"Is that all there is to it?" Ou Bijiang muttered unwillingly, his face full of unwillingness. As a doctor of the Han Kingdom, Ou Bijiang also knew the meaning of inviting Confucius. Confucius's important surname for the Han State can even be said to surpass Ou Pijiang himself.

But after thinking hard for nearly an hour, Ou Bijiang had to sigh, there was really nothing to be done now. The more I thought about it, the more irritable I felt in my heart, which made Ou Bijiang stand or sit. Ou Bijiang knew that if it went on like this, it would be impossible for him to come up with any good way, so Ou Bijiang asked for a walk in the East Market of the Patriotic Country, which was considered a good distraction.

Walking to Dongshi, Ou Bijiang happened to hear someone talking about Confucius, and Ou Bijiang couldn't help but be attracted to the past and pricked up his ears to listen.

"Confucius Daxian, why do you say that the Lord doesn't use him? It's weird! ”

"You don't know this, Confucius is a great sage! But how dare the Lord use him! ”

"Why don't you dare?"

"Do you know how many disciples Confucius had?"

"Three thousand!"

"If Confucius is in charge, install disciples as officials in the defense of the country! Then I'm afraid this patriotic country will also be renamed Confucianism! ”

"Wouldn't it? Confucius is a sage, he should not be such a person! ”

When Ou Bijiang heard this, his heart moved, and he walked away without listening to it again. Ou Bijiang, who left, had a triumphant smile on his lips, and he thought of how to deal with Confucius.

The next day, Ou Bijiang had a good rest, and on the third day, he went to see Confucius, and the difference was that he went to see Confucius this time, although the clothes were still exactly the same, but he was empty-handed.

Confucius didn't really want to see the gull, but when he heard the disciple say that the gull came empty-handed, Confucius couldn't help but wonder about the meaning of the gull. If you invite yourself to the Han Kingdom, then you should bring a heavy gift! Now empty-handed, what does it mean?

Confucius asked his disciple Zilu to meet Ou Pijiang, and Zilu gave Confucius a look after he came, which meant to say: Master, Ou Bijiang is very calm this time! There is no relationship like before there pulled!

Confucius was even more curious, and asked Zilu to retreat to arrange for the hospitality of Ou Pijiang, and it didn't take long for a beautiful boy to deliver fruit wine. Ou Bijiang picked up the wine glass, took a sip of fruit wine, and sighed: "Good wine! ”

"Huh! Scold! It's just that the disciple brews a small wine in the countryside, and if the doctor likes it, Zhong Ni will let people send several jars of good wine to the doctor! Confucius said boldly.

"Then Bijiang is here, thank you, sir!" Ou Bijiang bowed his hand to Confucius to show his gratitude. Looking at the contents of the cup, after half a ring, he asked Confucius: "Bijiang has a question I want to ask Mr. here, the longer this wine is, the more mellow it is, but what about human words?" Isn't it the same as wine, the longer it goes, the more people love it? ”

"Human words? If that man's words are famous, they should be immortal! How is it the same as wine? Can wine be immortal? Confucius stroked his beard and smiled.

Confucius did not say this himself, but quoted a dialogue, Fan Xuanzi, the former secretary of state of the Jin Dynasty, asked Uncle Mu: "What is death and immortality." And Uncle Mu's answer was to answer that virtue, merit, and famous words are immortal.

When Ou Bijiang heard this, he shook his head and said, "Sir, Bijiang thinks this is a bit wrong!" ”

"Oh? How is it wrong? When Confucius heard this, although he had denied Ou Bijiang's words in his heart, he still asked on the surface.

"Is Dayu a saint?" Ou Bijiang asked, "Huh! When Confucius heard this, he immediately understood the meaning of the gull, but he didn't know how to reach: "Yes!" ”

"Is there a famous saying that has been passed down in the world? Is this immortal? Ou Bijiang asked.

Confucius couldn't help but fall into contemplation, and after half a sound, he answered: "The virtue of Dayu!" Merit! Can be immortal! ”

"Sir's words may be reasonable, but Bijiang believes that immortality must have a book inheritance! There have to be disciples to preach it! It has to be respected by the country! Fang can be called truly immortal! Otherwise, it will be forgotten in time! Only 'man' is immortal! Ou Bijiang said seriously.

