Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 180 Insect Meeting

Zaiyu walked out of the palace, took a deep breath of the air after the early summer rain, and felt refreshed.

He walked down the high steps and came to the carriage that had been waiting for him for a long time. He was thinking about whether to go to Kong Li to get in touch later, or to go to Shang Qu to have a drink and have fun.

Zai Yu thought about it, and finally decided that he might as well call out some of his classmates who usually had a good time and have fun together.

Anyway, the master went out to inspect, and no one can take care of them. Wouldn't it be nice for everyone to come here today without getting drunk?
It just so happened that he brought the fine wine that Tian Heng gave him today, and let everyone have a taste of what the good wine of Qi State is like.

Zai Yu was about to board the carriage, when suddenly a person came up to him in small steps, first leaned over to salute him, and then whispered.

"Zaizi, Yangzi welcomes you."

"Yangzi?"

When Zai Yu heard these two words, he couldn't help turning his head to look to the right, and saw a carriage parked across the street with a red lacquer canopy and a light veil.

A nine-foot giant man was sitting in the car, half of his face was separated by a light veil, but the faint smile on the corner of his mouth could still be seen.

hiss……

Why did Yang Hu come to Qufu?
Didn't he sit in Yangguan and preside over political affairs?

At the beginning of this year, in order to show goodwill, Qi State took the initiative to hand over to Lu State the northern territory they had previously occupied.

In order to strengthen his control over these lands, Yang Hu moved to live in Yangguan in the north of Lu State, where he presided over domestic affairs.

Zaiyu's official document report before requesting to go to Qi State was also passed to Yangguan first, and after receiving Yang Hu's approval, it was transferred to Qufu for the monarch's approval.

Yang Hu suddenly appeared in Qufu, is he planning to return to Qufu to preside over government affairs?
Or... is there another conspiracy?
Zai Yu nodded slightly, and replied, "I see."

He boarded the carriage and ordered to the driver: "Follow the carriage in front."

As soon as Zai Yu boarded the carriage, he saw Yang Hu's carriage moving in front of him.

The two cars, one in front of the other, drove out of Qufu City not long after, and finally stopped in front of a garden in the suburbs.

Apricot, peach and other fruit trees are planted in this garden, and the garden is full of lush greenery as far as the eye can see.

Zaiyu looked up and happened to find a branch of red apricot coming out of the wall.

What is this doing?
Monk Zai Yuzhang was puzzled, he couldn't figure out why Yang Hu brought him here.

He got out of the carriage, and Yang Hu came over with a big smile.

"Son! Long time no see, you have lost a lot of weight!"

Zai Yu pondered the meaning of Yang Hu's words, and finally decided that it would be more appropriate to give a safe answer.

"Yangzi is doing his best for the country, with you as an example, how dare I neglect it?
It's just that my intelligence is not enough, and my ability is not high, so I can only put in more effort.

With more mental effort, this person will naturally lose weight.

But even so, I still can't perform the duties of a doctor very well, so that there will be criticisms about me from time to time in the country.

What a shame! "

Hearing this, Yang Hu replied with a smile: "Hey! Your achievements in governing Tuqiu are obvious to all.

As for the criticisms of those villains, you don't have to pay attention to them at all!

How can it be possible to govern the country and deal with political affairs in accordance with etiquette?
Do things with peace of mind, and don't be swayed by those slanderous words that say you are 'violating etiquette'.

This man, when he was poor and humble, other people never cared whether he violated the etiquette.

But when you are rich, even if you pay attention and be careful all the time, you will always be criticized by others!
For this, I have a deep understanding.

Don't worry, I won't believe those words that slander you!
As for the monarch and the ministers and officials in the court, they are all virtuous and capable gentlemen, and they must also know how to distinguish right from wrong. "

When Zai Yu heard this, he finally understood.

I said why I haven't even received a single impeachment from the court during the year I have been in Tuqiu.

Even though I have a good relationship with the Meng family and the Ji family, and I have the signboard of being a disciple of the master, the living environment is much better than ordinary people.

But there has not been a single impeachment, which is a bit outrageous.

At first I thought it was because no one took me seriously, but now it seems that it was Yang Hu who helped me suppress everything!

Although it is a good thing for Tuqiu's early development.

But since he has accepted Yang Hu's kindness, when he suffers later...

Jae Yu suddenly felt a little headache.

Yang Hu laughed loudly and said: "My son, it's a good thing for you to serve the country and the people, but you can't work too hard.

Look at you, you have established a papermaking workshop, written reports, and managed the city in the past year.

If things go on like this, how can it be long? "

When Jai Yu heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

What does this mean?
Want to separate power from me?
Which power in my hand is this fancy?
The income of the paper workshop?
Now that he is in charge of state affairs, there are many ways to make money, so he should not be greedy for this little money.

