Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 160 Zaizi, Lu Zhizhi is also a sage! (4K)

Tian Heng poured the wine into his stomach in one gulp. After drinking two glasses of water and wine, a blush appeared on his face.

Today, he originally wanted to join Yan Zi's army, but he didn't expect that stealing chickens would not make a fortune, but instead let himself fall.

Not only was he fined for drinking, but he also had to bow his head to Yan Zi.

Tian Heng suppressed his anger, and first saluted Qihou: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me the wine."

Then he turned around and bowed to Yan Zi: "Today, I also received your advice."

Yan Zi ignored Tian Heng's apology, put down his chopsticks, raised his head and asked Qi Hou.

"I noticed a bruise on your face just now, are you injured?"

Qi Hou was drinking, but when he heard Yan Zi's words, he choked instantly.

He coughed twice, and the wine splashed all over his body.

The little minister at the side saw it, and hurriedly picked up a silk cloth and went up to wipe it for him.

Qi Hou touched the back of his head in embarrassment, and replied.

"Sure enough, nothing can escape your observation. The wound on the widow's face... I'm ashamed to say it.

You should know that there is a peach tree behind the bedroom on Gonggong Road, right? "

Hearing this, Yanzi said angrily, "Did you fall while climbing a tree?"

Qihou laughed and said: "Actually, I didn't want to climb the tree at first, but that kid Yang Sheng saw a sparrow on the peach tree, so he grabbed the widow's sleeve and insisted that I take it off for him..."

Upon hearing this, Yan Zi asked, "Did you take it down?"

Qihou said embarrassingly: "I had already taken it off, but then I saw that the bird in the bird's nest was too young, so I put it back again. If I hadn't put it back, I wouldn't have fallen like this."

Hearing this, Yan Zi, who was still serious just now, suddenly smiled.

Zaiyu and Zigong also smiled and nodded at him.

Seeing this, Marquis Qi blushed and said, "I know what I did wrong, so please stop making fun of me."

Hearing this, Yanzi stood up supporting his old body, and walked slowly into the hall to congratulate Duke Jing.

"You misunderstood me! How am I making fun of you? I'm happy! I'm happy that our king of Qi has the benevolence of Emperor Shengming!"

Qihou asked suspiciously: "I just climbed the tree to remove the sparrow net, and saw that the bird was still weak, so I put it back. What does this have to do with the benevolence of Emperor Shengming?"

Yanzi shook his head and said, "You went to fetch the sparrow bait and saw that the bird was still young, so you put it back again, this is to make the young bird grow up.

Your heart is kind and loving, even the birds and beasts are favored, not to mention the people of Qi State?

If you do this, it is the principle of Emperor Shengming's handling of affairs! "

Qi Hou couldn't remember the last time Yan Zi praised him so much, he blushed and smiled, and turned his gaze to Zai Yu and Zi Gong who were also laughing just now.

"Do you two think so too? Widow... Can I really call it benevolence?"

Zai Yu saluted with a smile, and asked back: "I don't have much knowledge and knowledge, so I dare not say whether you are benevolent or not. I just want to ask you, why did you put the bird back when you saw the bird was young?" "

Qi Hou recalled it for a while, and replied: "The widow is also a father, seeing those young birds is like seeing my own children.

I couldn't bear to see them trembling with fear, so I put them back. "

Zaiyu and Zigong looked at each other with a smile, and then said in unison: "We were not sure before, but now we are sure, of course you can be called benevolence."

Qihou asked, "Why?"

Zaiyu replied: "The old is the old and the old is the old, the young is the young and the young is the young.

You respect the elderly in your own family, and then extend it to respect the elderly in other families.

You take good care of your own children, and then extend it to take care of other people's children.

If this cannot be called benevolence, what else can be called benevolence?

I have heard that when a virtuous person sees a bird or animal alive, he cannot bear to see it die.

When kind-hearted people hear their wailing, they cannot bear to eat its meat.

Therefore, a moral gentleman usually stays away from the kitchen.

It's not that a gentleman doesn't want to do lowly things, but that a gentleman can't bear to see life go to death and hear the pain and wailing of living beings.

You can't bear to destroy the birds and let them lose their place to live.

Then how can we have the heart to destroy people's homes and make them displaced?
You can't bear to see baby birds moaning in pain, leaving them in a state of fear and trembling.

Then how can one have the heart to see young children crying and wailing, and let them starve and suffer from cold?

