Spring and Autumn I Am King

After half a year of circulation, Linqiu hemp paper is not uncommon in Lucheng, but it is mostly inferior hemp paper, which is favored by those delicate noble women...

Of course, there is such a kind of "public transport paper", but Confucius has never seen paper that is as thin as silk and toughness in front of him. Baidu search to force literature network [\\/\\/ novel update fast no pop-up window please search]

When he shook the paper, he made a crisp sound, his fingers touched the surface of the paper, and the ice slipped into the silk satin. He picked up the pen on a whim and wrote a few lines of small characters on it, but the ink was condensed and not scattered, and he turned it over to face the bright light. It is indeed much more convenient to be able to see the handwriting on the reverse side than on bamboo slips.

As a master who started his career in education, as a scholar who learned to become rich, Confucius naturally knew what the advancement of writing materials would mean, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Bamboo slips and wooden slips are too bulky and far less light and easy to use than silk slips, but silk slips are not as cheap as bamboo slips. It is said that this kind of object called paper has the advantages of both. "

Confucius could understand the benefits of paper at a glance, but what he was most worried about was that the cost was too high, or that mass production could not be achieved due to the limitation of raw materials. In that case, even if the new paper has all kinds of benefits, it is only a toy for the nobles and nobles, and it cannot be popularized, so as to achieve the "teaching without distinction" advocated by Confucius.

Gong Xichi bowed to him, and slowly explained the evolution of paper that he had seen and heard in the past six months. He just skipped the specific process. That is the secret of Zhao Wuxi's forces. Ordered not to go out.

He initially insisted that paper could not replace bamboo slips because hemp paper was made from weaving leftovers, which, aside from its inherent fragility, was limited by the scale of the weaving industry, making it difficult to mass-produce it.

Conversely, if the production of hemp paper is forcibly increased, the quantity of kudzu fabric must be sacrificed. In case Si Kou is addicted to this, maybe it will affect Sanyi's clothes and brown clothes, which will outweigh the losses. Therefore, Gongxi Chi does not agree with the large-scale production of hemp paper.

But nowadays, not only the mulberry skins all over the mountains can be made into paper. In the future, there may be bamboo, sandalwood, wheat straw, rice straw and so on. They were originally useless things, but now they can turn waste into treasure, generate income for the city without spending too much human and financial resources, and promote the literacy education advocated by Confucius. Why not do it?

So Gong Xichi began to slowly turn into a supporter of paper. He went out of Sanyi and held the mulberry paper to write a beautiful ink calligraphy while the crowd exclaimed. He also felt honored.

After listening to Gong Xichi's narration, Confucius was very happy.

"You can see the whole story at a glance. It seems that Linqiu's papermaking is not a plaything that Zhao Xiaosikou played with on a whim. Mulberry paper can replace silk and be used for official letter paper for the officials and nobles. It is beautiful and lightweight. Unfortunately, the price of this thing is still relatively high. Bamboo slips are more expensive, and hemp paper is cheap, but not good enough..."

Gongxi Equator: "Si Kou said the same thing, maybe he can make bamboo paper in the future, so that ordinary scholars and Chinese people can also use it."

Confucius gradually became excited, and clasped his palms in praise: "It's good. This is a merit that is beneficial to the world! With this, Zhao Xiaosi Kouguang will be able to achieve the merits of the three immortals and be famous for hundreds of generations! Before you know it. It really makes Qiu ashamed that he has done such a thing. After today's big ceremony, I must write to the king and the three ministers to greatly support this cause!"

If you think about it carefully, if the common people can also afford paper and charcoal ink, wouldn’t it mean that people all over the world can read and read, and everyone can hear the rituals of Zhou and obey the orders of the Son of Heaven, and know the etiquette, righteousness, integrity, shame, benevolence, filial piety, loyalty and forgiveness. If everyone in the world takes a wise man as an example. Then the goal of the world to rule everything in peace will go a step further!

Confucius felt that paper would be a weapon for him to recreate the world of Zhou Rites, and before he could say more praise, he heard that the Marquis of Lu and Sanqing had arrived.

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Confucius held the crown and straightened his chest, and led his disciples out of the Hao Society to bow down to greet him. I was seeing more than a hundred people approaching from a distance, with tall carts and horses in the middle.

