Chapter 687: Handan September (I)
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"Hundreds of years ago, Ji Hou slandered King Zhou Yi, causing Qi Hou to be cooked alive by King Zhou Yi. Qi people mourn it, and they mourn the father. Since the beginning of the mourning of the duke, the ninth generation was passed to the sons of the prince of Qi Xiang, and the prince of Qi Xiang sent troops to destroy the country of Ji, and declared the enmity of the ninth generation for the mourning of the prince, which was praised by the world. The custom of the world is that family feuds are only discussed for five generations, but national feuds are not limited by generations! β
Nanzi pointed out sharply: "It's not just that the Qi State and the Ji State have a national enmity, but the Song State has a much greater national enmity!" Zhou was originally a small state that surrendered to Yin Shang, but he was lucky enough to destroy Dayi Shang, killing 100,000 people, and abusing the corpse of Emperor Xin. In addition to the loss of the country, we were forced to submit to Zhou, and existed as Zhou's guests rather than courtiers, but in our hearts we did not dare to forget the battle of Muye and the shame of the fall of Chaoge. β
"The Song State was surrounded by the Zhou states Zheng, Cao, Chen, Lu, etc., but they always insisted on the utensils of the Yin Shang, the etiquette of the Yin Shang, and the customs of the Yin Shang, although the twentieth generation especially refused to change. Now the master is also the queen of Yinren, but he magnificently brought Zhou Lilai to Shangqiu to advocate and spread, it is a number of classics to forget the ancestors, the Song people will admire your learning, but will not accept your doctrine, this is also the huge Song Kingdom, except for Sima Ziniu, no one worships under your door......"
Confucius's yearning for the Zhou system and his reverence for the Zhou duke were clearly based on political ideas that transcended personal grievances and clan positions. But in the face of Nanzi's questioning, there is no way to refute it.
He previously dreamed of being the prince of Song and put his ideas into Song's naΓ―ve ideas. Shattered in front of the cruel reality pointed out by Nanzi, he could only sigh and say, "Yes." The Xia people were buried on the east step, and the Zhou people were on the west step. Between the two pillars of the Yin people, I will still be buried between the two pillars after I die, and I will always be a Yin person. Although he was from Zhou, he could never be used by the Yin people, and Confucius was also confused, and in the end it was Nanzi who pointed this out for him.
"That's right, this is the hatred that the Song people will not forget, and the same will not be forgotten, and there is kindness!"
Speaking of which. Nanzi's gaze softened a lot.
"The year before last, when the Song people were faced with the coup d'Γ©tat of Le Daxin and seized power, the four princes killed the monarch in disorder, Zheng Guo and Wei Guo robbed by fire, and led the soldiers of the tiger and wolf of Wu State to the Xiang family, when the Song people were helpless and faced the danger of losing the country and the society, it was the Zhao family, and it was the Zhao family that saved the Song country!"
Nanzi's eyes flashed with brilliance. It seems to see Zhao Wuxian who jumped into Shangqiu when she pushed Song Jinggong down the high platform of Tonggong. He is the sun of her life, and she is willing to be a moon, even if she can never shine in the sky. But it can always reflect his brilliance.
"Time is gone, and you and I are both dead!" This was originally a curse, but it came to Nanzi. But it represents her determination, regardless of whether others have it or not. Anyway, she is adding fuel to Zhao Wuxian's hegemony, and if it succeeds, it will be prosperous. Defeat is a hint of determination.
"It was the Zhao clan who supported the Song state and protected the Song people from enemy invasions. Shangqiu can be saved, the society of the Song Kingdom can survive, and I, a weak woman, don't have to be plundered by my husband to the wild land of Wu to be ****, all rely on the virtue of the Zhao gentleman. In order to repay him, I took the monarch, the Shangqiu Song people, the ancestral spirit of Wei Ziqi, and made an oath in front of the heavens and gods: The Song State owes the Zhao family a favor, a kindness that can never be repaid. β
"Therefore, once the Zhao family is in trouble, the Song people will never back down!" Nanzi is now a staunch warlord, and she uses her power and prestige at home to subdue the imperial clan, who advocated staying out of the matter, and the Song war machine is in full swing after the autumn harvest.
Kong Qiu, who has always disliked war, lowered his eyes: "It seems that the determination of the Song Kingdom, Qiu can't be redeemed, and the princess admires the heavens and ghosts, but it is actually for war." β
Although he knew that Kong Qiu couldn't see himself outside the curtain, Nanzi still held his chin high: "Yes, and the words and deeds of the master against the way of heaven and ghosts in Shangqiu may make the Song people shake their determination to participate in the war, which is inconsistent with the national policy of the Song State......
"What does the princess want me?"
"I want my master to leave the Song Kingdom!"
Without waiting for Kong Qiu to recover from the shock, the corners of Nanzi's mouth showed a smug smile of the little woman's personal vendetta.
"This is not a plea, it is a decision that has been handed over to the monarch to agree, Nanzi invited the master to enter the palace to speak this time, just to inform you of this matter: Song Jun has decided to expel the master!"
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He once had the heart to enter Qi for politics, but he was disgusted by Yan Ying, who he had always admired, saying that he "can speak well but cannot use the law to govern the country, and the cumbersome regulation of the etiquette system of respect and inferiority is contrary to the simple customs of the Taigong, if you plan to use this set to transform the Qi country, I am afraid it is not a good way to govern the people." β
As a result, Confucius could not get the appointment of the Marquis of Qi in the State of Qi, so he could only return to the State of Lu without accomplishing anything.
