Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 90 Dong Anyu Wenli

Zhao's lower palace, inside the main hall.

Zhao Yang is sitting on the top seat, and sitting below are a group of retainers of the Zhao family.

Zai Yu glanced over, some of these people were dressed as warriors, and some were neatly dressed.

Judging from the tired expressions of these people, they should have come from afar. It is estimated that they are the Yizai and Yi Sima who are in charge of managing the fiefdoms under the Zhao family.

The meeting between Zhao Yang and me should still be of a personal nature.

Why do you want to talk to me in front of so many people?

Before Zaiyu could figure it out, Zhao Yang had already seen his doubts, so he took the lead in answering his questions.

"The summer solstice has passed, and the spring plowing work in my Zhao family's fief has also been completed. So today is the day when my Zhao family's magistrates and township officials return to the lower palace to report on the progress of the farming.

Originally, I just wanted to communicate with you in private, but after seeing the drawings of Quyuanli you presented, the governor and the township officials all expressed their desire to meet with you, so I made this arrangement impromptu.

I hope you will not be offended. "

Zai Yu was still suspicious at first, but after hearing Zhao Yang's explanation, he instantly became happy.

The magistrates and township officials are the managers who actually govern the city and the people. Only with their approval can Quyuanli be promoted in the Zhao family's fiefdom.

And precisely because this group of people focused on farming and were closer to the grassroots, it was easier for them to discover the value of Quyuanli than Zhao Yang.

Zai Yu replied: "In that case, I have no objection."

When Zhao Yang heard Jae Yu's words, his heart was relieved.

A few days ago, when Zaiyu handed over the drawing of Quyuanli to him, Zhao Yang didn't pay much attention to it, and only thought it was a clever farm tool.

Unexpectedly, when he was auditing this year's spring plowing work with all the magistrates, he took the opportunity to take out the blueprint, which caused a burst of exclamation.

The courtiers expressed to him one after another that if Quyuanli could be promoted, the efficiency of land reclamation would increase to a considerable extent.

Even Dong Anyu, the steward he has always relied on, strongly expressed that he wanted to meet the craftsman who invented this farming tool.

Zhao Yang could disbelieve others' words, but Zhao Yang had to pay attention to Dong Anyu's words.

In this way, Zaiyu's position in Zhao Yang's heart will inevitably rise to a higher level.

Therefore, his attitude towards Jae Yu has become a lot more solemn.

And meeting Zaiyu in front of all the retainers was a way for Zhao Yang to express his importance.

Zhao Yang smiled and stretched out his finger to Zigong who was beside Zaiyu and asked, "Who is this?"

Zaiyu heard this, and replied with a smile: "This is my classmate who studied under the disciple of Confucius, Duanmuci. If you don't mind, you can call him Zigong just like you call me Ziwo."

In fact, Zaiyu said at the beginning that he wanted to take Zigong to meet Zhao Yang, but Zigong refused.

Because, you can't say let me see, I'll see you right away.

But when Zaiyu took out the other chapters of "Guanzi", Zigong immediately followed his heart.

Zi Gong bowed his hands and said, "Zhao Zi."

"So you are also Kong Zhongni's disciple!"

Zhao Yang praised: "People all over the world say that Zhong Ni is talented, and his students also have their own strengths. I thought it was a great blessing to meet Uncle Meng and Zi, but I didn't expect to see you again. "

Zhao Yang's rainbow fart made Zigong feel extremely comfortable, so he would naturally compliment Zhao Yang.

"Ci has long heard that you often practice benevolence and righteousness in the country of Jin.

And abroad, he can preside over the alliance of father Huang, help the Zhou royal family to put down the rebellion of the princes, and make the royal family return to Luoyi.

Although I live in the country of Lu, I have longed for your reputation.

So this time I told me that if I had the opportunity to come to see you, I came without hesitation.

Wouldn't it be an honor to meet and discuss with you? "

Zhao Yang couldn't help laughing after hearing this, "I thought I could be regarded as a model of eloquence, but I didn't expect you to be as good as me!"

Speaking of this, one of the Zhao family's retainers suddenly stood up: "My servant Dong Anyu, dare to ask the lord to allow me to ask the visitor for advice."

Zhao Yang nodded and said, "Yes."

Dong Anyu?
Zaiyu and Zigong frowned together.

Although the two of them are usually not in tune, but this time in order to fulfill their duties as envoys to Jin, they really worked hard.

Because before they went to the state of Jin, the master used what Qi Qinggong did as a negative teaching material to educate them both, so that they can learn from it.

Qi Qinggong was a well-known dutiful son in the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, his mother, Uncle Xiao Tong, was in a bad mood. Qi Qinggong was suffering from not being able to entertain his mother, and was always worrying about this matter.

