Chapter 913: Late Bloomer
Zilu came to defend the country, in fact, it has been three years, he was originally in Weiqing Kong's territory Puyi as a slaughterer, this time Zhengdan came to congratulate the lord's family, by the way to visit the bedridden Kong Yuan, just in time for Zhao Wuxian's state visit to Weiguo. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
He entered the palace as the retainer of Kong Yi, the eldest son of Kong, and was seen by the sharp-eyed Kong Jiao, after she told Zhao Wuxian in the carriage, Zhao Wuxian also thought that he had not seen Zilu for several years, so he asked people to go to Kong's side and ask Zilu to come over.
Zilu heard that it was the secretary of the Jin Kingdom who had a call, and his heart was suddenly unhappy, and he didn't want to come, but Kong's wife Bo Ji and Kong Yan were afraid of offending Zhao Wuxian, and even asked for an order, so he and his junior brother Gao Chai reluctantly came to the car, who expected to see the old man.
"Brother......
I haven't seen him for eight years, Zilu's temples have been dyed with a few strands of gray hair, after all, he is nearly fifty years old, but the long sword hanging from his waist, his broad shoulders and the pair of tiger eyes that are sharp to the enemy and kind to relatives and friends, Kong Jiao will not admit mistakes.
"Are you...... Handsome? Zilu almost didn't recognize Kong Jiaolai, the yellow-haired little girl who delivered food to the disciples outside the apricot forest in Qufu, Lu State, has now grown into a noble lady wearing a bow dress and cloudy sideburns.
Shu raised her head strangely, and found that her mother saw this bearded uncle, her eyes were filled with tears, and she pulled herself to salute him, and she was immediately very puzzled.
As everyone knows, when she was in Lu State, Zilu, as the eldest disciple of Confucius, had a relationship with her as a father and brother, and she was equivalent to being doted on by this senior brother as a daughter. When Zilu was a child, every time he came to the house, he would bring her something: a delicious snack, a wooden comb carved by his clumsy hands, or a flower picked by the roadside......
At that time, although the family was not wealthy, my father and his disciples were happy, or they talked and laughed, or criticized current affairs. Now it is dramatically divided, or in Zhao, or in Chu, Lu Wei, although they have their own achievements, but Kong Jiao's heart has also given birth to a huge gap.
Her status depends on the status of Zigong, Fan Xu and others in the Zhao family, and her existence is also the only reason for them to "betray" Confucius and stay in the Zhao family. So Kong Jiao can still see Zigong, Ran Qiu, Zai Yu and others from time to time, but their relationship is not very close, what she misses most is not only her father, but also Zilu, who is smiling and smiling......
But now that I finally see it, I feel that the distance is so far away, and between them, there is no way to return to the state of being like a family.
Between them, there was now a huge ravine, wider and longer than the Wei Canal.
Zilu is a temperamental person, and his eyes are almost red, so he just wants to have a good chat with this little sister, ask her about her current situation, and talk to him about the master, but when he squints, his eyes are matched with Zhao Wuxian, who seems to be smiling but not smiling.
Zilu and Gao Chai were wearing Wu Ben's clothes, and the shoes on their feet were also covered with mud, which was in stark contrast to Zhao Wuxian, who was wearing a high-crowned robe, hanging beautiful jade from his waist, and standing on the chariot with spotless feet.
One in the sky, one in the ground.
The five-foot-tall firewood was a little ashamed of himself, but Zilu didn't care.
Those who are not ashamed of the clothes and the fox dogs, the reason for it is also the same?
He will only be ashamed of ignorance, and he will not be ashamed of poverty!
Not only was he ashamed, but he also straightened his chest and took a step forward, his eyes not leaving Zhao Wuxian.
The Yulin guards in front of the car had their hands on their swords, and their eyes were vigilantly looking at Zilu, not allowing them to get too close, because the guard chief had already noticed that the sword hanging from the waist of the stout man in front of him had killed many people.
Zhao Wuxian asked them to be nervous, and politely greeted Zilu as a brother.
"Zilu, long time no see."
