Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 193 Calling for the Tiger

In the Qufu Palace, the envoys of the State of Qi in gorgeous clothes stood on the main hall, holding bamboo slips in their hands, and loudly recited the State of Qi's declaration of war.

"In the past, the Duke of Zhou and the Duke of Tai supported each other, assisted the royal family together, and worked hard to help become king.

King Cheng was grateful for their kindness, so he sent people to comfort them, and gave them a covenant, saying: The descendants of Qi and Lu for generations should not harm each other.

This covenant has been preserved in the two countries for generations, hidden in the inner palace, and Taishi is in charge of it.

During the reign of Duke Huan, the ancestor of our country, the barbarians invaded Zhu Xia, and Duke Huan used this covenant to unite the princes in the name of Taigong.

Duke Zhuang, the first ruler of your country, also responded, and the two countries worked together to expel the barbarians and Di, resolved the disharmony among the Xias, made up for their shortcomings, and rescued their disasters. Since then, the world has restored peace.

Qilu and Shandong are connected by mountains and rivers, and they are brothers.

The people of the two countries share the grace of saving water and admire the virtue of Mount Tai.

Now the courtiers in the state of Lu are in chaos, and the subordinates are bullying the superiors, oppressing the loyal and good, and promoting the theory that the rich are not benevolent, and the benevolent is not rich.

So corrupt the etiquette system, slander morality, abandon benevolence and righteousness, abandon loyalty and trustworthiness, enslave the people, cruel, greedy and despicable.

Although the widow is not from Lu, but he is a brother of Lu, and I can feel sorry for him.

Today when I attack Lu, I am not violating the old alliance, nor rebelling against the virtue of becoming a king. Therefore, the righteous division is used to save the country of brothers.

If the widow expels Yang Hu, it is not that the widow is virtuous, but that Qilu's oath cannot be broken.

If the widow did not expel Yang Hu, it is not because of the change of Qilu's oath, but because of the lack of self-cultivation of the widow.

As I wish, please the spirits of Duke Zhou and Taigong to witness in heaven, and please show me the virtues of the Empress Dowager! "

After the envoy finished reading the letter of credence, the Qufu court suddenly fell into a dead silence.

It's just that the deadly atmosphere didn't come entirely from Qi's sense of oppression, but also contained a subtle embarrassment.

Some of the doctors were looking at Yang Hu with specious eyes, as if they were all planning to see his jokes.

The other part was staring down at the floor and counting ants. It wasn't that they didn't want to observe Yang Hu's expression, but that they were worried that they couldn't control themselves and would really laugh out loud in the hall.

As for Yang Hu's henchmen, they all looked ashen.

They also didn't expect Qihou to do such a trick suddenly.

What about attacking Lu?

Why did he suddenly become Qing Jun's side?

And the instigator of all this, Zaiyu, is maintaining a standard poker face at this moment. It's not that he doesn't want to laugh, but that he is still reminiscing about the charm of Qi Guoshu.

It has to be said that there are still many capable people in Qi State!

This national writing is a bit level.

This not only turned the conflict between Qi and Lu into the conflict between Qi and Lu and Yang Hu, but also seized the opportunity to seize the name of Dayi, and even turned out the covenant between Tai Gong and Zhou Gong.

In this way, if Qi State defeated Lu State, the people of Lu State would not only not be able to reprimand Qi State for its injustice, but would also have to be grateful to them.

If he hadn't defeated the Lu State, then Yang Hu would have to be accused of desecrating the oath of the ancestors.

This is really bad enough.

Zai Yu secretly glanced at the expressions of everyone present.

I saw that the Master was as expressionless as he was.

Yang Hu was already so angry that the veins on his forehead popped up, and his whole face turned black.

As for Ji Sunsi, seeing Yang Hu's expression, his face turned pale with fright.

Mengsun Heji was equally calm, while Shusun Zhouchou was slightly surprised.

After listening to the envoy's report, Marquis Lu was also embarrassed to step down from the stage.

Didn't he understand what the messenger said?

Of course Lu Hou understood.

But so what?

He wanted to solve Yang Hu, but the problem was that he didn't have that ability!
Besides, after solving Yanghu, there are still Sanhuan in the country.

So for Marquis Lu, it doesn't really make much difference whether or not Yanghu is driven away.

It is an unspoken rule in the Lu State that the accompanying ministers take the state's orders, and it is almost enough to scold them in private, but it is really not good-looking on anyone's face.

But today it was the envoy of Qi who brought this matter to light.

It is the most basic etiquette that the two countries do not kill each other when they are at war.

So now he said that there is no way to use force against the envoy to give Yang Hu an explanation, nor can he really ask Yang Hu to commit suicide.

Lu Hou groaned repeatedly in his heart, his eyes swept over the doctors present one after another, and he almost wrote the mood of 'someone come to help me rescue' written on his face.

But Lu Hou wanted to ask for help so eagerly, but all the doctors turned a deaf ear to him.

Some are secretly happy in their hearts, and most of them don't want to get involved.

Everyone is smart, and no one is stupid. Doctors know that if you answer this question correctly, you may not get points, and if you answer it wrong, 100% of the points will be deducted.

Say more and more mistakes, don't say nothing.

When everyone was silent, Yang Hu stood up suddenly, came to the center of the hall, took off his hat and apologized to Marquis Lu.

"My subordinate Yang Hu has no virtue. Although he tried his best to help the country, it caused misunderstandings from the people of the country and criticism from neighboring countries.

