Chapter 146: Monarchs, Ministers, and Ministers

The old man smiled and said, "Oh, then hurry up and eat, I'll try your bear's paw tofu first." ”

Picked a bite of tofu and put it in the bowl, took it up and took a bite, the old man closed his eyes and tasted it, then shook his head and sighed: "Is this still tofu?" The tofu is already so delicious, and today I know why King Chu Cheng asked for burnt bear's paws and died. ”

Su You said: "At the beginning of King Chucheng's accession to the throne, he gave benevolence, allied with the princes, paid tribute to the Son of Heaven, expanded the land for thousands of miles in his life, and destroyed the southern countries. Resisted Qi Huan, defeated Song Xiang, and the state of Chu has since dominated the Central Plains. If it weren't for the heir problem, he was killed by his own son, he should be regarded as a generation of Ming Jun, right? ”

The old man opened his eyes: "Killing my brother on the throne and dying from the executioner." The beginning and the end echo, how can there be? ”

Su You's eyes widened, old man, you really dare to say it! Your first sentence is suspected of alluding to the dynasty!

Tang Yan hurriedly put down his chopsticks and arched his hand: "Mountain Chief, Mingrun has not yet studied the "Spring and Autumn Period", and he has not yet understood the way of the sage, I will teach him." ”

The old man smiled slightly: "Hot-blooded boy, when I read history books, my eyes were mostly on Wang Tu's hegemony, wasn't it the same when I was young?" This is not in the way, and the truth is slowly understood. ”

"Mingrun, you remember, no matter what the monarch or minister does, even if he is tyrannical for a while, sooner or later there will be a worry of backlash, which will surely bring far-reaching disasters to the country and himself."

Su You agreed, but he understood that it was in line with the interests and values of the majority.

But he didn't dare to say it again, otherwise he would definitely be criticized by the old man.

The old man said again: "Among the people of Chu, what I admire most is not their monarch, but a minister. ”

Su You raised his hand: "I know, Doctor Sanlu." ”

The old man shook his head: "Fei Ye, the person I admire is called Mane Boxing." ”

Seeing the two little ones looking confused, Tang Yan explained with a smile: "The fist is a descendant of the Chu State clan. Twice because of the incident to admonish King Chu Wen and left his name in the history books. ”

"When King Wen was king, Mrs. Xihou returned to Ning and passed through Cai Guo, and Cai Aihou Ji danced and called her aunt, and her words were frivolous, which angered Xihou."

"Xi Guo and Cai Guo have a military agreement, one side receives troops, and the other side must send troops to help."

"So Xi Hou deliberately asked King Wen of Chu to crusade against him, and when Cai Aihou sent troops to help, he turned against each other and made Ji Xianwu a prisoner of the Chu army."

When the captured Marquis Cai learned the truth, he became angry and scolded the Marquis for his tricks, and King Wen forgot his righteousness when he saw the benefits. Seeing that he was cursing, King Wen set up the oil tripod in anger, preparing to cook and kill Cai Hou and sacrifice to the Taimiao. ”

"It would be easy to kill a small Marquis Cai, but his death would bring trouble to the state of Chu - it is very likely that the other princes would unite in fear to defend against the state of Chu. In this way, the road of Chu to the north of the Central Plains will be even more difficult. ”

"The minister judged the situation and felt that King Wen's actions would do more harm than good, although it could solve the hatred for a while, but it would put the state of Chu into a situation where it was attacked on all sides."

"So he met King Wen of Chu with his fist and persuaded him: 'Cai Hou can't be killed!' As soon as the Chu State entered the Central Plains, you killed the captured princes with such cruel methods, and it was really difficult for the other princes to submit. If we let him go and form an alliance with Cai, we will have both allies and convince other vassal states, won't we kill two birds with one stone? ’”

"But Cai Hou insulted himself so much, King Wen couldn't get rid of his anger no matter what, so he didn't listen to the advice of Fu Quan and insisted on killing Cai Hou."

"Seeing that King Chu Wen was stubborn, he gritted his teeth, drew his sword and put it on King Chu Wen's neck, and said angrily: 'I would rather die with you than see you lose your trust to the princes of the world!' King Chu Wen was so frightened that he changed his mind and said, 'I listen to you! Hurriedly ordered someone to remove the oil pot and let Cai Hou go. ”

"Seeing that the oil pot was withdrawn, Cai Hou was pardoned, and he dropped his knife and knelt on the ground, saying: 'It is the blessing of the Chu State that the king can listen to the advice of his ministers. But for the sake of his servants, he coerces the king, and his sin deserves death. 'Ask King Wen to dispose of himself. King Wen knew that he was straightforward, and did not blame him, and said, "I understand that you are loyal, and I do not blame you, so forget it." ’”

"But he didn't think it, and said, 'Although the king forgives the ministers, how dare the ministers forgive themselves?' Before he finished speaking, he picked up his sword, slashed his own foot, and then shouted bitterly: 'If there is a person who is rude to the king, look at it!' ‘”

This move stunned everyone present, and after King Wen came back to his senses, he hurriedly sent someone to treat him. After that, King Wen enshrined the foot cut off by his fist in the Taimiao Temple as a warning that he did not accept advice. Loyal to the mercy fist, he was given the position of Da Gong and made him in charge of the gate of Yingdu. ”

Su You is stupid, I haven't heard of this story, it's really fierce!

