Spring and Autumn I Am King

Above the main hall of Lu Palace, although the number of bells and dings has not increased, and there are only so many people serving, the layout has been completely renewed under the adjustment of Confucius, and the monarch's position has been raised, which seems to have highlighted the monarchical power. 【No popup window..】

Confucius bowed respectfully in the hall, and then talked about his own opinion: "Inheriting the order of the former king, when the first emperor of Lu, Duke Zhou, and the first emperor of Qi, Taigong, assisted King Cheng together. King Cheng once gave him a letter of alliance, It is said that the two countries of Qi and Lu will maintain good relations from generation to generation in the future, and cannot kill each other. Now the covenant is still hidden in the public house and recorded in the history books.

After hearing the words, Lu Housong looked at the old officials in the court with some confusion. Did he take an oath when he succeeded to the throne?

Sanhuan was a little embarrassed, the rituals and music collapsed, and the same was true in the state of Lu, which was a state of ritual and music. What's more than this?

In short, although Qilu and Lu are a pair of old enemies, and they call each other "mirror feud" on weekdays, once the two sides do not want to continue fighting, the old yellow calendar will be turned out.

After tracing back the friendship between Qi and Lu in the time of the first emperor, Confucius found that the friendship between Lu and Qi was in line with the etiquette and law, and everything must be in the right name. This is his style.

As far as Confucius's original heart is concerned, he belongs to the type that does not avoid war and is afraid of war. Otherwise, when Qi State aggressively attacked Xilu, he would not support Zi Lu and lead a partial division to attack Qi State, and he would become horns with Zhao Wuxi. .

But he wasn't fighting either.

When Zigong once asked about the way to govern, Confucius said to him three things: "Enough food, enough soldiers, and the people will trust him." Zigong asked again, "If it is necessary to remove one, what should we give up first?

Confucius said, "Go to the army."

In Confucius' mind, military armor, food and clothing, and faith are of increasing importance to the country. Death has existed since ancient times, but if the people do not trust the ruler, then the state cannot exist.

He believes that what Lu needs now is not armour, nor the use of military force. Instead, they urgently need a peaceful environment to deal with their own internal problems.

Confucius' plan went smoothly, and through the great ceremony, he justified the name of the first emperor. By correcting various small details of ritual and music, he straightened the Marquis of Lu step by step. However, this is only superficial. Sanhuan still controls most of the territory, people and wealth in the country, and within the Sanhuan, there is also a breeding ground for Gongshan Buju. Hou Zong waited for a retainer whose tail was too big.

In addition, there is the outsider Zhao Wuxi.

This is a gentleman who is like a wolf like a tiger to the enemy, but like his own parents to the people under his rule. Confucius could feel that Zhao Xiaosikou's rhetoric of "self-cultivation, ordering the family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world" contains huge ambitions.

The people of the state of Lu need to rest and recuperate, and the Marquis of Lu needs to establish faith and power in order to surpass Sanhuan, and the Xiao Sikou Zhao Wuxi, who is increasingly alienated from Qufu.

But the premise of all this is peace.

Confucius has a great say in the matter of aligning peace. Before he knew it, he and Zhao Wuxi, who had risen almost together, had become the most powerful people after Lu Hou Sanhuan, and all decisions could hardly be reached without their participation.

However, the Tao is different, and the defenders of the old order and the thieves who intend to steal the country are destined to not go into the same pot...

So Confucius raised his head and expressed his opinion to the Marquis of Lu and Sanhuan: "The perennial war has made the farmland of Lu State wither and the people are tired, and the ministers feel it. Qi's request for peace is acceptable!"

He said silently in his heart: "Zi Tai, if I can't stop you from doing something that is not a minister, then I will be called a master for you in vain..."

...

It's done!

After Confucius agreed to make peace with Qi. Ji Sunsi breathed a sigh of relief.

Unlike Confucius, who was willing to make peace with the state and the people as his starting point, Ji Sunsi always considered the interests of Ji's family from beginning to end.

