Spring and Autumn I Am King

Chapter 348: Confucius' Game (Part 1)

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In the past two days, Kan Yizai, who usually spends a lot of money in the sacrificial incense, has privately handed over a lot of benefits to Zhao Wuxi, in order to absolve him of the crime of being surrounded by his funeral teacher. (Baidu search to force literature network to update the fastest and most stable) [\\/\\/novel update fast no pop-up window, please search]

On the other hand, it is probably because of the ferocious robbers who almost broke into the city before, but now the robbers are fleeing. Although there is no danger for the time being, who knows if they will come next month or next year? Looking at the country of Lu, the only one who has the strength and courage to rescue is Zhao Wuxi, who is separated by Onozawa. For the sake of his life, how can he not befriend him?

That's why he made such a move, and today he went a step further, wanting to take his son as a pledge, and secretly took effect.

Zhao Wuxi began to think quickly.

The geographical location of Kancheng is not critical to the interior of the Lu Kingdom, but if it stands in the entire "Dadong" area, that is, from the angle of the Haidai Huaibei area, it can lead to the small country of Sishang from the east to the south. Zhu, Teng, Xue, etc., can also communicate with the Song state, which is a must for military strategists.

However, the political status of this place is even more prominent. He is the spiritual center of the state of Lu, so he can't take it by force, but he can support a ruler who is close to him in the same manner as he is treated as a protector.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhao Wuxi agreed.

"As you wish, what is the name of the little gentleman?"

The young man replied in a clear voice: "Si Kou, the boy only got the crown a few days ago, the word is Zi I..."

"My son? Good words."

Zhao Wuxi thought, but this person's handwriting is exactly the same as that of Zai Yuzui. What a coincidence.

He smiled kindly and said: "Good! What is lost is the east corner, and what is gained is mulberry. Although I lost a thief this time, I gained a young talent. I am about the same age as my son and I, although there will be differences between superiors and subordinates in the future. , and don't lose your friendship, you don't have to be too restrained."

Having said that, but Kan stop? Zhao Wuxi had never heard of this name in his previous life. Accept it for the time being, as for how much ability you have, you can throw it into an idle job and wait to die. If you are lucky enough to pick up a person to be entrusted with an important task, it depends on the person's actual performance.

...

the next day. Accompanied by Xiao Zongbo and Kan Zhi, Zhao Wuxi went to the mausoleum of the Ninth Duke of Lu to pay homage, and at the same time, he paid homage to the ancestors outside the temple.

In the pre-Qin period, Chinese people had to pray to their ancestors in everything. It is better to pray directly in front of the tomb. In order to more easily identify the location of the ancestors’ tombs, mounds or trees are built on top of the tombs as signs. For ordinary people, this mound is called a tomb, and for emperors and princes, it is a seal.

The seals of the princes in the Spring and Autumn Period are generally built with earth and stone on the tomb, making it a square cone with a small top and a large bottom, like an upside down bucket, because its upper part is a square flat top. There is no pointed part, so it is called "fangshang", also known as "overturning bucket".

"Zhou Li" says: The title of the rank is the degree of ennoblement, and the number of trees. That is to say, the size and height of the fiefdom are determined according to the rank of titles and duties. Also the type and number of trees planted on it.

The aged sacrificial official Xiao Zongbo said to Zhao Wuxi: "The emperor's tomb is three centimeters high (one centimeter is eight feet in the Zhou Dynasty), and the trees are pine; Chi, the tree is a locust; the common people have no grave, the tree is a willow."

The state of Lu is a prince. Therefore, the seal should be twelve feet high, which is equivalent to three meters in later generations. So it doesn't look particularly tall. It doesn't have the nine pyramid-like majestic mounds that Zhao Wuxi had imagined before. The Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, which he and later generations Zhao Wuxi climbed, is still more than 100 meters high after two thousand years of wind and rain erosion. The sealing mound is not too small in comparison.

There is another responsibility of Xiao Zongbo, and that is: "Distinguish Zhao Mu of temples."

This sacrificial official is quite characteristic of the people of the state of Lu, that is, he always likes to show off his knowledge of etiquette: "Sikou should know that there are Zhaomu and Zhaomu priests, so don't follow the order of father and son, distant and near, elder and young, closeness and distance. There is no chaos. Mausoleums have their own rules, since the first ancestor, the father is Zhao, and the son is Mu."

That is to say, the tomb of the first ancestor is sealed in the middle, and the following descendants are arranged in two columns on the left and right, Zhao on the left and Mu on the right.

For example, Duke Huan of Lu, the first ancestor of Kanling, was in Zhong, his son Duke Zhuang of Lu was Zhao, and Duke Xi, the son of Duke Zhuang of Lu, was Mu; Duke Wen, the son of Duke Xi’s grandson, was Zhao, and Duke Wen’s son, Duke Xuan, was Mu… Come, in Zhaomu's arrangement, father and son are always in the same row, and grandfather and grandson are always in the same row. When offering sacrifices, the order must be arranged according to such regulations. Zhao Wuxi was not from the Duke clan of the State of Lu, nor even with the surname Ji of the same clan, so he could only offer sacrifices to him at a distance.

However, after going around in a circle, Zhao Wuxi discovered that the state of Lu, which claimed to have inherited the most complete Zhou Li, still had an example of violation of this "national event".