Zhang Zao on the other side was even more frightened that the tofu fell, didn't he say that everyone who reads is crepe? This kind of blood courage is not much worse than General Mianne, right?

Tang Yan saw that the two little ones were shocked, and he was very satisfied with the effect, and continued: "In the fifteenth year of King Wen, he conquered the country of Ba, and was shot in the cheek by an arrow from the Ba people, and fled back to the desert. He saw the king of Chu at the city gate and asked about the victory or defeat. King Wen was defeated. ”

"So he blamed King Wen for his defeat and said: 'Since King Wu, the Chu army has been invincible, and the small country of Ba and the great prince have been defeated and returned, so they will not be laughed at by the princes!' ”

"So Manquan refused to open the city, and told King Wen that Ba and Huang were guilty of the same crime, and if King Wen could defeat Huang Guo, he could explain to Zongmiao."

"King Wen was angry, turned his troops to the east, defeated Huang Guocai and returned to the division, but the arrow wound recurred on the way, and he died soon after."

"The fist welcomed the funeral and returned to the funeral, and the eldest son of King Fuwen, Du Ao, succeeded to the throne, and then said to the new king: 'Offending the first king twice, even if the king does not punish him, how dare he steal his life? Please be the first king to the underground! 'Strike again, and then draw your sword and kill yourself.' And buried in the silk. ”

The old man nodded: "Silk, it's the front yard of the underground palace." ”

"Monarchs and ministers, each has his own duty."

"It is only natural that the fist will use such a drastic way to admonish the monarch and pay the due price afterwards."

"For example, Duke Zhou, since he abolished himself, shouldn't he kill the temple and give an explanation to the ancestors and ancestors? That's why I'm thin on him. ”

"The monarch of the Great Song Dynasty, Xu and the scholars rule the world together, and the scholars should be held accountable, if they are not appointed, otherwise how can they repay the king's deep kindness?"

"I heard that today's saint thinks about yokan at night, and then thinks of the hard work of people, and endures it. If they are self-denying, should the behavior of the scholars and doctors match it?! ”

The more the old man spoke, the more angry he became: "But how did the scholar of the Great Song Dynasty repay him?" ”

"Holding high-ranking officials, greedy for pleasure, and prostitutes and horses. Not to mention the wantonness, but also to hide the land and hide the households, and embezzle the country's income! ”

"I only ask you to be the king, but I am corrupt and derelict in my duties, and I abuse the government, do you look like a minister? ! Si is shameless! ”

Su You hurriedly added a piece of tofu to the old man: "Eat without saying a word, drink soup, the old man will drink soup first...... Fish soup doesn't taste good when it's cold. ”

Tang Yan concluded: "Therefore, Zuo Qiu Ming commented: Manquan can be described as loving the king, admonishing oneself to accept the punishment, and the punishment still does not forget to accept the king in kindness." This is the way to be a minister. ”

Su You was a little different in his heart, Zhou Gong was a politician, and Mane Fist was more like an ordinary official.

Politicians are the spokesmen of a certain class, and every move is constrained.

Petty officials represent themselves and can act according to their own will, and there is actually a big difference between this.

The old man tasted another piece of tofu, most of his anger disappeared, and said to Tang Yan: ""Spring and Autumn" and "Three Legends", Yantong, I will give you a year to let Mingrun run through." In addition, I also have to learn "Yi" and "Li" from me. As for the "Analects" and "Mencius", their texts are clear and clear, so let him study and understand himself, and hand in an article every three days, depending on the depth of knowledge. ”

Su You was terrified when he heard it, especially the Thirteen Classics, this old man wants to read seven books a year!

"Zhang Daochang's side, you still want me to learn Chu Ci and Han Fu......"

The old man nodded: "Well, then sleep two hours less every day, one hour of Chu Ci, one hour of Han Fu, isn't this solved?" ”

Su You was dumbfounded. Feed! That's the solution you came up with for me?!

After dinner, Tang Yan and Zhang Zao were sent away, and while it was still early, the old man asked Su You to take a piece of dried bamboo as a ruler.

The ruler is two fingers wide and half a foot long, Su You is very familiar with it, and he can make it quickly, and he polishes it so slippery that he doesn't leave his hands, and he said to the old man proudly: "Long Gong, do you think I have done it beautifully?" I also have a way to leave words on it, and the handwriting can be divided into three points. ”