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Kong Qiu remembered that when he first came to Yunyi, it was still as tender as summer grass, he traced the Wenshui from Zhongdu, rolled up the deep clothes and flowed through the river in the shallow water period, and the curly ears and green pings bloomed all over the riverbank, he climbed the east mountain and Xiaolu in the north, and then climbed Mount Tai and the small world!

Now, he is like an old tree that gradually withers after autumn, the people are different, the scenery has changed, the only thing that has not changed is this strong city.

Wenshui flows slowly from the southern foot of Mount Tai, and when it arrives at Yunyi, it is already a big river, and Yunyi is just in its yang, the north is sheltered by the remaining veins of Mount Tai, and the south leads Wenshui as a moat. The outer Guo of Yunyi is like a giant stone boat in the surging river, and the sandstone walls are bathed in golden red sunlight, which seems to be taller and thicker than before.

"It's an easy place to defend and hard to attack." Kong Qiu thought a little depressed that it would be a good choice for the Shusun clan to make this place their main town, but only if their unassuming descendants could control the retainers here.

"I've got to break the city!" Now, Shusun Zhou, who has lost Yunyi for many years, is in full swing, and can only look at the city on the other side of the river and sigh, the siege has been several days, and the bold Hou once again refuses to surrender, and he defends himself against his theoretical monarch.

Gongliangru, a disciple of Confucius, showed him the plan to besiege the city: "Master, our army has besieged Yunyi to the ground. The soldiers of the Shusun clan were stationed south of Wenshui; The west side of the outer Guo is in charge of the uncle and grandson's family Zai Gongnan, and the people in the office are under my control and placed on the east side. plus many private soldiers recruited from around Qufu......"

He lowered his voice: "Many of them are not happy to come to the war, but fortunately, due to the orders of the king and the master, their disgust can only be stuffed in their hearts......"

Kong Qiu jaw head. He thought to himself: "Our alliance is not reliable at all, and Sanhuan is incompetent. And the doctors are used to being loose and obedient on the surface. But secretly I have been questioning how a mere taxi can achieve the position of acting prime minister, and their loyalty is only superficial. If you want the fall of the four capitals to continue smoothly, you must take it as soon as possible, and to delay is to encourage rebellion, and to encourage dissenting retainers like Hou Cheng to take risks. ”

There has never been a shortage of careerists who try to steal the country......

Confucius, on the other hand, tried to prevent them from appearing as much as possible.

The three camps of the besieging army, as depicted by Gongliangru, were the largest, but also the most chaotic, of the Shusun clan on the south bank of Wenshui. As far as the eye can see, the tents and campfires are so disorderly. Scattered in all directions, the nobles of the Shusun clan set up their tents comfortably in the upper reaches of the drowning pond, while the downstream was filled with filthy tents, ox carts, and apprentices.

"Da Sima is a person who can't be idle, and after coming for a few days, he feels that military life is boring, so he specially prepared games such as women's lu, cockfighting, and Liubo." Gongliang complained to Kong Qiu with some indignation: "He even found an advocate for himself, frolicked in the camp all day, and threw all the siege matters to the housekeeper and me. If it weren't for the master's instructions, I wouldn't have wanted to do this Sima a long time ago! ”

Those who are in politics are all crumbs and villains, and they are in the company of these people. Kong Qiu can only be angry, sometimes thinking about it, is it really worth it for him to work hard for them like this? No, no, no. It's not for the Shiqing Shilu of Sanhuan, but for the depressed Zhou Li, in the order of Zhou Li. Whether it is a secretary or a doctor, there is value in existence. As long as they don't trespass in the future.

So he sighed: "Profiteering, is it because of the blessing and misfortune? Zizheng. Thank you for your hard work. ”

Kong Qiu looked down all the way, knowing that what his disciple said was true, and the opponent was not so careless, at this moment he saw the archers on the female wall of the city wall walking back and forth, and the banner of the Hou prisoner fluttering in the wind.

"Although the Hou prisoner is a rebel, he is not an unscrupulous person, and this city is very well guarded." Kong Qiu began to understand why the battle situation was stalemate, with a person like Shusun Zhouqiu, the soldiers would not work hard, it seems that Zilu should still bring the Ji family's soldiers to come over and encircle as soon as possible.

Of course, the first thing to do is to hold the axe given by the monarch, and organize the camp to correct people's hearts!

