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"Clever words, fresh and benevolent!"

That night, this gathering of master and apprentice in Zhongdu finally broke up unhappily, and Confucius, after throwing down such a sentence, no longer regarded Zai Yu, the man who had turned his back on Zhou Lizhi, as his own disciple.

He also sighed to Yan Hui afterwards: "I used to look at a person by listening to his words and believing in his deeds, and judging people by his words, so I lost it, mistrusted him, and let him be in charge of politics in the capital; From now on, when I look at a person, I must first listen to his words and watch his deeds! ”

In the next trip, Confucius was silent a lot, and Zai Yu's words also had a lot of shocks to him: Zhao Wuxian is good at governing the people, which can be seen in the rule of Chengyi of the Jin State passed back by Zigong, after all, the Jin and Lu countries are not related, and Confucius did not care too much. But when Zhao = Wuxian entered the country of Lu and became neighbors with Confucius, many things were different in comparison.

Especially Zai Yu actually thinks that the Zhao family's politics are so much better than the revival Zhou ceremony that he wants to carry out?

Is the current situation somewhat similar to when Shao Zhengmao followed his example to open a private school, and there were three profits and three voids under the door? The gentleman of the Zhao family kept respecting him, and said the great wish of "cultivating Qi and ruling peace", what did he really do?

Doubt is like a tiny crack on a chicken, once it is generated, it cannot be closed again, with this mood, when Confucius looks at the scenery of Yuncheng carefully, the feeling is different.

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The bandits who used to be hijacked in the middle of the road have almost disappeared, and after the longboats and fishing boats docked, it was no longer the vicious robbers who rushed out, but the ragged people who helped the old and the young. Under the watchful eyes of the soldiers with spears in their hands, they poured into the shacks on the shore of the lake.

It's going on here. It was a policy called "Laimin", which was presided over by Zhang Mengtan, Zhao Wuxian's chief subordinate. In the words of Ran Qiu, who led his soldiers to maintain order here and prevent riots, the displaced people in Onozawa took refuge in Yuncheng as if "they returned to it like flowing water".

Ran Qiu suffered from theft when he was in Zhongdu, and was once surrounded by a group of thieves, if it weren't for Zhao Wu passing by to rescue, the consequences would be unpredictable. At that time, Confucius had no good way to solve the problem of thieves except emphasizing education, but now he is Zhao Wuxian. Zhang Mengtan's soft governance has basically been solved.

He explained to Confucius with some excitement: "After the banditry was defeated in the autumn of last year, the bandits in Onozawa began to surrender one after another, and there were about 30,000 or 40,000 fishermen and savages who were originally here, as well as people who fled in order to escape the Song, Lu, Wei, and Cao Caozheng. There are about 10,000 men above fifteen and under sixty, so the thieves can only claim to be 9,000 in those days. ”

Zhang Zi expected. The bandits want nothing more than ordinary peasants, nothing more than fields and houses, and who doesn't want to live a stable life? But the food in Onozawa was barely enough to survive, and they couldn't get it. They can only survive on itinerant raids. In the past, the reason why the thieves were reluctant to go ashore was because the princes and doctors paid extremely heavy taxes and labor. The scholars are sorrowful, and the people are toiling. ”

"Now it's different, Xiao Sikou and Zhang Zi implement the policy of benefiting the people. Within the four boundaries of Yuncheng, there are ridge slopes, dirt mountains, and wet land. The newly attached households were able to receive fifty acres per household, and the pavilion could also rent ploughing cattle for cultivation, and exempt them from three years of forced labor and taxes, which was to avoid their evil from whatever they wanted. Xiao Sikou has written these all in the newly revised law, which is enough to attract 10,000 or 20,000 people engaged in agriculture for Yuncheng, and Zhongdu, Kanyi, and Pu Nan are also doing similar things, I am afraid that by the time of this year's spring planting and autumn harvest, there will only be a few fishermen left in the lake. ”

Confucius nodded slightly, he was still very pleased with the elimination of theft, it seems that it was not wrong for the monarch to appoint the gentleman of the Zhao family as the little Sikou. But there must be advantages and disadvantages in everything, and now the balance of power in Xilu has been out of balance, and Zhao Wuxian is alone.

