New Deal in Lu, and before that, I will Make seats in the court easier, get rid of some old systems that are hard to return, exterminate some clans that the people hate, and destroy many things..."

Confucius' heart sank... (To be continued.)