Confucius remembered the bones of the dozens of dwarfs under the stage of the Jiagu Huimeng, although he always felt that Zhao Wuxian had different ambitions, but in the face of the oppression of Qi people, he was neither humble nor arrogant, but it was enough to make Confucius stunned!

It's a pity that he can only be his enemy after all......

……

So a few days later, when the Ji family Zaizilu came to the outside of Yunyi with thousands of Ji clan soldiers and Mengsun He Ji, this place had been renovated by Kong Qiu, and it had a bit of a pre-war appearance.

Zilu looked at the stubborn Yu Yi, and was gearing up, wanting to establish a career here. In the past two years, he first became the Sima of Yangguan, and then the slaughter of the Ji family, which is getting closer and closer to his ambition of "the country of a thousand times, from which it is also for three years, and can make you brave".

Mengsun He Ji was also eager to try, and in the face of the threat of outsiders, Sanhuan united again, but he promised to fall to Sidu on the condition that their family's Yiyi must be left until the end before they were disarmed.

"If Hou wants to stop the army of Sanqing, it is self-defeating." He said in a confident tone: "Our troops are six times that of him, and we have brought a lot of siege equipment, as long as we attack the gate all night, we can easily take the city in a few days." ”

However, after the two-day offensive, the attackers lost their troops, and Mengsun He Ji lost his previous self-confidence.

"Originally, the city was on the verge of collapse, but after the messenger from Xilu entered, he suddenly regained his ability to fight, and I really don't know what news the Hou prisoner has gotten......

Since the strong attack cannot be carried out, the safe method can only be surrounded.

In the battle of the siege of the city, you must know that the grain in the city is real and empty, so Zilu asked: "How much grain is still in the city?" ”

Gongliang shook his head: "Hou Jian has already driven all the idle people who have nothing to do with the city defense out of the city, and looted the outside of the city, and the grain and grass he currently stores is estimated to last for two whole years, anyway, there is no way to starve his generation." ”

"Two years......" The corners of Kong Qiu's mouth were bitter, he couldn't wait, and Lu Guo couldn't wait that long. If it drags on here for a long time, the reinforcements of the Hou prisoner will come from behind with a large army. ”

Everyone knows who the reinforcements Confucius was referring to, and they chose to remain silent at the same time, but fortunately it is now the end of September. Zhao Xiaosikou was still mired in the Song Civil War, and his retainers who remained in Xilu did not make any changes. It's just that the precautions have been strengthened in both the precaution and the middle direction.

The next few days were still in vain, and Meng Sun He Ji looked anxious. "Hou deserves to die!" He cursed, "Since you can't storm it. We might as well abandon it and go directly to Xilu, Xilu is empty, it must be easier to pull it out than this! ”

"Da Sikong, your words sound like a gambling boy." Confucius was the teacher of Mengsun He Ji, although now that the master-apprentice relationship is exhausted, he still unconsciously uses a sharp tone: "Once the boy encounters obstacles, he either wants to bypass it, or wants to push it down." As the Secretary of State. You have to know that if the fall fails, the doctors of the Lu country will start to wait and see, and the subsequent fall and fall will become empty talk. ”

And if it is not a last resort, Confucius does not want to directly fight with Zhao Wuxian, where will the disciples of Zigong and Ran Qiu be at that time?

Zilu said angrily: "Since you don't retreat, you can only attack, it's better to let You be the vanguard and lead a group of people who dare to die to attack the city gate." ”

Confucius glanced at Zilu and shouted, "By." I once said that marching and fighting, a violent tiger like you, Feng He, dies without regret. I don't want to work with them, because you're going to die in vain, and you're even going to be involved with others. I am only cautious in everything I do. People who are good at planning and can get things done are together, so that victory can be achieved. ”

Listen to him rebuke. Mengsun He Ji and Zilu went from their faces to their necks. "The boy is stupid, and I hope the master will teach me." They spoke softly.

Confucius pondered for a moment and then said, "Yiyi is on the verge of Qi. When he was mainly from the Yu family, he liked to recruit light heroes, so there were many light heroes in the city, and the people were brave and ruthless. ”

What does it mean that Uncle Sun Zhou Qiu, Meng Sun He Ji and others can't eat Kong Qiu: "Light man? Brave and ruthless? What did the Master say about these people? "Their attack was to suffer the loss of this fierce folk style, and they were blocked again and again.

Confucius was very disappointed in these two scholars, especially Mengsun Heji, who was quite intelligent in his early years, in addition to the form of etiquette, did he teach him wisdom? He secretly wondered, why is it that today's Mengsun He Ji is groveling to the outside, but he is blunt internally and does not know how to be flexible?

