The so-called "respecting the king and repelling the barbarians" refers to the special era more than a hundred years ago when "Southern Barbarians and Beidi invaded, and China was inexhaustible." series of actions. 【...】

Confucius spoke highly of this matter. He once praised in front of Zigong: "Wei Guanzhong, I have been sent to the left!" He regarded respecting the king and repelling barbarians as an important measure to preserve Ming.

However, when this slogan came into Zhao Wuxi's mouth, it seemed to change its taste.

Facing Ran Qiu's remarks, Confucius said: "Otherwise, the situation today is different from that of Guanzi, and there is no disturbance from the barbarians in the country of Lu. I have heard that the people of China, the Rongyi, and the people of the five directions all have their own natures, and it is impossible to do so. As time goes on. If the barbarians attack China, they will defend them, and if they don’t, they will tolerate them. Why do wars suddenly rise up, and they even want to make Lu rich and powerful by subjugating the barbarians?

Although Confucius supported respecting the king and repelling the barbarians, his thoughts remained on passive counterattacks.

One of him and Zhao Wuxi is the active development of "I was in martial arts in the past, and I worked hard for Jingchu", and the other was the passive defense of "governing the country with morality and serving the wasteland with tenderness".

Ran Qiu explained: "Master, I don't know, the general told me a truth, the nature of the people is that they seek food when they are hungry; Name. Therefore, the generals promulgated the law of military merits granting fields and entering jobs, so that the poor can envy those who get rich by military merits, and use this as the driving force for them to work hard in their own industries and make meritorious deeds. And in order to make this country live in peace , there is a chance for low-level people and people like me to join the ranks, and war is also essential!"

In fact, General Zhao said that this war can be fought and reconciled. The reason why he insisted on deploying troops is that in addition to the fact that such forces of resistance must not be raised, there is also a plan to consume the strength and food of the doctors in the East Land from time to time. Finally, Also have to let the generals accumulate some experience in siege.

With the changes in the internal and external situation, the military pawns who have been defending and counterattacking all the time. It's time to embark on the road of siege!

However, it is better not to explain, but the explanation is more chaotic. Although what Ran Qiu said was true, Confucius felt an unprecedented fear and told him intuitively. Zhao Wuxi was preaching an extremely dangerous theory to his disciples and to the people of Lu. It hides under the appearance of respecting the king and repelling the barbarians, but in fact it wants to turn the state of Lu into a military state that is utilitarian and forgets benevolence and righteousness!

He said sadly: "Fighting with war? Although the country is big, warlikeness will surely perish. If things go on like this, the country of Lu will perish!"

This is a bit serious, and Ran Qiu doesn't agree or deny it outright, so he can only speak to him: "What the Master said is reasonable, it's not that I don't like what you said, Master, it's just that my duty is beyond my reach. "

Confucius sighed and said, "People who are not capable enough will give up when they can't hold on to half of it, but I beg you to draw a line for yourself from the beginning, how can you make progress? Not to mention that the city of Zhuanyu is strong. It doesn't take a few months. I am afraid that time will be difficult to overcome, and General Zhao’s plan may not succeed, but it will cause heavy losses to the Lu people.”

But his dissuasion was useless. Ran Qiu cupped his hands and said, "The success or failure of the war will naturally depend on my command. I hope the Master will forgive me. I have already issued a military order. Today's battle must be fought!"

He sent people to protect Confucius and Zilu, and waved the flag to let the soldiers prepare to attack the city. A car pushed forward and rushed into the middle of the car. There are armored soldiers with short soldiers, and armored soldiers with long ladders, and there is a kind of equipment that Confucius and his disciples have never seen before.

Zilu didn't say anything just now, and he asked with wide eyes, "This...what is this?"

This device resembles a long ladder. The bottom is equipped with wheels, which can be moved; the ladder body can be up and down, lifted by manpower, and leaned on the city wall; the top of the ladder is equipped with hooks to hook the edge of the city and protect the head of the ladder from being guarded. Army refusal and sabotage.

Ran Qiu said confidently: "This is the weapon that needs to be tested in this battle. Ladder!"

...

Yun Ladder, this is the invention of the Gongshu Class. The thirteen-year-old Gongshu class genius, and Zhao Wuxi let Ji Qiao cultivate his knowledge of mathematics, and now he can take charge of himself. From simple paper kites to slightly more complicated oil-paper umbrellas, to large-scale siege machines with fine structures that cannot be replicated without careful disassembly. Usually, Zhao Wuxi only needs to propose a research direction, and he can make a real object within a few months.

Compared with ordinary siege ladders that the defenders can easily push down, when climbing the city, the ladders can move up and down freely along the city walls, no longer needing to be carried on the shoulders. At the same time, because the main ladder adopts a fixed device, it simplifies the ladder installation procedure and shortens the ladder installation time. When the army is attacking the city, it only needs to park the main ladder under the city, and then install the auxiliary ladder on the main ladder. The city goes up”, thereby reducing the danger and difficulty of setting up ladders in front of the enemy. In addition, because the ladder does not contact the city edge too early before climbing the city, it can also avoid the damage of the defenders.

With this new type of siege equipment that caught the defenders off guard, coupled with the high morale caused by the military merits, Ran Qiu broke through Zhuanyu Waiguo within a few days. Under their unstoppable momentum, Zhuan Yuzi, who was trapped in the inner city, chose to surrender. The treasury that Zhuan Yu had accumulated for more than ten generations was taken over by Ran Qiu and transported back to Qufu to be handed over to Zhao Wuxi. Moreover, his commander-in-chief was in charge of the battle, and most of the hundreds of casualties were the private troops of the doctors in the East.

This was a quick victory. For a time, Zhao Wuxi's prestige at home and abroad was at its peak.