As a father, you are willing to climb the peach tree for your child and risk falling to get a bird for him.

So the people of Qi, don't they want to risk their lives and die for their children to get warm clothes and food for them?

As long as you can take good care of their children, do you still need to worry that the people of Qi will not serve you?

I have heard that the way to conquer the world with morality, benevolence and righteousness is called the way of kingship.

Handle government affairs in a kingly way, and even the world can be governed well, isn't it enough to govern your Qi State well?

If you can extend the benevolence you treat young birds today to the people of Qi, then do you still need to worry about not being able to compare with the wise kings like Yao and Shun in ancient times? "

After Zai Yu finished speaking, all the guests in the audience gave him surprised looks, and Yan Zi rarely nodded in appreciation.

Most of the people present thought that this unfamiliar young man was another jester recruited by Marquis Qi from somewhere.

Unexpectedly, Zaiyu's remarks were clear and logical, and even tended to overwhelm Yanzi's remonstrance just now.

Where did Junjie come from? Why have they never heard of it?

After hearing Zai Yu's advice, Qi Hou felt his heart welling up, and he couldn't help standing up and praising him.

"I am confused. I have never been able to understand this truth before. After hearing your remarks today, I know that I have done so many things wrong."

He suddenly turned his head and said to the middle-aged man sitting on the right side of the stage: "Guozi!"

The middle-aged man stood up and went out: "Chen Guoxia, here!"

Qi Hou said: "I think about it, I don't want to build the Li Palace that you were asked to build, the palace of the widow is enough for use.

Previously, Yan Zi kept telling me that there were many leaks in Guo Wai's houses, so let those craftsmen who have already been conscripted repair these places.

Among the craftsmen, there are also many fathers. They do their best to do things for the widow, and they will not let their children starve and suffer from cold.

For the confiscated craftsmen, their daily rations should be increased, and extra meat and charcoal should be rationed, so that their families can spend this winter safely. "

Guoxia also smiled and saluted after hearing the news: "The craftsmen will definitely appreciate your benevolence and kindness after hearing the news. You are a big step closer to those ancient saint kings!"

Qi Hou took a sip of the wine, only to feel that today's wine tastes sweeter than the previous ones.

He happily replied: "Why is this just the kindness of the widow? It is also the kindness of Yanzi and the gentleman of the Zai clan!"

"Master Zai?" Guo Xia asked, "I haven't asked for advice before, who are these two gentlemen?"

Qihou laughed and replied: "I almost forgot to introduce you. These two are gentlemen from the state of Lu, Zaiyu and Duanmuci."

"Jai Yu?"

"Duanmu Ci?"

Hearing these two names, everyone present turned pale.

Yan Zi couldn't help raising his eyes to look at Zai Yu one more time.

He murmured: "It turned out to be that Zaiyu, so it's no wonder. Among Kong Zhongni's students, this is probably the only one who can be of great use."

Seeing everyone's expressions changed, Qihou asked in astonishment, "What? Do you all know each other?"

When these guests heard this, they couldn't laugh or cry.

But for all the scholars in Qi State, who would not know the great names given by Zaiyu and Duanmu?
As soon as the name Duanmuci was mentioned, everyone would praise him as a wealthy businessman in the world.

All the paper books currently in circulation in Linzi are sold through the caravans under Duanmuci.

As for Jae Yu, this name is even more extraordinary!
In the circle of scholars in Linzi, who doesn't know Zaizi's name?

Usually everyone talks about learning, if you don't know Jae Yu's name, you will definitely be ridiculed.

Because I don't know Jae Yu can only explain two problems.

Or, you are an old antique who doesn't know how to keep up with the times, and what you read are ancient books that everyone has rummaged through.

Or, you just don't care about learning at all, because no one believes that anyone can't afford Tu Qiuzai's works.

You don't buy it at the price of four yuan per page. This can't be explained by the poverty of your family.

Therefore, no matter whether you have read Jae Yu's works or not, you must say you have read them when asked.

Regardless of whether you have heard of Jae Yu's deeds or not, you must say you have heard of it when asked.

In the circle of scholar-bureaucrats, knowing whether Zaiyu is a person has changed from a simple question to a complicated battle of face.

It was a guy like Qi Hou who hunted and listened to music all day long, and didn't like reading, but his status was so high that no one dared to criticize him, that he would foolishly say that he had never heard of Jae Yu's name.

Guoxia heard Qi Hou's slip of the tongue, and hurriedly tried to find a way to help him break it back.

