Spring and Autumn I Am King

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ps: The previous chapter was written in a hurry, and the small plot has been changed a bit after it was published. The genuine readers should not affect other family funerals. The next few days will be very busy, and I will not have the energy to write in July, so I can only try to make time to update it.

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As the saying goes, "Eat food is not boring, and eating is not boring." Only those who have been with Confucius for a long time know that he actually has a good appetite. Following the Master's side, Zigong learned from him not only knowledge and life, but also picky about food.

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In addition, he is rich and rich, and he is a businessman and tastes delicious food from all over the world, so he pays more and more attention to food. Even if he goes out, he must imitate the master's "bad sex, don't eat; stinky, don't eat", the food must be good The aroma is complete, and the cooking method is appropriate.

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But if there is something in his heart, no matter how tempting the food in front of him is, he doesn't have the heart to put it down.

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For example, now, after attending Duke Ye's banquet, Zigong returned to his small courtyard in the building. The chefs of Chu people had already prepared turtle soup and fried fish, and the aroma was fragrant, but Zigong didn't want to swallow it. , but cautiously staring at the person who is eating the table next to the table.

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"This fish was caught by the old man who got up early in the morning and caught it by himself by the stream. Could it be that the way of doing it doesn't suit Zigong's taste?"

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The chewing stopped, the man took a sip of sour water and stared at Zigong with a half-smile.

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"Who is he, and how did he know that I was envoy to Zheng country?" Zigong never left his tail in his work. He went to Xinzheng as a traveler of the Zhao family, and then returned to Song country. Deliberately picking up a point where Zheng Guo had just sent troops and Chu Guo had not yet reacted.

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But all of the above. The middle-aged scholar on the opposite side seemed to see through it at a glance...

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Do you want to try to kill him? He glanced outside the door, and among the several personal attendants brought by Zigong, there were also Zhao's black-clothed guards. It is also a good hand to use force.

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But Zigong quickly rejected this idea, Ye County was Duke Ye's territory. If you are impulsive, you will have troubles for this mission.

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What's more, this person did not expose Duke Ye in front of him, but secretly pointed out in Lu dialect that the Chu people could not understand, and then told Zigong that they would meet in the hall after the banquet. There might be a turning point in this matter.

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As the conversation went on, Zigong became more and more apprehensive. He knows everything, but as long as he is an ordinary person, he must do things with a purpose, either for money or for fame...

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So he smiled bitterly and said, "Those who know me say I am worried, and those who don't know me say what do I want? Sir, don't ask questions if you know it, even if you don't know what your purpose is, but the visitor is a guest. How dare you ask me?"

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But seeing that man put down his chopsticks, he raised his arms towards Zigong and said, "I don't hide Zigong. This old man is from the Song country, with Xin as his family, and the word is Wenzi!"

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"Xin Wenzi... Could it be called Ji Ran. Xin Wenzi lives in seclusion on Pushang!?"

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"Of course, it's the old man."

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Zigong was surprised and happy, "Sir, you can make my master easy to find!"

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Xin Wenzi's ancestor was the exiled son of Jin State. He has been in Song State for several generations, and gradually disappeared as a scholar. It is said that this person was very eager to learn since he was a child. He used to be a strategist for the Le family, so it is also called Jiran.

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He resigned from office when he got older. As long as he travels in the mountains and waters, he is a very famous hermit. Zhao Wuxi took the time to go to Pushang during the Song Rebellion, but he flinched and only met Ji Ran's friend Chu Kuangren Jieyu. But later, he was full of praise for Ji Ran's unintentional intervention in Pushang, which made the poor rural area richer day by day, and made up his mind to let this person become an official.

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After the battle of Meng Zhu, there was a mysterious fisherman who claimed to be Ji Ran to thank him. He pointed out to Zhao Wuxi a short cut in Cao Zeli to break into Zheng Jun's flank. During the period, he also convinced the rebellious Robber Zhi, but he disappeared suddenly after the completion of the incident. Afterwards, Zhao Wuxi guessed that the fisherman was probably Ji Ran himself!

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Therefore, Zhao Wuxi took the attitude of scrutinizing the cottage and went to visit several times, but only to see people going to the empty house.

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"It turns out that Mr. came to Chu country, no wonder I couldn't find it no matter how I looked..." If it was this person, it is indeed possible to see through Zigong's plan.

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Ji Ran said with a smile: "It's my ill-consideration, and I am ashamed of General Zhao's kindness. The old man came to Yunmeng to play with his friends, and by the way, he found a successor and wanted to return to Song from Yedi, but he was kindly retained by Ye Gong. , I had no choice but to stay, and I stayed there for half a year."

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"Sir is now a diner of Ye Gong, doing things for Ye Gong, and it is also what Ye Gong means when you come to see the boy today?" Zi Gong became cautious again, if he was determined to do things for Ye Gong, then his plan to kill with a knife would probably give up halfway. .

