The so-called "respecting the king and destroying the king" is a series of actions taken by Qi Huan Gongcun Xing to save the guards, cut down the mountains and save the king of Zhou in the special era of "the southern barbarians and the northern Di invaded more than 100 years ago, and China was endless".

Confucius spoke very highly of this matter, and he once praised it in front of Zigong: "Micro Tube Zhong, I have been sent to the left!" "Respect for the king is regarded as an important measure to preserve the Midxia civilization.

However, when this slogan reached Zhao Wuxian's mouth, it seemed to have changed its taste.

Facing Ran Qiu's relayed words, Kong Qiu said: "Otherwise, the current situation is different from the time of Guanzi, and the Lu State is not disturbed. I have heard that China, Rongyi, and the people of the five directions all have their own nature, and they cannot be changed. Yi Di Hua China will be royal, if not cut down, it will be tolerated, why bother to suddenly start a war, and even want to make the Lu country rich and powerful by conquering the Yi people? This is cutting meat to satisfy hunger! ”

Although Kong Qiu supports the king, his thoughts have always stayed on the passive counterattack, if nothing happens, he can take precautions, and he must not be brazen.

One of him and Zhao Wuxian is the active development of "I used to be martial and worked hard", and the other is the passive defense of "governing the country with virtue and being soft and desolate", and they are destined to not go together.

Ran Qiu explained: "The master doesn't know something, and the general told me a truth, the nature of the people, hunger and food, labor and leisure, suffering and happiness, humiliation and glory, life and profit, death and fame. Therefore, the general promulgated the law of conferring land and advancing to the post of military merit, so that the poor can envy those who have become rich with military merit, and use this as the driving force for them to work hard and make meritorious contributions to cultivation and weaving. And in order to make this country feel for danger in peace, low-level scholars and people like me have the opportunity to become one. War is also essential! ”

In fact, General Zhao said that this war can be fought and peaceful, and the reason why he insisted on using troops. In addition to not allowing this kind of resistance to rise to the top, there is also a plan to consume the strength and food of the Dongdi doctors from time to time, and finally, it is necessary to let the generals accumulate some siege experience.

With the change of the internal and external situation, the soldiers who have been defending and counterattacking will also begin to embark on the road of attacking the city!

However, it is good not to explain, but the more confusing the explanation is. Although what Ran Qiu said is true. But Kong Qiu felt an unprecedented fear, and his intuition told him that Zhao Wuxian was asking his disciples. Propagating an extremely dangerous theory to the Lu people. It is hidden under the appearance of the king, in fact, it wants to turn the country of Lu into a military state that is still utilitarian and forgets benevolence and righteousness!

He said bitterly: "Feed the war with war? Although the country is great, the belligerent will perish, and this will go on for a long time. The country of Lu will perish! ”

This is a bit serious. Ran Qiu didn't approve of it, and it was not good to deny it categorically, so he could only talk about him left and right: "What the master said is reasonable, it's not that I don't like what you preached, master, it's just that my duty is beyond my power." ”

Kong Qiu sighed: "People who are not capable enough, only abandon it when they can't persist halfway, and please draw a line for yourself at the beginning." How can I progress? What's more, the city is strong, and it may be difficult to conquer it without spending a few months. General Zhao's plan may not succeed, but it will cause heavy losses to the Lu people. ”

But his dissuasion was useless, and Ran Qiu arched his hand and said: "The success or failure of the war naturally depends on my command, and I hope that the master will forgive me, I have made a military order, and today's battle must be fought!" “

He had Kong Qiu and Zilu protected them, and waved his banner to let the soldiers prepare for the siege. In the middle of the rushing cars pushing forward, there were armorers with short soldiers, armorers carrying long ladders, and even a kind of equipment that Confucius had never seen before.

Zilu didn't interject just now, and asked with wide eyes, "Is this...... What is it? ”

This device resembles a long ladder, with wheels at the bottom and can be moved; The ladder body can be lifted up and down, carried by manpower, and leaned on the city wall; The top of the ladder is equipped with a hook to hook the edge of the city and protect the head of the ladder from being pushed and destroyed by the defenders.

Ran Qiu said confidently: "This is the weapon that needs to be tested in this battle, Cloud Ladder!" ”

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Cloud ladder, this is the invention of the public loss class, the thirteen-year-old public loss class Tianzong prodigy, plus Zhao Wuxian asked Ji Qiao to train him to practice mathematical knowledge, and now he can be on his own. From simple paper kites to slightly more complex oil-paper umbrellas, to this large-scale siege equipment with a delicate structure that cannot be replicated without careful disassembly. Usually, it only takes Zhao Wuxian to propose a research direction, and he can produce a physical object in a matter of months.

Compared to ordinary siege ladders, which can be easily pushed down by the defenders, the ladders can move freely up and down along the walls of the castle when ascending the castle, and there is no longer a need for people to carry them on their shoulders. At the same time, because the main ladder adopts a fixed device, the ladder procedure is simplified, and the ladder time is shortened, and the army only needs to stop the main ladder under the city when attacking the city, and then the auxiliary ladder is erected on the main ladder, so that it can "sleep on the city", thus reducing the danger and difficulty of erecting the ladder in front of the enemy. In addition, since the ladder does not come into contact with the edge of the castle too early before ascending the castle, it can also avoid the destruction of the defenders.

With this new type of siege equipment that caught the defenders off guard, coupled with the high morale caused by the military merits, Ran Qiu broke through the Outer Guo in a few days. Under their unstoppable momentum, the departed son who was trapped in the inner city chose to surrender. The treasury that had accumulated for more than ten generations was fully received by Ran Qiu and transported back to Qufu to Zhao Wuxian, and the elite soldiers under his command supervised the battle in the rear, and the hundreds of dead and wounded were mostly the private troops of the Dongdi doctor.

