Confucius of the State of Lu and Yanzi of the State of Qi were contemporaries of the Spring and Autumn Period, Yanzi was the elder of the Three Dynasties of the State of Qi, and Confucius also served as the minister of state of the State of Lu.
Confucius was a "benevolent man", a Confucian master, who was dignified and strict, traveled around the world to promote doctrine, and was revered as the "Master of All Generations"; Yan Zi was a "wise man", who was informal, witty and flexible, and left the classic of "Yan Zi making Chu" in the turbulent Spring and Autumn Period.
The two men were very different in appearance, Confucius was nine feet six inches tall, 1.91 meters in modern times, and was called "Long Man" at the time; Yan Zi was a short man, who was ridiculed by the Chu Kingdom and wanted him to drill a dog hole.
Between Confucius and Yanzi, these two "benevolent people" and "wise men", there are many head-to-head confrontations in the history of zhengshi, and the two can be said to be enemies in life.
< h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > first confrontation: Yanzi changed Confucius's career and destiny</h1>
When Confucius was 30 years old, Qi Jinggong and Yan Zi visited the country of Lu, and because confucius was famous, Jinggong specially met with Confucius, and Confucius took the opportunity to publicize his teachings, which left a good impression on Jinggong.
In the twenty-fifth year of Lu Zhaogong, Confucius was 35 years old, and civil unrest broke out in the state of Lu, and Confucius took a few students to the state of Qi and became Gao Zhaozi's vassals. Confucius heard Shao Le in the State of Qi, was very addicted, played with musical instruments all day, and "did not know the taste of meat in March", which made the people of Qi quite praised.
When Qi Jinggong heard that Confucius had come, he warmly summoned and consulted him on the way of government. Confucius was in the midst of his youthful strength and his ideological system was maturing, and the answer he gave was:
"Kings, subjects, fathers, sons!"
Qi Jinggong praised him, "Zenza! Faith is like a king who is not a king, a subject who is not a subject, a father who is not a father, a son who is not a son, and though there is millet, I will eat it! This means that now the world is in chaos, "xia ke shang" is happening everywhere, if you don't maintain a good hierarchical relationship, up and down, I will not be able to eat if I am not a monarch.
At that time, there was also a trend of the expansion of aristocratic power in the State of Qi, and Confucius's suggestion was undoubtedly to the point, speaking to the heart of Qi Jinggong.
Qi Jinggong considered reusing Confucius and prepared to give him the land of Nissan, "who wanted to seal Confucius with Nissada", and had the intention of making him a hereditary nobleman of the State of Qi and staying behind to assist himself.
In the "Lü's Spring and Autumn", there is some discrepancy in the statement, saying that "Jing Gongzhi Qiu thought that he was nourished." Confucius was not subject to words. "The land given to me was a hill, and Confucius resigned.
In any case, Qi Jinggong wanted to use Confucius and gave him land. This was an important point in Confucius's career, and Confucius almost became a major minister of the State of Qi.
But at this time, Yan Zi, the elder of the Three Dynasties of the State of Qi, came out to speak, and he took a clear stand against the reuse of Confucius. He said:
"Confucians do not obey the law by virtue of their ability to speak the Tao, are arrogant and conceited, are difficult to control, advocate thick burials and do not understand the world, and lobby everywhere for officials and do not know loyalty." Since the demise of the virtuous people, the Zhou Room has been in decline for a long time, and Li Le is quite lacking. Confucius liked red tape, did not know how to be flexible, his set was already outdated, incompatible with the qi state, and could not be used to govern the country. ”
Yan Zi had a deep influence in the State of Qi, not to mention that what he said also had some truth (there was also an element of sophistry), and Qi Jinggong's words to Yan Zi naturally had to be listened to.
After that, although Qi Jinggong still treated Confucius with courtesy, he no longer discussed the issue of consulting the governance of the country.
Later, in order not to delay Confucius's future, Jing Gong simply said to him: "I can't treat you with the same standards that Lu Guo treats Ji." "It's like taking back the original promise."
"I'm old and can't use you anymore." The words have been made clear, don't waste time on me.
At this time, Confucius also heard that someone in the nobles of the State of Qi wanted to murder him. Since Confucius kept lobbying Jing Gong to strengthen the monarchy, which inevitably violated the interests of the nobles of the State of Qi, they did everything possible to prevent Confucius from ruling, and issued a rumor and threatened to kill Confucius.
In this unfavorable situation, Confucius only rolled up and left, returning to the country of Lu.
It can be seen that in Confucius's life experience of unmotivated life, Yanzi was actually his biggest stumbling block, and when he was 35 years old, he destroyed his great career in the country of Qi. If there was no obstruction from YanZi, what kind of life would Confucius have been? We don't know.
In the first confrontation between Confucius and Yanzi, Confucius returned home.
Confucius's such is 15 years, and there are several 15 years in life!
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When Confucius was 50 years old, under the persuasion of Zilu, he refused the conscription of the powerful minister Gongshan Buhu. Perhaps Confucius showed great discipline in this matter, and with the growing prestige, Lu Dinggong decided to reuse him and appointed him as "Zhongdu Zai".
Confucius's career soared like a rocket, and he was well received by all parties during his tenure as Zhongdu Zai, and was soon promoted to Sikong, and soon promoted from Sikong to Grand Sikou.
During this period, it took only one year.
Confucius reached the peak of his life as quickly as possible.
