This poem is selected from "Records of the States of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty". The author came from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, so he did not appear in this era.

This poem is easy to understand, and even a rough guy like Xu Chu can roughly understand the meaning contained in it.

Xu Ding also sighed after hearing this: "What a good one: the king plays with words, and the minister plays with halberds!"

He turned to Xu Chu and warned: "Having heard this, do you know that trouble comes from your mouth? The Duke of Song Dynasty is the king of a country, and he only uses his words to gain advantage, and even leads to death. We, the leaders of Guizhou, should be more careful in our words and deeds!"

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Xu Chu bowed his hands and said, "Wei!"

Xiang Hong asked: "What is the name of this poem?"

Zhou Qi said: "This poem is called "Qiu Mu Zan"."

Zhou Qi wrote this poem impromptu not to show off in front of a few people, but because he had his own plan.

Since the Warring States Period, since the princes of various countries, there has been Lord Xinling of Wei, Lord Pingyuan of Zhao, Lord Mengchang of Qi, and Lord Chunshen of Chu. They have all taken advantage of the power of princes to recruit knights and followers.

Wait.

The prime ministers of Zhao and Yuqing abandoned the country and donated money to the emperor, using the poor Zhou Dynasty to deal with the disasters of Wei and Qi;

This is to use the power of the knights and disciples to win over the princes, become famous all over the world, and become famous all over the world.

After the death of Qin II, the Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, and many customs were inherited, including naturally the knight-errant style.

Only the number of knights with names and surnames recorded in "Hanshu ~ Youxia Biography" is unknown.

In the old days, the Prime Minister Chen You rode thousands of chariots, and Wu Bi and Huainan invited thousands of guests. The ministers of Wei Qi and Wu'an, the relatives of the foreign ministers, competed in the capital.

In the play Meng Meng, Guo Xie's disciples rush to Luyan, dominate the state, and defeat the princes.

All the common people in Guizhou honored his reputation, admired him, and imitated him one after another. Even though they were killed, they never regretted it.

However, except for the four princes of the Warring States Period, who could use the power of princes to dominate the world and have their names passed down through the ages, how could the rest of them be famous for a short time, but for a long time?

Especially if Meng, a disciple of Guo Xie, can dominate the state, conquer the princes, and be admired by knights all over the world, so what?

In the eyes of real aristocratic families and princes and nobles, this is just a brave man who steals the power of killing himself, and his crime can no longer be punished.

If they can be recruited as minions, it's no problem. Otherwise, if a memorial is sent to heaven to hear, these heroes can be wiped out with a snap of their fingers.

Although Zhou Qi had no choice but to choose this way to become famous, he did not want to be labeled as a knight-errant.

Even if an aggressive, bohemian commoner knight could eventually reach the level of Ju Meng and Guo Xie, he would not be able to go any further.

Zhou Qi had a grand plan, so when he killed Wang Ji, he wrote "Xia Ke Xing" outside the wine shop, praising Zhu Hai and leaving Hou Yingzhi's name.

In fact, he wanted to distinguish himself from those traditional knight-errants and convey a message to the world: I, Zhou Qi, not only possess loyalty, bravery, courage, but also full of talent!

In this era, although there is no emphasis on being inferior in everything, only studying is high.

But if a family wants to transform into an aristocratic family, it is impossible without cultural inheritance.

The status of scholars seems to be inherently higher.

Just like a well-known scholar, even if he is white, he should be treated with courtesy when he meets the minister.

But the Xu brothers, who are both white, may not even be taken seriously by the county magistrate. This is the difference between scholars and ordinary people.

Of course, just writing "Xia Ke Xing" is not enough.

Zhou Qi told the three people today the story of Ji Lu and Qiu Mu, and wrote "Praise to Qiu Mu". In addition to spreading knowledge to them, he also wanted to create an erudite impression to the world.

There may be many people who know the name of Ji Lu, but I am afraid that even many scholars may not have heard of the name of Qiu Mu.

If those people suddenly heard "Qiu Mu Zan", they would probably be surprised by Zhou Qi's vast knowledge.

Reputation does not come out of thin air, it needs to be accumulated and managed slowly.

No matter "Xia Ke Xing" or "Qiu Mu Zan", they may not be of much help to Zhou Qi today.

However, as time goes by, when Zhou Qi continues to accumulate fame and his own strength reaches a certain level, these will eventually cause qualitative changes.

Xu Ding didn't know Zhou Qi's thoughts, but after hearing the stories of the two sages, he felt deeply in his heart.

He usually taught Xu Chu to be reticent and cautious in his words and deeds. Today, after hearing the story of Song Guogong, this belief became even stronger.

In fact, Xu Chu was loyal to his duties in history, cautious in his words and deeds, and not reckless in his conduct. This is very different from the image of Xu Chu in the novel.

In the novel, Xu Chu killed many third-rate generals, and he also furiously killed the arrogant Nanyang celebrity Xu You.

In real history, Xu Chu did not have these achievements, and even Xu You was not killed by Xu Chu.

On the contrary, Xu Chu was law-abiding and cautious.

Cao Ren, the general of the clan, invited him to go to the side hall to talk. Xu Chu flatly refused in order to avoid suspicion and even offend Cao Ren.

It is precisely because of Xu Chu's character that Cao Cao valued him and was even willing to entrust his life to his hands.

Loyalty, bravery, knowing how to advance and retreat, and being aware of current affairs. Xu Chu possessed these virtues in history, which may be inseparable from the sincere teachings of his brother Xu Ding.

Zhou Qi didn't know that after he recounted the deeds of Zi Lu and Qiu Mu, he also wrote a poem, which had a huge impact on the Xu brothers.

If we say that the previous friendship between the Xu brothers and Zhou Qi was just an ordinary friendship.

So when they learned that Zhou Qi and Xiang Hong had accomplished the feat of assassinating Wang Ji and tied their own hands to reveal the identity of the fugitive, the Xu brothers became very respectful of Zhou Qi.

When Zhou Qi finished writing the poem, the Xu brothers' attitude towards Zhou Qi had turned into respect.

Although there is only one word difference between "admiration" and "respect", the meanings behind them are vastly different.

Admiration is also limited to peers, indicating that they are equal in status.

However, there is respect, but there is also a hint of respect in addition to admiration. At this time, the Xu brothers have put Zhou Qi in a higher position than themselves and looked up to him.

This respect does not come from Zhou Qi’s revenge killings, nor does it come from Zhou Qi’s loyalty, but from Zhou Qi’s unfathomable knowledge.

It was out of this respect that Xu Ding did not want Zhou Qi to risk going to the Cao family.

He pondered for a long time and then sincerely advised: "Xujiazhai is the only way for Yang Shijun to enter Xiang County. Ziyi does not need to go to Cao's family. He can just live in Xujiazhai for the time being."

"When Yang Shijun passes by this place, it won't be too late for Ziyi to go and surrender."

Feeling the sincerity revealed in Xu Ding's words, Zhou Qi felt a little warm in his heart, but also felt a little ashamed.

He couldn't tell outsiders about his own thoughts, but he didn't want to let down Xu Ding's care.
Chapter completed!