"Because the enemy army was defeated and retreated before they could make contact, the Ji clan and the Meng clan were still able to organize a march, and each had thousands of people evacuated, and the other generation withdrew to Qufu and Yuyi respectively. Most of the horses of the warrior cavalry were lost in the Song Kingdom, and the only remaining ones could no longer have the effect of pursuing and intercepting. The foot soldiers were also exhausted after returning from the Song Kingdom, and mainly captured the soldiers of the Shusun clan and the doctors who were left behind. Not counting the uncle and grandson who died in the chaos, there was a total of one doctor, two middle doctors, four lower doctors who were captured, and countless other sergeants and sergeants, with 14,000 prisoners......"

It has been two days since the victory by Jishui without a fight, and Zhao Wuxian did not drag the mud and water, and immediately led the elite forward after cleaning up the battlefield, and recovered Zhongdu without much effort. On the third day, he continued to the bank of the Zhushui, which was only half a day's journey from Qufu, where he met his cousin Zhao Guangde, who had arrived early.

"Cousin, hundreds of Wen County soldiers stationed in Punan went north from the east bank of Onozawa, but unfortunately the number was limited, and only more than 1,000 people from the Ji clan were intercepted, and I asked my cousin to punish them."

"Where is this, the strength of the Ji family's soldiers is not weak, and my cousin has worked hard."

Zhao Wuxian patted his sturdy cousin, who had stayed behind to guard the towns of Punan for Zhao Wuxian since last year's Qi and Zhao War. Just as Zhao Wuxian's strength directly catches up with the Zhao clan, the population and region under Zhao Guangde's jurisdiction are almost the same as his father, Wen Dafu Zhao Luo.

After more than a year of experience, Zhao Guangde has lost his past pampering habits and become calm, he has more than enough to keep it, and he is a candidate who can be entrusted to the base camp in addition to Zhang Mengtan. This pursuit had already achieved the purpose that Zhao Wuxian had planned. Anyway, there is a backhand behind, if the Ji family is wiped out. Qufu is not very easy to do.

"Tell me about the situation in Qufu and Feiyi."

Feiyi is a 5,000-household Dayi, the core of the eastern part of the Lu Kingdom. Originally, it was the lord of the Ji family, but from the time of the previous head of the family, Ji Wuzi and Ji Pingzi, there was a phenomenon of the Yi Zai sitting in the big seat, and he did not obey the orders of the lord at all, let alone the office. Yanghu started from Feiyi, and after the fall of Yanghu, although Fei Zaigongshan returned to the rule of Lu, it has always maintained a state of separation.

This time, the country of Lu fell to the four capitals, and Fei Yi, who was not ruthless in Gongshan, was also impressively listed, and it was the second target in addition to Zhao Wuxian. The matter has not been made public. But Zhao Wuxian did not hesitate to send someone to tell him that it was not difficult to lure him into cooperating with Gongshan's resentment against the Ji family.

Zhao Guangde reported one by one: "The Ji clan fled all the way, without food and clothing, and threw hundreds of corpses and nearly a thousand stragglers on the road, and finally only the 2,000 people belonging to Ji Sunsi arrived in Qufu yesterday night. Unexpectedly, when Gongshan Bufu led the Feiyi people to attack, the Ji clan was defeated in the east of the city and had to retreat into the city. Now he is tugging at Waiguo with Fei Ren, and Qufu has become a mess. ”

Zhao Wuxian breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that he didn't have to face the solid city wall of Qufu, he said: "It's a good mess! We have been fighting every day since we entered the Song Dynasty in July. Thousands of miles back and forth, the soldiers are already exhausted, otherwise the enemy army would have been wiped out on the east bank of Jishui the day before yesterday! For the time being, we will camp on the banks of the so-water. If we start again tomorrow, let Ji and Fei Ren kill each other for a while! ”

However, the plan to rest for a while fell through. Zhao Wuxian had just closed his tired eyes in the tent, but the long, thick voice sounded outside.

"Little Si Ko is inside?"

The uninvited guest is here again. Zhao Wuxian could only reopen his eyes.

It's Kongqiu.

