There is a unique phenomenon in the Spring and Autumn period

Although there were many vassal states

But the strength is uneven

Like the State of Qi, the State of Chu, the State of Qin, the State of Jin, the State of Wu, and the State of Yue

Such a big country

They are like big guys

Small vassal states

In order to protect yourself

can only be attached to the back of the big guy

Fan Liyanzi still has many people

They are all ministers and generals in the big man's country

The one we're going to introduce next

Indeed, he is the pillar of the little brother country

The child is a famous overseas Chinese

Zheng Guoren

Zheng Mugong's grandson

A nobleman with red roots

His father, Ziguo, was Sima

He is also a big official in Zheng Guo

When the child was young, he was very knowledgeable

Analyzing a problem is always a few more steps than others

565 BC

Ziguo Zier led his troops to attack Cai Guo

It was an easy victory

As a small country

Victory was won by force

Zheng Guoren was very happy

Ziguo is also very proud

The reason is simple

A man with little strength

If only you could do it well with your strength

That contrast makes for the thrill

will be doubly intense

The whole country is drunk

The child wakes up alone

He said to Ziguo

Zheng Guo is a small country

itself is sheltered by the Jin State

It is not good to devote itself to the development of its own internal production

There is also a war with foreign countries

It's dangerous

The state of Cai was a vassal state of the state of Chu

Chu State will definitely stand out for the younger brother

At that time, we will definitely not be able to beat

It can only surrender to the state of Chu

We surrendered to the state of Chu

The Jin Kingdom will have no face

The Jin Kingdom, in turn, will blame us

I see

Within four or five years

Zheng Guo is not having a good life

A basin of cold water was poured on the head of the sub-kingdom

Ziguo was very angry

Little children's families

Don't talk nonsense

Just this winter

The state of Chu sent troops to attack the state of Zheng

Zheng surrendered to Chu

Jin Guo came to question Zheng Guo again

That's it

Chu Guolai slapped the left cheek

Jin Guo came to slap the right cheek again

Jin Guo's hand just retracted

Chu Guo came to hit the left cheek again

Zheng Guo is not at peace

Park 543 BC

With competence

With talent

By virtue of nobility

Zichan became Zheng Guo's Zhengqing (equivalent to the prime minister)

Zheng Guo at that time

It's basically messy

The power of the aristocracy was unusually strong

They can just make up a criminal law and deal with ordinary people

And also its own armed forces

The predecessor of the child

Because of the orderedness of the fields

offended the interests of the aristocracy

They started an armed rebellion

Killed the former Zhengqing

The child's father was also killed in the chaos

The son is an unbeliever

He has his own way of doing things

Situation

He continued to reform

Tidy up the fields

Which lord belongs to that field?

You've got it for me

Let's measure the number of acres

Pay me the tax by the amount

Good news for the farmer brothers

All you need is merit

You can be a soldier

A soldier can stand on the cart when he is fighting

When you don't fight, you can be a petty official

That's big news

In the past, officials had to be nobles

Now there is only a kind of war when there is a war

It's okay too

In order to keep society in order

The people have laws to follow

The first set of national laws was prepared under the auspices of the child

Torture book

Originally, this set of books was written on bamboo slips

It is managed and implemented by state officials

But many nobles colluded with officials

Arbitrary interpretation of legal provisions

536 BC

The child gave an order

Cast the book of punishment on the tripod

Outside the palace gate

Let the people of the whole country see it

This time, the law is much more transparent

Although there are many illiterate people

But it also made the nobles jealous

Soon after the son came to power

Someone reported it to him

There are often people gathered in schools

Discuss state affairs

Evaluate the conduct of officials

subordinates think

The common people talk about the country so casually

It is not good for social stability

It is not good for the rule of the officials

It is recommended that the child give an order that the people are not allowed to gather in the village school

The child is firmly opposed

When everyone has nothing to do

Get together and have a chat

Even if it's talking about our officials

We don't do anything unfortunate

What is there to be afraid of

You forbid people to gather

Isn't this a plug in the mouths of ordinary people?

