Spring and Autumn I Am King

ps: I made a mistake before, the Qi knife weighs 40-50 grams, which is three times the weight of "Zhao's one or two". 【..】There is another chapter in the evening, there will be an exam in the afternoon, and the book friends who are rewarding will thank you another day

In midsummer and May, the little heat came, the mantis climbed on the broad grass, the shrike began to chirp, but the mozu stopped its tactful song.

When he heard that Xilu began to mint his own coins, Xian Shi, the official who was in charge of minting Qi Dao coins in Linzi and controlling the Nine Palaces of Light and Heavy, was shocked.

"I thought that Zhao's son is only stronger than military competition, and he has some means of bribing people's hearts, but he is also so knowledgeable in terms of wealth!"

Guanzi said that pearls, gold, and knives are the three types of exchangeable currencies, which cannot be used for heating or eating, but they play an extremely important role in controlling property, controlling civilian use, and then governing world!

"Five grains and rice are the commander of the people's orders, and the golden swords and coins are the people's almsgiving. Therefore, the good people implement their tongs and control their orders, so they can get all the power they have."

As far as Xianshi knew, the State of Lu did not have its own coinage. Since the first Lu Hou Boqin, he has been using seashells as an exchange medium, and many of these seashells were delivered by Qi people. Therefore, Qi people can pick up a bag of things at the seaside, but they become treasures when they arrive in Lu. The trade surplus of Qi and Lu started hundreds of years ago.

Everyone's life is like this. The honest people of Lu State are exploited by Qi people every day. In the past, the so-called wise officials of Lu State, Ji You, Zang Wenzhong, Ji Wenzi, uncle Muzi, Meng Xianzi, etc., have never minted coins. consciousness.

Now, with the popularity of Qi Dao in the State of Lu, the surplus is getting bigger and bigger, the Marquis of Lu are rich, and the three Huan are heavily taxed, and the money from the people's fat and the people's cream eventually flowed to the State of Qi, the State of Lu is politically vassalized to Jin, but economically It is already the norm that the top is subordinate to Qi.

Unexpectedly, this kind of good days of earning a thousand gold for nothing, came to an end. Once Zhao Wuxi started to mint coins, and at the same time conquered Qufu with that kind of round and square-hole copper coins, the state of Lu would become an independent currency area, which would be largely free from the influence of the state of Qi!

The state of Qi did not want to ban salt. Does it make the country of Lu feel unbearable pain? Well, long pain is worse than short pain, Zhao Wuxi's move can be described as a quick knife to cut the mess, Wudao, Pushui, and Jishui have been cut off, and Lu State will be independent again in terms of currency. Qi's economic control over the East was greatly reduced.

In the end, who is the loser?

Therefore, in the fifth month, Xianshi wrote to Qihou Chujiu and said something that seemed alarmist: "The state of Qi can't be used to fight against the state of Lu any more, and the state of Qi will go to Lu, then the state of Lu has no choice but to employ Zhao Wuxi. If Zhao Wuxi continued to stay in Xilu, or even took charge of Lu administration, Lu State would definitely dominate, Lu would dominate and our Qi State was adjacent to Lu, and Qi State's land would be the first to be annexed. Why not follow Duke Huan of Qi and What about Lu Xiang's good deeds, returning the occupied land and making peace with the Lu people?"

Many doctors in the court scoffed at the statement that "Zhao Wuxi will invade Qi from Ba Lu". They would rather see Xueyuan's fiasco as a loss of Qi Hou to Zhao Qing, who is of equal status, rather than an eighteen-year-old child!

However, the words of Yan Zi in his suicide note flashed in his heart, Qi Hou, who was sitting upright, wearing a deep red robe and wearing red jade: "Some victories are won by a long sword and axe, and some victories are won by a pen. And the silk book plan..."

