PS: The previous chapter was written urgently, and there were some changes to the small plot after it was sent, and genuine readers should not affect the reading. In addition, there is a funeral at home, and the next few days will be very busy, and there is no energy to write anything in July, so I can only try to find time to update, forgive me

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As the saying goes, "you don't get tired of eating, you don't get tired of being fine", only people who have been with Confucius for a long time know that he is actually quite delicious. Following the master's side, Zigong learned from him not only knowledge and life, but also pickiness about food.

In addition, he was rich and wealthy, and he traveled all over the world to taste delicacies, so he became more and more particular about food, and even when he went out, he had to follow the master's "lust and evil, and not eating; Stinky, don't eat", the food must be full of color, flavor and flavor, "don't eat if you don't eat", the kitchen must be skilled, and the cooking method is appropriate.

But if there is something in his heart, no matter how tempting the food in front of him is, he has no heart to put it down.

For example, now, after attending Ye Gong's banquet, Zigong returned to the small courtyard that belonged to him in the pavilion, and the Chu people's kitchen had already prepared turtle soup and roasted fish, which were fragrant, but Zigong had no intention of swallowing it, but cautiously stared at the people who were feasting on the opposite case.

"This fish was caught by the old man by the stream in the morning, could it be that the method is not suitable for Zigong's taste?"

The chewing stopped, and the man took a sip of sour water and stared at Zigong with a smile, he was the mysterious scholar who deliberately broke his mission in Zigong's ear after bumping into Zigong outside the market in the morning.

"Who is he, and how did he know that I was sending Zheng Guo?" Zigong has always done things without leaving a tail, went to Xinzheng as a pedestrian of the Zhao family, and then returned to the Song Kingdom. After Shangqiu changed his outfit, he secretly went south, and deliberately provoked Zheng Guo to send troops just now. The node that the state of Chu has not yet reacted to.

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

Do you want to try to kill him? He glanced out the door. Among the few relatives brought by Zigong, there are also black-clothed guards of the Zhao family, and they are also good at using force.

But Zigong quickly denied this idea, Ye County is Ye Gong's territory, if he is impulsive, he will make trouble for this mission.

What's more, this person did not expose him in front of Ye Gong, but secretly pointed out in the Lu dialect that the Chu people did not understand, and then told Zigong that they would meet in the pavilion after the feast, and the matter may have a turning point.

As the conversation progresses. Zigong became more and more jealous in his heart, this person is extraordinary, he is simply knowledgeable and omniscient, but as long as he is a mortal person, he must do things for a purpose, or for wealth or fame......

So he smiled bitterly: "Those who know me say that I am worried, and those who do not know me say what I want?" Sir, don't ask knowingly anymore. I don't know what your purpose is, but the visitor is a guest, dare to ask what to call it? ”

But when he saw that the man put down the dagger, he raised the tribute and said, "I won't hide it from the tribute." The old man is a native of the Song Dynasty, with Xin as his clan, and the word Wenzi! ”

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Xin Wenzi...... Could it be that it is called Ji Ran. Xin Wenzi who lives in seclusion in Pushang!? ”

"Yes, it's the old man."

Zigong was surprised and delighted. "Sir, let my lord find him!"

Xin Wenzi's ancestor was the exiled son of the Jin Kingdom, and he had been in the Song Kingdom for several generations. gradually disappeared as a scholar. It is said that this person is very studious since childhood, studied in the Chengzhou Guardhouse, read through the books, was erudite and omniscient when he was young, especially good at calculation, and was once a Le's planner, so it is also called Ji Ran.

He resigned from his official position when he was older, and he was a very famous hermit, Zhao Wuxian had taken the time to go to Pushang during the Song Rebellion, but he was empty, and only met Ji Ran's friend Chu Madman. But he was later full of praise for Ji Ran's unintentional willow insertion in Pu to make that poor country richer day by day, and made up his mind to let this person become famous.

After the battle of Meng Zhu, there was a mysterious fisherman who claimed to be grateful for Ji Ran. He pointed out to Zhao Wuxian a shortcut in the grass to attack the flank of the Zheng army, and during this time, he also convinced the unruly thieves, and then suddenly disappeared after the deed. Afterwards, Zhao Wuxian guessed that the fisherman was probably Ji Ran himself!

Therefore, Zhao Wuxian then took out the attitude of looking at the thatched house and visited it several times, but only saw people going to the empty house, Ji Ran was nowhere to be found, and he couldn't find it after searching the Song Kingdom.

"It turns out that Mr. is here in Chu State, no wonder I can't find it no matter how I look for it......" If this person is the person, it is indeed possible to see through Zigong's plan.

Ji Ran smiled: "It's me who didn't think it through, and I'm ashamed of General Zhao's kindness." The old man followed his friends to Yunmeng to play, and by the way, he found a successor, and wanted to return to the Song Kingdom from Ye Di, but he was warmly retained by Ye Gong, so he had no choice but to stay, and he stayed for half a year. ”

"Mr. is now Ye Gong's diner, doing things for Ye Gong, and he came to see the kid today, which is also what Ye Gong means?" Zigong became cautious again, if he was determined to do things for Ye Gong, then he might have to give up halfway this time by borrowing a knife to kill people.

