Chapter 772: Hear the Tao in the morning and die in the evening
In this era, soldiers wearing bronze armor were considered to be the pinnacle of combat effectiveness.
Because the defensive power brought by metal armor is enough to ignore the damage of ordinary weapons.
The source of Ji Sun's overwhelming self-confidence is that he brought dozens of soldiers as guards.
No matter if you are a strong man, you still have to kneel down when facing the soldiers in formation...
Then, Ji Sun's eyes almost bulged out.
He watched helplessly as the walking German character swept past like a whirlwind, knocking all the soldiers he brought to the ground.
The bronze armor, which was strong enough to withstand swords and guns, really made a fist mark in front of Li Yunze's fist.
What's even more exaggerated is that when the weapons in the hands of the soldiers were struck at Li Yunze's body, they were unable to break through his defense.
It's like the muscles in his body are really made of steel.
As Ji Sun watched with her own eyes, a soldier came up from behind and struck Confucius on the back with his bronze sword. It felt as if he had struck a cauldron, and there were almost sparks.
Well, Li Yunze deliberately let Ji Sun see his domineering body.
Only in this way can he have something to talk about in aristocratic gatherings and in interactions with friends from all over the world.
There are good things these days, whether it is knowledge or bravery, you have to show them to everyone.
Those who cover their heads and engage in learning at home usually do so with their heads covered, and even their knowledge is obscured.
Gotta have a reputation!
With his left foot stepping on morality and his right foot on benevolence and righteousness, he came to Ji Sun's presence.
Li Yunze looked at him condescendingly, "Sir, you broke the door of my house. There should be an answer to this matter."
Ji Sunshi was speechless. He was still immersed in the shocking scene where Li Yunze was invulnerable and defeated a group of soldiers by himself.
Seeing that Mrs. Ji Sun had not yet come back to her senses, Li Yunze immediately walked over and suddenly woke up.
"Sir, let's talk about compensation."
"Compensate, I will definitely compensate."
Mr. Ji Sun, who covered his face, nodded like he was pounding garlic, "I will pay you three hundred gold, how about that?"
"Young Master, what you said is wrong."
Li Yunze looked sad, looked at the smashed door not far away, and said affectionately, "Although I have only moved in not long ago, this is the first time I feel like home after my parents passed away."
...Every plant, tree, brick and tile here makes me feel happy...especially this door, which is my face. If you break the door, you are slapping me in my face."
Li Yunze withdrew his gaze and stared at Ji Sun with a half-smile, "Does the young master think that a certain person's face is worth three hundred gold?"
'I don't even want to give you three hundred dollars!'
Ji Sun, who was complaining in her heart, had no choice but to ask, "What do you want, sir? Please tell me frankly."
Li Yunze frowned slightly, "I said this as if someone is trying to blackmail you. A gentleman will not compare with you, and a villain will not compare with you."
He shook his virtue and said, "A certain gentleman is a gentleman who only values moral character. A young master talks about wealth and only values profit, so he is a villain."
Mr. Ji Sun didn't want to talk anymore. He just wanted to go home as soon as possible, have a drink, then cover his head and fall asleep, just as if he had gone out to meet a ghost today.
"Yeah." Li Yunze paused and then said, "The gate is made of hundred-year-old elm wood, please add some extra wood."
Ji Sun ran away in embarrassment, and when she returned, she arranged for a retainer to give Li Yunze five hundred gold.
A confidant suggested unwillingly, "Master, it would be better to gather soldiers in armor..."
Jisunshi waved his hand, "Shi Chu Wuming, and this is Qufu City."
The army of this era was completely different from that of later generations.
War is a very noble time in this era, and ordinary people are not qualified to participate.
The main components of the army are soldiers and peasants among the Chinese people.
Needless to say, scholars are naturally a privileged class.
Even if you are a farmer, you must be from a commoner family with a house and land to qualify.
As for the country savages other than the Chinese, they are not even qualified to participate in the war.
Those in the army who can wear armor are all soldiers.
Jisun clan can mobilize dozens of soldiers, which is his clan army.
Judging from the strength shown by Li Yunze, it may be difficult to suppress it without hundreds or even thousands of soldiers.
And the thousands of soldiers...all the taxis of Lu State are not that many together.
To ask the other two of the three Huan for help, or even ask the monarch to send out the public army, not to mention the price to pay, it would be difficult just to save face.
"This matter ends here."
Mrs. Ji Sun picked up the wine cup and said, "Just go over there."
With five hundred gold, the living conditions of the family immediately changed.
Li Yunze told Meng Pi not to move things to the old house again. The old house was sealed up directly and all the things here were bought new.
Meng Pi, who had never been so rich before, was really happy.
I happily went to the butcher's shop to buy a mutton and came back. After tidying it up, I was ready to chop it, chop it, and throw it into the cauldron to cook.
Cooking is just like this these days, it’s basically cooking, cooking, cooking.
It seems to have no taste, but in fact, it is very advanced in the world. At least you can eat cooked food.
