Spring and Autumn I Am King

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There was a saying at that time: "There are pigeons in Shu, which are like spring flowers." This Shu is not located in the Zongmu Shu Kingdom in Nanzheng and further south, but a place name in the Lu Kingdom. The land of Shu is located in the southwest of Mount Tai. In November of the second year of Duke Chenggong of Lu, the "Shu Alliance" organized by Yin Zizhong, an order of the Chu state, was held here.

Therefore, the state of Lu has been the origin of wild pigeons since ancient times. As early as the Yin and Shang Dynasties, domestic pigeons were domesticated as ornamental and edible pigeons, which are very different from wild pigeons.

A few years ago, the governor of the public administration, who claimed to be able to "know bird words", bred a carrier pigeon that could transmit letters, also known as "book transmission pigeon". On, let it go back, the destination is the pigeon's home, and also set up pigeon towers and officials to manage pigeons in several important cities of Lu.

Qufu Pigeon Tower is located in the inner city and is tightly protected by a wall. Outsiders cannot easily enter it. Those boys who like to shoot birds with slingshots and wicked teenagers who wander around with a few broken bows all day are driven far away. Only a few people in Qufu can come here to receive information.

Zhang Mengtan, the actual controller of the State of Lu, is one of them. These days, every day he goes to Chengtou to check the movements of the Qi army on the other side of Zhusi. , the news from Linqiu and Yuncheng became denser.

The pigeon building facing the sun is the habitat where the pigeons like to live. When Zhang Mengtan walked through the yard, one of the pigeons flew over his head with gray wings, and the other pigeons were chatting in their respective nests, trees, and eaves. There were more, and the ground was littered with feces. The chief governor discouraged keeping the pigeons in cages, as it would make them impatient to fly.

With a whistling, the pigeons circled and whistled, and the pigeon whistles resounded in the inner city, which has become a new landscape in Qufu.

Zhang Mengtan didn't need the guidance of the pigeon officials, so he turned to the pigeon tower with ease and started to climb. There were sounds of wings flapping and muttering, as well as people's scolding. It was the public ruler.

"Zhang Zi, this is the letter I just received."

As soon as he went upstairs, the head of the public administration, whose body was covered in bird feathers and a faint smell of bird droppings, solemnly handed a letter to Zhang Mengtan, with three feathers dyed red on it, representing the urgency of the event!

The chief public officer is not as ambitious as his brothers and sisters. He doesn't want to get into trouble with the military and politics. He just wants to keep birds well, so he just thinks this letter is a hot potato.

The letter was written in simple strokes, which Zhao Wushi called "simplified characters". Although those strokes seemed familiar, they would never be able to read the full text without special training.

After taking a glance, he took a closer look to confirm that the pocket print on it was correct. Zhang Mengtan just put the letter in his sleeve, but there was no sadness or joy on his face. Going to tease the pigeons.

"Zhang Zi, what happened?" Gong Xichi, who was waiting below, asked after going downstairs.

"It's the lord's army that has returned, it has reached Jishui, and it will reach the hinterland of Lu country in a few days!"

Not waiting for Gong Xichi's surprise, Zhang Mengtan instructed again: "Zihua, go to the drum tower in the inner city to play drums, and call Ziyou, Ziyou and other shogunate officials to the official office, I have something to say."

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Half an hour later, the important officials of the shogunate scattered all over the city of Qufu gathered together and chatted in the official office.

The core of the discussion is naturally the movement of the tens of thousands of troops in Qi in the hinterland of Lu, and when Zhao Wuxi will return.

"I heard that there was also a rebellion in the state of Cao, but it was easily settled by Brother Zigong. Now that Cao Jun sees the exile, there is no one in his couch."

"It is said that Diqiu was also conquered half a month ago, so the general's army should also return."

"That's right, the Qi army used to come to Qufu every day to clamor for a siege, but they haven't come these days. I can see that they are preparing to retreat. Although there is nothing wrong with Qufu, Yunxian and Wen The county area has been badly abused."

Although Wu Xie brought many people back to Jin, the Zhao clan in Qufu was still full of talents: Ran Qiu was the commander of the division and commanded the soldiers of Qufu County, and trained the always weak Lu soldiers in an orderly manner. There was no screeching and panic.

Gongsun Chi was Zongbo, in charge of offering sacrifices and receiving guests. He responded rationally, and he mastered the movements of the senior officials in the city, and made a lot of contributions in attacking the surrender group headed by Ji Sunsi. Mi Buqi is also a disciple of Confucius. He chose to stay after the Confucian split. Although he is only in his twenties, he has also achieved political achievements. He does not know how to manage money, but he is able to mobilize people's hearts, morale and social ethos. Disciplined old Qufu county.

These are the students of Confucius. In addition, there is Yan He who disagrees with Confucius' politics and thinks that Zhongni's study of literature is too much, and he will mislead the country and the people.

In addition, there are Xiang Guo, Gong Shuke, Guan Zhoufu, etc., who have been promoted all the way from the lower-level minor officials.

When everyone was discussing, there was a light cough from the back, and when I looked back, it was Zhang Mengtan, who walked into the official office with Yan Yan from the Wu country one after the other - because of Zhao Wuxi's intervention, Yan Yan did not. He worshipped Confucius as in history, and when the relationship between Zhao and Wu was not as good as before, he still resisted the pressure and stayed, because he followed the order of Jizi in Yanling and had nothing to do with Fuchai and Wu Zixu.

Zhang Mengtan wore a very formal dress today, with robes and crowns, not only the shogunate seal on his waist, but even the sword given to him by Zhao Wuxi, Wu Xie bluntly said that this sword can kill those who do not obey the restraint, even the unruly thieves. Zhi also bowed his head three points to him.