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Ji Ran shook his head and said, "Ye Gong doesn't know, this is the old man's own opinion. I just want to see Zi Gong who claims to be able to solve the difficulties between the two countries with a single buck of grain."

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Zigong was ashamed: "Mr. Ci Rang is disappointed." After all, he was only in his early twenties, and he was a little flustered when he was suddenly bluffed today.

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"Noye, when I saw you today, Zigong really lived up to his reputation. He was exposed in the morning, but he was still able to chat and laugh at Duke Ye's banquet. He was calm and courageous. You are bigger than the dead soldiers in the field!" Ji Ran He couldn't help but sigh, if the person in front of him was a high disciple of Confucius, and if he had not come to Chu first to find a successor, he might have accepted Zigong as his disciple and taught him all the strategies of Ji Ran.

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"Sir, don't make jokes anymore..." Zigong rolled his eyes and started to fight back after showing his weakness. He suddenly asked, "I don't know what position Mr. holds in the Yegong Temple?"

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Ji Ran stroked his beard: "It's just a diners for consultation, no official position..."

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Zigong pretended to be surprised: "With your great talent, you can at least be a family slaughterer, how come you don't have an official position?"

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"Ye Gong originally intended this, but I declined. I have a free and easy nature and like to travel around the world. It is impossible to be bound to one place for a long time unless..."

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Zigong knew that the main topic was coming, "Unless what?"

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Ji Ran smiled lightly: "There is a bird in the south, its name is phoenix, does Zigong know it? The phoenix originates in the South China Sea and flies over the North Sea; there are no phoenix trees on the road, no food unless it is practiced, and no drink unless it is Liquan. Don't be humble, often compare yourself to phoenix birds, even if you are tired from flying, how can you just see a piece of wood and perch on it?"

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"I heard that Lord Ye managed water and opened fields in Yedi, and he was very successful. When I met him, I was even more surprised that he was young and promising. He was in charge of the four counties north of Fangcheng in the state of Chu at the age of 30. Is he in the eyes of Mr. Isn't that the Indus?"

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"It's impossible to fully understand a person just by seeing him."

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Ji Ran sighed and said, "Zigong, listen to me tell a story, you will know what kind of person Ye Gong is..."

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"Ye Gong loves dragons. The hooks of his clothes belts and wine vessels are engraved with dragons, and dragons are also carved and decorated in his living room. He loves dragons so much that after being known by the real dragon in the sky, he descends from the sky to Ye Gong's house. Leaning on the window sill to visit, the dragon's tail stretched into the hall. When Ye Gong saw that it was a real dragon, he turned around and ran away. He was so frightened that he seemed to have lost his soul. He was so terrified that he could not control himself. He likes real dragons, all he likes is the dragon-like things painted on the walls and carved on the pillars..."

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Before I knew it, it was getting dark, Zigong took the lamp and listened to Ji Ran's story.

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"Where did this story come from?"

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Ji Ran stretched and smiled, "It's made by this old man."

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Zigong is speechless, this Mr. Ji Ran really has no respect for Lord Ye. These rural talents all have the arrogance of "meat eaters". Of course, so does Duanmuci, if he hadn't met the real master , will not break the eyebrows and bow down.

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He pondered for a moment and then said, "Sir, what does Mr. Ye mean, although Duke Ye has the name of loving talents, but the real talents come to him, but he can't use them?"

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"Of course, Lord Ye likes to collect talents, and he also says that he likes talents, but he can't use people without suspicion, and people who are suspicious don't need them, so most of the people who work under them are mediocre people. Besides, the government of Chu, unless it is like a son. Xi, Ziqi, and Ye Gong, with the surname of Mi, would not have been able to ascend to a high position. I can understand why Chu Cai always goes abroad, Wu Chen, Miao Ben Huang, Xi Gong, Yong Zi~www.wuxiahere .com~ There is also Wu Zixu, and now there are still many talents who want to abandon Chu and go abroad."

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Ji Ran also had unfinished words. Ye Gong was only a county official. Although he could order soldiers from four counties, he was determined to be a loyal minister of Chu. Being a minister under him, or at most being a family slaughterer, ordinary scholars may flock to it, but in Ji Ran's view, a mere family slaughter, ruling a county and being a white-faced eater, every month dozens of stones of rice The treatment is almost...

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He has talent and temperament. If he wants to become an official, he must at least rule the country of thousands!

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Zigong said angrily: "So it seems that Lord Ye is really not your husband's phoenix tree, and the boy is really angry about what happened to your husband!"

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Ji Ran shook his head with a smile, noncommittal, he made up this story purely for the sake of his outstanding talents, but not for Ye Gong's disciples...

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"It doesn't matter to me, the old man. Anyway, I'm alone, I don't need to say anything, I don't want to do it, I just walk away. I just don't know how big the world is, how wide Kyushu is, and where can I find a phoenix tree that can accommodate me..."

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He looked at Zigong: "Zigong came from the north, do you know that there are phoenix trees in the north?" (To be continued.)