What Zhao Wuxian meant by this sentence was, Ran Qiu, can you let him go out to help me deal with political affairs?

When he first saw Ran Qiu in the north of Ohnozebei, he was attracted by his military talent of using spear formations, although Zhao Wuxian's subordinates had tiger warriors such as Tian Ben and Mu Xia, but to be honest, they were only the talents of the commanders, and they could charge into battle and serve as a guard, but I am afraid that they would not be able to take on the position of brigade commander or above.

And Yang Tongue Rong, Hu Hui, Yu Xi, and Wu Jing have more potential, and they are the talents of the brigade commander or Yi Sima, but they are also very limited. Zhao Wuxian used to be assisted by Wang Sunqi, and there was no positive guidance, but now Wang Sunqi has difficulty moving after being injured in his arm and leg, and He Wuzheng has been entrusted with important tasks by Zhao Ying, so Wuxian has always lacked a deputy in the army.

However, after meeting Ran Qiu, taking the school examination and observation, he felt that this smart but modest young man might be able to help him in his military reform.

What's more, he is also versatile, and if he is trained a little, it is enough to hand over a big city to him alone.

I just don't know if Confucius is reluctant to let go.

Zhao Wuxian observed Confucius's expression, but after seeing him hesitate and mutter for a moment, he once again showed a kind smile: "Seeking art, what is it to be in politics?" ”

This means that if you are talented, what is the difficulty in governing political affairs?

That is, I agree with Ran Qiushi!

Zhao Wuxian was overjoyed in his heart, and he just thanked him, but when he saw Confucius, he waved his hand at him.

"I'm afraid it's not enough to ask for one person, so today Qiu will recommend two more to Dr. Zhao first, how about it?"

……

Two days later, in the capital of Lu Guozhong, the weather was quite warm and sunny on this day, in a quiet bamboo forest in the north of Yi, a simple but regular feast was placed on the open ground, and there were several scholars in deep clothes and wide sleeves sitting here.

This bamboo forest covers an area of dozens of acres, although it is mid-autumn, the bamboo leaves have dried up slightly, but there is still green. And the bamboo pole is straight, the color is green, the branches are connected, and the density is compact. Under the autumn sun. It looks like a blue lake, with the wind passing from time to time, the rustling of bamboo leaves, and the undulating waves. A clear stream meanders from a distance, meandering through the forest.

Forests and streams reflect each other. It's a wonderful wilderness.

The young gentleman sitting in the chief wore a black Yuanyou crown, a white and deep robe, embroidered with a bird pattern, and looked at the few people sitting with interest.

The elder at the head of him is tall, wearing a moon-white tunic and bottom, a crown on his head, and a hosta in his hair. The forehead is high and broad, and the beard on the face of the Chinese character is dark, mixed with only a few traces of white.

He closed his eyes and listened to the sounds of heaven, and when he opened them, he threw his hand at the high-crowned young man. In his mouth, he recited a song "Wei Feng" in a long and deep baritone.

"Zhan Bi Qiao, green bamboo. There are bandit gentlemen, such as cutting and learning, such as grinding. ”

The young gentleman replied with a salute and said: "Zhan Bi Qiao, green bamboos and green green." There are bandit gentlemen, full of ears and ears, and will be like stars. ”

He was young and vigorous, with a high-spirited tone, which was in stark contrast to Lao Suo.

The young man is Zhao Wuxian who is in the middle capital on the way back to Fengyi, and the elder is the Zhongdu Zai Kongqiu. The four people sitting were his disciples Zhong You, Zeng Dian, Ran Qiu, and Gong Xichi.

After the sound was finished, the four people sitting in the table also chanted together:

"Zhan Bi Qiao, green bamboo is like a basket. There are bandit gentlemen, such as gold and tin. It's like a beautiful thing! ”

This poem "Qi Ao" is a poem used by the Weiguo doctor to praise the image of a man, using the uprightness, verdant and dense green bamboo to praise the gentleman's high wind and bright festival, and use bamboo as a metaphor for people. Confucius praised Wu Xian, and Wu Xian praised Confucius, and the four disciples praised Zhao Wu Xian and Confucius together, and they were happy.

