Spring and Autumn I Am King

"The culture is after Duke Wen of Xu, but his lineage has been living in Chu for hundreds of years, and his family has long since fallen into disrepair. By his generation, he has no feudal land and only inherited the post of a minor official. But this man is quite talented in governing the people. The head of a district in a district became the head of the township, and then he was the clerk of Shen County, assisting Shen Gong in governing Shen, and Shen Gong also gave him a duty, which was to sort out the documents and classics brought by the prince's dynasty from the Zhou family."

With Ji Ran's slow progress, the image and characteristics of Wen Zhong came to Zigong's mind.

It turned out that Wang Zichao was assassinated and died seven years ago, and his group was scattered, and even Lao Dan, who followed him into Chu, did not know where he was going. . Although the culture of the Chu people is gradually improving, reading those classics is like reading celestial books. There are not many people who can understand it, and the same is true of the language. Therefore, the initial progress is extremely slow, and he can only search for the help of talented people.

Wen Zhong heard that in a place called Sanhu in Shenxian County, there was a young Hanshi who behaved grotesquely, out of fashion, and often pretended to be crazy, so he sent a little official to visit. The little official came back and reported that he He is indeed a lunatic named Fan Li, who often sighs at Yue after drinking and recites a poem."

Without waiting for Zigong to ask questions, Ji Ran took the lead in singing: "There are peaches in the garden, which are actually delicious food. My heart is worried, so I sing and sing. If I don't know, I am proud of my scholars. What is it? My heart is worried, who knows it! Who knows it!"

"Zigong is a high disciple of Confucius, so he must know what this poem is about?"

Zigong nodded: "It's a poem of a scholar who is unwilling to meet, and a scholar worries about himself. This person is probably not crazy. He is a scholar who is depressed in his heart."

"The state of Chu has its own national conditions, and talents cannot be brought into play. There are so many scholars who pretend to be crazy, and the old man knows a lot of them. So I don't think it is strange. He has a unique opinion in his heart, and doesn't take others' ridicule to heart. So he went to visit in person, but Fan Li avoided it many times. However, Wenzhong must go every month. Every time he goes, he must leave a gift..."

Zigong smiled and said, "It's almost the same as the master, Mr. Fang."

Ji Ran bowed slightly and said, "So Fan Li had no choice but to meet Wen Zhong. Wen Zhong didn't dislike him for being white, described as sloppy, and treated him very kindly. He held hands and talked. He saw that Fan Li was really good at talking, and when he asked Only then did I realize that it was indeed Xinzheng and Taoqiu who had traveled north. Therefore, I advised him not to pretend to be crazy, but to organize the classics and documents left by the prince's dynasty together with him."

"It took the two of them a full four years to organize. It was not until the old man went south to Chu State two years ago that he helped them complete the last part. It was transcribed into the bird seal script of the State of Chu. It was dedicated to Duke Shen and delivered to Yingdu Jiaotong University. After seeing the King of Chu, the King of Chu was overjoyed, and asked Wen Zhong to make Wan Ling, and Fan Li was his assistant."

Zigong said, "It's a good thing that talented people have finally been appointed."

Ji Ran sneered and asked, "Is Zigong a commander enough?"

Zigong remained silent, asking himself, maybe he would be satisfied in the past. But now, although he is only a pedestrian, he can play the princes and officials in the palm of his hand, and how can a mere commander take it to heart?

Ji Ran continued: "Wenzhong has read nearly 10,000 volumes in a few years, and Fan Li has been taught by the old man..."

Zigong was surprised: "It turns out that Fan Li was the master's apprentice." At the same time, he also thought that it seems that it is not only the Master's family who teach private schools, but there is no one who is as knowledgeable as Master.

Ji Ran nodded in approval: "Yes, Fan Li is my descendant."

Zigong's eyes lit up: "Since I can be appreciated by your master, you are definitely not a common person, let me ask rudely, compared to your master, how about Fan Li and his literary talents?"

Ji Ran stretched out a finger: "Fan Li's literary species, if you get one, you can rejuvenate the country."

A second stick was stretched out: "If you get the second..."

"Then the lord can ask for the uncle!"

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Asking for the uncle, the emperor to the uncle, and being the overlord of the feudal lords... This is the highest goal that the monarchs of the Spring and Autumn Period have been striving for. So far, only Duke Huan of Qi and Duke Wen of Jin have really achieved it, while King Zhuang of Chu has a real but no name.

Zigong was very surprised at Ji Ran's praise. Although he was a little unconvinced and had some reservations, he still let Ji Ran continue to blow it.

After all, he is his disciple... At the same time, Zigong also thought that when his master recommended his brothers and sisters, he was often full of praise, although he would always say "I don't know the kindness" in the end.

"With the growth of knowledge and talent, Fan Li and Wen Zhong's aspirations also increased, and a wanling, a clerk who leads a daily ration of rations can no longer satisfy them."

"So Wen Zhong wanted to work for Ling Yin and Sima in Zai Ying, seeking the position of a doctor, but Fan Li was not very interested in the status, he just wanted to do something big, so he pulled me and wanted to join the guard. City, the well-known Ye Gong..."

Ji Ran sighed: "The result, Zigong should be able to guess."

