PS: The second chapter is in the afternoon

That night, after arranging Deng Fei to calm him down, Zhao Wuxian summoned Zigong and Kan Zhi overnight to ask for their opinions.

"Deng analyzes this person, save or not?"

"Although Deng Xizhixue has taken a crooked path, he is still a famous man in the world, and it is a pity if he dies. But he thought that Si Kou didn't have to get involved, and he didn't have to let him take refuge in the west of Lu afterwards. ”

Zigong's reaction was not unexpected, and he tactfully opposed the rescue of Deng Xi, even if he wanted to save him, he did not need to be sheltered.

Zigong's thoughts are relatively moderate among Confucius's disciples, and even Confucius's sworn enemy, Shao Zhengmao, he has an attitude of "harmony but difference". Therefore, for Deng Xi, who was far away in Zheng Guo, although the Tao was different, he did not show that he would kill quickly.

But after all, he is a Confucian, and in the eyes of Zigong, who is deeply influenced by Confucianism, Deng Xi, a guy like "an illegal king, not a courtesy", is simply the opposite of Confucianism, and the two doctrines are naturally hostile. What's more, imprisoning Deng Xi is also according to the terms of "Bamboo Punishment", this is really a cocoon, if he is suddenly killed, of course, it violates the etiquette of "not punishing the doctor", but if he is only imprisoned for a period of time, it is good to let him learn some lessons.

"Zigong's words are bad!"

Kan Zhi smelled his opportunity from Zigong's words, he took a step forward, stepped in front of Zigong, and admonished Zhao Wuxian: "Deng Xi is a talented person who is proficient in the law, and Si Kou's new policy needs this kind of person to be a judge, if he can go to Sanyi, he will definitely be a good help." ”

Zigong retorted: "Help? Didn't I see that Deng Xi privately edited and repaired the bamboo punishment in Xinzheng, and he could say that there were two things. Set up endless words to teach the people to litigate. made Zheng Guo chaotic, and the people were in an uproar. What he did in Zheng Guo will be what will happen when he comes to Sanyi. If Deng Yi enters the Si Kou curtain, he will definitely relapse and disturb Sanyi, which has gradually moved from chaos to governance! ”

He was wary of non-Confucian heresies, and during the Jin Dynasty, Zhao Wuxian showed a tendency to favor the politics of pipes and children. Now after arriving in the Lu Kingdom, because of his friendship with the disciples of Confucius, and the employment of Ran Qiu and Gong Xichi, Zigong felt that Zhao Wuxian had gradually turned to Confucianism.

He didn't count on Lu Hou like Confucius. And it is hoped that Zhao Wuxian can be built into a scholar who meets the standards of Confucianism.

At this time, we must not allow other doctrines to be mixed in!

Kan Zhi is different, although Zhongdu is close to Kan Yi, but he does not treat the disciples of Confucius, plus he has the idea of competing with Zigong, if Zigong opposes it, he must agree!

So, Zigong and Kan Zhi debated in front of Zhao Wuxian, both of whom were good at arguing. There was a sudden rush of chatter in the room. And Zhao Wuxian didn't reveal his intentions at first, but just listened quietly, because in addition to consulting, he also wanted to see the attitude of the two of them towards the famous people.

Zigong spoke quickly. Let's talk about Deng Xi first.

"One year, Zheng Guowei had a big flood and drowned a person from a wealthy family in Xinzheng. The body was recovered by a countryman, and the family of the wealthy family demanded ransom. However, the price of the Chinese who found the body was too high. The rich family's family didn't want to accept it, so they approached Deng Ji for an idea. Deng Xi said to the rich man: Don't worry. Who else can he sell to but you? The person who found the body waited in a hurry. I also went to Deng Xi for ideas. Deng Xi replied to the country: Don't worry, he doesn't buy it from you, where else can he buy it? ”

Kan Zhi disagreed: "I also know about this matter, but only relying on one past incident, what does Zigong want to explain?" ”

Zigong said: "This shows that Deng Xi is a person who thinks right and wrong, thinks right and wrong, and is unreasonable, so that everything can and cannot change dramatically, and there will be no difference between right and wrong in this world!" ”

From this point of view, although Deng Xi advocated "different punishment for the same crime, not punishment", his own ambidextrous theory is also on the verge of unprinciple, so Zigong questioned his personality and believed that recruiting him would become a disaster for his side.

