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Prince Zhaoyu of the State of Song was about to return to China after attending the funeral ceremony of Zeng Hou in the State of Chu, but he caught up with the death of King Hui of Chu and had to stay again, during which he became acquainted with Prince Zheng Guo, who told an interesting story about Ji Xian and the Pot Fighting Method.
Lie yukou entered the room and told the pot about this, and the pot smiled, "You will invite him to come again tomorrow." ”
I don't know what the teacher is playing, but I know that there must be a deep meaning in this, so I agreed.
It was also very strange that season, but I still came. Who knew this look, but it made Ji Xian stunned, standing unsteadily, turning around and fleeing. Lie yukou rushed to chase after him, but failed to catch up.
In desperation, he returned to the house to see the pot to find a solution.
The pot saw that Lie Yukou seemed to be a little enlightened, so he told him the truth, "When Ji Xian first came, I showed the appearance of the earth. The next day, I showed the appearance of heaven. On the third day, I showed the image of a holographic man. On the fourth day, I showed it as incoherent.
Man always speculates on all things by his own very limited knowledge. Ji Xian only knows a lot, especially about ordinary people.
Ordinary people think that they have the way of heaven, the way of the earth, and the way of humanity, and they fight against the way of nature with the heart of the way of the way, so Ji Xian can show ordinary people and even make accurate predictions. In fact, it is not that the person who sees the picture has the way, but the person who is looking at the picture unconsciously tells the person who sees the picture.
This season Xian can see my earth phase and the heavenly phase, these are the two kinds of human phases, which are already a bit of skill. On the third day, I asked him to see the human face of the hologram, and he couldn't understand it, so he said that. On the fourth day, I let him see the pure nature of nature, and I made a false and spontaneous response to him, changing with his changes, making him unable to grasp at all, and he knew that the position of seeing and being looked at was completely reversed. So I didn't dare to be arrogant anymore and quickly fled. ”
At this point, When Lie Yukou listened, he realized that he had learned nothing about the wisdom of the teacher, so he made up his mind to seriously study from the pot.
Later generations have poems:
The huqiu road is the quantity, and the xuanfu is difficult to know. Ji Xianyao was shallow, and Yu Kou was deeply suspicious.
Until people forget the misfortunes and blessings, the feelings change regularly. Too chong is invincible, yuanhua who can know.
After listening to this purchase, I praised the magic, "The Dao Fa is natural, and the taoist means are really amazing." Later, he also told some interesting things about his own Song Kingdom, so as to pass this boring time.
Not to mention the mourning of the Chu state, let's talk about the Song kingdom.
The Le clan declined, the Huang clan prospered, and the Emperor Xi of Nasicheng no longer respected the Duke of Song as before, and the Duke of Song thought that the Le clan was weak, and some of the powers would be taken back, but he did not want most of the power to be controlled by huang xi, and the territory of Dai Ji and Le Xi was all divided by huang xi and others, and the office did not get much benefit.
At this time, the King of Nayue sent emissaries from song to Zhao to form an alliance with the Zhao clan to discuss the construction of the Great Wall (see Zhao Yue fa Qi above for the story here), and on the way back, the Yue envoy came with Zhao envoys. When this Song Gong heard that the two countries wanted to unite with the Song Kingdom to fight, he couldn't help but come alive in his heart. After some thought, he decided to retreat into advance, so he received the Envoy alone.
"When the King of Yue sent troops this time, did he personally lead the soldiers and horses or other generals?" Song Gong asked.
"Returning to Song Gong's words, Xiao Chen can't be sure, before he fought with the Zhao clan, it was Ling Yin Song who led the army, and maybe this time it is still Ling Yin." The envoy said, "This matter still needs to be determined by the king of my family." ”
"Since the king of Yue ascended the throne, Ben Gong met with him, and heard that King Yue was very knowledgeable and good at his duties, and his arrogance was magnificent, and Ben Gong wanted to take advantage of this joint army to get close to King Yue, but I wonder if the messenger could return this request to King Yue?" Song Gongdao.
