Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 125
After Confucius finished speaking, he suddenly asked Zaiyu again.

"Yu! Do you know the origin of Tu Qiu's plan?"

Tuqiu return plan?

Zai Yu thought for a moment.

Duke Hui of Lu, the first ruler of the State of Lu, had two sons. The elder but humble son was Xi, and the younger but noble son Yun.

After the death of Duke Hui, the doctors wanted to support the elder and virtuous son Xi to succeed him.

Prince Xi wanted to resign from the throne, but he was worried that his younger brother, Prince Yun, was too young. If Prince Yun succeeded, he would be despised by the officials and would not be able to govern the country smoothly.

So the son Xi made an agreement with the doctors that he would be the regent on his behalf, and when his younger brother son Yun became an adult, he would return the position of the monarch to him.

The doctors agreed, and from then on, Prince Xi became the regent of Duke Yin of Lu.

After the regent of Yin Gong, he worked hard every day to govern the country, love the people, and make friends with friends.

He once wanted to go to Tangdi to watch the local fishermen fishing.

The doctor Zang Xibo advised him, saying that this was not in line with etiquette.

Yin Gong refused to listen to the advice and insisted on going.

Zang Xibo passed away that winter, and Duke Yin felt very guilty when he heard the news.

He said: Uncle left with resentment towards me, how dare I forget his loyalty?

Therefore, Zang Xibo was buried according to the funeral ceremony of the original grade plus one grade.

From then on, until his death, Duke Yin never committed any violation of etiquette, and he became more attentive to state affairs.

When Yingong was 11 years old, the young master came to see Yingong.

Prince Hui said to him: "You have been a monarch for many years. Under your rule, the country is stable and the people are prosperous. All the courtiers in the court do not disobey you. Now your brother Gongzi Yun has grown up.

Better let me get rid of him for you.In this way, you can continue to be your monarch, and let me be the Dazai after the matter is over, okay? "

Unexpectedly, after hearing what Young Master Hui said, Yin Gong was very shocked.

He replied: "Why do you have such an idea? It was the order of the previous king that the prince allowed to be the king!
It was only because of his young age that I acted as the monarch for more than ten years on his behalf.

Now Gongzi Yun has indeed grown up, so I am building a house in Tuqiu, so that I can retire there in the future.

As for the position of monarch, I have already decided to give it back to Yun. "

After Young Master Hui was rejected by Yin Gong, he was afraid that the news that he had come to see Yin Gong would reach the ears of Young Master Yun and he would be punished.

So he turned around and went to find Gongzi Yun again, and framed Yingong to him, saying that Yingong wanted to kill him and continue to be the king.

Gongzi Yun believed his words, and sent someone to kill his elder brother Lu Yingong, and then he succeeded to the throne as Duke Lu Huan.

After thinking about it, Zaiyu felt that the master suddenly brought up the allusion of Tuqiu Guiji, which must be meant.

Because Duke Yin's death was a scandal that everyone in the Lu Kingdom knew about, but it was hard to tell about it.

Yin Gong's life can be summed up in the four words "restrain oneself and return to ritual". He wanted to return to Tuqiu to retire, but was killed by villains.

The master mentioned Yin Gong, is it to let me learn from him?
Zaiyu thought for a long time, and felt that he might not be able to reach such a state in his whole life.

Let him try his best to help the office, and he can still touch a little bit with his hard work.

But after making him a magnanimous gentleman, he would have to be plotted to death by villains like Gong Zihui and Lu Huan. Zaiyu asked himself that he couldn't do it.

The clay figurines were even a little bit angry, but they made a fuss in the end due to self-denial and devotion to the public, which ended in this way.

If I were Yin Gong, I would have to raise these two villains together no matter what.

Although Zaiyu is used to being glib, he doesn't want to lie to his master, if he can't do it, he can't do it.

Zai Yu simply said: "Students are willing to learn."

When Confucius heard the words, he also interpreted his subtext: "Does that mean you can't do it?"

Zaiyu pondered for a while, then gritted his teeth: "You can study hard!"

Confucius laughed and said, "Forget it, you don't need to study so hard, because that's not a goal worth studying hard for!"

Jai Yu was taken aback when he heard that: "Huh?"

Confucius stroked his beard and said, "Didn't you make it very clear in the palace that day? If you are wrong, you must correct it. If you are right, you should stick to it.

Judging from the results, that guy didn't do everything right! "

Listening to the riddle conversation between Master and Jae Yu, Zi Lu in the audience scratched his head and asked, "Master, what are you and I talking about?"

Smart people like Yan Hui and Zi Gong listened with great interest.

They said: "Zi Lu, don't worry, let the master finish, if you don't understand later, we can explain it to you."

Confucius smiled and continued to say to Jae Yu: "What you said in the palace that day inspired me too!
Before, I never knew what kind of person you will become in the future, but this morning I suddenly figured it out.