In fact, even if it is not so, the officials of the State of Lu respect this shogunate elder very much. He has made friends with many of them with his charisma, and he is also a gentleman, making people feel like a spring breeze. He was not stubborn in his administration. He often convened various officials to discuss and listen to opinions widely, and then integrated them into the measures. In the year that Zhao Wuxi left, there was no major turmoil in the state of Lu, thanks to Zhang Mengtan.

To be able to achieve this level as a young scholar of the Jin Kingdom is already extremely difficult...

Everyone saluted him. Zhang Mengtan smiled and responded one by one. After walking into the hall, he invited everyone to sit down and said with a smile: "There is a saying in "Pan Shui". That's what the poem says."

Everyone nodded, and they liked Zhang Meng's talk about this. Although he was from Jin, he actively studied the culture of Lu, and even surpassed their Confucian disciples in many aspects. What is even more surprising is that Zhang Mengtan can also take care of government affairs at the same time, which makes people have to admire his intelligence and eagerness to learn.

Xiang Lu's father Xiang Guo asked, "I don't know why Zhang Zi called us here today, why?"

"There is indeed something. Ziyou is inspecting the city defense. He will arrive later. We will discuss it first."

Zhang Mengtan asked Yan Yan to distribute the translated news to everyone present. After they read it, they were suddenly pleasantly surprised.

"Sure enough, the general is coming back!" Zhao Wuxi was not there, and the officials seemed to have lost their backbone, and had long been looking forward to it.

Zhang Mengtan looked at everyone's delighted appearance, and slowly drew out the second letter.

"The return of the general to Qufu is a happy event, but at the same time there is an order."

The hall suddenly became quiet, and everyone was eagerly waiting.

"The people of Qi seem to have noticed that the general is returning to the east. The soldiers who tried to attack Qufu a few days ago retreated to the west of Zhusi to camp. According to what the scouts saw, they were still packing up their loot and baggage and preparing to evacuate. The general's order was that Qufu must cooperate. Forward, stop this batch of Qi troops until the army arrives!"

There was silence in the hall for a while, and everyone looked at each other. After a long time, Guan Zhou's father stood up and said, "Zhang Zi, there are 40,000 Qi troops in the hinterland of Lu, and Guoxia is leading them."

Zhang Mengtan nodded: "I know."

"After the general took half of his men to Jin, there were only 5,000 guards in Qufu, and at most 4,000 could be sent out, and 4,000 would be sent to attack 40,000. If all of them turned around, they might not be able to hold on for half an hour. Ah, after all, we are not generals who are victorious in every battle..."

He stopped talking, and the officials in the hall also looked embarrassed, and they all felt that this was an impossible task.

"I know that too." Zhang Meng got up and smiled understandingly. After walking a few steps in the hall with his hands behind his back, he suddenly said, "More than a hundred years ago, a Chinese man, Cao Gui, said, 'Meat eaters are contemptible, and they cannot be far-sighted. ', the monarch and the doctor Shiqing were helpless in the long drive of the Qi army, but he was a mere compatriot who stood up and turned the country of Lu into a safe place."

Everyone was surprised and didn't know what Zhang Mengtan did when he mentioned the old past.

"Since then, the soldiers of the state of Lu have been responsible for the rise and fall of the country, but unfortunately, the Sanhuan dictatorship has promoted a small number of scholars, but most of the time they are still nepotism. The three old doctors are as dirty as mud, and the general Sima is as cowardly as a chicken. The country of Lu was exploited by Japan every day, and he was repeatedly bullied by foreign countries. Even at the meeting of Zhaoling, Ji Huanzi wanted to lower his status, and he was on the same level as Zhu and Teng..."

Before they knew it, everyone in the hall clenched their fists. Most of them were as idealistic as Cao Gu, and they had inherited a certain amount of knowledge. When I was young, I was carrying "Taishan Yanyan, Lubang Sozhan. There was a turtle and Mongolia, and the deserted Dadong." Heartache?

"This is a disgrace to the state of Lu. The senior officials are not ashamed, but the scholars and the people of the country are ashamed to be in the company of them! Even Confucius said that a person who fights for the rulers is not even a scholar! Agree with this!?"

"Master is right! Sanhuan and the doctors in the court are all stubborn people, so what's the point!" Deeply influenced by Zhao Wuxi, Gong Xichi was the first to agree with Lu's nobles.

Zhang Mengtan showed a smile: "But now? The state of Lu has stood up again~www.wuxiahere.com~ has repeatedly defeated the aggression of the state of Qi, and even ruled Si Shang, respected the king and repelled the barbarians, and wiped away the poverty that had accumulated for a hundred years. weak."

"Dare to ask, who made Lu Guo become ZTE today?"

"It's General Zhao!" This time, everyone said in unison, they can proudly call themselves Lu people when they go abroad, but no one dares to underestimate it, just because the sword of the Lu country's general is powerful enough!

"Furthermore, have the second and third sons discovered that all of the people here today have risen from the ranks of scholars or people of the country, and none of them were from ministers or doctors, and they were the nobles of Yin's ancestors, but they were all already in high positions. In charge of the powers that originally belonged to the doctor."

Everyone was stunned for a moment. After thinking about it, it was indeed the case. Before they knew it, Sanhuan fell from power, the shogunate overthrew the monarch and the original court of Lu, and the doctors were also excluded from the decision-making circle. The soldiers quietly took their place and became the rulers of the country.

"The general deliberately created this situation. Do you know what he called this situation?"

Without waiting for everyone to think about it, Zhang Mengtan said decisively: "The general said, this is called the bureau of commoners and ministers!" (To be continued.)