Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 220 The Most Benevolent, Zaizi Ye (5K2)

When Nanzi heard that the age and identity were matched, he asked in a low voice, "You...are you really Tuqiu Zaizi?"

When Zai Yu heard this, he felt amused, but at the same time felt a little proud.

Oops!Unexpectedly!
The word Zaiyu is not only a personal name, it can also be regarded as a celebrity now!
Zaiyu cupped his hands and said, "I was ordered by the emperor to lead the army here just to fulfill the oath of alliance. Now, the people under my command are camping in Huze, fifteen miles outside the city of Diqiu. If you don't believe me, just send someone to tell."

When Marquis Wei heard this, his attitude became a little more solemn.

He smiled and replied: "Unexpectedly, I can meet you today! There are too many people talking about you, doctor, in front of me. They all praise you as a rare and virtuous person in Lu State. I saw you today." , as they said."

Speaking of this, Marquis Wei changed the subject: "It's just that the doctor came to Diqiu, why didn't you come and inform the widow in advance? If you told me earlier, the widow wouldn't be rude to you!"

Upon hearing this, Zaiyu knew that he was about to reach a critical point.

So he bowed and said: "As a great traveler of the Lu Kingdom, I naturally have the duty to be familiar with the historical origins of various countries, the relationship between the Qing clan, and the recent communication.

When I came to Diqiu, I should have come to see you directly, but I learned that you seemed to have had some unpleasant affairs with Yanghu of our country.

As a result, there has been a gap in the relationship between the two countries. I am worried that you will transfer your anger against Yang Hu to our country, so I am always worried.

And I also heard that Qu Yuan of your country is a well-known scholar and gentleman in the world, so I went to ask him for advice on how to resolve grievances with you.

It's just that I didn't expect that I was summoned by you before I asked clearly, which really made me feel terrified. "

Zai Yu's frank confession made Marquis Wei a little embarrassed.

In fact, for Marquis Wei, what he needed in the Yanghu incident was the attitude of a Lu State.

Now that Zaiyu is the highest representative sent by the State of Lu to the State of Wei, his words represent the will of the State of Lu to a certain extent.

Since the dignified Lu Guoda pedestrians have apologized so sincerely, Wei Hou is naturally embarrassed to continue to pursue it.

But if you don't pursue it, it's about the Lu country, and Wei Hou still grits his teeth with hatred for Yang Hu.

He replied: "Doctor don't have to be so harsh on yourself, this is not your mistake, why do you have to apologize to me?
However, if you don't mind, I still have a question I want to ask you in private, I don't know..."

Zaiyu came here today to ask Wei Hou, Wei Hou has said so, of course he can only agree.

"Please speak."

Wei Hou pondered for a while, considering Jae Yu's current status, so he still didn't ask directly, but modified the content of the question tactfully.

"I heard that the political power in your country is in the hands of a crooked person. Why do you want to lower your status and ruin your reputation with your ability to serve such a crooked person? What about the person?"

When Zai Yu heard this question, he felt his scalp go numb.

This question is really not easy to answer.

He is also not sure what purpose Wei Hou said these words for, whether he wants to poach someone, or simply complain about Yang Hu, or use this to test his attitude towards Yang Hu.

But one thing is for sure, he must never say good things about Yang Hu in front of Marquis Wei, because that will alienate the relationship between the two of them after so much effort.

But at the same time, he couldn't speak ill of Yang Hu in front of Marquis Wei, because that would be like leaving something to talk about.

It is not a wise choice to give someone a handle without identifying friends and foes.

Therefore, Zaiyu was silent for a while, bowed down and said: "I am not good enough, I don't have much talent, and my clan and children in my family are not as good as me.

In Tuqiu, there are as many as [-] families who rely on me to maintain their ancestors, so I dare not choose the object of allegiance. "

When Weihou and Nanzi heard the words, there were some changes on their faces.

Nanzi felt delighted. What Jaeyu said just confirmed her previous point of view, and also corresponded to the many news she learned from "Ren Bao".

Zai Yu is obviously such an outstanding gentleman and has made great contributions to the country, but he backed away and said that he made contributions to take care of his family and neighbors.

As for Marquis Wei, he still has doubts about Zaiyu, perhaps because of the influence of old prejudices against Lu, or because of a different perspective.

In Wei Hou's view, Zai Yu's promotion in Lu Guo so fast cannot have nothing to do with Yang Hu.