Needless to say, his ideals are built on the unreliable Lu Jun and the fragile Sanhuan, and he is destined to not last long, and he is shattered by the power of the thieves, and he can only flee in panic.
Now, he has broken again in the Song Kingdom......
Kong Qiu stayed in the hall for half an hour, and before entering, he was in a high spirit, and the victory of the debate between heaven and man gave birth to a glimmer of hope in his heart again.
But when he came out, although Confucius was still polite, the aura on his body was in vain, and those who followed suit were just retaining his last bit of face.
When he entered the palace, his steps were brisk, but when he left the palace, he felt that his steps were difficult, and when he finally arrived at the palace gate, he saw his disciples Yan Hui and Zilu looking at him worriedly.
"Master, how's that? What did Song Jun say? β
Confucius smiled and shook his head helplessly, he didn't know how to open his mouth to the two disciples, saying that Song Jun and Nanzi had limited him to leave Song within half a month, and they were about to start a life of displacement again?
It's really unspeakable, Yan Hui and Zilu, which of these proud disciples is not a talent who can be a doctor or even a country's horseman. But they abandoned their future, followed themselves to wander among the nations, learning and excelling, but their good years were delayed on the road......
But the house leak was raining overnight, and at this moment, two disciples with hurried footsteps came to the street in the distance, they were Yuan Xian and Gongliangru. When they got closer, they panted and said, "Master, just now, a group of Song soldiers went to the big mulberry tree where we usually practice rituals and cut down the tree!" β
"Ahh
The disciples were amazed, but they were expected by Confucius.
"The government of the Song State is openly announcing that this state does not welcome our Confucian scholars who practice Zhou rituals......"
The poem says: The people of this state are not willing to grain. Words and words, return to our country.
But even if he returned to the state clan, he was still disliked, and compared to taking the initiative to leave the Lu country, being expelled from the Song country where his ancestral home was located also made Kong Qiu sad.
Up to now, he couldn't tell whether Nanzi was making things difficult for their master and apprentice out of the righteousness she claimed, or out of the personal enmity in the little woman's heart.
Kong Qiu turned his head, looked at the side hall where Nanzi had been, and whispered with a gloomy face: "Only women and villains are difficult to raise!" β
"Let's go, the world is so big, I don't believe it, there is nowhere to accommodate the master's case!"
However, the disciples seemed to have become accustomed to running between the princes, and Zilu, who claimed that even if Confucius went to sea by boat, he would follow closely when he went to the land of Jiuyi, and said: "Since we can't tolerate Song, where should we go next?" β
Where to...... That's a difficult question.
In the summer, Confucius received an invitation from the Jin Kingdom, and Zhongmu Zai Buddha invited him to be a guest. But at that time, the contradiction between Confucius and the Song government was not yet too big to be incompatible, and Zilu also said that he did not want him to go, so he gave up.
Now, even if you want to go, you can't go, it is said that Zhongmu has surrendered to the Zhao family, and voting for Buddha is equivalent to voting for Zhao, which is unacceptable to Kongqiu.
Looking at the eager eyes of his disciples, Kong Qiu finally made up his mind: "To the west, we will go to the hometown of the child and go to Zheng Guo!" β
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On September 9, it is advisable to ascend.
On this day, the wind and the sun are beautiful, the sky is high and the clouds are light, on a hill in the south of Handan City, there are more than ten people who are climbing high and looking into the distance, a young general in the middle carries a dogwood on his head, and a sword is hung on his waist, and the people on the left and right are either tiger ben in armor and sword, or a well-dressed military official.
It was Zhao Wuxian and his subordinates, and under the hills were dense camp tents, and 20,000 troops had already arrived in Handan!
"Zhong Mu Zai, you are knowledgeable, do you know what the origin of this September 9 is?" After looking at the top for a while, he looked back at the thin middle-aged scholar beside him.
Buddha was asked to take the Zhongmu soldiers with the army, and the military power was also stripped, he naturally knew that Zhao Wuxian was wary of himself, he was useless no matter how maverick he was in the past, and now that the tiger has fallen to Pingyang, he can only obey the orders of the Zhao family.
"Yi" sets six as the yin number, nine as the yang number, September 9, the sun and the moon and yang, the two nines are heavy, so it is called Chongyang, also called Chongjiu. On this day, he should order the slaughterer to take out the grain harvested in August, ascend to the high post to feast on the emperor and worship the ancestors......"
After speaking, Buddha glanced at the dogwood on Zhao Wuxian's head, but this was the first time he had seen the habit of wearing dogwood for nine days.
The prototype of the Double Ninth Festival has appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period, but it only exists in the homes of the princes of the Son of Heaven and the princes of the Qing Dynasty, and it will only spread to the people in the Warring States Qin and Han dynasties.
Zhao Wuxian explained it like this: "Now Handan, Bairen, Xintian, and Linzi don't know how many people are afraid of me and curse me. β
Everyone said yes, and many shrewd bureaucrats followed suit, so everyone climbed the heights or planted dogwoods, or wore chrysanthemums that bloomed in September.
Wuxian said: "Zhong Mu Zai is right, today the brothers in the clan should gather together, climb the heights, and offer sacrifices to thank Emperor Tian and ancestors for their kindness, but it's a pity that ......."
It's a pity that the remote brother ascended to the heights, and there was one less person everywhere!
Zhao Wuxian pointed to the walled Handan City in the distance and said: "It's a pity that the Zhao family has a little brother Handan who has been away from home for many years, and before winter, it is necessary to let him submit and bow down!" β
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