Confucius and his entourage have been staying in the distance since they set off from Qufu in March, and Confucius worshiped Dongmeng Mountain, searched for sages in the countryside, and looked for lost traces of etiquette, but found nothing. When he was disappointed and wanted to continue his journey, the showers at the turn of spring and summer trapped them in this unruly city, and when the rain stopped, they encountered an incident in which the armed resistance of the people of the Gang resisted the establishment of the prefecture and threw the shogunate envoys off the city walls.

In fact, this matter is really not caused by Confucius and his disciples, but by the temperament of the departed people.

The location of the city is located near Mengshan, only thirty or forty miles away from Feiyi, and it is a medium-sized city with a radius of three miles.

The indigenous people here were originally surnamed Taihao, and on the occasion of ****, it was the Fang country established by the Dongyi people. When King Zhou Cheng set the world, in line with the principle of survival and extinction, he named the prince of the dawn as the viscount, and did not ask for tribute, and their main task was to sacrifice Mengshan and continue Taihao's society.

When he arrived at the Duke of Lu, the country was small and weak, so he became a vassal of the Lu country, and he existed in name only, and became a minister of Lu, inferior to Sanhuan. But this town should not be underestimated, they have been using Yi Li, retaining the custom of Yi people who are good at archery hunting, there are hundreds of archers, nearly 1,000 apprentices, so over the years Ji has repeatedly wanted to take this Yi into his own, but has not succeeded.

Last year's civil strife, the people of the city stuck to the city, so they were not affected. After the situation stabilized this year, considering that it was too close to Feiyi and the location was critical, Zhao Wuxian wanted to put it under the rule of Fei County. He sent people to ask him to sacrifice his city and armor to prepare to meet the county officials and villagers, but he was thrown off the city wall by the unruly people and broke a leg alive!

They sent the envoy back to Qufu and sent someone to ask for him to remain semi-independent all along, and at least to be treated with the doctors of the East.

But Zhao Wuxian's answer was only one, he sent a division of soldiers. With Ran Qiu as the commander, and the doctors of the East also had to contribute, they asked Jia Sima to join with a different number of apprentices, and the army of six or seven thousand surrounded the water. Looking at the black pressure outside the city, the soldiers who are more populous than the people in the city, the people are afraid.

They found Kong Qiu and the others who were trapped in the city. Ask him to go out of the city to help him talk about it.

Confucius did not refuse.

He said to several disciples who had come to dissuade him: "I live in the Away Moment, and the Leave Son is usually polite to me, but now that I am in trouble, I can't refuse......

After a pause, he said, "What's more, the general didn't do the right thing to ask Ran Qiu to attack the matter. "Yi" said, if you see good, you will move, and if you have a mistake, you will change, although I decided not to be involved in the political affairs of Lu State. But it is a matter of life and death for thousands of Li Shu in the city, and the gentleman will not let go, I must not ignore it, therefore, you follow me out of the city, I will let the army retreat! ”

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"Master Shuai, the sappers have prepared the car and the car, and the long ladder has been built. You can besiege this town at any time! ”

Armored Ran Qiu nodded, sapper. This is a new class of troops added by Zhao Wuxian to the baggage army. Each division had to be equipped with a soldier recruited from the craftsmen to undertake the encampment, river crossing, bridge-building, fortification, barrier-building, and civil engineering work, which was much more efficient than the previous temporary preparations before the siege.

Ran Qiu is now a commander with a bow and arrow, an axe, and a banner. After the meeting of the Valley, his loyalty was rewarded, and Ran Qiu's promise to be the first king and then the master won the trust of Zhao Wuxian, and he is now a major minister of the Zhao family. It's not the first time he's fought a siege battle, in the chaos before. There are many attacks on the small towns controlled by the Ji family, the Shusun family, and the Dongdi doctor.

Looking at the city with an outer wall several feet high, Ran Qiu found that this city surnamed Yi people who had maintained independence for hundreds of years was indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack. Fortifications such as women's walls, corner towers, hanging gates, urn castles, single-storey castle towers and suspension bridges are all available.