When Confucius heard this, he was stunned, nodded his head and looked at Ou Bijiang and sighed: "The doctor is very right! Jonny doesn't see as well as the doctor! 'Man' is truly immortal! ”

Ou Bijiang was not modest, but said seriously: "Does that gentleman want to be so immortal?" ”

When Confucius heard this, he was a little enlightened, and frowned slightly and said, "Does the doctor want Zhongni to go to the Han Kingdom?" ”

"Sir, I'm afraid I don't know one thing, now the lord of the frontier, Zhengda has built a school house, stipulating that in the Han Kingdom, school-age teenagers should enroll in the school! Penalties for non-compliance. But the Han Kingdom is located in the wilderness, and there are not many scholars, so the Lord wants to invite Confucianism into the Han Kingdom! Bijiang thought, Mr. should know what kind of opportunity this is, right? Ou Bijiang looked at Confucius, and said slowly and clearly.

"This!?" When Confucius heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned and fell into deep thought.

Ou Bijiang didn't bother, sat on the side and poured himself a drink, and after a long time, Confucius let out a long breath and said, "The sharp tongue of the doctor!" After the seventh day, let's set off with the doctor! ”

Ou Bijiang heard this, although his face was calm, but in fact, the pressure in his heart was not light! Only now did the big stone in Ou Pijiang's heart be put down. With a calm smile, he said, "That's great!" Seven days later, Bijiang will bother Mr. again! ”

On the same day, Confucius announced that he would travel to the Han Kingdom. Hearing this news, many people were amazed, how did Confucius come to this small barbarian country? On the contrary, many disciples of Confucius understand Confucius, of course, their understanding is different from Confucius's understanding, they just yearn for the debate in the Jixia School Palace, which has increasingly attracted the world's great writers, they think that Confucius came to the Jixia School Palace for the debate, and secondly, to travel to the customs of the Han Kingdom.

But no matter what, Confucius also set off for the Han Kingdom. This time there was no previous grand occasion of 3,000 disciples following, but the number was still quite large, about 1,300 people. That is, Confucius, if you were someone else, it would be strange if you brought so many people not to expel you. came all the way to Wu Guo, and Wu Zixu, who received the news at this time, frowned tightly and thought for a while.

Wu Zixu raised his head and ordered to his retainer Mu Hu: "Go down and prepare the carriage, the old man will enter the palace to see the king!" ”

When Mu Hu heard this, he hesitated for a while, and asked, "My lord, but for the sake of Confucius's entry into the Han Dynasty?" ”

Wu Zixu did not shy away from Mu Hu, nodded and said: "Since this is the case, Confucius is the great sage of the world!" If it is used by Yang Zilu, it will make the trouble of my Wu Guo's henchmen more and more serious! ”

Mu Hu said with a solemn face: "Lord, the minister thinks that this is probably not the opportunity to admonish the king!" Three days ago, the envoy of the Han Kingdom, the former minister of the Yue Kingdom, Zheji, came to Gusu City and paid tribute to the king with a white tiger skin, calling it a vision, and the Tao is God bless the Wu Kingdom! The king was overjoyed and announced that he would exempt the Han Kingdom from paying tribute for three years! ”

Wu Zixu sneered: "What God bless Wu Guo!" White Tiger Leader! This is a great omen! The king should be more vigilant! ”

Mu Hu sighed and said, "Lord, whether it's a bad omen, or God bless Wu Kingdom. Now the king has a good impression of Yang Zilu, and the lord is now speaking out, I'm afraid the king doesn't like it! He said, "I'm afraid there will be ......."

Speaking of this, Mu Hu stopped and didn't continue, but everyone knew what it meant, it was nothing more than Wu Zixu being executed by his husband.

When Wu Zixu heard this, his face turned pale, and he said solemnly to Mu Hu: "Mu Hu, the old man sees that it's you, how can you say such a rebellious word?" The old man was originally just a criminal minister of the Chu State, thanks to the ancestors! Enabled in the midst of suffering, he almost obeyed the old man's words, and avenged the old man's family and annihilation! The king was also supported by the old man! The old man has been born as a person of Wu in this life, and he is also a ghost of Wu in death! Needless to say, if he is alone, he will go down to see the first king, how can the old man have the face to face the first king? ”

When Mu Hu heard this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, he also knew that it was useless to say anything now, but it would make Wu Zixu angry, so Mu Hu didn't say anything anymore, retreated, and it didn't take long to prepare the carriage.

In fact, Wu Zixu didn't know that Mu Hu's words were not unreasonable? But who is he? Wu Zixu, Wu Zixu didn't think that his husband would kill him, and his husband's father Lu Lu's kindness to Wu Zixu also made it impossible for Wu Zixu to be alone.

