Xiaofeng was taught by the contemporary Confucian Mencius, and the confusion in his heart was half dispersed like a cloud of smoke, and he had the feeling of opening the clouds and seeing the blue sky. Immediately thanked Mencius from the bottom of his heart and respected him very much.

Mencius also admonished Xiao Feng: "If a gentleman is poor, he will be good to himself, and if he is good, he will help the world." The old man looks at Xu Ruzi, which can be a gentleman's trip to the rivers and lakes. Xiaofeng couldn't thank enough, and when he was leaving, Mencius asked Xiaofeng: "Where does Xu Ruzi want to go today?" ”

Xiaofeng said: "Don't hide it from the master, I heard that the Qi country is full of knowledge, and I want to go to see it." ”

Mencius said: "The old man has just come from the Qi country, although the Qi country is prosperous in academics, but the king can't use it, but he uses it as a flaunt." That's why the old man left. Does Xu Ruzi want to make a difference in Qi again? ”

Xiaofeng said: "Don't dare to be, I just want to have a look at the weather of the big country in the East." ”

Mencius said: "This is very good, although the country of Qi is large, it is not a country where benevolence and righteousness can be practiced." Xu Ruzi is a chivalrous and righteous person, he is a benevolent person in the rivers and lakes, and if he wants to do benevolence, Qi is not a suitable country. Now I heard that the king of Yan was newly established, and he was thirsty for sage, and built a golden platform to recruit people from all over the world. The old man is old and can't go. What if you don't go to Yan Kingdom? ”

Xiaofeng thanked: "Thank you for your advice." The reckless people under the grass, the people outside the country, are only shallow in learning, go to the Yan country, and fear being smiling and generous. So don't go for now. Wait for a little progress in learning, and then discuss. Where does the Master want to go? ”

Mencius replied, "The old man is old and decrepit, and his energy is weak, and it is difficult for him to travel around the princes. This time, I want to go back to my homeland to live in peace, and the Song Kingdom is approaching, so I will go to the Song Kingdom to see it first, and then return to my homeland. ”

Xiaofeng said: "I just came from the Song Kingdom, and when I saw that the Song Kingdom was ruined and destroyed, I am afraid that it is not a country that the master should go to, so it is better not to go." ”

Mencius said with a smile: "The old man heard that the monarch of the Song Kingdom wanted to do something, but he was far from the scriptures, and the old man went to the Song Kingdom for this reason. Xu Ruzi cherished it and said goodbye. ”

Mencius ordered the car to move forward, and Xiaofeng and Ding Hu watched it off. Mencius drove away, and Ding Hu asked Xiaofeng: "Mencius is a scholar, knowing that the Song Kingdom is like a defeat, why do you insist on going?" ”

Xiaofeng said: "This benevolent person should also practice it to help the world." Knowing that it is impossible to do it, but reluctant to do it. ”

Mencius went to Suiyang of the Song Kingdom, and sent his disciples Wan Zhang and Gongsun Chou to meet Song Wang Yan, Song Wang Yan heard that Mencius was coming, he was very happy, and said to Wan Zhang and Gongsun Chou: "The widow wants to revive the Song Kingdom, and now he is domineering in the name of the Song Dynasty, but what? ”

Wan Zhang said: "The king wants to be domineering in the country of a thousand times, which is probably not a wise move. ”

King Yan of Song said: "The widow defeated Qi in the east, took five cities, urged Chu in the south, expanded the land for 300 miles, and defeated the Wei army in the west, known as the Jin Song, why can't you be domineering in the world?" ”

Gongsun Chou said: "The king walks the world with benevolence, and does not hear the world with domineering." Although the king of the present dynasty defeated the three kingdoms of Qi, Chu and Wei with the strength of the Song Dynasty, the three kingdoms have been furious, and the king does not know it. Encore is overbearing? ”

King Song said: "The widow wants to ask Mencius, not his disciples. ”

Wan Zhang and Gongsun said scandals, so they withdrew from the palace of the Song Dynasty, came back to see Mencius, and told the words of the Song Jun, Mencius said: "Confucius said: rotten wood can not be carved, rotten wood cannot be carved, and the wall of dung cannot be enclosed." Today, the Song Dynasty has the notoriety of the Song Dynasty, but it does not cultivate benevolence and virtue, but acts domineeringly, vainly trying to win the big with a small one, and defeat is just around the corner. Alas, this is not the place I want to go. ”

Then he ordered his disciples to turn around and go back to Zou. Mencius returned to the kingdom of Zou, settled in his hometown, and retreated to wait for his disciple Wan Zhang to write a book, until he died of old age, and never left the kingdom of Zou again.

