The deepest impression of Zhongduyi to Zhao Wuxian is not the porridge shacks set up everywhere, nor the people of Yuncheng and Dayozawa who return to it like flowing water, but a kind of temperament here. That is, the dignity and humility of the majority of people, as well as observance and bowing.

Ran Qiu said that the disciples of the "Shengtang" under Confucius were all placed in the hundreds of small towns in various places to manage Lilu, and in the suburbs of the central capital, it was Ran Yong, whose name was Zhonggong, who was responsible for receiving the streamers.

Ran Yong is also in his early twenties, he is a fellow Ran Qiu, but he has become estranged by blood and has been reduced to a lowly commoner, not even a scholar. He had a long, melancholy face, round bun on his head, and wide sleeves for people to carry down the corn that Ran Qiu had brought back.

After learning that Ran Qiu was attacked on Tu Dao because of too few soldiers, Ran Yong comforted him and said: "The bandits of Dayozawa are also people who can't survive, I was humble when I was young, so I know its pain, if I can use virtue to transform the people, it can be solved, but it has little effect to attack with armor." ”

He saw through at a glance that the reason for the rampant bandits was the brutality and inhumanity of some of the Lu leaders, but he advocated non-violence and non-confrontation, which seemed a bit pedantic.

After meeting him, Zhao Wuxian thought: "This is probably the reason why he is famous for his virtue and not for political affairs." ”

However, it was very effective to place the lowly and compassionate Nakagong here, and he would personally support the old people, and then he would whisper to persuade them not to panic, and calm the frightened feelings of the homeless.

As a result, when the people entered here, they seemed to have let go of their contention, because Confucius sacrificed armaments in exchange for corn to sustain the lives of the displaced people, and tried to allocate land to settle them. There was still half a month before the autumn harvest, and the displaced people from Yuncheng and Dayozawa continued to enter, but Confucius didn't seem to think of a reason to refuse their entry, nor could he think of a way to increase food, so he asked Ran Qiu to go to Wenxi and Zai Yu to Qufu to borrow grain.

Although Ran Qiu transported more than a dozen truckloads of corn, in the face of more than a thousand vain influx of displaced people, it was still a drop in the bucket, and he could only boil porridge to barely survive for a few days.

Right now. Zhao Wuxian came forward, and he said to Ran Yong: "Although Zhencheng and Xiaqiu are not rich, it is no problem to survive until the autumn harvest, and Yu can transport some of the corn from the library of Xiaqiu Mansion to Zhongduyi." It can also be regarded as a friend of Zigong and doing something for Confucius. ”

Ran Yong's melancholy face relaxed, and he bowed and said, "Thank you, Doctor Zhao, but this matter still needs the master's consent, and it is not for the master alone." It is for more than 1,000 Li people. ”

Zhao Wuxian nodded slightly, according to his observation, although Zhonggong was a little broad, he was also a talent in a county.

After entering the Zhongdu Yi Waiguo, Zhao Wuxian found that there was still the style of Zhou Gong's relics here, the customs were good and Confucian, prepared for etiquette, and pedestrians did not quarrel when they collided. After completing the work in the private fields, the Chinese people would spontaneously go to the central public fields to cultivate without the urging of soldiers and village elders. A middle-aged Confucian priest dressed in coarse cloth with a weak crown brought a pot pulp to reward. Salute them as a token of gratitude.

"Senior Brother Ziqian, red!" Ran Qiu stood on the side of the road, waving to the middle-aged Confucian and the young man from afar.

"Brother Ziyou!"

The young man turned his head to see that his face was happy, and the middle-aged man first said a few words to the peasants before coming over, he looked at the Zhao Wuxian convoy that was dozens of steps long, and knew at a glance that it was a noble person passing by, so he straightened his clothes and took the young man to bow meticulously.

It turned out that the middle-aged man's name was Min Zheng, the word Ziqian, and he was in his thirties. It belonged to the older disciples of Confucius. He was dressed simply, his face was simple and simple, and he was famous for his filial piety, and Confucius is said to have praised him: "Filial piety." Min Ziqian! People are not inferior to the words of their parents. ”

And the young man who was younger than Wuxian was named Gong Xichi, he still had hair on his head, and he blinked his eyes and looked at Zhao Wuxian's banner and chariot, as well as the majestic soldiers. He was the child of Ran Qiu's mother's family, and he was also sent to study with Confucius. Because of his talent and intelligence, he is very likely to become a disciple of the ascending hall.

When Zhao Wuxian asked Confucius how to govern the people, Min Ziqian replied: "Master uses courtesy to commend justice, examine integrity, point out faults, imitate benevolence, pay attention to courtesy, and show the people that everything is according to rules, so there is success." ”

Gong Xichi shook his head and said as if he had endorsed it: "The master once said that the way is to govern, and all are punished, and the people only want to be free from crime and punishment, but they have no shame; With virtue and courtesy, the people will not only have a sense of shame, but also a heart of submission. ”

Although there is some truth in his words, Zhao Wuxian does not approve of the rigid approach of restoring Jing Tian.

The maintenance of the well field is combined with the historical characteristics of the Zongzhou Dynasty, and it has been extremely unsuitable in the Spring and Autumn Period, the Lu State had the initial tax per mu and made Qiujia, the Qi State was in decline and conquered, and the Jin State also had a state soldier, which was a kind of reform and adaptation to reality. Taxation of private land is an inevitable trend in the future, and Confucian nostalgia and retro stubbornness cannot prevent this from happening.