Tuqiu's fiefdom?
It's just a small town of [-] households.

Yang Hu acted as an agent of Ji's housekeeping, commanded all the Ji's people, and also took charge of the 1 soldiers of the Lu State Shangjun.

He certainly didn't like Tu Qiu, a piece of mosquito meat.

Zai Yu thought about it, and thought that the only thing that Yang Hu could remember was "Ren Bao".

Over the past year, the status of "Benevolence News" has risen steadily in Lu State, and it has almost become a must-order official newspaper for all the official residences of Lu State.

The chief executives of all parts of the state of Lu basically have a copy of "Benevolence Report".

People in Qufu also like to have fun in "Ren Bao".

In order to understand the major events in the world and the policy changes of the State of Lu, business travelers from all over the world also had the demand to buy "Ren Bao".

Therefore, the circulation of "Ren Pao" has also increased from hundreds of copies per issue in the earliest period to [-] copies per issue.

Even though the production has been expanded, each issue of "Ren Pao" will still be sold out once it is released.

Yang Hu probably also saw the huge potential of "Benevolence Report", so he decided to take it into his hands.

Zai Yu understands Yang Hu's subtext, and the rest of the matter will be easier to handle.

Don't you just want "Jen Pao"?

I can give.

But it cannot be given so directly.

Zaiyu replied: "Yangzi's words are very true, I also often feel lack of energy recently.

It is really difficult to manage the people well, offer advice and suggestions for the country, and write articles for "Ren Pao".

It's just that in order to repay the trust of the monarch and all the ministers and officials, and to repay your kindness in supporting and supporting me, I have been gritting my teeth and persisting.

Even so, it is unbearable now.

The current affairs and the world page in "Benevolence News", the source of the information has always been given by the palace, and then I will polish it and publish it.

Therefore, Zai Yu has the audacity to propose to you that from now on, the writing work of current affairs and the world edition will be directly handed over to the officials of the palace.

As for the cost of writing articles, I will bear it all by myself, which can be regarded as making up for the loss of officials who contributed on my behalf. "

To others, Zaiyu's words were impeccable.

In Yang Hu's view, the value of "Ren Bao" lies in "current affairs and the world", and Zai Yu's willingness to hand it over is enough to show his intentions.

Moreover, Zai Yu did not clearly say that "Ren Bao" was handed over to Yang Hu, but to the office. This is to save face for everyone, and it also leaves room for "Ren Pao"'s credibility.

If people in the country know that "Ren Pao" is run by Yang Hu, it will be difficult for them to believe the positive reports about Yang Hu in the newspaper.

But if it is an article written by the office, it is different.

In the end, Zaiyu was even willing to bear the cost of paying for the ghostwriting by officials in the office.

But Jae Yu's mind is naturally not that simple.

At first glance, it sounds like Zai Yu is willing to hand over the most influential page of "Ren Pao" to the office.

But after thinking about it carefully, now that Prime Minister Yang Hu's state affairs are handed over to the office, it is tantamount to handing over to Yang Hu.

But if you think about it further, the ones who write the articles are actually neither the official office nor Yang Hu, but the swordsmen and writers of the palace.

Zaiyu is the one who pays the knife and pen official the money for his pen.

Then there is room for manipulation.

After Yang Hu listened to Jae Yu's words, the last bit of doubt in his heart disappeared.

He patted Zaiyu on the shoulder and sighed, "My son, I am the pillar of the real country!"

When Zaiyu heard this, he also smiled brightly: "Yangzi is too famous. I don't know what you brought me here today, what exactly are you going to do?"

Hearing this, Yang Hu patted his head and laughed loudly: "Look at my memory, I almost forgot to introduce you.

Recently, the spring plowing work in various places has been almost completed, so important officials from all over the place have come to Qufu to report on their work.

There are many capable ministers and generals among these important officials. I wanted to introduce you to them before, but I never found the right time.

Either this person is not there or that person is not.

But today everyone is in Qufu, so I decided to invite you here to get acquainted with everyone. "

Zai Yu laughed and said, "With so many virtuous ministers, it seems that today's garden is full of heroes!"

Yang Hu also nodded with a smile: "Yes, yes! A gathering of heroes! These four words are wonderful!"

Zai Yu asked, "I don't know which sages you want to introduce to me, Yangzi?"

Yang Hu laughed and said: "Speaking of capable people here, there are so many of them!
Like our old acquaintance, Zai Gongshan of Feiyi.

There is also Dongyang Linggong Jiji,

Father Liang's uncle Sun Zhi,

The virtuous gentleman of the Ji family, Ji Wei, and the virtuous gentleman of the Shusun family, Shusun Zhe. "

When Zaiyu heard these names, he felt cardiopulmonary arrest.

What kind of gathering of heroes is this? Isn't this just a group of insects having a meeting?

　Change today, repent tomorrow.

　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)