Under the persuasion of Fang Jishi, Confucius made the difficult decision to resign.

The next day, under the persecution of Fang Jishi, he got up early to prepare for entering the palace.

In normal times, without the summons of Duke Wei, he, a nominal official, does not need to go to court. So! If you take the initiative to go to the court, you have to make some preparations, go to the gate of the palace guard before the other ministers, and then let the guards guarding the palace go in and report.

"You bring this and show it to Duke Wei. Let's just say that you are here to give lectures on the Great Zhou Tianli, not to be an official. If you become an official in the defense of the country, it will be humiliating to the mission. Of course, you don't have to do exactly what I say, you act on the opportunity. In a word! That's what it means! Say whatever you want. You know. ”

"I listen to my eldest brother! I know how to say it! Confucius agreed.

After breakfast, Zigong arranged for a carriage to personally send Mr. to the Wei Palace.

Confucius explained the situation to the guards guarding the palace and asked him to go inside to report it. After a while, the guardian came out and told him: Wei Gong has an invitation.

Entering Duke Wei's study, Confucius was startled: Mrs. Wei's wife, Nanzi, was also in the study. Nanzi was a little disheveled, looking lazy, leaning on the bed in the study. It seems that Wei Gong may not have gone to her dormitory last night, she only came here in the morning and fell in love with Wei Gong. He didn't come at the right time, he came a little early, and he almost ran into it.

He saw that Nanzi was deliberately disheveled, just to hint to him: It was not the right time to come. Or! She's also teasing you, **you, and making you want to get into trouble.

After Confucius met the two, he took out the appointment letter issued by Ji Huanzi and handed it to Duke Wei.

"What do you mean?" Wei Gong looked at it, handed the appointment letter to Confucius again, and asked puzzledly.

"Kong Qiu was ordered by Duke Lu to come to the world to give lectures, so! Kong Qiu can no longer be this official, Kong Qiu is here to resign! ”

"No way!" Wei Gong stopped.

"This?"

"Since you're here to teach, why don't you give a lecture in my country?" Wei Gong asked.

"This?"

"How long have you been here to defend the country? Why don't you stay longer in my country? Lectures? Isn't it okay to give lectures in my country? Don't you lecture every day? Isn't it? ”

"This?"

"Resign from what official? Aren't you a lecturer? ”

"This?" Confucius also wanted to explain, but under the persecution of Wei Gong, he felt that he had nothing to say.

Oh, yes? What kind of officer are you? You don't have any officials! You are an official, but what are you doing? You didn't do anything, did you? If you want to talk about work, you will also take the opportunity of the court to give lectures to Wei Gong and the ministers.

But? If he doesn't resign, it will be difficult to explain to his eldest brother Fang Jishi when he goes back.

You said to your eldest brother Fang Jishi, did you resign from the official family Wei Gong did not approve? Big brother Fang Jishi didn't say that you are really useless, and you can't resign from an official. It's not that you can't quit, you are reluctant to quit.

Or rather! If you can't resign from your official position, how can you spread your doctrine and ideas? Your eloquence and speaking skills are too bad, aren't you?

"My student Yan Hui, his wife is in the Song Kingdom, and she may have given birth, and I am very worried that he will go to the Song Kingdom alone. Before leaving, his father personally handed him over to me. So! I can't ignore his business. I think? I accompanied him to the Song Kingdom and brought his wife and children to the Kingdom of Wei......"

After hearing this, Wei Gong nodded and said, "Mr. is right to do this!" I support! ”

"Gong Wei, have you gotten your permission?" Confucius hurriedly asked.

"What have I promised?"

"You've given me permission to resign?"

"I promised you to accompany Yan back to the Song Kingdom, but I didn't promise you to resign. You're not resigning, you're asking for leave! Leave! My father-in-law granted you leave. Wei Gong said, waving his arm at Confucius.

"Xie Weigong!" Confucius hastened to thank him.

"Giggles!" Then! Nanzi smiled: "You haven't Mrs. Xie yet!" Giggle......"

"Yes, yes, yes! You should thank Madame too! Hehehe......" Wei Gong said jokingly.

"Thank you, ma'am!" Confucius hurriedly saluted Nanzi, who was reclining on the bed.

"Excuse me!" Nanzi also waved his arm and said, "As long as you thank me in your heart, it's okay, no formality!" Etiquette is all fake! Giggle......"

After talking to Wei Gong for a while, Wei Gong went to the court, and Confucius hurried out of the palace.

Outside the Wei Palace, Zigong was still waiting there.

"Sir? Have you resigned? Zigong asked in disbelief.

"Didn't quit!"

"Didn't quit?"

"Duke Wei granted me a leave and promised me a trip to the Song Kingdom. It's a leave, not a resignation, and I'll give it to me normally. ”

"How dare you?" Zigong asked.

"If I don't claim it, it's okay!"

"Oh! Also! ”

Back at the school, Yan Hui had already packed his luggage and was ready to leave for Song Guo at any time. Yesterday he was reprimanded by Uncle Fang, he was not angry at all, and he was very grateful. Under Uncle Fang's reprimand, he wanted to go to the Song Kingdom even more.

To know! He and his wife are in free love, and they have a very good relationship. More than a year after he left, almost two years, the baby should have been born a long time ago. Oh, yes! In this troubled world, is she living well? Who does the baby look like? Are they still living with relatives or have they moved back to their ancestral homes?

I heard from the uncle that the shopkeeper and all the wicked people are dead, and it is completely possible to move back to live. In the ancestral home, in addition to the land with the title deed, there is also the property and the land around the property. If you move to a strange place, you will have nothing and no money.

"Sir?" Yan Hui saw that Confucius was back, and hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

Zilu also came over and looked at Confucius without speaking.

"I didn't quit the official!" Fang Jishi stood aside and smiled.

"No?" Yan Hui looked a little shocked and asked in surprise.

"Nope! But! Fang Jishi wanted to say: But! Wei Gong granted him leave, but he still didn't say it. He knows how to open the eyes of the sky, and he doesn't want too many people to know.

Just now Confucius went to the palace, and he also followed the past through the kung fu of opening the eyes of heaven and learned everything that happened.

"That's right! As Big Brother said! Wei Gong did not agree, only allowed me to ask for leave, and approved my leave. Confucius nodded.

"That's fine! There is no good place to go in the future, we can still come back! Fang Jishi nodded.

"Hmm!" Confucius agreed.

"Resignation becomes a leave of absence! What a good thing! Zilu nodded on the side.

"Have you all packed up? Pack up, let's go now! Confucius greeted. And then! said to Zigong: "The matter of the school will be bothering you!" ”

"Sir! I? I want to go too! Zigong said reluctantly.

"I'll go over and handle Yan Hui's affairs first, and then I'll take a look in Song Kingdom. When the time comes? Don't know where to go? Maybe? I'm going to be back! Confucius said worriedly.

(End of chapter)