The women's wall was used to conceal the defenders' movements, and the corner towers were built at the corners of the city to defend against possible attacks from both sides. The hanging gate was hung in the middle of the city gate hole, and it fell urgently after the enemy broke the door. It can be split into two and broken individually. The urn city is a half of the small city outside the main city gate, the wall is the same height as the main city, the urn city gate is biased, so that the defenders of the main city can also shoot the enemy army attacking the door, and once the enemy army breaks through the door into the urn city, it will fall into the condescending attack on all sides......

With hundreds of archers and more than a thousand young and strong defenses, it would be difficult to overcome even if there were six or seven thousand people.

However, after Zhao Wuxian looted the arsenal of the Lu State and made full use of the two or three thousand craftsmen in Qufu, a large number of siege equipment was also equipped in the army. If used properly, the approaching vehicles, rushing vehicles, indignation, and repairing the oars are enough to make the defenders of the city under the threat of heavy equipment.

The arrow house suspended on the car can reach more than three zhang in the air, and it can shoot at the defender from a high position. The chariot mounted a bundle of large logs on a frame and slammed it against the city gates. The top of the waffle is covered with raw cowhide, which can be pushed to the moat or even the foot of the city for landfill or excavation operations. The repair of the oars was similar to the indignation, but its duty was to cover the approach of the troops to the city.

Ran Qiu naturally would not stupidly use simple crowd tactics to fill the ravines, angrily reckon with special operations, archery and crossbow suppression in the car, repair the oars and heavy armor to cover, rush the car to attack the enemy's soft underbelly, and climb the city with a single hook, plus the newly made sharp weapon, it is enough to break through this city!

No matter how well it is repaired, it is just a rammed earth city, why can't it be conquered? Ran Qiu made a military order before leaving, and before the rainy season comes, he will definitely dedicate it!

Now the surrounding towns and townships have been controlled, and only a lonely city remains, but there is still an insurmountable ravine in Ran Qiu's heart, which makes him a little jealous.

He ordered the prison army and the Jin military officials sent by Zhao Wuxian: "First surround the three and lack one, and prepare to send people into the city for peace talks." ”

Ran Qiu still remembered that Gong Xichi pulled him again before he left, glared at him and said, "Ziyou, no matter what, you must keep the master safe!" ”

So before fighting, pretend to negotiate peace, and earn the master and all the brothers out of the city, Ran Qiu has never been pedantic, he has always been an extremely flexible person, otherwise he would not abandon Confucianism and serve Zhao Wuxian.

However, before Ran Qiu could send someone into the city, Confucius came out by himself.

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Ran Qiu hadn't seen his master for a long time, the last time Kong Qiu left Qufu, he was defending the Qi people on the northern front, so he couldn't participate in the farewell, but whether it was Ran Qiu or Confucius, they all knew that if he was asked to choose, Ran Qiu would still choose to stay......

His current status has long surpassed the ideal "square sixty or seventy, such as fifty or sixty". Power and wealth are not things that can be put down.

However, in Ran Qiu's heart, there will still be shame and fear of his master, especially when he sits in the carriage in front of the whole army to criticize Ran Qiu.

"Please, that's your fault." Old Kong Qiu did not hide his disappointment in his eyes. Ran Qiu is the most versatile student under his knees, whether it is military affairs or political affairs, he can handle them properly, but it's a pity......

I don't know how benevolent it is!

"In the past, Zhou Tianzi asked Zhu Yu to preside over the sacrifice of the god of Dongmeng and was named a viscount, and now it is already in the territory of the Lu State, and it is the minister of the monarch's society, even if there is some misunderstanding, it can be solved by sending a messenger. Why? ”

Ran Qiu said sneeringly: "It's the general who wants to attack, I'm just acting on orders......"