With the assistance of Confucius, the State of Lu flourished in a very short period of time, and the State of Qi felt threatened, and the Grand Master of the State of Qi, Li Feng, said to Jing Gong, "Lu uses Kong Qiu, and its situation is in danger. Therefore, the State of Qi took the initiative to request the two monarchs to hold an alliance and establish good relations with the State of Lu.
Before the alliance, Confucius suggested bringing armed guards for protection, "Those who have heard of the literary affairs must have weapons, and those who have military affairs must have the scribes." This gave the State of Lu the upper hand in its alliance with the State of Qi.
Lu Dinggong and Qi Jinggong met in the valley, and Yan Zi and Confucius attended as important ministers of both sides.
Officials of the State of Qi requested to play YiDi's music, and Jing Gong agreed.
Confucius immediately stood up against it, saying that how could the Great Congress of the Central Plains be able to play the music of Yidi?
Jing Gong quickly ordered people to withdraw.
Subsequently, officials of the State of Qi requested to play the music in the palace, and Jing Gong agreed.
A large group of advocates of excellence dwarfs ran to the stage to perform.
Confucius stood up again to stop it, saying, "Pifu should be punished for the crime of confusing the princes by engaging in the left side door!" ”
Therefore, under the coercion of the Lu National Guard, the main alliance officials "strictly enforced the law", advocating that the dwarfs were in a different place, Qi Jinggong was frightened and trembling, Yan Zi was helpless, and the activities of the huimeng were thus suppressed by the Lu state and ended.
Back at home, Qi Jinggong said to Yan Zi and other ministers: "The state of Lu assists the monarch with the way of a gentleman, but you teach the widows with the way of Yidi, and the country of Lu is strong and we can't afford to offend, what should we do?" After consultation, the State of Qi took the initiative to return the areas of Lu Guoyun, Wenyang, and Guiyin that had been previously encroached upon.
It can be said that in the second confrontation between Confucius and Yanzi, Confucius, who was rising in the political arena, suppressed Yanzi and achieved huge national interests for the state of Lu.
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The State of Qi also returned the encroached land, and it seems that Confucius won, but in fact it is also the strategy of Yan Zi's arrogant enemies.
At that time, seeing that the state of Lu was thriving under the administration of Confucius, the monarchs and subjects of the State of Qi were worried, and only Yan Zi said to Qi Jinggong: Although Confucius's level is good, Lu Dinggong is too poor, and the relationship between them cannot be maintained for long.
Confucius was full of ambition, and in order to strengthen the power of the monarchy, he decided to attack the three major powers of the Lu state, the Mengsun clan, the Shusun clan, and the Ji clan, and successfully razed their cities of Guocheng and Philadelphia, leaving only Mengsun's Chengcheng. Because Chengcheng was the gateway to the north of the State of Lu to resist the State of Qi, it was reluctantly retained.
This is the "Fall of the Three Capitals", which is also the greatest achievement of Confucius during his tenure.
Because of his great achievements, Confucius acted as the minister of state as the grand sikou, and his prestige and power reached its peak.
At this time, Confucius was 56 years old, and he could not help but be overjoyed when he received the appointment.
His pupil Zilu was more sober, reminding the teacher: "I have heard that a gentleman is not afraid when calamities come, and he is not happy when blessings come. ”
Confucius immediately said modestly, "Indeed, I am glad that those who follow me have hope." ”
During this time, Confucius killed Shao Zhengdi, who sang the stage drama with him, and by killing chickens and monkeys, strictly under the emperor, the internal order of the Lu state was orderly, the road was not left behind, and the social atmosphere changed.
Just as Confucius was preparing to do something big, the so-called "wood shows in the forest, the wind will destroy it", and there are more and more gossip about Confucius, and Lu Dinggong began to feel that Confucius's power was too great, which hindered him.
At this time, Qi Guo's sugar-coated shells came.
In the face of the growing strength of the State of Lu, the people in the State of Qi were panicked, and it was rumored: "Confucius will be hegemonic for the government, and the hegemony of the State of Qi will be the latest, and we will be annexed first." At the behest of Yan Zi, Doctor Li Li proposed to select 80 beautiful women who could sing and dance, and 30 (120) good horses to dedicate to Lu Dinggong.
Of course, the State of Qi also privately made conditions, demanding that the State of Lu let Confucius, who had hindered the friendship between the two countries, step down immediately.
This trick did not expect to actually work, Ji Huanzi changed the clothes of the people many times secretly went to see the beautiful woman, praised Lu Dinggong, Dinggong quickly indulged in it. Confucius's bitter persuasion was useless, and Dinggong had hinted to him: Resign yourself.
This historical record is very strange, as if as soon as the beauty of the Qi state was presented, Confucius suddenly stepped down. In fact, it is also very easy to understand, Lu Dinggong wants to dominate, is not it for the beauty and BMW? Now that the State of Qi has been dedicated and the ideal has been realized, what else should Confucius do?
Confucius's students advised the teacher to take the initiative to step down. Confucius said that the sacrifice was about to be made, and if the monarch sent me the sacrificial meat, it meant that I did not have to leave.
As a result, Confucius did not receive the sacrificial meat, Confucius knew that Dinggong would not keep him, and finally became discouraged, decided to officially step down, and began to travel around the world to achieve his lifelong ambitions.
From the perspective of their lives, Yanzi seems to have won the three confrontations between Confucius and Yanzi; judging from the historical influence of more than two thousand years after them, there is no doubt that Confucius laughed to the end.
@ Qingshi Zijian