He directly named Zilu's name: "By, in addition to having courage, you have other talents, you are willing to share with friends whenever you have a carriage and horses, light clothes, and no regrets, so you have a wide range of friends in Lu and Wei, and you are quite admired by the light heroes." Among the Yunyi, there must be many well-known friends. Hou committed tyranny, treated the people harshly, and successively killed Gong Ruo and Si Chi two highly respected ministers, will definitely arouse the anger of the people, you might as well sneak into the city to find light heroes, gather the people who do not want to rebel, wait for us to beat the drum to attack the city, so that the city can be decided! ”

……

The time came to the turn of October again, exactly two years before the Yanghu Rebellion, and Yunyi was finally captured from the inside by nearly 20,000 Lu troops.

Hou's high-pressure military management and harsh policies led to evil consequences, and his assassination of his father-in-law Gong Ruomiao and Gongzheng Sichi was also despised by Qingxia, Zilu sneaked into the city at night, gathered a group of opponents, and opened the gate of Waiguo.

As soon as the Lu army swarmed in, the battle broke out in every lane of the city, and the Hou prisoner fled from the west gate with a few cronies, they rode away, and the wind was so fast that the uncle and grandson could not stop him, so he was told to escape.

The overall situation of Yunyi has been decided, only a few places are still fighting, and Shusun Zhouqiu and Mengsun He Ji have also entered the city, and they now admire Confucius.

"Originally, I thought that the master was only good at archery and imperial arts, but he was also very good at military affairs!" Along the way, Meng Sun He Ji overflowed with beautiful words.

Confucius was not proud, he just frowned at the killing in the city: "The great Sikong praised it, and I have tasted the matter of the beans; I haven't learned anything about the military. ”

Uncle Sun Zhou Qiu Daqi: "I haven't learned about the military, so why can the master teach Zizheng and Zilu to be fierce in the future, and he can still plan to settle Yi?" ”

Confucius said lightly: "The ancient gentleman, with loyalty and righteousness as the goal of life, and benevolence as his own protection, although he does not go out of a narrow room, he can know the big things thousands of miles away. and if there is a man who is not good, he will influence him with faithfulness; and those who are disturbed by violence shall be reassured by righteousness. Why, then, should I rely on military and military force? ”

He saluted to Erqing and said: "Since the city has been decided, please also ask the two of you to preside over the removal of weapons, the destruction of the city wall is just a sign, the most important thing is to let this city never rebel!" ”

Just let Yunyi return to the hands of his uncle and grandson, and under his poor governance, ten or twenty years later, there will be another tyrannical and rebellious ruler? Kong Qiu decided to put an end to this cycle of death, and he had many wonderful disciples who he believed in their benevolence and faithfulness to turn Yuyi into the Lu state, not the Shusun family.

Afterwards, he will recommend him as a deputy prime minister, Gongliang Ru and Zilu have already been the heads of the two families, Sima, and can no longer be the second master. Yunyi, why don't you let another disciple with outstanding ability and knowledge of advance and retreat govern? It's a pity, Ran Qiu is not here, he said that his ambition is to be the city of a thousand rooms, the house of a hundred times, and he can be slaughtered......

However, in the early morning of the next day, Confucius had to put this plan away for the time being, and Gao Chai (Zi Lamb), who had reported the news between Yunyi and Qufu, arrived, and he brought an important piece of news.

"Master, I learned the news of the Song Kingdom in Qufu, and it is said that there is a war in Mengzhu Shuize." Zi Lamb's head was covered with sweat, and he pursed his lips and said: "We heard from a doctor who fled from the Song Kingdom to take refuge, Zhao Xiao Sikou and Si Cheng Le annihilated the armies of the four princes, Zheng and Wei, and beat the rebels into scattered flights. ”

A cold hand grabbed Confucius's heart, and the distance between Yunyi and Shangqiu was at least a few hundred miles, and the news was probably ten days ago.

"What is the situation in the Song Kingdom now?"

"Recently, it has been reported that Zhao Xiaosikou and Le Shi have now entered Shangqiu, and there are even rumors that Song Gong has died at the hands of the traitorous party, and Shangqiu is all white." Gao Chai said, "In short, the civil strife in the Song Dynasty has been decided, and I think Zhao Xiaosikou will be able to return to Lu in a few days......" (To be continued.) )