Zhao Wuxian secretly thought: "So Confucius's politics is also a bit complicated, on the one hand, he knows the necessity of armor in troubled times, the importance of adequate food, but he still takes the restoration of Zhou etiquette as the fundamental **, and wants to use the well field as the economic foundation, and respect the humble and orderly etiquette and music as the key to govern the people." After coming to Zhongdu, I saw the limitations of this 'utopia' he had built. ”

At that time, the early Confucianism had not been completely divorced from reality, and most of them were from the grassroots, and their adaptability to the times was still very strong.

It's one thing to just think in your heart and say it in your mouth, but it's another thing to actually implement it. He criticized Confucianism with later generations of Mohists, saying that these people can sit and talk about Confucianism with high crowns, but they can't stand up and do things. For example, Confucius and his disciple Ran Yong both knew that it was necessary to enrich the people, but if they carefully asked how to "get rich" and how to do it, they probably couldn't say too many strategies.

The early Confucians had a simple ideal, knowing that the other side of the ideal was "Zhi Yao Shun", but because they couldn't swim or build boats, they could only stand by the river and give ideas to others.

"Cross the river!"

"Dare to ask how to cross the river?"

Talking about this, the Confucian scholars can only talk about him left and right, and the typical Confucian scholars of later generations, such as Mencius, can sprinkle a lot of money on King Wei Hui, but will not involve specific measures. If the Qin Legalists were replaced, countless outrageously detailed measures would be planned and turned into laws and regulations that would be extended to the whole society.

Not to mention that now Zhao Wuxian has caged Zigong into his sleeve, so that Zhongdu Yi has one less expert who can manage money and open source, so Confucius, who has no clue about the source, can only find a way to throttle and tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall.

And the dissatisfaction with the cruel reality has turned into nostalgia for the Zong Zhou era, using the retro as a good way to save the world, and longing to restore the rule of the Holy King and the Duke of Zhou. As for whether this method is reliable or not, Comrade Wang Mang of later generations has already experimented by setting an example......

"The hidden dangers in it, the governance of a thousand rooms may not be apparent, but it gives me a feeling of entering a paradise from troubled times. But if it is to govern a country, because Confucius cannot do everything himself, and Min Ziqian and other talents will encounter bottlenecks, and good governance will become a harsh government that is out of touch with reality and insists on going its own way......"

Therefore, the government of Confucius is suitable for maintaining the stability of the patriarchal society of small towns and towns, but it cannot be used to enrich the country and strengthen the army, which may be the reason why Confucius did not make much achievements in politics in his life, but in the end he was only famous for his private education and the description of the Spring and Autumn Period.

However, in the face of many Confucius disciples, Zhao Wuxian said something like this: "Good, compared to the harsh government of Gao Yu and Yuncheng, it is much stronger." ”

In fact, although there are still many problems in Zhongduyi, such as the people are not brave and strong enough, although they are fed, clothed and courteous. If you encounter a foreign enemy, in troubled times, you don't know how long this illusory illusion can last......

But it is still the same as Zhen and Xiaqiu, and they are the two lighthouses in the west of the Lu Kingdom!

And in this era of rampant materialism and the collapse of etiquette and music, Zhao Wuxian also got a glimpse of something called "ideal" here, compared with the greedy Qing doctors, the disciples of Confucius with their own personalities gave people a refreshing feeling.

"I now understand a little bit why Confucianism was able to become a prominent scholar in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period......"

So Zhao Wuxian said: "I have heard Confucius say: fifteen years old and aspiring to learn, Yu Xuan is sixteen years old, which is the age of learning. ”

But after hearing this, Min Ziqian said helplessly: "Unfortunately, the master went to the sun of Mount Tai a few days ago, and personally borrowed grain from the doctors and slaughterers of those cities to help the hungry, and I don......'t know when I will return."

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"Lu Song" once said, Mount Tai rock rock, Lu Bang looked, this mountain is also called Daizong, I was young to climb the East Mountain and Xiao Lu, Mount Tai and the small world. Mount Tai suddenly rose up specially, broad and lofty, and defended the north of the Lu country. Since then, the wings of the mountains have reached the seashore, which is the Olympic area of the world and the supreme of the mountains! ”

It is mid-autumn, the southern foot of Mount Tai is changing, the peaks are like Dai, the forest is full of springs, the weather is thousands, a small convoy is driving on the Shanyang Road, it is the Confucius and his party who came to borrow corn from the doctors of various towns as Min Ziqian said.

Confucius, tall and modest-faced, sat on an chariot; The eyebrows are straight and the eyes are wide, the expression is simple and amiable, but the clothes are quite old-fashioned; Zilu, a warrior with a thick beard and a long sword pinned to his waist, held a halberd and walked on the side of the car.

Although there are many disciples of Confucius, they always like to take Yan Hui and Zilu when they go out, and if they have Yan Hui, they will be properly taken care of in the wilderness as comfortable as at home. There is Zilu who is not heard of the evil sound, Zilu has the courage of ten thousand people, the tiger and leopard who can fight Mount Tai, draw the sword and sneer, and even scare away dozens of thieves.

But at this moment, the upright and loyal Zilu stalked his neck, his face turned to the side, and he kicked the stones on the road angrily to vent his anger, like an uncrowned young man with a temperament, not like a middle-aged man in his forties.

After hearing Confucius's words, Zilu said angrily: "This time I went to Shanyang to ask for corn, and none of the doctors in Zhuyi were willing to borrow it, but the master was still interested in saying 'Mount Tai suddenly rose'?" (To be continued.) )

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