The mouth of the people is more important than the Sichuan

And they were right

We'll change it

They weren't right

Let them be happy

Think of it as letting the water flow out little by little

lest the water become too strong in the future

Washed over the country

Childbirth is not only in domestic affairs

It opened up a new situation for Zheng Guo

Diplomatically

has also repeatedly won glory for Zheng Guo

Once

Zisheng accompanied Zheng Jiangong to the Jin Kingdom

Jin Pinggong didn't take them seriously

Not received

And it doesn't let people say hello

Just send them to the hotel and leave it alone

The door of the guesthouse is small

Carriages and horses can't get in

The child asked his men to tear down the door

Let the carriage and horses in

This matter was known to the minister of the Jin State

And the great doctor Smith Bo came to rebuke the child

Don't you know who you are?

Whatever you say, it's going to be demolished

The child is neither humble nor overbearing

Zheng Guo is a small country

We have always obeyed the orders of the Jin State

Don't dare to be a little lazy

This time, our monarch personally brought the gift

Come and visit the Jin army

I didn't expect you to meet at all

We can't give our gifts even if we want to

If only I put it outside

I am afraid that the wind and rain will last for a long time

Broke the gift

But the hotel you provide is so simple

The car where the gifts were placed couldn't get in

We tear down the gates

Just to protect the good gifts

lest you be displeased in the future

The words made Shi Wenbo speechless

I went back and reported to the ruling minister, Zhao Ziwen

Zhao Ziwen hurriedly asked Shiwen Bo to apologize on his behalf

Subsequently, it was arranged for Jin Pinggong to receive Zheng Jiangong and his son

Then there was a grand banquet

Sending Zheng Guojun and his ministers back to China

The son is a powerful minister of a small country

Twenty-three years in power

Rectify the country internally

Establish a system

Development of production

Externally assess the situation

Circling around

Preservation of the country

His merits to Zheng Guo

No less than Guan Zhongzhi to Qi State

Confucius

The name of the hill is Zhongni

Lu people

It's a person

The ancestors were Song nobles

My great-grandfather fled to Lu for refuge

My father was an official of the Lu State

Confucius was the initiator of the retro movement

The state of Lu was the fief of the Duke of Zhou that year

A lot of the culture of the Zhou Kingdom has been preserved

While other kids are still peeing and playing with mud

Xiao Kongqiu likes to observe other people's activities such as ancestor worship

Grow up a little

He wasn't very interested in games like fight, hide-and-seek, either

Instead, small wooden blocks were often used as sacrificial vessels

Small clods of earth as sacrifices

I practiced the method of sacrifice that I saw repeatedly

At the beginning of the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty

In order to establish the authority of the Son of Heaven

Consolidate your rule

The ruling class headed by the Duke of Zhou

A series of etiquette norms have been formulated for the world

How fathers and sons should get along

What kind of relationship should the monarch and the minister have?