Zaiyu now has a lot of titles and benefits, but he said that he was forced to do so. Is this suspected of avoiding the important and taking the light?

He was about to open his mouth to continue asking, when he suddenly saw a few maids walking in with tableware.

When Wei Hou saw it, he immediately said with a smile: "Zaizi should have never eaten a meal, right? Come, and also serve food for Zaizi."

Jae Yu also breathed a sigh of relief, because this just left him some time to think.

At the same time, he couldn't help but take advantage of this gap to curse Yang Hu in his heart.

Tiger!

It's all your fucking fault!

You see, what kind of trouble did you provoke me?

Why do you let the army pass through Diqiu if you have nothing to do?

It's comfortable when you are domineering, but now you ask people to sell food, you push me out to wipe my ass!

Do you think I'm a toilet chip? !

Not long after, various tableware such as ear cups, steamers, and plates were placed in front of Zaiyu.

Now that the weather is getting cooler, it is natural that Zhuxia's characteristic is indispensable when eating - Wending small hot pot.

As the flames rose, the temperature in the hall also began to rise gradually.

Zaiyu felt hot and sweaty, and he wanted to take off his hat, but he didn't feel right.

Just as he was about to bear with it and deal with this part first, Nanzi, who had been observing him, suddenly spoke.

Nanzi asked Marquis Wei who was also sweating from the flames, "It's hot in the hall, why don't you invite a female royal fan to drive away the heat?"

Marquis Wei had been hindered by Jae Yu's presence, although he was equally hot and uncomfortable, but he didn't dare to loosen his clothes.

At this moment, Nanzi petitioned, and he naturally readily agreed.

Marquis Wei ordered: "What Madam said is very true, then order someone to hold a fan to drive away the heat!"

After finishing speaking, Marquis Wei did not forget to ask Zaiyu: "Does Zaizi need someone to carry the fan?"

When Zaiyu heard this, he felt like he was pardoned: "Thank you for your kindness."

He sighed in his heart: "Red tape kills people!"

After a while, the maids who had just presented food for everyone came to them with large silk fans.

Their palms waved lightly, and the cool breeze blew slowly, making Zaiyu feel much more comfortable immediately.

Just as he was about to fill his earcup with drinking water to quench his thirst, he suddenly heard Wei Hou slam the table and let out a cold snort.

"Hmph! What's going on?!"

Zai Yu looked up and found that Wei Hou's face was flushed, and Nan Zi, who was sitting beside him, also had a cold pretty face.

Jae Yu's heart skipped a beat, thinking that he had done something to anger them, so he hurriedly asked.

"Have I committed any crime to make you angry?"

Weihou suppressed his anger and apologized to Zaiyu: "It's not your problem."

Immediately, Marquis Wei asked coldly: "Among you just now, who presented the meal to Madam?"

As soon as Marquis Wei finished speaking, the maid holding the fan for Zai Yu knelt down and said, "It's a concubine."

Hearing this, Marquis Wei angrily picked up the lacquer plate holding the barbecue, picked out a weed half an inch long, and laughed angrily.

"Look at what's in here?!"

When the female imperial servant saw the weeds, her face turned pale with fright. She knelt down on the ground and replied tremblingly.

"When my concubine went to pick up the food from the cook, I really didn't see any weeds in it..."

"How dare you argue!" Marquis Wei said angrily, "Go and summon Si Kou Shi Yu, I will punish you for your disrespect today!"

As soon as Weihou finished speaking, Nanzi stretched out his chopsticks and pinched a strand of hair tremblingly on the barbecue.

"This……"

When Wei Hou saw the strands of hair, he was instantly annoyed.

There were outsiders present today, but these people smeared his face again and again, how could he not be angry.

"Quick! Go and ask Si Kou to come here immediately, I will punish the butcher together!"

When Zaiyu heard this, he hurriedly got up and went out.

It's not that he likes to be nosy, but that Zaiyu, as a Confucian student who is familiar with etiquette and law, knows the outcome of committing a crime of disrespect to the monarch.

Once this crime is really confirmed, the female imperial court and the servant will surely die.

Regardless of whether the weeds and hair in the food were really put in by the maid and the cook, even if they did, it would be too much to kill someone for such a thing.

Zai Yu said: "It's getting late today, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to invite Doctor Shi Yu now. If the monarch wants to investigate this matter strictly, even though I am a foreign minister, I can do it for you."

Marquis Wei frowned when he heard this: "Do you still know etiquette?"