Unlike in Bangzi Country, the stickmen of this era still lived in caves gnawing bones.
Li Yunze stopped him, "Boiled mutton is tasteless."
Meng Pi was a little confused, "You want to bake? But there is no wood at home."
"As the saying goes, a gentleman seeks everything from himself, while a villain seeks everything from others." Li Yunze looked at the neighbor next door. "A certain gentleman is a gentleman. When there is a need, he will naturally do it himself and have enough food and clothing."
There is also a tree in the yard of the house next door, an almond tree...
A quarter of an hour later, a grill was set up in the courtyard, and the apricot wood burned with a faint fruity fragrance, and the mutton was smoked and bloomed with a golden luster.
Cut the onions, ginger and garlic into shreds and fry them in oil, then heat them slightly and brush them layer by layer with salt. Needless to say, the taste is natural.
While we were happily eating roast mutton at home, all kinds of news were already going viral in Qufu City outside.
The Jisun family is the head of the Sanhuan family, and Sanhuan is the core force of the Lu State.
What happened to the Jisun family, and there were so many witnesses, plus the other two men who wanted to see the excitement of their family, and even the monarch were adding fuel to the flames, the Jisun family suffered a big loss at the hands of Kong Zhongni.
News, it spreads really fast.
No matter what era they are in, rumors have the same characteristic, which is exaggeration.
As the rumors continue to spread, their content becomes increasingly outrageous.
The most exaggerated thing is that Ji Sun's compensation of 500 gold to Li Yunze was actually rumored to be 5,000 gold!
If the Jisun family could just casually take out five thousand gold, they would probably have raised an army to become the king of the country.
The speaker has no intention, the listener has intention.
As soon as the amount of five thousand gold came out, many people paid close attention to it.
On this day, Li Yunze received an invitation to a banquet from Meng Sun, one of the three emperors.
Li Yunze, who wanted to improve his reputation, naturally agreed.
As for the Meng Sun family, its reputation in history is even greater than that of the Ji Sun family, the leader of the Three Huans.
The Meng Sun family originates from Qingfu, and yes, it is the protagonist of the idiom "Qingfu will not die until the disaster is over".
Qingfu's story is simple to say. In order to compete for the position of king, he killed two kings of Lu.
If the king dies, or if two people die in succession, it will undoubtedly lead to huge internal chaos, which is where the idiom comes from.
And this family, in history, will produce a very famous figure after more than a hundred years.
This man's name was Ke and his courtesy name was Ziyu. He was revered as the Lesser Sage and was also called Mencius.
Yes, the Meng-sun family is the family from which Mencius was born.
The current head of the family, Meng Xi, is a man of integrity.
The reason why the banquet was held for Li Yunze was simply because of his recent rise in fame, and he was invited in accordance with the tradition of this era.
In the Spring and Autumn Period, reputation was the most important thing. Once you had a reputation, countless people would send you gifts.
If you don't have a reputation, even if you have world-wide knowledge, you won't have a chance to put it to use.
In Li Yunze's view, Meng Xi was just a traditional old man, let alone a hanger-on.
Similarly, he would not show off his clothes in front of Meng Xi.
All banquets that follow the rules are boring.
These rules are said to have been handed down from hundreds of years ago, but they are both smelly and long-lasting.
After going through the process one by one, I didn't have a few bites of serious wine and food, and I didn't see a few beauties singing and dancing. Instead, I wasted a lot of time.
After the banquet, when Li Yunze returned home on foot, the sky was already turning white.
However, when he came near the door of his house, he calmed down and his eyes filled with anger.
The door to his house is open, and there are a lot of messy footprints at the door...
Li Yunze is naturally not afraid of anything, but Meng Pi is still at home.
Stepping into the home, the doors and windows were open, and the recently purchased furniture and other items were thrown everywhere. It was obvious that they had been robbed.
Li Yunze didn't care about this. He quickly entered the house to search for Meng Pi.
No one was found, but a piece of silk was found.
Writing in this era was naturally based on bamboo slips, but that does not mean that only bamboo slips can be used for writing.
Something like silk, sheepskin, etc. can naturally be used for writing.
He picked up the silk and looked at it with the light rising from the sky.
The content above is very simple, that is, 'I heard that Kong Laoer recently made a windfall of five thousand gold.'
'We greatly admire your ability and reputation, especially your money-making skills.'
"I am living in the wild living in the open air. Life is not easy to live by and cherish. I would like to ask you, Kong Laoer, to borrow a sum of five thousand gold to live a subsistence life."
'But we only found less than five hundred gold in your house. We were very disappointed, so we invited your eldest brother to come back with me.'
'If you want to take your eldest brother home, just come to Nishan with the remaining 4,500 gold.'
After reading the contents on the silk, Li Yunze threw it away.
The sound of rooster crowing could be heard in the house next door, and it was dawn.
Li Yunze stood with his hands behind his back, looked at the red sunrise on the horizon outside the window, and took a breath.
"Hear the Tao in the morning and die in the evening."
"You let me know that you are in Nishan this morning. Then at night, you can go and die!"