Confucius also met again with the disciples in the city. They did nothing when Zhao Bing attacked the city. After all, Confucianism was not Mohist, and neither had the skills to defend the city nor the spirit of internationalism.

Ran Geng and Ran Yong asked angrily: "Master went to persuade us, and we are also in the city, but Ziyou is still attacking the city? This is deliberately trying to kill us!"

Facing his disciples who had lost a lot of hunger but looked worried, Confucius was in a sullen spirit, and Chang Tai breathed out: "The Zhao family is rich in Duke Zhou, but the general is not satisfied. , is not benevolent, Ran seeks help from Zhou as abusive, not my disciple, the boy beat the drum and attacked!"

He was clearly expelling Ran Qiu from the ranks of Confucian disciples. Yan Hui, Zi Lu and others didn't say anything, while Ran Geng, Ran Yong, Qi Diaokai, Yuan Xian and other disciples quickly listed Ran Qiu as his successor. After the second public enemy.

From now on, they are no longer brothers and sisters from the same sect, but the relationship between a gentleman and a villain! Kill it!

Confucius rejected Zhao Wuxi's government, and since Zhuan Yu would be under the jurisdiction of Zhao's county officials, they could not wait to leave this place immediately.

But where should we go next?

Someone suggested: "Prince of Zhu State has always been very interested in the Master's way of ritual and music, why not go to Zhu State?"

Some disciples did not agree, and they said: "Otherwise, the State of Zhu is very close to Zhuanyu, and if Zhuanyu is easily broken, the lords of Sishang will definitely be terrified, and they may succumb to Zhao Wuxi one by one. The meaning, on the contrary, is the Ju Kingdom in the East, which has always been a big state of Dongyi, and its territory is equivalent to the land of the three counties of the Lu Kingdom.

Confucius said helplessly: "But, Zhao's ambitions are not limited to the country, but also include the lords of Jiuyi and Si Shang. It seems that if I want to escape his rule, I can only float on the sea."

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Confucius finally chose to go to the Ju country in the east, and the small countries located in the Sishui Valley, as expected by the disciples of Confucius, were indeed shaken by Zhao Bing Xun Day Po Zhuan Yu and shivered.

According to legend, at the beginning of Zhou Dynasty, eight hundred princes were divided into feudal lords. In fact, it is far less than this number, including Ji and other surnames, but there are only seventy-one countries, plus the tribes and chiefdoms that have existed since ancient times, and there are only one hundred and four More than ten princes, they are all over the Kyushu. In the Spring and Autumn Period, without the protection of the Son of Heaven, these small states perished one after another and were annexed by big countries: Chu destroyed more than 40 states, opening up two thousand miles of land; Jin merged more than 20 states, Qi merged 35 states, and Qin State also annexed. Country twelve, open a thousand miles.

In the Spring and Autumn Period when Zhao Wushi lived, there were only 20 or 30 states left in the world, and the small states lost their living space due to the hegemony of the big powers. Only the Sishui Basin between Lu and Song Dynasties was left. Due to special reasons, the remaining small states gathered together. Known as the "Twelve Princes of Sishang".

Twelve is a general term, but in fact it is not as many as this number, but the small states of Ju State, Zhu State, Xiaozhu State, Pi State, Tan State, Teng State, and Xue State. The largest Ju and Zhu are only about the size of two or three counties in the State of Lu, the smallest State of Pi is only a small town with a thousand households, and the rest of the states have only more than ten thousand people, not to mention the great states such as Chu, Wu, and Qi, even the Song Dynasty, Lu is a strong neighbor in their eyes.

Therefore, Xue State has always been a vassal of Song Dynasty, and together with Teng, it paid tribute to Lu State, the "state of Zhou Gong", and maintained a dynasty for three years. Zhu and Xiaozhu also treated the people of Lu with courtesy, until Sanhuan took control of their own affairs, and the state of Lu became more and more unbearable, and the awe of these small states gradually disappeared. They attached to Jin and Qi, and blatantly provoked the authority of the state of Lu. The state of Teng wanted to break away from Lu's control, and the state of Zhu was even eager to restore the territory occupied by the state of Lu.

However, after Zhao Wuxi became in power, a series of actions made these small states no longer dare to underestimate the State of Lu.

Their backers are no longer there, Qi State was defeated by Zhao Clan, and the idea of ​​hegemony became a joke. Qi Hou's hand could no longer reach Si up over Mount Tai. And because the six ministers in Jin are independent, they are indifferent to the far east, and let Song and Lu help him to rule. The state of Chu suffered a fatal blow from the state of Wu, and was unable to return to Huaisi within a short period of time. As for the state of Wu? That barbaric country that was as virtuous as beasts could not give the Sishang princes a sense of security.

On the contrary, the State of Lu, under the governance of Zhao Wuxi, had a faint renaissance!

At first, they didn't worry too much~lightnovelpub.net~ until Zhao Wuxi was appointed by the Marquis of Lu as the "Great General to Conquer the Barbarians" and put forward the slogan "Recover the career of Duke Zhou and the birds, respect the king and fight against barbarians". He sent Ran Qiu to conquer Zhuanyu, demolished the city, reduced the barbarians to rogues, dragged them to Litian or dug ditches, and weaved armor and clothes, and the lords of Si Shang became frightened.

After all, most of them are the remnants of the barbarian state. If Zhao Wuxi will guide the barbarian banner, the nations will have to eat and leave!

So they, under the leadership of Zhu State, sent envoys one after another, intending to pay homage to Zhao Wuxi, the general of the State of Lu. The various countries hope that through bribery and courtship, they will explain to Zhao Wuxi that they have used Xia Li and Zhou Li, and they are no longer a barbarian country. Please do not cut them!

(To be continued.)

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