History of the Great Zhou Dynasty

Chapter 255 Fengdu·Sages

In the palace of Lu State, Marquis Lu was thinking about Feng Yun becoming a saint in the land of Lu State and occupying the area around Lanling Mountain... No, now that Lanling Mountain has fallen, it should be the capital of Feng.

While Marquis Lu was thinking, a voice suddenly came from outside the palace——

"Ti..."

It was originally a divination from the state of Lu.

"Your Majesty, Fengzi suppressed Fengdu with two cauldrons, and held the shade in the land of Lu, and the evil spirits retreated. In the past two months, the occurrence of evil spirits has become less and less!"

"Ah!" Marquis Lu was overjoyed when he heard this.

The whole world is aware of the budding evil spirits, and all countries are in trouble.

But now Feng Yun is sitting in Fengdu, suppressing it with two tripods, and his fate of nine tripods has also been affected by it, and he has entered the so-called Feng Temple.

"So..." Lu Hou looked forward to it.

"In this way, our country of Lu has also become a place favored by Jiuding!"

The Marquis of Lu was even more happy. At this moment, he wished he could keep Feng Yun in the Lu Kingdom forever!

"Quickly, send the order and let the envoys come. I want to send them to Fengdu!"

"The Great Virtue of Fengzi used Jiuding's luck to help the human race and give birth to strange people. All the land of Jiuzhou enjoys its blessing. I will give it to Lanling at this time... No, it is the land of Fengdu, with a square radius... and the mountains Separate, return to Fengzi...it is the food town of Feng Sheng."

Lu Hou was thinking about it, but still did not decide to go there in person. There was an ancient capital in the country that was not yet under his jurisdiction. He was already dissatisfied, but Feng Yun's behavior made him unable to be dissatisfied. He could do this, Already the limit.

Fang knew that the State of Lu was a descendant of the most holy Duke of Zhou.

"Marquis Lu, I know someone who is suitable for this envoy."

"He has a virtuous reputation. He is a descendant of the nobles of the Lu State. Now he is in decline, but he has established a teaching place among the nobles and the people. He has lectured for many people and recruited dozens of disciples. He is quite prestigious..."

"Moreover, in his words, he admired the Zhou Rites a lot, which is a good thing."

"Ok?"

After hearing this, Marquis Lu found this person from the fragmentary information.

"But Kong, the man from Mingqiu?"

"Exactly. Now he has been crowned. He recently gave birth to a son, who can be a scholar."

It would be fine if it were something else, but Confucius admired "The Rites of Zhou", which gave Lu Hou a good impression.

Moreover, although he is down and out, he is the queen of the noble clan.

"Okay, you take a carp and give it to him as a gift to celebrate the birth of his son. After he goes on the mission, he can return to the State of Lu and serve as an official to stabilize his family."

"Remember, I went to pay homage to Feng Sheng, which means that this land of Feng Capital was given to Feng Sheng by me."

Even if the wind does not serve the country, the Marquis of Lu can tolerate it.

After all, the capital of the Lu State is in Qufu, and the Fengdu is right next to Qufu. How can one allow others to snore next to the couch? This is a country with a great sage status?

"Nuo!" Dabu of Lu State had an old relationship with Confucius' father, so if he could help at this time, he would do his best.

Retreat when ordered.

Not long after Dabu left, the chief minister of Lu heard about this and hurriedly came to Luhou to ask for orders.

"Your Majesty, now that the wind is coming, it is a time when things are in short supply. How can I, the land of Lu, not help?"

"In this way, we will be able to make good friends with Fengzi and the people of Fengdu. When the time comes, even if the wind does not return to the Lu State, how will it be different from a city in the Lu State?"

"We, the people of Lu, should have good relations with the people of Fengdu."

Dazai of Lu State hinted that it was so obvious.

It is to assimilate Fengdu.

When Marquis Lu heard this, he was very happy.

"Da Zai's arrangement is to chase after Confucius and ask Confucius to tell Feng Sheng that Fengdu is lacking and the Lu Kingdom will come out, so just take it."

Dazai bowed his hands.

And the uncle of the state of Lu came again.

