Confucius bought pancakes and melons and fruits, and waited inside the east gate, waiting for Zilu and others to pick him up. He didn't know that Zilu had already come, and he left after not seeing him.

That's it! Confucius waited stupidly until the second half of the night, without waiting for Zilu and the others. In desperation, I had to find a nearby inn to live in.

OK! Under the "training" of Zigong, Zilu, Min Ziqian and others, today's Confucius also has money on him. In the past, he didn't have any money on him, and the students managed everything for him.

Of course! This refers to the period of time before Confucius returned from the Song Kingdom to marry Qi Guan. In the past! When Confucius was still a Confucian and a Confucian who played a trumpet, he carried money with him. At that time, he was a very good person in life.

Becoming dogmatic and rigid in thinking starts with being a real teacher. The real stereotype period was completely finalized after seeing Lao Tzu back from Luoyi in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

After Confucius returned from seeing Lao Tzu in Luoyi, Eastern Zhou, he officially and reassuringly became a teacher. From that moment on, his mindset was stereotyped and rigid. It can also be said that from that time on, it was the tip of the horns.

More precisely: from that time on, he lived in the small world he had created, detached from real life.

It's equivalent to otaku and otaku in modern society, although they also live in this world, but they live in a "fake world". Live in a virtual world, disconnected from real life.

Zilu and the others came over when it was dark and did not find Confucius, so they walked along this road to the gate of Zheng Palace, but still did not see the shadow of Confucius, thinking that their husband Confucius was still in Zheng Palace. They stood guard outside the Zheng Palace, waiting for the gentleman to come out. Outcome! I waited until midnight, but I didn't wait. I waited a long time before returning to the inn in the city.

"You must know that the gentleman lives in the palace, so why should we wait! Alas! The gentleman was eating the court feast inside, but we were hungry outside. ”

"That's it! It is! Mr. went to hand in the paperwork in person, and he was not called in by Zheng Gong. ”

"Yes! Zheng Gong is different from other kings! Have you heard of Zheng Guo's birth? I heard that Zheng Gong was trained by Zichan himself. That virtue, just now! ”

"Yes! If Zheng Guo had no children, he would have been eaten by Jin Guo a long time ago. ”

"That's it! It is! ”

The students all thought that Mr. Zheng was invited to the palace banquet by Gong Zheng, and they were all envious and proud. They don't know: Confucius at this time! I haven't gone to find the inn yet, and I'm still waiting at the gate of the East Gate City reverently.

The next day, Zilu and the others did not go to the east gate to find the place where they had settled before, and came directly to the gate of Zheng Palace, waiting happily. Outcome! Until the afternoon, Zigong came over, but Confucius still did not come out.

"Where's the gentleman?" Zigong asked.

After Min Ziqian's visit to his relatives, he also rushed over from the Song Kingdom and stood aside.

"Mr. came to Zheng Palace yesterday, and he may still be inside. Ahem, ahem! Zilu said with a smile: "I'm afraid that Gong Zheng left him to speak, and he won't be able to get out for a while." With Mr. Yi's eloquence, he is not talking endlessly, but only talking and forgetting about us students! ”

"Sir didn't know that we had been kicked out, and thought we were still living where we were. So! No hurry! Yan Hui explained on the side.

"Sir is still in there?" Zigong asked suspiciously.

"Hmm!" Zilu hummed.

"With Mr.'s personality and work style, he won't take care of us so much!" Zigong said suspiciously and walked towards the palace gate.

When the guards saw Zigong coming, Changge stretched forward and blocked his way.

"I am a student of Confucius! My husband Confucius came to Jin to see Zheng Gong yesterday, did he leave? ”

"Confucius? What Confucius? One of the guards shouted rudely.

"Confucius of the Lu Kingdom! My husband is Confucius of the Lu Kingdom. Zigong explained.

The other guard looked at Zigong, and then at Zilu and the others on the side. Only then did he say: "He came to submit documents to Zheng Gong yesterday, Zheng Gong was not in the palace, he didn't see him, and sent him away." It turns out that you are looking for Confucius! Let's go! Confucius of Lu left yesterday. ”

"Huh? Gone yesterday? It's true? Zigong asked in disbelief.

"Gong Zheng is not in the palace, how can he see him?" The guard said.

"Gong Zheng is not in the palace?" Zigong asked suspiciously.

"Why do you ask so much? Get lost! The guard found that Zigong had too many words, so he swung the Changge in his hand and pushed Zigong's waist with a pole.

"Let's go!" Another guard also made a gesture of assassination.

Zigong had no choice but to retreat.

I learned that Mr. went back yesterday, if it is really as the guard said, then! When the gentleman returned, it was just as they were being chased away, and the two sides diverged.

"I went over there to look for it before it got dark yesterday, but I didn't see Mr.!" Zilu and the others told them what they were looking for yesterday.

When Zigong heard this, he said, "Then let's go and find it separately!" ”

That's it! Everyone scattered and searched everywhere in the capital of Zheng Guo.

"Have you seen my husband? A big man! So high! There are wrinkles on his face, he is in his fifties, and his waist is a little hook......ed," Zigong asked all the way.

"Didn't see it! Didn't see! ”

Someone else replied, "Who is your husband?" So high? Where is there such a tall person? ”

"Didn't see? I haven't seen anyone this tall? ”

"My husband is Confucius of the Lu Kingdom!" Zigong reported to his home.

"Confucius? Oh? Confucius? I've heard that! ……”

"What have you heard?" Zigong asked anxiously.

"I heard that Confucius of Lu was a sage man!"

Some people also said: "I heard that Confucius of Lu was a big man, ugly looking, similar to Yang Hu." ”

"Yes, yes, yes! He is my husband Confucius! Zigong replied excitedly.

Unfortunately! The other party finally replied, "I didn't see it!" ”

After questioning many people, Zigong finally asked an insider.

That Zheng Guoren said to Zigong: "There are people in the east gate, whose style is like Yao, whose items are like Gao Tao, and whose shoulders are like children, but they are not as good as Yu three inches, and they are tired like a lost dog." ”

Meaning: There is a person by the east gate, his forehead is like Yao, his neck is like Gaotao, and his shoulders are like a child, but from the waist down to Dayu is three inches, looking at his tired appearance like a lost dog.

"Thank you! Thank you! ”

Despite the other party's evaluation of Mr., Zigong was still very grateful, after all, the other party provided useful information - East Gate! The gentleman is at the east gate, right across the symbol.

According to Zilu, they used to live outside the east gate. It must have been that after Zilu and others were driven away, Confucius just rushed over, and as a result, the two sides missed the opportunity to meet.

(End of chapter)