Kan Zhi thought this was sensational, but Zigong didn't intend to convince him, he just needed to convince Zhao Wuxian.

So he criticized again: "Si Kou, Deng Xi's lawless king, is not etiquette; And the good cure is to say, play with the rhetoric. Deng Xi's bamboo punishment does not conform to the teachings of the saints, nor can it be used as a discipline for governing the country. It is only because his sophistry seems to have something to say, a reason for it, and a reason for what he says, that he can deceive the foolish, but in fact it is a useless study of argumentation, which is not taken by a gentleman! ”

Wuxian thought about it, indeed, although he is in urgent need of legal talents now, but Deng Fei is an honest and responsible follower-type talent is okay, but Deng Xi is a double-edged sword, he can make Zheng Guo's ruling anxious, and he can also mess up Wuyi's Sanyi.

Kan Zhi immediately argued: "How can you completely judge a person's talent and virtue because of one thing, Si Kou and listen to me tell a story." ”

"In the past, Qin Mugong wanted to ask for thousands of miles with his gold, but after three years, there was still no gain. So he sent a minister to go out to ask for a horse, and it took him three months to track down the horse, but when he arrived, it was already dead, so the minister bought the bones of the dead horse for five hundred gold. When Qin Mugong saw this, he was furious and reprimanded: "The widow wants a live horse, why did you buy the bones of a dead horse with five hundred gold?" The minister said, "The bones of a dead horse are willing to be bought for five hundred gold, let alone a live horse?" Once the people of the world publicize this matter, they will definitely think that the king is sincerely buying horses, and the envoys and pedestrians will continue to come to Qin to offer horses. ”

After this, in less than a year, Qin Mugong really got several thousands of horses offered by others. This is what the subordinate wants to say, those who want to get a thousand miles of horses must have a thousand gold city horse bones, no matter what Deng Xiqi's virtue and ability are, he has a reputation in the world, at least he can be a thousand miles of horse bones for Sikou! ”

After quietly listening to Kan Zhi's words, Zhao Wuxian was a little moved. That's right, to attract talents, we should make a gesture of loving and cherishing talents.

In the late Spring and Autumn Period, the style of raising scholars has gradually risen, and the six secretaries of the Jin State, the three Huans of the Lu State, and even the secretaries of state and doctors all raise guests and recruit talents. Wuxian is not very powerful now, and those well-known talents are unlikely to come to him, so they can only take advantage of this opportunity that others avoid to entrap one or two. If the news of his rescue of Deng Yi comes out, the reputation of honoring the virtuous and saving the people will be widely spread, and Sanyi will be able to complete the virtuous and prosperous career.

So. Although there are pros and cons to saving Deng Yi under his command, this is also a rare opportunity. How can you retreat because a good horse is untamable?

Wuxi's determination has been decided, but the argument between the two in front of him has not stopped. He frowned. From the provocation in Kan Zhi's eyes, I noticed the aggressiveness he showed and the anger in Zigong's rebuttal.

Although his subordinates were encouraged to compete with each other, Zhao Wuxian did not want them to be hostile, or even to fight against each other! Zigong and Kan Zhi are both important subordinates he has selected, and they will be reused in the future.

So Zhao Wuxian made a rare face and stopped the two of them. At the same time, he spoke about his decision.

"The old man has a trust, and Deng Xi must not save it."

Zigong's face froze, and he lowered his head and sighed, while Kan Zhi raised his eyebrows and stepped forward again, applying to let him be in charge of saving people.

Zhao Wuxian gave him a blank look: "Son, am I familiar with the terrain of Xinzheng, the Qimu forces, and the degree of tightness of defense?" Where is Deng Xi's family? Was his captivity house arrest or internment? ”

Kan Zhi's momentum froze: "I don't know, but isn't there someone over there?" If you can let me preside over it, I will be able to ......"