The peace of the Qi state did not come suddenly. The Ji family had already been in touch with the various clans in the Qi state, and they could even talk to the marquis of Qi. The biggest reason for him to accept the envoys and gifts from Qi was precisely Zhao Wuxi!

Before and after the Yanghu Rebellion, Ji was able to escape and escape by relying on Zhao Wuxi's rescue. After realizing Ji's bottoming out and returning to the ruling position, he was trembling all over at that time, for fear of being murdered by those who coveted this position, so he had a honeymoon period with Zhao Wuxi and gave him a lot of benefits.

However, as Ji's strength recovered, Ji Sunsi, who had always been xenophobic and narrow-minded, became more and more jealous of this young hero.

Zhao Wuxi, who relied on the victory of the war to continuously expand his control of the territory and power, has already controlled nine towns in Xibi and three towns in Punan, with a population of nearly 200,000, which has surpassed the Shusun clan, and the Ji clan and the Meng clan. The difference isn't that big.

The growth of Zhao Wuxi has already made Sanhuan choked in the throat, and it is unpleasant not to go. However, because of the war on Qi, Sanhuan had to rely on him, so even Zhao Wuxi's private master-doctor alliance could only endure it. After all, not only are the soldiers under his command amazingly powerful, they also have a domineering and capable father, Jin Qing Zhao Yang.

With Zhao's victory over Qi, Ji Sunsi hoped that both Qi and Zhao would suffer, and then he was completely defeated by his own plan to take advantage of it. Then, Lu was dragged into the war with Qi by Zhao Xiaosikou. For the most innocent part, he even had to beg Yuncheng pitifully for salt.

Therefore, Ji Sunsi had a lot of resentment in his heart. Zhao Wuxi had saved his life and defended the state of Lu, all of which were forgotten by him. I just thought that if this son was not there, the state of Lu would not have to continue to be at war with the state of Qi: what’s more, it was Yanghu’s policy when he tried to steal Lu, and Yanghu fell from power. Later, Sanhuan had long wanted to end the war that did not benefit him much.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Wuxi, who expelled Yanghu, inherited Yanghu's strategy and continued to drag the state of Lu into the quagmire of the Jin-Qi war...

Therefore, in the State of Qi, an envoy was sent to ask for peace, and the Marquis of Qi also sent a handwritten letter to Ji Sunsi, showing great kindness and commitment.

Qi Guo is willing to give Ji's a stable Haiyan trade route, as well as gifts of hundreds of gold and hundreds of times!

The thoughts of the two sides are almost the same, and they immediately hit it off, trying their best to promote peace, and then targeting their common enemy...

But now the state of Lu is no longer the one-word hall of the Ji family. Under the pressure of Confucius and the public opinion of the scholar-officials, Ji Sunsi has given up a lot of power to the Zongbo Office. Confucius is absolutely inescapable of Qi Heping...

Therefore, after Confucius made his statement, the cunning Ji Sunsi immediately agreed with his palms: "What Da Zongbo said is very true. The two countries value peace, and I think it is acceptable to ask for peace from the people of Qi."

Originally, Sanhuan and Da Zongbo agreed. Lu Hou also nodded in agreement, and the matter was settled.

However, Sun Zhouqiu, the uncle of the great Sima who had never been reliable, suddenly remembered something, and he was cowardly, and even disregarded the conditions that Ji Sunsi had agreed with him in advance, and even retreated on the spot.

"But if the State of Lu and the State of Qi negotiate peace. What if the State of Jin pursues it?"

...

Faced with the question of Shusun Zhouqiu, everyone present was silent for a while.

At first, Confucius said with a slightly dissatisfied anger: "Da Sima, the state of Lu and Qi of Jin are both lords, please don't compare yourself with small states such as Xue and Teng. Although we are allies of Jin, we will make peace. The monarch has complete autonomy in matters such as alliances, wars, etc. What’s more, it is only a truce with Qi, not a rebellion against Jin and returning to Qi. It is understandable to want to come to Jinhou and various ministers.”

pedantic.