……

"I saw that a lot of armor was discarded on the banks of the Zhushui, and there were corpses floating upstream, some of them were from the Ji family, some were from the Chinese people, and some were under the banner of Feiyi. It turned out that Xiao Sikou also colluded with the Gongshan clan, no wonder he would let Yunyi be besieged and fall all the way, and he also played a trick to lure the enemy into Jishui. After Kong Qiu came in, his tall figure blocked the sunlight from the curtain door, and Zhao Wuxian remembered that when he heard the news the day before, he couldn't believe it, and he shook it twice and almost sat down on the ground.

This old man's character is too tenacious, he has failed too many times in his life, and he has long been accustomed to ending up in nothing, even if this action has failed in a certain way, it has not let him collapse.

His saliva almost sprayed on Zhao Wuxian's face: "Would Xiao Si Kou rather rebel against the Lu country with Gongshan than fight with the princes?" ”

Due to the agreement with Zigong, and for some purpose, Zhao Wuxian also took Kong Qiu's master and apprentice with him on the march, but now he regretted it a little, but he could only cheer up and deal with this annoying master.

He replied: "Master said that he was joking, Gongshan Buwu is a retainer of the Ji family, and attacking Qufu means betraying the Ji family and the office, and he is a traitor who is a great rebel." I'm just on the bank of Jishui, on the edge of my territory, I repelled the three Qings who invaded without telling me, and I am still loyal to the monarch, how can I mix them up? ”

Kong Qiu's eyes were suspicious: "What does it mean that the little Sikou left the territory without informing the monarch and marched to the west bank of Zhu and Si to peek into the national capital?" ”

Zhao Wuxian will be a little energetic, he looked at Confucius, his eyes were bright: "The matter is in a hurry, the Ji family is incompetent, and even the retainers rebelled, which affected the monarch and the people of Qufu." The master is right, there can be no chaos in the country of Lu, so someone has to stand up to calm the incident, Sanhuan himself is difficult to protect, there is no need to count on it, at this time, who will raise troops to help the office? ”

"You, you want to help the office?" Kong Qiu was still skeptical, and there was no trust between him and Zhao Wuxian.

"Yes."

Confucius muttered: "Gongshan Buwu used to be the party of the Yang Tiger and a traitor of the Ji family, but he is a person I have been friends with, and he is not like the Yang Tiger who bullied the people, so he is quite popular with Fei Yi, and he is willing to rebel with him." Moreover, he has always respected the monarch, and this time the army should only be aimed at the Ji family......"

Gongshan Bufu is just a family dog that hates his master, and Zhao Wuxian is a milk tiger who eats people without blinking, the two of them are in Qufu, which one is more harmful to Lu State? Kong Qiu couldn't tell the difference for a while.

Zhao Wuxian smiled: "Master, Master, are you still so naïve?" The rebellion, once it starts, there is no turning back, just like Luan Ying forty years ago, he originally just wanted to sneak back to the Jin Kingdom and kill Fan Xuanzi for revenge, but the Fan family was holding the monarch hostage. So Luan Ying's party's arrows were shot into the roof of the Qiqi Palace, and if they didn't rebel, they rebelled. If the Ji clan holds the monarch hostage. Gongshan is not ruthless, it will definitely impact the Gonggong, and if Lu Guo sends out another retainer to break through the national capital. The matter of the courtiers and regents ordering the government to control the government will be completely discredited among the princes, and their status will plummet, and small countries such as Teng, Xue, and Di will fall into one place. How will the Master choose the lesser of two evils? ”

Confucius stood for a while before sighing: "I understand, this cicada parked at the edge of the Jishui is just a bait for Xiao Sikou, and by the time the praying mantis and the yellow finch twist together, you have already held a slingshot and aimed at them, the Gongshan clan should not have rebelled this time." He's really doing it wrong......"

"He's right." Zhao Wuxian stopped Confucius's naïve idea, he was really not suitable for politics.

"Master, you're wrong!"

……

A trace of confusion flashed in Confucius's eyes: "I...... Wrong? ”

Zhao Wuxian is not polite to him, he doesn't expect to make Confucius sober up, you can never wake up a person who is sleeping in the past, but in the end, someone has to tell the truth.