It just so happened that at that time the Prince of Cao State, Queke of Jin State, Jisun Xingfu of Lu State, and Sun Liangfu of Wei State were all going to be envoys to Qi State, so they went together.

These four people are all well-known virtuous doctors in the world, and they are all first-class in terms of talent and learning.

But no one is perfect, and each of the four has its own flaws.

Que Ke was blind in one eye, Ji Sun Xingfu was bald, Sun Liangfu had a lame leg, and Prince Shou was hunchbacked.

When Qi Qinggong saw these four envoys, ghostly tactics immediately came to his mind.

On the day when the envoys came to have an audience, Qi Qinggong took his mother, Uncle Xiao Tong, to the palace wall to watch the ceremony. As a result, Uncle Xiao Tong laughed from ear to ear when he saw the four envoys driving.

Queke has only one eye, and the driver Qi Qinggong sent him is also one-eyed.

Ji Sunxing's father was bald, and the officer assigned to him was also bald.

Sun Liangfu was lame, and so was his charioteer.

The son's head is a hunchback, and the driver who drives for him is also a hunchback.

Now Qi Qinggong and his mother were happy, and the anger of the four envoys naturally doubled.

They made an oath together: don't report this humiliation, and don't cross the river again!
A few years later, Qi State conquered Lu State and Wei State, and the two countries asked Jin State for help.

Choke tried his best to ask the Marquis of Jin to fight, so the Marquis of Jin appointed him as the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army to lead the three armies to conquer Qi.

When Cao Guo, Lu Guo, and Wei Guo learned about it, they sent troops to respond one after another.

The coalition forces formed by the four countries defeated the Qi army in Andi and drove the Qi army all the way to Maling.

Qi Qinggong himself was almost captured and lost face, so he could only ask for an apology with a treasure.

But Ke refused to agree, he insisted on getting his uncle Xiao Tong who laughed at him, and asked the people of Qi to change all the ridges of the fields into east-west directions, so as to humiliate them.

Qi Qinggong had no choice but to be cheeky in the end and let others spread the word.

Said: "Uncle Xiao Tong, is the mother of Marquis Qi. Marquis Qi's mother is just like Marquis Jin's mother. How can you deal with her? And you are a righteous teacher to attack Qi, but you want to attack Qi with tyranny and rudeness." How can this be over?"

After hearing this, Chuoke knew that if he pursued it further, everyone would lose face, so he could only give up.

In order to prevent such things from happening again, before Zaiyu and Zigong came to Jin, they studied the customs and etiquette of Jin in detail, and spent time sorting out the family names, official titles, status, Family matters, etc.

The Dong family is not common in the state of Jin, and there was only one member of the Dong family with a famous surname in the development history of the state of Jin.

Zaiyu and Zigong asked in unison, "Are you Dong Hu's descendant?"

Dong Anyu nodded calmly when he heard their inquiry, "Exactly."

Zai Yu was about to praise Dong Anyu's ancestor Dong Hu, but before he could say anything, Zi Gong bumped him with his shoulder calmly.

Zai Yu immediately shut up.

It was only at this moment that he realized something was wrong.

Dong Hu is indeed one of the two historians respected by the world.

There was even a saying in the world that "in Jin Donghu's pen, in Qi Taishi Jian".

The reason why Dong Hu and Taishi Jian are famous is that they are not afraid of the threat of the powerful, insist on writing impartially, and truthfully record their acts of regicide.

However, the Taishi Jian records that Cui Shu of Qi State killed Duke Zhuang of Qi.

What Dong Hu recorded was that Zhao Dun, the ancestor of the Zhao family, killed Duke Ling of Jin.

If Zai Yu praised Dong Hu in front of Zhao Yang, wouldn't that mean hitting him in the face with the sole of his shoe?
Dong Anyu also knew that this matter was rather embarrassing, so he simply changed the topic and asked Qu Yuanli's blueprint.

"Your curved shaft plow is extremely ingenious in structure, but such a huge instrument may not be easy for ordinary farmers to use!
But since you can take out Quyuanli, it is impossible that you have not thought about this problem.So, I want to ask you for an answer. "

When Zaiyu heard this, he smiled and replied: "This is not for people, but for oxen. When plowing, the oxen are dragging in front, and the people are behind to adjust the direction of the plow.

In this way, compared with using Leisi to cultivate fields, the efficiency is more than doubled?
Of course, if there are not enough cattle in Zhao's territory, strong farmers can also be dragged in front, and weak farmers can follow behind to adjust.

It's just that the effect of farming in this way is obviously not as good as using cattle. "

　No matter how long the wait is, the monthly pass will always come.

　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)