The experience of Wen Zhong Fan Li is surprisingly similar to that of their Confucian disciples. In other words, this is the common journey of the scholars of this era. They want to be recognized and appreciated by the princes and nobles through their talents, and then do something big...

It's a pity that meat-eaters are contemptuous and always let them down.

"Fan Li and I came to Ye County from the north, and we met Ye Gongzi Gao, who is a good fake dragon but doesn't need a real dragon. A family slaughter, or a county magistrate, is the highest treatment he can give. Fan Li is a madman with a bad reputation. Han Shi, his opinion was not recognized. So he left angrily two months ago and went south to join Wenzhong, so he and Zigong missed out.”

"And Wen Zhong has been working in Yingdu for more than a year, and he has also touched a nose of dirt. At the same time, he has also touched the fact that he and Fan Li are scholars with the non-Mi surname. It's impossible to climb up! I've been living my whole life, and I can't even be a doctor!"

Zi Gong, who was already a junior doctor, couldn't help sighing, "I didn't expect the government of Chu to be so stagnant."

Ji Ran attacked mercilessly: "Although the commanders of Chu State, Yin Zixi and Sima Ziqi, claim to have changed the discipline and politics, they actually changed the soup but not the medicine. It can heal the superficial wounds of the Chu state. But internally, the problem of the Chu state is that the ministers are too heavy and the monarchs are too numerous, so the arrogant and extravagant ministers have become the norm, so that Yin Sima has always been the prince and grandson of the close branch, and the county magistrates are even more It has become inherited from generation to generation, most of them are unworthy, the superiors force the masters, and the inferiors abuse the people, often nepotism rather than meritocracy, and truly talented scholars are not reused... This is the way of weak soldiers in poor countries!"

Zigong coughed lightly: "Actually, it is not only the state of Chu, Song has the Dai clan as regent, Zheng has Qimu who is in power, Qin has a sect leader to establish a monarch, Qi has Shiqing to take charge of affairs, Jin has six ministers separated, scholars think It is difficult to be in a high position in the sky! Chengzhou... Chengzhou's ministers, even appointing outsiders, will be angered and killed by their fellow clansmen!"

His eyes were bright and he said to Ji Ran: "Only in the State of Lu, Sanhuan has become nothing, and the doctors are just like yesterday's flowers. Under the rule of the monarch and the Zhao shogunate, it is actually the scholars who are in charge of the state! People, as well as my fellow apprentices, even though their nominal positions are not high, they have replaced the old nobles to take charge of the country's life!"

Zigong's thinking changed unknowingly, from following the Master's respect for the monarchy and restoring Zhou's rites, to being keen to elevate the status of the scholar, and to let the scholar replace the incompetent nobles to manage government affairs! As for the monarch and Shiqing, it is enough to govern with the bow.

However, he hadn't realized what Zhao Wuxi had already realized, and even deliberately pushed: If things go on like this, sooner or later, the world will become the world of scholars, not the world of noble lords!

Ji Ran patted the table and laughed a few times: "Of course, this is what attracted me to Zhao's! It's also the reason why I want to go north and see Zhao's politics with my own eyes."

Zigong also smiled and said, "Sir, you will not be disappointed." At the same time, he also took the opportunity to solicit, "Since Wen and Fan are unhappy in Chu, why not go north with me, Zhao is in urgent need of talents. At that time, if the two of them are indeed talented, don’t talk about being a mere doctor, even if they are a doctor, the lord will definitely not be stingy!”

In fact, there are only a few of Zigong's brothers and sisters who have become doctors, but he is used to doing business.

"Good! The two of them are carrying Ying, and Zigong is on the way!" After successfully selling his disciples and disciples' friends, Ji Ran felt a stone in his heart. It was precisely because he was angry for Fan Li that he helped Zigong to fool Ye Gongshi without any guilt. No.

After the two hit it off, they rejoiced over the wine for a while, and they left when the night was coming to an end. They discussed it. Zigong took Ji Ran's handwriting, and the day after tomorrow, he went south to download Ying to look for Wen Zhong and Fan Li. Ji Ran stayed in Yedi for a few days, then said goodbye to Lord Ye, and under the pretext of traveling around the world, he went to Shangqiu in Song State to wait for Zigong.

"I don't know when Zigong finally received the news~www.readwn.com~ Where was General Zhao attacking?" When he said goodbye, Ji Ran asked one more question. Although he lives in Chu, he is very concerned about the wars of the six ministers in the north. care.

Zigong from Wei State showed a slightly embarrassed look: "When we go north, maybe we don't need to take a detour, we can go directly from Wei to Chaoge, and I have heard the sound of the big Sangjian Pu Shang since I was a child, but I don't know if I can still play it. how long……"

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At the same time, an enthronement ceremony that did not conform to the etiquette system was being held in Chuqiu, the land of "Sangjian Pushang" in Zigong's mouth. The host was General Zhao, who had repeatedly challenged the old etiquette system.

This time, he not only stole the state affairs, not only openly betrayed Jin, but also kept saying "the side of the Qing emperor", and I don't know if he tore up Zhou Wang's written texts, and threw them into the river, showing off his power and intimidating the emperor.

Today, under the eyes of Wei Hou Yuan, he will support a new monarch of Wei State and establish a pseudo-wei regime...

PS: Things are busy, thank you readers for your understanding, and normal updates will resume from tomorrow.

(To be continued.)