"Yes, you were wrong in the first place. The city is the survival of the doctor and the ruler of the city. When the Master decided on the policy of falling to the four capitals, he should have understood that this was digging up the root of other people's lives. No one can sit still. Gongshan is not like this, and so am I. ”

"To put it bluntly, the master wants to restore the Zhou ceremony, for the decaying status quo of the Lu State. is like a new spring, although it is a drop in the bucket, it is also a kind of restructuring. Restructuring. It's a life-and-death struggle, not a feast. It is not the ceremonial occasion of reciting "poems" and "books", nor is it the delicate and elegant silkworm weaving. You can't be so calm, so polite, so gentle and courteous. The restructuring is the removal of the old life, and it is a violent action by one group of people knocking another group of people to the ground! ”

"Jin Xiangong reformed, destroyed the old princes, and laid the foundation for the rise of the Jin State; King Chu Zhuang used his uncle Sun Ao to reform the system, destroyed the Dou clan, and allowed the Chu State to reach the peak of hegemony. Master, do you think it is enough to kill Shao Zhengmao and use his blood to commemorate this great change? Inadequate! If you want to rescue the country of Lu from this season, let her recover' and Bi Nanyi, you can't do it. Don't dare to make a promise, if Luhou is Ruo's grand scene, you have to use the white bones of meat eaters and the heads of the old system to pour! ”

In the past few days, Confucius's heart and ideas have been shaken countless times, and this is the most intense one. His hands were habitually caged in wide sleeves, so Zhao Wuxian couldn't see them trembling, Shao Zhengmao's body was tied to a rope, shaking in the heavy rain in front of him, and when he looked up again, his smile was so bitter.

"Xiao Sikou is right, it is indeed difficult to restructure, I want to promote what I have done in Zhongdu to Lu State, but it has failed after all. Even if I don't have you, I'm afraid I will lose, I think I am proficient in etiquette, but I don't understand the deceit in political affairs, I think I know filial piety, but I don't understand people's hearts......"

Confucius swept away the gloom and tried to cheer himself up, because it was not over yet. He looked at Zhao Wuxian and said: "I heard Zai Yu say that you also promulgated the policy of the Restoration in Xilu, and you must also want to promote it in Quanlu, and the national capital is a must stop." When you marched into Qufu this time, did you also want to destroy the Gongshan clan, destroy the Sanhuan, and even destroy the restructuring of the Lu Guosheji, or the old life like Yin Zhou Yidai? ”

This is Confucius's last question, if Zhao Wuxian has the courage to fight the sky and has the intention of making it easier for Lu Guo to win the surname Zhao, even if he fights for his life, even if he braves the sword stabbed by the guard named Muxia, even if he is splashed with blood for five steps, he will fight with Zhao Wuxian to the end!

"My plans?"

Zhao Wuxian's fingers touched the map of Lu spread out on the desk, here is the river and Jizhihui, the intersection of control Huai and Si, the north of Taidai, and the east of the seaside. It was later called Yanzhou, where the land is large, the people are rich, and the land is fertile......

However, since the Western Zhou Dynasty, Ludi can not compete with Qi, Chu, Wu, and the Three Jins, and then when the successive dynasties are divided, there have been heroic competitions here, but they have never seen those who can become great things based on Yanzhou. Why? Is it really the law of the belly of the golden horn and the silver edge?

No, Zhao Wuxian thinks that there are no real heroes who just started here, and with this small landscape, if you sit on a few cities, you will sit and wait for the decline of foreign enemies, and in the end you will inevitably perish.

But as long as it is used properly, the power of the Lu State is restored, and the initiative is taken to attack, it is enough to look down on Wu Chu, encompass the three Qi, go straight to Song and Wei, drive Chen and Xu for a long time, and run rampant in Zhongxia!

So, the country was stolen? is not only one of the three caves of the Zhao family's cunning rabbit, but also a foothold for himself and Zhiyao, Chen Heng, Fucha, Gou Jian, King of Chu, and Ye Gongzi!

He smiled faintly: "Master should be able to understand, the system he has set up with his own hands is like his own child, who doesn't expect him to grow up?" I will implement the new policy of Xilu in the Lu country, and before that, I will make it easier to sit in the court, get rid of some of the old systems that are difficult to return, exterminate certain clans that the people hate, and destroy many things......"

Confucius's heart sank...... (To be continued.) )