The object of your imitation should be the sheep tongue post of the former virtuous doctor of the state of Jin! "

"Sheep Tongue?" Zai Yu frowned and asked, "Why him?"

Confucius said: "Once upon a time Duke Ping of Jin asked Qi Xi: Doctor Sheep Tongue is an excellent doctor in the state of Jin, how is his conduct?
Qi Xi declined and said he didn't know.

Jin Pinggong said: I heard that you grew up in his family, but you are hiding it now and don't want to say it. Why?

Qi Xi replied: He was humble and docile when he was a child, and he felt that he had made a mistake in his heart, and he would not wait until the next day to correct it.

As a doctor, he does everything out of kindness and humility.

When he was a Yuwei, he kept his promise and did not conceal his achievements.

As for his appearance, he is gentle and kind and likes etiquette, he listens widely and expresses his own opinions from time to time.

Duke Ping of Jin said: Don't you know this?Then I asked you just now, how do you not know?
Qi Xi said: "His position changes frequently. I don't know what official he is now, so I dare not say I know." "

Confucius looked at Jai Yu with a smile: "Yang Tong Zhi is also a flexible and flexible person, isn't he worthy of your emulation?"

Zaiyu thought for a while, then bowed down and said: "If it is a character like Doctor Yang Tongue, I can do my best to cultivate it."

After hearing this, Confucius added: "Not only Yang Tong Zhi, his son Yang Tong Bo Hua is also worthy of your study!
If all rulers in the world could be like Yang Tong Bohua, then the world might be stable. "

Zai Yu asked, "What kind of person is he?"

Confucius said with a smile: "When he was young, he was smart and eager to learn. When he was a man, he was brave and did not give in. When he was old, he possessed the Tao and was able to bow down to others. With these three qualities, there is no difficulty in stabilizing the world. Woolen cloth?"

After listening to this passage, before Zaiyu could answer, Zilu had already opened his mouth to question.

Zilu said: "Master! When I was young, I was smart and eager to learn. When I was a man, I was brave and not yielding.

It is enough to have these two qualities, why do you have to be inferior to others after you have the Tao? "

Hearing this, Zi Gong whispered to himself, "Zi Lu has courage, but he cannot give in. Master is really right."

When Zilu heard this, he gave him a squinting look, and Zigong was so frightened that he hurriedly sat down.

Confucius smiled and waved his hands: "Zhong You! This is what you don't know.

In combat, use more to attack less, and there is nothing that cannot be conquered.

Those who are in a high position show humility to those who are in a low position, and there is no one who cannot be helped.

In the past, the Duke of Zhou assisted Cheng Wang, controlled the power of the world, and even consulted ordinary scholars.

He has to meet 170 people every day. When someone visits during the meal, he quickly spits out the food in his mouth and goes to meet them immediately.

Is Zhou Gong doing this because he does not have Tao?

This is to get talented people to hire them!
How can a man of righteousness be said to be righteous if he does not respect the virtuous and corporal? "

When Zilu listened, he realized something in his heart.

And Zaiyu was also thoughtful, suddenly his eyes lit up, and he bowed to his master.

"Master! The student has figured it out."

Confucius smiled: "What do you want to understand?"

Zaiyu replied: "Although the student cannot become a gentleman like Yin Gong, and the virtuous doctor Li Yangtong is still lacking in practice, but the student is willing to become a sage like Zheng Guo's Zipi and Qi State's Bao Shuya!"

Zigong was taken aback when he heard that, and he asked, "My son, isn't there Guan Zhong in Qi, and Zichan in Zheng? Why don't you become them, but why do you want to become Zipi and Bao Shuya?"

Unexpectedly, before Zaiyu could open his mouth, Confucius had already replied for him.

Confucius looked at Zaiyu and nodded in relief, then said to Zigong, "Ci! You only know one thing, not the other. Although Guan Zhong and Zichan are talented, how can they compare to Bao Shuya and Zipi? "

Zigong asked suspiciously, "Master, what do you mean?"

Confucius replied with a smile: "Do you think it is a person who strives to become a virtuous person, or a person who can recommend a virtuous person?"

When Zi Gong heard this, he suddenly realized: "Then those who can recommend worthy people are worthy!"

Confucius nodded and said: "That's right. I heard that Bao Shuya recommended Guan Zhong, which made Guan Zhong famous.

Zipi recommended Zichan, which made Zichan famous.

However, it has never been heard that Guan Zhong and Zichan let people who are more capable than them show up. "

After finishing speaking, Confucius got up and said to Zaiyu, "Yu! When the previous monarch wanted to grant you the land near Tuqiu, I still had doubts and felt that you might not be able to do it.

But now it seems that your talents are more than qualified for the position of Dr. Tu Qiu. As long as you can recommend someone who is more capable than yourself, even if you are allowed to govern the country, it is not a problem! "

　I have been asking for tickets for 20 years, can you stop it? !

　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)