I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 480 Yang Hu Said Kong Qiu

Speaking of Duanmuci, after getting the instructions from his master, he went to the vicinity of Ji's mansion to observe Yanghu's movements.

Yang Hu now has to run around the court, so the time of going in and out of the Ji Mansion has naturally become much more regular.

next day
When Duanmuci discovered that Yanghu was out, he hurriedly returned to Kongqiu.

When Confucius heard the news, he was also in a hurry, carrying the gift he had already prepared, and rushed to Ji's mansion.

Obviously, he wanted to return the gift before Yang Hu returned home.

However, what Kong Qiu never expected was that all of this was actually planned by Yang Hu!

It was because he had sent people to Xinglin many times to ask Kong Qiu to see him, but they were unable to do so.

Coupled with Li Ran's categorical refusal before, with Yang Hu's ingenuity, how could he not guess that Kong Qiu was hiding from him on purpose?

And the reason why he gave Confucius a gift was precisely because he knew that as long as he gave a gift to Confucius, Confucius would definitely come to his door.

It's not that Confucius would be grateful for his kindness because of these gifts, it's because he respects the rituals of Zhou, as the saying goes, there is no injustice when you come.

However, since Kong Qiu didn't want to see him, Yang Hu naturally expected that he would come to see him again while he was away.

Therefore, his seemingly ordinary going out today is actually an illusion.The purpose is to earn a visit from Confucius.

Since you don't see me when you come to the door, it's okay for us to have a chance encounter on the road, right?
However, it can also be seen from this that Yang Hu seems determined to persuade Kong Qiu to become an official.

Sure enough, Kong Qiu didn't know that this was a trap set by Yang Hu, so he rushed here with gifts.

Just listen to Yang Hu shouting immediately at the corner of the alley:
"Zhong Ni!"

As soon as Kong Qiu heard Yang Hu's voice, he knew he had hit the trick, but he had to smile wryly, and looked back to Yang Hu and bowed.

I saw Yang Hu beckoning to him again:
"Zhongni! Come on, I have something to tell you."

Kong Qiu secretly sighed in his heart, knowing that there was no way to avoid it, he had no choice but to rush forward.

Although Yang Hu is still nominally a retainer of the Ji family, he is already in charge of state affairs after all, and his status is naturally not comparable to that of Confucius.

So this kind of rank, Kong Qiu also involuntarily showed it in front of Yang Hu.

When Kong Qiu approached, Yang Hu looked Kong Qiu up and down, and then said:

"Zhongni, let me ask you, is it considered benevolence and righteousness if you have a great talent but hide yourself in your own country?"

Kong Qiu was still thinking about how to answer in his heart, but Yang Hu said to himself:

"No! Also, you obviously like to come out to do things, but you don't work when you should come out to do things, and now you are about to lose time. Is this wise?"

Confucius still didn't have time to speak, but Yang Hu asked himself and answered:

"Of course not!"

Yang Hu got out of the car, stepped forward again, caressing Kong Qiu's back, and said:
"Zhongni, the sun and the moon are passing away, and the age is not with me. If you don't follow me, you will regret it in the future! The state of Lu is currently employing people, and a great talent like you has been reluctant to take office. How can Zhongni But what about that?"

Kong Qiu couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat when he heard Yang Hu's words.

In fact, Yang Hu understood him.

Yang Hu knew that he wanted to become an official.

He also knew that Yang Hu knew that he wanted to become an official.

Yang Hu also knew that he knew that Yang Hu knew that he wanted to become an official.

However, because the two of them have different ambitions and Li Ran's warning came first, Kong Qiu has been hesitating until now.

But at this moment, Kong Qiu also knew that he had no reason to refuse.At the same time, he really didn't want to miss such a good opportunity.

So, under "all kinds of helplessness", Confucius had no choice but to agree:
"No... I will be an official!"

Yang Hu couldn't help laughing out loud when he heard this.

"Hahaha, Zhongni is right! Then, brother Zhongni, please come to the Jifu tomorrow, and I will arrange for you to take an important position in the Lu Kingdom. I hope that Zhongni brother can contribute to our Lu Kingdom!"

"Zhongni, what do you think of the position of Chief of the Central Capital? In fact, I even prepared a seal for you!"

Zhongdu Zainai is the chief executive in charge of public security in Qufu, Zhongdu, and it is also an extremely important position.Now Yang Hu is giving what he says, which shows that his current status in Lu State is really extraordinary.

Kong Qiu was naturally satisfied with the position of Chief of the Central Capital, but he remembered Li Ran's words, and he still didn't want to get too involved with Yang Hu. This mentality of "standing at the same time" was always a hurdle he couldn't overcome. :

"My lord, it's just that there are a lot of things going on in Xinglin right now. The establishment of a club and lectures was also proposed by my lord at the beginning, so I can't just say goodbye. I also ask my lord to give Qiu three months to wait for Qiu to make a decision on Xinglin. If you want to do something, you should be an official!"