Wu Zixu had just boarded the carriage and left, and in the shadow of a corner of his mansion, he immediately stood up and left quickly. It didn't take long for Dazai to get on the carriage and set off towards the Wu Palace.

…… Wu Wanggong ......, "Lord, Xiangguo asks to see!" A soldier knelt on one knee in front of the threshold of the main hall, and reported in a respectful tone.

"Wu Zixu?" When Fucha heard this, a low muttering of impatience flashed on his face, but soon Fucha's face returned to calm, raised his head from the pile of bamboo slips, and asked, "Xiangguo didn't say anything about the widow?" ”

"Back to the king's words! Xiang Guo didn't say it, but Xiang Guo's face was quite nervous, and the villain estimated that there should be something important! Of course! It's also possible that the villain is wrong! The soldier said cautiously. Although Fucha covered it up very well, these soldiers who usually guarded the palace also knew more or less about Fucha's dissatisfaction with Wu Zixu, but he didn't dare to be depressed, and he felt that it was really unlucky to receive this report.

When the husband heard this, he hesitated for a while, and then said, "Forget it! Let Sangkook in! ”

"No!" When the soldier heard this, he immediately responded in a slightly cheerful tone.

It didn't take long for a "Wow! For! For! The sound of hurried footsteps, the husband raised his head from the pile of bamboo slips, and he had already seen Wu Zixu, who was old but still had a straight waist, stepped over the threshold, bowed to himself and said, "The old minister has seen the king!" ”

Fucha looked at the waist that was still slowly bent, and couldn't help but hate and didn't want to speak, so that Wu Zixu finally bent down, but Fucha finally had to say depressedly: "No courtesy!" ”

"King Xie!" Wu Zixu said. The waist pole, which was originally bent halfway, immediately pushed back at a speed that was more than ten times faster than when it was bent, and it was often depressing to see the difference.

Depressed and depressed, the husband still knew that the big thing was important, and asked, "Why did Xiangguo come to find the widow this time?" ”

"The minister is here for Confucius!" Wu Zixu said solemnly.

"Oh! It's the great sage Confucius! I don't know why Confucius alarmed you! When the husband heard this, although it seemed to be unremarkable, there was a hint of annoyance in his tone that even a fool could hear.

Obviously, the sage in Fucha's mouth is in Fucha's heart, but he doesn't pay much attention to it. And the fact is also the case, Fucha likes soldiers, and he is not very interested in Confucianism who advocates cultural governance, and he is a little disgusted.

Therefore, the feeling in the heart of the husband is now as if someone is disturbing himself with trivial things as big things, and at this time, the twists and turns on the low table of the husband are piling up, you can imagine how bad the feelings in the heart of the husband are now.

Wu Zixu was still unmoved, and said with a solemn face: "Great King, Confucius has only been the chief secretary of the Lu State for only three months, and he has already forced his strong neighbor Qi to not dare to invade the Lu State, and he did not dare to bully the weak when he met the alliance. The people of Lu praised Confucius, and Lu also ruled for it! If Confucius had gone to the Han Kingdom, what would have been the situation in the Han Kingdom? King, I have to think twice about this! ”

When the husband heard this, he couldn't help frowning, and he also felt that Wu Zixu's words made sense.

Seeing this, Wu Zixu was immediately overjoyed and took the opportunity to say: "King, Confucius is still in Wu State right now!" The Lord can send someone to put him under house arrest, or send someone to recruit him! ”

Fucha shook his head and said, "Solicitation? Confucius, a few people, also knows a little bit of his deeds, how can this person be of great use? Solicitation is not necessary. As for house arrest, it is not very good, Confucius is also a great sage in the end, and the widow has put him under house arrest for no reason, and his prestige among the princes will definitely be greatly reduced. Well! Wasn't Confucius a native of Lu? The time to leave Lu is not short, so the widow will send someone to send him back to Lu country! So everyone is happy! ”

Wu Zixu frowned when he heard this, wouldn't Confucius go back to Han after returning to Lu? After all, Confucius did not go to Wu, but to Chu, especially now that Chu has opened up a road in the original Guguo State. Although it was not as smooth as the road of Wu, it was enough for Confucius to bring more than a thousand disciples to Yang Zilu. Wu Zixu opened his mouth, just about to say something.

