Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 135 Who doesn't know the name of Zaizi?
The capital of the Jin Kingdom, Xinjiang, the lower palace of the Zhao family.

Zhao Yang was at his desk reading the memorials submitted by various places. Although he was busy with official duties, he didn't feel tired at all.

On the contrary, he felt very happy and relaxed.

As the saying goes, people are refreshed on happy events, and Zhao Yang has encountered several happy events recently.

A few days ago, Le Qi, the chief minister of Song State, was sent to Jin State by the order of Song Jun to strengthen the alliance between the two countries.

He was ordered by the monarch to go to Mianshang to welcome Le Qi into Jin Dynasty. The two talked very happily, and they felt like they hated seeing each other late.

However, this alone is not enough to make Zhao Yang so happy.

What pleased him most was that Le Qi actually gave him the sixty poplar shields he carried with him as a gift.

Although the sixty poplar shields were not very valuable, Zhao Yang didn't think much of such a small profit.

But this represented a change in Le Qi's attitude towards Liu Qing. The Le family of the Song Dynasty had always served the Fan family before, but this time when he came to the Jin country, he took the initiative to express his kindness to the Zhao family.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yang narrowed his smiling eyes.

"It seems that the consequences of this old man Fan Yang's immorality are finally revealed!
Fan's prestige has decreased, but mine has steadily increased. Coupled with the god-given Quyuanli, Fan's and Zhao's, it can be said that one will ebb and flow! "

The Quyuanli presented by Zaiyu earlier has been officially put into use.

Judging from the current feedback from various cities and towns, the effect of Quyuanli is actually much better than what Dong Anyu and others predicted in advance.

If Quyuanli can be put into production on a large scale, then the efficiency of Zhao's reclaiming wasteland will surely increase exponentially.

With land, the fields can be further expanded, and more favorable conditions can be offered to attract people who are uncertain among the six ministers.

And the more people under Zhao's name, the more troops he can support.

The six ministers of the state of Jin have been separated for a long time, and conflicts will break out again at some point.

The more manpower you accumulate, the more chances you will have of surviving in future struggles.

Speaking of this, Zhao Yang couldn't help thinking of the Confucian scholar who was eloquent in front of him.

From the corner of his eye, he couldn't help but glance at the corner of the table, where a few paper books were neatly placed.

They were all transported by Zigong's caravan from the state of Lu to the state of Jin for sale.

Ever since Zhao Yang opened the door to Zaiyu and Zigong, their caravans poured into Zhao's fiefdom from Lu State one after another.

In the beginning, they only sold ordinary books such as poetry, rituals and music.

But later, there were many books that even Zhao Yang had never seen.

Like "Erya", which teaches children to read and write,
Yi Zhuan, which specializes in divination principles,
The "Shan Hai Jing", which depicts famous mountains and rivers, strange beasts and spirits in ancient times,
The unique and interesting mathematics classics "Nine Chapters on Arithmetic" and "Zhou Pi Suan Jing",
"Treatise on Febrile Diseases and Miscellaneous Diseases", which explains the principles of doctors' diagnosis and judgment of diseases,
There is also the "Taichu Calendar" which tells about astronomy and calendar, etc.

At first Zhao Yang sent someone to buy a few copies, originally to use them as teaching materials for his tribe.

But one time when he had nothing to do, he picked up a few books at random to read, who would have thought that reading it would last all night.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yang couldn't help but feel itchy. He put down the official business at hand, and casually took out the "Yi Zhuan" that he hadn't finished reading. Just as he opened the title page, he saw a line of small characters written in the preface.

Study the time between heaven and man, understand the changes of the past and the present.

—— Zai Yu.

When Zhao Yang saw it, he couldn't help patting his thighs repeatedly, and sighed: "I know everything about astronomy and geography, and I know everything about poetry, books, rituals and music. Zai Zi, I am a real god!!!"

Thinking of this, Zhao Yang got up and paced around the room regretfully.

"Why didn't I keep him back then! Hey... I still underestimated him!"

Zhao Yang thought about it, and suddenly sat down in front of the case again, picked up a pen and dipped some ink in it, and was about to write on the bamboo slips, but just wrote a line, and felt wrong again.

Zaizi, my paper has already circulated in the Zhao family's territory. If I use bamboo slips to send him a letter, will he feel alienated?
It's better to send someone to buy some paper and come back. It's not good if there is a misunderstanding between the two parties because of this trivial detail.

Zhao Yang rushed out the door and shouted, "Come here."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a servant stumbling into the room.

"Master! The big thing is bad!"

Zhao Yang frowned and asked, "What's going on? Are you so panicked?"

The servant swallowed, and said with horror on his face: "Fan Yang just went to see the monarch and said... said..."

"What did he say?"

"He said: Le Qi was ordered by King Song to go on a mission to other countries, but he privately drank with you without officially completing his mission.
Zhong Xingyin of the Zhongxing family was also helping out, so the monarch listened to their slander and asked them to take people to arrest all the members of the Song Dynasty mission! "

"what?!"

Zhao Yang jumped up against the crime, and for a while, his blood surged up, and he felt a little dizzy.

He looked at the poplar shield hung on the opposite wall, which was given to him by Le Qi, and a black bird with wings was depicted on the poplar.