He lifted his sleeves and said, "It's rare for a child to have such insight. Don't worry, the mission to Lu has already left, and now it has passed Yangguan and arrived in Qufu! Zhao's boy is difficult to deal with. In my mind, Confucius wanted to support the Marquis of Lu and restore the rituals of Zhou, so we tried to distance him first, but unfortunately this son was not able to besiege and annihilate him when he first arrived at Linqiu the year before last, but now it is not too late!"

...

mid-May. Confucius, the great uncle of the state of Lu, was wearing a wide robe and long sleeves, standing on the wall of Qufu, looking at the envoy sent by the people of Qi, with a gloomy expression.

He had been to the state of Qi and was a retainer of the Gao clan. He had a deep understanding of this great country north of Mount Tai. The state of Qi had been governed by customs since the time of Taigong, so many customs of the barbarians were preserved. If it is said that the customs of the Lu people are pretentious, they are righteous, have good etiquette, and the folk customs are simple and simple; then the customs of the Qi people are not bound by women's etiquette, emphasizing profits, and extravagance.

Linzi is rich and prosperous, and there are no residents there who do not play the yugu, play the zither, play the zither, fight the lackeys, and play the six bos and cuju. Although the Marquis of Qi was heavily taxed, the Qi people were generally richer than the Lu people, and most of them had high aspirations and high will.

The atmosphere there was also more lively than that of the State of Lu, especially when the temple was crowded with viewers. Even Duke Zhuang of Lu couldn't stand the loneliness, so he had crossed the border to watch it in private. If the state of Qi is likened to a big city, then the state of Lu is a small village. Because of human nature, people like leisure and dislike work, and they are always curious and eager to deal with new things in cities.

Therefore, the envoys and gifts that Qihou chose this time can be said to be right in his heart.

Originally, the two countries sent envoys to each other, which was an opportunity to stop the war, which was what Confucius wanted to see, so he did not let his disciple, Sima Zilu in Yangguan, stop the envoy, but he did not expect such a situation.

The Qi people displayed costumed female musicians and steed horses outside the high gate in the north of the capital of the state of Lu. Eighty women from Linzi laughed and laughed, all dressed in gorgeous costumes and danced the "Kang Le" dance. One hundred and twenty horses with patterns were arranged neatly and presented to the King of Lu and Sanhuan.

Qidi women grow up, more beautiful and charming than Lu women, Qidi sings beautifully, dances elegantly, far better than Lu people's clumsy etiquette, and is deeply favored by Lu's monarchs and ministers.

"In the past, the State of Lu sent envoys to offer silk coins to Qi, and few people from Qi turned to please the State of Lu." This change made the people of Lu happy, and they surrounded the outside layer by layer to watch the excitement. The high-ranking officials in the courtroom were also affected by this atmosphere, forgetting their identities, and went to watch in disguise.

However, there are always clear-headed people who want to splash cold water, and the solemn uncle Confucius strode over.

In the eyes of Confucius, these are the y sounds and y dances on the body, ears and eyes, which are far worse than the "Shao Le" played by the musician Shixiang of the Qi State. "Shao Le" is so perfect that it made Confucius not know what it was like in March. For three months in a row, I sang it repeatedly in my sleep; I was also trying to figure out the rhythm of Shaoyue when I was eating, so that I couldn't even taste the taste of r.

Qi State does not cultivate the virtues of Taigong, but uses Zheng Weipu's sangjian's sultry music, which is really going back more and more!

So in the face of the temptation of women and the provocation of yyle, Confucius was unmoved, he waved his sleeves and blasted them all away, like a group of sparrows scared away by an old farmer. Then he shouted angrily to the Lu people who were mesmerized: "Second or three sons! Have the government affairs been dealt with? Is the farming over? Is the trafficked silk and hemp sold out? Don't be onlookers, hurry up and disperse!"

Everyone agreed, and immediately dispersed, leaving only Ji Sunsi in civilian clothes holding the gift list and credentials presented by the envoy Qi, and stood in a daze.

