I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 536 Chapter 645 Chapter 646
Qihou Chujiu couldn't help but nodded when he heard what Tian Qi said.

"Perhaps this person is indeed exaggerating, but Kong Zhongni...is a pity! This person was not used by the widows in the past, but now..."

Qihou Chujiu had never met Li Ran, so he was only hearing about it.

But for Kong Qiu, Qihou had met him many times.At the earliest time, it can even be traced back to when Lu Zhaogong was still in the country. Qi Hou Chujiu and Yan Zi visited the State of Lu together.

And Confucius was the master of Confucianism at that time, the teacher of Mengsun Heji.Qi Hou asked him about Qin Mugong's way of becoming strong back then.

At that time, Kong Qiu could be said to be fluent in his answers, which left a deep impression on Qi Jinggong.

After that, Kong Qiu traveled around for the return of Lu Zhaogong, and even lived in Qi State for a long time.

Therefore, although Qi Jinggong is not very familiar with Confucius, at least he has a deep impression on him.

It can even be said that he somewhat likes this eloquent and tall young man.

Therefore, he has always regretted not being able to keep Kong Qiu back then, and now seeing that Kong Qiu actually took photos of his relatives in Lu State, he was in charge of Lu State's state affairs, and Lu State has undergone changes that are visible to the naked eye.

Qihou Chujiu couldn't help regretting his decision back then.

Therefore, as the so-called love the house and Wu, Qi Jinggong naturally did not hope that this alliance would cause any unhappiness with the State of Lu represented by Kong Qiu.

"Tian Qing, remember what the widow said today, although you can properly threaten the affairs of Lu, but you must not do harm!"

Seeing that Qi Hou Chujiu mentioned this matter repeatedly, Tian Qi felt unhappy for a while, but he didn't dare to attack it face to face, so he could only reply duplicity:
"No, please rest assured, Your Majesty!"

Therefore, in the next few days, Qihou Chujiu asked people to step up preparations for the Jiagu meeting.

It's just that all of these have inevitably fallen into Tian Qi's control.

……

Lu Housong finally met Li Ran in person. Facing Li Ran, who was admired by Kong Qiu, Lu Housong did not dare to neglect him. He was very polite to Li Ran with the appearance of a virtuous corporal.

To say that Luhou Song was originally supported by Ji Sun Yiru, but he was Ji Sun Yiru's puppet from the beginning, and he had little opinion.

Later, when Yang Hu came to power, although he had always been respectful to Lu Hou Song, but in fact, it was completely out of his control to talk about the big and small things in the Lu country.

Therefore, when it came to Confucius, Lu Hou Song was obviously used to being lazy. Even though he had a little right to speak and felt like being a monarch, if he really wanted to talk about presiding over the state affairs, now he is still Relying on Kong Qiu alone.

Lu Housong didn't take it seriously either, even though Li Ran, Kong Qiu and the others agreed on the details of the Jiagu meeting by themselves, and after a few days passed, when the day of the alliance meeting was approaching, Kong Qiu ordered the left and right Sima to bring each other with them. Ten thousand soldiers and horses rushed to Jiagu to clear the way ahead of schedule.

However, the two teams of soldiers and horses naturally couldn't all go to Jiagu.Confucius left another 5000 people in the territory of Lu to meet him.Moreover, on the way to Jiagu, another 2000 people were left in ambush.

In this way, those who went to Jiagu to escort Lu Housong were only 3000 troops led by the left and right armies.Although not much, but also a lot.

I saw that the left and right Sima were holding big swords, and they had obtained the order of the emperor, and they were there to command the order of their ranks.

Kong Qiu and Li Ran stayed by Lu Hou Song's side all the time.

Along the way, Gong Eryue and Chu Dang were guarding not far away because they were worried about Li Ran's safety.

Lu Hou Song led the crowd and came to Jiagu in advance, seeing that a high platform had been erected in Jiagu early.

Obviously, this high platform was set up for the League.

At this time, Confucius said from the sidelines:
"Your Majesty, since Marquis Qi hasn't arrived yet, you can go down here! This way, you won't miss Marquis Qi's tracks."

Hearing this, Luhou Song didn't have any other ideas, he just kept nodding his head there, and also ordered the people in charge to set up the camp.

A few more days passed, only to hear the sound of horns outside the camp, and a group of carriages rolled up dust.Obviously, it was Qihou's large army that had arrived.

I saw that the leading car was the first to stop.

Qihou Chujiu got out of the car first with the help of his servants.

But Tian Qi hurriedly rushed from behind, stepped forward to take Qihou Chujiu's hand, the two seemed very close.