"The subordinate minister will honor the order of the Duke of Song to return to the king of my family, and I believe that the king of my family will gladly go there." The more you make the way.
A few days later, the Yue prince led the Yue army across the Song border and joined the Song soldiers and horses. The Duke of Song personally arranged for the selection of generals to send troops, but almost excluded Sicheng Huangxi and others, and all of them selected their subordinate officials, and ordered Liuqing to take good care of their homeland in the name of Liuqing, so as not to be attacked by the State of Qi and the State of Chu.
During this joint battle, the Duke of Song saw that this Yue King Zhu Gou had forbidden it, and none of his subordinates dared to confront those who did not obey, and even had the majesty of the king. Where is the Song Kingdom, many decisions are made in liuqing.
Seeing this way, a thought sprouted in his heart, and now he was also counted as the prince of benevolence, and he also had more prestige in the Song Kingdom, and the benevolent and righteous deeds that he had done before were also admired by his neighbors, and if this expedition went smoothly and the fire was completely victorious, he could use the threat of this victory to weaken the power of the Emperor xi of Nasi City. This weakened the power of the emperor, but there was a legitimate reason, and the Duke of Song deliberated and decided to make a fuss about grain, grass and equipment. In these two aspects, as long as the right confidants are not afraid of the Emperor Xi to see, and the success of the matter can also get moral support, and the other courtiers who weaken the power of the Emperor Xi are beyond reproach.
Thinking of this, this Song Gongke started a conspiracy plan, so he summoned his confidants to make some arrangements.
The conquest was as expected, and the victory returned, and this Song Gong could be described as a double gain of fame and fortune. Not only did they obtain a large amount of war profits to distribute and enrich the office, but also erected a very high prestige in the army.
In order to win the hearts and minds of the army, he wanted to discuss the merits and rewards, and this Song Gong used the war profits to reward the soldiers who went out on expeditions, and won the loyalty of some soldiers, especially those who were originally the subordinates of Emperor Sicheng, and even more to divide his heart.
There are rewards and punishments, but this Song Gong is aiming the punishment at Sicheng Huangxi. And this punishment must have a cause. The Duke of Song first mentioned one of them to attack, but because he failed to supply grain and grass in time, he ordered the soldiers to fight on an empty stomach. The reason for this is that Emperor Xi of Sicheng has already seen the purpose of Song Gong's troops, and he will not fully cooperate with it, and the dispatch of all parties will be relatively relaxed, and this is also consistent with Song Gong's plot, just by virtue of the force. As for fighting with a hungry stomach, it does not exist, it is just an exaggeration of Song Gong.
The emperor was happy that he would not allow the Duke of Song to hold the sin on his own head in this way, and once this crime was established, it would be a misdeed against the king and unfavorable to himself, so it was a rebuttal.
Duke Song sat on the throne, looked down at Emperor Xi, and said in a deep voice, "Lord Mo Fei Sicheng thinks that this guild is lying to you?" Dr. Zuo Shu Li, can you tell me, does this gong have any nonsense? ”
This Zuo Shu Li Doctor was originally a subordinate of Emperor Sicheng, who was named and taken by the Song Gong, but at this moment it was like baking on the fire, this had just won the reward of the Song Gong, but he wanted to help the monarch to get the boss, if it was just an ordinary boss, but this boss was ruled by Liu Qing and had great power. This Zuo Shuli was embarrassed, but Song Gong was so pressed to ask questions in full view of the public, and it was not easy to tell falsehood, so he could only say ambiguously, "Some of the grain and grass supply on the spot is not very sufficient, but in the end it is also a gratifying thing to win." ”
Song Gong saw that his answer was not strong enough, so he asked, "Is Dr. Zuo hungry?" It was when I was waiting to pursue the Qi army. ”
Zuo Shuli secretly cried bitterly, but he had to say truthfully, "It may be that I waited too fast for the pursuit, and the follow-up grain supply soldiers and horses could not keep up." "Zuo Shuli said that the hungry stomach section, but the coalition army pursued and killed the Qi army, went deep into the enemy territory, the supply of grain and grass was not timely, and there was also a reason for the lack of grain and grass, and the grain and grass troops were waiting for follow-up supplies.