Before the people arrived, the sound of the bells running out of shengxiao was already in my ears.

The main car is a four-dimensional chariot, which is Luhou's car. It is pulled by four strong white horses, and the hood is painted black. The barriers on both sides of the car are painted in red, red and black, which have always been the most noble and solemn colors in the pre-Qin period.

There are more than a dozen guards in front and back of this car carrying halberds. A group of foot soldiers clear the way, and the front of the axe car has a strong reputation. This is a whole set of honor guards for the monarch to travel. In addition, there are boys, erect temples, entourages, other officials and soldiers, with flags and flags fluttering, and the carriages cover the sun, so imposing! The Lu people on both sides of the road were amazed and said that they had not seen such a majestic monarch for a long time.

Confucius nodded secretly, the name of the monarch, the restoration of the monarch's prestige, and the appearance are also essential. This is exactly what he suggested to the monarch. Although it costs a lot, he must insist on gritting his teeth, so that the people of the country can know what is hehe. Zhou Yi!

According to the regulations, the chariots of the feudal princes are made of red wheels with black covers and black barriers. Qing's car has a black hood, and the barriers on both sides of the car are painted red. In the doctor's car, only the left side barrier is painted red and the car cover is white. Behind the carriage of the Marquis of Lu, there are also the carriages of the officials such as Sanhuan, Da Zongbo, Shaozhengmao, Liu Xiaji, etc. The colors are distinct, and one can tell the superiority and inferiority at a glance.

This is also the etiquette standard that Confucius worked hard to standardize after he was promoted to Xiao Zongbo.

In addition, there were many scholars in the convoy who did not wear court clothes and only wore dark clothes. Most of them were disciples of Confucius' nemesis Shaozhengmao. Many of them had listened to lectures under his disciples, and then "betrayed" to Shaozhengmao's side, so Zilu gritted his teeth with hatred and straightened his beard as he looked at the familiar faces across from him.

After Marquis Lu got out of the car, he asked Confucius and others to be leveled. Everyone entered the open space outside the Haoshe in order of their status and sat on the seats on both sides. Confucius and his disciples were on the right, Shaozhengmao and his disciples were on the left, and the Marquis of Lu. And Sanhuan in the middle to arbitrate.

"Little Zongbo, Doctor Shaozheng, you two can start."

With the king's order, the debate officially began. During the banquet, Confucius and Shaozhengmao, as well as their disciples, were arguing, listing their reasons, or insisting that the tomb of Duke Zhao of Lu must be reformed, or insisting that it must not be changed!

As if the future rise and fall of the Lu Kingdom is only tied to the location of the solitary grave of an exiled monarch...

The scene was ups and downs several times. During this period, Confucius persuaded Ji Sun to say: "Da Situ, Ling Zun used this to humiliate the monarch but showed his crime. This is an act of destroying the ritual system. Now putting the mausoleums together can cover up Ling Zun's failure to guard his ministers. Dao's guilt."

But Shaozhengmao refuted what Confucius once said: "Zhongni once said that the father is for the son, and the son is for the father. According to this principle, shouldn't the Da Situ govern Ping Ziyin first?"

The opposite Min Ziqian immediately grabbed the conversation: "Since Shaozheng thinks this is hidden. Does it mean that he admits that Pingzi did something wrong for his own selfish desires? If there is a mistake, change it, and you will be a gentleman."

Yan Hui also comforted gracefully: "Exactly, the fault of a gentleman is like the eclipse of the sun and the moon, and everyone sees it. Moreover, everyone admires it."

So Shaozhengmao's group of disciples got up and rebutted again, and the situation was very serious. Let Luhou and Sanhuan be dazzled.

At the back, the two sides began to quarrel and became irritable, so they turned their attention to personal attacks.

Shaozhengmao's disciples attacked Confucius' proposal to change the Zhao cemetery this time. In fact, it was because the Confucianists were addicted to presiding over funerals, and it was not enough to play with the common people and the scholar-bureaucrats. Just want to get involved in the monarch, in order to gain a false name. As he talked, even the dark history of Confucius moving his mother to the grave was turned up, and he questioned the propriety of this move, and even whether Confucius himself should be regarded as a scholar because of his "wild harmony" identity.