Ji Sunsi secretly said this in his heart, more than a hundred years after he joined Jin, when did Lu have the power to negotiate peace and alliance in private?

Although the consequences of the Jin state's investigation were very serious, Ji Sunsi faintly realized that the six ministers of the Jin state were in charge of their own affairs, and they could never repeat the situation of the meeting of Pingqiu.

But after all, Qi is near and Jin is far away. The current international situation is like this, and Jin is not fair. He has no prestige, and he cannot tolerate the princes from having other thoughts.

Ji Sunsi shook his head and said, "If the State of Jin overwhelms the State of Qi by force, then the State of Lu will obey Jin Qing's intentions and continue to be the enemy of the State of Qi... It's a pity. Hey, hehe."

He sneered, as if seeing through the decay and disintegration of the former giant of Jin.

Just as Qihou had promised, although the State of Jin relied on Zhao Qing to play a beautiful battle with the help of the heavy snow, but after the event, the State of Jin could not even regain the lost land and Yiyi, and the six Qings went back to their own affairs. There's no such thing as a bully at all!

"The state of Jin is now going to the north to fight against the Zhao clan, Wujie and Xianyu, to the east, and Xianyu to fight against Fan and Zhonghang. The ministers in the west of Taihang don't want to make trouble outside. If the state of Lu is in trouble, can they come to the rescue again?"

He said decisively: "Jin is dead, just like an old man who is dying. The last victory in the snowfield was just a return to light. Jin will perish? Isn't this what the Master predicted when Zhao cast the cauldron. Why? Why should we stay on the chariots of the Jin people and fight a war that misleads the country and the people, and will never see the end?"

Everyone looked at each other in dismay, as if they had reached a consensus on this issue, but Mengsun Heji spoke again: "If you decide to make peace with Qi, Zhao Xiaosikou is entrenched in Xilu and has always been hostile to Qi, so I'm afraid you don't want to."

"The ruler treats his subjects with courtesy, and his subjects treat him with loyalty. Although Xiao Sikou is a Jin person, he is now a minister of the state of Lu.

"Goodness, greatness, that's exactly what it is, to persuade Xiao Sikou not to cause trouble, so I'll trouble Uncle Zong." Ji Sunsi's face was bright, but Confucius looked at him with a smile.

"I believe that all the top and bottom of the state of Lu are loyal ministers, including Da Situ, Da Situ, Da Sima, and all the ceremonies and orders will come from the emperor. ?"

As soon as these words came out, San Huan broke into a cold sweat and exclaimed in his heart that he was fooled!

This move of Confucius was almost to convince them to obey. He wanted to convince Zhao Wuxi to obey Qufu's intention and promise to stop the military and colonial war with Qi. Probably, Confucius or his disciples had to come forward. Sanhuan felt that he could not do it. of. But if you want to achieve this, you must let Luhou control the power of diplomacy in the entire peace negotiation...

This is what Confucius promised and Qi Heping additional conditions.

This ~www.wuxiahere.com~ Which of the two things is more important, their hearts suddenly turned upside down, and finally Ji Sunsi and the other two figured out the stakes, and then reluctantly smiled and said: "Everything is naturally up to the king. …”

As for the power that they have given up these days, they have made up their minds, and naturally they will recover them one by one after eliminating the foreign tigers and wolves!

...

A few days later, in Yuncheng, Zhao Wuxi, who learned about this, had a solemn expression on his face.

He naturally knew that once Qilu negotiated peace, his position would be extremely embarrassing. Now that the Zhao family has to move the capital and fight against Dai Rong and Wuji, he can't count on the other ministers in Jin, and everything has to be done. Relying on themselves, Qihou and Sanhuan really chose the perfect time!

He asked Feng Rin, who immediately came to report the matter, and said, "Where is the meeting place between Marquis Lu and Marquis Qi?"

Feng Rin rushed back to Yuncheng after two days and three nights. At this time, he was emaciated and his throat was so dry that he was smoking. After taking a lot of saliva, he said vaguely: "Jiagu, the king of the two countries will Meet at Jiagu!" (To be continued.)

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