If my death can exchange for the peace of the Lu State and appease the anger of the great country, then please order my death penalty, my lord. "

As soon as Yang Hu said this, many people present showed strange expressions.

Even the master couldn't help shaking his head.

Zai Yu sighed in a low voice: "Wonderful!"

Huzi has learned the trick of retreating into advance.

Yang Hu held the Shangjun in his hands, if Lu Hou really ordered him to be executed, then with Yang Hu's temper, he might start a rebellion on the spot.

Therefore, the monarch must not dare to execute him.

And although everyone present knew that what Yang Hu said was 100% not true, the people of Lu State might not think so.

As soon as these words were uttered, Yang Hu had rescued himself from the opposite side of Lu State.

Not only that, he also set up an image of himself willing to do everything for the country.

Before this passage, ordering Yang Hu to be executed was to do justice for the heavens.

After this passage, ordering Yang Hu to be executed turned into a compromise of Qi State, an incompetent capitulation.

For such a situation, Lu Hou didn't know what to do.

When he was embarrassed, Shusun Zhouchou suddenly came out and asked the messenger.

"Where did the envoy hear about the saying that our ministers are in charge of the state? All I know is that Ji Sunsi is the ruler of Lu.

As for Yang Hu, he is the family steward of the Ji clan, not the Shiqing of Lu.

And Yang Hu replaced Ji Sunsi in handling the state affairs, just because his energy was low, Yang Hu took more responsibility for him.

As the head of the house, he is loyal to the lord. Is such a thing against etiquette in Qi State? "

Speaking of this, Shusun Zhouchou asked the monarch again: "Nowadays, the most polite person in the world is Kong Qiu. I ask you to ask him a question. Can such a situation be regarded as a violation of etiquette? "

Hearing this, Marquis Lu seemed to have grasped at straws, and asked Confucius quickly, "Confucius, is this in line with Zhou etiquette?"

Confucius was silent for a moment, and then he came out and replied, "If it's the situation that Shusun Zhouchou said, it can't be regarded as a breach of etiquette."

Seeing this, Zai Yu knew that Yang Hu should not be pushed too hard, and now is not the right time to bring down Yang Hu.

So, taking advantage of the appropriate atmosphere, he stood up and spoke to Lu Hou.

"When Jin and Chu fought, the Jin army was defeated.

After the coach Xun Lin's father returned home, he asked to be executed, and Jin Jinggong was ready to agree.

But Shi Zhenzi advised, "You can't do this."In the Battle of Chengpu that year, the state of Jin defeated the army of Chu led by Ziyu. However, the former emperor Wengong still looked worried and said: As long as Ziyu of the state of Chu keeps talking, my worries will not disappear.The besieged beasts still have to fight, let alone the prime minister of a country?
When the state of Chu killed Ziyu, Duke Wen finally became happy, and a look of light appeared on his face.

He said: From now on, no one can harm the state of Jin again.

Now that our army is defeated, maybe God is warning Jin.

Besides, Xun Lin's father served the king and was loyal to the king at the court. He wanted to make up for his own mistakes when he left the court.

He is the dry city of the country, how can he be killed?
His defeat was like an eclipse of the sun and the moon, it was just a moment of darkness, how could it damage its light? '

Jing Gong adopted Shi Zhenzi's suggestion, so he ordered Xun Lin's father to continue to control the military power.

Only then did Xun Lin's father intimidate Zheng Guo, conquer Chidi Lu's family, and open up hundreds of miles of territory for Jin State.

As the general of the defeated army, Xun Lin's father could not kill him just because of one failure.

But now that Qilu is about to fight, how can they listen to their lies and execute our country's leading general before the battle?

Besides, even if Yang Hu was really guilty, he should be allowed to commit crimes and meritorious deeds now.

If his merits are not enough to offset his guilt, then it is up to you to judge him for his crimes.

How can the people of Qi be allowed to intervene in our country's government affairs, and rely on their words to determine the fate of the Lu people?

Zaiyu asks you to expel Qi's envoy immediately, and order Yang Hu to lead his army to meet Qi's army.

If you win, please commend him for his achievements.

If not, please hold him accountable. "

After speaking, Zaiyu bowed down in front of Luhou.

Seeing this, Yang Hu couldn't help trembling his lips: "I..."

And the surrounding officials also suddenly realized that now is not the time to be angry with each other.

So they also stepped forward to petition: "Please order to meet the Qi army."

Lu Hou heard the words, nodded slightly, stood up and said.

"Okay! What Zaizi said is very true! When two countries are at war, is there any reason to kill the general?

Xun Lin's father was Gancheng of Jin, and Yangzi was Gancheng of Lu.

How can the widow deny his past achievements by listening to Qi Ren's one-sided words?

Qi envoy, please come back!Since the Marquis of Qi insisted on invading the State of Lu, he did not want to live in harmony with our country.

Then, you go back and tell him, let him attack me anyway! "

When the Qi envoy saw this, he just laughed loudly: "Since you don't want to express your feelings directly, the widow can also understand your difficulties. Our country will formally send troops on Xin Mao Day, and I hope you are ready."

After finishing speaking, he bowed to Yanghu again: "On the battlefield, I, Tian Shu, will be waiting for Yangzi at any time..."

Then his eyes turned, and there was a hint of slyness in his eyes: "I also look forward to the arrival of Zaizi."

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　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)