Zhu Shen wanted to invite Hou Huan to go to Yan Kingdom together and work with King Yan Zhao, Hou Huan pondered for a long time before saying to Zhu Shen: "My brother has lived in Daliang of Wei for generations, and the graves of his ancestors are all in Wei, and there is still an old mother in the hall, so he can't travel far." Wei is the motherland of the younger brother, and the younger brother will serve the Wei state for the rest of his life. Although the king of Yan is virtuous, his younger brother is unwilling to leave his homeland and go thousands of miles away. My sister-in-law is not from Wei, so it's okay to go, but Ying can't. ”

It turns out that Hou Huan's ambition is noble, poor and happy, since he entered the door of heroes, he followed the ancient rules of man's behavior, as the so-called Mencius said: the poor and lowly can not be moved, the rich and noble can not be lewd, and the mighty husband can not be bent, which is not comparable to secular people.

Seeing this, Zhu Shen had no choice but to give up, admiring Hou Huan's ambition, so he gave Hou Huan gold and silver, and asked him to support his mother, Hou Huan only suffered a little, and told Zhu Shen before leaving: "My sister will entrust my sister to take care of my brother-in-law!" He also told his nephew Zhu Hai: "When you arrive in Yan Kingdom, don't be naughty, you must obey your parents' instructions in everything and follow the laws and regulations of Yan Kingdom." ”

Zhu Hai is a few years older, he is already a teenager in his teens, he is born with a strong body, he has the strength of a father, he still likes his uncle Hou Huan, Hou Huan also loves him, and often plays wrestling with him.

Zhu Shen said to Hou Huan again: "For my brother, I can be valued by King Yan this time, and it is the power of Xiaofeng's recommendation." King Yan and Xiaofeng were brothers, now Xiaofeng's hometown of Hanzhong is occupied by the Qin people, King Yan once sent someone to invite Xiaofeng, Liangzhou Haojie said that Xiaofeng is unwilling to enter Qin, has gone far away from the rivers and lakes. I don't know what the situation is? King Yan was very worried. I came to move to a small house this time, and I also inquired about Xiaofeng's news by the way. ”

Xiaofeng had come to Wei not long ago, and visited Hou Huan and Zhu Shen's wife, but Zhu Shen had not asked yet, and his wife had not been able to tell him, and now Hou Ying saw Zhu Shen asking about Xiaofeng, and was surprised: "Does King Yan want to recruit Xiaofeng under his command?" ”

Zhu Shen said: "Ran, Xiaofeng is a hero, he has already become famous in the rivers and lakes, and he has the righteousness of Jinlan with King Yan, such talents." How could King Yan miss it? ”

Hou Huan sighed slightly, and then said: "From my younger brother's point of view, although Xiaofeng was born in cloth, he has the world in his heart, is compassionate and compassionate, and is a real hero in the world. Xiaofeng's ambition lies in the world, not one country and one state, and he may not be able to do anything about Yan Jun just for the sake of wealth and nobility. ”

Zhu Shen said: "I also know that Xiaofeng is like this. But since Hanzhong was occupied by the Qin State, Xiaofeng was unwilling to enter Qin, and Chu Jun could not use it, where would he support himself? ”

Hou Huan said: "The husband should take the four seas as his home, and Xiaofeng travels far away from the rivers and lakes, and the rivers and lakes are his habitat." ”

Then he told Zhu Shendao: "Xiaofeng heard that Zhang Yi was in Wei, and because of the fall of his homeland, he wanted to assassinate Zhang Yi and eliminate harm for the world." Some time ago, I came to Daliang of Wei State, found my younger brother, and talked about this matter. The younger brother once persuaded him, but Xiao Feng gave up the assassination on the spot because of the safety of the world, and now he has gone to the east. No one knows about it. ”

Zhu Shen was surprised when he heard this: "Xiaofeng really has a shocking move!" It's a shame that there was no assassination this time, otherwise Xiaofeng would be in danger. Do you know where Xiaofeng wants to go to the East? Is he alone? ”

Hou Huan said: "Xiaofeng is free and easy, I don't know where this trip is. The younger brother didn't ask in detail, together with Ding Hu. ”

