Spring and Autumn I Am King

The content of Fan Yang's letter caught Zhao Wuxi and the other doctors off guard.

"Fan Bo's method is really unpredictable, terrible!" Fu Sou sighed after watching it.

They thought that after the Battle of Chengxiang, even if the ministers could not afford to fight, there would be a prolonged confrontation and a contest with the court. Who knew that Fan Yang would choose to back down so quickly.

If it were Zhao Yang before he fainted, he would definitely not be so willing to give up, but now that he has turned around at Da Siming and Shaoming's place, his personality seems to be somewhat restrained...

"I would like to reconcile with Fan Bo, what do the second and third sons think?"

Zhao Yang was extremely angry when Fan and Bank of China pretended to be robbers and attacked their own territory when he could not manage.

However, with Zhao's current strength around Xinjiang, this is simply not possible. Fan Yang described the matter as a misunderstanding, while Zhao Shihe sneered, but he was unable to pursue it. If the state of open hostility continued, it would not benefit both parties.

What's more, "Brothers are bound by the wall, and the outside is against their humiliation." The two foreign enemies of Qi and Zheng have already begun to attack. The princes they called alliances are all over the Jin country, like a chain, if they do not act, they will be Jin. Tie down firmly.

Forced by the situation, Fan Yang took the initiative to choose reconciliation. Even though Zhao Yang was unwilling, he felt that agreeing was the best choice. When foreign aggression appears, internal disputes can only come to an end. This is the unwritten rule of Jin for two hundred years.

Dong Anyu, the mastermind of the Zhao clan, expressed his approval: "In the old battle of Yanling, Luan Wuzi wanted to fight, but Fan Wenzi did not want to fight. Fan Wenzi once asserted that if all the princes rebelled, all the ministers of the Jin state would unite with the outside world, and the country would be stable. If there is no external aggression, then there must be internal worries, and the same is true of today’s events. Qi and Zheng are external aggressors, if they do not do their best, their descendants will be weak, so the ministers of Jin State will definitely be united.”

At that time, the Zhao family was reluctant to reconcile, because the loud noise of Chengxiang and the advantages gained by entering the palace without a shirt to complain would instantly turn into a disadvantage of "ignoring the overall situation". Fan Yang, an old jackal, even contained murderous intentions in the reconciliation letter, but it was actually a strategy of retreating into advance.

"The state of Jin is entangled in infighting at this time. That will only make Qi lords cheaper. If the lords are all betrayed, all the east of Taihang will be lost, and it will not be good for the Zhao family."

Although the Jin generals are now out of the alliance, the position of the hegemon, apart from the false name, has many practical interests, such as the tribute of the princes, and the legal expansion and possession of the surrounding land. Therefore, Duke Wen of Jin was able to hold the banner of respecting the king and repelling the barbarians, and obtained the golden "Land of Nanyang". In the century after Duke Xiang of Jin, he eroded the royal domain north of Yi and Luo, and arbitrarily divided and transferred the territories of the minor princes.

Although Zhao Wuxi deeply hated Erqing's loss to Chengxiang. But also agreed.

"The kid agrees, because war is just an extension of court politics!"

This remark was deafening, and Zhao Yang and the four doctors who were present were amazed.

That's right, when the emperors are at war and peace, this is the normal state of the Jin state and even the state of the state of Xia, and its purpose. All to gain domestic political advantage. If you use the steps handed over by Fan Yang, you can use it again. You can gain such an advantage and buy time for your own growth. Why not have to fight?

Yin Duo and Fu Sou nodded in agreement with Zhao Wuxi's words: "The "Book of Changes" says that a gentleman should use his weapons to dismantle the military, and he should be careful.

What's more, Mr. Fan also took the initiative to offer some compensation for this "misunderstanding".

Fan Yang expressed his willingness to "persuade" the Marquis of Jin to release Le Qi, who had been imprisoned for a year, and let him return to Song. In this way, Zhao's goal of winning over Le's family and seeking a powerful help abroad can be considered complete.

In addition, Mr. Fan will secretly compensate Mr. Zhao a large amount of money, silk, corn, and potters. But those potters, Zhao Wuyi felt that there must be people loyal to the Fan family who planned to sneak in and steal the secret recipe of porcelain, and only fools would bring them back.

Fan Jia and Bank of China Heigou will also be punished and expelled back to the family's territory, and they will not be allowed to return to Xinjiang before the crown ceremony.

So, is this all over?

"Of course not. As my son said, the war is just a continuation of court politics. This reconciliation is just a truce for several years!"

Zhao Yang pulled out his long sword, broke the case several times with one sword, and said through gritted teeth.

"Not avenging this revenge is like this case!"

...

Time quickly entered October. Fan and Zhao secretly discussed compensation matters and reached an apparent reconciliation. The situation around Xinjiang also eased for a while. In Zhao Wuxi's words, external conflicts overwhelmed internal conflicts.

In terms of external publicity, the blame for this incident finally fell on the head of Lu Liangqun thieves, so Rong Zihuying did not get the position of scholar-officer promised by the Bank of China, but was encircled and suppressed by the officials. A total of more than a thousand people were captured by the bandits in the mountains and women and children. They were reluctantly transferred by Bank of China Yin to Zhao's farmer as compensation.

It's not a good feeling to cut off an arm and then give it to the enemy.

The Fox Infant managed to escape with more than a hundred elites, and in fear, he led the people towards the deep forest in the north of the mountain. Anyway, Lu Liang stretched for hundreds of miles, deep in the mountains and forests, and there were many tigers, wolves, and leopards, and it was impossible for Zhu Qing to chase them all the way, so this person disappeared.