Xiaofeng heard that Mencius said that Qilu was the state of Zhou ritual culture and etiquette, and saw that the road was convenient, so he and Ding Hu went to Qufu in Lu first.

The state of Lu is the country of the Duke of Zhou, the capital of Qufu, the marquis. Lu is the "Zongbang" in the feudal country surnamed Ji, and the princes call it "Wangguo", and there is "Zhou's most pro-Mo Ru Lu, and Lu is suitable for wearing the wing Mo Ru Zhou". Lu has become the preserver and implementer of typical Zhou rites, and the world calls "Zhou rites are all in Lu".

The status of the Lu State is prominent, but it is suppressed by the Qi State in the north and has not been able to become a great power. In the late Warring States period, it was already very weak, at this time the monarch was Lu Pinggong, Lu Pinggong was powerless to compete with the princes, but only guarded the temple of Qufu State, the capital of Qufu, and survived.

Xiaofeng and Ding Hu went to Qufu, watched the construction of the palace in the capital of the country, the Lu people saw that the Chu people came to visit, received them with courtesy, and the government also sent an entourage guide, Xiaofeng was surprised, thinking that this situation had never been in other countries.

The construction of the Qufu palace of the Lu country, the temple and the shrine, etc., are all like the palace of the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty in Luoyang, and there are historians to record the history of the country, called the Spring and Autumn Period. The Lu people introduced to Xiaofeng: "Viewing the court of the Lu Kingdom is equivalent to watching the Zhou Dynasty and Luoyang. ”

Xiaofeng was full of praise, watched the court of Lu State, and came to pay homage to the tomb of Confucius. The tomb of Confucius is in Qufu, which is one hectare larger. Pine and cypress trees are planted next to it, and they are lush all year round. Later generations called it Kong Lin. Xiaofeng and Ding Hu went to the tomb of Confucius to pay their respects, and the Lu people told the story of Confucius to Xiaofeng and Ding Hu.

Confucius Mingqiu, the word Zhongni, Lu Changping Township Yiyi people, their height is more than nine feet, people are called long people. Born studious, he was erudite and well-known when he was young, and he was famous in the country of Lu. Lu people respect,

Confucius was erudite and knowledgeable, governed the country with benevolence and righteousness, Lu Jun used it as the great secretary, Confucius served as the great secretary, punished the young and Zhengmao, punished the Ming Zheng, and ruled the country of Lu. Qi Guo was frightened when he heard this, and said: "Confucius is the government, and the Lu country will be hegemonic." Lu Jun was addicted to female music, his ambition was depressed, his political affairs were slack, and Confucius's government could not be implemented. Confucius then went to the government and traveled around the world.

Confucius traveled all over the world, and his disciples were many followers. Confucius traveled around the princes of various countries, but none of them could be used, and then returned to the state of Lu and edited and deleted the Spring and Autumn Period.

Confucius returned to the state of Lu in his later years, but the state of Lu could not be used after all, and Confucius did not seek office, but retreated to write books and speak. In the spring of the fourteenth year of Lu Aigong, he hunted Daye. Uncle Sun's car hoeed the beast, I don't know what it is, I think it is ominous.

So he asked Confucius what it was, and Confucius went to look at it and said, "Qilin also." Taking it, the unicorn spit out a foot of book in his mouth, and Confucius sighed when he saw it: "My way is poor!" ”

sighed again: "I don't know my husband! The disciple Zigong asked, "Why does no one know the teacher?" Confucius said: "Don't complain about the sky, don't be special to people, go to school and go up, those who know me are heavenly!" ”

Disciple Zilu died in Wei. Confucius was already ill, and when he heard that his condition had worsened, his disciple Zigong asked him to visit his teacher.

Confucius walked freely at the door with a cane and a turban and a cane, and said to Zigong, "Ci, why are you so late?" ”

Confucius sighed, and when Zigong saw Confucius like this, he sighed: "Taishan is bad! The beams and pillars are destroyed! The philosopher withered! "Because of the tears.