Looking at the four disciples of different ages and temperaments. A smile appeared at the corner of Confucius's lips:

"The second and third sons are sitting here today, and they are also like gold and tin, and they are like gentlemen. Don't just say nothing because of Dr. Zhao's noble status and my older age. You always say: No one knows me, no one uses me! Now, if anyone knows about you and is willing to reuse it, what are you going to do? It's better to say what you want, what about it? ””

He is naturally referring to Zhao Wuxian, today's bamboo forest gathering is like a job fair in later generations, and Zhao Wuxian also has some memories of this history, but today he is the protagonist.

Confucius's eldest apprentice, Zhong Youzilu, is nearly forty years old, but he is still as young and tall and burly as a twenty-year-old reckless boy. His eyes were blazing, he was wearing a crown of cranes, tied under his chin, wearing a wide robe, but he had a thick beard, and a short sword pinned to his waist.

He glanced at Zhao Wuxian, then looked at Confucius, and replied without thinking: "A country of a thousand times, sandwiched between the great powers, often invaded by foreign divisions and brigades, and there is famine inside, if you let you govern, it only takes three years of hard work, so that everyone can be brave and good at fighting, and also know the truth of being a man!" ”

After Zilu finished speaking, his eyes were round, his head was held high, he was just a puppet, but he seemed to have the momentum of a general.

Zhao Wuxian nodded when he heard this, and secretly thought, when Confucius recommended Zilu that day, he said: "From the fruit, what is the reason for Yu to be in politics?" This decisive evaluation is indeed true, he is impulsive and likes to answer first, although he often says wrong, but he is also a favorite disciple of Confucius in addition to Yan Hui, don't look at him like a reckless man, but thick and fine, many government affairs in Zhongduyi are handled by him as Confucius's deputy.

However, this straight man is probably also the most loyal person to Confucius, except for Confucius, I am afraid that no one can recover his rebellious heart.

Faced with Zilu's answer, Confucius did not comment, but just snorted, and looked at the disciple Ran Qiu, who was behind Zilu.

"Please, what is it?"

Ran Qiu is only more than twenty years old, his hair is meticulously combed, wrapped in a blue cloth crown, his appearance is ordinary, and his thin eyebrows are lowered.

He had only been a disciple of Confucius for only a few years, but he quickly became one of the most highly regarded disciples, and because of his slow and steady nature, Confucius encouraged him to be brave in practice.

Ran Qiu politely bowed to Zhao Wuxian and Confucius, and bowed slightly to the three senior brothers, and then lowered his eyes and replied: "A city that is sixty or seventy miles long, or fifty or sixty miles long, if Qiu is allowed to govern, after three years, the common people can become rich." As for cultivating Ming Lile, if you can't do it with the power of seeking, then you have to ask for another master. ”

After he finished speaking, he raised his eyes to look at Zhao Wuxian, who nodded slightly at him, his palms were sweaty, and he was a little nervous.

Confucius frowned, Ran Qiu was very modest, when facing outsiders. It may behave cautiously, and its talent will not be revealed, and it will even give the impression that "this person is cowardly". But Confucius, who knew him very well, knew that Ran Qiu was extremely bold.

If the country of Lu is in trouble. The enemy soldiers are approaching the city, just as Dr. Zhao said that day, "although tens of millions of people are going", maybe this disciple!

But Ran Qiu is also easy to compromise and retreat, just one foot into the study of Confucius. It can't be called "benevolence", and it is difficult to become a great tool, which makes Confucius a little distressed.

Zhao Wuxian praised Ran Qiu's approach of "if you can, you can't, if you can't", an obedient, modest and capable subordinate is what he likes, and Ran Qiu's goal is clear, Fang sixty or seventy, such as fifty or sixty, isn't it Zhen Yi and Xiaqiu?