After Confucius was promoted to the position of Xiao Zongbo the year before, he defeated Shaozhengmao at the grand meeting held in Qufu, and combined the tomb of Duke Zhao of Lu with the former ruler of the state of Lu.

In the meeting with the military commander of the Jin State, Confucius did not disgrace his mission and maintained the dignity of the State of Lu. In the six months since he was promoted to Da Zongbo, his prestige has become higher and higher. Shaozhengmao is now afraid to appear with him in public.

"I'm afraid that the narrow-minded Confucius will find an excuse to behead me." These are Shao Zhengmao's original words.

There were indeed people discussing in private that, although Confucius was the chief count in charge of etiquette, and his title was only a mid-level doctor, in fact, he had already been "moving and doing things" in Qufu.

Seeing that the prestige of Confucius has risen day by day, and the right to speak of the Marquis of Lu has become stronger day by day under the correction of various subtle etiquette, San Huan is naturally worried. However, there was Qi outside, Zhao Wuxi inside, and even Feiyi Gongshan Buju and Pyihou who still disobeyed Qufu's orders, they had to rely heavily on Confucius and his disciples to govern.

"As the ruler, Da Situ does not handle official business in the temple. Instead, he goes out to travel around and comes to watch Qi Nv all day long. I am afraid it will be detrimental to the country."

For example, in the face of Confucius' serious words, Ji Sunsi can't help but put on a smile: "Uncle Zong, Qi is showing his favor to Lu, it's a gift for peace between the two countries, I'm just here to test it. It's just the sincerity of the Qi Kingdom!"

...

"Make peace? Is Qi Guo sincerely asking for peace?"

Although he liked the gifts from the state of Qi, Marquis Lu still retained a sense of sobriety. Regarding the capriciousness of the people of the state of Qi, his elder brother Lu Zhaogong and he had already tried countless times.

"It's absolutely true! The soldiers deployed by Qi State on the border have been disarmed and returned to their fields, and the gate of the border gate has also been opened, and there is no longer any fortification."

Mengsun Heji's territory was on the verge of Qi State, which suffered heavy losses in the war. Qi State occupied Guanyi, and their main city Yu was thorn in the back. The Meng family couldn't fully devote themselves to the court struggle, and could only watch Ji and Shusun regain their strength.

Therefore, when Qi State showed signs of reconciliation, Meng Shi, who did not want foreign wars and only wanted civil wars, suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and began to advocate peace.

Grand Sima Uncle Sun Zhouqiu also said: "In addition to women, horses, and chariots, there are hundreds of chariots of sea salt in the gift. We have worked hard to beg for more than 100 hours from Zhao Xiaosikou, and we barely have enough food, but now we have all the people in Qi. Hundreds of minutes were delivered at one time! The salt ban on Lu has ended~www.wuxiahere.com~ Qihou promised in his letter that he would not block Guanshi again."

Uncle Sun is now the weakest minister of Lu State, and his control is only half of Zhao Wuxi's population, so he has a great sense of crisis and always wants to find a strong aid for himself, Qi State is a better choice... ...As long as there is support from the state of Qi, then the Ji family, Meng family, and Zhao Wuxi will not dare to wantonly annex themselves!

Among the three Huans, there are already two Huan who are inclined to make peace with Qi. As long as Ji Sunsi, as the ruling minister, makes a decision, the matter will be basically settled.

Ji Sunsi had a plan in his heart for a long time. In addition to the gifts and credentials he sent, Qihou also sent him a private letter...

So he did not speak at first, but smiled and turned his eyes to Confucius, who had been silent during the public debate and seemed to be thinking about things cautiously: "Da Zongbo thinks, what is Qi's move?"

Confucius tidied up his clothes, got up and said, "The lords asked the vassals to ask the vassals what they would like to invite. The recruiters will have good goods for the banquet, accompany tripods for the banquet, labor in the suburbs, and bribes. Coins, their rituals and rituals are inconsistent, and their thinking is not correct, although, the meaning of Qi's request for peace cannot be ignored!" (To be continued.)

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