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Zilu is a whole generation older than Zhao Wuxian, but because Zilu is free and easy, when he was still in Lu State, the two were once called brother and brother. It was the honeymoon period between Zhao Wuxian and Confucius, and if his status was a little lower, if he was just the son of a doctor, or the son of a scholar, maybe Confucius would also have the idea of marrying a daughter.
At that time, Zhao Wuxian took refuge in Sanhuan and tried to expel Yanghu, and Zilu also assisted him in fighting the rebels in the martial arts, and contributed a lot in the process of defeating Yanghu. Zilu later persuaded the Yangguan rebels to surrender alone, and became Yangguan Zai, when the soldiers of Qi were pressing the border and the Lu country was cowardly, only Zilu Shuai Yangguan hundreds of people went out of the pass to attack Qi to help Zhao Wuxian's Xilu share the pressure
With Confucius's self-exile and no longer stepping into the state controlled by the Zhao family, their relationship has fallen to the freezing point, and even the marriage with Kong Jiao cannot be saved.
Zilu followed Confucius all his life, protected Confucius, and actively defended or worked hard to practice Confucius's ideas and doctrines. Wuxian thought that according to his straightforward and brave character, he would jump up, scold himself, or draw his sword and say the words of breaking off from now on, but Zilu stopped, looked at Kong Jiao, swallowed back the words that came to his mouth, and returned the salute to Zhao Wuxian.
"Zhao Qingshi." Although his face was still uncertain, and his title was also different, it had already surprised Zhao Wuxian.
Zilu changed, the heroic aura on his body converged into his heart, the long sword in his hand was no longer easily pulled out, he learned to be patient and learned to be polite.
Did he follow Confucius and wander abroad for nine years, grinding off his edges and corners? After a lot of tempering, he finally changed from a reckless big child who was difficult to grow up to a reliable talent in front of him......
This made Zhao Wuxian interested in vain, and he couldn't help but think of what Zhao Yi said to him just now.
Needless to say, the advantages of being filial piety to the son in the country before, being loyal to the disciple, having no promise, being happy when you have heard it, doing it when you hear it is good, seeing righteousness and saving it when you see danger and so on. only said that Zilu returned to his hometown three years ago to visit his wife, brother and wife, and it happened that the defense of the country was in ruins, and the ruling Kong Yu sought talents everywhere, and also asked Zilu to stay. Considering that his master had lived in Yedi for a long time and had many juniors to take care of him, he stayed behind and became Kong Yu's retainer, hoping to realize his ideals in the country.
The starting point of Zilu is not high, and it is three years to stay in Puyi, with his own experience, combined with the benevolent and righteous concepts of Confucius, this small town with many strong men is well governed, in the words of Zhao Yi and others: "When you enter the realm, the fields are as easy as possible, the grass is very clear, and the ditches are deeply governed; When you enter it, the walls and houses are solid, and the trees are very luxuriant; To its court, the court is very idle, and all the subordinates use their lives. ”
From this, it can be concluded that Zilu Zhiyi is respectful and faithful, faithful and lenient, but he is discerning, so the strong men of Puyi do their best to use it. Zilu organized them, taught them to form a military formation, and soon swept away the robbers who were active in the surrounding area, and the local area was peaceful, and I heard that Kong Yu also intended to appoint him as a family Sima.
When Confucius was in the state of Lu, he sold people and said that Zilu was good at governance and could be slaughtered. Zhao Wuxian didn't think so at first, but now Zilu has indeed made some achievements in defending the country, which immediately gave him a new understanding of this person.
The seemingly coarse sub-road is actually thick and thin, fierce and quiet, this is the art of war, "moving like a rabbit, quiet like a virgin", not simple. In addition, when he was in the Lu State, Zilu was famous for leading the army to attack hard, and Zhao Wuxian felt that if this person could be used for himself, it would be more than enough to be a county commander, or a division commander and Sima.
So he asked the guards to step back, invited Zilu and himself back to Zhao Lei next to the canal, put a few side dishes, poured a light rice wine, and let Kong Jiao sit with him, and let Zilu and Kong Jiao talk, Zhao Wuxian and Gao Chai also mixed a few words from time to time.
He wants to put a family shackle on this tiger!