Bank of China Heigong and Fan Jiajiu took it upon themselves, and were dismissed from their duties in the Xiqi Palace.

After that, Zhao Yang entered Xinjiang for the first time after recovering from his illness, and met the Marquis of Jin in Xiqi Palace.

He analyzed the situation in the world for the monarch: "The Duke of Qi teamed up with the Kingdom of Zheng to instigate the princes to rebel against Jin. Among the princes, only the Kingdom of Song was still loyally serving the Kingdom of Jin and welcoming their envoys, especially if they would not come, but now they are unreasonable. Being detained for a year and not returning is an absolute feudal lord! Jin and Qi will fight, and we cannot do without the assistance of the Song State, please think twice and release Le Bo as soon as possible!"

How can the ministers of Jin and the monarch not understand this truth? It's only because Fan and Zhao fought against the Le clan last year, and the diplomatic competition with the Song state was achieved, which caused the current situation.

Since it was rumored that Fan and Zhao had secretly reconciled, Fan Yang and Zhong Xingyin agreed to release Le Qi, and Zhibo, who has always been good to the Marquis of Jin, believed in the way of being as good as water, and naturally he would not jump out and block it.

So far, this one-year-long confrontation has led to the confrontation between the two major clan groups in Jin. Two political battles that almost triggered a full-scale war, with hundreds of casualties, the market reversal in Jiangshi. And Le Qi's release is the end.

In general, Mr. Zhao. Barely won the final victory.

When Le Lingzi, who was with Doctor Bian Que, went to the palace to treat his father, when he heard the news, he was filled with joy and sorrow, not knowing whether to cry or laugh.

...

At this time, Chengxiang had just replaced the manuscript and Mo Jing who were in mourning.

The reason why it was so fast was because Zhao Wuxi disagreed with Zigong's sudden Confucian illness, and suggested to him that the taxis and the people of the country should wear "three-year mourning and three-month mourning" for the deceased brothers of Kun's father.

Zigong has been in Jiangshi these days, and he is also frightened by the surrounding situation. When the market began to spread "Zhao Qing is dead". The merchants and merchants who came from Weiguo under his command all advised him to flee this place of right and wrong, but Zigong refused.

"The so-called scholar does not disgrace his mission. The gentleman trusted me and asked me to be responsible for the business of goods and farming in Jiangshi. Now that I heard the rumors in the market, I abandoned my duties and fled, which is not what a scholar did! The gentleman has sent cavalry and The villagers are here to protect us, if the second and third sons are afraid, please leave on your own!"

His words stabilized the hearts of the merchants in Chengxiang, and they persisted until the turn of October, when the clouds cleared and the fog cleared.

after. Zigong returned to Chengxiang and watched the once well-off town turned into a ruined and devastated town. He couldn't help feeling regret and pity.

However, he quickly encouraged himself: "After the war, people's minds are settled, and this is a good time to persuade the gentleman to promote the etiquette of the master!"

So Zigong explained to Wu Xie many matters in Jiangshi, and then he remonstrated: "Please let the gentleman calm the hearts of the people with a solemn funeral, so that the people of the country know the etiquette."

For this proposal, Zhao Wuxi followed suit.

He had promised. It will make the meritorious villagers who die, and even the military horses who die for him. Buried by Ish! Although he did not agree with the "thick burial" custom of this era, he couldn't bear the fact that most people attached great importance to the world after death. Unless it's a brutal thing like burying a human being, it's not good to interfere too much, and you can only expect it to be subtle.

What's more, Duke Mu of Qin was defeated twice in Jin Dynasty. It was only by burying the fallen soldiers and gathering the hearts of Qin that he finally won a partial victory.

Therefore, in order to continue to win people's hearts, Wu Xie followed this suggestion. However, he also played tricks: he had issued a decree long ago that when the funeral was completed in the township, bronze wares were not allowed to accompany the funeral, and the gentleman would give porcelain as a "bright ware" as compensation.

"Don't look at the bright luster of bronze, but if you don't use special techniques to prevent corrosion, it will be dim within a few months after being buried in the ground, and after a few years, it will even wither and turn into slag. But porcelain and pottery will never be damaged, just because Their material is earth, dust returns to dust, earth returns to earth, and from now on, they will be buried in villages, and pottery and porcelain will be the most precious!”

Copper is a precious war resource. It is needed for weapons and mechanical construction. How can it be buried deep underground?

Zigong didn't care about this point. After Wu Xie agreed, he was overjoyed and wanted to go further, so he said: "Master once said that three years of mourning, the whole world will be mourned~www.wuxiahere.com~ and Brother Kun, three months is enough, ask the gentleman to use the form of decree, and let the village take this as the benchmark."

Of course, Zigong didn't go into details. Before Confucius said this, Zigong's senior brother Zai Yu first put forward: "The three-year mourning period is too long, the boy thinks it is enough to keep filial piety for one year".

Among the Confucian students, Zai Yu was the one the Master disliked the most. He used to sleep all day and was scolded by Confucius: "You can't carve a rotten wood, and you can't mop a wall of dung!"

Zigong remembered that the Master also criticized Zai Yu for being "unkind" because of the reduction of mourning.

The gentleman just agreed to use the etiquette advocated by the Master to mourn the soldiers who died in battle, which can be said to be good; and the gentleman who has stopped from death and is known as benevolent should also agree.

However, the realist Zhao Wuxi gave up. In this regard, he is even more "unkind" than Zai Yu. (To be continued)

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