What kind of treatment should there be between the inferior and the inferior

Later, the Zhou Room gradually declined

There is no strength

It will not be respected by the princes

Those that are formulated to bind others

And no one takes it seriously

But the etiquette has been handed down in a different form

It became a means for rich people to show off themselves

Tie the knot

dead person

Worship ancestors

There must be a whole set of cumbersome etiquette

Of course, the poor have no money

It's unaffordable

Although Confucius was not of great origin, he was not very noble

There isn't much money left at home to put on a score

But he grew up with these

There is a system

There is something normative to be interested in

He seemed to feel it vaguely

That's the rule

Rules are things that teach people how to do it

I just want to teach others how to do it

Confucius has always worked hard

Make an effort to learn the weekly rites from others

Due to interest and effort

He surpassed those who taught him

Reached the point where you can teach others

At this time, he also entered an awkward situation

I want to set rules for others

Not only do you have to have enough knowledge

There are several more conditions

first

I have enough power

Let others be afraid that I will listen to me

second

I have enough prestige

Convince others that I will listen to me

Confucius was still young

He didn't have any of that

Don't talk about the princes at that time

Even many nobles below the princes

They do whatever they want

When Confucius was thirty-five years old

I heard that the Ji family organized a dance team of sixty-four people

It can be in accordance with etiquette norms

That's the specification of the Son of Heaven

Ji is like this

It stands to reason that only a team of thirty-two people can be used

Confucius was furious

But I can only be angry

In order to make yourself think the right rules

There are more people who accept it

Confucius wanted to fight for rights

Earn prestige

He has a two-pronged approach

While teaching

While walking towards the official career

By the time he was fifty-one years old

Confucius became the central capital of the Lu State

In the following year, he was promoted to the position of Sikong Grand Priest

By this time Confucius was already a respected teacher

An official with rights

At that time, the state of Lu and the state of Qi were adjacent

But the face and heart are not in harmony all the time

Treat each other as your own opponent

this year

Qi Jinggong invited Lu Dinggong to Jiagu to join the alliance

It is necessary to improve relations between the two countries

Lu Dinggong was very happy

I am going to go

Confucius gave advice

The meeting

Although the two countries reconciled

But it's better to be careful

It's good to bring the generals with you

Lu Dinggong thinks that what he said makes sense

So he took the military attache with him

Confucius was also appointed as a celebrant officer

The monarch of Qilu came to Jiagu

Gifts were exchanged

A grand banquet was held

During the feast

The Qi State Praise Officer plays the music of the Quartet

Salute to the monarch of the country of Lu

A group of samurai armed with weapons dance to the sound

All of them raised their eyebrows

With a murderous look on one's face

Frightened, Lu Dinggong's face was as earth-colored

I don't know what to do

That's when it happened

Confucius stepped onto the stage

Shouted to the Qi State Praise Officer

The two kings met in a friendly manner

You wield swords and swords

What kind of system

Don't drive them down yet

Qi Jinggong knew that he was wrong

I had to let the samurai retreat

order

Put on the joy of the palace

As a result, a bunch of clowns came up

All of them are delicate

Gestures

It's all vulgar and obscene performances

Confucius came to power again

Accuse the Qi State of Praise and Ceremony

These people openly mocked the princes

Messing with people's ears and eyes

Cut it according to the courtesy

Don't punish it right away

forced the Qi State Praise Officer to kill the clown

The two sides parted unhappily

After the Alliance

Qi Jinggong saw that the monarchs and ministers of the Lu State were not easy to mess with

I had to make concessions

Return some of the land that was occupied in the past to the Lu State

After this battle

Confucius has meritorious service in protecting the country

It was appreciated by the monarch

Appreciation is appreciated

In the end, the state of Lu still did not reuse Confucius

No opportunity to show one’s talents

Confucius decided to go to other countries

He took a group of disciples with him

Lobbying the monarchs of various countries

State your political philosophy

Promote your own courtesy-centered way of governing the country

But

His ideas were not accepted by the monarchs

Living in that era of separation

Everyone is realistic

There is no strength

Not by force

It's hard to get a foothold

Benevolence, righteousness and morality may be suitable for the peaceful period of the world

The war years

Pay attention to benevolence, righteousness and morality

In their opinion

It's no different from suicide

More than ten years of sales

Confucius still didn't sell himself

Finally, he returned to the country of Lu

Teach your own books with peace of mind

Now no one understands and accepts my rules

I hope my disciples can continue to do so

Thousands of generations later

There will always be people who will accept it

Confucius was also an educator of inventions

Before him

The schools are all run by the government

Only the children of the nobility were qualified to learn knowledge

Confucius pioneered private schools

There is no distinction between rich and poor

are eligible for education

Confucius taught his disciples all kinds of knowledge

Of course, this also includes his philosophy of governance

The concept of life

And the rules he set for this society

Although Confucius made a lot of rules for society

But he is not a pedantic rule-enforcer himself

It can be reflected in the teaching of students

One day

Confucius was teaching knowledge to Gong Xihua

Zilu ran over and asked

teacher

A person has a good idea

Should you do it right away?

No, I can't

Always ask someone else's opinion first

And then do it

It's better

Zilu bowed

Let's go

Ran came over

teacher

A person has a good idea

Should you do it right away?

Of course

Definitely going to do it right away

Ran You bowed and left

Gong Xihua was entangled

Teacher, it's not a two-faced one

Is the villain pie

Confucius saw that Gong Xihua's face was twitching

Hands and feet are trembling

I saw his inner struggle

Xihua

Listen to me explain

Zilu is a man who is not considerate

Too reckless

So I asked him to think more about everything

Ran has that

Be steady

But the courage is not enough

Do things ahead and backward

So I encouraged him to be brave and do it

Only then did Gong Xihua let go of his apprehension

The wisdom of the teacher

I can't do it in my life