Song Gong said, "What, can this gong be false?" Is such a supply meant to be trapped in the life and death of the Lord? ”
Emperor Sicheng said calmly, "The minister does not dare." However, as Dr. Zuo said, the soldiers and horses attacked too fast, and the grain and grass could not be quickly followed, which was not the reason for the subjects. ”
Song Gong said in a loud voice, "This is not your reason? You are in charge of the government, everything is too much for you, and all the officials are obedient to you, and such a supply of grain and grass shows that you are not in good control! ”
Emperor Sicheng was pleased to hear this, and did not argue, but instead raised his head and looked at Song Gong coldly, trying to see what this Song Gong really wanted to do.
Song Gong also looked at Huang Xi and threw out another sin, saying, "On this expedition, I found that the swords and soldiers were rusty, the shield beetles were eaten, and the axles were born beetles." If it were not for the excellent Vietnamese soldiers, the officers and men of our army would not be afraid of life and death, and the Qi soldiers would have been timid, and the people and horses led by this office would have been buried elsewhere. Is this the way you govern Lord Sicheng? ”
Emperor Sicheng said slowly, "The soldiers and horses have their own special duties, and the ministers also regularly inspect and supervise, and they have not found anything that the lord said." ”
Song Gong's black face said, "So, this is also a vain remark by Ben Gong?" Dr. Fujikoki, can you tell me if it is true? "At this point, this Song Gong sent people to hide some bad armor in advance, and the damaged vehicle was replaced.
That Vine Ziqi was also like Zuo Shuli, extremely headache, but it was very strange, before the armor and horses left the warehouse, the piles of piles did not find many bad ones, but when they were distributed, a lot was found at the scene. Seeing Song Gongxiang's question, he had to reply, "But there are also some that may have been unused for a long time." ”
Song Gong followed up with these words, "Lord Sicheng, what else do you have to argue?" Soldiers on expeditions, lives to the chariots and horses, life and death to the armor, you wait for this treatment? The lives of the nobles of the Manchurian royal family were guarded by many soldiers, and the soldiers took such armor and rode on such a chariot and horse to escort them? Isn't it equivalent to hanging from the sword under the sea of fire! But this voice was extremely harsh.
Emperor Sicheng was pleased to see that this Song Gong was iron-hearted and embarrassed with himself, and he couldn't help but be angry, and he arched his hand, "The subject thinks that he has bowed down to the country, and the grain and grass supply to the Song Kingdom are all working together, which can be proved in the dynasty, and the matter of the armor, before the expedition, the minister also sent people to investigate, there was no insect and beetle rust, and moreover, this person with a full-time job is responsible, so he should also ask the responsibility of this division, the minister may have responsibility, but it is only the responsibility for ineffective supervision." Now the King has inflicted such a great crime on his subjects, and this is only a sin to add. The subject does not want to distinguish, nor has anything to say, and is not at ease with the human heart. After saying this, he then said, "The minister has been slightly unwell recently, so he will retire first!" "Say it, throw off your sleeves and go away."
Song Gong couldn't help but get angry when he saw this, pointing at the back of Emperor Sicheng's back to the group of courtiers, "Wait and see, is this the attitude of a human courtier?" That's how to govern our Song Kingdom! The more this Song Gong wanted to get angrier, he walked around quickly in the middle of the great hall, completely losing his proper demeanor, "Since he is unwell, he will give up the post of Sicheng and let him have a good life and recuperate, and the affairs of the Song Kingdom will not be bothered!" The prince bought the reason, and went to the Sicheng Government to reprimand him as such! ”
Purchase is ordered by the leader to go forward. The other courtiers knew that this Song Gong wanted to break the wrist with Huang Xi by virtue of this victorious posture, and they all remained silent.