"Your Majesty, I heard that you are going to Fengdu to see the Feng Sheng, so I hastily come here to advise you."

"Uncle Zong said so."

Lu Hou straightened his posture, but he understood that this wind was an opportunity for the Lu country.

"Your Majesty, we, the State of Lu, should send students to study at the Feng Temple. The first is to find ways to be humane and prosper the State of Lu. The second is..."

"Wait a moment..."

Before the uncle of the state of Lu could finish speaking, Marquis Lu stopped him.

"The law of humanity?"

Humanity is good for the people, but it is not good for the king.

No, Chu State respects humanity, but the price is that King Chu Wei commits suicide.

This human figure requires the king to sacrifice...

But Feng Yun respects humanity. When the king of Zhou was in danger, Feng Yun saved the human race and the classics, but did not save Feng Hao or the Zhou royal family.

Although it was a disaster caused by Wang's stupidity, it was... an act of humanity.

……

Lu Hou looked deeply at Uncle Zong and tapped his fingers on the desk.

"Put this matter on hold for now, let's study...then Confucius doesn't have the heart to teach. Uncle Zong, please take a closer look at our own people in the State of Lu."

"The Great Virtue of the Wind Sage, his heart is with the Nine Provinces human race, not our 'little' Lu country."

The final word.

On the surface, Lu Hou respected Feng Yun, but in his heart he was very wary of Feng Yun and Feng Yun's humanity. He already had the idea in his heart of isolating the nobles from contact with Feng City to avoid its influence.

And what Xian Dazai said about the way people from the country interact with each other... also only wants people from the country to interact with each other.

"Dazai, go ahead...but everything depends on the attitude of Fengzi and Fengdu first, and then we can talk about the relationship."

"Otherwise, good things will not happen and it will become troublesome instead."

"Nuo..." Da Zai saw Lu Hou's incomprehensible eyes, his heart skipped a beat, and he stared at Uncle Zong.

The uncle of Lu State secretly snorted at Dazai. Their eyes met and they were constantly arguing.

……

"Rumble..."

On the carriage, the young Confucius looked at the departed Dabu, and took his disciples - Boniu, Min Sun, and Zilu, to Fengdu together.

Confucius was now twenty, and he was seventeen or eighteen in the year of Bon Niu, sixteen or seventeen in the year of Zilu, and twelve or thirteen in the year of Min Shen.

"Master, why did Uncle Zong say those things? These remarks will only make Lu Hou have a problem with Feng Sheng."

Boniu was riding the horse in front, and Zilu couldn't help but buzzed and asked.

Confucius lamented: "Uncle Zong's move was precisely to make Marquis Lu feel dissatisfied with Feng Sheng."

"Why?" Min Sun asked beside him. He was young but honest, even more so than Zhi Zilu.

"Alas...it's all because of the "Zhou Rites". Feng Sheng's attitude towards "Zhou Rites" is not good, so in the Lu clan, those who practice etiquette don't like Feng Sheng."

"There is a saying in "The Great Court of the Nations" that when Feng Sheng first started to learn, he abandoned "Zhou Rites" and studied "Zhou Yi". After that, he studied the Yi for a long time and watched the rites less. The observation is also a prescribed thing, and other things in life are mostly based on it. Act out of the goodness of your heart.”

The State of Lu was a big country that respected the "Li" of Zhou, and it was the "Li" of Zhou that included the so-called "Li" and "Daya".

Even though Marquis Lu disparaged Zhao Gong and Bi Gong.

However, when studying etiquette, one must not avoid these two semi-sacred rites. Otherwise, if the etiquette is not rich, it would be difficult for the state of Lu to achieve its current status.

"Don't talk about this matter anymore. Now that I am an envoy, asking the Feng Sheng is the most important thing."

"You are accompanying me. If you have any questions, you can speak. However, please do not talk too much about the affairs of the State of Lu, lest you hurt people."

"promise……"

"Boom!"

The carriage continued to move forward, bypassing the gravel road, and not long after, they saw Fengdu between the mountains. People of the Feng clan are all inside and outside the city. They are currently repairing the ancient city, opening up fields outside the city, and adding bricks and tiles to the Feng City in order to practice the way of fertility.

