Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 119 Just fight a war, don't make the relationship stalemate
As soon as the Lu army entered the city, they saw people from Qufu standing on both sides of the street to greet the triumphant return of the army.

Most of these people are women, and occasionally they see some men, most of them are old men.

It's not that the middle-aged men in Qufu are not interested in the triumphant return of the army.

It's because of the Lu army's attack on Ju, except for some men who stayed behind to maintain the daily order, almost all the Qufu Zhuang labor force went out with the army.

And these women and children who lined the road to welcome them were their wives, children, and parents.

Some of the soldiers of the Lu army who had already married recognized their family members in the crowd, and waved their arms and laughed to greet them.

As for those unmarried soldiers, they were not idle, their bodies were covered with flower petals thrown by young girls.

You are not married, she is not married.

Lu Jun's triumphant ceremony was a special blind date meeting.

The girls all know that there are married young people from the entire state of Lu concentrated in the army.

Moreover, as long as they can survive the battlefield, they have made some meritorious deeds.

They are young and strong, and have made great achievements. There are still so many people, so they can be selected slowly.

How could the girls let go of this godsend opportunity?
They are not the daughters of those rich families, they want to pay attention to the words of matchmakers.

In the matter of marriage and marriage, the daughter's family of common people's background has to pay attention to a pre-emptive strike.

Among these young soldiers, the most popular ones were of course Zaiyu's vehicle group, which was at the forefront of the entire queue.

Holding the reins in his hand, Zi Gong sat at the front of the chariot with his back straight. Against the backdrop of his vermilion battle armor, he looked like a crown of jade and full of heroic spirit.

Shen Shun and Ran Qiu stand proudly holding spears, their eyes are wide open, and their arms are tense, showing strong muscles.

The two also knew that they were not as handsome as Zigong, and they couldn't have a face like a crown of jade and a personable demeanor, so they simply highlighted a "dignified treasure" as a selling point.

After all, for men in the Spring and Autumn Period, it's okay if they aren't handsome.

It is also a skill to have the strength to work in the fields!
Their strategy of highlighting the selling points really worked out well, the girls' flowers came one after another, spreading layer after layer in the carriage, directly covering their boots.

A gust of wind blew past, blowing up countless petals and bringing up a bright red cloak.

Zai Yu stood in the middle of the carriage, wearing a strong and sharp coat, holding a wooden tray covered with red cloth with one hand.

The thing contained in the tray was slightly bloody, and it was the head of Shuai Ju.

In fact, Jae Yu didn't want to show up with the head, he originally planned to ask the planner to get some of Ju Shuai's belongings.

For example, Ju Shuai's saber or something.

But the official Ji told him that he probably couldn't take Jushuai's saber away, but if Zaiyu didn't mind, he could take it away.

Then, the planner gave Zaiyu the plate.

In fact, in the confrontation between the various Xia countries, generally they would not take the lead on the enemy's commander, because such behavior would be regarded as a great insult to the enemy country and a great provocation to the civilized society.

International public opinion will generally condemn this barbaric act, and everyone believes that this kind of behavior does not conform to the "Zhou Rituals" norms.

After all, a war is a war!
It's normal to kill people in battle, but it's your fault!

Everyone is just fighting, why should the relationship be deadlocked?

Many people have never understood the logical relationship between them.

It is believed that the two countries are already fighting each other. Is there still room for this diplomatic relationship to continue to decline?

But this is not contradictory literature.

It has always been a widely recognized international consensus that wars should not be dominated.

Even King Zhuang of Chu, the overlord of the Spring and Autumn Period, had to abide by this rule.

At the beginning, the state of Jin and the state of Chu fought in Bi, and the Chu army defeated the Jin army.

General Pan Dang of Chu proposed to King Zhuang of Chu to cut off the heads of Jin people's corpses and build a Jingguan, so as to demonstrate the martial virtues of the Chu army and show the martial arts of Chu to future generations.

Fortunately, King Zhuang of Chu's mind was still calm, and he said in his heart: "Is your brain underdeveloped, Pan Dang, or is your cerebellum underdeveloped?!"

If I really did this, wouldn't I be beaten to death by all the nations of Xia?