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When the two chatted about the same, the atmosphere became happy, and Zilu's hostility towards him gradually faded, and Wuxian said: "Zhan Bi Qiao, green bamboo is rampant." There are bandit gentlemen, such as cutting and learning, such as grinding...... This is a poem of the country, I still remember the gathering in the bamboo forest in Zhongduyi, and the aspirations of everyone, what about Zilu? ”
Zilu sighed: "The ambition that Qingshi said at that time, I can remember it clearly, self-cultivation, family harmony, governing the country, and leveling the world, it is really convincing and convincing...... It's just that I didn't expect to come to Xiaomei, which I admire even more. He laughed, causing Kong Jiao to blush for a while, but he was also sincerely happy.
I wish the same could be done when my husband meets my father.
"Now that the family is all in order, the country has been governed, and the world is just about to be leveled, but this virtue ......" Zilu took a sip of wine and said, "Don't forget to repair!" ”
There was something in the words, but Zhao Wuxian didn't understand it, and laughed: "I also remember Zilu's ambition...... The country of a thousand times, between the great powers, plus the division and brigade, because of the famine; From this, compared to three years, it can make you brave and know the party...... Is this the original words of Zilu? ”
"Yes." A hint of gloom flashed in Zilu's eyes, and there was nothing heavier than an ideal that had been delayed for a long time.
Zhao Wuxian took the opportunity to say: "I have heard that the big weapon is a late bloomer, ********, and the talent of Zilu has been hidden in the chest for decades, but it is a pity that this small state of Weiguo is only two hundred miles, the city is only tens, the military vehicles are less than five hundred times, and the table is too small." Although the Kong family asked you to govern Puyi, but Puyi has a population of hundreds of households, if Zilu spends his whole life here, wouldn't it be overkill? ”
Zilu groaned, what Zhao Wuxian said was true.
"And the Lamb." Zhao Wuxian also did not pull down the foil Gao Chai, Gao Chai was less than five feet tall, very not outstanding, and was employed under Confucius, Confucius thought he was honest and loyal. When he was in the state of Lu, he used to be a small official in Feiyi, and Confucius was afraid that he would not be able to do it.
As a result, Gao Chai did a very good job, he came to Weiguo with Zilu, and also became a judge of the case, in addition to using morality and etiquette to judge the case, he also introduced the law of Lu and Jin to judge the case, and suggested that Weiguo also repair a "Wei Law"......
These two people are different from the "gentlemen and Confucians" who can only talk about it, such as carving paint and Yuan Xian, and they all have the ability to do it, but they are too loyal to Confucius, so they abandon their good prospects and follow him to wander, and most importantly, they are other people's retainers, which shows that their minds are still tied to the ranks.
Therefore, Zhao Wuxian also gave his own price code: "Zilu can be the commander and the county Sima, and the child can also be the county magistrate, in Lu or in Jin, let the two choose, what?" ”
Sima and Liguan at the level of Zhao's county, put it to Lu Wei, which is equivalent to a doctor.
Gao Chai, who has been a mere scholar for so many years, was suddenly moved, how can he continue to do nothing like this? Seriously, he was already sensitively aware that the future of the Wei Guo was very bad, first of all, his status as a vassal of the Zhao clan could not be changed, and the Wei Guo officials still rode the people sent by the Zhao clan on their heads; Secondly, their backer Kong Yu was seriously ill and bedridden, and Wei Hou began to act perversely after he became obsequious, and the dissatisfaction of the Qing clan and the people in the country was surging like an undercurrent, and there might be a big mess one day......
Instead of hanging on this sick willow, it is better to take refuge in the Zhao family as soon as possible, and start from the middle level as soon as you go. In the past, he was embarrassed to be cheeky to ask Ran Qiu, Zai Yu and others to introduce him, but now Zhao Wuxian personally invited him, which was right in his hands.
Gao Chai was about to agree, but saw Zilu suddenly laughing.
"It's rare for a scholar to remember my ambition so clearly. But there is another ambition, and the secretary is afraid that he has not heard of it. “
"Oh." Zhao Wuxian said: "What is it?" Let's hear it. ”
Zilu raised the wine and drank it all, then turned the wine cup upside down, buckled it heavily on the desk, and made a loud bang, and then glared at Zhao Wuxian!
"That ambition of the cause is to wish to share the chariot and horse clothes with the teacher and friends, and have no regrets!"
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