Nanzi reminded in a low voice: "Zaizi is a student of Confucius in Qufu."

"So that's how it is..." Marquis Wei suddenly understood.

The reputation of Confucius knowing the rites has long been spread all over the world, and there are many guards among his students, and the Marquis of Wei naturally knows his reputation.

Wei Hou thought about it for a while, then nodded and said: "In that case, then I will trouble you."

Seeing that Weihou agreed to let him investigate the case, Zaiyu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, save the life first, and the rest is up to him to handle.

Zai Yu first came to Marquis Wei and asked, "Can you hand over the hair and weeds to me for inspection."

Marquis Wei nodded: "Of course."

He handed over the evidence on the plate, and the female imperial servant beside him handed it over.

Zai Yu took the hair and watched it for a while, and then picked up the weeds and looked at it for a while.

His frown was finally relaxed, and his tense mood eased a lot.

The hair is about three inches long, shiny and shiny, with some gray mixed in the jet black.

Zai Yu compared his hair with the black hair of the female emperor, and he was instantly relieved.

This hair should not be hers.

He glanced at the shivering female Yu beside him, and asked her softly.

"Don't be afraid, I can basically confirm that you are innocent. Just to get a conclusion, can you take me to your residence?"

The maiden's life was hanging by a thread, how could she dare to refuse Zai Yu's request, she stood up tremblingly and nodded repeatedly.

But Weihou asked with a look of surprise: "If it wasn't made by the female emperor, then could it be the cook?"

Zai Yu replied with a smile: "It should not be the cook. As for the truth, please wait until I come back from various investigations, and then I will tell you slowly."

After finishing speaking, Zai Yu bowed to Marquis Wei to bid farewell, and then left the East bedroom with the female imperial guard behind.

As soon as she walked out of the palace gate, the female imperial servant begged Zaiyu with a trembling voice: "Doctor, you, you must save me!"

Zai Yu just comforted: "Don't worry."

Marquis Wei watched them go out, muttering in his mouth: "Is Zaizi Tuqiu telling the truth? Is it true that this matter was not done by the imperial court? Or, he just sympathized with the imperial court, that's why he said these things."

Nanzi thought for a while and replied: "Zaizi said in the book: A gentleman loves others with virtue, and a villain loves others with tolerance. I think that although he is a gentleman who loves others, he probably doesn't use lies to deceive others. , and use this to cover up the faults of others?"

During the discussion between Marquis Wei and Nanzi, Zaiyu had already returned with his daughter.

He walked up to Marquis Wei seriously and reported back: "The truth has been found out."

"Then how should it be judged?"

Zai Yu said in a serious voice: "The cook should be acquitted. In addition, to show your generosity, you should also reward the female imperial court with a new dress."

When Marquis Wei heard this, he was puzzled and said, "Why is this?"

Zai Yu said: "I just went to the residence of the female imperial court and your East Kitchen to check it out.

Shan Fu's knife for cutting meat on the chopping board is newly sharpened and very sharp.Using such a sharp knife to cut meat on a chopping board can cut even tough tendons.

And the barbecue you eat is all cut into small pieces that are no more than one inch in size, but only the three-inch long hair is not cut off, which is unreasonable.

So, it's not like the meatcutter's fault.

After that, I looked at the barbecue equipment.

The charcoal used for barbecue is the best mulberry charcoal, and the stove for grilling is also very powerful.

Meat roasted with such cooking utensils is brown and oily, but a three-inch long hair is not burnt. This does not seem to be the responsibility of the roaster.

Then, under the leadership of the female imperial court, I went to inspect my wife's living room. The roof was intact and the curtains hanging on all sides were also very tight.

Therefore, it is impossible for weeds to stick to the lady's body and be carried in by her.

I also checked the bedding in the female royal room, and found that the straw mat she used was old and cracked, the rope used to weave the mat was broken, and the grass on it was broken.

The clothes worn by the female imperial guard are worn out, and the wadding used for stuffing in the cuffs is clearly visible.

As for the pieces of mat grass sticking to the wadding, there are as many as three of them half an inch long.

As a maidservant, she wears shabby clothes and sleeps on a shabby mat with broken grass sticking to her cuffs. It is impossible to present meals to the wife and the king in such a dress without weeds falling into the meal.

I ask to pick up a broken mat that is attached to the quilt of the female royal clothes, and compare it with the weeds in the rice. I wonder if you agree? "

Wei Hou heard the words, and immediately ordered: "Yun!"