It was a swift victory, and for a time, Chao's prestige at home and abroad was skyrocketing.

Confucius also met again with the disciples in the city, who did nothing during the Zhao siege, after all, Confucianism was not Mohist, and had neither the skills to defend the city nor the spirit of internationalism.

Ran Geng and Ran Yong asked a little angrily: "The master personally went to persuade us, we are also in the city, and Ziyou is still blatantly attacking the city?" This is a deliberate attempt to kill us! ”

Facing the disciples who were hungry and thin but full of concern, Kong Qiu's spirit was depressed, and Chang Tai said: "The Zhao family is rich in the Duke of Zhou, and the general is not satisfied, he let him attack the Yuan, plunder the money, silk, and population, it is unkind, Ran asks for help and abuses, not my disciples, and the kid can beat the drum and attack it!" ”

He made it clear that he expelled Ran Qiu from the ranks of Confucian disciples, Yan Hui, Zilu and others didn't say anything, and Ran Geng, Ran Yong, Qi Diaokai, Yuan Xian and other disciples quickly listed Ran Qiu as the second public enemy after Zai Yu.

From now on, they are no longer brothers in the same sect, but a gentleman and a villain! It's okay to kill!

Confucius rejected Zhao Wuxian's government, and since he would be under the jurisdiction of Zhao's county officials, they and his party were only eager to leave this place immediately.

But where should we go next?

Someone suggested: "The prince of the state of Yi has always been very interested in the way of the master's etiquette and music, why not go to the country of Yi?" ”

Some disciples disagreed, they said: "Otherwise, the country of Yi is very close to the country, and if it is easily broken, the princes of Sishang will be greatly frightened, they may succumb to Zhao Wuxian one by one, and it is meaningless to go, but it is the country of Ju in the east, which has always been a great state of Dongyi, and the land is equivalent to the land of the three counties of the country of Lu, so you can avoid it for a while, it is better to go to the Jijiao City by the sea!" ”

Confucius said helplessly: "But also, Zhao's ambitions are not limited to the country, but also include the land of Jiuyi and the princes of Sishang, it seems that if I want to escape his rule, I can only take advantage of the sea to float." ”

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Kong Qiu finally chose to go to the Ju Kingdom in the east, and the small countries in the Surabaya Valley, as the disciples of Confucius expected, were indeed shocked by Zhao Bing's breaking away from the moment.

In the legend, at the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, there were 800 princes, in fact, far less than that, including the surname Ji and different surnames, but 71 countries, plus the tribes and chieftains that have existed since ancient times, are only more than 140 princes, and they are all over Kyushu. In the Spring and Autumn Period, without the protection of the Son of Heaven, these small states perished one after another and were annexed by major powers: Chu destroyed more than 40 countries and opened up 2,000 miles; There are more than 20 Jin and 35 Qi and 12 Qin, and the land is thousands of miles.

In the spring and autumn of Zhao Wuxian's life, there were only twenty or thirty states left in the world, and the competition for hegemony made the small states lose their living space, leaving only the Surabaya Valley between the Lu and Song Dynasties For special reasons, the remnants of the small countries gathered together, known as the "Twelve Princes of Sishang".

Twelve is a general reference, in fact, it is not as good as this number at all, but it is the small states of Ju, Di, Xiaoyi, Pi, Tan, Teng, and Xue. The largest Ju and Di are only the size of two or three counties in Lu State, the smallest Pi State is only a thousand small towns, and the rest of the countries are only more than 10,000 people, not to mention Chu, Wu, Qi and other big countries, even Song and Lu are strong neighbors in their eyes.

Therefore, Xue has always been a vassal of the Song Dynasty, and together with Teng, it paid tribute to the "State of Zhou Gong" Lu State, which maintained a dynasty for three years. The two countries of Lu and Xiao Yi also increased the number of courtesies to the Lu people, until the three Huan went their own way, and the Lu country became more and more unbearable, and the awe of these small states for Lu slowly disappeared. They were attached to Jin and Qi, and openly provoked the authority of Lu, Teng wanted to break away from Lu's control, and Di even tried to restore the territory that had been invaded by Lu.

However, after Zhao Wuxian became the ruler, a series of actions made these small states no longer dare to underestimate the Lu State.

Their backer was no longer there, the State of Qi was defeated by the Zhao clan, and the idea of fighting for hegemony became a joke, and the hand of the Marquis of Qi could no longer reach over Mount Tai to Si. And the Jin State was also indifferent to the distant East because of the internal six secretaries, and let Song and Lu help him rule. The state of Chu was dealt a fatal blow by the state of Wu, and it was impossible to return to Huaisi in a short time, as for the state of Wu? The barbarian kingdom, which was as virtuous as beasts, could not give the princes of Sishang a sense of security.

On the contrary, it is the state of Lu, under the governance of Zhao Wuxian, there is a faint state of prosperity!

At first, they didn't worry too much, until Zhao Wuxian was appointed by Lu Hou as the "General of Zhengyi", and put forward the slogan of "Restore the business of the Duke of Zhou and the birds, and respect the king". He sent Ran Qiu to conquer the city, destroy the city, reduce all those Yi people to hooligans, pull them to the fields or dig ditches, and weave armor, and the princes of Sishang became terrified.

After all, most of them are the remnants of the Yiren country, in case Zhao Wuxian will conquer the banner of Yiyi to the south, the countries will have to go away without food!

So under the leadership of the State of Lu, they sent envoys one after another, intending to pay homage to Zhao Wuxian, the general of the State of Lu. The countries hope to use bribes and goodwill to explain to Zhao Wuxian that they have used the summer rites and Zhou rites, and they are no longer barbarian states, please do not cut them down!

(To be continued.) )

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