Zhao Wuxian intended to beg. Ran Qiu also intends to serve, which can be described as coincidence.

Confucius asked again: "Red, what is it?" ”

Gong Xichi is a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy with a weak crown, who has just held a crown ceremony, and is called "Zihua" by Confucius. He is the same age as Zhao Wuxian, and he is not yet a disciple of Dengtang, and he has been studying with Min Ziqian.

However, in the morning, Senior Brother Zai Yu quietly told him that he had accompanied Dr. Zhao and his master to sit in the bamboo forest this time, in fact, because the master recommended him to Dr. Zhao.

He was shocked in his heart: "Senior Brother Ziyuan." Senior Brother Zhonggong, Senior Brother Ziqian, and Senior Brother Zime are many times stronger than me in terms of knowledge and talent. Why didn't the Master recommend them, but recommended me? ”

Gongxi was apprehensive, and stammered a little: "I don't dare to say what I can do, but I am willing to learn something." For the work of the temple sacrifice, or when the princes meet and meet the Son of Heaven, I can probably wear a ceremonial dress. Wear a top hat and be a little master of ceremonies. ”

His words were full of unconfidence and uncertainty, Confucius smiled even more, that day Zhao Wuxian asked him if he could let Ran Qiu become a politician, he thought for a moment and then recommended Zilu and Gongxi Chi to Wuxian. The reason is that Zilu also has the talent to lead the army and govern the city, while Gongxi Chi is skilled in etiquette, and he is also a person from the west of the Lu State, and he is also Ran Qiu's maternal cousin, so he can be used as an assistant.

However, he also claimed that he had to listen to the aspirations of his disciples before he could decide.

Zhao Wuxian had nothing to do, so there was a small gathering in the bamboo forest today.

Now that all three of them had recounted their ambitions and what they felt they could do, Zhao Wuxian and Confucius couldn't help but turn their gaze to the last person.

"Why?"

Confucius didn't recommend this disciple who was only six or seven years younger than him, but Zeng Dian actually stayed overnight in the bamboo forest, and he bumped into Zhao Wuxian and others who came here early in the morning, so Confucius asked Gongxi Chi to help him freshen up, and simply stayed and sat with him.

People with an open temperament tend to be informal, and because they are informal, they will not hide their habits, even if they will cause others to be surprised. Zeng Dian is like this, his greatest hobby in life is music, although he was criticized by Confucius for not being in line with elegant music, but he did his own thing. And because Confucius did not attack him as a "heretic", the disciples frowned and accepted the existence of this heterogeneous senior brother, and now his music has become a scene in the central capital, and he did not stop playing during the dialogue.

After hearing Confucius's question, the voice of the bullet gradually thinned out, and with a sonorous sound, Zeng ordered the company to straighten up and replied, "Master, my ambition is very different from what the three of them said!" It is also useless to Dr. Zhao. ”

After the last bullet speech, Zhao Wuxian and Zeng Dian are also acquaintances, and he sat on the chief and raised his voice: "What does it matter? Today is just a matter of talking about your ambitions. ”

So the Wucheng people once brushed away the black hair on their faces, opened their arms and felt the autumn wind passing through the bamboo forest, and said: "In the twilight of spring, the spring clothes have been put on. Five or six people with the champion and six or seven children went to the Yi River to take a bath, blow the wind on the dance platform, and return home, this is what I want to do. ”

The three sons present were solemn and bowed to Zeng, Zhao Wuxian was silent, and Confucius also sighed and said, "I and Dianye!" ”

Such ethereal and chic, this is worthy of the ambition of the ruthless, but it is useless in the world......

After the four of them finished speaking, Confucius suddenly saluted Zhao Wuxian Shi Ran and said: "The doctor now understands the ability of the fourth son, Qiu is abrupt, dare to ask the doctor's ambition, what is it?" (To be continued.) )

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