The story of Confucius passing over Mount Tai allowed Fan Li to further understand the realm of Confucius and his students. A person can have 3,000 students, and among them, there are 70 or 80 people who are very good in character and knowledge. This is unprecedented in history.

In the vassal states, and later in the great unified dynasties, the government had absolute authority, and the best way to influence and change the world according to its own will was to occupy an important position in the government.

Therefore, Confucian disciples all pursue to be officials. Confucius himself also served as an official in the state of Lu for a period of time, and the highest was the prime minister.

In the ninth year of Lu Dinggong, the 51-year-old Confucius Shilu was the first to be the head of the central capital, and a year later he became a Sikong, and then moved to the Great Sikou. In the tenth year of Lu Dinggong, Lu Dinggong and Qi Jing Guild were in Jiagu, and Confucius "made meritorious and military preparations" and achieved a diplomatic victory, so that Qi returned Wenyang and other places that had occupied Lu. It has made great contributions to the country of Lu.

In the thirteenth year of the reign of Lu Dinggong, in order to re-establish the authority of the Lu office, Confucius planned and implemented the political and military action of "Falling to the Three Capitals", hoping to reduce the strength of the Three Huans. So he first fell to the uncle Sun's money, and then fell to the Sun family's fee, but the siege of Cheng's offensive was ultimately a failure. In the 14th year of Lu Dinggong, he was convicted of the "five evils" and convicted of speech, and killed Shao Zhengmao.

Under the rule of Confucius, the state of Lu was quite improving, causing the Qi people to be afraid, and the Qi doctor Li Ho designed and presented the female music and literature horse to Lu Hou, causing Lu Dinggong not to ask about the government. This made it difficult to bridge the differences between Confucius and Lu Hou and Ji Huanzi in terms of morality and political views, and Confucius finally went to Lu Shiwei.

Although Confucius was not in politics for a long time, he made remarkable political achievements, the righteousness of the whole country rose, the people were simple, the night was not closed, and the road was not left behind. Demonstrate strong political talent.

His students Zilu, Zigong and dozens of others served as officials in various countries, especially Zigong served as prime minister in both Lu and Weiguo. In the northern countries, Confucius's influence was great.

Confucius's favorite student was Yan Hui.

Yan Hui is a cheerful person, and he told Fan Li a sad thing. Fan Li's mood was still very heavy, but he himself quickly became happy. He said, "It's a pleasure to see my husband as a guest, and you see, my house has arrived." ”

In the depths of this shabby alley, Yan Hui pointed to a low thatched hut and said, "This is my home." Then he shouted into the courtyard, "Madam, come and greet the guests, our family has a distinguished guest." ”

Out of the courtyard came a lady in her fifties, her gray hair neatly combed, and a mottled bronze hairpin pinned to her hair. The face was already wrinkled, and the coarse cloth clothes had a few patches, but they were cleanly washed. She said, "Sir, this is coming back?" Got it done? ”

Yan Hui said happily: "I'm done, come and see Mr. Fan Li, he is my good friend, Jiangnan Celebrity!" He also said to Fan Li: "This is Shanjing, and it is called Emei." ”

Mrs. Yan Hui looked at Fan Li with a smile on her face. He saluted: "Welcome Mr. Fan Li." ”

Fan Li bowed respectfully: "Fan Li greeted Mrs., uninvited guests, there are many disturbances." ”

Emei said, "Didn't bother. It is an honor for us to have a visit. Emei is lonely and unheard, but she still often hears the name of Mr. My husband likes friends, and his companions often come to our house to sit and talk, and we talk in the middle of the night. ”

Yan Hui patted the pocket on the donkey's back and said happily: "Madam, you see, I have earned so much millet this time. ”

Emei said with affection: "It's really a lot, enough for us to eat for many days." ”

Yan Hui said: "It turned out to be a full pocket, just now I saw that Brother Shanchen's family couldn't open the pot, so I gave some to his family." ”

Emei said, "You should give more." Please come in and sit on the floor. ”

Yan Hui handed the donkey rope to Emei and bowed slightly: "Sir, please come in." ”

The small courtyard is small, with a small kitchen on one side and firewood stacked on the side. Because there are no furnishings, the yard is small, but it looks very empty. When I entered the house, there was only a simple dining table and a few wooden blocks that were used as stools. The most conspicuous thing is the wooden plank made of adobe against the wall, on which are stacked with a large pile of bamboo slips, and on the side there are some bamboo pieces that have not been carved or compiled, and there is a carving knife.

Fan Li handed the large piece of meat in his hand to Emei and said, "Madam, please take this and do it." ”

Emei said, "Oh, Mr. is here, why do you still bring food?" ”

Fan Li smiled: "Looking at this meat, I bought a little by the way." ”

Yan Hui said: "Madam, we don't have to be polite about this, Mr. Fan Li is my friend, and he didn't mean to treat me as an outsider when he bought some meat." It's time to take it and do it. ”

Emei said happily: "Such a big piece of meat is enough to eat for many days." Our husband is a good person, but he doesn't make money, and Mr. Duanmu often helps us. ”

Duanmu Ci, that is, Zigong, is also Confucius's most trusted student, born with business talents, the originator of Confucian businessmen, and the richest person among Confucius's students.

Yan Hui said: "Zigong is my classmate and my good brother, and I accept his help calmly." I don't accept anyone else helping me. ”

Emei said to Fan Li: "Mr. Fan Li, look at what my husband said." Though he was poor, his bones were hardened. He couldn't help but smile as he spoke.

Fan Li said with a smile: "I believe Mr. Yan Hui's words, if he accepted other people's money casually, he would have made a fortune a long time ago." Just today, I walked behind him, and when I saw him pick up a big piece of gold, he didn't ask for it. ”

Emei exclaimed: "Is there such a thing? ”

Fan Li said: "Do you know how much that piece of gold can be worth? That piece of gold can buy a large mansion, and you can buy dozens of acres of land, or open a decent shop. With that piece of gold, your family's life will immediately change to a different one. But Mr. Yan Hui only glanced at it and put the gold back in its place. ”

Yan Hui showed an embarrassed look: "Mr. also saw this?" ”

Fan Li said: "I was walking behind you at that time. I also picked up the piece of gold, looked at it, and put it back in its place. ”

Yan replied: "Didn't Mr. also ask for that windfall? ”

Fan Li smiled: "Haven't I followed your example? ”

With that, the two looked at each other and smiled. Yan Hui sighed and said: "Money is a good thing, but if people are too careful about money, it will inevitably affect their reading and thinking. That's more than worth the loss. ”

Fan Li said: "Sir, Fan Li has a slightly different view on this point. It's important to read and think about things, but it's also important to make life better. ”

Yan Hui said: "What Mr. said is right. But there's a question of scale. My standard for returning to Yan is that I have to have food and clothing, and I will never bother a little more for money. ”。

Fan Li smiled awkwardly: "I'm ashamed, Fan Li hasn't reached your realm yet." ”

Yan Hui said: "My ability is not good. Although Yan Hui is very attentive, he still hasn't made the same results as you. If you're lucky, I really want to read your "Fan Lizi""