The disciples of Confucius were so angry that they were angry, and they also refuted Shaozhengmao's personal virtues, saying that he "has a good heart and is dangerous, his actions are prudent and firm, his words are false, he is arrogant, he remembers ugly and is rich, and he is obedient and good." Possessing five bad qualities, he is the hero of the villain, all thoughts are sinful, and it is a gift for wanting to become superior and inferior. Bewitched the people of Lu to rebel.

It was also difficult for both parties. They were arguing about this, and the etiquette had to go on. After Luhou interrupted their mutual attacks repeatedly, the topic finally returned to the right track, and the debate between Confucius and Shaozhengmao about etiquette became more and more go deeper and deeper.

At the beginning, the Great Rites debate was to contend for the location of the Gongling Mausoleum, and then to contend whether Ji Pingzi was correct to use his ministers to chase the monarch, and finally to contend for the current relationship between the ruler and the minister in the state of Lu. Confucius even put forward his ultimate goal: to re-examine all the temples and music and dance in the state of Lu, and set a standard, that is, "restraining oneself and restoring rituals"!

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This great ceremony continued throughout the morning and afternoon. The more than 1,000 pieces of paper provided by Zhao Wuxi were filled with two-thirds of the seal script, and Gong Xihua and other recorders were exhausted, and afterward rubbed their sore hands and shouted fortunately: "Fortunately, the paper was used, if it was bamboo slips. Then I and the writers will not be exhausted to death!"

In short, the pen clerks have thoroughly used this writing material. After the matter is over, the paper will be kept in the archives of the collection room, which means that the official officially accepts it. At the suggestion of Confucius, a paper order from various official offices was sent to Linqiu, and the Linqiu paper was designated as a "tribute". The Gonggong will also buy a batch of silk and silk, so that Kan Zhi's mission is half completed.

If there is no accident, the paper used for writing will gradually become popular in the state of Lu in the future. The happiest people are the calligraphers who keep the storage room. The ones who are sad and sad are probably only the bamboo slip craftsmen and the copper cutters...

And back to the ceremony itself, this is an unprecedented debate, and the result is a no-win, and no one can convince anyone.

But in the end it was Ji's fault. Internationally, there were many people in Lu who sympathized with Duke Zhao of Lu. So the Marquis of Lu finally made a decision. He hoped that Ji Sunsi would agree to this matter, so that the tomb of his hard-working brother could be connected to the mausoleum of the first emperor.

Mrs. Meng supported the matter on the side, and Mrs. Uncle Sun also began to waver. Mrs. Ji, who did not have the upper hand in lip service, had to obey, so she had to agree to the matter.

Afterwards, Ji Sunsi also suddenly realized that Luhou Song, who had been a puppet since he succeeded to the throne, has now gathered Liu Xiaji, Kong Qiu and other team members, and Yangguan Sima Zilu, who holds some military power, is also under orders. He seemed to be out of control.

Since then, the Ji family has been more wary of the monarch and even Confucius. It stands to reason that Sanhuan should unite to suppress it, but Ji Shi and Meng Shi have publicly torn their faces because of the ritual discussion incident, plus Zhao Wuxi's alienation plan, there is no possibility of cooperation between the two.

So Ji Shi turned to win over his uncle and grandson, and once again showed his favor to Zhao Wuxi, hoping to compete with the monarch and Meng Shi ~www.wuxiahere.com~ not to lose the ruling position.

But Zhao Wuxi, although false and condescending, actually intends to maintain a neutral attitude. He has already gained enough benefits. Although he wants Luhou and Confucius to stand in front of the stage and help him attract Ji's attention, so that Sanhuan can't work together to exclude others, he does not want to deliberately favor which side. For example, after the incident, Confucius personally took people to Kancheng to dig a ditch to connect to the Zhao cemetery, and he also sent a few math students to help with planning.

At the same time, Zhao Wuxi received four messages from the four kingdoms of Cao, Jin, Song, and Wu at the same time while reaping the profit, which forced him to set off immediately to Taoqiu in the state of Cao to participate in a "grand event" . (To be continued.)

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