"Who is coming?"

Someone is blocking the way.

Confucius hurriedly took out the envoy's belongings and explained his purpose.

Knowing that the city was being enfeoffed, the people who heard the news were overjoyed and hurriedly led the carriage into the city.

Not long after entering the city, Confucius and his three disciples came to the side hall of Fengdu Classics Palace where Feng Yun lived.

"Wind Saint is well."

"I said goodbye to Mount Laoshan. Now I see Feng Sheng again, but he is already a saint. Confucius is ashamed."

Feng Yun is in the palace, behind the desk.

Seeing Confucius coming, he didn't get up or respond, but he was concentrating on the jade stone, inscribing the names of the sages with mysterious energy, and couldn't be distracted.

Confucius saw the clues, but his three disciples were newbies and could not see the way.

Zheng Zheng was worried, thinking that Feng Yun was a difficult saint.

I heard: "I've been waiting for a long time. I'm doing something important. Please sit down and talk."

Feng Yun put down the pen and looked at it warmly.

In this way, all four of them felt relieved, as if winter was gone and warm spring had arrived.

"Thank you Feng Sheng."

After several people sat down, Confucius saluted and said: "Sage of the Wind, Lord of the State of Lu..."

Feng Yun nodded as he talked about the affairs of King Bilu.

"I was originally allowed to go to Qufu, the capital of Lu, in person for this matter. This place is where the ancient great court is. When I return now, I should have a discussion with the state of Lu."

Feng Yun had indeed occupied the land of Lu this time, but he had to do so in a hurry.

"This is Zhou Gong's "Zhou Rites", which was reproduced after observing the original."

Feng Yun took out Zhou Gong's original "Zhou Rites". Confucius was shocked, but then he was happy.

There is no such thing in the State of Lu!

The "Zhou Rites" of the Lu State is a "Zhou Rites" that combines "Rituals" and "Daya".

"Sage of Winds, my country of Lu has been looking for this thing for a long time, but there is no trace of it!"

As for why...

But it's because of Duke Zhou's heart.

Duke Zhou spent his whole life serving the Zhou Dynasty. He served as the king for seven years. After returning to power, he fell ill and passed away soon. Before his death, he never went to the fiefdom of Lu.

After his death, he was buried in the state of Bi, along with King Wen of Zhou Dynasty. This was King Cheng's way of showing that he did not dare to accept Duke Zhou as his minister.

Zhou Gong's "Zhou Rites" was established in the Zhou Dynasty, and later "Rites" and "Daya" also appeared one after another.

What the State of Lu got was also the "Li" of Zhou after this.

So at this time, Confucius could not be surprised when he saw the original "Rites of Zhou" written by Duke Zhou!

In his heart, he admired Duke Zhou and regarded him as his teacher.

Confucius stood up, respectfully and politely, and took it solemnly.

"The luck of our country of Lu lies in today!"

Confucius was seven feet and nine feet long. Using a Lu ruler as a measure, he would be as tall as one meter and ninety-seven meters in later generations.

Such a strong man was moved to tears because of the "Rites of Zhou", which shows how much weight Duke Zhou held in his heart.

However, when Confucius got "Zhou Rites", he did not read it. Instead, he tore off his clothes and wrapped them tightly. It was clear that this thing belonged to Lu Hou. Even if Confucius was moved, he could not do this unethical thing. road.

Feng Yun smiled and said softly: "With the courtesy of Duke Zhou, you can also uphold the virtues of a gentleman without looking at it."

As he spoke, he turned it over in his hand, and a book of "Zhou Rites", a rare treasure, appeared.

"This is Yun's rare treasure, which was transformed from "The Kingdoms of Zhou". It contains not only the etiquette of Zhou Gong, but also what Yun saw, thought, did and gained during the Great Zhou Dynasty... You can take a look at it."

Handing it over by hand, Confucius was frightened.

"This thing is Yun's gift, so there is no need to worry about it. As for Zhou Gong's gift, Yun will also record it in the palace of classics for future generations to see and read."