Qi Hou Chujiu was not disgusted either, he saw Lu Hou Song waiting at the gate of his camp from a distance.

So, subconsciously, he waved at him, thinking to let Lu Hou pass by.

Lu Housong was used to being called around these years, so he instinctively wanted to step forward.

But at this moment, Kong Qiu said from the side:
"Your Majesty, you must not act recklessly... Your Majesty and Marquis Qi are both Marquises, in fact there is no need to salute Marquis Qi like this!"

When Lu Hou Song heard this, he also bowed his hands with Qi Hou to show respect, but he didn't mean to go forward.

Seeing this, Qihou Chujiu suddenly understood what was going on, and muttered to Tian Qi beside him:

"Tian Qing, the high platform is on his side now, it seems that I have to go!"

Tian Qi nodded, he didn't want to haggle with Lu Guo on these trivial matters.

After all, if it's just for this little bit of fussing, and thus destroys the net that he has set up long ago, then the loss outweighs the gain.

Qi Hou Chujiu didn't move a few steps, but Lu Hou Song, also under Kong Qiu's instruction, went to meet him.

The monarchs of the two countries met and bowed to each other:

"Ah! Marquis Lu, it's been a long time since you and I have been in contact with each other, and today we finally meet again!"

Lu Housong replied:
"I have met Marquis Qi. It is a great honor to come to Jiagu to meet Marquis Qi this time! I hope our alliance will bring stability to the two countries."

Qihou Chujiu laughed and said:

"Exactly! Exactly!"

So, the two joined hands and came to the high platform. At this moment, Tian Qi suddenly said:

"Please enter the stage first, Marquis Qi!"

Confucius said:

"Lu Qi is a country of marquises, logically speaking, they should be equal, and they should be on the stage together."

Tian Qi squinted his eyes and looked at Kong Qiu:
"This alliance was initiated by the widow, and the state of Qi is the uncle's master, so what's wrong with being the first to take the stage?!"

Confucius opposed it:

"According to the etiquette system, this is not in line with it. It is better to invite the two monarchs to come on stage together!"

Tian Qi wanted to say more, but Qi Hou Chujiu waved him again.

"That's all! Just go on stage together, it doesn't matter."

Therefore, Qi Hou Chujiu and Lu Hou Song climbed onto the high platform together after bowing to each other.

After the two of them boarded the stage, Kong Qiu, Li Ran, Tian Qi and others went up to the stage together and lined up on both sides.

And Qihou Chujiu and Luhou Song sat down on the left and right, only to hear Qihou Chujiu sigh:
"Marquis Lu is lucky. It is really enviable to have so many sages assisting him! From this point of view, it really is a country with the surname Ji!"

Qihou Chujiu's words clearly contained something.It's just because the state of Qi has the surname of Jiang, while the state of Lu has the surname of Ji.Therefore, Qi Hou used this discourse to point to Lu Hou and Song.

It means that it is Ji Zhou's blessing that the state of Lu becomes stronger, but it may not be a good thing for Qi Jiang.

However, Lu Housong had little knowledge after all, he didn't hear the meaning behind Qihou Chujiu's words, he just said humbly:

"Hehe, Marquis Qi is surrounded by a lot of talented people! Mr. Tian loves the people like a son, how can anyone in the world not know?"

Qihou Chujiu glanced at Tian Qishi beside him, and couldn't help laughing:
"Tian Qi, hehe, to Qi, he is nothing more than a successful official, but he has no intention of seeking the world. How can he compare with Kong Zhongni? Promoting Zhou rituals and doing kingly affairs, his ambition is not small. ?”

Kong Qiu stood aside and said nothing. Seeing that Lu Housong couldn't handle it, he said from the side:
"Hehe, Marquis Qi is the lord of the Ming Dynasty. The so-called 'a gentleman should not compare himself to others, and a villain should not compare himself to others'. Qiu's request is only for the people in the world to live a peaceful life, but there is no hegemony. heart of."

Tian Qi said at this time:

"Hehe, from this point of view, Zhong Ni and Qi Dao are still comrades! Qi Dao is actually... benefiting the people without competing for their hearts!"

Kong Qiu sneered and said:
The people in the distance don't plot against Xia, and the barbarians don't disturb Hua.

At this time, Confucius quoted the words of Yan Ying from the state of Qi, but Tian Qi could not refute him.

Thus, under the guidance of the master of ceremonies, the monarchs of the two countries began the opening ceremony of the alliance.

Just as the fire was in full swing, a burst of noise was heard from under the high platform.