Confucius interrupted him unceremoniously: "Please, you are wrong, I have heard a saying, do your best to bear the position, and if you really can't do it well, you will resign." If the lord makes a mistake and does not correct it, and does not persuade when he buries danger, then what is the use of auxiliary people? You and Zigong should try their best to stop Zhao Qing. ”

Ran You defended: "The general didn't do anything wrong. It is a fortified city inhabited by the Yi people, and it is very close to Feiyi. Don't take it over now. In the future, it will surely become a sorrow for future generations. ”

Confucius shook his head and said, "Ask, the gentleman hates the practice of refusing to admit his actions but finding reasons to justify them. I have heard that those who have a country and a family do not suffer from widowhood but inequality, and do not suffer from poverty but suffer from insecurity. If people are far away, they are not convinced. Invite them with benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, and happiness; If it comes, it will be safe. Now, the two of you are assisting the Zhao family, and the distant ones are not subdued, and they can't be recruited. Instead, they are planning to use force in the country, which is a big mistake! I'm only afraid that Zhao Qing's troubles are not in the moment, but in Jin and Qi outside the borders of the state! ”

Ran Qiu was silent for a moment, and then said slowly: "Thank you for the Master's teachings, I want to benefit a lot today, but there is a sentence that the Master said wrongly, not suffering from widowhood but suffering from inequality, not suffering from poverty but suffering from anxiety, this sentence is not right, at least, it is no longer suitable for the current Lu country!" ”

"What does that mean?" Kongqiu's brow furrowed, which was very different from his theory.

Ran Qiu remembered the things that Zhao Wuxian had instilled in him and refreshed his concepts, and plucked up the courage to say: "The general is in charge, and the tax rate of the five counties of Xilu is adjusted to fifteen taxes and one, and the tax rates of Lu County, Liang's father, and Fei are adjusted to ten taxes and one. He also distributed the grain from the government treasury to the people during the famine, so that the grain storage became increasingly scarce, although it benefited the people, but the taxes collected by the government treasury were much less, and the project of repairing the general's palace was repeatedly stopped by him. How poor the country of Lu is, the situation of poverty and weakness for a hundred years, the general cannot quickly reverse it. ”

Fortunately, Zichi has popularized the Daitian method, and the farm tools made of evil gold have been used by farmers one after another, and Zigong has sold porcelain, paper, umbrellas, Lu Min and other things abroad to earn a lot of money, and the wealth of Lu has increased. But it is impossible to make nearly a million Lu people equally rich, some people are rich, and others are naturally poor. ”

"Since most of the Lu people can't get rid of poverty in the short term by working hard to cultivate and weave, they can only follow the practices of the birds and the dukes to conquer the land of Jiuyi and find wealth for the Lu people here!"

Ran Qiu said this is reasonable, when Lu Hou Bo's poultry house Qufu, Xu, Yi and Xing, the eastern suburbs are not open, so he made "Fei Oath" to cut it down, and opened Haidai. The same is true when the Duke of Lu, as "Lu Song" said, to protect the East, Lu Bang is constant; No loss, no collapse, no shock. If it hadn't conquered the East, how could the Lu State have been able to afford the three armies, and how could it be the glory of the Duke of Zhou and the Bo Bird?

"This! Absurd! Kong Qiu was angry, this is a practice of seeking utilitarianism and forgetting benevolence and righteousness, it seems that after he left, Zhao Wuxian became more and more like an arrogant ****.

But Ran Qiu said to himself, Zhao Wuxian showed them a possibility that Lu Guo could be lightly endowed, but he could continue to be stronger, which made Ran Qiu, who was already "ignorant of his benevolence", excited.

"Master, think about it, the wealth that has accumulated more than ten generations is just right for the Lu country to alleviate the lack of money and silk, and the thousands of Yi people who use the Yi rites can also be levied for labor and power, and contribute to the prosperity of most people in the Lu country! Rong Di jackal, not to be tired; Zhuxia is intimate and cannot be abandoned. The general decided to follow Guan Zi's example, and he has now been honored as the 'General Zhengyi', and put forward the slogan of 'Respect the King and Conquer Yi', isn't this what you appreciate most about Guan Zi, Master? ”

PS: Chapter 2 in the evening (to be continued.) )