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"Buyi, Qing Xiang......" Everyone in the hall muttered these two words, and their thoughts came to mind for a while.

As the so-called "ancient sages, cheap for cloth clothes, poor for the husband", cloth clothes are synonymous with scholars and Chinese people, and they are the middle level of society. Because of the precocious culture and the rise of private learning, the literacy rate of the Lu country is relatively high, and there are not a few cloth cloth people like them.

"Below the history, the cloth is well-dressed", the scholars of the Lu State could only be petty officials such as officials and retainers, but now everyone is doing the things of the prime minister! When these two words that were originally unrelated are combined, why do people feel inexplicably excited!?

Zhang Mengtan asked rhetorically: "Who created this situation?" ”

"It's General Zhao!"

"If there are no generals, can we stand here in a high-sounding manner, replace the doctors to manage the national affairs, and put the military and political affairs of the Lu State on the right track?"

"No, it won't." Everyone is still very confident in their own governance, at least stronger than the previous Sanhuan and Dafu, in the first few years, the national strength and administrative efficiency of the Lu State are thriving, if there is no war, I am afraid it will be better. Some people even laughed out loud: "If there is no general's support, we may just be a diner at the door of a doctor's house, or we will be laughed at by the villagers while plowing the fields!" ”

This is the truth, their loyalty to the Zhao Shogunate comes from this, these scholars who were originally not related to the government and politics finally have a way to advance, how can they not be grateful to Zhao Wuxian for this?

Zhang Mengtan nodded: "This is indeed a situation that has not been seen in the Lu Kingdom for five hundred years, but it is like an attic built in the air, which may collapse at any time." Have the second and third sons ever thought that if one day, the Qi army under the leadership of those disgruntled doctors invaded Qufu and re-established the situation of Shiqing Shilu, would we still be able to dictate the national politics in this court? ”

Gong Xichi shook his head: "I'm afraid not, I know some news from Xilu, all the bureaucrats who do things for the Zhao family are mostly brutalized to death by the Qi army and the returning doctors." ”

Zhang Meng said: "Yes, when the time comes, the life and death of the scholar will depend on others, even if he is lucky enough to survive, he will definitely be driven out of the court, or exiled abroad, or return to the ridge and acres to cultivate." The situation of the Lu State has also returned to the old way, Bu Yi Qingxiang? It was just a dream, a dream of our scholars. ”

Some people think that Zhang Mengtan is alarmist: "But isn't the Qi army retreating now?" How could they threaten Qufu? ”

"Today, the momentum of the general's return has receded, but what about next year? And the year after? ”

Zhang Meng said: "In the past few years, the Qi State has attacked Lu as many as five times, and this time they have run away, and they will come again next time." It is impossible for the lord to stay in Qufu to protect the Lu State all the time, and once he puts his energy into the Jin State, the Qi army will take the opportunity to come to the Lu State to attack and harass it. This year, five cities, next year, ten cities, one day will come to Qufu again, in the long run, how can our administration go smoothly, when will the people of Lu be well-off and avoid death? At that time, there will be no time for the death of the Lu country......"

Everyone was terrified, there was indeed such a possibility.

"In this case, it is better to finish the battle and cooperate with the army to annihilate the Qi army in the territory of Lu State, so as to exchange for ten or even twenty years of peace in Lu Bang!"

Zhang Mengtan pleaded with everyone emotionally: "Zai Fu must start in the township and county, the fierce general must be sent to the army, the talented must be promoted, whether he is a scholar or a countryman, the incompetent will be belittled, whether he is a king's grandson, a son, or a doctor!" This is the general's vision for the future of the Lu country, for this future, for the people, and for the sake of keeping your position in the court! Let's attack! “

"Attack!"

As soon as the words ended, Gong Yike, who was excited, took the lead in getting up and said: "I don't know much about government and diplomacy, but I think what Zhang Zi said makes sense, Qi people destroyed my Lu people's fields and forced the workshop to relocate, we can't bear it for a long time, Zhang Zi's proposal, I agree!" ”

"Attack!"