Li Ran looked down vigilantly, only to see hundreds of people dressed as barbarians standing under the high platform at this moment.

I saw that all of them were holding long conflict cards, and looked straight at them, as if they might rush up at any time.

When Li Ran saw this, he suddenly felt bad.

He knew that Tian Qi would never let this alliance be so stable.

And Gong Eryue and Chu Dang instinctively stood in front of him.

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Chapter 646_ Knowing the etiquette is more courageous

Those Lai people seemed to emerge from the ground suddenly.In a blink of an eye, he rushed directly to the high platform.

Obviously, all of this was arranged by Shu Niu in advance.

Seeing this, Kong Qiu also made a decisive decision, drew out his sword, stood on the steps, and made a protective gesture.He is tall and condescending, as if giving people a sense of oppression.

Qihou Chujiu didn't know what happened and was a little flustered.

I saw that Kong Qiu winked at Zuo Sima who was standing on the deputy stage, and raised his arms and shouted:
"Soldiers! Soldiers attack Lai people!"

Zuo Sima, who was standing on the deputy stage, heard the order, and couldn't help but understand it, so he swooped down to the steps with his sword in his hand.

Then there was only a burst of horns beeping, and You Sima immediately led the Lu people who were lying nearby to hear the sound!

At this time, Kong Qiu turned around again, glanced at Qihou Chujiu, bowed and bowed from a distance, and said:
"Qihou, please don't panic. The people in the audience look like Lai people in their clothes. The Lai people have ulterior motives, and they are probably trying to make trouble, stir up suspicion between Qi and Lu, and use this to plot something !"

"The two monarchs are talking here today, and the barbarians are here to lead the army to rebel. This must not be caused by the Marquis of Qi! The remote and small clans should not plot against the big country in the Central Plains, and the barbaric land should not invade the state of etiquette; Diplomacy and military force cannot be threatened by friendly nations. From the perspective of gods, these actions are ominous! From a moral point of view, this is also injustice, and from a rational point of view, it is even more rude."

"So, this must not be what Marquis Qi meant!"

"The two lords please wait for a while, and wait for Qiu to go and kill these Lai people!"

Although Qihou Chujiu didn't understand why for a while, he was a seasoned person after all, so he immediately understood what was going on.

In the meantime, Qihou Chujiu was also ashamed, and secretly cast a blank glance at Tian Qi.

He knew that all of this must be caused by Tian Qi.

But, then again, Tian Qi did what he did for the benefit of the Qi State, so it was inconvenient for him to say anything on this occasion, so he could only say:

"Come on! Send an order to order the soldiers of the Qi State to join forces with the Lu people to put down the chaos together!"

As a result, thousands of people from Qilu and Lu each came to deal with a mere few hundred barbarians, and "quelled" the rebellion in a hurry.

Everyone standing on the high platform looked at the casualties, especially Luhou and Qihou, who were also terrified by this situation.

However, Kong Qiu still didn't change his face, his heart didn't beat, and he gave orders calmly at that time, just like a general!
Don't say that Qi Hou and Tian Qi didn't expect that even Li Ran was quite surprised by Kong Qiu's bravery!

In fact, before time travel, his stereotype of Confucius was like that of a pedantic Confucian.But now it is discovered that this person is able to be so calm when he is facing a catastrophe, he really deserves to be a "gentleman" gentleman!

And Tian Qi couldn't help muttering in his heart:
"Li Hoe said that this person is polite but has no courage, isn't he talking nonsense? You really misunderstood me!"

Seeing that the Lai people's rebellion had subsided gradually, Kong Qiu returned to Luhou Song's side, bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, those barbarians have been defeated! Please continue the peace talks between Your Majesty and Marquis of Qi, so as to continue the good alliance!"

Qihou Chujiu also couldn't help laughing, and tried his best to hide his embarrassment:

"I'm really sorry, since this place belongs to our country of Qi, it is indeed my fault! Fortunately, Confucius was not chaotic in the face of danger, and he was able to deal with it calmly. It is a blessing!"

Afterwards, Qihou Chujiu changed his color again, and looked at Tian Qi very sternly:
"Tian Qi! Why didn't you investigate first?"

Tian Qi also felt embarrassed, so he could only respond:
"These Lai people are usually very honest, but they really don't know that they have such wolfish ambitions! This is indeed my negligence, and I am guilty!"

At this time, Lu Housong did not lose the opportunity to become a good old man.He went forward to persuade Qihou and said:

"Fortunately, everything is safe and sound now, and it is safe to say that Marquis Qi doesn't have to worry about it. If you want to blame, blame those barbarians for being so malicious!"