Branches are always an important cause of national instability, so shouldn't we start to limit them?

Compared to the group of thieves, the Qi State was defeated again, and the Lu State did not have much reason to rely on Zhao Wuxian.

The concerns of Confucius's disciple Gong Yuliang were different, and he urged Ran Qiu: "Senior brother Ziyou, since the robbers of Onozawa have been dispersed, the leader of the group of thieves, Liu Xia, can be ambushed?" “

Ran Qiu replied: "No, now the thieves are still on Dongshan Island, and there are still a lot of people counting money and more than a thousand soldiers under them. ”

"Didn't Xiao Sikou use soldiers to exterminate him?"

The thief was the culprit who ended Confucius's rule in Zhongdu, he not only argued with Confucius, but also injured Confucius by his group of thieves, so he was regarded as an enemy by Confucius's disciples, and he hated to kill him quickly.

Ran Qiu explained, "I fought with the thief, but I missed the opportunity to kill him. He once surrendered after the rout, and attacked Qi and Wei with Xiao Si Kou, at first it may have been a false promise, but now under the power of Zhao's defeat of the Qi people, he no longer dares to make a mistake, Xiao Si Kou has a shortage of boat divisions in his hands, and he has suffered from the epidemic, so he can only maintain the status quo. ”

The public and the child complained dissatisfiedly: "The ancients said that the evil must be eliminated, and the thieves will not go, and it will be difficult to do so!" ”

"I think so too, but the thief is now descending and not descending, but not rebelling, or hoping to rely on the merits of helping the Zhao clan to fight Qi and join the Zhao clan as a retainer. I think this is also the meaning of Jun Zuo in the Jin Kingdom, and it is rumored that in a few days, the thief will go ashore to visit Zhao Qing, and I only hope that he can leave the Lu State. ”

The reckless and upright Gong Xiaoliang still felt that it was too easy to let go of the thief like this, and his eyes lit up after hearing this: "In this case, Senior Brother Ziyou is in charge of the defense of Yuncheng, it is better to kill him in one fell swoop when he lands on the willow foot, on the one hand, he can eliminate the troubles for Zhao Xiaosikou, and he can also avenge the grievances of the capital for Confucianism." ”

"This ......"

Ran Qiu hesitated when he heard this, as far as he was concerned, he thought that after the thieves were completely eliminated, the effect of Zhao Wuxi's strategy would be much better, and the future troubles could be completely eliminated, and Onozawa would become a safe area for boats to pass.

But as a cautious person, he will think twice about everything, and will not make a mess of his own opinions. So since Zhao Wuxian had no intention of killing the thief, then he could only swallow back his hostility and dissatisfaction, and he would not move lightly without the order of the sovereign. Even if Confucius personally asked him to do it, he would not act rashly.

Ran Qiu's character is cautious and strained. Therefore, he can learn and apply it in military and political affairs, and will not rigidly abide by what Confucius taught. But because he has always respected the Master in his heart, he will not disobey and disobey like Zaiyu did.

He thought about it and didn't know how to answer, but Confucius on the side sighed: "Liang, don't be embarrassed, be a private minister, and seek a teacher, it is a betrayal of the master." It is the blessing of the country of Lu to be able to peace, as for how to deal with him. Thinking that Zhao Qing and Xiao Sikou had their own plans, they would know when they met. ”

Because Ji Sunsi and Shusun Prefecture were afraid that there would be remnants of the epidemic in Qinyi, Xuju, Liqiu and other northerner areas, the location of this alliance meeting was chosen in Yuncheng, which had not been warned, and now they had entered the suburbs of Yuncheng, and they would be able to meet with Zhao Qing and his son in the first half of the day.

Although he persuaded the reckless suggestion of the public and the child, Confucius thought about it in his heart, he knew that he was a thief, and he had also heard of Zhao Qing's reputation as a lover and a virtuous man. Recruiting outlaws is not unexpected.

But what if this wasn't Zhao Ying's idea, but Zhao Wuxian's plan?

Governing the country, leveling the world, in different situations. The meaning of these two sentences is also different, this little gentleman is not a person who is willing to live under others!