Zhu Shen said regretfully: "It's a pity that my brother couldn't see Xiaofeng and Ding Hu!" Otherwise, they must go to Yan Kingdom together, and King Yan will be overjoyed. Now my brother wants to go and find it, I don't know if I can get it? ”

Hou Huan said: "Xiaofeng has a very good relationship with King Yan, if you want to go to Yan Kingdom, Xiaofeng will go early." If you don't go to Yan Country today, there must be a reason for him. Everything has to be about chance, so why should my sister-in-law be reluctant? ”

Zhu Shen gave up the idea of going to pursue Xiaofeng when he heard this, sighed, stayed in Daliang for a few days, packed his bags, hired a carriage for his wife and children to ride, and gave all the family assets to Hou Huan, only brought soft things, personally drove for his wife and children, and went to Yan Kingdom on the road.

King Yan Zhao sent people to Hanzhong before, and learned that Xiaofeng had traveled to the country, so he sent people to look for them in the Central Plains several times, but at this time, Xiaofeng and Ding Hu were both hiding and hiding, and did not disclose their identities.

Xiao Feng was instructed by his teacher Feng Yinzi, so he was not ready to go to Yan Country at this time, and came to Qi Country with Ding Hu, wanting to see the weather of Qi Country.

The state of Qi is the country of the Taigong, surnamed Jiang, the marquis. Taigong assisted King Wen and King Wu to achieve the cause of the Son of Heaven, replaced Yin Shang and had the world, the merit was the father, the fief was in Qi, the capital camp hill, and the land was near the East China Sea. Since the Taigong, the State of Qi under the management of the monarchs of the past dynasties, developed into a great power in the East, in the Spring and Autumn Period, the Duke of Qi Huan appointed Guan Zhong to govern the State of Qi, the princes of Jiuhe, a Kuang world, appointed by Fang Bo, became the first overlord of the Spring and Autumn Period.

In the early years of the Warring States Period, the Tian clan moved Qi Kang Gong to the sea, replacing the Jiang clan and having the Qi State, and Zhou Tianzi also recognized the Tian clan as the Qi dynasty. After the Warring States period, the Qi country was surnamed Tian.

The Duke of Zhou and the Duke of Tai are all the heroes of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and King Wu was named the Duke of Zhou in Lu, the Marquis, the capital of Qufu, and the feudal country is also in Shandong. As a result, Qi and Lu were both important feudal states of the Zhou Dynasty, and the two countries were neighbors. However, the state of Lu has always been suppressed by the state of Qi, and its development is limited, although its status is noble and its close relationship with the Zhou Dynasty, it was a political power in the Western Zhou Dynasty and even in the Spring and Autumn Period, and was respected by the princes. However, the national strength is difficult to match with the Qi State, and by the late Warring States period, the Lu State was already a very weak and small country.

There was Confucius in the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius was a generation of Confucian masters, and Lu was a state of culture and etiquette, and retained a complete Zhou ritual system. The contemporary Confucian Meng Ke is also a native of the Zou State, and the Zou State is close to the Lu State. Qilu is located in Shandong, and the culture is particularly prosperous.

The state of Lu has a Zhou ceremony, and the state of Qi also has a palace of Jixia school. Jixia School Palace, founded by King Qi Wei, Qi as a big country in China, very respectful of culture and academics, and the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, a hundred schools of thought contended, a hundred flowers bloomed, and the academics were developed. The Jixia School Palace of Qi is set up for scholars from all over the world.

The Jixia School Palace is famous among the princes, and it is extremely prosperous in academics.

Jixia School Palace to Huang Lao doctrine as the mainstream, combined with three teachings and nine streams, for a time a hundred schools of thought like a hundred flowers blooming, among them, the world's famous scholars Confucian Mencius, Xunzi, Yin and Yang Zou Yan, Legalist Shen Bu harm, have successively accepted the official position of Qi State in Jixia School Palace, lecturing and preaching.

Xiaofeng grew up in Chu and Hanzhong, Bashan and Han are all lofty mountains and mountains, and the culture and scholarship are far less than the Central Plains. And the prosperity of Chinese culture and academics, when Qilu was pushed, the wind shadow saw that Xiaofeng was lacking, so he let Xiaofeng go to Qi State.