After saying this, Confucius remembered that Feng Yun's heart was originally to become a school palace, and the Fengdu Classics Palace was the place where the books of Jiuzhou were stored. The so-called Zhou Gong's gift, as long as Feng Yun had it, would definitely be there. .

"Thank you, Feng Sheng. Thank you, Confucius." Confucius bowed again, but he showed his sincerity.

Feng Yun looked at Confucius and Qiu using the technique of looking at the Qi, and saw that there was chaos, but there was a faint virtue, and a refined aura appeared.

As for the position of Confucius, although he is still not close to the saint, he has gone a step further and has the faint intention of being a Taoist. At this time, receiving the gift of Zhou Gong should be able to help him become a near saint. As for the holy way, Feng Yun did not I don’t know anymore.

He and Lao Tzu both took advantage of the general trend to become saints.

What Laozi borrowed was the way of heaven. He planned to go west, leave his own land on behalf of the human race, and realize the nature of heaven and earth, and the birth and death of all things.

Feng Yun borrowed the Way of Humanity, and he planned to establish an immortal learning for the human race in the east, and pass down the classics from generation to generation with a flawless foundation.

Now the general trend has gone to the two realms of heaven and man, leaving only the earth realm.

Authentic fraternity opens up all things, but does not favor one person. There is no way to teach. In the eyes of Feng Yun and Laozi, it is impossible to take advantage of the situation to become a saint.

In this way, the remaining human race, if they want to become saints, can only start from the human realm, and as the luck of the human race increases, they can become saints.

"You can take your disciples to read books in the side hall of the Palace of Classics. If necessary, you can take these jade stones to the Feng Temple..."

Feng Temple...

Confucius looked at the names of the sages carved on the jade stones with mysterious energy, and he felt respect in his heart.

"Confucius wanted to take his disciples with him to respect the sages."

Feng Yun nodded, extremely satisfied.

"Great kindness."

In this way, the group left the Palace of Classics and went to the Feng Temple located above the Three Palaces.

Behind him, many guards respectfully held a jade stone and followed a few people into the Wind Temple.

The Feng Temple is wide, with stone platforms on three sides, criss-crossing each other like steps. However, it is empty at this time. Only the two tripods are in the middle of the hall, flourishing with good luck.

Seeing the two tripods, Confucius and others were shocked. The feeling of respecting the ancestors of the human race and the unity of the nine states arose spontaneously at this moment.

"Wow..." Young Master Min Sun couldn't help but marvel at this moment, but he was too busy to speak and felt rude.

"Nothing, the sages are kind to the younger ones, and the same is true for Jiuding."

Feng Yun happened, then waved his hand...and immediately ordered: "Let Uncle Zong bring the materials for the clay figures, and Yun will start shaping the sage's body."

After that, the jade stones in the hands of the guards were lifted up by Xuanqi one after another, and they found their own rank in Feng Yun's slightly bright eyes.

On the front steps, the three ancestors, Emperor Wa, Emperor Xi, and Emperor Nong are at the top, followed by the emperors, kings, and great sages of the Central Plains.

On both sides, there are the nobles of the human race except the Central Plains, including emperors, kings, and great sages...

Although there are many vacancies in this fashion, such a shocking scene still makes everyone stunned.

"boom!"

Dao Tian changes!

Feng Yun and Kong Qiu both felt it and looked at the sky.

It was as if he had seen all the sages and was distracted and fell into the jade.

And in the vacancies, there is a breath of dissatisfaction.

Feng Yun bowed and said ashamedly: "Yun, there are not enough things in front of me, and all the sages are missing. We should fill in the ones behind Feng Temple."

It should be so, but it is also a kind of sigh.

Because of the lack of records, these sages are being forgotten by the human race. When no one knows about them anymore, it will be the moment when this sage in the Dao Heaven disappears.

Feng Yun can build the Feng Temple this time, which will be of great benefit to the sages of Tao and Heaven. Naturally, I will let go of my negligence at this time. I just hope that Feng Yun will find them quickly and then stand in the Feng Temple so that future generations can forever remember them. Don't forget.

(End of this chapter)