"Besides, the so-called 'everything is forewarned, nothing is foregone', the position of Chief of the Central Capital is no small matter. Qiu has never been close to such a position before, so I hope the Lord can give Qiu some more time to prepare!"

Yang Hu naturally hoped that it would be best for Kong Qiu to become an official as soon as possible, but Kong Qiu talked about the matter of starting a company and recruiting disciples.

It's just that Yang Hu brought up the matter itself, and it also gave Confucius great convenience.Now if he rejected Kong Qiu's request, it would be tantamount to slapping himself in the face.

Yang Hu hesitated for a moment, then said:

"Three months... is too long..."

"My lord, since Qiu has agreed to become an official, Qiu has no intention of going back on his word! Besides, Qiu will always stay in Xinglin these days, please don't worry, my lord."

After hearing this, Yang Hu had no choice but to say:

"Since that's the case, Yang will wait for the good news!"

Yang Hu was also in a good mood when he got Kong Qiu's consent, and directly took the gift that Kong Qiu had been carrying.

"Is this a return?"

Kong Qiu pursed his lips and smiled wryly.

"This was originally for adults."

Confucius respected the rituals of Zhou, since he had received a gift from Yang Hu, he had to pay it back.

However, Yang Hu took advantage of this and stopped Kong Qiu halfway, thus achieving his goal.

After saying goodbye to Yang Hu, Kong Qiu returned to Xinglin and went to the backyard to find Li Ran.

When Li Ran saw Kong Qiu approaching, he roughly guessed what it was. Kong Qiu told the story of Yang Hu asking him to become an official.

In fact, why didn't Li Ran know what Confucius was thinking?
It's a blessing, not a disaster, it's a disaster that can't be avoided.

Now Li Ran can only spread his hands, joking with Kong Qiu:
"Hehe, the matter has come to this point, and there is nothing we can do. After three months, Brother Zhongni seems to have no choice but to not be an official."

Confucius couldn't help sighing:

"It is true that there is no way to shirk. But benefactor, rest assured, if Qiu really becomes an official, he will only persuade him to do good, and will never help him to do evil!"

Li Ran nodded and was about to speak.At this time, Fan Li walked in, saw Kong Qiu was there, first greeted each other, and then went straight to Li Ran's side:

"Sir, something happened to Zheng Guo, Deng Xi has been killed by Sima..."

The death of Deng Xi can actually be said to be a matter of certainty. Li Ran hopes that Si Lu can read the role of "Bamboo Punishment" and let Deng Xi go.

However, this hope was completely dashed in the end.

"However, although Deng Xi was killed, the "Bamboo Punishment" has not been abolished, and the crime of killing Deng Xi was also found from the "Bamboo Punishment". Mr. Deng, he... can be said to have died well. ..."

Li Ran couldn't help but look sad.

"The former, he doesn't want to run away with you, he just wants to die. And he is also trying to ensure that the "Bamboo Punishment" will not be abolished in Zheng Guo, he... can be regarded as seeking benevolence..."

But Confucius, at this time, said:

"It's just that... Sisi's move is really strange. According to common sense, if he can be used as a person who develops the country, he should not be held accountable for his faults. There is a saying in "Poetry": "A quiet woman is a mole, and I am disturbed." Tong tube. Tong tube Youwei, said "beauty"."

(The kind-hearted girl is so beautiful, giving me Tongguan will last a long time. Look carefully at the shining light of Tongguan. I love Tongguan because of the beauty of the girl.)
"Tong Guan is like a bamboo punishment, and the beauty is Lord Deng Xi. Since he is the lover who can keep Tong Guan, how can he not like Jing Nu herself?"

"If you look at it from a different perspective, since Si Xi can continue to use "Bamboo Punishment", it means that he is still satisfied with "Bamboo Punishment", but why can't he tolerate Deng Xi who compiled "Bamboo Punishment"?"

Hearing this, Li Ran vaguely felt that Si Ru could not tolerate Deng Xi, and it was probably because of Li Ran.

And combined with all the previous signs, Li Ran can roughly guess that the Sisi has probably developed into a new dark walker.

Thinking of this, Li Ran couldn't help but sighed, and didn't say anything more.

He didn't want to express his conjecture, after all, Kong Qiu didn't know much about the dark walkers.

It's not that he doesn't trust Kong Qiu, it's just that he doesn't think it's necessary to say this now.

What's more, this matter is just my own guess.

　original:
　　Yanghuo wanted to see Confucius, but Confucius did not see him, so he returned to Confucius.When Confucius died, he went to worship him.Meet Zhutu.It is said that Confucius said: "Come! Let me speak to you." Said: "Is it benevolent to cherish one's treasure and lose one's country?" He said: "No." "No." "The sun and the moon are passing away, and the years are not with me." Confucius said: "Promise, I will be an official."

　　-"The Analects"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)