The courtiers knew in their hearts that no matter who won or lost on both sides, there would always be benefits on their side. If the emperor is defeated, the ruling responsibility will definitely be spent on the other five secretaries, most likely the right division; if the Song gong loses, the office will weaken again, and the other five secretaries will also profit. As for whether the three clans of the Imperial Clan are one party at this moment, since the time of the Le Clan, the theory of one party of the three clans of the Imperial Clan has not existed, and only interests have existed.
However, things are always unexpected. Na Buyyu went to Sicheng Mansion to reprimand, but he didn't want that Emperor Xi to feel so humiliated, and he was so embarrassed and angry that he directly raised troops to chase after Him. The purchase was not good, and hurriedly led the people to escape. Since the troops had been dispatched, Huang Xi chased after him all the way.
At this time, someone had already reported this matter to the Duke of Song, who was furious and hurriedly led troops to rescue the purchase. The emperor was pleased to see that song gong had sent troops, and turned his carriage and horses to fight with song gong soldiers and horses. It was just that the soldiers and horses led by the Song Gong were not able to defeat the Emperor Xi's soldiers and horses, and they were defeated in a battle. Song Gong led the remnants of the soldiers and horses to flee all the way, and joined the purchase, which Huang Xi pursued and killed all the way.
This Song Gong had been escaping Danshui, and the Emperor Xi had only withdrawn his troops. The homeless Song Gong and others had to continue their journey west until Waihuang (in present-day Shangqiu Minquan County) did not stop, which was already despised by the Song State, and looking back at their own country, they could not imagine that they had provoked this kind of dispute between the monarchs and the courtiers for a while, and were actually expelled by the courtiers. Secretly remorseful, once this person has some kind of risk-taking, hatred, or the like in his heart, the idea grows bigger and bigger like a seed, and it is difficult to extinguish like a spark, and he has to execute this idea. This Song Gong was like this, and this idea was executed, but what he got was the result of the opposite, and Song Gong regretted it a little.
Before being a monarch, although there was not much real power, he was always rich and noble, and there were people who supported him in and out, people who took care of his diet, no worries about food and clothing, and enjoyed himself. But when this escape came out, everything changed, the clothes were no longer brightly dressed, the wine and food were no longer abundant, and the utensils were no longer noble. The prince of the house becomes the prince of wandering.
This wandering is three years.
During the wandering, this Song Gong kept thinking, on this day, eating a dinner made of wild vegetables and corn, looking at the retinue was not as flattering as before, he couldn't help but sigh and said, "I know the reason for the fall of the country." Whenever I make a decision to do political affairs, not a single courtier does not say, 'Our monarch is a saint!' Whenever I came in and out, hundreds of waiters and guards shouted before and after me; whenever I stood in my clothes, not a single one of them said, 'Our king is beautiful!' ’。 Neither I could hear a courtier say that I was wrong, and I thought that I was comparable to the king of the ancient sages, so I came to this point! ”
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The content behind this book is very little circulated in the history books or folk literature, so few people know about it, but it is an extremely crucial thing in the Warring States period, and several major events that occurred during this period, if it were not recorded in Qinghua Jian's "Department Year", would surely be submerged in the torrent of history.
By consulting a large number of papers and literature, combined with the "Department Year", the author sorted out the next four major battles:
Zhao Yue Fa Qi (also known as Qi Xiu Great Wall),
Chu invaded Jin (also known as the Battle of Fangcheng),
Marquis of the Three Jins (also known as the Three Jin Dynasties, three branches of the Jin Dynasty),
Three Jin Dynasty (also called Into Prince Ding, Battle of Wuyang).
After these four wars, the world entered the era of "Seven Heroes of the Warring States".
This book is a long serial novel, based on the content of the 2400-year-old Bamboo Jane "Department Year" collected by Tsinghua University, and it is also the author's hobby to examine the history of the Spring and Autumn Warring States.
I hope that everyone will not plagiarize, if there are multiple consecutive reprints, please also indicate the source, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble to each other.