Zhao Wuxian interrupted him again: "Then I am familiar with them and know what they are capable of. Is it reliable or not, and where should it be placed? There is also how Deng Zi was saved, which people were used, and how to leave Xinzheng after he succeeded. And how to leave Zheng Jing, do you have a clue to these plans? ”

"This ......" Kan Zhi was silent, and he was also hot-headed just now. But because he didn't understand Zheng Guo's situation at all, he would be speechless for the time being. His mind was racing, anxiously thinking about how to relieve the embarrassment.

Wuxian turned angry and patted him on the shoulder with a smile: "The way of the officials." Don't be anxious, don't be impatient, have you forgotten? You don't have to be involved in this, I'll use it later. ”

A young man like Kan Zhi, who is rampant when he is ambitious, has to frustrate his spirit, but he has to give a date to eat when he knocks on the door of his head. Therefore, Wuxian asked him to manage the baggage, clothing and food allocation of the hundreds of soldiers left in the military camp in the north of the city, which can be regarded as "reuse".

Subsequently, he instead assigned Zigong to handle this matter, and also persuaded and appeased:

"Zichan and Uncle Zi are such wise people, but they don't kill Deng Xi, it can be seen that they still have some merits, so I can't be unkind. I can't argue, so I will be stubborn and killed, my mind is much wider than that of Si, and I can accept Deng Xi. Tangerine is orange in Huainan, orange is orange in Huaibei, Deng Xi's doctrine, I will naturally abandon it, in fact, what I want to use is his talent in criminal law, not sophistry, this Zigong can rest assured! ”

Although Zigong did not recommend that Deng Yi go to the west of the Lu Kingdom, Wuxian knew that he followed the guidelines of the scholar, that is, "it is shameful to do it, to make it to the Quartet, not to dishonor the king's order, it can be described as a scholar", so if you hand over this matter to him, you will definitely live up to the king's order!

In fact, Zhao Wuxian's move this time has a deeper purpose, he can't rely on people from the Confucian sect alone, and he has to stir up different opinions. Deng Xi's thinking is too radical, but it is a good flaunt for establishing the legal system, and the purpose of Wuxian is to prosper a hundred schools, not to respect Confucianism alone!

……

Sure enough, although Zigong had different opinions, he still promised to conscientiously fulfill the things that were not confessed.

Now Taoqiu City is already the world of several major forces, Zheng Shang, Qi Shang, as well as the nobles of Chu, Wu, and the private merchants of the Six Secretaries of the Jin State, although they are clearly distinct from each other and have competition, but they have not yet reached the level of going into battle shirtless, but Zigong has quietly risen here, breaking the balance of the situation.

The Qi merchants still maintained a hostile attitude towards Zhao Wuxian and Zigong, but the shrewd and fickle Zheng merchants wanted to do porcelain transshipment trade, but now they have changed their smiling faces, so the merchants under Zigong still have a place in Xinzheng and have their own markets and access channels. Zhao Wuxian sent people to buy "Bamboo Punishment" earlier, and also left some shadows over there, and there was insufficient internal sabotage, but it was possible to rescue one person.

"The specific plan, you and Tian Ben and the others will be implemented after discussing it properly, remember, if you can't do anything, you will retreat, and you would rather give up this rescue than let the businessmen or the brave people die or be injured!"

After this incident, he will probably offend Zheng Guo's government, but Zheng Ben is the enemy country of Jin and Lu, and sooner or later he will completely turn his face. There are gains and losses, and the stakes are calculated, and Zhao Wuxian naturally understands it.

discussed this matter for most of the night, and by the time Deng Fei said goodbye with gratitude, the sky had already revealed the whiteness of the fish's belly.

Rubbing his tired eyes back to the living room, he pushed the door in without a shirt, and saw that there were snacks made of wheat flour on the table, served on a porcelain plate, all of which were his favorite foods in the Jin Kingdom, as well as the warm soup in the lacquer bowl, and I don't know how many times I reheated it this night.

Further inside, I saw a slender girl in white who had not yet gone to bed, she had been waiting for the return of the shirtless all night, but now she couldn't stay up, and was dozing off on the desk.

In the morning light, her side face was white and bright, with tears in the corners of her eyes, but a faint smile on the corner of her mouth...... (To be continued......)

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