Xiaofeng and Ding Hu walked together, looking at Linzi to come, met a line of cars on the way, saw a person in the car, old and virtuous, quite a scholarly demeanor, the driver is also elegant and elegant, followed by several burden-carrying servants, Xiaofeng saw and amazed and admired, said to Ding Hu: "Shandong Qilu culture is prosperous, and the talent that I see today is worthy of its name." Today's guests on the road can be described as Sven people. I have never seen such an elegant person in the land of Qin and Chu. Don't be rude. ”

So he stopped on the side of the road, bowed to the driver, and asked for his name.

The man who drove the car was about forty years old, with a strong body and a strong force, but his demeanor was extremely gentle, and when he saw someone coming to ask, he raised his whip to stop the carriage and horse, and bowed his hand on the wheel and saluted back: "In Xia Nai, Wan Zhang, a native of Zou State, is also, and now he and the teacher are going to the Song Kingdom." Who is the guest person? Where do you want to go? ”

It turned out that Mencius had been to the Qi State twice, and had served as the first doctor of the Jixia School Palace, and now it is the second time. Mencius was disappointed when he saw that although King Xuan of Qi respected himself, he only regarded himself as a moral model, like a sacrifice for the sacrifice of the temple, and did not use his own political opinions, so he and his disciple Wan Zhang and others prepared to go to the Song Kingdom.

Mencius stayed on the border of Qi for three days and nights, hoping that King Xuan of Qi would wake up and govern the country with his own benevolent ideology, but when the king of Qi heard that Mencius had left Qi, he only sighed: "The widow is very worthy of Mencius." There was no other indication, and when Mencius learned that the king of Qi was like this, he knew that his wish had been disappointed, so he came to the Song kingdom.

On the way, he met with Xiaofeng, Xiaofeng first talked with Mencius's high-foot disciple Wanzhang Shili, Mencius was in the car, and Xiaofeng's appearance and behavior were extraordinary, so he ordered to stop next to the road, get out of the car and talk to Xiaofeng, and Xiaofeng was able to get acquainted with Mencius.

Xiao Feng was very surprised to hear that the old man in the car was the great Confucian Mencius today, and was very surprised to see that Mencius and his disciple Wan Zhang and others had an elegant temperament and profound knowledge, Xiao Feng was in awe in his heart, and then bowed to Shi Li and said: "The people of the southwest are able to see everyone who is knowledgeable, so that they are fortunate in the next three lives." ”

Mencius saw that Xiaofeng was a native of Chu and Hanzhong, and was a heroic man in the rivers and lakes, although he had never heard of the name of Xiaofeng, but he found that Xiaofeng was an extraordinary person from his speech and demeanor, and he praised Xiaofeng as a person when he saw that Xiaofeng was very polite. During the Warring States Period, there were many characters of the three religions and nine streams, and it was difficult to classify them uniformly.

Xiaofeng consulted Mencius: "The master is very knowledgeable and knowledgeable. Today, under the strife, the people are uneasy, and then they lose their hometown, travel to other places, and want to seek the road, and their hearts are at a loss, and they dare to ask the master for advice. ”

Mencius said: "The heavens will descend on the people, and they must first suffer their minds, strain their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skins, empty their bodies, and act chaotically." Now Xu Ruzi's homeland was invaded by the Qin people, and it was his will to suffer. made Xu Ruzi go away, run around the world, eat and sleep in the open, it is because of the fatigue of muscles and bones, hungry body and skin, and empty body. And the one who overwhelmed Xu Ruzi was exactly what he did. If Xu Ruzi can comprehend and see this, he can be said to be ordered by heaven. In today's strife, a gentleman should do something and not do something. Since Xu Ruzi has the world in mind, why not cultivate Qi Zhiping? ”

Xiaofeng asked, "What is Xiuqi Zhiping?" ”

Mencius said: "Self-cultivation, Qi family, governing the country and leveling the world." After self-cultivation, the family is united, the family is united and then the country is governed, and the country is governed and then the world is peaceful. This so-called also. ”

Xiaofeng suddenly realized, only to feel that what Mencius said was like an initiation, and then worshiped Mencius at the moment, and admired and thanked him very much: "Master's knowledge is unfathomable. Today's words of instruction are like golden stones, so that hearing and knowing is like seeing the bright moon in the sky. ”