When Lu Housong said so, it could be regarded as a step down for each of them.

Qihou Chujiu let out a long sigh, and continued to say:
"Well, Lu Hou's words are not bad. These Laiyi are really difficult to teach. It has been so many years, and they are so alienated from my Zhou people. I must strictly discipline them!"

Lu Housong immediately said:
"I also ask Marquis Qi to calm down. Since we are working in the suburbs today, it is better not to go to war! Peace is the most important thing, peace is the most important thing."

When Qihou Chujiu heard the words, he would not refuse.As a result, the second gentleman was re-listed and started the suburban labor again.

……

On the second day, Qihou Chujiu, as the main alliance, naturally wanted to host a banquet in honor of Luhou and his party, in order to show the friendship of the landlord.

Under the guidance of Confucius, Lu Hou Song behaved in a graceful manner, appearing very decent.

Li Ran, on the other hand, was always vigilant about his surroundings, but saw a group of dwarves discussing something in whispers outside the camp.

Seeing this situation, Li Ran couldn't help but understand:

"Hehe, it really is that there is no good wine in wine, and there is no good banquet in banquets!"

So, he stepped forward and tugged on Kong Qiu's cuff.

When Kong Qiu turned around, Li Ran immediately motioned him to look outside the camp.

After seeing it, Kong Qiu couldn't help asking in a low voice:

"Did En Gong think that the people of Qi would really choose to do something about the ceremony?"

Li Ran and Kong Qiu nodded slightly:

"I think that Tian Qi will definitely not be so peaceful, so he has to take precautions!"

Thinking of what happened yesterday, Kong Qiu felt that what Li Ran said was reasonable, so he held the hilt of his saber and said:
"Don't worry, benefactor, Qiu outside the camp is fully prepared! As for the gift...even if Qiu fights to the death with them, he will never let your majesty have an accident here!"

After Kong Qiu finished speaking, he followed closely beside Lu Hou.

Li Ran came outside the tent, and when Chu Dang saw it, he stepped forward and asked foolishly:

"Why did you come out, sir? Could it be that something big is going to happen? Don't be afraid! With me around, I will protect my husband well!"

Seeing his naive attitude, Li Ran couldn't help laughing.

Gong Eryue is also dressed in uniform at this time, although she is a daughter, she looks even more heroic:
"I'm afraid that the farce in Jiaoluo yesterday was caused by Marquis Qi?"

Li Ran glanced at Gong Eryue and said with a smile:
"Hehe, what does Yue want to do?"

When Gong Eryue heard the words, she also put the blade of the sword horizontally in front of her, and replied very crisply:
"If they really want to be unfavorable to Marquis Lu, I will simply arrest Marquis Qi and take him hostage! So what can they do?"

When Li Ran heard Gong Eryue's seemingly unrealistic, even naive words, Li Ran couldn't help but shine!
Although what Gong Eryue just said was reckless, but after careful consideration, it is still a good strategy.

After all, if the two sides are really on the point of tearing their skins apart, wouldn't it mean that their fists are harder? !
So, after thinking about it for a while, Li Ran said to Gong Eryue:
"Yue, you wait outside the tent and act according to my wink! If there is a real situation, I allow you to take action, and you must hold Qihou as quickly as possible!"

When Gong Eryue heard that Li Ran actually accepted her casual words, she couldn't help being extremely excited:

"Don't worry, sir, Yue'er will never make mistakes!"

　original:
　　Duke Ding and the Marquis of Qi met in Jiagu, and Confucius took pictures of each other and said: "I heard that those who have literary affairs must have military preparations; those who have military affairs must have literary preparations. In ancient times, when princes went out of the border, they must have officials to follow them. , please have the right and left Sima." Duke Ding followed.To the clubhouse, there are altar seats and three earth steps.Meet each other with courtesy, bow and ascend.After the gift of wine was finished, Qi sent Lai people to make a noise with soldiers and rob Dinggong.Confucius advanced through the ranks, retired with the public, and said: "Soldiers are soldiers! Our two kings are good, and the captives who are descended from barbarians dare to use troops to make chaos. It is not the king of Qi who ordered the princes. The descendants do not seek Xia, and the barbarians do not chaos. Hua, captives do not form alliances, and soldiers do not force good people. It is unlucky to gods, wrong to virtue, and disrespectful to people, and the king must be otherwise." Qi Hou was heartbroken, and avoided him.

　　——"Confucius' Family Language"

　　(This story is excerpted from "Confucius's Family Language", which is also roughly consistent with "Zuo Zhuan", so the version of "Zuo Zhuan" will not repeat it.)
　　
　
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