From the subversion of Yang Hu, seize Yuncheng. and then to the so-called reform policy, and finally the Xilu mutual insurance. Conspiracy must be sentenced, recruiting thieves. Confucius seemed to get a glimpse of Zhao Wuxian's blazing ambition hidden behind humility.

In that year, Zheng Guoren accepted the exiled prince of Chu State. Who knew that the ambitious prince Jian of the wolf son actually wanted to collude with the Jin State to plot against Zheng Guo, and now, will Lu Guo also encounter something similar?

Confucius finally decided: "No matter what Zhao Qing and the Zhao gentleman want, as the great uncle trusted by the king, even if the Zhao family is strong, I will learn from Zheng Zichan back then!" Dare to fight for tribute, live up to the mission, and defend the interests of the Lu country! ”

……

The wall of Yuncheng was a few feet higher under the repair of the captives of the Qi State, and the Zhao father and son were also looking into the distance. It's early spring in early January, and the snow and ice are melting, but the wind is still a little chilly, and the dark clouds on both sides are flying in the wind behind them.

"Is the Lu people coming?" Zhao Yingren's old eyes were decrepit, and he squinted for a while, trying to determine the identity of the comer.

"That's right, the black house is built, and the red knots are the specifications of Zhengqing." Zhao Wuxian's eyes are good, so he can see clearly.

"Although Lu Hou didn't come in person, he also gave me enough face." Zhao Ying smiled, then turned back to Zhao Wuxian and asked solemnly: "I haven't been in the Lu country for a long time, I have to go back after this alliance, and the soldiers have to be taken away, and you are left to support it alone, can you still hold on?" ”

In the past few days, news has come from the Jin side, which is completely internal and external: the offensive of the Xianyu people has not stopped, although the Qi State was defeated, they are determined to betray the Jin and constantly harass the land of Dongyang, Zhongxing, Handan, and Fan have been exhausted to deal with it, and the counteroffensive against the Qi State seems to be out of schedule, and Zhao Bing continues to stay in Xilu to eat dry rice.

In the south, as an ally of the Qi people, Zheng Guo, who has always been treacherous, was quite righteous this time, and in order to attack Jin for Qi, the Han clan led the army to resist and barely managed to reach a draw.

In the west, Qin Bo, who had lived in Yongdu for several years, also had a whim, taking advantage of the winter hunt to watch the troops and look at the river, quite a posture of returning to the west of the river, and the main force of the Wei clan was also attracted.

To the north, Dong Anyu reported urgently, there was a problem in Zhao's territory, and Dai Rong, north of Jinyang, was hit by heavy snow last year, and this year he actually hit the idea of those immigrants, and kept crossing Xiawu Mountain to the south, hoping to get a handful and go again.

In short, today's Jin State can really be described as a "divided country" strategically, so Zhao Ying can't be away for a long time. Moreover, Zhao Bing has been conscripted for four or five months, far exceeding the deadline, taking advantage of the spring weather, it is important to return to China early, so that they can go back to the fields to work in the spring ploughing.

Zhao Ying asked, Zhao Wuxian naturally couldn't appear weak, he hugged his fists and said: "Father helped me to open up, if the kid can't even defend Chengdu, I am ashamed to be the son of the Zhao family!" ”

Since the late summer and early autumn of last year, after a series of wars, the number of cities he can govern and intervene in has more than tripled. The goal now is not how to expand, but to find a way to keep this foundation, so that this land of Yanzhou will completely become the territory of the Zhao family, and the construction will be as safe as a rock!

Zhao Ying was waiting for this sentence, and at this time, he had no ambition, so he laughed loudly: "Great goodness! But the Lu people bully the soft and fear the hard, before leaving, the father will let you see the majesty of the great ministers again! ”

He turned sideways, held the long sword, and squinted at the long convoy in the distance, although there were also two kings among them, and there was a world-famous wise man, but Zhao Ying still looked at all beings, and he said to his son lightly:

"Study hard, and one day I'll die. And you! will be crowned as a secretary. ”

(PS: Spring and Autumn Etiquette, the Son of Heaven, the princes, and the doctor have the right to rule, so they must be crowned when they ascend the throne) (To be continued......)

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