Confucius said to Zigong: "There is no way in the world for a long time, and there is no way to give it." The Xia people are buried in the east steps, the Zhou people are in the west steps, and the Yin people are in the two columns. Yesterday evening, I dreamed of sitting on the two pillars, and I turned out to be a Yin person. Seven days later, Confucius fell ill and died.

After Confucius died of illness, Lu Aigong mourned for him. Confucius was buried in the north of Lucheng, and the disciples were all filial piety for Confucius and guarded the tomb for three years. After three years of mourning, all the disciples cried and said goodbye, and they all left, and some returned. Only Zigong built a house next to the tomb of Confucius and guarded the tomb of Confucius for another three years, a total of six years before going.

The disciples of Confucius and the Lu people built houses and rooms to live in the tomb of Confucius, and there were more than 100 families, forming a village and city, so they named this place Kongli. According to legend, Lu Shishi enshrined the tomb of Confucius when he was a child.

It has been more than 170 years since the death of Confucius.

After listening to the story of Confucius's life told by the Lu people, Xiaofeng and Ding Hu knew that Confucius's moral knowledge was profound, although he was not used by the princes during his lifetime, he became famous through the ages after his death, and his influence was great, and he was a great man of a generation.

The reason why Lu has become a state of etiquette and culture is also because of Confucius, and because Lu is a state of etiquette and culture, it also created Confucius.

Xiaofeng recalled what Mencius said to himself, and admired Confucius more and more, Xiaofeng used to read the book of a hundred schools, and knew that Yan Yuan praised Confucius's words, so he said to Ding Hu: "Look up to the high, drill deep, this so-called." Ding Hu didn't know much about it, and it was difficult to understand what it meant.

There is Mount Tai in the country of Lu, Mount Tai is the famous mountain in the world, three generations of emperors, all in Mount Tai Feng Zen, Feng Tai Mountain, Zen Liang father. Xiaofeng heard that if he wanted to climb Mount Tai for a visit, Lu people were enthusiastic as guides and provided food and drink. Xiaofeng thanked, so with Ding Hu galloped Ma Tai'an, hiked to Mount Tai, sure enough, saw the mountain is majestic, magnificent, Xiaofeng stands on the top of Mount Tai, see the sea of clouds rolling under the foot, look at the east, the sea and the sky meet, it is early in the morning, a round of red sun erupts out, the heaven and earth are bright crimson, the scene is very magnificent.

Xiaofeng stopped to look at it, only to feel that his heart was surging, and there was a heroic aura in his chest. Even Ding Hu was impressed by the magnificent rivers and mountains in front of him, and said to Xiaofeng: "People say that Mount Tai is majestic, the weather is spectacular, Ding still doesn't believe it, this time, come to the scene, only to feel that Bashan and Qinling have no such momentum." ”

The grandeur of Mount Tai is impressed by the past dynasties, Confucius once had the saying that Mount Tai and Xiao Lu climbed. Later generations of Tang Dynasty poet saint Du Gong Department, once climbed Mount Tai, there is a five-law song Mount Tai Road:

How is Dai Zongfu? Qi Lu Qingwei is gone.

Creation Zhong Shenxiu, yin and yang cut dusk.

Swing your chest and give birth to Zeng Yun, and decide to return to the bird.

It will be the top of the mountain, and the mountains will be seen at a glance.

Xiaofeng watched for a long time, and was amazed, and the Lu guide introduced to Xiaofeng and Ding Hu: "From Yao Shun to three generations of emperors, there are many people who have sealed Zen Mount Tai, Mount Tai, the supreme of Wuyue, and the mountain of the Son of Heaven." ”

Xiaofeng asked: "The ceremony of the ancient king's sealing of Mount Tai can be grand, and you know the details?" ”

The guide said: "Only those who are ordered by the Holy King of Heaven to Son of Heaven can be enshrined in Mount Tai." Otherwise, it can't. ”

Xiaofeng said: "In this way, this matter of sealing Zen Mount Tai is not that the kings of the past dynasties want to seal Zen and can seal Zen?" ”

The guide said: "However, in the past, the princes of Qi Huan and Jiuhe, the world, wanted to seal Mount Tai, but Guan Zhong dissuaded him, saying that Qi Huan Gong could not have this qualification. In the end, Duke Qi Huan also failed to seal Zen. ”

Hearing this, Xiao Feng sighed: "Even if Gong Qi Huan has such a meritorious deed, he has not been able to seal Mount Tai, which shows that the Holy King of Heaven is ordered to come out in a hundred years." ”