The crowd agreed, but the question arose again, who to send? If Liu Xia is here, he should be the most suitable person, but he took people to sweep away the remnants of the Ji family, and then stationed in Fei County to resist the attack of the Qi Army's Eastern Route Army, and there was only one general left in Qufu City who could fight and dare to fight......

"Eat Junlu, be loyal to the king, Ran Qiu is willing to lead the army out of the city!" A military general in armor came from outside, with a kind and kind face, it was Ran Qiu, who arrived late, and his king was not Lu Hou, but Zhao Wuxian, who gave him the grace of his acquaintance!

He stepped up to the hall, glanced at the crowd, and said loudly: "The people of Qi are ruined and the people are ruined, and the shame of the scholars, not to mention that the master Zeng Dundun taught me, Fulu, where the grave is located, the country of my parents...... The national crisis is like this, how can it not be out? I didn't do it, but I won't miss this shameful opportunity! ”

Those who hesitate to say this are ashamed.

"In this way, please have a son!"

Zhang Mengtan bowed heavily to Ran Qiu: "I believe that this will be the last time the Qi people invade Lu, and from now on, it will not be that we passively wait for the Qi people to attack, but to lead the war to the territory of the Qi country, so that they can also taste the precariousness!" ”

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In the afternoon of the same day, at the east gate of Qufu, soldiers from all over the city gathered together and crowded the open space inside the east gate, and they greeted their respective township parties in the crowd, and at the same time asked why they were here?

Some people said that the Qi army was coming to attack the city again, but they were laughed at by the people who had been stationed on the west city wall: after several attempts to no avail, the Qi people retreated to the west of Zhushui, and he was summoned this morning to glance outside the city.

Some people also say that it was the division commander in the city who wanted to attack and take the initiative to fight the Qi army......

"Crazy? The camp of the Qi army is not visible at a glance, and when they show off under the city, they are overwhelming, there are tens of thousands of people, and they are about to catch up with half of the people in Lu City. A veteran scoffed at this, but then noticed that the people around him were silent, and when he looked back, it was Ran Sima who came.

Ran Zi was generous to the soldiers and treated them like children, he could wear the same clothes as the lowest soldiers, eat the same food, sleep without mattresses, march without riding horses and horses, and personally carry the bundled food and share the weal and woe with the soldiers, so the soldiers respected him. This also made him favored by Zhao Wuxian and became a general in charge of military training, but all newly recruited soldiers had to pass through him, so the soldiers were no strangers to him.

Ran Qiu wore a paint armor today, he didn't like to dress himself up brightly, so he wouldn't be able to blend in well with ordinary soldiers, and he would be more likely to be a target for long-range weapons.

He walked through the ranks of the soldiers with his trademark kind smile, patted the man on the shoulder when he noticed a familiar face, asked about his family, asked about his food, cared about their injuries, and encouraged them that it would not be long before the enemy army would retreat and peace would come.

Until a young soldier suddenly cried out when Ran Qiu passed by.

Ran asked him why, and he said with a cry: "Sima, the villain's house is outside the city to the west of Zhushui, and the villain's clan is reluctant to withdraw into the city because of the reluctance to withdraw to the land at home. I also inquired with the scouts that the Qi people had plundered the place, killed or plundered the people, and all the houses were burned down, and the villain had no home......

"The army is your home, your robe, and I Ran Qiu, you are your Kunfu brothers!" Ran Qiu patted the young soldier's shoulders with both hands, wiped away his tears, and then said to everyone:

"The Qi people have been harassing the Lu country since June and July last year, and this spring and summer are especially serious, the Lu people have suffered a lot, and there are probably not a few people who have experienced it like him."

Scattered voices rang out everywhere, along with sobbing.

"I know that everyone has endured for a long time, and today, I will take you out of the city to find Qi people for revenge!"

Those who have enemies look up in surprise, and those whose families are safe in the city look hesitant and frightened.

Ran Qiu looked at it one by one, he stood up the steps and said loudly: "Everyone present, how many people have been awarded Tian Deze by military merits, and how many people have obtained land and mansions?" ”

Countless people raised their hands with pride on their faces. The basis of Zhao Wuxian's rule of the Lu State was, firstly, the soldiers who were promoted from the bottom, and secondly, the soldiers who relied on the military merit system to obtain a piece of land of their own.