Ji Ran shook his head and said: "Ye Gong doesn't know, it's the old man who makes his own opinion, I just want to see what kind of person Zigong is, who claims to be able to solve the difficulties of the two countries without holding a single foot of soldiers and a bucket of grain." ”

Zigong was ashamed: "Mr. Cirang was disappointed." After all, he was only in his early twenties, and he was still a little panicked when he was suddenly bluffed today.

"No, when I saw it today, Zigong really lived up to his reputation, and he was exposed in the morning, but he could still talk and laugh at Ye Gong's banquet, quietly, turn guts, you are bigger than the dead soldiers in the field!" Ji Ran couldn't help but sigh, if it weren't for the fact that the person in front of him was a disciple of Kongqiu, if he hadn't come to Chu State first to find a successor, maybe he would have accepted Zigong as an apprentice and taught him all the strategies of Ji Ran.

"Sir, don't laugh at it anymore......" Zigong's eyes rolled, and after a continuous show of weakness, he began to fight back, and he suddenly asked: "I don't know what position Mr. holds in the Yegong County Temple?" ”

Ji Ran stroked his beard: "It's just a diner for consultation, and he doesn't have an official position......"

Zigong pretended to be surprised: "With Mr.'s great talent, he can at least be a family leader, how can he have no official position?" ”

"Ye Gong originally had this intention, but I resigned, I am free and easy by nature, I like to travel the world, it is impossible to be bound to one place for a long time, unless I ......"

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

Ji Ran smiled lightly: "There is a bird in the south, its name is phoenix, what does Zigong know?" The husband and phoenix are born in the South China Sea and fly in the North Sea; On the way, there is no more than sycamore, no food, no drink, no drink. The old man is not humble, he often compares himself to a phoenix bird, even if he is tired of flying, how can he casually see a piece of wood and perch on it? ”

"I heard that Ye Gong was in Yedi to control the water and open the fields, quite a success, and when I met, I was even more surprised that he was young and promising, and he was only thirty years old to be able to take charge of the soldiers of the four counties north of Fangcheng in Chu State, is he not a sycamore in the eyes of Mr.?"

"How can you know a person thoroughly just by seeing it."

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

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"Ye Gong likes dragons, dragons are engraved on the belt hook and wine vessels, and the carved decorations in the living room are also dragons. He loved the dragon so much, and after being known by the true dragon in the sky, he descended from the sky to Ye Gong's house, and the dragon's head was on the windowsill to visit, and the dragon's tail stretched out into the hall. When Ye Gong saw that it was a real dragon, he turned around and ran, so frightened that he seemed to have lost his soul, frightened, and couldn't control himself. From this point of view, Ye Gong doesn't like real dragons, all he likes is the dragon-like things painted on the walls and carved on the pillars......"

Before he knew it, it was already dark, and Zigong personally took the lamp and listened to Ji Ran's story.

"Where did this story come from?"

Ji Ran stretched and said with a smile: "It's made up by the old man." ”

Zigong was speechless, this Mr. Ji Ran really has no respect for Ye Gong, these rural talents have a pride of "meat eaters", of course, he Duanmu Ci is the same, if he doesn't meet the real master, he won't bend his eyebrows.

He pondered for a moment and said, "What does Mr. mean is that although Ye Gong has the name of loving talents, he can't use real talents when he comes to his side?" ”

"However, Ye Gong likes to collect talents, and he also says that he likes talents, but he can't do it without suspicion or suspicion, so most of his subordinates are mediocre people. What's more, the politics of the Chu State, unless it is a family surnamed Mi like Zixi, Ziqi, and Ye Gong, it is impossible to ascend to a high position, I can understand why Chu Cai always runs away, Wuchen, Miao Benhuang, Xigong, Yongzi, and Wu Zixu, and now I don't know how many people want to abandon Chu and go to foreign countries. ”

Ji Ran also has unfinished words, Ye Gong is just a county duke, although he can command the soldiers of the four counties, but he is determined to be a loyal minister of the Chu State. Being a minister under him, at most being a housekeeper, ordinary scholars may flock to him, but in Ji Ran's view, the treatment of a mere housekeeper, governing a county is similar to being a white-bodied diner, and dozens of stones of rice per month......

He is a talented person with a temper, and if he wants to become a leader, he must at least govern the state of a thousand times!

Zigong said indignantly: "In this way, Ye Gong is really not Mr.'s sycamore, and the kid is really angry about what happened to Mr.!" ”

Ji Ran smiled and shook his head, noncommittal, he made up this story purely for his talented disciple who had the talent of the world, but did not use it for Ye Gong's disciples......

"The old man doesn't care, anyway, he is alone, he doesn't need to say anything, he doesn't do what he does, he just walks away. It's just that I don't know how big the world is, how wide Kyushu is, where can I find a sycamore that can accommodate me......"

He looked at Zigong: "Zigong is from the north, can you know that there is a Wutong in the north?" (To be continued.) )