When Zhiyao returned to "Huangfu", the season had already reached mid-autumn.
When Zhiyao came to "Father Huang" again, he suddenly had the illusion that he was separated from the world. In fact, in some aspects, it also showed that he had experienced too many things during this period of time.
"Master Kong!" Zhiyao immediately went to visit Confucius.
Confucius had been staying at "Huangfu" for nearly five months. He looked rosy and must have eaten well in terms of food.
In the Spring and Autumn Period, those prefixed with "Shi" were wise men recognized by society, the most famous of whom was Shi Kuang.
This Shi Kuang was active from 580 BC to 540 BC. He was most important during the reign of Duke Ao of Jin Dynasty, leaving behind "Mi Mi Zhi Yin (Music Subjugation)" and "Shi Kuang's Intelligence".
” and other allusions, a blind musician created a miracle of jumping up and down in the political arena.
Nowadays, Confucius has a very bad reputation, mainly because he killed Shaozhengmao in an "unfounded" and "convicted for his words" method.
Everyone in the State of Lu knew that Shaozhengmao and Confucius had an academic dispute, which even evolved to the point where only one of the two theories remained.
Confucius could not overpower Shao Zhengmao academically and resorted to the method of destroying his body. It would be strange not to be criticized, especially when the method he used was so terrible.
Just ask! How can you privately guess what bad things someone will do in the future, and then convict and then kill the person before he does the bad things?
The expulsion of Confucius by the kings of Lu and Song Dynasty was actually an act of protection. Otherwise, Sanhuan, who was already very unhappy with Confucius, might have had Confucius executed with the crime of "unfounded" or "convicted for his words."
Zhiyao looked at the people accompanying Confucius and thought: "I am 1.9 meters tall and burly. I have good swordsmanship and archery skills, and I have a group of loyal horsemen. Of course I will have no problem traveling around the world."
The teachers of these disciples have used practical cases to teach them how to behave. Unable to overpower their opponents academically, they resorted to the method of annihilating their bodies. In the future, if the disciples have any disputes with anyone, they will just "kill" them.
Of course, Confucius only dared to do that when he was in power. When he lost power, he immediately left the state of Lu with good sense and behaved politely to other countries.
There is no way around this. After all, Confucius is not trying to create a dynamic social group. What he is trying to create is a school model. He can't shout and kill at every turn.
Furthermore, when traveling around the country, don’t behave like bandits wandering around armed. If you can reason, you should be reasonable first. If you can’t, it’s not too late to use violence.
Don't ask Zhiyao why he thinks that Confucianism, which has not yet formed, is a dynamic social group. He has seen the proof from what Confucius did in the state of Lu, and he borrowed so many students from Confucius. Can he still see that those disciples are not?
With two hands, how many people know how to lead troops?
Confucius was reading a book, holding a book in his hand and a large pile next to it.
Many disciples were reading in the front courtyard of the house, and some were dancing swords, archery, and wrestling in the courtyard. The atmosphere seemed a bit strangely harmonious.
"When Gongsun returned, I didn't go far to greet him. It was rude." Confucius stood up and returned the greeting, and said this again.
It's really rude.
Confucius and a kind of disciple were living as guests in Zhishi, and it was right not to go out of the city to greet him. When he learned that Zhiyao came to the manor, he did not go to the front yard to greet him. Guests greet their hosts, and nobles greet nobles. According to contemporary etiquette standards, Confucius did not go out to greet him.
This is disrespectful behavior in every aspect.
"It doesn't matter." Zhiyao said with a smile.
What could it actually be? It was just that Confucius used this behavior to show that he couldn't stand the cannibalism of the Jin state.
That is... it is a bit pretentious to run away when one's own country is in a state of decline and become a guest in someone else's home.
Confucius said hello and continued reading, as if Zhiyao didn't exist.
Zhiyao is not a "native-born" noble, otherwise he wouldn't have a smiling face. It would be considered generous not to chase people away.
"Gongsun..." Zigong looked embarrassed, dissatisfied and ashamed.
He was invited to his home as a guest by himself, but Zhiyao continued to invite Confucius and a group of disciples. Of course, he chose to smile and said: "No problem, it's a trivial matter."
What Zhiyao is most worried about now is that Confucius is trying to purify the culture with Lao Zhijia, and delete the classics written by Laozi silently until only "Three hundred poems, thoughts are innocent", which is called no forced number.
Regardless of whether the "Book of Songs" needs to be abridged or edited, there are some articles that may be considered obscure. Articles written by ancestors and handed down from generation to generation should not be disseminated at all, and what the hell would happen if they were completely lost.
Whether culture is good or bad, it is just culture. If you think it is difficult to seal it up, destroying it would be too extreme.
Zhiyao also knew that in the past five months, disciples of Confucius had come over one after another, making "Huang's father" a Confucian stronghold, with more than 2,400 disciples of Confucius.
There are more than two thousand disciples, they are not weak scholars, almost all of them can use swords and shoot arrows, and after practicing the formations, they can become an army.
So many people come to Lao Zhi’s home to do academic work and practice martial arts every day. When they have free time, they go to teach others, produce and so on... To be honest, they don’t even have a grain of rice.
In other words, Lao Zhi's family had a big business and could afford to support Confucius and more than 2,000 disciples, but other aristocratic families really couldn't afford it.
Zhiyao went to freshen up, and when she came to the courtyard outside, she found that Confucius was waiting with several disciples.
"Gongsun." Confucius saluted and waited for Zhiyao to return the greeting before saying: "There are many troubles, and I eat and drink a lot every day. I sincerely ask Gongsun to give me land so that I can support myself."
This... is even more excessive than eating and drinking for free!
Do you think everyone has arable land in this era?
In addition, if you are not a vassal or retainer, how can you dare to ask for land? Even a retainer or vassal would not dare to ask for it without performing meritorious services!
Or is it that the situation in the Lu State is different from that in the Jin State???
To be honest, Zhiyao was confused by Confucius' sudden request.
After a while, Zhiyao, who had come back to his senses, first smiled at Confucius, then looked at Zigong and said, "Why don't you give me some meritorious service this time so that 'Father Huang' can enjoy the food?"
Crazy!
Confucius was not a retainer of the Lao Zhi family, so how could he dare to ask for land?
Zigong is a family official of Lao Zhi's family. This time he followed Zhiyao on the expedition and made some achievements, so receiving a reward can be regarded as a reason.
Previously, Zhiyao did not give Zigong a reward. In fact, Zigong's merits were not enough to receive a reward in terms of food.
Now? Zhiyao felt so embarrassed that she couldn't refuse Confucius directly, so she had no choice but to do this.
"It's not asking for food, but renting, and you still have to pay taxes." Confucius felt that Zhiyao had misunderstood.
Zhiyao did not misunderstand.
The Jin State does not do anything to rent out land.
There is land for rent in the State of Lu, but the tax collection is very exaggerated. In terms of harvest, workers can only keep 20% for themselves, and the rest belongs to the original owner of the land.
Of course, there are no relevant laws and regulations in the State of Lu, and it is entirely up to the landowners and tenants to negotiate on their own.
What the Lu State did was simply because their territory was shrinking, and their arable farmland was also shrinking. If they didn't come up with other methods, the country would either riot or starve to death or the population would flee.
Zhiyao, who was a little confused by the whole situation, didn't give Confucius and others a chance to say anything, and found a reasonable reason to run away.
When leaving, Zhiyao cursed in her heart: "That's more than 2,000 people! How much farmland should I give them to produce enough to support themselves? If you have the spare time, why don't you stay at Lao Zhi's house as a teacher and do something else? What's wrong with my family?