As long as you win the war, you can get wealth, which is enough to stimulate the enthusiasm of the Lu people to join the army and fight, especially in Xilu, Qufu is a little weaker, not to the extent that you are happy when you hear the war.

Ran Qiu counted, and about one-third of the people were profiteers: "What if I say that the Qi people outside the city are plotting to take all this?" “

"What?" The soldiers who enjoyed the military merits and awarded Tian Huili were taken aback.

"That's right, the people of Qi colluded with some evil doctors to invade Qufu and end the rule of the shogunate, and also to end the system set up by the general, including the awarding of military merits."

"How can that be!?" When their own interests are also violated, most people begin to hate the enemy, but the smarter soldiers still don't figure it out, what does this have to do with taking the initiative to go out of the city to attack the enemy?

Ran Qiu explained: "The Qi people are just temporarily retreating, this time they will attack the city of Qufu, but next time, they may attack the city." Once they succeed, all the military achievements of the people will be recovered. What happened before and what will happen after the war, when the time comes, the families will gain and lose, and they will work for the doctors all day long, but they will have to pay half of the mu tax, and in addition to the land endowment and the mound and the carapace, and the labor will not be reduced, and the children will not be elected to the school......"

This is naked looting and deprivation, the dark future makes everyone's hearts tremble, those benefits, they are all in turn to kill robbers, fight people in exchange, it is easy to enjoy a few years of comfortable life, is it going to end like this?

"But it's impossible!" Ran Qiu said categorically: "The general will not allow this kind of thing, so will I, and so will everyone!" Therefore, I am ordered by the monarch and the general Zhao to lead the troops out of the city to attack the enemy, and bite the Qi people who want to run after the rush with the forwards who are coming, and when the general's army arrives, gather to annihilate them. ”

"I am willing to go out of the city with the commander to fight the thieves!"

The soldiers put aside their doubts and began to obey Ran Qiu's orders. Ran Qiu not only knows how to train soldiers, but his combat exploits are not small, but he fought with the thieves in Onoze back then, and he also forced the Jiangyang thieves to jump into the water and escape. Now that the two are working together, the low-key Ran begged to keep his mouth shut about it, but his soldiers did not use it as a talking point.

Therefore, they were willing to obey Ran Qiu's orders, not only because they could feel the reliability of this commander, but also because they believed that Ran Qiu could lead them to victory and would not let a single person die in vain!

Ran Qiu nodded in praise, but he was also sighing in his heart, how many people will be left when he goes out of the city today?

"Judge! Listen to my orders, let the father and son be in the army, the father will be in the ranks! If the brothers are in the army, the younger brothers are out of the ranks! Those who have no brothers are out of the ranks! ”

The soldiers agreed, although they also had reluctant worries, but more often than not, the father encouraged his son, and the brother encouraged his brother, and the previous fears were left behind.

Ran Qiu stepped onto the chariot under the banner of Xuanniao, held his head high, looked at the familiar and beloved Qufu, and looked at the lovely people, his heart was stirred but sentimental.

He has a low-key personality and does not fight on weekdays, but it does not mean that he is indifferent to the atrocities of the Qi people outside the city, he is angry, blames himself, and at the same time has a trace of doubt about his own ability.

But once he looked back at the thousands of soldiers behind him, the confusion disappeared.

It was a myriad of pairs of eyes, nervous but brave eyes.

But there is no fear! As sharp as the tip of a steel spear in his hand.

Because they knew in their hearts that this battle was different from the past when they went out under the banner of the doctors of the Lu Kingdom.

This time, they know what they're going to fight for!

"In order to keep the hard-won land and farmland!"

"For the sake of the doctor who was expelled by General Zhao and no longer come back to ride on our heads!"

"In order to let the Qi people lose the opportunity to take away your wife and daughter forever!"

"Revenge for the martyred township party Kun's father!"

Such a cry sounded in the hearts of the Lu people.