Guo Xia said: "Your Majesty, I also gave you a few paper books bought from merchants in Lu State last month. You must..."

In the middle of Guoxia's conversation, he kept winking at Marquis Qi.

Qihou is also a clever person, he immediately understood the whole story after thinking for a while.

"Oh! The widow is also a good reader! Could it be that these two are the authors of those books?"

When Zi Gong heard this, he quickly clarified: "I am only responsible for the sales of books. The compilation and revision of books are all done by Zai Yu alone."

Qihou thought he had fished out gold nuggets from the sea at first, but he never thought that his reputation was already so loud.

He murmured in his heart: "Fortunately, I mentioned one more thing, otherwise there would have been a joke..."

Although he is not a wise king, he still has some achievements in selecting talents.

If it weren't for all the virtuous ministers and generals under his command, Qihou would not have the confidence to challenge Jin.

If Zaiyu was just an unknown commoner, then he could win the hearts of the people with a little bribe.

But now he is a top celebrity who is famous all over the world. If he wants to bribe him, if he does not offer a doctor-level reward, I am afraid it will not be so easy to get his service.

But if Mao rashly named him a doctor, it might not be a good thing...

After all, the lessons learned by Confucius are vivid in his mind. Giving a high-ranking official and generous salary to an outsider who has no foothold in Qi State is not to use him, but to harm him!

Qi Hou glanced at the courtiers in the hall, and suddenly had a headache.

He was also uncertain, so he simply threw the topic to Jae Yu, and tried his depth by the way.

"Although you are not a subject of the Qi State, you can offer your words of loyalty to me again and again. Now the people of Qi State will also benefit from you. I want to reward you. Do you have anything you want?"

When Zaiyu heard the words, he just leaned down and said: "It is not my credit that the common people can get well-being, but your benevolence, how dare I steal your achievements?
However, although I have no credit, Jae Yu has the audacity to make a request to you. "

Qihou said seriously: "Please tell me."

Zai Yu paid homage again: "I went north to Qi State this time to accompany an old gentleman to find iron essence for casting swords.

We heard that Qi iron is of excellent quality, so we wanted to enter the iron smelting workshop to observe the craftsmanship.

But the workshops in your country are all run by the public, and if outsiders want to enter, they must get permission from Gongzheng, so..."

When Qihou heard this, he couldn't help being a little moved.

"Don't you just want to enter the iron smelting workshop to observe it?"

Zai Yu nodded and said, "That's all I need."

When Qi Hou heard the words, he was embarrassed by Zai Yu.

He asked: "You really don't want anything more? It's just a visit to the workshop. What kind of reward can this be?"

After hearing this, Zaiyu just smiled and said: "I heard that if you are trapped without something, your name will be humiliated. If you occupy something without something, you will be in danger.

If you are trapped where you shouldn't be trapped, your reputation will inevitably be humiliated, and if you occupy what you shouldn't occupy, you will inevitably be in danger.

I don't think that I have any credit at all. You allowed me to enter the iron smelting workshop to observe the skills. This is already an unexpected joy. How dare I plot more? "

After Zaiyu finished speaking, Qihou couldn't help sighing.

"It is said in "Yi": A gentleman carries things with virtue. This probably refers to people like you, right?

Back then when your teacher Confucius was in Qi, he once told the widows: The three armies can win the commander, but the common man cannot lose the ambition!
Even if you are an ordinary man, if you cannot take away his ambition, how dare you change your will?

I understand what you mean.

That being the case, take a seat.

Let's just drink alcohol and talk about anecdotes today, and don't talk too much about other things. "

Zaiyu and Zigong took their seats after saluting to Marquis Qi.

Tian Heng also sat next to his father Tian Qi.

Tian Qi half-opened his eyes, took the opportunity of drinking, raised his sleeve to cover his mouth, and asked his son, "Is this the Tuqiu Zaizi?"

Tian Heng nodded and said, "What do you think of this person?"

Tian Qi glanced at Zai Yu who was sitting opposite, and there was a gleam of light in his dim old eyes.

"Know how to advance and retreat, understand gains and losses, understand trade-offs, understand the general situation, and have awe.

It is said in "Book": To know is to be wise, and to be wise is to act as a model.

He can probably be called a wise man. "

When Tian Heng heard the words, he also nodded in agreement and said, "Zai Zi, you are also a wise man of Lu!"

　Some people vote for their entire life.

　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)