A soldier rushed outside the door before Wu Zixu could speak, and said, "King, Dazai asks to see!" ”

"Huh? What is the matter with him? Summons Dazai quickly! When the husband heard this, he was stunned, what is it today? Why are the two important ministers so united, but the husband still asks people to summon Bo Yao up.

As soon as the husband's voice fell, Wu Zixu stated his opinion, and Bo Yao's fat body had already appeared outside the door. Bo Yao walked quickly into the palace, bowed to his husband and said, "The minister has seen the king! ”

"Excuse me!" The husband spoke very cheerfully this time, and Bo Yao began to bow down, and the voice of the courtesy had already blurted out.

But Bo Yao still gave a salute, and then straightened his waist, and the husband couldn't help but flash a touch of satisfaction in his eyes. He asked Bo Yao, "Dazai, I don't know what you're doing here!" ”

Bo Yao said calmly: "The minister is just here for some tribute in Jiangbei (north of the Yangtze River) to capsize, but why is Xiangguo here?" Could it be that something big has happened? ”

When Wu Zixu heard this, he couldn't help frowning, he felt that Bo Yao was probably not a good person, otherwise there would be such a coincidence?

Fucha didn't have Wu Zixu's feelings, and after listening to Bo Yao's words, he told Wu Zixu about Confucius's views on entering the Han Dynasty.

Bo Yao frowned and said, "King, how can this be!" Confucius is a great sage! Three thousand of its disciples! Those who are distributed among the vassal states and are officials do not know how many. Not to mention the rest, the disciple Zigong is an important minister of the Ji clan of the Lu State, and he can influence the national policy of the Lu State! Whether the king is expelled or placed under house arrest or beheaded, it is very detrimental to the king's struggle for hegemony! ”

Fucha said: "Dazai doesn't say it, the widow almost ignores it!" However, Confucius's entry into the Han Dynasty is not good in the Wu Kingdom, how to deal with this! ”

Bo Yao said with a shocked face: "King, how can you say such a thing? Although the minister knew that Confucius was a great sage, he also knew how Confucius was academic! This person is a big gift! During the reign of Lu Zhaogong, Confucius took refuge in the state of Qi. Qi Jinggong once asked Confucius how to govern! Confucius then said, 'The king should be like the king, the courtier should be like the courtier, the father should be like the father, and the son should be like the son!' From this, it can be seen that Confucius is the most important courtesy! ”

When the husband heard this, he nodded and said, "Well, that's good! ”

Bo Yao made persistent efforts and said: "Qi Jinggong appreciated Confucius because of this, so he wanted Confucius to be the doctor of Qi. At this time, Yan Zi stopped: 'These Confucians can speak well and cannot be regulated by the law; arrogant and self-righteous, and cannot appoint them to educate the people; Advocating funerals to mourn and burying the dead at the expense of property, this should not be a custom; Lobbying and begging for loans, you can't govern the country by this. Since the death of the sage and the decline of the Zhou Dynasty's royal family, the ritual music has been incomplete for a long time. Nowadays, Confucius dressed up and laid down the etiquette of respect and humility, and the moderation of gestures, and could not exhaust the knowledge in it for successive generations, and could not learn his etiquette and music from childhood to old age. The monarch intends to use this set to reform the customs of the Qi country, which is probably not a good way to guide the small people. Qi Jinggong began to alienate Confucius, which shows that Confucius was a man! And Yan Zi said that the people who are not good, the minister thinks that I am afraid that Confucius is just a false appearance! ”

Hearing this, the husband nodded his head and said: "The widow looks like this, this Confucius is so famous, he has traveled around the world for so many years, but he has never seen the king of that country willing to recruit him and reuse him, they are all respectful and far away!" I'm afraid that Confucius is just a façade! ”

Bo Yao continued: "Your Majesty, the other minister thinks that this Confucius has great benefits for entering the Han Dynasty! Isn't Xiangguo worried about Han? Confucius is the most important person, from his sentence 'The country should be like a king, and the courtiers should be like a courtier.' In the words, it can be seen how Confucius recounted the rituals! With him, if the Han wants to invade Wu, I'm afraid Confucius will be the first to refuse. And after a long time, Confucius can also educate the man, so that the Han Kingdom will always be loyal to my Wu Kingdom! ”

The husband was overjoyed and praised: "Great goodness! ”

Only Wu Zixu stood aside, his face darkened, but he had no choice but to say anything, and his husband didn't take it much. Instead, he sent people to ask the officials along the way to send Confucius as gifts, so that Confucius could speed up his arrival in the Han Kingdom.

(To be continued)