Zhao Yang's mind felt like an electric shock, and he suddenly remembered what Jae Yu said to him before.

Soon after, a mysterious bird will descend on the Zhao family, but what it brings may not be blessings, but may be disasters.

But the black bird was not the cause of the disaster, what really caused the disaster was the bear and the bear behind it!

Zhao Yang murmured: "Song is a descendant of Yin and Shang, and has always used black birds as totems. Fan's and Zhongxing's are both from the surname Xun, their ancestors..."

Having said this, Zhao Yang's hand could not help but loosen, and the brush fell to the ground.

Hearing a crackling sound, Zhao Yang exclaimed in surprise: "Quick! Write me a copy of the book quickly, and send me a letter!"

"Leader!"

The servant was about to turn around and go out when Zhao Yang suddenly called out to him again.

"Wait!"

"Lord?"

Zhao Yang thought for a moment, then shouted: "Let Wu Shi go with me!"

……

Qidu, Linzi.

In a small house facing the street, a short, white-bearded old man was sitting in the courtyard, basking in the sun while flipping through paper books in his hand.

The old man chanted the sentences in the book, sometimes he seemed to be in deep thought, sometimes he seemed to be confused, but in the end it turned into a trace of curiosity.

"The seeds of soybeans and wheat are different from rice beams, but eating them can relieve hunger.

Although the fruits of soybeans and wheat are different from those of rice and millet, eating them can eliminate hunger.

It doesn't look like a Confucian student in Lu State could say this. Is this Zaiyu really a student of Confucius?

Or, after years of not seeing each other, Kong Qiu has finally given up on his idea of ​​reviving those red tapes? "

The old man was muttering these words.

Suddenly, a carriage stopped outside his house, and a strong middle-aged man got out of the carriage.

He walked up to the doorman and asked, "Is Yanzi at home?"

"The master is reading a book. He has ordered before that if you come to visit him, just go in."

The man nodded, and slowly opened the door, for fear of disturbing the old man.

But this little movement still did not escape Yan Zi's ears. He looked up and saw the middle-aged man, and immediately stood up reluctantly while supporting the mat.

"Rang Ju! Why are you here?"

Tian Rangju saluted respectfully and said: "Your Majesty..."

As soon as Yanzi heard the word 'king', he knew that nothing good was going to happen.

He sighed, put down his book and walked out the door: "Let's talk while walking, what is the monarch going to do this time?"

Tian Rangju was by his side, helping Yan Zi to board the carriage.

"Actually, it's almost the same as last time. It's the first time for the servants below to meet the monarch. They don't know much about etiquette, so they stared at the monarch for a long time.

The monarch was annoyed by his look, so he asked him: What are you looking at?
The little official was also a straightforward person, so he replied directly: "The monarch is really handsome, so I looked at it for a while."

You also know the temper of the monarch. After hearing this, he was furious and shouted: molestation!indecent!

The little official must be pushed out to be executed.Although the behavior of the petty official was indeed not in line with etiquette, the execution was too much.

We can't persuade the monarch, so we can only ask you to help. "

After hearing this, Yan Zi sighed helplessly: "This can only be regarded as an anecdote. If the king really executed someone, and then spread the news to other countries to let them know that the king of our country was 'molested' by others, they should not be laughed at." die?
Even Kong Zhongni's students understood this truth, so why didn't the king understand it? "

After hearing this, Tian Rangju couldn't help but wondered: "Are you also reading Zaiyu's works?"

He took out a volume of books from his pocket and brought them to Yan Zi. On the cover of the book was written the words "Wei Liao Zi".

Yan Zi glanced at it and said, "Although I bought this "Wei Liao Zi", I haven't read it yet."

Tian Rangju replied with a smile: "This "Wei Liaozi" does have many unique insights, and many passages in it have inspired me. What a pity!

If there is a chance, I really want to meet this so-called Confucian scholar of Lu State.It's a pity that such a talented person can only live in a small country like Lu. "

……

Wudu, Wucheng.

"Father!"

In Xiangguo's mansion, Wu Feng excitedly rushed into the main hall with a volume of books.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered, he saw his father Wu Zixu sitting opposite a man with a black and red face, chatting with each other.

Seeing Wu Feng, he hurriedly bowed down and said, "Grandson."

Both of them looked back at him together.

Seeing his reckless appearance, Wu Zixu couldn't help reprimanding him: "Feng! How can you be so rude?"

Sun Wu at the side just smiled and said: "Zixu, that's all."

After finishing speaking, he looked at the book in Wu Feng's hand and asked, "What is this?"

Wu Zixu glanced at it and said, "It's probably paper. This kid, Feng, brought some back when he was an envoy to the State of Lu. It is indeed more convenient to write on than bamboo slips."

Hearing this, Wu Feng just smiled and presented the book with both hands: "Father! This is not just paper, but the book I mentioned to you before, Zai Zi.

You often say that Confucian scholars in Lu State are useless, but I want to know, after you read this book, can you continue to say these words? "

Hearing this, Wu Zixu thought it was his son competing with him, but Sun Wu took the book with great interest.

"36 Strategies" is impressively written on the cover.

　just remember the reader's name
　　No matter where the reader is in the world

　　I will definitely, meet the readers.

　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)