"Zai Fu must start from the township and county, and the fierce general must be sent from the army, and the future division commander and military commander of the Lu State may be in these worried but brave faces...... If the general's ideals can take root and sprout in the country of Lu, he will not regret even if he dies nine times! ”

Ran Qiu showed a smile to Guan Zhou's father, who was driving for him, and then ordered unswervingly: "Open the door and go out of the city!" ”

The east gate of Qufu let out a squeaky and heavy moan, and the sparkling water came into view. And Ran begged Ran Zi to have, with 4,000 Qufu disciples, swore an oath, crossed the river, and set out on the expedition!

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Even in the middle of May and summer, the sun is still mild and bright. These two rivers are the mother rivers of the Lu country, witnessing the pride of the past and the suffering of this state of Zhou Gong.

Lu Qiuming soaked his feet in the cool so, and yawned lazily.

"After it was my turn to break again, everyone else wanted to return to Qi as soon as possible, but they never thought that the later they left, the more money and silk children they could rob, which was actually a beautiful difference!" Looking at the cattle and sheep led by his soldiers, as well as the textiles of various Lu countries, Lu Qiu Ming was proud, and his face was smiling.

Lu Qiu Ming is a good man in Qi Township, commanding 2,000 soldiers, in Xilu, he took the 2,000 Laidi soldiers responsible for the break, for which he plundered a lot of cities, and cooperated with Gongzi Yangsheng to do a lot of tragic things, slaughtering Xiaqiu Township, killing fish and then have his share. After Guoxia came to the hinterland of Lu and merged with the other two armies, he was incorporated into the 10,000 rear army under the command of Gao Wupi, and it was still the duty of the broken queen.

"Doctor, there is an order from General Gao, the army has begun to retreat north, he urged the doctor to hurry up, and the rear army will leave in the afternoon." His family Sima came over to urge, which made Lu Qiu Ming angry.

"The Gao family is too young to fight, too timid." He complained in his mouth, but he still put on his clothes and armor, and prepared to leave according to the order, although Gao Wupi was only in his twenties, he was the son of Qi Qing Gao Zhang, and he was also a soldier of the Gao clan, although Lu Qiu Ming belonged to the Guo clan, but the Guo and Gao families have always been friendly, since Guo Xia transferred him to Gao Wupi to supplement the rear army, he naturally did not dare to disobey.

But he couldn't lose, Lu Qiu Ming asked people to let the Qi soldiers who were plundering Lu Country Township return to the team, while showing off to his subordinates: "We have been rampant in Lu Country for several months, but the Lu people don't even dare to go out of the city, why be afraid?" ”

"Didn't you hear that the Zhao army is coming back?" Lu Qiuming's family Sima Gan said with a smile, now the Qi army is not afraid of Lu, but is afraid of Zhao.

"It's been five hundred miles from Weiguo to this place, and I didn't return so soon."

Lu Qiuming raised his little thumb and said contemptuously: "The country of Lu that left Zhao Wuxian is like a sick cat that has lost its guts, as early as when my grandfather and great-grandfather were often under the leadership of the secretary to attack the country of Lu. The Lu people are cowardly, defeated repeatedly, and each time they cede land and compensate for things, so why worry about such a weak country and weak brigade? "But their silk linen is very good, and the women also have a different flavor."

Seeing that Sima was about to say more, Lu Qiu Ming waved his hand disapprenorantly, pointed to the faintly visible Qufu city wall in the distance and said: "Believe it or not, I am here to say bluntly, I want to transport the money and silk children looted in the Lu country back to the Qi country under their noses, and the Lu people will only stand at the head of the city and watch our army retreat, and dare not send a soldier to stop it!" ”

Lu Qiu Ming's voice did not fall, but he saw a passing cart patrolling the periphery hurriedly drove over, although the Qi army also formed cavalry, but it was not a system and system, it could only be used as a ranger patrol, and many troops still used chariots.

"Doctor!" The scout on the chariot climbed out of the chariot with a rolling belt, and said in a hurried tone: "The east gate of Qufu has opened, and a Lu division of thousands of people has come around, has crossed the Zhushui, and is coming towards our rear army!" (To be continued.) )