But speaking from the bottom of his heart, King Zhuang of Chu's reply was very beautiful.

Zhuang Wang said: "This is not what you know. The two characters Zhi Ge are combined to form the word Wu.

Martial arts are used to prohibit violence, eliminate wars, maintain strength, consolidate achievements, stabilize the people, harmonize the masses, and enrich property.

Now I let the soldiers of the two countries expose their bones, which is violence.

Show off your strength to make the princes fear, and war will not be eliminated.

If violence does not eliminate war, how can one remain strong?
With the existence of Jin, how can we consolidate our achievements?
If the wishes of the people are violated, how can the people be stable?

If you do not have virtue but force yourself to compete with the feudal lords, how can you harmonize the masses?
Taking advantage of others' danger to seek one's own interests, taking advantage of others' chaos to seek one's own stability, how can wealth be enriched?
Now there are seven virtues in martial arts, but I am not satisfied with any of them in the use of soldiers by the state of Jin. What can I use to show my descendants?

Moreover, the soldiers of the Jin State all died loyally to carry out the orders of the monarch, and it was fine if they were not rewarded. Could it be possible to use their corpses to build Jingguan as punishment? "

After King Zhuang of Chu finished speaking, he ordered the burial of all the corpses of the soldiers of the Jin State. Then he worshiped the river god by the Yellow River, built the temple of the ancestors, and told them the news of the victory of the war. Afterwards, he left went.

The behavior of King Zhuang of Chu to bury the soldiers of the Jin State, on the one hand, highlights his personal noble virtues, and on the other hand, it also shows that the deterrence of "Zhou Li" is still there.

But "Zhou Li" is only aimed at Zhuxia countries after all.

For Ju Guo, a grassroots who repeatedly jumped between Dongyi and Zhu Xia, even if they were decapitated, there was no one to speak for them.

At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, when the Xianggong was guilding, they sacrificed the son to heaven, but no one spoke for the son.

Because marginal Yidi countries like Ju State and Mao State, if they keep their own law and order, let it go.

But as long as they are a little careless and anger the Zhuxia countries, they will only be more barbaric than Yidi when they use force.

It was clearly the triumphant return ceremony of the Lu army, and everyone was very happy.

But with such a penetrating thing in Zaiyu's hand, he really couldn't arouse much interest.

The beauties threw garlands of flowers to Jai Yu one after another, but they didn't see him responding for a long time, so they all blamed him for being confused.

Zaiyu complained repeatedly in his heart, and wanted to explain to them, it was a long story.

Just lift up the red hijab on the tray, let's speak with the facts, this behavior really deserves to be beaten.

Neither left nor right, Zaiyu simply showed the unruffled demeanor of Liu Xiahui, a sage of the state of Lu, and sold it as an upright gentleman.

The streets in Qufu City were filled with the fragrance of flowers, and just when Zai Yu thought his nose was going to be fumigated, they finally arrived at their destination - Lu Guogong Palace.

The guards of the palace were lined up on the high ranks from high to low, and in the middle was the solemn-looking Uncle Sun Zhouchou, the Shangqing of the Lu Kingdom.

He was ordered by the monarch to welcome the Lu army's triumphant return here.

Ji Sunsi, Mengsun Heji and others hurriedly got off the chariot and came to worship in front of Qiuzheng in Shusunzhou.

"Received the mercy of the Empress Dowager, the protection of King Wen and King Wu, Ji Sunsi (Meng Sun Heji), returned victorious!"

Uncle Sun Zhouchou nodded slightly and said, "Congratulations!"

The music officials standing on the left and right sides of the palace were ordered to play the victorious sound of the harp and chords.

Ji Sunsi and Mengsun Heji thank you again.

Shusunzhou Qiu sent an order in a loud voice: "By the order of the king, those who have made great achievements are called to enter the palace to receive rewards! Send Jisunsi, Yanghu, Bianzhuang, Zaiyu, and Zhongyou to the palace!"

After hearing the words, several people got out of the car and saluted: "Follow the order of the king!"

　An author who is so busy that he doesn't even have time to ask for votes is not life at all.

　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)