The minister on the side hurriedly took the weeds from Jaeyu's hands, compared them with the weeds picked up from the meal, and then reported back.

"My lord, it's exactly the same."

Marquis Wei was surprised when he heard the words: "This... now the weeds can be explained, but what about the hair?"

Zaiyu replied with a smile when he heard the words: "As for the hair on the barbecue, it does not match the hair of the female imperial guards. I speculate that this hair is probably because the female imperial guards fanned their hair too hard when you ordered the fan just now. Did the fan fly and land on the meat?"

Wei Hou thought for a while, and immediately lowered his head to look down under the case. After a while, he picked up a few hairs from under the case.

"This……"

When Wei Hou saw the hair, he couldn't help feeling that his reaction just now was a bit absurd.

"Oh... I almost misunderstood a gentleman."

Nan Zi who was sitting next to him curled his lips slightly, and Wei Hou had to confess his mistake to her with a blushing face when he saw it.

"It seems that Madam is right! Zaizi Tuqiu's virtue is not something I should doubt."

Marquis Wei straightened his back, leaned on his forehead and said to Jai Yu, "Oh! Today is thanks to you! If it wasn't for you, I would have almost killed an innocent person by mistake."

Jae Yu laughed and said, "Now that you have clarified the truth, I don't know about my judgment, do you think it is feasible?"

Marquis Wei hurriedly stood up and thanked Zaiyu, saying: "How dare you disobey the doctor's words? Pass the order of the widow, pardon the husband's innocence, and give each of the female servants present a new dress."

There was a smile on the faces of the female emperors present when they heard the words, and they saluted generously.

"Thank you, Lord, for the reward."

Wei Hou blushed and shook his hands, "This is not a reward from the widow, but just making up for the mistakes of the widow.

You have done your best for the widow, but you can only wear shabby clothes and sleep on old straw mats, so that you are almost misunderstood by the widow as disrespect.

If you must thank Zaizi for his kindness. "

When Zaiyu heard this, he also humbly reported to Marquis Wei: "I told you about Chu Wenzi before, and Chu Wenzi was able to follow Baoshen's advice, so Chu State was able to dominate in the south.

If you hadn't met such a bright master as Chu Wenzi, then even if there were tens of millions of Baoshen, what would you do?
So even if you don't think this is your kindness, how dare I steal your credit? "

Hearing this, Marquis Wei felt even more ashamed of his previous behavior of judging the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.

When Zaiyu saw his expression, he knew that today's goal had been achieved.

So he stopped talking, but leaned over to resign to Marquis Wei.

"It's getting late, I'm going back to the Lu army camp outside Diqiu City, beside the Huze River, and I'm here to bid you farewell."

"Hey... Zaizi!"

When Zaiyu heard this, he just hung his head and didn't reply.

When Weihou saw this, he just felt how he had asked those words earlier.

He waited for a long time with his mouth half open, and then sighed: "The widow will send you a car to take you out of the city."

Zai Yu thanked him: "Thank you for your kindness."

Weihou and Nanzi watched Zaiyu stepping away from the east bedroom, and they didn't come back to their senses until his figure disappeared into the night.

Marquis Wei sighed: "Zaizi is a gentleman! He governs the people without taking credit for them, defeats powerful enemies without being arrogant, and cherishes the lives of the people as if he were his own children.

Let him govern the country, so that the country will not be troubled by foreign enemies outside, and the people will not be troubled by unjust imprisonment and killing inside.

However, such a person never boasted of his own achievements, and only made an excuse to protect the family.

Zaizi can probably be regarded as a benevolent person, right? "

Nanzi looked at Marquis Wei angrily: "Huh! Your Majesty, is it still useful to say these things now?
He is such a benevolent gentleman, but you planned to insult his reputation at the beginning, so that he would leave in anger.

If you treat the people with lofty ideals in the world with such an attitude, Xiao Tong can only be deeply worried about the future fate of Weiguo! "

Marquis Wei was choked to the point of being speechless by his wife.

After a long while, I made up my mind and said: "Madam is right! Today, I am indeed rude. Tomorrow, I will visit Zaizi in person, so as to explain my thoughts to him."

　Who told you that the author must be a bad person?I'm not that kind of author.

　　That's even worse!Other authors ask for a monthly ticket, but if you don't, you are doomed to spend your whole life.

　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)