Zhao Wuqi turned his head and asked, "The location of Duke Min's tomb is neither Zhao nor Mu, he is the son of Duke Zhuang and the grandson of Duke Xi, who was established by Father Qing, because the succeeding monarch of the state of Lu has nothing to do with him. So it deviates from the sequence of Zhaomu, which I can understand. But why the mausoleum of the first emperor Zhaogong looks like this, what is going on? Can Xiao Zongbo explain a thing or two?"

It turned out that the burial place that was supposed to be Duke Zhao of Lu turned out to be vacant, and his mound was shifted to the south of the tomb path of the tomb of the ancestors of the state of Lu, which was abnormal no matter what.

The little Zongbo, who was still chatting just now, suddenly became dumbfounded and hesitated to speak.

However, Kan Zhi, who had been silently listening along the way, took over the conversation: "What Si Kou does not know, Duke Zhao's mausoleum was built by Ji Pingzi. He and Duke Zhao hated each other. Don't give up. In the end, Duke Zhao failed and was expelled from the state of Lu. He went into exile in Qi and Jin, and finally died outside. He did not forgive Ji Pingzi until his death. Ji Pingzi also hated him deeply, so he deliberately destroyed Zhao Gong when he was buried. The Mu system made it impossible for Duke Zhao to be buried with the previous monarch to vent his personal anger..."

Zhao Wuxi didn't say anything, but Xiao Zongbo was angry: "I can't govern and hide evil for the sake of my ancestors. What kind of formality is this, I'm not a son of man!"

It turned out that his position as Xiao Zongbo was obtained because of Ji Pingzi, so he naturally wanted to cover up his unethical affairs.

However, Kan Zhi didn't admit his mistake like an ordinary Lu country boy, but retorted: "I heard that a gentleman does not protect other people's faults, Ji Pingzi did something wrong, could it be that Xiao Zongbo wants to protect Si Kou when he asks a question. Is it wrong?"

As a result, after the old and the young came out of the mausoleum, they started arguing. While arguing, Kan Zhi peeked at Zhao Wuxi's reaction.

Wu Xie stopped them with a smile, and even criticized Kan Zhi, saying that he did not respect the elderly, but there was no substantial punishment.

There are several young half-year-olds under Zhao Wuxi. Unlike Xing Ao, who works with Zigong in Taoqiu, and also different from Gongxichi's shyness and courtesy, Kan Zhi has a strong desire to express. He just argued with Xiao Zongbo regardless of his identity, but Zhao Wuxi thought about it, probably because he wanted to show his uniqueness in front of the new lord.

He's a smart guy, but he's also a naive person who can easily cause trouble.

"Those who are wise and insightful but close to death are good at discussing others; those who are eloquent and wide-ranging and endanger their lives are evil. Those who are sons of men should not have themselves, and those who are ministers should not have themselves."

Zhao Wuxi couldn't help thinking of what Confucius quoted Laozi in Liuxia Jibei Courtyard, and now he felt that Kan Zhi was very suitable for this sentence. However, his principle of employing people is that as long as those with defects are placed in the right place, they can also exert their talents. After returning to Xibi, he can let Kan Zhi try to be a supervising type of little official.

Although it caused a small quarrel, Zhao Wuxi still acted as a model for the officials of Lu State this time, which made the crowned clans in the city full of praise.

"If you mount a horse, you will be a brave teacher, and if you dismount, you will be a gentleman with etiquette."

...

As I said before, the political status of Kancheng is extremely important and sensitive, so after hearing that the tomb of the first emperor was safe, the Marquis of Lu and the Ji Clan Meng Clan were relieved and did not want Zhao Wuxi to stay for a long time. In the reply slip, he praised his contribution this time, promising that he would agree to all the requests in the good news, and would also investigate the crime of the surrounding cities for not sending troops to help, and gently reminded him that he could go back to the new fief to have a look.

Seeing that the military pawns had finished resting, Wu Xie regained his energy again. After receiving Lucheng's response, he took the whole army to Zhongdu, and then turned west to Yuncheng.

In mid-October, at the Outer Guo, which had been roughly repaired in Zhongdu, he saw Zai Yu bringing a group of local officials and Confucius brothers to greet him.

Holding on to the car rail, Zhao Wuxi suddenly thought mischievously, if he shouted "Zi I" in front of Zai Yu and Kan Zhi who bumped into words, who would agree first?

But after getting closer, he found that Zai Yu's face was a little worried, and at the same time, there was no Zi Lu who would be the first to greet him after the unshirted triumph, such as Threats in the crowd.

Zilu will lie and be dishonest?

Even the Yanghu rebels would scoff at this possibility...

With Zhao Wuxi's understanding of this light chivalrous scholar, even if it was snowing heavily, he would wait here with his long sword in hand, and asked the details of the battle with a smile.

He must have encountered something big and could only keep his promise.

So Zhao Wuxi kindly invited Zai Yu to go with him in the car. After the agent Zhongdu Zai got into the car, he turned his head and asked quietly, "What happened~lightnovelpub.net~Why don't you see Zilu?"

Zai Yu wiped the sweat from the side of his cheek and said, "So that Si Kou knows that Zi Lu is not in the city. He and Zi Yuan accompanied the Master on a long journey yesterday."

It is true that Confucius likes to travel around in a car, but his injuries are not fully healed, and Zhongdu is also in a state of ruin, so he actually went out? Zhao Wuxi suddenly smelled something wrong.

"Where did Confucius go!" he asked quickly.

The articulate Zai Yu stammered and panicked at the moment: "Si Kou, I didn't expect that the Master actually went to Feiyi after being summoned by the traitor Gongshan Buju!" (To be continued)

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